Project Gutenberg 2011-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 166 Jocelin, de Brakelond, active 1173-1215 Brakelond, Jocelin de Jocelin, of Brakelond Jocelinus, de Brakelonda Clarke, Ernest 1856 1923 Clarke, Sir Ernest 04027963 The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Chris Pinfield, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson" is a historical account likely written in the late 13th or early 14th century. This work delves into the life of the abbey of St. Edmundsbury during the tenure of Abbot Samson, as narrated by Jocelin, who serves as his chaplain and biographer. The central theme revolves around the intricacies of monastic life, governance, and the challenges faced by the abbey, intertwined with reflections on human behavior and ecclesiastical authority. At the start of the chronicle, Jocelin introduces the precarious state of Bury Abbey under the management of the ailing Abbot Hugh. He depicts a monastery burdened with debt, mismanagement, and the encroaching influence of external forces, particularly Jewish money-lenders. The opening chapters set a stage filled with tension and a struggle for control among the monks, foreshadowing the eventual rise of Samson as the new abbot, who is depicted as a capable yet contentious leader. Jocelin reflects on the state of affairs, expressing his hopes for reform and stability, and hints at the upcoming transitions and complex dynamics within the monastic community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Samson, Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds, 1135-1211 Abbey of Bury St. Edmunds -- History England -- Church history -- 1066-1485 Great Britain -- History -- Angevin period, 1154-1216 BX Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Religious 573865 573615 2024-09-16T05:01:33.207944 2023-09-16T11:27:02.704094 text/html text/html 561432 2011-10-16T23:58:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 287196 2011-10-17T00:01:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 380881 2024-09-16T05:01:45.862846 application/epub+zip 385173 2024-09-16T05:01:37.047986 application/epub+zip 274678 2024-09-16T05:01:35.436125 application/epub+zip 710146 2024-09-16T05:01:51.605909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 662307 2024-09-16T05:01:44.365957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382759 2022-09-17T09:49:45.766477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462290 462182 2024-09-16T05:01:31.410065 2023-09-16T11:27:01.003078 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 462037 2011-10-16T23:50:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 171787 2011-10-16T23:50:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 462067 2011-10-16T23:50:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 171737 2011-10-16T23:50:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21596 2024-09-16T05:01:51.772840 application/rdf+xml 26277 2024-09-16T05:01:35.872005 image/jpeg 4644 2024-09-16T05:01:35.654899 image/jpeg 368380 2024-09-16T05:01:33.256930 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia