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| === Court of the Exchequer === | | === Court of the Exchequer === |
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| 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 ({{FHL|651788|title-id|disp=FHL film 104399 Items 3-6}}). | | 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 ({{FHL|651788|title-id|disp=FS Library film 104399 Items 3-6}}). |
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| The National Archives in England published [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/taxation-before-1689/ "Taxation Records Before 1689"] about tax records among the Exchequer. It includes a link to a searchable database for the E179 records. | | The National Archives in England published [https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/taxation-before-1689/ "Taxation Records Before 1689"] about tax records among the Exchequer. It includes a link to a searchable database for the E179 records. |