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13th century abbot accused Adam of Usk appeal of felony armour arms assize Bain's Cal barras bishop Bower Bracton burgh castle challenge champion CHAP charge charter Clan compurgation constable and marshal court of chivalry Crown Pleas defendant duel of chivalry duel of law duello duellum Dugd Earl Edward Edward III England English Extracta fight Fleta fought gauntlet Glanvill glove Henry Henry VI Hist honour horse James John judge judicial combat judicial duel jury justice king king's knight lists Lord Madox Moray oath ordeal Order of Combats Ordinance Orig Parliament peler Perth Pitscottie plea of land proof prove quod records Regiam reign Richard Richard II Robert Rolls sall says Scotch Scotland Scots Acts Scots law Scottish single combat spears squire statute supra sword Thomas treason trial by battle trial by combat vanquished victory visnet Walsingham William words writ of right Wyntoun
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Page 179 - To the constable it pertaineth to have cognizance of contracts touching deeds of arms and of war out of the realm, and also of things that touch war within the realm, which cannot be determined nor discussed by the common law...
Page 159 - This hear, you justices, that I have this day neither eat, drunk, nor have upon me either bone, stone, ne glass, or any enchantment, sorcery or witchcraft, where-through the power of the Word of God might be inleased or diminished, and the devil's power increased, and that my appeal2 is true, so help me God and his saints, and by this Book.
Page 174 - ... ne stone of vertue, ne herbe of vertue, ne charme, ne experiment, ne carocte, ne othir inchauntment by the, ne for thee, by the which thou trusteth the )ģe bettir to ovircome the foreseide C.
Page 160 - An extra-judicial lordship might command him anychallenge. thing, but willingly he would not render the said gauntlet to Thorne except he could win it ; and further, he challenged the said Thorne to play with him half-a-score blows to shew some pastime to the lord chief-justice and the others there assembled, but Thorne answered that he came to fight and would not play. Then the lord chiefjustice, commending Nailer for his valiant courage, commanded them both quietly to depart the field.
Page 66 - It chanced that two kinsmen, Nicholas, the son of Aeon, and Geoffrey, the son of Nicholas, waged a duel about a certain piece of land, concerning which a dispute had arisen between them ; and they fought from the first to the ninth hour, each conquering by turns. Then one of them, fleeing from the other till he came to a certain little pit, as he stood on the brink of the pit, and was about 4;o fall therein, his kinsman said to him, ' Take care of the pit ; turn back, lest thou shouldest fall into...
Page 58 - I du believe in bein' this Or thet, ez it may happen : One way or t' other hendiest is To ketch the people nappin' ; It ain't by princerples nor men My preudunt course is steadied— I scent wich pays the best, an
Page 131 - I OFT have heard of Lydford law, How in the morn they hang and draw, And sit in judgment after : At first I wondered at it much ; But since I find the reason such, As it deserves no laughter.
Page 115 - Scotland that if a knight, or the son of a knight, or any freeholder in a knight's fee, or any other holding his land in any manner by free service or per fie de hauberk} or the sons of these, should appeal any man of robbery or manslaughter, theft, rape, or any other misdeed whereby duel might arise, it should be lawful for them, at the bridge of Stirling, in the king's court or in any other, to debel the defender by an interposed person if the appellant said in his appeal in full court that he...
Page 298 - ... document, prepared by Earl Patrick for the consideration of the King of France, in which he asserts that the Queen-Dowager had twice promised him marriage. " THIR ar the articlis that Patrik Erie Boithuile, greit admirall of Scotland, promissis to bid at and debait with his body ; That is to say, ane hundreth men for ane hundreth men, or man for man, as the King of Frances Maieste will pleis command him thairto.
Page 67 - ... over the pit and was about to fall into it the other warned him. Then the townsmen being moved with pity, made a covenant with the Earl that they should give him threepence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on condition that he should grant to them that the twenty-four jurors who were in Leicester from ancient times should from that time forward discuss and decide all pleas they might have among themselves.