John Foxe and the later Lollards of the Thames Valley
This thesis seeks to add to our information regarding the many lollards discussed by John Foxe in his <i>Actes and Monuments</i>, first published in English in 1563, and destined to become as much a part of the English Reformation as Cranmer's <i>Book of Common Prayer</i> and John Jewel's <i>Apology of the Church of England</i>. In particular it considers the group of later lollards who were the subject of serious inquiry by the ecclesiastical authorities during the first five decades of Tudor rule, 1490 to 1535, and who were found by their 'inquisitors' to be living along the Thames Valley. The counties studied here are Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Oxfordshire. For reasons of space and time it has been impossible to include other work undertaken covering Essex, Kent and London. Previous studies of this sect have relied on official sources, usually the few extant transcripts of trials found in episcopal court books and act books. Consequently the details may be thought of as biased, although not necessarily <i>pro forma</i> of charge lists, and the very nature of trial procedure at this time, suggests that not too much reliance can be put on the evidence we have. Nevertheless that
Plumb, D. J.
Heresy/Lollards in England
John Foxe and the later Lollards of the Thames Valley. This thesis seeks to add to our information regarding the many lollards discussed by John Foxe in his <i>Actes and Monuments</i>, first published in English in 1563, and destined to become as much a part of the English Reformation as Cranmer's <i>Book of Common Prayer</i> and John Jewel's <i>Apology of the Church of England</i>. In particular it considers the group of later lollards who were the subject of serious inquiry by the ecclesiastical authorities during the first five decades of Tudor rule, 1490 to 1535, and who were found by their 'inquisitors' to be living along the Thames Valley. The counties studied here are Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Oxfordshire. For reasons of space and time it has been impossible to include other work undertaken covering Essex, Kent and London. Previous studies of this sect have relied on official sources, usually the few extant transcripts of trials found in episcopal court books and act books. Consequently the details may be thought of as biased, although not necessarily <i>pro forma</i> of charge lists, and the very nature of trial procedure at this time, suggests that not too much reliance can be put on the evidence we have. Nevertheless that
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