The Whilton Dispute, 1264-1380: A Social-Legal Study of Dispute Settlement in Medieval England

Robert C. Palmer examines the Whilton dispute, an intrafamilial, multigenerational contest over a large estate that continued, primarily in the courts, from 1264until 1380. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Table of Documents, pg. ix*Preface, pg. xiii*Abbreviations, pg. xv*A Whilton Dispute Chronology, pg. xvii*CHAPTER 1. Introduction, pg. 1*CHAPTER 2. The Origins of the Dispute, pg. 28*CHAPTER 3. The Assize of Novel Disseisin and the Attaint, pg. 61*CHAPTER 4. The Writ of Entry and the Writ Certiorari, pg. 87*CHAPTER 5. Securing Title to Whilton, pg. 124*CHAPTER 6. Litigation by Writ of Right, pg. 152*CHAPTER 7. The Interlude, pg. 165*CHAPTER 8. Resumption and Compromise, pg. 179*CHAPTER 9. Formedon and the Use, pg. 192*CHAPTER 10. Conclusions, pg. 210*APPENDIX 1. Auxiliary Documents, pg. 221*APPENDIX 2. Statutes, pg. 245*APPENDIX 3. Glossary of Legal Terms, pg. 275*Notes, pg. 279*Index, pg. 287