Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 121: Synodalia

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Summary: MS 121 contains a collection of documents relating to convocations, particularly for the period 1547-71 with some additional material relating to sixteenth-century visitations and some earlier legal materials. This collection of documents provides considerable insight into the development of church doctrine in England during the Reformation period.
Contents: Form of holding convocation following ancient customs -- Form of choosing and presenting prolocutors -- Writ of Matthew Parker archbishop of Canterbury summoning the bishop and clergy of London to convocation, 3 April 1570 -- Election of John Taylor dean of Lincoln Cathedral as prolocutor of the lower house of convocation of 5 November 1547 -- Names of the monitors ad comparendum of the lower house of the convocation of Canterbury, Michaelmas 1547 -- Names of the monitors ad comparendum of the lower house of convocation who attended the discussions concerning the marriage of priests -- On rectors that are not resident in their benefices -- On those who oppose the judgement on perpetual residences -- Petition of the lower house of convocation to the bishops in the reign of Phillip and Mary -- Articles concerning tithes and married priests -- Legantine constitutions, 1555 -- Acta of the convocation of Canterbury, January 1557/8 -- Articles promulgated at the convocation of Canterbury, January 1557/8 -- Decretal of the convocation of Canterbury of January 1557/8 concerning the property appropriated for the benefit of Cardinal Pole -- Canons of the convocation of Canterbury, January 1557/8 -- Writs published after the ordinance of earls and barons, 1315 -- Names of the earls and barons that ought to be present at the convocations of the province of Canterbury -- Speech on the Uniformity Bill -- A speech against the bill for the royal supremacy -- A declaration of doctrine offered and exhibited by the protestants, signed by George Hovy, John Ploughe, John Opynshaw -- Proceedings of a conference at Westminster, March 1559, concerning articles of religion -- Paper delivered by the Protestants at the Westminster conference of March 1559 -- Dr Coles' answer to the paper delivered by the Protestants at the Westminster conference of March 1559 -- Acts of the convocation of January 1558/9 held by royal writ while the archbishopric was vacant -- The Thirty-Nine Articles -- Ecclesiastical Statutes -- A bill to authorise every archbishop and bishop to erect one office of registership of all the church books in due order to be kept in every diocese -- Petition of Thomas Bowsey to the Archbishop of Canterbury that he might have the registership of the diocese of Canterbury -- Letter of Archbishop elect Matthew Parker and four other bishops to Elizabeth I, undated (October 1559?) -- Letter of Elizabeth I to Archbishop Matthew Parker, the bishop of London and William Byll dated at Westminster, 21 January 1561 -- Articles of the Lambeth conference 12 April 1561 -- The Thirty-nine Articles -- Articles of the synod held at London, 3 April 1571 -- Form of excommunication -- Letter from the commissioners in ecclesiastical causes to all churchwardens, sidesmen, etc. dated Lambeth June 11, 1571 -- Copy of a letter from the commissioners in ecclesiastical causes to all churchwardens, sidesmen, etc. dated Lambeth June 11, 1571 subscribed by the commissioners -- Injunctions given by the authority of the king's highness to the clergy of this his realm [by Thomas Cromwell vice-regent] 1536 -- Visitors in King Edward's time, 1547 -- Injunctions given by the king's majesty as well to the clergy as to the laity of this realm -- Letter of Elizabeth I to the bishop of London, March 1553

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Alternative title	Synodalia
Type of resource	mixed material
Date created	[ca. 1500 - 1599]
Language	Latin; English
Material	Paper
Height (mm)	305
Width (mm)	214
Foliation	ff. i-iv + pp. 1-4 + ff. 5 + 5a-i + 5k-t + pp.5x-6 + 7-116 (117-126 missing) + 127-136 + 137a + 137aa + 137b + 137bb + 137c-138 + 139-162 + 162a-t + 163-276 (277-278 missing) + 279-364 + 375 + 369 + 377 + 367 + 379 + 365 + 371 + 373 + 380a-b + 381-396 (397-428 missing) + 429-514 (515-518 missing) + 519-522 + 522a-f + 523-526 (527-528 missing) + 529-530 + ff. v-vii

