Parliamentarians at law: select legal proceedings of the long fifteenth century relating to parliament

This book brings together a selection of law suits brought by peers and members of the house of commons in the royal common law and equity courts at Westminster between 1377 and 1512, relating to themes such as parliamentary elections, the payment of parliamentary wages, and the evolution of the parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest. Full modern English translations of Latin, French, and Middle English texts have been printed as parallel texts alongside transcripts of the originals. INDICE: Part I: Introduction:. Covering subjects including the parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest; parliamentary elections; payments of MPs'wages; the process of statutory regulation of parliamentary affairs; the royal law courts and their procedures. Part II: The Texts:. Parallel Latin/Middle English/French - Modern English edition of. a) Suits relating to parliamentaryprivilege. b) Suits relating to parliamentary elections. c) Select suits relating to the payment of Members of Parliament. d) Miscellaneous suits. Part III: Appendices:. Calendar of suits relating to the payment of Members of Parliament. a) List of Peers and Members of the House of Commons mentioned in the texts. b) List of Parliaments 1376-1512.

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8013-9
• Editorial: Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 224
• Fecha Publicación: 13/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés