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  Court of Common Pleas: Brevia Files

  Brevia files are the main series of writ files of the court, containing writs returned by the sheriff of each county. The surviving records consist of whole intact files, partial files and loose writs. Each file relates to a set 'return day' within o…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1272-1796

  Reference

  CP 52

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  Series

  Home Office: Appointments, Charters, Commissions etc: Warrant Books

  Entries of warrants leading to grants of letters patent for appointments to offices, charters of incorporation, commissions of enquiry, etc. and for other miscellaneous purposes such as denizations, extentions of monopoly rights in inventions, grants…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1852-1876

  Reference

  HO 141

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  Exchequer: King's Remembrancer: Ancient Deeds, Series DS

  This series is made up of deeds held by the King's Remembrancer's Office which were separated from the main series in E 210 on account of their fine seals. The series, which is arranged haphazardly and is unindexed, is predominantly made up of convey…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1228-1582

  Reference

  E 212

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  War Office and Ministry of Defence: Lands Branch: Chief Land Agent and Valuer: Registered...

  This series was not used. Records intended to have this reference are in DEFE.

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  Date

  Reference

  WO 375

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  Court of Common Pleas: Enrolments of Writs of Entry super Disseisinam in le Post...

  Enrolments of the writs initiating the process of levying a recovery. Only two have been identified, for Trinity and Michaelmas terms in 1567, and their creation may have been a short-lived experiment.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  9-10 Eliz I

  Reference

  CP 65

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  Court of Common Pleas: Notes of Fines Files, Fragments and File Covers

  Fragment of damaged files (otherwise in CP 26/1) containing the drafts of the chirographer, the court official responsible for engrossing final concords, from which he drew up the copies of the agreement, including the foot of the fine that was filed…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1399-c1760; and undated

  Reference

  CP 26/14

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  Court of Common Pleas: Concords of Fines Files, George I

  Files of concords, texts of agreements to convey property which were drawn up as a preliminary to levying a final concord to bring about the conveyance itself, produced during the reign of George I.This series consists of writs of dedimus potestatem …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1714-1727

  Reference

  CP 24/8

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  Court of Common Pleas: Notes of Fines Files, Henry III - Elizabeth I

  Files containing the drafts of the chirographer, the court official responsible for engrossing final concords, from which he drew up the copies of the agreement, including the foot of the fine that was filed by the court; afterwards he filed these no…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  Henry III - 1603

  Reference

  CP 26/1

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  Court of Common Pleas: Concords of Fines Files, James I

  Files of concords, texts of agreements to convey property which were drawn up as a preliminary to levying a final concord to bring about the conveyance itself, for the reign of James I.This series consists of writs of dedimus potestatem issued by the…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1603-1625

  Reference

  CP 24/2

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  Court of Common Pleas: Concords of Fines Files, Elizabeth I

  Files of concords, texts of agreements to convey property which were drawn up as a preliminary to levying a final concord to bring about the conveyance itself, for the reign of Elizabeth I. This series consists of writs of dedimus potestatem issued b…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1559-1602

  Reference

  CP 24/1

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  Court of Common Pleas: Notes of Fines Files, George II

  Files containing the drafts of the chirographer, the court official responsible for engrossing final concords, from which he drew up the copies of the agreement, including the foot of the fine that was filed by the court; afterwards he filed these no…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1727-1760

  Reference

  CP 26/10

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  Court of Common Pleas: Concords of Fines Files, Anne

  Files of concords, texts of agreements to convey property which were drawn up as a preliminary to levying a final concord to bring about the conveyance itself, produced during the reign of Queen Anne. This series consists of writs of dedimus potestat…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1702-1714

  Reference

  CP 24/7

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  Court of Common Pleas: Notes of Fines Files, Interregnum

  Files containing the drafts of the chirographer, the court official responsible for engrossing final concords, from which he drew up the copies of the agreement, including the foot of the fine that was filed by the court; afterwards he filed these no…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1649-1660

  Reference

  CP 26/4

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  Alienation Office: Affidavits to Moderate Fines and Miscellanea

  The series consists mainly of affidavits sworn in court or in the country before Commissioners of the Alienation Office as to the annual value of a property which was the subject of a conveyance in the Court of Common Pleas by means of a final concor…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1587-1834

  Reference

  A 3

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  Palatinate of Lancaster: Court of Common Pleas: Fines Files

  This series contains the original files of feet of fines with, from the mid 16th century onwards, associated documents (writs of covenant and of dedimus potestatem, and concords of fines). Files cover a range of years initially but later are divided …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1377-1834

  Reference

  PL 17

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  Court of Common Pleas: Brevia de Conventione Files

  The series consists of bundles of praecipe writs produced by Chancery for the Court of Common Pleas and addressed to the English sheriffs. The nature of the writs is that the sheriffs are to order the defendants (?deforciants?) to keep the agreement …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1336-1710

  Reference

  CP 55

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  Palatinate of Chester: Exchequer of Chester: Exhibits

  This series consists of exhibits brought into the Exchequer Court of the Palatinate of Chester in a suit between Mrs Brown and Mrs Cartwright, plaintiffs, and Mr John Legh, defendant, in 1727.In the Chester Exchequer Court, as in other equity courts,…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1200-1673

  Reference

  CHES 11

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  Court of Common Pleas: Concords of Fines Files, William IV - Victoria

  Files of concords, texts of agreements to convey property which were drawn up as a preliminary to levying a final concord to bring about the conveyance itself, for the reigns of William IV and Victoria. This series consists of writs of dedimus potest…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1830-1839

  Reference

  CP 24/12

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  Court of Common Pleas: Concords of Fines Files, James II

  Files of concords, texts of agreements to convey property which were drawn up as a preliminary to levying a final concord to bring about the conveyance itself, produced during the reign of James II. This series consists of writs of dedimus potestatem…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1685-1688

  Reference

  CP 24/5

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  Series

  Court of Common Pleas: Notes of Fines Files, William IV - Victoria

  Files containing the drafts of the chirographer, the court official responsible for engrossing final concords, from which he drew up the copies of the agreement, including the foot of the fine that was filed by the court; afterwards he filed these no…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1830-1838

  Reference

  CP 26/13