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Lincolnshire Parish Correspondence of John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln 1827-53

Lincolnshire Parish Correspondence of John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln 1827-53

Ambler, R. W.
Ambler, R. W.

Hardcover

Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society, Book 94

Biographies GeneralGeneral World HistoryBritish History

ISBN10: 0901503797
ISBN13: 9780901503794
Publisher: Lincoln Record Society
Published: Nov 16 2006
Pages: 560
Weight: 2.25
Height: 1.80 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
The 532 letters that are published in this volume come from the extensive correspondence that was received from people in Lincolnshire parishes by John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln between 1827 and 1853. They are important because theyexpress the opinions and reflect the attitudes of lay people as well as clergymen: Kaye's correspondents ranged from members of the landed gentry to people who would usually have little direct contact with the bishop. They included a 'troublesome', 'deceptious' and 'pugnacious' village carrier disputing the fees charged for burial in his local churchyard, as well as the farmer who complained of the 'hill usige' that he had 'ricivid from the viker' of hisparish.

The correspondence reflects Kaye's work as a Church reformer, but it is also important for the way that it demonstrates the changing significance of the Church in the lives of local communities. The extent to which the Church and its affairs were the means through which the social relations of parishes were articulated and sustained was a measure of the continuing importance of the establishment.

ROD AMBLER is Senior Lecturerin History at the University of Hull.

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