of England". Courts of piepowders had declined in use by the 17th century. A piepowder court was held in front of the mayor and bailiffs of the borough...

courts such as the Hundred Courts and Court of Piepowders. The Court of King's Bench heard all complaints and pleas addressed to the King. This court...

generally took place in county courts every six months in county towns during the Hilary and Trinity vacations. Court of piepowders English criminal law Government...

the right to hold a market, a fair and a court of piepowders. In 1835 Hemel Hempstead became the centre of a poor law union, and a workhouse was built...

historical courts include: House of Lords Star Chamber Court of High Commission Court of Criminal Appeal Court for Crown Cases Reserved Courts of piepowders (marketplace...

held in the library of Chichester Cathedral, as late as the 18th Century the Court of Piepowders that was held on the occasion of the fair took place...

the abbot's court dealt with legal issues arising within the town and surrounding area and was also the venue for the court of piepowders which dealt...

rows of clay tiles. In addition to being used as a manorial court, the room on the first floor was used for hearings of the court of piepowders which...

Mompesson a market and fair, as in the reign of Richard II, and also a Court of Piepowders, which would be attached to the market and where justice could be...

court absorbed the Mayor's Court and at least one of Bristol's court of piepowders. The Tolzey Court was limited in jurisdiction to actions arising in...

for its ecesiastical use. The buildings may well have served as a Court of Piepowders (dusty feet) for those frequenting the markets held outside its doors...

court was set up to deal summarily with thieves and debtors of the market and fair called the Pie-Poudre Court (also spelt pie poudre or Piepowders)...

the court of portmote), a weekly market on Tuesdays, two annual fairs with a court of piepowders, a twice-yearly view of frankpledge, the assize of bread...

the last "active" Court of Piepowders, being abolished by the Courts Act 1971. Although it had not actually met since the abolition of the fair in 1870...

restricted the abusive Courts of Piepowders, regulated cloth sales, instituted certain forms of trade protectionism, prohibited the sale of wine and oil in fraudulent...

collection of Foote's reminiscences of his experiences as a traveling barrister on the English Western Circuit in the 19th century. A court of piepowders, mentioned...

emporium". Dozens of stalls would be established and hundreds of pounds of goods bought and sold. Special courts, called courts of piepowders would be established...

staircase in the centre of the lower floor, is where the Court Leet of Whitby, the Court of Pleas and the Court of Piepowder used to meet. Sometimes guilty...

Colonies. As well as being the seat of county assizes, Bury St Edmunds had been a site for both piepowder courts and court assizes, the latter since the Abbey...