Law
Found in 463 Collections and/or Records:
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
Tracts, a commonplace book, and moot cases, seventeenth century
(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.
Translation of Anglo-Saxon laws
'Sketch of a plan for a new translation of the Anglo-Saxon laws etc.', unsigned.
Treatise on cases in chancery, Mid seventeenth century
'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'.
Treatise on forests, c. 1600
'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'.
Treatise on Scottish law, Late seventeenth century
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.
Treatise on the city of London / legal reports, Seventeenth century
'The liberties, ffranchises and customes of the cittie of London'; this is followed by reports of cases heard by Sir Edward Coke.
Treatise on the college of justice and session, Late sixteenth century
'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.
Treatise on the court of chancery, Early seventeenth century
Treatise on the court of exchequer, Mid or late seventeenth century
Treatise on the jurisdiction of the Star Chamber, Seventeenth century
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 ...'.
Treatises on courts, 1629
Two treatises on the court of Star Chamber, and Annotationes sur Littleton, 1625 - 1649
(Untitled), 18 May 1933
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.
(Untitled), 23 Nov 1933
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.
(Untitled), 21 Jul 1910
Copy of letter from WSC (Home Office) to the Lord Chief Justice [Lord Alverstone, earlier Sir Richard Webster] concerning "the Dickman case" and enclosing a petition [not present] signed by thousands of people. Unsigned typescript.
(Untitled), 24 Jul [1910]
Letter from Sir Charles Darling (Birmingham) agreeing with WSC's opinions [see CHAR 12/2/60] about the actions of the Court of Appeal and the Royal Prerogative in the case of R. versus Smith. He explains the reasoning of the Court of Appeal, expresses approval for WSC's proposals [concerning the administration of justice] and suggests an informal meeting with his colleagues to discuss them. Signed manuscript.
(Untitled), 24 Aug 1910 - 26 Sep 1910
(Untitled), 27 Sep 1910
(Untitled), 19 Feb 1941
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.
(Untitled), 09 Feb 1908
Letter from Lord Loreburn (8 Eaton Square, [London]) to WSC promising to look favourably on J Moore Bayley's claims to be a Justice of the Peace in Birmingham and suggesting his exclusion shows the influence of party politics on appointments to the Bench.
(Untitled), 05 Apr 1906
Letter from William Clegg (Whirlow Green, Sheffield, [Yorkshire]) to WSC praising his performance as Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, in particular his speech on [martial law in] Natal, [South Africa], but criticising the Lord Chancellor's policy on the appointment of JPs and the government's attitude to the Trades Disputes Bill.
(Untitled), 20 Jan 1905
Letter from Ivan Levinstein (Hawkes Moor, Wilbraham Road, Fallowfield, [Manchester]) to WSC offering to provide information on patents and describing the bad influence of patent lawyers on the President of the Board of Trade [Gerald Balfour].
(Untitled), 28 Sep 1904
Printed resolution by Ivan Levinstein on patent law amendment to be tabled at the autumnal meeting of the Association of Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom.
(Untitled), 18 Jan 1905
Cutting from the Manchester Guardian: letter from Ivan Levinstein on patent law reform.