Crown pleas of the Wiltshire Eyre, 1268
By: edited by Brenda Farr and Christopher Elrington ; revised and with an introduction by Henry Summerson
Contributors: Farr, Brenda; Elrington, C. R. (Christopher Robin), 1930-2009; Summerson, H. R. T.
Series: Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society : Records Branch -- v. 65; Wiltshire Record Society (Series) -- v. 65.
Publisher: Wiltshire Record Society
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chippenham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780901333421
Subjects: Pleas of the crown; Court records; Sources; History
Description: "Eyre rolls record proceedings before itinerant judges who at regular intervals during the thirteenth century presided over sessions in every English county to hear and determine the crown and civil pleas that had arisen since the previous visitation. Following on from notable editions of the crown and civil pleas of the 1249 eyre already published by the Wiltshire Record Society, the crown pleas of 1268 edited in this volume record the acts of violence and disorder, and also the cases of local maladministration, which were allegedly perpetrated in Wilshire since 1256. They illustrate the methods whereby a developing criminal justice system was applied in the shires, and show how central and local government interacted during the turbulent period of the Barons' Wars" -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.