C 47/7/9 - Commission, interrogatories, and depositions concerning an alleged treasonable sermon

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 1127
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-979)
Title
Commission, interrogatories, and depositions concerning an alleged treasonable sermon
Shelfmark
C 47/7/9
Creation Date
ca. 1542 - 1543
Contents Note

C 47 (Chancery Miscellanea) contains a wide variety of documents, mostly of Chancery provenance. The documents within C 47/7 comprise a miscellany of commissions and returns. C 47/7/9 concerns the trial of John Rameriche, vicar of St. Michael's, Coventry. According to the History of Parliament, the result of the case is unknown (see link below). The contents within C 47/7/9 include interrogatories to be ministered unto Rameriche, the Chancellor of Coventry, and Christopher Warren (c. 1512-1571), the mayor of Coventry. The Chancellor of Coventry was called as witness to John Rameriche's sermon preached on 17 April. A 'Richard Bannewell' is also mentioned as a witness. This manuscript has been dated according to Warren's term of office.

Material Features

The manuscript comprises one roll and several sheets of paper.

Source of Data (Contributor name)

TNA Catalogue; Hannah Yip.

Other Note

Written in a standard sixteenth-century secretary hand.

URLs
http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/warren-christo… History of Parliament biography for Christopher Warren (c. 1512-1571), mayor of Coventry.
GEMMS record created
December 20, 2018
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024