Legal History

An Introduction to the History and Records of the Courts of Wards and Liveries

By H. E. Bell
Cambridge University Press March 2012

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780521200288
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
March 2012
Format
Paperback , 226 pages
Jurisdiction
International ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Originally published in 1953, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Court of Wards and Liveries. The court was established on 1540 as a means of administering the system of feudal dues, it was additionally responsible for wardship and livery issues. Formally abolished in 1660, the court had previously ceased to have a function due to the abolition of feudal tenures by the Long Parliament in 1646. Consummately researched, the text was compiled by the author during a period of employment by the Public Record Office, this allowed for extensive access to the Court's records and other important documentation. 

Table of Contents

Preface;

Abbreviations used in the footnotes;

1. Wardship and livery in the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII;

2. The officers of the court;

3. The revenues of the court;

4. The administration of livery and wardship;

5. Judicial business of the court;

6. The welfare of wards and idiots;

7. The agitation against the court;

8. The final days of the court;

9. The site and buildings of the court;

10. The records of the court after its abolition;

Appendices;

Index;

Tables.

 

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