Commissioners for the prisoners in the King's Bench, Southwark, to Sir Christopher Heydon, Sir John Townshend, Dr. John Hunt and Nathaniel Bacon, Esq., Norfolk [manuscript], 1600 July 2.

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Commissioners for the prisoners in the King's Bench, Southwark, to Sir Christopher Heydon, Sir John Townshend, Dr. John Hunt and Nathaniel Bacon, Esq., Norfolk [manuscript], 1600 July 2.

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Asking to examine witnesses in a complicated case of debt involving John Santy or Santie, prisoner in her Majesty's Bench, owing money to Nicholas Browne and sons, who in turn owes money to Elizabeth Chapman, widow, now Santy's wife. "For the relese of the p[ri]soner, and to avoyd tedious travailes of the witnesses, wee haue thought fytt to referr the Examinac[i]on and Determynac[i]on of the said Cause vnto you."

2 leaves ; 33 x 23 cm.

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The records described below appear to relate to Nathaniel BACON (1547? - 1622) of Stiffkey, Norfolk, the second son of Sir Nicholas Bacon (1509 - 1579), Lord Keeper. He was admitted to Gray's Inn 1562 December 15; M.P. for Tavistock 1571 and 1572, for Norfolk 1584 and 1593, for Lynn 1597; Sheriff of Norfolk 1599; Knighted 1604 July 21. He died 1622 November 7 at the age of 75 and was buried in Stiffkey churchyard From the guide to the STIFFKEY, NORFOLK, 1576-1626, (University of Read...

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