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Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

pp. circa 420

Date created

[ca. 1500-1599]

Language

English, Latin

Material

Paper

Layout

12 lines to a page

Height (mm)

310

Width (mm)

210

Writing

In the same hand as 2

Foliation

ff. i-ii + pp. 1-8 + 8a-9a + 9-94 + 94a-95a + 95-316 (317-318 missing) + 319-436 + ff. iii-iv

Summary

MS 127 contains a collection of sixteenth-century documents bound together due to their connections with the course of the Reformation in England. Much of the material relates to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; Owen Oglethorpe, President of Magdalene College; and other opponents to the course of the English Reformation but a few items relate to the continental Reformation.

Contents

Letter of King Philip and Queen Mary to William Paulet, lord treasurer, concerning Cardinal Pole -- Letter from Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 1548 -- Letter from Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester to John Godsalve -- Letter from Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 1548 -- Sermon of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, preached before King Edward VI, 29 June 1548 -- Judgement of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester and Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Westminster concerning the election of Masters Sandes and Haggerstone as procurators -- Notes of the depositions of witnesses examined against Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester -- List of counsel appearing for Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 1547, 1548, 1550 -- Examination of witnesses on articles put forward against Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester -- Letter from Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, 1552 -- Articles put forward by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, in his own defence -- Objection of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the authority of the judges delegate -- Additional positions and articles submitted by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester -- Articles of defence submitted by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester -- Allegations of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester in answer to the articles put forward against him -- Latin exercises of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester during his imprisonment in the Tower of London -- Conditions without which the Protestant princes will not consent to the proposed council at Augsburg, 1559 -- Ad ecclesiae regimen -- Letter written in the name of the emperor to the pope or his legate concerning the business of the Council of Trent -- Judgement of the bishop and clergy of Canterbury concerning the calling of general councils, 1536 -- Articles of accusation against Dr Oglethorp, president of Magdalen College, Oxford -- Injunctions given by the visitors to Magdalen College, Oxford -- Petition of the city of Oxford to the king, that the grammar school and choirs of the several colleges may not be suppressed -- Remonstrance of Magdalen College, Oxford against the injunctions of the visitors -- Letter from the fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford to Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury -- Articles of accusation against Dr Oglethorp, president of Magdalen College, Oxford, with his responses -- Queries put to the corporation of Oxford relating to their petition to the king concerning the dissolution of several abbeys

M.R. James Date

xvi

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Contains

• Letter of King Philip and Queen Mary to William Paulet, lord treasurer, concerning Cardinal Pole. 3-6

  Nasmith

  Letter from king Philip and queen Mary to the marquis of Winchester lord treasurer, dated Mar. 1, 2 et 3 regni, declaring it to be their royal will and pleasure, that cardinal Pole should have and enjoy a clear yearly revenue of 5000£. and as the see of Canterbury produceth but 2600£. per annum, they direct and command him to pay to the said cardinal the sum of 1000£. yearly out of the bishoprick of Winchester, and to assign him lands to the further amount of 1400£. out of those formerly belonging to the see of Canterbury, situated in Kent, Sussex and Surrey, and now remaining in their hands, or if there were not lands remaining to that amount, to pay him the deficiency yearly out of the exchequer. 3-6

  Author

  King Philip

  Queen Mary

  Note

  (5) Dated Greenwich 1 March the seconde and thirde yeres of our raignes

• Letter from Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 1548. 7-8

  Nasmith

  Letter from the duke of Somerset to the bishop of Winchester, repeating his command that he should not treat of the mass nor of other controversial points in his sermon: dated Syon June 28, 1548. 7-8

  Author

  Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

  Note

  (8) Signed E. Somercet
  Wilkins IV 28. Burnet, Records XXVIII

• Letter from Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester to John Godsalve. 9-10

  Nasmith

  Letter from the bishop of Winchester to Godsalve on his being to be put out of his bishoprick which he had that day enjoyed 16 years. 9-10

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, bishop of Winchester

  Note

  Burnet, Records XIII

• Letter from Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 1548. 11-14

  Nasmith

  Another copy of the preceding letter from the duke of Somerset to the bishop of Winchester. 11-14

