The Black Death and pastoral leadership : the Diocese of Hereford in the fourteenth century

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. Contents 7 List of Figures and Tables 9 Preface 11 Abbreviations 15 Introduction 17 1. The Diocese of Hereford in the Fourteenth Century 28 2. The Black Death in Hereford 50 3. Diocesan and Parochial Administration After the Black Death 77 4. Clerical Recruitment and Pastoral Provision 104 5. Hereford Parish Clergy at the Century's End 134 Conclusion 165 Appendix: Statistics and Their Sources 173 Notes 179 Bibliography 197 Index 209