Tourn 3722825 80892412 2006-10-11T21:34:03Z Walgamanus 1338881 cat 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. {{England-stub}} {{UK-hist-stub}} {{UK-law-stub}} [[Category:English law]] [[Category:Norman and Medieval England]]