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An answerAn aunsvvere
An answer by the Reverend Father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitan, unto a crafty and sophistical cavillation, devised by Stephen Gardiner Doctor of Law, late Bishop of Winchester against the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and blood of our saviour Jesus Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serveth, answered such places of the book of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seem any thing worthy the answering. Here is also the true copy of the book written, and in open court delivered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...An aunsvvere by the Reuerend Father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitane, vnto a craftie and sophisticall cauillation, deuised by Stephen Gardiner Doctour of Law, late Byshop of Winchester agaynst the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and bloud of our sauiour Iesu Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serueth, aunswered such places of the booke of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seeme any thyng worthy the aunsweryng. Here is also the true copy of the booke written, and in open court deliuered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...
London: printed by John Daye, 1580London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1580
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Caunterbury.
The first entry of your book showeth to them that be wise, what they §1may look for in the rest of the same, except the beginning vary from all that followeth.1 Now the beginning is framed with such sleight & subtlety, that it may deceive the reader notably in two things. The one, that he should think you were called into judgement before the kings majesties commissioners at Lambeth for your catholic faith in the Sacrament: The other, that you made your book for your defence therein, which be both utterly untrue For your book was made or ever ye were called before the said commissioners, and after you were called, then you altered only two lines in the beginning of your book, and made that beginning which it hath now. This am I able to prove, as well otherwise, as by a book which I have of your own hand writing, wherein appeareth plainly the alteration of the beginning.
THe first entrie of your booke sheweth to them that be wise, what they §1may looke for in the rest of the same, except the beginning vary from all that followeth.1 Now the beginning is framed with such sleight & subtletie, that it may deceiue the reader notably in two thinges. The one, that he should thinke you were called into iudgement before the kinges maiesties commissioners at Lamhith for your catholike faith in the Sacrament: The other, that you made your booke for your defence therein, which be both vtterly vntrue For your booke was made or euer ye were called before the said commissioners, and after you were called, then you altered only two lines in the beginning of your booke, and made that beginning which it hath now. This am I able to proue, as well otherwise, as by a booke which I haue of your owne hand writing, wherin appeareth plainly the alteration of the beginning.