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
Newcastle, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland only
Catalogue reference: ASSI 42/5
What’s it about?
This record is about the Newcastle, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland only dating from 1735-1763 in the series Assizes: Northern Circuit: Gaol Books. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ASSI 42/5
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1735-1763
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Description (What the record is about)
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Newcastle, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland only
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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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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
- Legal
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C495294/
Series information
ASSI 42
Assizes: Northern Circuit: Gaol Books
See the series level description for more information about this record.
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
13 records
Within the series: ASSI 42
Assizes: Northern Circuit: Gaol Books
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Newcastle, Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmorland only
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