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The equivalent of the hundreds’ petty sessions for the boroughs, which were towns administered by a corporation and having privileges confirmed by royal charter of defined by statute, were the borough sessions. The mayor of a corporation was normally the ex officio Justice of the Peace for the borough. The situation is variable in different places, though, since there may have been several courts operating within one borough, each with its limited purview, such as a manorial court leet, a mayor’s court, a court of orphans, of conscience and requests, one for gaol delivery and a pie-powder (market) court all in addition to the Sessions of the Peace. | The equivalent of the hundreds’ petty sessions for the boroughs, which were towns administered by a corporation and having privileges confirmed by royal charter of defined by statute, were the borough sessions. The mayor of a corporation was normally the ex officio Justice of the Peace for the borough. The situation is variable in different places, though, since there may have been several courts operating within one borough, each with its limited purview, such as a manorial court leet, a mayor’s court, a court of orphans, of conscience and requests, one for gaol delivery and a pie-powder (market) court all in addition to the Sessions of the Peace. | ||
In the borough of Great Torrington, Devon {{ | In the borough of Great Torrington, Devon {{FSC|516057|item|disp=film 1526359}} the 1769 sessions are confusingly called the ''General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Leet and Law Day of our Lord the King''. Presiding were John Coplestone mayor and Daniel Johnson justice, with two aldermen (John Palmer and Isaac Williams), two capital burgesses (Thomas Moore and Theophilus Heles) and the steward Thomas Bolton in attendance. | ||
Fourteen jurors were listed and sworn and a motley assemblage of cases were heard, for example: | Fourteen jurors were listed and sworn and a motley assemblage of cases were heard, for example: | ||
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Borough court records may be found at the town hall, often with no full-time archivist in charge of them, but many have been deposited at the county record office or county library. On the FamilySearch Catalog look under COUNTY-PLACE-COURT RECORDS. Other examples of filmed borough court records include: | Borough court records may be found at the town hall, often with no full-time archivist in charge of them, but many have been deposited at the county record office or county library. On the FamilySearch Catalog look under COUNTY-PLACE-COURT RECORDS. Other examples of filmed borough court records include: | ||
*Newport, Hampshire 1518-1809 on three films starting at {{ | *Newport, Hampshire 1518-1809 on three films starting at {{FSC|628776|item|disp=Film 1470987}}. | ||
*Lostwithiel, Cornwall 1627-1884 on {{ | *Lostwithiel, Cornwall 1627-1884 on {{FSC|576625|item|disp=film 1565461}} | ||
Some transcribed and indexed records are available as well, for example: | Some transcribed and indexed records are available as well, for example: | ||
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