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Unreformed Corporation (before 1835) (KL/C)

Including series of records which continued unbroken after the Municipal Corporations Act.

Archive lists, 1732-1887 KL/C 1/1-11

Royal charters and letters patent, 1204-1737 KL/C 2/1-62

Royal letters close and privy seal writs, 1327-1495 KL/C 3/1-7

Episcopal and other non-royal charters, formal letters and agreements, 1204-1609 KL/C 4/1-17

Guild merchant of the Holy Trinity:minutes, 13th-16th centuries KL/C 5/1-4

Hall rolls, 1385-1422 KL/C 6/1-6

Hall books, 1372-3 and 1422-1902 KL/C 7/1-31

Hall, Committee, and statutory Commissioners' minutes, 1730-1866 KL/C 8/1-48

Freemen and apprenticeships, 1440-1868; honorary freemen, 1901-1969 KL/C 9/1-29

Red Register, Asshebourne's book, enrolled charters, deeds, precedents etc., c 1300-1924 KL/C 10/1-29

Enrolled private deeds, 1571-1881 KL/C 11/1-28

Enrolled and deposited wills, 1276-1751 KL/C 12/1-16

Assize of bread, 1296-1298 KL/C 13/1

Coroner's inquests, 1302-1305 KL/C 14/1

Constables' inquisitions, 1309, 1314 KL/C 15/1-2

Hustings rolls, 1334-1335 and 1349 KL/C 16/1-2

Leet rolls and books, 1309-1871 KL/C 17/1-41

Gaol delivery roll, 1455 KL/C 18/1

Commissions of the Peace, 1412 and 1836-7 KL/C 19/1-3

Quarter Sessions books, 1726-1957 KL/C 20/1-12

Quarter Sessions minutes, 1620-1865 KL/C 21/1-28

Oath rolls, 1689-1847, and sessions files, 1841-1971 KL/C 22/1-286 and unnumbered

Sessions presentments, formularies, estreats and miscellaneous papers, 1558-1957 KL/C 23/1-33

Petty Sessions books, 1794-1808 KL/C 24/1-3

Guildhall Court books, 1591-1842 KL/C 25/1-44

Guildhall Court plaint books, 1658-1846 KL/C 26/1-43

Guildhall Court papers (miscellaneous) and rules, 1657-1846 KL/C 27/1-33

Court of Requests minutes and papers, 1770-1846 KL/C 28/1-14

Court of Pie Powder minutes, 1618-1657 KL/C 29/1

Court of Admiralty court books, 1734-1835, and papers, 1604-1830 KL/C 30/1-17

Tolbooth Court orders, 1587 KL/C 31/1

Corporation officers' oath rolls, 1580, 1770 and 1828 KL/C 32/1-3

Appointments of High Stewards, 1665 and 1792 KL/C 32 /1-2

Returns of election of Members of Parliament, 1313 and 1701-1815 KL/C 34/1-18

Mayoral indentures of loan of corporation plate, 1346/7 and 1609-1815 KL/C 35/1-72

