You can tell that things are fundamentally wrong when a statute has to be passed (in 1330) to stop galoers [jailers] refusing to accept certain prisoners. It seems they are refusing to imprison criminals who are not rich enough to bribe them.Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception.
-Ian Mortimer
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