Court & law
County assize (High South)
Also called the assize · the assizes · county assize
The Crown's criminal court for the region, hearing felonies over the whole county but only what somebody troubles to bring, perhaps two hundred cases a year.
Ties
- a Crown power
- the Woodmote has twice defended its no-appeal status before it
In the chronicle
- · The Black Rites Case
- · The special assize of 4489
- · The assize hangings for alleged powers, 4590–4620
- · The hanging of 4607
At the table
The judges are met, lodged and addressed correctly and given every courtesy except information. Capital cases arrive by a relay from constable, House room, clerk and chapter officer.
- Kind
- Court & law
- Region
- The High South
- Founded
- c. 4110 A.C.
- Standing
- Present day
- Seat and places
- Sarrum (quarterly); Oxford (twice yearly)
- Named in
- Book III
- Spoken of
- 10 times in the volumes
