I suspect that the division between 'higher' and 'lower' opposition
to clerical privilege might sometimes be more apparent than real:
surely e.g. Henry II of England knew he could harness a lot of
popular lay support for his stand against criminous clerks?
Julia Barrow
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:08:44 +0100
Subject: Popular dissent regarding clerical privilege?
From: "Daron Burrows" <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear all,
I have a query regarding lay attitudes towards the privilegium fori and
privilegium canonis. While wrangling over ecclesiastical/secular
jurisdiction on a higher political level seems to be fairly well documented,
I am interested in exploring to what extent the apparent resentment of
clerical privilege voiced in a 13C Old French text might be related to
more widespread popular opinion. I very vaguely (and perhaps incorrectly)
remember reading about such resentment in work on the Reformation - and any
more references in this area would certainly be very much appreciated - but
have not really come across anything for the earlier period (e.g. Genestal's
study does not seem to consider the possibility - not least as the principle
is so entrenched in contemporary custom law).
If anybody could therefore supply references to any secondary literature
dealing with popular attitudes towards clerical privilege - with anything
on 13C N. France being ideal - I would be extremely grateful.
Many thanks,
DARON
Daron Burrows, Dept. of French Studies,
University of Manchester, Oxford Road,
Manchester. M13 9PL. United Kingdom.
Office tel. (+44) 161 275 3226
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