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Court of Common Pleas: Docket Books of Posteas and Inquiries, Series II

Catalogue reference: CP 67

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CP 67

Volumes of dockets of posteas and inquiries for cases settled at Assizes. They were originally kept for the Clerk of the judgments of the Court of Common Pleas. They are arranged internally by regnal year and term, and give information about the...

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CP 67

Title
Court of Common Pleas: Docket Books of Posteas and Inquiries, Series II
Date

1770-1814

Description

Volumes of dockets of posteas and inquiries for cases settled at Assizes. They were originally kept for the Clerk of the judgments of the Court of Common Pleas.

They are arranged internally by regnal year and term, and give information about the county, parties, date, plea roll rotuli, amount of damages and the name of the attorney.

The docket books of final judgments contain cross-references to plea rolls and the terms in which posteas were filed. They were evidently compiled for the clerk of the judgments, who worked in the office of the third prothonotary, and also record the transfer of posteas to the custos brevium.

Related material

These documents usually refer to the larger bundles of original posteas in CP 41

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English and Latin

Creator(s)
Court of Common Pleas, 1194-1875
Physical description

3 volume(s)

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5444/

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Court of Common Pleas: Docket Books of Posteas and Inquiries, Series II