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.

❧ The history of M. Iohn Bland, Preacher, and Martyr, constantly suffering for the Gospell of Iesus Christ.

THe 12. of Iuly, I. Bland, I. Frankesh, Nich. Sheterden, & Humfry Middleton, were al 4. burned at Cant. together,* 1.1 for one cause, of the which number, Frankesh & Bland, were mi∣nisters, & preachers of the word of God. The one beyng parson of Adesham, the other the vicar of Rol∣uindon. This M. Bland was a man so little borne for his owne commoditie, that no part of his life was separated from the common & publike vtilitie of all mē. For his first doyngs were there imployed to the bringing vp of childrē in learnyng & vertue. Under whom were trayned diuers towardly yong men, which euen at this present do hand∣somly florish.* 1.2 In the number of whō is D. Sands, a man of singuler learning & worthines, as may well beseeme a scholer meet for such a scholemaister, whom I here gladly name, for his singuler gifts of vertue and erudition.

After this he comming to the ministery in the church of god, or rather being called thereto, was inflamed w^t incre∣dible desire to profit the congregation, which may appere by this: that where as he was cast into Cant. prison for y^e preaching of the gospel, & deliuered once or twise frō thēce at the sute of his frends: yet would he needs preach the go∣spel againe, as soone as he was deliuered. Whereupon hee being the third time apprehēded,* 1.3 when his frends yet once again would haue found the means to haue deliuered him if he would haue promised to abstaine from preachyng: he stood in it earnestly, that he would admit no such conditiō, notably wel expressing vnto vs the maner & exāple which we read in the apostle Paule: Who shal separate vs from the loue of Christ? tribulation, or anguish, or hunger, or nakednes, o•• daunger, or persecution, or the sword. &c. But to expresse the whole life & doings of this godly Martyr, seeing we haue his own testimony concerning the same: it shal be best to refer the reader to his own report, writing to his father of the whole discourse of his troubles, frō the beginnyng al¦most to the latter ende, in order & maner as ye shal heare.

¶A discourse of the whole processe and doyngs of M. Bland, written and reported by himselfe to his father in his owne letter as followeth.

DErely beloued father in Christ Iesu, I thank you for your gē∣tle letters. And to satisfy your mynd, as cōcernyng the trou∣bles wherof you haue heard, these shal both declare vnto you all my vexations that haue chaunced me since ye were with me, and also since I receiued your last letters. God keepe you euer.

Your sonne, Iohn Bland.

FIrst, the 3. of Sept. beyng Sonday, after seruice ended,* 2.1 ere I had put of my surplice, Iohn Austen came to the table (commonly called the Lords table) & layed both hys hands vpon it, saying: Who set this here againe? Nowe they say they tooke y^e table downe the sonday before, which I knew not, neither do I know who set it vp again. The Clerke answered, that he knew not. Then Austen said, he is a knaue that set it here. I was then goyng downe the church, maruellyng what he ment, and said: Good mā Au∣sten, the Queenes highnes hath set forth a proclamation▪ that ye may mooue no sedition. And ere I could speake any more, he said, thou art a knaue. And I said, well goodman Austen, that I haue said, I haue said. By gods soule quoth he, thou art a very knaue. Then my clarke spake to hym, but what I am not sure. But he said, ye are both heretike knaues, & haue deceiued vs with this fashion too long▪ & if he say any seruice here againe, I wil lay the table on hys face: & in that rage he with other tooke vp the table & layd it on a chest in the Chancel, & set the trestles by it. Where∣fore I rode by & by to M. Isaac, & shewed him the cause, both how sediciously he had spoken, & performed it with a like deed. M. Isaac directed a warrant to the Constable or Bosholder, which was incontinētly serued, so that he was brought before him the same night, & was bound by reco∣gnisance, with sureties, to appeare if he were called. But we agreed so well then, that it was neuer called for, the ta∣ble was brought downe, and I was permitted, as before.

The 26. of Nouember being sonday, Rich. Austen and his brother Thomas came to the foresaid Table after the communion was done, & as I was goyng by them, Ri∣chard said vnto me, M. parson, we haue to speake to you. And I said, what is your wil? And he said, you know that you tooke down the tabernacle or seeling wherin the roode did hang, & such other things: we would know what re∣compence you will make vs. For the Queens procedings are (as you know) that such must vp againe.

Quoth I, I know no such proceedinges as yet: & as for all that I did, I did it by commandement.

No, said Tho. Austen, ye wil not know the Queenes proceedings.

Yes, said I, I refuse not to know them.

Then said Rich. ye are against the Queenes procee∣dings: for you say,* 2.2 that there are abominable vses & diue∣lishnes in the masse.

Goodman Austen said I, if I so said, I wil say it again and God willing, stand to the proofe of it.

Maisters all quoth Rich. Austen, beare record of these words, and went his way.

Quoth Tho. Austen,* 2.3 thou wilt as soone eat this booke as stand to them. No quoth I, not so soone. Tell vs quoth he, what that diuelishnes is, that is in the masse.

I haue often preached it vnto you said I, & ye haue not beleued it, nor borne it away, nor wil now neither, though I should tell you.

Thou quoth he hast told vs alwayes like an heretike, as thou art. Now ye lie goodmā Austen quoth I, by your leaue. Mary quoth he, thou liest. And I sayd, and you lye: for I haue taught you Christ and his truth.

Quoth he, thou art an heretike, and hast taught vs no∣thing but heresie: for thou canst say nothing that is true.

Yes, goodmā Austē, I cā say that God is in heauē, & ye wil say (I trow) y^t it is true, & so haue I taught you truly.

Quoth he, thou hast taught vs like an hereticke, & hast sayd, that there is no deuill in hell.

* 2.4Well sayd I, lie on: me think ye can say litle truth. Ma∣ny other tauntes he gaue, too long to write. And at the last he sayd, ye pulled downe the aultar: will ye build it again? No (quoth I) except I be commaunded: for I was com∣maunded to do that I did.

Well, if you will not, sayde he, then will I. For I am Churchwarden.

I charge you, sayd I, that you do not, except you haue authority. I will, sayd he, not let for your charge. For wee will haue a masse here on sonday, and a preacher that shall proue thee an hereticke,* 2.5 if thou dare abide his comming.

Yes, quoth I, God willing, I will abide & heare him: for sure I am, that he can not disproue any doctrine that I haue preached.

Yes quoth he, and that thou shalt heare, if thou run not away ere then.

No, good man Austen, I will not run away.

Mary, quoth he, I cannot tell: thou art as like, yea, as nay: with many other words, we came out of the Church dore, and so departed.

When the sonday came, I looked for our preacher, & at the time of morning prayer I sayd to the clerke: why do ye not ring: ye forget that we shal haue a sermon to day? No quoth he, M. Mils seruant hath bene here this morning, & sayd, his mayster hath letters frō my L. Chancelor, that he must go to Lōdō, & cā not come. That day I did preach to thē a sermō in his stead. Now haue they slaundered me that I had prepared a cōpany from diuers places to haue troubled him:* 2.6 but they agreed not in theyr lye. For some sayd, I had them at Adesham, & that Richard Austen had knowledge, & sent for the kings Constable to see the peace kept, which is found a lye. Other sayd, I had thē lying in wayt for him betwene Canterbury & Adesham: other sayd I had thē in both places, y^t if the one mist, the other should not. God forgeue them all. Now vpon these two matters they crake, that they sent two bils of complaynt to y^e coun∣sell. Wherfore by the counsell of frendes, I made this testi∣mony, and sent it vp by mayster Wiseman.

¶The behauiour of Iohn Bland Parson of Adesham in the County of Kent, the sonday, the 3. day of December last past, conteyning the wordes which he there spake vnto the people.

* 2.7WHereas vpon certaine cōmunication had betwene y^e sayd parson & Rich. Austen, & Tho. Austē in the pre∣sēce of al y^t parish of Adeshā, the sōday before S. Andrewes day last, the said Austē thē declared, that the said parsō had taught there in times past great heresies, which to cōfoūd they would prepare a preacher agaynst the next sōday folo∣wing, if so be the said parsō would abide, & not run away. Upon which rumor, diuers & sundry persons resorted out of the coūtry vnto the sayd parish church, at the sayd same day appoynted, there to heare the preacher: and at the time in which y^e sermō ought to be made, no mā appereth there to preach. But it was reported vnto y^e parson, that y^e prea∣cher appoynted, had vrgent busines, & could not come. So that the multitude being now come together, the same par¦son perceiuing that y^e peoples expectation was defrauded, said: Forasmuch as you are come willingly to heare some good aduertisement of the preacher, which now can not be present, I thinke it not conuenient to permit you to depart w^tout some exhortatiō for your edifiyng. And so further de∣claring that he had no licence to preach,* 2.8 said, that he would not meddle w^t any matter in cōtrouersy. And thē he began the Epistle of the day, desiring his audience to marke three or foure places in y^e same Epistle, which touched quietnes & loue one to an other: & there briefly reading the Epistle, he noted the same places, & so making an end thereof, desi∣red al mē to depart quietly & in peace, as they did, without any maner of disturbance, or token of euill.

Witnesses they vnder named, with diuers others.

• ...Edmond Mores.
• ...Richard Randall.
• ...Iohn Hils.
• ...William Forstall.
• ...Thomas Gooding.

*An other matter of trouble wrought agaynst Iohn Bland, as appeareth by his owne narration.

