Controlling the Nobility

Question	Answer
What were attainders?	Special laws passed by parliament which allowed someone to be declared guilty of treason without going through the process of a trial
How many attainders were passed during Henry VII's reign?	138
How many were reversed?	46
How many attainders were passed in the years 1504-09?	51
Give an example of someone who reversed an attainder and how much they paid	Sir Thomas Tyrell £1,738
What was patronage?	Giving land in exchange for loyalty
Who did Henry tend to give land to?	Men lower down in the social scale who would be dependent on Henry for their power.
What was retaining?	The practice of noblemen keeping a large number of men as his personal staff as a means of enforcement.
When were laws passed against illegal retaining?	1485 and 1504
What was the penalty?	£5 per illegal retainer
In order to retain a large number of men what did noblemen have to do?	Obtain a licence
What was a financial bond?	A loan placed on nobility from the crown so they would remain loyal in the future
Give an extreme case of this	Lord Burgavenny convicted of illegally retaining 471 men and fined £100,000 men. This would have bankrupted him so Henry agreed to put him under a bond to repay £5000 over ten years
Who dealt with financial matters relating to crown lands?	The Council Learned in the Law
What were JPs responsible for?	Local law enforcement

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