Bishops, Clerks, and Diocesan Governance in Thirteenth-Century England: Reward and Punishment
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This book investigates how bishops deployed reward and punishment to control their administrative subordinates in thirteenth-century England. Bishops had few effective avenues available to them for disciplining their clerks and rarely pursued them, preferring to secure their service and loyalty through rewards. The chief reward was the benefice, often granted for life. Episcopal administrators' security of tenure in these benefices, however, made...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1107417422
ISBN13:9781107417427
Release Date:September 2014
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:332 Pages
Weight:1.07 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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