Registrum epistolarum fratris Johannis Peckham, Archiepiscopi Cantuariensis

Published 1882–5, this three-volume register of Archbishop John Peckham of Canterbury is an important source for thirteenth-century history.

John Peckham (Author), Charles Trice Martin (Edited by)

9781108051453, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

534 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.78 kg

A Franciscan scholar and theologian, John Peckham (c.1230–92) 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 (1842–1914) 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 1–305, 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 I–CCCV (May 1279–July 1282)
Appendix 1. Additional letters
Appendix 2. Translation of letters in French.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]