Provisions of Oxford (1258)

Together with the Provisions of Westminster (1259), the Provisions of Oxford stated a series of limitations imposed on Henry III's government by the baronial reform movement under the leadership of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester. The king, the royal chancellor, and the treasurer were controlled by a council of fifteen barons without whose consent they could not act. The office of the justiciar was restored and three parliaments were to be held each year. Sheriffs had to be local knights and paid a salary, and corrupt officials were to be accused. In practice the provisions remained valid until 1262. They were declared void in 1264 at the Mise of Amiens by the award of King Louis IX of France.