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Charter issued by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar
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Series
Assizes: Northern Circuit: Miscellaneous Books II
Catalogue reference: ASSI 55
What's it about?
ASSI 55
The Northern Circuit documents in this series relate to civil cases heard at nisi prius at the assizes for the county of Lancaster and comprise judgment books, 1810 to 1876 and a postea book, 1858 to 1866. The cases were passed to the assizes...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 55
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: Northern Circuit: Miscellaneous Books II
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Date (When the record was created)
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1800-1876
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Northern Circuit documents in this series relate to civil cases heard at nisi prius at the assizes for the county of Lancaster and comprise judgment books, 1810 to 1876 and a postea book, 1858 to 1866. The cases were passed to the assizes from the central courts of common law and, after 1875, from the High Court of Justice through the Preston District Registry.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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See also the judgement rolls in ASSI 74
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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
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Justices of Assize, Northern Circuit, 1876-1971
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3 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/C2444/
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
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Assizes: Northern Circuit: Miscellaneous Books II
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