Zone d'identification
Cote
Titre
Date(s)
- c.1485-1497 and 1575-1586 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
1 volume
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
Not every resident of York was a freemen, and not all freemen were residents. Prior to 1835, the freemen formed the electorate, served as the civic administration, and returned Members of Parliament. The proportion of locally-born and incoming freeman varied over time, and did the cost and ease of access. Honorary freemen were also appointed, often royality or members of the nobility. The corporation strictly regulated the freedom, punishing unfree offenders and overseeing the guilds.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Proceedings of wardmote courts in the wards of the city including offences, penalties and fines. The first10 folios concen the years 1485-1497 (note these pages are imperfect and badly damaged in places). The bulk of the volume concerrns the years 1575-1586.
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System of arrangement
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d’accès
Open
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Conditions governing reproduction
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Language of material
- anglais
Script of material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
.Listed to item level in Giles catalogue (1909)