Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 105: Miscellaneous Letters and Tracts
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- Matthew Parker's manuscript collection naturally reflects his interest in Reformation theology and a large part of the material bound together in MS 105 reflects this interest. This volume contains a copy of Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), De libro Coloniensis and tracts on issues such as marriage to the sister of a deceased wife, the removal of images from churches and in defence of the English Reformation. However this manuscript also includes evidence of other aspects of Parker's career and interests. There are numerous documents and accounts relating to the uneasy relations between England and Scotland at the start of Elizabeth's reign, a result of Parker's involvement with Elizabeth's rule. There is also an Anglo-Saxon wordlist, a reflection of Parker's interest in the church in Anglo-Saxon England. The volume also includes accounts of the coronation of king Edward VI, the baptism of Elizabeth I and excerpts from the Croyland continuation of Peter of Blois regarding the foundation of the University of Cambridge. The manuscript dates to the third quarter of the sixteenth century.
- Contents
- Letter of Martin Luther to Philipp Melanchthon concerning the latter's writing, 23 December 1539 -- De libro Coloniensis -- Defence of the reformation of the English church -- Why it is not licit to marry the sister of a deceased wife -- An answer to the previously stated objections as to why it is not licit to marry the sister of a deceased wife -- A reply to the answer to why it is not licit to marry the sister of a deceased wife -- Causes as to why marriage in many degrees is prohibited -- Arguments out of canon law why it is not possible to marry the sister of a deceased wife -- Arguments on why it is not possible to marry the sister of a deceased wife -- Letter of John Jewell, bishop of Salisbury, against marriage to a sister of a deceased wife, dated at Sarum, November 1561 -- Letter from the bishops to queen Elizabeth for the removal of images out of churches -- Account of the expedition into Scotland, the siege of Leith, and the peace that ensued, 1560 -- Extract from the roll of new-years gifts signed with the queen's hand in the eighth year of her reign -- That bishops do not require the judgement of the laity in divine matters -- Tract on Romans 9:18 Deus cuius uult miseretur, quem uult indurat -- Some queries tending towards reformation -- Fragment of a theological dispute on sin, to which theological aphorisms are added -- The coronation of King Edward VI -- Prayer to defend the godly from calumny and for christian princes to establish true religion -- Instruments of Richard Watkis notary, concerning the baptism of Elizabeth I -- Royal writ directing the archbishop of Canterbury to receive into the sacrament N.N. J.P. -- The commodities which England may have, being joined in amity and friendship with Scotland -- The oath of the lord protector in Scotland 1567 -- Letters from Lord Cobham and the sheriff of Kent about the execution of the commission for collecting the subsidy in Kent -- The effect of the agreement between the queen dowager of Scotland and the lords of the congregation published by proclamation at Edinburgh 26 July 1559 -- A memorial of such things as have been done from day to day between the queen dowager of Scotland and the lords of the congregation assembled at Lithgow from the 15 October to the 20 November 1559 -- A declaration concerning the untrue and slanderous report of some which have reported that he should set up the mass again -- Effects of Robert Holgate late archbishop of York left at Battersea when he was committed to the Tower of London -- Letter of Christian, king of Denmark to Edward VI and the duke of Somerset congratulating them on establishing true religion in England -- English translation of the Letter of Christian, king of Denmark to Edward VI and the duke of Somerset congratulating them on establishing true religion in England -- Excerpts from ancient canons concerning the jurisdiction of priests -- Letters of William Cecil to Matthew Parker and of the Welsh council to the privy council concerning sedition, 1561 -- A seditious tract circulating in Wales -- An addition with an apology to the causes of the burning of St Paul's church -- Instructions given to the ambassadors of France sent to the Council of Trent, May 1562 -- Articles of agreement between the emperor's majesty and the Landgrave -- Accounts of Cardinal Pole -- Articles concerning the wool staple at Calais temp. Henry VIII -- Anglo-Saxon word list -- The founding of the University of Cambridge taken from the Croyland continuation of Peter of Blois
Description
| Alternative title | Miscellaneous Letters and Tracts |
|---|---|
| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Extent | pp. 462 |
| Date created | [ca. 1500 - 1599] |
| Language | Latin; Italian; English |
| Material | Paper |
| Height (mm) | 315 |
| Width (mm) | 210 |
| Writing | in several hands |
| Foliation | ff. i-iii + pp. 1-456 + ff. iv-v |
| Additions | Flyleaf (pasted over) from service-book as in MS 104 etc. (ff. iiir-iiiv) |
Bibliographic information
| M.R. James Date | xvi |
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| Downloadable James Catalogue Record | |
| Superseded Interim Catalogue Record | |
| Contains |
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| TJames | vac. |
| Stanley | Misc. B |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/dw618ms8881 |
| Location | MS 105 |
| Repository | UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library |
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Collection
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