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Document ReferencePw2 Hy 830
TitleStatement of William Poston, taken before Bartholomew Beale, Shropshire; 30 Sep. 1704
Date30 September 1704
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionSays that Poston testified upon oath that he heard Charles Jones say that he had lost 'a place of fifty pounds' per annum for saying that the late King William was 'King de facto, but not King de jure'; states that Poston swears that he heard Charles Jones say that the late King William was a 'Rogue and an usurper and dyed like an Asse'.
Termlegal cases, high treason, Charles Jones
crimes, high treason
legal business, affidavits

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA29574Postan; William (fl 1704); -; husbandman; of Shefordfl 1704
NA1083William III (1650-1702); King of England Scotland and Ireland1650-1702
NA29575Jones; Charles (fl 1704); -; accused of high treason against King William IIIfl 1704
NA29576Beale; Bartholomew (fl 1704); J.P.; of Shropshirefl 1704
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