Medieval Law and Legal History
Medieval society inherited laws and legal customs from the Roman empire and from Barbarian societies, and during the Middle Ages some significant legal advances were made. These resources examine these aspects of medieval law.
The Court of Star Chamber evolved from the medieval English king's council as a supplement to common-law courts, but though it served swift justice, it was subject to abuses.
These documents from Medieval and Early Modern England from the National Archives in London have been digitized and placed online through The O'Quinn Law Library of the University of Houston Law Center.
This site for Ken Pennington's course at The Catholic University of America includes a variety of pertinent articles written by the professor, and the required reading for the course makes a decent introductory bibliography. Very helpful.
This article by Lynn H. Nelson provides a very clear introduction to the development of early medieval law.
Fairly extensive collection of primary documents concerning legal history and law through the Middle Ages, by Paul Halsall at his Medieval Sourcebook.
To agist is, in law, to take cattle to graze, for a renumeration. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
Aids were part of the service due to a lord from his men, and appear to have been based upon the principle that they ought to assist him in special emergency or need. An article from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
