The King's Servants: The Civil Service of Charles I, 1625-1642

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• CONTENTS v
• Tables vii
• Illustrations ix
• PREFACE xi
• 1: INTRODUCTION 1
• 2 - The Central Government 7
• 3 - Conditions of Entry and Service 69
• 4 - Payment of Officers; Sale and Value of Offices 160
• 5 - Who the King's Servants Were: A Chapter of Social History 253
• 6 - Office and Politics 337
• 7 - Conclusion 422
• APPENDIX 470
• INDEX 488