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The Society of Jesus in Ireland, Scotland, and England, 1598â1606
âLest Our Lamp be Entirely Extinguishedâ
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In 1598, Jesuit missions in Ireland, Scotland, and England were either suspended, undermanned, or under attack. With the Elizabethan governmentâs collusion, secular clerics hostile to Robert Persons and his tactics campaigned in Rome for the Societyâs removal from the administration of continental English seminaries and from the mission itself. Continental Jesuits alarmed by the English missionâs idiosyncratic status within the Society, sought to restrict the missionâs privileges and curb its independence. Meanwhile the succession of Queen Elizabeth I, the subject that dared not speak its name, had become a more pressing concern. One candidate, King James VI of Scotland, courted Catholic support with promises of conversion. His peaceful accession in 1603 raised expectations, but as the royal promises went unfulfilled, anger replaced hope.
Thomas M. McCoog, S.J. Ph.D. (1984), University of Warwick, is Curator of the Avery, Cardinal Dulles Archives (Fordham University). He has published monographs, editions, and articles on early modern Jesuit history, including âAnd touching our Societyâ: Fashioning Jesuit Identity in Elizabethan England (Toronto: PIMS, 2013).
âthe perfect starting point for the study of Catholicism in Britain in the seventeenth century.â
Victor Houliston, University of the Witwatersrand. In: British Catholic History, Vol. 34, No. 2 (October 2018), pp. 348â350.
âEssential reading for anyone interested in early modern (English) Catholicism, Jesuits, and Elizabethan political culture.â
Freddy C. Dominguez, University of ArkansasâFayetteville. In: The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 104, No. 3 (Summer 2018), pp. 551â552.
âIn short, this book is a magnificent achievement. It is difficult to see its source material being expanded upon without some major discovery of an unseen Jesuit archive. Simply, it is comprehensive and vital for anyone wishing to learn about this period of Jesuit activity in Britain and Ireland, and how the Societyâs members interacted both nationally and internationally.â James E. Kelly, Durham University. In: Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 5, No. 4 (November 2018), pp. 676â678.
âMcCoogâs research is remarkably praiseworthy in its scope and the number of sources used.â
Sergey Fyodorov, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia. In: Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Fall 2019), pp. 855â857.
Victor Houliston, University of the Witwatersrand. In: British Catholic History, Vol. 34, No. 2 (October 2018), pp. 348â350.
âEssential reading for anyone interested in early modern (English) Catholicism, Jesuits, and Elizabethan political culture.â
Freddy C. Dominguez, University of ArkansasâFayetteville. In: The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 104, No. 3 (Summer 2018), pp. 551â552.
âIn short, this book is a magnificent achievement. It is difficult to see its source material being expanded upon without some major discovery of an unseen Jesuit archive. Simply, it is comprehensive and vital for anyone wishing to learn about this period of Jesuit activity in Britain and Ireland, and how the Societyâs members interacted both nationally and internationally.â James E. Kelly, Durham University. In: Journal of Jesuit Studies, Vol. 5, No. 4 (November 2018), pp. 676â678.
âMcCoogâs research is remarkably praiseworthy in its scope and the number of sources used.â
Sergey Fyodorov, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia. In: Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Fall 2019), pp. 855â857.
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: âApostata Jesuits, Apostata Secular Priestsâ: Ongoing Domestic Discontent, 1598-1600
Chapter 2: Peace Unattained: 1598-1600
Chapter 3: âHavinge holines in there mouthes but wickedness in there heartesâ: English Jesuits on the Defensive, 1601-1602
Chapter 4: Down but Not Out: English Jesuit Setbacks, 1601-1602
Chapter 5: âYour Redemption is at Handâ: The Passing of the Old Regime
Conclusion: The Character of Elizabethan Jesuitism
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: âApostata Jesuits, Apostata Secular Priestsâ: Ongoing Domestic Discontent, 1598-1600
Chapter 2: Peace Unattained: 1598-1600
Chapter 3: âHavinge holines in there mouthes but wickedness in there heartesâ: English Jesuits on the Defensive, 1601-1602
Chapter 4: Down but Not Out: English Jesuit Setbacks, 1601-1602
Chapter 5: âYour Redemption is at Handâ: The Passing of the Old Regime
Conclusion: The Character of Elizabethan Jesuitism
Bibliography
Index
All interested in early modern religious history in the British Isles and Ireland, and anyone concerned with Elizabethan culture.