gallows, view of frankpledge etc etc

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Paul Mackenzie

gallows, view of frankpledge etc etc

Legg inn av Paul Mackenzie » 15 jun 2006 02:21:40

Hi All:

There is a good discussion of the terms that are used in medieval
documents and what they mean on the following website:

"...There were dozens of standard jurisdictional franchises. For
example, "infangthief" enabled the franchise owner to hang any thief
caught red-handed in the franchise territory, whereas "outfangthief"
enabled the owner to chase the thief down outside the franchise
territory, catch him red-handed, and then hang him. "Gallows" enabled
the owner to try and punish any capital crime, and there were a variety
of jurisdictions correponding to several classes of lesser offenses.
"View of frankpledge" allowed the owner to control a local militia to
enforce the law. "The sheriff's pleas" allowed the owner to hear any
case that would normally be heard in a county court. There were also
franchises that allowed the collection of various tolls and taxes...."


http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2006/0 ... er-to.html


Regards

Paul Mackenzie
Queensland

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