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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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With these words the Priest seemed to weep, and desired his Grace to pardon his fault and frailty, so that by his means he might return to his Cure again, and he would sure recant those his foolish words before his Parishioners so soon as he came home, and would become a new man. Well, said the Archbishop, so had you need. And giving him a godly admonition to refuse the haunting of the Alehouse,1 and to bestow his time better in the continual reading of the Scriptures, he dismissed him from the Fleet.
With these wordes the Priest séemed to wéepe, and desired his Grace to pardon his fault and frayltie, so that by his meanes he might returne to his Cure agayne, and he would sure recant those his foolishe wordes before his Parishioners so soone as he came home, and would become a new man. Well, sayd the Archbyshop, so had you néede. And geuyng him a godly admonition to refuse the hauntyng of the Al•house,1 and to bestow his tyme better in the continuall readyng of the Scriptures, hee dismissed him from the Fléete.
- 1The Archbishop forg••eth and dismisseth the Priest.The Archbyshop forg••eth and dismisseth the Priest.
How little this Prelate we speak of, was infected with filthy desire of lucre, and how he was no niggard,1 all kind of people that knew him, aswell learned beyond the Seas and on this side, to whom yearly he gave in exhibition no small sums of money, as other, both Gentlemen, mean men, and poor men, who had in their necessity that which he could conveniently spare, lend, or make, can well testify. And albeit such was his liberality to all sorts of men, that no man did lack whom he could do for, either in giving or lending: yet nevertheless such was again his circumspection, that when he was apprehended & committed by Queen Mary to the Tower, he ought no man living a penny that could or would demand any duty of him, but satisfied every man to the uttermost: where else no small sums of money were wyng to him of divers persons, which by breaking their bills and obligations he freely forgave and suppressed before his attainder: