| Appeals to the Privy Council |
| Report No. BAR_1685_01 |
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Barbados |
| Case Name Long |
Appeal of Sir John Wytham |
Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series |
| APC Citation | v.2 [180] p.80–81 (27 March 1685 – 18 May 1688) |
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| CSP Citation | VI no. 1890, 2023; VII no. 94, 95, 439 |
| PC Register Citation | James II Part I (6 Feb. 1685 – 18 March 1687) p.42, 46–51, 151–155: PC 2/71/42, 46–51, 151–155 |
| PC Register Citation | James II Part II (1 April 1687 – 16 Dec. 1688) p.668: PC 2/72/668 |
Colonial Courts |
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Governor and Council |
Participants |
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Blathwayt, William, clerk of the Council (witness for John Wytham) |
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Dutton, Sir R. |
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Wytham (Witham), Sir John, baronet, appellant |
Description |
Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series, but Smith (p.112) says the appeal was against three fines imposed for refusal to render accrued salary and perquisites of office to Dutton. |
Disposition |
Not stated in the Acts of the Privy Council, Colonial Series, but Smith (p.112) says the earlier proceedings were deemed violent and malicious and the fines were wholly remitted. |
Notes |
Not indexed as an appeal. Note also that the CSP describes charges brought by Sir Richard Dutton against Wytham somewhat differently and in considerable detail. |
References in Smith, Appeals to the Privy Council from the American Plantations |
Table of Cases (Witham v Rex) (extensive discussion) |
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DOCUMENTATION |
Printed Cases |
Not found |
Privy Council Documents in PC 1 at The National Archives at Kew |
Not found |
Other Documents |
| Other Documents | The dispute between Wytham and Dutton continues as Sir John Wytham v Sir Richard Dutton, 3 Mod. 159, 87 Eng. Rep. 103 (KB 1684). | ||
| Library | Ames Foundation: (2 pages) (Source: HeinOnline [available by subscription]) |
| Other Documents | The dispute concludes as Sir Richard Dutton v Richard Howell, Richard Grey, and Robert Chaplain, executors of Sir John Witham, deceased, Shower P.C. 24, 1 Eng. Rep. 17 (HL 1693). | ||
| Library | Ames Foundation: (8 pages) (Source: HeinOnline [available by subscription]) |