Cartwrightiana

<p>Thomas Cartwright was the leader of the Elizabethan Puritans and his intellectual pre-eminence was widely acknowledged. Standard-bearer of the Prebytero-Puritans against Whitgift, he was held to have vanquished his powerful adversary by the publication of his <em>Rest of the Second Replie</em> (1557)<br> Cartwrightiana is the first of 2 volumes giving authoritative editions of the works of the early Elizabethan Puritans - Cartwright, Browne and Harrison. It contains among others: accounts of Cartwright's examination before the Commissioners in 1590, <em>Resolution of Doubts about entering the Ministry</em>, several of his letters, <em>A Short Catechism</em> (1579), <em>The Holy Exercise of a True Fast</em> (1580) and a <em>Preface to an Hospital for the Diseased</em> 1959</p> Introduction; Chapter 1 Cartwright’s Examination in 1590 and the Oath Ex Officio Mero.; Chapter 2 Resolution of Doubts About Entering the Ministry.; Chapter 3 Letters.; Chapter 4 The Holy Exercise of a True Fast, Described out of Gods Word.; Chapter 5 A Short Catechism; Chapter 6 Preface to An Hospitall for the Diseased.; Chapter 7 Speech at Daughter’s Betrothal.; Chapter 8 Works of Doubtful Authorship;