MarginaliaAnno. 1549. them and to make his full aunsweres vnto all the Articles ministred vnto him by them this day: the contentes wherof are as foloweth.

MarginaliaThe 3. session for appearance of Boner.
The forme of the Articles ministered against Boner. MOnday the xvj. of September, the Archbyshop associated with the Byshop of Rochester, Secretary Smith, and Doctour May Deane of Paules, sat iudicially within his Chappell at Lambeth: before whom there and then appeared the Byshop of London accordyng as he was assigned in the last Session:MarginaliaBoners aunsweres to the Articles in writyng. at which tyme he exhibited vnto the Commissioners in writyng his aunsweres vnto the last former Articles.

MarginaliaHooper and Latimer desire to purge them selues agaynst Boners sclaunders. But before the same were there read, the Archbyshop sayd vnto him, that his late aunsweres made the 13. of September vnto the denounciation, were very obscure, and therwith also conteined much matter of sclaunder agaynst Latymer and Hooper, and much vntruth, and therfore they desired there to purge themselues.MarginaliaPurgation of Latimer. Wherupon Latymer first obtainyng leaue to speake, sayd, that the Byshop of London had most falsely, vntruely, and vncharitably accused hym, laying to his charge many fayned and vntrue matters in his former aunsweres to the denounciation, and such as he should neuer be able to proue. For where in his sayd aūswer he alledged that he W. Latymer and Iohn Hooper with other heretickes conspiryng agaynst him, did the first day of September after the Byshops Sermon assemble themsselues together vnlawfully agaynst the said Byshop,MarginaliaBoner reproued of vntruth. that saying of his was most vntrue. For neither that day, nor yet before that day, nor vntill certaine dayes after, he euer knew or spake with Hooper. And as touchyng his owne preachyng there openly accused by the Byshop, he sayd he neuer held, taught, or preached any thyng concernyng the blessed Sacrament, otherwise then he ought to do. nor otherwise then accordyng to the Scriptures, & true Catholicke fayth of Christes Church: & therfore offered himselfe to be tryed by the Archbyshop or other such learned men as it should please the Kynges Maiestie, or the sayd Commissioners to appoynte: and farther to suffer to be hanged, drawen, & quartered, if the Byshop could iustly proue true the thinges that he had there shamefully layd to his charge. Then M. Hooper vpon like licence obtained, sayd to this effect.

MarginaliaM. Hooper cleareth hym selfe agaynst the false sclaunder of Boner. Thys vngodly man (pointyng to the Byshop) hath most vncharitably and vngodly accused me before your grace and this audience, and hath layd to my charge that I am an hereticke. Whereas I take God to record, I neuer spake, read, taught, or preached any heresie, but onely the most true and pure word of God. And where he sayth I frequent the company of heretickes, I do much marueil of his so saying, for it hath pleased my Lord Protectours grace, my singular good Lord and Maister, and my Ladyes Grace to haue me with them, and I haue preached before them, and much vsed their company, with diuers other worshypfull persōs, and therefore I suppose this man meaneth them. And farther, where as he sayth that I haue made hereticall bookes agaynst the blessed Sacrament of the body and bloud of Christ calling it Mathematicall, I perceiue that this man knoweth not what this word Mathematicall there meaneth,MarginaliaThys terme Mathematycall is referred of M. Hooper not to the substaunce of Christes body vpon the Crosse, but to the Papisticall accidence without substance vpon the altar. and therfore vnderstandeth not my booke: whiche I take God to my Iudge, I haue made truely, sincerely, and accordyng to his holy worde: and by the same his holy word and Scriptures I am alwayes and shall be ready to submitte my selfe to your Graces iudgement, and the superiour powers to be tryed: with many such more wordes of lyke importance.

MarginaliaThe Archbyshop. Whiche ended, the Archbyshop to shorten this matter, asked the Bishop how he could proue, that Hooper and Latymer assembled together agaynst hym that first of September as he had alledged, seyng they nowe denyed it, and therfore willed him to aunswere forthwith thereunto.

MarginaliaBoner. The Byshop then aunswered that hee would duely proue it, so that he might be admitted to do it accordyng to law, & with that he pulled out of his sleeue certaine bookes, saying: I haue this varlets bookes which he made agaynst the blessed Sacrament, which you shall heare. Then as he was turnyng certaine leaues therof, Hooper began agayne to speake,MarginaliaBoner chargeth M. Hooper of heresy. but the Byshop turnyng himselfe towardes him, taūtingly sayd, put vp your pipes, you haue spoken for your part, I will meddle no more with you, and therewith read a certaine sentence vpon the booke. Which done, he sayd: Lo here you may see his opinion, and what it is.

MarginaliaThe people laugh Boner to scorne. At which wordes the people standyng behynd, and seyng his vnreuerēt and vnseemely demeanour and rayling, fell sodainly into a great laughyng. Whereat the Bishop beyng moued, and perceauyng not the cause wherfore they did so laugh, turned him towards them in a great rage saying: MarginaliaBoner calleth the people Woodcockes.ah Woodcocks, woodcocks.

