related to that Salisbury prebend, John Foxe; and Tom Mayer who
prodded me in the direction of Andrew Pettegree and St Andrews Studies
in Reformation History, published under the auspices of Ashgate
Publishing. I must thank as well, having mentioned them, all those at St
Andrews and Ashgate, especially Ellen Keeling, for their patience and
work on this text. All of the above have given me freely of their insights
and aid, and I have frequently incorporated their judgments into the text.
Any errors that persist, however, of both fact and interpretation, are
mine alone.
Among the libraries and librarians I must first acknowledge the
kindness, thoroughness and professionalism of Dr Christine Ferdinand
of Magdalen College, Oxford, who was gracious on more than one
occasion, and who sat with me through the heat of the summer of 2003
in Magdalen’s old library as I poured over Jewel’s personal library: even
separated by an ocean, she never was more than a quickly answered
email away with information. I must also acknowledge the librarians of
the Bodleian Library, Oxford, especially those connected with the Duke
Humphrey Library and reading room; the librarians of the Folger
Shakespeare Library, Washington DC; the librarians of the Warner
Memorial Library, Eastern University, notably Jim Sauer, Jonathan
Beasley, and Susan Joseph, who freely gave their time in tracking down
odd purchases and acquiring microfilm; the librarians of the Alexander
Library of Rutgers University, especially the late Stan Nash who was
invaluable in the initial heuristic stages of this work; the librarians of the
Sage Library of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary, as the library
proved a wealth of resources for the late medieval theological landscape,
as well as that of the Reformation; the Warden and librarians of Pusey
House, Oxford; and finally the librarians of the Ryan Memorial Library
of St Charles Borromeo Seminary, who allowed me to keep numerous
copies of works by various Recusants for an overly long time.
Organizationally I must thank Eastern University, which provided a
number of faculty development grants that allowed me to explore some
of the ideas in the text, the Harold Howard Provost’s Fellowship for the
academic year 2003–04 which helped underwrite my sabbatical, and for
the benefits of the Charles Van Gorden Professorship which helped with
this book, and continues still to underwrite other areas of my research.
At Eastern has come as well the support of my provost, Dr David Fraser,
a real champion for faculty who wish to pursue scholarship. Also at
Eastern I should note my grand colleagues in the history department,
professors Price, Gatlin, Joseph and Boehlke.
On the personal level I must thank first of all my wife Carol, always
patient beyond reason in the process, tamquam et coheredibus gratiae
vitae, and a light at the end of the tunnel. Along with Carol I must thank
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