Judicia civitatis Londoniae

The Judicia civitatis Londoniae or Dooms of the City of London is a compilation of laws and customs from 930[1] granted by Æthelstan[2] that governed the City of London.[3] It tried to get the peace or frith guilds, associations with a corporate responsibility for the good conduct of their members and their mutual liability,[4] to unite[5] although the Knighten Guilde was not included.[6] Also involving the bishops and reeves of London,[7] guild law came to be the law of the City of London.[5]

Guild members were expected to be involved in almsgiving, caring for their sick, burial of the dead, and providing Masses for the souls of deceased members.[8] There was also a monthly feast.[2] As well as the religious and social practices there were also commercial aspects including insurance against losses and assistance in catching thieves.[5] This foreshadowed later English Gild Merchants.[5]

References

  1. ^ Armitage 1918, pp. 8–9.
  2. ^ a b Payne 2012, p. 102.
  3. ^ Brentano 1870, p. xvii.
  4. ^ Feldman 1988, p. 104.
  5. ^ a b c d Burton & Marique 1910.
  6. ^ Armitage 1918, p. 9.
  7. ^ Lambert 1891, p. 45.
  8. ^ Brentano 1870, p. lxv.

Bibliography

  • Armitage, Frederick (1918). The old guilds of England. Weare & Company. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  • Brentano, Lujo (1870). "Introduction". In Toulmin-Smith, Joshua (ed.). English Gilds; ordinances of over 100 English Gilds, with the usages of Winchester, Worcester, Bristol etc. Early English Text Society.
  • Burton, Edwin; Marique, Pierre (1910). "Guilds" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  • Feldman, David (March 1988). "The King's Peace, the Royal Prerogative and Public Order: The Roots and Early Development of Binding over Powers". The Cambridge Law Journal. 47 (1). Cambridge University Press: 101–128. JSTOR 4507130.
  • Lambert, Joseph Malet (1891). Two Thousand Years of Gild Life. Hull.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Payne, Katherine (2012). "Origin and Creation: London Guilds of the Twelfth Century" (PDF). Historia. 21 (1): 101–108.
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