Carlisle

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... Cumberland and Westmorland Society (Transactions, vol. viii.), namely, the inventory of church goods in Cumberland, taken under a Royal Commission issued in 1552. The commissioners were Sir Thomas Dacre and Sir Richard Musgrave, Kts., and William Pykerynge, Thomas Salkeld, Robert Lamplugh, and Anthony Burnis, Esquires. The contents of this document strikingly indicate the poverty of the county, if this inventory is compared with those for Berkshire and Herefordshire, which are published by James Parker, London; still, nearly every church had "one chalice of silver," but, chalices apart, the silver vessels in the i1 1 churches visited were only two paten covers, one broken cross, and one pyx. Eight churches had tin chalices, two had none, and only one church had cruets, and those of tin. The commissioners carried away or disposed of for the king's use all church goods beyond a very limited supply. The innovations introduced in the reign of Edward VI. were intensely unpopular, and people were eager to recur to the old practices as soon as the opportunity presented itself. At Naworth Castle is a book entitled': --"Hynorum (sic) cum notis opusculum ad usum Sar.' diurno servitio per totii annil apprime necessariii; plurimis eliminatis medis. Antwerp, 1528, per Christopheru Endoviensen." On the title page is written: --"Dfis Henricus Browne me possidet." Below: --"Tho. Riding estpossesor." On back of titlepage is: --Tertio die Septembris anno dni 1553, missa iterum incu pienda in Ecclia Sci Cuthberti in fyt (?) in civitate Carl." Just six weeks after Mary was proclaimed queen, which was on the 19th of July, 1553. A further inscription tells us more about Henry Browne: --"DHs Henricus Browne capdlanus...