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On the Statutes of Dean Colet for the Government of Chantry Priests and Other Clergy in St. Paul's Cathedral, London: Communicated to the Society of Antiquaries (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Probably a good deal of allowance is to be made for the somewhat turgid style of the archbishop, if any just view is to be formed of the iniquities laid to the chaplains' charge. No doubt many of the men were very illiterate. They had plenty of leisure, and the statutes of the cathedral and common report seem to show that there was really a good deal to be said against them.
It is a little difficult, however, to reconcile charges such as these with the known poverty of many of the chantries. In the early list appended to the present paper the highest value of any chantry is ten marks per annum, or 6l. 133. 4d. Whilst the lowest reaches the miserable amount of eight shillings. The value is stated of 64 chantries, and the gross annual income of these amounts to 292l. 13s. 8d.; a sum which, if equally divided, would have provided an average stipend of 4l 113. 5d.; a sum which can scarcely be considered as allow ing for any great luxury or costliness of living; and which perhaps may be held to justify a desire for some annual increment which it is a little hard to brand with the name of covetousness. It cannot, however, be denied, if the evidence of statutes may be safely taken, and such evidence is of a high order, that many of these mass priests were discreditable persons, and that they led loose and disso lute lives.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a rare glimpse into the lives of the chantry priests and other clergy of St. Paul's Cathedral in London in the early sixteenth century. The author, Dean John Colet, was a renowned figure in the English Reformation and his concern for the conduct of those serving the church in his care comes through strongly in these pages. He gives detailed instructions on how priests should conduct themselves, both within and outside the Cathedral, and lays out the rules and regulations that governed their lives in a time of great religious and social change. His goal was to ensure that all clergy under his authority were beyond reproach in their words and deeds and served the church and the community with humility, piety, and decorum. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781333865702_0
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