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Audience Court
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Audience Court in the Past A court belonging to the archbishop of Canterbury, having the same authority with the court of arches. 4 Inst. 337. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information [...]Beneficio Primo Ecclesiastico Habendo
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Beneficio Primo Ecclesiastico Habendo in the Past A writ directed from the king to the chancellor, commanding him to bestow the benefice which must first fall in the king's gift, above or under a certain value, upon a particular and certain person. [...]Bona Notabilia
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Bona Notabilia in the Past Notable goods. When a person dies having at the time of his death, goods in any other diocese, beside's the goods in the diocese where he dies, amounting to the value of five pounds in the whole, he is said to have bona notabilia; [...]Catholics
Roman Catholics History Roman Catholicism in England has shown a tendency to advance, especially among the upper and upper-middle classes. The published lists of “converts” are, however, no safe index to actual progress; for no equivalent statistics are available for “leakage” in the opposite [...]Church of England
Definition of Church of England In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Church of England : The established Church in England, of which the sovereign is the supreme head. Structurally, the Church consists of the two provinces of Canterbury and York, which [...]Court of Arches
Definition of Court of Arches In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Court of Arches : The ecclesiastical court of appeal from the consistory court (See ecclesiastical courts), which has the jurisdiction of the former provincial Court of Archbishop of [...]Court Of Audience
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Audience in the Past The name of a court kept by the archbishop in his palace, in which are transacted matters of form only; as confirmation of bishops, elections, consecrations and the like. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] [...]Court Of Faculties
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Faculties in the Past The name of a court which belongs to the archbishop, in which his officer, called magister ad facultates, grants dispensations to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited or to ordain a deacon under age and the like. 4 Inst. 337. [...]Court Of Peculiars
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Court of Peculiars in the Past The name of a court, which is a branch of and annexed to, the court of arches. Developments It has jurisdiction over all those parishes dispersed through the province of Canterbury, in the midst of other dioceses. In the other [...]Court Records under Henry Vi
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VI of England Court Records under Henry VI and Medieval Law Court Records under Henry VI and Legal History This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VI of England Court Records under Henry VI and Medieval Law Court Records under Henry VI and Legal [...]Dispensation
Ecclesiastical Law In the theory of the canon law the dispensing power is the corollary of the legislative, the authority that makes laws, and no other, having power to suspend them. You may read the entry about Dispensation in ecclesiastical law in the World legal Encyclopedia. Church [...]Dupex Querela
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Dupex Querela in the Past A complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his next immediate superior. 3 Bl. Com 247. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, this information about dupex [...]Ecclesiastical Committee
Ecclesiastical Committee Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament The Ecclesiastical Committee examines draft measures presented to it by the Legislative Committee of the General Synod of the Church of England.Ecclesiastical Courts
(Source: the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) No distinct system of ecclesiastical courts existed in England before the twelfth century. Rather, bishops of the church were also secular lords, who exercised their authority through the local assemblies. In the shire court, the [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward I
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward I of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward I and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward I and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Adams, Norma, and Charles Donahue, ed. Select [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward Ii
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward II of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward II and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward II and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Ault, Warren O., ed. Court Rolls of the [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward Iii
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward III of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward III and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward III and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward Iv
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward IV of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward IV and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward IV and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward V
This issue under the Ruling of King Edward V of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward V and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Edward V and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry I
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry I of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry I and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry I and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry Ii
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry II of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry II and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry II and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry Iii
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry III of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry III and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry III and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Adams, Norma, and Charles Donahue, ed. [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry Iv
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry IV of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry IV and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry IV and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry V
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry V of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry V and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry V and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia Munimenta [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry Vi
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VI of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry VI and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry VI and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry Vii
This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VII of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry VII and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Henry VII and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under John
This issue under the Ruling of John of England Ecclesiastical Courts under John and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under John and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Adams, Norma, and Charles Donahue, ed. Select Cases From the [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard I
This issue under the Ruling of King Richard I of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard I and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard I and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard Ii
This issue under the Ruling of King Richard II of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard II and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard II and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard Iii
This issue under the Ruling of King Richard III of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard III and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Richard III and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Clark, George T., ed. Cartae Et Alia [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under Stephen
This issue under the Ruling of Stephen of England Ecclesiastical Courts under Stephen and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under Stephen and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita Anglo-Normannica: [...]Ecclesiastical Courts under William
This issue under the Ruling of William of England Ecclesiastical Courts under William and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Courts under William and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Bigelow, Melville M., ed. Placita Anglo-Normannica: [...]Ecclesiastical Law
Definition of Ecclesiastical Law In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Ecclesiastical Law : (canon law, ecclesiastical law) Church law, such as the Roman Catholic Code of Canon Law and, in England, the law of the Church of England. Unless subsequently [...]Ecclesiastical Tribunals
Ecclesiastical Tribunals and Medieval Law Ecclesiastical Tribunals and Legal History Resources See Also Legal History Review (in this legal Encyclopedia) Legal History Review (in this legal Encyclopedia) List of Medieval Laws (in this legal Encyclopedia) Guilds (in this legal [...]Heresy
Note: see also heresy in the European legal Encyclopedia and click here about heresy in the world. Heresy according to the Law of England: History The highest point reached by the ecclesiastical power in England was in the Act De Haeretico comburendo (2 Henry IV. c. 15). Some have [...]Jactitation Of Marriage
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Jactitation of Marriage in the Past The boasting by an individual that he or she has married another, from which it may happen that they will acquire the reputation of being married to each other. Developments The ecclesiastical courts may in such cases [...]Letters Of Ask
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Letters of Ask in the Past An instrument by which a judge of an inferior court waives or remits his own jurisdiction in favor of a court of appeal immediately superior to it. Developments Letters of ask, in general, lie only where an appeal would lie and [...]Magister Ad Facultates
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Magister ad Facultates in the Past The title of an officer who grants dispensations; as, to marry, to eat flesh on days prohibited and the like. Bac. Ab. Eccles. Courts, A 5. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] Resources Notes and References Partialy, [...]Medieval Roman Law
Medieval Roman Law and Medieval Law Medieval Roman Law and Legal History Medieval Roman Law and Medieval Law Medieval Roman Law and Legal History Resources See Also Usurpation (in this legal Encyclopedia) Usurpation (in this legal Encyclopedia) Ecclesiastical Courts (in this legal [...]Outline of English Legal History
Quare Impedit
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Quare Impedit in the Past The name of a writ directed by the king to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia), by which he is needd to command certain people by name to allow him, the king, to present a fit person to a certain church, which [...]Spoliation
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Spoliation in the Past The name of a suit sued out in the spiritual court to recover for the fruits of the church or for the church itself. F. N. B. 85. Developments It is also a waste of church property (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. [...]Treason
Treason in English Law Introduction to Treason Two grades of treason existed in early English law: high treason, which was directed against the Crown, and petty treason, which consisted of a crime against a subject, such as a wife killing her husband, or a servant murdering his master. In [...]Writ Of Excommunicatio Capiendo
English Law and Ecclesiastical Law: Writ of Excommunicatio Capiendo in the Past A writ issuing out of chancery, founded on a hishop's certificate that the defendant had been excommunicated, which writ is returnable in the king's bench. F. N. B. 62, 64, 65 Bac. Ab. Excommunication, E. See [...]In Perpetual Beta
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