COURT OF WARDS AND LIVERIES
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0074 CLC/301 |
Held at | : London Metropolitan Archives Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lma › |
Full title | : COURT OF WARDS AND LIVERIES |
Date(s) | : 1631 |
Level of description | : Collection |
Extent | : 1 item. |
Name of creator(s) | : Court of Wards and Liveries |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Court of Wards and Liveries was established in 1540-42. Its function was to administer the monarch's feudal dues. When a tenant of the monarch died, the land reverted to the crown until the heir of the tenant paid a fee, known as a 'relief', after which they could take possession. If the heir was underage they became a ward of the crown.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Record of the Court of Wards and Liveries, comprising examinations of defendants in a court case concerning commodities in a court yard adjoining the Bull Head Tavern in Cheapside, October-November 1631.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
One item.
Conditions governing access:
Available for general access.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
Finding aids:
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Deposited in the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, which merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Allied Materials
Related material:
For the main records of the Court of Wards and Liveries see The National Archives, reference WARD.
Publication note:
For more information see The National Archives Legal Records Information Guide 11, available on their website http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ (accessed Oct 2010).
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
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:
August to October 2010.
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