The Equity Side of the Exchequer

W. H. Bryson

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511896491

The court of the exchequer, which was the ancient court of tax claims, assumed an equity jurisdiction in the sixteenth century which continued until 1841. This book describes the rise, development and abolition of this part of the court. Professor Bryson begins with a discussion of the rise of the equity side of the court during the reign of Henry VIII or Edward VI and its rapid growth under Elizabeth I. This is followed by a note on the generalizing of its jurisdiction at the beginning of the Interregnum. The third chapter deals with the duties of the principal officers - the lord treasurer, the chancellor of the exchequer, the barons of the exchequer, the king's remembrances, and the eight sworn clerks. The fourth chapter traces the equity procedures and describes the archives, which are now in the Public Record Office in London. This chapter will be useful to those who wish to compare this court with another court of equity or to use the exchequer records. Chapter 5 sets out the reasons for the suppression of the equity jurisdiction. This book supplies important information for the lawyer, the historian and the archivist.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Principal abbreviations
pp ix-xii

Table of statutes cited
pp xiii-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-8

2 - The equity jurisdiction of the exchequer
pp 9-33

3 - The administration of the court
pp 34-92

4 - Procedures and records
pp 93-159

5 - The suppression of the jurisdiction
pp 160-166

Appendix 1 - Chart showing the quantity of bills filed
pp 167-169

Appendix 2 - Lists of officers
pp 170-196

Bibliography
pp 197-204

Index
pp 205-217

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