42 The Sixteenth Century (1485 -1603)

early puritans would concern themselves exclusively with their
political activities in parliament, but this is no longer true.
Above all, Collinson's outstanding general treatise now pro-
vides a really secure foundation of knowledge; in particular he
disposes of much of the revolutionary legend.242 Collinson has
also dealt with the revolutionary organizer John Field, while
Knox has written a life of the leading theologian of the party.243
Marchant's investigation of puritanism in the north extends to
the Civil War; it demonstrates effectively how little coherence
and continuity there was in the movement — though it is not
clear whether the author realized this.244 The three main
crises of Elizabethan puritanism have been separately treated.
Primus solidly, and heavily, recounts the vestments controversy
of the i56o's;245 McGinn, bemused by literary criteria, tackles
the Admonitions of 1571 -s;2*6 the same author also settles
the problems of Martin Marprelate, at least to his satisfaction,
in favour of Penry's authorship.247 The opposing party has
done less well. Schenk died before his larger study of Cardinal
Pole was completed; the book we have is a useful beginning.243
Two fascinating accounts by leading Jesuits of their troubles
in England have been edited with rather dubious introduc-
tions.249 Bossy offers an impressive portrait of the catholic

242 Patrick Collinson, The Elizabethan Puritan Movement. L: Cape:
1967. Pp. 582. Rev: EHR 83, 833f.; HJ u, 586ff.

243 Patrick Collinson, *John Field and Elizabethan Puritanism',
Xeale Ft (a. 125), 127-62. - S. J. Knox, Walter Travers: paragon of
English Puritanism. L: Methuen: 1962. Pp. 172. Rev: EHR 79, 359.

244 Ronald A. Marchant, The Puritans and the Church Courts in the
Diocese of York /jpo -1642. L: Longmans: 1960. Pp. xii, 330. Rev:
EHR 77, 33if.

245 John H. Primus, The Vestments Controversy: an historical study of the
earliest tensions within the Church of England in the reigns of Edward VI
and Elizabeth. Kampen: Kok: 1960. Pp. xiv, 176.

246 Donald J. McGinn, The Admonition Controversy. New Brunswick,
N.J.: Rutgers UP: 1949. Pp. xii, 589.

247 Donald J, McGinn, John Penry and the Marprelate Controversy. New
BrunswickN. J.: Rutgers UP: 1966. Pp.xiii, 2 74. Rev: £#£83, i6g£.

248 W* Schenk, Reginald Pole, Cardinal of England. L: Longmans: 1950.
Pp. xvi? 176. Rev: AHR 56, 338f.

249 Philip Caraman, ed., John Gerard: the autobiography of an Eliza-
bethan. L: Longmans: 1951. Pp. xxiv, 287.-Idem, ed., William