Hearings of the Court of Requests, 1493-1538 : (TNA REQ1) / edited by Laura Flannigan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Flannigan, Laura, editor.

Series:

List & Index Society (Series) ; v. 366.

List & Index Society (Series) ; v. 367.

List and Index Society ; volumes 366-367

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England and Wales. Court of Requests.

England and Wales.

Common law--England--History.

Common law.

Small claims courts--England--History.

Small claims courts.

England.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 30 cm

Other Title:

TNA REQ1

Place of Publication:

Kew, Surrey : The List and Index Society, [2023]

Summary:

"One of the many developments in royal justice under the early Tudors was the Court of Requests. Comprised of men working in the king's attendant household and council, Requests heard and determined all manner of interpersonal disputes presented by ordinary people from across England, Wales, and beyond. Its procedures of summoning subjects under subpoena, ordering investigative commissions, and gathering for hearings brought a wide range of people into contact with the royal administration. These volumes calendar the entries from the Court's earliest books of orders and decrees, from their commencement in 1493 through to 1538. It also prints selected decrees, lists entries by county, and provides indexes for names and places. These records allow us to glimpse the daily procedures of justice-giving in this transformational period, as well as the people they served."-- taken from back covers.

Contents:

Part One. Introduction and REQ 1/1-1/4

Part Two. REQ 1/105 - Missing Book, 1534-1540, Appendices, bibliography and indices.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781906875596

1906875596

OCLC:

1385535993