Puritan opposition and support

• What was the purpose of the convocation in 1563-1571?

  To advise church matters
• What Act was established in 1571?

  Subscription Act
• What were the 39 article based off

  42 articles from Edward
• What was the main religious orientation of the articles?

  They were mostly Protestant
• What did Puritans want regarding holy days?

  To reduce the number of holy days
• What did Puritans want to stop during baptism?

  They wanted to stop the sign of the cross
• What did Puritans demand regarding vestments?

  They wanted them to be more plain
• How were the Puritan demands defeated?

  By one vote
• What was the Vestiarian controversy about?

  Argument over vestments
• What did Elizabeth want regarding vestments?

  She wanted conformity with a surplice and cope
• Who was Matthew Parker?

  Archbishop of Canterbury
• What did Matthew Parker publish?

  Book of advertisements on vestments
• How many clergymen refused to conform to the vestment rules?

  37 clergymen
• What happened to the 37 clergymen who refused to conform?

  They were sacked or suspended
• Who spoke out against the vestment conformity?

  Laurence Humphrey and Thomas Sampson
• What was the outcome of the Vestiarian controversy?

  It rumbled on without a conclusion
• What was Presbyterianism in the 1570s?

  A more extreme form of church governance
• Who was Thomas Cartwright?

  Professor at Cambridge University
• What did Cartwright advocate for?

  Abolition of bishops and Calvinism
• What was Cartwright's model for church governance?

  Control by a minister of each church
• Why did Elizabeth react negatively to Cartwright's model?

  It undermined her role as supreme governor
• What happened to Cartwright after his advocacy?

  He was removed from his position
• Who sympathized with Cartwright in the House of Commons?

  William Strickland
• What changes did Strickland want in the Book of Common Prayer?

  More radical changes in vestments
• What happened to Strickland in 1571?

  He was arrested
• What instruction did Elizabeth send to Parliament?

  Preventing unapproved religious bills
• What was the Admonition of Parliament in 1572?

  Further changes to church government
• Who were John Field and Thomas Wilcox?

  Authors of the Admonition of Parliament
• What happened to Field and Wilcox after the Admonition?

  They were imprisoned for a year
• Who were some sympathizers of Field and Wilcox?

  Earl of Warwick, Huntingdon, and Walsingham
• What did sympathizers believe was the greatest threat?

  The counter-reformation and Catholic impact
• What significant event occurred in 1572?

  1. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
• What was prophesying in the context of Puritanism?

  Gathering of clergymen for education
• What was the purpose of prophesying?

  To educate clergy and laity on Presbyterian views
• How did prophesying help Puritans?

  It allowed them to bypass licensing laws
• What was Elizabeth's reaction to prophesying?

  She wanted to suppress it
• Who was Edmund Grindal?

  Archbishop of Canterbury in 1576
• What was Grindal's decision regarding prophesying?

  He decided they weren’t dangerous
• What happened to Grindal in 1577?

  He was suspended until his death
• Who succeeded Grindal?

  Whitgift