Talk:Justice in eyre

Citra / ultra Trent
Presumably these terms were from the perspective of London? i.e. citra Trent = south (right bank of) the Trent, ultra = north (left bank) of it. It's currently unclear. Hairy Dude (talk) 09:13, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Articles
"However, they were 'justices in eyre' in the Treason Act 1351 (under which it was high treason to kill them in the execution of their office). In 1397, the Commons plea that the Articles be pardoned except for pleas of land, quo warranto, treason, robbery, or other felonies."

You what ?

Claverhouse (talk) 18:06, 14 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I've removed the offending sentence. It's a mangled version of a passage in Holdsworth's book. As far as I understand it, the story is that the House of Commons petitioned in 1362 that all but the most serious "articles of the eyre" (crown pleas which were due to be heard by the justices in eyre) should receive a blanket pardon; and in 1397, that petition was granted. It seems to have been a significant moment in the gradual obsolescence of the eyres, with many of their functions eventually being taken up by assize courts instead. But I don't know anything about this stuff to write about it in the article, and the only online source I've found for Holdsworth's book is virtually unreadable. (Also, that book is 100 years old...) JBritnell (talk) 21:29, 7 October 2022 (UTC)