The Records of the Medieval Ecclesiastical Courts. (eBook)

Preface 6
Table of Contents 8
Contributors 12
Abbreviations (including bibliographical abbreviations) 14
General Introduction 22
I. Jane Sayers: The Records of the Courts of the Judges Delegate in England 28
II. Charles Donahue, Jr. and F. Donald Logan: Canterbury 36
00. Introduction 36
01a. Canterbury, provincial officiality of the archbishop—documents 41
01b. Canterbury, provincial officiality of the archbishop—manuscripts 86
02. Canterbury, audience court of the archbishop 90
03. Canterbury, prerogative court of the archbishop 93
04. Canterbury, Canterbury, diocesan officiality of the archbishop 95
05. Canterbury, Canterbury, court of the archdeacon 108
III. Charles Donahue, Jr.: York 110
00. Introduction 110
01. York, officiality (consistory court) of the archbishop 115
02. York, court of the dean and chapter of York cathedral 150
IV. Charles Donahue, Jr., R.H. Helmholz, Dorothy Owen, and Jane Sayers: Other Diocesan and Lesser Church Courts 154
00. Introduction 154
01. Canterbury, Lichfield, court of the archdeacon of Chester 159
02. York, Chester, officiality (consistory court) of the bishop 160
03. Canterbury, Chichester, officiality (consistory court) and commissary courts for the archdeaconries of Chichester and Lewes of the bishop and court of the peculiar of the dean of the cathedral 161
04. York, Durham, officiality (consistory court) and commissary court for the archdeaconry of Northumberland of the bishop 163
05. York, Durham, capitular court of the prior of the cathedral 164
06. Canterbury, Ely, officiality (consistory court) of the bishop 165
07. Canterbury, Ely, court of the archdeacon 167
08. Canterbury, Exeter, officiality (consistory court) of the bishop 168
09. Canterbury, Hereford, officiality (consistory court) and court of the commissary general of the bishop 170
10. Canterbury, Hereford, court of the peculiar of the chancellor of the cathedral and dean and chapter litigation records 174
11. Canterbury, Lincoln, court(s) of the commissary of the bishop for, and of the archdeacon of, Leicester 176
12. Canterbury, Coventry and Lichfield, officiality (consistory court) and audience court of the bishop 178
13. Canterbury, Coventry and Lichfield, court of the dean and chapter of Lichfield cathedral 180
14. Canterbury, Lincoln, officiality (consistory court), audience court, and commissaries in the archdeaconries of the bishop 181
15. Canterbury, Lincoln, court of the dean and chapter of the cathedral 184
16. Canterbury, London, officiality (consistory court) of the bishop 185
17. Canterbury, London, commissary court (London division) 187
18. Canterbury, Norwich, officiality (consistory court) of the bishop 189
19. Canterbury, Norwich, court of the prior and chapter of the cathedral 191
20. Canterbury, Rochester, officiality (consistory court) and audience court of the bishop 193
21. Canterbury, court of the exempt archdeaconry of st Albans 195
22. Canterbury, Salisbury, officiality (consistory court) and audience court of the bishop, court of the dean of the cathedral, and court of the subdean of the cathedral (archdeaconry of the subdean) 196
23.Canterbury, Bath and Wells, officiality (consistory court) of the bishop and courts of the archdeacons of Bath, Wells and Taunton and of various peculiars 199
24. Canterbury, Winchester, officiality (consistory court) and audience court of the bishop 203
25. Canterbury, Worcester, officiality (consistory court) and audience court of the bishop 205
Index of CCA Documents 208
Index of YBI Documents 222
Index of Archives, Libraries, and Manuscripts 232
Index of Persons and Places (including authors of books and articles cited) 238