CHAPTER VIII.

Anno 1553.

The Dealings with the married Clergy.

The married clergy deprived and divorced. Married priests in London

cited to appear. Interrogatories for the married clergy. Turner's

confession. Boner deprives the married clergy in London without

order. Married prebendaries in Canterbury proceeded against.

Edmund Cranmer deprived of all. The injustice of these pro-

ceedings. Martin's book against priests' marriage. Wherein Win-

chester had the greatest hand. Answered by Poynet. The con-

fessions of the married priests. Married priests that did their

penance, hardly dealt with.-Page 35-44.

CHAPTER IX.

Anno 1553.

Evils in this Change. A Parliament.

A twofold evil upon this turn of religion. The dissimulation of the

priests. A parliament restore the Pope. A design to revive the Six

Articles.-Page 44-46,

CHAPTER X.

Anno 1554.

Archbishop Cranmer disputes at Oxon.

The

A convocation appoint a dispute with Cranmer at Oxford. The ques-
tions. Sent to Cambridge. The disputants of Oxford and Cam-
bridge. Cranmer brought before them. His behaviour. Ridley
brought and Latimer. Cranmer brought to his disputation. His
notaries. Cranmer's demands. Cranmer disputes again.
Papists' indecent management of the disputation. The Protestants
glad of this disputation. Dr. Taylor to the three fathers after their
disputations. Ridley pens the relation of his disputation. The
university sends the disputations up to the convocation. Various
copies of these disputations.-Page 47-56.

· CHAPTER XI.

Anno 1554.

Cranmer condemned for an Heretick.

Cranmer condemned for heresy. Cranmer writes to the council. Dis-

putation intended at Cambridge. Their condition after condemnation.

Their employment in prison. Other works of Ridley in prison.

Page 57-62.

CHAPTER XII.

Anno 1554.

A Parliament. Pole reconciles the Realm.

The queen's letters, directing the elections of parliament-men. Pole

comes over. The cardinal absolves parliament and convocation.

The clergy again wait upon the legate. A commission granted by

him against hereticks. His commissions to all the bishops to re-

concile their dioceses. The commission to the dean and chapter of

Canterbury. The legate's instructions to the bishops. Pole a severe

persecutor.-Page 62–68.

CHAPTER XIII.

Anno 1554.

A Convocation. Articles framed therein.

A convocation. Articles presented to the upper house. Cranmer's

book to be burnt. Men burnt to death without law.--Page 68-70.

CHAPTER XIV.

Anno 1554.

The Condition of the Protestants in prison. Free-willers.

Popery fully established. Protestants. The pastors in prison. Free-
willers. Bradford's concern with them. His kindness to them.
Bradford gaineth some of them. Careless's pains with them.
Philpot's counsel. Careless draws up a confession of faith. Some
few Arians. The prisoners offer to justify King Edward's pro-
ceedings. And again offer it.—Page 70–75.

The

The exiles. The Lutherans refuse to give harbour to them.

English at Wesel. The Lutherans' heat against Sacramentaries.

At Zurich and other places well received. Their employments.

Contentions at Frankfort. Some children of the exiles baptized by

Lutherans. Pieces of Ridley's writings conveyed to Frankfort.

Exiles at Basil. Divers of the exiles writers. Scory, Old, Sampson,

Turner, Juel, Becon, Humfrey, Traheron. Fox: his Acts and

Monuments. Books by him published in exile. Translates Cran-

mer's book of the Sacrament into Latin. Letter to Fox. Bale,

Knox. How the exiles subsisted.—Page 76-88.

The Lady

Many recant. The persecution hot. Gospellers go to mass. Brad-

ford labours to hinder it. Ann Hartipol goes to mass.

Vane puts certain cases concerning the mass.-Page 88-92.

CHAPTER XVII.

Anno 1555.

A Bloody Time. The Queen's great Belly. A Convocation.

Many burned. Instructions to the justices. Orders sent into Nor-

folk against the professors. The effect thereof. The earl of Sussex

receiveth information against some. Popish spies set every where.

