Justice in Eyre

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In English law, the Justices in Eyre were the highest magistrates in forest law, and presided over the court of justice-seat, a triennial court held to punish offenders against the forest law and enquire into the state of the forest and its officers. (Eyre, meaning "circuit", refers to the movement of the court between the different royal forests.)

Technically, the two justices were referred to as circa and ultra Trent (on the same side or across the River Trent), depending on where the royal court was held at the time, but are usually referred to in absolute geographical terms north and south. The holders were originally referred to as "justice of the forest" until the reign of Henry VIII, when the title of "justice in eyre" came into use, except from 1311–1397, when they were styled "warden of the forest".

With the decay of forest law and the lapse of the court of justice-seat, the post became a sinecure. A statute of 1817 abolished it after the decease of the current holders.

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[edit] Early Justices

The arrangement of justices north and south of Trent did not become fixed until 1236.


[edit] Justices in Eyre north of the Trent

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[edit] Justices in Eyre south of the Trent

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