MarginaliaAn. 1555. October.cle? and recited the same.

MarginaliaWhat change is in the bread and wine in the Sacrament, not in the nature but in the dignitie of representing.Lat. There is, my Lord, a chaunge in the bread and wyne, and such a chaunge as no power, but the omnipotencye of God can make, in that that which before was bread, should now haue that dignity to exhibite CHRISTES body, and yet the bread is still bread, and the wyne still wyne: for the chaunge is not in the nature, but in the dignity, because now that which was common bread, hath þ^e dignity to exhibite CHRISTES body: for where as it was common bread, it is now no more common bread, neither ought it to bee so taken, but as holy bread, sanctified by Gods word.

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With that the Bishop of Lincolne smyled, saying:

Linc. Lo, M. Latimer, see what stedfastnes is in your doctrine: That which you abhorred and despysed most, you now most establish: for where as you most rayled  

at holy bread, now you make your communion holy bread.

Lat. Tush, a rush for holy bread. I say the bread in the communion is an holy bread in deede.

But the Bishop of Lincolne interrupted hym, and sayd.

Linc. O, you make a difference betwene holy bread, and holy bread (with that the audience laughed). Well M. Latymer, is not this your aunswere, that MarginaliaSubstance of bread and wine in the Sacrament vnchaūged.the substaunce of bread and wyne remaineth after the wordes of consecration?

Lat. Yes verely, it must needes be so, for CHRIST him selfe calleth it bread, S. Paule calleth it bread, the Doctors confesseth the same, the nature of a Sacrament confirmeth the same, and I call it holy bread, MarginaliaDifference betwene Christes holy bread, and the Popes holy bread.not in that I make no difference betwixt your holy bread and this, but for the holy office which it beareth, that is, to be a figure of CHRISTES body, and not onely a bare figure, but effectually to represent the same.

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So the Notaries penned his aunswere to bee affirmatiuely.

Marginalia3. Article.Linc. What say you to the third question? and recited the same.

Lat. No, no my Lord, CHRIST made one perfect sacrifice for all the whole world, neyther can any man offer him agayne, neither can the priest offer vp Christ agayne for the sinnes of mā, which he toke away by offering him selfe once for all (as S. Paule sayth) vppon þ^e crosse, neither is there any propitiatiō for our sinnes, sauing his crosse onely.

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So the Notaries penned his aunswere to this article also to be affirmatiuely.

Marginalia4. Article.Linc. What say you to the fourth M. Latymer? and recited it. After the recitall whereof, when M. Latimer answered not, the Bishop asked him whether he heard him or no?

Lat. Yes, but I do not vnderstand what you meane thereby.

Linc. Mary onely this, that these your assertions were condemned by M. Doctor Weston as heresies: is it not so M. Latimer?

Lat.Yes, I thinke they were condemned. But how vniustly, he that shall be Iudge of all knoweth.

So the Notaries tooke his aunswere to this article also to be affirmatiuely.

Marginalia5. Article.Linc. What say you M. Latymer to the. v. article? and recited it.

Lat. I know not what you meane by these termes. I am no Lawyer: I would you wold propose the matter playnely.

Linc. In that we procede according to the law, wee must vse their termes also. The meaning only is thys, that these your assertions are notorious, euill spoken of, and yet common and recent in the mouthes of the people.

Lat. I cannot tell how much nor what men talke of them. I come not so much among them in that I haue bene secluded a long tyme. What men report of them I know not, nor care not.

This aūswere taken, the Byshop of Lyncolne sayd:

Linc. M. Latimer, wee meane not that these your aunsweres shalbe preiudiciall to you. MarginaliaMaster Latymer assigned to appeare the next day agayne.To morrow you shall appeare before vs agayne, and then it shalbe lawfull for you to alter and chaūge what you will. We giue you respyte till to morrow, trusting that after you haue pondered well all thinges against to morrow, you wil not be ashamed to confesse the truth.

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Lat. Now my Lord I pray you geue mee licence in three wordes to declare the causes why I haue refused the authority of the Pope.

Linc. Nay M. Latimer, to morrow you shall haue lycence to speake. xl. wordes.

Lat. Nay my Lordes, I beseech you to do with mee now as it shal please you Lordships: I pray you let not me be troubled to morrow agayne.

Linc. Yes M. Latimer, you must needes appeare agayne to morrow.

Lat. Truely my Lorde, as for my part I requyre no respite, for I am at a poynt: you shall geue me respite in vayne: therefore I pray you let not me trouble you to morrow.

Linc. Yes, for we trust God will woorke wyth you against to morrow. There is no remedy, you must needes appeare againe to morrow at eight of the clocke in S. Maries church. And forthwith the bishop charged the Maior wyth M. Latymer, and dismissed him, and then brake vp their Session for that day, about one of the clocke at after noone.

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MarginaliaThe next dayes Session. Octob 1.THe next day following (which was the first day of October) somewhat after eight of the clocke, the sayd Lordes repayred to S. Maries Church, and after they were set in a high throne well trimmed with cloth of tissewe and silke, then appeared M. Ridley, who was set at a framed table a good space frō the Bishops feete, which table had a silke cloth cast ouer it, þ^e which place was compassed about with framed seates in quadrate forme,  

partly for Gentlemen which repaired thether, (for this was the Session day also of Gaile deliuery)   and heades of the Vniuersity to sit, and partly to keepe of the preasse of the audience: for the whole body as well of the Vniuersitie as of the towne, came thether to see the end of these two persons. MarginaliaD. Ridleys appearance before the deputies.After M. Ridleys appearaunce, and the silence of the audience, the Byshop of Lincolne spake in maner following:

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MarginaliaThe wordes of Master White B. of Lincolne, to B. Ridley about hys cap.Linc. M. Ridley, yesterday when that we challenged you for not vncoueryng your head, you excused your selfe of that wherof no man accused you, in saying you did not put on your cap for any obstinacy toward vs, which as touchyng our owne persons desired no such obedience of you, but onely in respect of thē whose persons we beare: neither (you sayd) for any cōtempt that you beare to this worshipful audience, which although iustly may, yet in this case require no such humilitie of you: neither for any derogation of honour to my Lord Cardinalls grace, in that he descendeth from the regall bloud, in that he is a man most noble, both for his excellent qualities and singular learnyng: for as touchyng these pointes, you sayd you with all humility would honour, reuerence and worshyp hys grace: but in that he is Legate to þ^e most reuerent father in God þ^e Popes holines (with that þ^e byshop with all thē present put of theyr caps, MarginaliaCapping agayne at the naming of the Pope.but M. Ridley moued not hys) you sayd you ne could ne would by any meanes be induced to gyue him honour: but for as much as this is þ^e point as we told you yesterday, why we require honour and reuerence of you, we tell you now as we dyd then, except you take the paynes to moue your bonet, we will take þ^e paynes to cause your bonet to be taken frō you, except you pretend sicknes, as yesterday you dyd not.

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Rid. I pretend now none other cause, then I did yesterday, that is, onely that hereby it may appeare that not onely in word and confession, but also by all my ge-