Records of Convocation X: Canterbury, 1708-1713

Records of Convocation X: Canterbury, 1708-1713
Author: Gerald Lewis Bray
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2006
Genre: Canterbury
ISBN: 1843832267

The convocation records of the Churches of England and Ireland are the principal source of our information about the administration of those churches from middle ages until modern times. They contain the minutes of clergy synods, the legislation passed by them, tax assessments imposed by the king on the clergy, and accounts of the great debates about religious reformation; they also include records of heresy trials in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, many of them connected with the spread of Lollardy. However, they have never before been edited or published in full, and their publication as a complete set of documents provides a valuable resource for scholarship. This volume contains the minutes of the convocations held at the end of Queen Anne's reign, which give a detailed account of the reforms proposed for the church during that time. Of particular interest is the 'Representation of the state of religion', a position paper drawn up at the government's request and presented to the assembled divines by Samuel Wesley, the rector of Epworth and father of John and Charles.

Samuel Wesley and the Crisis of Tory Piety, 1685-1720

Samuel Wesley and the Crisis of Tory Piety, 1685-1720
Author: William Gibson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198870248

This study uses the experiences of Samuel Wesley (1662-1735) to examine what life was like in the Church of England for Tory High Church clergy.

Records of Convocation

Records of Convocation
Author: Gerald Lewis Bray
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Total Pages: 520
Release: 2006
Genre: Councils and synods
ISBN: 9781843832430

The convocation records of the Churches of England and Ireland are the principal source of our information about the administration of those churches from middle ages until modern times. They contain the minutes of clergy synods, the legislation passed by them, tax assessments imposed by the king on the clergy, and accounts of the great debates about religious reformation; they also include records of heresy trials in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, many of them connected with the spread of Lollardy. However, they have never before been edited or published in full, and their publication as a complete set of documents provides a valuable resource for scholarship. This volume contains a composite index of source material, references to the Bible, canon law, parliamentary statutes et cetera, and of the subjects discussed and on which legislation has been enacted over the centuries. There is also a complete concordance to David Wilkins' Concilia Magnae Britanniae et Hiberniae, much of which has now been replaced by this collection of records.