Seventeenth-century Kent indictments have survived in larger numbers then have those of any other county, and they therefore provide a particularly full picture of the adminstration of criminal justice, the organisation of the assizes, the role of the judges and officials, and the whole process of criminal trial. This volume contains a full calendar of all the material relating to Kent from 1625 to 1688 which exists among the assize indictment files for the Home Circuit. The calendar also includes judges' commissions; writs and precepts; lists of local officials; coroners' inquests; and appeals of felony.
This volume is the last in a series of four, all edited by Professor J.S. Cockburn, with earlier titles covering Kent from 1625-1675; they are available upon enquiry from HMSO. Professor J.S. COCKBURN teaches in the History Department at the University of Maryland.
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Of enormous use for the study of legal and social history, at both the national and the local level. JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARCHIVISTS Historians will find much to be grateful for in Cockburn's formidable legacy. ALBION
Details
First Published: 28 Aug 1997
13 Digit ISBN: 9780851157092
Pages: 478
Size: 24.5 x 15
Binding: Hardback
Imprint: Boydell Press
Series:
Calendar Assize RecordsSubject:
Modern HistoryBIC Class: HBLL
Details updated on 02 Sep 2010
