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? No Petitioner named The response of Edward Broke, Lord Cobham, to the bill against...

Catalogue reference: SC 8/31/1531

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This record is about the ? No Petitioner named The response of Edward Broke, Lord Cobham, to the bill against... dating from [1445-1461] in the series Special Collections: Ancient Petitions. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
SC 8/31/1531
Date
[1445-1461]
Description
Petitioners
? No Petitioner named
Nature of request
The response of Edward Broke, Lord Cobham, to the bill against him presented by Cecily, widow of John Balle, concerning an obligation given for a debt owed to John Balle by Lord Cobham. Lord Cobham contends that Cecily's claim this obligation was not lawful is false, and requests that her suit against him might be dismissed out of court and that he might have damages against her.
Nature of endorsement
[None]
People mentioned
Edward Broke (Brook), Lord Cobham
Cecily [Balle], widow of John Balle
Note
Dated with reference to SC 8/31/1532.
Related material

The petition which provoked this response is SC 8/31/1532

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Parliamentary Petition 1308
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9061727/

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