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CONTENTS.

SUMMARY VIEW OF THE CHURCH OF IRELAND, FROM THE

PAPAL USURPATION, IN THE TWELFTH CENTURY,

TO THE BEGINNING OF THE REFORMATION,

IN THE SIXTEENTH.

Introduction. Polity and Independence of the Church. Commence-

ment of the Pope's Interference. The Archiepiscopal Pall. No-

mination to Bishopricks. Papal Encroachments on the Royal

Encroachments by the Irish Hierarchy on the King's Prerogative.

Arrogance and violence of the Prelates towards each other. Other

Enormities in the Hierarchy. Abuses of Excommunication.

Treatment of Hereticks

Moral Character of the Clergy in general.

Privileges. Celibacy. Concubinage.

Defective means of Education

Abuse of Ecclesiastical

Intellectual Character.

Monastick Institutions. Their Number. Orders. Some of their

Rulers Lords of Parliament. Monks and Friars, how distinguished

from each other. False Principles in the Foundation of these

Establishments. Practical evil in them predominant over good.

Superstitions prevailing in the Church. Veneration for Saints. Tra-

ditionary Legends. Modes of celebrating Divine Worship. Vene-

ration for outward Signs of the Holy Communion. Canonization

of Saints. Reverence for their Reliques. Reverence for other

sorts of Reliques. Reverence for Crosses and Images. Belief in

fictitious Miracles

Superstitions continued.

Pilgrimages. Penances. Indulgences.

Dramatick Representations of Scripture. Assumption of a Monas-

tick Habit before Death. Masses for the Dead. Patron Days.

Depressed Condition of the Lay-members of the Church. Need of

LATTER PART OF THE REIGN OF KING HENRY THE

EIGHTH. 1535-1547.

Review of the Condition of the Church. Recognition of the King's

Supremacy intended. Archbishop Cromer's Opposition. Co-

operating Obstacles. George Browne made Archbishop of Dublin.

Ineffectual Effort of the King's Commissioners. Parliament of

1537. Acts relative to the Church.

Difficulty of carrying the foregoing Acts of Parliament into execution.

Archbishop of Dublin's Endeavours to remove False Objects of

Worship. King's Correspondence with him. Inquest of Com-

missioners into the State of the Kingdom. Impediments opposed

to the Archbishop's Exertions by the Lord Deputy. Necessity of

fresh Support from England

Pope's encouragement to resist the King's Claims. Bull of Excom-

munication. Removal of Images from Churches. Image Worship

encouraged by Lord Deputy. Archbishop Browne's Diligence in

Preaching. Form of Beads or Prayers. Resistance of the Clergy.

Visitation by the Privy Council. Archbishop Browne's purpose

of visiting remote parts of the Country

Dissolution of Monasteries. Ineffectual Recommendation for some to

be continued. Twenty-four of the high class suppressed. Let-

ters Patents, ordering Inquiry concerning Images and Reliques,

and other Monastick Property. Provision for Parish Churches

deprived of Divine Service. King of England declared by Parlia-

ment King, instead of Lord, of Ireland. Effect of King's Supre-

macy in Nomination to Bishopricks. Provision for Improvement

of Religion. Death of Archbishop Cromer. Dowdall appointed

by the King to succeed him. Death of King Henry the Eighth.

Effect of his Reign on the Irish Church

REIGN OF KING EDWARD THE SIXTH. 1547-1553.

Slow Progress of Reformation in Ireland. Divided Sentiments of the

Clergy. Exercise of Ecclesiastical patronage. Order for intro-

ducing the English Liturgy. Viceroy convenes the Bishops and

Clergy. Order resisted by Primate Dowdall: approved by Arch-

bishop Browne: carried into effect in Dublin. Sir Anthony Saint-

leger recalled, and Sir James Crofts appointed Lord Deputy.

Liturgy the first Book printed in Dublin.

Correspondence between the Lord Deputy and the Primate. Con-

ference between them. Primacy taken from Archbishop Dowdall,

and conferred on Archbishop Browne. Withdrawal of Archbishop

Dowdall from the Kingdom. Appointment of Goodacre to the

Archbishoprick of Armagh, and of Bale to the Bishoprick of

Ossory. Circumstances of their Consecration. State of Religious

Instruction. Activity of Bishop Bale. Death of Archbishop

Goodacre. Death of King Edward VI. State of the Church.

