Short title: Cook v Birch. Documents exhibited in court: 9 title deeds relating to...

Short title: Cook v Birch. Documents exhibited in court:

• 9 title deeds relating to land and buildings in Dean Street and Frith Street, St Anne, Westminster; and Coventry Street, Coventry Court, and Offe Alley in St. Martin in the Fields, Middx (1688-1742).
• Agreement between John Smith of St Anne, Westminster, and Rowland Reynolds of Lambeth, Surrey, made upon the marriage of John Smith to Elizabeth Campion (1693).
• Marriage settlement of John Lewis of London, skinner, and Elizabeth Vanbrugh of St Martin in the Fields, Middx (1732).
• Probate of Elizabeth Smith of St Anne, Westminster (1735).
• Probate of Nathaniel Burchard of St Augustine, London (1766).
• Affidavit of Elizabeth Birch with schedule (1779).

Short title: Collins v Lycett. Documents exhibited in court:

• 6 title deeds relating to Pall Mall Field, or St James's Field, in St Martin in the Fields, Middx and St James, Westminster (1687-1728).
• Copy will of Joseph Cock of St James, Westminster (1729).
• Promissory notes to John Marshall (1731-1756).
• Account of legal costs of John Marshall and John Hudson (1736-1739).
• Assignment of insurance policies of Edward Strong of Greenwich, Kent, Robert New of New Barnes, Herts, and Maynard Guerin of St Margaret, Westminster, to John Marshall (1737).
• Letters of administration to Anne Nicholson in respect of Edward Nicholson of St Mary le Strand, Middx, deceased (1738).
• Insurance policies of Theodore Sydenham relating to property on Pall Mall, St James, Westminster; with assignment to John Marshall (1738-1740).
• 4 bonds to Francis Mann of Hammersmith, Middx, James Brudenwell of St Martin in the Fields, Middx, Edward Cock of St James, Westminster, and George [Montague-]Dunk, Earl of Halifax, to John Marshall (1738-1755).
• Lease of John Marshall of St James, Westminster, to Senwallis Shirley of St George, Hanover Square, Middx, of a house in Hanover Square, London (1741).
• 3 leases relating to property on Pall Mall, St James, Westminster (1745-1757).

Short title: Combes v Barker. Documents exhibited in court:

• 4 letters of Robert Baker of Twickenham, Middx, to John Hollist (1753).
• Draft lease (3 copies) of John Hollist of Lodsworth, Sussex, on behalf of Robert Baker, and Thomas Townshend of the Haymarket, St James, Westminster, to Thomas Combes of Witley, Surrey, of Howick Farm (1753).
• Accounts of Howick Farm rents (1754-1759).
• Letter of Thomas Townshend to Thomas Combes (c 1755).
• Account of Messrs Wiseman and Jones as assignees of the estates of Wright and Reynolds, bankrupts (1755-1757).
• Account of sowing and repairs at Howick and Northurst farms (1759).
• Inventory of the livestock and goods of Thomas Combes of Farmhurst (1759).

Short title: Cooper v Morris. Documents exhibited in court:

• Memoranda books containg details of lace purchased and thread delivered at Wellingborough, Northants (1766).
• Book of disbursements containing details of lace trade (1766-1768).
• Affidavit of John Morris with schedule (1772).

Short title: Corbett v Williams. Documents exhibited in court:

• 82 letters of Rev John Tilsley of Llwytgoed, Glam, and later of Llandinam, Mont, to John Williams of Welshpool, Mont, attorney, mostly concerning debts (1787-1796).
• 60 letters of Thomas Corbett of Downhall, Mon, to John Williams of Welshpool, Mont, attorney, concerning the recovery of debts from John Tilsley (1787-1798).
• Affidavit of John Williams with schedule (1798).

Short title: Corcellis v Davis. Documents exhibited in court:

• Mortgage of William Gansell of Donyland Hall, Essex, to Thomas Spencer of London of the manor of Donyland and the advowson of Leyton, Essex (1756).
• Bond to indemnify of William Gansell to Henry Medcalfe of Castle Hedingham, Essex, and William Hammond of Messing, Essex (1763).
• Bond of Moses Jonas of Houndsditch, London, Samuel Noah of Goodmansfields, Middx, Jacob Samuel of Houndsditch, London, and John Callander of Little Eastcheap, London, to Major General William Gansell (1769).
• Lease of William Gansell of Craven Street, the Strand, Middx, to Elizabeth Bowman of Donyland, Essex, lands and a house in Donyland (1772).
• Rent receipts of William Gansell to Elizabeth Bowman (1772-1774).

Short title: Cory v Davison. Documents exhibited in court:

• Agreement between James Davison and his wife, Fortune, of North Biddick, Durh, Charles Davison of Durham, and Simon Pindar of Great Musgrave, Northumb, relating to a colliery in North Biddick (1720).
• Invoices and receipts of Charles Davison (1723-1733).
• Letters of Joseph and Charles Davison and Major Humphrey Cory (1726-1727).
• Agreement between Charles Davison, Humphrey Cory of London, Simon Pindar, and Joseph Davison of Ellingham, Northumb, relating to a colliery in North Biddick, Durh (1726).
• Bond of Charles Davison and Humphrey Cory to Joseph Davison and Simon Pindar (1727).
• Assignment of Simon Pindar to Robert Kempe of London, Charles Davison, Humphrey Cory and Joseph Davison (1727).
• Agreement and assignment between Charles Davison, Joseph Davison, George Liddell of Ravensworth Castle, Durh, George Bowes of Gibside, Durh, the Hon Edward Wortley of Wortley, Yorks, and Thomas Ord of Newcastle upon Tyne, relating to a colliery in North Biddick, Durh (1727-1730).
• Account of payments relating to a colliery in North Biddick, Durh. (1727-1730). See also C 111/220.
• Schedule of the papers of Charles Davison (c 1730).
• Bond of Charles Davison to Thomas Beake and others (1732).
• Affidavit of Joseph Davison with schedule (1733).
• Receipts and bills of exchange relating to the cause Cory v Davison (1723-1733).
• Account relating to North Biddick colliery, Durh (1722-1727).
• Invoice of legal fees (1724).

Short title: Cresswell v Cresswell. Documents exhibited in court:

• Inventory (property unidentified) (1796).

Short title: Cresswell v Elton. Documents exhibited in court:

• Books of account and papers relating to the manors of Shenstone and Pinkney, Devon (one of the books also contains an inventory of the goods in Pinkney House) (1727-1738).
• Affidavits of Abraham Elton and John Vaughan of Bristol and Richard Lea (1735).

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