Durham Cathedral Priory Rentals: Volume I Bursar's Rentals

An introduction to the office of bursar and its records precedes the five documents dating from the thirteenth to the fifteenth centuries. Covers the period of transition in the management of estates when, between 1350 and 1418,the direct exploitation of demesnes gave way to a system of leasing. The five documents are: I. Valuation, [c. 1230?]; II. Rent-roll, Pentecost 1270; III. Bursar's Rental, 1340-1 and Sale of Tithes, 1343; IV. Bursar's Rental, 1396-7; V. Bursar's Rent-Book, 1495-6. Ends with a gazeteer giving a description of all the properties accounted for, under the headings of temporalities, spiritualities and obedientiary property.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44055-9

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Lay Religious Life in Late Medieval Durham

Although religious life in medieval Durham was ruled by its prince bishop and priory, the laity flourished and played a major role in the affairs of the parish, as Margaret Harvey demonstrates. Using a variety of sources, she provides a complete account of its history from the Conquest to the Dissolution of the priory, with a particular emphasis on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. She shows how the laity interacted vigorously with both bishop and priory, and the relations between them, with the priory providing schools, hospitals, chantries and regular sermons, but also acting as a disciplinary force. On a wider level, she also looks at the whole question of lay religion andwhat can be discovered about it. She finishes by an examination of local reactions to the Reformation.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83277-5

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Records of Antony Bek, Bishop and Patriach 1283-1311

Documents relating to Bek as administrator of the bishopric, mainly concerning his quarrel with the convent over his rights of visitation. Sources printed in other major collections are calendared, all others are in full. Includes as appendices: the election roll (1283), two appeals by the convent of Durham against the bishop on his attempt to visit (1300), the record of the legal proceedings taken against the bishop by the Earl of Warwick (1310-11), andtwo mandates of Antony Bek as Patriach of Jerusalem.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44029-0

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The Durham Liber Vitae and its Context

The Durham Liber Vitae (London, British Library, MS Cotton Domitian A. vii) is one of seven surviving libri memoriales from the Carolingian period, and the only English example of its date. The book, which has been notably little studied, contains several thousand names of persons associated with a Northumbrian church, probably Lindisfarne, but possibly Monkwearmouth/Jarrow.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83060-3

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The Register of Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham 1406-1437, Volume VI

Entries for 1427-1435, from folios 294v-304v of the register of Bishop Langley's vicars-general. Substantial index of persons, places and subjects for all volumes of the register. See volumes 164, 166, 169, 170, 177.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44037-5

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The Register of Thomas Langley, Bishop of Durham 1406-1437. Volume III

Entries for 1421-26, folios 110-174. Latin transcription with English (editorial) descriptive headings and occasional calendaring of entries in common form in English. See Volumes 164, 166, 170, 177, 182.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44033-7

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The Registers of Cuthbert Turnstall, Bishop of Durham 1530-59 and James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham 1561-76

Mainly Latin, some English. Includes the episcopal register during the vacancy 1559-61. Introduction covers the registers and registrar, Diocesan administration and relations with the crown, archbishops of York and chapter of the cathedral. Largely calendared, with select entries in full.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44028-3

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The Royal Visitation of 1559. Act Book for the Northern Province

Introduction covers Royal Visitations of 1535, 1547 and 1559, with details of visitation procedure for both clergy and laity. Queen Elizabeth required the Visitation of 1559 to check on the damage caused to Protestant reforms under Queen Mary. The Act Book, State Papers 12/10, covers the dioceses of York, Durham, Carlisle and Chester and was originally two volumes. The first is here transcribed in full, the second calendared. Mostly Latin, though the churchwardens' presentments, the text of the recognisances and verbatim reports are in English. Provides detailed information about every aspect of the church in English society at this critical period.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44006-1

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York against Durham: The Guardianship of the Spiritualities in the Diocese of Durham Sede Vacante

This is one of an on-going series of publications from the Borthwick Insitute for Archives, intended to provide insights into new research concerning the history of Yorkshire and the North of England.   pp 31   ISBN 0-903857-42-1

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