* 2.9VPon the Innocents day, being the 28. day of Decemb. they had procured the priest of Stodmarsh to say them masse: he had nye made an end of mattins, ere I came: and when he had made an end of mattins, he sayd to me: may∣ster parsō, your neighbors haue desired me to say mattēs, and masse: I trust ye will not be agaynst the queenes pro∣cedings. No, quoth I,* 2.10 I will offend none of the Queenes maiesties lawes, God willing. What say ye, quoth he, and made as he had not heard? And I spake y^e same wordes to him againe, with an hier voyce: but he woulde not heare, when all in the chaūcell heard: So I cryed the third tyme (that all in the Church heard) that I would not offend the Queenes lawes: and then he went to masse: and when he was reading the Epistle, I called the clerke vnto me, with the becking of my finger, and said vnto him: I pray you de¦sire y^e priest, whē the Gospell is done, to tary a litle: I haue something to say to the people: and the Clerke did so.

And the priest came downe into the stall, where he sat: & I stood vp in the chancell dore, and spake to the people of the great goodnes of god, alwaies shewd vnto his people,* 2.11 vnto the time of Christes cōming: and in him & his com∣ming, what benefite they past, we present, & our successors haue: and among other benefites, I spake of the great and comfortable sacrament of his body and bloud. And after I had declared briefly the institution, the promise of life to the good, & damnation to the wicked▪ I spake of the breade & wine,* 2.12 affirming them to be bread & wine alter the conse∣cration, as yonder Masse booke doth, saying: Panem sanctū vitae aeternae, & calicem salutis perpetuae. &c. Holy bread of eter∣nall life, and the cup of perpetuall saluatiō. So that like as our bodely mouthes eat the sacramental bread & wine, so doth the mouth of our soules (which is our fayth) eate Christes flew and bloud. And when I had made an ende of that, I spake of the misuse of the sacrament in the masse: so that I iudged it in that vse no sacrament, and shewed how Christ bade vs all eat & drinke: and one onely in the Masse eateth & drinketh, & the rest kneele, knocke, & worship: and after these thinges ended, as briefely as I coulde, I spake of the benefactors of the masse, & began to declare what mē made the Masse, and recited euery mans name, & the patche that he put to the masse: & ere I had rehearsed thē al, the church warden and the Bosholder his sonne in lawe violentlye came vpon me, and tooke my book from me, and pulled me downe, and thrust me into the Chaūcell, with an exceding rore and cry. Some cryed. Thou hereticke: some thou trai∣tour: some thou rebell: and when euery man had sayd hys pleasure, and the rage was something past: be quiet good neighbors sayde I, and let me speake to you quietly. If I haue offended any law, I will make answere before thē that are in authority to correct me. But they woulde not heare me, and pulled, one on this side, & an other on that, & began agayne.

Then Richard Austen sayd: Peace, Maysters, no more till Masse be done: and they ceased. Thē sayd I to y^e church wardē and the Bosholder, either holding me by the arme: Maysters, let me go into the Church yard till your Masse be done. No, quoth the Churchwarden, thou shalt tarye here till Masse be done. I will not, quoth I, but agaynst my wil. And they said: Thou shalt tary, for if thou go out, thou wilt run away. Then sayd I to the Bosholder: Laye me in the stocks, & then ye shall be sure of me, & turned my backe to the aultar. By that time Richard Austen had de∣uised what to do with me, and called to the Bosholder and the Churchwarden,* 2.13 & bad them put me into a side Chap∣pell, and shut the dore to me, & there they made me tary till masse was ended. When the masse was ended, they came into the chappel to me, and searched what I had about me, and found a dagger, and tooke it from me. Then sayd Tho. Austen Churchwarden, after manye brablinges that they made with me: Thou keepest a wife here amongest vs a∣gaynst Gods law and the Queenes. Ye lye, good man Au∣sten, sayd I: it is not agaynst Gods law, nor, as I suppose agaynst the Queenes.

Thus they brought me out of the Church,* 2.14 & wythout the dore they rayled on me, without pity or mercy: but anō the priest came out of the Church, and Ramsy that of late was Clarke, sayd vnto him: Syr, where dwell you? And therwith Thomas Austen tooke him by the arme, & sayde:* 2.15 Come on sira, you are of his opinion, and took his daggar from him, & sayd, he should go with him. I am contēt, said he, and a litle mocked them in their enuious talke. By this time there came in at the Churche style one Iohn Gray of Wingham, seruaunt to Iohn Smith,* 2.16 and seing them hold Ramsy by the armes, said to him: How now Ramsy, haue you offended the Queenes lawes? No, quoth he, Then there is no transgression. Therewith Thomas Austen tooke him, & said: Ye are one of theyr opinion,* 2.17 ye shall go to them for company, and tooke his daggar from him, & then demaunded what he did there? But after (I think) for ve∣ry shame they let him go agayne. But they caried me and Ramsy to Canterbury, with 18. persōs weaponed. A sheet of paper will not holde the talke that we had that night w^t M. Hardes Iustice, M. Oxenden, M. Spilman, and M. Tutsam.

The next day they made a Byll agaynst me, but it ser∣ued not theyr purpose: which was, that they woulde haue had me to prison. But Iames Chapman and Barthol∣mewe Ioyes were bounde in twentye poundes eyther of them for my appearaunce at the next general Sessions,* 2.18 or in the meane time, to appeare, if I were sent for before the Queenes Maiesties Counsayle, or any other Cammissi∣oners sent by the Queenes authoritye. And Ramsye was bound to the peace, and to be of good behauiour til the next Sessions. His sureties were Thomas Hogeking, and Si¦mon Barrat.

Now the 23. or 24. of February, Sir Thomas Finche knight, and M. Hardes sent for me and my sureties to M. Finches place, and tooke me from my sureties, and sent me to the Castle of Caunterbury, by sir Thomas Moyles cō∣maundement (they sayd) where I lay ten weekes, & then was bailed, and bound to appere at the next Sessions hol∣den at Canterbury: but after they chaunged it to be at Ash∣ford on the Thursday in Whitson weeke, being the xix. of May: but in the meane time the matter was exhibited to the spirituall Court.

¶The first examination of M. Iohn Bland in the spi∣rituall Court, before D. Harpsfield Archdeacon of Can∣terbury, and M. Collins Commissary.

THe xviij. day of May, M. Harpsfield Archdeacon of Canterbury,* 2.19 made the Maiors Sergeant to bring me before him and M. Collins Commissarye, into Christes Church, & they went with me into a chamber in the Su••∣fragan of Douers house. Thē the Archdeacō said: art thou a priest? And I sayd, I was one. And he sayd: Art thou any graduate of any vniuersity? And I sayd, Yea. What degree (sayd he) hast thou taken? The degree, quoth I, of a may∣ster of Art. The more pity quoth he, that thou shouldest be∣haue thy selfe as thou hast done. Thou hast bene a common preacher licenced, hast thou not? And I sayde, I haue bene so. Mary, quoth he, so I vnderstand.

What hast thou preached?

And I sayd, Gods word, to the edifying (I trust) of his people.

No, no, quoth he, to the destroying of theyr soules and thine both, excepte the mercy of God be all the greater. I pray thee, what hast thou preached? tell me.

I told you, quoth I, what I haue preached.

Nay but tell me, quoth he, what one matter hast thou, preached to the edifying of the people, as thou sayst? I will tell you no particular matter: for I perceiue you woulde haue some matter agaynst me.

No by my fayth quoth he, but y^e onely I would winne thee from heresies that thou art bewrapt in, and hast infe∣cted other withall.* 2.20 For thou hast preached, as I am in∣fourmed, that the blessed Sacrament of the Aultar is not the very body and bloud of Iesus Christ after the cōsecra∣tion. Tell me, hast thou not thus preached? and is not thys thine opinion?

Syr, quoth I, I perceiue (as I said) that ye seeke mat∣ter agaynst me. But seing that I am bound in the Sessiōs to my good behauiour for preaching, which may be broken with wordes, and well I know not with what wordes: and also both mine authority to preach, and my liuing are taken from me, I thinke I am not bound to make you an answere.

Collins.

M. Bland, do you not remember, that S. Peter biddeth you make aunswere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the fayth that is in you?

Bland.

* 2.21I know that, & am content so to aunswere as that text biddeth: but I knowe that mayster Archdeacon doth not aske me after that maner, but rather to bring me into trouble. Then they sayde, No: ye shall not be troubled for any thing that ye say here.

Bland.

I am content for knowledge sake to common with you in any matter, but not otherwise. And so they fell in reasoning more then the space of an houre, of the sacramēt, both agaynst me. At the last M. Collins sayde: M. Bland will ye come, and take in hande to aunswere suche matter on monday next, as shalbe layed to you?

Bland.

Syr, ye said I should not be troubled for any thing that should be sayd here for learnings sake.* 2.22 And they sayd, ye shall not, but it is for other matters.

Bland.

Syr, I am bound to appeare, as some tell me, on Thursday next, at Ashforde, I am in doubt whether I am or no: yet I haue purposed to be there, & so to goe to Lon∣don to M. Wiseman, for an Obligatiō, that he hath, wher∣by I should receiue certayne mony to pay my debtes with all. Then sayd M. Archdeacon, I will write to M. Wise∣man, that ye shall susteine no losse.

Bland.

That shall not neede: for I canne susteine no great losse, if I goe not. But I pray you to let me haue a longer day. No, quoth he.

Bland.

Syr, I cannot well come on monday.

Harps.

Wilt thou not come, when he so gently speaketh to thee, where he may commaund thee?* 2.23

Bland.

I do not deny to come, but I desire a longer day.

Harps.

* 2.24 Thou shalt haue no other day: I charge thee to come on monday.

Bland.

Syr, I perceiue it shalbe for this, or like matters, will it please you, or maister Collins, for Gods sake, to cō∣ferre scriptures priuately with me in this matter, seing ye say ye would so gladly win me?

