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The '''tourn''' ('''tour''', '''turn''') was the circuit made by the [[Sheriff#History|sheriff]] in [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[England]] to the [[Hundred (division)|hundred]]s of his [[shire]]. Here he would preside over the hundred court. This court normally met every three weeks, but during the tourn, at [[Easter]] and [[Michaelmas]] there were especially full meetings. These meetings were also known as 'views of [[frankpledge]]', because the sheriff was supposed to look into the frankpledge or [[Tithing#England|tithing]] system.
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