This volume, primarily of original douments, includes correspondence in the hands of Thomas, Cardinal Wolsey (1470/71-1530), Thomas Cromwell (d. 1540), and William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520/1521-1598); letters from Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532-1590) relating to the Babington conspiracy,...
Collection of tracts and papers concerning the power of the King in ecclesiastical councils; the duties of bishops and priests; and the rights of the Church of England against the claims of the Pope. ff. 168r-179v: Letter from Sir Thomas More to King Henry VIII. Defending himself. Chelchith, 5 ...