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Series
Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and the Exchequer of Pleas: Posteas Formerly...
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/44
What's it about?
PRO 30/44
This series consists of nineteenth century posteas (separated from CP 41 and CP 42), with one earlier postea of 1783, of the three main central courts of common law, the King's Bench (Plea Side), the Common Pleas and the Exchequer of Pleas.The...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and the Exchequer of Pleas: Posteas Formerly in Private Custody
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1783-1874
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of nineteenth century posteas (separated from CP 41 and CP 42), with one earlier postea of 1783, of the three main central courts of common law, the King's Bench (Plea Side), the Common Pleas and the Exchequer of Pleas.
The documents, which are mostly written on parchment, all relate to civil cases, and each consists of a record of proceedings in the court in which the case was initiated, up to the point at which it was remitted to a nisi prius jury at assizes for a verdict, which was then written onto the dorse of the record as a postea. In most cases the date on which judgment was signed, and any damages and costs awarded, are also endorsed.
A few items have associated writs, jury panels and registration of judgment documents attached.relating to suits tried in They supplement the similar material among the records of those courts.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Court of Common Pleas, 1194-1875
- Court of Kings Bench, 1200-1875
- Exchequer, Exchequer of Pleas, 1109-1875
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 bundle(s)
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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British Records Association from 1939 to 1942
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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
- Litigation
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11990/
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Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
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Courts of King's Bench, Common Pleas and the Exchequer of Pleas: Posteas Formerly in Private Custody
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