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The succession of Protestant bishops asserted : or the regularity of the ordinations of the Church of England justify'd, wherein the first Protestant bishops are clear'd from the aspersions lately cast upon them by Mr. Thomas Ward, a Romanist, in his book, intituled, The controversy of ordination truly stated, &c. (printed for C. Rivington at the Bible and Crown, 1721), by Daniel Williams (page images at HathiTrust)
English episcopal palaces (province of Canterbury) (J. Pott & company, 1911), by Robert S. Rait and N. Niemeyer (page images at HathiTrust)
Episcopal succession in England. (Clarendon, 1897), by William Stubbs and E. E. Holmes (page images at HathiTrust)
Apostolical succession in the Church of England (Rivingtons, 1887), by Arthur W. Haddan (page images at HathiTrust)
Lives of the bishops of Exeter : and a history of the cathedral, with an illustrative appendix (William Roberts, 1861), by George Oliver (page images at HathiTrust)
A short account of the lives of the bishops of Calcutta, gathered from their published biographies and from other sources. (W. Newman, 1876), by William Crawford Bromehead (page images at HathiTrust)
The divine right of episcopacy, and the necessity of an episcopal commission for preaching God's word, and for the valid ministration of the Christian sacraments, proved from the Holy Scriptures, and the doctrine and practice of the primitive church. (Printed for Henry Clements, at the Half Moon in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1718), by Thomas Brett (page images at HathiTrust)
Lectures on apostolical succession in the Church of England, being an exposition and application of the teaching of the late Rev. Arthur West Haddan ... in his treatise on that subject (Rivingtons, 1869) (Crothers and Korth, 1893), by William Jones Seabury and Arthur West Haddan (page images at HathiTrust)
Episcopal succession in England (University press, 1858), by William Stubbs (page images at HathiTrust)
English episcopal palaces : (province of York) (James Pott, 1911), by Robert S. Rait and N. Niemeyer (page images at HathiTrust)
English episcopal palaces (province of York) (Constable & company ltd., 1911), by Robert S. Rait and N. Niemeyer (page images at HathiTrust)
English episcopal palaces (province of Canterbury) (Constable & company, ltd., 1910), by Robert S. Rait and Caroline C. Morewood (page images at HathiTrust)
Some notable archbishops of Canterbury (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1895), by Montague Fowler and Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Tract Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
Reminiscences of bishops and archbishops (G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1906), by Henry Codman Potter (page images at HathiTrust)
The Declaration of clergy on ritual : conference of clergy at Keble College Oxford, January 12 and 13, 1904. (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ;, 1904), by Church of England (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
An indictment of the bishops : shewing how the Church of England is being corrupted and betrayed by them, and (indirectly) by the Prime Ministers (Church Association, 1898), by Council of the Church Association (page images at HathiTrust)
Some account of suffragan bishops in England. (Printed by and for J. Nichols, 1785), by John Nichols and Samuel Pegge (page images at HathiTrust)
Apostolical succession in the Church of England (Rivingtons;, 1869), by Arthur West Haddan (page images at HathiTrust)
Why should the bishops continue to sit in the House of Lords? (J. Masters, 1851), by George Anthony Denison (page images at HathiTrust)
The fatal opulence of bishops : an essay on a neglected ingredient of church reform (Adam and Charles Black, 1901), by Hubert Handley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Documents relative to the erection and endowment of additional bishoprics in the colonies, 1841-1855 / Talbot Collection of British Pamphlets (Printed for the Society for the propagation of the Gospel; sold at the depository of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields; 4, Royal Exchange; 16, Hanover Street, Hanover Square; and by all booksellers, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
The need of an increase in the home episcopate : with some account of Henry VIII's scheme for its supply and the cause of its failure. Talbot collection of British pamphlets (R. Jackson, 1875), by George Lewthwaite (page images at HathiTrust)
The power of the Bishops to license laymen to preach and read prayers : a letter to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in elucidation of the report of the Joint Committee of the convocation of Canterbury, No. 383, on "Readers and sub-deacons" / Talbot collection of British pamphlets (Longmans, Green, and Co., 39 Paternoster Row ;, 1905), by John Wordsworth (page images at HathiTrust)
Style and signature of bishops suffragan. Talbot collection of British pamphlets (John Smith, Commercial Street, 1871) (page images at HathiTrust)
