The Royal Visitation of 1559. Act Book for the Northern Province

C J Kitching editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Surtees Society

Published:1st Jan '72

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Elizabethan survey of the state of religion after Marian reverses in the dioceses of York, Durham, Carlisle and Chester. Introduction covers Royal Visitations of 1535, 1547 and 1559, with details of visitation procedure for both clergy and laity. Queen Elizabeth required the Visitation of 1559 to check on the damage caused to Protestant reforms under Queen Mary. The Act Book, State Papers 12/10, covers the dioceses of York, Durham, Carlisle and Chester and was originally two volumes. The first is here transcribed in full, the second calendared. Mostly Latin, though the churchwardens' presentments, the text of the recognisances and verbatim reports are in English. Provides detailed information about every aspect of the church in English society at this critical period.

ISBN: 9780854440061

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 410g

184 pages