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The Road to Judgment : From Custom to Court in Medieval Ireland and Wales / Robin Chapman Stacey.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: The Middle Ages SeriesPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©1994Description: 1 online resource (368 p.) : 4 illusContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812232165
  • 9781512807578
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 346 23
LOC classification:
  • KD1752
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Law and Lawbooks in Medieval Ireland and Wales -- 2. Contractual Suretyship in Irish Law -- 3. The Social Context of Personal Suretyship -- 4. The Hostage-Sureties of Irish Law -- 5. The Road to Judgment -- 6. Court and Custom in Medieval Wales -- 7. Past and Present in the Law of Hywel -- 8. The Suretyship of the Gods -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter
Summary: Examines the institution of personal suretyship through the remarkable rich sources extant from medieval Ireland and Wales.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Law and Lawbooks in Medieval Ireland and Wales -- 2. Contractual Suretyship in Irish Law -- 3. The Social Context of Personal Suretyship -- 4. The Hostage-Sureties of Irish Law -- 5. The Road to Judgment -- 6. Court and Custom in Medieval Wales -- 7. Past and Present in the Law of Hywel -- 8. The Suretyship of the Gods -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter

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Examines the institution of personal suretyship through the remarkable rich sources extant from medieval Ireland and Wales.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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