Editing Doctors' Commons (section)

{{Short description|Society of lawyers practising civil law in London c. 1511–1865}}
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[[Image:Microcosm of London Plate 031 - Doctors' Commons edited.jpg|thumb|280px|Doctors' Commons in the early 19th century]]

'''Doctors' Commons''', also called the '''College of Civilians''', was a society of lawyers practising [[civil law (legal system)|civil (as opposed to common) law]] in [[London]], namely ecclesiastical and admiralty law. Like the [[Inns of Court]] of the [[common law]]yers, the society had buildings with rooms where its members lived and worked, and a large library.

It was also a lower venue for determinations and hearings, short of the society's convening in the [[Court of the Arches]] or [[Admiralty Court]], which frequently consisted of judges with other responsibilities and from which further appeal lay. The society used [[St Benet's, Paul's Wharf]] as its church.<ref name="britainexpress.com" />