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The Inns of court and chancery. New York: Macmillan & co. OCLC 592845. Ringrose, Hyacinthe (1909). The Inns of court an historical description of the Inns of court and chancery of England. Oxford: R.L. Williams. OCLC 80561477. Steel, H. Spenden (1907). "Origin and History of English Inns of Chancery". The Virginia Law Register. 13 (8). Virginia ...
The Inns played an important role in the history of the English Renaissance theatre.Notable literary figures and playwrights who resided in the Inns of Court included John Donne (1572-1631), Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), John Marston (1576-1634), Thomas Lodge (c. 1558-1625), Thomas Campion (1567-1620), Abraham Fraunce (c. 1559-c. 1593), Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586), Sir Thomas More (1478-1535 ...
The Royal Commission on the Inns of Court was established in 1854. [7] Its remit included both the Inns of Court and the Inns of Chancery and its stated terms were to: "inquire into the arrangements of the Inns of Court, for promoting the study of Law and Jurisprudence, the revenues properly applicable to that purpose, and the means most likely to secure a systematic and sound education of ...
A court of equity, also known as an equity court or chancery court, is a court authorized to apply principles of equity rather than principles of law to cases brought before it. These courts originated from petitions to the Lord Chancellor of England and primarily heard claims for relief other than damages, such as specific performance and ...
The Inns of Chancery or Hospida Cancellarie were a group of buildings and legal institutions in London initially attached to the Inns of Court and used as offices for the clerks of chancery, from which they drew their name.
Holborn Bars – former site of Furnival's Inn, built in phases between 1885 and 1901. Furnival's Inn was founded about 1383 when William de Furnival, 4th Lord Furnival leased a boarding facility to Clerks of Chancery, who prepared writs for the king's courts, assisted by apprentices who, as such, received a preliminary legal training.
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Barnard's Inn is a former Inn of Chancery in Holborn, London. It is now the home of Gresham College , an institution of higher learning established in 1597 that hosts public lectures. Hall of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886 by Philip Norman Part of Barnards Inn, Holborn, 1886 by Philip Norman