D, DR. HIST., F.B.A.
CORPUS PROFESSOR H) JURISPRUDENCE IS THE UNIVERSITY OF HO)25'
HONORARY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IV THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW
VOL. I
ENGLISH MONASTERIES ON THE EVE OF THE
DISSOLUTION
By ALEXANDER SAVINE
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNVERSlTY OF MOSCOW
PATRONAGE IN THE LATER EMPIRE
By F. DE ZULUETA
FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1909
OXFORD STUDIES
IN SOCIAL AND LEGAL
HISTORY
EDITED BY
PAUL VINOGRADOFF
M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., DR. HIST., F.B.A.
CORPUS PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
HONORARY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW
VOL. I
ENGLISH MONASTERIES ON THE EVE OF THE
DISSOLUTION
BY ALEXANDER
SAVINE
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UN1VERSITY OF MOSCOW
PATRONAGE IN THE LATER EMPIRE
By F. DE ZULUETA
FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1909
PREFACE
nineteenth century has been called the age of historical
study, and the twentieth bids fair to follow its predecessor in this respect. <...> At no previous epoch have men felt more keenly that the roots of the
present lie deep in the past, and England has had its share in the general
movement of European thought in this direction. <...> But, as far as the
organization of historical research Is concerned, we have still a good deal
to learn and to do in England. <...> It is not sufficient that there should every
now and then arise exception-ally gifted and equipped leaders, like
Grote, Stubbs, Maitland; it is not enough that there should be a
widespread interest in history as a branch of litera-ture. <...> We ought to try
to co-ordinate research and train researchers; thorough and systematic
investi-gation ought not to be left to chance and to the efforts of selftaught pioneers; the scientific side of history should be brought up to the
level of its literary side. <...> How much remains to be done in this respect
may be gathered from the fact that there are at present few opportunities
for investigators, especially for be-ginners in research, to publish
monographs on their particular subjects. <...> Editions of sources, and commentaries or introductions to them, may find their way to the publications <...>
English_monasteries_on_the_eve_of_the_dissolution.pdf
OXFORD STUDIES
IN SOCIAL AND LEGAL
HISTORY
EDlTED BY
PAUL VINOGRADOFF
F $ D.C.L., LL.D, DR. HIST., F.B.A.
CORPUS PROFESSOR H) JURISPRUDENCE IS THE UNIVERSITY OF HO)25'
HONORARY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IV THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW
VOL. I
ENGLISH MONASTERIES ON THE EVE OF THE
DISSOLUTION
By ALEXANDER SAVINE
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNVERSlTY OF MOSCOW
PATRONAGE IN THE LATER EMPIRE
By F. DE ZULUETA
FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1909
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OXFORD STUDIES
IN SOCIAL AND LEGAL
HISTORY
EDITED BY
PAUL VINOGRADOFF
M.A., D.C.L., LL.D., DR. HIST., F.B.A.
CORPUS PROFESSOR OF JURISPRUDENCE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
HONORARY PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSCOW
VOL. I
ENGLISH MONASTERIES ON THE EVE OF THE
DISSOLUTION
BY ALEXANDER SAVINE
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UN1VERSITY OF MOSCOW
PATRONAGE IN THE LATER EMPIRE
By F. DE ZULUETA
FELLOW OF NEW COLLEGE, OXFORD
OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1909
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PREFACE
THE nineteenth century has been called the age of historical
study, and the twentieth bids fair to follow its predecessor in this respect.
At no previous epoch have men felt more keenly that the roots of the
present lie deep in the past, and England has had its share in the general
movement of European thought in this direction. But, as far as the
organization of historical research Is concerned, we have still a good deal
to learn and to do in England. It is not sufficient that there should every
now and then arise exception-ally gifted and equipped leaders, like
Grote, Stubbs, Maitland; it is not enough that there should be a
widespread interest in history as a branch of litera-ture. We ought to try
to co-ordinate research and train researchers; thorough and systematic
investi-gation ought not to be left to chance and to the efforts of selftaught
pioneers; the scientific side of history should be brought up to the
level of its literary side. How much remains to be done in this respect
may be gathered from the fact that there are at present few opportunities
for
investigators, especially for be-ginners
in research, to publish
monographs on their particular subjects. Editions of sources, and commentaries
or introductions to them, may find their way to the publications
of the Selden, the Royal Historical or some other learned society; short
articles and notes may be accepted by the English Historical or the Law
Quarterly Review. But it is difficult to find a publisher for a special
investigation of some length, and even more difficult to make such a
mono-graph fit into a series with other monographs of the same kind.
And yet it is clear that without such special investigations general
constructive work may result in the raising of houses of cards. Nor can it
be doubted that
the normal conclusion of
research teaching in the
Universities should be the production of monographs, the methods and
results of which could be tested by learned experts outside the narrow
circle of the class-room or of a particular University town.
In Germany and in France the necessity and value of such
publications have been realized long ago. The schools of Schmoller and
Gierke, of Knapp and Stutz, of the École des hautes études and of the
École des Chartes, make a point of acquainting the world at large with
the progress of their work. Without attempting to rival such laboratories
of historical research in the quantity and excellence of their output, I
propose, with the powerful co-operation of the Clarendon Press. to
publish a series of Studies in Social and Legal History in which will be
collected monographs on these subjects written by my pupils, or by
researchers who have done me the honour of consulting me in the course
of their investigations. As a rule, a volume of some 300-400 pages will
be issued once a year, and it will contain one or two monographs on the
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