Henry VII domestic policy; justice
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- Henry VII domestic policy, justice and maintenence of order
- Types of courts and their jurisdiction
- church courts
- church administration
- offences committed by clergy
- proving of wills
- issues relating to marriage
- 'moral' offences
- local courts
- manor courts
- landholding
- rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants
- use of common land
- responsibilities for drainage and land issues
- borough courts
- medieval trading standards
- specific judicial rights granted by royal charter
- manor courts
- king's courts at county level
- assizes- held twice a year to deal with major criminal and civil cases. presided over by Westminster judges
- quarter sessions, held four times a year, presided over by JP'S. less imoortant criminal and civil cases.
- special commissions: dealt with major issues such as rebellions.
- king's common law courts
- King's bench- had superior criminal jurisdiction
- Common pleas, dealt with major civil cases
- Exchequer dealt with issues relating to royal revenues
- chancery and other equity courts
- exercised jurisdiction on basis of fairness, rather than a strict reading of common law.
- church courts
- Justices of the Peace (JP's)
- local level, unpaid position, most did it out of a sense of duty
- appointed on a county-by-county basis.
- met 4 times a year to administer justice at quarter sessions.
- most were members of the gentry
- responsible for routine administration such as: tax assessments, alehouse regulation, investigation of complaints against local officials, maintenece of law and order.
- superseded traditional authority of the county sheriff.
- Types of courts and their jurisdiction
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