Stone fines (1385–1425)

The number of entries in the Utrecht Buurspraakboek (BSB) presenting stone fines varies greatly per year. Table 1.1 distinguishes between the number of entries and the number of actual fines per year, as many entries concern multiple people being fined at once. It furthermore specifies the total number of stones allegedly collected each year, although it is important to keep in mind that an imposed fine does not need to equal the amount eventually collected. For each year, the table also gives an average number of stones per entry and per fine. The years 1392–1395 are left out, because the register covering those years is missing.

Utrecht banishments (1385–1425)

Table 1.2 and Diagram 1 show the number of banishments recorded in the Buurspraakboek between 1385 and 1425, as well as the indicated range beyond the city walls, if any. This could be the city mile, the range of its excise (sijs) or liberty (vrijheit), which appear to be synonymous, or the land of Utrecht. The register covering the years 1392–1395 is missing.

Procedure of forgiveness (1385–1425)

Table 1.3 traces the elements constituting the procedure of forgiveness. The descriptions of the procedure are built up of varieties of a number of main elements: custody in one of the city prisons, movement towards the Buurkerk in special attire, asking the Council and/or the victim for forgiveness and paying a compensation for the crime committed. Not every description contains all main aspects of the procedure. In other cases, several subelements are combined in one entry (for example, paying compensation to the city and to the victim). Some elements, like the loss of citizenship, appear in very few descriptions, and are therefore considered extraordinary additions to the core procedure.

Oath of the Utrecht council members

The unfoliated front fly leaf of the Th.2 register (HUA 701-1.227) contains a transcript of the oath allegedly sworn by new Council members. The oath, originally written in the third-person singular (gi), shows evidence of having been adapted to be read in the first-person singular (ic). A later copy at the back of the book of bylaws Die Roese, is entirely written in the first-person singular.