An address to the deans and chapters of the cathedral churches in England and Wales, on the election of bishops: to which is prefixed, A prayer for the orthodox Catholics, while their church is under persecution ... (J.G. & F. Rivington, 1833), by A. P. Perceval (page images at HathiTrust)
Orders and unity (John Murray, 1909), by Charles Gore (page images at HathiTrust)
The apostolical jurisdiction and succession of the episcopacy in the British churches vindicated against the objections of Dr. Wiseman in the Dublin review. (Rivington, 1840), by William Palmer (page images at HathiTrust)
Apostolical succession in the Church of England (Rivington;, 1870), by Arthur West Haddan (page images at HathiTrust)
Bishops and councils; their causes and consequences. (Oliver and Boyd, etc. etc., 1870), by James Lillie (page images at HathiTrust)
Anno septimo Georgii IV Regis. Cap. XVII, An act for remedying inconveniences in the administration of justice, arising from the present vacancy of the see of Durham, and for preventing the like in future. (11th April 1826.). (Printed by George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, printers to the King's most excellent Majesty, 1826), by Great Britain, Andrew Strahan, Charles Eyre, Project Unica (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library), and Great Britain. Sovereign (1760-1820 : George III) (page images at HathiTrust)
The divine right of episcopacy asserted : wherein is proved, that episcopacy is of divine, and apostolical institution ... (Printed by W.B. for Richard Sare, 1708), by Presbyter of the Church of England and George Hickes (page images at HathiTrust)
A Bishop Coadjutor remarks on a canon proposed by the Most Reverend the Lord Bishop of Fredericton, in the month of June, A.D. 1879. (s.n.], 1879), by Church of England. Diocese of Fredericton. Bishop (1845-1892 : Medley) (page images at HathiTrust)
Report of the special session of the Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia held in the city of Victoria, November 22nd and 23rd, 1892, for the election of a bishop to fill the vacancy in the See caused by the resignation of the Right Rev. George Hills, D.D., first bishop, also : Report of the first session of the Sixth Synod of the Diocese of British Columbia. (s.n.], 1893), by B.C.) Church of England. Diocese of British Columbia. Special Synod (1892 : Victoria, B.C.) Church of England. Diocese of British Columbia. Synod 1893 : Victoria, and Church of England. Diocese of British Columbia. Bishop (1893- 1911 : Perrin) (page images at HathiTrust)
A letter to the Most Reverend the Lord Bishop of Fredericton respectiong a proposed canon for the appointment and election of a bishop coadjutor (s.n., 1879), by W. M. Jarvis and John Medley (page images at HathiTrust)
Proceedings of the special synod of the diocese of Montreal, Canada held in the city of Montreal, on the 16th day of October, in the year of Our Lord MDCCCLXXVIII for the election of a bishop. (Lovell Print. and Pub. Co., 1878), by Quebec) Church of England. Diocese of Montreal. Special Synod (1878 : Montréal (page images at HathiTrust)
Documents relative to the erection and endowment of additional bishoprics in the colonies, 1841-1855 with an historical preface by Ernest Hawkins. (s.n.], 1855), by Ernest Hawkins (page images at HathiTrust)
A short history of the canon for the election of a bishop of Montreal and metropolitan of Canada (s.n.], 1869), by Samuel Edward Dawson (page images at HathiTrust)
A Coadjutor Bishop (s.n., 1878), by Church of England. Diocese of Toronto. Church Association (page images at HathiTrust)
A charge delivered to the clergy of Newfoundland, June 25, 1866, and printed at their request (Rivingtons, 1867), by Church of England. Diocese of Newfoundland. Bishop (Feild : 1844- 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
Documents relative to the erection and endowment of additional bishoprics in the colonies, 1841-1855 with an historical preface by Ernest Hawkins. (s.n.], 1855), by Ernest Hawkins (page images at HathiTrust)
Documents relative to the erection and endowment of additional bishoprics in the colonies with a short historical preface. (Rivingtons, 1844), by Ernest Hawkins (page images at HathiTrust)
Address to the members of the United Church of England and Ireland from delegates to the Synod of the Diocese of Quebec shewing that in the regulation and management of the affairs of the church, the concurrence of the Bishop is essential. (s.n.], 1859), by United Church of England and Ireland. Diocese of Quebec (page images at HathiTrust)
Diocese of Huron thoughts on the coming episcopal election. (s.n., 1883), by Church of England. Diocese of Huron. Bishop (1872-1883 : Hellmuth) and I. Hellmuth (page images at HathiTrust)
Death of the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Cronyn, D.D., Bishop of Huron thoughts suggested thereby and addressed to his flocks at Vittoria and Port Ryerse, 1st October, 1871 (s.n.], 1871), by R. V. Rogers (page images at HathiTrust)
