The history of the reformation of the Church of England. The first part of the progess made in it during the reign of K. Henry the VIII / by Gilbert Burnet.

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The history of the reformation of the Church of England. The first part of the progess made in it during the reign of K. Henry the VIII / by Gilbert Burnet.

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Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.

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Henry -- VIII, -- King of England, 1491-1547.

Church of England -- History.

Reformation -- England.

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Contents

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• TO THE KING.
• THE CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME.
• ERRATA in the Historical part.
• THE PREFACE.

• EFFIGIES HENRICI VIII D.G ANGLIAE GALL. ET HIB. REGIS DEFENSORIS FIDEI

• THE HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION OF THE Church of England. BOOK II.

• EFFIGIES VERA REVERENDISSIMI D. THOMAE CRANMERI ARCHIEPISCOPI CANTUARINSIS

• ADDENDA.
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• A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE HISTORY.
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  • BOOK II.
  • BOOK III.
• A COLLECTION OF RECORDS AND Original Papers; With other INSTRUMENTS Referred to in the Former History.
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    • I. The Record of Card. Adrian's Oath of Fi∣delity to Henry the 7th, for the Bishoprick of Bath and Wells.
    • II. Pope Julius's Letter to Archbishop Warham for giving K. Henry the 8th the Golden Rose.
    • III. A Writ for Summoning Convocations.
    • IV. A Writ for a Convocation summoned by Warham on an Ecclesiastical account.
    • V. The Preamble of the Act of Subsidy granted by the Clergy.
    • VI. Bishop Tonstal's Licence to Sir Thomas More for reading Heretical Books.
  • Ad Librum Secundum.
    • I. The Bull for the King's Marriage with Queen Katherine.
    • II. The King's Protestation against the Marriage.
    • III. Cardinal Wolsey's first Letter to Sir Gregory Cassali, about the Divorce. Taken from the Original.
    • Rome Ian. 1. 1528. IV. Two Letters of Secretary Knights to the Cardinal and the King, giving an account of his Conference with the Pope about his Divorce. Taken from the Originals.
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      • To the KING.
    • Rome 10. Ian. 1528. V. A part of an Original Letter from the same Person to Cardinal Wolsey, by which it appears that the Dispensation was then gran∣ted and sent over.
    • Orvieto the 13th of January. VI. Gregory Cassali's Letter about the Method in which the Pope de∣sired the Divorce should be managed. Taken from a Copy written by Cardinal Wolsey's Secretary.
    • Januar. 1528. ad Collegium. VII. A Duplicat. The King's Letter to the Colledg of Cardinals; from which it appears how much they favoured his Cause.
    • Febr. 10. 1528. VIII. A duplicate of the Cardinal's Letter to the Pope, about the the Divorce; corrected with his own hand.
    • IX. Cardinal Wolsey's Letter to Gregory Cassali, directing him to make Presents at Rome.
    • Rome Feb. 1527. X. The Decretal Bull that was desired in the King's Cause.
    • Rome Ian. 1528. XI. The Cardinal's Letter to John Cassali about it; Taken from a Duplicate written by his Secretary.
    • Romae Ian. 20. 1528. XII. Staphileus's Letter to the Cardinal, that shews how much he was persuaded of the justice of the King's Cause. The Original.
    • Ad Campegium, 1528. XIII. The Cardinal's Letter to Campegius, taken from the Draught of it; Corrected with his own hand.
    • Maii 7. 1528. XIV. The Cardinal's Letter to G. Cassali, desiring a Decretal Bull to be sent over. A Duplicate.
    • XV. The Brieve of Pope Julius for the King's Marriage; suspected to be forged.
    • XVI. A part of the Cardinal's Letter to G. Cassali, desiring leave to shew the Decretal Bull to some of the King's Council. A Du∣plicate.
    • XVII. John Cassali's Letter about a Conference he had with the Pope. An Original.
