All Manner of People: The History of the Justices of the Peace in ScotlandThe Saltire Society, 2000 - 137 σελίδες This text provides the history of the justices of the peace in Scotland from their foundation in 1609 to the present. The vast range of duties which fell to the justices are described using surviving justice court records. |
Περιεχόμενα
The English Experience | 1 |
The Scottish Justice of the Peace | 15 |
Restoration and Parliamentary Union | 49 |
The Eighteenth Century | 63 |
The Justice in Action | 75 |
Industrialisation and Social Change | 107 |
New Tasks for a New Age | 125 |
Bibliography 138 | |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
18th century accused Acts of Parliament Adam Armstrong administrative aforesaid appear appointed bailies baron bench Broomholm burgh magistrates Campbell Child circuit court Commission of Supply Commissioners of Supply committee complaint constable County of Drumfries crimes criminal Cromwell crown deal dealt Depones deputes district court Dumfries duties Edinburgh Elizabeth Renwick England English justices ensure fines held heritable jurisdictions High Court Honour Hutcheson James John Maxwell John Veitch judicial jury Justices of Peace king Lancelot Brown landowners lay justice licence Lord Lord Advocate Lord Justice Clerk Maxwell JP MCallum militia Moffat number of justices oath offences office of justice paid parish Peebles persons petitioner powers Praeses prison Privy Council Procurator Fiscal quarter sessions quorum roads Royal Commission Scotland Scots Scottish justices sederunt books sentence servant sheriff court shillings shire small debt court statute Thomas thousand seven hundred town Veitch witnesses Yarn