The People of the Parish: Community Life in a Late Medieval English Diocese

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T H E P E O P L E O F T H E P A R I S H T H E M I D D L E A G E S S E R I E S Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. The People of the Parish C O M M U N I T Y L I F E I N A L A T E M E D I E V A L E N G L I S H D I O C E S E Katherine L. French PENN U N I V E R S I T Y OF P E N N S Y L V A N I A P R E S S Philadelphia Copyright © 2001 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4011 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data French, Katherine L. The people of the parish : community life in a late medieval English diocese / Katherine L. French. p. cm. — (The Middle AgesSeries) Includes bibliographical referencesand index. ISBN 0-8122-3581-9 (alk. paper) i. Parishes—England—Ftistory—Middle Ages, 600— 15oo. 2. England—Religious life and customs. 3. England—Church history. I. Tide. BRy44 .Fy4 2000 274'-23/9°5—dc2i 00-055181 ...