Edwardine Ordinals
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The Edwardine Ordinals are two ordinals primarily written by Thomas Cranmer as influenced by Martin Bucer and first published under Edward VI, the first in 1550 and the second in 1552, for the Church
Title page of the 1550 Edwardine Ordinal
An early 16th-century illuminated Roman Pontifical
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Edward VI, who authorized the production of both ordinals, was 9 years old when he became king in 1547.
Book of Common Prayer (1662)
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The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world. In continuous print and regular use for over 360 years, the 1662 pr
Cover page to the 1662 Book of Common Prayer, as printed by John Baskerville for Cambridge in 1762
Compilers of the first Book of Common Prayer, including Cranmer
John Cosin, prominent Laudian during the Savoy Conference and notator of the Durham Book
King William III and Queen Mary II, the Calvinist monarchs who replaced James II during the Glorious Revolution