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.
Piece
Chancery, Crown Office, Precedent Book
Catalogue reference: PRO 30/26/116
What’s it about?
This record is about the Chancery, Crown Office, Precedent Book dating from 28 Henry VIII-25 Eliz. in the series Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PRO 30/26/116
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Date (When the record was created)
- 28 Henry VIII-25 Eliz.
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Description (What the record is about)
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Chancery, Crown Office, Precedent Book
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Formerly Egmont MSS no.154. Presented to PRO May 1950 [P.R.O. Hist MSS Commrs file 291 of 12/5/50]
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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)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open Immediately
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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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
- Archives and libraries
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3604982/
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Series information
PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
96,788 records
Within the department: PRO
Domestic Records of the Public Record Office, Gifts, Deposits, Notes and Transcripts
481 records
Within the series: PRO 30/26
Public Record Office: Documents Acquired by Gift, Deposit or Purchase: Miscellaneous
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Chancery, Crown Office, Precedent Book
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