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Behind the formal language of early modern courts lie vivid traces of lives tested by authority, poverty and conflict. Every entry tells its story. Quarter Sessions Records for the County of Somerset (Volume I) James I. 1607-1625 sets the reader in Jacobean England, 1607-1625, through authentic historical court records that reveal how law and community overlapped. Drawn from the primary source quarter sessions for Somerset county early 17th century, these proceedings chart the routine work of local magistrates alongside moments of drama, dispute and decision. The volume stands as a landmark english legal records collection for anyone interested in early modern english justice, bringing together rare British social history sources in a single, meticulously edited record of everyday government.For students of Somerset local government history and crime and punishment history, for researchers and general readers, this dependable reference for legal historians and rich resource for genealogy and family history research illuminates the texture of everyday life as much as the machinery of power. Part of the long tradition of English county records series that preserve local archives, Bates’s careful transcription and arrangement make these sessions accessible both as legal evidence and as human testimony. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure. A compelling choice for anyone curious about Jacobean Somerset and a distinguished addition to the shelves of historians, genealogists and classic-literature collectors alike.
