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COURT OF CONSCIENCE

Catalogue reference: BCC/J/Con

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This record is about the COURT OF CONSCIENCE.

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BCC/J/Con

Title

COURT OF CONSCIENCE

Description
Description available at other catalogue level
Related material

<p>See also records of the Court of Requests [ref BCC/J/Req]</p>

Held by
Bristol Archives
Language

English

Administrative / biographical background

By a private act of 1 Wm and Mary sess 1, c18 'for erecting Courts of Conscience in the Cities of Bristol and Gloucester and the Liberties thereof' a court was established in 1689 for the recovery of debts under 40s. This act was made a public act by 27 Geo II, c16.

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https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6876c3e0-df43-4b55-937e-9d3a08bf0691/

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COURT OF CONSCIENCE