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... that the extent of the verge, an area of special legal jurisdiction around the itinerant mediaeval English royal court, was measured from the wand of office of the Knight Marshal? Source: "the king's government in the late Middle Ages was 'one in perpetual movement, a government of the roads and of the roadsides'. At the front of the great host rode the marshal. In his hand the marshal carried the wand of peace, often called the verge wand, which signified to all those within sight the presence of their lord. It also signified justice. Anyone within a 12-mile circumference of the wand could obtain a hearing from the king in the court of his hall" from: Collins, John M. (19 May 2016). Martial Law and English Laws, c.1500-c.1700. Cambridge University Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN978-1-107-09287-7.
Overall: All points check out for both hooks, ready to go. A bit puzzled about the meaning of within a 12-mile circumference, may be worth getting to the bottom of that with another source, but the two hooks do their best with it. Moonraker (talk) 12:30, 17 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
All points check out for both hooks, ready to go. A bit puzzled about the meaning of within a 12-mile circumference, may be worth getting to the bottom of that with another source, but the two hooks do their best with it. Moonraker (talk) 12:30, 17 December 2022 (UTC)