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| + | HCA 13 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Examinations and Answers 1536-1826 | ||
| + | - This series consists of examinations and answers relating mainly to the civil jurisdiction of the Court in instance and prize causes, although a few relate to criminal jurisdiction. An examination, in the legal sense, consisted of the statements or depositions made by a witness or accused person when examined, and is the the record of such statements. An answer, specifically in law, was the counter-statement made in reply to a complainant's bill of charges (such a bill in civil law being termed a libel). | ||
| + | The examinations cover 1536 to 1750, the answers 1577 to 1770, and the examinations on commission 1564 to 1678, with some extra material from 1694 to 1826. HCA 13/1 relates to the Vice-Admiralty of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1536 to 1537. Some volumes contain their own indexes. 272 bundles and volumes | ||
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| + | HCA 13 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Examinations and Answers 1536-1826 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/64 1650-1651 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/65 1651-1652 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/66 1652-1653 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/67 1653 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/68 1653-1654 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/69 1654 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/70 1654-1656 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/71 1656-1657 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/72 1657-1659 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/73 1659-1661 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/74 1661-1664 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/75 1664-1666 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/76 1666-1669 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/77 1669-1675 | ||
| + | Answers to Bills of Complaint | ||
| + | - HCA 13/123 1650 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/124 1650-1652 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/125 1652-1653 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/126 1654-1655 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/127 1655-1656 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/128 1656-1658 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/129 1658-1662 | ||
| + | - HCA 13/130 1662-1664 | ||
| + | . HCA 13/131 1673-1682 | ||
| + | HCA 14 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Exemplars (Drafts) Files 1531-1768 | ||
| + | HCA 15 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Early Instance and Prize Papers 1586-1778 | ||
| + | HCA 23 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Interrogatories Files 1541-1733 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/15 1649-1653 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/16 1649-1653 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/17 1649-1653 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/18 1653-1658 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/19 1658-1664 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/20 1664-1667 | ||
| + | - HCA 23/21 1667-1676 | ||
| + | HCA 24 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Files of Libels, Allegations, Decrees, Sentences and Miscellaneous Documents 1526-1814 | ||
| + | HCA 25 High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Warrants, Bonds and Bails for Letters of Marque 1549-1815 | ||
| + | HCA 32 High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Papers 1592-1855 | ||
| + | HCA 34 High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Sentences and Interlocutories 1643-1854 | ||
| + | HCA 38 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Warrant Books 1541-1859 | ||
| + | HCA 39 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Warrants, Monitions and Decrees Files 1515-1761 | ||
| + | HCA 49 High Court of Admiralty: Vice-Admiralty Courts: Proceedings 1593-1875 | ||
| + | HCA 65 High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted from Prize Papers 1578-c1852 | ||
| + | - All items examined so far in subindex relate to 1745 and later | ||
===Possible secondary sources=== | ===Possible secondary sources=== | ||
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Coldham, Peter Wilson, ''English adventurers and emigrants, 1609-1660: abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with reference to Colonial America'' (Baltimore, 1984) | Coldham, Peter Wilson, ''English adventurers and emigrants, 1609-1660: abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with reference to Colonial America'' (Baltimore, 1984) | ||
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Coote, Henry Charles, ''The new practice of the High court of admiralty of England: with the Rules of 1859, and a collection of forms, and bills of costs, &c., &c'' (London, 1860) | Coote, Henry Charles, ''The new practice of the High court of admiralty of England: with the Rules of 1859, and a collection of forms, and bills of costs, &c., &c'' (London, 1860) | ||
Shilton, Dorothy O. and Richard Holworthy, ''High Court of Admiralty Examinations 1637-1638'' (XXXX, 1932) | Shilton, Dorothy O. and Richard Holworthy, ''High Court of Admiralty Examinations 1637-1638'' (XXXX, 1932) | ||
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| + | Admiralty jurisdiction is discussed in Hale and Fleetwood on Admiralty Jurisdiction, ed M J Prichard and D E C Yale, Selden Society CVIII (1992). | ||
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TNA index
HCA 13 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Examinations and Answers 1536-1826
- This series consists of examinations and answers relating mainly to the civil jurisdiction of the Court in instance and prize causes, although a few relate to criminal jurisdiction. An examination, in the legal sense, consisted of the statements or depositions made by a witness or accused person when examined, and is the the record of such statements. An answer, specifically in law, was the counter-statement made in reply to a complainant's bill of charges (such a bill in civil law being termed a libel).
