Bedfordshire Muster Lists 1539-1831

doi:10.1017/9781800107588

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Edited by Nigel Lutt, Chris Pickford

Publisher:: Boydell & Brewer
Online publication date:: August 2023
Online ISBN:: 9781800107588
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781800107588

Subjects:: History after 1945 (General) , Regional and World History: General Interest, History
Series:: Publications Bedfordshire Hist Rec Soc

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The volume contains the surviving lists of Bedfordshire men who were liable for military service between 1539 and 1831: they are held at either The National Archives or Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service (open in new windows) Many lists have not survived and the coverage for the county is uneven.

Militia lists must not be accepted as lists of men who served. The introductions to the volume and each record provide guidance on whether the men in each list were eligible or whether they served. The editor notes that the lists raise many other question. What proportion of the men balloted to serve in the militia did so? How many found substitutes? Where did substitutes come from? How long did recruits stay with militia units? When and why did they leave? Indeed, one document from the Civil War period lists men who ran away before they were clothed or armed.

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Bedfordshire Muster Lists 1539-1831

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of Illustrations - List of Contentmatter
pp vi-vi

Editor’s Preface and Acknowledgements
pp vii-vii

Editorial Method
pp viii-viii

Abbreviations and symbols used in transcription
pp viii-viii

Glossary
pp ix-xi

INTRODUCTION
pp 1-5

MUSTER LISTS
pp 6-289

Select Bibliography
pp 290-290

INDEX OF SURNAMES
pp 291-309

INDEX OF PLACES
pp 310-313

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