RT Article
T1 Forgetfulness in the First English Reformation? Tithes Forgotten
JF The journal of ecclesiastical history
VO 74
IS 2
SP 284
OP 304
A1 Postles, David Fogg
LA English
PB Cambridge Univ. Press
YR 2023
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1845503570
AB Bequests for tithes forgotten were a staple component of orthodox wills in the early sixteenth century. Interestingly, this element appeared considerably less frequently in these documents in the diocese of (Coventry and) Lichfield and the archdeaconry of Leicester in the 1530s and 1540s. Two probable and possibly inter-related influences were at work: a change of perception of tithes from spiritual redemption to benefice income; and some remembered legacy from Lollard criticism of the purpose of tithes. This examination confirms the idea of a variety of responses in different locations, illustrated by those small adjustments which were achievable by testators.
DO 10.1017/S0022046922001968