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Downloadable James Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:bg820bg4414/MS_121.pdf
Superseded Interim Catalogue Record	Title https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:cf945qt7538/121.pdf
Contains	Title Form of holding convocation following ancient customs. 1-2 Nasmith Forma seu descriptio convocationis celebrandae, prout ab antiquo observari consuevit. 1-2 Title Form of choosing and presenting prolocutors. 3-4 Nasmith Forma eligendi et presentandi proloquutoris. 3-4 Title Writ of Matthew Parker archbishop of Canterbury summoning the bishop and clergy of London to convocation, 3 April 1570. 5r-5v Nasmith Breve Matthiae archiepiscopi Cantuariensis directum episcopo Londoniensi ut citet clerum ad convocationem tertio die Aprilis, 1570, in ecclesia cathedrali S. Pauli London. celebrandam. 5r-5v Author Matthew Parker archbishop of Canterbury Note On this Convocation see Wilkins, Concilia IV 261 Title Election of John Taylor dean of Lincoln Cathedral as prolocutor of the lower house of convocation of 5 November 1547. 5ar-5bv Nasmith Electio Iohannis Taylor S. T. P. decani ecclesiae cathedralis Lincolniensis in proloquutorem inferioris domus convocationis 5 Novembris 1547, cum nominibus personaliter presentium in hujusmodi electione. 5ar-5bv Note Gasquet and Bishop, Edward VI and the Book of Common Prayer, Appendix VII, p. 449, regard items 4-8 as a fragment of the Journals of this Convocation. They refer to this MS. wrongly as 113. An extract is in Strype's Cranmer p. 220. Cf. Wilkins Concilia IV 15 Title Names of the monitors ad comparendum of the lower house of the convocation of Canterbury, Michaelmas 1547. 5cr-5fr Nasmith Nomina monitorum ad comparendum in inferiori domo convocationis provinciae Cantuariensis termino S. Michaelis A. D. 1547. 5cr-5fr Note Gasquet and Bishop, Edward VI and the Book of Common Prayer, Appendix VII, p. 449, regard items 4-8 as a fragment of the Journals of this Convocation. They refer to this MS. wrongly as 113. An extract is in Strype's Cranmer p. 220. Cf. Wilkins Concilia IV 15 Title Names of the monitors ad comparendum of the lower house of convocation who attended the discussions concerning the marriage of priests. 5fv-5hv Nasmith Nomina eorum qui singulis sessionibus hujus convocationis adfuerunt cum notis breviusculis rerum ibidem tractarum, a secunda sessione usque ad octavam quando proposita est quaestio de matrimonio sacerdotum. 5fv-5hv Note Gasquet and Bishop, Edward VI and the Book of Common Prayer, Appendix VII, p. 449, regard items 4-8 as a fragment of the Journals of this Convocation. They refer to this MS. wrongly as 113. An extract is in Strype's Cranmer p. 220. Cf. Wilkins Concilia IV 15 Title On rectors that are not resident in their benefices. 5ir-5iv Nasmith Causae quae adferre solent hoc tempore quod rectores ecclesiarum non resideant in beneficiis suis quatenus de jure canonico. 5ir-5iv Note Gasquet and Bishop, Edward VI and the Book of Common Prayer, Appendix VII, p. 449, regard items 4-8 as a fragment of the Journals of this Convocation. They refer to this MS. wrongly as 113. An extract is in Strype's Cranmer p. 220. Cf. Wilkins Concilia IV 15 Title On those who oppose the judgement on perpetual residences. 5kr-5kv Nasmith Causae quae obstant quo minus decretum perpetuae residentiae suum effectum consequatur et remedia huic malo adhibenda. 5kr-5kv Note Gasquet and Bishop, Edward VI and the Book of Common Prayer, Appendix VII, p. 449, regard items 4-8 as a fragment of the Journals of this Convocation. They refer to this MS. wrongly as 113. An extract is in Strype's Cranmer p. 220. Cf. Wilkins Concilia IV 15 Title Petition of the lower house of convocation to the bishops in the reign of Phillip and Mary. 5lr-5tv Nasmith Petition of the lower house of convocation to the bishops in the reign of Philip and Mary with 28 articles annexed submitted to their lordships consideration. 5lr-5tv Note Wilkins Concilia IV 95 Title Articles concerning tithes and married priests. 5x-6 Nasmith Alii articuli Latini de decimis solvendis, de eis quae nuper sacerdotum uxores habitae sunt ut libera nubenda potestas eis permittatur, de nundinis ut in celebrioribus festis et dominicis diebus fieri non permittantur, &c. 5x-6 Note Wilkins Concilia IV 97 Title Cardinal Reginald Pole, Legantine constitutions, 1555. 