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The road to judgment : from custom to court in medieval Ireland and Wales / Robin Chapman Stacey.
De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stacey, Robin Chapman, author.
- Series:
- Middle Ages series.
- Middle Ages series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suretyship and guaranty--Ireland--History.
- Suretyship and guaranty.
- Suretyship and guaranty--Wales--History.
- Law, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (360 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines the institution of personal suretyship through the remarkable rich sources extant from medieval Ireland and Wales.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. Law and Lawbooks in Medieval Ireland and Wales
- 2. Contractual Suretyship in Irish Law
- 3. The Social Context of Personal Suretyship
- 4. The Hostage-Sureties of Irish Law
- 5. The Road to Judgment
- 6. Court and Custom in Medieval Wales
- 7. Past and Present in the Law of Hywel
- 8. The Suretyship of the Gods
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Backmatter
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781512807578
- 1512807575
- 9780585127354
- 0585127352
- OCLC:
- 966819270
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