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Series
Palatinate of Chester: Exchequer of Chester: Entry Books and Minute Books of Decrees...
Catalogue reference: CHES 14
What's it about?
CHES 14
This series consists of volumes, many in their original bindings relating to equity proceedings in the Exchequer Court of the Palatinate of Chester between the reign of Elizabeth I and George IV. The series is made up of entry books of decrees...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CHES 14
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Title (The name of the record)
- Palatinate of Chester: Exchequer of Chester: Entry Books and Minute Books of Decrees and Orders, and Rule Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1562-1830
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of volumes, many in their original bindings relating to equity proceedings in the Exchequer Court of the Palatinate of Chester between the reign of Elizabeth I and George IV. The series is made up of entry books of decrees and orders, entry books of decrees and orders on confessions, minute books of decrees and orders and rule books. The language of the orders is English. However, Latin is used for headings and some annotations until 1733 when English became the official legal language.
Digital images of some of the records in this series are available through the Anglo-American Legal Tradition website. Please note that The National Archives is not responsible for this website or its content.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The series is arranged by record types in four distinct chronological sequences. There are some gaps in coverage in each sequence.
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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 and Latin
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 81 volume(s)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The record books are written in bound paper volumes of various sizes. The majority are approximately 8-10 x 14-15 inches and of varying depth. Some volumes contain over 400 pages, others as few as 100. Volumes are generally either paginated or foliated
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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
- Litigation
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- CHES 14/1-3, 9, 17, 23 and 30-34 have internal indexes. The suits are arranged alphabetically according to the plaintiff's name, although each entry also names the defendant. It should be noted that in suits where there is more than one plaintiff or defendant only the first are listed in the index. As not all the volumes in this series have been examined prior to the writing of this note it is possible that other volumes also contain indexes.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4075/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
4,135 records
Within the department: CHES
Records of the courts of the Palatinate of Chester, including the county of Flint
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Palatinate of Chester: Exchequer of Chester: Entry Books and Minute Books of Decrees and Orders, and Rule Books
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