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ZQ - Chester Quarter Sessions

A - Administration

AA - Assessments: Wage Rates - 1575

AB - City of Chester Probation Committee - 1928 - 1957

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

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

1 - Examination; suspicion of recusancy? - Oct 12th 1611

2 - Examinations concerning some trunks sent to Ireland; note that they were inspected by Parsons, collector for the farmers of custom. - Oct 23rd 1611

3 - Signed declaration of words spoken by John Bradshawe against Mr. Bifield on Nov. 1st 1611, and Bradshawe's apology - asserted, among other accusations, that the Bishop of Chester had sworn that Byfield should not preach again. - n.d.

4 - Examination of Hugh Harvie, swordbearer. - 14 Nov 1611

5 - Examinations concerning the 'Gift' of London, anchored at Parkgate. - Nov 12th 1611

6 - Examination concerning the payment of customs due by the 'Gift of God' of London. same ship and voyage as in QSE/11/10 above. - Dec 5th 1611

7 - Examination before the Recorder, of an apprentice who stole his appretniceship bond. - Jan 3rd 1611/12

8 - Examination concerning a tiff between Mr. Gamull and William Shingleton, customer - Shingleton called Gamull an 'asse head'. - Jan 10th 1611/12

9 - Examinations concerning the actions of two of the Sergeants at Mace, Robert Grice and Edward Thropp, in apprehending a suspect. - 16 Jan 1612

10 - Examinations of Richard Ince, sadler, and Thomas Bannister, currier, searchers and sealers of leather in Chester. - Jan 24th 1612

11 - Examination; reference to hawking and coursing with greyhounds at Christleton and Boughton. - Jan 30th 1612

12 - Record of action of debt, Thomas Ball complaintant (faded). - n.d.

13 - Declaration concerning payment of a debt. - 16 March 1612

14 - Stray from previous file? - April 13th 1611

15 - Deposition concerning settlement of various debts, Henry Hamnet, draper, complainant. - April 25th 1612

16 - Examination of Robert Smyth, goldsmith, concerning the guilding of three pieces of silver. - May 7th 1612

17 - Record of action of trespass upon the case (faded) - n.d.

18 - Bonds, taken before the Mayor of Wigan and one of the Justices for Lancashire, for the appearance of certain persons before the Mayor of Chester as witnesses in a case of felony. - June 6th 1612

19 - Record of action. (faded) - n.d.

20 - Signed declaration concerning a deed of gift. - June 26th 1612

21 - Deposition concerning the seizure of some yarn imported from Ireland - the yarn had not been weighed and there was difficulty in the payment of the customs due on it. - July 2nd 1612

22 - Record of action of trespass upon the case. - n.d.

23 - Examination concerning words 'whether Mr. Byfield were as yet cured of the pox', spoken at the King's Arms, the tavern of Mr. Robert Berrie. - July 13th 1612

24 - Memo of a presentment of an indictment for felony at Sessions. - Sep 21st 1612

25 - Examinations concerning a brawl which broke out at a bear-baiting. - 22 Sep 1612

26 - Examinations; reference to John Rudyard, stationer, and the purchasing at his stall of an English version of Aesop's Fables. - Oct 2nd 1612

27 - (faded)

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