Ealdred v High Sheriff of Yorkshire (c.1068)

Ealdred v Malet was a court case of early English law between Ealdred, the archbishop of York and William Malet the High Sheriff of Yorkshire about 1068.[1][2][3] Ealdred was seeking the return of lands taken by the Sherriff during the conquest.

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As a Viceroy of William,[4] Ealdred already had the kings ear[5] so in keeping with the mille of the time, the plaint was more informal than would be expected under the Common Law that developed under Williams grandson.[6] The goods were returned and the High Sheriff of Yorkshire chastened.

The court cases is important as it can be viewed as a part of a large collection of pleadings against a process of Nomanization that within a decade saw 64% of land in England consolidated into the hands of just 150 individuals, and many of the nobility deprived of their estates.

References

  1. ↑ Selden Society, English Lawsuits from William I to Richard I: Henry II and Richard I (nos. 347-665) (The Selden Society, 1991) Page 726.
  2. ↑ R. C. Van Caenegem, ENGLISH LAWSUITS FROM WILLIAM I TO RICHARD I Vol.I. William I to Stephen. Vol. 106, (Selden Society,1990)
  3. ↑ Placita Anglo-Normannica [electronic resource] : Law Cases from William I to Richard I - Preserved in Historical Records (London: S. Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1879)
  4. ↑ Ann Lyon, Constitutional History of the UK(Cavendish Publishing, 13 Mar. 2003) p20.
  5. ↑ Paul R. Hyams, Rancor & Reconciliation in Medieval England (Cornell University Press, 2003) p151.
  6. ↑ Paul R. Hyams, Rancor & Reconciliation in Medieval England (Cornell University Press, 2003) p152.
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