Mortmain Legislation and the English Church 1279-1500 »

This is a comprehensive survey of medieval English mortmain legislation from both the point of view of the crown and that of the Church.

Introduction;

1. The statute of 1279 and its antecedents;
2. The working of the statute;
3. Enforcement of the statute;
4. Manipulation of the statute;
5. Patterns of Ecclesiastical accession;
6. The impact of mortmain legislation on the church, Conclusion.