Goding

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In the High Middle Ages, a court hearing was called Goding .

Participants and process

First of all , a chairman was elected from among the so-called thing - liable persons , i.e. those obliged to participate in the court hearings. This chairman was known as Gogreve . The name Greve goes back to Grave = the gray. Accordingly, an older, experienced man was usually elected for this office of chairman. He could be a knight, but also an unfree peasant, a suitor, on the other hand, rarely appeared as Greve. Finding a verdict, however, was not the task of Gogreven, but of the persons liable to the court.

The advocates (legal representatives, comparable to lawyers) were assigned to the parties in court and had to speak for them. You had to know the traditional legal forms and formulas very well. The conference was opened with an exchange speech between Gogreven and an advocate. At the beginning of each session, the legality of the thing time and those liable for the thing was determined, as well as their obligations and rights, the jurisdiction of the court, its traditional forms and the penalties to be imposed.

Excerpt from a Goding report

How a trial before the Goding took place on the Hassel, a small wood near Bledeln , is reported in a document from 1360. There it says in free translation from Middle Low German:

"When I, Eckhard von Hövern, Gogreve zu dem Hassel, was holding court, Mr. Jan von Salder appeared in front of me and complained about the good that his brother Bodo von Salder had sold to the Hildesheim monastery, the 12 Hufen with everything that goes with it Heard, encompassed by Sarstedt. Bodo von Salder Wissen was allowed to do that. He came later at Dingzeit, when I was sitting in court again on the Hassel. A messenger was present from Messrs Jan and Cord von Salder who asked for an advocate. Tileke, the windmill from Evern, was appointed as such and complained about the property for the second time. The officials of my lord, the Bishop of Hildesheim, were present and demanded an answer to the complaint. Therefore the messenger, Mr. Jans and Mr. Cords, was asked if he He had authority to take right and to give right instead of his masters. Then his advocate, the aforementioned Tileke, stepped forward and declared on behalf of the messenger that he only had authority to complain about the property. Then Bodo von Salder stepped before Geric ht and asked me that he could speak his word himself. He declared that he wanted the rights of his master, the bishop, and his pen to be safeguarded. But he could prove that his brothers were wrong. Mr. Jan, his brother, had received 8 hooves and a tithing in exchange for the estate and he, Bodo, gave him 40 solder marks. For his part, Mr. Cord, his brother, received the tenth to Solschen and 11 Hufen. He could prove all of this with the letters they wrote about it. "

The further course of the negotiation and the court decision are not mentioned in the document. In addition to the aforementioned Tileke, Hermann von Müllingen is listed as an advocate. Dingle people were among others Henneke Busseken (Busche), Henning von Müllingen, Hans von Schwichelt, Ludolf von Seilenstedt, Aschwin von Roden, Albert von dem Damme and Henrich Pepersack. The Gogreve and the advocate Hermann von Müllingen confirmed the certificate by attaching their seals.

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