The King's Peace : a Historical Sketch of the English Law Courts
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The Courts of the Forest 135 In the Laws and Customs of King William, setting out his intended mode of governing England, the Conqueror who, inspired by his clergy, objected to capital punish- ment, except for offences touching his own person and authority, declared that no one should henceforth be killed or hanged for any fault, but that his eyes should be put out, and his foot, hand or other limb be cut off, so that his dismembered body might remain so long as he lived an evidence of his guil...t.^ This statute or ordinance, it will be observed, makes no special reference to the forest ; nor does this or any other ordinance of the Conqueror, so far as is known, declare in terms how offenders in the forest are to be punished. But judging from the contents of later charters which declare that this punishment shall not be inflicted on any man for offences in the forest, it would appear that the character of such offence {quantitatem delicti) was held to be in the highest degree penal, and that life and limb were, in fact, freely taken by the Conqueror and his sons from those unhappy persons who were by accident or intention offenders against the Laws of the Forest.
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The Courts of the Forest 135 In the Laws and Customs of King William, setting out his intended mode of governing England, the Conqueror who, inspired by his clergy, objected to capital punish- ment, except for offences touching his own person and authority, declared that no one should henceforth be killed or hanged for any fault, but that his eyes should be put out, and his foot, hand or other limb be cut off, so that his dismembered body might remain so long as he lived an evidence of his guil...t.^ This statute or ordinance, it will be observed, makes no special reference to the forest ; nor does this or any other ordinance of the Conqueror, so far as is known, declare in terms how offenders in the forest are to be punished. But judging from the contents of later charters which declare that this punishment shall not be inflicted on any man for offences in the forest, it would appear that the character of such offence {quantitatem delicti) was held to be in the highest degree penal, and that life and limb were, in fact, freely taken by the Conqueror and his sons from those unhappy persons who were by accident or intention offenders against the Laws of the Forest.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Inderwick, F. A. (Frederick Andrew), 1836-1904 to read onlineMoreLess
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