Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I The tribunal of the Sacra Romana Rota; 1 Sources and research on the Roman Rota; 2 The Roman Rota and the papal curia; 3 The history of the Roman Rota; 4 The organization and personnel of the Rota; 5 The stages of Rota processes; 6 The activity of the Rota as recorded in the Rota manualia; 7 The litigation of Henricus Meyer over the parish of Mynämäki; PART II Rota processes in the late Middle Ages and on the eve of Reformation
8 The classification and number of cases heard in the Rota9 The geographical range of cases heard by the Rota; 10 The length of Rota processes; 11 Appellants; General conclusions; Sources and literature; Index of persons; Index of places
