Description
Book SynopsisThis volume comprises a collection of texts that evidence the role of Catholic clergy as agents of papal authority in Tudor England before and after the break with Rome. They address Wolsey's application of legatine powers during Henry VIII's reign and the penalties imposed upon Catholic clergy during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Table of ContentsPart I. Rivalling Rome: Cardinal Wolsey and Dispensations: 1. Introduction; 2. A note on editorial method; Appendix 1A. Enregistered copy of Pope Leo X's letter to Cardinal Wolsey, 27 June 1521; Appendix 1B. Purported 'Breve' of Pope Clement VII to Cardinal Wolsey, c.1527; Appendix 2. List of Wolsey's graces issued between 10 July 1525 and 4 July 1526; Appendix 3. List of Wolsey's graces issued in the three years preceding 23 October 1529 and in arrears; Appendix 4. Calendar of letters of dispensation of Cardinal Wolsey; Part II. The Limits of Conformity in Late Elizabethan England: A Plea for a Priest: 1. Historical introduction; 2. The present document and its origins; 3. A plee for a Prieste; 4. Index of personal and place names to appendices 2-4.
