BOOK meum? Num quem verba sensu grammatico accepta præ se II. ferebant, an aliud quiddam? To whom Feckenham answered. Anno 1551. There were present, besides those that disputed, these noble and learned persons; the Lord Russel, Sir Anthony Coke, Mr. Hales, Mr. Wroth, Mr. Frogmartin, Mr. Knolles, Mr. Harrington. The second disputation was December 3. following, in Mr. Morisin's house: where were present the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl of Rutland, the Lord Russel, and those above named, and Watson added on the Papists' side. Then Cheke again propounded the question, "Whether the words of the supper are to be understood in a grammatical, or in a figurative sense?" To which Watson responded. Both these disputations are too large for this place, but they are set down in one of the manuscript volumes of the Benet library.

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man dies.

Fox's Acts.

In November died Dr. John Redman, Master of Trinity college in Cambridge, and one of the great lights of that university, for the bringing in solid learning among the students: a prebendary of the church of Westminster; and Bacon's Re- who, in the year 1549, assisted in the compiling the English ports. book of Common Prayer, and preached a sermon upon the learned Bucer's death the day following his funeral. He was a person of extraordinary reputation among all for his great learning and reading, and profound knowledge in divinity: so that the greatest divines gave a mighty deference to his judgment. And therefore, when he lay sick at Westminster, many learned men repaired to him, desiring to know his last judgment of several points, then so much controverted. And he was very ready to give them satisfaction. Among the rest that came, were Richard Wilks, Master of Christ's college, Cambridge; Alexander Noel, afterwards Dean of Paul's; and Yong, a man of fame in Cambridge for his disputing against Bucer about justification. In these conferences with these learned men, he called the see of Rome sentina malorum, "a sink of evils;" he said, "that pur

gatory, as the schoolmen taught it, was ungodly; and that "there was no such kind of purgatory as they fancied. "That the offering up the sacrament in masses and trentals "for the sins of the dead, was ungodly. That the wicked 270" are not partakers of the body of Christ, but receive the

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sacrament, or perceived with the outward sense, is to be Anno 1551, worshipped. That we receive not Christ's body corpo

raliter, grossly, like other meats, but so spiritualiter, that "nevertheless vere, truly. That there was not any good ground in the old doctors for transubstantiation, as ever “ he could perceive; nor could he see what could be an"swered to the objections against it. That priests might by “ the law of God marry wives. That this proposition, Faith only justifies, so that this faith signify a true lively faith, resting in Christ, and embracing him, is a true, godly, "sweet, and comfortable doctrine. That our works cannot "deserve the kingdom of God. And," he said, "that it "troubled him that he had so much strove against justifica"tion by faith only." A treatise whereof he composed, which was printed at Antwerp, after his death, in the year 1555. He said also to Yong, "that consensus ecclesiæ was “ but a weak staff to lean to; and exhorted him to read the "Scriptures, for there was that which would comfort him, "when he should be in such a case as he was then in.” One asked him concerning the doctrine of the schooldoctors, that bread remained not after consecration. He replied, "there was none of the school-doctors knew what "consecratio did mean." And, pausing awhile, said, It was tota actio, the whole action in ministering the sacrament, as Christ did institute it. After the conference with him was ended, Yong, retiring into another chamber, said to Wilks, that Dr. Redman so moved him, that whereas he was before in such opinion of certain things, that he would have burned and lost his life for them; now he doubted of them. "But I see," said he, "a man shall know more and more by pro"cess of time, and by reading and hearing others. And "Mr. Dr. Redman's saying shall cause me to look more di

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ligently for them." Ellis Lomas, Redman's servant, said, he knew his master had declared to King Henry, that faith only justifieth, but that he thought that doctrine was not to be taught the people, lest they should be negligent to do good works. All this I have related of this divine, that I may in some measure preserve the memory of one of the

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BOOK learnedest men of his time; and lay up the dying words of a Papist, signifying so plainly his dislike and disallowance of many of their doctrines.

Anno 1551.

The sweating sick.

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cal laws.

The sweating sickness breaking out this year in great violence, (whereby the two sons of the Duke of Suffolk were taken off,) letters from the council, dated July 18, were sent to all the bishops, to persuade the people to prayer, and to see God better served.

