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ZQ - Chester Quarter Sessions

A - Administration

AA - Assessments: Wage Rates - 1575

AG - Gaol and House of Correction - 1808-1872

AP - Point of Air Lighthouse Trust - 1775-1889

AR - River Dee - 1800-1831

AS - Quarter Sessions: Administration: Special Sessions - 1864-1880

C - Chester City Coroner - 1442-1973

CI - Coroners' Inquests. - c1442-1839

CR - Crownmote Court Rolls - 1316-1611

F - Finance

FA - Accounts - 1828-1836

J - Justices of the Peace

JC - Commissions of the Peace - 1836-1970

JD - Declarations - 1860-1901

R - Registration and Deposit

RJ - Jurors - 1608-1817

RL - Licenced Victuallers - 1552-1833

RP - Deposited plans - 1772-1935

RR - Sacrament Certificates - 1673-1789

RTB - Transportation Bonds - 1731-1775

RTC - Transportation Contracts - 1764-1775

S - Court in Session

SE - Examinations and Depositions - 1522-1858

1 - The case between Richard Dutton, draper, and Edward Marten, tailor, concerning possession of a shop in Bridge Street - 1552

2 - Depositions and examinations - 1557-1572

2A - Deposits and Examinations

3 - Depositions and Examinations - 1577-1588

4 - Recusancy. - 1592

5 - Depositions and Examinations - 1588-1600

6 - Depositions and Examinations - 1601-1602

1 - Examination of a prisoner in the Castle, concerning a petition presented to Mr. Justice Warburton - various prisoners seem to have been bullied into taking part by the underkeeper of the Castle, Richard Sutton. - May 6th 1602

2 - Copy of petition to Warburton, vice-chamberlain of the Palatine, accusing Henry Hamnett of counterfeiting the seal of the Exchequer Court of Chester - according to the statement in QSE/6/4 above, the whole affair is a fabrication. - n.d.

3 - Reference to the examinee beings brought before the magistrates. - June 18th 1602

4 - Case of felony, endorsed with note of persons bound to prosecute at next Crownmote. - Oct 6th 1601

5 - Reference to the examinee being brought before a Justice of the Peace. - Nov 30th 1601

6 - Examinations concerning the sale of geese. - Jan 19th-Jan 15th 1602

7 - Examinations taken before coroners, concerning a fight in which Richard Sutton, gentleman, is mortally wounded. - Sep 26th, Oct 28th 1601

8 - Examinations of two Dutchmen, (on suspicion of theft) on their way to visit a brother at Loughfoile, Ireland, who was serving as an 'auncient' to Sir Henry Dowcra. - 15 Feb 1602

7 - Depositions and Examinations - 1605-1607

8 - Depositions and Examinations - 1608-1609

9 - Depositions and Examinations - 1609-1610

10 - Deposition and Examinations. - 1610-1611

11 - Depositions and Examinations - 1611-1612

12 - Depositions and Examinations - 1613-1614

13 - Depositions and Examinations - 1615-1616

14 - Depositions and Examinations - 28 Sep 1620 - 30 June 1621

15 - Depositions and Examinations - 1766

16 - Depositions and Examinations - 1794-1795

17 - Depositions and Examinations - 1802-1804

18 - Depositions and Examinations - 1827-1834

19 - Depositions and Examinations - 1839-1848

20 - Depositions and Examinations - 1858

SF - Quarter Sessions Files - 1488-1971

SM - Sessions Books Minute Books - 1814-1865

SMP - Sesions Books Register of Prisoners - 1853-1872

SMR - Sessions Books - Recognizance Book - 1780-1798

SO - Order Books - 1799-1866

SP - Process Records Register of Prosecutions, etc.

SPE - Quarter Sessions Fine Rolls - 1561-1634

SPT - Petitions mainly for poor relief or for exemption from poor rate, 16th century. - 1563-1594