Description: These writs, previously largely unstudied, prove a rich source of information on government, law and society, as well as the church.
Brief description: ALISON K. MCHARDY was formerly Reader in Medieval English History at the University of Nottingham.
Review Quotes: Demonstrates, as the editor rightly points out in a learned introduction, the variety and importance for students of English law of much of the material kept in episcopal archives.-- "LEGAL HISTORY"