Early English Dissenters : In the Light of Recent Research 1550-1641, Illustrative Documents

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Historical Data relative to the English Conventiclers at Bocking and Faversham in 1550 and 1551
Various Depositions made about 1550	p. 1
Extracts from the "Privy Council Register" of 1550-1553 relating to the year 1551	p. 4
Information concerning the Life and Character of Robert Cooche
Part of a Letter of John Parkhurst, Bishop of Norwich, to Dr. Rodolphus Gualtherus (Gualther), dated June 29, 1574	p. 7
Part of another Letter from the same to the same, dated Feb. 6, 1574/5	p. 7
Documents pertaining to the Puritan Plumbers' Hall Congregation and to the Separatist "Priuye Churche" of Richard Fitz, which "seceded" from it.
A List of the members of the Plumbers' Hall congregation taken prisoner on March 4, 1567/8	p. 9
"A promyse made by William Bonam precher", 1569, together with the names of twenty-four members of the Plumbers' Hall Congregation who were discharged from Bridewell on April 22, 1569	p. 11
"The trewe markes of Christes churche, andc." by "Richarde Fytz, Minister"	p. 13
The Separatist Covenant of Fitz's Congregation	p. 13
A written Petition commencing "O Englande", etc., and signed by twenty-seven members of Fitz's Congregation in the year 1571	p. 15
Miscellaneous Documents relating to the early Barrowists
The names of certain Brownists (Barrowists) taken at a Conventicle in Henry Martin's House, October 8, 1587, and examined in the Episcopal Palace, London, on the same day	p. 19
Information concerning the Barrowists in 1590	p. 20
Part of a Letter from John Smith to Dr [John] Reynolds, dated February 20, 1592/3	p. 23
The names of several Barrowists who were willing to conform and were evidently bailed some time after April 5, 1593	p. 24
Part of a Letter of John Chamberlain to Mr Dudley Carleton at "Eaton", dated London, October 22, 1608	p. 24
Early Manuscript Information concerning the Marprelate Press and the Activities of some of the early Puritans	p. 25
Some of the early Barrowist Depositions
Of Clement Gambell and John Dove, March, 1588/9	p. 27
Of Abraham Pulbery, March 7, 1592/3	p. 31
Of John Nicholas, March 8, 1592/3	p. 32
Of William Clerke, March 8, 1592/3	p. 33
Of Richard Hawton, March 8, 1592/3	p. 34
Of John Barns, March 8, 1592/3	p. 34
Of Daniell Bucke, March 9, 1592/3	p. 34
Of John Penryn [Penry], March 26, 1593	p. 37
Of sundry persons abiding in the prisons in and about London, April 3, 4, 5, and 6, 1593	p. 37
Of William Clerke, April 2, 1593	p. 45
Of John Nicholas, April 2, 1593	p. 46
Of George Johnson, April 2, 1593	p. 46
Of John Dalamore, April 3, 1593	p. 47
Of Robert Abraham, April 3, 1593	p. 47
Of Abraham Pulbery, April 3, 1593	p. 48
Of Roger Waterer, April 3, 1593	p. 49
Of Robert Aburne, April 3, 1593	p. 49
Of George Kniveton [Knifton], April 4, 1593	p. 51
Of William Mason, April 4, 1593	p. 52
Of Henry Withers, April 4, 1593	p. 52
Of Thomas Hewet, April 4, 1593	p. 53
Of Christopher Bowman, April 4, 1593	p. 53
Of John Penry, April 5, 1593	p. 54
Of Christopher Simkins, April 5, 1593	p. 55
Of Francis Johnson, April 5, 1593	p. 56
Of John Edwards, concerning John Penry, April 5, 1593	p. 57
Of William Smythe, April 5, 1593	p. 58
Of Arthur Billet, April 5, 1593	p. 59
Of Quintin Smyth, April 6, 1593	p. 59
Of William Weaver, April 6, 1593	p. 60
Of Thomas Settle, April 6, 1593	p. 60
Of George Smelles, April 10 [?], 1593	p. 61
Documents other than Depositions relating to John Penry
An undated Petition of Helen Penry's to Sir John Puckering in her Husband's Behalf, written in April, 1593	p. 62
A Note by Penry in defence of Mr. Gittens, Keeper of the "Cownter in the Poultrie in London", dated April, 1593	p. 63
A Subscription of Penry's concerning the Authority of the Queen, of the Privy Council, and of Civil Magistrates, and three other articles which he declined to subscribe	p. 63
"The offers and requestes" of Penry	p. 64
A Letter concerning Penry's Confession of Faith and Apology, dated, "Mon. 6. 12. 1593"	p. 65
Penry's Answer to Fifteen Slanderous Articles, written not long before his death	p. 66
