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The English government at work, 1327-1336, Vol. 1

James F. Willard and William Alfred Morris 1940 © Public Domain
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  • European: 400-1400
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  • Frontmatter
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS FREQUENTLY USED (page xix)
  • I: INTRODUCTION (William A. Morris, University of California, page 2)
    • Prelude: Complexity and Basic Phases of Administrative Control (page 3)
    • 1. The Monarch (page 4)
    • 2. Parliament (page 12)
    • 3. The Council (page 29)
    • 4. The Chancery and the Privy Seal (page 52)
    • 5. The Household and the King's Special Services (page 77)
  • II: PARLIAMENT (Theodore F.T. Plucknett, London School of Economics, page 81)
    • 1. Definition of Parliament (page 82)
    • 2. Parliamentary Records (page 90)
    • 3. The Composition of Parliament (page 94)
    • 4. Parliament at Work (page 105)
  • III: THE KING'S COUNCIL (James F. Baldwin, Vassar College, page 128)
    • 1. The Regency and Mortimer (page 129)
    • 2. The Council after the King's Emancipation (page 139)
    • 3. The Council in Administration (page 147)
  • IV: THE CHANCERY (Bertie Wilkinson, University of Toronto, page 161)
    • 1. The Issue of Chancery Writs (page 162)
    • 2. Warrants of Issue: The Authorization of Chancery Writs (page 177)
    • 3. The Special Contribution of the Chancery: The Chancery Court (page 188)
    • 4. Chancery Office and Personnel (page 195)
  • V: THE KING'S WARDROBE AND HOUSEHOLD (J.H. Johnson, Chelmsford, England, page 205)
    • 1. The Position of the Household in the Administrative System (page 206)
    • 2. Domestic Offices (page 207)
    • 3. The Wardrobe (page 221)
    • 4. The Household Staff (page 237)
    • 5. The Household Courts (page 243)
    • Note on Garton's Wardrobe Account, 24 September 1329 to 16 October 1331 (page 248)
    • Comparative Table of Household and Foreign Expenses (page 249)
  • VI: THE QUEEN'S HOUSEHOLD (Hilda Johnstone, Royal Holloway College, University of London, page 250)
    • 1. Scope and Plan of the Survey (page 250)
    • 2. Finances and Resources (page 253)
    • 3. Administrative Agents and Agencies (page 266)
    • 4. Conclusion (page 294)
    • Note on the Queen's Seals (page 297)
  • VII: THE MACHINERY OF DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE (Henry S. Lucas, University of Washington, page 300)
    • Prelude: The Major Diplomatic Questions of the Period (page 300)
    • 1. The Direction of Foreign Relations (page 302)
    • 2. Forms and Methods (page 305)
    • 3. Diplomatic Agents and Missions (page 310)
    • 4. Ratifications and Promulgation of Diplomatic Agreements (page 329)
    • 5. The Payment of Expenses (page 330)
  • VIII: THE ARMY AND NAVY (Albert E. Prince, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, page 331)
    • Prelude: The Campaigns, 1327-1336 (page 332)
    • 1. Types of Troops in Edward's Army (page 336)
    • 2. Military Service in 1327 (page 344)
    • 3. Eclipse of Feudal Service (page 348)
    • 4. Commissions of Array (page 355)
    • 5. Commissariat Arrangements (page 365)
    • 6. The Navy (page 376)
  • IX: THE FORESTS (Nellie Neilson, Mount Holyoke College, page 393)
    • 1. The Importance of the Decade in Forest Legislation (page 394)
    • 2. Extent of the Forests (page 397)
    • 3. Administration of the Forests (page 402)
    • 4. Estimated Values and Profits of the Forest (page 424)
    • 5. The King's Hunting and His Great Horses (page 435)
    • 6. Common Use of Forests by Forest Vills (page 444)
    • Appendix: Particular Forests and Their Officials (page 449)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
EHR 11.1 (1941): 93-97 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2590713
AHR 46.4 (Jul. 1941): 886-888 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1841856
SP 16.3 (Jul. 1941): 357-361 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2852718
APSR 34.5 (Oct. 1940): 1013-1014 http://www.jstor.org/stable/1949235
EJ 52.205 (Mar. 1942): 64-66 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2225704
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