Presenting to a church in 1547 (General)

by isherwop , Tuesday, August 11, 2015, 22:49 (3385 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Mike,
Thanks for telling me where to find information about presenting to a church court. I found it very helpful.Although I have not discovered why they presented in 1547 I have now found other incidents from 1558 onwards all related to their non attendance at Church of England church services. It is evident that the Pauncefoots remained staunch catholics. They were accused of sheltering a catholic priest for nine months and while in exile John Pauncefoot translated into English a Catholic condemnation of heresy in England. It not surprising they went into exile!
There is a reference to the 1547 presentation but I don't know what it means. It reads 'Hockaday Abs. ccvi'. Any clues about where I could find this reference would be helpful or I will contact the Gloucester Archives. The challenge will be translating it into English.

Thanks again