An Introduction To The Administrative History Of Mediaeval England

Author : T. F. Tout
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780260893406
Total Pages : 414 pages
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Download or read book Chapters in the Administrative History of Mediaeval England, Vol. 2 written by T. F. Tout and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-12 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chapters in the Administrative History of Mediaeval England, Vol. 2: The Wardrobe, the Chamber, and the Small Seals The extent of the contrast between the wardrobe of Edward II. And that of Edward I., 234. Rapid changes of oflicers in the early years of the new reign, 224-225. Establishment of Manley and Warley in power, 225-227. Baronial opposition to the wardrobe, 227. The ordinances provide for the reform of the household, 227-228. Bear ing Of the ordinances on the wardrobe, 228. The limita tion of its financial power, 228-229; the limitation of prisage, 229 the limitations of its judicial authority, 229-230 the commission to hear complaints against royal officers, 230. The appointment of the chief ward robe oflicers by the baronage in parliament, 230-231. Efforts to execute the ordinances, 231-232. Their failure, 234. Baronial restriction of wardrobe finance, 235-236. Effect of the Bannockburn failure, 236-237. Purgation of wardrobe and household in 1314, 237-238. Reaction against the ordinances and revival of wardrobe activity, 238-239. The years 1314 to 1318, 240-241. Rise of the middle party, 240-241. Their friends in the household, 241-242. The York parliament Of 1318 and household reform, 242. Scrutiny of household Ofl'icers, 242-243. Claims of earl Thomas as steward to appoint the steward of the household, 243-245. The household ordinance issued 'in 1 3 1 8 at York, 245. Comparison between it and the West minster household ordinance of 1279, 246-247. General scope of its provisions, 247-248. 'the distinction of aula and camera. Dining in the king's hall, 248-249. Growth of new sub-departments, 249-251. The steward and the marshals, 251-253. Categories Of household clerks, 253. The wardrobe officers, 253-255 the subordinate clerical staff, 255-256 the subordinate lay Officials, 256-257. Political functions of wardrobe ignored in the ordinances, 257-258. Subsequent reforming measures affecting the wardrobe, 258. Bearing of exchequer reform on wardrobe reform, 258-259. The first exchequer reform in the Cowick ordinance of 1323, 259-260. The household ordinance Of York of 1323, 260-263. The exchequer ordinance of 1324 at Westminster, 263-267. Melton's exchequer ordinance of 1325, 267-268. Declining influ ence of the wardrobe, 268-269. The wardrobe officers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.