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Chancery Court judgment on dispute between Steward of Abbey Lands and tenants over lease fines
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4th of August 1629
Record of a Chancery Court hearing at Castle Rushen where Arthur Figes, Steward of Abbey Lands under the Countess of Derby, brought complaint against abbey tenants for refusing to pay fines for new lease terms. The Deemsters and court officers find no certain agreement for payment and decline to compel the tenants to pay the demanded fines.
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- Document appears complete but text is cut off at the bottom of the transcription. Several contractions and abbreviated words typical of 17th-century legal documents (e.g., 'ag^st', 's^d', 'ffines').
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- English