The chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond, monk of St. Edmundsbury
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 1907
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Table of contents: title: TABLE OF CONTENTS; title: Introduction ix; title: The Author's Preface xxv; title: The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: —; title: How abbot Hugh ruled the church of St. Edmund i; title: How the monastery was freed from legatine visitation 6; title: Concerning master Dennis the cellarer 7; title: How abbot Hugh strove to win the favour of master Samson 9; title: How abbot Hugh came by his death 10; title: How the death of abbot Hugh was told to the king, and of those things which the servants of the king did 11; title: How the prior ruled the monastery, while there was no abbot 12; title: How the cellarer and the sacristan behaved during the vacancy 13; title: Concerning the conduct of Samson the sub-sacristan during the vacancy 13; title: How the enemies of Samson prevailed against him, but only for a time 15; title: How the monks disputed amongst themselves which of them should be abbot i6; title: How Samson the subsacristan bore himself while others discussed the vacancy 21; title: How the author spoke his mind too hastily 21; title: How the archbishop of Norway dwelt in the abbot's lodgings while the abbacy was vacant 23; title: Of the martyrdom of Saint Robert 23; title: How thirteen men were chosen, by command of the king, to elect an abbot in the presence of the king 24; title: How Samson suggested that the monastery should appoint men to make a secret choice of an abbot, and how this was done 25; title: How, on the advice of Samson, it was decided what should be done if the king would not grant freedom of election 27; title: How the chosen thirteen journeyed to the king 28; title: Of the dreams which the brothers dreamed concerning the election of a new abbot 29; title: How the thirteen came to the king and showed to him the names of those whom the confessors had selected 31; title: How the thirteen, by command of the king, chose three other names from the monastery and three strangers 33; title: How the list of names was reduced from nine to two 34; title: How Samson was elected abbot 34; title: How the news of the election came to the monastery, and how Samson was blessed 36; title: How Samson, having been made abbot, returned and was received at the monastery 37; title: How abbot Samson began to rule the monastery 40; title: How the abbot met the demand of Thomas de Hastings that his nephew should be steward 42; title: How the abbot dealt with the lands of his house 43; title: Of that which was done at the abbot's first chapter 46; title: How certain men wished to conspire against the abbot 47; title: How the abbot journeyed through the lands of Saint Edmund, and how he escaped death at Warkton 48; title: How the creditors of the abbey demanded payment, and how the abbot took his manors into his own hand 49; title: How the abbot did not then take Harlow into his own hand 50; title: How the abbot managed the lands which he farmed himself 51; title: How abbot Samson was made a justice, and how he bore himself in this office 52; title: How some men made complaint against the abbot 54; title: How the author talked with the abbot concerning the sadness of his manner 56; title: Concerning a dream which the abbot had when a boy 58; title: How the abbot restrained his temper that he might not offend 59; title: How the abbot forbade secret accusations, and how he ordered the restoration of all private seals 60; title: Concerning further regulations which the abbot made 61; title: Concerning the appearance and private character of the abbot 62; title: How abbot Samson dealt with flatterers 65; title: How abbot Samson managed his household 66; title: How the abbot treated those monks with whom he had been intimate before he became abbot 67; title: How the abbot treated his relations 69; title: How the abbot was mindful of those who had shown kindness to him in the past, and how he treated those who had been harsh 70; title: Concerning other good acts of abbot Samson 72; title: How the Jews were driven from Saint Edmund's 73; title: How the abbot secured the manor of Mildenhall, and endowed the hospital at Babwell 74; title: Concerning the church of Woolpit, and how it was secured for the abbey 76; title: How the abbot disputed with the archbishop concerning the manor of Eleigh 80; title: How the abbot wished to take the cross, and how he offered to seek king Richard in Germany 85; title: How the abbot resisted the authority of the legate 86; title: Of the conduct of the abbot while king Richard was in captivity 86; title: Concerning that which befel certain knights who desired to hold a tournament contrary to the wish of the abbot 87; title: Concerning the missions of the abbot to the papal court 89; title: How the abbot met the claim of Earl de Clare to bear the standard of Saint Edmund 90; title: Concerning the case of Adam de Cokefield 92; title: How the mill which Herbert the dean had built was overturned 94; title: How the right of the abbot to present to certain churches was disputed, and what befel in the matter 95; title: How abbot Samson disputed with Jordan de Ros 97; title: How the author made a list of the abbot's churches as a gift to the abbot, and the names of those churches 99; title: How the abbot freed his church from contribution to the fine inflicted on Norfolk and Suffolk 103; title: How the abbot disputed with his knights 104; title: Concerning Henry of Essex 108; title: How the abbot deceived the bishop of Ely for the good of his church 113; title: How there were disputes concerning the appointment of bailiffs for the town 114; title: How abbot Samson disputed with the men of London about the payment of tolls 119; title: How there was a dispute with the burghers as to the dues from the town 121; title: Concerning the charter granted to the town by the abbot 123; title: How the monastery was troubled with incompetent cellarers 125; title: How the abbot resisted Hubert Walter when he claimed legatine authority over the abbey 128; title: How the abbot contended with his knights as to service across the sea 134; title: How the abbot took charge of the cellar, and how for that cause murmuring arose in the monastery 137; title: Concerning the will of Hamo Blund 144; title: How there were riots in the cemetery, and concerning that which was done in the matter 145; title: How the monks were restored to Coventry 147; title: How the abbot endowed schools at Saint Edmund's 149; title: Concerning improvements which the abbot made in the abbey 150; title: How the abbot disputed with the king as to the wardship of the land of Adam de Cokefield 153; title: How the customary dues of the town were changed 155; title: Concerning a dispute between the cellarer and the sacristan 157; title: Concerning the customs and dues of the cellarer 160; title: How the author was blamed for praising the abbot too much 164; title: How there was a fire near the shrine of Saint Edmund 166; title: How the abbot attributed the fire to the greed of the monk 171; title: Concerning the dream that a certain great person had, and how the abbot interpreted the same 172; title: How the monks interpreted the dream in a different way, and how they angered the abbot on that account 173; title: Concerning the translation of the body of Saint Edmund 174; title: How king John visited the abbey soon after his accession 181; title: Concerning the dispute between the porter and the monks 182; title: How disturbances arose in the monastery, and of the end to which they came 184; title: Concerning the knights of Saint Edmund and their fiefe 187; title: Concerning the manors of Geoffrey Ruffus, and the cellar 190; title: Concerning that which occurred on the death of Adam de Cokeheld 192; title: How the abbot received the abbot of Cluny 194; title: How Robert the prior died, and of the discussions as to his successor 194; title: How Heribert was elected prior 197; title: How the author reflected on the choice of Heribert 201; title: How the unlearned brothers mocked those that were learned 202; title: How the abbot was not perfect 203; title: Concerning the fishponds of Babwell 204; title: Whether it is better to have an abbot from one's own house 205; title: How there was a quarrel with the monks of Ely 206; title: How the abbot disputed with the bishop of Ely 210; title: How king John summoned the abbot to him, and of that which was done thereupon 211; title: How the abbot left the monastery in peace with all men 213; title: Notes 217; title: Table of Dates 243; title: List of the Abbots of St. Edmund's 247; title: Index 249