Nearly every parish in the diocese is represented in the records. There are citations, depositions and interrogations, also letters from incumbents or churchwardens to the Registrar of the Court commending persons cited to his interest or begging to be excused attendance on behalf of themselves or others. There are forms of confessions or penance, accounts and inventories. The dates of the papers lie between 1579 and 1674, though the majority belong to the years 1589-1596. Also included are two papers from the Consistory Court of the Salisbury Diocese and a set of a few private letters to an apothecary of Nottingham.
Ely Consistory Court: Records
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- ReferenceGB 12 MS Add.6605
- Dates of Creation1501-1800 (Circa)
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 volume(s) 1 volume
Scope and Content
Arrangement
The papers are arranged geographically by the names of the parishes in alphabetical order.
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Acquisition Information
Some of these items were in the possesion of Zachary Grey. Bought by the Library from W.J. Butland, Plymouth, 9 July 1928.
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