Outriders

English Law: Outriders in the Past

Bailiffs errant, employed by the sheriffs and their deputies, to ride to the furthest places of their counties or hundreds to summon such as they thought good, to attend their county or hundred court. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about outriders is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including outriders.

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