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Selling the Church: The English Parish in Law, Commerce, and Religion, 1350-1550 (Studies in Legal History)
Robert C. Palmer
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Paperback. Selling the Church: The English Parish in Law, Commerce, and Religion, 1350-1550 Series: Studies in Legal History. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 531.
In the years of expanding state authority following the Black Death, English common law permitted the leasing of parishes by their rectors and vicars, who then pursued interests elsewhere and left the parish in the control of lay lessees. But a series of statutes enacted by Henry VIII between 1529 and 1540 effectively reduced such clerical absenteeism. Robert Palmer examines this transformation of the English parish and argues that it was an important part of the English Reformation.
Palmer analyzes an extensive set of data drawn from common law records to reveal a vigorous and effective effort by the ... Read more
In the years of expanding state authority following the Black Death, English common law permitted the leasing of parishes by their rectors and vicars, who then pursued interests elsewhere and left the parish in the control of lay lessees. But a series of statutes enacted by Henry VIII between 1529 and 1540 effectively reduced such clerical absenteeism. Robert Palmer examines this transformation of the English parish and argues that it was an important part of the English Reformation.
Palmer analyzes an extensive set of data drawn from common law records to reveal a vigorous and effective effort by the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Legal History
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469615028
SKU
V9781469615028
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99-15
About Robert C. Palmer
Robert C. Palmer holds the Cullen Chair of History and Law and is associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Houston. His books include English Law in the Age of the Black Death, 1348-1381: A Transformation of Governance and Law (UNC Press, 1993).
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