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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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Now by these laws, if the Bishop of Romes authority which be claimeth by God, be lawful, of your graces laws and customs of your Realm being contrary to the Popes laws be naught, and aswell your majesty as your judges, justices and all other executors of the same, stand accursed among heretics, which God forbid. And yet this curse can never be avoided (if the Pope have such power as he claimeth) until such times as the laws and customs of this Realm,1 being contrary to his laws, be taken away and blotted out of the law books. And although there be many laws of this Realm contrary to the laws of Rome, yet I named but a few: as to convict a Clarke before any temporal Judge of this Realm, for debt, felony, murder or for any other crime, which Clerks by the Popes laws be so exempt from the Kings laws, that they can be no where sued but before their Ordinary.
Now by these lawes, if the Byshop of Romes authority which be claymeth by God, bee lawfull, of your graces lawes and customes of your Realme being contrary to the Popes lawes be naught, and aswell your maiesty as your iudges, iustices and all other executors of the same, stand accursed among heretickes, which God forbid. And yet this curse can neuer be auoyded (if the Pope haue such power as he claymeth) vntil such times as the lawes and customes of this Realme,1 beyng contrary to his lawes, bee taken away and blotted out of the law bookes. And although there bee many lawes of this Realme contrary to the lawes of Rome, yet I named but a few: as to conuict a Clarke before any temporall Iudge of this Realme, for debt, felony, murther or for any other crime, which Clarkes by the Popes lawes be so exempt from the Kynges lawes, that they can be no where sued but before their Ordinary.
- 1The Popes laws and the laws of England are contrary.The Popes lawes and the lawes of England are contrary.