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PRECEDENT BOOK
Catalogue reference: ZCHB/4
What’s it about?
This record is a file about the PRECEDENT BOOK dating from 18th century.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ZCHB/4
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Title (The name of the record)
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PRECEDENT BOOK
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Date (When the record was created)
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18th century
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Description (What the record is about)
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This volume, compiled in the 18th century, consists mainly of copies of legal documents, some of a national character and some relating to proceedings in the city courts. The date of many of the originals are given, but the names are frequently replaced by initials. The original index is satisfactory for indicating the legal precedents covered by the book.
Listed below are only those items unique to Chester or otherwise differing from the main body of legal forms.
f.1. names of persons with authority to take affidavits for the Pentice and Portmote courts first four crossed out.
f.2,3. bills of legal costs.
f.4-5v. procedure for holding Sessions.
f.6v. procedure for trying causes court not named.
f.39-40. procedure for electing the mayor.
f.53-53v. procedure at The Passage Court.
f.55-55v. form for the appointment of 2 scholars at Cambridge under William Offley's will.
f.80v. proclamation at the fair relating to the buying and selling of horses.
f.104v. proclamation when the new mayor walks the shambles and butter market.
f.105. warrant ordering the constables to patrol the rows and main streets on Sundays at the time of divine service, 1764.
f.105v. proclamation against setting off unauthorised fireworks.
f.106. warrant against butchers disobeying certain Assembly Orders detailed dated 6 Oct. 1752.
f.110. proclamation against 'throwing at Cocks'.
f.111-112v. copies of documents dated 19 April 1602 and 26 Nov. 1554, written in shorthand.
f.118. fees for swearing in a common councilman.
f.118v.-120v. index original foliation two numbers behind new.
f.121-123. several bills of legal costs.
f.124v.-125. lists of gable rents.
f.126. list of execution rents.
f.127-127v. procedure on the day of election of M.Ps
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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The pages were originally numbered, but the volume has been foliated in pencil before binding from f.1 to 127v. However, f9. was misplaced in binding and appears after f.12, and the pencil foliation is two numbers ahead of the original, and this must be borne in mind when using the original index on ff. 118v-120v. In this list the pencil foliation has been followed.
This volume was formerly classified CB/169 and then TC/PM/1/2.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2fb61f38-59d4-491a-8779-5a6f9c5f5e09/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Cheshire Archives and Local Studies
Within the fonds: ZC
Chester City Council Records
Within the sub-fonds: ZCHB
CITY OF CHESTER CARTULARIES
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PRECEDENT BOOK