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Record Number: 7156 Author(s)/Creator(s): Kelly , Henry Ansgar. Contributor(s): Title: Meanings and Uses of "Raptus" in Chaucer's Time [the Appendix presents twelve Latin legal texts with English translations from the Public Record Office that the author discusses in his article]. Source: Studies in the Age of Chaucer 20, ( 1998): Pages 101 - 165. Later published in Inquisitions and Other Trial Procedures in the Medieval West. Ashgate Variorum, 2001 Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Champain, Cecily, Possible Victim of Raptus Charters and Diplomatics Chaucer, Geoffrey, Poet Courts of Law Crime and Criminals Kidnapping Law Rape Raptus [Latin: Rape or Abduction Either Forcible or Consensual, Sometimes with the Intention of Marriage] Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 14- 15 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 01902407

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