    • XVIII. The Pope's Letter to the Cardinal, giving Credence to Campana. An Original.
    • Decemb. 1. 1528. XIX. A part of Peter Vannes his Instructions, directing him to threaten the Pope. An Original.
    • XX. The Cardinal's Letter to the Ambassadors about his promotion to the Popedom. An Original.
    • XXI. An Information given to the Pope about the Divorce. An Original.
    • To my loving Friends Master Stephen Gardiner Doctor of both Laws; Sir Francis Brian, and Sir Gregory Cassalis, Knights; and Mr. Peter Vannes Secretary to the King's High∣ness for the Latin Tongue; His Graces Orators, Residents in the Court of Rome.
    • XXIII. Another Dispatch to the Ambassadours to the same purpose. A Duplicate.
    • XXIV. The two Legates Letter to the Pope, advising a Decretal Bull. A Duplicate.
    • May 21. 1529. Richmont. XXV. Another Dispatch to Rome. An Original.
    • May 31. Romae 1529. XXVI. A Letter of the Popes to the Cardinal. An Original.
    • April 6. 1529. XXVII. The King's Letter to his Ambassadours, to hinder an Avocation of the Suit. An Original.
    • XXVIII. The King's Letter to his Ambassadours, about his appearance before the Legates. An Original. Iune 23. 1529.
    • Rome 9 Iuly 1529. XXIX. Doctor Bennet's Letter to the Cardinal, shewing how little they might expect from the Pope. An Original.
    • XXX. A Letter of the Pope's to the Cardinal concerning the Avocation. An Original. 19 Iulii, 1529.
    • Act 26. Anno Regni 21. Henr. 8. XXXI An Act for the releasing unto the King his Highness of suck Sums of Mony as was to be required of him, by any his Subjects, for any Manner of Loan, by his Letters Missives, or other ways or manner whatsoever.
    • XXXII. A Letter from Gardiner and Fox, about their Pro∣ceedings at Cambridg. An Original.
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      • The Grace purposed and obtained, Feb. 1530.
    • July 1. 1530. XXXIII. A Letter from Crook out of Venice, concerning the Opinions of Divines about the Divorce. An Original.
    • XXXIV. The Judgment of the Universities concerning the King's Marriage; taken from the Printed Edition of them. London, 1532.
      • Censura Facultatis Sacrae Theologiae amae Universitatis Parisiensis.
      • Censura Facultatis Decretorum almae Universitatis Parisiensis.
      • Censura almae Universitatis Aurelianensis.
      • Censura Facultatum Iuris Pontificii & legum Almae Universitatis Andegavensis.
      • Censura almae Universitatis Bituricensis.
      • Censura Almae Universitatis Tholosanae.
      • Censura Facultatis Sacrae Theologiae Universitatis Bononiensis.
      • Censura Facultatis Sacrae Theologiae Almae Universitatis Pataviensis.
    • XXXV. The Iudgment of the Lutheran Divines about the King's Marriage, ex MSS. R. Smith, London.
    • XXXVI. An Abstract of the Grounds of the Divorce. Written in the beginning, Thomas Cantuarien, with his own hand.
    • XXXVII. A Bull sent to the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, against the Statutes of Provisors.
    • XXXVIII. A Letter to King Henry the Sixth for Repealing that Statute.
    • XXXIX. A Letter to the Parliament upon the same occasion.
    • XL. An Instrument of the Speech the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury made to the House of Commons about it.
    • Act. 33. Anno Regni vicesimo tertio. XLI. An Act concerning Restraint of payment of Annates to the See of Rome.
    • XLII. The King's last Letter to the Pope. A Duplicate.
    • XLIII. A Promise made for engaging the Cardinal of Ravenna. An Original.
    • XLIV. Bonner's Letter about the proceedings at Rome. An Original.
    • XLV. Another Letter concerning the Process at Rome. An Original.
    • XLVI. A Letter from Benet and Cassali about the Process. An Original.
    • XLVII. The Sentence of Divorce.
    • Act 5. Anno Regni 25. XLVIII. An Act concerning the Deprivations of the Bishops of Salisbury and Worcester.
    • XLVIII. A Letter from Cromwel to Fisher, about the Maid of Kent, Anno 34, or end of 35.
    • L. A Renunciation of the Pope's Supremacy; signed by the Heads of six Religious Houses.
