Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield: Volume 4, 1315 to 1317

ISBN-13: 9781108058643 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 282 str.

John Lister

Opis

The detailed records of the proceedings of the manorial court of Wakefield provide a unique insight into medieval life and commerce, the many legal disputes arising, and the mechanisms for resolving them. The manor court met every three weeks, as well as holding additional courts, or 'tourns', at various locations around the West Riding of Yorkshire. Recognising the historical significance of these court records, in 1901 the Yorkshire Archaeological Society began publishing them as part of its Record Series, continuing intermittently until 1945 and ultimately producing five volumes that span the years 1274 1331. Edited with an introduction and notes by John Lister (1847 1933) and published in 1930, Volume 4 contains the court rolls for the years 1315 17. The texts of the rolls are in English."