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The journal of Sir Roger Wilbraham, solicitor-general in Ireland and master of requests, for the years 1593-1616, together with notes in another hand,

The journal of Sir Roger Wilbraham, solicitor-general in Ireland and master of requests, for the years 1593-1616, together with notes in another hand,

Wilbraham, Roger

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ISBN10: 9389169755
ISBN13: 9789389169751
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 29 2019
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.42
Height: 0.34 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Behind the velvet of Whitehall and Dublin Castle, a working insider kept watch. Power leaves a paper trail. The journal of Sir Roger Wilbraham, solicitor-general in Ireland and later Master of Requests, records the years 1593-1616 with the brisk attention of a man who handled petitions, patronage, and policy at close range, then gains a second vantage through notes in another hand for 1642-1649. Presented as an early modern journal in an annotated scholarly edition, this primary source collection brings you into the practical machinery of government: english court politics, the pressures of state administration records, and the hard edges of irish legal history as the Tudor and Stuart worlds turn into Elizabethan and Jacobean England and on toward crisis. For readers drawn to seventeenth century Ireland, researchers of British history, or anyone wanting an early modern studies sourcebook grounded in lived administrative detail, Wilbraham offers something rare: witness, routine, and consequence, set down close to events rather than polished into hindsight. Its long afterlife in camden society volumes and royal historical society texts signals lasting documentary value as well as the pleasure of direct historical voice. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for classic-history shelves, while remaining an inviting doorway for curious general readers into the texture of early modern governance.

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