Courts of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries
The courts of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries, commonly known as the stannary courts, were English courts in Cornwall and Devon that enforced the stannary law between the High Middle Ages and their abolition by the . From 1201, tin miners in Devon and Cornwall were exempt from the jurisdiction of all English courts other than that of the Vice-Warden of the Stannaries. The jurisdiction of the Cornwall stannary institutions covered the whole of the duchy, while the stannary courts of Devon had a reputation for harsh justice,[1] and once jailed a Westminster MP (Richard Strode).[2]
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- ^ "Lydford Law". Legendarydartmoor.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
- ^ http://www.Plympton.info/HistSTA/HTM[dead link]
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