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100 1 _aWare, Sedley Lynch,
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245 1 4 _aThe Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-05-01
508 _aProduced by Juliet Sutherland, Keith M. Eckrich and PG Distributed Proofreaders
520 _a"The Elizabethan Parish in its Ecclesiastical and Financial Aspects" by Sedley Lynch Ware is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the intricate relationship between ecclesiastical governance and financial management within the English parish during the Elizabethan era. This work aims to fill a significant gap in the existing scholarship surrounding parish institutions, particularly focusing on how parishes contributed to both the local community and governance during a time of substantial change. The opening of the book introduces its central theme, detailing how the ecclesiastical administration of the parish was deeply intertwined with local governance and community life. Ware highlights the various roles of churchwardens, ministers, and other parish officers in enforcing not only spiritual but also civil obligations on parishioners. This section emphasizes the administrative nature of ecclesiastical courts, illustrating how they had the authority to enforce attendance at church services, administer church maintenance, and manage parish finances through a comprehensive account of duties and regulations imposed upon parishioners. The interplay of local society with religious authority forms the backbone of Ware's discussion, laying the groundwork for a deeper understanding of how the parish functioned in both realms during the Elizabethan period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChurch of England -- Finance
653 _aParishes -- Great Britain
653 _aEngland -- Church history -- 16th century
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12324
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