Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 122: Certificates and Returns of Livings of the Province of Canterbury

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Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 122: Certificates and Returns of Livings of the Province of Canterbury
Alternate Title:
Certificates
Language:
English and Latin
Dimensions:
315 Height (mm) and 234 Width (mm)
Approximate Date:
[ca. 1500 - 1599]
Table of contents:
  • Letter from Matthew Parker
  • Returns for London diocese including letter from Bishop John Scory
  • Returns for Rochester diocese
  • Returns for Peterborough diocese
  • Letter from Anthony Kitchin to Matthew Parker and Returns of Llandaff
  • Letter from Peter Datheen to Matthew Parker
  • Letter from Matthew Parker in reply to Peter Datheen
  • Letter from the city of Augsburg to Martin Bucer
Description:
During the middle years of the sixteenth century, the Privy Council requested that the Archbishop of Canterbury supply them with detailed information regarding the holders of English clerical benefices; details such as their level of education, whether or not they were resident or held multiple livings, and their marital status. CCCC MS 122 and MS 97 contain numerous documents relating to this inquiry, including the Privy Council's initial request to Archbishop Matthew Parker, a draft version of Parker's request for information from the bishops and the detailed returns he received back from the bishops (often referred to as the 'Parker Certificates'). Some missing leaves from these two manuscripts, now CCCC MS 580, were discovered in the College Archives and transferred to the Parker Library in 1959.
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