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Charter issued by the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar
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Series
Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Civil Minute...
Catalogue reference: ASSI 57
What's it about?
ASSI 57
These relate to civil business referred from the central courts of common law and, from 1875, the High Court of Justice and heard at nisi priusThese books do not constitute a complete series. They run from 1843 to 1878 and then from 1911 to 1924....
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 57
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Civil Minute Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1843-1924
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Description (What the record is about)
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These relate to civil business referred from the central courts of common law and, from 1875, the High Court of Justice and heard at nisi prius
These books do not constitute a complete series. They run from 1843 to 1878 and then from 1911 to 1924. The earlier books give brief details of causes, including the names of plaintiffs and defendants, and judgments. The later books give the place, date and time, the name of the judge, the High Court division and the district registry in which the case originated, the case number, the names of the plaintiff, defendant and counsel, and the verdict and judgment.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Not in chronological order
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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, North Wales Circuit, 1830-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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7 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/C2445/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ASSI
Records of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, Oyer and Terminer, and Nisi Prius
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Civil Minute Books
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