Penry's Confession of Faith and Apology prepared not long before his death in 1593	p. 79
A Letter of Penry's to Lord Burghley, written May 28, 1593	p. 93
Documents relating to Henry Barrowe
An undated Letter of Barrowe's asking for a "christian and peaceable conference" for the settlement of "theis Ecclesiasticall controuersies"	p. 97
Another undated Letter of Barrowe's, requesting a "peceable disputacion" for the settlement of "sondrie Ecclesiastical differences"	p. 98
"Reasons against Publike disputacion with barow"	p. 99
An extended Letter written by Barrowe a little before his death	p. 100
Three early Barrowist Petitions
That of March, 1592/3 to "the high Court of Parlament"	p. 109
That of 1593 for "mercy and vnitie", directed to "the Magistrates of our Most mercifull soueraigne Lady Queene Elizabeth in their seuerall places"	p. 113
That of 1597 to the Privy Council	p. 125
Hitherto unnoticed Testimony confirming Robert Browne's opinion of the Reformation in Scotland as published in Richard Bancroft's Sermon preached at Paul's Cross: together with some of the Grounds on which Archbishop Whitgift recommended Bancroft's appointment as Bishop of London
A Letter of Sir Robert Naunton to Dr. J. Copcoat, Master of Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, relating to the publication of Bancroft's famous "Sermon preached at Pavles Crosse", and dated November 12, 1589	p. 127
A Letter of Bancroft's, dated December 23, 1589, also relating to his Sermon at Paul's Cross	p. 130
Some of the "Reasons alledged by the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, for Dr Bancroft's being promoted to the Bishoprick of London"	p. 132
The Names of various Persons who had been members of Francis Johnson's Congregation before 1613, including the names of some who had withdrawn from it or been Excommunicated, and of others who had become Wanderers	p. 134
Two Documents relating to the Controversy between the Barrowists and Thomas Drakes
The "Seven Demands" of Francis Johnson and his followers, 1595	p. 138
The "Ten Coventerdemavnds propounded" by Drakes (Draks)	p. 140
Papers of Henry Jacob's written during the years 1603-1605
A copy of the text of Jacob's Letter to the Puritan preachers, sent from Woodstreet, London, on June 30, 1603, with the accompanying form to be signed for use in connection with the presentation of the Millenary Petition to King James I	p. 146
The text of a later, undated, general Letter, also sent from Woodstreet by Jacob with an abbreviated text of the earlier form of subscription and a list of abuses which the Puritans wished removed	p. 147
An undated Petition written by Jacob to the Bishop of London, requesting that he may be released from imprisonment in the Clink	p. 148
Jacob's copy of his Subscription of April 4, 1605	p. 151
The earliest completely developed Independent, or Congregational, Puritan (non-separatist) Catechism in existence, written by Jacob	p. 153
A detached Definition by Jacob of a "true Visible or Ministeriall Church of Christ"	p. 161
"A third humble Supplication of many faithfull Subjects in England, falsly called Puritans directed to the Kings Maiestie. 1605." [Corrected by Jacob]	p. 161
Part of a paper apparently written by Jacob nearly a year after his Release from the Clink, and defending his book published in 1604 against the five principal criticisms which had been brought against it	p. 165
An unnoticed Letter of Thomas Helwys's
"A note sent by [Thomas] Ellwes [Helwys] one of thelders of the Brownest Churche...", September 26, 1608	p. 167
Papers relating to William Sayer
"The opinions defended and published by William Sayer imprisoned in the gaole for the Countie of Norff[olk]" in 1612	p. 169
Part of a Letter of Archbishop Abbot to Bishop Jegon of Norwich concerning Sayer, dated December 1, 1612	p. 170
Documents relating to the History of the earliest English Anabaptist Congregations
An undated Letter sent by "Hughe and Anne Bromhead" to their cousin, (Sir) William Hammerton, at London, probably written some time in 1609	p. 172
