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Record Number:
8438
Author(s):
Jones, E. D.
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Title :
The Medieval Leyrwite: A Historical Note on Female Fornication [Leyrwite was a fine, most often paid by women, for illicit sexual activity. The author analyzes the records from Spaulding Priory concerning the serfs that worked its lands. He argues that the Priory did not levy the fines for financial purposes. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
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English Historical Review
(Full Text via JSTOR) 107, 425 (October 1992): 945-953.
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1992.