Appointments of Corporation officers, 1296 and 1623-1841 KL/C 36/1-266

Tallage rolls, 1292-1357 KL/C 37/1-7

Holy Trinity Guild account rolls, 1373-1509 KL/C 38/1-31

Chamberlains' accounts, 1319-1835 KL/C 39/1-241

Auditors' statements of revenue and expenditure, 1829-1835 KL/C 40/1-7

Chamberlains' cash books and vouchers, 1727-1832 KL/C 41/1-33

Treasurers' accounts, 1685-1835 KL/C 42/1-2

Other officers' accounts, 1413-1750 KL/C 43/1-12

Accounts of tolls, dues and water rents, 1557-1852 KL/C 44/2-128

Miscellaneous accounts, 1569-1823 KL/C 45/1-28

Accounts with Exchequer, 1351-1807 KL/C 46/1-73

Tax assessments, c. 1785-1705 KL/C 47/1-46

Surveys, terriers and rentals, c. 1279-1809 KL/C 48/1-13

Manor of King's Lynn rentals, 1575-1849 KL/C 49/1-13

Corporation estates: title deeds, c. 1280-1833 KL/C 50/1-664 and draft lists

Corporation estates: leases, 1571-1811 KL/C 51/1-153 and draft lists

Corporation estates: registers of leases, 1553-1853 KL/C 52/1-9

Ferry rights: deeds and papers, 1286-1924 KL/C 53/1-51

Snettisham estate: deeds and estate papers, c.1290-1909 KL/C 54/ interim list

Fitton Farm estate: deeds and papers, 1481-1866 KL/C 55/ interim list

Gaywood Hospital deeds and estate papers, 13th century-1865 KL/C 56/1-42

Religious gild records, early 13th century-1537 KL/C 57/ interim list (Gd)

Grammar School and related charities: deeds and papers, 1408-1921 KL/C 58/1-45

St Margaret with St Nicholas church and parish records, 1422-1866 KL/C 59/1-39

Tolbooth deeds and papers, 1316-1860 KL/C 60/ interim list

Mayoral Chronicles, 16th-18th century KL/C 61/1-6

Interim lists: Miscellaneous and working papers, 14th-19th centuries, including some historical manuscripts

Trustees under an Act for the relief of maimed and disabled merchant seamen etc.: minutes, accounts and papers 1747-1827 KL/TS

Town Clerk (KL/TC)

Council minutes, 1902-1974 (minutes before 1902 are included in the Hall books, KL/C 7); KL/TC1

Committee minutes, 1793-1969 KL/TC2

Byelaws and orders 1830-1966 Interim list

Electoral registers 1834-1915 KL/TC 10

Oaths and declarations of Coporation officers 1828-1900 Draft lists at Lynn

Miscellaneous deeds to Corporation properties Interim lists; some unlisted

Correspondence, reports and subject files, 19th-20th centuries Draft lists at Lynn; some unlisted

Borough Treasurer (KL/TR)

Annual statements of accounts 1835-1959 KL/TR1-2

Ledgers 1836-1856 KL/TR3

Cash books 1836-1856 KL/TR4

Vouchers, late 19th-century-1925 Draft list at Lynn; some unlisted

Theatre Treasurer's accounts and papers 1815-1947 Interim list

Planning (KL/SE)

Borough Surveyor and Engineers' plans 19th-20th centuries Draft lists at Lynn

Registers of deposited (building control) plans 1883-1962; plans 1883-1959. KL/SE 2

Registers of street and house numbering 1902-1970 Interim list

Maps and Plans KL/SE 3

Paving Commissioners (KL/PC)

Minutes, accounts, deeds and papers, 1790-1872 KL/PC and some unlisted

Parish Councils and Parochial Committees (KL/PCL)

Gaywood, North Lynn and West Lynn 1894-1935 KL/PCL

Unreformed Corporation (before 1835) (KL/C)

Including series of records which continued unbroken after the Municipal Corporations Act.

KL/C 1/1-11: Archive lists, 1732-1887

KL/C 2/1-62: Royal charters and letters patent, 1204-1737

KL/C 3/1-7: Royal letters close and privy seal writs, 1327-1495

KL/C 4/1-17: Episcopal and other non-royal charters, formal letters and agreements, 1204-1609

KL/C 5/1-4: Guild merchant of the Holy Trinity:minutes, 13th-16th centuries

KL/C 6/1-6: Hall rolls, 1385-1422

KL/C 7/1-31: Hall books, 1372-3 and 1422-1902

KL/C 8/1-48: Hall, Committee, and statutory Commissioners' minutes, 1730-1866

KL/C 9/1-29: Freemen and apprenticeships, 1440-1868; honorary freemen, 1901-1969

KL/C 10/1-29: Red Register, Asshebourne's book, enrolled charters, deeds, precedents etc., c 1300-1924

