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

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

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Lambarde, William, 1536-1601.

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London :: Printed by E. P[urslowe] for Henry Seile, dwelling at the Tygers-head in St. Pauls Church-yard,

1635.

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Contents

• title page
• THE AVTHORS EPISTLE. Dedicated to the Right Honorable Sir Robert Cecil, Knight, one of her Majesties most Honourable Privie COVNCELL.
• To the Reader.
• The Contents.
• ARCHEION, OR, The High Courts of Iustice in England.
  • Contention hath beene from the beginning.
  • The beginning of Kingdomes.
  • The beginning of Lawes.
  • The beginning of Courts of Iustice.
  • What a Court signifieth.
  • The Division of Courts.
  • Ecclesiasticall Courts, what they be.
  • Lay Courts of two sorts in ancient time.
  • The first division of this Realme, for Iurisdiction.
  • The Kings Bench.
  • The Division of meere Lay Courts at this day.
  • The Court of Exchequer.
  • The first beginning of Iustices in Eyre.
  • The Court of Common Pleas.
  • The division of the Courts by Britton.
  • The Admiraltie, and its name.
  • The Constables Court, and whence the Name.
  • The Chancellor and Chancerie Court.
  • The great Scale, and the Office of him that beareth it.
  • The Court of Equitie, or Chancerie.
  • The Court of Star-chamber.
  • The first part of this Discourse.
  • The sundry sorts of extraordinarie Criminall Causes.
  • The Offences of publike persons.
  • The Misdemeanors of private Men.
  • The apparant lacke of ordinarie Helpe.
  • The second Part: Enquiring who is Iudge of these extraordinarie Criminalls.
  • The Kings Councell.
  • The Conflicts betweene the Law abso∣lute and ordinarie.
  • The Office of the King.
  • The true moderation of Iurisdi∣diction absolute.
  • The maintenance of that Mo∣deration.
  • Examples of that Moderation.
  • The third part, touching the place.
  • The Star-Chamber is the usuall place.
  • The Name of Star-chamber.
  • The ancient usage of the Starre-Chamber.
  • The Officers of the Star-Chamber.
  • The Authoritie of the Star-Chamber by new Statutes.
  • A Confutation of some Objections a∣gainst the Star-chamber.
  • The severall Offences determinable by the Statutes.
  • Maintenance.
  • Giving of Liveries.
  • Embracerie.
  • Offences in the making of Pannels.
  • Vntrue Returnes by Sheriffes.
  • Taking of Money by Iurors.
  • Riots, Routs, and Rebellious Assemblies.
  • Counterfeits of Privie Tokens.
  • The Court of Requests.
  • The President and Councells.
  • The Dutchy Court of Lancaster.
  • The Court of Wards and Liveries.
  • The Court of Augmentation.
  • The Wardens Court.
  • The Parliament.
  • The word Parliament.
  • The conformitie and reason of the three Estates in Parliament.
  • The beginning of the Parliament.
  • The Continuance of the Parliament, till the Conquest.
  • The continuance of the Parliament after the Conquest.