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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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After the disputations done and finished in Oxford between the Doctors of both Universities and the three worthy Bishops,1 Doct. Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer, sentence condemnatory immediately upon the same was ministered against them by Doct. Weston ⟨image 12⟩and other of the University: whereby they were judged to be heretics, and so committed to the Major and Sheriffs of Oxford, by whom he was carried to Bocardo their common Gail in Oxford.
After the disputations done and finished in Oxford betwene the Doctours of both Uniuersities and the thrée worthy Bishops,1 Doct. Cranmer, Ridley, and Larymer, sentēce condemnatory immediatly vpō the same was ministred against them by Doct. Weston ⟨image 12⟩and other of the Uniuersitie: whereby they were iudged to be heretickes, and so committed to the Maior and Sheriffes of Oxford, by whom hee was caried to Bocardo their cō mon Gaile in Oxford.
- 1Of this condemn nation, read in the last […], pag. 1554.Of this condē nation, read in the last 〈…〉, pag. 1554.
In this mean time, while the Archbishop was thus remaining in duraunce (whom they had kept now in prison almost the space of three years) the Doctors and Divines of Oxford, busied them selves all that ever they could about Master Cranmer, to have him recant, assaying by all crafty practises and allurements they might devise, how to bring their purpose to pass. And to the intent they might win him easily, they had him to the Deans house of Christs Church in the said University, where he lacked no delicate fare, played at the bowls, had his pleasure for walking, and all other things that might bring him from Christ. Over and besides all this, secretly and slightly, they suborned certain men, which when they could not expugne him by arguments and disputation, should by entreaty and fair promises, or any other means allure him to recantation: perceiving otherwise what a great wound they should receive, if the Archbishop had stood steadfast in his sentence: and again on the other side, how great profit they should get, if he as the principal standard bearer, should be overthrown. By reason whereof the wily Papists flocked about him, with threatening, flattering, entreating and promising, and all other means: especially Henry Sydall, and Friar John a Spaniard, De villa Garcina, to the end to drive him to the uttermost of their possibility, from his former sentence,