Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE COUNCIL Curia (The King I Collective Capacity Concilium ordinarium, (temp. Hen. III.—Hen. VI.) Privy Council. temp. Hen. VI. to 1641. Court of Requests, temp. Rich. II.—1641. Star Chamber, Abolished 1641. Court of Augmentations, I536—I553- Court of Council of North, 1537—1641. Court of Wards, 1540—1660. Court of Council of Wales, 1543—I64i- High Commission Court, 1559—1641. Privy Council, (1660—1882.) Board of Trade, Established 1786. Judicial Committee, 1833—1876. Committee of Education, Established 1839. Local Government Board, Established 1871. Universities' Committee. 1881. (Cabinet), unrecognized, temp. Car. II. [To face page 60]. 1 Revenue JusticeExchequer,Exchequecirc. 1079.circ. II Common 1215, King's Be temp. Pi Forests, temp. F Chancery 1348.chapter{Section 4AND COURTS. Regis. s Council.) Pleas, inch, ien. III. ien. I. Departments Court of Chivalry, . (Marshal and Constable). Admiralty, circ. 1350. Household Court of Lord Steward, 1541—1849. Court of Marshalsea, Abol. 1849. Palace Court, Abol. 1849. of securing a conviction by a judicious selection of peers. In 1696, however, (7 Wm. III.) the right of attendance was given to all peers. Court of the Marshalsea was of very old origin JS1aJsea and was held before the Steward and Marshal of the King's household to administer justice to the King's servants. It was regulated by statutes of 1300, 1331, 1384, 1390, and 1436. By the statute of 1390 its jurisdiction was extended to a radius of twelve miles from the King's palace. It was abolished 1849. With it is closely connected The Palace Court (Curia Palatii), erected by Palace Court. Charles I. in 1631, to try personal actions within twelve miles of Whi...