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ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Dearly€beloved€father€in€Christ€Jesus,€I€thank€you€for€your€gentle€letters;€and,€to€satisfyŠ Ģ&"% Šyour€mind,€as€concerning€the€troubles€whereof€you€have€heard,€these€shall€both€declare€unto€youŠ ø'#& Šall€my€vexations€that€have€chanced€me€since€ye€were€with€me,€and€also€since€I€received€your€lastŠ ¤(ō#' Šletters.€God€keep€you€ever.Š )ą$( Š€€€€€€€€€€€€Your€son.Š |*Ģ%) Š€€€€€€€€€€€€JOHN€BLAND.Š h+ø&* Ї€€€€€€€€€€€€"First,€the€third€of€September,€being€Sunday,€after€service€ended,€ere€I€had€put€off€myŠ ° ŠŌ_Ōsurplice,€John€Austen€came€to€the€table,€(commonly€called€the€Lord's€table,)€and€laid€both€hisŠ œģ Šhands€upon€it,€saying,€'Who€set€this€here€again?'€(Now€they€say€they€took€the€table€down€theŠ ˆŲ ŠSunday€before,€which€I€knew€not,€neither€do€I€know€who€set€it€up€again.)€The€clerk€answered,Š tÄ Šthat€he€knew€not.€Then€Austen€said,€'He€is€a€knave€that€set€it€here.'€I€was€then€going€down€theŠ `° Šchurch,€marvelling€what€he€meant,€and€said,€'Goodman€Austen,€the€queen's€Highness€hath€setŠ L œ Šforth€a€proclamation,€that€ye€may€move€no€sedition.'€And€ere€I€could€speak€any€more,€he€said,Š 8 ˆ Š'Thou€art€a€knave:'€and€I€said,€'Well,€goodman€Austen,€that€I€have€said,€I€have€said.'€'By€God'sŠ $ t Šsoul,'€quoth€he,€'thou€art€a€very€knave.'Š  ` ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€my€clerk€spake€to€him,€but€what€I€am€not€sure:€but€he€said,€'Ye€are€both€hereticŠ č 8  Šknaves,€and€have€deceived€us€with€this€fashion€too€long;€and€if€he€say€any€service€here€again,€IŠ Ō$  Šwill€lay€the€table€on€his€face.'€And€in€that€rage€he€with€others€took€up€the€table,€and€laid€it€on€aŠ Ą  Šchest€in€the€chancel,€and€set€the€trestles€by€it.€Wherefore€I€rode€by€and€by€to€Master€Isaac,€andŠ ¬ü  Šshowed€him€the€cause,€both€how€seditiously€he€had€spoken,€and€performed€it€with€a€like€deed.Š ˜č  ŠMaster€Isaac€directed€a€warrant€to€the€constable€or€borsholder,€which€was€incontinently€served,Š „Ō  Šso€that€he€was€brought€before€him€the€same€night,€and€was€bound€by€recognisance,€with€sureties,Š pĄ Što€appear,€if€he€were€called.€But€we€agreed€so€well€then,€that€it€was€never€called€for;€the€table€wasŠ \¬ Šbrought€down,€and€was€permitted,€as€before.Š H˜ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"The€twenty-sixth€of€November,€being€Sunday,€Richard€Austen€and€his€brother€ThomasŠ  p Šcame€to€the€foresaid€table€after€the€communion€was€done;€and€as€I€was€going€by€them,€RichardŠ  \ Šsaid€unto€me,€'Master€Parson,€we€have€to€speak€to€you.'€And€I€said,€What€is€your€will?'€And€heŠ ųH Šsaid,€'You€know€that€you€took€down€the€tabernacle€or€ceiling€wherein€the€rood€did€hang,€andŠ ä4 Šsuch€other€things:€we€would€know€what€recompence€you€will€make€us.€For€the€queen'sŠ Š  Šproceedings€are,€as€you€know,€that€such€must€up€again.'€Quoth€I,€'I€know€no€such€proceedings€asŠ ¼  Šyet;€and€as€for€that€I€did,€I€did€it€by€commandment.'€'No,'€said€Thomas€Austen,€'ye€will€not€knowŠ Øų Šthe€queen's€proceedings.'€'Yes,'€said€I,€'I€refuse€not€to€know€them.'Š ”ä ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€said€Richard,€'Ye€are€against€the€queen's€proceedings;€for€you€say€there€areŠ l¼ Šabominable€uses€and€devilishness€in€the€mass.'€'Goodman€Austen,'€said€I,€'if€I€so€said,€I€will€say€itŠ X Ø Šagain;€and,€God€willing,€stand€to€the€proof€of€it.'€'Masters€all,'€quoth€Richard€Austen,€'bear€recordŠ D!” Šof€these€words;'€and€went€his€way.Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Quoth€Thomas€Austen,€'Thou€wilt€as€soon€eat€this€book€as€stand€to€them.'€'No,'€quoth€I,Š $X" Š'not€so€soon.'€'Tell€us,'€quoth€he,€what€that€devilishness€is,€that€is€in€the€mass.'€'I€have€oftenŠ ō$D # Špreached€it€unto€you,'€said€I,€'and€ye€have€not€believed€it,€nor€borne€it€away,€nor€will€now€either,Š ą%0!$ Šthough€I€should€tell€you.'Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Thou,'€quoth€he,€'hast€told€us€always,€like€a€heretic€as€thou€art.'€'Now€ye€lie,€goodmanŠ ¤(ō#' ŠAusten,'€quoth€I,€'by€your€leave.'€'Marry,'€quoth€he,€'thou€liest.'€And€I€said,€'And€you€lie;€for€I€haveŠ )ą$( Štaught€you€Christ€and€his€truth.'Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Š€€€€€€€€€€€€"Quoth€he,'€Thou€art€a€heretic,€and€hast€taught€us€nothing€but€heresy;€for€thou€canst€sayŠ ° Šnothing€that€is€true.'€'Yes,€goodman€Austen,€I€can€say€that€God€is€in€heaven;€and€ye€will€say€(IŠ œģ Štrow)€that€it€is€true,€and€so€have€I€taught€you€truly.'Š ˆŲ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Quoth€he,€'Thou€hast€taught€us€like€a€heretic,€and€hast€said,€that€there€is€no€devil€in€hell.'Š `° Š'Well,'€said€I,'€lie€on;€methinketh€you€can€say€little€truth.'Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Many€other€taunts€he€gave,€too€long€to€write.€And€at€the€last€he€said,€Ye€pulled€down€theŠ $ t Šaltar:€will€ye€build€it€again?'€'No,'€quoth€I,€'except€I€be€commanded;€for€I€was€commanded€to€doŠ  ` Šthat€I€did.'Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Well,€if€you€will€not,'€said€he,€'then€will€I:€for€I€am€a€churchwarden.'€'I€charge€you,'€saidŠ Ō$  ŠI,€'that€you€do€not,€except€you€have€authority.'Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'I€will,'€said€he,€'not€let€for€your€charge.€For€we€will€have€a€mass€here€on€Sunday,€and€aŠ ˜č  Špreacher€that€shall€prove€thee€a€heretic,€if€thou€dare€abide€his€coming.'€'Yes,'€quoth€I,€'GodŠ „Ō  Šwilling,€I€will€abide€and€hear€him;€for€sure€I€am,€that€he€cannot€disprove€any€doctrine€that€I€haveŠ pĄ Špreached.'Š \¬ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Yes,'€quoth€he,€'and€that€thou€shalt€hear,€if€thou€run€not€away€ere€then.'€'No,€goodmanŠ 4„ ŠAusten,€I€will€not€run€away.'Š  p ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Marry,'€quoth€he,€'I€cannot€tell,€thou€art€as€like€yea,€as€nay.'€With€many€other€words€weŠ ųH Šcame€out€of€the€church€door,€and€so€departed.Š ä4 ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"When€the€Sunday€came,€I€looked€for€our€preacher,€and€at€the€time€of€morning-prayer,€IŠ ¼  Šsaid€to€the€clerk,€'Why€do€ye€not€ring?€ye€forget€that€we€shall€have€a€sermon€to-day.'€'No,'€quothŠ Øų Šhe,€'Master€Miles's€servant€hath€been€here€this€morning,€and€said€his€master€hath€letters€from€myŠ ”ä ŠLord€Chancellor,€that€he€must€go€to€London,€and€cannot€come.'€That€day€I€did€preach€to€them€aŠ €Š Šsermon€in€his€stead.Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Now€have€they€slandered€me,€that€I€had€prepared€a€company€from€divers€places€to€haveŠ D!” Štroubled€him;€but€they€agreed€not€in€their€lie;€for€some€said,€I€had€them€at€Adisham,€and€thatŠ 0"€  ŠRichard€Austen€had€knowledge,€and€sent€for€the€king's€constable€to€see€the€peace€kept,€which€isŠ #l! Šfound€a€lie.€Other€said,€I€had€them€lying€in€wait€for€him€between€Canterbury€and€Adisham.€OtherŠ $X" Šsaid,€I€had€them€in€both€places,€that€if€the€one€missed€the€other€should€not.€God€forgive€them€all!Š ō$D # ŠNow€upon€these€two€matters€they€crack€that€they€sent€two€bills€of€complaint€to€the€council:Š ą%0!$ Šwherefore€by€the€counsel€of€friends,€I€made€this€testimony,€and€sent€it€up€by€Master€Wiseman."Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€ĢĢThe€behaviour€of€John€Bland,€parson€of€Adis-ham,€in€the€county€of€Kent,€the€Sunday,€the€thirdŠ |*Ģ%) Šday€of€December€last€past,€[1553,]€containing€the€words€which€he€there€spake€unto€the€people.Š h+ø&* Ї€€€€€€€€€€€€"Whereas€upon€certain€communication€bad€between€the€said€parson€and€Richard€AustenŠ ° Šand€Thomas€Austen,€in€the€presence€of€all€the€parish€of€Adisham,€the€Sunday€before€St.€Andrew'sŠ œģ Šday€last,€the€said€Austen€then€declared,€that€the€said€parson€had€taught€there€in€times€past€greatŠ ˆŲ Šheresies,€which€to€confound,€they€would€prepare€a€preacher€against€the€next€Sunday€following,€ifŠ tÄ Šso€be€the€said€parson€would€abide,€and€not€run€away:€upon€which€rumour€divers€and€sundryŠ `° Špersons€resorted€out€of€the€country,€unto€the€said€parish€church,€at€the€said€same€day€appointed,Š L œ Šthere€to€hear€the€preacher;€and€at€the€time€in€which€the€sermon€ought€to€be€made,€no€manŠ 8 ˆ Šappeared€there€to€preach.€But€it€was€reported€unto€the€parson,€that€the€preacher€appointed€hadŠ $ t Šurgent€business,€and€could€not€come:€so€that€the€multitude€being€now€come€together,€the€sameŠ  ` Šparson,€perceiving€that€the€people's€expectation€was€defrauded,€said,€'Forasmuch€as€you€are€comeŠ ü L  Šwillingly€to€hear€some€good€advertisement€of€the€preacher,€who€now€cannot€be€present,€I€think€itŠ č 8  Šnot€convenient€to€permit€you€to€depart€without€some€exhortation€for€your€edifying.'€And€soŠ Ō$  Šfurther€declaring€that€he€had€no€licence€to€preach,€said€that€he€would€not€meddle€with€any€matterŠ Ą  Šin€controversy.€And€then€he€began€the€epistle€of€the€day,€desiring€the€audience€to€mark€three€orŠ ¬ü  Šfour€places€in€the€same€epistle,€which€touched€quietness€and€love€one€to€another.€And€thereŠ ˜č  Šbriefly€reading€the€epistle,€he€noted€the€same€places;€and€so,€making€an€end€thereof,€desired€allŠ „Ō  Šmen€to€depart€quietly€and€in€peace,€as€they€did,€without€any€manner€of€disturbance,€or€token€ofŠ pĄ Ševil.Š \¬ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Witnesses€the€undernamed,€with€divers€others:Š 4„ ŠEdmund€Mores.Š  p ŠRichard€Randall.Š  \ ŠJohn€Hills.Š ųH ŠWilliam€Forstall.Š ä4 ŠThomas€Gooding.".Š Š  ŠĢ€ĢĢAnother€matter€of€trouble€wrought€against€John€Bland,€as€appeareth€by€his€own€narration.Š €Š ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Upon€the€Innocents'€day,€being€the€twenty-eighth€day€of€December,€they€had€procuredŠ X Ø Šthe€priest€of€Stodmarsh€to€say€them€mass.€He€had€nigh€made€an€end€of€matins€ere€I€came;€andŠ D!” Šwhen€he€had€made€an€end€of€matins,€he€said€to€me,€'Master€Parson,€your€neighbours€have€desiredŠ 0"€  Šme€to€say€matins€and€mass:€I€trust€ye€will€not€be€against€the€queen's€proceedings.'€'No,'€quoth€I,€'IŠ #l! Šwill€offend€none€of€the€queen's€Majesty's€laws,€God€willing.'€'What€say€ye:'€quoth€he;€and€madeŠ $X" Šas€he€had€not€heard.€And€I€spake€the€same€words€to€him€again,€with€a€higher€voice;€but€he€wouldŠ ō$D # Šnot€hear,€though€all€the€chancel€heard.€So€I€cried€the€third€time,€(that€all€in€the€church€heard,)€thatŠ ą%0!$ ŠI€would€not€offend€the€queen's€laws.