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
Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series)
Catalogue reference: CO 1026
What's it about?
CO 1026
This series contains registered files of the Legal Divisions. Files deal with legal questions affecting the colonies in general and with a few particular cases of importance. The subject matter includes various aspects of matrimonial and family...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 1026
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1951-1967
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains registered files of the Legal Divisions. Files deal with legal questions affecting the colonies in general and with a few particular cases of importance. The subject matter includes various aspects of matrimonial and family law, constitutional and procedural matters and questions of nationality and naturalization.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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LEG file series
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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327 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1982 Foreign and Commonwealth Office
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5215/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CO
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Colonial Office: Legal Department: Registered Files (LEG Series)
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