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Excerpt from The Presbyterian Movement in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth: As Illustrated by the Minute Book of the Dedham Classis, 1582-1589
The purpose of this volume is to present from contemporary documents a narrative history of the 'presbyterian' movement during the reign of Elizabeth. To this end I have printed first a narrative of the movement as a whole by Richard Bancroft, an account hostile to the Presbyterians. For greater completeness I have added to this text, sometimes in full, oftener in abstract, such additional facts of importance as I could find after a diligent search in the printed and manuscript materials accessible. I have placed beside this a narrative of the doings of a typical local sub division of the party, the Dedham Classis, an account written by a member of that Classis, and therefore favourable to the move ment. Following this 'minute Book are a number of letters and papers written by or to that Classis, which allow a closer view than otherwise would be possible of their proceedings, of their personality, and of their relations to their own party and to the Established Church.
In the Introduction I have sought to show that these docu ments which I have printed are valuable and authentic; that they have been scarcely known and even less utilised; and that the history of the movement as hitherto presented is not merely frag mentary but actually incorrect. Next I have attempted to give a brief summary of the movement as shown by these documents.
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