However, one theme that emerges from these acta is the often acrimonious relationship between the bishop and the cathedral priory.
Meanwhile, most priory employees were wageearners, though modes of payment varied.
Gubion and his colleagues were uncharacteristic of the priory's employees to the extent that they were employed so many times.
This permits the investigation of a number of basic questions pertaining to the characteristics of employment on the priory estates.
As already noted, tithe-collectors in the various priory vills were usually regular officials who were paid expenses for the extra seasonal work.
Given the number of employees in these work teams, this was clearly the normal work experience for an employee of the priory.
These doubts are all related to the larger question whether the degree of occupational flexibility undermines the notion of a career structure for priory employees.
The close links with the government can be seen in the types of people recruited to the cathedral priory.
