This study analyzes the functioning of the royal court of Montuïri, a rural jurisdiction in central Mallorca during the early fifteenth century. Based on preserved legal records, it explores how gracious or voluntary jurisdiction operated in practice, alongside the mechanisms used to pursue unresolved debts. By situating this court within the broader legal framework of the royal domain – administered by the Batlle General and the Governor—the article highlights its procedural norms and reliance on coercive measures. The paper further contextualizes litigation patterns in the economic tensions between urban and rural Mallorca, offering insight into how local communities navigated legal structures to manage credit and assert their rights.
King’s College London, United Kingdom - ORCID: 0000-0002-0824-0135
Chapter Title
The courts of the local bailiffs in Medieval Mallorca. Shared jurisdictional mechanisms to prevent nonpayment
Authors
Lluís Sales i Favà
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2.08
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Publication Year
2026
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Book Title
Gestione del rischio, insolvenza e bancarotta nel mondo premoderno (secc. XIII-XVIII) / Risk management, insolvency, and bankruptcy in the pre-modern world (13th-18th centuries)
Editors
Angela Orlandi
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Number of Pages
568
Publication Year
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0962-5
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0963-2
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0964-9
Series Title
Datini Studies in Economic History
Series ISSN
2975-1241
Series E-ISSN
2975-1195