Acknowledgements to the English Edition
The English version of this book owes its existence to the encouragement and support of a number of people. I would like to thank Professor John Hudson and the Editorial Board of the Brill Series Medieval Law and Its Practice for accepting it for publication. I am deeply grateful to Professor Piotr Górecki for his reviewer comments which helped me to improve and clarify my argument. My special thanks go to Dr Andrzej Branny for his dedication and care in preparing the English translation of my book. I am very grateful Ms Marcella Mulder for her constant help, support and patience, and to Ms Cory Hitt for the detailed copy-editing.
Kraków, 15 October 2020