Crown Pleas of the Devon Eyre of 1238, Volume 1238H. R. T. Summerson Eyre rolls give us a wealth of information about crime in the medieval period. This volume presents and translates 776 non-civil cases heard before justices in Devon in 1238, including cases of theft, robbery, assault and murder.It is also unusual in giving detailed evidence about local matters such as the competence of local sheriffs and the impact of shipwrecks on the Devon coast. The Introduction sets out the context of these records, discussing both thirteenth-century justice and the local situation in Devon. |
Contents
The Hundreds of Devon in | vi |
CROWN PLEAS OF THE DEVON EYRE OF 1238 | 1 |
APPENDICES | 125 |
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abbey abbot abjured the realm Adam Alice annum ANSWERS BY TWELVE appeal is null appellees appellor arrested assize attached Axminster Axmouth Baldwin Barnstaple bishop bishop of Exeter Black Torrington Bosco breach burgh burgled charter chattels worth church comes Cornwall coroner County Court Crediton crown pleas Cumbe death died Diptford drowned earl Englishry Ermington exacted and outlawed Exeter false appeal felony fled found dead Geoffrey Gilbert guilty Henry homicide honour horse Hugh HUNDRED ANSWERS John Jordan jurors present jurors testify justices killed king king's peace land Later Lifton lord manor marks mercy Misadventure Nicholas No-one is suspected Okehampton Osbert Peter Peverel Philip pledges William Plympton quit Ralph rape Reginald Reichel river Exe Robert Roger royal Serjeant serjeanty sheriff South Molton South Tawton Stephen suit taken into custody Tavistock Tawton theft thieves Thomas tithing Tiverton TWELVE JURORS Value Walter wife William Brewer Witheridge hundred Wonford Wonford hundred wounding
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