€And€then€he€went€to€mass;€and€when€he€was€reading€theŠ Ģ&"% Šepistle,€I€called€the€clerk€unto€me€with€the€beckoning€of€my€finger,€and€said€unto€him,€'I€pray€youŠ ø'#& Šdesire€the€priest,€when€the€gospel€is€done,€to€tarry€a€little;€I€have€something€to€say€to€the€people.'Š ¤(ō#' ŠAnd€the€clerk€did€so.Š )ą$( ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€the€priest€came€down€to€the€stall,€where€he€sat;€and€I€stood€up€in€the€chancel€door,Š h+ø&* Šand€spake€to€the€people€of€the€great€goodness€of€God,€always€showed€unto€his€people,€unto€theŠ ° Štime€of€Christ's€coming;€and€in€him€and€his€coming,€what€benefit€they€past,€we€present,€and€ourŠ œģ Šsuccessors,€have;€and€among€other€benefits,€I€spake€of€the€great€and€comfortable€sacrament€of€hisŠ ˆŲ Šbody€and€blood.€And€after€I€had€declared€briefly€the€institution,€the€promise€of€life€to€the€good,Š tÄ Šand€damnation€to€the€wicked,€I€spake€of€the€bread€and€wine,€affirming€them€to€be€bread€and€wineŠ `° Šafter€the€consecration,€as€yonder€mass-book€doth,€saying,€'Holy€bread€of€eternal€life,€and€the€cupŠ L œ Šof€perpetual€salvation:€so€that€like€as€our€bodily€mouths€eat€the€sacramental€bread€and€wine,€soŠ 8 ˆ Šdoth€the€mouth€of€our€souls€(which€is€our€faith)€eat€Christ's€flesh€and€blood.'Š $ t ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€when€I€had€made€an€end€of€that,€I€spake€of€the€misuse€of€the€sacrament€in€the€mass;Š ü L  Šso€that€I€judged€it€in€that€use€no€sacrament:€and€showed€how€Christ€bade€us€all€eat€and€drink;€andŠ č 8  Šone€only€in€the€mass€eateth€and€drinketh,€and€the€rest€kneel,€knock,€and€worship.Š Ō$  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€after€these€things€ended,€as€briefly€as€I€could,€I€spake€of€the€benefactors€of€the€mass,Š ¬ü  Šand€began€to€declare€what€men€made€the€mass,€and€recited€every€man's€name,€and€the€patch€thatŠ ˜č  Šhe€put€to€the€mass.Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€ere€I€had€rehearsed€them€all,€the€churchwarden€and€the€borsholder,€his€son-in-law,Š \¬ Šviolently€came€upon€me,€and€took€my€book€from€me,€and€pulled€me€down,€and€thrust€me€into€theŠ H˜ Šchancel,€with€an€exceeding€roar€and€cry.€Some€cried,€'Thou€heretic;'€some,€'Thou€traitor;€'some,Š 4„ Š'Thou€rebel:'€and€when€every€man€had€said€his€pleasure€and€the€rage€was€something€past,€'BeŠ  p Šquiet,€good€neighbours,'€said€I,€'and€let€me€speak€to€you€quietly.€If€I€have€offended€any€law,€I€willŠ  \ Šmake€answer€before€them€that€are€in€authority€to€correct€me.'€But€they€would€not€hear€me,€andŠ ųH Špulled,€one€on€this€side,€and€another€on€that,€and€began€again.€Then€Richard€Austen€said,€'Peace,Š ä4 Šmasters;€no€more€till€mass€be€done'€and€they€ceased.Š Š  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€said€I€to€the€churchwarden€and€the€borsholder,€(either€holding€me€by€the€arm,)Š Øų Š'Masters,€let€me€go€into€the€church-yard€till€your€mass€be€done.'€'No,'€quoth€the€churchwarden,Š ”ä Š'thou€shalt€tarry€here€till€mass€be€done.'€'I€will€not,'€quoth€I,€'but€against€my€will.'€And€they€said,Š €Š Š'Thou€shalt€tarry:€for€if€thou€go€out,€thou€wilt€run€away.'€Then€said€I€to€the€borsholder,€'Lay€me€inŠ l¼ Šthe€stocks,€and€then€ye€shall€be€sure€of€me:'€and€turned€my€back€to€the€altar.Š X Ø ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"By€that€time€Richard€Austen€had€devised€what€to€do€with€me,€and€called€to€theŠ 0"€  Šborsholder€and€the€churchwarden,€and€bade€them€put€me€into€a€side€chapel,€and€shut€the€door€toŠ #l! Šme;€and€there€they€made€me€tarry€till€mass€was€ended.Š $X" ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"When€the€mass€was€ended,€they€came€into€the€chapel€to€me,€and€searched€what€I€hadŠ ą%0!$ Šabout€me;€and€found€a€dagger,€and€took€it€from€me.€Then€said€Thomas€Austen,€churchwarden,Š Ģ&"% Š(after€many€brablings€that€they€made€with€me,)€'Thou€keepest€a€wife€here€amongst€us,€againstŠ ø'#& ŠGod's€law€and€the€queen's.'€'Ye€lie,€goodman€Austen,'€said€I,€it€is€not€against€God's€law,€nor,€as€IŠ ¤(ō#' Šsuppose,€against€the€queen's.'Š )ą$( ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Thus€they€brought€me€out€of€the€church,€and€without€the€door€they€railed€on€me,€withoutŠ h+ø&* Špity€or€mercy:€but€anon€the€priest€came€out€of€the€church,€and€Ramsey,€that€of€late€was€clerk,€saidŠ ° Šunto€him,€Sir,€where€dwell€you?€'And€therewith€Thomas€Austen€took€him€by€the€arm,€and€said,Š œģ Š'Come€on,€sirrah,€you€are€of€his€opinion:'€and€took€his€dagger€from€him,€and€said€he€should€goŠ ˆŲ Šwith€him.€'I€am€content,'€said€he,€and€a€little€mocked€them€in€their€envious€talk.Š tÄ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"By€this€time€there€came€in€at€the€church€stile,€one€John€Gray,€of€Wingham,€servant€toŠ L œ ŠJohn€Smith,€and€seeing€them€hold€Ramsey€by€the€arms,€said€to€him,€'How€now,€Ramsey,€haveŠ 8 ˆ Šyou€offended€the€queen's€laws?'€'No,'€quoth€he.€'Then€there€is€no€transgression.'€TherewithŠ $ t ŠThomas€Austen€took€him,€and€said,€'Ye€are€one€of€their€opinion;€ye€shall€go€with€them€forŠ  ` Šcompany:'€and€took€his€dagger€from€him,€and€then€demanded€what€he€did€there?€but€after,€I€think,Š ü L  Šfor€very€shame€they€let€him€go€again;€but€they€carried€me€and€Ramsey€to€Canterbury,€withŠ č 8  Šeighteen€persons€weaponed.€A€sheet€of€paper€will€not€hold€the€talk€that€we€had€that€night€withŠ Ō$  ŠMaster€Hardes,€justice,€Master€Oxenden,€Master€Spilman,€and€Master€Tutsam.Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"The€next€day€they€made€a€bill€against€me,€but€it€served€not€their€purpose,€which€was,€thatŠ ˜č  Šthey€would€have€had€me€to€prison.€But€James€Chapman€and€Bartholomew€Joyes€were€bound€inŠ „Ō  Štwenty€pounds€either€of€them,€for€my€appearance€at€the€next€general€sessions,€or€in€the€mean€timeŠ pĄ Što€appear,€if€I€were€sent€for€before€the€queen's€Majesty's€council,€or€any€other€commissioners€sentŠ \¬ Šby€the€queen's€authority.€And€Ramsey€was€bound€to€the€peace,€and€to€be€of€good€behaviour€tillŠ H˜ Šthe€next€sessions.€His€sureties€were€Thomas€Hogeking€and€Simon€Barrat.Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Now€the€twenty-third€or€twenty-fourth€of€February,€[1554,]€Sir€Thomas€Finch,€knight,Š  \ Šand€Master€Hardes,€sent€for€me€and€my€sureties€to€Master€Finch's€place,€and€took€me€from€myŠ ųH Šsureties,€and€sent€me€to€the€castle€of€Canterbury,€by€Sir€Thomas€Moyle's€commandment,€(theyŠ ä4 Šsaid,)€where€I€lay€ten€weeks,€and€then€was€bailed,€and€bound€to€appear€at€the€next€sessionsŠ Š  Šholden€at€Canterbury;€but€after€they€changed€it€to€be€at€Ashford€on€the€Thursday€inŠ ¼  ŠWhitsun-week,€being€the€nineteenth€of€May:€but€in€the€mean€time€the€matter€was€exhibited€to€theŠ Øų ŠSpiritual€Court."Š ”ä ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€The€first€examination€of€Master€John€Bland€in€the€Spiritual€Court,€before€DoctorŠ l¼ ŠHarpsfield,€archdeacon€of€Canterbury,€and€Master€Collins,€commissary,€May€18,€1554.Š X Ø ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"The€eighteenth€day€of€May,€Master€Harpsfield,€archdeacon€of€Canterbury,€made€theŠ 0"€  Šmayor's€serjeant€to€bring€me€before€him€and€Master€Collins,€commissary,€into€Christ's€church;Š #l! Šand€they€went€with€me€into€a€chamber,€in€the€suffragan€of€Dover's€house.€Then€the€archdeaconŠ $X" Šsaid,€'Art€thou€a€priest?'€And€I€said,€'I€was€one.'€And€he€said,€'Art€thou€a€graduate€of€anyŠ ō$D # Šuniversity?'€And€I€said,€'Yea.'€'What€degree,'€said€he,€'hest€thou€taken?'€'The€degree,'€quoth€I,€'of€aŠ ą%0!$ ŠMaster€of€Arts.'€'The€more€pity,'€quoth€he,€'that€thou€shouldest€behave€thyself€as€thou€hast€done.Š Ģ&"% ŠThou€hast€been€a€common€preacher€licensed,€hast€thou€not?'€And€I€said,€'I€have€been€so.'€'Marry,'Š ø'#& Šquoth€he,€'so€I€understand.'Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'What€hast€thou€preached?'Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Š€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€I€said,€'God's€word,€to€the€edifying,€I€trust,€of€his€people.'Š ° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'No,€no,'€quoth€he;€'to€the€destroying€of€their€souls€and€thine€both,€except€the€mercy€ofŠ ˆŲ ŠGod€be€all€the€greater.€I€pray€thee,€what€hast€thou€preached?€tell€me.'Š tÄ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'I€told€you,'€quoth€I,€'what€I€have€preached.'Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Nay,€but€tell€me,'€quoth€he,€'what€one€matter€hast€thou€preached€to€the€edifying€of€theŠ $ t Špeople,€as€thou€sayest?'€'I€will€tell€you€no€particular€matter;€for€I€perceive€you€would€have€someŠ  ` Šmatter€against€me.'Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'No,€by€my€faith,'€quoth€he,€'but€only€that€I€would€win€thee€from€heresies€that€thou€artŠ Ō$  Šbewrapt€in,€and€hast€infected€others€withal:€for€thou€hast€preached,€as€I€am€informed,€that€theŠ Ą  Šblessed€sacrament€of€the€altar€is€not€the€very€body€and€blood€of€Jesus€Christ€after€theŠ ¬ü  Šconsecration.€Tell€me,€hast€thou€not€thus€preached?€and€is€not€this€thine€opinion?'Š ˜č  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Sir,'€quoth€I,€'I€perceive€(as€I€said)€that€ye€seek€matter€against€me.€But,€seeing€that€I€amŠ pĄ Šbound€in€the€sessions€to€my€good€behaviour€for€preaching,€which€may€be€broken€with€words,€andŠ \¬ Šwell€I€know€not€with€what€words;€and€also€both€mine€authority€to€preach€and€my€living€are€takenŠ H˜ Šfrom€me,€I€think€thus€I€am€not€bound€to€make€you€an€answer.'"Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Master€Bland,€do€you€not€remember,€that€St.€Peter€biddeth€you€make€answer€toŠ  \ Ševery€man€that€asketh€you€a€reason€of€the€faith€that€is€in€you?"Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€know€that,€and€am€content€so€to€answer€as€that€text€biddeth:€but€I€know€thatŠ Š  ŠMaster€Archdeacon€doth€not€ask€me€after€that€manner,€but€rather€to€bring€me€into€trouble."Š ¼  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€they€said,€'No,€ye€shall€not€be€troubled€for€any€thing€that€ye€say€here.'"Š ”ä ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€am€content€for€knowledge'€sake€to€commune€with€you€in€any€matter,€but€notŠ l¼ Šotherwise."Š X Ø ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€so€they€fell€in€reasoning€more€than€the€space€of€an€hour,€of€the€sacrament,€bothŠ 0"€  Šagainst€me.