Court of Chancery and Court of Exchequer

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The Court of Chancery was the court of equity developed in the 15th century to provide remedies not available in the courts of common law. It was abolished by the Judicature Act of 1873, which formed the Chancery Division, one of the three Divisions of the High Court of Justice, in its place.

The Court of the Exchequer was formed to handle financial matters, but had begun to develop an equity jurisdiction by the mid-sixteenth century. In 1841 it lost this jurisdiction, and any outstanding work was transferred to the court of Chancery. The business of the court included disputes over titles of land, manorial rights, tithes, mineral rights, ex-monastic land, debts, wills, etc.

From the guide to the Photostats of the papers of eight cases brought in Chancery and the Court of Exchequer, 1765-78, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library)

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associatedWith Alexander Robert fl 18th century merchant person
associatedWith Alexander William fl 1776-1778 person
associatedWith Bindley John fl 1768-1769 person
associatedWith Blaavw Gerrit fl 1773 person
associatedWith Boldero Henry fl 1744-1765 person
associatedWith Brown Jonas fl 1778 person
associatedWith Burd Joseph fl 1771 person
associatedWith Colebrooke Sir George 1729-1809 2nd Baronet politician and statesman person
associatedWith Coutts & Co. London bank corporateBody
associatedWith Fordyce Alexander fl 1769 person
associatedWith Gilbert Ambrose fl 1778 person
associatedWith James William fl 1769 person
associatedWith Jaquery John Elias fl 1771 person
associatedWith Macleane Lauchlin fl 18th century of London person
associatedWith Mallison Isaac fl 1778 person
associatedWith Neale Henry fl 1769 person
associatedWith Palk Robert fl 1778 person
associatedWith Pulteney Sir William 1729-1805 5th Baronet MP person
associatedWith Roffey Samuel fl 1769 person
associatedWith Sowley Henry fl 1778 person
associatedWith Sulivan Laurence 1713-1786 person
associatedWith Townson John fl 1773 person
associatedWith Verney Ralph 1712-1791 2nd Earl Verney MP person
associatedWith Wilkes John fl 1771 person
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Great Britain Exchequer
Great Britain Chancery
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Bankers England
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