Understanding Medieval Women Through Crime
Gone Medieval
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Trade Ind
In the mediaeval period, this term trespass is much broader. Typically it's things like minor assaults, theft. It does include going into some one's house or property when you've not been invited. And it also sometimes includes a kind of verbal assault,. so name calling, that kind of thing. But again, there's no policing involved. It's just one person choosing to complain about somebody else. The other main type of case we see where it's one person complaining against another, is what's called trespass litigation and trespass please.
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