Marginalia1555. Decemb.MarginaliaPhilpot chargeth the clergie of Queene Maryes time, to be idolators to God & traytors to K. Henry and King Edward.to do. But ye are Idolatrers, and daily do commit Idolatry. Ye be also traitors: for in your pulpits you raile  

vpon good kings, as king Henry, and king Edward his sonne, which haue stand against the vsurped power of the bishop of Rome: against whom also I haue taken an othe, which if ye can shew me by gods law that I haue taken vniustly, I will then yelde vnto you. But I pray God turne the King and Quenes harts frō your Sinagoge and church, for you do abuse that good Queene.

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Here the bishop of Couentrie and Lichfield began to shew where the true church was, saying.

MarginaliaD. Banes bishop of Couentrie speaketh.Couen. The true catholicke Church is set vpon an high hill.

Phil. Yea, at Rome, which is the Babylonicall Church.

MarginaliaHow can the Apostles be of that church where their doctrine is against it.Couen. No: in our true catholicke church are the Apostles, Euangelists, and Martyrs: but before Martin Luther, there was no Apostle, Euangelist, or Martyr of your church.

Phil. Will ye know the cause why? CHRIST did prophesie, that in þ^e latter dayes there should come false Prophets and Hypocrites, as you be?

Couen. Your Church of Geneua, whych ye call the catholicke Church, is that which CHRIST prophesied of.

Phil. I allow the church of Geneua, and the doctrine of the same: for it is, vna catholica, & Apostolica, and doth follow the doctrine that the Apostles did preach: MarginaliaThe church of England in King Edwardes tyme.and the doctrine taught and preached in king Edwards dayes, was also according to the same. And are ye not ashamed to persecute me and others for your Churches sake, which is Babylonicall and contrary to the true catholicke church?

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After this they had great conferēce togethers, aswell out of the scriptures, as also out of the Doctors. But whē Boner saw that by learning they were not able to conuince M. Philpot, he thought then by his diffamatiōs to bring him out of credite: and therfore turning him selfe vnto the Lord Mayor of London, brought forth a knife, and a bladder full of pouder, and sayd:

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MarginaliaB. Boner chargeth him with false surmises, for want of true matter.Lon. My Lord, this man had a rosted pigge brought vnto him, and this knife was put secretly betweene the skin and the flesh therof, and so was it sent him, being in prison. And also this pouder was sent vnto him, vnder pretence that it was good and cōfortable for him to eate or drinke: which pouder was only to make ink to wryte withall. For when his keper did perceiue it, he toke it & brought it vnto me. Which when I did see, I thought it had bene gunpouder, and therupon I put fire to it, but it would not burne. Then I toke it for poyson, & so gaue it to a dogge, but it was not so. Then I toke a litle water, and it made as faire inke, as euer I did write withall. Therefore my Lord, you may vnderstande what a naughty fellow this is.

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Phil. Ah my Lord, haue ye nothing els to charge me withall but these trifles, seeing I stād vpon life & death? MarginaliaPhilpot had a knife brought him vnder a pig: Ergo the church of Rome is a catholicke church.Doth the knife in the pigge proue the Church of Rome to be a catholicke church? &c.

MarginaliaArticles cōcluded in Cambridge & Oxford.
The Catechisme set forth in K. Edwardes dayes.
The boke of report of þ^e disputation in the Conuocation house.Then the Bishop brought forth a certaine instrument conteining articles and questions, agreed vpon both in Oxford and Cambridge, whereof ye haue mention before page. 1591. and. 1697. Also he did exhibite two bookes in print: the one was the Catechisme made in king Edwardes dayes. An. 1552. the other concerning the true report of the disputation in the Cōuocation house, mention wherof is aboue expressed. Moreouer he did bring forth and laid to M. Philpots charge twoo letters: the one touching Barthelet Grene, the other containing godly exhortations and cōfortes: which both were wrytten vnto him by some of his godly frendes: the tenour whereof we thought here also to exhibite.

