Alfred the Great necessary, that each man keep carefully his oath and his pledge" which expresses a fundamental tenet of Anglo-Saxon law. Alfred devoted considerable attention and thought to judicial matters. Asser underscores his concern for judicial fairness. Alfred, according to Asser, insisted upon reviewing contested judgments made by his ealdormen and reeves and "would carefully look into nearly all the judgements which were passed [issued] in his absence anywhere in the realm to see whether they were just or unjust". A charter from the reign of his son Edward the Elder depicts Alfred as hearing one such appeal in his chamber while
Alfred John King Alfred John King Alfred John King BSc, (14 February 1859 – 16 March 1920), was a British Liberal Party politician. He was the 2nd son of Alderman John King, a former Mayor of Manchester. He was educated at Oliver’s Mount School, Scarborough and Owens College, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science. He married in 1888, Julia Constance Oliver of Bollington. They had two sons and one daughter. He worked as a Bleacher and finisher. He was Chairman of Bollington District Council from 1896–1906. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He sat as Liberal MP for the