7-32 Nasmith Constitutiones legantinae editae Londini sub anno 1555, praesidente reverendissimo domino Reginaldo cardinali Polo, legato de latere, regnantibus christianissimis principibus Philippo et Maria regibus, &c. 7-32 Note Wilkins Concilia IV 121 Title Acta of the convocation of Canterbury, January 1557/8. 33-34 Nasmith Acta convocationis seu sacrae synodi advocatae autoritate brevis regis Philippi et Mariae, celebratae per dominum Reginaldum Pole cardinalem archiepiscopum Cantuariensem A. D. 1557, primo Januarias, et anno Pauli papae IV. 3tio. 33-34 Note Acta hujus synodi hic fusius memorantur quam apud Wilkins Wilkins Concilia IV 155 Title Articles promulgated at the convocation of Canterbury, January 1557/8. 35-60 Nasmith Articuli in quinque capita divisi, viz. (1) de doctrina: (2) de hiis quae ad orationem pertinent: (3) de templis decore ornandis et resarciendis: (4) de disciplina ecclesiastica renovanda et moribus cleri per eandem reformandis et de vestitu: (5) de academiis et scholis. 35-60 Note Wilkins Concilia IV 156 Title Decretal of the convocation of Canterbury of January 1557/8 concerning the property appropriated for the benefit of Cardinal Pole. 61-62 Nasmith Decretum [ut videtur synodi] ut episcopus Glocestrensis mittat ad dominum legatum vel eo absente ad episcopum Eliensem, divisionem et distinctionem temporalium bonorum singulorum beneficiorum olim appropriatorum per serenissimos reges ad dispositionem reverendissimi domini legati dimissorum, &c. 61-62 Title Canons of the convocation of Canterbury, January 1557/8. 63-97 Nasmith Decreta sive canones ecclesiastici in 25 capitibus. 63-97 Note Probabile videtur haec decreta una cum articulis precedentibus in hac synodo, si non stabilita saltem proposita fuisse Wilkins Concilia IV 159 Title Writs published after the ordinance of earls and barons, 1315. 97-98 Nasmith Writtes published after the ordinance of erles and barons, A. D. 1315. 97-98 Note The first is against excess of diet, and prescribes how many dishes should be served at the tables of all ranks of men, and forbids the minstrels resorting to houses if not invited; the second to establish the prices of provision Items 16 and 17 are added to 15 See also MS 101. 47, 48 Title Names of the earls and barons that ought to be present at the convocations of the province of Canterbury. 99-116 Nasmith Nomina eorum quae debent comparere in convocationibus prelatorum et cleri Cantuariensis provinciae per singulas dioeceses Cantuariensis Provinciae [ut ab antiquo fieri consuevit ante dissolutionem monasteriorum,]. 99-116 Note Items 16 and 17 are added to 15 pp. 106-114 blank: 115-126 removed quia superfluae (115-116 replaced) Title John de Feckenham, Speech on the Uniformity Bill. 127-137aa Nasmith A discourse of certain Romanists exhibited to the queen's counsel immediately upon Q. Elizabeth's coming in: amongst which was thought Dr. Hethe to be the penner of the said discourse. 127-137aa Author John de Feckenham Note Feckenham's Speech, Strype, Annals I, Appendix IX Title Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York, A speech against the bill for the royal supremacy. 137b-138 Nasmith [A speech] spoken openly in the first session of Q. Elizabeth by tharchbishoppe of York, Dr. Hethe [against the bill for the supremacy,]. 137b-138 Author Nicholas Heath, Archbishop of York Note Strype, Annals I, Appendix VI Title A declaration of doctrine offered and exhibited by the protestants, signed by George Hovy, John Ploughe, John Opynshaw. 139-162 Nasmith A declaration of doctrine offred and exhibited by the protestantes to the queene at the first coming over of them, signed by George Hovy, John Ploughe, John Opynshaw. 139-162 Note See Dixon's Church History, V 107 note: Hardwick, Articles, p. 117 note. Strype, Annals I 115 Title Proceedings of a conference at Westminster, March 1559, concerning articles of religion. 162a-162t Nasmith The declaration of the procedynge of a conference begon at Westminster the laste of Marche, 1559, concerning certaine articles of religion and the breaking up of the sayde conference by defaulte of certayne byshops parties of the said conference. 