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  Diaries of Roger Casement

  The diaries of Sir Roger Casement, who was executed for high treason in 1916.The Casement Diaries consist of three private diaries, a note book and a ledger. The diaries relate to Casement's time as consul in the Congo and in Rio de Janeiro, as well …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1901-1911

  Reference

  HO 161

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  Chancery: Warrants for the Great Seal, Series I

  These warrants are writs, bills or letters, nearly all on parchment, giving the lord chancellor, as keeper of the great seal, authority to affix the great seal to them to solemnise the Crown's wishes.Royal commands were expressed, if not verbally, ch…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1230-1485

  Reference

  C 81

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  Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division: Criminal Depositions

  Items in this North and South Wales Circuit, South Wales Division assizes series relate mainly to murder but also include riot and unlawful assembly. A high proportion of murder cases are infanticides. The twentieth century depositions are accompanie…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1837-1944

  Reference

  ASSI 72

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  Chancery: Significations of Excommunication

  Warrants sent into Chancery to secure the issue of a writ de excommunicato capiendo under the great seal.The significations informed the king that a certain person or persons had remained obdurately excommunicate for over forty days, and requested th…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1220-1611

  Reference

  C 85

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  Home Office: Treaties and Conventions (INT Symbol Series) Files

  Files from the Home Office INT (Treaties and Conventions) series. They deal with general matters e.g. the status of the Channel Islands in relation to international treaties and clemency for war criminals, and with comments on and ratification of spe…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1950-1992

  Reference

  HO 273

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  Chancery: Records Upon Outlawries (Tower and Rolls Chapel Series)

  Writs certiorari super recordum et processum utlagarie, returned into Chancery as the first step to obtaining a pardon for outlawry.Until about 1312, roughly half the cases surviving in this series were of criminal outlawry, mostly for homicide. Ther…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1277-1628

  Reference

  C 88

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  Secretaries of State: State Papers Scotland: Warrant Books

  Secretary of State's entry books of royal warrants, docquets and occasionally of royal letters relating to Scotland, and some orders in Council and commissions to inquire into such problems as the disorders in the university of Glasgow in 1718, and t…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1707-1774

  Reference

  SP 57

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  Home Office: Remissions and Pardons

  Copies of warrants issued by the Home Secretary in exercise of the Royal Prerogative of mercy, granting pardon to a person wrongly convicted of a crime, commutation of a capital sentence to life imprisonment or a remission of a sentence imposed upon …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1887-1960

  Reference

  HO 188

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  Criminal Department

  Records of the Criminal Department.Calendars of prisoners are in HO 77, HO 130 and HO 140; convict records in HO 7, HO 10 and HO 11; entry books of criminals in HO 13, HO 25, HO 145, HO 146, HO 163 and HO 169; papers on criminals in HO 12, HO 14 and …

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  Date

  1782-2001

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  Assizes: Midland, Northern, Oxford, Wales and Chester, and Western Circuits: Pardons

  This series contains conditional pardons under the royal sign manual sent to the Midland Circuit, 1866 to 1949, Northern Circuit, 1948 to 1949, Oxford Circuit, 1944 to 1974, Wales and Chester Circuit, 1946 to 1947 and Western Circuit, 1948.The pardon…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1866-1974

  Reference

  ASSI 81

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  Assizes: Western Circuit: Criminal Depositions and Case Papers

  The items in this series relate mainly to murder and other serious offences. A high proportion of the murders are cases of infanticide. After 1949 a wider range of offences is covered. The earlier depositions are sometimes annotated with verdict and …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1861-1971

  Reference

  ASSI 26

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  Palatinate of Chester: Chester County Court: Outlawry Rolls

  This series contains the only outlawry rolls that exist for the Chester County Court. They both cover the reign of Edward IV, one extending into the brief reign of Edward V. The first covers the whole reign (although there is a 'nil' return for the f…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1461-c1483

  Reference

  CHES 27

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  Home Office: Registers of Criminal Petitions

  Registers of the petitions in HO 17 and HO 18. Entries are arranged alphabetically and give the reference of the original petition. The registers also note the place of imprisonment and the results of the petition, F.P in this context standing for Fr…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1797-1853

  Reference

  HO 19

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  Chancery: Scotch Rolls

  Chancery rolls relating to Scottish affairs; the misnomer 'Scotch' has been used at least since the eighteenth century.The enrolments relate to a wide range of subjects. Political transactions include the disputed succession to the crown of Scotland …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1290-1516

  Reference

  C 71

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  Home Office: Judges' Reports on Criminals

  Original letters and reports from judges on cases and criminals, with petitions for commutation of sentence, free pardon, etc.PLEASE NOTE: Electronic images of selected pieces of these records can be searched online through our partner website. Piece…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1784-1830

  Reference

  HO 47

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  Chancery and Lord Chancellor's Office: Crown Office: Docket Books

  Registers of dockets, summaries for official record of appointments made or recalled by letters patent, commissions, proclamations and writs. The introduction of the wafer seal in 1878, and its extension to further instruments in 1916, limited their …

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1595-1973

  Reference

  C 231

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  Piece

  Malta: statements regarding refusal of absolution to supporters of the Constitutional...

  Malta: statements regarding refusal of absolution to supporters of the Constitutional Party

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1930 Jan 01 - 1930 Dec 31

  Reference

  FCO 141/11899

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  Piece

  Lin Tse-hsü et al. to C. Elliot. While opium was being surrendered, requested Emperor...

  Lin Tse-hsü et al. to C. Elliot. While opium was being surrendered, requested Emperor to pardon British opium dealers and to reward them with tea. Request was granted by Emperor and now that all 20,283 chests of opium are surrendered, will reward the…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1839 May 26/TK 19 04 14

  Reference

  FO 682/1972/32

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  Piece

  Pottinger to Ch'i-ying. Suggests that Ch'i-ying should approach Emperor for re-appointment...

  Pottinger to Ch'i-ying. Suggests that Ch'i-ying should approach Emperor for re-appointment as Imperial Commissioner to enable him to go to Canton to negotiate Supplementary Treaty, and for publication of public pardon of Chinese who were in any way c…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1842 Nov 3/TK 22 10 01

  Reference

  FO 682/1975/137a

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  Piece

  Malta: Referendum, February 1956; interference by the Church; refusal of absolution...

  Malta: Referendum, February 1956; interference by the Church; refusal of absolution to penitents

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1956 Jan 01 - 1956 Dec 31

  Reference

  FCO 141/10824