Cambridge studies in English legal history The ancient state authoritie, and proceedings of the Court of Requests
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Book
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ISBN 10
0521203864
ISBN 13
9780521203869
Category
United Kingdom
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Publication Year
1975
Publisher
Pages
xlvii, 281 pages
Subject
Julius Caesar
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Abstract
"Sir Julius Caesar was the servant of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I, serving as judge of the high court of admiralty, Master of requests, Chancellor of the exchequer, Master of the rolls and privy councilor. He also sat in the alter Elizabethan parliaments and all but one in James' reign. Throughout his long and active career, Caesar preserved hundreds of volumes of his papers. They are largely in the custody of the British Museum and the text of this edition has been taken from BM Lansdowne MS..." - Cover
Description
Contents:
1. The epistle dedicatory -- 2. The Court's authority as demonstrated in the records of the Court of Requests -- 3. Excerpts from the Order and Decree Books and other records of the Court of Requests -- 4. Statutory and common-law precedents concerning the Court of Requests -- 5. Orders, notes and commissions from 4. Henry VI until 1630 dealing with the Court Council or the Court of Requests.
1. The epistle dedicatory -- 2. The Court's authority as demonstrated in the records of the Court of Requests -- 3. Excerpts from the Order and Decree Books and other records of the Court of Requests -- 4. Statutory and common-law precedents concerning the Court of Requests -- 5. Orders, notes and commissions from 4. Henry VI until 1630 dealing with the Court Council or the Court of Requests.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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