Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-265) and index
Contents note continued: E.Instructions for the visitation of the friars, their profession, and the profession of the other clerical institutions in 1534 -- F.The professions of bishops and universities in 1535 -- G.Post-1535 Henrician oaths of supremacy
Contents note continued: The professions of 1534 to 1536 as a response to previous oaths -- 4.Responses to the oaths of succession and supremacy -- Who swore and why some people refused to swear -- How people took the oaths of the Henrician Reformation -- 5.Oaths and the Pilgrimage of Grace -- Response as imitation: the administration of the pilgrims' oaths -- Response as interpretation: the pilgrims' oaths, the oath of succession, and loyalty to the king -- 6.Oaths, evangelicals, and heresy prosecution -- The traditional role of oaths in the prosecution of heretics -- The early evangelical response to heresy oaths -- Oaths and heresy trials in later Henrician England -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- A.The oaths of a bishop-elect to the Pope -- B.The oaths of a bishop-elect to the king in restitution for temporalities -- C.The promise of the bishops to renounce the Pope and his bulls -- D.The oaths of succession --