162a-162t Note Imprynted at London by Richard Jugge and John Cawood prynters to the queens majestie The managers for the papists were, White Bishop of Winchester, Baine Bishop of Litchfield, Scott Bishop of Chester, Oglethorpe Bishop of Carlisle, Watson Bishop of Lincoln, Dr. Cole, Dr. Harpesfelde, Dr. Langdall, Dr. Chedsey; for the protestants Dr. Scory Bishop of Chychester, Dr. Coxe, Mr. Whithed, Mr. Grindall, Mr. Horne, Mr. D. Sandes, Mr. Gest, Mr. Aylmer, Mr. Juell 10 ff. (5.4 x 3.5 in.) printed. See Pocock's Burnet V 514 Title Paper delivered by the Protestants at the Westminster conference of March 1559. 163-182 Nasmith Paper read and delivered by the protestants on the first question. 163-182 Note Burnet, History of the Reformation, ed. Pocock V 507 Title Dr Coles' answer to the paper delivered by the Protestants at the Westminster conference of March 1559. 183-191 Nasmith Dr. Coles answer to the same. 183-191 Author Dr Coles Note Burnet, History of the Reformation, ed. Pocock V 507 Title Acts of the convocation of January 1558/9 held by royal writ while the archbishopric was vacant. 192-196 Nasmith Acta convocationis habitae per breve reginae decano et capitulo Cantuariae directum sede archiepiscopali vacante 24 Januarii 1558. 192-196 Note Wilkins Concilia IV 179 Title The Thirty-Nine Articles. 233-266 Nasmith Articuli de quibus in synodo Londinensi, A. D. 1562, ad tollendam opinionum dissensionem et consensum in vera religione firmandum inter episcopos convenit. 233-266 Note Printed in full by Lamb, History of the XXXIX Articles 1829, with facsimiles of the bishops' signatures Title Ecclesiastical Statutes. 267-364 Nasmith Articles drawn out bi som certen and wer exhibited to be admyted bi authoritie, but not so allowed [a body of ecclesiastical statutes]. 267-364 Note Strype, Annals I pt 2, Appendix II A, p. 562 Title A bill to authorise every archbishop and bishop to erect one office of registership of all the church books in due order to be kept in every diocese. 365-379 Nasmith A bill to authorize every archbishop and bishop to erect one office of registership of all the church books in due order to be kept in every dioces. 365-379 Note Folding leaves bound across the text Title Petition of Thomas Bowsey to the Archbishop of Canterbury that he might have the registership of the diocese of Canterbury. 371-380b Nasmith Petition of Thomas Bowsey, who drew up the bill, presented with it to the archbishop, in which after thanking his grace for the many marks of favour he had already received from him at Stoke and at Bene't College Cambridge, he humbly begs, that if this bill should thro' his graces furtherance pass into a law, he might have the registership of the diocese of Canterbury. 371-380b Author Thomas Bowsey Note Folding leaves bound across the text Title Letter of Archbishop elect Matthew Parker and four other bishops to Elizabeth I, undated (October 1559?). 381-388 Nasmith A letter from the archbishop elect, and the bishops elect of London, Ely, Chichester and Hereford, to queen Elizabeth, humbly petitioning her to accept a thousand marks per annum (which they promise to pay as long as they hold their bishopricks) if her majestie would stay and remit the present alteration and exchange; or if this their supplication should not be thought meet to take place they humbly offer certain articles which they desire may be observed in the proposed exchange of appropriations for manors. 381-388 Author Matthew Parker Note Strype, Parker Appendix X, Correspondence LXVIII: Bentham's Ely Appendix XXXII Title Letter of Elizabeth I to Archbishop Matthew Parker, the bishop of London and William Byll dated at Westminster, 21 January 1561. 389-392 Nasmith Letter from queen Elizabeth to Matthew archbishop of Canterbury, Edmund bishop of London, Will. Byll almoner to the queen, Walter Haddon master of the requests and the other commissioners in causes ecclesiastical, directing them to revise the calendar and order of lessons in the common prayer book, to see that churches and chancels are decently and properly repaired, and to supervise the translation of the common prayer into Latin made for the use of the universities: dated Westminster Jan. 21, anno regni 3tio. 389-392 Author Elizabeth I Note Strype, Parker Appendix XV Title Articles of the Lambeth conference 12 April 1561. 