Fasciculi Zizaniorum Magistri Johannis Wyclif cum Tritico
Ascribed to Thomas Netter of Walden

This edited collection of medieval documents relating to John Wyclif, first published in 1858, is still consulted by historians today.

Walter Waddington Shirley (Edited by)

9781108021777, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 28 October 2010

654 pages, 1 colour illus.
21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm, 0.82 kg

Having obtained a first class degree in mathematics from Wadham College, Oxford, Walter Waddingham Shirley (1828–66) taught mathematics there before turning his attention to ecclesiastical history. Shirley earned a reputation amongst his contemporaries as an objective researcher with a clear writing style, and he was considered one of the ablest of the new Oxford historians. The Fasciculi, first published in 1858, is a collection of documents relating to John Wycliffe and his followers. The earliest texts reproduced in this volume are three partial determinations against Wycliffe dating from the fourteenth century. The latest document dates from the trial in 1428 of the Lollard William White. Shirley successfully proved in his introduction that the documents, originally attributed to the Carmelite friar Thomas Netter of Walden, were compiled after Netter's death. Shirley also argued that Wycliffe was originally a constitutional rather than a theological reformer, which provoked criticism from reviewers.

Introduction: Life of John Wyclif
Points of his system illustrated by the Fasciculi
Notices of his followers
Authorship of the book
State of the text
Conclusion
Fasciculi Zizaniorum
Appendix of tracts and documents
Note on the two John Wyclifs
List of books printed as works of Wyclif
Printed works relating chiefly to Wyclif
Glossary
Index.

Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC]