churche of this realme of Englande) come to your owne parishe churche, nor yet to the Cathedrall church of this citie and dio∣cesse of London, to heare deuoutly and christianly the Matins, the Masse, the Euensong, song or sayd there in the Latine toung, after the common vsage and maner of the church of this realme.
2. Second, that ye haue not come to any of the said churches, to pray, to goe in procession, or to exercise your selues there in godly and laudable exercises.
3. Thirde, yee haue not conformed your selues duely to all the laudable customes, rites, and Ceremonies of anye the sayde churches.
4. Fourth, ye haue not bene confessed at due times and places to your owne curate, of your sinnes.
5. Fifth, yee haue not receiued at your sayd Curates handes (as of the minister of Christ) absolution of your sinnes.
6. Sixt, ye haue not at due times and places, of your Curate re∣ceiued reuerently and duely the sacrament of the altar.
7. Seuenth, yee haue not faithfully and truely beleeued, that in the said sacrament of the altar there is really and truely the ve∣ry body and bloud of Christ.
8. Eight, yee haue not by your mouthe, nor otherwise by your deede expressed or declared in any wise, that ye without waue∣ring or doubting doe thinke and beleeue that the faith and reli∣gion now obserued in the church of England, is a true faith and religion in all poyntes.
9 Ninthe, yee haue not made any signification, that yee doe in deede approoue▪ or allowe in any wise, the common seruice in Latine, heere obserued and kepte in the Church of this Realme of Englande.
10. Tenth, ye haue not beleeued, nor doe beleeue at this present, that the seruice in Latine, commonly vsed and obserued in the Churche of this realme, is good and lawfull, and not against the woorde of God.
11. Eleuenth, yee haue in times past liked, allowed, and appro∣ued as good and godly and so do like, alow, and approue at this present, the seruice in English, the bookes of Common prayer, the bookes of Communion, the religion setforth and vsed in the time of king Edward the sixt, especially as it was set forthe and vsed in the latter daies of the said king Edward.
12. Twelfth, ye haue in times past bene very desirous, and so are at this present, that the sayde English seruice, the sayde booke of common praier, the sayd booke of communion, and the sayd re∣ligion and faith so set foorth and vsed in King Edwardes time, might nowe againe be restored, set foorth, and vsed, and youre selfe freely at your libertie, without anye restraint, or lets to vse it: and also in all poyntes and things to doe therein, as ye did, es∣pecially in the latter daies of the said Edward the sixt.
13. Thirtene, yee haue of late bene charitably sent to from me the Bishop of London, and also by mouth exhorted, that where of late yee did leaue your Churches, and went in the time of di∣uine seruice into the fieldes and prophane places, to reade Eng∣lish Psalmes, and certaine English bookes, ye wold leaue of that, and being out of prisone, and at your libertie, come in to youre owne parish churches, there to heare Mattens, Masse, and Euen∣song, after the common order of the churches of this realme, & to make due confession of your sinnes to your owne curate, and receiue at his handes (as of the minister of Christ, hauing there∣in sufficient authoritie) absolution of your sinnes, heare Masse, receiue the Sacrament of the altare with a true faith, according to the beliefe of the catholicke church, and obserue all other the rites and customes of the saide catholicke churche vsed in thys realme of England, aswell in going in procession after the crosse, as also otherwise generally.
14. Fourtene, ye being so required, haue refused, and do refuse so to do, saying amongst other vaine and light wordes, that for∣asmuch as yee were imprisoned by the space of sixe weekes, not knowing wherewith you were charged, your petition should be and was, that yee might first aunswere to your former cause, and then ye would be ready to answere me the said bishop to al that by me should be laid to your charge.
Unto the which Articles, all the forenamed 7. (onely Reinold Eastland excepted) made answer in effect as here after followeth.
The aunsweres of the forenamed persons to the Articles aforesayde.
1. TO the first article they aunsweared affirmatiuely, Roger Holland adding that hee came not to their Latine seruice these two yeares before.
Mathewe Ricarby added that he came not to churche since Latine seruice was renewed, because it is against the woorde of God, and Idolatrie committed in creeping to the crosse.
Henry Pond added, if hee had licence then to goe to church, he woulde.
2. To the 2. Article, they all aunsweared affirmatiuelye, Henrye Ponde adding as in the first Article. Iohn Floyd adde that the Latine seruice then vsed, was set vp by man, and not by God, & this he learned (he sayd) in king Edwardes daies, which he bele∣ued to be true. Robert Southam added, that he refused to come to churche, because it is furnished with idoles, and because the sacrament of the altar he beleeued to be an idoll.
