Description
Book SynopsisThe strength of the government of Devon in the early seventeenth century lay in the quality of its leaders. They ruled together in harmony, free from rivalries, the influence of any powerful resident nobles and saved from religious conflicts. This book emphasizes this strength through a series of biographical studies.
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"Dr Wolffe offers a well-researched and positive contribution to appreciation of the local dimension of early Stuart government. Her pertinent questions elicit thoughtful and stimulating answers. Gentry Leaders enhances the burgeoning historical list of the University of Exeter Press." (Cathedral News, February 1998)
"A well-researched and positive contribution to appreciation of the local dimension of early Stuart government. Her pertinent questions elicit thoughtful and stimulating answers." (Exeter Cathedral News, February 1998)
Table of Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I: The Gentry Government of Devon 1625-1640
1. The Setting for the Gentry Government
2. The Collegiality of the Devon Bench from 1625 to 1640
3. Ancient and Modern Divisions in the Localities
4. The Devon Justice of the Peace at Work
5. The Gentry as Royal Tax Collectors
Part II: The Gentry Governors of Devon in the Early Seventeenth Century
6. Sir George Chudleigh: His Rise to Prominence in the County
7. Sir George Chudleigh: Gentry Governor and Reluctant Rebel
8. Richard Reynell of Creedy: The Diligent Justice of the Peace
9. Walter Yonge: The Puritan Diarist
10. The Ship Money Sheriffs
11. John Willoughby: A New Class of Justice of the Peace
12. The Character of the Gentry Government of Devon
Notes
Bibliography
Index
