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Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England
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Title: Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln
A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England
Author: Charles L. Marson
Release Date: July 15, 2008 [eBook #26065]
Language: English
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LONDON : EDWARD ARNOLD : 1901
HUGH
BISHOP OF LINCOLN
A SHORT STORY
OF ONE OF
THE MAKERS OF MEDIÆVAL ENGLAND
BY
CHARLES L. MARSON
CURATE OF HAMBRIDGE
AUTHOR OF “THE PSALMS AT WORK,” ETC.
Sæpius occurens, hæc limina tendere adegit.
Stant sale Tyrrheno classes. Da jungere dextram
Da, genitor; teque amplexu ne subtrahe nostro.
Æn. VI. 695.
LONDON
EDWARD ARNOLD
37, BEDFORD STREET, STRAND
1901
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| INTRODUCTION | vii | |
| I. | THE BOY HUGH | 1 |
| II. | BROTHER HUGH | 12 |
| III. | PRIOR HUGH | 26 |
| IV. | THE BISHOP ELECT AND CONSECRATE | 42 |
| V. | THE BISHOP AT WORK | 60 |
| VI. | IN TROUBLES | 78 |
| VII. | AND DISPUTES | 94 |
| VIII. | THE BUILDER | 111 |
| IX. | UNDER KING JOHN | 128 |
| X. | HOMEWARD BOUND | 143 |
INTRODUCTION
In a short biography the reader must expect short statements, rather than detailed arguments, and in a popular tale he will not look for embattled lists of authorities. But if he can be stirred up to search further into the matter for himself, he will find a list of authorities ancient and modern come not unacceptable to begin upon.
The author has incurred so many debts of kindness in this work from many friends, and from many who were before not even acquaintances, that he must flatly declare himself bankrupt to his creditors, and rejoice if they will but grant him even a second-class certificate. Among the major creditors he must acknowledge his great obligations to the hospitable Chancellor of Lincoln and Mrs. Crowfoot, to the Rev. A. Curtois, Mr. Haig, and some others, all of whom were willing and even anxious that the story of their saint should be told abroad, even by the halting tongues of far-away messengers. The same kind readiness appeared at Witham: and indeed everybody, who knew already about St. Hugh, has seemed anxious that the knowledge of him should be spread abroad. It has snowed books, pamphlets, articles, views, maps, and guesses; and if much has remained unsaid or been said with incautious brusqueness, rather than with balanced oppressiveness, the reader who carps will always be welcome to such material as the author has by him, for elucidating the truth. If he has been misled by a blind guide, that guide must plead that he has consulted good oculists and worthy spectacle-makers, and has had every good intention of steering clear of the ditch.
Though what a man is counts for more than what he does, yet the services of St. Hugh to England may be briefly summed up. They were (1) Spiritual. He made for personal holiness, uncorruptness of public and private life. He raised the sense of the dignity of spiritual work, which was being rapidly subordinated to civic work and rule. He made people understand that moral obligations were very binding upon all men. (2) Political. He made for peace at home and abroad: at home by restraining the excesses of forestars and tyrants; abroad by opposing the constant war policy against France.