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Loans and Credit in the Canon Law Consilia of Wamesius (1524-1590)


In: Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'histoire du droit / The Legal History Review
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Wouter Druwé PhD Fellow Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO), KU Leuven, Research Unit Roman Law and Legal History, Sint-Michielsstraat 6, box 3453,B-3000, Leuven
wouter.druwe@law.kuleuven.be


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Johannes Wamesius (1524-1590), a professor of law at the Leuven university, was often asked for his expert opinion on concrete legal cases. Two volumes of (altogether) 600 so-called consilia de iure pontificio were published posthumously by his successor Étienne Weyms. After a short introduction, this article focuses on twenty canonical consultations. Those twenty consilia all concern questions of credit and money-dealing. This contribution first discusses Wamesius’ method and presents the parties and competent authorities involved. Secondly, attention is paid to how Wamesius deals with the plurality of legal sources. In a third step, Wamesius’ views on usury, as well as his consultation on a case of coinage are discussed. Finally, some concluding observations are offered.


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