REQ 1/18
Court of Requests: Book of ORDERS, FINAL ORDERS, DECREES, MEMORANDA (Mich 36/37 Eliz I - Hil 38 Eliz I)
Contributed by Dave King
This volume contains details of orders, decrees and memoranda of the Court of Requests, covering terms Mich 36/37 Eliz I - Hil 38 Eliz I (ie Oct 1594 - March 1596). For further information see The National Archives Catalogue and The National Archives Research Guide
Due to a gap in the series, the list providing a follow on from this is that of REQ 1/47
Contents
Conventions used
It is important to recognise that this is NOT a transcript, but rather a list to assist in identifying appropriate entries.
Names
The formatting and spelling of surnames follow the original, but first names have been modernised.
Dates
The modern form of dates is given. It should be noted that entries in the original are not always individually dated, however the sequential nature of the entries allows confidence in applying dates to individual rows in the table.
Notes/Comments
These have been added wherever it is felt that further information is available which would assist in identifying suits. These notes summarise, rather than transcribe. Most additional personal and place names encountered have been added to this column, except those of counsel, which are omitted. It should be noted that repetitive wording such as in the case of orders for dismissal 'unless complt (or deft) show good reason to the contrary' & similar, have been truncated to 'unless complt/deft show...'.
Guidance on locating images
Links have been added to allow direct reference to the original entries. Please note that odd and even numbered pages are held in different sequences, thus where a case runs across more than one page, links are provided in the table to all the pages in the correct order. Always use the links provided in the table, please DO NOT use the forward or backward arrows on the images themselves as they will take you to the next/previous image in the odd/even sequence
Lists
(Note that some of this material has been previously published on the Your Archives wiki of The National Archives.)
Listings of the cases covered by this volume are available as follows:
- Michaelmas Term 36/37 Eliz I, which are the first 228 pages of the volume, covering the dates 9 October to 12 December 1594. There are two consecutive chronological sequences, each covering the whole period of the Michaelmas Term. Pages 1 - 111 are generally short entries, comprising orders and memoranda, and appear to be recording straightforward court business, with little if any detail of the cause or the persons involved. Pages 112 - 228 start again at 9 October, and generally comprise more substantial entries of orders and decrees, often providing additional details of the cause and the persons involved.
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 36/37 Eliz I (1594) - Part1, covering pages 1-50
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 36/37 Eliz I (1594) - Part2, covering pages 51-100
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 36/37 Eliz I (1594) - Part3, covering pages 101-150
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 36/37 Eliz I (1594) - Part4, covering pages 151-228
- Hillary Term 37 Eliz I, pages 229 - 353, covering the dates 23 January to 22 February 1594/5 (with two entries from April & May 1595 out of sequence). There are two consecutive chronological sequences, each covering the whole period of the Hillary Term. Pages 229 - 289 are generally short entries, comprising orders and memoranda, and appear to be recording straightforward court business, with little if any detail of the cause or the persons involved. Pages 291 - 353 start again at 27 January, and generally comprise more substantial entries of orders and decrees, often providing additional details of the cause and the persons involved.
- REQ 1/18. List, Hillary Term 37 Eliz I (1594) - Part1, covering pages 229-269
- REQ 1/18. List, Hillary Term 37 Eliz I (1594) - Part2, covering pages 270-310
- REQ 1/18. List, Hillary Term 37 Eliz I (1594) - Part3, covering pages 311-353
- Easter Term 37 Eliz I, pages 359 - 497, covering the dates 7 May to 6 June 1595. There are two consecutive chronological sequences, each covering the whole period of the Easter Term. Pages 359 - 433 are generally short entries, comprising orders and memoranda, and appear to be recording straightforward court business, with little if any detail of the cause or the persons involved. Pages 435 - 497 start again at 7 May, and generally comprise more substantial entries of orders and decrees, often providing additional details of the cause and the persons involved.
- REQ 1/18. List, Easter Term 37 Eliz I (1595) - Part1, covering pages 359-409
- REQ 1/18. List, Easter Term 37 Eliz I (1595) - Part2, covering pages 410-460
- REQ 1/18. List, Easter Term 37 Eliz I (1595) - Part3, covering pages 461-497
- Trinity Term 37 Eliz I, pages 501 - 619, covering the dates 20 June to 1 September 1595. There are two consecutive chronological sequences, each covering the whole period of the Trinity Term. Pages 501 - 556 are generally short entries, comprising orders and memoranda, and appear to be recording straightforward court business, with little if any detail of the cause or the persons involved. Pages 557 - 619 start again at 20 June, and generally comprise more substantial entries of orders and decrees, often providing additional details of the cause and the persons involved.
- REQ 1/18. List, Trinity Term 37 Eliz I (1595) - Part1, covering pages 501-541
- REQ 1/18. List, Trinity Term 37 Eliz I (1595) - Part2, covering pages 542-582
- REQ 1/18. List, Trinity Term 37 Eliz I (1595) - Part3, covering pages 583-619
- Michaelmas Term 37/38 Eliz I, pages 621 - 814, covering the dates 9 October to 15 December 1595. There are two consecutive chronological sequences, each covering the whole period of the Michaelmas Term. Pages 621 - 718 are generally short entries, comprising orders and memoranda, and appear to be recording straightforward court business, with little if any detail of the cause or the persons involved. Pages 719 - 814 start again at 9 October, and generally comprise more substantial entries of orders and decrees, often providing additional details of the cause and the persons involved.
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 37/38 Eliz I (1595) - Part1, covering pages 621-670
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 37/38 Eliz I (1595) - Part2, covering pages 671-720
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 37/38 Eliz I (1595) - Part3, covering pages 721-770
- REQ 1/18. List, Michaelmas Term 37/38 Eliz I (1595) - Part4, covering pages 771-814
- Hillary Term 38 Eliz I, pages 815 - 920, covering the dates 23 January 1595/6 to 17 April 1596. There are two consecutive chronological sequences, each covering the whole period of the Hillary Term. Pages 815 - 866 are generally short entries, comprising orders and memoranda, and appear to be recording straightforward court business, with little if any detail of the cause or the persons involved. Pages 867 - 920 start again at 23 January, and generally comprise more substantial entries of orders and decrees, often providing additional details of the cause and the persons involved.
- REQ 1/18. List, Hillary Term 38 Eliz I (1595/6) - Part1, covering pages 815-865
- REQ 1/18. List, Hillary Term 38 Eliz I (1595/6) - Part2, covering pages 866-920