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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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To whom the Archbishop answering again, saying: as I do not deny my self to be the very Author of that Bill or Letter, so must I confess here unto you, concerning the same Bill, that I am sorry that the said Bill went from me in such sort as it did. For when I had written it, M. Scory got the Copy of me, and is now come abroad, and as I understand, the City is full of it. For which I am sorry, that it so passed my hands: for I had intended otherwise to have made it in a more large and ample manner, & minded to have set it on Pauls Church door, and on the doors of all the Churches in London, with mine own feel joined thereto.
To whom the Archbishop aunswering againe, saying: as I doe not deny my selfe to be the very Authour of that Bill or Letter, so must I confesse here vnto you, concerning the same Bill, that I am sorie that the sayd Bill went from me in such sort as it did. For when I had written it, M. Scory got the Copie of me, and is now come abroad, and as I vnderstand, the Citie is full of it. For whiche I am sorie, that it so passed my handes: for I had intended otherwise to haue made it in a more large and ample maner, & mynded to haue set it on Paules Church doore, and on the doores of all the Churches in London, with mine owne feele ioyned thereto.
At which words when they saw the constantnesse of the man, they dismissed him, affirming they had no more at that present to say unto him, but that shortly he should hear further. The said Bishop declared afterward to one of Doct. Cranmers friends, that notwithstanding his attainder of treason, the Queens determination at that time was, that Cranmer should only have been deprived of his Archbishopric, and have had a sufficient living assigned him, upon his exhibiting of a true Inventory, with commandment to keep his house without meddling in matters of Religion. But how that was true, I have not to say. This is certain, that not long after this, he was sent unto the Tower, and soon after condemned of treason.1 Notwithstanding, the Queen when she could not honestly deny him his pardon, seeing all the rest were discharged, and specially seeing he last of all other subscribed to king Edwards request, & that against his own will, released to him his action of treason, and accused him only of heresy: