The "Coutumes de Beauvaisis" of Philippe de Beaumanoir
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The "Coutumes de Beauvaisis" of Philippe de Beaumanoir

  1. 792 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The "Coutumes de Beauvaisis" of Philippe de Beaumanoir

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F. R. P. Akehurst provides the first English translation of the complete text of Coutumes, the customary law of Clermont in the Beauvais region as it was practiced and understood in the late thirteenth century. The Coutumes de Beauvaisis provides a unique perspective on thirteenth-century civil and criminal trials.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Abbreviations
  4. Introduction
  5. Map
  6. Prologue
  7. 1. Judges
  8. 2. Summonses
  9. 3. Permissible Delays
  10. 4. Attorneys
  11. 5. Advocates
  12. 6. Complaints
  13. 7. Answers
  14. 8. Latecomers
  15. 9. Inspections
  16. 10. Superior Jurisdiction
  17. 11. Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
  18. 12. Wills
  19. 13. Dower
  20. 14. Inherited Real Property
  21. 15. Custodianship
  22. 16. Minors
  23. 17. Tutors
  24. 18. Illegitimacy
  25. 19. Consanguinity
  26. 20. Good-Faith Holders
  27. 21. Partnerships
  28. 22. Corporations
  29. 23. Property
  30. 24. Customs
  31. 25. Highways
  32. 26. Measurements
  33. 27. Prices
  34. 28. Horses
  35. 29. Services
  36. 30. Offenses
  37. 31. Larceny
  38. 32. Novel Disseisin
  39. 33. Fraud
  40. 34. Contracts
  41. 35. Writings
  42. 36. Safekeeping
  43. 37. Loans
  44. 38. Rentals
  45. 39. Proofs
  46. 40. Auditors
  47. 41. Arbitrators
  48. 42. Liquidated Damages
  49. 43. Sureties
  50. 44. Redemption
  51. 45. Avowals
  52. 46. Religious Houses
  53. 47. Subinfeudation
  54. 48. Freehold
  55. 49. Necessity
  56. 50. Communes
  57. 51. Seizures
  58. 52. Trespass
  59. 53. Reclamation
  60. 54. Creditors' Remedies I
  61. 55. Creditors' Remedies II
  62. 56. Incompetents
  63. 57. Marital Maintenance
  64. 58. Jurisdiction
  65. 59. Private War
  66. 60. Truces
  67. 61. Appeals
  68. 62. Default of Judgment
  69. 63. Defenses
  70. 64. Judicial Battles
  71. 65. Jurors' Delays
  72. 66. Recusal
  73. 67. Judgment
  74. 68. Usury
  75. 69. Misadventure
  76. 70. Unenforceable Gifts
  77. Conclusion
  78. Glossary
  79. Index