€At€the€last€Master€Collins€said,€'Master€Bland,€will€ye€come€and€take€in€hand€toŠ #l! Šanswer€such€matter€on€Monday€next,€as€shall€be€laid€to€you?'"Š $X" ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€ye€said€I€should€not€be€troubled€for€any€thing€that€should€be€said€here€forŠ ą%0!$ Šlearning's€sake."Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€they€said,€Ye€shall€not,€but€it€is€for€other€matters."Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€am€bound€to€appear,€as€some€tell€me,€on€Thursday€next€at€Ashford:.€I€amŠ |*Ģ%) Šin€doubt€whether€I€can€or€no;€yet€I€have€purposed€to€be€there,€and€so€to€go€to€London€to€MasterŠ h+ø&* ŠWiseman,€for€an€obligation€that€he€hath,€whereby€I€should€receive€certain€money€to€pay€my€debtsŠ ° Šwithal."Š œģ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€said€Master€Archdeacon,€'I€will€write€to€Master€Wiseman,€that€ye€shall€sustain€noŠ tÄ Šloss.'"Š `° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"That€shall€not€need;€for€I€can€sustain€no€great€loss,€if€I€go€not.€But€I€pray€you€toŠ 8 ˆ Šlet€me€have€a€longer€day."€"No,"€quoth€he.Š $ t ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€cannot€well€come€on€Monday."Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Wilt€thou€not€come,€when€he€so€gently€speaketh€to€thee,€where€he€mayŠ Ō$  Šcommand€thee?"Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€do€not€deny€to€come,€but€I€desire€a€longer€day."Š ˜č  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Thou€shalt€have€no€other€day;€I€charge€thee€to€come€on€Monday."Š pĄ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€perceive€it€shall€be€for€this€or€like€matters:€will€it€please€you€or€MasterŠ H˜ ŠCollins,€for€God's€sake,€to€confer€Scriptures€privately€with€me€in€this€matter,€seeing€ye€say€yeŠ 4„ Šwould€so€gladly€win€me?"Š  p ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"With€all€my€heart€will€I€take€the€pains,€and€I€will€also€borrow€my€Lord€ofŠ ųH ŠDover's€library,€to€have€what€books€thou€wilt:"€and€thus€they€departed.€Now€the€seventeenth€ofŠ ä4 ŠMay€at€Ashford€I€could€not€be€released,€although€I€was€called€to€the€Spiritual€Court€for€the€sameŠ Š  Šmatter,€but€was€bound€to€appear€at€the€sessions€holden€at€Cranbrook,€the€third€of€July.Š ¼  ŠĢ€ĢĢAnother€appearance€of€Master€Bland€before€the€archdeacon€and€his€fellows.Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"The€twenty-first€day€of€May€I€appeared€in€the€chapter-house,€where€was€a€greatŠ D!” Šmultitude€of€people,€unlooked€for€of€me;€and€Master€Archdeacon€said€thus€to€me,€'Ye€are€comeŠ 0"€  Šhere€according€as€ye€were€appointed:€and€the€cause€is,€that€it€hath€pleased€the€queen's€HighnessŠ #l! Šhere€to€place€me,€to€see€God's€holy€word€set€forth,€and€to€reform€those€that€are€here€fallen€intoŠ $X" Šgreat€and€heinous€errors,€to€the€great€displeasure€of€God,€and€the€decay€of€Christ's€sacraments,Š ō$D # Šand€contrary€to€the€faith€of€the€catholic€church,€whereof€thou€art€notably€known€to€be€one€that€isŠ ą%0!$ Šsore€poisoned€with€the€same,€and€hast€infected€and€deceived€many€with€thy€evil€preaching,€whichŠ Ģ&"% Šif€thou€wilt€renounce,€and€come€home€again€to€the€catholic€church,€both€I€and€many€others€moreŠ ø'#& Šwould€be€very€glad;€and€I,€for€my€part,€shall€be€right€glad€to€show€you€the€favour€that€lieth€in€me,Š ¤(ō#' Šas€I€said€unto€you€when€you€were€appointed€hither,€because€ye€then€refused€to€satisfy€again€theŠ )ą$( Špeople€that€ye€had€deceived.€And€whereas€it€is€feigned€by€you,€that€I€should€openly€dispute€theŠ |*Ģ%) Šmatter€with€you€this€day;€although€I€did€neither€so€intend€nor€appoint,€yet€I€am€content€to€disputeŠ h+ø&* Šthe€matter€with€thee,€if€thou€wilt€not€without€disputation€help€to€heal€the€souls€that€are€brought€toŠ ° Šhell-ward€by€thee.€What€sayest€thou?'"Š œģ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€do€protest€before€God€and€you€all,€that€neither€is€my€conscience€guilty€of€anyŠ tÄ Šerror€or€heresy,€neither€that€I€ever€taught€any€error€or€heresy€willingly.€And€whereas€yourŠ `° ŠMastership€saith,€that€I€have€feigned€an€open€disputation€with€you,€it€is€not€true,€as€I€can€thusŠ L œ Šapprove:€Upon€Saturday€I€was€at€Ugden's,€and€there€Master€Bingham€laid€it€to€my€charge,€thatŠ 8 ˆ Šsuch€an€open€disputation,€as€ye€have€here€offered,€should€be€this€day€between€you€and€me:Š $ t Šwhereat€I€much€marvelled,€and€said€to€him€that€before€that€present€I€never€heard€any€such€word;Š  ` Šneither€would€I€answer€nor€dispute.€And€to€this€can€Master€Vaughan,€Master€Oxenden,€MasterŠ ü L  ŠSeth€of€Overland,€and€Master€Ugden€witness;€and€further€I€said€to€them,€that€I€never€spake€to€youŠ č 8  Šof€any€disputation,€nor€you€to€me.€Now€if€your€Mastership€have€any€thing€to€say€to€me€by€theŠ Ō$  Šlaw,€I€will€make€answer€to€it."Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Hear€ye€what€he€saith?€His€conscience€is€clear.€I€pray€thee€whereonŠ ˜č  Šgroundest€thou€thy€conscience?€Let€me€hear€what€thy€faith€is."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€know€not€why€ye€should€more€ask€me€a€reason€of€my€faith,€than€any€other€manŠ \¬ Šin€this€open€audience."Š H˜ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Why,€thou€heretic,€art€thou€ashamed€of€thy€faith?€If€it€were€a€ChristianŠ  p Šbelief,€thou€needest€not€to€be€ashamed€of€it."Š  \ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€am€not€ashamed€of€my€faith:€for€I€believe€in€God€the€Father€Almighty,€MakerŠ ä4 Šof€heaven€and€earth,€and€in€Jesus€Christ€his€only€Son€our€Lord,€&c.,€with€all€the€other€articles€ofŠ Š  Šthe€Creed;€and€I€do€believe€all€the€Holy€Scriptures€of€God€to€be€most€certain€and€true."Š ¼  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Wilt€thou€declare€no€more€than€this?"Š ”ä ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"No."Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Well,€I€will€tell€thee€whereon€I€ground€my€faith:€I€do€believe€and€ground€myŠ D!” Šfaith€and€conscience€upon€all€the€articles€of€the€Creed,€and€upon€all€the€Holy€Scriptures,Š 0"€  Šsacraments,€and€holy€doctors€of€the€church,€and€upon€all€the€general€councils€that€ever€were,Š #l! Šsince€the€apostles'€time.€Lo,€hereupon€ground€I€my€faith;"€with€many€words€more€which€I€wellŠ $X" Šremember€not.€And€when€he€could€get€no€other€answer€of€me,€than€I€had€said€before,€he€calledŠ ō$D # Šfor€a€scribe€to€make€an€act€against€me.€And€after€much€communication,€I€said,€"By€what€law€andŠ ą%0!$ Šauthority€will€ye€proceed€against€me?"€Master€Collins€said,€"By€the€canon€law."Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€doubt€whether€it€be€in€strength€or€no.€Yet€I€pray€you€let€me€have€a€counsellor€inŠ ¤(ō#' Šthe€law,€and€I€will€make€answer€according€to€the€law."Š )ą$( ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Why,€thou€heretic,€thou€wilt€not€confess€thy€faith€to€me,€that€have€authorityŠ h+ø&* Što€demand€it€of€thee,€and€yet€I€have€confessed€my€faith€to€thee€before€all€this€audience.€AsŠ ° Šconcerning€the€blessed€sacrament€of€the€altar,€thou€hast€taught,€that€after€the€consecration€it€isŠ œģ Šbread€and€wine,€and€not€the€body€and€blood€of€our€Saviour€Jesus€Christ.€How€sayest€thou,€hastŠ ˆŲ Šthou€not€thus€taught?"Š tÄ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€as€concerning€this€matter€of€the€sacrament,€when€I€was€with€you€and€MasterŠ L œ ŠCollins,€ye€said€then€it€was€for€other€matters€that€I€should€come€hither:€and€further,€that€ye€wouldŠ 8 ˆ Šbe€content€at€my€desire,€to€confer€Scriptures€with€me,€to€see€if€ye€could€win€me;€and€ye€said,€yeŠ $ t Šwould€borrow€my€Lord€of€Dover's€library,€that€I€should€have€what€book€I€would.€And€now€yeŠ  ` Šrequire€me€thus€to€answer,€contrary€to€your€promise,€ere€any€conference€be€had,€and€seek€ratherŠ ü L  Što€bring€me€into€trouble,€than€to€win€me."Š č 8  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"I€will,€as€God€shall€help€me,€do€the€best€to€thee€that€I€can,€if€thou€wilt€beŠ Ą  Šany€thing€conformable:€and€I€trust€to€dissolve€all€thy€doubts,€if€thou€be€willing€to€hear.€And€I€alsoŠ ¬ü  Šwill€desire€these€two€worshipful€men,€my€Lord€of€Dover,€and€Master€Collins,€to€hear€us."Š ˜č  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"No,€ye€shall€pardon€me€of€that:€there€shall€be€no€such€witness,€but,€when€weŠ pĄ Šagree,€set€to€our€hands."€Hereat€made€the€people€a€noise€against€me,€for€refusing€the€witness:€andŠ \¬ Šhere€had€we€many€more€words€than€I€can€rehearse.€But€at€the€last€I€said,€"Sir,€will€ye€give€meŠ H˜ Šleave€to€ask€you€one€question?"€And€he€said,€"Yea,€with€all€my€heart;€for€in€that€thou€askest€anyŠ 4„ Šthing,€there€is€some€hope€that€thou€mayest€be€won."Š  p ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€when€it€pleased€Almighty€God€to€send€his€angel€unto€the€Virgin€Mary€toŠ ųH Šsalute€her,€and€said,€Hail,€full€of€grace,€&c.,€came€any€substance€from€God€our€Father€into€theŠ ä4 ŠVirgin's€womb€to€become€man?"€Whereat€as€well€Master€Archdeacon,€as€my€Lord€of€Dover,€andŠ Š  ŠMaster€Collins€staid.€But€my€Lord€spake€the€first,€and€said,€"The€Holy€Ghost€came€to€her;"€andŠ ¼  Šere€he€had€brought€out€his€sentence,€Master€Syriac€Peters€said,€"The€power€of€the€Highest€shallŠ Øų Šovershadow€thee."€"Truth,"€said€Master€Archdeacon,€"it€was€the€power€of€God,€sent€by€the€HolyŠ ”ä ŠGhost."--€They€had€forgotten€that,€begotten€of€the€substance€of€the€Father;€or€else€they€perceivedŠ €Š Šwhereunto€this€question€tended:€and€so€both€I€and€they€left€it;€by€what€words€I€cannot€tell.€But€IŠ l¼ Šsaid,€"Sir,€shall€I€ask€one€other?"€And€he€said,€"Yea."€"Is€there€in€the€sacrament,€after€theŠ X Ø Šconsecration,€Christ's€natural€body,€with€all€the€qualities€of€a€natural€body,€or€no?"Š D!” ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Hark,"€said€Master€Archdeacon;€"hear€ye€this€heretic?€He€thinks€it€anŠ #l! Šabsurdity€to€grant€all€the€quantities€of€Christ's€natural€body€to€be€in€the€sacrament:€but€it€is€noŠ $X" Šabsurdity;€for€even€that€natural€body€that€was€born€of€the€Virgin€Mary€is€glorified,€and€that€sameŠ ō$D # Šbody€is€in€the€sacrament€after€the€consecration.€But€perceive€ye€not€the€arrogancy€of€this€heretic,Š ą%0!$ Šthat€will€put€me€to€answer€him,€and€he€will€not€answer€me?€He€thought€to€put€me€to€a€pinch€withŠ Ģ&"% Šhis€question;€for€I€tell€you€it€is€a€learned€question."