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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Archbishop Baldwin planned to leave Canterbury in 1189-90, setting up a new establishment at Hackington nearby apparently with a stall for each member of the English bishopric, as well as the king, plus 60-70 canons. My source does not make it clear - perhaps it is not known - whether these stalls would have included a seat in Chapter, and whether the bishops were just those of the Southern province or not. The plans came to nothing, though the present Lambeth Palace was one side-effect. In any case the idea suggests a special kind of constitutional arrangement specific to an archbishop's church. It would be quite logical, for example, for archbishops to have super-cathedrals in which the chapter comprised their suffragan bishops. I wonder whether Baldwin's ideas had any continental comparitors, of if anyone has come across other archbishop's churches with unusual constitutions? Jon ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html