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All the submissions, and recantations of Thomas Cranmer, late Archbishop of Canterbury truly set…All the submyssyons, and recantations of Thomas Cranmer, late Archebyshop of Canterburye truely set…
All the submissions, and recantations of Thomas Cranmer, late Archbishop of Canterbury truly set forth both in Latin and English, agreeable to the originals, written and subscribed with his own hande. Visum [et] examinatum per reverendum patrem [et] dominum, dominum edmundum episcopum London. Anno, M.D.LVI.All the submyssyons, and recantations of Thomas Cranmer, late Archebyshop of Canterburye truely set forth both in Latyn and Englysh, agreable to the originalles, wrytten and subscribed with his owne hande. Visum [et] examinatum per reuerendum patrem [et] dominum, dominum edmundum episcopum London. Anno, M.D.LVI.
Excusum Londini : In ædibus Johannis Cawodi Typographi Regiæ Maiestatis, Anno, M.D.LVI. 1556Excusum Londini : In ædibus Iohannis Cawodi Typographi Regiæ Maiestatis, Anno, M.D.LVI. 1556
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¶ The true copy of the first submission o Thomas Cranmer, late Archbishop of Canterbury, which afterward by inconstancy and unstableness he the said Thomas Cranmer did cancel, the original whereof was sent to the Queens Majesty, and her privy counsel, as followeth.
¶ The true copye of the fyrste submyssion o Thomas Cranmer, late Archbyshop of Caunterburye, which afterwarde by inconstancye and vnstablenes he the sayd Thomas Cranmer did cancell, the oryginall whereof was sent to the Quenes Maiestie, and her priuie counsell, as foloweth.
Forasmuch as the king and Queens majesties, by consent of their parliament, have received the Popes authority within this realm, I am content to submit my self to their laws herein, and to take the Pope for chief head of this church of England, so far as Gods laws and the laws and customs of this realm will permit.
FOrasmuch as the kynge and Quenes maiesties, by consent of their parliament, haue receaued the Popes aucthoritie within this realme, I am content to submyt my selfe to theyr lawes herein, and to take the Pope for chief heade of this churche of England, so farre as Gods lawes and the lawes and customes of this realme wyll permit.
Thomas Cranmer.