...moved by piety, then made a covenant with the earl that they should give him threepence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on...grant to them that the twenty-four jurors, who were iu Leicester from ancient times, should from that time forward discuss and decide all pleas they might...

...being moved with pity, made a covenant with the Earl that they should give him threepence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on...decide all pleas they might have among themselves." For the most part the liberties of our towns were bought in this way, by sheer hard bargaining. The...

...with pity, made a covenant with the that they should give him threepence yearly for each house in the Street that had a gable, on condition that he should grant to that the twenty-four jurors who were in Leicester from ancient should from that time forward discuss...

...being moved with pity, made a covenant with the Earl that they should give him threepence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on...decide all pleas they might have among themselves." At the time we have reached this struggle for emanci- Division pation was nearly over. The larger towns...

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...being moved with pity, made a covenant with the Earl that they should give him the pence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on...decide all pleas they might have among themselves." The customs of continental Europe varied somewhat from the English in regard to the judicial combat...

...being moved with pity, made a covenant with the Earl that they should give him three pence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on...decide all pleas they might have among themselves.' At the close of the thirteenth century, all the more important towns had secured freedom of trade,...

...covenant with the Earl that they should give him three pence yearly for each honse in the High S'reet that had a gable, on condition that he should grant...decide all pleas they might have among themselves.' At the close of the thirteenth century, all the 7nore important towns had secured freedom of trade,...

...covenant with the Earl Unit they should give him three pence yearly for each house in the High S'reet that had a gable, on condition that he should grant to them tiiat the twenty -four jurors who were in Leicester from ancient times should from that time forward...

...townsmen made a covenant with the Earl of Leicester that they should give him threepence yearly for each house in the High Street that had a gable, on...decide all pleas, they might have among themselves." From French Charters given by the King to Orleans (of twelfth century, but typical of this period)...