Harps.

With all my hart will I take the paynes, & I will also borowe my Lorde of Douers Library, to haue what bookes thou wilt, and thus they departed.

Now the xvij. of May, at Ashford I could not be re∣leased, although I was called to the spirituall Court for y^e same matter, but was bound to appeare at the Sessions holden at Crambroke, the third day of Iuly.

¶An other appearaunce of M. Bland before the Archdeacon, and his felowes.

THe 21. day of Maye I appeared in the Chapter house, wher was a great multitude of people,* 2.25 vnlooked for of me: & M. Archdeacō sayd thus to me. Ye are come here, ac∣cording as ye were appointed: and the cause is, that it hath pleased the Quenes highnes, here to place me, to see gods holy word set forth, & to reforme those that are here fallē in to great & heinous errors, to the great displeasure of god, & the decay of Christes sacramēts,* 2.26 & cōtrary to the fayth of y^e catholick church, wherof thou art notably knowne to be one, that is sore poysoned with the same, & hast infected & deceiued many with thy euil preaching, which if thou wilt renounce & come home agayn to the catholick church, both I and many other moe would be very glad: and I for my part shalbe right glad to shew you the fauour that lyeth in me, as I sayd vnto you when you were appoynted hither, because ye then refused to satisfy agayne the people that ye had deceiued. And wheras it is fayned by you, y^t I should openly dispute the matter with you this day,* 2.27 although I did neither to intēd nor appoynt, yet I am cōtēt to dispute the matter with thee, if thou wylt not without disputatiō helpe to heale the soules that are brought to helwarde by thee? What sayst thou?

Bland.

I do protest before God & you all that neither is my conscience guilty of any error or heresy,* 2.28 neither that I euer taught any error or heresy willingly. And where your ma∣stership sayth, that I haue fayned an open disputatiō with you, it is not true, as I can thus approue: vpon saterday I was at Ugdens, & there M. Binghā laid it to my charge, that such an opē disputation as ye haue here offred, should be this day betwene you & me: wherat I much marueiled, & sayd to him,* 2.29 that before that present I neuer hearde any such word: neither would I answere nor dispute: & to this can master Uaghan, master Oxenden, master Seth of O∣uerland, and master Ugden witnes: and further I sayd to them, that I neuer spake to you of any disputatiō, nor you to me. Now if your maystership haue any thing to say to me by the law, I will make answere to it.

Harps.

Heare ye what he sayth? his conscience is cleare. I pray thee wheron groundest thou thy conscience: lette me heare what thy fayth is.

Bland.

I knowe not why ye should more aske me a reason of my fayth, then any other man in this open audience?

Harps.

Why thou heretick, art thou ashamed of thy faith? if it were a christē beliefe, thou nedest not to be ashamed of it.

Bland.

I am not ashamed of my faith.* 2.30 For I beleue in god the father almighty, maker of heauen & earth, and in Iesus Christ his onely sonne our Lord. &c. withall the other arti∣cles of the Creed: and I do beleue all the holy scriptures of God to be most certayne and true.

Harps.

Wilt thou declare no more then this?

Bland.

No.

Harps.

Well, I will tell thee wheron I groūd my fayth▪ I do beleue & groūd my fayth & cōscience vpō all the articles of the Creed, & vpon all the holy scriptures, sacramentes,* 2.31 & holy doctors of the church, & vpon all the generall coūcels that euer were since the apostles time. Loe hereupō groūd I my fayth: with many wordes moe, which I well remē∣ber not. And when he coulde get no other answere of me, thē I had sayd before, he called for a Scribe to make an act agaynst me. And after much cōmunicatiō I sayd: by what law and authority wil ye proceed agaynst me? M. Collins sayd: By the Canon law.

Bland.

I doubt whether it be in strength, or no.* 2.32 Yet I pray you let me haue a Counseller in the law, and I will make answere according to the law.

Harps.

Why thou hereticke, thou wilt not confesse thy fayth to me, that haue authority to demaund it of thee, and yet I haue confessed my fayth to thee before all this audience. As cōcerning the blessed sacramēt of y^e aultar, thou hast taught that after the consecration it is bread and wine and not the body and bloud of our Sauiour Iesus Christ. How sayest thou?* 2.33 hast thou not thus taught?

Bland.

Syr, as concerning this matter of the Sacramēt, when I was with you and mayster Collins, ye sayd then it was for other matters that I shoulde come hither for: and further, that ye would be content, at my desire, to con∣••erre scriptures with me, to see if ye coulde winne me: and ye sayd, ye woulde borowe my Lord of Douers Librarye, that I should haue what booke I would: and now ye re∣quire me thus to answere, cōtrary to your promise, ere a∣ny conference be had, & seek rather to bring me into trou∣ble, then to winne me.

Harps.

I will, as God shall helpe me, doe the best to thee that I can, if thou wilt be any thing conformable: and I trust to dissolue al thy doubtes, if thou be willing to heare. And I also will desire these two worshipful men, my Lord of Douer, and mayster Collins to heare vs.

Bland.

No, ye shall pardon me of that: there shalbe no such witnesse. But when we agree, sette to our handes. Hereat made the people a noyse against me, for refusing y^e witnes: and here had we many moe wordes, then I can rehearse. But at the last I sayd: sir will ye geue me leaue to aske you one questiō? And he sayd, yea, with all my hart. For in that thou askest any thing, there is some hope that thou mayest be wonne.* 2.34

Bland.

Syr, when it pleased almighty God to send his an∣gell vnto the virgine Mary to salute her, & sayd: Haile ful of grace. &c. came any substance from God our father into the virgins wombe to become man? whereat as well M. Archdeacon, as my Lord of Douer, and mayster Collins stayd. But my Lord spake the first, and sayd: the holy ghost came to her: and ere he had brought out his sentence, may∣ster Syriac Peters sayd: Virtus altissimi obumbrauit. Truth, sayd mayster Archdeacon: it was the power of God, sent by the holy Ghost. They had forgotten, that genitus fuit ex substantia patris: Or els they perceiued wherunto this que∣stion tended:* 2.35 and so both I and they left it: by what words I can not tell, but I sayd: sir, shall I aske one other? And he sayd, yea. Is there in the sacrament, after the consecra∣tion, Christes naturall body, with all the qualities of a na∣turall body, or no.

Harps.

Harke, sayd mayster Archdeacon: heare ye this he∣reticke? He thinkes it an absurdity to graunt all the quan∣tities of Christes natural body to be in the sacrament. But it is no absurditye. For euen that naturall body that was borne of the virgin Mary, is glorified, and that same body is in the Sacrament after the consecration. But perceyue ye not the arrogancy of this hereticke, that will put me to answere him, and he will not aunswere me? he thought to put me to a pinche with his question: for I tell you it is a learned question.

Blad.

Syr, if ye be so muche discontented with me, I will say no more: yet I woulde all men hearde, that ye say the glorified body of Christ is in the Sacrament, after the con∣secration.

Harps.

* 2.36I may call thee grosse ignorant. Thou grosse igno∣raunt, is not the same body glorified, that was borne of the virgin Mary? is it then any absurdity, to graunt that to be in the sacramēt? And whiles he spake many other words, I sayd to mayster Petit, that the Sacrament was institu∣ted, deliuered, and receiued of his apostles, before Christes body was crucified: and it was crucified before it was glo∣rified: which saying mayster Petit partly recited to maister Archdeacon.

Harps.

Thou art without all learning. Was not Christes body geuen to his Apostles, as in a glorified acte? and yet no incōuenience, although his naturall body was not cru∣cified: for when he was borne of the virgin Mary without payne, was not that the acte of a glorified body? And whē he walked on the water, and when he came into the house to his apostles, the dores being shut fast, were not these a∣ctes of a glorified body?

Douer.

Then my Lorde of Douer helped him to a better place, and sayd: when Christ was in Mount Thabor, he was there glorified in his apostles sight.

Harps.

Ye say truth, my Lord, he was glorified in the sight of three of his apostles.

Bland.

* 2.37This me thinke is new doctrine.

Harps.

Well, seing he will by no other way be reformed, let the people come in and proue these matters agaynst hym. And therewith the Archdeacon brought forth a copy of the Byll of complaint that was put agaynst me at Christmas: and about that we talked a litle. And then Mayster Arch∣deacon rose vp, and said: see ye good people,* 2.38 that know this matter, that ye come in, and proue it agaynst him. Where∣vnto aunswered Thomas Austen: I pray you (sayde hee) let vs be no more troubled with him. And thē spake Iohn Austen, and Heath with one eie, and began to accuse me: but no aunswere they could haue of me, but do to me what ye can by lawe, and I will aunswere it. Then sayde Tho∣mas Austen, Bland, ye were once abiured.

Bland.

Ye say not truely, goodman Austen, I was neuer abiured. Either, sayde he, ye were abiured, or els ye had the kinges pardon. Neither of both: ye speake this of ma∣lice: with many other brabling woordes moe. Then M. Archdeacon departed, and le••t maister Collins to cōmaūd me to appeare the nexte day. Howbeit for certayne other vrgent businesse that I had, I did not appeare, but wrote a letter to M. Cōmissary, desiring him to respite the mat∣ter till my comming home agayne: and if he would not, I would be content to submitte my selfe to the lawe when I came home.

