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From: "Sandra Lovegrove" <>
Subject: Re: [OEL] Curzon...? and Proctors of the Arches...?
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 10:12:05 +0100
References: <742132842.20030929012206@yahoo.co.uk>


"Proctor of the Arches" suggests he acted as agent for business before the Court of Arches (the ecclesiastical court of appeal).

Is it possible that "curzon" is a misreading for "curs(it)or"? The context and root would appear to be make this term cognate with "cursitor", an official who drew up writs in the Chancery courts, cf. Cursitor Street off Chancery Lane in legal London.

These roles would coincide well with his role as a Notary Public.

SANDRA LOVEGROVE

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne" <>
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Sent: 29 September 2003 01:22
Subject: [OEL] Curzon...? and Proctors of the Arches...?


> Hi all,
>
> >From the Will of Thomas Dockwray of London dated 1559 I have
> this sentence about which I have a question or two:
>
> "I Thomas Dockwray notarye publique Curzon and Stacyonor of London
> and one of the proctours of the Arches..."
>
> Can anyone please tell me what the Curzon means in this?
>
> Also, how would he have become a Proctor of the Arches? Is this
> something that would go with being in the Stationers' Company or
> as a respected/respectable business man or what?
>
> I gather from the Will that Thomas was a member of the Stationers
> Company and that he asked to be buried in St Faith under St
> Paul's Church in London.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Anne mailto:
> Docwra Family Research Project
> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~docwra/
>
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