The examinations cover 1536 to 1750, the answers 1577 to 1770, and the examinations on commission 1564 to 1678, with some extra material from 1694 to 1826. HCA 13/1 relates to the Vice-Admiralty of Norfolk and Suffolk, 1536 to 1537. Some volumes contain their own indexes. 272 bundles and volumes
HCA 13 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Examinations and Answers 1536-1826
- HCA 13/64 1650-1651
- HCA 13/65 1651-1652
- HCA 13/66 1652-1653
- HCA 13/67 1653
- HCA 13/68 1653-1654
- HCA 13/69 1654
- HCA 13/70 1654-1656
- HCA 13/71 1656-1657
- HCA 13/72 1657-1659
- HCA 13/73 1659-1661
- HCA 13/74 1661-1664
- HCA 13/75 1664-1666
- HCA 13/76 1666-1669
- HCA 13/77 1669-1675
Answers to Bills of Complaint
- HCA 13/123 1650
- HCA 13/124 1650-1652
- HCA 13/125 1652-1653
- HCA 13/126 1654-1655
- HCA 13/127 1655-1656
- HCA 13/128 1656-1658
- HCA 13/129 1658-1662
- HCA 13/130 1662-1664
. HCA 13/131 1673-1682
HCA 14 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Exemplars (Drafts) Files 1531-1768
HCA 15 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Early Instance and Prize Papers 1586-1778
HCA 23 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Interrogatories Files 1541-1733
- HCA 23/15 1649-1653
- HCA 23/16 1649-1653
- HCA 23/17 1649-1653
- HCA 23/18 1653-1658
- HCA 23/19 1658-1664
- HCA 23/20 1664-1667
- HCA 23/21 1667-1676
HCA 24 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Files of Libels, Allegations, Decrees, Sentences and Miscellaneous Documents 1526-1814
HCA 25 High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Warrants, Bonds and Bails for Letters of Marque 1549-1815
HCA 32 High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Papers 1592-1855
HCA 34 High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Sentences and Interlocutories 1643-1854
HCA 38 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Warrant Books 1541-1859
HCA 39 High Court of Admiralty: Instance and Prize Courts: Warrants, Monitions and Decrees Files 1515-1761
HCA 49 High Court of Admiralty: Vice-Admiralty Courts: Proceedings 1593-1875
HCA 65 High Court of Admiralty: Miscellaneous Objects, Artefacts and Documents extracted from Prize Papers 1578-c1852
- All items examined so far in subindex relate to 1745 and later
Possible secondary sources
Coldham, Peter Wilson, English adventurers and emigrants, 1609-1660: abstracts of examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with reference to Colonial America (Baltimore, 1984)
- Wilson states in his preface that he has worked largely from the Examination Books, and has omitted merchants' accounts and balance sheets. Equity examination Books are unfit for 1610-20, 1625-29, and 1645-47
- HCA 13/39-73: Examinations in equity causes; each volume covers a two year span; personal details of the deponents are in latin, but most text is in English. Entries are day by day, so details of one case may be stretched over a number of days and months
- HCA 13/226ff.: Depositions taken outside London
- HCA 24: Libels
- HCA 13/100ff: Answers to bills of complaint
- HCA 1/1-27: Indictments and proceedings
- HCA 23: Interrogatories
Coote, Henry Charles, The new practice of the High court of admiralty of England: with the Rules of 1859, and a collection of forms, and bills of costs, &c., &c (London, 1860)
Shilton, Dorothy O. and Richard Holworthy, High Court of Admiralty Examinations 1637-1638 (XXXX, 1932)
Admiralty jurisdiction is discussed in Hale and Fleetwood on Admiralty Jurisdiction, ed M J Prichard and D E C Yale, Selden Society CVIII (1992).