The Protestants frequently assemble. Confidently reported that a

male heir to the crown was born. The queen's great belly. Like

a design. The queen's zeal. A convocation.-Page 93-98.

CHAPTER XVIII.

Anno 1555.

Ridley and Latimer burnt.

Some petition the queen for Cranmer. He seeth Ridley and Latimer
going to their burning. Latimer's character. Cranmer's employ-
ment in prison, Report of the queen's death.-Page 98-101.

CHAPTER XIX.

Anno 1555.

The last proceedings with Cranmer.

Proceedings against Cranmer. Martin acts as the queen's proctor.

Cranmer's greatest trouble at this time. Interrogatories put to

him; with his answers. Witnesses sworn against him. Cited to

Rome. The Pope's letters against him. The process against him at

Rome. The Pope's letters read. They degrade him. He appeals.

He is ill dealt with in his process. The reasons of his appeal. He

presseth his appeal.-Page 102-111.

CHAPTER XX.

Anno 1555.

Cranmer writes to the Queen.

Writes two letters to the queen. The contents of the first. The con-

tents of his second letter. The bailiff of Oxford carries his letters.

Cardinal Pole answereth them. Some account of the cardinal's

letter to Cranmer. Another letter of the cardinal to Cranmer.

Page 111-118.

CHAPTER XXI.

Anno 1555.

He recants, repents, and is burnt.

He recants. Notwithstanding his burning is ordered. A letter from
Oxford concerning Cranmer's death. Cranmer brought to St. Mary's.
Cole's sermon. Turns his speech to Cranmer. After sermon all
pray for him. His penitent behaviour. Speaks to the auditory.
He prayeth. His words before his death. Confesseth his dissem-
bling. His reply to my Lord Williams. Goes to the place of his
burning. His talk and behaviour at the stake. He burneth his
right hand. Two remarks upon his martyrdom. Who instigated
the queen to put him to death. No monument for him but his
martyrdom. His heart unconsumed. The bailiffs' expenses about
these three martyrs. The bailiffs not repaid. Humfrey to arch-
bishop Parker in their behalf.-Page 119-134,

CHAPTER XXII.

Cranmer's Books and Writings.

His books and writings. His first book. Other of his writings. His

book of the doctrine of the Sacrament. Other writings mentioned

by Bishop Burnet. More of his writings still. Archbishop Parker

was in pursuit of certain MSS. of Cranmer, concealed. What the

subject of his numerous writings were.-Page 135-143.

CHAPTER XXIII.

The Archbishop's Regard to learned Men.

Paul Fagius and Martin Bucer placed at Cambridge by his means.

Procures them honorary stipends from the king. Allowances to

Peter Martyr and Ochin. Dr. Mowse, master of Trinity Hall,

favoured by Cranmer. His inconstancy; and ingratitude. Becomes

reader of the civil law at Oxon. The archbishop a patron to learned

foreigners. To Erasmus, allowing him an honorary pension. To

Alexander Aless, a Scotchman. By him Melancthon sends a book

to the archbishop; and to the king. Aless brought by Crumwell

into the Convocation: where he asserts two sacraments only. Writes

a book to clear Protestants of the charge of schism. Translated a

book of Bucer's about the English ministry. Received into Crum-

wel's family. Aless professor of divinity at Leipsic. Four others

recommended by Melancthon to the archbishop: viz. Gualter, Dry-

ander. Dryander placed at Oxon. Eusebius Menius. Justus Jonas.

Page 143-153.

CHAPTER XXIV.

Melancthon and the Archbishop great Friends.

Divers memorable passages between Melancthon and our archbishop.

Sends Melancthon certain public disputations in Oxford and Cam-

bridge. Melancthon's reflections thereupon. Sends the archbishop

his Enarration upon the Nicene Creed. The beginning of their

acquaintance. The archbishop propounds a weighty matter to

Melancthon for the union of all Protestant churches. The dili-

gence of the archbishop in forwarding this design. Melancthon's

judgment and approbation thereof. His caveat of avoiding ambi-

guous expressions. Renews the same caution in another letter.

Peter Martyr of this judgment. What Melancthon thought of the

doctrine of fate.-Page 153-158.