The Shaping of a Community: The Rise and Reformation of the English Parish, C.1400-1560This book offers a new perspective to the current debate about popular religious attitudes in Tudor England, laying particular emphasis on the social and secular dimensions of parish life. The argument focuses on the role of the laity and especially on the office of churchwarden. It assesses the rising levels of parish income, the importance of the social context for fund-raising strategies, and the growing expenditure on priests, voluntary activities and administrative duties. The final part discusses the Reformation-related reduction in religious options and the intensifying trend towards oligarchical parish regimes and official local government responsibilities. Wherever possible, the English situation is put into sharper focus by comparisons with local ecclesiastical life on the Continent and appendices provide a detailed financial analysis for a large number of parishes. |
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... officer had received and spent . Similarly , in a deficit year at Boxford ( CWA 1554-5 ) , the wardens ' have payed ... officers at Botolph Aldersgate in 1551-2 : 120 it is aggreed by thassent of the parochians ... that the said Robert ...
... officer had received and spent . Similarly , in a deficit year at Boxford ( CWA 1554-5 ) , the wardens ' have payed ... officers at Botolph Aldersgate in 1551-2 : 120 it is aggreed by thassent of the parochians ... that the said Robert ...
Page 101
... officers who represented the parish to the authorities and the outside world . Very often , they included at least a summary statement of the financial transactions of their assistant officers in their accounts , for instance the totals ...
... officers who represented the parish to the authorities and the outside world . Very often , they included at least a summary statement of the financial transactions of their assistant officers in their accounts , for instance the totals ...
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... officers and accounts , and sometimes higher turnovers than the churchwardens themselves . " At Chagford , for instance , the patron saint store of St Michael was rather less wealthy than that of St Katherine , but from 1513 at the ...
... officers and accounts , and sometimes higher turnovers than the churchwardens themselves . " At Chagford , for instance , the patron saint store of St Michael was rather less wealthy than that of St Katherine , but from 1513 at the ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Community of the Parish 13 33 | 13 |
Tables | 33 |
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