Yorkshire Star Chamber Proceedings, No XI
Transcript of 1535 appeal to King Henry VIII via the Royal Appeal Court, the Star Chamber.
Author: William Brown
Date: 1535
Location: Halifax
Format: Star Chamber
Document ID: 100616
Library ID: 929.3YOR
Refers to a dispute about tithes and payments between Robert, prior of Lewes monastery and parson of Halifax Parish Church, and the tenants and inhabitants of the Parish of Halifax. This dispute led to the murder of George Crowder by Gilbert Waterhouse.
Taken from "Yorkshire Archaeological Society Record Series Vol XLI (41): Yorkshire Star Chamber Proceedings", published in 1909.
