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: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Pleadings,...
Catalogue reference: ASSI 59
What's it about?
ASSI 59
These include statements of claim, defence, counterclaim, etc., together with jurors' lists, cause lists, associates' papers etc. arising out the civil business of the circuit. The actions commenced in the central courts of common law and passed...
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 59
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Pleadings, Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1840-1927
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Description (What the record is about)
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These include statements of claim, defence, counterclaim, etc., together with jurors' lists, cause lists, associates' papers etc. arising out the civil business of the circuit. The actions commenced in the central courts of common law and passed to assizes for hearing at nisi prius. After 1875 they passed to assizes from the High Court of Justice, usually through the District Registry.
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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, North Wales Circuit, 1830-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 154 bundle(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/C2447/
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
You are currently looking at the series: ASSI 59
Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Pleadings, Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers
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