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English nuns and the law in...
In late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and other ""men of law"" who actually conducted that litigation in the courts of Church and Crown, following the increased professionalism of legal practitioners during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. However, although lawyers were as crucial to the economic vitality of the nunneries as the patrons who endowed them, their role in protecting, augmenting or depleting monastic assets has never been
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monografia Rebiun23770837 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun23770837 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 121120t20112012enk ob 001 0 eng d 9781782040521 1782040528 9781843837862 1843837862 9781283836555 MyiLibrary) 1283836556 MyiLibrary) NhCcYBP eng NhCcYBP UNAV 262.9 271.900420902 22 Makowski, Elizabeth M. 1951-) autor English nuns and the law in the middle ages Recurso electrónico] :] cloistered nuns and their lawyers, 1293-1540 Elizabeth Makowski Woodbridge The Boydell Press 2011 Woodbridge Woodbridge The Boydell Press 1 recurso electrónico 1 recurso electrónico Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia. online resource cr rdacarrier. CUP ebooks Studies in the History of Medieval Religion 39 Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice Frontcover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; I Clients and Lawyers; 1 Cloistered Spirituality and English Nuns; 2 Legal Professionalism and English Lawyers; 3 Letters of Appointment and Routine Business; II Select Cases; 4 Proceedings at Common Law; 5 Chancery Suits; 6 Episcopal Arbitration; 7 Papal Appeals; Conclusion; Appendix; Select Bibliography; Index; Backcover In late medieval England, cloistered nuns, like all substantial property owners, engaged in nearly constant litigation to defend their holdings. They did so using attorneys (proctors), advocates and other ""men of law"" who actually conducted that litigation in the courts of Church and Crown, following the increased professionalism of legal practitioners during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. However, although lawyers were as crucial to the economic vitality of the nunneries as the patrons who endowed them, their role in protecting, augmenting or depleting monastic assets has never been Forma de acceso: World Wide Web