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Series
Duchy of Lancaster: Court of Duchy Chamber: Entry Books of Decrees and Orders
Catalogue reference: DL 5
What's it about?
DL 5
This series consists of entry books of orders and decrees issued during equity proceedings heard before the Court of Duchy Chamber. Before 1509 the volumes might be more accurately described as minute books of the Council of the Duchy of...
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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DL 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Duchy of Lancaster: Court of Duchy Chamber: Entry Books of Decrees and Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
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1474-1872
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of entry books of orders and decrees issued during equity proceedings heard before the Court of Duchy Chamber.
Before 1509 the volumes might be more accurately described as minute books of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster, out of which the Court of Duchy Chamber developed. Thus they contained memoranda, including material on estate management, and proceedings and orders of Henry VII's Council Learned in the Law.
After 1509 the volumes become more exclusively entry books of decrees and orders, although still with some miscellaneous material, such as rentals, copies of leases, and surrenders of offices.
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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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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additional finding aid ZBOX 1/59
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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)
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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English and Latin
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Duchy of Lancaster, 1399-1399
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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54 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2021 Duchy of Lancaster
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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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Most of the volumes in this series are indexed in a collection of manuscript indexes. Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Orders might be purely procedural, appointing commissions of enquiry, or ordering the delivery of answers. Alternatively, interim orders redefined the case in question or settled some part of it without giving a final verdict.
Final orders were the final decisions of the court regarding suits brought before it, while decrees were still more absolute, not allowing any further action in the court by the parties.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5963/
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Within the department: DL
Records of the Duchy of Lancaster
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