Registrum epistolarum fratris Johannis Peckham, Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis [Paperback]

Published 18825, this three-volume register of Archbishop John Peckham of Canterbury is an important source for thirteenth-century history.The register of Archbishop John Peckham of Canterbury (c.123092) is an important source for thirteenth-century history. Published in three volumes between 1882 and 1885, it contains much information on the conquest of Wales by Edward I and on the history of Oxford University, as well as purely ecclesiastical matters.The register of Archbishop John Peckham of Canterbury (c.123092) is an important source for thirteenth-century history. Published in three volumes between 1882 and 1885, it contains much information on the conquest of Wales by Edward I and on the history of Oxford University, as well as purely ecclesiastical matters.A Franciscan scholar and theologian, John Peckham (c.123092) was appointed archbishop of Canterbury by the pope in 1279. His register survives at Lambeth Palace and is the chief source for his archiepiscopacy. This three-volume edition, prepared by Charles Trice Martin (18421914) between 1882 and 1885, rearranges the documents from their original thematic order to a chronological one, and omits the purely formal items, published elsewhere. The text is mostly in Latin, with some Anglo-Norman documents, for which a translation is provided in Appendix 2. Volume 1 contains letters 1305, up to July 1282, and the table of contents provides a useful summary of each letter. Topics range from purely ecclesiastical matters, such as excommunications and indulgences, to relations between Edward I and Llewellyn, Prince of Wales, as well as taxation of church property. Appendix 1 contains a collection of letters from sources other than the register.Table of contents (with summaries); Preface; Letters ICCCV (May 1279July 1282); Appendix 1. Additional letters; Appendix 2. Translation of letters in French.