" You can tell that things are fundamentally wrong when a statute has to be passed (in 1330) to stop galoers [jailers] refusing to accept certain prisoners. It seems they are refusing to imprison criminals who are not rich enough to bribe them.

Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception. "

― Ian Mortimer , The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century