Sessions of the Peace for Bedfordshire, 1355-1359, 1363-1364:

The analytical introduction describes the two rolls, the commissions of the peace, the justices who presided over the session, the place and work of the sessions, the offences and the punishment of offenders. The Latin transcriptions of the entries are provided with English summaries. The majority o...

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Weitere Verfasser: Kimball, Elisabeth G. 1900- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Woodbridge] Boydell & Brewer 2023
Schriftenreihe:Historical manuscripts commission JP16
Publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society no. 48
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Zusammenfassung:The analytical introduction describes the two rolls, the commissions of the peace, the justices who presided over the session, the place and work of the sessions, the offences and the punishment of offenders. The Latin transcriptions of the entries are provided with English summaries. The majority of cases (c. 200) were common law trespasses of one sort or another (assault, fighting, taking goods, disturbing the peace, threatening behaviour, etc.) More serious crimes classed as felonies (petty treason, homicide, larceny, robbery and accessories to these offences) accounted for less than 50 cases. One of these serious offences was by the parson of Eversholt who wounded a man, fled to his rectory, and killed one of the men sent to arrest him. The rolls only record the offence and, usually, the outcome
Beschreibung:Previously issued in print: London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1969. - "This volume, which has prepared by the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society, forms 48 in the series issued by that Society and no. 16 in the Joint Publication series published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office for the Historical Manuscripts Commission.. - Includes index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 145 Seiten)
ISBN:9781800107366
DOI:10.1017/9781800107366