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English nuns and the law in the middle ages : cloistered nuns and their lawyers, 1293-1540 /
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 Chur...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge :
The Boydell Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Studies in the history of medieval religion.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 198 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781782040521 1782040528 9781843837862 1843837862 9781283836555 1283836556 |