Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of tables viii
5. Preface and acknowledgements ix
6. List of abbreviations xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Compulsory registration and its limits, 1665–1671 17
9. 2 Victory over the parlements, 1671–1675 38
10. 3 Venal office and the royal breakthrough 67
11. 4 The ordeal of the parlementaires 95
12. 5 The regent and the parlements 125
13. 6 Confronting the Parlement of Paris, 1718 149
14. 7 Sequels 173
15. Conclusion 195
16. Select bibliography 200
17. Index 216