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== Court Records (''Tingbøker'') == | == Court Records (''Tingbøker'') == | ||
[[File:Norway, Nordland, tingbok 1 1666 008709480 00014.jpg|thumb|Preamble to 18 June 1666 (Botolph's Day Session), Nordland & Finmark District]] | |||
Records are arranged by court district (''sorenskriveri'') and the contents are arranged chronologically. Sessions were held at different farms in the district, on a rotation to provide all persons in the district access to the court. These records begin in the 1630s. They are unindexed, not transcribed, and require considerable study and effort to be used effectively. The bound volumes which are available are transcriptions of the testimony, notes, and judgement from each court session. A copy of the court's decision was provided to the participants. A fee was charged for the stemplet papir (paper printed with king's monogram)on which the decision was recorded or for the recording (''tinglysning''') of any transaction. Most records are held in the regional archives (''statsarkiv'') and are available on microfilm and online at the [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/ Digital Archives]. | Records are arranged by court district (''sorenskriveri'') and the contents are arranged chronologically. Sessions were held at different farms in the district, on a rotation to provide all persons in the district access to the court. These records begin in the 1630s. They are unindexed, not transcribed, and require considerable study and effort to be used effectively. The bound volumes which are available are transcriptions of the testimony, notes, and judgement from each court session. A copy of the court's decision was provided to the participants. A fee was charged for the stemplet papir (paper printed with king's monogram)on which the decision was recorded or for the recording (''tinglysning''') of any transaction. Most records are held in the regional archives (''statsarkiv'') and are available on microfilm and online at the [https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/ Digital Archives]. | ||
The sample entry gives the date of the court session (18 June 1666, the Feast of St. Botolph, identifies the jurors present and the districts they represent-Lofoten, Salten, and Vesteraalen, and other officials of the court present, and the first case on the docket. | |||
=== Probate Records (''Skifteprotokoller'') === | === Probate Records (''Skifteprotokoller'') === | ||