The Attorney in Eighteenth-Century England

Robert Robson

doi:10.1017/CBO9781316530252

Originally published in 1959, this book examines the shifting role of attorneys and solicitors in the eighteenth century, a period that saw the growth and development of the professional classes and their affiliated organizations. Robson describes the changing social character of lawyers, the methods by which they were trained and the part they played in affairs of banking, politics and other public spheres. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British social or legal history.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

General Editor's Preface
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xii

Chapter I - Attorneys and Solicitors Before 1700
pp 1-6

Chapter II - Regulation of the Profession
pp 7-19

Chapter III - The Society of Gentlemen Practisers
pp 20-34

Chapter IV - The Provincial Law Societies
pp 35-51

Chapter V - The Making of an Attorney
pp 52-67

Chapter VI - The Attorney in Local Society
pp 68-83

Chapter VII - Estates and Elections
pp 84-103

Chapter VIII - Administration and Finance
pp 104-118

Chapter IX - Two Attorneys
pp 119-133

Chapter X - The Road to Respectability
pp 134-154

Appendix I - The Apprenticeships of Richard Carre and Samuel Berridge
pp 155-158

Appendix II - The Admission of an Attorney
pp 159-161

Appendix III - Christopher Wallis: Notes from the Journal
pp 162-165

Appendix IV - A Note on Numbers
pp 166-167

Appendix V - The Professions in the Eighteenth Century: a Bibliographical Note
pp 168-171

List of Primary Sources
pp 172-178

Index
pp 179-182

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