Now about the xxviij. day of Iune I came to mayster Commissary, to shewe him of my returne, and offered my selfe to satisfy the law, if it were proceeded agaynst me, be∣fore M. Cockes of Sturray, and Markes the Apparitor: but M. Commissary sayd gently, he had done nothyng a∣gaynst me.* 2.39 And so appoynted me to appeare before hym the friday seuennight after. Nowe in the meane time was the Sessions holden at Crambroke, where I was bounde to appeare: and carying suretye with me, to hee bounde agayne (for I looked for none other) did appeare the thyrd day of Iuly.* 2.40

And sir Iohn Baker sayde: Bland ye are, as we heare say, a Scot: where were ye borne and brought vp? And I sayd, I was borne in England. And he sayd, where? And I sayd, in Sedber, and brought vp by one Doct. Lupton, Prouost of Eton Colledge. Wel, said he, I know him wel. Remayne in your bond till after noone.

Then sayd sir Thomas Moyle, Ah Bland, thou art a stiffe harted felow. Thou wilt not obey the lawe, nor aun∣swere when thou art called. No will, quoth sir Iohn Ba∣ker? Mayster Shiriffe, take him to your warde: and the Bayliffe set me in the stockes, with other and woulde not heare me speake one word: & so we remayned in the gayle of Maidston, till a fourtnight before Michaelmas, or ther∣about: & then we were caried to Rochester to Assise holden there, where we were among the prisoners two dayes: & when we were called, & the Iudges of Assise asked our cau¦ses, when my cause was rehearsed, M. Barrow Clarke of peace sayd, that I was an excommunicate person.

Then M. Roper of Linsted talked with the Iudges, but what, I am not able to say. But the Iudge of Assise sayd. Take them to Maidston agayne,* 2.41 and bring them to the Session that shalbe holden nexte at the towne of Mal∣din: howbeit, the Shiriffe did not sende for vs, so that wee taryed at Maydstone till the Sessions holden at Grene∣wich the xviij. and xix. of Februarye, I and other beyng within the Barre amongst the felons, and yrons vpō our armes, were called out the latter day by the Gaoler & Bai∣liffes, and eased of our yrons, and caryed by them into the towne, to sir Iohn Baker, master Petit, maister Webbe, & other two, whom I know not.

¶An other examination of Mayster Bland before Syr Iohn Baker.

BAker.

Bland, wherfore were ye cast into prison?

Bland.

I can not well tell. Your maystership cast me in.

Baker.

Ye, but wherfore were ye in before that time?

Bland.

For an vniust complaynt put vpon me.

Baker.

What was the complaynt?

Band.

I told him as truely and briefly as I could.

Baker.

Let me see thy booke: and I tooke him a Latine Te∣stament.

Baker.

Will ye go to the Church, and obey and followe the queenes procedings, and do as an honest man should do?

Bland.

I trust in God to do no otherwise but as an honest man should do.

Baker.

Will ye do as I sayd?

Bland.

Will it please your maystership to geue me leaue to aske you a question?* 2.42

Baker.

Yea.

Bland.

Syr, may a man doe any thing, that his conscience is not satisfied in to be good?

Baker.

Away, away, and threwe downe the Booke, and sayd: It is no Testament. And I sayd. Yes. And mayster Webbe tooke it vp, and sayde vnto me maruellous gently: mayster Bland, I knewe you when ye were not of this o∣pinion. I would to God ye would reforme your self: with better wordes then I will write. And I sayde: If ye haue

known me of an other opinion, then I am of now, it was for lacke of knowledge.

Baker.

Yea, sayest thou so? by S. Mary, and thou hold thee there, I wil geue sixe fagots to burne thee withall, or thou shouldest be vnburned,* 2.43 Hence knaue, hence. And so were we repriued into our place agayne, within the Barre. And at night when iudgement of felons, and all was done, we were called,* 2.44 and the Iudge sayd to the Gaoler. Take thē with you, and deliuer them to the Ordinary, & if they wyll not be reformed, let them be deliuered to vs againe, & they shall haue iudgement & execution. And one of our compa∣ny sayd: My Lord, if we be killed at your hands for Chri∣stes sake, we shall liue with him for euer.

*An other appearaunce of M. Bland in the Spirituall Court.

THen came we to the Castle of Caunterbury, & there we remayned, till the second day of march, at which day we were brought into the Chapterhouse of Crechurch where were set the Suffragane of Canterbury,* 2.45 mayster Collins, mayster Mylles, with other: and then went to them may∣ster Oxenden, mayster Petit, and mayster Webbe, maister Hardes Iustices. And whē I was called, mayster Webbe sayd: Here we present this man vnto you, as one vehe∣mently suspect of heresy.

Bland.

And I sayde: Mayster Webbe, ye haue no cause to suspect me of heresye. I haue bene a prisoner this whole yere, and no matter proued agaynst me. I pray you wher∣fore I bene so long kept in prison?

Webbe.

Leaue your arrogant asking of questions, & aun∣swere to that that is layd to your charge.

Bland.

I do so: for I say you haue no cause to suspect me of heresy.* 2.46

Webbe.

Yes: ye denyed to Sir Iohn Baker, to be confor∣mable to the Queenes proceedinges.

Bland.

Is it a iust cause to suspect me of heresy, for asking a question with leaue? So we had moe wordes there then I well remember.

Then stood vp mayster Petit, and sayd: Ye were cast in to prison, because ye fled away from your Ordinary.

Bland.

Then haue I had wrong. For I neuer fled, nor dis∣obeyed mine Ordinary, nor did any thing contrary to the law. Let thē now say of I did: but they sayd nothing. And when I saw they held theyr peace, I sayd M. Commissary haue you bene y^e cause of this mine imprisōmēt? No, quoth he: ye know that when ye went from me, ye were appoin∣ted to appeare the friday after the Sessions. Here I was suffered to speake no more, but shut vp in a corner tyll my companions were likewise presented, and then wee were sent to Westgate into Prison, and were put in seueral close holdes, that neuer one of vs could speake to an other, nor no mā was permitted to come to vs. We were foure times at this appearaunce.* 2.47 But one they dispatched, by what meanes I can not tell: whose name was Cornewall a Tanner.

And thus hytherto passed the talke betweene Blande and the Iustices, and certayne Gentlemen of the shyre. Now foloweth the order of the reasoning betwene hym & the Clergy men before whome he was exmained. But for as much as the chiefest doer and Iudge against him was the B. of Douer or Suffragan of Caunterbury called D. Richard Thornton, to the intent it may appere what litle trueth or constancye is in these catholicke persecuters, I thought here to exhibite by the way a certayne popish let∣ter, written of a papist vnto him. Wherin is declared what a gospeller the sayd Rich. Thornton was in K. Ed. time, which now turning with the world sheweth himselfe such a bitter persecuter agaynst Gods seruants in Q. Maryes tyme. The copy of this letter here foloweth.

*A copy of a popish letter written to the Byshop of Douer by one Thomas Goldwell a priest, decla∣ring what a professour he was in king Edwardes tyme.

RIght reuerende and my good Lorde, after my hartye thankes for your good chere at my last being with your Lordship, this shalbe to certify you, that as soone as I ar∣riued with my Lords Grace, I gaue him your letters, but I had muche woorke to obteyne any thing of him for you.* 3.1 For there hath bene geuen very euill informations of you, and it hath bene sayd, that you haue concurred with al ma∣ner of euill proceedinges, the which hath these yeares past bene in England, as wel agaynst the holy sacrament of the aultar, and agaynst the supreme authority of Christs vicar in earth,* 3.2 as with the vse of the abhominable late Commu∣nion, and with the mariage of priestes, as well religious, as secular: and that you haue geuen orders to (I can not tell how many) base, vnlearned, & euill disposed people, by reason of the which they haue taken vpon them to preach, and to doe much hurt in Kent. So that menne thinke that yet if any new mutation (the which God forbydde) should chaūce, you woulde be as ready to chaunge, as any other. And in deed it maketh me to feare the same, by reason that notwithstāding it hath pleased almighty God to prouide, y^t your absolution was sent vnto you (not looking, I dare say, for any such thing) of all manner of matters, past, yet your Lordship (more regarding y^e vanity of the world, thē the offēce of God, the which he onely knoweth how much it greeues me, for the due loue I beare vnto you) presu∣med to sing Masse in Pontificalibus, the holy dayes imme∣diatelie folowing, and also to ministrate to childrē the sa∣crament of Confirmation, because that one (beyng a mē∣ber of the Deuill) did somewhat comfort you so to do.

Oh my Lord, what honour should it haue bene both to God and your selfe, and also edefication to all good people, (though all worldly men & hereticks would therfore haue laught you to scorne) if you considering your great offen∣ces towarde God, and his goodnesse agayne toward you, would like as you haue offēded in the face of the world, to the damnatiō of many, likewise haue shewed your self pe∣nitent in the face of the world, to the edefication of many▪ & not onely to haue celebrate for vanity Pontifical••ter, but also for a time to haue absteined for reuerence totaliter from the aultar, according to the old custome of the Church. The which I haue also seene obserued of some honest men, not being therto enioyned of any man. But that which is past can not be called agayne. And I thought it not my part to leaue your Lordship mine old frend and maister in y^e mire. Wherfore I ceased not to solicite your cause with my Lor∣des Grace, till at the last I obteined of his Grace for your lordship all the faculties,* 3.3 of the whiche I send you a copye here inclosed, partly for your owne consolation, & partlye for other, desiring your Lordship so to vse them to the ho∣nor of God, that there come to me thereof no rebuke: not publishing them to any person, but to such that you know will gladly receiue them. For hitherto there is neuer a bi∣shop in England who hath graunted him so great autho∣rity concerning those the which be vnder his cure. Onely M. Archdeacon hath the like, & in one thing more greater then be these your Lordships. Wherfore your Lordshippe shall doe well to remit vnto him all such Priestes as haue cure of soule, whether they be beneficed men, or parish pri∣estes. For he hath not onely authority to absolue them as you haue, but also to geue thē authority to absolue such as be vnderneath theyr cures. And thus I cōmit your Lord∣ship to the protectiō of almighty God.

