Abstract
An anonymous manuscript letter with a library classifying title of Controversii et compendium Becari[Becanus], and also known as ‘A Letter from a Welsh Catholic’ (1625), offers a rare glimpse into a private, cross-confessional dialogue in Stuart Britain. Written from a Roman Catholic to his Protestant ‘cosen’, the letter highlights how theological and cultural controversies were disputed in ways that diverge from typical polemic. The letter combines the traditional Catholic discourse on religious imagery with a strident critique of Protestant doctrine and practice. The commentary here on the text highlights some of the key points of the argument, what the letter’s style indicates about its polemical nature and what, if any, insight the author’s affinity for the principality of Wales can tell us about the intertwining worlds of religious and cultural identity.
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