Sprawy toruńskiego kupca Johannesa Warschowa. Przyczynek do zagadnienia rozwiązywania konfliktów między poddanymi wielkiego mistrza zakonu...
The case of Johannes Warschow, a merchant from Toruń. A contribution to the phenomenon of solving conflicts between the subjects of a grand master...

Summary/Abstract: The analysis of source materials, concerning an attack on Johannes Warschow, a merchant from Toruń at the beginning of the 15th century by the inhabitants of Sieradz Land and later events connected with it, allows for reconstructing the actions taken in order to solve misunderstandings. Usually, the case was given to court in the place of residence of the accused. A commander was an arbitrator on the part of the Teutonic Knights, however, when the defendant was the subject of the Crown or Mazowsze, it was a starost. In special cases, there was a possibility to hand the case over to a different clerk, often taking an office in the borderland areas. In unique cases, it was the king who arbitrated the case, and, surely, the prince of Mazowsze and a grand Teutonic master respectively. It does not seem, though, that such courts were often used. One should also notice that two antagonized parties were required to come to court in front of those adjudicating in trans-borderline cases who testified in the course of the trial.

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