Marginalia1549.of our most high and renoumed Prince Edwarde the vj. by the grace of God kyng of England, Fraunce and Ireland, defender of the faith, and in earth supreme head of the Church of England and Ireland, in a chamber within the Pallace of the sayd Byshop situated in London, and in the presence of me the Notary publicke, and of the witnesses hereafter named, the foresayd Byshop did personally appeare, and there did shew forth in writyng, a certaine Protestation and appellation, the tenor wherof ensueth.

In the name of God Amen. I Edmund Bishop of Lōdon, say, alledge, and propounde before you beyng a publicke Notary, and these credible witnesses here present, that although I the foresayd Edmund haue attayned the Bishopricke aforesayd by the beneuolence of the famous Prince of memory kyng Henry the eight, and was lawfully elected and translated to the same with his rightes and appertenaunces, haue of long time possessed peaceably and quietly the same, and presently do possesse, beyng taken as Bishop and lawfull possessour of the sayd Byshopricke, and am lawfully called, takē and reputed, notoriously and publickely: and moreouer do kepe residence and hospitalitie on the same, accordyng to the order, state, person and dignitie and as the reuenues of the same would permitte, and haue exercised and done all thinges appertaining to my pastorall office as the lawes doe require, as hereafter I trust by Gods grace to do and obserue, a man of good name and fame, neither suspended, excommunicate nor interdicted, neither conuicte of any notable crime or fact, alwaies obeying readely the commaundement of the Church, and other my superiours in all lawfull causes, neuertheles fearyng vpon certeine probable causes, likely coniectures, threatnynges and assertions of certeine iniurious men my enemyes, or at least, such as litle fauor me, that great dammage may come to me hereafter about the premisses or part of thē: and lest any man by any authoritie, commaundement, denunciation, inquisition, office, or at the request of any person or persons, may attempt preiudice or hurt to me or my sayd dignitie, either by my excommunicatiō, interdiction, sequestration, spoyling, vexing and perturbyng by any maner of meanes: doe appeale to the most highe and mighty Prince our soueraigne Lord Edward the vj. by the grace of God kyng of England, Fraunce. &c. and in these my writyngs do prouoke and appeale to his regall maiestie. I do also requyre þ^e Apostles, MarginaliaApostles is a terme of Canō law, & signifieth as much as letters reuerentiall, or dimissories.so much as in this case they are to be required, the first, second & thyrd tyme, earnestly, more earnestly, and most earnestly of all, that there may be geuen to me the protection, tuition, and defence of my foresayd most dread soueraigne Lord, for the safegard of me, my dignitie, title and possessiō in the premisses, and to all that will cleaue to me in this behalfe. I do also protest that I will bee contented to correcte, reforme, and amende this my pesent protestation, and to the same to adde, to take away, and to bring the same into the best forme and state that may bee deuised, by the counsell of learned men, or as the case shall require, and the same to intimate accordyng to time and place and the order of the law, and still shall require. Vppon all the whiche premisses the foresayd Edmund Bishop of Lōdon did require the Notary publicke here vnder written, to make vnto him, and the witnesses hereafter named, one, two, or more copies of this Protestation.

These thinges were done the yeare, day and tyme aboue written, there being present Gilbert Boure, Bacheler of Diuinitie, Iohn Harpsfield, and Robert Cosen Maisters of Arte, Iohn Wakelyng and Richard Rogers learned men, being of the Dioces of Worcester, Westminster, Couentrie, Lichefeld, and Glocester, and specially requested to be witnes of the same. And I Fraunces Harward of the Dioces of Worcetor and publicke Notary by the kinges regal authoritie, forsomuch as I was present whē þ^e foresayd Protestation, Appellation, and other the premisses were done, the yeare of our Lord, the yeare of the reigne of the kyng, the day of the moneth and place aforesayd, the witnesses aboue named beyng present, and for so much as I did enacte the same, therefore to this present publicke instrument, written faithfully with my owne hand, I haue put to my marke, beyng specially requestred vnto the same.

