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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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1Moreover the imperial laws and customs of this realm the king in his Coronation, and all Justices when they receive their offices, be sworn, and all the whole realm is bound to defend and maintain. But contrary hereunto the pope by his authority maketh void and commandeth to blot out of our books, all laws and customs being repugnant to his laws, and declareth accursed all rulers and governors, all the makers, writers, & executors of such laws or customs, as it appeareth by many of the Popes laws whereof one or two I shall rehearse. In the decrees, distin. x. is written thus: Constitution contra canons & decreta praesulum Romanorum vel bonos mores nullius sunt momenti. That is, the constitutions or statutes enacted against the Canons and decrees of the Bishops of Rome or their good customs are of none effect. Also, Extra de sententia excommunicationis, merit. Excommunicamus omnes hareticos utriusque sexus quocumque nomine censeantur, & fautors, & receptatores. & defensores eorum: nec non & qui de catero sernari fecerint statuta edita & consuetudines, contra ecclesia libertatem, nisiea de capitularibus suis intra duos menses post huiusmodi publicationem sentencia fecerint amoveri. Item excommunicamus statutarios, & scriptores statutorum ipsorum, nec non potestates, consules, rectors, & consiliarios locorum, ubi de catero huiusmodi statuta & consuetudines edita fuerint velseruatae, nec non & illos qui secundum ea praesumpserint judicarem, vel in publicam formam scribere judicata. That is to say, we excommunicate all heretics of both sexes, what name so ever they be called by and their favourers and receptors and defenders, and also them that shall hereafter cause to be observed, statutes and customs made against the liberty of the Church, except they cause the same to be put out of their books or records within two months after the publication of this sentence. Also we excommunicate the statute makers and writers of those statutes, and also the potestates consuls, governors and counsellors of places where such statutes and customs shall be made or kept, and also those that shall presume to give judgement according to them or put into public form of writing the manners so judged.
1Moreouer the imperiall lawes and customes of this realme the king in his Coronation, and all Iustices when they receiue their offices, be sworne, and all the whole realme is bound to defend and maintayne. But contrary hereunto the pope by his authority maketh voyd and commaundeth to blot out of our bookes, all lawes and customes being repugnant to his lawes, and declareth accursed all rulers and gouernours, all the makers, writers, & executors of such lawes or customes, as it appeareth by many of the Popes lawes whereof one or two I shall rehearse. In the decrees, distin. x. is written thus: Constitutione contra canones & decreta praesulum Romanorum vel bonos mores nullius sunt momenti. That is, the constitutions or statutes enacted agaynst the Canons and decrees of the Bishops of Rome or their good customes are of none effect. Also, Extra de sententia excommunicationis, merit. Excōmunicamus omnes hareticos vtriusque sexus quocumque nomine censeantur, & fautores, & receptatores. & defensores eorum: nec non & qui de catero sernari fecerint statuta edita & consuetudines, contra ecclesia libertatem, nisiea de capitularibus suis intra duos menses post huiusmodi publicationem sentencia fecerint amoueri. Item excōmunicamus statutarios, & scriptores statutorum ipsorum, nec non potestates, consules, rectores, & consiliarios locorum, vbi de catero huiusmodi statuta & consuetudines edita fuerint velseruatae, nec non & illos qui secundum ea praesumpserint iudicarem, vel in publicam formam scribere iudicata. That is to say, we excōmunicate all heretickes of both sexes, what name so euer they be called by and their fauourers and receptours and defenders, and also them that shall hereafter cause to be obserued, statutes and customes made agaynst the liberty of the Church, except they cause the same to be put out of their bookes or recordes within two monethes after the publication of this sentence. Also we excommunicate the statute makers and writers of those statutes, and also the potestates consuls, gouernors and counsellors of places where such statutes and customes shall be made or kept, and also those that shall presume to geue iudgement according to them or put into publike forme of writing the maners so iudged.