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List of Common Law Writs

A writ is a court order that requires performance of a certain act. Anglo-Saxon kings used writs to convey lands, and during the rule of the Norman kings, writs were used in a variety of judicial applications, including recovery of land and transference of property. By the 13th century three types of writs had come into regular use: charters, letters patent and letters close.