Includes bibliographical references (pages 416-447) and index.
Contents:
Peine forte et dure : the Medieval practice -- Standing mute in the courts of Medieval England -- Due process and consent to jury trial -- Peine as barbarity? : putting the practice in context -- Why stand mute? -- Standing mute as Imitatio Christi -- Rejecting the jury, rejecting the common law, rejecting the king.
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