Proceedings of the special synod of the diocese of Montreal, Canada held in the city of Montreal, on the 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th days of November, in the year of Our Lord MDCCCLXVIII, for the election of a Bishop and Metropolitan. (s.n.], 1868), by Quebec) Church of England. Diocese of Montreal. Special Synod (1868- 1869 : Montréal (page images at HathiTrust)
Edward King, sixtieth Bishop of Lincoln; a memoir. (Longmans, Green, 1912), by George W. E. Russell (page images at HathiTrust)
Portraits of the archbishops of Canterbury (Mowbray, 1908), by Gladys Mary Bevan (page images at HathiTrust)
The episcopal succession in England, Scotland & Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. (Tipografia Della Pace, 1876), by W. Maziere Brady (page images at HathiTrust)
Thoughts on church dignities. (Printed for Longman, 1833), by Samuel Butler (page images at HathiTrust)
The more fatal opulence of bishops; or, Twenty years after and ten times worse (G. Allen & Unwin, 1919), by Hubert Handley (page images at HathiTrust)
The restoration of suffragan bishops recommended : as a means of effecting a more equal distribution of episcopal duties, as contemplated by His Majesty's recent ecclesiastical commission (Rivington ;, 1835), by John Henry Newman (page images at HathiTrust)
Englands complaint to Iesvs Christ against the bishops canons of the late sinfull Synod : a seditious conventicle, a packe of hypocriets, a sworne confederacy, a traiterous conspiracy against the true religion of Christ, and the Weale publicke of the land, and consequently against the Kingdome and crowne : in this complaint are specified those impieties and insolencies, which are most notorious, scattered through the Canons and Constitutions of the said sinfull Synod : and confused by arguments annexed hereunto. ([publisher not identified]. printed Anno. Dom, 1640) (page images at HathiTrust)
Densell Hollis, Esquire, his worthy and learned speech in Parliament on Thursday the thirtieth of December 1641 : upon the reading of the petition and protestation of the twelve bishoppes, for which they were accused of high treason, and committed to the Tower : wherein is discovered the danger of protestation, that it is both against the King and his royall prerogatives, the priviledges of Parliaments, the liberties of the subject, and the subvertion of the fundamentall lawes of this kingdome. (Printed for Iohn Thomas, and Thomas Bankes, 1641), by Denzil Holles Holles (page images at HathiTrust)
Apostolical succession in the Church of England (Rivingtons, 1883), by Arthur W. Haddan (page images at HathiTrust)
A speech made in Parliament by Sir Simon Ducy, knight ; on Tuesday the eleventh of January concerning proceeding against the 12 bishops accused of high treason to bring them to their trial, 1642. (Printed for F. Coles and T. Banks, 1642), by Simonds D'Ewes and Great Britain. Parliament (1642) (page images at HathiTrust)
A Vindication of Episcopacie, or, animad versions upon a late pamphlet intituled Unparalled'd reasons for the abolishing of episcopacy. ([publisher not identified], 1644) (page images at HathiTrust)
Speech in Parliament on Munday, the 17th of January, concerning the trial of the XII bishops, An. Dom. 1641. (F. Coules & T. Bancks, 1641), by John White (page images at HathiTrust)
Reasons against petitioning the King for restoring the deprived bishops without repentance ([publisher not identified], 1690), by Thomas Bray (page images at HathiTrust)
Lives and memoirs of the bishops of Sherborne and Salisbury from the years 705 to 1824. (Printed by Brodie and Dowding, 1824), by Stephen Hyde Cassa (page images at HathiTrust)
An appeal to parliament, or, Zion's plea against prelacy : the sum whereof is delivered in a decade of positions : in the handling whereof, the Lord Bishops, and their appurtenances are manifestly proved, both by divine and human laws, to be intruders upon the privileges of Christ, of the King, and of the common weal : and therefore, upon good evidence given, she heartily desireth a judgement and execution. (Edinburgh : Sold by J. Johnstone, 1842., 1842), by Alexander Leighton (page images at HathiTrust)
Orders & jurisdiction. (London ; New York : Longmans, Green, 1925., 1925), by F. W. Puller (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A discovrse opening the natvre of that episcopacie, which is exercised in England ... (Printed by R. C. for Samuel Cartwright, 1641), by Robert Greville Brooke (page images at HathiTrust)
