I am following most of the various pixel pundits who comment on the Trials of Donald Trump. I am enjoying how much closer the current American Legal System is to the Early Modern English system than the current English system is.

An interesting discussion by Americn lawyers of Trump's reply brief in one of his cases. It starts by introducing new material, which is very unusual in a reply brief. It sounds exactly like a Star Chamber replication. youtube.com/watch?v=Pbsd--…

The possible SCOTUS question: Even if the 14th Amendment prevents Trump from taking office as President, and thus from being on the November ballot, does it also prevent him from being included on a primary ballot? Does the constitution concern itself with primaries?

Star Chamber cases from Cornwall and Devon are now on the new map. The plan is Gwynedd next. It was going to be Yorkshire, but the Ridings have got very confused and need sorting out. The Elizabethan Fairfax family were very litigious. google.com/maps/d/u/0/vie…

I bought a map of London 1520 in TNA shop. It should help with the difficulties I am having in pinning London cases onto the Star Chamber website online map.

I intended to photograph STAC 5/G2/35 but I took STAC 5/G2/25 in error. It is just a Bill, quite short and, as Bills go, pretty legible. At first glance it seems to be perjury in a case over the ownership of a tinworks, possibly Madren Cornwall. Free to a good home. Any takers?

Other Counties are available

Serious matters in Star Chamber; the deputy director of the project, Northumberland & Durham historical docs , finds that many of our missing STAC 5 docs are lying in plain sight in STAC 2. I should be rejoicing, not saying "Oh Sh*t".

My latest post is up! ‘Gon in pilgremage’: Good for the Soul, Great for the Criminal legalhistorymiscellany.com/2024/02/08/gon… via @legalmiscellany

The Huntington, where good historians go when they die.

ij yerdes and iij quarters of ….. colored clothe price xjs vijd Any ideas ? I find rats-coloured cloth unlikely. Of course it may be not be a colour. STAC 5/H5/9 It's a case starting with a commercial debt in East Retford

I'm reading this phrase, relating to Wheat, Barley, Rye & Oats, as 'yured & stacked in the said stackyardes' Can anyone shed any light on the word 'yured'?

I may not get much work done this weekend. la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicipaedi…

Reynold Heron of Chipchase avoided trial for March Treason in 1588 by throwing himself on the Queen's mercy (we assume she was merciful as he was alive until at least 1612). A number of cases which have come to light through Helen Good shed light on his later life 🧵 1/n

'To be defamed as a perjurer struck right at the heart of this culture—a perjurer could not be trusted, either with the truth or, likely, with anything else of value.' Zoë Jackson's great new post on the social consequences of lying under oath: manyheadedmonster.com/2024/04/23/tru…

On 26 June, I'll be speaking about Historic Building Mythbusting in the 14th & 15th century State Chamber Southwell Minster for @minster_ed This is one of my favourite spaces on the entire book tour and I'm so excited to be back! Tickets are available here: southwellminster.org/events/event/h…

‘better is a friend in court than a penny in the purse’ Dr Laura Flannigan's new post on #EarlyModern legal knowledge in 15th and 16th century commonplace books shows that proverbial wisdom about the law has a long history : manyheadedmonster.com/2024/04/30/com…

How did ordinary people know when, where, and how to go to law? Join us next Thursday at @IHR_SCB to hear Dr Laura Flannigan talking about 'Commonplace Knowledge of Law and Litigation in Early Modern England' Free registration: history.ac.uk/events/commonp…