BTT 1154 Brading Court Leet instruction Book 11th October 1723

BTT 1154: “Brading Court Leet instruction Book 11^th October 1723. This book of 37 pages is the instruction manual for how to hold the Court Leet which is how the Brading Corporation governed the Town from Medieval times. The Court Leet elected the Constables and Hayward, inspected the weights and measures that were used to fine tradespeople who were selling underweight or shoddy goods, reported the ‘nuisances’ (minor law breaking) and set out the ordnances and customs of the Borough which people were fined for breaking”.

BTT 1154 pages 1 to 37

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