Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the Commonwealth The 'Lower Branch' of the Legal Profession in Early Modern England
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Lawyers and the royal courts in London during the reign of Elizabeth
- 3 The legal profession in the provinces
- 4 The increase in litigation
- 5 The causes of the increase in litigation
- 6 The increase in litigation and the legal profession
- 7 The attitudes of layman and attempts at reform
- 8 Clerkship, the inns of chancery, and legal education
- 9 Private practice
- 10 Public office and politics
- 11 Fees and incomes
- 12 Conclusion
- Appendix: Analysis of the social status of litigants in King's Bench and Common Pleas, 1560–1640
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of tables and figures
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Lawyers and the royal courts in London during the reign of Elizabeth
- 3 The legal profession in the provinces
- 4 The increase in litigation
- 5 The causes of the increase in litigation
- 6 The increase in litigation and the legal profession
- 7 The attitudes of layman and attempts at reform
- 8 Clerkship, the inns of chancery, and legal education
- 9 Private practice
- 10 Public office and politics
- 11 Fees and incomes
- 12 Conclusion
- Appendix: Analysis of the social status of litigants in King's Bench and Common Pleas, 1560–1640
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
- CAMBRIDGE STUDIES IN ENGLISH LEGAL HISTORY
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- Pettyfoggers and Vipers of the CommonwealthThe 'Lower Branch' of the Legal Profession in Early Modern England, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1986