3. To the 3. Article they all aunsweared affirmatiuely. For they sayd, that the customes, rites, and ceremonies of the church then vsed, are not agreeable to Gods woord.
4 5. To the 4 and 5. Articles, they all answeared affirmatiuely, adding that they beleeued no Priest hath power to remit sinne.
6. To the 6. Article Ihon Holiday, Henry Ponde, and Robert•• Southam aunsweared, that since the Queenes maiesties raigne, but Robert Southam added, not for 10. yeares before, he had re∣ceiued the Sacrament of the altar, either at their Curates hands or any other Priest. Ihon Floyde, Mathewe Ricarby, and Roger Holland answeared affirmatiuely, adding in effecte that the Sa∣crament of the altare is no Sacrament approoued by the worde of God. &c.
7. To the 7. Article they all confessed the contentes thereof to be true in euery part: Henry Ponde adding that he knoweth not nor beleeueth any such Sacrament, called the Sacrament of the altare, but confesseth the Sacrament of the Lordes Supper, and beleeueth that to be approoued. Iohn Floyde added that those that kneele and worship the Sacrament of the altare, committe i∣dolatrie. &c.
8.9.10. To the 8 9.10. Articles, they all confessed the contentes of those Articles to be true. But Iohn Holiday, Henry Pond and Iohn Floyd added, that they do allow the Latine seruice for thē that vnderstandeth the same, so farre as it agreeth with Gods word. For some parte thereof is not agreeable to Gods woorde (they sayd:) but to such as do not vnderstand the sayd seruice in Latine, they doe not allowe it, for it doeth not profite them▪ Ro∣bert Southam added and sayd, that it was a fond question to aske a simple man, whether the Latine seruice be good and lawfull. Mathew Ricarby and Roger Hollande denied the seruice in La∣tine to be good.
11. To the 11. Article, they all confessed the same to be true in euery part, sauing Henry Pond, and Mathew Ricarby, who aun∣sweared in effecte that they coulde not iudge thereof, but leaue them to be tried by the woorde of God.
12. To the 12. Article, they graunted and confessed the same to be true, and desired of God that the seruice were in the Eng∣lish againe.
13. To the 13. Article they all graunted and confessed the same to be true.
14. To the 14. Article they all graunted and confessed the same to be true in euery part.
Thus haue ye the aunsweres of these men to the fore∣sayde Articles, saue that Reginald Eastlande required to aunswere therunto, refused so to do, alleaging yt he know¦eth that to ende a strife an othe is lawfull, but to beginne a strife an othe is not lawfull, and therefore he nowe refu∣seth to take his othe in ye beginning of this matter against him. Whereupon being charged by the Bishoppe, he said: for his not aunswearing to the Articles, he was contente to stande vnto the order of the lawe for his punishment, whatsoeuer it should be.
The 17. day after of the sayd moneth of Iune, the sayd Eastland appeared againe before the bishop, who stāding firme in that he had sayd before, denied to make any aun∣swere in that case. &c. Wherupon the sayd Eastland wyth the other 6. his felow prisoners, were assigned by the Bi∣shop to repaire againe to ye same place at afternoone, who being there present in the foresaid consistorie as they were commaunded, and standing altogether before the said Bi∣shop, he beginning thus with them, asked them, if hee had committed them to prisone. They sayde no, but Maister Cholmley and the Recorder of London committed them to Newgate.
Then being demaunded further by the Bishop, if hee had done any thing or acte to keepe them in prisone, or to hinder their libertie from prisone, to this they answeared, they could not tel. Then the foresaid articles being againe recited to them, all they answered and knowledged them to be the articles, & that they would stād to their answers made to the same. Wherupon the bish. disseuering them a part one frō an other, proceeded with them seuerally, first beginning with Reginald Eastlande, who there declared yt he had bene vncharitably handled and talked wtal•• since his first imprisonment in that behalfe. Then being requi∣red to reconcile him selfe againe to the catholike faith, and go from his opinions, he sayd, that he knew nothing why he should recant, and therefore woulde not conforme hym selfe in that behalf. &c. and so the sentence was red against him, and he geuen to the secular power. &c.
After him was called in Iohn Holiday, who likewise being aduertised to renounce hys heresies (as they called them) & to returne to the vnitie of their church, sayde, that