Knights of the shire

KNIGHTS OF THE SHIRE - Obs. A separate class of knights which was employed in the administration of countys and shires, in England. The German equivalent was known as 'Junker.'
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or even in London, but were prohibited to export abroad, and yet had no means of distributing their supplies at home so as to realize the highest medium price in England, must have felt aggrieved, and that their barons and knights of the shire would ...

See also: Count, Law