| Home's tenure as sheriff of Berwick in 1599 was less noteworthy, and demonstrated his difficulty in balancing shrieval duties with his active court life at that time. |
| It is a masterful work in the growing literary genre of shrieval scholarship. |
| Comital powers were abolished by the Heritable Jurisdictions Act, leaving only the shrieval unit. |
| A number of royal castles were also designated as shrieval castles, forming the administrative hub for a particular county – for example Winchester Castle served as the centre of Hampshire. |
| In 1293, king John Balliol established shrieval authority by creating the post of sheriff of Kintyre. |
| Since large sums were often paid for shrieval office, we may guess that the profit was good, and there is evidence of various types of extortion. |
