BIB_ID
292839
Accession number
MA 665.6
Display Date
1594 July 24.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1910.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 25.1 cm
Notes
Endorsed "Danyell Large and Henry Barke[r] have performed their confessyon which they were enjoyned, in the paris church of Elye Trinitye, the vjth daye of Apryll. Per me Richardum Fyson curate. John Goodrycke."
Part of a collection of 14 penances enjoined upon members of Protestant congregations in the diocese of Ely (MA 665-1-14); 5 maps of Cambridgeshire (MA 665.15-19); and 1 leaf on Ely from Philemon Holland's English translation of William Camden's Britain (MA 665.20). Items are cataloged individually in 20 records.
Probably written, signed and addressed "To the Curate of Trinitie parishe in Elye thes" in Cambridge, and endorsed in Ely.
This document appears to be a citation announcing the sentence of the Consistory Court.--Cf. Hall, p. 264.
With trace of a seal.
Part of a collection of 14 penances enjoined upon members of Protestant congregations in the diocese of Ely (MA 665-1-14); 5 maps of Cambridgeshire (MA 665.15-19); and 1 leaf on Ely from Philemon Holland's English translation of William Camden's Britain (MA 665.20). Items are cataloged individually in 20 records.
Probably written, signed and addressed "To the Curate of Trinitie parishe in Elye thes" in Cambridge, and endorsed in Ely.
This document appears to be a citation announcing the sentence of the Consistory Court.--Cf. Hall, p. 264.
With trace of a seal.
Provenance
Purchased by J.W. Ford of Enfield Old Park at a public auction; purchased by Pierpont Morgan from the London dealer J. Pearson & Co., 1910.
Summary
Requiring the four men to stand before the congregation of Ely on "the xxxth daie of Marche next comminge" (30 March 1595) and confess to their sins. Daniell Lardge is obliged confess "I did harbor Joane Andrewe, alias Vertue Andersonn, in my howse, she being delivered of child there" (see MA 665.4); Henrie Barker is obliged to confess "I did plaie at Cardes uppon the Sabboth daie in Evening praire time;" and Robert Stennell and William Ffowler are obliged to confess that "we did abuse our in drinck uppon the Sabboth daie." Signed "Thomas Legge."
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