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PART thought he might have to his purpose to labour them. But afterwards communing with Mr. Comptroller at Ely-place, being put in remembrance by him of his assenting and agreeing with his own hand, that the lord protector should be governor of the king's person, he was ashamed of his doings, and left off that suit and labour.

To the second he saith, He gave mony to two or three of them which were about the king. To Mr. Cheek he saith, he gave at Christmass-tide was twelve-months, when the queen was at Enfield, 40l. whereof to himself 201. the other for the king, to bestow where it pleased his grace amongst his servants. Mr. Cheek was very loth to take it, howbeit he would needs press that upon him; and to him he gave no more, at no time as he remembreth, sith the king's majesty was crowned.

To the grooms of the chamber he hath at newyears-tydes given mony, he doth not well remember what.

To Fowler, he saith, he gave mony for the king, sith the beginning of this parliament now last at London, 207. And divers times, he saith, the king hath sent to him for mony, and he hath sent it. and he hath sent it. And what time Mr. Latimer preached before the king, the king sent to him to know what he should give Mr. Latimer, and he sent to him by Fowler 401. with this word, that 207. was a good reward for Mr. Latimer, and the other he might bestow amongst his servants; whether he hath given Fowler any mony for himself he doth not remember.

To the third, he saith, It is true, he drew such a bill indeed himself, and proffered it to the king, or else to Mr. Cheek, he cannot well tell; and before that, he saith, he caused the king to be moved by Mr. Fowler, whether he could be contented that he should have the governance of him as Mr. Stanhope had. He knoweth not what answer he had; but upon that he drew the said bill to that effect, that his majesty was content, but what answer he had to the bill he cannot tell, Mr. Cheek can tell.

Number 32.

The warrant for the admiral's execution.

March 17.

BOOK
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Concilii,

THIS day, the 17th of March, the lord chancellor, and Ex Libro the rest of the king's council, meeting in his highness palace fol. 247. of Westminster, heard the report of the bishop of Ely, who by the said lords, and others of the council, was sent to instruct and comfort the lord admiral; after the hearing whereof, consulting and deliberating with themselves of the time most convenient for the execution of the said lord admiral, now attainted and condemned by the parliament, they did condescend and agree, that the said lord admiral should be executed the Wednesday next following, betwixt the hours of nine and twelve in the forenoon the same day, upon Tower-Hill. His body and head to be buried within the Tower. The king's writ (as in such cases as heretofore hath been accustomed) being first directed and sent forth for that purpose and effect. Whereupon calling to the council-chamber the bishop of Ely, they willed him to declare this their determination to the said lord admiral; and to instruct and teach him, the best he could, to the quiet and patient suffering of justice, and to prepare himself to Almighty God.

Articles to be followed and observed, according to the king's

majesty's injunctions and proceedings.

Ex MS.

1. THAT all parsons, vicars, and curats, omit in the read- Dr. John

son.

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PART ing of the injunctions, all such as make mention of the popish mass, of chantries, of candles upon the altar, or any other such-like thing.

2. Item. For an uniformity, that no minister do counterfeit the popish mass, as to kiss the lord's table; washing his fingers at every time in the communion; blessing his eyes with the paten, or sudary, or crossing his head with the paten, shifting of the book from one place to another, laying down and licking the chalice of the communion; holding up his fingers, hands, or thumbs, joined towards his temples, breathing upon the bread or chalice, shewing the sacrament openly before the distribution of the communion; ringing or sacrying bells, or setting any light upon the lord's board at any time: and finally, to use no other ceremonies than are appointed in the king's Book of Common Prayers, or kneeling otherwise than is in the said book.

3. Item. That none buy or sell the holy communion, as in trentals and such other.

4. Item. That none be suffered to pray upon beads, and so the people to be diligently admonished; and such as will not be admonished, to put from the holy communion.

5. Item. That after the homily, every Sunday, the minister exhort the people, especially the communicants, to remember the poor men's box with their charity.

6. Item. To receive no corpse but at the church-yard, without bell or cross.

7. Item. That the common-prayer, upon Wednesdays and Fridays, be diligently kept, according to the king's ordinances, exhorting such as may conveniently come, to be there.

8. Item. That the curats, every sixth week at the least, teach and declare diligently the Catechism, according to the book of the same.

