of anfi Introductory Sketch to the Martin Marprelate Controversy 15881590 EDITED BV EDWARD-ARBER F S A ETC LATE EXAMINER IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TO THE UNIVERSI1Y OF WESTMINSTER ARQHl ALD CONSTABLE AND TO 1895 A U ngkts reserved CONTENTS GENFRAL PREFACE - u To the courteous Reader 11-14 Some Partic ihrs about J UDALL and J PENRY 15 16 Bibliography 17-18 SECT I - THE GENERAL EPISCOPAL ADMINISTRA TION, CENSORSHIP AND TREATMENT OF THE PURITANS 19 I The wen Idly Habits of many of the firbt Piottstant English Bishops 21-25 II JOHN WHITGIFTS Ecclesiastical Goveinment 26-27 3 381 III ANTHONY Gn B s 100 151 Points of Papery 38 34 IV ig March I ament ible Petition to the Queen from tlae Puritans, IV 18 Maich HHNHY BARROWS Account of his Examination before the Privj Council IV Miyorjune Names of sund V 30 June Ihe clerical Censors a iVhy or June sundry Puritans imprisoned by 1 the Bishops 38-40 srs appointed by Archbishop WHITGIJT SECT II-THE ORIGIN OF THIS CONTROVERSY, 53 1587 I i Mar Quotations from PFNRYS Treatise Containing iJie JEqwty of An Humble Supplication c Oxfgid suppressed by the High Commis sion C S5 7 1590 II 7 Mar Quotations from his Appellation to the High Court of Parliament c Rochclle, describing tht-suppression of the Treatise ind hi subsequent first imprisonment 68-74 Shc-r III-DEPOSITIONS AND EXAMI NA1 1 ONS 1s Note as to the BAKEK Transcripts 76 The Localities connected with the Secret Printing 7780 1588 I 14 Nor Depositions of N KYDWBLI of Kingston on 1 hames 81 W STANCHTON of Kingston on Xhames 81 J GOOD of Kingston on IJuraes B I 39 Nov Examination of Rev W RoOBKS, Minister Of Richmond Ba 1589 I Autn Deposition of Rev S CKATFIELD, Vicar of Kingston 3j II 13 FebExamination of N IQMKINS 34-86 IV isOct DeposiuonofH SHARfE C4-J04 til 2oNt v Second Examination of N IOM KINS 6--67 C N T E NTS. III 13 Jan Examination of Rev J UDALL 1 3g III 13 July Second Lximmation of Rev J UDUJ f 6 SECT IV - STATE DOCUMENTS ETC 105 1588 I i4Nov Lord BuWHLEYsautographicMinutesofaletterto Archbishop WHITGIFI on the first appearance of the Lptstle 107-108 1589 II 13 Feb The Queens Proclamation against the Efistle ind the Epitome log-m III 24 Aug Archbishop WHITCIFT s report to Lord BURC ELBA of the seizure of the Maitimst press near Manrhet ter 112-113 IV 22 Sept Summary of the Information in the hands of the Queen s Government at this date 114-117 SECT V THE BRIEF HELD BY SIR JOHN PUCKERING, WHILE ATTORNEY GENERAL, AGAINST THE MARTINISTS 119 I Rev J UDAU, 121-122 II Mistress E CRANE alias CARLETON 123 lit ROBERT WALCEC-RAVE 134-125 IV Rev J Pst RY 126-128 V Sir RICHARD KMGHTLEY 129-130 VI HVMFREY NEWMAN tf irrt. rBRO VNBKE UJ 131 VII JOHN HALES 133 VIII Roc ER WKEKSTON 133 IX Mistress WEFKS TON 133 X JOttlHROCKMORTON 134 XI JOHN HoDGKJJsjj, VALENTINE SYMMES, nd ARTHUR IOMI v 135-136 SECT VI MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION, SOME OF A LATER DATE I37 1588-1595 I Extracts from the Stationers Registers 139-141 About 1590 II WILLIAM CAMDEN s Notice of the Controversy 143 III Doctor GABRIEL HARVEY Suspected of being MARTIN Attack on TOM NASH 143 IV Doctor H SAMPSON Notes as to J HALES and J THROCKMORTON 44 T 45 V Lord BACONS Advertisements touching the Controveibieb of the Church of England 146-168 1590 VI 13 Jan Rev J UDALLS Narrative of his Ministry at Newcastle on Tyne during this Controversy 169-172 VII 7 Mar Rev J JEWRYS friendly testimony to HENSY SHARP even after hisExamination before the Lord Chancellor i 73 174 15Q5 VIII Rev MATTHEW SVTCUFFE Answer to JOB THROKMORTON 1 5-184 SttfrVTL WHO WERE THE WRITERS WHO WROTE UNDER THE NAME O MARTIN MARPRBLAIE 183 D XTEK, D D Argument for assigning the authorship to HENRY BARROW It The jiteffent Writers belief on this subject 193-196 III A provisional Chconological List of the works comprising this Controversy 197-200 GENERAL PREFACE...