Catalogue description High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Warrant Books

Search within or browse this series to find specific records of interest.

Date range

Details of HCA 38
Reference: HCA 38
Title: High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Warrant Books
Description:

This series consists of entry books of warrants issued for the arrest of ships, persons or goods. From the mid-17th century they also contain memoranda of bails, securities given for arrested persons or property. The main series of warrant books runs from 1541 to 1774.

Date: 1541-1859
Related material:

Records of the oyer and terminer cases are in HCA 1

Warrants in criminal cases are in HCA 55

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 80 volume(s)
Unpublished finding aids:

HCA 38/1-2 are indexed in the supplementary finding aid entitled 'HCA Index of Cases' which will be found on open access in the public areas. Please speak to staff at the enquiry desk for the precise location.

Have you found an error with this catalogue description?

Help with your research

How to look for...