A List of the names of those English people who formed the Remnant of John Smyth's Congregation, and who, probably about February, 1609/10, petitioned that they might be received as quickly as possible into the "true church of Christ	p. 177
A Short Latin Confession of Faith probably written early in 1609/10 by Smyth	p. 178
An undated Latin Letter from Thomas Helwys's Congregation to the Waterlanders at Amsterdam, probably written in 1609/10, urging them not to admit Smyth's Congregation into their membership	p. 181
A Latin "Synopsis" of the Faith of the "true English Christian Church" at Amsterdam under the Leadership of Thomas Helwys, delivered (probably between February and March 12, 1609/10 to the Waterlanders there, with thanks for the teaching they had given them	p. 182
A Letter from Thomas Helwys, William Pigott, Thomas Seamer, and John Murton at Amsterdam to the Waterland Church there, dated March 12, 1609/10, dealing chiefly with the cause of their so-termed ejection of John Smyth and his followers	p. 184
A short Confession of Faith evidently prepared and partially signed by the Remnant of Smyth's Congregation early in 1610	p. 187
A Copy of a Letter sent in April, 1610, by the Waterland Church at Amsterdam to the Waterland Congregations outside the city, concerning the admission of the Remnant of Smyth's Congregation into their church membership	p. 200
A Letter from the Waterland Congregation at Leeuwarden to the Waterlanders at Amsterdam, dated May 5, 1610 (Old Style), urging that a union with the Remnant of Smyth's Congregation be not too quickly consummated	p. 203
A Letter of Yeme de Ringh at Harlingen to Lubbert Gerritsz., Hans de Ries, and Reynier Wybrantsz., dated May (15), 1610, and expressing the wish that the Confession of Faith of the Remnant of Smyth's Congregation (in 38 articles) might be sent to Friesland for the perusal of the Waterlanders there	p. 205
A Letter of Willem Janszoon, Teacher at Rynsburg, to Reynier Wybrantsz. at Amsterdam, dated May 18, (1610), concerning the proposed meeting on May 23 for discussion of a union with the Smyth Remnant	p. 207
A Letter from Dirk Pieters at Hoorn to Lubbert Gerritsz. at Amsterdam, dated May 21, 1610, in which he excuses himself and three others from attending the meeting on May 23 concerning a union with the Remnant of Smyth's Church	p. 208
The Draft of a Letter sent by the Waterlanders at Amsterdam to the congregation in Leeuwarden, dated July 16, 1610 (New Style), asking for an early answer as to their opinion of the enclosed Confession of Faith in 38 articles, and also of the value of the baptism of Smyth's followers	p. 209
A Letter, dated July 18, 1610, from the Waterlanders in Leeuwarden (Friesland), stating their disapproval of the proposed union with the Remnant of Smyth's Congregation, whose baptism they term something unheard of	p. 211
A Memorandum made by Claes Claeszoon Anslo at Amsterdam on January 17, 1611/12 stating the wish of Lubbert Gerritsz., expressed on his death-bed, that a union between the Waterlanders and the Remnant of Smyth's Congregation might be speedily effected	p. 213
An early English Anabaptist Petition, probably written in 1614 (by Thomas Helwys?)	p. 215
An undated Latin Confession of Faith by Richard Overton, probably written in 1615	p. 216
"A Copie...of an Anabaptists Letter, written to his sometimes accounted Christian Bretheren, shewing the cause of his separation from the Church of England...", signed H.N., and dated London, May 10, 1622	p. 219
A Letter from the "teachers and Ministers of the dutch and english Churches" in Amsterdam, dated May, 1624, to the Congregation of Elias Tookey, which had been excommunicated by John Murton and the then existing Five English Anabaptist Congregations p222
A Letter from Elias Tookey and his Congregation at London to the Dutch and English united (Waterland) Church at Amsterdam, dated June 3, 1624, in answer to the preceding communication, and expressing the hope that they may be received into the membership of that Church, etc.	p. 229