Written at Brussell the 16. of Iune. 1554.

Your Lordships beadman, Thomas Goldwell.

And thus much concerning the Bishop of Douer, by way of digression. Now to returne agayn to the examina∣tions of M. Bland, let vs heare his own report of his an∣sweres, as foloweth.

¶Here foloweth mine aunswere, as nighe as I can call to remem∣brance, euery word, and sentence: yet if any that was present can helpe to perfect it, I woulde bee glad. But yet this dare I say, that there is neuer one sentence, but it was openly spokē the ninth of march, in the Chapterhouse of Crechurch, in the presence of as many as they had chosen, the Maior of the City being called to be assistance, and all other shut out.

¶The answere of Mayster Bland in his appea∣raunce before the Commissary and other in the spirituall Court.

MAyster Collins sayd: maister Bland, ye know that ye are presēted vnto vs, as one suspected of heresy.* 3.4 How say ye, be ye contented to reforme your selfe to the lawes of this Realme, and of the holy church?

Bland.

I denye that I am suspected iustly of heresye, and that ye hearde when I was presented, that I denyed the suspition to be iust, but to defed the vniust punishmēt that I haue suffered: neither can ye approue that any occasion hath bene geuē by me, wherby any man should suspect me therein. But if you haue any lawe or authority to proceede agaynst me for any thing done for an whole yeare ago and more, I wyll aunswere to it.

Col.

Ye were conuented before maister Archdeacon & me, and matter of heresy layd to your charge.

Bland.

That matter was done and sayde a whole yeare a∣goe, and for that I haue bene in prison this yeare & more. If ye haue any thing agaynst me by any law, I desire you to let me know the lawe and the matter, and I will aun∣swere according to the lawe.

Then sayde my Lorde Suffragan: but that I am one of the Iudges, I would ryse, and stande by thee, and accuse thee to be a Sacramentarye, and bring witnesse to proue it: yea, and further, that thou hast called the Masse an abominable Idole.

Bland.

You (my Lorde) neuer hearde me saye so: But I hearde you once say,* 3.5 that in your conscience ye had abhor∣red the Masse three yeares. Thou lyest (quoth he) I neuer sayde so.

Bland.

My Lord, if they might be heard, I can bring wit∣nes to approue it, with the day, tyme, and place: & I once did heare M. Collins at a visitation in Wingham say, that Christ was a full satisfaction for all sinne present, past, and to come, contrary to that he sayth now.

And here we had moe wordes of this matter, which I let passe for lacke of good remembrance.

Maister Collins said, this is but a drift. You were bet∣ter aunswere now: for els you shall to prison agayne, & be called on munday, & haue articles layd to you, & if ye then answere not directly, ye shalbe condemned pro confesso, & that will be worse for you.

Bland.

Syr, I doe not nowe, nor will not then denye to aunswere to any thing that ye can lay to my charge by the lawe: wherefore I trust ye will let me haue the benefite of the lawe.

Collins.

This is the lawe, that if ye be required of your Ordinary, Reddere rationem fidei, then may ye not deny it. And that we doe nowe.

Bland.

To that then I will aunswere. For I beleeue in God the Father Almightye, maker of heauen and earth, and in Iesus Christe his onely sonne our Lorde, with all the other Articles of the same Creede:* 3.6 And I beleeue all the Articles conteyned bothe in the Creede called the Masse Creede, & in the Creede of Athanasius: And I doe beleeue, that all the holy Scriptures, & all thinges therin conteyned, are most true.

Collins.

This will not serue you: ye must aunswere to all suche Articles in all these as shalbe layde to you, or as∣ked of you.

Bland.

Let me know the law that it is in that force (with∣out any iuste cause of suspition proued agaynst me) and I will aunswere.

Collins.

How say ye will ye aunswere.

Bland.

Syr, I haue aunswered you. Haue him away, sayd my Lord of Douer: he had better haue aunswered.

Bland.

My Lord, I am ready to aunswere, if ye haue any thing agaynst me by the lawe.

B. Douer.

Ye haue preached many heresyes in Adisham, where I am Parson nowe: and therefore yee muste make aunswere to them.

Bland.

Lay them to my charge by the lawe, & I will aun∣swere them, if ye can approue that I am bound to answere to y^t was done a yeare & more ago: for if ye may do that, ye may also lay to my charge, & compell me to answere to all thinges done in all my lyfe I trowe.

Collins.

It is not a yeare agoe since you were before M. Archdeacon and me.

Bland.

It is truth, it is a yeare and tenne weekes since the words were spoken: & I haue bene a prisoner euer since, and haue bene at fiue Sessions,* 3.7 and neuer coulde haue any cause tryed. Me thinke your charities should thinke it pu∣nishment enough, if I had bene gilty.

Collins.

All this will not serue you: you muste needes aunswere, and it will be better for you to aunswere nowe, then an other tyme. Will ye reforme your selfe, and goe to the Churche, and worshippe Christe in the blessed Sa∣crament of the Aultar, & be obedient vnto all the Queenes Lawes?

Bland.

* 3.8I pray you wherefore am I brought hither?

Collins

To answere to such thinges as are demaunded of you.

Bland.

Syr, I thoughte ye had had some matters agaynst me by the lawe.

Collins.

Well, on munday at .ix. of the clocke ye shall see y^e law, and haue articles layd vnto you.

Then they had spyed Mayster Coxe the Lawyer, and called him in, and sayde: Here is a Lawyer can tell you are bound by the lawe to aunswere: and he sayde, as they had sayde.

Collins.

Doe ye not beleeue that after the consecration of the blessed Sacrament of the Aultar there remayneth no substance of bread, but the substaunce of Iesus Christ both God and man.

Bland.

Mayster Commissarye, I knowe not by any lawe why ye should aske me that question, more then any other man here. And after a little talke, my Lord of Douer asked me this question: Doest thou not beleeue after y^e consecra∣tion, that it is the body of Christ? And I sayde, No,* 3.9 I doe not so beleeue: for the Scriptures do not teach me, y^t there should remayne the flesh of Christ, to eate as a man should eate mans flesh?

Then maister Glasier sayd, that was the opinion of y^e Capernaites: there is no man here of that opinion, and spake long of cutting of Christs body, as men cut flesh in the shambles.

Then Mayster Doctour Faucet sayde: Mayster Bland, for as muche as you and I were broughte vp both in one house, and borne both in one Parish, I would be as glad as any man aliue, to doe you good: but ye may not thus stand against the Church. For Christ sayth: Ye must hum∣ble your self, and take vp his Crosse, and follow him. And to humble yourselfe in this place, is to be content, and not sticke to your owne iudgement, but to humble your selfe to the holy Church, which hath determined, y^t after the cō∣secration, there remaineth no bread, but the naturall body and bloud of Christ.

Bland.

Mayster Doctour, if ye take humbling of our selfe in that place, to admitte the determination of the Church, then muste we knowe by the Scriptures,* 3.10 that the same Churche determined nothing but according to the Scrip∣tures, as this is not: and therefore I doe not beleeue any such transubstantiation, nor neuer will, god willing. Thē (quoth he I haue done with you: I will no more prey for you then for a dogge.

Then sayde M. Glasier: how thinke ye? Did Paule when he sayd: Is not the bread that we breake a partaking of the body of Christ? Did he say Bakers bread?

Bland.

Though he did not meane bakers bread,* 3.11 that doth not proue that hee brake naturall and reall flesh.

Gla.

No by saint Mary, we say not soe, but we saye, it is the naturall body glorified, vnder the formes of bread and wyne.

Bland.

Then the apostles had it not as we haue: or els his glorified body was crucified for vs.

Gla.

Tush, ye do not vnderstande the Scriptures. For Christes body was euer glorified, in that it was so mar∣uellously vnited to the Godhead: yea, and he shewed hys body diuers tymes glorified, as in the Mount Thabor. And when he walked on the water, we see he was light, and had no weight in hym. Was not that then a glorified body?

Bland.

Then belike Peters body was glorified: walking on the water was the deade of a glorified body: and the y∣ron that Elizeus made to swim vpon the water.

Douer.

Tush, quoth my Lord of Douer, that was done by prayer. But they made such a noyse with laughing, that I heard no more what my Lord sayd.

Bland.

Maysters, I knowe that it auayleth vs nothyng to reason with you, no more then it booted you in the tyme of the Gospell. For then neyther the reason of Eckius,* 3.12 Coclaeus, not yet of detection of the Deuilles sophistrye of my Lord Chauncellours doyng, coulde take anye place. And it is knowne to some that be here, that somethyng I can say in them.

Douer.

No, you know Oecolampadius, Zuinglius, and such other.

Bland.

In deede my Lorde, I haue seene parte of theyr doynges.

Douer.

That is seene by thee to day.

Gla.

I was glad when I heard you say ye beleeued the ca∣tholicke Church: and now goe you from it?

Bland.

No that I doe not.* 3.13

Gla.

Ye know that Christ sayth: If thy brother haue offended thee, goe and reconcile him, betweene thee and him. If he heare thee not, take two or three with thee, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses, all thinges may be established. If he heare not then. Dic Ecclesiae: If he heare not the Church, take him as an heathen. I pray you, where could ye haue found this chur∣che of yours fifty yeares ago?

Bland.

Ye knowe that the true church did not at all tymes florish, but was wonderfully persecuted.* 3.14

Douer.

