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A CERTAIN MEASURE OF PERFECTION

A novel inspired by Roger Brierley (1586 – 1637)

  • About
    • The Theologia, Brierley & the Grindletonians
    • On Perfectism
  • EXTRACTS
    • Tempest Wayman (and Napier’s calculations) – Aug. 1616
    • The raising of the Egyptian Lazarus
    • The final deliberations of Archbishop Matthews
    • 1623 – a body in the garth
    • The Return of the Master (1)
    • The Return of the Master (2)
    • The demise of Brierley – Burnley 1637 Part 1
    • The demise of Brierley – Burnley 1637 Part 2
    • The key
    • Translating the Tree of Knowledge
    • The Sabbath of the Great Silence (c. 1607)
    • The dead man’s book lives…
    • Chapter 5 – 15 Janet, from the foothills, 1662
    • Featured extract
    • A letter to Grimes
    • Matthew’s introduction
  • Research
    • The Ackerschat or the ‘Treasure in the Field’ (DRAFT)
    • Ministers called to testify at Brierley’s York High Commission hearing
    • Is ‘Three Sunnes’ Everard’s take on the Tregony parhelic event of Dec. 1621?
    • The dating and matter of Brierley’s Burnley sermons
    • Charges against Roger Brierley – Work in progress
    • David Joris / Jan van Brugge
    • The Hiëlist schism of 1573
    • Who was Daniel James?’
    • John Traske & Philo-Judaism
    • Enclosure maps of Grindleton area (1595)
    • 1591 map of the Champion
    • Doctrine of Election 1560 – 1660 (in 8 parts)
      • Doctrine of Election (1)
      • Doctrine of Election (2)
      • Doctrine of Election (3)
      • Doctrine of Election (4)
      • Doctrine of Election (5)
      • Doctrine of Election (6)
      • Doctrine of Election (7)
      • Doctrine of Election (8)
    • Wills / Inventories (with links)
      • Some example wills from Preston
      • Brierley’s father’s will – transcription
      • Brierley’s mother’s will (1633)
    • Testimony of Giles Creech, Lambeth
    • Some BL documents
    • Richard Brome, Burnley witchcraft & collock-calling
    • Magic squares and Kabbalism in seventeenth century Northern England
    • Influences on the Mount & the Valley (prototype)
    • Hielist-Familist imagery from Plantin’s press in Antwerp
    • Foster’s of York
    • Demonic dogs of England
    • John Everard frontispiece image
  • D/loads
    • Doctrine of Election
    • Grindleton talk (March 2016)
  • Buy
  • Images
    • Gallery 1
    • Gallery 2
  • Links

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A Century of Northumbrian Wars & the Forgotten Story of Acha Yffing, Deiran Princess

Posted on April 28, 2021 by simonjkyte
https://behindthetimes.home.blog/lindisfarne-catraeth-degsastan-northumbrias-wars-with-the-british-dal-riata/

Posted in anglo-saxonTagged acha, aethelfrith, anglo-saxon, bernicia, dal riata, deira, edwin, history, northeast england, northumbria, york, YorkshireLeave a comment

Behind The Times – Index

Posted on November 10, 2020 by simonjkyte
Posted in anglo-saxonTagged anglo-saxon, history, iron age, roman britain, vikingsLeave a comment

Mercian Timeline Part III: Dynastic disputes & decline (796 – 883)

Posted on August 24, 2020 by simonjkyte

via Mercian Timeline Part III: Dynastic disputes & decline (796 – 883)

Queen Ealhswith.png

 

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Mercian Timeline Part 2: Mercia & The Supremacy (704 – 796)

Posted on July 23, 2020 by simonjkyte

via Mercian Timeline Part 2: Mercia & The Supremacy (704 – 796)

The front and back of a gold coin, inscribed with the name of King Offa of Mercia and an Arabic text.

 

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The Theologia, Brierley & the Grindletonians

Posted on April 16, 2020 by simonjkyte

via The Theologia, Brierley & the Grindletonians

QuotePosted in Antinomian, protestantism, Roger BrierleyTagged Grindleton, history, Lancashire, Roger Brierley, Yorkshire1 Comment

Printing at the Golden Compass, Antwerp

Posted on November 1, 2017November 1, 2017 by simonjkyte

Source: Printing at the Golden Compass, Antwerp

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Research

Posted on October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 by simonjkyte

Source: Research

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About the book

Posted on October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 by simonjkyte

Source: About the book

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The Ackerschat or the ‘Treasure in the Field’ (DRAFT)

Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017 by simonjkyte

Source: The Ackerschat or the ‘Treasure in the Field’ (DRAFT)

Posted in antinomianism, UncategorizedTagged british library, christianity, England, history, religionLeave a comment

How come?

Posted on September 7, 2017 by simonjkyte

 

 

It’s amazing that a book as brilliant as this…

…can have such poor coverage on Amazon reviews.

 

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