MarginaliaAn. 1550. you, and also charge and commaunde you in the name of GOD and on his behalfe, as you will aunswere hym for the contrary,Marginalia Here Boners obedient hart bursteth out. that ye goe to the Maior of Londō & to his brethren the Aldermen, praying and also requiryng them earnestly in Gods name and myne and for myne owne discharge on that behalfe, that from henceforth,MarginaliaBoners popish message and charge to the L. Maior and Aldermen. when any such detestable and abominable preachers (and especially those which hold opinion agaynst the blessed Sacrament of the aulter) do come to preach vnto them, they forthwith departe out of their presence and doe not heare them, lest that they tarying with such Preachers, should not onely hurt them selues in receauyng their poysoned doctrine, but also geue a visage to the incouragement of others, whiche thereby mought take an occasion to thinke and beleue, that theyr erroneous and damnable doctrine is true and good: and this eftsoones I require and commaunde you to doe.

And then turnyng him selfe aboute and beholdyng two of the Archbyshops Gentlemen, whiche in the same place kepte the Chamber doore where the Commissioners were in consultation, and perceauyng that they had heard all his talke, he spake vnto them also and sayd:MarginaliaBoners tryfling charge to two of the Archbishops gentlemen. And Syrs, ye bee my Lorde of Canterburyes Gentlemen, I knowe ye very well: and therefore I also require and charge you in Gods behalfe and in his name, that ye do the like for your partes in places where ye shall chaunce to see and heare such corrupt and erroneous Preachers, and also aduertise my Lord your maister of the same, and of these my sayinges that I haue nowe spoken here before you, as ye are Christen men, and shall aunswere before GOD for the contrary.

With this the Commissioners called for the Byshop agayne. Who did read vnto them an instrument conteinyng a prouocation to the kyng, whiche hee made in manner and forme here followyng.

MarginaliaBoner appealeth to the king because he could not to the Pope. IN the name of God, Amen. It shall appeare to all men by this publicke instrument, that the yeare of our Lord. 1549. the xx. day of September, the third yeare of the reigne of our most hygh and renoumed Prince Edwarde the sixt by the grace of GOD Kyng of England, Fraunce and Ireland, defender of the fayth, and in earth supreme head of the Churche of England and Ireland, in a chamber within the Pallace of the sayd Byshop situated in London, and in the presence of me the Notary publicke, and of the witnesses hereafter named, the foresayd Byshop dyd personally appeare, and there did shewe forth in writyng, a certaine Protestation and Appellation, the tenour wherof ensueth.

In the name of GOD, Amen. I Edmund Byshop of London, say, alledge, and propounde before you beyng a publicke Notary, and these credible witnesses here present, that although I the foresayd Edmund haue attayned the Bishopricke aforesayd by the beneuolence of the famous Prince of memory Kyng Henry the eight, and was lawfully elected and translated to the same with his rightes and appertenaunces, haue of long tyme possessed peaceably and quietly the same, and presently doe possesse, beyng taken as Byshop and lawfull possessour of the sayd Byshopricke, and am lawfully called, taken and reputed, notoriously and publickely: and moreouer doe keepe residence and hospitalitie on the same, accordyng to the order, state, person and dignitie and as the reuenwes of the same would permitte, and haue exercised and done all thynges appertaynyng to my pastorall office as the lawes doe require, as hereafter I trust by Gods grace to do and obserue, a man of good name and fame, neither suspended, excommunicate nor interdicted, neither conuict of any notable crime or fact, alwayes obeying readely the commaundement of the Churche, and other my superiours in all lawfull causes, neuerthelessefearyng vppon certaine probable causes, lykely coniectures, threatrnynges and assertions of certaine iniurious men my enemyes, or at least, such as little fauor me, that great dammage may come to me hereafter about the premisses or part of them: and lest any man by any authoritie, commaundement, denunciatiō, inquisition, office, or at the requeste of any person or persons, may attempt preiudice or hurt to me or my sayd dignitie, either by my excōmunicatiō, interdiction, sequestration, spoyling, vexing and perturbyng by any maner of meanes: doe appeale to the most highe and mighty Prince our soueraigne Lord Edward the 6. by the grace of God kyng of England, Fraunce. &c. and in these my writings do prouoke and appeale to his regal maiestie. I do also require the Apostles, so much as in this case they are to be required MarginaliaApostles is a terme of Canon law, and signifieth as much as letters reuerentiall, or dimissories. the first, second, and third tyme, earnestly, more earnestly, & most earnestly of all, that there may be geuē to me the protection, tuition, and defence of my foresayd most dread soueraigne Lord, for the safegard of me, my dignitie, title & possession in the premisses, and to all that will cleaue to me in this behalfe, I do also protest that I will be contented to correcte, reforme, and amende this my present protestatiō, and to the same to adde, to take away, & to bring the same into the best forme and state that may be deuised, by the counsell of learned men, or as the case shal require, and the same to intimate accordyng to time and place and the order of the law, and still shall require. Vpon all the which premisses the foresayd Edmund Byshop of London did require the Notary publicke here vnder written, to make vnto hym, & the witnesses hereafter named, one, two, or more copies of this protestation.