Š ø'#& ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€if€ye€be€so€much€discontented€with€me,€I€will€say€no€more;€yet€I€would€allŠ )ą$( Šmen€heard,€that€ye€say€the€glorified€body€of€Christ€is€in€the€sacrament,€after€the€consecration."Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Š€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"I€may€call€thee€gross€ignorant.€Thou€gross€ignorant,€is€not€the€same€bodyŠ ° Šglorified,€that€was€born€of€the€Virgin€Mary?€Is€it€then€any€absurdity€to€grant€that€to€be€in€theŠ œģ Šsacrament?"€And€while€be€spake€many€other€words,€I€said€to€Master€Petit,€that€the€sacrament€wasŠ ˆŲ Šinstituted,€delivered,€and€received€of€his€apostles,€before€Christ's€body€was€crucified;€and€it€wasŠ tÄ Šcrucified€before€it€was€glorified;€which€saying€Master€Petit€partly€recited€to€Master€Archdeacon.Š `° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Thou€art€without€all€learning.€Was€not€Christ's€body€given€to€his€apostles,€asŠ 8 ˆ Šin€a€glorified€act?€and€yet€no€inconvenience,€although€his€natural€body€was€not€crucified:€forŠ $ t Šwhen€he€was€born€of€the€Virgin€Mary€without€pain,€was€not€that€the€act€of€a€glorified€body?€andŠ  ` Šwhen€he€walked€on€the€water,€and€when€he€came€into€the€house€to€his€apostles,€the€doors€beingŠ ü L  Šshut€fast,€were€not€these€acts€of€a€glorified€body?"Š č 8  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€my€Lord€of€Dover€helped€him€to€a€better€place,€and€said,€'When€Christ€was€inŠ Ą  ŠMount€Tabor,€he€was€there€glorified€in€his€apostles'€sight.'"Š ¬ü  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Ye€say€truth,€my€Lord,€he€was€glorified€in€the€sight€of€three€of€his€apostles."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"This€methinks€is€new€doctrine."Š \¬ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Harpsfield.--"Well,€seeing€he€will€by€no€other€way€be€reformed,€let€the€people€come€in,Š 4„ Šand€prove€these€matters€against€him."€And€therewith€the€archdeacon€brought€forth€a€copy€of€theŠ  p Šbill€of€complaint€that€was€put€against€me€at€Christmas,€and€about€that€we€talked€a€little.€And€thenŠ  \ ŠMaster€Archdeacon€rose€up€and€said,€"See€ye,€good€people€that€know€this€matter,€that€ye€comeŠ ųH Šin,€and€prove€it€against€him."€Whereunto€answered€Thomas€Austen,€"I€pray€you,"€said€he,€"let€usŠ ä4 Šbe€no€more€troubled€with€him."Š Š  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€then€spake€John€Austen,€and€Heath€with€one€eye,€and€began€to€accuse€me;€but€noŠ Øų Šanswer€they€could€have€of€me,€but,€'Do€to€me€what€ye€can€by€law,€and€I€will€answer€it.'€Then€saidŠ ”ä ŠThomas€Austen,€'Bland,€ye€were€once€abjured.'"Š €Š ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Ye€say€not€truly,€goodman€Austen,€I€was€never€abjured."€"Either,"€said€he,€"yeŠ X Ø Šwere€abjured,€or€else€ye€had€the€king's€pardon."€"Neither€of€both;€ye€speak€this€of€malice:"withŠ D!” Šmany€other€brabling€words€more."Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€Master€Archdeacon€departed,€and€left€Master€Collins€to€command€me€to€appear€theŠ $X" Šnext€day.€Howbeit,€for€certain€other€urgent€business€that€I€had,€I€did€not€appear,€but€wrote€a€letterŠ ō$D # Što€Master€Commissary,€desiring€him€to€respite€the€matter€till€my€coming€home€again;€and€if€heŠ ą%0!$ Šwould€not,€I€would€be€content€to€submit€myself€to€the€law€when€I€came€home.Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€ĢĢOW€about€the€twenty-eighth€day€of€June€I€came€to€Master€Commissary€to€show€him€of€myŠ |*Ģ%) Šreturn,€and€offered€myself€to€satisfy€the€law,€if€it€were€proceeded€against€me,€before€Master€CoxŠ h+ø&* Šof€Surrey,€and€Marks€the€apparitor:€but€Master€Commissary€said€gently,€he€had€done€nothingŠ ° Šagainst€me;€and€so€appointed€me€to€appear€before€him€the€Friday€seven-night€after.Š œģ Š€€€€€€€€€€€€"Now€in€the€mean€time€was€the€sessions€holden€at€Cranbrook,€where€I€was€bound€toŠ ˆŲ Šappear;€and€carrying€surety€with€me€to€be€bound€again,€for€I€looked€for€none€other,€did€appear€theŠ tÄ Šthird€of€July.Š `° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€Sir€John€Baker€said,€'Bland,€ye€are,€as€we€hear€say,€a€Scot:€where€were€ye€born€andŠ 8 ˆ Šbrought€up?'€And€I€said€I€was€born€in€England.€And€he€said,€'Where?'€And€I€said,€'In€Sedberg,€andŠ $ t Šbrought€up€by€one€Doctor€Lupton,€provost€of€Eton€college.'€'Well,'€said€he,€'I€know€him€well.Š  ` ŠRemain€to€your€bond€till€afternoon.'Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€said€Sir€Thomas€Moyle,€'Ah!€Bland,€thou€art€a€stiff-hearted€fellow.€Thou€wilt€notŠ Ō$  Šobey€the€law,€nor€answer€when€thou€art€called.'€'Nor€will,'€quoth€Sir€John€Baker.€'Master€Sheriff,Š Ą  Štake€him€to€your€ward:'€and€the€bailiff€set€me€in€the€stocks,€with€others,€and€would€not€hear€meŠ ¬ü  Šspeak€one€word.€And€so€we€remained€in€the€gaol€of€Maidstone,€till€a€fortnight€after€Michaelmas,Š ˜č  Šor€thereabouts;€and€then€we€were€carried€to€Rochester,€to€the€assize€holden€there,€where€we€wereŠ „Ō  Šamong€the€prisoners€two€days.€And€when€we€were€called,€and€the€judges€of€assize€asked€ourŠ pĄ Šcauses,€when€my€cause€was€rehearsed,€Master€Barrow,€clerk€of€the€peace,€said,€that€I€was€anŠ \¬ Šexcommunicate€person.Š H˜ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€Master€Roper€of€Linsted€talked€with€the€judges,€but€what,€I€am€not€able€to€say:€butŠ  p Šthe€judges€of€assize€said,€'Take€them€to€Maidstone€again,€and€bring€them€to€the€sessions€that€shallŠ  \ Šbe€holden€next€at€the€town€of€Malden.'€Howbeit,€the€sheriff€did€not€send€for€us,€so€that€we€tarriedŠ ųH Šat€Maidstone€till€the€sessions€holden€at€Greenwich€the€eighteenth€and€nineteenth€of€FebruaryŠ ä4 Š[1555].€I€and€others,€being€within€the€bar€amongst€the€felons,€and€irons€upon€our€arms,€wereŠ Š  Šcalled€out€the€latter€day€by€the€jailer€and€bailiffs,€and€eased€of€our€irons,€and€carried€by€them€intoŠ ¼  Šthe€town€to€Sir€John€Baker,€Master€Petit,€Master€Web,€and€two€others€whom€I€know€not."Š Øų ŠĢ€ĢĢAnother€examination€of€Master€Bland€before€Sir€John€Baker.€Feb.€19,€1555.Š X Ø ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Bland,€wherefore€were€ye€cast€into€prison?"Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€cannot€well€tell.€Your€Mastership€cast€me€in."Š $X" ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Yea,€but€wherefore€were€you€in€before€that€time?"Š ą%0!$ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"For€an€unjust€complaint€put€upon€me."Š ø'#& ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"What€was€the€complaint?"Š )ą$( ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€(I€told€him€as€truly€and€as€briefly€as€I€could.)Š h+ø&* Ї€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Let€me€see€thy€book;"(and€I€took€him€a€Latin€Testament.)Š ° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Will€ye€go€to€the€church,€and€obey€and€follow€the€queen's€proceedings,€and€do€asŠ ˆŲ Šan€honest€man€should€do?"Š tÄ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€trust€in€God€to€do€no€otherwise€but€as€an€honest€man€should€do."Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Will€ye€do€as€I€said?"Š $ t ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Will€it€please€your€Mastership€to€give€me€leave€to€ask€you€a€question?"Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Yea."Š Ō$  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€may€a€man€do€any€thing€that€his€conscience€is€not€satisfied€in€to€be€good?"Š ¬ü  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Away,€away"€and€threw€down€the€book€and€said,€"It€is€no€Testament."€And€IŠ „Ō  Šsaid,€"Yes."€And€Master€Web€took€it€up,€and€said€unto€me€marvellous€gently,€"Master€Bland,€IŠ pĄ Šknew€you€when€ye€were€not€of€this€opinion.€I€would€to€God€ye€would€reform€yourself;"€withŠ \¬ Šbetter€words€than€I€will€write.€And€I€said,€"If€ye€have€known€me€of€another€opinion€than€I€am€ofŠ H˜ Šnow,€it€was€for€lack€of€knowledge."Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Baker.--"Yea,€sayest€thou€so?€By€St.€Mary,€and€thou€hold€thee€there,€I€will€give€sixŠ  \ Šfaggots€to€burn€thee€withal,€ere€thou€shouldest€be€unburned:€hence,€knave,€hence!"€And€so€wereŠ ųH Šwe€reprieved€into€our€place€again€within€the€bar.€And€at€night,€when€judgment€of€felons€and€allŠ ä4 Šwas€done,€we€were€called,€and€the€judge€said€to€the€jailer,€"Take€them€with€you,€and€deliver€themŠ Š  Što€the€ordinary,€and€if€they€will€not€be€reformed,€let€them€be€delivered€to€us€again,€and€they€shallŠ ¼  Šhave€judgment€and€execution."€And€one€of€our€company€said,€"My€Lord,€if€we€be€killed€at€yourŠ Øų Šhands€for€Christ's€sake,€we€shall€live€with€him€for€ever."Š ”ä ŠĢ€ĢĢAnother€appearance€of€Master€Bland€in€the€Spiritual€Court.€March€2,€1555.Š D!” ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€came€we€to€the€castle€of€Canterbury,€and€there€we€remained€till€the€second€ofŠ #l! ŠMarch,€at€which€day€we€were€brought€into€the€chapter-house€of€Creechurch,€where€were€set€theŠ $X" Šsuffragan€of€Canterbury,€Master€Collins,€Master€Mills,€with€others;€and€then€went€to€them€MasterŠ ō$D # ŠOxenden,€Master€Petit,€Master€Web,€and€Master€Hardes,€justices.€And€when€I€was€called,€MasterŠ ą%0!$ ŠWeb€said,€'Here€we€present€this€man€unto€you,€as€one€vehemently€suspected€of€heresy.'Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€I€said,€'Master€Web,€ye€have€no€cause€to€suspect€me€of€heresy.€I€have€been€aŠ ¤(ō#' Šprisoner€this€whole€year,€and€no€matter€proved€against€me.€I€pray€you,€wherefore€have€I€been€soŠ )ą$( Šlong€kept€in€prison?'"Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Š€€€€€€€€€€€€Web.--"Leave€your€arrogant€asking€of€questions,€and€answer€to€that€that€is€laid€to€yourŠ ° Šcharge."Š œģ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€do€so;€for€I€say€you€have€no€cause€to€suspect€me€of€heresy."Š tÄ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Web.--"Yes;€ye€denied€to€Sir€John€Baker€to€be€conformable€to€the€queen's€proceedings."Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Is€it€a€just€cause€to€suspect€me€of€heresy€for€asking€a€question€with€leave?"€SoŠ $ t Šwe€had€more€words€there€than€I€well€remember.Š  ` ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€stood€up€Master€Petit,€and€said,€'Ye€were€cast€into€prison,€because€ye€fled€awayŠ č 8  Šfrom€your€ordinary.'"