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Court leet

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Court Leet Day 2019

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Wareham Court Leet Song

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The Wareham Court Leet

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Wareham Court Leet End Song 2019

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Courts Leet In Modern Times

The court leet was a historical court baron of England and Wales and Ireland that exercised the "view of frankpledge" and its attendant police jurisdiction, which was normally restricted to the hundred courts.
    • Early history 

    • Role 

    • The jury and officers 

    • Later history