Series
Excommunication
Catalogue reference: DCb/J/E
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This record is about the Excommunication dating from circa 1665 - 1763.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DCb/J/E
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Title (The name of the record)
- Excommunication
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Date (When the record was created)
- circa 1665 - 1763
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains excommunications. These documents were created as part of the church official's duty to enforce obedience to the church and include notification and details of excommunicants (persons given ecclesiastical censure that either deprives them of the right to take part in divine service or excludes them from all Christian company).
A defendant could be declared contumacious (obstinately disobedient) and excommunicate (deprived of the right of church membership) when they failed to make a payment or answer a decree, the plaintiff having initiated a claim against them. In theory if a person remained excommunicated for over forty days, the bishop could apply for the royal writ 'de excommunicato capiendo' which ordered the sheriff to imprison them, but generally this was infrequent.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Kent History and Library Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 boxes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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These records are uncatalogued as of August 2003. Please contact Canterbury Cathedral Archives and Library for further information.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- All documents in this series are badly damaged by damp.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ce2d1adb-eb3d-4121-a88b-13091599978f/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Kent History and Library Centre
Within the fonds: DCb
Diocese of Canterbury
Within the sub-fonds: DCb/J
Judicial (Church Courts)
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Excommunication