The Tudor sheriff : a study in early modern administration / Jonathan McGovern.
| Author/creator |
McGovern, Jonathan (Historian) |
| Other author/creator | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022. |
| Description | xvi, 297 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Appointment and first days in office -- The execution and return of Writs -- Police powers, prison keeping, and other duties -- The County Court -- The sheriff's tourn -- The London Sheriffs' Court and the York Court of Pleas -- Revenue collection and accounting at the exchequer -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "Sheriffs were among the most important local office-holders in early modern England. They were generalist officers of the king responsible for executing legal process, holding local courts, empanelling juries, making arrests, executing criminals, collecting royal revenue, holding parliamentary elections, and many other vital duties. Although sheriffs have a cameo role in virtually every book about early modern England, the precise nature of their work has remained something of a mystery. The Tudor Sheriff offers the first comprehensive analysis of the shrieval system between 1485 and 1603. It demonstrates that this system was not abandoned to decay in the Tudor period, but was effectively reformed to ensure its continued relevance. Jonathan McGovern shows that sheriffs were not in competition with other branches of local government, such as the Lords Lieutenant and justices of the peace, but rather cooperated effectively with them. Since the office of sheriff was closely related to every other branch of government, a study of the sheriff is also a study of English government at work"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-286) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021942706 |
| ISBN | 9780192848246 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0192848240 hardcover |
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