Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
King's Lynn Borough, Court of Pie Powder; 1537-1977; King's Lynn, Norfolk
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Description area
Dates of existence
1537-1977
History
A court for dispensing summary justice among itinerant traders during the mart, granted to the borough in Henry VIII's 1537 charter. By 1835, it was still being nominally held once a year, in February, when the great mart or fair was proclaimed. The Administration of Justice Act (1977) provided that Courts of Pie Powder throughout the country would cease to have jurisdiction to hear and determine legal proceedings.
Places
King's Lynn, Norfolk
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Henry VIII's 1537 charter
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
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Control area
Authority record identifier
GB/153/NM/9485
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Status
Catalogued
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Created on: 03/10/2018 by Drv06
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Sources
'Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire Into the Municipal Corporations in England and Wales: Appendix 4' (1835)