MarginaliaAn. 1549. sons, but was let passe in silence, sauyng that he the sayd Byshop dyd speake agaynst him in that behalfe,MarginaliaW. Latimer impeached of Boner for concealing of treason. saying that he would detect hym, bycause that, as it appeared he had of long tyme concealed the wordes and not opened the same in such place and to such persons as he ought to haue done, but had kept the person and sayinges of them secrete, either not takyng the matter of such importaunce as he pretended, or els thereby vnfaythfully behauyng him selfe, towardes his Prince, and therfore was worthy with his ayders, fauourers, and counsellers to be punished.

MarginaliaA new terme assigned to Boner to appeare. These vayne cauillations ended, the Commissioners for that day finished their Session, assignyng the Byshop to appeare in that same place agayne vpon Monday thē next followyng, betwene the houres of vj. and ix. in the forenoone, then and there to shewe a finall cause why he should not be declared pro confesso. And so deliueryng him a copy of the Articles, they departed: the contentes wherof ensue.

Marginalia Articles agaynst Boner ministred the second tyme. 1. THat ye were sent for to the Lord Protectours Grace, and the rest of the Counsaile, and came thether into the Court at Westminster the x. of August, or some other day of the same moneth.

2. Item, that at the same tyme the Lord Protectour and diuers other of the Kynges Maiestyes priuye Counsayle, sitting in counsell, ye were called in, and there the sayd Lord Protectour dyd on the Kynges Maiestyes behalfe declare vnto you diuers faultes and abuses the which were founde in you, and gaue you straite charge to amende them, addyng and threatenyng that els you should bee otherwise looked vnto.

3. Item, that the sayd Lord Protectours grace did declare vnto you for better admonitiō and amendement of you, that ye should haue from the kynges Maiestie by his aduise and the rest of the priuy Counsaile, certaine Articles, and Iniunctions to obserue and folow geuen you in writyng.

4. Item, that there and then the sayd Lord Protectour commaunded Syr Thomas Smith Knight, Secretary to the Kyngs Maiestie, to read a certaine proper booke of Iniunctions and Articles vnto you, the said Secretary stādyng at the Counsaile tables end, and you standyng by, and hearyng the same.

5. Item, that the sayd Lord Protectour there and then willed to be reformed certaine thynges in the sayd booke of Iniunctions, as where ye were appoynted to preach sooner, at your request it was appoynted vnto you to preache the Sonday three weekes after the date of the sayd writyng.

6. Item, that in the sayd Articles the Lord Protectours Grace founde fault because an Article or commaundement vnto you set forth and declared of the Kynges Maiestyes authoritie now in his younge age, of his lawes and statutes in the same tyme was omitted, and therefore either immediately before you came into the Counsaile Chamber, or you beyng present and standyng by, commaunded the sayd Secretarye Smith to put it in writyng and annexe it to the rest of the Articles.

7. Item, that the sayd Secretary Smith, then and there dyd immediately vpon commaundement, write into the sayde booke or paper, wherein the rest of the articles were written, the sayd article: videlicet, you shall also set forth in your sermon, that the autoritie of our royall power is (as of truth it is) of no lesse authoritie and force in this our young age, then was of any of our Predecessours, though the same were much elder, as may appere by example of Iosias and other young kynges in the scripture, and therefore all our subiectes to be no lesse bounde to the obedience of our preceptes, lawes, and statutes, then if we were of 30. or 40. yeares of age.

8. Item, that the Lorde Protector did so deliuer you the booke or paper, willing first the sayd Secretary Smyth to amend all thynges as he had appointed.

9. Item, that ye then and there did promise to the Lorde Protectors grace, that ye would obserue & fulfill all in the sayd Iniunctions and articles conteyned.

10. Item, that all thinges in the sayd booke, put in and mentioned by the sayd Secretary Smith, and the same so read vnto you by him & you first agreeing that al that was by him so written, was by the L. Protectors appointmēt, the sayd booke was so deliuered vnto you then and there by the sayd Secretary Smith in the Counsaile Chamber.

11. Item, that you haue the sayd booke in your possession, or els know where it is, the true copy whereof in effecte is annexed to these articles.

12. Item, that ye were commaūded in the sayd Iniuncti- ons to preach the sonday three weekes after the deliuerye thereof at Paules, & there to intreate vpon certaine articles, as is specified in the sayd booke of Iniunctions, and specially the sayd article beginning: Ye shall also set forth, and ending. 30. or 40. yeares of age.

