Oxfordshire Record Society Reports Calendar of the court books of the Borough of New Woodstock 1588-1595
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Book
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0902509438
ISBN 13
9780902509436
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Oxfordshire
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Publication Year
2002
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ORS Reports, Vol. 63
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158pp.
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Abstract
As a former royal borough, Woodstock was distinguished in being the seat of courts of record including its civil court, the Portmoot. Along with Oxford and Banbury, it had probably the only such recognised courts among Oxfordshire boroughs in the late 16th century. It is fortunate in possessing some record of its court proceedings stretching from the 13th century to recent times. More particularly over the period 1581 to 1847 there are extensive court books of various dates for the Portmoot and court leet (frankpledge) courts and the borough sessions court.
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