Manorial court records and the development of customary law in England (12th–15th centuries)

1. Manorial court rolls begin widespread survival

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Manorial court

   • Nat Archives
   • Nottingham

2. Court baron records customary land title

   Jan 1, 1230Labels: Court baron

   • Nat Archives
   • Manorial Roll

3. Statute of Merton shapes seignorial land rights

   Jan 1, 1236Labels: Statute of

   • Britannica
   • Legislation

4. Statute of Marlborough regulates taking distress

   Nov 18, 1267Labels: Statute of

   • Statute WP
   • Legislation

5. Court roll formality spreads in late 1200s

   Jan 1, 1275Labels: Court rolls

   • Beds Archives
   • Nat Archives

6. Edward I’s Westminster statutes reshape land law

   Jan 1, 1275Labels: Statutes of

   • Britannica
   • Britannica

7. Quia Emptores restricts subinfeudation

   Jan 1, 1290Labels: Quia Emptores

   • Britannica
   • Legislation

8. Leet jurisdiction and frankpledge appear in rolls

   Jan 1, 1300Labels: Court leet

   • Nottingham
   • MM Countryside

9. Black Death disrupts manorial obligations

   Jun 1, 1348Labels: Black Death

   • Britannica
   • Nat Archives

10. Ordinance of Labourers responds to post-plague labor

    Jun 18, 1349Labels: Ordinance of

    • Legislation
    • Ordinance WP

11. Peasants’ Revolt intensifies tenure and custom conflicts

    Jun 1, 1381Labels: Peasants' Revolt

    • Britannica
    • Nat Archives

12. Statute of Cambridge restricts labor mobility

    Oct 17, 1388Labels: Statute of

    • Legislation
    • Cambridge WP

13. Copyhold identity consolidates around court-roll evidence

    Jan 1, 1400Labels: Copyhold

    • Nat Archives
    • Copyhold WP

14. Fortescue praises English law’s mixed sources

    Jan 1, 1470Labels: John Fortescue

    • Britannica

15. Littleton’s Tenures systematizes English landholding concepts

    Jan 1, 1481Labels: Littleton's Tenures

    • W M Law
    • Littleton WP