Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 7
3. Table of Contents 9
4. I. The Creation and Early History of the Council 13
5. II. The Sovereign Council at Its Height 43
6. III. The Council in the Eighteenth Century 95
7. IV. Membership and Organization 122
8. V. Methods of Procedure 161
9. VI. The Functions of the Council 184
10. VII. Administrative and Judicial Achievements of the Council 216
11. Appendix 261
12. Bibliography 271