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

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

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2015]
©1994
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:The Middle Ages Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.) :; 4 illus.
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Other title: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.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781512807578
9783110442526
DOI:10.9783/9781512807578
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Robin Chapman Stacey.