The Charters Of The Borough Of Southampton Richard Iii William Iv A D 1484 1836

The charters of the borough of Southampton: Richard III-William IV (A.D. 1484-1836)

The Charters of the Borough of Southampton, Vol. 1

Excerpt from The Charters of the Borough of Southampton, Vol. 1: Edited, With Introduction and Notes, John Edward IV (A. D. 1199-1480) The district surrounding the town would be under a common system of cultivation, and would be divided into tithings. In connection with the tithings grew up the system of frankpledge. This peculiarly Saxon custom merits a brief description. Every landless man was required to attach himself to a lord who should answer for his appearance in the law-courts. This was first made compulsory by Athelstan but Edward the Confessor made the following modification. He enacted that all men should form themselves into associations of ten, called frith-borh or frankpledge. If any one of these ten broke the law, the other nine were to be responsible. The View of frankpledge, better known in later times as the court leet, and often mentioned in the charters of Henry VI, was an obligation to see that these associations of ten were kept in perfect order. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Charters of the Borough of Southampton