A Letter, dated November 12, 1626, from the Five Early English Anabaptist Congregations to Hans de Ries, Reinier Wybrantsz., and their Congregations in Holland, expressing the wish that they might be united with them in one religious communion	p. 233
A Letter of Cornelis Claesz. Anslo of Amsterdam to Hans de Ries announcing the arrival of the two Representatives of the Five English Anabaptist Congregations, and dated November 13, 1626	p. 239
Questions asked by Hans de Ries, about November, 1626, of the two Representatives of the Five English Anabaptist Congregations, with their Answers	p. 241
A Letter of the early English Anabaptist Congregation at Lincoln to the Congregation of Waterlanders at Amsterdam, dated September 5, 1630	p. 243
A Letter written by James Toppe and Israel, his wife, of the early English Anabaptist Congregation at Tiverton, to Hans de Ries in answer to a letter of his dated September 13, 1630	p. 248
A Letter from Leonard Busher to Abram Derikson, dated Delft, December 8, 1642, giving certain facts concerning Busher's old Age	p. 257
Documents chiefly relating to the early Brownist (Barrowist) and Independent Congregations on the Continent
A Letter of "G(eorge Abbot, Archbishop of) Canterbury", probably written to Sir William Boswell, and dated "From Croyden Sept: 4: 1622"	p. 260
An interesting Letter written by John Cotton to the "Lord Bishop of Lincolne, Lord keeper of the great Seale", dated "Boston [England]. Ianuary 31. 1624"	p. 260
A Petition of English and Scottish Ministers in the Netherlands to King Charles I of England against six articles exhibited by D.(udley) Carleton. Dated Rotterdam, June 4, 1628	p. 264
Information concerning the English Congregations in the Netherlands between 1621 and 1633	p. 270
A Letter of Alexander Browne to Sir William Boswell, dated Rotterdam, November 1, 1633	p. 272
A Letter of Henry Elsynge's to Sir William Boswell, dated Amsterdam, June 6, 1633	p. 273
Part of a letter probably written by Stephen Goffe, of the date 1633	p. 274
Mr Pagetts 20 Proposicions to Mr [Thomas] Hooker with his answere thereto	p. 274
English Preachers in the Netherlands [in 1633]	p. 276
A Letter of Stephen Goffe's to Sir William Boswell, dated Leyden, Feb. 28 (New Style), 1634/3[?]	p. 278
A Letter of Stephen Goffe's to Sir William Boswell, dated Leyden, March 9 (1634/3?)	p. 281
A Letter of John Davenport's to Sir William Boswell, dated Amsterdam, March 18, 1634[/3?]	p. 282
A Letter of Stephen Goffe's to Sir William Boswell concerning the difficulties between John Davenport and John Paget, of the year 1634/3	p. 284
A Letter of Griffin Higgs' to Sir William Boswell, dated The Hague, April 9 (Old Style), 1634	p. 285
A Letter of John Paget's to Sir William Boswell, dated Amsterdam, March 13, 1636 (New Style)	p. 286
A true Relation of the first Erection of an English Church in Utrecht, with the proceedings since	p. 286
A Letter of Robert Crane's to his Cousin, Sir Robert Crane, Knight and Baronet at Chilton, Suffolk, dated Utrecht, 1640, concerning the English Church at Arnheim	p. 291
Selected Documents from the Gould Manuscript illustrative of the History of Separatist and Independent Congregations in England before 1642
The so-called Jessey Records or Memoranda	p. 292
The so-called Kiffin Manuscript	p. 302
("Numb: 23") The History (before 1641) of a Separatist Congregation which usually met in Southwark, and which was composed partly of Paedobaptists and partly of Antipaedobaptists	p. 305
The Names, Trades, and Poor Estate of all the Separatists living in Great Yarmouth about July 17, 1630	p. 309
Reports relating to the Appearance of certain Separatists before the Court of High Commission between April 19 and June 21, 1632	p. 311
Notice of a Separatist Conventicle taken at a house in "Rederiffe" in December, 1638	p. 323
Documents relating to the Prison Life and Death of the Separatist, Samuel Eaton
A Petition concerning him which was probably sent to Archbishop Laud in 1638	p. 325
An Account of his Burial, evidently written on August 31, 1639	p. 326
A Broadside which mentions the Excommunication of Samuel How, and the place and date of his burial in 1640	p. 328
Index	p. 331
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