    • LI. A Mandate for the Consecration of a Suffagran Bishop. Rot. Pat. 2. par. 27 Regni.
  • Ad Librum Tertium.
    • I. Instructions for the General Visitation of the Monasteries.
    • II. General Injunctions to be given on the King's Highness's behalf, in all Monastries and other Houses, of whatsoever Order or Religion they be.
    • III. Some Particulars relating to the Dissolution of Monasteries.
      • Section I. The Preamble of the Surrender of the Monastery of Langden.
      • Section II.
      • Section III.
      • Section IV.
      • Section V. Of the manner of suppressing the Monasteries after they were Sur∣rendred.
    • IV. Queen Ann Boleyn's last letter to King Henry.
    • V. The Iudgment of the Convocation concerning General-Councils. Published by the L. Herbert from the Original.
    • VI. Instructions for the King's Commissioners, for a new survey, and a Inventory to be made of all the Demesnes, Lands, Goods, and Chattels appertaining to any House of Religion of Monks, Cannons, and Nuns within their Commission, according to the Articles here∣after following. The number of which Houses in every County limited in their Commission, being annexed to the sad Commission. An Original.
    • VII. Injunctions given by the Authority of the King's Highness to the Clergy of this Realm.
    • VIII. Cromwel's Letter to Shaxton, Bishop of Sarum, taken from a Copy writ by his Secretary.
    • IX. The Sentence given out by Pope Paul the third, against King Henry.
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      • Sequitur suspensio Executionis dictae Bullae, et tandem ejus revocatio, & Executio.
    • X. The Iudgment of some Bishops concerning the King's Supremacy. An Original.
    • XI. Injunctions to the Clergy made by Cromwell.
    • XII. Injunctions given by Thomas Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, to the Parsons, Vicars, and other Curats in his Visitation, kept (sede vacante) within the Diocess of Hereford, Anno Do∣mini 1538.
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      • VI.
      • VII.
      • VIII.
    • XIII. A Letter of Cromwell's to the Bishop of Landaff, directing him how to proceed in the Reformation. An Original.
    • XIV. The Commission by which Bonner held his Bishoprick of the King.
    • XV. The King's Letters Patents for printing the Bible in English.
    • XVI. The Attainder of Thomas Cromwell.
    • XVII. Cromwell's Letter to the King concerning his Marriage with Ann of Cleve. An Original.
    • XVIII. The King's own Declaration concerning it. An Original.
    • XIX. The Iudgment of the Convocation for annulling of the Marriage with Ann of Cleve.
    • XX. Ann of Cleve's Letter to her Brother.
    • XXI. The Resolutions of several Bishops and Divines, of some Questions concerning the Sacraments; by which it will appear with what maturity and care they proceeded in the Reformation, taken from the Originals, under their own hands. Only in copy∣ing them, I judged it might be more acceptable to the Reader to see every Man's Answer set down after every Question; and there∣fore they are published in this method.
      • The first Question. What a Sacrament is by the Scripture?
      • 2. Question. What a Sacrament is by the Ancient Authors?
      • 3. Question. How many Sacraments there be by the Scripture?
      • 4. Question. How many Sacraments there be by the Ancient Authors?
      • 5. Question. Whether this word Sacrament, be and ought to be attributed to the seven only? and whether the seven Sacraments be found in any of the old Authors?
      • 6. Question. Whether the determinate number of seven Sacraments be a Doctrine, either of the Scripture, or of the old Authors, and so to be taught?
      • 7. Question. What is found in Scripture of the Matter, Nature, Effect, and Vertue of such as we call the seven Sacraments; so as altho the Name be not there, yet whether the thing be in Scripture or no, and in what wise spoken of?
      • 8. Question. Whether Confirmation, cum Crismate, of them that be Baptized, be found in Scripture?
      • 3. Question. Whether the Apostles lacking a higher Power, as in not having a Chri∣stian Kng among them, made Bishops by that necessity, or by Au∣thority given by God?
