1 janv. 1285 - Statute of Winchester

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This codified British Police force practices. It specified the creation of the watch and the ward in cities and towers, mandated the draft of eligible males to serve those forces, institutionalized the use of hue and cry, making citizens who disregarded a cry for help subject to criminal penalties, and required that citizens maintain weapons in their home for answering the call to arms.

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