PATRONAGE, RECUSANCY AND MALFEASANCE IN THE EARLY MODERN PRISON SYSTEM : A NEW SOURCE RELATED TO SAINT JOHN ROBERTS AND ROBERT CECIL

Hyde, Jenni (2024) PATRONAGE, RECUSANCY AND MALFEASANCE IN THE EARLY MODERN PRISON SYSTEM : A NEW SOURCE RELATED TO SAINT JOHN ROBERTS AND ROBERT CECIL. Law, Crime and History, 12 (1). pp. 74-91. ISSN 2045-9238

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Abstract

This article uses a previously unpublished document from the archives of Downside Abbey in Somerset to demonstrate that although the concept of malfeasance is generally thought to have developed in the late seventeenth century, some officials were already challenging malfeasance in the early years of James I’s reign. It shows that the need to stamp out corruption was balanced and at times outweighed by security concerns in a period when Catholics were believed to present a serious threat. It also provides evidence of a previously unrecorded imprisonment of the Catholic martyr, St John Roberts.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Law, Crime and History
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Research Output Funding/no_not_funded
Subjects:
?? malfeasance, corruption, st john roberts, recusancy, imprisonmentno - not fundedno ??
ID Code:
222244
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Deposited On:
16 Jul 2024 12:19
Refereed?:
Yes
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Published
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04 Dec 2024 00:46