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A thorough examination of the acta of the bishops of Bangor in North Wales opens a revealing window into the administrative and legal life of the medieval church.
List of contents
CONTENTS
List of Plates
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Manuscript Sources Cited
Bibliography (including Bibliographical Abbreviations)
Other Abbreviations
Map of Medieval Wales
Map of the Medieval Diocese of Bangor
INTRODUCTION
THE DIOCESE OF BANGOR
Gwynedd Uwch Conwy, Dyffryn Clwyd and Arwystli
Clas and Familia Introduction of a Chapter Diocesan Structure, Administration and Personnel
Episcopal and Archidiaconal Households
Officiales, Bailiffs and Seneschals Extent of 1306/7 - Manors, Lands and Tenants of the Bishops of Bangor
THE BISHOPS OF BANGOR
Hervey
David the Scot
Meurig
Vacancy and Arthur de Chargan
Gwion
Alan of St Cross
Robert of Shrewsbury
Cadwgan of Llandyfái
Richard or Rhirid
Anian
DIPLOMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE ACTA
External Features
Types of Documents
Beneficiaries and Addressees
Products of the Beneficiary
Palaeography
Household Scribes
Autograph
Seals
Sealing Arrangements
Internal Features
Language of the Bishops' Acta
Intitulatio
Inscriptio
Salutatio
Notificatio
Arenga
Dispositio
First person singular and first person plural
Indulgences
References to St Deiniol
Iniunctio
Corroboratio
Sanctio
Date
Eschatocol
Conclusion
EDITORIAL METHOD
BANGOR EPISCOPAL ACTA 1092-1306
Hervey, no. 1
David the Scot, no. 2
Meurig, nos 3-6
Gwion, nos 7-12
Alan of St Cross, nos 13-15
Robert of Shrewsbury, nos 16-23
Cadwgan of Llandyfái, nos 24-35
Richard or Rhirid, nos 36-55
Anian, nos 56-102
APPENDIX
ITINERARIES OF THE BISHOPS OF BANGOR, 1092-1306
INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
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Edited by Shaun McGuinness
