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Q - Cheshire Quarter Sessions - 16th century-20th century
- J - Quarter Sessions: Judicial
  - B - Sessions Books

Repository	Cheshire Record Office
Level	Series
Reference	QJB 2
Title	Indictments and presentments
Date	c 1557-1662
Description	Headings/preambles are brief and usually state only date and place of session. Indictments only at first; presentments are included under separate headings from Oct 1598. Information includes names and details of persons indicted or presented, notes of offences committed and court's decisions. All entries are in Latin at first but presentments are in English from Apr 1627. Indictments are in English from Apr 1651 but change back to Latin from Oct 1660. Private sessions are also recorded in this series (see also QJX)
Extent	7 volumes
Location	Held offsite - consult staff

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