A Guide to Chancery Equity Records and Proceedings, 1600-1800

Download or read book A Guide to Chancery Equity Records and Proceedings, 1600-1800 written by Henry Horwitz and published by Public Record Office Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a revised edition of a guide to the exploration of the voluminous records of Chancery equity proceedings in the Public Record Office. It takes account of the results of the transfer of these records to Kew, to assure the guide's continuing availability to researchers. Additions include an appendix analyzing the contents of the Bernau Index and providing guidelines for its use, a review of the location and organization of the main finding aids to Chancery equity records at Kew, and a description of newly-completed listings of Chancery classes. The text also incorporates the results of ongoing research on Chancery (and Exchequer) equity proceedings.