Plan of comprehension (1)

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 123 DWL/RB/1/206
  • Former Reference
      GB 123 Treatises v.33 Treatises 163(1)
  • Dates of Creation
      January 1668
  • Physical Description
      f 192 309 x 197 mm.

Scope and Content

Papers that passed between the Lord Keeper and Baxter and his friends in January 1668: viz. 1 ‘The Lord Keeper’s, or Dr Wilkin’s Proposals’s’ so intitled by Baxter in Rel. iii. 25 where it is all printed. In order to Comprehension it’s humbly offered ‘1 That such persons as in the late time of Disorder have been ordained by Presbyters shall be admitted to the Exercise of the Ministeriall Function by the Imposistion of the hands of the Bishop with this or the like forme of words,’

Note

Comprehension was coined c 1688 - see Entring Book Glossary.

Other Finding Aids

Argent / Black v.163(1) (also listed as v.33); Thomas p.13

Bibliography

  • For John Wilkins (1614-72), Bishop of Chester, see Corr 197, 205, 712, 794, 795, 801, 803, 811, 846, 851, 901A, 967, 998, 1227 and ODNB.
  • For Lord Keeper Sir Orlando Bridg(e)man (1609-74) see Corr 485, 727, 760, 794, 795, 1026, 1181 and ODNB.
  • See also Treatises v, 163 (3)