9. Item. That no man maintain purgatory, invocation of saints, the six articles, bedrolls, images, reliques, lights, holy bells, holy beads, holy water, palms, ashes, candles, sepulchres paschal, creeping to the cross, hallowing of the font of the popish manner, oil, chrisme, altars, beads, or

any other such abuses and superstitions, contrary to the BOOK king's majesty's proceedings.

10. Item. That within any church or chappel, be not used any more than one communion upon any day, except Christmass-day and Easter-day.

11. Item. That none keep the abrogate holy-days, other than those that have their proper and peculiar service.

12. Item. That the church-wardens suffer no buying nor selling, gaming, or unfitting demeanour, in church, or church-yards, especially during the common-prayer, the sermon, and reading of the homily.

13. Item. That going to the sick with the sacrament, the minister have not with him either light or bells.

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Number 34.

A paper written by Luther to Bucer, concerning a reconciliation with the Zuinglians. An original.

Col. C. C.

Cantab.

PRIMO, Ut nullo modo concedamus de nobis dici, quod Ex MS. neutri neutros ante intellexerunt: nam isto pharmaco non medebimur tanto vulneri: cum nec ipsi credamus utrimque hoc verum esse, et alii putabunt a nobis hoc fingi; ut ita magis suspectam reddemus causam, vel potius per totum dubiam faciemus; cum sit communis omnium, ut in tantis animorum turbis et scrupulis non expedit hoc nomine addere offendiculum.

Secundo, Cum hactenus dissenserimus, quod illi signum, nos corpus Christi asseruerimus plane contrarii: nihilominus mihi videtur utile, ut mediam, ut novam statuamus sententiam, qua et illi concedant Christum adesse vere, et nos concedamus panem solum manducari. Considerandum certe est, quantam hic fenestram aperiemus in re omnibus communi cogitandi et orientium hinc fontes quæstionum et opinionum * Ut tutius multo sit illos simpliciter Here a manere in suo signo, cum nec ipsi suam, nec nos nostram wanting, partem, multo minus utriq; totum orbem pertrahemus in it is like it eam sententiam; sed potius irritabimus ad varias cogita-occludendi.

word is

should be

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PART tiones. Ideo vellem potius ut sopitum maneret dissidium in duabus istis sententiis, quam ut occasio daretur infinitis quæstionibus ad epicurismum profuturis.

Istis salvis, nihil est quod a me peti possit: nam ut ego hoc dissidium vellem (testis est mihi Christus meus) redemptum corpore et sanguine meo. Sed quid faciam? Ipsi forte conscientia bona sunt in altera sententia. Feramus igitur eos: si sinceri sunt, liberabit eos Christus Dominus. Ego contra captus sum bona mea conscientia, nisi ipsi mihi sum ignotus, in meam sententiam: ferant et me, si non possunt mihi accedere.

Regist.
Cran.

fol. 175.

Number 35.

The sentence against Joan of Kent, with the certificate made upon it.

IN Dei nomine, Amen. Nos Thomas, permissione divina Cantuarien. archiepiscopus, totius Angliæ primas et metrapolitanus, Thomas Smith Miles, Willielmus Cooke decanus de arcubus, Hugo Latimer sacræ theologiæ professor, et Richardus Lyell legum doctor, illustrissimi, invictissimi in Christo principis et Domini nostri domini Edwardi Sexti, Dei gratia Angliæ, &c. per literas suas regias patentes, dat. duodecimo die mensis Aprilis, anno regni sui tertio, contra te Joannam Bocher, alias nuncupatam Joannam de Kente, coram nobis super hæretica pravitate, juxta et secundum commissionem dicti domini nostri regis detectam et declaratam, ac in ea parte apud bonos et graves notorie et publice, diffamatam, rite et legitime procedentes, auditis, visis, intellectis, cognitis, rimatis, et matura deliberatione discussis et ponderatis dicti negotii meritis et circumstantiis, servatisq; in omnibus et per omnia in eodem negotio de jure servandis in quomodolibet requisitis: judicialiter et pro tribunali sedentes, Christi nomine invocato ac ipsum solum Deum præ oculis nostris habentes; quia per acta inactitata, deducta, probata, confessata, ac per te sæpius coram nobis in eodem negotio recognita, comperimus et clare invenimus te, tum per confessiones, tum per recognitiones tuas coram nobis