  Author

  Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset

  Note

  In the same hand as 2
  (12) signature E. Somerset

• Sermon of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, preached before King Edward VI, 29 June 1548. 15-30

  Nasmith

  The sermon of the bishop of Winchester before the kings majestie 29 June, 1548, on Matthew XVI. 13. 15-30

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

  Note

  In this sermon he gives his opinion on the state of religion in England, and blames every innovation that had been made since the death of Henry VIII. maintaining the real presence in the sacrament and the celibacy of priests, but approving the renunciation of the papal power and the dissolution of monasteries
  Cf. Strype, Eccl. Mem. III I, 402. Gasquet and Bishop, Edward VI etc. 83, 116

• Judgement of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester and Thomas Thirlby, Bishop of Westminster concerning the election of Masters Sandes and Haggerstone as procurators. 31-33

  Nasmith

  Decretum episcoporum Wintoniensis et Westmonasteriensis de electione Magistrorum Sandes et Haggerstone in procuratores. 31-33

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq. Cf. MS 106. 14

• Notes of the depositions of witnesses examined against Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. 34-50

  Nasmith

  Notes of the depositions of witnesses examined against the bishop of Winchester. 34-50

  Note

  Gives the names of witnesses and then a series of numbers indicating Articles against the Bishop, with notes as to how far each was proved. References are also made to some fuller document
  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• List of counsel appearing for Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, 1547, 1548, 1550. 51-56

  Nasmith

  The appearance of the counsell the daies here ensewing in the bishop of Winchesters cause, annis 1547, 1548, 1550. 51-56

  Note

  In a hand resembling Cranmer's: lists of names
  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Examination of witnesses on articles put forward against Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. 57-116

  Nasmith

  Examination of witnesses upon certain articles exhibited against the bishop of Winchester, and others delivered by him in answer thereto. 57-116

  Note

  viz. (1) of John earl of Bedford, lord privy seal, p. 57 (2) of John earl of Warwick, p. 65 (3) of sir William Harbert knight, p. 77 (4) of William marquis of Northampton, lord great chamberlain of England, p. 85 (5) of Edward duke of Somerset, p. 93 (6) of William earl of Wiltshire, high treasurer of England, p. 103 (7) of George lord Cobham, p. 114
  (62) Copy certified as 'Concordat cum Registro' by W. Say (pp. 62, 74, 82, 91, 99, 113, 115)
  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Letter from Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester to John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, 1552. 117-122

  Nasmith

  Letter from the bishop of Winchester to the earl of Warwick after the duke of Somerset's death, petitioning to be released from his tedious and unjust confinement, dated Oct. 18. 117-122

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Articles put forward by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, in his own defence. 123-138

  Nasmith

  Articles exhibited by Stephen bishop of Winchester in his own defence before the judges delegate. 123-138

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Objection of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the authority of the judges delegate. 139-146

  Nasmith

  Protestatio episcopi Wintoniensis contra autoritatem judicum delegatorum. 139-146

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Additional positions and articles submitted by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. 147-156

  Nasmith

  Additional positions and articles delivered in by the bishop of Winchester. 147-156

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Articles of defence submitted by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester. 157-162

  Nasmith

  Other articles of defence delivered in by the bishop of Winchester. 157-162

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Allegations of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester in answer to the articles put forward against him. 163-166

  Nasmith

  Allegations of the same, touching the admonishment ministred in the act, to make a full answer to the 7, 8, 9 and 19 articles. 163-166

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

  Note

  Cf. Strype, Cranmer, 315 sqq.

• Latin exercises of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester during his imprisonment in the Tower of London. 167-346

  Nasmith

  Exercitationes episcopi Wintoniensis quando turri Londinensi incarcerabatur. 167-346

  Author

  Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester

  Note

  Forms the largest part of the volume. It consists of
  a.
  (167) A collection of Latin proverbs and phrases in 3 and 4 columns to the page: these pages bound in transversely, p. 167
  b.
  A selection from Latin poets
  (191) Martial, p. 191
  (225) Juvenal, p. 225
  (242) Virgil, p. 242
  c.
  (249) Original Latin verses (Elegiacs), 12 lines to a page with many corrections, p. 249, beginning

  Incipit

  (249) Sese nosce (nosse) quidem dominum hoc est noscere et idemNoverit ambos qui noverit alterutrum

  Note

  (249) Utrumque novit
  (298) On pp. 298-299 is a neatly written poem on the name of Jesus (with which name each line ends)

  Incipit

  (298) Omnibus omne (?) locis tutamen nomen Iesus...Spiritus ast fructus bene adorat nomen Iesu.

