War and politics in the Elizabethan counties

Younger, Neil

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“…Neil Younger discusses the government's policy of relying on a smaller group of trusted Protestants for some JP tasks, as well for the lieutenancy, because of that difficulty. 35 One reason was the time needed for Protestantism to reach widely into the English polity. Another was the drift into committed Catholicism of some who had been lukewarm or mildly conservative.…”

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Religion and the Composition of the Commissions of the Peace, 1547–1640

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2018

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Between the Reformation and the Civil War, the crown and its ministers sought to ensure that the JPs who ran county governments would enforce religious policy. The composition of county commissions was adjusted to the religious complexion of the regime, so that justices were appointed or dismissed according to their opinions, Protestant or Catholic. There were some major purges under Edward VI, Mary and Elizabeth, and frequent instability, but there were constraints on the crown's ability to obtain compliance. Under James I, dismissals of JPs were sometimes motivated by official hostility to the more godly Protestants, while from 1617 to 1625 more clergy were nominated as JPs. Under Charles I, some critical of Arminian tendencies and fiscal policy were expelled from the commissions of the peace. The late 1630s saw a new development – JPs leaving the office voluntarily, which, it is argued here, was partly impelled by their religious convictions.

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Religion and the Composition of the Commissions of the Peace, 1547–1640

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“…9 However, recent studies have advanced a more positive assessment. 10 To be sure, the state of county militias was variable and the readiness of individual counties waxed and waned over time but the broader picture suggests remarkable improvements in England's ability to mobilize defensive land forces quickly and effectively by the late 1580s. This was an extraordinary, but underappreciated, administrative and political achievement.…”

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“…In 1588, the city's expenditure on powder grew to a hefty £112. 17 During the same period, the county of Gloucestershire certified that 11,700 "hable men" remained outside the trained bands. The latter now comprised 3,000 men (actually 3,020), in 12-foot bands, with 1,140 men armed with calivers, 300 men armed with muskets, and 600 with pikes.…”

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