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The Friday being come, in stead of disputation, the Prolocutor exhibited two several Bills unto the House: ⟨p. 102⟩the one, of the natural presence of Christ in the sacrament, and the other, that the Catechism was not set out by the houses consent: requiring all to subscribe to these Bills, as he himself had done. To which motion all did assent, saving the Dean of Rochester, the Dean of Exeter, the Archdeacon of Winchester, the Archdeacon of Hertford, and the Archdeacon of Stow, and one other. And while the rest were subscribing, John Philpot stood up, and declared that the Catechism was set out by the assent of the house: and as touching the point of natural presence, that it was against reason, that men should subscribe before the matter were discussed: and withal, desired the Prolocutor, that he would be a mean to the Council, that some of those that were the setters out of the same catechism, might be brought into the house, to show their learning that moved them to set forth the same: and that D. Ridley, & M. Rogers, with two or three more, might be licensed to be present at this disputation, and to be associated with them. The bishops made answer, it was not for them to call such persons unto the house, since some of them were prisoners: but they would be Petitioners in this behalf to the Council: and in case that any were absent, that ought to be of the house, they willed them to be taken in unto them if they listed.

The Friday being come, in steade of disputation, the Prolocutor exhibited two seuerall Billes vnto the House: ⟨p. 102⟩the one, of the naturall presence of Christ in the sacrament, and the other, that the Catechisme was not set out by the houses consent: requiring all to subscribe to these Billes, as he himselfe had done. To which motion all did assent, sauing the Deane of Rochester, the Dean of Exceter, the Archdeacon of Winchester, the Archdeacon of Hertforde, and the Archdeacon of Stow, and one other. And while the rest were subscribing, Iohn Philpot stoode vp, and declared that the Catechisme was set out by the assent of the house: and as touching the poynt of naturall presence, that it was against reason, that men should subscribe before the matter were discussed: and withall, desired the Prolocutor, that he would be a meane to the Counsell, that some of those that were the setters out of ye same catechisme, might be brought into the house, to shew their learning that moued them to set forth the same: and that D. Ridley, & M. Rogers, with two or thrée more, might be licensed to be present at this disputation, and to be associated with them. The bishops made answere, it was not for them to cal such persons vnto ye house, since some of them were prisoners: but they would be Petitioners in this behalfe to the Counsell: and in case that any were absent, that ought to be of the house, they willed them to be taken in vnto them if they listed.