The predecessor of Parliament, the " Curia Regis " ( Royal Council ), met in Westminster Hall ( although it followed the King when he moved to other palaces ).
22.
The last was the head of the " Magna Curia ", the court of the king ( his " curia regis " ) and the final court of appeal.
23.
As such, it is an important source for how the English kings "'curia regis ", or king's court, functioned when it dealt with legal cases.
24.
It appears as " Bretford " and " Bredford " in the Domesday Book of 1086, and as " Brideford " in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1203.
25.
Near the end of 1063, } } Fernando I convened the " Curia regis " to announce his testamentary dispositions pursuant to which he had decided to divide his dominions among his sons.
26.
A patron of the Monastery of Guimar�es, he first appears in the curia regis of King Chronica Gothorum ", this donation proves that the battle took place in February rather than in January.
27.
During a period of fifteen years he served in the " curia regis " of King Bermudo III of Le�n and in March 996 appears for the first time with the title of count.
28.
However, in a sign of the witenagemot's enduring legacy, the " curia regis " continued to be dubbed a " witan " by chroniclers until as late as the 12th century.
29.
A relevant member of the curia regis until at least 1032, Ordo�o first appears in medieval documentation in 1001 when he served as a witness in a legal dispute involving count Rodrigo Rom�niz and Jimena Jim�nez.
30.
The Court of Chancery originated, as did the other High Courts before 1875, in the Norman " curia regis " or King's Council, maintained by most early rulers of England after 1066.
