Dedication

pp v-vi

Contents

pp vii-vii

List of figures

pp viii-viii

Acknowledgments

pp ix-x

Editorial Conventions and Abbreviations

pp xi-xi

Location Map

pp xii-xii

Introduction

pp 1-10

Part 1 - Governing Corporate Towns

pp 11-12

1 - Shaping the Body Politic: Charters of Incorporation and Early Stuart Government

pp 13-49

2 - Challenging Charters: Borough Corporations and Quo Warranto

pp 50-77

3 - Managing Division: Borough Government, Central Authority, and Municipal Elections

pp 78-108

Part 2 - Corporate Towns and the Business of Government

pp 109-110

4 - Governing Poverty and Disorder: Corporate Towns and Social Policy

pp 111-145

5 - Promoting Peace and Plenty: Corporate Towns and Trade

pp 146-180

6 - Paying the Price: Corporate Towns and the Burdens of the State

pp 181-219

7 - Defining Church and Corporation: Corporate Towns and Religious Policy

pp 220-254

Conclusion

pp 255-264

Bibliography

pp 265-286

Index

pp 287-312

STUDIES IN EARLY MODERN CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY

pp 313-317