Soudní znalci, notáři či spekulanti? Role rychtářů na západní Moravě v 16. a 17. století

• Title in English: "Experts witnesses", notaries or adventurers? The role of the village magistrates in western Moravia in the 16th and 17th centuries
• Authors: CHOCHOLÁČ Bronislav
• Year of publication: 2003
• Type: Article in Proceedings
• Conference: Ad vitam et honorem. Profesoru Jaroslavu Mezníkovi přátelé a žáci k pětasedmdesátým narozeninám.
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts
• Field: History
• Keywords: serfs - western Moravia - 16th and 17th centuries - members of the village administration - presentation of types - social role
• Description: The study is specialized in the typology of the village magistrates and especially in cognition of less-known activities during their lives. They were appraising real estates, participating in the testamentary praxis, realizing speculative financial transactions and so on. In contemporary sence they were executing the function of a judge, a police officer, an expert witness, a notary, a businessman, an adventurer and many other activities.

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