Š Ō$  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Then€have€I€had€wrong;€for€I€never€fled,€nor€disobeyed€mine€ordinary,€nor€didŠ ¬ü  Šany€thing€contrary€to€the€law.€Let€them€now€say€if€I€did:"€but€they€said€nothing.€And€when€I€sawŠ ˜č  Šthey€held€their€peace,€I€said,€"Master€Commissary,€have€you€been€the€cause€of€this€mineŠ „Ō  Šimprisonment?"€"No."€quoth€he;€"ye€know€that€when€ye€went€from€me,€ye€were€appointed€toŠ pĄ Šappear€the€Friday€after€the€sessions."€Here€I€was€suffered€to€speak€no€more,€but€shut€up€in€aŠ \¬ Šcorner€till€my€companions€were€likewise€presented:€and€then€we€were€sent€to€Westgate,€intoŠ H˜ Šprison,€and€were€put€in€several€close€holds,€that€never€one€of€us€could€speak€to€another,€nor€anyŠ 4„ Šman€was€permitted€to€come€to€us.€We€were€four€times€at€this€appearance:€but€one€theyŠ  p Šdespatched,€(by€what€means€I€cannot€tell,)€whose€name€was€Cornwall,€a€tanner."Š  \ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€And€thus€hitherto€passed€the€talk€between€Bland€and€the€justices,€and€certain€gentlemenŠ ä4 Šof€the€shire.€Now€followeth€the€order€of€the€reasoning€between€him€and€the€clergymen€beforeŠ Š  Šwhom€he€was€examined.€But€forasmuch€as€the€chiefest€doer€and€judge€against€him€was€theŠ ¼  Šbishop€of€Dover,€or€suffragan€of€Canterbury,€called€Dr.€Richard€Thornton,€to€the€intent€it€mayŠ Øų Šappear€what€little€truth€or€constancy€is€in€these€catholic€persecutors,€I€thought€here€to€exhibit€byŠ ”ä Šthe€way€a€certain€popish€letter,€written€of€a€papist€unto€him;€wherein€is€declared€what€a€gospellerŠ €Š Šthe€said€Richard€Thornton€was€in€King€Edward's€time,€who€now,€turning€with€the€world,€showethŠ l¼ Šhimself€such€a€bitter€persecutor€against€God's€servants€in€Queen€Mary's€time.€The€copy€of€thisŠ X Ø Šletter€here€followethŠ D!” ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Right€reverend,€and€my€good€Lord,--€after€my€hearty€thanks€for€your€good€cheer€at€myŠ #l! Šlast€being€with€your€Lordship,€this€shall€be€to€certify€you,€that€as€soon€as€I€arrived€with€my€Lord'sŠ $X" ŠGrace,€I€gave€him€your€letters:€but€I€had€much€work€to€obtain€any€thing€of€him€for€you.€For€thereŠ ō$D # Šhave€been€given€very€evil€informations€of€you,€and€it€hath€been€said,€that€you€have€concurredŠ ą%0!$ Šwith€all€manner€of€evil€proceedings,€the€which€hath€these€years€past€been€in€England,€as€wellŠ Ģ&"% Šagainst€the€holy€sacrament€of€the€altar,€and€against€the€supreme€authority€of€Christ's€vicar€inŠ ø'#& Šearth,€as€with€the€use€of€the€abominable€late€communion,€and€with€the€marriage€of€priests,€asŠ ¤(ō#' Šwell€religious€as€secular;€and€that€you€have€given€orders€to€(I€cannot€tell€how€many)€base,Š )ą$( Šunlearned,€and€evil€disposed€people,€by€reason€of€the€which€they€have€taken€upon€them€to€preach,Š |*Ģ%) Šand€to€do€much€hurt€in€Kent.€So€that€men€think€that€yet,€if€any€new€mutation€(the€which€GodŠ h+ø&* Šforbid)€should€chance,€you€would€be€as€ready€to€change€as€any€other.€And€indeed€it€maketh€me€toŠ ° Šfear€the€same,€by€reason€that€notwithstanding€it€hath€pleased€Almighty€God€to€provide€that€yourŠ œģ Šabsolution€was€sent€unto€you€(not€looking,€I€dare€say,€for€any€such€thing)€of€all€manner€of€mattersŠ ˆŲ Špast,€yet€your€Lordship€(more€regarding€the€vanity€of€the€world,€than€the€offence€of€God,€theŠ tÄ Šwhich€he€only€knoweth€how€much€it€grieves€me,€for€the€due€love€I€bear€unto€you)€presumed€toŠ `° Šsing€mass€in€pontificalibus,€the€holy-days€immediately€following;€and€also€to€ministrate€toŠ L œ Šchildren€the€sacrament€of€confirmation,€because€that€one€(being€a€member€of€the€devil)€didŠ 8 ˆ Šsomewhat€comfort€you€so€to€do.Š $ t ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"O€my€Lord,€what€honour€should€it€have€been€both€to€God€and€yourself,€and€alsoŠ ü L  Šedification€to€all€good€people,€(though€all€worldly€men€and€heretics€would€therefore€haveŠ č 8  Šlaughed€you€to€scorn,)€if€you,€considering€your€great€offences€toward€God,€and€his€goodnessŠ Ō$  Šagain€toward€you,€would,€like€as€you€have€offended€in€the€face€of€the€world€to€the€damnation€ofŠ Ą  Šmany,€likewise€have€showed€yourself€penitent€in€the€face€of€the€world€to€the€edification€of€many,Š ¬ü  Šand€not€only€to€have€celebrated€for€vanity€pontificaliter;€but€also€for€a€time€to€have€abstained€forŠ ˜č  Šreverence€totaliter€from€the€altar,€according€to€the€old€custom€of€the€church;€the€which€I€have€alsoŠ „Ō  Šseen€observed€of€some€honest€men,€not€being€thereto€enjoined€of€any€man:€but€that€which€is€pastŠ pĄ Šcannot€be€called€again.€And€I€thought€it€not€my€part€to€leave€your€Lordship,€mine€old€friend€andŠ \¬ Šmaster,€in€the€mire.€Wherefore€I€ceased€not€to€solicit€your€cause€with€my€Lord's€Grace,€till€at€theŠ H˜ Šlast€I€obtained€of€his€Grace,€for€your€Lordship,€all€the€faculties€of€the€which€I€send€you€a€copyŠ 4„ Šhere€enclosed,€partly€for€your€own€consolation,€and€partly€for€others,€desiring€your€Lordship€so€toŠ  p Šuse€them€to€the€honour€of€God,€that€there€come€to€me€thereof€no€rebuke;€not€publishing€them€toŠ  \ Šany€person,€but€to€such€that€you€know€will€gladly€receive€them:€for€hitherto€there€is€never€aŠ ųH Šbishop€in€England,€who€hath€granted€him€so€great€authority€concerning€those€which€be€under€hisŠ ä4 Šcure.€Only€Master€Archdeacon€hath€the€like,€and€in€one€thing€more€great€than€be€these€yourŠ Š  ŠLordship's.€Wherefore€your€Lordship€shall€do€well€to€remit€unto€him€all€such€priests€as€have€cureŠ ¼  Šof€soul,€whether€they€be€beneficed€men,€or€parish€priests.€For€he€hath€not€only€authority€toŠ Øų Šabsolve€them,€as€you€have,€but€also€to€give€them€authority€to€absolve€such€as€be€underneath€theirŠ ”ä Šcures.€And€thus€I€commit€your€Lordship€to€the€protection€of€Almighty€God.--Written€at€Brussels,Š €Š Šthe€sixteenth€of€June,€1554.Š l¼ Š€€€€€€€€€€€€"Your€Lordship's€bead-man.Š X Ø Š€€€€€€€€€€€€THOMAS€GOLDWELL."Š D!” ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€And€thus€much€concerning€the€bishop€of€Dover,€by€way€of€digression.€Now€to€returnŠ #l! Šagain€to€the€examinations€of€Master€Bland,€let€us€hear€his€own€report€of€his€answers,€asŠ $X" Šfolloweth:Š ō$D # ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Here€followeth€mine€answer,€as€nigh€as€I€can€call€to€remembrance,€every€wordŠ Ģ&"% Šand€sentence;€yet€if€any€that€was€present€can€help€to€perfect€it,€I€would€be€glad.€But€yet€this€dare€IŠ ø'#& Šsay,€that€there€is€never€one€sentence,€but€it€was€openly€spoken€the€ninth€of€March,€in€theŠ ¤(ō#' Šchapter-house€of€Cree-church,€in€the€presence€of€as€many€as€they€had€chosen;€the€mayor€of€theŠ )ą$( Šcity€being€called€to€be€assistant,€and€all€others€shut€out."Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Š€€€€€€€€€€€€"Master€Collins€said,€'Master€Bland,€ye€know€that€ye€are€presented€unto€us€as€oneŠ ° Šsuspected€of€heresy.€How€say€ye,€be€ye€contented€to€reform€yourself€to€the€laws€of€this€realm,€andŠ œģ Šof€the€holy€church?€'"Š ˆŲ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€deny€that€I€am€suspected€justly€of€heresy,€and€this€ye€heard€when€I€wasŠ `° Špresented,€that€I€denied€the€suspicion€to€be€just,€but€to€defend€the€unjust€punishment€that€I€haveŠ L œ Šsuffered:€neither€can€ye€prove€that€any€occasion€hath€been€given€by€me,€whereby€any€man€shouldŠ 8 ˆ Šsuspect€me€therein.€But€if€you€have€any€law€or€authority€to€proceed€against€me€for€any€thing€doneŠ $ t Šfor€a€whole€year€ago€and€more,€I€will€answer€to€it."Š  ` ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Ye€were€convented€before€Master€Archdeacon€and€me,€and€matter€of€heresyŠ č 8  Šlaid€to€your€charge."Š Ō$  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"That€matter€was€done€and€said€a€whole€year€ago,€and€for€that€I€have€been€inŠ ¬ü  Šprison€this€year€and€more.€If€ye€have€any€thing€against€me€by€any€law,€I€desire€you€to€let€me€knowŠ ˜č  Šthe€law€and€the€matter,€and€I€will€answer€according€to€the€law."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€said€my€Lord€Suffragan,€But€that€I€am€one€of€the€judges,€I€would€rise,€and€stand€byŠ \¬ Šthee,€and€accuse€thee€to€be€a€sacramentary,€and€bring€witness€to€prove€it;€yea,€and€further,€thatŠ H˜ Šthou€hast€called€the€mass€an€abominable€idol.'"Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"You,€my€Lord,€never€heard€me€say€so:€but€I€heard€you€once€say,€that€in€yourŠ  \ Šconscience€ye€had€abhorred€the€mass€three€years."€"Thou€liest,"€quoth€he,€"I€never€said€so."Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"My€Lord,€if€they€might€be€heard,€I€can€bring€witness€to€approve€it,€with€the€day,Š Š  Štime,€and€place;€and€I€once€did€hear€Master€Collins,€at€a€visitation€in€Wingham,€say,€that€ChristŠ ¼  Šwas€a€full€satisfaction€for€all€sin€present,€past,€and€to€come;€contrary€to€that€he€saith€now."Š Øų ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"And€here€we€had€more€words€of€this€matter,€which€I€do€let€pass€for€lack€of€goodŠ €Š Šremembrance.Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Master€Collins€said,€'This€is€but€a€drift.€You€were€better€answer€now;€for€else€you€shallŠ D!” Šgo€to€prison€again,€and€be€called€on€Monday,€and€have€articles€laid€to€you,€and€if€ye€then€answerŠ 0"€  Šnot€directly,€ye€shall€he€condemned€pro€confesso,€and€that€will€be€worse€for€you."Š #l! ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€do€not€now,€nor€will€then€deny€to€answer€any€thing€that€ye€can€lay€to€myŠ ō$D # Šcharge€by€the€law:€wherefore€I€trust€ye€will€let€me€have€the€benefit€of€the€law."Š ą%0!$ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"This€is€the€law,€that€if€ye€be€required€of€the€ordinary,€reddere€rationem€fidei,Š ø'#& Šthen€may€ye€not€deny€it.€And€that€we€do€now."Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"To€that€then€will€I€answer:€for€I€believe€in€God€the€Father€Almighty,€Maker€ofŠ |*Ģ%) Šheaven€and€earth,€and€in€Jesus€Christ€his€only€Son€our€Lord,€with€all€the€other€articles€of€theŠ h+ø&* Šsame€creed;€and€I€believe€all€the€articles€contained€both€in€the€creed€called€the€mass€creed,€and€inŠ ° Šthe€creed€of€Athanasius;€and€I€do€believe,€that€all€the€Holy€Scriptures,€and€all€things€thereinŠ œģ Šcontained,€are€most€true."Š ˆŲ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"This€will€not€serve€you:€ye€must€answer€to€all€such€articles€in€all€these€as€shallŠ `° Šbe€laid€to€you,€or€asked€of€you."Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Let€me€know€the€law,€that€it€is€in€that€force,€(without€any€just€cause€of€suspicionŠ $ t Šproved€against€me,)€and€I€will€answer."