Governmental Structure

The columns giving dates refer to the first known appearance of the office; in many cases evidence suggests that the office was created at this date.

	EXECUTIVE		FINANCIAL OFFICE		UPPER COUNCIL		LOWER COUNCIL
C O L C H E S T E R	2 reeves 2 bailiffs	pre-1189 1189	2 receivers (title changed to chamberlains c.1404)	1372	8 auditors and 16 councillors	1372	16 councillors	1462
I P S W I C H	reeve 2 bailiffs, 4 coroners coroners reduced to 2	pre-1200 1200 1317	2 chamberlains	1320	12 portmen	1200	24 councillors	temp. Hen.VI
L Y N N	gild alderman bishop's steward bailiff(s?) mayor	pre-1204 pre-1204 1204 c.1204-17	4 chamberlains	1295	24 jurats	1301	27 councillors	1418
M A L D O N	2 constables bailiff 2nd bailiff added	1359 1384 1403	2 chamberlains	1404	18 wardemen 6 aldermen	1384 1554	wardemen change status	1554
N O R W I C H	reeve bailiff bailiffs increased to 4 mayor and 2 sheriffs	pre-1194 1194 c.1223 1403	untitled officer 2 chamberlains	1293 c.1326	15 councillors 24 councillors (become aldermen 1417)	1272 1344	80 councillors reduced to 60	1414 1417
Y A R M O U T H	4 bailiffs bailiffs reduced to 2	1208 1426	4 keepers of the pyx 2 chamberlains	1291 1426	24 jurats	1272	48 councillors	1426