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Short title: Morton v The abbot of Langley. Plaintiffs: John Morton, archdeacon of...

Catalogue reference: C 1/1/125

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This record is about the Short title: Morton v The abbot of Langley. Plaintiffs: John Morton, archdeacon of... dating from 1467-1470 in the series Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Early Pleadings and Proceedings, Richard II.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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C 1/1/125
Date
1467-1470
Description

Short title: Morton v The abbot of Langley.

Plaintiffs: John Morton, archdeacon of Norwich, and Keeper of the Rolls of Chancery.

Defendants: Nicholas, abbot of Langley, Norfolk.

Subject: Plaintiff complains that defendant has been witholding certain dues from the churches of Bodenham, Lympenhowe and Thirkeby due to the archdeacon. Additional names. William Anson of London, gentleman, Thomas Clerk of London, gentleman

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Publication note(s)
Full details in Calendars of Proceedings in Chancery in the reign of Queen Elizabeth (Record Commission, 1827) [this includes sample pleadings from Richard II to Elizabeth I]
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9273521/

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