Law And Order Flashcards
What were people who refused to attend trial called?
Outlaws
What is the name for Church law?
Canon Law
Whose legal work had failed to reign in the jurisdiction of the
barons by the start of Edward’s reign?
Henry de Bracton
Who did the 1278 Statute of Gloucester give greater legal
authority to?
General Eyres
Which statute reintroduced the hue and cry, a form of
collective responsibility?
Statute of Winchester 1285
What did Edward introduce to speed up the legal system,
especially for those awaiting trial?
Assizes
What process enabled people to recover alienated land if
they had been unlawfully dispossessed?
Novel Disseisin
How many meters were to be cleared either side of the King’s
highways thanks to the Statute of Winchester, 1285?
70 metres
For what value of theft did Edward introduce the death
penalty by hanging?
12 pence
When was the Ordinance of Trailbaston introduced?
1305