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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)
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  • Images
    • Gallery 1
    • Gallery 2
  • Links

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Hildenborough to Three Bridges (1.5 days)

Posted on June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 by simonjkyte

 

Source: Hildenborough to Three Bridges (1.5 days)

Posted in kent, UncategorizedTagged chiddingstone, chiddingstone hoath, cowden, crawley, crawley down, east grinstead, hammerwood, hildenborough, kent, leigh, penshurst, sussex, wealdLeave a comment

Eynsford to Hildenborough Station

Posted on June 14, 2017June 14, 2017 by simonjkyte

Source: Eynsford to Hildenborough Station

Posted in kent, UncategorizedTagged darent valley, England, kent, north downs, sevenoaks, walking, weald1 Comment

Richard Bancroft’s coffin found

Posted on April 17, 2017April 17, 2017 by simonjkyte

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/16/remains-of-five-archbishops-discovered-near-lambeth-palace-canterbury

 

Posted in archbishop of canterbury, UncategorizedTagged archbishop, bancroft, canterbury, Church of England, kent, seventeenth century1 Comment

Lone Walker Wessex – to Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford

Posted on April 2, 2017 by simonjkyte

https://heartlandofengland.wordpress.com/hither-green-to-lullingstone-kent/

 

Posted in UncategorizedTagged bromley, cray, eynsford, hither green, kent, lewisham, london, lullingstone, roman villa, walkingLeave a comment

My previous life as secret photographer1

Posted on April 7, 2016 by simonjkyte

The secret life of an economist-photographer!

http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/gallery/users/SEINGRU/

 

Posted in photography, UncategorizedTagged cumbria, kent, lake district, lancs, photographer, Simon J Kyte, sussex, wilts, yorks, yorkshire dales7 Comments
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