This volume of English Episcopal Acta completes the publication of the acta of the bishops of Salisbury up to 1228. All the acta in this volume come from the episcopate of Richard Poore. He was a remarkable figure in the Church of his day he began the building of the new cathedral at Salisbury and he was closely involved with the reform movement initiated by the Fourth Lateran Council. His zeal for reform and the sharp discernment of his mind shine through the language of his official acts. This edition complements Vol. 18, which contains the acta from the period 1078-1217and includes an extensive introduction to both volumes. The amount of detail and range of interest contained in these two books covering Church affairs, monasteries, lands and people of all kinds, from kings to peasants make the collection an invaluable aid for all historians of the medieval English Church.