CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
EN/FR
Search
Menu
Research dossier · General Reference

Justinian Lancaster

English Anglican priest

Cross-disciplinary reference desk with index cards, atlas, dictionary and catalogue
General referenceInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 14, 2022
Entity authorityQ96007222 ↗
Source-derived summary

Justinian Lancaster (born c. 1524) was an English Anglican priest in the 16th century.

Lancaster was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was admitted in 1541 and became a fellow in 1545. He held livings at Enmore, Huish Champflower, Chawton, Donyatt, Yatton and Churchstanton. Lancaster was Archdeacon of Taunton from 1560 until 1584, when he was appointed a prebendary of Wells Cathedral.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Justinian Lancaster” as english Anglican priest. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Justinian, Lancaster and English.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1524, 1541, 1545, 1560—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Justinian, Lancaster and English providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Justinian Lancaster”, the useful work is to connect “english Anglican priest” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 14, 2022. The linked authority identifier is Q96007222. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1524, 1541, 1545 and 1560.

Critical limits

A concise general-reference account can conceal disagreements about scope, terminology or the weight assigned to individual sources. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

Best used for
  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
Verify next

The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Justinian Lancaster”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Justinian Lancaster primary sources, Justinian Lancaster archive and Justinian research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Justinian Lancaster”?
  2. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
  3. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Justinian Lancaster” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.