Liegemen and Traitors, Pirates and Spies
(1616-1617) The Privy Council of James I was responsible for internal security in England and Wales, and dealt with all manner of special and urgent matters
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PCC Probate Abstracts
(1630-1634) The Prerogative Court of Canterbury's main jurisdiction was central and southern England and Wales, as well as over sailors &c dying abroad: these brief abstracts usually give address, date of probate and name of executor or administrator
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Surrey Sessions
(1659-1661) Surrey Sessions Rolls and Order Books. These are abstracts of sessional orders, minutes of criminal cases, memoranda and other entries of record taken from the Order Books from Midsummer 1659 to Midsummer 1661, inclusive, and the Sessions Rolls for Easter and Midsummer 1661.WADDEN. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Official Papers
(1660-1661) The State Papers Domestic cover all manner of business relating to Britain, Ireland and the colonies, conducted in the office of the Secretary of State as well as other miscellaneous records. The records of these years immediately after the restoration of the monarchy include many petitions to Charles II for offices and possessions lost during the Civil War.
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House of Lords Proceedings
(1693-1695) Private bills dealing with divorce, disputed and entailed estates: petitions, reports and commissions: naturalisation proceedings.
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House of Lords Proceedings
(1702-1704) Private bills dealing with divorce, disputed and entailed estates: petitions, reports and commissions: naturalisation proceedings.
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House of Lords Proceedings
(1704-1706) Private bills dealing with divorce, disputed and entailed estates: petitions, reports and commissions: naturalisation proceedings. This abstract of the archives from the beginning of the third Session of the first Parliament of queen Anne, 24 October 1704, to the end of the first Session of her second Parliament, 19 March 1706, was prepared by Cuthbert Headlam and J. B. Hotham and printed in 1912 in continuation of the volumes issued under the authority of the Historical Manuscripts Commission.
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Masters and Apprentices
(1713) Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's father's name and address, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 1 January to 31 December 1713.WADDEN. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Proceedings at the Old Bailey
(1785) The Daily Universal Register for January 1785 reported desultorily on activity at the Old Bailey and at Newgate prison, sometimes under the title 'Old Bailey Intelligence'. Persons mentioned include not only the accused, but also victims, police officers, witnesses, &c.WADDEN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Insolvents
(1826) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost linksWADDEN. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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