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9 - Duties of the Oxford Circuit clerical staff c. 1650

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 October 2011

J. S. Cockburn
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University of Maryland
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[endorsed] Gravills notes concerninge the Assizes business.

A note of the clerks places in Oxfordsheir Circuit.

On the gaole syde there is one assosiat which is called the Clerke of Araignns, which place ould Mr Onslowe hath formerly executed. Of later time for the space of some sixteene yeares or thereabout Richard Gravill hath executed the same place, being in comission.

To this assosiates place belonges the reading of the comissions, arraigninge the gaole, and the chardge of the whole busines upon the Crowne syde; together with receavinge of all fees belonging to that courte, which are due to the Clerke of Assize, which the said assosiate accoumpted for at the end of the circuit. Alsoe the said Richard Gravill hath formerly had the keepinge of all the records of the Crowne syde, but of late Zachary Babington hath had the custody of the records of most of the counties for the Gaole Court. Hee that keepes the records aforsaid is to make up the grand estreats of the Gaole Court which is of all forfeitures of recognizances, fynes, yssues, amercments, and of convicted recusants, which hath bin usually done at London in the Michaellmas Terme next after both the circuits.

[f. 113v] The assosiate upon the Gaole [side] can dispatch all the busines of that courte with the helpe of one clerke to keepe the booke of causes, and another briefe book which wee comonly call the hanging booke, entringe up the orders in a booke, the recognizances in a kalendar, etc. which Mr Babington of late hath assisted to doe.

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Print publication year: 1972

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