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Proceedings consist of the following documents: | Proceedings consist of the following documents: | ||
*'''''Bill of Complaint''''' by the plaintiff (also referred to as the ''complainant'' or ''orator'') which states his name, quality or occupation and residence as well as the nature of the complaint. Alternatively the proceedings could start with a '''''Bill of Information''''' by the crown. Either would be addressed to the Lord Chancellor or the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. These bills are very long and full of legal jargon but end with a citation of the names of those complained against. In over 20% of cases the filing of a bill resulted in an informal settlement perhaps by arbitration, and maybe with a financial settlement, and no more records for the case are found (Horwitz 1998). Of those which went further into the pleadings stages (below) some 70% did not result in a decree, but were abandoned for the same reasons but which are not recorded because they took place out of court.<br> | *'''''Bill of Complaint''''' by the plaintiff (also referred to as the ''complainant'' or ''orator'') which states his name, quality or occupation and residence as well as the nature of the complaint. Alternatively the proceedings could start with a '''''Bill of Information''''' by the crown. Either would be addressed to the Lord Chancellor or the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. These bills are very long and full of legal jargon but end with a citation of the names of those complained against. In over 20% of cases the filing of a bill resulted in an informal settlement perhaps by arbitration, and maybe with a financial settlement, and no more records for the case are found (Horwitz 1998). Of those which went further into the pleadings stages (below) some 70% did not result in a decree, but were abandoned for the same reasons but which are not recorded because they took place out of court.<br> | ||
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*'''''A Bill of Revival''''', if one of the parties died before the case was heard.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Overview of Chancery Court (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Overview_of_Chancery_Court_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | *'''''A Bill of Revival''''', if one of the parties died before the case was heard.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Overview of Chancery Court (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Overview_of_Chancery_Court_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
The Family History Library has no original records from the court of Chancery. The collection consists of calendars, abstracts, and indexes. To find Chancery Court records, look in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | |||
ENGLAND - COURT RECORDS | ENGLAND - COURT RECORDS | ||