A speech made in Parliament by Sir Simon Dvcy knight on Twesday the eleventh of Ianuary concerning proceeding against the 12 bishops accused of high treason to bring them to their triall 1642. (London : Printed for F. Coles and T. Banks, 1642), by Simonds D'Ewes (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The first apparition of Bishop Goodman's ghost being a new strange sight, or, a late strange vision, making a wofull repetition of his former confession in 1653, upon the extirpation of bishops in 1642 : how occasionally revewed, and seasonably renewed, 1681, for an adhortatory admonition to all bishops, and their courts. ([London?] : Printed by H.B. ..., 1681), by Godfrey Goodman and Anthony Sadler (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A letter from Mr. Humphry Hody to a friend concerning a collection of ca[n]ons said to be deceitfully omitted in his edition of the Oxford treatise against schism : in which is likewise contained offer of certain propositions to be prov'd by the advocates for the new separation ... (Oxford : Printed by L. Lichfield, for Ant. Pisly ..., 1692), by Humphrey Hody (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The prelates pride, or, The manifestation, that the bishops lordly government from the originall institution, is not de iure divino, by divine right, but meerely humane and contrary both to the holy word of God, the practice of the Apostles, and of the primitive churches in the purest times whereunto is added the Bishop of Lincolnes prophecie concerning the prelates. ([London : s.n.], 1641), by Henry Walker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A speech made by Master Bagshawe in Parliament concerning the triall of the twelve bishops on Munday the seventeenth of January, anno 1641 : as also the articles now in agitation objected against them. (London : Printed for T. T., 1642), by Edward Bagshaw (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A grateful mention of deceased bishops ([S.l. : s.n., 1686?]), by Clement Barksdale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The manner of the impeachment of the XII bishops accused of high treason for prefering a petition, and making a protestation to the subverting the fundamentall laws and being of Parliaments whereunto is added the said petition and remonstrance of the said bishops. (London : Printed for Joseph Hunscott, 1642), by John Williams (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Confessions and proofes of Protestant divines of reformed churches that episcopacy is in respect of the office according to the word of God, and in respect of the use the best : together with a brief treatise touching the originall of bishops and metropolitans. ([London : s.n.], 1662), by Thomas Morton, James Ussher, and W. C. Apostolicall institution of episcopacy (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Newes from Ipswich discovering certaine late detestable practises of some domineering lordly prelates, to undermine the established doctrine and discipline of our church, extirpate all orthodox sincere preachers and preaching of Gods word, usher in popery, superstition and idolatry : with their late notorious purgations of the new fastbooke, contrary to His Majesties proclamation, and their intolerable affront therein offred to the most illustrious Lady Elizabeth, the Kinge onely sister, and her children, (even vvhiles they are novv royally entertained at court) [i]n blotting them out of the collect, and to His Majesty, His Queene, and their royall progeny, in blotting them out of the number of Gods elect. (Printed at Ipswich : [s.n.], 1636), by William Prynne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Speech in Parliament the xxv of January 1641 against the bishops charge, hastening their triall ([S.l. : s.n.], 1641 [i.e. 1642]), by John Pym (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Speech made in the Lower House of Parliament the thirtieth of December 1641, in opposition of the making of Doctor Winniff, Doctor Holsworth, Doctor King bishops (London : [s.n.], 1642), by Francis Rous (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A scholasticall discourse demonstrating this conclusion, that ... neither the Pope, nor those called bishops in the church of Romes, are bishops either in order or jurisdiction ... / by R.C. (London : Printed by J.G. for R. Royston, 1663), by R. C. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Sundry particulars concerning bishops humbly offered to the consideration of this honourable Parliament. ([London] : Printed for the author and are to be sold by William Nowell, bookseller in Norwich, 1661), by Theophilus Brabourne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A Report of the committee of the charge against Mathew Wren, Bishop of Ely, to the House of Commons, July 5th, 1641: with the vote of the House taken hereupon. ([London? : s.n.], Printed in the yeare 1641), by England and Wales Parliament (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Erastus Senior scholastically demonstrating this conclusion that (admitting their Lambeth records for true) those called bishops here in England are no bishops, either in order or jurisdiction, or so much as legal : wherein is answered to all that hath been said in vindication of them by Mr. Mason in his Vindiciæ ecclesiæ Anglicanæ, Doctor Heylin in his Ecclesiæ restaurata, or Doctor Bramhall ... in his last book intituled, The consecration and succession of Protestant bishops justified : with an appendix containing extracts out of ancient rituals, Greek and Latine, for the form of ordaining bishops, and copies of the acts of