REIGN OF QUEEN MARY. 1553-1558.

Proclamations on Queen Mary's Accession. Reinstatement of Arch-

bishop Dowdall. Deprivation of the Protestant Bishops. Their

places occupied by Papists. Hugh Curwin, archbishop of Dublin.

Revival of Popish superstitions. Encouraged by the Lord

Deputy. Pope Paul's Bull. Acts of Parliament for suppressing

Heresy and Lollardy. The Queen's purpose of persecuting the

Protestants interrupted by her Death

REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH. 1588-1603,

Dilatory Proceedings with respect to the Irish Church. Revival of

the English Liturgy. Remarkable occurrence on the Singing of

the Litany in Christ Church. Queen Elizabeth's first Parliament.

Act for Restoring the Jurisdiction of the Crown. Act of Uni-

formity. Remarkable clause of it. Acts relating to the First

Fruits and the Election of Bishops. Alterations in Ecclesiastical

matters during the last Reigns. Removal of Popish Images and

Reliques. Appointment of Adam Loftus to the Primacy. Apo-

stolical Succession in the Church of Ireland. Declaration of Chief

Articles of Religion.

Two Bishops deprived for

formity of the others.

tion of Bishopricks.

refusing the Oath of Supremacy. Con-

Abuse of Episcopal Property. Deprecia-

Exercise of the Royal Prerogative in

appointing Bishops. Titular Bishops. Act of Parliament caused

by clerical irregularities. General Immorality and Irreligion. Act

for erecting Free Schools. Opposition to attempts at propagating

Irish Liturgy and Catechism. Irish

New Testament. Bull of the Pope, and its consequences

the Reformed Religion.

Sir Henry Sidney's Letter to the Queen. Her Commission for the

supply of Churches and Curates. Instances of Popish Insubordi-

nation. Sir John Perrot's Instructions concerning the Church.

Appointment of a Bishop for Kilmore. Failure of Plan for an

University. Act against Witchcraft. Foundation of University

Edmund Spenser's Account of the Irish Church, Sir Francis Bacon's

Plan for Its Improvement. Difficulty of the Subject. Henry

Ussher. James Ussher. An eminent Controversialist and

Preacher. Conduct of the Government towards the Papists. Act

of Uniformity not enforced. Forebodings of Ussher. Benefaction

to the University. State of the Church at the Queen's Death 320

REIGN OF KING JAMES THE FIRST. 1603-1625.

Favourable circumstances at the King's Accession. Popish Disturb-

ances notwithstanding. Proclamation of Indemnity and Oblivion.

Efforts of the Jesuits and Seminary Priests. Trial and Conviction

of Robert Lalor. Progress of Lord Deputy, Sir Arthur Chichester,

through three Counties of Ulster. Sir John Davies's account of

their condition

Conspiracies and Rebellions in the North. Forfeiture of Lands.

Plantation of the Northern Counties. The King's care for the

Improvement of the Religious Establishment. Emigrants from

Scotland. Their prepossessions, and the effect of them on the

Church. Proclamation against Popish Emissaries. Report of his

Diocese by the Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin

Christopher Hampton advanced to the Primacy. A Parliament and

Convocation of the Clergy. Articles of Religion. Summary of

their contents. Their discursive character. Exceptions taken to

them at the time. Their discrepancy with those of the Church

of England. Regal Visitation of the Province of Dublin. Arro-

gant conduct of the Papists

Elevation of James Ussher to the Bishoprick of Meath. His Efforts

for the Conversion of Papists. King's Commission for Inquiring

into the State of the Province of Armagh. Reports from Seven

Dioceses in that Province. Presumption of the Popish Clergy

exemplified. Bishop Ussher's Sermon on the Swearing-in of Lord

Deputy Viscount Falkland. Primate Hampton's Letter on the

occasion, Proceedings concerning the Papists. Death of Primate

Hampton, Bishop of Meath appointed to succeed him. Death of

the King. State of the Church

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