Statute of Marlborough
The Statute of Marlborough (1267) was passed following the conclusion of the Second Barons' War to confirm many of the measures introduced during the Montfortian period. Notable amongst these were the Provisions of Westminster (whose reforms had been instigated in Parliament in October 1259 (reissued 1263) that gave much greater protection for subtenants in feudal Courts, limiting their obligation to attend courts and reforming abuses in the laws that related to Wardship, Distress and Englishry.
Many of the clauses of the Statute of Marlborough are still in force today.
Sources: The Wordsworth Dictionary of British History
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