Selling the Church The English Parish in Law, Commerce, and Religion, 1350-1550 |
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| Author:
| Palmer, Robert C. |
| Series title: | Studies in Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-1502-8 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $89.00AUD $60.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.