Then my Lorde cryed: No more, I commaunde you to holde your peace. Haue hym away, and bring in an other.

Collins.

Ye shall come agayne on Monday, at nyne of the clocke, and in the meane time ye shall haue whom ye wyll to conferre withall, your frend D. Faucet, or M. Glasier, if ye desire them.

Bland.

I will refuse to talke with no man: as for any con∣ference

of your part, it is but weake lawes, established as they are. But when there was no lawe, I did desire confe∣rence. And so for that time I departed.

The Monday after we were brought forth to the same place agayne: And then M. Collins began to speak to me: but after what maner, it is cleane out of my minde: but the end was, that I woulde reforme my selfe. But as I did before, I demaunded what they had to lay to my charge, & to see the law, which they sayd before, I should see.

Douer.

What needes that? we hau•• enough agaynst you. For ye * 3.15 denyed to me the Transubstantiation in the Sa∣crament.

Bland.

I did refuse to aunsweare, till ye promised that I should see the Law, whereby ye may compell me to aun∣swere.

Douer.

My Lord tooke the Scribes book, and read the an∣swere that I made to D. Faucets reason, which I knewe not that they had written.

Bland.

My Lord, I made you no such aunswere when ye asked me. I take M. Collins and M. Glasier to witnes. Then they brought forth a Decretall, a booke of the bishop of Romes law, to bind me to answere, whiche my hart ab∣horred to looke vpon. The effecte was, that the Ordinarye had authority to examine,* 3.16 and that they so examined, must needes aunswere. But I sayde, that it meaned of suche as were iustly suspect, as I was not. And here we had muche communication. For I charged them with vniust impri∣sonment, which they could not auoyd.

* 3.17But M. Oxenden would haue helped them, and said, the Iustices put me in prison for a sermon sediously spokē, and for troubling a priest at masse.

Bland.

That is not true. For after I had bene 10. weekes in prison, I was bayled, till I was cast in agayne, (and as the Iustice sayd) for the disobeying mine Ordinary, which I neuer did.

Collins.

Will ye be content to conferre with some? It will be better for you: nowe we offer it you, because ye woulde not desire it.

Bland.

As I did not refuse before, no more will I nowe. But I did not perceyue before, but that one mighte haue come without any leaue asking, to conferre the scriptures: and therfore I looked that D. Faucet would haue come to me without desiring,* 3.18 if any commodity to me had bene in conferēce: for though I was neuer able to do him good, yet once I was his tutor.

Collins.

A••e ye content to come to his Chamber at after noone?

Bland.

Syr, I am a Prisoner, and therefore it is meete that I obey,* 3.19 and come whyther you will, and so departed. At this tyme wee were three. But they tooke an other to appeare before them the Tewesday seuennight after. And when he came, I knewe not what was done, but that I heare, they excōmunicated hym, and let him go. His name was Myller, a Clothyer.

¶Here foloweth a certayne confutation of M. Bland. agaynst false and manifest absurdities, graunted by M. Mylles, priest of Christes Church in Caunterbury.

MYlles.

* 3.20We say, that Christ is in or vnder the sacramēt really and corporally, which are the formes of bread & wyne, and that there is his body conteined inuisibly, and the qualities which we do see, as whitenes and roūdnes. be there without substance by Gods power, as quantitye and weight be there also by inuisible measure.

Bland.

This is your owne Diuinity, to make accidences the Sacrament, and Christes reall body inuisibly contey∣ned in them, and so to destroy the Sacrament. And yet the Doctors saye: * 3.21 Materia Sacramenti est panis & vinum. And GOD by his power woorkerh no myracles with Hoc est Corpus meum, so to chaunge the substaunce of breade and wine into hys bodye and bloud, in that hee maketh acci∣dences to bee without theyr substaunce by inuisible mea∣sure. I am ashamed to see you so destroy Christes Sacra∣ment, contrary to your owne Doctours, and trifle so with Gods worke.

Mylles.

To Christe is geuen all power in heauen and in earth,* 3.22 so that by his omnipotent power of his Godhead he may be, and is where he listeth, and is in the Sacramente really and corporally without occupying of place: for a glo¦rified body occupyeth on place.

Bland.

Marke your owne reason. All power is geuen to Christ, both in heauen and earth: by the omnipotent po∣wer of his Godhead he may be where he list, Ergo, hee is in the sacrament really and corporally, without occupying of place, I denye your argument: for it foloweth neyther of your Maior nor Minor. And first I woulde learne of you,* 3.23 howe you know that Christ listeth to be present at euerye Priestes list. For if the Priest list not to say your Masse, thē Christ listeth not to be there.

Agayne ye say, all power is geuen vnto Christ both in heauen and in earth, so that that is the cause by your rea∣son, that by the omnipotēt power of his Godhead, he may be where he list: and by that reason he had not the power of his Godhead, till he had his humayne body, and then he was not equall with the father in diuinity: for all power was not geuen to Christe, before the humanitye and the Godhead were knit together, neither was he Filius. Here is more daunger then ye are ware of: if ye would stand to it with iust Iudges.

Milles.

We eate Christes flesh and bloud spiritually when wee receiue it with fayth and charitye. And wee also doe eate it corporally in the Sacrament: ane the body that we so receiue hath life. For the Godhead is annexed thereto. Which although it be receiued with the body of Christ, yet it is not inuisible after a grosse sort, and the flesh of Christe that we receiue is liuely, for it hath the spirite of God ioy∣ned to it. And if a man be drunken, it is not by receiuinge of the bloud of Christe, for it is contrary to the nature of Christes bloud.* 3.24 If he be drunken, it is by the qualities and quā∣tities, without substance of bloud.

Bland.

I am glad that you are so muche a∣gaynst all men, to saye that Christes body is aliue in the Sacramente: it may fortune to bring you to the truth in time to come. Me thinke it is euill to keepe Christes body aliue in the Pixe, or els must ye graunt that he is aliue in receiuing, & dead in the Pixe. And ye say truth that it is * 3.25 not the naturall receiuing of Christes bloud that maketh a man drunken:* 3.26 for it is the nature of wine that doth that, which ye denye not.

And a more truth ye confesse then ye dyd thinke, when ye sayd: If a man be drunken, it is by the qualities and quantities, without the substaunce of bloud: for in deede bloud hath no such qualities with it: which is eui∣dent that there is no naturall bloud. If a man be drunken with wine consecrated, it must be a myracle, as I thinke you will haue it, that the sayde accidences should be with∣out theyr naturall substaunce, and worke all the operati∣ons of both substaunce and accidences: and so it foloweth that a man may be drunken by myracle. The body that ye receiue, ye say, is aliue, because it is annexed to the God∣head, and the flesh that ye receiue is liuelye, because it hath the spirite of God ioyned to it.

This diuision is of your new inuentions to diuide the bodie and the flesh, the one aliue by the Godhead, the other liuely by Gods spirite, and both one Sacrament: ye make of it a thing so fantasticall, that ye imagine a body without flesh, and flesh without a body, as ye do qualities & quan∣tities without substaunce, and a liuing body without qua∣lities and quantities.

Milles.

If case so require, and there be a Godlye intent in the Minister to consecrate,* 3.27 after the consecration there∣of there is present the body and bloud of Christ, and no o∣ther substaunce, but accidentes without substaunce to a true beleuer.

Bland.

Ye graunt three absurdities, that in a Tunne of wine consecrate is nothinge but accidences, and to en∣crease it withall, ye haue brought in two in∣conueniences: firste that it is not the worde of God that doth consecrate,* 3.28 but the intent of the Priest must helpe to it: and if that lacke, ye seeme to graunt no consecration, though the Priest speake the word: and yet your Do∣tours say, that the wickednes of the Prieste minisheth not the sacrament.

And to an vnbeleuer ye seeme to say, that it is not the same that it is to the true beleuer: and then muste the beleuer haue some thing to do in the consecration. Incidit in scyllam qui vult vitare charibdim.

Mylles.

The substaunce of Christes bodye doth not fill the Mouses belly. For although he doth receiue the outward formes of bread and wine, yet hee doeth not receiue the sub∣staunce inwardly, but without violation. And a Mouse doth not eate the bodye of Christ, to speake properly: for it doth not feede him spirituallye or corporallye as it doeth man, because hee doth not receiue it to any inducemente of immortality to the flesh.

Bland.

Yee make not your doctrine playne to be vnder∣stand: we must know howe a Mouse can recieue the sub∣stance inwardly and outwardly. Ye saye hee doth not re∣ceiue the substaunce inwardly: but without violation:* 3.29 Ergo, with violation he receiueth the substaunce inwardly. Yee saye, that the Mouse cannot violate Christes bodye. But he violateth the substaunce that hee eateth. And this your proper speache doth importe as muche, as that the Mouse should eate the sacrament to as great effecte▪ and the same thing, as doth the vnworthy receiuer. For if that be the cause that shee properly eateth not the body of Christ, because she doth not feede vppon it spiritually nor corporally, nor receiueth it to any inducement of immortali∣ty, as ye say: then it followeth, that the vn∣beleuer and the * 3.30 Mouse receiueth both one thinge. And yet it cannot be denyed but the * 3.31 Mouse will liue with consecrated bread, & then ye must graunt the absurditie, that a substaunce is nourished and fed onely with accidences.

Milles.

Mens bodyes be fedde with Christes body, as with immortall meate, by reason of the Godhead annexed to eternal life: but mens bodyes bee corporally nourished with qualities and formes of bread and wine:* 3.32 and we deny, that by the sacramentall eatyng any grosse humor turned into bloud, is made myraculous∣ly in the body.

Bland.