KL/C 11/1-28: Enrolled private deeds, 1571-1881

KL/C 12/1-16: Enrolled and deposited wills, 1276-1751

KL/C 13/1: Assize of bread, 1296-1298

KL/C 14/1: Coroner's inquests, 1302-1305

KL/C 15/1-2: Constables' inquisitions, 1309, 1314

KL/C 16/1-2: Hustings rolls, 1334-1335 and 1349

KL/C 17/1-41: Leet rolls and books, 1309-1871

KL/C 18/1: Gaol delivery roll, 1455

KL/C 19/1-3: Commissions of the Peace, 1412 and 1836-7

KL/C 20/1-12: Quarter Sessions books, 1726-1957

KL/C 21/1-28: Quarter Sessions minutes, 1620-1865

KL/C 22/1-286 and unnumbered: Oath rolls, 1689-1847, and sessions files, 1841-1971

KL/C 23/1-33: Sessions presentments, formularies, estreats and miscellaneous papers, 1558-1957

KL/C 24/1-3: Petty Sessions books, 1794-1808

KL/C 25/1-44: Guildhall Court books, 1591-1842

KL/C 26/1-43:Guildhall Court plaint books, 1658-1846

KL/C 27/1-33: Guildhall Court papers (miscellaneous) and rules, 1657-1846

KL/C 28/1-14: Court of Requests minutes and papers, 1770-1846

KL/C 29/1: Court of Pie Powder minutes, 1618-1657

KL/C 30/1-17: Court of Admiralty court books, 1734-1835, and papers, 1604-1830

KL/C 31/1: Tolbooth Court orders, 1587

KL/C 32/1-3: Corporation officers' oath rolls, 1580, 1770 and 1828

KL/C 32 /1-2: Appointments of High Stewards, 1665 and 1792

KL/C 34/1-18: Returns of election of Members of Parliament, 1313 and 1701-1815

KL/C 35/1-72: Mayoral indentures of loan of corporation plate, 1346/7 and 1609-1815

KL/C 36/1-266: Appointments of Corporation officers, 1296 and 1623-1841

KL/C 37/1-7: Tallage rolls, 1292-1357

KL/C 38/1-31: Holy Trinity Guild account rolls, 1373-1509

KL/C 39/1-241: Chamberlains' accounts, 1319-1835

KL/C 40/1-7: Auditors' statements of revenue and expenditure, 1829-1835

KL/C 41/1-33: Chamberlains' cash books and vouchers, 1727-1832

KL/C 42/1-2: Treasurers' accounts, 1685-1835

KL/C 43/1-12: Other officers' accounts, 1413-1750

KL/C 44/2-128: Accounts of tolls, dues and water rents, 1557-1852

KL/C 45/1-28: Miscellaneous accounts, 1569-1823

KL/C 46/1-73: Accounts with Exchequer, 1351-1807

KL/C 47/1-46: Tax assessments, c. 1785-1705

KL/C 48/1-13: Surveys, terriers and rentals, c. 1279-1809

KL/C 49/1-13: Manor of King's Lynn rentals, 1575-1849

KL/C 50/1-664 and draft lists: Corporation estates: title deeds, c. 1280-1833

KL/C 51/1-153 and draft lists: Corporation estates: leases, 1571-1811

KL/C 52/1-9: Corporation estates: registers of leases, 1553-1853

KL/C 53/1-51: Ferry rights: deeds and papers, 1286-1924

KL/C 54/ interim list: Snettisham estate: deeds and estate papers, c.1290-1909

KL/C 55/ interim list: Fitton Farm estate: deeds and papers, 1481-1866

KL/C 56/1-42: Gaywood Hospital deeds and estate papers, 13th century-1865

KL/C 57/ interim list (Gd): Religious gild records, early 13th century-1537

KL/C 58/1-45: Grammar School and related charities: deeds and papers, 1408-1921

KL/C 59/1-39: St Margaret with St Nicholas church and parish records, 1422-1866

KL/C 60/ interim list: Tolbooth deeds and papers, 1316-1860

KL/C 61: Mayoral Chronicles, 16th century

KL/C 62: Mayoral Chronicles, 17th-18th century

Interim lists: Miscellaneous and working papers, 14th-19th centuries, including some historical manuscripts

Schedules, inventories and reports listing or describing the borough records, including Henry Harrod's Repertory of the records, evidences etc., 1867, the manuscript of his Report on the deeds and records of the borough of King's Lynn, 1868 (published in 1874) and related correspondence, 1865-1868; J.C. Jeaffreson's report published in Historical Manuscripts Commission, Eleventh Report, Appendix 3: Manuscripts of the Corporations of Southampton and Lynn (1887).

