Corpus Christi College Cambridge / PARKER-ON-THE-WEB M.R. James, Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge 1912 MS 122 Stanley: Misc. 4 TJames: vac. Certificates and Returns of Livings of the Province of Canterbury

Certificates Codicology: Paper, mm 315 x 234, (12.5 x 9 in.), [Nasmith:] seculo xvi. The Certificates described by Nasmith were partly in book-form, partly on rolls. All are now bound in book-form in this volume and MS 97[CCC097]. Foliation: ff. i-iii + pp. 1-54 + 57-124 + 124a-125a + 125-192 + 195-440 + ff. iv-v. Language: English and Latin.

Contents: 1. 3-4 Letter from [] Letter from archbishop Parker[] to the officials of the bishop of _____, directing him to make the certificate of his diocese: dated Lambeth[] Oct. 1, 1561 Printed in Parker's Correspondence CXI[Bruce and Perowne 1853] and Wilkins Concilia IV 227[Wilkins 1737d]

2. 5-178 Returns for London[] diocese including letter from Bishop John Scory[] Letter from Scory [] sent with the certificate of his diocese, in which he desires his cathedral church may be reformed, dated Whitbourne[] Feb. 1 Scory[]'s letter is included within the Returns for London[] Diocese Strype Parker I 190 (Chap. V)[Strype 1711]

3. 179-194 Returns for Rochester[] diocese Returns for Rochester[]

4. 195-267 Returns for Peterborough[] diocese Returns for Peterborough[]

5. 287-290 Letter from the Council to Parker[], asking for returns Letter from the privy council to the archbishop of Canterbury[], requiring him speedily to send unto them a certificate of the state of his diocese, dated Greenwich[] 9 July, 1563 Correspondence CXXXIV[Bruce and Perowne 1853]

6. 291-326 Certificate and Returns for Canterbury[] Certificate of the archbishop of Canterbury[] to the lords of the privy council of the number, state and value of the churches within the diocese of Canterbury[] A. D. 1563. Certificate of the vice-dean and prebendaries of Canterbury[] of the uniformity of that church

7. 327-338 Certificate and Returns for St Asaph[] Browne Willis, St Asaph 1801 II 136[Willis 1801]

8. 339-352 Letter from Anthony Kitchin[] to Matthew Parker[] and Returns of Llandaff[] Letter from Kitchin and Returns for Llandaff[] Letter from Kitchin bishop of Landaff[] to the archbishop, sent with the certificate of his diocese: dated Matherne[] Jan. 20, 1560 Browne Willis, Llandaff[Willis 1719], p. 194

9. 353-431 Returns of Livings above £30 Names and values of all livings in each province above 30£. a year, and table of the armour they were to furnish 357 Winchester[] 360 Chichester[] 361 Exeter[] 370 St Asaph[] 371 Bangor[] 372 Durham[] 374 Gloucester[] 375 Canterbury[] 377 Rochester[] 377 Chester[] 381 Carlisle[] 382 Coventry and Lichfield[] 385 Hereford[] 385 Bristol[] 387 Worcester[] 388 York[] 393 St David's[] 394 Norwich[] 397 Ely[] 398 London[] 403 Bath and Wells[] 406 Sarum[] 410 Lincoln[] 417 Peterborough[] 419 [] 421 The names of all the dignities etc. in the Cathedral Church of Bangor[]

10. 433-434 Covenant between the master and fellows of House[] and John Mere[] for building a wall, dated 13 March, 34 Hen. VIII On vellum

11. 435-436 Letter from Peter Datheen[] to Matthew Parker[] Epistola Petri Datheni[] comitis palatini legati ad archiepiscopum in qua gratias agit pro munere sibi ab archiepiscopo oblato et mittit ei numisma principis electoris, data Londini[] 24 Jan. 1574 Correspondence CCCLXVI[Bruce and Perowne 1853]

12. 437-438 Letter from Matthew Parker[] in reply to Peter Datheen[] Responsio archiepiscopi[], data Lambeth[] 9 kal. Feb. 1574 Correspondence CCCLXVI[Bruce and Perowne 1853]

13. 439-440 Letter from the city of Augsburg[] to Martin Bucer[] Epistola consulis et prefect. Augustae ad Bucerum[], in qua queruntur de Magistro Ioanne Forster[] concionatore suo A Latin version of MS 119. 3[CCC119] .

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