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Southampton Corporation: Court Leet
Catalogue reference: SC 6
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This record is about the Southampton Corporation: Court Leet dating from 1549-1851.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- SC 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Southampton Corporation: Court Leet
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1549-1851
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Description (What the record is about)
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In its early days, the Court Leet in Southampton had the power to fine petty offenders and to appoint minor borough officials. The earliest surviving court leet books for Southampton date from 1549, at which time, the court's meeting place was Cutthorn Mound, on the Common. In 1670, the court finally moved indoors to the Guildhall, which was then in the Bargate.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Southampton Archives Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Southampton Corporation</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 393 files
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <p>Extracts from the Court Leet Books have been published in FJC Hearnshaw's work Court Leet Records 1550 - 1624.</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/954e4f67-dd27-48a8-98b9-ab6e63e51e7d/
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Southampton Corporation: Court Leet