The diocese of Lincoln was the largest in medieval England,
extending over nine counties, and the early thirteenth century saw
considerable development in episcopal government and evident
concern over Church reform in the aftermath of the Fourth Lateran
Council of 1215. Hugh of Wells brought to his diocese his
experience as a royal official in the chancery of King John, and
his tenure of the see was marked by transition and innovation, with
particular emphasis on pastoral responsibilities at local level.
This edition of his collected acta - over 450 - assembled from
cathedral, monastic, and governmental archives, supplements the
surviving summary enrolments and reveals Hugh as an active and
innovative diocesan at an important point in the history of the
English Church.DAVID M. SMITH is Director of the Borthwick
Institute of Historical Research, University of York.
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