| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 508 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in Medieval life and thought ; Fourth ser., 56
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Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ; 4th ser., 56.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 484-495) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. I. Politics and the legislative reform of the common law: from the Provisions of Westminster of 1259 to the Statute of Marlborough of 1267. The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the process of drafting and their political context ; The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the social and legal context and the evolution of the individual clauses, I ; The making of the Provisions of Westminster: the social and legal context and the evolution of the individual clauses, II ; The enforcement of the Provisions of Westminster during the initial stage of their existence, 1259-63 ; The revision and reissuing of the Provisions, 1263-4 ; The revised Provisions in action, 1263-7 ; The final revision and reissuing of the Provisions of Westminster: the Statute of Marlborough of 1267 -- pt. II. Beyond politics: the enforcement and interpretation of the Statute of Marlborough in the courts, 1267-1307. Contra forman feoffamenti: the statutory action for tenants contesting liability to suit of court after 1267 ; Other mechanisms for the enforcement of Chapter 9 ; Other reform affecting the lord-tenant relationship ; Reforms in the criminal justice system ; Reforms in the procedures of the royal courts ; The extension of existing remedies ; Enforcing the accountability of socage guardians ; Controlling the use of distraint ; Remedying abuses in the operation of local courts ; Conclusions. |
| Summary |
This book is a study of two important and related pieces of thirteenth-century English legislation - the Provisions of Westminster of 1259 and the Statute of Marlborough of 1267 - and is the first on any of the statutes of this period of major legislative change. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Chronological Term |
1216-1307 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brand, Paul. Kings, barons and justices. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003 0521372461 (OCoLC)53155377 |
| ISBN |
0511065329 (electronic book) |
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9780511065323 (electronic book) |
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0511115970 (electronic book) |
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9780511115974 (electronic book) |
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0511067453 |
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9780511067457 |
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9780511495601 (ebook) |
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0511495609 (ebook) |
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1280162295 |
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9781280162299 |
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0521372461 (Cloth) |
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9780521372466 |
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