England and Wales. Court of Wards and Liveries

found: Its Orders set downe by the master and counsell of the Court of Wards and Liveries, 1613.

found: LC data base, 4/15/85(hdg.: England and Wales. Court of Wards and Liveries)

found: Dictionary of English law, 1959:p. 528 (Court of Wards and Liveries was established in 1540 during the reign of Henry VIII to provide the king with an effectual means of asserting his rights concerning tenure by knight service, wardships, liveries, etc. The Crown also used this court to exercise control over the persons and property of lunatics. The court was abolished by a resolution of the Long Parliament in 1645, and formally abolished by statute in 1660)