Parliament quoted in the third part. ([London : s.n.], 1662), by John Lewgar (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Hay any worke for Cooper ([London? : s.n.], 1641), by Martin Marprelate and John Penry (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A letter out of the country to a member of this present Parliament occasioned by a late letter to a member of the House of Commons, concerning the bishops lately in the Tower and now under suspension. (London : Printed for Awnsham Churchill ..., 1689), by Henry Maurice (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Unity restor'd to the Church of England by John Mayer. (London : Printed for A. Rice and are to be sold by book-sellers, 1661), by John Mayer (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Ad nobilem Britannium, or, An abstract for Englands royall peeres by W. Turner. ([London : s.n.], 1641), by William Turner (HTML at EEBO TCP)
An argument for the bishops right in judging capital causes in parliament for their right unalterable to that place in the government that they now enjoy : with several observations upon the change of our English government since the Conquest : to which is added a postscript, being a letter to a friend, for vindicating the clergy and rectifying some mistakes that are mischievous and dangerous to our government and religion / by Tho. Hunt ... (London : Printed for Thomas Fox ..., 1682), by Thomas Hunt (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The Bishops Courts dissolved, or, The law of England touching ecclesiastical jurisdiction stated wherein it appears that the spiritual courts want both power and might to execute their wills upon his Majesties good subjects at his day : being a short and brief account of the several statutes made concerning the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction / by E.W. (London : Printed for T. Reyner ..., 1681), by Edward Whitaker (HTML at EEBO TCP)
An anti-remonstrance to the late humble remonstrance to the high court of Parliament ([London? : s.n.], 1641) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Unity of priesthood necessary to the unity of communion in a church with some reflections on the Oxford manuscript and the preface annexed : also a collection of canons, part of the said manuscript, faithfully translated into English from the original, but concealed by Mr. Hody and his prefacer. (London printed : [s.n.], MDCXCII [1692]), by Nathaniel Bisbie (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The bishops mittimus to goe to Bedlam vpon their accusation of high treason by the Parliament for making their petition and protestation to His Maiesty against the proceedings of the same : wherein is shewed the principall causes of their distraction and the evill effects of this distemper Anno. 1641 : with a charge to the master vvarders, and keepers of the prison for to use their best meanes to recover their wits againe. (London : Printed for I.W., 1641) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
The case of the suspended bishops considered in which the unreasonableness of their descent from the present government and the mischievous consequence that hath attended it, is demonstrated. (London : Printed for W. Rayner, 1691) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
A modest apology for the suspended bishops with a brief vindication of the address which was signed in their favour by the Grand-Jury of the county of Gloucester, at the last Lent assizes / by a gentleman of the said Grand-Jury. (London : Printed by T.B. and are to be sold by Randolph Taylor ..., 1690), by Gentleman of the said Grand-Jury (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Reasons against petitioning the King for restoring the deprived bishops without repentance by a divine of the Church of England. ([London? : s.n., 1690?]), by A. B. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
An answer to a treatise out of ecclesiastical history translated from an ancient Greek manuscript in the publick library at Oxford by Humfrey Hody ... and published under the title of The unreasonableness of a separation from the new bishops, to shew that although a bishop was unjustly deprived, neither he nor the church ever made a separation, if the successor was not an heretick : to which is added, the canons in the Baroccian manuscript omitted by Mr. Hody. (London : Printed and are to be sold by J. Wells ..., 1691), by Nathaniel Bisbie and Thomas Browne (HTML at EEBO TCP)
Laws, etc. (London : Printed for Thomas Watson, 1643), by England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
To the Kings most excellent Majesty and the Lords and Peers assembled in Parliament the humble petition and protestation of all the bishops and prelates now called by His Majesties writs to attend the Parliament, and present about London and Westminster for that service. (London : Reprinted by Philemon Stephens junior, 1661), by Church of England (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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