Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John With an Historical Introduction
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.
Common Pleas. I. The Curia Regis as a Court of Law. II. 308 Common Pleas and Royal Pleas. III. Effects of Magna Carta on the Genesis of the three Courts of Common Law. IV. Evolution of the Court of Common Pleas. V. Erroneous Views,