Chester County Court indictment roll 1354-1377
Subtitle: dealing with serious crime in later fourteenth-century Cheshire
By: Phyllis Hill and Paul Booth ; general editor, Tim Thornton
Contributors: Booth, P. H. W. (Paul Howson William), author; Thornton, Tim, 1966- editor; Chetham Society
Series: Remains, historical and literary, connected with the Palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester -- Third series, volume LIII; Remains, historical and literary, connected with the palatine counties of Lancaster and Chester -- 3rd ser., v. 53.
Publisher: Chetham Society
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Manchester
Language: eng
Number of pages: 594
ISBN-13: 9780955427664
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Court records; History; Crime; Courts
Description: "This book provides a translation and analysis of the Chester County Court Indictment Roll for the years 1354-1377. It offers the basis for an assessment of the policies of the administration of the prince-earl, Edward the Black Prince, and for the nature of the criminal activity which was addressed by the court's processes. It will be of interest to students of late medieval political, legal and social history, and to those concerned with the history of the north west of England" -- Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 487-493) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I. Prologue; title: II. The notorious William Shareshull; title: III. Trailbaston comes to Cheshire; title: IV. The new system; title: V. Criminal procedure: evidence from the record; title: VI. Criminals, crimes and punishments; title: VII. Case study: William Bulkely of Cheadle; title: VIII. Conclusion; title: Chester County Court Indictment Roll, 1354 to 1377 (translation).