Cheshire Court Rolls
(1259-1290)
Civil and criminal cases for most of Cheshire were handled by the county courts. Here we have the county court rolls for November 1259 to August 1260, December 1281 to September 1282, and December 1286 to September 1289. The city of Chester exercised its own jurisdiction, and here we have crown pleas and presentments from 1287 to 1297. The royal manor of Macclesfield in the east of the county had three independent jurisdictions - the hundred, forest and borough. Royal justices in eyre dealt with civil and criminal cases from the hundred and forest during their yearly visits, and here we have records from 1284 to 1290. Also covered by this index is an Inquest of Service in Time of War in Wales of 1288, listing knight's fees in the county. POWNAL. Cost: £4.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Lancashire and Cheshire Marriage Licences
(1639-1644)
Licences for intended marriages in Chester archdeaconry, which covered Cheshire and Lancashire south of the Ribble (by far the most populous part of that county)POWNAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Harley family papers
(1690-1708)
This collection of letters and papers is particularly interesting in that it includes a file of petitions and memorials to queen Anne from 1704 to 1708, and a similar file of petitions to Robert Harley in his post as Secretary of State during the same years. The collection includes a few items earlier than 1690. Mostly relates to Britain and Ireland.POWNAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Masters of Apprentices
(1758)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 1 January to 31 December 1758.POWNAL. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices and trainee clerks
(1762)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty (late payment of the 6d rate attracted double duty (D D) of 12d): the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 1 January to 31 December 1762.POWNAL. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Spirited and Independent Freeholders of Middlesex
(1769)
This 'LIST of the spirited and independent FREEHOLDERS of MIDDLESEX; Enemies to ministerial Influence, and Court Despotism', giving names and addresses, was published in volume 4 of The Political Register and Impartial Review of New Books, for 1769.POWNAL. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Apprentices
(1771)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty (late payment of the 6d rate attracted double duty (D D) of 12d): the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 16 March 1771.POWNAL. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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People in the News
(1775)
Births, marriages and deaths, reports of crimes, trials and hangings, and general news, mainly from England, reported in the Chronicle section of the Annual RegisterPOWNAL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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People in the News
(1776)
Births, marriages and deaths, reports of crimes, trials and hangings, and general news, mainly from England, reported in the Chronicle section of the Annual RegisterPOWNAL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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People in the News
(1777)
Births, marriages and deaths, reports of crimes, trials and hangings, and general news, mainly from England, reported in the Chronicle section of the Annual RegisterPOWNAL. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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