The King S Council In The North

Excerpt from The King's Council in the North A few words of explanation on one or two points seem called for. Especially, it seems necessary to explain why so much political history has been included in a work dealing primarily with a law-court. This is due to the dual character of the Council in the North, its administrative responsibility constantly leading to an extension of its judicial powers, and resentment at its governmental action as constantly finding expression in opposition to its judicial authority. Some reference to the political history of the North during the period of the Council's existence was therefore necessary. Unfortunately, the standard works dealing with the period seldom do more than refer to events in the North, and usually the references are derived from Chronicles and other secondary authorities. My own researches having convinced me that these authorities are not always to be trusted, I was faced with these alternatives: either to write a history of the Council as a law-court with references to political history which must appear dogmatic because they implied views differing in many ways from those generally received, which yet were not supported by a reasoned statement of the evidence; or to write an account of the political history of the North during the period under consideration as well as an account of the Council itself. At first I chose the former alternative, and it was a history of the Council as a law-court that I submitted to the University of London for the degree of Doctor of Literature in 1911. 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.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... of communication with Scotland. Not only were the negotiations with disaffected Scottish nobles conducted through it, but on occasion it also corresponded directly with James V; and when commissioners were required to meet the Scots for the redress of Border grievances, some members of the Council were naturally included.58 Nevertheless, the Council's connection with the government of the Marches was severed almost as soon as it was formed. The Duke of Norfolk had warned Henry that 'to keep the wild people of all three Marches in order will require men of good estimation and nobility',59 and as soon as relations with Scotland became strained to breakingpoint, he was proved to be right.80 Therefore, from the time that Norfolk himself was sent north as Lieutenantgeneral in January 1541, the control of the Marches was taken from the Council81 and given in time of war to the Lieutenants sent to command the army against Scotland, and in time of peace to the Wardens who were henceforth appointed with full powers.88 These of course communicated directly with the Privy Council on all March affairs;M and the Council in the North retained only so much of its original administrative authority in the March shires that it was through the Lord President that all orders relating to the civil administration reached the Wardens for transmission to the justices of the peace.64 88 L. & P. xiv. pt. 1. Nos. 146, 232. 88 Ib. xii. pt. I. No. 594. 80 Ib. xvi. No. 496. 81 In the Instructions of June 1538 the Council is given directions to reduce Tynedale and Redesdale to order (ib. xiii. No. 1269). This is omitted from the Instructions of 1545 (Slale Papers, v. No. 402). 82 Rutland, Lord Warden, Aug. 1542 (L. & P. xvii. No. 577); Suffolk, who replaced him, Sept....

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