Worcester consistory court records : Chancellor Price's Detecta book of 1702-04 together with selected papers for 1700-1701 and 1715 / edited by Robin Whittaker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whittaker, Robin, editor.

Worcestershire Historical Society

Series:

Worcestershire Historical Society (Series) ; new ser., v. 31.

Worcestershire Historical Society, 0141-4577 ; new series, volume 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of England. Diocese of Worcester. Consistory Court.

Church of England.

Court records--England--18th century--Sources.

Court records.

Church records and registers--England--18th century--Sources.

Church records and registers.

England--Worcestershire.

Physical Description:

231 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Production:

Dorchester : Printed for the Worcestershire Historical Society by Henry Ling Limited, at the Dorset Press, [2025]

Summary:

The records of the consistory court of Worcester form a major collection of the Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service, but have tended to be underused for research, particularly in relation to the later years of the court. However, these records contain much that illuminates society, especially relationships and disputes between neighbours in parishes, at a time when people's business was more publicly known. This edition aims to alert readers to the rich potential of this source for the history of the early eighteenth century. It includes transcriptions or calendars of selected records of the court from that period, when in many ways the church was struggling to maintain its control over sexual and social relationships.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

OCLC:

1570868072