Where it can not bee denyed that a man may liue, and naturally be nourished in his naturall body with the Sacramentall bread & wine consecrated: ye cannot auoyd that: but then yee turne to the spirituall worshipping of of mans bodye, by Christes body and Godhead annexed whiche is nothing to put away the absurditie, that either a mans naturall body shoulde be fedde naturally with ac∣cidences, or els to haue them chaunged into grosse hu∣mours. But ye say, mens bodyes be corporally noureshed with quallities and fourmes of bread and wyne:* 3.33 and thē must ye needes graunt that qualities and quantities must be made substaunce in man. For ex eisdem sunt & nutriun∣tur mixta, or els is al that is the nutriment in man, acciden¦••es and no substaunce.

Milles.

If the forms of bread & wine be burned, or worms engendred, it is no derogation to the body of Christ, be∣cause the presence of his bodye ceaseth to be there, and no substaunce commeth agayne,

Bland.

* 3.34Ye graunt here that a substaunce may be made of accidences, as ashes or woormes: but I thinke you will haue it by your myracles, and this I count more absurdi∣tie then y^e other, that Christes body should cease to be there and no substance to come agayne: for no worde in all the whole Bible seemes to serue you for the ceasing of hys presence, though we graunted you which we doe not, that it were there.

God almighty open your hart, if it be his will & plea∣sure, to see the truth. And if I thought not my death to be at hand, I would aunswere you to all the rest, in these and all other my doinges.

I submit my selfe to our saueour Iesus Christe and his holy word, desiring you in the bowels of Christ to do the same.

Your Oratour in the Lord, Iohn Bland.

¶The last appearaunce and examination of Mayster Bland.

HItherto you haue heard the troublesome handelyng of this faythfull and blessed seruaunt of God, I. Bland, toste to and fro, from prison to prison, from Session to Session.* 3.35 At last he was brought before the Bishop of Do∣uer, the Commissarye, and the Archdeacon at Caunter∣bury, the thirteenth daye of Iune. The name of this By∣shop was Richard Thorneton. The Commissary was Robert Collins: whome the Cardinall by his letters pa∣tent had substitute to his factor, before his comming ouer to Englande. The Archdeacon was Nicholas Harps∣field. Under these a great sorte of innocent Lambes of Christ were cruelly entreated and slayne at Caunterbury, amongest whome this foresayd Mayster Bland was one of the first:* 3.36 who as it is sayd, being brought before the said Bishop and Colleagues, whiche were Iohn Frankeshe, Nicholas Sheterden, Thomas Thacker. Umfrey Mid∣dleton, William Coker, was examined of articles. To whome it was obiected by the Commissarye, whether hee beleue that Christ is really in the sacrament, or no. &c. To this he aunswered, and sayd: that hee beleeued that Christ is in the sacrament, as he is in all other good bodies: so that he iudged not Christ to be really in the sacrament▪

Wherupon the day being Monday, he was bid to ap∣peare agayne vpon Wednesday nexte,* 3.37 and from thence he was deferred agayne to monday following, being the xx. Iune in the same Chapterhouse, then to heare further what should be done, in case he would not relent to theyr minde.

The whiche daye and place, he appearing, as before,* 3.38 was required to saye his minde playnely and fully to the foresayd articles, being agayne repeated to him. Whiche articles commonly and in course they vse to obiect to their Examinates which he wrought before them, as here now followeth, and need not much hereafter, specially for that Countrey of Kent, to be repeated.

¶Articles ministred by Richard Byshop of Douer, to mayster Bland, and likewise to the rest followyng af∣ter him.

1. FIrste, that thou arte of the Dioces of Caunterbury,* 3.39 and so subiect to the iurisdiction of the Archbyshop there.

2. Item, that thou art a Christen man, and doest pro∣fesse the lawes of God, and fayth of Christes Catholicke Church, and the determination of the same.

3. Item, that all Parsons which teach, preache, beleeue, affirme, holde, mayntayne, or saye within the Dioces of Caunterburye, otherwise then our holy mother y^e church doth, are excommunicate persons and heretickes, and as excommunicate and heretickes ought to be named, repu∣ted, and taken.

4. Item, that thou, contrary to the Catholicke faith and determination of our mother holy Churche, within the Dioces of Caunterbury, hast openly spokē, mayntayned, holden, affirmed, and beleued, and yet doest hold, mayn∣teine, affirme, and beleeue, that in the blessed Sacrament of the aultar, vnder the fourmes of bread and wyne, there is not the very bodye and bloude of our Sauioure Iesus Christ in substaunce, but onely a token, signe and remem∣braunce thereof, and that the very body and bloud of christ is onely in heauen, and no where els.

5. Item, that thou contrary to the Catholicke fayth, and determination of our mother holye Churche, hast wythin this Dioces of Caunterbury openly spoken, sayde, main∣tayned, holden, affirmed, and beleued, and yet doest holde, maynteine, affirme, and beleue, that it is agaynst Gods word, that the sacrament of Christes Churche shoulde be ministred in an vnknowne tongue: and that no man safe∣ly and with a safe conscience, or without perill of sinne, re∣ceiueth any sacrament ministred in any tongue that he vn¦derstandeth not.

6. Item, that thou, contrary to the Catholicke fayth of our mother holy Church, hast, and yet doest hold opinion, and say: that is against Gods word, that the sacrament of the aultar shoulde be ministred in one kinde: and that no man may with a safe conscience so receiue it.

7, Item, that the premisses be true, and that there is a common fame vppon them within the Dyoces of Caun∣terbury.

The aunsweres of Mayster Bland to the foresayd Articles.

1. TO these articles M. Bland aunswearing agayne in order as they were obiected to him,* 3.40 sayth to the first graunting the same, that he was a priest, and of the Dyo∣ces of Caunterbury.

2. To the second also he aunswered affirmatiuely.

3. Item, to thirde hee aunswereth, that the Article is true, meaning the Catholicke Churche to bee Chrystes Churche.

4. Item, in the fourth Article, as touching the first parte of the Article, he doth confesse, that he hath preached and taught it, as it is contayned in the same. And as tou∣ching the seconde parte of the article, he doth confesse, that he doth nowe also hold and say, as he preached and taught before.

5. Item, to the fift article he graunteth.

6. To the sixt, hee hath preached held and doth holde, as it is conteyned in the article.

7. Item, to the last article he graunteth the same. &c.

This done, and his aunsweres and confession taken, respite was geuen hym yet a few dayes to deliberate with himselfe. So the xxv. day of the sayde moneth of Iune hee

making his appearing agayne in the sayd Chapterhouse, there openly and boldly withstoode the authoritie of the Pope, whereupon his sentence was read, and so he con∣demned and committed to the secular power. Touching the forme and tenor of the sentence,* 3.41 because all theyr sen∣tences, of course agree in one, read before in y^e historye of Maister Rogers.

¶The prayer of Maister Bland before his death.

THe Lorde Iesus, for whose loue I doe willingly leaue thys life,* 3.42 and desire rather the bitter death of this crosse, wyth the losse of all earthly thinges, then to abide the blasphemye of thy holye name, or els to obey man in breaking thy Commaunde∣ments, thou seest, Oh Lord, that where as I might liue in world∣ly wealth to worship false Gods, and honoure thy enemye, I chose rather the tormentes of this body, and losse of this my life, and haue counted al thinges but vile, dust, and dung, that I might winne thee: Which death is more deare vnto me, then thousands of gold and siluer. Such loue, Oh Lorde hast thou layde vp in my brest, that I hunger for thee, as the Deere that is wounded desi∣reth the soyle. Send thy holy comfort, O Lorde, to ayd, comfort, and strengthen this weake peece of earth, whiche is voyde of all strength of it selfe. Thou remembrest, O Lorde, that I am but dust and not able to doe any thing that is good. Therefore, O Lorde as thou of thy accustomed goodnes hast bidden me to this ban∣ket, and counted me worthy to drinke of thine owne cup amōgst thine elect: geue me strength against this element, that as it is to my sight most ••••kesome and terrible, so to my minde it may be at thy commaundement, as an obedient seruaunt, sweete and plea∣saunt: and through the strength of thy holye spirite, I may passe through the strength of this fire into thy bosome, according vn∣to thy promise, and for this mortalitie, to receaue immortalitie, and for this corruptible, to put on incorruptible. Accept thys burnt offering and sacrifice, O Lorde, not for the sacrifice it selfe, but for thy deare sonnes sake my Sauiour: for whose testimony I offer this free wil offering with all my hart and with al my soule. O heauenly father, forgeue me my sinnes, as I forgeue the whole world. O sweete Sauiour, spread thy winges ouer me. O God, graunt me thy holy Ghost, through whose mercifull inspiration I am come hither. Conducte me vnto euerlasting lyfe. Lord into thy handes I commend my spirite: Lord Iesus receaue my soule. So be it.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Iuly. 12. Iohn Bland, Iohn Frankesh, Martyrs.
• * 1.2

  M. Bland scholemaster to D. Sandes som∣tymes B. of Worceter, now Archb. of Yorke.
• * 1.3

  M. Bla•••• offered his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to be de••••••uered 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 2.1

  Declaration of the trou∣bles of M. Bland 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and by who he was ap∣prehended & brought to his con∣demnation. Iohn Austē persecutor. Iohn Austē offended with the Communi∣on table. Note the vncharita∣ble spirit of this Papist and so com∣monly of them all. M. Isaac •• good Iu∣stice.