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MarginaliaA letter written to Maister Philpot touching the handling of M. Grene, exhibited by B. Boner.YOu shall vnderstand that M. Grene came vnto the bishop of London on sonday last, where he was curteously receiued: for what policy the sequele declareth. His entertainement for one day or two, was to dine at my lords own table, or els to haue his meate frō thence. During those dayes he lay in D. Chedseys chāber, & was examined. Albeit in very dede the Bishop earnestly & faithfully promisedMarginaliaBoner breaketh promise. many right worshipfull men (who were sutors for him, but to him vnknowne) that he in no case should be examined: before which M. Fecknam would haue had him in his frendly custody, if he would haue desired to haue conferred with him, which he vtterly refused. And in that þ^e Bishop obiected against him singularitie and obstinacie, his answere thereunto was thus: To auoid all suspition thereof, although I my selfe am yōg and vtterly vnlearned in respect of the learned (and yet vnderstand, I thanke my Lord) yet let me haue such bokes as I shall require: and if I, by gods spirite, do not therby answere all your bokes and obiections contrary therto, I wil assent to you. Wherunto the bishop and his assented, permitting him at the first to haue such bookes. Who at sondry times haue reasoned with him, MarginaliaM. Grene strōg in scriptures and Doctours.and haue found him so strong and rife in the scriptures and godly fathers, that sithens they haue not onely taken from him such libertie of bokes, but all other bokes, not leauing him so much as the new Testament, and haue sythens committed him in chamber to Doctor Dee the great coniurer: wherunto coniecture you.  

Sithens they haue baited and vsed him most cruelly. This M. Fecknam reported:MarginaliaFecknams report of Bart. Grene. saying farther, that he neuer heard þ^e like yong mā, & so perfect. What shal become farther of him God knoweth, but death I thinke, for he remaineth more and more willing to die, as I vnderstand. Concerning your bill   MarginaliaThis bill was a supplication to be offred vp in the Parlament. I shall conferre with others therein, knowing that the same Court is able to redresse the same. And yet I thinke it will not be reformed, for that I know few or none that dare or wil speake therin, or preferre the same, because it concerneth spirituall thinges. Notwithstanding, I will assertaine you therof: cōmitting you to the holy ghost, who kepe you and vs all as his.

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Your owne. &c.

MarginaliaA letter written to Maister Philpot by the faythfull Christen Lady, the Lady Vane.HArty thankes rendred vnto you my well beloued in CHRIST, for the boke ye sent me, wherein I finde great consolations, and according to the doctrine therof, do prepare my cheekes to þ^e strikers, and my womanish backe to their burthens of reproufe, and so in the strēgth of my God I trust to leape ouer the wall: for his swetenes ouercommeth me daily, and maketh all these Poticarye drugges of the world, euen medicinelike in my mouth. For the continuance whereof, I beseech thee (my deare fellow souldiour) make thy faithfull prayer for me, that I may with a strong and gladsome conscience finish my course, and obtaine the reward, though it be no whyt due to my worke. I am not content that you so oftē gratifie me with thankes for that which is none worthy, but duety on my part and small reliefe to you. But if you would loue me so much, þ^t I might supply your lackes,  

then would I thinke ye beleued my offers to be such, as agreed with my hart. And for the short charges   ye speake of, the meanes are not so pleasant, if god (whom my trust is in) will otherwise prepare: but Salomon saith: All thyng hath here his time: You to day, and I to morow, and so the end of Adams line is soone runne out. The mighty God geue vs his grace, that during this time his glory be not defaced through our weakenes. Because ye desire to shew your self a worthy souldiour, if neede so requyre, I will supply your request for þ^e Scarfe ye wrote of, that ye may present my handy worke before your Captaine, that I be not forgottē in the odours of incense which our beloued CHRIST offereth for his owne: to whom I bequeth both our bodyes and soules.

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Your very owne in the Lord, F. E.  

Ouer and besides these letters, the Bishop did also bring forth a supplication made by M. Philpot vnto the