Medieval Law and the Foundations of the State

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of the king or crown; monarchical,
princely 3, 7, 41, 115, 140–5, 152,
158, 160, 174, 178, 252–300, 310–11,
320–2, 332
of the king and kingdom vi, 109, 139–47,
149, 159–60, 172, 189, 191, 280, 298,
314, 338
of the kingdom, lordship, community of
the realm 12, 39–43, 65–6, 70, 83–7,
100, 113, 149, 155–60, 177, 187–91,
199–201, 222, 230–40, 252–7, 264,
267–8, 282, 292–5, 312, 318–19, 330
of the land (statum terrae) 89, 101, 103,
104, 254
of the laws 85
of nature or innocence 259, 337
necessity of 89, 200
of parlement 278
of particular bishops, churches, towns and
lords 84, 86, 89, 94, 96, 157
of peace 77, 88, 97, 101, 105, 143, 254
popular 319, 332–3
of present life and future glory 83
of provinces 94–5
public 327
of regime or government 2–5, 7, 259,
311–14, 328
Roman 10
of royal household 158, 160, 177, 255,
263, 265–6, 268, 286
of ruler and princes 94
ship of 275, 283
sovereign 282
of this time 90, 97
see also body politic; estate; nation-state;
personal status; popular state; reform
statute:
of consultations 188
of Labourers 250
of Marlborough 190
of Northampton 249
quia emptores 234
of treasons 246
of Westminster 186–9, 238
of Winchester 249–50, 264
of witchcraft 250
of York 177
statute-making 186–90
statutes v, 40, 84, 104–5, 123, 185, 187,
191–2, 197, 201, 234–5, 257, 267–70,
297, 299, 306–7, 312, 316, 333
books of 256, 268
diocesan 137
concerning peace 94, 96, 104
roll of 187
of Jewry 223
see also établissements; legislation;


ordonnances; provisions; stabilimenta
statute-law 197
Stephen, king of England 65, 66, 128, 134,
213–14
Stralsund 104
Strasbourg 313
Stratford, Master John of 175
Strubenhart, Eberhard von 205
Styria 100
succession to property 19
sumptuary legislation 229–31, 233
surety 19
Surrey, county court of 159
Swabia 87, 95, 101, 105
Hermann, duke of 84
Philip duke of 95, 100
state of 95
Sweetheart abbey 105, 220
Switzerland 105, 331
Tacitus 10–11, 22, 323–4
Talmud 150, 223
taxes 52, 57, 118, 140, 142, 157, 161, 176,
182, 185, 201, 230, 232, 238, 252,
263–4, 285, 299, 302
Templars, order of 232, 238
Temple treasury in Paris 114
tenants-in-chief 21, 65, 140, 180, 208
tenure 203–14
in burgage 217–18
for life 31
see also freehold; leasehold; warranty
territorium controlled from a castle 50
Tewkesbury, annals of 172
thegns 26
Theobald, archbishop of Canterbury 138
Theuderic, king 31
thieves, thieving 38, 53–4, 63, 74–5, 79, 87,
104, 124–5, 152–4, 241
third estate 233
Thorney, monastery of 209
threats 242–3
Thuringia 101, 102
timocracy 272
tithes 238–9
tithings 79, 81
tolls 20, 63, 95, 97, 100, 102, 215–18
of Paris 20
tolt (legal procedure) 133, 209
tort, law of 242
torture, judicial 150, 290–1
Toulouges, council of 73
Toulousain 167
complaints from 161, 179
Toulouse 138, 149, 156, 315
Raymond VII, count of 219
parlementof 167, 242

Index 389
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