This fascinating work of legal history offers readers a vivid and detailed portrait of the medieval English court of piepowder, a traveling court tasked with resolving disputes and administering justice at medieval fairs and markets. Drawing on original sources and archival research, the author provides readers with a nuanced and insightful view of this little-known but important aspect of medieval legal and social history.

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