Editing High Court of Chivalry (section)

==Appeals from the court==
In 1832, the Privy Council Appeals Act 1832 made the [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|Privy Council]] the [[appellate court]] for cases heard by the High Court of Chivalry.<ref>Privy Council Appeals Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4 c. 92)</ref> Since 1 February 1833, following the passage of the Judicial Committee Act 1833, appeals have been heard directly by the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]].<ref>{{Cite legislation UK |act=Judicial Committee Act 1833 |chapter=41 |type=act |year=1833}}</ref> Prior to that, and in common with the [[Admiralty court|admiralty]] and [[Ecclesiastical court#Church of England|ecclesiastical]] courts, appeals from the Court of Chivalry were made to the Crown in Chancery, with appeals being heard by commissioners appointed by letters patent under the Great Seal in each case.<ref>Halsbury's Laws of England (3rd Edition), vol. 13, para. 1049</ref> Sittings by these commissioners had become known as the High Court of Delegates by the time of the 1832 Act.<ref>Privy Council Appeals Act 1832 (2 & 3 Will. 4 c. 92), preamble.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C224|title=Records of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |date=2010 |website=discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk|publisher=The National Archives|language=en-GB|access-date=23 May 2017|quote=The Privy Council Appeals Act 1832 abolished the High Court of Delegates and transferred its powers to hear appeals in ecclesiastical and admiralty cases to the King in Council. The council had 
previously served only as a court of final resort from the delegates under the infrequently invoked procedure of petitioning for commissions of review.}}</ref>