      • 10. Question. Whether Bishops or Priests were first? and if the Priests were first, then the Priest made the Bishop.
      • 11. Question. Whether a Bishop hath Authority to make a Priest by the Scripture, or no? And whether any other but only a Bishop may make a Priest?
      • 12. Question. Whether in the New Testament be required any Consecration of a Bishop and Priest, or only appointing to the Office be sufficient?
      • 13. Question. Whether (if it fortuned a Christian Prince Learned, to conquer certain Dominions of Infidels, having none but temporal learned Men with him) if it be defended by God's Law, that he and they should Preach and Teach the Word of God there, or no? And also make and constitute Priests, or no?
      • 14. Question. Whether it be forefended by God's Law, that (if it so fortune that all the Bishops and Priests of a Region were dead, and that the Word of God should remain there unpreached, and the Sacrament of Baptism, and others unministred) that the King of that Regi∣on should make Bishops and Priests to supply the same, or no?
      • 15. Question. Whether a Man be bound by Authority of this Scripture, (Quorum Remiseritis) and such-like, to confess his secret deadly sins to a Priest, if he may have him, or no?
      • 16. Question. Whether a Bishop or a Priest may excommunicate, and for what Crimes? And whether they only may Excommunicate by God's Law?
      • 17. Question. Whether Unction of the Sick with Oil, to remit Venial Sins, as it is now used, be spoken of in the Scripture, or in any ancient Authors?
    • XXII. Dr. Barnes's Renunciation of some Articles informed against him.
    • XXIII. The Foundation of the Bishoprick of Westminster.
    • XXIV. A Proclamation ordained by the King's Majesty, with the advice of his Honourable Council, for the Bible of the largest and greatest Volume to be had in every Church; devised the sixth day of May, the 33 year of the King's most gracious Reign.
    • XXV. An Admonition and Advertisement given by the Bishop of London, to all Readers of this Bible in the English Tongue.
    • XXVI. Injunctions given by Bonner, Bishop of London, to his Clergy.
    • XXVII. A Collection of Passages out of the Canon Law, made by Cranmer, to shew the necessity of reforming it. An Original.
      • Dist. 22. Omnes de Major. & obedien. solit. Extra. De Majorit & obedient. Unam Sanctam.
      • Dist. 10. de Summa Excommunicationis, Nominat. 25. q. 11. omne.
      • Dist. 19, 20, 24. q. 1. A recta memoria. Quotiens haec est 25. q. 1. General. violatores.
      • 35. q. 1. Generali.
      • Dist. 21. Quamvis, & 24. q. 1. A recta memoria.
      • 35. q. 1. Ideo de Senten. & re judicata, de jurejurando licet ad Apostolicae li. 6. de jurejurando.
      • 9. q. z. Ipsi cuncta. Nemo z. q. 6. dudum aliorum. 17. q. 4. Si quis de Baptis. & ejus effectu majores.
      • gr. Duo sunt 25. q. 6. Alius Nos Sanctorum juratos in Clemen. de Haereticis aut efficiund.
      • De Major. & obedien. solit. Clement. de summa & re judicata. Pastoral.
      • De Elect. & Electi proprietate. Venerabilem.
      • De supplenda Negligen. praelat. Grand. li. 6.
      • Dist. 17. Si modo. Regula. Nec licuit multum. Concilia. 96. ubinam.
      • 2. q. 6.
      • 1. q. 3. Aliorum Dist. 40. Si Papa. Dist. 96. Satis.
      • . z. q. 5.
      • Dist. 40. Non vos.
      • De Pecunia. Dist. 1. Serpens.
      • De Consecra. Dist. 1. De locorum praecepta. Ecclesia de Elect. & Electi proprietate. Fundamenta.
      • De Electione & Electi proprietate. Venerabilem.
      • De jurejurand. Si vero. 15. q. 6. Authoritatem.
      • De foro competent. Ex tenore. De donat. inter virum & Vxorem depen∣dentia. Qui Filii sunt legittime per venerabilem. De Elect. & Electi proprietate Fundamenta. Extravag. de Majorit. & Obedient. unam Sanctam. De judiciis Novit.
      • De Haereticis multorum.
      • Extrav. de Consuetudine super gentes.
      • De Truga & pace. Trugas.
      • De Praebend. & dig. dilectus & li. 6. licet.
      • De Excessibus praelatorum. Siut unire.
      • Li. 6. de paenis Felicum.
