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A Summoner was a man who delivered summonses for alleged public sinners to appear at the Archdeacon's ecclesiastical court when accused of public immorality. The job offered opportunities for serious abuse such as bribery, extortion, and especially blackmail of those who went with prostitutes. Source: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/webcore/murphy/canterbury/9summon.pdf

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A Summoner was a man who delivered summonses for alleged public sinners to appear at the Archdeacon's ecclesiastical court when accused of public immorality. The job offered opportunities for serious abuse such as bribery, extortion, and especially blackmail of those who went with prostitutes. Source: http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/webcore/murphy/canterbury/9summon.pdf

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