Was There Police in the Medieval Ages…?
“Law Enforcement. Law and order in the town was enforced by the beadle or constables, who could call on citizens to form a night Watch. If a “hue and cry” was raised to chase a criminal all citizens had to join in or risk being fined. The penalty for the criminal was much higher. A thief found in possession of stolen goods was hanged.” – http://www.britainexpress.com/History/To… “In 1253, King Henry 111 commanded that `watches’ be kept for the preservation of peace in cities and borough towns. Colchester having held it`s charter for 64 years by this time, the town Bailiff was forced to raise a body of `good men and true’ to patrol the streets during the hours of darkness and take into custody any malefactor to appear before a magistrate at the earliest opportunity” – http://www.colchestertownwatch.org/histo… “In Anglo-Saxon times c
