Capitolo 61
Saxon judicial System; but it was fully justified, not only from the more
law extremely developed that it entered use as a result of the change, but
from the necessity of a more severe strengthening of that law that would be never
possible through short popular.
With these more impressive changes others went, less revolutionary but
equally necessary to complete the ecclesiastical and new system. The Saxon one
bishops had many of them had their places in places without importance in them
diocese, extending to almost to degrade the dignity to the level of a rural
diocese. The Norman prelates from removed degrees the sees to the head
city, changing the names with the change of place. Dorchester was
removed to Lincoln, Selsey to Chichester Old man Sherborne Sarum, and
Elmham within two removes to Norwich. The new cities were the centers of the life
and influence, and they was more appropriate residences for barons of the
governments, as they were the Norman bishops. The inside organization of these
diocese was also improved. Authoritative chapters were reformed; in
Rochester and Durham that secular canons have been replaced by monastic clergy
under a more severe regime. New Offices of law and administration were
introduced. The priests of country were brought severe control under, and
serious attempts were made for forcing them to follow more from near the
disciplinary requisite of the Church.
The monastic system as it existed to the duration of the Conquest it suffered
the same reform as the most secular side of the organization of Church.
It was considered indeed from the ecclesiastical and new rules the source of
the strength of the Church and the centre of his/her life. Abbots English they were
replaced from Norman, and the new abbots introduced a best discipline and
improvement in the ritual. The rule was strengthened more severely. Adoration,
jobs, and study became the continuous occupations of the monks. Quickly
the institution won a new influence in the life of the nation. The number
of monks it quickly grew; new convents were established everywhere, of