{"product_id":"bills-and-acts-legislative-procedure-in-eighteenth-century-england-paperback-9780521076791","title":"Bills and Acts; Legislative procedure in Eighteenth-Century England (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521076791","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBills and Acts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLegislative procedure in Eighteenth-Century England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe eighteenth century Parliament gained much greater influence over the everyday life of the community.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSheila Lambert (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521076791, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e260 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe eighteenth century witnessed both a notable increase in the amount of legislation passed in each parliamentary session as a response to the changing economic and social climate, and the development of new forms of parliamentary practice which foreshadowed the much better known innovations of the nineteenth century. In consequence, Parliament gained much greater influence over the everyday life of the community, and the new profession of parliamentary agent developed to assist landowners and local communities in their dealings with Parliament. The study centres round the work of Robert Harper of Lincoln's Inn, an eminent conveyancer whose active career as one of the first parliamentary agents spanned half the century. Miss Lambert describes in detail Harper's important collection of printed parliamentary papers, using them to throw light on the nature of the evidence provided by printed bills. She demonstrates how this evidence may be used to advantage in conjunction with Parliamentary records, particularly in studying local, economic and family history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Robert Harper and parliamentary agency\u003cbr\u003e 2. Treatises and handbooks\u003cbr\u003e 3. The clerks: fees and agency\u003cbr\u003e 4. Parliamentary business\u003cbr\u003e 5. Private bill procedure\u003cbr\u003e 6. Estate bills\u003cbr\u003e 7. Inclosure bills\u003cbr\u003e 8. Local bills\u003cbr\u003e 9. Promulgation of the statutes\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006356017432,"sku":"9780521076791","price":29.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521076791i.jpg?v=1694969258","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/bills-and-acts-legislative-procedure-in-eighteenth-century-england-paperback-9780521076791","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}