Bishops And Reform

BISHOPS AND REFORM1215-1272WITH SPECIAL REFERENCETO THE LATERAN COUNCIL OF 1215ByMARION GIBBSandJANE LANG1934PREFACEbook was originally written in the form of twoJL theses und'er the titles of: c The Episcopate duringthe" Reign of Henry III' by Marion Gibbs, and cTheEnforcement of the Decrees'of the Lateran Council of 1215in England during the Reign of Henry III' by Jane Lang.These were both completed in 1931. They have here beenmade into one volume the first two parts are by MarionGibbs, the third by Jane Lang.The authors would like to express their very deep grati-tude to Professor F. M. Powicke, who not only suggestedthe actual subjects of their research, and made all thearrangements for the publication of this book, but 'has, throughout been its chief source of inspiration and eft-*couragement. They would also like to thank Mrs. A. M.Leys, of St. Hilda's Cortege Oxford, for her untiringinterest, encouragement, land advice. For advice, too, theyare indebted to Mr. J. R. H. Weaver, of Trinity College, Oxford, and Dr. Watson, of Christ Church. And they wishto thank Miss K. Major, of St. Hilda's College, for providingunpublished material relating to some of the bishops, andMr. C. Cheney for his help concerning MSS. of theLateran Council and Bishops' Constitutions.As one of the objects of these essays is to emphasize thepart played by bishops who were also scholars, the titleM., for magister has been freely repeated, in spite of itssomewhat pedantic appearance.Dr. Irene Churchill's important treatise, Canterbury Ad-ministration was published after this book was in proof.J.L.M. G.CONTENTSINTRODUCTION.....4 viiPART I. THE PERSONNEL OF THE EPISCOPATEI. INTRODUCTORY...... III. THEMONKS....... 5IIL ADMINISTRATORS AND MAGNATES . . .IIIV. THE SCHOLARS...... 25V, CATHEDRAL CLERGY..... 51PART II. EXTERNAL INFLUENCES IN ELECTIONS ANDTHEIR EFFECT ON THE PERSONNEL OF THEEPISCOPATEI. INTRODUCTORY...... 53II. CANONICAL PROCEDURE IN ELECTIONS, 1215-1274 . 55III. CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS, 1215-1272 . 69PART III. THE REFORM WORK OF THE EPISCOPATEON THE LINES LAID DOWN BY THELATERAN COUNCIL OF 1215I. INTRODUCTORY...... 94II. THE PROBLEM OF THE INTRODUCTION OF THELATERAN DECREES INTO ENGLAND AND THEIRPROMULGATION IN PROVINCIAL AND DIOCESANSYNODS....... 105IIL THE APPLICATION OF THE LATERAN DECREES BYTHE BISHOPS, LOWER CLERGY, AND RELIGIOUS . 131CONCLUSION....... 174APPENDIX A. BRIEF SYNOPSIS OF THE LATERAN DECREES . - 180B. LIST OF LEGATINE, PROVINCIAL, AND EPISCOPAL CONSTI-TUTIONS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED DURING THEREIGN OF HENRY III ., , 183C. CLASSIFICATION OF THE BISHOPS. 1215-1272 . 185BIBLIOGRAPHY...... 200INDEX OF BISHOPS. 1215-1272 .... 209INDEX........ 212INTRODUCTIONTHE years 1215 to 1272 are as important in English asthey are in European ecclesiastical history.