Thomas Wolf c. Richard de Abingdon,1293-1295: A Case Study of Legal Argument
This essay examines the legal arguments in Wolf c. Abingdon, a tithes dispute from 1293-5 between the rector and the vicar of Aldington, Kent. The case records contain explicit citations to written law, a surprising find in a seemingly minor case. The presence of explicit citations in particular sug...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2020]
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2020, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-58 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Aldington
/ Clergy
/ Tithe
/ Process
/ History 1293-1295
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KBF British Isles NCE Business ethics SA Church law; state-church law XA Law |
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| Summary: | This essay examines the legal arguments in Wolf c. Abingdon, a tithes dispute from 1293-5 between the rector and the vicar of Aldington, Kent. The case records contain explicit citations to written law, a surprising find in a seemingly minor case. The presence of explicit citations in particular suggests first that the litigants had access to legal assistance in the provincial court, and second that advocates and possibly judges were turning to written legal sources to resolve disputed points. This essay shows how the litigants' arguments were constructed and determines whether or not these arguments were effective in court. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046919001155 |