"Richard Helmholz is one scholar who is both aware of those riches and skilled in exploiting them, while nimbly avoiding the mines and traps that menace the unwary. Helmholz's earlier book, Marriage Litigation in Medieval England (Cambridge, 1974), has become a classic, and this latest one seems likely to do the same. Roman Canon Law in Reformation England explores a fascinating body of legal literature that has remained largely unread, indeed nearly unknown, for many generations." Journal of British Studies

• Preface; List of abbreviations; Table of statutes; Table of cases; 1. The medieval inheritance; 2. The fortunes of ecclesiastical jurisdiction; 3. Developments in law and legal practice; 4. The literature of civilian practice; 5. The civilians and English common law; Appendices; Index.

"Richard Helmholz is one scholar who is both aware of those riches and skilled in exploiting them, while nimbly avoiding the mines and traps that menace the unwary. Helmholz's earlier book, Marriage Litigation in Medieval England (Cambridge, 1974), has become a classic, and this latest one seems likely to do the same. Roman Canon Law in Reformation England explores a fascinating body of legal literature that has remained largely unread, indeed nearly unknown, for many generations." Journal of British Studies

• Preface; List of abbreviations; Table of statutes; Table of cases; 1. The medieval inheritance; 2. The fortunes of ecclesiastical jurisdiction; 3. Developments in law and legal practice; 4. The literature of civilian practice; 5. The civilians and English common law; Appendices; Index.