Š  ` ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"How€say€ye,€will€ye€answer?"Š č 8  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€have€answered€you."€"Have€him€away,"€said€my€Lord€of€Dover;€"he€hadŠ Ą  Šbetter€have€answered."Š ¬ü  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"My€Lord,€I€am€ready€to€answer,€if€ye€have€any€thing€against€me€by€the€law."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bishop€of€Dover.--"Ye€have€preached€many€heresies€in€Adisham,€where€I€am€parson€now;Š \¬ Šand€therefore€ye€must€make€answer€to€them."Š H˜ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Lay€them€to€my€charge€by€the€law,€and€I€will€answer€then,€if€ye€can€approve€thatŠ  p ŠI€am€bound€to€answer€to€that€was€done€a€year€and€more€ago:€for€if€ye€may€do€that,€ye€may€also€layŠ  \ Što€my€charge,€and€compel€me€to€answer€to,€all€things€done€in€all€my€life,€I€trow."Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"It€is€not€a€year€ago€since€you€were€before€Master€Archdeacon€and€me."Š Š  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"It€is€truth,€it€is€a€year€and€ten€weeks€since€the€words€were€spoken;€and€I€haveŠ Øų Šbeen€a€prisoner€ever€since,€and€have€been€at€five€sessions,€and€never€could€have€my€cause€tried.Š ”ä ŠMethinketh€your€charities€should€think€it€punishment€enough,€if€I€had€been€guilty."Š €Š ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"All€this€will€not€serve€you;€you€must€needs€answer,€and€it€will€be€better€for€youŠ X Ø Što€answer€now,€than€another€time.€Will€ye€reform€yourself,€and€go€to€the€church,€and€worshipŠ D!” ŠChrist€in€the€blessed€sacrament€of€the€altar;€and€be€obedient€unto€all€the€queen's€laws?"Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€pray€you,€wherefore€am€I€brought€hither?"Š $X" ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"To€answer€to€such€things€as€are€demanded€of€you."Š ą%0!$ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€thought€ye€had€some€matters€against€me€by€the€law."Š ø'#& ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Well,€on€Monday,€at€nine€of€the€clock,€ye€shall€see€the€law,€and€have€articlesŠ )ą$( Šlaid€unto€you."Š |*Ģ%) ŠŠ h+ø&* Š€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€they€had€spied€Master€Cox€the€lawyer,€and€called€him€in,€and€said,€'Here€is€aŠ ° Šlawyer€can€tell€you€are€bound€by€the€law€to€answer:'€and€he€said€as€they€had€said."Š œģ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Do€ye€not€believe,€that€after€the€consecration€of€the€blessed€sacrament€of€theŠ tÄ Šaltar,€there€remaineth€no€substance€of€bread,€but€the€substance€of€Jesus€Christ,€both€God€andŠ `° Šman?"Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Master€Commissary,€I€know€not€by€any€law€why€ye€should€ask€me€that€question.Š $ t Šmore€than€any€other€man€here."€And€after€a€little€talk,€my€Lord€of€Dover€asked€me€this€questionŠ  ` Š"Dost€not€thou€believe,€after€the€consecration,€that€it€is€the€body€of€Christ?"€And€I€said,€"No,€I€doŠ ü L  Šnot€so€believe:€for€the€Scriptures€do€not€teach€me€that€there€should€remain€the€flesh€of€Christ,€toŠ č 8  Šeat€as€a€man€should€eat€man's€flesh."Š Ō$  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€Master€Glasier€said,€'That€was€the€opinion€of€the€Capernaites;€there€is€no€man€hereŠ ¬ü  Šof€that€opinion:'€and€spake€long€of€cutting€Christ's€body,€as€men€cut€flesh€in€the€shambles.Š ˜č  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€Master€Doctor€Faucet€said,€'Master€Bland,€forasmuch€as€you€and€I€were€brought€upŠ pĄ Šboth€in€one€house,€and€born€both€in€one€parish,€I€would€be€as€glad€as€any€man€alive€to€do€youŠ \¬ Šgood:€but€ye€may€not€thus€stand€against€the€church,€for€Christ€saith,€Ye€must€humble€yourself,Š H˜ Šand€take€up€his€cross,€and€follow€him.€And€to€humble€yourself€in€this€place,€is€to€be€content,€andŠ 4„ Šnot€stick€to€your€own€judgment,€but€to€humble€yourself€to€the€holy€church,€which€hathŠ  p Šdetermined,€that€after€the€consecration€there€remaineth€no€bread,€but€the€natural€body€and€bloodŠ  \ Šof€Christ."Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Master€Doctor,€if€ye€take€humbling€of€ourselves€in€that€place,€to€admit€theŠ Š  Šdetermination€of€the€church,€then€must€we€know€by€the€Scriptures,€that€the€same€churchŠ ¼  Šdetermined€nothing€but€according€to€the€Scriptures,€as€this€is€not:€and€therefore€I€do€not€believeŠ Øų Šany€such€transubstantiation;€nor€ever€will,€God€willing."€"Then,€quoth€he,€"I€have€done€with€you:Š ”ä ŠI€will€no€more€pray€for€you€than€for€a€dog."Š €Š ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€said€Master€Glasier,--'How€think€ye?€Did€Paul,€when€he€said,€Is€not€the€bread€thatŠ X Ø Šwe€break€a€partaking€of€the€body€of€Christ?€did€he€mean€baker's€bread?'"Š D!” ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Though€he€did€not€mean€baker's€bread,€that€doth€not€prove€that€he€brake€naturalŠ #l! Šand€real€flesh."Š $X" ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Glasier.--"No,€by€St.€Mary,€we€say€not€so;€but€we€say€it€is€the€natural€body€glorified,Š ą%0!$ Šunder€the€forms€of€bread€and€wine."Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Then€the€apostles€had€it€not€as€we€have:€or€else€his€glorified€body€was€crucifiedŠ ¤(ō#' Šfor€us."Š )ą$( ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Glasier.--"Tush,€ye€do€not€understand€the€Scriptures;€for€Christ's€body€was€ever€glorified,Š h+ø&* Šin€that€it€was€so€marvellously€united€to€the€Godhead:€yea,€and€he€showed€his€body€divers€timesŠ ° Šglorified,€as€in€the€Mount€Tabor;€and€when€he€walked€on€the€water,€we€see€he€was€light,€and€hadŠ œģ Šno€weight€in€him.€Was€not€that€then€a€glorified€body?"Š ˆŲ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Then€belike€Peter's€body€was€glorified,€if€walking€on€the€water€was€the€deed€of€aŠ `° Šglorified€body:€and€the€iron€that€Elizeus€made€to€swim€upon€the€water."Š L œ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"'Tush,'€quoth€my€Lord€of€Dover,€'that€was€done€by€prayer.'€But€they€made€such€a€noiseŠ $ t Šwith€laughing,€that€I€heard€no€more€what€my€Lord€said."Š  ` ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Masters,€I€know€that€it€availeth€us€nothing€to€reason€with€you,€no€more€than€itŠ č 8  Šbooted€you€in€the€time€of€the€gospel.€For€then€neither€the€reason€of€Eckius,€Cochlus,€nor€yet€ofŠ Ō$  Šthe€detection€of€the€devil's€sophistry€of€my€Lord€Chancellor's€doing,€could€take€any€place.€And€itŠ Ą  Šis€known€that€some€be€here,€that€something€I€can€say€in€them."Š ¬ü  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Dover.--"No,€you€know€š¦šcolampadius,€Zuinglius,€and€such€others."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Indeed,€my€Lord,€I€have€seen€part€of€their€doings."Š \¬ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Dover.--"That€is€seen€by€thee€to-day."Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Glasier.--"I€was€glad,€when€I€heard€you€say€ye€believed€the€catholic€church;€and€now€goŠ  \ Šyou€from€it?"Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"No,€that€I€do€not."Š Š  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Glasier.--"Ye€know€that€Christ€saith,€If€thy€brother€have€offended€thee,€go€and€reconcileŠ Øų Šhim€between€thee€and€him.€If€he€hear€thee€not,€take€two€or€three€with€thee,€that€in€the€mouth€ofŠ ”ä Štwo€or€three€witnesses€all€things€may€be€established.€If€he€hear€not€them,€tell€it€to€the€church,€dieŠ €Š Šecclesi;€if€he€hear€not€the€church,€take€him€as€a€heathen.€I€pray€you€where€could€ye€have€foundŠ l¼ Šthis€church€of€yours€fifty€years€ago?"Š X Ø ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Ye€know€that€the€true€church€did€not€at€all€times€flourish,€but€was€wonderfullyŠ 0"€  Špersecuted."Š #l! ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€my€Lord€of€Dover€cried,€'No€more,€I€command€you€to€hold€your€peace.€Have€himŠ ō$D # Šaway€and€bring€in€another.'"Š ą%0!$ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Ye€shall€come€again€on€Monday,€at€nine€of€the€clock,€and€in€the€mean€time€yeŠ ø'#& Šshall€have€whom€ye€will€to€confer€withal:€your€friend€Dr.€Faucet,€or€Master€Glasier,€if€ye€desireŠ ¤(ō#' Šthem."Š )ą$( ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€will€refuse€to€talk€with€no€man.€As€for€any€conference€of€your€part,€it€is€butŠ h+ø&* Šweak€laws,€established€as€they€are:€but€when€there€was€no€law,€I€did€desire€conference."€And€soŠ ° Šfor€that€time€I€departed.Š œģ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"The€Monday€after€we€were€brought€forth€to€the€same€place€again;€and€then€MasterŠ tÄ ŠCollins€began€to€speak€to€me,€but€after€what€manner,€it€is€clean€out€of€my€mind:€but€the€end€was,Š `° Šthat€I€would€reform€myself.€But,€as€I€did€before,€I€demanded€what€they€had€to€lay€to€my€charge,Š L œ Šand€to€see€the€law,€which,€they€said€before,€I€should€see."Š 8 ˆ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Dover.--"What€needs€that?€we€have€enough€against€you:€for€ye€denied€to€meŠ  ` Štransubstantiation€in€the€sacrament."Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€did€refuse€to€answer,€till€ye€promised€that€I€should€see€the€law,€whereby€ye€mayŠ Ō$  Šcompel€me€to€answer."Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"My€Lord€of€Dover€took€the€scribe's€book,€and€read€the€answer€that€I€made€to€Dr.€Faucet'sŠ ˜č  Šreason,€which€I€knew€not€that€they€had€written."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"My€Lord,€I€made€you€no€such€answer€when€ye€asked€me:€I€take€Master€CollinsŠ \¬ Šand€Master€Glasier€to€witness."Š H˜ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Then€they€brought€forth€a€Decretal,€a€book€of€the€bishop€of€Rome's€law,€to€bind€me€toŠ  p Šanswer,€which€my€heart€abhorred€to€look€upon.€The€effect€was,€that€the€ordinary€had€authority€toŠ  \ Šexamine,€and€that€they,€so€examined,€must€needs€answer.€But€I€said,€that€it€meaned€of€such€asŠ ųH Šwere€justly€suspected,€as€I€was€not.€And€here€we€had€much€communication;€for€I€charged€themŠ ä4 Šwith€unjust€imprisonment,€which€they€could€not€avoid.€But€Master€Oxenden€would€have€helpedŠ Š  Šthem,€and€said,€the€justices€put€me€in€prison€for€a€sermon€seditiously€spoken,€and€for€troubling€aŠ ¼  Špriest€at€mass."