Which thing after he had read, he did vnder his protestation first intimate vnto the Archbishop, the bishop of Rochester, and doctor May, and then protesting also not to recede from his recusatiō, did likewise intimatethe same vnto Maister Secretarie Smyth, MarginaliaBoner requireth hys appeale, recusation, & protestatiō to be entred in Register.requiryng the Register to make an instrument aswell thereupon as also vpon his recusation, wyth witnes to testifye the same.

MarginaliaThe last aunswere of Boner to the Articles examined and founde imperfecte.Then the Delegates did againe procede to the examination of the last answers, and finding the same imperfect, they demaunded of him (according to the fyrst article) what speciall day of August he was sent for by the Lord Protector? To whom he obstinatly aunswered that he was not bounde to make other aunswere, then he had already made, vnles they did put theyr Articles more certayne: neither woulde hee otherwyse aunswere as long as M. Secretarie Smith was there present, whom he had before recused, & therfore would not recede from his recusation.

MarginaliaSecretary Smyth.The Secretarie seing him so wilfull and peruerse, sayd sharpely vnto him: My Lord, come of and make a full and perfect answere vnto these articles, or els we wyll take other order with you to your payne.

MarginaliaBoner.In fayth Sir, then sayde the bishop againe, I had thought ye had bene learned, but now, before God, I perceaue well that either ye be not learned in deede, or els ye haue forgotten it: for I haue so often answered lawfully and sufficientlye, and haue so oft shewed causes sufficient and reasonable why thereunto I ought not by lawe to be compelled (you shewing nothing to the contrary but sensualitie and wil) that I must nedes iudge that you are ignorant herein.

MarginaliaSecretary Smyth.Well sayde maister Secretarye, ye will not then otherwyse aunswer?

MarginaliaBoner.No, sayd the bishop, except the law compell me.

MarginaliaSecretary Smyth.Then sayd the Secretarye, call for the knight Marshall, that he may be had to ward.

MarginaliaBoner commaunded to the Marshalsey.With that all the rest of the Commissioners charged the bishop, that he had at that time sundrye wayes very outragiously and irreuerently behaued him selfe towardes them sytting on the kinges Maiesties commission, and speciallye towardes Syr Thomas Smith his graces Secretarie, and therefore and for diuers other contumelious wordes which he had spoken, they declared they would commit him to the Marshalsey.

By this time the Marshals deputie came before thē, whom Maister Secretary commaunded to take the bishop as prisoner, & so to keepe him that no man might come vnto hym, for if hee did, hee shoulde syt by hym hym selfe.

When the Secretarie had ended his talk, the bishop sayd vnto him: Well Syr, it might haue becommed you right well, that my Lordes Grace here present, being first in cōmission & your better, should haue don it.

Thē the Cōmissioners assigning him to be brought before them on Mondaye next before noone, betwene vij. and. ix. of the clocke in the hall of that place, there to make full answere to these last articles, or els to shewe cause why he should not be declared pro confesso, dyd for that present breake vp that Session.

Now as the bishop was departing with the vndermashall, he in a great fury turned him selfe againe towards the Commissioners, and sayde to Syr Thomas Smith: MarginaliaBoners great hart could not choose, but he must nedes vtter hys stomacke.Syr, where ye haue committed me to prison, ye shall vnderstād that I will requyre no fauour at your handes, but shall wyllingly suffer what shall be put vnto me, as boltes on my heeles, yea and if ye wyll, yrons about my myddell, or where ye wyll.

Then departing again, he yet returned once more, & foming out hys poyson, sayd vnto the Archb: Well my Lord I am sorye that I being a bishop am thus handeled at your Graces hand: but more sorye that you suffer abominable heretickes to practise as they doo in London and elswhere, infecting and disquietyng the kinges liege people: MarginaliaBoner threatneth to accuse the Archbyshop before God.and therefore I doo require you, as you will aunswere to God and to the king, that ye wyll from hence forth abstaine thus to do: for if ye doo not, I wyll accuse you before God and the kinges Maiestie: aūswere to it as well as ye can. And so he depar-