Eire Or Eyre
English Law: Eire or Eyre in the Past
A journey. Justices in eyre, were itinerant judges, who were sent once in seven years with a general commission in divers counties, to hear and decide such causes as were called pleas of the crown. Vide Justices in eyre. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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Notes and References
- Partialy, this information about eire or eyre is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including eire or eyre.
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