An abridgement of the book of acts and monuments of the ChurchAn abridgement of the booke of acts and monumentes of the Church

So the B. of Winchester. & his Colleagues appointed D. Cole, Dean of Pauls to be the utterer of their minds. Who partly by speech only, and partly by reading authorities written, & at certain times informed by his colleagues what to say, made a declaration of their meanings, and their reasons to their first propositions. Which being ended, they were asked by the privy Counsel, if any of them had any more to say? and they said no. So the other were licensed to show their minds: which they did according to their first order, exhibiting all that which they meant to propound, in a book written: which (after prayer made most humbly to God, for the endowing of them with his holy spirit, & a protestation also to stand to the doctrine of the Catholic church builded upon the Scriptures, and the doctrine of the Prophets & Apostles) was distinctly read by one Robert Horne bachelor of Divinity, after B. of Winchester. Which when he had done with some likelihood (it seemed) that the same was much allowable to the audience, certain of the B. began (contrary to their former answer) to say that they now had much to say to this matter. So it was ordered, & agreed upon on both parts in full audience, that upon monday following, the Bishops should bring their minds, and reasons in writing to the second assertion, and the last also (if they could) and first read the same. And that done, the other part should bring likewise theirs to the same: & being read, ⟨p. 284⟩each of them should deliver to other the same writings: and in the mean time the Bishops should put in writing, not only that which Doctor Cole had that day uttered, but all such other matters as they any otherwise could think of for the same. And as soon as they might possible, to send the same book touching that first assertion to the other part, and they should receive of them the writing which Master Horne had read there that day. And upon Monday it should be agreed, what day they should exhibit their answers touching the first proposition. This both parties assented unto, and so the assembly was quietly dismissed.

So the B. of Winchester. & his Colleagues appointed D. Cole, Deane of Paules to be ye vtterer of their mindes. Who partly by spéech only, and partly by reading authorities written, & at certaine times informed by his colleagues what to say, made a declaration of their meanings, and their reasons to their first propositions. Which being ended, they were asked by the priuy Counsaile, if any of them had any more to say? and they saide no. So the other were licensed to shew their mindes: which they did according to their first order, exhibiting all that which they ment to propound, in a booke written: which (after prayer made most humbly to God, for the endewing of them with his holy spirit, & a protestation also to stand to the doctrine of the Catholike church builded vpon the Scriptures, and the doctrine of the Prophets & Apostles) was distinctly read by one Robert Horne batcheler of Diuinitie, after B. of Winchester. Which whē he had doone with some likelihood (it séemed) that the same was much allowable to the audience, certayne of the B. began (contrary to their former answere) to say that they now had much to say to this matter. So it was ordered, & agréed vpon on both parts in full audience, that vpon munday following, the Bishops should bring their minds, and reasons in writing to the second assertion, and the last also (if they could) and first reade the same. And that done, the other part should bring likewise theirs to the same: & being read,