Catalogue description Court of King's Bench, Crown Side, and Supreme Court of Judicature, High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division: Depositions and Other Documents

Mainly depositions taken before justices of the peace and other magistrates, but also a variety of other items, including informations, exhibits and various kinds of recognizance. They relate to cases which began before lesser courts, particularly the Central Criminal Court, and later came before King's Bench. Most of them are written on printed forms.

For later King's Bench depositions, see:

J 16

J 17

For King's Bench Plea Side depositions see KB 144