Original articles of clerkship, affidavits of the execution of the articles, affidavits of the payment of stamp duty, and fiats for admission to practise in the Court of Common Pleas, under the Attorneys and Solicitors Act of 1728.
The articles of clerkship provide the names and places of residence of the trainee attorney or solicitor, his parent or guardian, and the attorney to whom he was articled. They also supply the parent's occupation, and sometimes the premium paid for the articles. Some documents are endorsed with the name of the judge who authorised admission.