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7. Past and Present in the Law of Hywel

© 2015 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

© 2015 University of Pennsylvania Press, 3905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. List of Abbreviations xiii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. Law and Lawbooks in Medieval Ireland and Wales 11
  7. 2. Contractual Suretyship in Irish Law 27
  8. 3. The Social Context of Personal Suretyship 55
  9. 4. The Hostage-Sureties of Irish Law 82
  10. 5. The Road to Judgment 112
  11. 6. Court and Custom in Medieval Wales 141
  12. 7. Past and Present in the Law of Hywel 179
  13. 8. The Suretyship of the Gods 199
  14. Conclusion 222
  15. Notes 229
  16. Bibliography 303
  17. Index 329
  18. Backmatter 343
The Road to Judgment
This chapter is in the book The Road to Judgment
https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512807578-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. List of Abbreviations xiii
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1. Law and Lawbooks in Medieval Ireland and Wales 11
  7. 2. Contractual Suretyship in Irish Law 27
  8. 3. The Social Context of Personal Suretyship 55
  9. 4. The Hostage-Sureties of Irish Law 82
  10. 5. The Road to Judgment 112
  11. 6. Court and Custom in Medieval Wales 141
  12. 7. Past and Present in the Law of Hywel 179
  13. 8. The Suretyship of the Gods 199
  14. Conclusion 222
  15. Notes 229
  16. Bibliography 303
  17. Index 329
  18. Backmatter 343
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