The Inquest of Sheriffs was a commission held by King Henry II of England in 1170 into the conditions of local government in England. == Background == In early Angevin England, sheriffs played an important part in local government, representing the Crown, keeping the peace, running the operations of the county and royal hundred courts and managing summons and similar legal orders.
The Inquest of Sheriffs was a commission held by King Henry II of England in 1170 into the conditions of local government in England. == Background == In early Angevin England, sheriffs played an important part in local government, representing the Crown, keeping the peace, running the operations of the county and royal hundred courts and managing summons and similar legal orders.
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