Identity area
Reference code
SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Clayton/1/5
Unique identifier
GB 1859 SJCR/SJAR/1/1/Clayton/1/5
Title
John Whitgift (letters/ Trinity case): Richard Clayton
Date(s)
- 1600 (Creation)
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File
Extent and medium
3 items, paper
Context area
Name of creator
(1530/31-1604)
Biographical history
John Whitgift, (born c. 1530, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died Feb. 29, 1604, London), archbishop of Canterbury who did much to strengthen the Anglican church during the last years of Elizabeth I and to secure its acceptance by her successor, James I. He was the first bishop to be appointed to the Privy Council by Elizabeth, who entirely trusted and supported him, insisting on his ministrations on her deathbed.
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Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Letters from John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury to Richard Clayton concering Trinity's plans to enclose lands across the Cam.