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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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The Priest being amazed at my Lords familiar talk, made answer and said:1 I beseecheth your Grace to pardon me. I am altogether unlearned, and understand not the Latin tongue but very simply. My only study hath been to say my service and Mass fair and deliberate, which I can do aswell as any Priest in the country where I dwell, I thank God. Well, said the other, if you will not appose me, I will be so bold to appose you, & yet as easily as I can devise, & that only in the story of the Bible now in English, in which I suppose that you are daily exercised.2 Tell me therefore who was king Davids father, said my Lord? The Priest stood still pausing a white and said: In good saith my Lord, I have forgotten his name. Then said the other again to him: if you can not tell that, I pray you tell me then who was Solomons Father? The fond foolish Priest without all consideration what was demanded of him before, made answer: Good my Lord bear with me, I am not further seen in the Bible, then is daily read in ⟨image 9⟩our service in the Church.
The Priest beyng amased at my Lordes familiar talke, made aunswere and sayd:1 I beséeth your Grace to pardon me. I am altogethers vnlearned, and vnderstand not the Latin toung but very simply. My onely study hath bene to say my seruice and Masse fayre and deliberate, which I can do aswell as any Priest in the countrey where I dwel, I thanke God. Well, sayd the other, if you will not appose me, I will be so bold to appose you, & yet as easly as I can deuise, & that onely in the story of the Bible now in English, in which I suppose that you are dayly exercised.2 Tell me therfore who was kyng Dauids father, sayd my Lord? The Priest stoode still pausing a white and sayd: In good sayth my Lord, I haue forgotten his name. Then sayd the other agayne to him: if you can not tell that, I pray you tell me then who was Salomons Father? The fond foolish Priest without all consideration what was demaunded of him before, made aunswere: Good my Lord beare with me, I am not further séene in the Bible, then is dayly read in