Tag: Medieval Legal Materials

  • 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 […]

  • Close Rolls

    The Rolls Series, which while not an exclusively legal source, contains much legal material (Source: the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Closed correspondence containing private instructions by kings to individuals, they include writs of summons of the peers, and writs of […]

  • Close Rolls

    The Rolls Series, which while not an exclusively legal source, contains much legal material (Source: the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Closed correspondence containing private instructions by kings to individuals, they include writs of summons of the peers, and writs of […]

  • Record

    Edward IV Records For information about this topic, please read the entry, in this legal Encyclopedia, about: Edward IV Records Record and Medieval Law Record and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Gwillim, Henry, and Charles Ellis, […]

  • Assizes

    Assizes History Courts sitting at regular intervals in each county of England and Wales to administer the civil and criminal law. In 1972 the civil jurisdiction of assizes was moved to the High Court and the criminal jurisdiction to the Crown Court. As early as 1179, This issue under the […]

  • 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 […]

  • Calendars

    Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases Calendars and Medieval Law Calendars and Legal History Calendars, Registers and Indexes of Cases Calendars and Medieval Law Calendars and Legal History Calendars and Registers of Administrative Documents These are primarily the work of the Public […]

  • Edward Ii Proclamations

    This issue under the Ruling of King Edward II of England Royal Charters and Writs of Proclamation Edward II Proclamations and Medieval Law Edward II Proclamations and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Barrington, Boyd C., ed. The […]

  • Henry Vii Statutes

    This issue under the Ruling of King Henry VII of England Collections of Statutes Henry VII Statutes and Medieval Law Henry VII Statutes and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cay, John, and Henry B. Cay, eds. The Statutes at […]

  • 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 […]

  • Richard Ii Charters

    This issue under the Ruling of King Richard II of England Calendars and Registers of Charters Richard II Charters and Medieval Law Richard II Charters and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Ayloffe, Joseph, and Philip Morant , […]

  • Richard Ii Charters

    This issue under the Ruling of King Richard II of England Calendars and Registers of Charters Richard II Charters and Medieval Law Richard II Charters and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Ayloffe, Joseph, and Philip Morant , […]

  • Court Records

    (Source: the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Enrollments of pleas heard by the royal justices in the earliest common law court, the curia regis, probably began in 1166, but the first complete series of extant rolls begins with King John. For the purposes of this guide, records […]

  • Henry I Records

    This issue under the Ruling of King Henry I of England Parliamentary Full Text Records Henry I Records and Medieval Law Henry I Records and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cobbett, William, and T. C. Hansard, ed. The […]

  • Henry I Records

    This issue under the Ruling of King Henry I of England Parliamentary Full Text Records Henry I Records and Medieval Law Henry I Records and Legal History Legal Materials (Compiled by the University of South Caroline Gould School of Law) Cobbett, William, and T. C. Hansard, ed. The […]