Louis Hamilton --
Right. For a more extended discussion see now Peters' "Wounded
Names: The Medieval Doctrine of Infamy," in _Law in Mediaeval Life and
Thought_, ed. Edward B. King and Susan J. Ridyard (Press of the University
of the South, 1990), pp. 43-89, as well as the references cited therein.
JAB
At 10:34 AM 6/21/96 -0400, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>This is certainly out of my specialty, but this punitive distinction
>is similar to the distinction between accusatio by publica fama and
>occultum. I believe Peters' _Inquisition_ discusses the history of
>the distinction. Could the differences in punishments be based upon the
>nature of the accusation? Louis
>
>Louis I. Hamilton
>Fordham University
>
James A. Brundage
History & Law
University of Kansas
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