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are raised by the confidence with which those slanders have been vented. Now the matter is better understood, and though at this distance, and after the rasure of records made in Queen Mary's reign, it must be acknowledged that there are many things, either quite passed over, or so defectively related by me, that this Work wants that perfection, which were to be desired; yet notwithstanding all these disadvantages, besides the faults of style, method, or way of expression, which may be more justly put to my account, though having done it in the best manner I could, I have little to answer for, but the presumption of undertaking a design too high for me to perform with that life and perfection that such a subject required; and even in that I rather submitted to the authority of others, who engaged me in it, than vainly fancied myself able to accomplish it; but after all those allowances that are necessary, of which there can none be more sensible than myself, I am not out of hope but this Work may have some good effect on such as shall read it impartially and with candour; and that those who are already of our church shall be induced to like it the better, when they see what the beginnings of our Reformation were and those who are not of our communion may the more easily be brought into it, when they see by what steps and upon what reasons the changes were made and if this success follows my poor endeavours, I shall think my time and pains have been well employed.

I am apprehensive enough of the faults I may be guilty of, but I shall now give the reader such an assurance of my readiness to correct them, as soon as I am convinced of them, that I hope, if any thing occurs to any that deserves censure, they will communicate it first to myself; and if I do not upon better information retract what I have written, then I shall allow them to make it public in what manner they please. And it may be presumed I will not be for the future unwilling to do this, by the following account of the mistakes which I made in the former Part, communicated to me by Mr. Fulman, of whom I made mention in the Preface. With these I conclude this work*.

In the present edition, Mr. Fulman's corrections have been made in the several places referred to; either by incorporating them with the text, or by adding them as notes at the bottom of the pages.

A TABLE

OF

THE RECORDS AND PAPERS

THAT ARE IN THE COLLECTION,

With which the Places in the History to which they relate are marked. The First Number, with the Letter C, is the Page of the Collection; the Second, with the Letter H, is the Page of the History.

THE journal of King Edward's reign

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1. His preface to some Scriptures against idolatry 82 207 2. A discourse concerning the reformation of divers abuses..

83 206

3. A reformation of the Order of the Garter, translated into Latin by him

89 270

4. A paper concerning a free mart in England..
5. The method in which the Council represented
matters of state to him....

6. Articles for the regulation of the Privy-Coun-
cil

94 272

99 287

...101 281

BOOK I.

1. The character of King Edward given by

Cardan

2. The commission taken out by Archbishop

Cranmer

106 2

107 7

3. The Council's letter to the justices of peace.. 109 4. The order for the coronation of King Edward 111

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5. The commission for which the Lord Chancel-
lor was deprived of his office; with the opi-
nion of the judges about it....

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6. The Duke of Somerset's commission to be Pro-
tector..

117

7. The King's letter to the Archbishop of York
concerning the visitation

123

8. The form of bidding prayers before the Re-
formation...

124

9. A letter of Bishop Tonstal's, proving the sub-
jection of the crown of Scotland to the King
of England

10. A letter sent by the Scottish nobility to the
Pope, concerning their being an independent
kingdom...

34

39

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11. The oath given to the Scots who submitted to
the Protector

133

12. Bonner's protestation, with his submission.... 134
13. Gardiner's letter concerning the injunctions
14. The conclusion of his letter to the Protector
against them..

135

137

15. A letter of the Protector's to the Lady Mary,
justifying the Reformation..

138

16. Petitions made by the lower house of convo-
cation....

141

17. A second petition to the same purpose.
18. Reasons for admitting the inferior clergy to sit
in the House of Commons.......................

142

143

19. A letter of Martin Bucer's to Gropper
20. Questions and answers concerning the divorce
of the Marquis of Northampton

146

150

21. Injunctions given in King Henry's time to the
deanery of Doncaster..

151

22. A proclamation against innovations without
the King's authority

154

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23. An order of Council for the removing of

images..

156 ib.

24. A letter, with directions sent to all preachers 157 80
25, Questions concerning some abuses in the mass,
with the answers made by some bishops
and divines to them

160

26. A collection of the chief indulgences then in
the English offices

178

27. Injunctions for a visitation of chantries
28. The Protector's letter to Gardiner concerning
the points that he was to handle in his

181

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sermon

184

166

91

29. Idolatrous collects and hymns in the Hours of

Sarum
30. Dr. Redmayn's opinion of the marriage of the
clergy...

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ib. 134

198 138

199 146

31. Articles of treason against the Admiral.
32. The warrant for the Admiral's execution
33. Articles for the King's visitors.....
34. A paper of Luther, concerning a reconciliation
with the Zwinglians

35. The sentence against Joan of Kent.

36. A letter of the Protector's to Sir Philip Hob-
bey, of the rebellions at home...

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201 157

37. A letter of Bonner's after his deprivation.... 203 168
38. Instructions to Sir W. Paget, sent to the Em-

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39. A letter of Paget to the Protector
40. Another letter of his to the Protector.
41. The Council's letter to the King against the

Protector.....

42. The Protector's submission

204 173
207 ib.

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43. A letter from the Council to the King.

222 180

44. A letter writ by the Council to Cranmer and

Paget..

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226 181

ib.

45. Cranmer's and Paget's answer.
46. Articles objected to the Duke of Somerset.... ib.
47. A letter of the Council's to the bishops, as-
suring them that the King intended to go
forward in the Reformation.

48. Cardinal Wolsey's letter for procuring the
popedom to himself upon Pope Adrian's
death.

49. Instructions given to the Lord Russel and
others, concerning the delivery of Bulloigne
to the French

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51. The patents for the German congregation..... 243 203
52. Injunctions given by Bishop Ridley
53. Oglethorpe's submission and profession of his

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55. Articles of religion set out by the king's au-

56. Instructions to the president of the north 263 284
57. Instructions to Sir Richard Morison, sent to 273 287

the emperor

58. A letter of Ridley's, setting out the sins of that

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273 287

276 296

59. Ridley's letter to the Protector concerning the

C. H.

visitation of the university of Cambridge 277 158 60. The Protector's answer to the former letter.. 280 ib. 61. A letter of Cranmer's to King Henry, concern

ing a further reformation, and against sacri-
lege

281 257

BOOK II.

1. The proclamation of Lady Jane Gray's title to the crown

285 300

2. A letter written by Queen Katherine to her daughter

289 306

3. An humble submission made by Queen Mary to her father......

290 307

4. Another of the same strain, confirming the former ...

292 ib.

5. Another to the same purpose

6. A letter written by her to Cromwell, containing a full submission in all points of religion to her father's pleasure...

ib. ib.

293 ib.

7. A letter of Bonner's upon his being restored to his bishopric.....

295 316

them ....

8. Cranmer's manifesto against the mass
9. The conclusion of instructions sent by Cardi-
nal Pole to the Queen .....

10. Injunctions sent by the queen to the bishops...
11. A commission to turn out some of the reformed

bishops

12. Another commission for turning out the rest of

13. Bonner's certificate that Bishop Scory had put

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away his wife

306 352

14. The queen's letter to the justices of peace in

Norfolk

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307 369

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15. The articles of Bonner's visitation.

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16. Address made by the lower to the upper house

of convocation..

316 377

17. A bull making Cardinal Beaton legate a latere

in Scotland

322 373

18. A letter of the queen's, recommending Cardinal Pole to the popedom

336 396

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