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9780271015439

Criminal Churchmen in the Age of Edward III

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  • ISBN13:

    9780271015439

  • ISBN10:

    0271015438

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-05-01
  • Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Summary

Thomas de Lisle, Bishop of Ely from 1345 to 1361, was not a typical English churchman. As John Aberth shows, De Lisle was leader of a local gang of thugs and bullies who terrorized both the poor and the rich of East Anglia and assisted the bishop in this extensive, unholy activities, including arson, kidnapping, extortion, theft, and murder.

Author Biography

John Aberth is Assistant Professor of History at Norwich University in Vermont.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
List of Illustrations
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
De Lisle as Bishopp. 1
Early Yearsp. 3
Diocesan Business, Monastic Disputes, and Manorial Administrationp. 19
De Lisle as "Criminal"p. 59
The State of Disorder in Medieval Englandp. 61
The Dispute with Richard Spynkp. 95
The Dispute with Lady Wakep. 117
The Bishop and His Unruly Retinuep. 143
De Lisle as "Victim"p. 159
The Bishop Appeals His Case to Avignonp. 161
The Crown's Response to Crimep. 187
Conclusionp. 203
Glossary of Legal Termsp. 207
Appendix A: Itinerary of Thomas de Lisle, 1345-61p. 211
Appendix B: Transcripts of Important Documentsp. 225
Bibliographyp. 251
Indexp. 265
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