Catalogue description Court of Wards and Liveries: Miscellaneous Books

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Details of WARD 9
Reference: WARD 9
Title: Court of Wards and Liveries: Miscellaneous Books
Description:

This series contains volumes relating to all areas of the business of the Court of Wards and Liveries.

The largest part of the collection of Court of Wards and Liveries miscellanea consists of accounts of ministers, feodaries and receivers' general, although there is also a lot of material relating to the administration of wardship and livery, process for the recovery of debts and judicial business.

There are also transcripts and abstracts of inquisitions and miscellaneous material including lists, indexes and calendars.

Date: Henry VIII - 1826
Arrangement:

Chronological by type of document

Related material:

Relevant Inquisitions post mortem can also be found in:

WARD 7

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English and Latin
Physical description: 701 volume(s)
Unpublished finding aids:

See also the Guide to and Analytical List of Court of Wards and Liveries Miscellanea (WARD 8-WARD 11): Please speak to staff at the Map and Large Document Room enquiry desk for the precise location.

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