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Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus

Found in 463 Collections and/or Records:

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The Proceedings at the Justice Seat held for the Forest of Dean at Gloucester Castle the tenth of July, 1634; Court Rolls of the Manor of Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex, Seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ll.04.07
Scope and Contents (1) 'The Proceedings at the Justice Seate held for the Forrest of Dean at Gloucester Castle the tenthe of Julie, 1634, before the righte Honoble Henry Earle of Holland, Lord Cheife Justice in Eyre, assisted by Justice Jones, Barron Trever, Sr John Bridgeman, Justice of Chester, as it was delivered to the King's Majestie by Sr John Finche.' Corresponds with LI.03.11 (6), but concludes with £20,230 instead of £20,220. (2) Court Rolls of the Manor of Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex, 1...
Dates: Seventeenth century
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Tracts, a commonplace book, and moot cases, seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.14.29
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(1) English: ‘Some considerations concerning episcopacie’, seventeenth century;
(2) Latin: ‘Chronologicæ demonstratio’, seventeenth century;
(3) English: brief notes on parts of the epistles to the Galatians, Colossians, Thessalonians, and the Revelation of St John, seventeenth century;
(4) Latin: divinity commonplace book, seventeenth century;
(5) moot cases, in legal French, 1641.

Dates: seventeenth century
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Translation of Anglo-Saxon laws

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.1029
Scope and Contents

'Sketch of a plan for a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon laws etc.', unsigned.

Dates: 1820 (Circa)
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Treatise on cases in chancery, Mid seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.02.26
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'Causes in chancerie gathered by Sir George Davys one of the masters of the chancerie anno 1601 out of the labours of Mr William Lambert'.

Dates: Mid seventeenth century
Conditions Governing Access: From the Collection: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Treatise on forests, c. 1600

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.03.39
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'A readinge or declaracion of th' authorityes, libertyes, and offices of a forest, made uppon the statute called Carta de foresta by one Traherne de Lincoln's Inn'.

Dates: c. 1600
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Treatise on Scottish law, Late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.01.21
Scope and Contents

The work is divided into two parts. The first is 'The abridgement of forme of process befor the lords', together with 'The tabulating of summons'. The second is 'Ane abridgement of the most materiall acts of parliament selected according to the order of the alphabet, by Sir Andrew Gilmour, advocate, knight and baronett, 1668' and 'Abridgement of the Acts of Parliament in Criminals', by the same.

Dates: Late seventeenth century
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Treatise on the city of London / legal reports, Seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ee.06.09
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'The liberties, ffranchises and customes of the cittie of London'; this is followed by reports of cases heard by Sir Edward Coke.

Dates: Seventeenth century
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Treatise on the college of justice and session, Late sixteenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.02.35
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'Certane practicques drawin furth of certane processe before ye lordis of the college of justice and sessione; and decretis of the same, collectit and sett furth be Sir Richard Maitland, of Lethingtoun, knyght, and of the senatoris of the said college'. The dates annexed to these entries all lie between 1550 and 1577.

Dates: Late sixteenth century
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Treatise on the court of chancery, Early seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.02.31
Scope and Contents A collection of rules, orders and forms of proceeding in the court of chancery, beginning 'There is nothing more usuall than the name of equitie and scarce anything more obscure and difficult than the matter itself. Notwithstanding amongst divers and sundry descriptions which the civilians and canonists offer, these may serve for a generall taste of the nature and force therof'. With an index. At the end of the treatise appears 'A probleme whence it comes to passe that the court of chancerie...
Dates: Early seventeenth century
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Treatise on the court of exchequer, Mid or late seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Gg.02.07
Scope and Contents ‘A shorte compendium, or briefe declaration of what every officer of his ma’ties courte of exchequer ought to doe by vertue of his office in England; as alsoe the articles of the unitinge of the late courts of augmentations and revenewes of the Crowne, and the late courte of first fruites and tenthes to the courte of exchequer att Westminster: written att the request of the right honoble the Lord Buckhurst lord treasuror of England [Thomas Sackville] in the raigne of our late soveraigne lord...
Dates: Mid or late seventeenth century
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Treatise on the jurisdiction of the Star Chamber, Seventeenth century

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ii.06.54
Scope and Contents

Includes 'the generall practicall proceedings' of the court. The treatise begins 'To sette forth exactly the dignity of the high court of starre chamber would require the penne of a deep judgment ...'. The 'proceedings' begin 'All suites which frequent this courte are brought hither, either by some perticular person complayning, or else by the very vigilant eye of state ...'.

Dates: Seventeenth century
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Treatises on courts, 1629

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Hh.03.12
Scope and Contents (1) ‘Praxis Francisci Clarke, tam ius dicentibus, quam aliis omnibus qui in foro ecclesiastico versantur, apprime utilis’; this title, the manuscript being without one, is given from the edition printed in Dublin in 1666. The epistle dedicatory in the manuscript differs considerably from that in the printed copy, and there are occasional verbal variations throughout the work. The index has been misbound between ff. 24 and 25 of the following item; (2) ‘Modus procedendi in curia admiralitatis...
Dates: 1629
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Two treatises on the court of Star Chamber, and Annotationes sur Littleton, 1625 - 1649

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Ll.04.10
Scope and Contents (1) 'A Treatise of the Court of Star-chamber' by William Hudson of Gray's Inn, Esq. For the authority upon which this is ascribed to Hudson, see note on LI.03.03. Dated 1633. (2) 'The Corse and Proceedings of all Causes in the high Corte of Star-Chamber, from the serving of originall Subpoenas to the hearing and sentences of Causes.' Dated 1633. (3) Near the end of the volume, written with the book reversed, extending over 7 leaves, are 'Annotationes sur Littleton.—Fee Simple et Fee...
Dates: 1625 - 1649
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(Untitled), 20 Sep 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/88
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Letter from Sir Rufus Isaacs [later Lord Reading, Attorney General] (Hotel Panhans am Semmering [Austria]) to WSC concerning the appointment of [Alan] Lawrie [as Vice Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions]. Signed manuscript.

