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Senate House Library, University of London

Jury list, [16th century]


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 452

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Jury list, [16th century]

Date(s): [16th century]

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: Single sheet

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

A jury is a group chosen from the citizenry of a district to try a question of fact. It is the standard jury used in civil and criminal trials.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript list of 24 names, 12 marked to indicate that these persons served as jurors in a plea of transgression between Edward Collins, plaintiff, and John Dalley, defendant. Endorsement. Probably dating from the 16th century.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: Latin

System of arrangement:

Single item.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

8¼" x 2¼"

Finding aids:

Collection level description.

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

On permanent loan from the British Records Association (B.R.A.833).

ALLIED MATERIALS

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Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the AIM25 Project.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2001


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Legal procedure | Administration of justice

Personal names
Collins | Edward | fl c 1550 | plaintiff
Dalley | John | fl c 1550 | defendant

Corporate names

Places