This annotated collection of medieval documents sheds light on the administrative and legal practices of Lancashire, England, from the 12th to the 13th centuries. The Pipe Rolls, which list income and expenditures of the Crown, are supplemented by charters and other records of land transactions and legal disputes, providing a rare glimpse into the lives of ordinary people of the time.

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