Papal authority and the limits of the law in Tudor England / edited by Peter D. Clarke and Michael Questier.

Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society, 2015.

xii, 167 pages ; 22 cm

Camden fifth series ; volume 48
Camden miscellany ; volume XXXVI

Documents in Latin; historical and critical matter in English.

"This volume brings together contributions from two separate editors. The first is a collection of texts that evidence Cardinal Thomas Wolsey's legatine powers to grant dispensations and other papal graces and his exercise of these powers during the 1520's in Henry VIII's realm. The second is a text edited by Michael Questier comprising glosses on and suggested readings of the Elizabethan statute law which imposed treason penalties on Catholic clergy who exercised their office in reconciling to Rome. Both contributions illuminate the limits of the law and flexibility in interpreting and applying it and regard the role of Catholic clergy as agents of papal authority in Tudor England before and after the break with Rome."-- Provided by publisher.

Includes editions of documents issued by Cardinal Wolsey.

The 16th-century document edited by Michael Questier is entitled: A plee for a prieste.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Rivalling Rome: Cardinal Wolsey and dispensations.
Limits of conformity in late Elizabethan England.

Camden fifth series ; v. 48.
Camden miscellany ; 36.
Camden miscellany ; volume XXXVI.

Great Britain -- England.

DA20 .C24 v.48

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