Urban Government and the Early Stuart State – Provincial Towns, Corporate Liberties, and Royal Authority in England, 1603–1640: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History

List of Figures Acknowledgments Editorial Conventions and Abbreviations Location Map Introduction PART 1. GOVERNING CORPORATE TOWNS 1 Shaping the Body Politic: Charters of Incorporation and Early Stuart Government 2 Challenging Charters: Borough Corporations and Quo Warranto 3 Managing Division: Borough Government, Central Authority, and Municipal Elections PART 2. CORPORATE TOWNS AND THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT 4 Governing Poverty and Disorder: Corporate Towns and Social Policy 5 Promoting Peace and Plenty: Corporate Towns and Trade 6 Paying the Price: Corporate Towns and the Burdens of the State 7 Defining Church and Corporation: Corporate Towns and Religious Policy Conclusion Bibliography Index