Proceedings against the 'scandalous ministers' of Essex, 1644-1645

This book records the ordeal of parish clergy in Essex who were the victims of Parliament's purge of the clergy in 1644-45.

List of contents

Introduction

Appendix 1: Essex ministers sequestrated and ejected by the earl of Manchester
Appendix 2: The outcome for the twenty-eight ministers articled against in the Cole MS
Appendix 3: The membership of the Essex committees for scandalous ministers

Editorial conventions
British Library, Additional MS 5829, folios 1-74 (Cole MS)
University of Leicester Library, Special Collections, MS 31 (Leicester MS 31)

Bibliography
Index

About the author

GRAHAM HART worked in the Civil Service, mainly for the Department of Health, where he was the Permanent Secretary. After retirement he took up historical research, obtaining a Ph.D. from the University of Essex under Professor John Walter. He edited The Cambridgeshire Committee for Scandalous Ministers 1644-45 (2017).

Product details

• Authors: Graham Hart
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.07.2024
• EAN: 9781837651863
• ISBN: 978-1-83765-186-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 562 g
• Series: Church of England Record Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works