Sherwood by Britbox

Elizabeth was reluctant to push reformation too hard because they thought it might needlessly inflame local relationships at a time of change and threat. English were constantly worried that Ireland would give their enemies a door into Elizabeth's kingdoms. The L of Sussex plan was to revive and extend Shire and administration then was based on what he described as constitutions. In each of the Shires fundamental judicial principles were to be asserted such as defining stealing, burning and murder to be capital offences. Trial by jury was to be established in paneling freeholders or simply honest men. Accessors to theft and other crimes were to be prosecuted and punished. Irish lawyers or the Brienne's could plead and be