  The Com••munion t••••••ble set vp ••••gayne.
• * 2.2

  Thomas Austen and Richcard Au••••ē pick•• matter a∣gaynst M. Bland.
• * 2.3

  M Bland charged fo•• spea••ing a∣gaynst the Masse.
• * 2.4

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• * 2.5

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• * 2.6

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 slaun∣••er agaynst ••. Bland.
• * 2.7

  M. Bland Parson of Ade••ham ••ea••eth ••im••e••fe of the slaun∣••er.
• * 2.8

  M. Bland 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••he pe••ple 〈◊〉〈◊〉 loue and 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 2.9

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• * 2.10

  A popish Masse Prieste brought to say Masse 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Adesham.
• * 2.11

  M. Bland again•• exhorteth the people in his Parish Church.
• * 2.12

  Bland speaketh of the right in∣stitution of the Sacrament of the Lords· Sup∣per.

  He speaketh of the abuse of the Sacrament in the Masse. He declareth how the Masse was patched & peeced toge∣ther, and by what Popes M. Bland vio∣lently plucked downe in his Sermon by the Churchwardē.
• * 2.13

  M. Bland thrust in a side Chap∣pell till the masse was done.

  M. Blandes dag∣ger taken from him.
• * 2.14

  Ramsey appre∣hended by Tho. Austen.
• * 2.15

  Iohn Gray of Wingham trou∣bled for a word speaking.
• * 2.16

  M. Bland and Ramsy caryed to Canterbury.
• * 2.17

  M. Hardes Iustice. M. Oxenden Iustice.

  M. Spilman, M. Tutsam gentle∣men agaynst Bland.
• * 2.18

  Iames Chap∣man and Bar∣tlemew Ioyes, Suerties for M. Bland.

  Hogeking and Simon Barrat Suertyes for Ramsy M. Bland taken from his Suer∣tyes

  Sir Tho. Moyles commaundeth M. Bland to Canterbury castle.
• * 2.19

  M. Bland brought before M. Harpsfield and M. Collins. M. Bland M of Art of Cam∣bridge.
• * 2.20

  Note how these Papistes seeke for matter, to sucke the bloud of poore men.
• * 2.21

  A man not bound to aun∣swere such as aske of purpose to bring him in∣to trouble.

  M. Bland vpon promise talketh with them of the Sacrament.
• * 2.22

  Marke what fi∣delitye is in the promise of these men.
• * 2.23

  M. Bla•••• warne•• appear•• ••••gayne ••••••fore 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪
• * 2.24

  Note 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dealing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 these pr••••tensed C••••tholickes.
• * 2.25

  The second appearanc•• of M. Blād▪
• * 2.26

  M. Har••••••fieldes worde••▪ M. Blan••.
• * 2.27

  False sur∣mise 〈…〉〈…〉 M. Bla••••▪
• * 2.28

  The a••••••swere o•• Bland 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wordes.
• * 2.29

  M. Bland cleareth himselfe o•• the false r••••port of M. Harpsfield▪
• * 2.30

  To 〈◊〉〈◊〉 12. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of our 〈…〉〈…〉 neuer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 well 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪
• * 2.31

  The 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fayth 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 2.32

  M. Bla•••• requir•••• haue hi•• Counse••••
• * 2.33

  The Papist•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 false 〈◊〉〈◊〉 promise.
• * 2.34

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• * 2.35

  An other ••uestion of M. Bland to D. Ha••ps∣••••eld.

  ••he aun∣••were of D. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••o the que∣••••ion.
• * 2.36

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• * 2.37

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• * 2.38

  Thomas Austen chargeth M. Bland wit•• an other vntruth.
• * 2.39

  M. Bland ap∣pearing at Ses∣sions in Cram∣broke.
• * 2.40

  Sir Iohn Bakers talke with M. Bland.

  M. Bland brought vp by D. Lupton Prouost of Ea∣ton Colledge. Syr Thomas Moyles wordes. M. Bland layd in Maydstone Gayle.

  M. Bland cary∣ed to the Assise at Rochester.
• * 2.41

  M. Bland cary∣ed agayne to Maydstone Castle.

  M. Bland ap∣peareth at Sessi∣ons in Greene∣wich.
• * 2.42

  A question pro∣pounded to Syr Iohn Bake••▪
• * 2.43

  Hasty iudgemēt of a Iustyce.
• * 2.44

  M. Bland and his fellowes sent to the Or∣dinary by Syr Iohn Baker.
• * 2.45

  M. Bland brought agayne to the castle of Canterbury. Th•• B. of Douer M. Collins, M. Milles, with o∣thers.
• * 2.46

  The aunsweres of M. Bland first to the Iusti∣ces.
• * 2.47

  Cornewall a Tanner dispat∣ched in secret prison.
• * 3.1

  He meaneth of the ariuall of Cardinall Poole.
• * 3.2

  Thorn•••• B. of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a grea•• agayn•••• Pope 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Sacram•••••• of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in king 〈◊〉〈◊〉
• * 3.3

  Powe•• geue 〈…〉〈…〉 to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 B. of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 from 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 3.4

  The a••••••swere 〈◊〉〈◊〉 M 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈…〉〈…〉. M 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vniust 〈◊〉〈◊〉 heresie more 〈◊〉〈◊〉 iustly 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 3.5

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• * 3.6

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• * 3.7

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• * 3.8

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• * 3.9

  M. Bland de∣nyeth the realty of Christes pre∣sence in the Sa∣crament.

  The Caperna∣ites tooke christ to speake litera••∣ly of his body, and so doe the Papistes, & not the Protestants.
• * 3.10

  Determination of the Church, is to be follow∣ed so farre as the Church deter∣mineth by the Scriptures.
• * 3.11

  Argument.

  Fes- The glori∣fied body of Christ was not crucified.

  ti- The Apo∣stells did eate the body cru∣cified.

  no. Ergo, the Apostles did not eate the glorifi∣ed body of Christ.
• * 3.12

  It auayleth not to reason with the Papistes in tyme of their kingdome.
• * 3.13

  The Church visible.
• * 3.14

  Bland commaū∣ded away.
• * 3.15

  Yea but why then did you p••ison him a whole yeare be∣fore.
• * 3.16

  The popes Kay.
• * 3.17

  M. Oxenden helpeth the Catholickes.
• * 3.18

  M. Bland was tutor to Doct. Faucet.
• * 3.19

  These 3. belyke were, Bland, Shetterden, and Middleton. Miller a clothi∣er, excommu∣nicate & let go.
• * 3.20

  The Popish fayth of the Sa∣crament.
• * 3.21

  1. The matter of the Sacramēt is bread and wine.
• * 3.22

  If christ be able to be where he liste & occupy no place: why then is not he able to be aswell vnder the substance of bread as vnder the accidences of breade, seeing he is omnipotent.
• * 3.23

  Christ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 liste. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the Sa••crament, ••ut 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of place. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 true, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 false.
• * 3.24

  Case being put, that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 king a great quantity in th•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hee be made dronke, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 these three is it that maketh dronke, the nature of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 accidences onely of Wine? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the true substance of Wine? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reasonable man iudge.
• * 3.25

  Christes bloud hath not th•• qualitye to make a man 〈◊〉〈◊〉

  Receauing of that in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 can make a man dronke.

  Ergo that in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 not be the bloud of Christ.
• * 3.26

  Argument.
• * 3.27

  Fantasti•••••• absurdit•••• in the pop•• doctrine be noted▪
• * 3.28

  Three inconueniences 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by the Papistes:

  1. That a tunne of wine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 consecrated, nothing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 but accidences: wh••ch is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the operation thereof.

  2. Where he sayth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 word of God doth not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 without the intente of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which is agaynst their 〈…〉〈…〉, saying that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Pries•• minisheth not 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

  3. Where he sayth, tha•• vnbeleuer it is not the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as the Papists say, that the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 receaue the body.
• * 3.29

  Argument.

  〈…〉〈…〉 sensu.

  〈…〉〈…〉 receaueth not the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but without 〈◊〉〈◊〉

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 with violation he recei∣•••••••• the b••dy inwardly.

  Argument.

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 violateth not the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Christ.

  〈…〉〈…〉 violateth the 〈…〉〈…〉 eateth:

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  〈…〉〈…〉 and the belee∣•••••••• ••odye of Christe 〈…〉〈…〉 the Papistes 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 3.30

  Argument.

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 canne liue with 〈…〉〈…〉 withoute 〈◊〉〈◊〉

  〈…〉〈…〉 may liue with 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 c••••s••crated hostes haue 〈…〉〈…〉 but the 〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 3.31

  Argument.

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 canne liue with 〈…〉〈…〉 withoute 〈◊〉〈◊〉

  〈…〉〈…〉 may liue with 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 c••••s••crated hostes haue 〈…〉〈…〉 but the 〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 3.32

  A••n•• 155••. Iuly.
• * 3.33

  Another absurditye ••hat mens bo••yes be nour••••••ed naturally with acci∣dences, and qualityes.
• * 3.34

  Another 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that s••b∣stance••s ma••e of ac∣cidences, 〈…〉〈…〉 or wormes be made of the formes of b••ead & wyne.
• * 3.35

  ••ichard ••hornton ••he ••loudy Byshop of Douer.
• * 3.36

  ••he wordes ••f M. Bland 〈…〉〈…〉.
• * 3.37

  An other ap∣pearance.
• * 3.38

  The last appea∣rance of M. Bland before the Bishop of Douer and o∣thers.
• * 3.39

  Articles o•• Course mini∣stred against M. Bland.
• * 3.40

  Aunswere to the first article out of the Re∣gister.

  The Catholicke Church of Christ.

  The Catholicke Church of An∣tichrist.
• * 3.41

  M. Bland deny∣eth the Pope. M. Bland con∣demned.
• * 3.42

  A prayer of M. Bland.