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Court of King's Bench, Crown Side, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of...
Catalogue reference: KB 28
What's it about?
KB 28
Rolls recording the proceedings in crown cases which came before the King's Bench and the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. Each case is entered on a different rotulus, each with its own number. Most of them in fact consist not...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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KB 28
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Title (The name of the record)
- Court of King's Bench, Crown Side, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division: Crown Rolls
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Date (When the record was created)
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1702-1911
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Description (What the record is about)
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Rolls recording the proceedings in crown cases which came before the King's Bench and the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice.
Each case is entered on a different rotulus, each with its own number. Most of them in fact consist not of one but of a number of parchment skins filed consecutively, which are subnumbered. From 1870 onwards there is no roll for some terms, and from 1883 there are only occasional rolls, usually carrying only one case.
From 1844 to 1859 the online catalogue description gives the names of parties and places and subject matter, information which has been extracted from a superseded card index.
Digital images of some of the records in this series are available through the Anglo-American Legal Tradition website. Please note that The National Archives is not responsible for this website or its content.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For 1860 to 1877 there is a repertory in IND 1/6651
Civil pleas also formerly recorded in the Coram Rege Rolls are after 1702 are in the Judgment Rolls in KB 122
From 1702 to Michaelmas 1843 the Great Docket books can also be used in IND 1/6652/1-8 , IND 1/6657 and IND 1/6658
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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704 roll(s)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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The rolls in the series gradually decrease in size, and from the mid 1840s are small enough to be rolled up.
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Archives and libraries
- Litigation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10032/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: KB
Records of the Court of King's Bench and other courts
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Court of King's Bench, Crown Side, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division: Crown Rolls
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