Archeion, or, A discourse vpon the high courts of iustice in England. Composed by William Lambard, of Lincolnes Inne, Gent

The Contents.

• COntention hath beene from the beginning. pag. 1
• The beginning of Kingdomes. pag. 3
• The beginning of Lawes. pag. 4
• The beginning of Courts of Iustice. pag. 5
• What a Court signifieth. pag. 8
• The Division of Courts. pag. 9
• Ecclesiasticall Courts what they be. pag. 9
• Lay Courts of two sorts in ancient time. pag. 13
• The first division of this Realme for Iu∣risdiction. pag. 13
• The Kings Bench. pag. 19
• The division of meere Lay Courts at this day. pag. 20
• The Court of Exchequer. pag. 24
• The first beginning of Iustices in Eyre. pag. 30

• The Court of Common Pleas. pag. 34
• The division of the Courts by Britton. pag. 36
• Marshall, whence it is. pag. 37
• Seneschall, whence. pag. 39
• The Admiraltie, and its Name. pag. 41
• The Constables Court, and whence the Name. pag. 43
• The Chancellor and Chancerie Court. pag. 45
• The Great Seale, and the Office of him that beareth it. pag. 47
• The Court of Equitie, or Chancerie. pag. 58
• The Court of Star-chamber. pag. 78
• The first part of this Discourse. pag. 79
• The sundrie sorts of extraordinarie cri∣minall causes. pag. 82
• The offences of publike persons. pag. 82
• The misdemeanours of private men. pag. 85
• The apparant lack of ordinarie helpe. pag. 89
• The second part, enquiring who is Iudge of these extraordinarie criminals. pag. 95
• The Kings Councell. pag. 101
• The conflicts betweene the Law absolute and ordinarie. pag. 108
• The Office of the King. pag. 117

• The true moderation of Iurisdiction ab∣solute. pag. 120
• The maintenance of that moderation. pag. 122
• Examples of that moderation. pag. 133
• President of the Requests. pag. 139
• Order taken for the Councell, during the minoritie of King Henry the sixt. pag. 141
• The third part, touching the place. pag. 148
• The Star-chamber is the usuall place. pag. 149
• The name of Star-chamber. pag. 154
• The ancient usage of the Star-chamber. pag. 156
• The Officers of the Star-chamber. pag. 159
• The Authoritie of the Star-chamber, by new Statutes. pag. 163
• A Confutation of some Objections against the Star-chamber. pag. 175
• The double Authoritie of the Star-cham∣ber. pag. 174
• The severall Offences determinable by the Statutes. pag. 182

• Maintenance, and Champartie. pag. 183
• Giving of Liveries. pag. 190
• Embracerie. pag. 199
• Offences in the making of Pannels. pag. 203
• Vntrue Returnes by Sheriffes. pag. 208
• Taking of Money by Iurors. pag. 212
• Riots, Routs, and Rebellious Assemblies. pag. 215
• Counterfeits of Privie Tokens. pag. 222
• The Court of Requests. pag. 224
• The Presidents and Councells. pag. 231
• The Dutchie Court of Lancaster. pag. 231
• The Court of Wards and Liveries. pag. 233
• The Court of Augmentations. pag. 233
• The Wardens Court. pag. 234
• The Parliament. pag. 238
• The word Parliament. pag. 239
• The conformitie and reason of the three Estates in Parliament. pag. 244
• The beginning of the Parliament. pag. 246
• The continuance of the Parliament till the Conquest. pag. 246
• The continuance of the Parliament after the Conquest. pag. 260