Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776: June 2011 (Sixth) EditionReilly, S. A.
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Our Legal Heritage: King AEthelbert - King George III, 600 A.D. - 1776: June 2011 (Sixth) Edition
Reilly, S. A.
Law -- England -- History
32 ....Miller gives 2d. [the Latin translates as 4s.] for a trespass
against the assize of beer and because the lord's grain has been ill
kept at the mill. Pledges, John Orped and Joce Serjeant.
33. Noah gives 2s. in the same way for an inquest as to one acre.
Afterwards they submit themselves to arbitrators, who adjudge that the
said Robert shall pay 3s. to the said Roger and 6s. to the said Gilbert
and 7s. to the said Noah, and that he will do so [Robert] finds pledges.
34. Ralph Bar in mercy for having beaten one of the lord's men. Pledges,
Herbert Rede and Ralph Brunild.
35. For the common fine of the township, a half-mark.
36. John Boneffiant found pledges, to wit, William Smith and William of
Bledlow, that he will not eloign himself from the lord's land and that
he will be prompt to obey the lord's summons.
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- The Times: 1272-1348 -
King Edward I was respected by the people for his good government,
practical wisdom, and genuine concern for justice for everyone. He loved
his people and wanted them to love him. He came to the throne with
twenty years experience governing lesser lands on the continent which
were given to him by his father Henry III. He spoke Latin, English, and
French. He gained a reputation as a lawgiver and as a peacemaker in
disputes on the continent. His reputation was so high and agreement on
him as the next king so strong that England was peaceful in the almost
two years that it took him to arrive there from continental business. He
was truthful, law-abiding, and kept his word. He had close and solid
family relationships, especially with his father and with his wife
Eleanor, to whom he was faithful. He was loyal to his close circle of
good friends. He valued honor and adhered reasonably well to the terms
of the treaties he made. He was generous in carrying out the royal
custom of subsidizing the feeding of paupers. He visited the sick. He
was frugal and dressed in plain, ordinary clothes rather than
extravagant or ostentatious ones. He disliked ceremony and display.
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