The Enforcement of English Apprenticeship A Study in Applied Mercantilism 1563-1642PDF电子书下载

General Introduction 1

Part Ⅰ．Enforcement by Private Interests 15

Introduction 17

Chapter Ⅰ．Informations and Patents 24

Chapter Ⅱ．The Professional Informer：Methods and Rewards 40

Chapter Ⅲ．Regulation of Informers 63

Chapter Ⅳ．The Distribution of Private Prosecutions among Areas and Occupations 77

Chapter Ⅴ．Business Fluctuations and Apprenticeship Prosecutions 108

Chapter Ⅵ．Effectiveness of Private Interests 143

Part Ⅱ．Enforcement by Public Agencies 159

Introduction 161

Chapter Ⅶ．Constables and Justices 166

Chapter Ⅷ．Local Presentment 188

Chapter Ⅸ．Justices In and Out of Sessions 206

Chapter Ⅹ．The Central Government 229

Chapter Ⅺ．Effectiveness of Public Agencies 244

Conclusion 259

Appendixes 269

Ⅰ．Provisions of the Statute of Artificers Relating to Apprenticeship 271

Ⅱ．Tables of Prosecutions in Two Westminster Courts and Quarter Sessions for Seven-Year Term，Act of 1563，by Selected Counties and in Aggregate：1563-1603；1603-1625；1625-1642 275

Ⅲ．Summary of Fees and Charges 278

Bibliography 281

Index 303