Jury. See [Trial by Jury].
Justice, administration of, under Charlemagne, i. 238;
various kinds of feudal jurisdiction, 239;
judicial privileges assigned to the owners of fiefs, 240;
cruel custom in Aragon, 241 note q;
trial by combat, 242, 243 and notes;
the Establishments of St. Louis, 244;
limitations on trial by combat, 245, 246, 247 note p;
royal tribunals and their jurisdiction, 246;
the court of peers, 247;
the parliament of Paris and its lawyers, 248;
jurisdiction of the court of the palace, 336, 337;
its constitution, 337;
imperial chamber of the empire, ii. 97;
its functions and jurisdiction, 98;
the six circles and the Aulic council, 99;
character of the king's court, in England, 336, 420-425;
importance of the office of chief justiciary, 336 note r;
functions of the court of exchequer, 336 and note s, 425;
institution of justices of assize, 337;
establishment of the court of common pleas, 338;
origin of the common law, 339;
difference between the Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman systems of jurisprudence, 339, 340;
complicated character of English laws, 341;
necessity for a reformation of the statute-book, 342 and note;
jurisdiction of the king's council, iii. [138-147], [249-257];
safeguard for the independence of judges, [152] [note] t;
rarity of instances of illegal condemnation, [156-158];
origin and jurisdiction of the court of chancery, [241-249].
King's council (England), Jurisdiction of the, iii. [138];
its composition, ib.;
its encroachments, [140];
limitations on its power, [141];
remonstrances of the commons, ib.;
its legislative status, [143];
its frequent junction with the lords' house, [144-146] and [notes];
views of Sir F. Palgrave on the subject, [249-257].
Knighthood. See [Chivalry].
Knights Templars, institution of the order of, i. 40;
their large possessions and rapacity, ib. and note s;
question of their guilt or innocence, 138, 139;
Count Purgstall's charges against them, 139-142;
Raynouard's attempted refutation, 142;
their estates and remarkable influence in Spain, ii. 8.
Koran, characteristics of the, ii. 114-117.
Labourers, amount of wages paid to, iii. [372], [373];
degree of comfort thereby indicated, [373], [374] and [notes].
Ladislaus of Naples, accession of, i. 488;
energy displayed by him, 489;
his death, ib.
Ladislaus of Hungary, defeat of the partisans of, ii. 105;
his accession to the throne, ib.;
his death, ib.;
suspicions relative thereto, 106 note.
Lambertazzi (Imilda de), pathetic story of, i. 402.