'Sufferings of the Catholicks', Vols. 1 - 5. Compiled (by Rev. J. Knaresborough?) circa 1720 and relating to the persecution of Roman Catholics, 1558 - 1654

Scope and Content

Lot 27 in the Sale Catalogue of Burton Constable Manuscript, 24 June 1889

Vol. 1. 1558 - 1603. Also contains: a) List of martyrs. 1573 - 1618, b) List of Catholic clergy deprived 1558, c) List of Catholic prisoners in York Castle; and account of their behaviour when forced to hear Protestant sermons, 1599, d) Lists of Catholic prisoners in Wisbech Castle, 1579 - 1582; and in Ely Palace, 1594

Vol. 2. 1603 - 1625. Also contains: a) List of martyrs. 1604 - 1618, b) List of priests banished. 1605 - 1606

Vol. 3. 1625 - 1642. Also contains: a) List of martyrs. 1628 - 1654

Vol. 4. 1642 - 1646

Vol. 5. 1648/9 - 1654. Also contains: a) List of delinquents whose estates were forfeited. 1652

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