Š Øų ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"That€is€not€true;€for,€after€I€had€been€ten€weeks€in€prison,€I€was€bailed,€till€I€wasŠ €Š Šcast€in€again,€and€(as€the€justice€said)€for€the€disobeying€mine€ordinary,€which€I€never€did."Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Will€ye€be€content€to€confer€with€some?€It€will€be€better€for€you.€Now€we€offerŠ D!” Šit€you,€because€ye€would€not€desire€it."Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"As€I€did€not€refuse€before,€no€more€will€I€now.€But€I€did€not€perceive€before,€butŠ $X" Šthat€one€thing€might€have€come,€without€any€leave-asking,€to€confer€the€Scriptures;€and€thereforeŠ ō$D # ŠI€looked€that€Dr.€Faucet€would€have€come€to€me€without€desiring,€if€any€commodity€to€me€hadŠ ą%0!$ Šbeen€in€conference:€for€though€I€was€never€able€to€do€him€good,€yet€once€I€was€his€tutor."Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Collins.--"Are€ye€content€to€come€to€his€chamber€at€afternoon?"Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Sir,€I€am€a€prisoner;€and€therefore€it€is€meet€that€I€obey,€and€come€whither€youŠ |*Ģ%) Šwill,"€and€so€departed.Š h+ø&* Ї€€€€€€€€€€€€"At€this€time€we€were€three:€but,€they€took€another€to€appear€before€them€the€TuesdayŠ ° Šsevennight€after.€And€when€he€came,€I€knew€not€what€was€done,€but€that€I€hear€theyŠ œģ Šexcommunicated€him,€and€let€him€go.€His€name€was€Miller,€a€clothier."Š ˆŲ ŠĢ€ĢĢHere€followeth€a€certain€confutation€of€Master€Bland€against€false€and€manifest€absurdities,Š 8 ˆ Šgranted€by€Master€Mills,€priest€of€Christ's€Church€in€Canterbury.Š $ t ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"We€say,€that€Christ€is€in€or€under€the€sacrament€really€and€corporally,€which€areŠ ü L  Šthe€forms€of€bread€and€wine,€and€that€there€is€his€body€contained€invisibly;€and€the€qualitiesŠ č 8  Šwhich€we€do€see,€as€whiteness€and€roundness,€be€there€without€substance€by€God's€power,€asŠ Ō$  Šquantity€and€weight€be€there€also€by€invisible€measure."Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"This€is€your€own€divinity,€to€make€accidents€the€sacrament,€and€Christ's€realŠ ˜č  Šbody€invisibly€contained€in€them,€and€so€to€destroy€the€sacrament.€And€yet€the€doctors€say,Š „Ō  ŠMateria€sacramenti€est€panis€et€vinum.€And€God€by€his€power€worketh€no€miracles€with€Hoc€estŠ pĄ Šcorpus€meum,€so€to€change€the€substance€of€bread€and€wine€into€his€body€and€blood,€in€that€heŠ \¬ Šmaketh€accidents€to€be€without€their€substance€by€invisible€measure.€I€am€ashamed€to€see€you€soŠ H˜ Šdestroy€Christ's€sacrament,€contrary€to€your€own€doctors,€and€trifle€so€with€God's€work."Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"To€Christ€is€given€all€power€in€heaven€and€in€earth;€so€that€by€the€omnipotentŠ  \ Špower€of€his€Godhead€he€may€be€and€is€where€he€listeth;€and€is€in€the€sacrament€really€andŠ ųH Šcorporally€without€occupying€of€place;€for€a€glorified€body€occupieth€no€place."Š ä4 ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Mark€your€own€reason:€all€power€is€given€to€Christ€both€in€heaven€and€earth.€ByŠ ¼  Šthe€omnipotent€power€of€his€Godhead€he€may€be€where€he€list:€ergo,€he€is€in€the€sacrament€reallyŠ Øų Šand€corporally,€without€occupying€of€place.€I€deny€your€argument;€for€it€followeth€neither€of€yourŠ ”ä Šmajor€nor€minor.€And,€first,€I€would€learn€of€you,€how€you€know€that€Christ€listeth€to€be€presentŠ €Š Šat€every€priest's€list.€For€if€the€priest€list€not€to€say€your€mass,€then€Christ€listeth€not€to€be€there.Š l¼ ŠAgain,€ye€say,€all€power€is€given€unto€Christ€both€in€heaven€and€in€earth,€so€that€that€is€the€cause,Š X Ø Šby€your€reason,€that€by€the€omnipotent€power€of€his€Godhead€he€may€be€where€he€list:€and€byŠ D!” Šthat€reason€he€had€no€power€of€his€Godhead,€till€he€had€his€human€body;€and€then€he€was€notŠ 0"€  Šequal€with€the€Father€in€Divinity:€for€all€power€was€not€given€to€Christ,€before€the€humanity€andŠ #l! Šthe€Godhead€were€knit€together,€neither€was€he€filius.€Here€is€more€danger€than€ye€are€aware€of,Š $X" Šif€ye€would€stand€to€it€with€just€judges."Š ō$D # ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"We€eat€Christ's€flesh€and€blood€spiritually,€when€we€receive€it€with€faith€andŠ Ģ&"% Šcharity;€and€we€also€do€eat€it€corporally€in€the€sacrament.€And€the€body€that€we€so€receive€hathŠ ø'#& Šlife;€for€the€Godhead€is€annexed€thereto:€which,€although€it€be€received€with€the€body€of€Christ,Š ¤(ō#' Šyet€it€is€not€invisible€after€a€gross€sort.€And€the€flesh€of€Christ€that€we€receive€is€lively;€for€it€hathŠ )ą$( Šthe€Spirit€of€God€joined€to€it.€And€if€a€man€be€drunken,€it€is€not€by€receiving€of€the€blood€ofŠ |*Ģ%) ŠChrist,€for€it€is€contrary€to€the€nature€of€Christ's€blood.€If€he€be€drunken,€it€is€by€the€qualities€andŠ h+ø&* Šquantities,€without€substance€of€blood."Š ° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"I€am€glad€that€you€are€so€much€against€all€men,€to€say€that€Christ's€body€is€aliveŠ ˆŲ Šin€the€sacrament:€it€may€fortune€to€bring€you€to€the€truth€in€time€to€come.€Methinketh€it€is€evil€toŠ tÄ Škeep€Christ's€body€alive€in€the€pix,€or€else€must€ye€grant,€that€he€is€alive€in€receiving,€and€dead€inŠ `° Šthe€pix.€And€ye€say€truth,€that€it€is€not€the€natural€receiving€of€Christ's€blood€that€maketh€a€manŠ L œ Šdrunken,€for€it€is€the€nature€of€wine€that€doth€that;€which€ye€deny€not.€And€a€more€truth€yeŠ 8 ˆ Šconfess€than€ye€did€think,€when€ye€said,€'If€a€man€be€drunken,€it€is€by€the€qualities€and€quantities,Š $ t Šwithout€the€substance€of€blood;'€for€indeed€blood€hath€no€such€qualities€with€it:€by€which€it€isŠ  ` Ševident€that€there€is€no€natural€blood.€If€a€man€be€drunken€with€wine€consecrated,€it€must€be€aŠ ü L  Šmiracle,€as€I€think€you€will€have€it,€that€the€said€accidents€should€be€without€their€naturalŠ č 8  Šsubstance,€and€work€all€the€operations€of€both€substance€and€accidents:€and€so€it€followeth,€that€aŠ Ō$  Šman€may€be€drunken€by€miracle.€The€body€that€ye€receive,€ye€say,€is€alive,€because€it€is€annexedŠ Ą  Što€the€Godhead,€and€the€flesh€that€ye€receive€is€lively,€because€it€hath€the€Spirit€of€God€joined€toŠ ¬ü  Šit.€This€division€is€of€your€new€inventions,€to€divide€the€body€and€the€flesh,€the€one€alive€by€theŠ ˜č  ŠGodhead,€the€other€lively€by€God's€Spirit,€and€both€one€sacrament:€ye€make€of€it€a€thing€soŠ „Ō  Šfantastical,€that€ye€imagine€a€body€without€flesh,€and€flesh€without€a€body,€as€ye€do€qualities€andŠ pĄ Šquantities€without€substance,€and€a€living€body€without€qualities€and€quantities."Š \¬ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"If€case€so€require,€and€there€be€a€godly€intent€in€the€minister€to€consecrate,€afterŠ 4„ Šthe€consecration€thereof,€there€is€present€the€body€and€blood€of€Christ,€and€no€other€substance€butŠ  p Šaccidents€without€substance,€to€a€true€believer."Š  \ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Ye€grant€three€absurdities,€that€in€a€tun€of€wine€consecrated€is€nothing€butŠ ä4 Šaccidents:€and€to€increase€it€withal,€ye€have€brought€in€two€inconveniences;€first,€that€it€is€not€theŠ Š  Šword€of€God€that€doth€consecrate,€but€the€intent€of€the€priest€must€help€it.€And€if€that€lack,€yeŠ ¼  Šseem€to€grant€no€consecration,€though€the€priest€speak€the€word;€and€yet€your€doctors€say,€thatŠ Øų Šthe€wickedness€of€the€priest€minisheth€not€the€sacrament.€And€to€an€unbeliever€ye€seem€to€say,Š ”ä Šthat€it€is€not€the€same€that€it€is€to€the€true€believer;€and€then€must€the€believer€have€something€toŠ €Š Šdo€in€the€consecration.€Incidit€in€Scyllam,€qui€vult€vitare€Charibdim.Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"The€substance€of€Christ's€body€doth€not€fill€the€mouse's€belly;€for€although€heŠ D!” Šdoth€receive€the€outward€forms€of€bread€and€wine,€yet€he€doth€not€receive€the€substanceŠ 0"€  Šinwardly,€but€without€violation.€And€a€mouse€doth€not€eat€the€body€of€Christ,€to€speak€properly;Š #l! Šfor€it€doth€not€feed€him€spiritually€or€corporally,€as€it€doth€man,€because€he€doth€not€receive€it€toŠ $X" Šany€inducement€of€immortality€to€the€flesh."Š ō$D # ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Ye€make€not€your€doctrine€plain€to€be€understood:€we€must€know€how€a€mouseŠ Ģ&"% Šcan€receive€the€substance€inwardly€and€outwardly.€Ye€say€he€doth€not€receive€the€substanceŠ ø'#& Šinwardly,€but€without€violation:€ergo,€with€violation€he€receiveth€the€substance€inwardly.€Ye€sayŠ ¤(ō#' Šthat€the€mouse€cannot€violate€Christ's€body;€but€he€violateth€the€substance€that€he€eateth.€AndŠ )ą$( Šthis€your€proper€speech€doth€import€as€much€as€that€the€mouse€should€eat€the€sacrament€to€asŠ |*Ģ%) Šgreat€effect,€and€the€same€thing,€as€doth€the€unworthy€receiver;€for,€if€that€be€the€cause€that€sheŠ h+ø&* Šproperly€eateth€not€the€body€of€Christ,€because€she€doth€not€feed€upon€it€spiritually€norŠ ° Šcorporally,€nor€receiveth€it€to€any€inducement€of€immortality,€as€ye€say;€then€it€followeth,€that€theŠ œģ Šunbeliever€and€the€mouse€receive€both€one€thing.€And€yet€it€cannot€be€denied€but€the€mouse€willŠ ˆŲ Šlive€with€consecrated€bread;€and€then€ye€must€grant€the€absurdity,€that€a€substance€is€nourishedŠ tÄ Šand€fed€only€with€accidents."Š `° ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"Men's€bodies€be€fed€with€Christ's€body,€as€with€immortal€meat,€by€reason€of€theŠ 8 ˆ ŠGodhead€annexed€to€eternal€life;€but€men's€bodies€be€corporally€nourished€with€qualities€andŠ $ t Šforms€of€bread€and€wine;€and€we€deny€that,€by€the€sacramental€eating,€any€gross€humour€turnedŠ  ` Šinto€blood€is€made€miraculously€in€the€body."Š ü L  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Whereas€it€cannot€be€denied€that€a€man€may€live,€and€naturally€be€nourished€inŠ Ō$  Šhis€natural€body,€with€the€sacramental€bread€and€wine€consecrated,€ye€cannot€avoid€that.€But€thenŠ Ą  Šye€turn€to€the€spiritual€nourishing€of€man's€body,€by€Christ's€body€and€Godhead€annexed,€whichŠ ¬ü  Šis€nothing€to€put€away€the€absurdity,€that€either€a€man's€natural€body€should€be€fed€naturally€withŠ ˜č  Šaccidents,€or€else€to€have€them€changed€into€gross€humours.€But€ye€say,€'Men's€bodies€beŠ „Ō  Šcorporally€nourished€with€qualities€and€forms€of€bread€and€wine;'€and€then€must€ye€needs€grant,Š pĄ Šthat€qualities€and€quantities€must€be€made€substance€in€man.