Richard Broughton, alias Rouse, (''ca.'' 1558 in

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– 18 January 1634) was a Catholic priest and

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Life

Broughton claimed descent form the Broughtons of Lancashire. He was ordained at Reims on 4 May 1593 and soon after returned to England. John Pitts, a contemporary, says that he "gathered a most abundant harvest of souls into the granary of Christ" and eulogizes his attainments in being "no less familiar with literature than learned in Greek and Hebrew". Broughton became an assistant to the archpriest, a canon of the chapter, and vicar-general to Richard Smith,

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, and other well-known antiquarians.

Works

Broughton's chief works are: *''An Apologicall Epistle, serving as preface to a Resolution of Religion'', signed R. B. (Antwerp, 1601); *''The first part of the Resolution of Religion By R. B.'' (Antwerp, 1603), often mistaken for

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's ''Resolution'' (i.e. ''The first booke of the Christian exercise, appertayning to Resolution''); *''A New Manuall of old Christian Catholick Meditations'' (1617), dedicated to

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; *''The English Protestants Recantation in Matters of Religion''... (1618), presumably inspired by

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's massive ''Protestants Apologie for the Roman Chvrch'' (1608); *''The Judgment of the Apostles'' (Douai, 1632), dedicated to Queen

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and directed against Rogers on the

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; *''Ecclesiasticall Historie of Great Britaine'' (Douai, 1633), dedicated to the Duchess of Buckingham and the Countess of Rutland; *''A True Memorial'' (London, 1650), published by G. S. P(riest) after Broughton's death. The 1654 edition is entitled ''Monasticon Britannicum''. Broughton also wrote on the antiquity of the world, ''Sterlingorum'' (Hearne, II, 318, 381); on the alleged conversion (1621) of John King, Bishop of London; and ''A Relation of the Martyrdom of

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''. He died according to

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, 15 ''Kal. Feb.'' 1634 (i.e. 18 January 1634).

Bibliography

*Wood, Anthony à, ''Fasti'', ed. ''Bliss'' (London, 1815), I, 428 * Dodd, Charles, ''Church History'', ed. Tierney (Brussels, 1742), III, 87 * Pitts, John, ''De Rebus Anglicis'', 815 * Foley, Henry, ''The Records of the English Province of the Society of Jesus'' (London, 1880), VI, 181 * Hurter, Hugo von, ''Nomenclator litterarius theolgiae catholicae'' (Innsbruck, 1871), I, 657 * Gillow, Joseph, ''Bibliographical Dictionary of the English Catholics'' (London, 1885), I, 318 *

References

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