John Purchas
John Purchas, (born at
Prosecution for ritualism
His curacy in St James' is significant because of the direct contribution which was made through it to the controversy concerning
Decision was rendered against him on 3 February 1870, but in terms which did not please Col. Charles James Elphinstone, who had brought the suit. Elphinstone appealed for a fuller condemnation, which was obtained on 16 May 1871 (Elphinstone, the original prosecutor, died before the case reached the
Purchas' writings
Purchas' most important literary achievement was the editing of Directorium Anglicanum: being a Manual of Directions for the right Celebration of the
References
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- ^ "Purchas, John (PRCS840J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ ecclesiasticallaw. "Hebbert v Purchas". ecclesiasticallaw. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ ecclesiasticallaw. "Hebbert v Purchas". ecclesiasticallaw. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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External links
- Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury by Richard Mammana
- Directorium Anglicanum by John Purchas
- Rest in Death: A Funeral Sermon on the Decease of the Rev. John Purchas, M.A., by Frederick George Lee(1872)