James Anderton (1557 – 1613) was an English

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lawyer, official and controversialist. In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, he published several learned works under the name of ‘John Brereley, Priest.’

Works

His publications include ''The Protestants Apologie for the Roman Church. Deuided into three seuerall Tractes''. It passed through three editions. He also published ''That communion of the Eucharist to the Laity under one kind is lawful. The ceremonies also of the Masse now used in the Catholicke Church, are all of them derived from the Primitive Church'', Cologne, 1620, of 469 pages, and ''St. Austin's Religion collected from his own Writings'',’ 1620, which was replied to by William Crompton in a work entitled ''Saint Austin's Religion: wherein is manifestly proued out of the Workes of that learned Father that he dissented from Poperie''. London, 1624 and 1625. The second edition of this reply was revised by Archbishop William Laud at the direction of King

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, as appears from a passage in the archbishop's diary. Anderton's ''The Reformed Protestant'' is mentioned by

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in his catalogue of

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books.

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;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderton, James 16th-century English Roman Catholic priests 17th-century English Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic writers 1557 births 1613 deaths