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Short title: Orton v Bradshawe. Plaintiffs: Richard Orton. Defendants: George Bradshawe....

Catalogue reference: C 2/Eliz/O2/40

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This record is about the Short title: Orton v Bradshawe. Plaintiffs: Richard Orton. Defendants: George Bradshawe.... dating from Between 1558 and 1603 in the series Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Pleadings, Series I, Elizabeth I to Charles.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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C 2/Eliz/O2/40
Date
Between 1558 and 1603
Description

Short title: Orton v Bradshawe.

Plaintiffs: Richard Orton.

Defendants: George Bradshawe.

Subject: To establish right of common. Walter [Devereux] late Earl of Essex was seised in fee of the manor of Orton upon the Hill [Orton on the Hill] alias Orton under Arderne, Leicestershire, and of a grange called The Lea Grange, in respect of which, plaintiff who purchased the said grange, claims right of common in the said manor of Orton, which was purchased of the said Earl by defendant's father.

Document type: [Pleadings]

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Open Document, Open Description
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Short title: Orton v Bradshawe. Plaintiffs: Richard Orton. Defendants: George Bradshawe....

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