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Debtor: John Salman, citizen and tailor, of London. Creditor: John Dryland, merchant...
Catalogue reference: C 131/74/5
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This record is about the Debtor: John Salman, citizen and tailor, of London. Creditor: John Dryland, merchant... dating from 1465 Apr 4 in the series Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- C 131/74/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1465 Apr 4
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Description (What the record is about)
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Debtor: John Salman, citizen and tailor, of London.
Creditor: John Dryland, merchant [of London].
Amount: £7 2s. 6d.
Before whom: Geoffrey Fielding, Mayor of the Staple of Westminster.
When taken: 05/06/1464
First term: 29/09/1464
Last term: 29/09/1464
Writ to: Sheriff of Middx
Sent by: Chancery.
Endorsement: The reply of John Tate and John Stone, Sheriffs: John Salman was not found in the bailiwick. The execution of the rest of the writ is in the inquisition.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Inquisition and return: Date to be returned: 12/05/1465. Attached is the inquisition made in the Parish of St Giles outside the Bars of the Old Temple, on 07/05/1465. John Salman had at Paddington divers chattels, namely, 4 oxen, each worth 8s.; and 10 cows, each worth 6s.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
- Debt
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C 131
Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I
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