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Series
High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 50
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HCA 50
This series consists of Admiralty muniment books (entry books containing copies of commissions, letters patent and warrants relating to the appointments of Lords High Admiral, Vice-Admirals, Judges, Registrars, Marshals and other officers in the...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCA 50
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Title (The name of the record)
- High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Muniment Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1585-1973
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of Admiralty muniment books (entry books containing copies of commissions, letters patent and warrants relating to the appointments of Lords High Admiral, Vice-Admirals, Judges, Registrars, Marshals and other officers in the High Court of Admiralty).
The series also includes copies of commissions empowering Lords of the Admiralty to appoint officers of Vice-Admiralty courts in British colonies. Earlier volumes contain entries concerning the jurisdiction and procedure of the Admiralty, with notes on treaties, statutes and miscellaneous commissions, and some grants, petitions, deeds and accounts. The earliest entry in the first volume was made in 1585, but there are several copies of earlier commissions, and a list of the Admirals of England from 1264.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 25 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Notes on this series are available in printed form at the Public Record Office.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8648/
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: HCA
Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
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High Court of Admiralty, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, Probate, Divorce and Admiralty Division: Admiralty Muniment Books
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