The court of burgesses ( or court leet ) was headed by the High Steward of Westminster Abbey, who was usually a prominent national politician.
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Courts leet survived for formal purposes until their legal criminal jurisdiction was abolished in 1977 by section 23 of the Administration of Justice Act 1977.
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Some manorial courts also had the status of a court leet, and so they elected constables and other officials and were effectively Magistrates'courts for minor offences.
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A charter issued under Henry III between 1222 and 1227 granted the prioress the right to hold at Ickleton a weekly market, an annual fair and a court leet.
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Today the City officers refer to the three manors as the'Town and Borough of Southwark', as stated on the Courts Leet summons, on which none of the nicknames appear.
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In 1653, he succeeded to the property of his grandfather, a clothier, who had been in frequent trouble with the court leet in Haslemere for illegal and extortionate milling.
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The inn was the previous residence to the Court Leet of the Royal Manor of Portland, and the building still holds an original reeve staff used to record rent payments.
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In 1882 the corporation of Manchester decided to print the " Court Leet Records of the Manor of Manchester ", ranging from 1552 to 1846, and Earwaker was engaged as editor.
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Every year the Burgesses ( those who owned a burgage plot ) elected a Court Leet, rather like a cross between a town council and a magistrates'bench, to govern the borough.
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The Parish Council does not yet have its own website; however, the Rushton Manor Courts Leet and Baron does record the Proceedings of the Parish Council, which include minutes and agendas.
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