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John Aubrey (1626-1697) was an antiquary. He matriculated at Trinity College, Oxford, 1642, and was a Student at the Middle Temple, London, 1646. Details are given in the Dictionary of National Biography .

From the guide to the Papers relating to the case of John Aubrey, v., Joan Sumner, 1668, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library)

The Court of King's Bench was the highest court of common law in England from the Middle Ages, based at Westminster Hall. It was originally a criminal court, but gradually came to hear civil cases as well. In 1873 it became a division of the High Court of Justice.

From the guide to the Reports of cases in King's Bench, 1663-1664, (Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives)

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