Then sayd one of the Commissioners, why say you so my Lord (Mary quoth he, I may well call them Woodcocks that thus wyll laugh, & know not wherat, nor yet heard what I sayd or read.

MarginaliaThe Archbyshop.
Boner would make the people falsly beleue that hee was called for his opinion in the sacrament. Well my Lord of London, sayd the Archbishop, then I perceiue you woulde perswade this audience that you were called hether for preaching of your beliefe in the Sacrament of the aultar, and therefore you lay to these mens charge (meaning Hooper and Latymer) that they haue accused you of that. Howbeit there is no such thyng laid to your charge, and therfore this audience shall heare openly read the denunciation that is put vp agaynst you, to the intent they maye the better perceiue your dealing herein. And there withall he sayd vnto the people:MarginaliaThe wordes of the Archb. to the people. My Lord of London would make you beleue that he is called hether for declaring and preachyng hys opinion touching the sacrament of the aultar, but to the entent you may perceaue how he goeth about to deceaue you, you shall heare, the denunciation that is layd in agaynst him read vnto you, and therupon he deliuered the denunciation vntoMarginaliaSyr Iohn Mason readeth the denunciation vnto the people. Syr Iohn Mason knight who there read it openly. Which done, the Archbishop sayd agayne vnto the audience: Loe, here you heare how the bishop of London is called for no such matter as he woulde perswade you.

MarginaliaBoner in a rage. With thys the Byshop being in a raging heate, as one cleane voyde of all humanitie, turned himselfe about vnto the people, saying: Well, nowe heare what the Byshop of London sayth for his part.MarginaliaBoner for his contumacye not suffered to speake to the people. But the Commissioners seeing his inordinate contumacie, denyed hym to speake any more, saying that he vsed hymselfe very disobediently: with moe lyke wordes.

MarginaliaBoner chargeth the Archb. with cōtrarietie in his owne bookes. Notwithstanding he still persisting in his vnreuerent maner of dealing with the Commissioners, pulled out of his sleeue an other booke, and then sayde vnto the Archbyshop: My Lord of Caunterbury, I haue here a note out of your bookes that you made touching the blessed Sacrament, wherein you do affirme the veritie of the bodye and bloud of Christ to be in the sacrament, and I haue an other booke also of yours of the cōtrary opinion: which is a marueilous matter.

MarginaliaThe Archb. purgeth hym selfe and hys bookes. To which the Archbishop aunswered, that he made no bookes contrary one to an other, and that he would defend hys bookes, how be it he thought the Byshop vnderstoode them not: For I promise you, quoth he, I will finde a boy of ten yeares old, that shall be more apt to vnderstand that matter, then you my L. of London be.

Thus after much multiplying of like wordes, the Commissioners thinkyng not good to spende any more wast tyme with him,MarginaliaBoner commaūded to aunswere to the Articles. willed him to shewe forth his aunswers vnto the Articles obiected the last day agaynst him. Whereupon he hauyng them ready, dyd read the same openly vnto them. Wherein after many wordes of his former Protestation recited, with a marueilous lamentation, to see that one of his vocation, at the malicious denounciation of vile heretickes, should be so vsed after such a straunge sort, hauyng neuerthelesse done the best he could to declare his obedience vnto the kynges Maiestie for the repressing and discouragyng of rebellion and all Rebelles, and also for the aduauncement of the veritie of Christes true body and his presence in the Sacrament of the aultar, for whiche onely the malicious denouncers with their complices had studied to molest and trouble him,MarginaliaBoner aunswereth to the Articles. he then commeth to aunsweryng the Articles and sayth, that to the first, second, and fourth he hath already in his former aunswers to the denounciation sufficiently aunswered, and therfore was not bound by law to aunswere any farther.

As to the thyrd and fift hee sayd, hee began to write his Sermon, but beyng soone wery, did onely make certaine notes thereof without helpe of any other, sauyng that he shewed them to his Chapleyns requiryng them to put him in remembraunce thereof: amongest the which for the better settyng forth of the Kynges Maiesties power and authoritie in his minoritie, hee had collected aswell out of histories, as also out of the scriptures, the names of diuers young kynges, who notwithst&dyng their minoritie were faithfully & obediently honored & reputed for very true & lawfull kings:MarginaliaExamples of kinges that were young and yet sufficient kinges. As Hēry 3. being but 9. yeares old, Edw. 3. being but 13. yeares, Rich. 2. being but 11. yeares. Henry. 6. being not fully one yere, Edw. 5. being but 11. yeare, Hen. 8. beng but 18. yeares of age. And out of the old Testament, Osiasand Achas, who were but 16. yeres old, Salamon & Manasses, being but 12. yeres, Iosias, Ioachim and Ioas, being but 8. yeres of age whē they entred their reignes.MarginaliaBoner excuseth his obliuion.
A good Prelate that had lost his memory for lacke of preaching. All which with many other he had purposed to declare if they had come vnto his memory, as in deed they did not because þ^e same was disturbed partly for lacke of vse of preachyng, & partly by reason of a bill þ^t was deliuered him frō þ^e