Women and the Law in 14th-Century England

January 23, 2015

In November 1394 Robert Polidod and his wife Margery, both of Nottingham, complained in the city’s  borough court that Richard Hawkburn and his wife Alice owed them 22d for ale and a cash loan. Though Richard and Alice denied owing the money, an inquisition jury was summoned and reported that they did.  The couple were …