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Mortgage from George Forde to John Every of Broadway, Somerset
For messuages in Hemyock, Devon. Accompanied by bond in £40. Also, Richard Forde's Quitclaim to Every.
Bargain and Sale from George Kirkham of Fyneton, Esq., Richard and George Forde, Edward Woode, the Younger, and John Everie of Broadway, Somerset, Gent. ... to William Stoforde of Ottery St. Mary, Gent
For fourth part of the manor of Hemyock, Devon. Accompanied by George Forde's quitclaim to William Stoforde, August 10, 1590.
Bargain and Sale and Gift from William Kirkham, of Fyneton, Esq., Richard and George Forde, William Gervis, Edward Woode the Younger ... to William Stoford of Ottery St. Mary, Gent
Bargain and sale, August 10, 1588, for fourth part of the manor of Hemyock, Devon, with certain exceptions. Also, the resulting Gift of July 26, 1589.
The King's Felons
The King's Felons examines the subtle but intentional development of criminal confinement as an alternative to capital punishment in early Tudor England. As the judicial establishment looked for ways to enhance law and order without provoking political opposition, they increasingly turned to two traditional mitigations of criminal punishment: benefit of clergy and sanctuary. Often reviled as corrupt clerical rights which served to undermine secular authority and the rule of law, benefit of clergy and sanctuary in fact provided the justices with room to manoeuvre, allowing them to punish a larger number of felons less harshly while avoiding political scrutiny. The King's Felons explores the e...
Selling the Church
"Palmer analyzes an extensive set of data drawn from common law records to reveal a vigorous and effective effort by the laity to enforce the statutes of 1529. Motivated by both economic incentives and traditional ideals, the litigants used the statutes to compel the residence of their clergy and to make the commercial activities of lease-holding and buying for resale and profit the sole province of the laity. Inserting the rector back into the parish. Palmer shows, dramatically altered the economic, educational, and religious context of parish life."--BOOK JACKET.
1377-1485
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