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The administration of Hugh of Wells, Bishop of Lincoln 1209-1235 by Smith, David Michael

“…In the latter half of the twelfth century and at the beginning of the thirteenth, the machinery and methods of Episcopal government in several English bishoprics were improved and transformed by the actions of certain competent and energetic prelates. The following study aims to record and assess the achievements of one such bishop - Hugh of Wells, for twenty-six years occupant of the see of Lincoln. …”
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Politics and documentary culture: the bishops of North-Western Italy during the post-Carolingian period (c. 888-962) by Baitieri, Michele

“…As revealed by the analysis of extant episcopal charters of exchange, during the period c. 888-962 these prelates established a tighter control over the patrimonial administration of the ecclesiastical institutions of their dioceses and the documentation pertaining to it. …”
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