Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 109: Letters and Tracts

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Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 109: Letters and Tracts
Alternate Title:
Letters and Tracts
Language:
Latin, Greek, Modern (1453- ), and English
Dimensions:
315 Height (mm) and 247 Width (mm)
Approximate Date:
[ca. 1500 - 1599]
Table of contents:
  • Against the opinions of the Germans
  • Letter of Walter Haddon to Matthew Parker, with the epitaph of bishop Turnstall
  • Letter from the privy-council to archbishop Matthew Parker, Hampton-court 27 September 1559
  • Letter from William Cecil to Matthew Parker, Westminster 5 October 1559
  • Letter from William Cecil to Matthew Parker October 2
  • Excerpts from the church fathers on the marriage of priests
  • On monastic vows
  • On the marriage of priests
  • Letter from Sir Anthony Cook to Matthew Parker
  • On the sound custom of the sacrament of the eucharist
  • Arguments against private mass
  • On the sacraments and various other doctrines and rites of the church
Description:
Matthew Parker's manuscript collection naturally reflects his interest in Reformation theology and theologians and the religious debates which took place in the sixteenth century. MS 109 is one of the compilations of tracts and letters Parker assembled from his collection. The volume consists of letters written to Matthew Parker and tracts on issues such as clerical marriage, the sacraments and monastic vows. The volume also contains a copy of 'Against the opinions of the Germans' by Henry VIII. The manuscript dates to the sixteenth century.
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