13. Item, that for the accomplishment of part of the sayde Iniunctions and cōmaundement, you did preach the first day of September last past at Paules Crosse.

14. Item, that at the sayd sermon, contrary to your Iniunctions, ye omitted and left out the sayd article beginning: Ye shall also set forth in your sermon. &c. and ending 30. or 40. yeares of age.

15. Ye shall also aunswere whether ye thinke and beleue that the kynges Maiesties subiectes be bounde to obey aswell the lawes, statutes, proclamations, and other ordinaūces made now in thys young age of the kinges maiestie, as the lawes, statutes, proclamations, and ordinaunces made by his highnes Progenitours.

These Articles beyng thus ministred to the said Byshop of London, the next day beyng Thursday and the 19. of September, the afore named Commissioners sat in the Archbyshops chamber of presence at Lambeth, attendyng the cōming of þ^e B. of Londō. Before whō there appeared Robert Iohnson the Byshops Register,MarginaliaBoner for feare of a feuer eyther could not or durst not appeare. and there did declare vnto the Commissioners that the bishop his maister could not at that tyme personally appeare before thē without great daunger of his bodely health, because that he feared to fall into a feuer by reasō of a cold that he had taken by to much ouerwatching himselfe the last night before, wherby he was compelled to keepe his bed: neuerthelesse if hee could without daunger of his bodely health, he would appeare before them the same day at after noone. This excuse the Iudges were cōtent to take in good part. Yet sayd M. Secretary Smith, that if he were sicke in deede the excuse was reasonable and to be allowed: but (quoth he) I promise you my Lord hath so dallied with vs, & vsed hetherto such delayes, that we may mistrust that this is but a fained excuse: howbeit vpon your faithfull declaration we are content to tary vntill one of the clocke at after noone, and so they did, willing M. Iohnson to signifie then vnto them, whether the Bishop could appeare or not.

MarginaliaBoner pretendeth agayne his feuer. At which houre Robert Iohnson and Richard Rogers Gentleman of the Byshops chamber appeared againe before the Commissioners, declaring that (for the causes afore alledged) their maister could not appeare at that tyme neither. Whereupō M. Secretarye Smith said vnto thē, my Lord of London your maister hath vsed vs very homely, and sought delayes hetherto,MarginaliaBoners excuse of sicknes not well taken of the Commissioners. and now perhaps perceauyng these last Articles to touch the quicke, and therefore loth to come to his aunswere, he faineth himselfe sicke. But because he shall not so deceaue vs any more, we will sende the Knight Marshall vnto him, willyng hym, if he be sicke in deede, to let him alone, for that is a reasonable excuse, but if he be not sicke, then to bryng him forthwith vnto vs: for I promise you he shall not vse vs as he hath done, we will not take it at his handes: and therfore M. Iohnson (sayde he) you doe the part of a trustie seruaūt as becommeth you, but it is also your part to shewe my Lord of his stubborne hart and disobedience, which doth him more harme then he is aware of.MarginaliaA good admonition sent to Boner by Secretarye Smyth. What thinketh he to stand with a king in hys owne Realmes? Is this the part of a subiect? nay. I wene we shall haue a new Tho. Becket. Let him take heede, for if he play these partes, he may fortune to be made shorter by the head. He may appeale if he thinke good: but whether? to the Byshop of Rome? So he may helpe himselfe forwardes. I say he can not appeale but to the same kyng who hath made vs his Iudges, and to the Bench of his Counsaile: and how they will take this matter when they heare of it, I doubt not. He would make men beleue that he were called before vs for preachyng his opinion of the sacrament, wherein I assure you he did both falsely & naughtely, yea & lewdly, & more then became him, & more then he had in commaundement to do, for he was not willed to speake of that matter, and perhaps he may heare more of that hereafter: but yet we will lay no such thyng to his charge, and therefore we will not haue him to delaye vs as he doth. Whiche ended, the delegates notwithstanding decreed to tarrye agayne for hym vntyll two of the clocke at after noone the next day, beyng Friday, and the twentye of September.

MarginaliaThe 5. Session or court agaynst Boner Byshop of London. AT which daye and tyme the Byshop appeared hymselfe personally before them in the same chamber of presence.