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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D258/39/19/1
Former ReferenceD258/67/19a
TitleDraft plaint [incomplete] by Anthony Gell to the Queen, reciting that his father Ralph when aged 76 had moved with his daughters Godyth and Elizabeth from Hopton to a house of his at Wirksworth, that he had died 6 Jun last 6 Eliz [1564] and Henry Wigley and others had plotted to carry away Godyth and force her to marry him, for the sake of her jointure. Recites events which followed
Datec1564
Levelfile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorGell family of Hopton Hall, Wirksworth
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