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Catalogue description Chancery: Entry Books of Decrees and Orders
| Reference: | C 33 |
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| Title: | Chancery: Entry Books of Decrees and Orders |
| Description: |
Entry books of decrees and orders kept by the registrars of the court of Chancery, whose duty it was to attend the court and to record the orders, decrees and dismissals. The entries include a record of any orders made during the course of a case and the final judgement, as well as the date for the recording of affidavits or depositions, of the hearing, the final decree and the judgement. Digital images of some of the records in this series are available through the Anglo-American Legal Tradition website. Please note that The National Archives is not responsible for this website or its content. |
| Date: | 1544-1875 |
| Arrangement: |
The books are divided into two series known as the A and B books, beginning respectively in 1544 and 1547. Until 1630 both sets of books list suits indiscriminately by the initial letter of the plaintiff's name. Thereafter A books list plaintiffs A-K and B books L-Z. |
| Related material: |
A less comprehensive but more detailed record of particular decrees will be found enrolled in: From 1876, entry books of decrees and orders in the Chancery Division may be found in J 15 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1262 volume(s) |
| Unpublished finding aids: |
Indexes to this series are available. |
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