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CROSS-POSTED to mediev-l and medieval-religion I'm currently looking for details of sentencing in ecclesiastical courts which list the penances prescribed. R. Hill in her article in *History*, n.s. 36 (1951) pointed to the existence of such material in bishop's registers (using Oliver Sutton of Lincoln as an example). I've tried to track this further using David M. Smith's Guide to Bishop's Registers of England and Wales, but from the lists given there I'm finding it hard to tell which registers actually contain such material, and which sections of the registers might be useful. (For Sutton, it was the memoranda section). I assume that such material will only exist for some bishops, depending on how they saw their duties. I read elsewhere that in some areas, this business was delegated to archdeacon's courts, and I cannot find any searching lists which help with this (or any lower eccles. courts if any have extant records). I don't have access to NIDS. I aim to produce a data-base concerning practical penances if I can find enough to make this worthwhile. Clearly I need to look at the registers, and will do so during my 2nd semester sabbatical in England. However, I'm currently working in New Zealand and I'm applying for a research grant, primarily to obtain microfilm, which must be completed by the end of May. So If anyone has more detailed knowledge I'd be most grateful. while I've written above about English material, any ideas about the French equivalent would also be very helpful. As well, if anyone knows an email address for David M. Smith (still at Borthwick Institute?), I could perhaps contact him. Thanks very much, Kathy Kathleen Troup History Department, University of Waikato, Private Bag 3105, Hamilton, New Zealand Fax: (64)(7)856 2158 Phone: (64)(7) 856 2889,ext. 8570 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%