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sit, quod meus Procurator summo Pontifici meo nomine antehac præstitit, quod non erat intentionis aut Voluntatis meæ sibi aliquam dare potestatem, cujus Vigore aliquod juramentum meo nomine præstare potuerit contrarium aut repugnans juramento per me præstito, aut imposterum præstando præfato Illustriss. Angliæ Regi. Et casu, quod aliquid tale contrarium aut repugnans juramentum meo nomine præstitit, Protestor, quod illud me inscio, et absq; mea authoritate præstitum, pro nullo et invalido esse volo. Quas Protestationes in omnibus clausulis et sententiis dictorum juramentorum repetitas et reiteratas volo. A quibus per aliquod meum factum vel dictum quovismodo recedere non intendo, nec recedam. Sed eas mihi semper salvas esse volo.

Cranm. Reg.

NUM. VI.

Cranmer's Oath taken at his Consecration to the Pope. EGO Thomas Electus Cantuariensis ab hac hora, ut antea, fidelis et obediens ero B. Petro, Sanctæ Apostolicæ Romanæ Ecclesiæ, et Domino meo D. Clementi VII. suisque Successoribus canonicè intrantibus. Non ero in consilio aut con10 sensu, vel facto, ut vitam perdant, vel membrum, seu capiantur mala captione. Consilium verò quod mihi credituri sunt per se aut nuncios, ad eorum damnum, me sciente, nemini pandam. Papatum Romanum, et Regalia S. Petri adjutor eis ero, ad retinendum et defendendum, salvo meo ordine, contra omnem hominem. Legatum Sedis Apostolicæ in eundo et redeundo honorificè tractabo, et in suis necessitatibus adjuvabo; Vocatus ad Synodum veniam, nisi præpeditus fuero Canonica præpeditione. Apostolorum limina Romana Curia existente citra Alpes singulis annis, ultra vero montes singulis bienniis Visitabo, aut per me, aut per meum nuntium, nisi Apostolica absolvat Licentia. Possessiones vero ad mensam mei Archiepiscopatus pertinentes non vendam, neq; donabo, neq; impignerabo, neq; de novo infeudabo, vel aliquo modo alienabo, inconsulto Romano

Pontifice. Sic me Deus adjuvet, et hæc Sancta Dei Evan

gelia.

NUM. VII.

Cranmer's Oath to the King for his Temporalties.

E. 6.

IT. C. renonce and utterly forsake all suche clauses, Cleopatra, words, sentences, and graunts, whiche I have of the Popes Holynes in his Bulls of the Archbishopriche of Caunterbury that in any maner wise, is, or may be hurtefull, or prejudiciall to your highnes, your heires, Successors, astate, or Dignite Roiall. Knowlaging my selfe to take and holde the said Archbishopriche immediately, and oonly, of your Highnes, and of none other. Moost lawly beseching the same for restitucon of the Temporalties of the said Archbishoprich; Promysing to be feithful, true and obedient subject to your said Highnes, your Heires and Successors, during my liff. So helpe me God, and the holy Evangelists.

NUM. VIII.

Cleopatra,

The King's Proclamationa for bringing in Seditious Books. THE Kings moost royall maiestie being enformed that sundry contentions and synistre opinions hath by wronge E. 5. teachynge and naughty printed boks in cresyd and growen w'in this his realme of England and other his domynyons amongs his loving Subjects of the same contrary to the true faythe, reverence and due observation of such sacraments and Sacramentalls and laudable rytes, ceremonies, as heretofore have ben used and accustumed within the Churche

a Printed in this edition from the instrument itself in the British Museum; in which are several corrections and additions in the handwriting of King Henry VIII. distinguished here by Italics.

of England, Whereof his Hieghnes immedyately, under god is iustely and laufully Soverayn, chefe and suppreme hedd in erthe immedyately under Christ Estimyng also that by occasion of sundry prynted bookes in Englishe tonge as be brought from outward parties and by such like books as have been prented within this his realme sett forth wt priviledge conteyning annotacions and additions in the margines, prologs, and calendars, imagyned and invented by the makers dyvisers and printers of the same books, as by sundry Strange persones called Anabaptists and Sacramentarys which be lately comen into this realme wher some of them remayn privily vnknowen. And by some other his Hieghnes subjects using som supersticious speches and rashe words of erroneous matters, and fantasticall opinyons bothe in their prechings and famylyar communications Wherby dyverse and many of his simple loving subjects have ben enduced and encoraged arrogantly and supersticyosly to argue and dispute in open places tavernes and Alehowses not wonly oppon baptysme but allso vppon the holy and blessed sacrament of the Aultre, and farther allsoo to breke contempne and despise of their own private willes and appetites, other holye Sacraments laudable rytes and ceremonyes heretofore vsed and accustumed in this his graces realme and churche of England not only to the greate slaundre of sundry the Kings true simple and unlerned subjects and other but also to the reproche and vituperacion of this said hole realme and church, to his graces hiegh discontentacion and displeaso' wt daungier of encrease of, the said enormities and abuses, onles his hieghnes shuld spedely reforme and redresse the same. Wheruppon his Maiestie moost prudently pondering and consydering the grete cure and chardge which it hath pleased Allmighty god of his infynite goodnes to commytt to his Maiestie over all the congregation of the said church of England. And above all things ernestly willing and desiring to advaunce and sett furth the holye worde of god to his dyvin honor and glorie, and to conserve his said realme and churche commytted to his chardge in peace vnytie rest and tranquillitie from all wykked errors and erronyouse opynyons and dissention. Doth therfor straitly chardge and commaunde by this his

