court leet

It also served as the meeting place of the Court leet.

The poor were a significant problem for Henley's court leet.

The village held a court leet and the castle was used as a prison.

In each case, the mayor was appointed by the lord of the manor and court leet.

As a borough, it was governed by a Court Leet.

Through deputy and special constables, the court leet also oversaw peacekeeping.

The meeting also appointed constables in those townships that did not possess their own court leet.

It was governed by a court leet.

- The King retracts the Court leet of the nobility.

The court leet for Buckingham hundred was every three weeks at various localities across the hundred.

He held minor office in Manchester's court leet, and became a Justice of the Peace.

Under the feudal system, Withington had been governed by its own court leet, and this tradition continued well into the 19th century.

In some cases the manorial court functioned as a de facto court leet.

The court leet for Cottesloe hundred was usually held twice a year at Edlesborough.

A high constable was appointed by the court leet, under whom was a force of constables.

The area was managed by the Court Leet, which was responsible for all administration and judicial functions.

The records of the court leet and the court baron in Henley date from 1592 onwards.

The government of the town was in hands of a manorial court leet, presided over by a high bailiff.

The court leet for Aylesbury hundred was located at Aylesbury.

The Handbook of 1861 mentioned that the ancient Court Leet was virtually extinct.

From this date until 1894, the town came under the control of a Court Leet and Improvement Commissioners.

The electoral body was the jury of the court leet, a medieval survival summoned by the lord of the manor.

The Officers of Courts Leet could include some or all of the following:

Sir William had the power to create tenures, and to appoint court baron and court leet.

The land is managed by Natural England and is run with the support of the Court Leet.