- Publisher: Devon & Cornwall Record Society
- Year: 1985
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 216pp
- Illustrated: No
- Dimensions: 240x150mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.3kg
- ISBN: 9780901853288
- Product code: 517859
Crown Pleas of the Devon Eyre of 1238
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A show of royal strength in the shires, an eyre was the periodic visitation made to a county by royal justices to hear cases of civil litigation over landed property, felony and offences traditionally dealt with by the king’s court. Henry Summerson presents a translation (from the Latin) of records of the Eyre of 1238, with detailed notes on lands and persons mentioned and a substantial introduction.
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Eyre rolls give us a wealth of information about crime in the medieval period. This volume presents and translates 776 non-civil cases heard before justices in Devon in 1238, including cases of theft, robbery, assault and murder.It is also unusual in giving detailed evidence about local matters such as the competence of local sheriffs and the impact of shipwrecks on the Devon coast. The Introduction sets out the context of these records, discussing both thirteenth-century justice and the local situation in Devon.
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A show of royal strength in the shires, an eyre was the periodic visitation made to a county by royal justices to hear cases of civil litigation over landed property, felony and offences traditionally dealt with by the king’s court. Henry Summerson presents a translation (from the Latin) of records of the Eyre of 1238, with detailed notes on lands and persons mentioned and a substantial introduction.
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