They had military jurisdiction, and their rulings were not appealable; however, the provost was required to keep a certain number of ordinary judges or masters.
Knowledge of court dances has survived better than that of country dances as they were collected by dancing masters in manuscripts and later in printed books.
The pioneer shoemaker, gunsmith and blacksmith were welcome adjuncts to the early settlements, as were, also, the back-woods school masters and preachers.
