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The Court of Requests was a minor equity court in England and Wales. It was instituted by King Richard III in his 1484 parliament. It first became a formal tribunal with some Privy Council elements under Henry VII, hearing cases from the poor and from servants of the King. It quickly became popular for its low cost of bringing a case and rapid ...
Master of Requests, from the Latin Requestarum Magister, is an office that developed in several European systems of law and government in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. Holders of the title had the responsibility of presenting petitions , requests and appeals for clemency to a higher court of law , a royal council , or ...
The White Chamber was the home of the Court of Requests (also known as the Court of Conscience) until 1642. [1] The Court of Requests was associated with the Privy Council, and heard complaints and petitions to the King. The Court became known as the "Court of White Hall".
The Exchequer of Pleas, or Court of Exchequer, was a court that dealt with matters of equity, a set of legal principles based on natural law and common law in England and Wales. Originally part of the curia regis , or King's Council, the Exchequer of Pleas split from the curia in the 1190s to sit as an independent central court.
The Master of Requests sat in the Scottish Parliament as an officer of State from 1604 to 1633, but his office was not revived at the Restoration, its duties being taken over by the Secretary. Masters of Requests Ordinary - partial list 1577-1606: Mark Kerr, 1st Earl of Lothian; 1606: Robert Kerr, 2nd Earl of Lothian [11]
An Act for erecting a Court of Request, or Conscience, in the City and County of the City of Norwich, for the Recovery of small Debts under Forty Shillings. Enabling Stephen Jermyn to make provision for younger children and for his eldest son's advancement.
He entered the Inner Temple shortly before 1505, and in 1507 was acting as counsel in the Court of Requests. [2] He may have secured patronage at court, which could account for his appointment in 1508 as Chirographer of the Court of Common Pleas, [a] an office in the gift of the Crown. [2] In 1512 he was appointed solicitor for the Mercers ...
These courts became the superior courts to all other courts in England, including local and tribunal courts such as the Hundred Courts and Court of Piepowders. The Court of King's Bench heard all complaints and pleas addressed to the King. This court was also known as the Court of Queen's Bench during the reign of a female monarch.