Dates: 20 Sep 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), [Sep] [1911]

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/89
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Draft letter from [WSC] (Home Office) to the Attorney General [Sir Rufus Isaacs, later Lord Reading] recommending that [Alan] Lawrie be appointed as Vice Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions. Manuscript in the hand of Sir Edward Troup [Permanent Under Secretary of State, Home Office].

Dates: [Sep] [1911]
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 29 Sep 1911 - 05 Oct 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/90
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Note from WSC (Archerfield House, Dirleton [East Lothian] Scotland) to Sir Edward Troup [Permanent Under Secretary of State, Home Office] asking him to prepare the papers for the appointment of [Alan] Lawrie [as Vice Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions]. Manuscript initialled by WSC with subsequent note by Sir Edward concerning the submission of [Alan] Lawrie's name to King George V.

Dates: 29 Sep 1911 - 05 Oct 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Oct 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/102
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Letter from Robert Wallace [Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions] (2 Campden Court Mansions, Kensington [London]) to Sir Edward Troup [Permanent Under Secretary of State, Home Office] asking for information concerning the appointment of a [Deputy Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions] as the sessions are due to start the following day. Signed manuscript. See CHAR 12/10/103.

Dates: 09 Oct 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Oct 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/103
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Copy of a letter from [a Home Office official] replying to Robert Wallace [Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions] on behalf of Sir Edward Troup [Permanent Under Secretary of State, Home Office] informing him that Alan Lawrie is to be appointed as Deputy Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions. Unsigned typescript. See CHAR 12/10/102.

Dates: 09 Oct 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 09 Oct 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 12/10/104
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Copy of a letter from [a Home Office official] to Alan Lawrie informing him that King George V has appointed him Deputy Chairman of the London Quarter Sessions, and that WSC would like him to consult the magistrates sitting with him about sentences. Unsigned typescript.

Dates: 09 Oct 1911
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 19 Feb 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/27/89-90
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Letter from 2nd Lord Melchett [earlier Sir Henry Mond] to WSC enclosing a copy of a speech by Sir Frederick Smith [F E Smith, later 1st Lord Birkenhead] "Law, War and the Future" delivered to the New York State Bar Association in January 1918; on the theme of respect for international law.

Dates: 19 Feb 1941
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 23 Nov 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/196/30-32
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Letter from Sir Louis Stuart, secretary of the Indian Empire Society (48 Broadway, Westminster, London), to Violet Pearman commenting on CHAR 2/196/34-41 by saying that they are not sufficiently strong evidence of any dishonesty by Sri Krishna Sinha, the Chief Presidency Magistrate of Calcutta, to justify WSC asking a question in the House of Commons.

Dates: 23 Nov 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 18 May 1933

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/193/100
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Letter from (98 Elm Park Gardens, [London]) to WSC reporting on a speech by Sir Cecil Fforde, formerly a judge in a high court in Punjab, opposing the transfer to lndian responsibility of the judicial system in India, and enclosing CHAR 2/193/101.

Dates: 18 May 1933
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The Churchill Papers are made available to researchers using Churchill Archives Centre and worldwide in digital format. The digital edition of the Churchill Papers is published by Bloomsbury Academic and is available online to subscribing institutions at churchillarchive.com. The Churchill archive is freely available in our reading rooms and onsite at Churchill College (via the Churchill College wireless network). Researchers can download images of documents directly from churchillarchive.com and so are encouraged to consider bringing a laptop or other device for this purpose. For conservation reasons, the fragile originals are no longer issued to researchers. This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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(Untitled), 24 Jun 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/46/6
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Letter from Lord Crewe (Colonial Office) to WSC stating that he will not interfere with the governor's discretion with respect to a murder case in Cyprus.

Dates: 24 Jun 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 28 Nov 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/46/108
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Letter from J A Webster (Board of Trade) to Edward Marsh enclosing a memorandum on the shipping laws to help him answer a letter from the Hull and District Junior Liberal Association [see CHAR 2/46/114]. Signed and annotated typescript.

Dates: 28 Nov 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open
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(Untitled), 22 Nov 1910

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/46/109
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Letter from Gilbert Smith, chairman of the Hull and District Junior Liberal Association (Paragon Chambers, Jameson Street, [Hull, Yorkshire]) to WSC reporting the complaint by Havelock Wilson that British seamen are suffering because the shipping laws governing the composition of crews are not being properly enforced and asking WSC whether Wilson has correctly represented his views on the subject. Signed typescript. 2 pieces.

Dates: 22 Nov 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the File: Open