Testamenta Karleolensia

<p><i>Testamenta Karleolensia</i> presents a meticulously compiled series of wills extracted from the pre-Reformation registers of the Bishops of Carlisle spanning the years 1353-1386. This invaluable collection offers a rare glimpse into the lives properties and spiritual concerns of individuals within the diocese of Carlisle during the late medieval period. Written in Latin these testaments provide rich primary source material for historians legal scholars and genealogists interested in exploring social economic and religious dynamics of the era. The volume sheds light on inheritance practices family structures land ownership and the role of the Church in mediating personal affairs.</p><br/><p>Researchers will find within these pages a wealth of information regarding the disposition of goods the invocation of saints and the expressions of piety that characterized the testamentary practices of the time. <i>Testamenta Karleolensia</i> stands as a significant contribution to the understanding of medieval English society and the legal and ecclesiastical systems that governed it.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>