Tracts Ascribed to Richard Bancroft - Edited From a Manuscript in Library of St John s College, Cambridge

Dr Peel argues that the author of this manuscript is Richard Bancroft, Bishop of London (1597 1604) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1604 10).

List of contents

Publishers' note; Preface; Introduction; 1. The most principall and chiefe heresies in R: Brownes booke; 2. The opinions and dealinges of the Precisians; 3. A generall table of the treatises followinge; 4. Certen slanderous speeches against the present Estate of the Churche of Englande published to the people by the Precisisans.

Summary

Dr Peel argues that the author of this manuscript is Richard Bancroft, Bishop of London (1597–1604) and Archbishop of Canterbury (1604–10), who played a prominent part in the history of the Church of England, and whom the Presbyterian Andrew Melville described as 'the capital enemy of all the Reformed Churches in Europe'.

Product details

• Authors: Albert Peel
• Assisted by: Albert Peel (Editor), Peel Albert (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521229210
• ISBN: 978-0-521-22921-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Church history