This article deals with two pivotal decades in the life of Meredith Hanmer, an Anglican divine of Welsh descent who built his career in the Church of England against the backdrop of shifting ecclesiastical policy, religious debate and the upsurge in anti-Catholicism. Hanmer was close to the establishment but his career trajectory apparently shifted in the early-1590s, when he resigned two London benefices to move to Ireland. This study reconstructs the years preceding this move focussing on Hanmer’s professional advancement and on the publication of his first works, which will enable us to gauge his multifaceted profile as a scholar and as a clergyman. While he courted favour and established his name as a learned preacher, archival records bear a clear witness to his highly controversial conduct.

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梅雷迪思·汉默 (Meredith Hanmer) 在英格兰教会的职业生涯，c。1570–1590

本文介绍了梅雷迪思·汉默 (Meredith Hanmer) 一生中的两个关键十年，他是一位威尔士血统的圣公会神职人员，在不断变化的教会政策、宗教辩论和反天主教高潮的背景下，他在英格兰教会建立了自己的职业生涯。汉默与当权派关系密切，但他的职业轨迹显然在 1590 年代初发生了转变，当时他辞去了两名伦敦慈善家的职务，搬到了爱尔兰。本研究以汉默的专业进步和他的第一部作品的出版为重点，重建了这一举动之前的几年，这将使我们能够衡量他作为学者和牧师的多方面形象。虽然他赢得了青睐并确立了他作为博学传教士的名声，但档案记录清楚地证明了他极具争议的行为。