A Catalogue of Processes in the Registry of the High Court of...
Scarce 1823 First Edition Catalogue of Processes for the High Court of Delegates with Notable Legal Provenance [Great Britain. High Court of Delegates]. [Addams, Jesse (1783-1871), Attributed]. A Catalogue of Processes in the Registry of the High Court of Delegates, from 1609 to 1823. [London: Printed by A. & R. Spottiswoode, 1823?]. First edition. Octavo (9-1/2" x 6"; 24.1 x 15.2cm). 84 pp. Bound in later tan library buckram, with gilt red lettering piece to spine. Birmingham Law Society property stamps to title page and page [1]. Contemporary previous owner's signature "Aug. Gostling" to title page. Front endleaves reinforced with tape. Light soiling and offsetting to endleaves and title page, otherwise internally clean. A very good, sound copy. $450. * This historic legal index, compiled anonymously, but attributed to the English advocate Jesse Addams, serves as the definitive primary guide to the official records and appellate case files handled by the High Court of Delegates over more than two centuries. Established under Henry VIII, the Delegates functioned as the supreme appellate tribunal in England and Wales for ecclesiastical, matrimonial, testamentary, and admiralty cases until its abolition in 1832. In this context, "processes" denotes the officially authenticated lower-court transcripts including promoter allegations, depositions, and physical exhibits like shipping manifests or land deeds sent up on appeal. This copy belonged to Augustus Gostling (1783-1849), a prominent civilian lawyer admitted to the exclusive Doctors' Commons, meaning he practiced directly before this court and likely utilized this exact catalog as an active, working administrative tool. (Cambridge University Library Rare Books Provenance Index; 7180.d.151).
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