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¶The aunsweres of Thomas Causton and Thomas Higbed, seuerally made to the foresaid Articles obiected, as before.

TO the first, they aunswere and confesse the same to be true.

* 1.1To the second, they answere and beleeue the same to be true.

To the third, they aunswere and beleeue the same to be true.

To the fourth, they aunswere and thinke the same to be true.

To the fift, vnto this clause (and so was it in very deede) they aunswere and beleeue the same to be true. And vnto that clause (and so was it in very deede) they aunswere negatiuely, and be∣leeue that it was not in very deede.

To the sixt, seuenth, and eyght, they aunswere and beleeue the same to be true.

To the ninth they aunswere and say, that they thinke they haue a iust and lawfull cause and ground to swarue and go from the sayd fayth and Religion, because they haue now read more of Scripture, then either themselues, or their Parents and kinsfolke, Godfathers or Godmothers haue read or seene heeretofore in that behalfe.

To the tenth, they aunswere, say, and beleeue, that the sayd per∣sons articulate, haue bene named, taken, and counted for here∣tickes, and so condemned for heretickes: yet about three yeares past, they were taken for good Christian persons. And for somuch as these Respondents did neuer heare them preach cōcerning the Sacrament of the aultar, they say that they preached well, in that they sayd and preached that Christ is not present really and truly in the sayd Sacrament,* 1.2 but that there is remayning the substance of bread and wine.

To the eleuenth, they aunswere and say, that howsoeuer other folkes do repute and take the sayde persons articulate, yet these Respondents them selues did neuer, nor yet do so accompt and take them. And further they say, that in case the sayd persons ar∣ticulate named in this article haue preached that in the Sacra∣ment of the altar is very materiall wine, and not the substance of Christes body and bloud, vnder the formes of bread and wyne, then they preached well and truly, and these respondents them∣selues do so beleeue.

To the twelfth they aunswere and say, that where other folke haue dispraysed the sayd persons articulate, and disalowed theyr opinions, these Respondents (for ought that they at any tyme haue heard) did like and allow the sayd persons, and theyr say∣ings.

To the thirteenth they aunswere and say, that they haue not broken or condemned any promise made by their Godfathers, and Godmothers for them at their baptisme, and that they are no heretickes nor misbeleeuers, in that they beleeue that there re∣mayneth only bread and wine in the sacrament of the aultar, and that Christes naturall body is not there, but in heauen, for they say that the scriptures so teach them.

To the foureteenth they answere and beleeue that the premis∣ses before by them confessed be true, notorious and manifest.

After these answeres exhibited and perused, then the B. speaking vnto thē after this sort, beginneth first (as he did euer before) with Thomas Causton. Because ye shall not be sodenly trapped,* 1.3 and that men shall not say that I go a∣bout to seke snares to put you away, I haue hitherto respi∣ted you, that you should way & cōsider with your self, your state and cōdition, and that you should, while ye haue time and space, acknowledge the truth, and returne to the vnity of the catholicke churche. Then the bishop reading theyr former articles and aunsweres to the same, asked them if they would recant, which when they denyed, they were a∣gaine dismissed and commaunded to appeare the wensday next after, at two of the clocke at after noone, there to re∣ceaue their definitiue sentence agaynst them: Which thinge (as it seemeth) was yet differred.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The aun∣sweres of the Mar∣••••rs to the Articles.
• * 1.2

  Transub∣stantiatiō denyed.
• * 1.3

  A copy of Catholicke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shewed.