Henry VII: Henry VII's Government - Domestic Policy
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- Henry VII's Government - Domestic Policy
- Justice and the Maintenance of Order
- A prime responsibility for the King
- At worst problems with law could lead to uprisings or rebellions
- Henry had to rely on untrustworthy people (Earl of Oxford and Lord Daubeney). He had to rely on those in whom he had little faith
- This lack of trust was demonstrated by Henry's employment of a spying network whose task was to report on magnate performance and the imposition of bonds and recognizances
- Justices of the Peaces (JPs)
- Henry relied on the JPs to maintain law and order in the countryside
- Oppionted on a county by county basis, meeting 4 times a year
- Some were royal officials, but many were local gentry who fulfilled unpad tasks
- Various Acts of Parliament were passed to increase powers and responsibilities of JPs
- They were responsible for routine administration such as; tax assessments, alehouse regulation ...
- They superseded the tradtional authority of the county sheriff
- Bonds and Recognizances
- Restored law and order largely through forcing many of his subjects to take them out
- Some were the result of genuine debts owed to the Crown
- Many were purely political
- In the words of Dudley, the King wished 'to have many persons in danger at his pleasure'
- Meaning the King used bonds to enforce order and obedience, and defeat of law
- A system regarded as morally dubious
- Meaning the King used bonds to enforce order and obedience, and defeat of law
- In the words of Dudley, the King wished 'to have many persons in danger at his pleasure'
- The Judicial System: Courts and Areas of Jurisdiction
- Church Courts: Church admin, offences from the clergy, proving of wills, issues related to marriage, 'moral' offences
- Local Courts - Manor Courts: Landholding, rights and responsibilites
- Borough Courts: Medieval tradiing standards
- King's Common Law Courts: King's bench, commone pleasl exchequer
- Chancery and equity courts: jurisdiction on the basis of equity
- Improving Royal Finances
- Source of royal income
- Crown Lands
- Feudal rights profits and royal prerogative
- Customs revenue
- Profits of justice
- Over the years different pictures of the crown finances have been drawn up
- Source of royal income
- Crown Lands
- His property was an important part of the Crown's ordinary revenue. The crowns income increase during Edwards reign
- Initially Henrys income dropped to about £12,00 pa, when icome was collected and administered through the ineffiecient Court of Exchequer
- Henry decided to revert to Edward's system of admin, through the chamber. Rasining his pa to £42,000
- Feudal Dues Profits and Exercises of Royal Prerogative
- Persuit of the King's feudal rights was tightened
- Increased profits from wardship and Parliament granted a feudal aid in 1504
- Other Sources of Revenue
- Customs Revenue
- Pensions from other Powers
- Profits of Justice
- Extraordinary revenue
- Justice and the Maintenance of Order
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