When Saterday was come, that is to say, the xij. day of February, Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury, in the presence of his counsaile prouinciall beyng assembled in the sayd chapiter house, agaynst one Syr William Sautre, otherwise called Chatris, chapleine, personally then and there appearyng by the cōmaundement of the foresayd Archb. of Canterbury, obiected: that the sayd Sir William before the Byshop of Norwiche, had once renounced and abiured diuers and sondry conclusiōs heretical and erroneous: and that after such abiuratiō made, he publiquely and priuely, held, taught, and preached, the same conclusions or els such lyke, disagreyng to the catholique faith, & to the great peril and pernitious example of others. And after this, he caused such like conclusions holden and preached as is sayde, by the sayd Syr William without renunciation, then and there to bee reade vnto the sayde Archbyshoppe, by maister Robert Haull, Chauncelor vnto the sayde Byshop in a certaine scrole written, in tenour of woordes as foloweth.

Syr William Chatris otherwise called Sautre, parish prieste of the churche S. Scithe the virgine in London, publiquely and priuely doth hold these conclusions vnder written.

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The articles of W. Sawtrey.¶ In Primis, he sayth, that he will not worship the crosse on whiche Christ suffered, but onely Christ that suffered vpon the crosse.

Marginalia2Item, that he would soner worship a temporall king, then the foresaid woodden crosse.

Marginalia3Item, that he would rather worshyp the bodyes of saints, then the very crosse of Christ, on which he honge, if it were before him.

Marginalia4Item, that he would rather worshyp a man truly contrite, then the crosse of Christ.

Marginalia5Item, that he is bound rather to worship a man that is predestinate, then an aungell of God.

Marginalia6Item, that if any man would visite, the monumentes of Peter and Paul, or go on pilgrimage to the Toumbe of S. Thomas or els any whither els, for the obtaynyng of a temporall benefite: he is not bounde to keepe hys vowe, but that he may distribute the expēses of his vowe vpon the almes of the poore.

Marginalia7Item, that euery priest and deacon is more bounde to preach the word of God, thē to say the canonical houres.

Marginalia8Item, that after the pronouncing of the Sacramentall wordes of the body of Christ, the bread remayneth of the same nature that it was before, neyther doth it seas to bee bread.

To whiche conclusions or articles beyng thus read, the Archb. of Canterbury required the saide Syr William to aunswere. And then the sayd William asked a copie of such articles & conclusions, & a competent space to aunswer vnto the same. Wherupon, the sayd Archbishop cōmaunded a copy of such articles or conclusiōs, to be deliuered then and ther vnto the sayd Syr Williā, assigning the Theusday then next ensuyng to him to deliberate and make aunswere in. When Thursday the said day of apparāce was come, maister Nicholas Rishton, auditour of the causes and busines belonging to the sayd Archbishop (then beyng in the Parliament house at Westminster otherwise let) continewed the sayd conuocation with all matters rising, dependyng and appartinent therunto, by commaundement of the said Bishop, vntill the next morow at eight of the clocke. MarginaliaThe answer of W. Sawtrey geuen vp in writyng.When the morow came, beyng Friday, The foresayd Syr Williā Sautrie, in the chapter house before the said Bishop and his counsaile prouinciall then and there assembled, makyng his personall apparance, exhibited a certeine scrole containyng the aunsweres vnto certeine articles or conclusions, giuen vnto hym as is aforesayd by the sayd Bishop: and sayd, that vnto the foresayd Archbishop, he deliuered the same as his aunswere in that behalfe, vnder þ^e tenour of such wordes as folow.

I William Sautrie priest vnworthy, say and aunswer, that I will not, nor intend not to worship the crossewheron Christ was crucified, but only Christ that suffered vpon the crosse: MarginaliaThe crosse materially not to be worshippedso vnderstanding me, that I will not worship the materiall crosse, for the grosse corporall matter: yet notwithstandyng I will worship the same as a signe, token, and memoriall of the passion of Christ Adoratione vicaria. And that I will rather worshyp a temporall kyng, then the foresayd woodden crosse, as the materiall substance of the same. And that I will rather worshyp the bodyes of saintes, then the very crosse of Christ wheron he honge: with this additiō, that if the very same crosse were afore me, as touchyng þ^e matteriall substāce. And also that I will rather worshyp a man truly confessed and penitent, then the crosse on whiche Christ honge, as touchyng the materiall substance.

MarginaliaA man predestinate rather to be worshipped than an angell: that is to say, neither can bee worshipped without idolatry.And that also I am bound, and wyll rather worship him whom I know to be predestinate, trulye confessed & contrite, then an Angell of God: for that the one is a mā of the same nature with the humanity of Christ, and so is not a blessed Angel. Notwithstanding, I wil worship both of them, according as the wyll of God is I should.

Also, that if any man hath made a vowe to visite the Shrines of the Apostles Peter and Paule, or to go on pilgrimage vnto saint Thomas tombe, or any whither els to obtayne any temporall benefit or commoditye: he is not bound simply to keepe his vowe, vpon the necessity of saluation. But that he maye geue the expences of his vowe in almes amongest the poore, by the prudent counsayle of hys superiour, as I suppose.

And also I saye, that euerye Deacon and Priest, is more bound to preach the word of God, then to saye the Canonicall houres, according to the primatiue order of the church.

Also, touching the interrogation of the Sacrament of the aulter: MarginaliaHow bread remayneth in the sacrament.I say, that after the pronouncing of the sacramentall wordes of the bodye of Christe, there ceaseth not to be very bread simply, but remayneth bread, holy, true, and the bread of lyfe: and I beleue the sayde sacrament to be the verye bodye of Christ, after the pronouncing of the sacramentall wordes.

When all these answers were throughlye by maister Robert Hall, directlye and publikely there reade: the foresayd Archb. of Canterbury inquired of the sayd sir William, whither he had abiured the foresayd heresies and errours obiected against him, as before is sayd, before the bishop of Norwich or not: or els had reuoked and renounced the sayd or such lyke conclusions or articles, or not? To which he answered and affirmed, that he had not And then consequently (all other articles, cōclusions, and answers aboue written, immediatly omitted) the said archb. examined the sayd sir William Sautre, especially vpon the sacrament of the aulter. Fyrst, whither in the sacrament of the aulter, after the pronoūcing of the sacramentall wordes, remayneth verye materiall bread or not. Vnto which interrogation, the sayd sir William somwhat waueringly sayd and answered, that he knew not that. Notwithstanding he sayde, that there was very bread, because it was the breade of lyfe whych came downe from heauen. After that, the sayde archbishop demaūded of him, whither in the sacrament after the sacramentall wordes ryghtlye pronounced of the priest, the same bread remayneth, whych dyd before the wordes pronounced, or not? And to this question the foresayde Wylliam answered in lyke maner as before, saying, that there was bread, holye, true, and the breade of lyfe. &c. After that, the foresaid archbishop asked him, whether the same materiall breade before consecration, by the sacramentall wordes of the priest rightly pronoūced, be transubstantiated from the nature of bread, into the very body of Christ, or not? Wherunto sir William sayd, that he knew not what that matter ment. And thē the sayd archb. assigned vnto the sayd sir William, time to deliberate, and more fullye to make hys aunswer tyll