Deritend, being a hamlet of Birmingham, sends her inhabitants to the court-Leet, where they perform suit and service, and where her constable is chosen by the same jury.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
During the existence of the house of Birmingham, the court-Leet was held at the Moat, in what we should now think a large and shabby room, conducted under the eye of the low bailiff, at the expence of the lord.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
The Court Leet records of many of our old English towns include items of interest bearing on this subject.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews