The Elizabethan Parish: Spiritual and Financial Aspects, by Sedley Lynch Ware, examines the organization and functioning of English parishes during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The authors examine in detail the religious and financial aspects of the parish system at the time, including matters of ritual, church finance, architecture and its development during the Elizabethan era. This book is an important source for understanding the religious and social history of England and Europe in the 16th century.