Mainly with Henry Harrod re listing of records and publication of his report.

By J.C. Jeaffreson. Published as HMC 11th Report, Appendix Part III.

One of three copies.

One of three copies.

One of three copies.

List of Corporation records, with note of their place of deposit

Index of letter references in Harrod's Repertory(KL/C1/8)
A 1-16 Enrolments and Books of Entries
Aa 1-14 Charters
Aa 1 Charters (Bishop John de Grey)
Ab 1-5 Charters
Ac 1-3 Charters
Ad 1 Charters
Ae 1-13 Charters and Privy Seal Writs
Ae 14-31 Deeds and Writings (deeds)
Ae 31-48 Deeds and Writings (various, including Saxon Charters)
Ae 34-46 Deeds and Writings (wills)
Af 1-113 Deeds and Writings (Snettisham estate deeds, etc.)
Ah 46 Parliamentary Representation
B 1-5 Enrolments and Books of Entries
B 13-14 Exchequer Acquittances
Ba 1-5 Charters
Ba 6-39 Deeds and Writings (ferry rights)
Bb 6-39 Charters
Bb 1-3 Charters
Bb 4-21 Deeds and Writings (Grammar School)
Bc 1-20 Terriers, Surveys, Rentals
Bc 21-26 Maps and Plans
Bc Reports and Cases
Bd 1-11 Deeds and Writings (deeds)
Bd 20-196 Deeds and Writings (deeds)
Be 1-590 Deeds and Writings (deeds)
Bf 1-49 Deeds and Writings (Fitton Farm estate deeds)
C 1-37 Guildhall Records (Hall minute books)
C 50-59 Oaths and Declarations
Ca 1-140 Leet and Hustings Rolls
Ca 41-43 Guildhall Records (Hall rolls, etc.)
Cb 1-8 Guildhall Records (Hall books)
Cb 9 Guildhall Records (Committee book)
Cc 1/Cd 1 Guildhall Records (Hall book, 1658-1684)
Cc 2-3 Guildhall Records (Hall books)
Cc 7-9 Pie Poudre Court and Court of Requests
D 1-26 Gaol Delivery and Sessions
Da 1-4 Town Revenues: Tallage Rolls
Da 1-7 Trade Ordinances
Da Burgess Rolls
Db 1-8 Town Revenues: Town Dues etc
Db 9-29 Town Revenues: Town Dues etc
Ea 1-87 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Ea 1-39 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Ea 86-87 Town Revenues: Mayors' Accounts
Ec 1-4 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Ec 5-6 Deeds and Writings: Tolbooth and Town Dues etc
Ec 7-17 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Ed 1-13 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Ed Actions and Suits (tolls)
Ee 1-23 Deeds and Writings: Tolbooth and Town Dues etc
Ee 23 Exchequer Acquittances
Ee 24-32 Town Revenues: Town Dues etc
Ee 33, 36, 37 Deeds and Writings: Tolbooth and Town Dues etc
F 1-30 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Fa 1-30 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Fb 1-26 Town Revenues: Chamberlains' Accounts
Fd 1-15 Town Revenues: Treasurers' Accounts
Fe 1-6 Town Revenues: Treasurers' Accounts
G and Ga Deeds and Writings expired leases
Gb Officers' Appointments
Gd 1-79 Deeds and Writings: Guilds
Gd Admiralty Court
Ha Apprentices
Hb Actions and Suits
Hc Actions and Suits

By Henry Harrod. With sketches of watermarks, merchants' marks, Trinity Guildhall, the Old Gannock gate, and Redmount chapel