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Court of Star Chamber: Hudson's 'Treatise of the Court'
Catalogue reference: STAC 12
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STAC 12
A manuscript copy of William Hudson's 'A Treatise of the Court of Star Chamber'.Hudson's treatise was partly didactic in purpose: the instruction of John Williams, bishop of Lincoln, who succeeded to the office of keeper of the Great Seal on 10...
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STAC 12
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Title (The name of the record)
- Court of Star Chamber: Hudson's 'Treatise of the Court'
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1621
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Description (What the record is about)
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A manuscript copy of William Hudson's 'A Treatise of the Court of Star Chamber'.
Hudson's treatise was partly didactic in purpose: the instruction of John Williams, bishop of Lincoln, who succeeded to the office of keeper of the Great Seal on 10 July 1621. But it was also a treatise in praise and defence of the Court of Star Chamber, and a vehicle for the advocacy of reform.
The first part of the text is a history of the court, with an account of its judges and officers. The second part deals with the jurisdiction of the court, concentrating principally upon its criminal jurisdiction, but acknowledging that, prior to the reign of Elizabeth, the court also enjoyed a civil jurisdiction and would try questions of title. The third part of the work treats of the course of the court. It is part history, part polemic, advocating restoration of the ancient course, and part descriptive of the practice of the court as it operated in Hudson's time.
Despite its underlying political agenda, Hudson's treatise remains an essential guide to the court, its jurisdiction and procedure. It cites over five hundred cases in Star Chamber, many of which can no longer be traced in any other source.
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The best extant version of the treatise is thought to be that of British Library, Harleian MS 1226, which a memorandum of 1635 declares to be in the handwriting of Hudson's son, Christopher.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume(s)
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- Topics
- Litigation
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
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A nearly contemporary copy, apparently acquired by purchase, possibly for the Tower Record Office.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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William Hudson was a trained lawyer whose wealth was made entirely in practice in Star Chamber. Having served as underclerk, attorney and counsellor, he built up a practice larger than any of his contemporaries, and a competence and a knowledge of the procedures of the court that may have been unique in Star Chamber's history.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- A corrupt version of the text, derived from two other manuscripts, was published in pp 1-240 Collectanea Juridica, ed F Hargrave, 2 vols (London, 1791-1792), ii T G Barnes, 'Mr Hudson's Star Chamber', in Tudor Rule and Revolution, ed D J Guth and J W McKenna (Cambridge, 1982), pp 285-296
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13681/
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