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Lyon's Inn, an Inn of Chancery. See INNS OF CHANCERY...
Inns of Chancery
Inns of Chancery, so called because anciently inhab-ited by such clerks as chiefly studied the framing of writs, which regularly belonged to the cursitors, who were officers of the Court of Chancery. There were nine of them-Clement's, Clifford's, Lyon's, Furnival's, Thavies', Symond's, New Inn, and Barnard's and Staple Inn. These were formerly pre-paratory colleges for students, and many entered them before they were admitted into the Inns of Court. See 3 Rep., Pref., p. 18; Report of Royal Commission, 1855.The Inns of Court from time to time agree on certain 'Consolidated Regulations,' as to the admission of students, the mode of keeping terms, the education and examination of students, the calling of stu-dents to the Bar, and the taking out of certificates to practice under the Bar. These Regulations, a copy of which can be obtained on application to any one of the Inns, contain full information as to the steps necessary to be taken in order to being called to the Bar. See BENCHERS; ...
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