Original Letters Relating to the English Reformation

Today’s free book is a collection of 183 letters relating to the Reformation in England during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary Tudor. A copy of this public domain title was supplied for digisation by Book Aid.

Hastings Robinson [1792?-1866], Original Letters Relative to the English Reformation Written During the Reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI and Queen Mary: Chiefly from the Archives of Zurich, Translated from Authenticated Copies of the Autographs and Edited for the Parker Society. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1846. Hbk. pp.376. [Click here to visit the download page for this title]

Table of Contents

1. Edward VI. to the Senate of Zurich, Westminster, Oct. 20, 1549
2. Lady Jane Seymour to Bucer and Fagius, Sion, June 12, 1549
3. Duke of Suffolk to H. Bullinger, London, Dec. 21, 1551
4. Lady Jane Grey To H. Bullinger, Bradgate, July 12, 1551
5. Lady Jane Grey To the same, Bradgate, July 7, 1552
6. Lady Jane Grey To the same, Before June, 1553
7. Archbishop Cranmer To Joachim Vadian, 1537
8. Archbishop Cranmer To Wolfgang Capito, Without place or date
9. Archbishop Cranmer To John à Lasco, London, July 4, 1548
10. Archbishop Cranmer To Albert Hardenberg, Cambridge, July 28, 1548
11. Archbishop Cranmer To Martin Bucer, London, Oct. 2, 1548
12. Archbishop Cranmer To Philip Melancthon, London, Feb. 10, 1549
13. Archbishop Cranmer To H. Bullinger, Lambeth, March 20, 1552
14. Archbishop Cranmer To Calvin, Lambeth, March 20, 1552
15. Archbishop Cranmer To Melancthon,Lambeth, March 27, 1552
16. Archbishop Cranmer To the widow of M. Bucer, Lambeth, April 20, 1552
17. Archbishop Cranmer To Conrad Hubert and others, Lambeth, April 20, 1552
18. Archbishop Cranmer To Peter Martyr, From Prison, 1555
19. Miles Coverdale To Calvin, Frankfort, March 26, 1548
20. Miles Coverdale To Fagius, Windsor Castle, Oct. 21, 1548
21. John Hooper To H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, Jan. 27, [1546]
22. John Hooper To the same, Without place or date
23. John Hooper To the same, Without place or date
24. John Hooper To the same, After Sept. 10, 1547
25. John Hooper To M. Bucer, Zurich, June 19, 1548
26. John Hooper To H. Bullinger, Basle, March 28, 1549
27. John Hooper To the same, Strasburgh, March 31, 1549
28. John Hooper To the same, Mayence, April 8, 1549
29. John Hooper To the same, Cologne, April 14, 1549
30. John Hooper To the same, Antwerp, April 26, 1549
31. John Hooper To the same, Antwerp, May 3, 1549
32. John Hooper To the same, London, May 31, 1549
33. John Hooper To the same, London, .June 25, 1549
34. John Hooper To John Stumphius, London, Aug. 1, 1549
35. John Hooper To H. Bullinger,, London, Nov. 7, 1549
36. John Hooper To the same, London, Dec. 27, 1549
37. John Hooper To the same, London, Feb. 5, 1550
38. Bishop Hooper To H. Bullinger, London, March 27, 1550
39. Bishop Hooper To the same, London, June 29, 1550
40. Bishop Hooper To the same, Gloucester, Aug. 1, 1551
41. Bishop Hooper To the same, Gloucester, Oct. 27, 1551
42. Bishop Hooper To John Stumphius, Gloucester, Oct. 27, 1551
43. Bishop Hooper To H. Bullinger, London, Feb. 28, 1553
44. Bishop Hooper To the same, From prison, Sept. 3, 1553
45. Bishop Hooper To John à Lasco, From prison, Nov. 25, 1553
46. Bishop Hooper To H. Bullinger, From prison, May 23, 1554
47. Bishop Hooper To the same, From prison, May 29, 1554
48. Bishop Hooper To the same, From prison, Dec. 11, 1554
49. Anne Hooper To H. Bullinger, London, Apr. 3, 1551
50. Anne Hooper To the same, Gloucester, Oct. 27, 1551
51. Anne Hooper To the same, Frankfort, April 20, 1554
52. Anne Hooper To the same, Frankfort, Sept. 22, 1554
53. Anne Hooper To the same, Frankfort, Nov. 12, 1554
54. Anne Hooper To the same, Frankfort, April 11, 1555
55. John Ponet To H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, April 14, 1556
