Lyndwood, William, 1375?-1446

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Birth 1375
Death 1446-10-21
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Lyndwood took holy orders in 1407 and became an official of the court of Canterbury in 1414. In 1425, he became Dean of the Arches and in 1442 Bishop of St. Davids. He is best remembered for the Provinciale, considered a principal authority for English canon law.

From the description of Constitutiones provinciales ecclesiae Anglicae, ca. 1470. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 78508623

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Subjects:

  • Canon law
  • Ecclesiastical law

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  • England (as recorded)
  • Church of England (as recorded)