The History of English Law before the Time of Edward I. Frederic William Maitland

of royal justice, The judges, Clerical justices

Bracton, His book, Character of his work:, Italian form, English substance, Later law books, Legal literature

The legal profession, Pleaders, Attorneys, Non-professional attorneys, Professional pleaders, Regulation of pleaders and attorneys, Professional opinion, Decline of Romanism, Notaries and conveyancers, Knowledge of the law,

English law in Wales, English law in Ireland, English and Scottish law, Characteristics of English law

BOOK II

The Doctrines of English Law in the Early Middle Ages

CHAPTER I. Tenure

Arrangement of this book, The medieval scheme of law, The modern scheme, Our own course

§ 1. Tenure in General

Derivative and dependent tenure, Universality of dependent tenure, Feudal tenure, Analysis of dependent tenure, Obligations of tenant and tenement, Intrinsec and forinsec service, Classification of tenures

§ 2. Frankalmoin

Free alms, Meaning of “alms,”, Spiritual service, Gifts to God and the saints, Free alms and forinsec service, Pure alms, Frankalmoin and ecclesiastical jurisdiction, The assize Utrum, Defeat of ecclesiastical claims, Frankalmoin in the thirteenth century

§ 3. Knight’s Service

Military tenure, Growth and decay of military tenure, Units of military service, The forty days, Knight’s fees, Size of knight’s fees, Apportionment of service, Apportionment between king and tenant in chief, Honours and baronies, , The barony and the knight’s fee, Relativity of the knight’s fee, Duty of the military tenant in chief, Position of military sub-tenants, Knight’s service due to lords who owe none, Scutage, Scutage between king and tenant in chief, Scutage and fines for default of service, Scutage and the military sub-tenants, Tenure by escuage, The lord’s right to scutage, Reduction in the number of knight’s fees, Meaning of this reduction, Military combined with other services, Castle-guard, Thegnage and drengage, Tenure by barony, The baronage, Escheated honours

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