Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 1] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.

Articles obiected and ministred by Boner B. of London, seuerally against Tho. Causton, & Thomas Higbed of Essex.

FIrst, that thou Thomas Causton (or Thomas Higbed) hast bene and arte of the Diocesse of London,* 1.1 and also of the iurisdiction now of me Edmund Bishop of London.

Item, that thou was in time past, according to the order of the Church of England, baptised and christened.

Item, that thou haddest Godfathers and Godmother, accor∣ding to the said order.

Item, that the said Godfathers and Godmothers did thē pro∣mise for thee, and in thy name, the faith and religion, that then was vsed in the realme of England.

Item, that that faith and Religion, which they did professe, & make for thee, was accompted and taken to be the faith and Reli∣gion of the Churche, and of the Christian people: and so was it in very deede.

Item, thou comming to the age of discretion, that is to saye, to the age of xiiij. yeares, diddest not mislike nor disallowe that faith, that Religion, or promise then vsed and approued, and pro∣mised by the said Godfathers and Godmother, but for a time did∣dest continue in it, as other (taking themselues for Christen peo∣ple) did likewise.

Item, that at that time, and also before, it was taken for a do∣ctrine of the Churche, Catholicke and true, and euerye where in Christendom then allowed for Catholicke and true, and to be the profession of a Christen man, to beleeue that in the Sacrament of the aultare, vnder the formes of breade and wine, after the conse∣cration, there was and is, by the omnipotent power and will of almighty God, and his woorde, without any substance of breade and wine there remaining,* 1.2 the true and naturall body and bloude of our Sauiour Iesus Christ in substance, which was borne of the virgine Marie, and suffered vppon the Crosse, really, truely, and in very deede.

Item, that at that time thy father and mother, all thine aunce∣stors, all thy kindred, acquaintance and frends, and thy sayd God∣fathers and Godmother did then so beleeue, and thinke in all the same, as the sayd Church did therein beleeue.

Item, that thy selfe hast had no iust cause or lawfull grounde, to departe or swarue from the sayde Religion or faith, nor no oc∣casion at all, except thou wilt followe and beleeue the erroneous opinion or beliefe, that hath ben against the common order of the Church, brought in by certaine disordred persons of late, and at the vttermost within these 30. or 40. yeares last past.

Item, that thou doest knowe, or credibly hast heard and doest beleue that D. Robert Barnes, Iohn Frith, Tho. Garrerd, Hierome,* 1.3 Lassels, Anne Askew, Iohn Hooper, late Bishop of Gloucester, sir Laurence Saunders Priest, Iohn Bradford, sir Iohn Rogers Priest, sir Rowland Taylour Priest, sir Iohn Laurence Priest, William Py∣got, Steuen Knight, William Hunter, Thomas Tomkyns, & Tho∣mas Hawkes haue bene heretofore reputed, taken, and accomp∣ted as heretickes, and also condemned as heretickes, and so pro∣nounced openly and manifestly: specially in holding & beleuing certaine damnable opinions, against the veritie of Christes body and bloud in the Sacrament of the aultar, & all the same persons, sauing Iohn Bradford, sir Iohn Laurence, William Pygot, Steuen Knight, William Hunter, Thomas Tomkins, and Thomas Hawkes, haue suffered paines of death by fire, for the maintenance and de∣fence of their said opinions and misbeliefe.

Item, that thou doest knowe, or credibly hast heard and doest beleeue that Thomas Cranmer late Archbishoppe of Canterbu∣rie, and Nicholas Ridley, naming himselfe Bishop of London, Ro∣bert Ferrar late Bishop of S. Dauies, and Hugh Latimer, sometime Bishop of Worcester, haue bene, and are at this present reputed, accompted and taken as heretickes, and misbeleeuers in maintai∣ning and holding certaine damnable opinions, against the verity of Christes body and bloud in the Sacrament of the aultar.

Item,* 1.4 that thou hast commended and praised all the sayd per∣sons, so erring and beleuing (or at the least wise some of them) se∣cretely, and also openly, taking and beleeuing them to be faithfull and Catholicke people, and their sayde opinions to be good and true, and the same to the best & vttermost of thy power thou hast allowed, maintained, and defended at sundrie times.

Item, that thou, hauing hearde, knowen, and vnderstanded all the premisses, thus to be as is aforesayde, haste not regarded al o••

any part thereof, but contrary to the same and euery part there∣of, hast attempted and done, condemning, transgressing, and breaking that promise, faith, religion, order, and custome afore∣sayd: and hast becommen, and art an hereticke and misbeleeuer in the premisses, denying the veritie of Christes body and bloud in the Sacrament of the aultar, and obstinately affirming, that the substance of materiall bread and wine are there remaining, and that the substance of Christes body and bloud taken of the vir∣giné Mary, are not there in the sayd Sacrament, really and truely being.

Item, that all the premisses be true, notorious, famous, and manifest, and that vpon all the same, there haue and be amongst the sad and good people of the Citie of London, and Dioces of the same in great multitude, commonly and publickely, a com∣mon and publicke fame and opinion, and also in all places where thou hast bene, within the sayd Dioces of London.

☞ These Articles being geuen to them in writing by the Byshop, the next day folowing was assigned to them to geue vp and to exhibite their aunsweres vnto the same.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Articles lai•• by B. Bo∣ner to M. Higbed and Causton.
• * 1.2

  The reall presence.
• * 1.3

  Also sir Ed∣mund Bo∣ner priest before the death of Cromwell, seemed to be of the o∣pinion and was sworn•• twise a∣gaynst the Pope.
• * 1.4

  Verity take•• for heresy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 misbeleuing heretickes.