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 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.. 6. Articles for the regulation of the Privy-Coun- 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 5. The commission for which the Lord Chancel- 6. The Duke of Somerset's commission to be Pro- 117 7. The King's letter to the Archbishop of York 123 8. The form of bidding prayers before the Re- 124 9. A letter of Bishop Tonstal's, proving the sub- 10. A letter sent by the Scottish nobility to the 34 39 11. The oath given to the Scots who submitted to 133 12. Bonner's protestation, with his submission.... 134 135 137 15. A letter of the Protector's to the Lady Mary, 138 16. Petitions made by the lower house of convo- 141 17. A second petition to the same purpose. 142 143 19. A letter of Martin Bucer's to Gropper 146 150 21. Injunctions given in King Henry's time to the 151 22. A proclamation against innovations without 154 23. An order of Council for the removing of images.. 156 ib. 24. A letter, with directions sent to all preachers 157 80 160 26. A collection of the chief indulgences then in 178 27. Injunctions for a visitation of chantries 181 sermon 184 166 91 29. Idolatrous collects and hymns in the Hours of Sarum ..... ib. 134 198 138 199 146 31. Articles of treason against the Admiral. 35. The sentence against Joan of Kent. 36. A letter of the Protector's to Sir Philip Hob- .... 201 157 37. A letter of Bonner's after his deprivation.... 203 168 ......... 39. A letter of Paget to the Protector Protector..... 42. The Protector's submission 204 173 43. A letter from the Council to the King. 222 180 44. A letter writ by the Council to Cranmer and Paget.. 226 181 ib. 45. Cranmer's and Paget's answer. 48. Cardinal Wolsey's letter for procuring the 49. Instructions given to the Lord Russel and 51. The patents for the German congregation..... 243 203 55. Articles of religion set out by the king's au- 56. Instructions to the president of the north 263 284 the emperor 58. A letter of Ridley's, setting out the sins of that 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- 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 10. Injunctions sent by the queen to the bishops... bishops 12. Another commission for turning out the rest of 13. Bonner's certificate that Bishop Scory had put away his wife 306 352 14. The queen's letter to the justices of peace in Norfolk ........ 307 369 ...... 15. The articles of Bonner's visitation. 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 |