      • Dist. 28. Consulendum. Dist. 96. Si. Imperator. 11. q. 1. Ex—Clericus. Nemo nullus. Clericum, &c. & q. 2. Si vero de sentent. Excommu∣nication. Si judex q. 2. q. 5. Si quis foro competent. Nullus. Si qui∣bus. Ex transmissa. de foro compet. in 6 Seculares.
      • De foro Competent. Cum sit licet.
      • Idem ex parte Dilecti.
      • Ibidem Significasti, & 11. q. 1. placuit.
      • Ne Clerici vel Monachi. Secundum.
      • De Summa Excommunicationis. Nom. extra. de pecuniis & Remiss. &c. si.
      • De Immunitate Ecclesiae. Non minus ad usus. Quia Quum & in 6. Clericis.
      • Dist. 97. Hoc capitulo & 63. Nullus & quae sequitur. Non aliae Cum Laic.
      • De jurejurando. Nimis.
      • Dist. 96. Bene Quidem. 12. q. 2. Apostolicos. Quisquis.
      • 13. q. 2. Non liceat.
      • Dist. 96. Quis nunquam, 3. q. 6. Accusatio 11. q. 1. Continua nullus Testi∣monium Relatum Experientiae. Si quisquis. Si quae. Sicut Statuimus, nul∣lus de persona. Si quis.
      • De Major. & obedien. solite.
      • 11. q. 1. Quicunque. Relatum. Si qui omnes volumus. Placuit.
      • Ibidem Omnes.
      • De Haereticis ad abolendam, & in Clementini ut officium.
      • Clement. de reliq. & venerat. Sanctorum. Si Dominus extravag. de reliq. & venerat. Sanctorum. Cum per excelsa: de poenitent. & remiss. antiquo∣rum, & Clemen. unigenitus. Quemadmodum.
      • De praemiis & remissionibus extravag. ca. 3. Et si Dominici.
      • 2. 4. q. z.
      • 23. 9. q.
      • Dist. 63. Tibi Domino de summa Excommunicationis. Si judex.
      • De Consecra. Dist. 1. Sicut.
      • De Consecrat. Dist. 5. De his manus, ut reum.
      • De poeniten. Dist. 1. Multiplex.
    • XXVIII. A Mandate for publishing and using the Prayers in the English Tongue.
    • XXIX. The Articles acknowledged by Shaxton, late Bp of Sarum.
    • XXX. A Letter written by Lethington the Secretary of Scotland, to Sir William Cecil, the Queen of England's Secretary, touch∣ing the Title of the Queen of Scots to the Crown of England: By which it appears that K. Henry's Will was not signed by him.
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  • AN APPENDIX.
    • The Conclusion.
• ADDENDA.
  • Numb. I. ARTICLES about Religion, set out by the Convocation, and published by the Kings Authority.
    • The Articles of our Faith.
    • The Sacrament of Baptism.
    • The Sacrament of Penance.
    • The Sacrament of the Altar.
    • Iustification.
    • Of Images.
    • Of Honouring of Saints.
    • Of Praying to Saints.
    • Of Rites and Ceremonies.
    • Of Purgatory.
  • II. Some Queries put by Cranmer in Order to the Correcting of several Abuses.
  • III. Some Queries concerning Confirmation, with the answers which were given to them by Cran∣mer, and Stokesley Bishop of London.
  • IV. Some Considerations offered to the King by Cranmer, to Induce him to proceed to a further Reformation.
  • V. A Declaration made of the Functions and Di∣vine Institution of Bishops and Priests.
  • VI. A Letter of Melanthons, to perswade the King to a further Reformation. An Original.
  • VII. A Letter written by the German Ambassadors to the King, against the taking away of the Chalice, and against private Masses, and the Celibat of the Clergie, &c. An Original.
  • VIII. The Kig's Answer to the former Letter.
    • De utraque Specie.
    • De Missa Privata.
    • De Conjugio Sacerdotum.
  • IX. A Letter written by the King to his Bishops, directing them how to instruct the People. An Original. By the KING.
  • X. Tonstall's Arguments for the Divine Institution of Auricular Confession; with some Notes written on the Margent by King Henry's own Hand. An Original.
    • Quod Confessio Auricularis sit de Iure Divio.
    • Beda Marci I.
    • Origenes in Levit. Homilia 2. loquens de Remissionibus Peccatorum.
    • Origenes Homilia 2. in Psal. 37.
    • Cyprianus in Sermone de Lapsis.
  • XI. A Letter of King Henry's to Tonstall, Bishop of Duresme, against Articular Confession being of Divine Institution. An Original.
  • XII. A Definition of the Church, corrected in the Margent by King Henry's own hand. An Original.
• 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.
• Errata in the Collection of Records.