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Book SynopsisImportant texts in the Church's history collected together in one volume.This first miscellany volume to be published by the Church of England Record Society contains eight edited texts covering aspects of the history of the Church from the Reformation to the early twentieth century. The longest contribution is a scholarly edition of W.J. Conybeare's famous and influential article on nineteenth-century "Church Parties"; other documents included are the protests against Archbishop Cranmer's metropolitical powers of visitation, the petitions to the Long Parliament in support of the Prayer Book, and Randall Davidson's memoir on the role of the archbishop of Canterbury in the early twentieth century. Stephen Taylor is Professor in the History ofEarly Modern England, University of Durham. Contributors: PAUL AYRIS, MELANIE BARBER, ARTHUR BURNS, JUDITH MALTBY, ANTHONY MILTON, ANDREW ROBINSON, STEPHEN TAYLOR, BRETT USHER, ALEXANDRA WALSHAM
Table of ContentsThomas Cranmer and the metropolitical visitation of Canterbury province 1533-1535 - Paul Ayris Edward Brocklesby: `The first put out of his living for the surplice' - Brett Usher Richard Montagu: `Concerning Recusancie of Communion with the church of England' (with Dr Anthony Milton) - Alexandra M Walsham Richard Montagu: `Concerning Recusancie of Communion with the Church of England' (with Dr Alexandra Walsham). - Anthony Milton Petitions for episcopacy and the Book of Common Prayer on the eve of the civil war, 1641-1642 - Judith D Maltby Bishop Gibson's proposals for church reform - S J C Taylor Samuel Horsley: `Thoughts on civil government' - Andrew Robinson W.J. Conybeare: `Church parties' - R.A. Burns Randall Davidson on the role of the archbishop - Melanie Barber
