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#Court Baron (and transactions) | #Court Baron (and transactions) | ||
#View of Frankpledge where the tenants reported on misdeeds and named those responsible—there is much that is entertaining and curious here. | #View of Frankpledge where the tenants reported on misdeeds and named those responsible—there is much that is entertaining and curious here. | ||
#Custom breach and variation.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Finding and Using Manor Court Records | #Custom breach and variation.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Finding and Using Manor Court Records - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Finding_and_Using_Manor_Court_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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A precept, or announcement of a forthcoming manor court is shown below, the format of a court roll or record and a transcription of a whole court beneath that.<br> <br> '''Precept for a Manor Court''' | A precept, or announcement of a forthcoming manor court is shown below, the format of a court roll or record and a transcription of a whole court beneath that.<br> <br> '''Precept for a Manor Court''' | ||
'''[[Image:Announcement Notice of Manor Court.jpg|400px|thumb|<center>Announcement Notice of Manor Court<center>]]'''<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Manor Courts | '''[[Image:Announcement Notice of Manor Court.jpg|400px|thumb|<center>Announcement Notice of Manor Court<center>]]'''<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Manor Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Manor_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
The FamilySearch Library has some manorial court records. To find the records that are in the library, look in the Place Search of the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under : | The FamilySearch Library has some manorial court records. To find the records that are in the library, look in the Place Search of the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] under : | ||
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==== Parliament Rolls ==== | ==== Parliament Rolls ==== | ||
These are the records of transactions in parliament down to 1886.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Chancery Office Records and Revenue Courts | These are the records of transactions in parliament down to 1886.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Chancery Office Records and Revenue Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Chancery_Office_Records_and_Revenue_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
=== Common Law Appellate Courts === | === Common Law Appellate Courts === | ||
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| The Abbot v. the Bailiffs of Shrewsbury<br> | | The Abbot v. the Bailiffs of Shrewsbury<br> | ||
| 1509<br> | | 1509<br> | ||
| Municipal and abbatial franchise<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Common Law Appellate Courts | | Municipal and abbatial franchise<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Common Law Appellate Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Common_Law_Appellate_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
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=== Court of the Exchequer === | === Court of the Exchequer === | ||
The exchequer was a financial institution, its name taken from the chequered cloth (like a chess board) laid on the table to assist in counting money and calculating the amount of tax due to the crown. The ''lower exchequer'' dealt with accounts payable and receivable. The ''upper exchequer'' managed the royal revenue, audited the accounts and dealt with disputes, thus having a judicial role as well as a financial one. The exchequer administered the king’s finances throughout the Middle Ages, but from the 16<sup>th</sup> century the ''treasury'' began to take over this role. By 1883 the exchequer had no financial functions left but did continue its judicial ones until the 1870s.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Chancery Office Records and Revenue Courts | The exchequer was a financial institution, its name taken from the chequered cloth (like a chess board) laid on the table to assist in counting money and calculating the amount of tax due to the crown. The ''lower exchequer'' dealt with accounts payable and receivable. The ''upper exchequer'' managed the royal revenue, audited the accounts and dealt with disputes, thus having a judicial role as well as a financial one. The exchequer administered the king’s finances throughout the Middle Ages, but from the 16<sup>th</sup> century the ''treasury'' began to take over this role. By 1883 the exchequer had no financial functions left but did continue its judicial ones until the 1870s.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Chancery Office Records and Revenue Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Chancery_Office_Records_and_Revenue_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
The National Archives houses the records from the Court of the Exchequer for people who lived in England and Wales. The FamilySearch Library has a film copy of an index to 127,628 Exchequer depositions between 1559 and 1695 ({{FSC|651788|title-id|disp=FS Library film 104399 Items 3-6}}). | The National Archives houses the records from the Court of the Exchequer for people who lived in England and Wales. The FamilySearch Library has a film copy of an index to 127,628 Exchequer depositions between 1559 and 1695 ({{FSC|651788|title-id|disp=FS Library film 104399 Items 3-6}}). | ||
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Land held of the king was subject to royal guardianship if it was inherited by a son under 21 or a daughter under 14, until their minority ended or the ward was given in marriage during minority. "The court of wards and liveries" was established in 1540 to administer funds received by the king for his rights of wardship, marriage and livery (regarding the land) and lasted until 1645. In practice the king typically sold these rights to a near-relative of the minor, and the land also, but not necessarily to the same person. A ward who refused the spouse found for them, or who married without their guardian’s consent, caused a fine for the estate. | Land held of the king was subject to royal guardianship if it was inherited by a son under 21 or a daughter under 14, until their minority ended or the ward was given in marriage during minority. "The court of wards and liveries" was established in 1540 to administer funds received by the king for his rights of wardship, marriage and livery (regarding the land) and lasted until 1645. In practice the king typically sold these rights to a near-relative of the minor, and the land also, but not necessarily to the same person. A ward who refused the spouse found for them, or who married without their guardian’s consent, caused a fine for the estate. | ||
Details about the court of wards and liveries can be found in TNA research guide L11 and in Hawkins (1969). As an example, at Essex Archives Online there is a 1641 "grant of wardship and marriage of Michael Heneage, son and heir of Thomas Heneage esq to Dame Bridget Lyddal widow of Battersea, Surrey giving details of his property in Essex."<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Chancery Office Records and Revenue Courts | Details about the court of wards and liveries can be found in TNA research guide L11 and in Hawkins (1969). As an example, at Essex Archives Online there is a 1641 "grant of wardship and marriage of Michael Heneage, son and heir of Thomas Heneage esq to Dame Bridget Lyddal widow of Battersea, Surrey giving details of his property in Essex."<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Chancery Office Records and Revenue Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Chancery_Office_Records_and_Revenue_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> | ||
=== Ecclesiastical Courts === | === Ecclesiastical Courts === | ||
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<ref name="chris">Christensen, Penelope. "England Types of Civil Courts | <ref name="chris">Christensen, Penelope. "England Types of Civil Courts - International Institute, " ''The International Institute of Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/England_Types_of_Civil_Courts_%28National_Institute%29.</ref> <br> | ||
=== Resources === | === Resources === | ||
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