Skip to main content
Service phase: Beta

This is a new way to search our records, which we're still working on. Alternatively you can search our existing catalogue, Discovery.

Series

Court of Common Pleas: Brevia de Exigendo et Utlagendo Files

Catalogue reference: CP 59

What's it about?

CP 59

Files of writs of exigi facias issued to secure the outlawry in the appropriate county court of a defendant in a case before the Court of Common Pleas who failed appear to answer the original writ. From 1715 onwards such writs were destroyed...

Full description and record details

Reference
CP 59
Title
Court of Common Pleas: Brevia de Exigendo et Utlagendo Files
Description

Files of writs of exigi facias issued to secure the outlawry in the appropriate county court of a defendant in a case before the Court of Common Pleas who failed appear to answer the original writ. From 1715 onwards such writs were destroyed under a schedule of 1884.

Related material

The writs of proclamation which were issued at the same time, with their returns, are in files in: CP 58

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and Latin
Restrictions on use
Documents held off-site
Access conditions
Unsorted
Subjects
Topics
Litigation
Selection and destruction information
The original writs of exigent, allocatur exigent, proclamation and supersedeas from 1715 to 1838 were destroyed under a schedule of 1884.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5436/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

92,627 records

Within the department: CP

Records of the Court of Common Pleas and other courts

You are currently looking at the series: CP 59

Court of Common Pleas: Brevia de Exigendo et Utlagendo Files

You may be interested in

Related records

Records that share similar topics with this record.