¶The proces agaynst Iames Baynham, in case of relapse.
THe 19. day of Aprill. 1532. M. Rich. Foxford Uicar ge∣neral to the bishop of London, accōpanied with certein Diuines, & Mathew Grefton the Register sitting iudici∣ally,* 1.1 Iames Bainhā was brought before him by the Lie∣utenant of the tower, before whō ye vicar general rehearsed ye articles cōteined in his abiuration before made & shewed him a bound booke, which the sayd Bainhā acknowledged to be his owne writing, saying that it was good. Then he shewed him more of a certain letter sent vnto the bishop of Londō, yt which also he acknowledged to be his: obiecting also to the sayd Bainhā, that he had made & read the abiu∣ration which he had before recited:* 1.2 shewing him moreouer certain letters which he had written vnto his brother, the which he confessed to be his owne writing, saying moreo∣uer, that though he wrote it, yet there is no thinge in the same that is nought, if it be as my Lord Chauncellor sayth. Then he asked of Bainham how he vnderstood this which foloweth, which was in his letters: yet coulde they not see nor know him for God, when in deed he was both God & man, yea he was three persons in one, the father, the sonne & the holy ghost: & Bainham sayd it was nought. Whych thinges thus done, there was further obiected vnto hym these words, that he had as leue pray to Ioane his wife, as to our Lady. The which article Bainhā denied. The sayd Bainhā amongst other talke as touching the sacramēt of ye alter, sayd: Christes body is not chewed wt teeth, but re∣ceiued by fayth. Further it was obiected agaynst him, that notwtstanding his abiuration, he had sayd that the Sacra∣ment of the altar was but a misticall or memoriall body: yt which article Bainham denied.* 1.3 It was further layd vnto him, that he should say, that S. Thomas of Caunterbury was a thiefe and murtherer, and a deuil in hel. Whereunto he answered thus, that S. Thomas of Canterbury was a murtherer, and if he did not repent him of his murther,* 1.4 he was rather a deuill in hell, then a saynt in heauen.
The 20. day of April, in the yere aforesaid, ye said Iames Bainhā was brought before the vicar generall in ye church or al saynts of Barking,* 1.5 where as he ministred these inter∣rogatories vnto him. First yt since ye feast of Easter last past he sayd, affirmed and beleued, that the sacrament of the al∣tar, was but a misticall body of Christ, and afterwarde he sayd, it was but a memoriall: yt which article Bainham de∣nied. The the vicar general declared vnto him, that our ho¦ly mother ye catholick church determineth & teacheth in this maner: that in the sacramēt of the altar, after the words of consecration, there remaineth no bread. The officiall asked Bainhā whether he did so beleue or not. Wherunto Bain∣ham answered, saying that S. Paul calleth it bread,* 1.6 rehear¦sing these words: Quotiescunque comederitis panem hunc, & de poculo biberitis, mortem Domini annunciabitis: and in that poynt he sayth, as S. Paul sayth, and beleueth as ye church beleueth. And being demaunded twise afterward what he thought therin, he would geue no other answere.
Item, that since the feast of Easter aforesaid, he had af∣firmed & beleued that euery man that would take vpō him to preach the Gospel of Christ clearly,* 1.7 had as much power as the Pope. To the which article he aunswered thus: He that preacheth the word of God, whatsoeuer he be, and liueth thereafter, he hath the key that bindeth and looseth both in heauen and earth. The which key is the same scrip∣ture that is preached, and the Pope hath no other power to binde and to loose, but by the key of the Scripture.
Item, that he affirmed that S. Thomas of Canterbu∣ry was a thiefe and a murderer, & in hel.* 1.8 Wherunto he an∣swered as before.
Item, that he sayde he had as leue pray to Ioane hys wife, as to our Lady: the which he denyed as before.
Item, that he affirmed & beleued, that Christ himselfe was but a man, the which article he also denyed.
The premisses thus passed, the vicar generall receiued Frances Realms, Iohn Edwards, Raphe Hilton, Iohn Ridly, Frances Dryland, and Raphe Noble, as witnesses to be sworne vpon the articles aforesayd,* 1.9 and to speake the truth before the face of the sayd Iames Bainhā, in the pre∣sence of M. Iohn Nayler Uicar of Barking, M. Iohn Rode Bacheler of diuinity, Williā Smith, Richard Gri∣uel, Tho. Wimple, and Richard Gill.
The 26. day of Aprill in the yeare aforesayd, before M. Ioh. Foxford vicar general of the bish. of Londō,* 1.10 in ye pre∣sence of Mathew Greftō Register, and Nicolas Wilson, & Will. Philley, professors of diuinity, Iohn Oliuer, Wil∣liā Midleton, & Hugh Apprise, doctors of the law, M. Ri∣chard Gresham Sheriffe of London, & a great cōpanye of others, Iames Bainham was brought forth by the Lieu∣tenaunt of the Tower, in whose presence the vicar general rehearsed the merites of the cause of inquisition of heresye agaynst him, & proceded to ye reading of the abiuratiō. And whē the Iudge read this article folowing conteined in the abiuration: Itē,* 1.11 that I haue said that I wil not determine whether any soules departed be yet in heauen or no, but I beleue that they be there as it pleaseth God to haue them, that is to say, in the fayth of Abraham: & I wote not whe∣ther the soules of the apostles or any other be in heauen or no. To this Iames aunswered, that I did abiure, and if that had not bene, I would not haue abiured at all.
After all the articles were read conteined in the abiura∣tion, & certeine talke had as touching the sacrament of ba∣ptisme, the sayd Iames Bainham spake these words: If a Turke, a Iew,* 1.12 or Sarasen do trust in God & keepe hys law, he is a good Christian manne. Then the Officiall shewed vnto him the letters which he sent vnto his Bro∣ther, written with his owne hand, and asked him what he thought, as touching this clause folowing: Yet could they not see and know him for God, when in deed he was both God & man, yea he was three persons in one, the father, ye sonne and the holy ghost. Wherunto Bainham said, that it