medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 16/12/2011 20:57, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> From: John Briggs<[log in to unmask]>
>
>> who had been sent to collect the rectorial tithes (a secular priest had been
>> installed as vicar) as well as any manorial income. In the latter case there
>> was no actual priory or other monks.
>
> yes, a sure mis-translation, due perhaps to an inadequate understanding of the
> language and the concept that words do, indeed, have meanings.
Presumably by the French, who are the ones calling these things
priories, and the man in charge a prior.
> so, lessee, can i get this straight:
>
> first, i'm to "Forget charters", since they "tend to be early medieval."
>
> except for the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of them which survive from
> the 11th-12th c. *alone* (or, is that "early medieval"?).
It is in this context ("Late Medieval" is the 14th and 15th centuries -
"the very long fifteenth century"...)
> then, i've got to forget about understanding weird stuff from the Western
> Fringe of the Civilized world by "trying to compare it with French
> practice."
>
> which latter, btw, while admittedly more than a bit chaotic, does have its own
> sort of internal Cohesion and Logic --and would never, ever refer to the mere
> residence of a prior as "a priory."
Just as you don't call the abbot's lodging an "abbey".
John Briggs
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