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The Correction Court in the Diocese of Carlisle, 1704–1756

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Mary Kinnear
Mary Kinnear
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professor of history in St. John's College, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Many twentieth-century historians of early modern England have assumed that ecclesiastical jurisdication was a lost cause after the Restoration, and thus, in contrast to earlier periods, there has been little research on eighteenth-century ecclesiastical courts. However, an examination of the Correction Court records for the Diocese of Carlisle between 1704 and 1758 and a summary survey of other dioceses suggest that such archives may prove useful for historians. This article uses the Carlisle Correction Court archive to study the charges which were brought to the court in the first half of the eighteenth century and, after a brief description of the social and economic setting, looks at the characteristics of the people brought to book.

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Church History , Volume 59 , Issue 2 , June 1990 , pp. 191 - 206
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Copyright © American Society of Church History 1990

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I acknowledge financial assistance from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the University of Manitoba. I would like to thank Michael Kinnear and A. M. C. Waterman for their help and advice.

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