| Description | a. Nov., 1827. King's Bench. Rex v. Harrison. Draft affidavit. Incomplete. 2ff. b. Trinity Term, 1828. Rex v. John Swarbreck Rogers. Draft plea for a prohibition. 18ff. c. Nov., 1814. Rex v. Edward Roberts as Councilman. Affidavit of service of court orders etc. 2ff. d. Trinity Term, 1814. King's Bench. Sir Watkyn Williams Wynn, bt., v. the King. Draft pleas. 50ff. e. n.d. 1827 or later. Rough notes on Chester Quo Warrantos. 5ff. f. Nov.,1828. Letters written from Chester concerning documentary evidence of former City legal suits etc. i. R.V. Tyrwhitt to Mr. Edwards, Clerk to Finchett Maddocks, Chester. Legal points re. suit concerning election of Aldermen and re. suit about charity funds. 2ff. f. ii. Same to same. Concerning Rex v. Rogers, and Attorney General v. Mayor and Citizens. 2ff. iii. Same to same. Concerning Attorney General v. Mayor and Citizens in Exchequer at Chester. 2ff. iv. William Edwards, from Chester, to J. Finchett-Maddock in London. Concerning the jurisdiction of the Chester Exchequer; and about case, McKinlay and Wills. Mentions the proceedings in Aldersey's case in 1557. 2ff. v. Same to same, about searches in the Exchequer records. 2ff. vi. T. Finchett-Maddock from Chester to Jno. Finchett Maddock in London. Concerning Rex v. Rogers and Attorney General v. Mayor. 2ff. vii. Robert Bowers to J. Finchett Maddock. Sends extract from Cowper MSS. concerning events of 1573 and the articles of agreement made then between the City and the Exchequer Court. 2ff. viii. William Edwards to J. Finchett Maddock in London. Concerning the search in the rolls of the Exchequer. Refers to the resistance made by the Mayor and Citizens in 1562 to the proceedings commenced in the Exchequer by Fulk Aldersey v. Green, which terminated in the decree made in 1572. He has sent copies of the records about the Aldersey case. 2ff. ix. Same to same. Encloses entries from Exchequer rolls; and re. charity case. 2ff. x. Same to same. Concerning a conveyance of property and the fee for drawing demurrers. 2ff |