It being enacted, 1549, that the King might, during three years, appoint sixteen spiritual men, and sixteen temporal, pointed to to examine the old ecclesiastical laws, and to compile a ecclesiasti body of ecclesiastical laws, to be in force in the room of the old: this third year, October 6, a commission was issued out to the same number of persons, authorizing them to reform the canon laws; that is to say, to eight bishops, eight divines, eight civil lawyers, and eight common. Whose names, as they occur in an original, are as follow:

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BISHOPS.

The Archbishop of Canterbury; the Bishops of London, Winchester, Ely, Exeter, Glocester, Bath, Rochester.

DIVINES.

Mr. Taylor of Lincoln; Cox, Almoner; Parker of Cambridge, Latimer, Cook, [Sir Anthony, I suppose,] Peter Martyr, Cheke, Johannes a Lasco.

CIVILIANS.

Mr. Peter, Cecyl, Sir Tho. Smith, Taylor of Hadeligh, Dr. May, Mr. Traheron, Dr. Lyel, Mr. Skinner.

LAWYERS.

Justice Hales, Justice Bromly, Goodrick, Gosnal, Stamford, Carel, Lucas, Brook, Recorder of London.

It was so ordered, that this number should be divided into thod they four distinct classes, or companies; each to consist of two bishops, two divines, two civilians, and two common lawyers. And to each company were assigned their set parts: which when one company had finished, it was transmitted to the other companies, to be by them all well considered and inspected. But out of all the number of two and thirty, eight especially were selected, from each rank two; viz. out of

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the bishops, the Archbishop and the Bishop of Ely; out of CHAP. the divines, Cox and Martyr; out of the civilians, Taylor and May; out of the common-lawyers, Lucas and Goodrick to whom a new commission was made, November 9, for the first forming of the work, and preparation of the matter. And the Archbishop supervised the whole work. This work they plied close this winter: but, lest they should be straitened for time, the parliament gave the King three years longer for accomplishing this affair. So, Feb. 2, a letter was sent from the council to make a new commission to the Archbishop, and to the other bishops and learned men, civilians and lawyers, for the establishment of the ecclesiastical laws, according to the act of parliament made in the last session. This was a very noble enterprize, and well worthy the thoughts of our excellent Archbishop: who with indefatigable pains had been, both in this and the last King's reign, labouring to bring this matter about; and he did his part, for he brought the work to perfection. But it wanted the King's ratification, which was delayed, partly by business, and partly by enemies.

Bishops consecrated.

August the 30th, John Scory, Ponet being translated to Scory. Winchester, was consecrated Bishop of Rochester, at Croydon, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by Nicolas Cranm. Regist. Bishop of London, and John Suffragan of Bedford.

Miles Coverdale was at the same time and place conse- Coverdale. crated Bishop of Exon, all with their surplices and copes, and Coverdale so habited also.

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The Articles of Religion.

The Arti- OUR Archbishop, and certain of the bishops and other diligion vines, but whom by name I find not, were this year chiefly framed and busied in composing and preparing a book of Articles of Religion; which was to contain what should be publicly owned as the sum of the doctrine of the church of England. This the Archbishop had long before this bore in his mind, as excellently serviceable for the creating of a concord and quietness among men, and for the putting an end to contentions and disputes in matters of religion. These articles the Archbishop was the penner, or at least the great director of, with the assistance, as is very probable, of Bishop Ridley. And so he publicly owned afterwards, in his answer to certain interrogatories put to him by Queen Mary's commissioners; viz. that the Catechism, the book of Articles, and the book against Winchester, were his doings. These Articles were in number forty-two, and were agreed to in the convocation 1552. And in the year 1553. they were published by the King's authority both in Latin and English. After they were finished, he laboured to have the clergy subscribe them: but against their wills he compelled none; though afterwards some charged him falsely to do so: which he utterly denied, as he declared before the said Queen's commissioners. But to enter into some particulars concerning so eminent a matter ecclesiastical as this was.

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In the year 1551, the King and his privy-council ordered the Archbishop to frame a book of Articles of Religion for the preserving and maintaining peace and unity of doctrine in this church, that, being finished, they might be set forth by public authority. The Archbishop, in obedience hereunto, drew up a set of Articles, which were delivered to certain other bishops to be inspected and subscribed, I suppose, by them. Before them they lay until this year 1552. Then, May 2, a letter was sent from the council to our Archbishop, to send the Articles that were delivered the last year