These thynges were done the yeare, day and tyme aboue written, there being present Gilbert Bourne, Bacheler of Diuinitie, Iohn Harpsfield, and Robert Cosen Maisters of Arte, Iohn Wakelyng and Richard Rogers learned men, beyng of the Dioces of Worcester, Westminster, Couentrie, Lichefield, and Glocester, and specially requested to be witnes of the same. And I Fraunces Harward of the Dioces of Worcetor and publicke Notary by the kyngs regall authoritie, forsomuch as I was present when the foresayd Protestation, Appellation, and other the premisses were done, the yeare of our Lord, the yeare of the reigne of the kyng, the day of the moneth and place aforesayde, the witnesses aboue named beyng present, and for so much as I dyd enacte the same, therfore to thys present publicke instrument, written faythfully wyth my owne hand, I haue put to my marke, beyng specially requestred vnto the same.

Which thyng after he had read, he did vnder his protestation first intimate vnto the Archbyshop, the Byshop of Rochester, and Doctor May, and then protesting also not to receede from his recusation, did likewise intimate the same vnto Maister Secretarye Smyth, MarginaliaBoner requireth his appeale, recusation, and protestation to be entred in Register. requiryng the Register to make an instrument aswell thereupon as also vpon hys recusation, wyth witnes to testifie the same.

MarginaliaThe last aunswere of Boner to the Articles examyned and found vmperfect. Then the Delegates did againe proceede to the examination of the last aunswers, and finding the same imperfect, they demaunded of hym (according to the first article) what speciall day of August he was sent for by the L. Protector? To whom he obstinatly aunswered that hee was not bound to make other aunswere, then he had already made, vnlesse they did put their Articles more certayne: neither woulde he otherwise aunswere as long as Maister Secretarie Smith was there present, whom he had before recused, and therfore would not recede from hys recusation.

The Secretary seyng him so wilfull and peruerse, sayd sharpely vnto him: My Lord, come of and make a full and perfect answere vnto these Articles, or els we will take other order with you to your payne.

In fayth Syr, then sayde the Byshop agayne, I haue thought ye had bene learned, but now, before GOD, I perceaue well that either ye be not learned in deede, or els ye haue forgotten it: for I haue so often aunswered lawfully and sufficiently, and haue so oft shewed causes sufficient and reasonable why thereunto I ought not by law to be compelled (you shewyng nothyng to the contrary but sensualitie and will) that I must nedes Iudge that you are ignoraunt herein.

Well sayd Maister Secretary, ye will not then otherwise aunswere?

No, sayd the Byshop, except the law compell me.

Then sayd the Secretary, call for the Knight Marshal, that he may be had to ward.

MarginaliaBoner commaunded to the Marshalsey. With that all the rest of the Commissioners charged the Byshop, that he had at that tyme sundry wayes very outragiously and irreuerently behaued himselfe towardes them sitting on the Kynges Maiesties Commission, and specially towardes Syr Thomas Smith his graces Secretary, and therefore and for diuers other contumelious wordes whiche he had spoken, they declared they would commit him to the Marshalsey.

By this tyme the Marshals deputie came before them, whom Maister Secretary commaunded to take the Byshop as prisoner, and so to keepe hym that no man myght come vnto him, for if he dd he should sit by him him selfe.

When the Secretarie had ended his talke, the Byshop sayd vnto him: Well Syr, it might haue becōmed you right wel, that my Lords Grace here present, being first in commission and your better, should haue done it.

Then the Commissioners assignyng him to be brought before them on Monday next before noone, betwene vij. and. ix. of the clocke in the Hall of that place, there to make full