ðə kˈoːɹt wʌz sˈɛt ˌʌp fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dˌɪsəlˈuːʃən ʌvðə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz, fˈɪlɪŋ ɐ pˈaʊɚ vˈækjuːm kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ wˈɛstmɪnstɚɹ ˈæbi sˈiːsɪŋ tʊ ɛɡzˈɜːt kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˈɛɹiə.
The court was set up following the dissolution of the monasteries, filling a power vacuum created by Westminster Abbey ceasing to exert control over the area.