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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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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:2 Insomuch that when he perceived the fatal end of king Edward should work to him no good success touching his body and goods, he incontinently called his Officers, his Steward and other, commanding them in any wise to pay, where any penny was owing, which was out of hand dispatched.
How litle this Prelate we speake of, was infected with filthy desire of lucre, and how he was no niggard,1 all kynde of people that knew him, aswell learned beyond the Seas and on this side, to whom yearely he gaue in exhibition no small summes of money, as other, both Gentlemen, meane men, and poore men, who had in their necessitie that which he could conueniently spare, lende, or make, can well testifie. And albeit such was his liberalitie to all sortes of men, that no man did lacke whom he could do for, either in giuyng or lendyng: yet neuertheles such was agayne his circumspection, that when he was apprehended & committed by Quéene Mary to the Tower, he ought no mā liuyng a peny that could or would demaunde any duetie of him, but satisfied euery man to the vttermost: where els no small summes of money were •wyng to him of diuers persons, which by breakyng their billes and obligations hee fréely forgaue and suppressed before his attainter: