These writs, previously largely unstudied, prove a rich source of
information on government, law and society, as well as the church.
The many commands which the crown addressed to bishops represent
a rich source of information about the history of government, law,
and lay society, as well as about the church itself. The material,
previously neglected, offers rich rewards to scholars in a variety
of disciplines, and the writs collected here touch on many aspects
of life the later fourteenth century, including tax gathering,
political upheaval, property disputes, Lollardy, and foreign
warfare. The bishop is seen swearing in local officials, setting up
commissions of enquiry, organising the attendance of the clergy in
parliament and the saying of patriotic prayers, and consulting
episcopal archives to answer queries from the lay courts. There is
also a vivid series of vignettes of family life among the gentry
class from Yorkshire to Hampshire. An extensive introduction places
the writs in their historical and archival contexts, and suggests
further lines of research.
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