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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465344803321

Autore

Hamscher Albert N

Titolo

The Royal Financial Administration and the prosecution of crime in France, 1670-1789 [[electronic resource]] / Albert N. Hamscher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newark, Del., : University of Delaware Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-62332-3

9786613935779

1-61149-375-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (557 p.)

Disciplina

345.44/05

Soggetti

Criminal procedure - France - Costs - History - 17th century

Criminal procedure - France - Costs - History - 18th century

Finance, Public - France - History - 17th century

Finance, Public - France - History - 18th century

Parlements (French courts) - History - 17th century

Parlements (French courts) - History - 18th century

Fines (Penalties) - France - History - 17th century

Fines (Penalties) - France - History - 18th century

Monarchy - France - History - 18th century

Monarchy - France - History - 17th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; Charts; Acknowledgments; Money-Distance-Weight; Abbreviations; Introduction; The French Monarchy and Criminal "Frais de Justice": General Considerations; The Establishment of Colbert's System, Mid-1660's-Early 1670's; The Implementation of Colbert's System, 1670-1683; The Financial Records, Mid-1680's-1789; Inside the Numbers, Mid-1680's-1789; Challenges and Refinements, Mid-1680's-Mid-1740's; Maturity, Mid-1730's-1789; A Shared Financial Responsibility, 1670's-1789; Final Thoughts; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the French monarchy's role in financing criminal



prosecutions in the royal courts of the realm between 1670 and 1789.