present proclamation aswell all and singuler his subjects off what degre so ever they be as all other what soever resyaunts or inhabitaunts win this his realme or any other his domynyons that from hensforth they and euery of them for his part shall obey kepe and observe all and singuler such Articles as hereafter folowe vppon the paynes and penalties conteyned and specyfied in the same.

First for expelling and advoyding the occasion of the said errors and sedycyous opynyons by reason of bookes emprinted in the Englishe tong brought and transported from outward parties. The Kings moost royall Matie straictly chardgeth and commaundeth that no personne or personnes of what astate degre or condytion so ever he be, shall from hensforth withowt his Maties specyall-licence, transporte or bring from outward parts into this his realme of Englande or any other his graces domynyons Any maner books printed in the English tong nor sell gyff vtter or puplishe any such books from hensforth to be brought into this realme or into any other his hieghnes domynyons vppon the paynes that the offendor in that article shall not only incurre and rune into his grac's moost hiegh displeasor and indignacion, but allso shall lose and forfait to his Matie all hys or their goods and catalls, and haue emprysonment at his grac's wyll.

Item that no person or persones in this realm shall from hensforth printe any books in the Englishe tonge onles vppon examynacion made by some of his grac's pryve counsaile or other such as his hieghnes shall appoint, they shall have lycence so to do and yet so havyng nott to put thes wordes cum privilegio Regali w owght addyng ad imprimendum solum. And that the hole copie or ells at the lest theffect of his licence and privilege be therw' printed and playnly declared and expressed in the Englishe tonge vnderneth them nor from hensforth shall print or bring into this his realme any boks of dyvyn scripture in the English tong w' any annotacions in the margyn or any prologe or addytions in the Calendar or table except such annotacions be first vieued examyned and allowed by the Kyngs hieghnes or such of his counsaile or other as it shall please his Matie to assigne therto but oonly the playn sentence and

texte wt a table or Repertory instructing the reader to fynde redely the chapto's conteyned in the said booke and theffects therof. Nor shall from hensforth prynt any boke of translacions in the Englishe tong, onles the playne name of the translator therof be conteyned in the same boke, or ells that the Printer woll aunswer for the same as for his owne pryve dede and acte and otherwise to make the translatour the prynter to suffre emprisonement and make a fyne at the Kings will and pleasor.

And the maynteners abetters printers sellers vtterers and kepers of any boks owt of the which any suche lewde opinyons eyther against the moost blessed sacrament of the aulter or setting forth any erronyouse opynion of the said anabaptistes maye be gathered his hieghnes allso intendeth in like case to punish as is aforesaid wtowt any fauor or mercy to be shewed to any of them offending in any of the premisses.

Item that no persone or persones vsing the occupacion of printing of bokes in this realme shall print vtter sell or cause to be publisshed any books of scriptur in the English tong vntyll such tyme as the same bokes be first viewed examyned and admitted by the Kings hieghnes, or oon of his grac's privie counsaile, or oon bisshop of this realme whose name allso we woll to be expressyd vppon payne not only to incurre and runne into the kings moost hiegh displeaso1 and indignacion, but allso to lose and forfait all their goods and catalls and suffre emprysonement at his grac's wyll.

Item forasmuch as dyverse and sundry Straungiers of the sect and false opynyon of the Anabaptistes and Sacramentarys ben lately comen into this realme, wher they lurke secretely in dyverse corners and plac's myndyng craftely and subtely to provoke and stirr the Kings loving subjects to their erro's and opynyons wherof parte of them by the greate travaile and diligence of the Kings hieghnes and his counsaile be apprehended and taken. The Kings moost royall Matic declareth and notyfieth to all his loving subjects that his hieghnes like a godly and Catholike prince abhorreth and detesteth the same sects and their wykked and abhomynable erro's and opynyons and entendeth to proced against such of them as be all redy apprehended accordyng

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