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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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This Bill being thus written, and lying openly a window in his chamber, cometh in by chance Master Scory, Bishop then of Rochester, who after he had read and perused the same, required of the Archbishop to have a Copy of the Bill. The Archbishop when he had granted and permitted the same to Master Scory, by the occasion thereof M. Scory lending it to some friend of his, there were divers Copies taken out thereof, & the thing published abroad among the common people: in so much that every Scriveners shop almost, was occupied in writing and copying out the same, and so at length some of those Copies coming to the Bishops hands, & so brought to the Council, & they sending it to the Commissioners, the matter was known, & so he commanded to appear.
This Bill being thus written, and lying openly a window in his chamber, cōmeth in by chaunce Maister Scory, Bishop then of Rochester, who after he had read and perused the same, required of the Archbishop to haue a Copie of the Bill. The Archbishop when he had graunted and permitted the same to Maister Scory, by the occasion therof M. Scory lending it to some frend of his, there were diuers Copies takē out therof, & the thing published abroad among the common people: in so much that euery Scriueners shop almost, was occupied in writing and copying out the same, and so at length some of those Copies comming to the Bishops handes, & so brought to the Counsell, & they sending it to the Commissioners, the matter was knowen, & so he commaūded to appeare.
Whereupon Doct. Cranmer at his day prefixed,1 appeared before the said Commissioners, bringing a true Inventory, as he was commanded, of all his goods. That done, a Bishop of the Queens privy Council, being one of the said Commissioners, after the Inventory was received, bringing in mention of the Bill: My Lord (said he) there is a Bill put forth in your name, wherein you seem to be aggrieved with setting up the Mass again: we doubt not but you are sorry that it is gone abroad.
Whereupon Doct. Cranmer at his day prefixed,