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
Titolo del capitolo
The courts of the local bailiffs in Medieval Mallorca. Shared jurisdictional mechanisms to prevent nonpayment
Autori
Lluís Sales i Favà
Lingua
Inglese
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0963-2.08
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Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Titolo del libro
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)
Curatori
Angela Orlandi
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Numero di pagine
568
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
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© 2026 Author(s)
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Editore
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
Collana
Datini Studies in Economic History
ISSN della collana
2975-1241
e-ISSN della collana
2975-1195