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Petitions for Law Reform in Cromwell Era Probed
An 1649 list of petitions urged Parliament to abolish tenures and monopolies, translate laws, curb lawyers fees, end imprisonments for debt, and equalize family holdings. Other requests urged simpler courts, elected peace-makers, and cheaper, rapid justice. 1650 proposals included reform of writs and courtroom processes, with calls to burn old records.
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London
Capite
Menin
Buckingham
Chilterne
Disbrough
Burnam
Stoke
Alesbury
William the Conqueror
Westminster
Commons
England
Hugh Peters
Shire Town
James Stoval
Isle of Ferfey
Gerrard Winstanly
Hetron
Bedong Cheng Th
Hull
Fabian Phillips