W. H. Bryson – författare

The court of the exchequer, which was the ancient court of tax claims, assumed an equity jurisdiction in the sixteenth century which continued until 1841. This book describes the rise, development and abolition of this part of the court. Professor Bryson begins with a discussion of the rise of the equity side of the court during the reign of Henry VIII or Edward VI and its rapid growth under Elizabeth I. This is followed by a note on the generalizing of its jurisdiction at the beginning of the Interregnum. The third chapter deals with the duties of the principal officers - the lord treasurer, the chancellor of the exchequer, the barons of the exchequer, the king's remembrances, and the eight sworn clerks. The fourth chapter traces the equity procedures and describes the archives, which are now in the Public Record Office in London. This chapter will be useful to those who wish to compare this court with another court of equity or to use the exchequer records. Chapter 5 sets out the reasons for the suppression of the equity jurisdiction. This book supplies important information for the lawyer, the historian and the archivist.

Paul Jodrell’s Chancery Reports cover the tenure one of the most famous of all English judges, Philip Yorke, Lord Hardwicke (1690-1764). These reports were well known and well respected in their original manuscript form by Lord Eldon and by Lord Campbell, who were themselves Hardwicke’s successors on the Chancery bench a century later. The manuscript was generally known to the lawyers of the late eighteenth century and they were widely cited. The cases reported here cover a wide range of the law, concentrating on the law of real property, wills and trusts, marriage settlements, commercial law and bankruptcy, and the law of debtor and creditor. The editor has added headnotes and footnotes that identify the cases cited by the court and the reporter in order to make them more useful to the modern user.

A comprehensive collection of all known Chancery reports in this time period.  This edition of Chancery cases from the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the beginning of the juridical tenure of Lord Nottingham in 1673 includes all of the Chancery reports, both in print and in manuscript, known to date from this period. It also adds to the Chancery canon the law reports included in Lord Nottingham’s prolegomena. These reports come from the judicial tenures of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, Sir Orlando Bridgman, and the Earl of Shaftesbury, three very different types of equity judges. Yet there is a consistency among them, which shows the continuity of the administration of the court. These consolidated reports are presented chronologically according to the modern method of presenting cases.

A new addition to an ongoing project to publish the early-modern Exchequer manuscript law reports.This edition of Exchequer cases from 1685 to 1714 includes all of the Exchequer reports, both in print and in manuscript, known to date from this period. These consolidated reports are presented chronologically according to the modern method of presenting cases.

Early law reports from the English Court of Chancery.This edition of Chancery cases from 1625 to 1660 includes all Chancery reports, both in print and manuscript, known to date from this period. These consolidated reports are presented chronologically according to the modern case presentation method.

Step into the Court of Chancery during the reign of James II with this essential compilation of legal cases that influenced Anglo-American law.A boon for legal historians and scholars, Reports of Cases in the Court of Chancery from 1683 to 1688 brings together all known Chancery reports—both printed and manuscript—from this pivotal period in English legal history. Edited by W. Hamilton Bryson, this volume presents these cases in a modern chronological format, offering invaluable insight into the development of equity law in the late seventeenth century.These reports cover a range of legal disputes heard in the Court of Chancery and shed light on the evolving role of equity in addressing matters beyond the reach of common law. Ranging from property disputes to fiduciary obligations, the cases in this collection reflect the legal complexities of Restoration England, shaping doctrines still relevant today.Essential reading for legal history academics, practicing lawyers with an interest in historical precedent, and students of early modern English law, this work offers an authoritative and accessible reference to one of the most influential courts in the Anglo-American legal tradition.