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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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1Who entering there before the Bishop, offered on the kings behalf to be defended, that no man Jure divine could or ought to marry his brothers wife: and that the Bishop of Rome by no means ought to dispense to the contrary. Divers promises were made, and sundry days appointed, wherein the question should have been disputed, and when our part was ready to answer, no man there appeared to dispute in that behalf. So in the end the Bishop making to our Ambassadors good countenance,2 and gratifying Doctor Cranmer with the Office of the Penitentiarishyp, dismissed them undisputed withal.
1Who entryng there before the Byshop, offered on the kynges behalfe to be defended, that no man Iure diuine could or ought to mary his brothers wife: and that the Byshop of Rome by no meanes ought to dispence to the contrary. Diuers promises were made, and sundry dayes appointed, wherein the question should haue bene disputed, and when our part was ready to aunswere, no mā there appeared to dispute in that behalfe. So in the end the Byshop makyng to our Ambassadours good countenaunce,2 and gratiffyng Doctour Cranmer with the Office of the Penitentiarishyp, dismissed them vndisputed withall.
- 1Arguing to the popes face, that contrary to the word of God he had no power to dispense.
- 2Doct. Cranmer made the popes Penitentiary.
1Whereupon the Earle of Wiltshire and other Commissioners, saving Doct. Cranmer, returned home again into England. And forthwith Doct. Cranmer went to the Emperor being in his journey towards Vienna in expedition against the Turk, there to answer such learned men of the Emperors Counsel, as would or could say any thing to the contrary part. Where, amongest the rest at the same time,