56. John Ponet To the same, Strasburgh, June, 1556
57. Maria Ponet to Peter Martyr, Strasburgh, July 15, 1557
58. Richard Cox To H. Bullinger, Palace, Westminster, Oct. 22, 1549
59. Richard Cox To the same, London, Nov. 1, 1550
60. Richard Cox To the same, Westminster, May 5, 1551
61. Richard Cox To the same, ·, Windsor, Ocl. 5, 1552
62. Owen Oglethorp to H. Bullinger, Oxford, Oct. 30, 1548
63. Robert Hom To John Wolfius, Frankfort, Feb. 2, 1556
64. Robert Hom and R. Chambers to Senate of Zurich, Frankfort, Peb. 3, 1556
65. Robert Hom To H. Bullinger, Frankfort, Feb. 3, 1556
66. Robert Hom To the same, Frankfort, Sept. 19, 1556
67. James Pilkington To R. Gualter, Geneva, April 7, 1556
68. James Pilkington To H. Bullinger, Cevennes, June 27, 1556
69. Eart of Bedford to H. Bullinger, Venice, April 26, 1557
70. Sir A. Cook to P. l.lfartyr, Strasburgh, Jan. 20, 1558
71. Sir J. Cheke To H. Bullinger, Greenwich, June 7, 1553
72. Sir J. Cheke To John Calvin, Strasburgh, Oct. 20, 1555
73. Sir J. Cheke To H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, March 12, 1556
74. Sir R. Morison To Calvin, Strasburgh, April 17, 1555
75. Sir R. Morison To H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, Aug. 23, 1555
76. Thomas Lever To R. Ascham, Without place or date
77. Thomas Lever To H. Bullinger, Geneva, April 11, 1554
78. Thomas Lever To the same, Geneva, April 23, 1554
79. Thomas Lever To H. Bullinger, Geneva, June 28, 1554
80. Thomas Lever To the same, Geneva, Jan. 17, 1555
81. Thomas Lever To the same, Frankfort, Feb. 12, 1555
82. Thomas Lever To the same, Strasburgh, Jan. 4, 1556
83. Thomas Lever To the same, Berne, May 12, 1556
84. Thomas Lever To R. Gualter, Basle, May 27, 1556
85. Thomas Lever To H. Bullinger, Afau, Sept. 18, 1556
86. Thomas Lever To R. Gualter, Arau, Aug. 11, 1557
87. Thomas Lever and others to H. Bullinger, Arau, Oct. 5, 1557
88. T. Sampson To John Calvin, Strasburgh, Feb. 23, 1955
89. T. Sampson To H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, Aug. 6, 1555
90. T. Sampson To the same, Strasburgh, April 6, 1556
91. T. Sampson To the same, Without place or date
92. T. Sampson To the same, Lausanne, Aug. 12, 1556
93. T. Sampson To the same, Lausanne, Sept. 13, 1556
94. T. Sampson To the same, Lausanne, Oct. 13, 1556
95. T. Sampson To the same, Strasburgh, April 23, 1557
96. T. Sampson To Peter Martyr, Frankfort, April 8, 1558
97. T. Sampson To the same, Strasburgh, July 10, 1558
98. Christopher Hales To R. Gualter, London, March 4, 1550
99. Christopher Hales To the same, London, May 24, 1550
100. Christopher Hales To H. Bullinger, London, June 12, 1550
101. Christopher Hales To the same, London, Dec. 10, 1550
102. Christopher Hales To R. Gualter, Before Jan. 26, 1551
103. Christopher Hales To the same, London, Jan. 26, 1551
104. R. Hilles To H. Bullinger, August, 1540
105. R. Hilles To the same, London, 1541
106. R. Hilles To the same, Frankfort, Sept. 18, 1541
107. R. Hilles To the same, Strasbtlrgh, Nov. 23, 1541
108. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, May 10, 1542
109. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Dec. 18, 1542
110. R. Hilles To the same, Frankfort, March 24, 1543
111. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Sept. 26, 1543
112. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Nov. 15, 1543
113. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Sept. 26, 1544
114. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, April 15, 1545
115. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Jan. 28, 1546
116. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, April 30, 1546
117. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Jan. 26, 1547
118. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, Feb. 25, 1547
119. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, May 19, 1547
120. R. Hilles To the same, Strasburgh, June 18, 1548
121. R. Hilles To the same, London, June 4, 1549
