Watchman (Simple English Wikipedia)

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Rich, Robert M. (1977). Essays on the Theory and Practice of Criminal Justice. University Press of America. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-8191-0235-5. The origin of the exception goes back in English history to the Ordinance of 1233 which instituted night-watchmen, and directed them 'to arrest those who enter vills at night and go about armed.' Later the Ordinance of 1252 mentions 'disturbers of our peace.'
Critchley, Thomas Alan (1978). A History of Police in England and Wales. Constable. ISBN 978-0-09-461490-1. The Statute of Winchester was the only general public measure of any consequence enacted to regulate the policing of the country between the Norman Conquest and the Metropolitan Police Act, 1829…

Pollock, Frederick; Maitland, Frederic William (1898). The History of English Law Before the Time of Edward I. Vol. 1 (2 ed.). The Lawbook Exchange. p. 565. ISBN 978-1-58477-718-2. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Clarkson, Charles Tempest; Richardson, J. Hall (1889). Police!. Garland Pub. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9780824062163. OCLC 60726408. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Delbrück, Hans (1990). Renfroe, Walter J., Jr (ed.). Medieval Warfare. History of the Art of War. Vol. 3. p. 177. ISBN 0-8032-6585-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)

Clarkson, Charles Tempest; Richardson, J. Hall (1889). Police!. Garland Pub. pp. 1–2. ISBN 9780824062163. OCLC 60726408. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)