Court rolls. Judicial records.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Court records limited to the daily court proceedings of a given court.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fragment of a court roll referring to Ely and Swaffham., 14th century.
Item
Identifier: Ch.8962
Dates:
14th century.
`Record of the Writs, Orders and Proceedings of the Admirall Court in the office of Messrs. Gibson and Pringle’, bound into an album.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.12
Scope and Contents
The court was composed of the copiators (writers, and, presumably, apprentices) in the office, who elected an Admiral and other office-holders, the youngest in the office being the Macer of Court, and so on. Fines were imposed for untidiness, fighting, and similar disturbances, and were spent, when a sufficient sum had accumulated, upon a dinner for the members of the court. The court was held in Durie`s office.
Dates:
1751-1776.
‘Roll book for the use of John Clerk, Esqr., Advocate', afterwards Lord Eldin, giving cases on which he was engaged., 1788-1791.
Item
Identifier: MS.1952
Scope and Contents
On folio 29 verso are drawings of figures.
Dates:
1788-1791.