Author: Hurnard, Naomi D.
Title: The King's Pardon for Homicide Before A.D. 1307
Description: Oxford, Clarendon Press, (1997). Reprint. orig.boards. 22x14cm, xiv,394 pp.. Minor rubbing. Slight page-edge soil. VG. dustwrapper. ¶ Contents: The Origin of the Medieval System of Pardoning; Procedure; Excusable Homicide; The Excusable Slayer in Court; 'Meticulosi' & Fugitives for Excusable Homicide; Infants & the Insane; The Right of Appeal; The Victim's Kin; The King; The Verdicts; Attempts at Reform; Law &Order; Conclusion; Appendices: The Writ 'de Odio et Atia'; Clerical Excusable Homicides.

Keywords: Medieval England, King's Pardon, Royal Pardoning, Excusable Homicide, Legal History, Jurisprudence, Law, ,