An examination of peine fort et dure, the coercive medieval punishment for defendants refusing to plead to criminal indictments.
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Peine Forte et Dure in Medieval England Sara M. Butler. a rejection of the common law. He was thus “outlawed to the penance [peine forte et dure].”12 This wider context is a valuable reminder that when examining peine forte et dure in ...
... peine forte et dure . Those who chronicled Na- thaniel Hawes's experiences mention only the later effects of peine forte et dure on Hawes's body and mind , never attempting to directly describe the agony he must have felt . By focusing ...
... peine forte et dure, described by Lord MacDermott (1957) as “an act of torture”,56 may be seen as a clear manifestation of the capacity of the Crown, through its agents, to impose its will. Peine forte et dure may indeed be regarded as ...
... peine forte et dure in order to preserve his lands to his remaining child . Victor Hugo comments upon this curious institu- tion of antiquity in L'Homme Qui Rit , more suo , but I have not the reference at hand . In the case quoted , no ...