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, 1963. viii + 116 pp. 21s. The Archdeaconry of St. Albans included twenty-six parishes, physically unconnected, scattered in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. In the Middle Ages it had formed the Liberty of the great Abbey of St. Albans and its independence had been firmly maintained against the Bishops of Lincoln. The Archdeacon was appointed by the Abbot, and was paid a pension by the Abbot to supplement his income from fines and fees. After the Dissolution, the Archdeaconry, remaining intact, was attached (after 1550) to the Diocese of London. The documents relative to its administration during the years 1580-1625 have survived in great quantity and thus permit detailed study. Peters discusses the officers of the Archdeaconry (the Bishop, the Archdeacon, the Official, the Registrar, and the Apparitor), the incumbents during the period, and their fulfillment of duty or failure to do so. He examines the techniques of administration, its organs, and its accomplishments : the synods, visitations, and convocations, the supervision of the lives and teaching of the clergy, the meetings of the Archdiaconal Court. In an appendix Peters lists all who held benefices in the Archdeaconry during the period, adding what is known of their education and careers, and their records while serving in the Archdeaconry.

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