Dissolution of the Monasteries and the Decline of the Sheriff
Examination of certain consequences of the dissolution of the monasteries suggests that current assumptions regarding the decline of the sheriff are in need of revision. By extinguishing some shrieval revenues, the dissolution made it more difficult for sheriffs to farm their counties and eventually...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1992
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1992, Volume: 23, Issue: 4, Pages: 677-698 |
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| Summary: | Examination of certain consequences of the dissolution of the monasteries suggests that current assumptions regarding the decline of the sheriff are in need of revision. By extinguishing some shrieval revenues, the dissolution made it more difficult for sheriffs to farm their counties and eventually occasioned legislation which permitted them to receive allowances upon their accounts for sums which they were unable to collect. Partly as a consequence of these changes, the household sheriff, formerly an important feature of local administration, virtually disappeared, leaving the shrievalty almost exclusively in the hands of local gentry, whose attempts to serve king and county represented the characteristic experience of the shrievalty during the next century. This conclusion is significant both as an example of an unintended consequence of royal policy and for its suggestion that the origins of a new era in shrieval history may be traced to the 1530s. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2541727 |