The Administration of the County Palatine of Chester, 1442-1485The main aim of this book is to consider how and by whom the County Palatine of Chester was governed and administered during the later Middle Ages. It aims to assess how effectively and efficiently the wheels of government operated in this area. The study is based upon a detailed examination of the Palatine records for the years 1442-1485, during the reigns of Henry VI to Richard III. |
Contents
its constitutional position | 45 |
Commissioners appointed to negotiate mise 1474 | 55 |
Cheshire and the kingdom 144285 68 | 85 |
PART II | 131 |
the officeholders | 142 |
Men who sat on final concord panels 20 Henry VI | 193 |
The administration of justice and the maintenance of law | 215 |
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