  Note

  (303) The Latin Elegiacs in the former hand are then resumed (p. 303) and continue to p. 342

• Conditions without which the Protestant princes will not consent to the proposed council at Augsburg, 1559. 347-348

  Nasmith

  Conditiones sine quibus domini protestantes nolunt consentire in concilium eis propositum, in comitiis Augustae 1559, 2 Junii. 347-348

• Pius IV, Ad ecclesiae regimen, 1560. 349-354

  Nasmith

  Bulla indictionis sacri oecumenici concilii Tridentini paschate subsequente celebrandi [seu potius continuandi] edita per papam Pium IV, 1560. 349-354

  Author

  Pius IV

  Note

  Copied from print Romae apud Ant. Bladum Impressorem Cameralem

• Letter written in the name of the emperor to the pope or his legate concerning the business of the Council of Trent. 355-395

  Nasmith

  Oratio seu potius scriptum papae vel ejus legato traditum nomine imperatoris de concilio hocce indicendo; ubi recenset difficultates quas sperat papam explicaturum, et ut bonus fructus ex concilio sperari possit, suadet concessionem calicis laicis et conjugii clericis. 355-395

• Judgement of the bishop and clergy of Canterbury concerning the calling of general councils, 1536. 396-406

  Nasmith

  The judgement of the bishops and clergy of the province of Canterbury concerning the calling of general councils, signed with all their hands July 20, 1536. 396-406

  Note

  That no general council ought to be called but by the general consent of Christian princes. Cromwell signs before the archbishop, and Polydore Virgil signs as archdeacon of Wells
  Wilkins, Concilia, III 88

• Articles of accusation against Dr Oglethorp, president of Magdalen College, Oxford. 411-414

  Nasmith

  Articles of accusation against the same. 411-414

  Note

  Cf. Bloxam Magd. Coll. Register, Vol. II, App. p. 312

• Injunctions given by the visitors to Magdalen College, Oxford. 415-416

  Nasmith

  Injunctions given by the visitors to the said college. 415-416

  Note

  Frere, Visitation Articles II 228

• Petition of the city of Oxford to the king, that the grammar school and choirs of the several colleges may not be suppressed. 417-418

  Nasmith

  Petition of the city of Oxford to the king, that the grammar school and choirs of the several colleges, wherein many of their children were maintained and educated, may not be suppressed. 417-418

• Remonstrance of Magdalen College, Oxford against the injunctions of the visitors. 419-424

  Nasmith

  Remonstrance of Magdalen College against the injunctions of the visitors. 419-424

• Letter from the fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford to Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury. 425-428

  Nasmith

  Literae supplicatoriae a Magdalensibus missae ad Thomam Cantuariensem archiepiscopum, ne illorum collegium detrimentum patiatur ex nuper factis injunctionibus. 425-428

  Note

  Cf. Bloxam Magd. Coll. Register, Vol. II, App. p. 305

• Articles of accusation against Dr Oglethorp, president of Magdalen College, Oxford, with his responses. 429-432

  Nasmith

  The above articles with Dr. Oglethorp's answer to them in the margin, and his further defence annexed. 429-432

  Note

  Cf. Bloxam Magd. Coll. Register, Vol. II, App. p. 318

• Queries put to the corporation of Oxford relating to their petition to the king concerning the dissolution of several abbeys. 433-436

  Nasmith

  Queries put to the corporation of Oxford relating to their petition (In Cranmer's hand). 433-436

  Note

  Note written on the last page: Upon the end of this visitation Dr. Gualter Haddon was appointed president and Dr. Oglethorpe removed, who at queen Mary's time was restored: this Oglethorpe was after bishop of Carlisle.

TJames

vac.

Stanley

Misc. 8

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

Location

MS 127

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