Dispute settlement in Carolingian West Francia
Janet L. Nelson
About the year 830, monastery of St Benedict at Fleury was in dispute with another over possession some serfs. The abbot Fleury, learning where and when case to be heard before local vicarius, ‘not wishing thought careless’, sent two monks vicarius a gift silver bowls message begging him ‘to favour justice righteousness’. Unfortunately for abbot, had already received presents from other monastery, thus ‘corrupted’ ‘diverted righteousness equity’, he spurned Fleury's offerings, ‘Go away, you monks, take your you’. But watching his community, saw it that vicarious, pride, thrown horse killed. Thus advocatus could have by different judges settled ‘lawful judgement’ favour.
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