The Barefoot SCAdian

The Language of the Royal Forests of Medieval England

ATTACH:

– To arrest or place under control of a court.

– To apprehend, arrest and take surety for appearance at court. The surety may be goods and chattels, the body, pledges and mainprise or the body only. Attached goods were forfeit for non-appearance.

ATTACHMENT COURT:

–          Also known as verderers’ court, woodmote, wardmote or forty-day-courts.  

–          Meetings of verderers every forty two days to receive and enroll the attachments by foresters, woodwards, and other officers of those accused of breaking Forest Law by offending against vert and venison. 

–          Attachment courts were able to enquire into cases and to sentence up to the value of 4d; more serious offences were bailed for sentencing at the next eyre court.

Source: http://info.sjc.ox.ac.uk/forests/glossary.htm