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Wolsey and the Justice system
- The Court of Chancery
- civil court
- Dealt with
- Property
- Wills
- Trusts
- Judgments based on
- Equity
- Fairness
- Suited Wolsey
- Had no legal training
- Wolsey heard cases from
- Rich
- Wolsey took bribes
- Greed
- Poor
- Reputation
- Justice
- Heard about 540 cases a year
- The Court of Star Chamber
- Represented the
Kings Justice
- Wolsey essentially
replaced the King
- Criminal Court
- Corruption
- When a judgement went
against the rich Wolsey was
blamed
- Wolsey was seen to dislike the rich
- Heard about 120 cases a year
- Was Wolsey fair in his use of Justice
- some suggest
- Wolsey used the courts
to bring down his
opponents
- Favoured the Poor
- Enclosure
- Investigation
- Prosecute Landlords
- Wolsey continued even after
Parliament forced him to
suspend the investigation
- Prejudice against the rich
- 1515, the Earl of Northumberland was sent to
prison for abusing his aristotic rights
- Made sure that the Kings
Justice was maintained