€For€ex€eisdem€sunt€et€nutriunturŠ \¬ Šmixta,€or€else€all€that€is€the€nutriment€in€man,€is€accidents,€and€no€substance."Š H˜ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Mills.--"If€the€forms€of€bread€and€wine€be€burned,€or€worms€engendered,€it€is€noŠ  p Šderogation€to€the€body€of€Christ,€because€the€presence€of€his€body€ceaseth€to€be€there,€and€noŠ  \ Šsubstance€cometh€again."Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Bland.--"Ye€grant€here,€that€a€substance€may€be€made€of€accidents,€as€ashes€or€worms:Š Š  Šbut€I€think€you€will€have€it€by€your€miracles.€And€this€I€count€a€more€absurdity€than€the€other,Š ¼  Šthat€Christ's€body€should€cease€to€be€there,€and€no€substance€to€come€again:€for€no€word€in€all€theŠ Øų Šwhole€Bible€seems€to€serve€you€for€the€ceasing€of€his€presence,€though€we€granted€you€(whichŠ ”ä Šwe€do€not)€that€it€were€there.€God€Almighty€open€your€heart€--€if€it€be€his€will€and€pleasure€--€toŠ €Š Šsee€the€truth.€And€if€I€thought€not€my€death€to€be€at€hand,€I€would€answer€you€to€all€the€rest,€inŠ l¼ Šthese€and€all€other€my€doings.€I€submit€myself€to€our€Saviour€Jesus€Christ,€and€his€holy€word,Š X Ø Šdesiring€you€in€the€bowels€of€Christ€toŠ D!” Šdo€the€same."Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Your€orator€in€the€Lord.Š $X" Š€€€€€€€€€€€€JOHN€BLAND."Š ō$D # ŠĢ€ĢĢAnother€appearance€and€examination€of€John€Bland.€June€13,€1555.Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€Hitherto€you€have€heard€the€troublesome€handling€of€this€faithful€and€blessed€servant€ofŠ |*Ģ%) ŠGod,€John€Bland,€tost€to€and€fro,€from€prison€to€prison,€from€session€to€session.€At€last€he€wasŠ h+ø&* Šbrought€before€the€bishop€of€Dover,€the€commissary,€and€the€archdeacon,€at€Canterbury,€theŠ ° Šthirteenth€day€of€June.€The€name€of€this€bishop€was€Richard€Thornton;€the€commissary€wasŠ œģ ŠRobert€Collins,€whom€the€cardinal,€by€his€letters€patent,€had€substituted€to€be€his€factor,€beforeŠ ˆŲ Šhis€coming€over€to€England;€the€archdeacon€was€Nicholas€Harpsfield.€Under€these€a€great€sort€ofŠ tÄ Šinnocent€lambs€of€Christ€were€cruelly€entreated€and€slain€at€Canterbury,€amongst€whom€thisŠ `° Šaforesaid€Master€Bland€was€one€of€the€first;€who,€as€it€is€said,€being€brought€before€the€saidŠ L œ Šbishop,€and€his€colleagues,€which€were€John€Frankesh,€Nicholas€Sheterden,€Thomas€Thacker,Š 8 ˆ ŠHumfrey€Middleton,€William€Cocker,€was€examined€of€articles.€To€whom€it€was€objected€by€theŠ $ t Šcommissary,€whether€he€believed€that€Christ€is€really€in€the€sacrament,€or€no,€&c.€To€this€heŠ  ` Šanswered€and€said,€that€he€believed€that€Christ€is€in€the€sacrament,€as€he€is€in€all€other€goodŠ ü L  Šbodies:€so€that€he€judged€not€Christ€to€be€really€in€the€sacrament.Š č 8  ŠĢ€ĢĢThe€last€appearance€of€John€Bland.€June€20,€1555.Š ˜č  ŠĢhereupon,€the€day€being€Monday,€he€was€bid€to€appear€again€upon€Wednesday€next;€and€fromŠ pĄ Šthence€he€was€defer-€red€again€to€Monday€following,€being€the€twentieth€of€June,€in€the€sameŠ \¬ Šchapter-house,€then€to€hear€further€what€should€he€done,€in€case€he€would€not€relent€to€theirŠ H˜ Šmind.€The€which€day€and€place€he,€appearing€as€before,€was€required€to€say€his€mind€plainly€andŠ 4„ Šfully€to€the€foresaid€articles,€being€again€repeated€to€him:€which€articles,€commonly€and€inŠ  p Šcourse,€they€use€to€object€to€their€examinates€which€be€brought€before€them,€as€here€nowŠ  \ Šfolloweth,€and€need€not€much€hereafter,€specially€for€that€country€of€Kent,€to€be€repeated.Š ųH Š€ĢĢArticles€ministered€by€Richard,€bishop€of€Dover,€to€Master€Bland,€and€likewise€to€the€restŠ ¼  Šfollowing€after€him.Š Øų ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"First,€that€thou€art€of€the€diocese€of€Canterbury,€and€so€subject€to€the€jurisdiction€of€theŠ €Š Šarchbishop€there.Š l¼ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"II.€Item,€that€thou€art€a€Christian€man,€and€dost€profess€the€laws€of€God,€and€faith€ofŠ D!” ŠChrist's€catholic€church,€and€the€determination€of€the€same.Š 0"€  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"III.€Item,€that€all€parsons€which€teach,€preach,€believe,€affirm,€hold,€maintain,€or€say,Š $X" Šwithin€the€diocese€of€Canterbury,€otherwise€than€our€holy€mother€the€church€doth,€areŠ ō$D # Šexcommunicate€persons,€and€heretic,€and€as€excommunicate€and€heretics€ought€to€be€named,Š ą%0!$ Šreputed,€and€taken.Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"IV.€Item,€that€thou,€contrary€to€the€catholic€faith,€and€determination€of€our€mother€holyŠ ¤(ō#' Šchurch,€within€the€diocese€of€Canterbury,€hast€openly€spoken,€maintained,€holden,€affirmed,€andŠ )ą$( Šbelieved,€and€yet€dost€hold,€maintain,€affirm,€and€believe,€that€in€the€blessed€sacrament€of€theŠ |*Ģ%) Šaltar,€under€the€forms€of€bread€and€wine,€there€is€not€the€very€body€and€blood€of€our€SaviourŠ h+ø&* ŠJesus€Christ€in€substance,€but€only€a€token,€sign,€and€remembrance€thereof,€and€that€the€veryŠ ° Šbody€and€blood€of€Christ€is€only€in€heaven,€and€no€where€else.Š œģ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"V.€Item,€that€thou,€contrary€to€the€catholic€faith,€and€determination€of€our€mother€holyŠ tÄ Šchurch,€hast€within€this€diocese€of€Canterbury€openly€spoken,€said,€maintained,€holden,€affirmed,Š `° Šand€believed,€and€yet€dost€hold,€maintain,€affirm,€and€believe,€that€it€is€against€God's€word,€thatŠ L œ Šthe€sacrament€of€Christ's€church€should€be€ministered€in€an€unknown€tongue;€and€that€no€man,Š 8 ˆ Šsafely€and€with€a€safe€conscience,€or€without€peril€of€sin,€receiveth€any€sacrament€ministered€inŠ $ t Šany€tongue€that€he€understandeth€not.Š  ` ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"VI.€Item,€that€thou,€contrary€to€the€catholic€faith€of€our€mother€holy€church,€hast,€and€yetŠ č 8  Šdost€hold€opinion,€and€say,€that€it€is€against€God's€word,€that€the€sacrament€of€the€altar€should€beŠ Ō$  Šministered€in€one€kind;€and€that€no€man€may€with€a€safe€conscience€so€receive€it.Š Ą  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"VII.€Item,€that€the€premises€be€true,€and€that€there€is€a€common€fame€upon€them€withinŠ ˜č  Šthe€diocese€of€Canterbury."Š „Ō  ŠĢ€ĢĢThe€answers€of€Master€Bland€to€the€foresaid€articles.Š 4„ ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"To€these€articles€Master€Bland,€answering€again€in€order€as€they€were€objected€to€him,Š  \ Šsaith€to€the€first,€(granting€the€same,)€that€he€was€a€priest,€and€of€the€diocese€of€Canterbury.Š ųH ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"To€the€second€also€he€answereth€affirmatively.Š Š  ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Item,€to€the€third€he€answereth,€that€the€article€is€true;€meaning€the€catholic€church€to€beŠ Øų ŠChrist's€church.Š ”ä ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Item,€in€the€fourth€article,€as€touching€the€first€part€of€the€article,€he€doth€confess,€that€heŠ l¼ Šhath€preached€and€taught€it,€as€it€is€contained€in€the€same.€And€as€touching€the€second€part€of€theŠ X Ø Šarticle,€he€doth€confess,€that€he€doth€now€also€hold€and€say,€as€he€preached€and€taught€before.Š D!” ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Item,€to€the€fifth€article€he€granteth.Š #l! ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"To€the€sixth,€he€hath€preached,€held,€and€doth€hold,€as€it€is€contained€in€the€article.Š ō$D # ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"Item,€to€the€seventh€and€last€article€he€granteth€the€same,"€&c.Š Ģ&"% ŠĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€This€done,€and€his€answers€and€confession€taken,€respite€was€given€him€yet€a€few€days€toŠ ¤(ō#' Šdeliberate€with€himself.€So,€the€twenty-fifth€day€of€the€said€month€of€June,€he,€making€hisŠ )ą$( Šappearance€again€in€the€said€chapter-house,€there€openly€and€boldly€withstood€the€authority€ofŠ |*Ģ%) Šthe€pope;€whereupon€his€sentence€was€read,€and€so€he€condemned€and€committed€to€the€secularŠ h+ø&* Špower.€Touching€the€form€and€tenor€of€the€sentence,€because€all€their€sentences€of€course€agreeŠ ° Šin€one,€read€before€in€the€history€of€Master€Rogers.Š œģ ŠĢ€ĢĢThe€prayer€of€John€Bland€before€his€death.Š L œ ŠŌ_ŌĢ€€€€€€€€€€€€"The€Lord€Jesus,€for€whose€love€I€do€willingly€leave€this€life,€and€desire€rather€the€bitterŠ $ t Šdeath€of€this€cross,€with€the€loss€of€all€earthly€things,€than€to€abide€the€blasphemy€of€thy€holyŠ  ` Šname,€or€else€to€obey€man€in€breaking€of€thy€commandments:€thou€Ō_ŌseestŌ_Ō,€O€Lord,€that€whereas€IŠ ü L  Šmight€live€in€worldly€wealth€to€worship€false€gods,€and€Ō_ŌhonourŌ_Ō€thy€enemy,€I€chose€rather€theŠ č 8  Štorments€of€this€body,€and€loss€of€this€my€life,€and€have€counted€all€things€but€vile€dust€and€dung,Š Ō$  Šthat€I€might€win€thee;€which€death€is€more€clear€unto€me,€than€thousands€of€gold€and€silver.€SuchŠ Ą  Šlove,€O€Lord,€hast€thou€laid€up€in€my€breast,€that€I€hunger€for€thee,€as€the€deer€that€is€woundedŠ ¬ü  ŠŌ_ŌdesirethŌ_Ō€the€soil.€Send€thy€holy€comfort,€O€Lord,€to€aid,€comfort,€and€strengthen€this€weak€pieceŠ ˜č  Šof€earth,€which€is€void€of€all€strength€of€itself.€Thou€Ō_ŌrememberestŌ_Ō,€O€Lord,€that€I€am€but€dust,€andŠ „Ō  Šnot€able€to€do€any€thing€that€is€good.€Therefore,€O€Lord,€as€thou€of€thy€accustomed€goodness€hastŠ pĄ Šbidden€me€to€this€banquet,€and€counted€me€worthy€to€drink€of€thine€own€cup€amongst€thine€elect;Š \¬ Šgive€me€strength€against€this€element,€that€as€it€is€to€my€sight€most€irksome€and€terrible,€so€to€myŠ H˜ Šmind€it€may€be,€at€thy€commandment,€as€an€obedient€servant,€sweet€and€pleasant;€and,€throughŠ 4„ Šthe€strength€of€thy€Holy€Spirit,€I€may€pass€through€the€strength€of€this€fire€into€thy€bosom,Š  p Šaccording€onto€thy€promise,€and€for€this€mortality€to€receive€immortality,€and€for€this€corruptibleŠ  \ Što€put€on€incorruptible.€Accept€this€burnt-offering€and€sacrifice,€O€Lord,€not€for€the€sacrificeŠ ųH Šitself,€but€for€thy€dear€Son's€sake€my€Ō_ŌSaviourŌ_Ō;€for€whose€testimony€I€offer€this€free-will€offeringŠ ä4 Šwith€all€my€heart€and€with€all€my€soul.€O€heavenly€Father,€forgive€me€my€sins,€as€I€forgive€theŠ Š  Šwhole€world.€O€sweet€Ō_ŌSaviourŌ_Ō,€spread€thy€wings€over€me.€O€God,€grant€me€thy€Holy€Ghost,Š ¼  Šthrough€whose€merciful€inspiration€I€am€come€hither.€Conduct€me€unto€everlasting€life.€Lord,Š Øų Šinto€thy€hands€I€commend€my€spirit:€Lord€Jesus,€receive€my€soul.€So€be€it!€"Š ”ä ŠĢ€ĢĢPrevious€€€NextŠ D!” ŠĢ