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Added section for Court of the Exchequer. It is the same as the section in England Court Records.
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*Garrett, R. E. F. ''Chancery and Other Legal Proceedings.'' Oakhill, Somerset, England: The Oakhill Press, 1968. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+P2ga book 942.P2ga].) | *Garrett, R. E. F. ''Chancery and Other Legal Proceedings.'' Oakhill, Somerset, England: The Oakhill Press, 1968. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+P2ga book 942.P2ga].) | ||
Chancery Court records are housed in the National Archives near London. Some chancery cases have been indexed. The best index to start with is available on | Chancery Court records are housed in the National Archives near London. Some chancery cases have been indexed. The best index to start with is available on The National Archives web site in class number E179. Search the [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp '''Catalogue'''] for the surname and put the letter C in the "Department or Series Code" box. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of some records. | ||
Court of the Exchequer | === Court of the Exchequer === | ||
This court also dealt with matters of the wealthy. Beginning early in the 12th twelfth century, it became an administrative body for collecting the royal revenue and performing the accompanying judicial business. As time went by, the court gained jurisdiction over suits between two individuals. The National Archives houses the records from the Court of the Exchequer for people who lived in Wales and England. The Family History Library has a film copy of an index to 127,628 Exchequer depositions between 1559 and 1695 ([http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=651788&disp=Exchequer+deponents&columns=*,0,0 FHL film 104399 Items 3-6]). | |||
The National Archives in England published [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=226 “Taxation Records Before 1689”] in 2004 about tax records among the Exchequer. (Domestic Records Information 10). It includes a link to a searchable database for the E179 records. | |||
=== Other Courts === | === Other Courts === | ||