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Court of King's Bench: Plea Side: Capias ad Satisfaciendum Files

Catalogue reference: KB 157

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KB 157

Files begun at Easter 1607 to hold post-judgment writs and their returns, which were previously filed in the Brevia Billarum or Brevia Judicialia files (KB 147) . The series continues until at least 1688, although there is a gap from 1631 to 1646.

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Reference
KB 157
Title
Court of King's Bench: Plea Side: Capias ad Satisfaciendum Files
Date
1607-1688
Description

Files begun at Easter 1607 to hold post-judgment writs and their returns, which were previously filed in the Brevia Billarum or Brevia Judicialia files (KB 147) . The series continues until at least 1688, although there is a gap from 1631 to 1646.

Arrangement

Each file generally corresponds to a legal term.

The surviving files are numbered on a systematic basis. The first element is a reign number, running from 1 (James I). The second is regnal year, the third represents the term within the year. The numbers used to represent the different terms varies from reign to reign, according to the point in the calendar year at which the new monarch succeeded to the throne.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
Latin
Restrictions on use
Documents held off-site
Access conditions
Unsorted
Subjects
Topics
Litigation
Accruals
Any further files being identified will be added at the appropriate point in the numerical structure.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10089/

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