393-396 Nasmith Articles agreed upon at the seconde session in Lambeth the 12 day of April A. D. 1561, by the most reverende fathers in God Matthue lorde archebisshop of Canterburye, Thomas lord archebisshop of York, with the assent of there bretherne bysshops to the same. 393-396 Note [Original signed by the archbishop and the bishops of London and Ely] Cardwell, Documentary Annals LVI Title The Thirty-nine Articles. 429-452 Nasmith Articles whereupon it was agreed by the archbusshoppes and bushoppes of both the provinces and the whole clergie in the convocation holden at London in the yere of our lorde God 1562, according to the computation of the churche of Englande, for the avoiding of diversities of opinions and for the stablishing of consente touching true religion. 429-452 Note Original signed by the archbishop and ten of his suffragans In the 20 Article, these words now in our printed copies are wanting, The church hath power to decree rites or ceremonies and authority in controversies of faith and yet. Lamb, Articles: with facsimiles of signatures Title Articles of the synod held at London, 3 April 1571. 453-481 Nasmith Articuli de sacro ministerio et procuratione ecclesiarum, in quos plene consensum est in synodo a domino Matthaeo archiepiscopo Cantuariensi et totius Angliae primate et metropolitano et reliquis omnibus ejus provinciae episcopis partim personaliter presentibus partim procuratoria manu subscribentibus in synodo inchoata Londini in aede D. Pauli 3 Aprilis 1571. 453-481 Note Originale cum subscriptionibus autographis episcoporum Wilkins, Concilia IV. 263. Cardwell, Synodalia I 111-131 Title Form of excommunication. 482-482 Nasmith Forma excommunicationis in ecclesia legendae. 482-482 Title Letter from the commissioners in ecclesiastical causes to all churchwardens, sidesmen, etc. dated Lambeth June 11, 1571. 523-526 Nasmith Letter from the commissioners in ecclesiastical causes to all churchwardens, sidesmen, &c. dated Lambeth June 11, 13 Eliz. commanding them not to suffer any minister to officiate in any church or chapple unless by the common prayer, and unless they be licenced by the queen or the bishop since the 1st of May last past. 523-526 Note printed Items 36, 37 now follow no. 41 Correspondence CCLXXXIX Title Copy of a letter from the commissioners in ecclesiastical causes to all churchwardens, sidesmen, etc. dated Lambeth June 11, 1571 subscribed by the commissioners. 527-530 Nasmith Original copy of the same subscribed by the commissioners. 527-530 Note Items 36, 37 now follow no. 41 Correspondence CCLXXXIX Title Injunctions given by the authority of the king's highness to the clergy of this his realm [by Thomas Cromwell vice-regent] 1536. 483-486 Nasmith Injunctions given by thauctorite of the kynges highness to the clergie of this his realm [by Thomas lord Crumwell vice-gerent] A. D. 1536. 483-486 Note printed by Thomas Berthelet kings printer Wilkins Concilia, III 813 Incipit (483) The first is that the Deane, persons, vicars Title Visitors in King Edward's time, 1547. 487-488 Nasmith Visiters in king Edwards tyme, anno primo. 487-488 Note Three, four, or sometimes five with a register went to visit four or five dioceses Pasted on the flyleaf of item 40. Strype, Cranmer I 209 Title Injunctions given by the king's majesty as well to the clergy as to the laity of this realm. 489-520 Nasmith Injunctions given by the kyngs majestye as well to the clergie as to the laytie of this realm. 489-520 Note Original signed by Edward VI. the protector and council Wilkins Concilia IV 3 Incipit (490) The firste is that all Deanes, Archdeacons, parsonnes Title Letter of Elizabeth I to the bishop of London, March 1553. 521-522f Nasmith A copie of a letter with articles sent from the queenes majestie unto the bysshoppe of London, and by him and his officers at her graces commaundement to be putte in spedie execution wyth effecte in the whole diocese, as well in places exempt as not exempte whatsoever according to the tenour and forme of the same. Sent by the queene majesties commaundement in the moneth of Marche A. D. 1553. 521-522f Author Elizabeth I Note printed Wilkins Concilia IV 88. Cardwell, Documentary Annals XXX
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