Record revealed
Plea roll for the Court of King’s Bench, with a portrait of Henry VIII
This record of disputes taken to court in 1518, written in abbreviated Latin, includes a vivid portrait of the reigning monarch at the time.
Series
Assizes: Norfolk Circuit: Gaol Books
Catalogue reference: ASSI 33
What's it about?
ASSI 33
These are records of the Norfolk Circuit. They contain details of criminal trials under commissions of gaol delivery.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ASSI 33
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: Norfolk Circuit: Gaol Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1734-1863
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Description (What the record is about)
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These are records of the Norfolk Circuit. They contain details of criminal trials under commissions of gaol delivery.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For 1746-1750 see MS 45, Gray's Inn Library
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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)
- Justices of Assize, Norfolk Circuit, 1541-1876
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 15 volume(s)
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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
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2425/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
41,615 records
Within the department: ASSI
Records of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, Oyer and Terminer, and Nisi Prius
You are currently looking at the series: ASSI 33
Assizes: Norfolk Circuit: Gaol Books
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