The Procedure and Practice of Witness Testimony in English Ecclesiastical Courts, c.1193–1300
(2020)
Journal Article
White, S. B. (2020). The Procedure and Practice of Witness Testimony in English Ecclesiastical Courts, c.1193–1300. Studies in Church History, 56, 114-130. https://doi.org/10.1017/stc.2019.7
In the twelfth century, the English church courts made considerable use of compurgation and of sworn members of the community to aid in the resolution of disputes, but by the end of the thirteenth century, academic canon law depended almost entirely... Read More about The Procedure and Practice of Witness Testimony in English Ecclesiastical Courts, c.1193–1300.