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The Speculum of Archbishop Thomas Secker (Hardcover)
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The Speculum of Archbishop Thomas Secker (Hardcover)
Series: Church of England Record Society
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A major source for an understanding of the position of the Church
of England in the mid-18th century: a digest of parish returns
between 1758 and 1761. The Speculum compiled by Archbishop Thomas
Secker (1758-68) is a major source for our understanding of the
position of the Church of England in the mid-eighteenth century. A
parish by parish digest of the returns submittedto the archbishop
between 1758 and 1761, in the main for the diocese of Canterbury
but including several others. It contains very full information on
such matters as the size and social structure of the parishes; the
names and qualifications of the clergy; their wealth; and their
relations with Roman Catholics and protestant dissenters. Part of
the significance of the Speculum is its witness of the pastoral
pressure applied by Secker, allowing the historian to assess how
far an energetic archbishop was ableto improve the standards of
pastoral provision in the parishes under his care. This edition has
attempted to preserve the spelling and capitalisation of the
original,and editorial notes give biographical information on the
large number of persons mentioned in the text, as well as
identifying other textual allusions. JEREMY GREGORY is Lecturer in
History at the University of Northumbria.
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