PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM: A GUIDE TO SOURCES IN THE PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE. PRO READERS' GUIDE NO. 13.

London: PRO Publications, 1996. 126 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). B&w and colour illustrations. "For at least six centuries the authorities in England and Wales have kept a watchful eye on the activities of dissidents from the Established Church. Many of their observations and decrees have found their way into the Public Record Office which today provides students of ecclesiastical history with a wealth of material to aid their researches. This Readers' Guide points them to the most important classes of documents and suggests how these can throw light on the growth and development of religious dissent, both Protestant and Roman Catholic. Local and family historians will also find this guide an invaluable tool. It introduces the reader to significant genealogical resources housed in the PRO: the Catholic recusant rolls and especially the non-parochial registers kept by numerous Nonconformist and some Roman Catholic congregations, comprising thousands of individual names and snippets of personal information. The guide also has several useful elements for the reader: a list of other archives containing material on Nonconformity and Catholicism; a glossary of terms; and an extensive bibliography." Section headings; The emergence of a Protestant dissenting tradition; Nonconformist baptismal, marriage and burial registers; Other Nonconformist records; Roman Catholicism in England and Wales; Records of Catholicism; PRO classes relating to Nonconformity and Roman Catholicism. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - clean and bright.. Not Signed. Soft Cover. Fine.