Abstract
American public administration has tended to neglect its historical roots in English administrative practice. This article examines the administrative practice of justices of the peace in Stuart England. It is argued here that the practice of the Stuart justices exhibited an independence from central control by the crown and also a legalistic character, both of which have been important in shaping later American administrative practice.
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