The Whilton dispute, 1264-1380 : a social-legal study of dispute settlement in medieval England / Robert C. Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Robert C., 1947- author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Real property--England--History--To 1500.

Real property.

Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485.

Great Britain.

De Whelton, William, -1267--Estate.

De Whelton, William.

Whilton family.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (319 pages).

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Robert C. Palmer examines the Whilton dispute, an intrafamilial, multigenerational contest over a large estate that continued, primarily in the courts, from 1264until 1380.Originally published in 1984.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Table of Documents

Preface

Abbreviations

A Whilton Dispute Chronology

CHAPTER 1. Introduction

CHAPTER 2. The Origins of the Dispute

CHAPTER 3. The Assize of Novel Disseisin and the Attaint

CHAPTER 4. The Writ of Entry and the Writ Certiorari

CHAPTER 5. Securing Title to Whilton

CHAPTER 6. Litigation by Writ of Right

CHAPTER 7. The Interlude

CHAPTER 8. Resumption and Compromise

CHAPTER 9. Formedon and the Use

CHAPTER 10. Conclusions

APPENDIX 1. Auxiliary Documents

APPENDIX 2. Statutes

APPENDIX 3. Glossary of Legal Terms

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691640761

0691640769

9780691612867

0691612862

9781400856350

1400856353

OCLC:

767556914