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Affeerors:
Jurors (e.g. in manor courts) sworn to fix the amount of a fine
Amercement:
Convicted persons (e.g. again in courts leet) liable to a monetary penalty; they were
therefore 'amerced'
Infangetheof:
The right of a lord of a manor to try and punish a thief caught in his manor
(outfangetheof: right of a lord to pursue a thief outside his manor and bring him back to
his own court) These rights were granted by the Crown.
Recognizance:
A recorded pledge to appear at court or pay a debt or to keep the
peace.
© Alcester & District Local History Society 1991