122. R. Hilles To the same, London, Nov. 17, 1549
123. R. Hilles To the same, London, June 25, 1550
124. R. Hilles To the same, London, March 22, 1551
125. R. Hilles To the same, London, July 9, 1553
126. John Aylmer To H. Bullinger, Bradgate, May 29, 1551
127. John Aylmer To the same, London, Dec. 23, 1551
128. James Haddon To H. Bullinger, Bradgate, May 29, 1551
129. James Haddon To the same, London, Dec. 28, 1551
130. James Haddon To the same, Richmond, Aug. 1552
131. James Haddon To the same, About October, 1552
132. James Haddon To the same, London, Nov. 30, 1553
133. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, July 9, 1554
134. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, Aug. 31, 1554
135. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, Dec. 9, 1554
136. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, Jan. 8, 1555
137. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, Jan. 15, 1555
138. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, April 24, 1555
139. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, Dec. 7, 1555
140. James Haddon To the same, Strasburgh, March 12, 1556
141. John Banks To H. Bullinger, London, March 15, 1554
142. John Banks To the same, Strasburgh, Dec. 9, 1554
143. John Banks To the same, Strasburgh, Jan. 9, 1555
144. Thomas Harding to H. Bullinger, Oxford, Oct. 19, 1551
145. Henry Sidall to H. Bullinger, Oxford, Oct. 4, 1552
146. Ralph Skinner to H. Bullinger, Oxford, Jan. 5, 1550
147. John Willock to H. Bullinger, Oxford, May 12, 1552
148. Barthol. Traheron To H. Bullinger, London, Feb. 20, 1540
149. Barthol. Traheron To the same, Before Feb. 18, 1546
150. Barthol. Traheron To the same, London, Aug. 1, 1548
151. Barthol. Traheron To the same, London, Sept. 28, 1548
152. Barthol. Traheron To the same, London, Dec. 31, 1548
153. Barthol. Traheron To the same, Oxford, June 12, 1550
154. Barthol. Traheron To the same, London, Sept. 10, 1552
155. Barthol. Traheron To the same, London, June 3, 1553
156. Barthol. Traheron To John Calvin, Without place or date
157. Peter Alexander to Paul Fagius, Lambeth, March 24, 1549
158. Paul Fagius CLVIII. To Ulstetter, Calais, .April 18, 1549
159. Paul Fagius To the same, Lambeth, April 26, 1549
160. Paul Fagius To Conrad Hubert, Croydon, May 7, 1549
161. Bernardine Ochinus To Musculus, London, July 17, 1548
162. Bernardine Ochinus To the same, London, Dec. 23, 1548
163. Musculus to H. Bullinger, Berne, March 12, 1549
164. Peter of Perugia to H. Bullinger, Cambridge, Feb. 10, 1550
165. Thomas Norton to Calvin, London, Nov. 13, 1552
166. Hierome Massarius to H. Bullinger Basle, Dec. 21, 1553
167. John Byrchman to H. Bullinger, Dec. 10, 1549
168. William Salkyns To H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, Nov. 26, 1554
169. William Salkyns T’o the same, Strasburgh, Dec. 28, 1554
170. Francis Dryander To H. Bullinger, Cambridge, March 25, 1549
171. Francis Dryander To the same, Cambridge, June 5, 1549
172. Francis Dryander To Joachim Vadian, Cambridge, June 5, 1549
173. Francis Dryander To H. Bullinger, Basle, Dec. 3, 1549
174. Francis Dryander To the same, Strasburgh, May 2, 1552
175. Francis Warner to H. Bullinger, Strasburgh, July 8, 1543
176. Thomas Knight to H. Bullinger, Venice, Jan. 23, 1547
177. Richard Masters to R. Gualter, Oxford, June 14, 1551
178. Augustine Bemher to H. Bullinger, Baxterley, May 31, 1552
179. M. Parker and W. Haddon to C. Hubert and Chelius, Camb. 1551
180. M. Bucer’s widow to Abp. Cranmer, Before April 29, 1552
181. U. Chelius and C.Hubert to Parker and Haddon, Strasburgh, June 20, 1553
182. Julius Terentianus to J. {ab Ulmis], Strasburgh, Nov. 20, 1553
183. M. Reniger to H. Bullinger, Without place or date

Main image: Henry VIII [Portrait of Henry VIII by Joos van Cleve, c. 1531]; Edward VI [Portrait miniature of Edward by an unknown artist, c. 1543–1546. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York] and Mary I [Portrait by Hans Eworth (c. 1555–58)]