MarginaliaAnno. 1555. October.and grace. But after that corporall being which the Romish Church prescribeth, Christes body and bloud is not in the Sacrament vnder the formes of bread and wyne.

The Notaries tooke his aunswere to bee affirmatiuely. MarginaliaAunswers to the 2. and 3. Articles.For the second article, he referred himselfe to hys aunsweres made before.

Linc. After this the Bishop of Lincolne recyted the third article, and requyred a determinate aunswere.

Lat. Christ made one oblation and sacrifice for the sinnes of the whole world, and that a perfect sacrifice, neyther needeth there to be any other, neither can there be any other propitiatory sacrifice.  

The Notaries tooke his aunswere to bee affirmatiuely.

In like maner did he aunswere to the other articles, not variyng from hys aunsweres made the day before.

After his aunsweres were penned of the Notaries, and the Bishop of Lyncolne had exhorted him in lyke sort to recant as he did M. Ridley, and reuoke his errours and false assertions, and MarginaliaM. Latymer will not deny his Maister Christ.M. Latimer had aunswered þ^t he ne could, ne would deny his master Christ & his veritie, the Byshop of Lyncolne desired M. Latymer to harken to hym, and then Maister Latymer harkenyng for some new matter and other talke, MarginaliaCondemnation red against M. Latymer.the Byshop of Lyncolne red his condemnation, after the publication of the which, the said three Bishops brake vp their Sessions, and dimissed the audience.

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But M. Latymer required the Byshop to performe his promise,MarginaliaThe Papistes false in theyr promises. in saying the daye before, that he should haue licēce briefly to declare the causes why he refused the Popes authority.

Lincol. But the Byshop said, that now he could not heare him, neither ought to talke with him.

Then M. Latimer asked him whether it were not laufull for him to appeale from this his iudgement. And the Byshop aske him againe, to whom he would appeale. MarginaliaM. Latimer appealeth to the next generall Councell truly called in the Lordes name: but that Councell is long a comming.To the next generall Councell, quoth M. Latymer, which shalbe truly called in gods name. With that appellation the Byshop was content: but hee sayd it would be a long season before such a conuocation as he ment would be called.  

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Then the Bishop committed M. Latimer, to the Maior, saying: now he is your prisoner master Maior. Because the presse of people was not yet diminished, ech man lookyng for farther processe,  

the Byshop of Lyncolne commaunded auoydance, and willed M. Latymer to tary till the presse were diminished lest hee should take hurt at his egressiō, as he did at his entrance. And so continued Byshop Ridley, and M. Latimer in durāce   till the 16. day of the said moneth of October.

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MarginaliaOctober. 15.MarginaliaThe talke betwene Doctor Brookes B. of Glocester, and D. Ridley, vpō his degradatiō.JN the meane season vpō the 15. day in the morning  

and the same yeare aboue sayd, the Byshop of Glocester Doct. Brokes, and the Vicechauncelour of Oxford Doct. Marshall, with diuerse other of the chief and heades of the same Vniuersitie, & many other moe accōpanying with them, came vnto M. Irish his house thē Maior of Oxford, where D. Ridley, late Byshop of London was close prisoner. And when the Byshop of Glocester came into the chamber where the sayd D. Ridley did lye, he told him for what purpose their commyng was vnto hym, saying: that yet once agayne the Queenes Maiestie dyd offer vnto hym by them, her gracious mercy, MarginaliaNo mercy to be had without consenting to iniquity.if that he would receiue the same, and come home agayne to the fayth which hee was Baptised in, and reuoke his erroneous doctrine that hee of late had taught abroad to the destructiō of many. And further sayd, that if he would not recant, & become one of the Catholicke Church with them, then they must needes (against their willes) proceede according to the law, which they would be very loth to do, if they might otherwise. But (sayth he) we haue beene oftentymes with you, & haue requested that you would recant this your fantasticall and deuilish opinion, where hetherto you haue not, although you might in so doyng wynne many, & do much good. Therfore good M. Ridley, cōsider with your selfe the daūger that shal ensue both of body & soule, if that you shall so wilfully cast your selfe away in refusing mercy offered vnto you at this time.

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MarginaliaAunswere of D. Ridley to B. Brookes.My Lord, quoth D. Ridley, you know my mind fully herein: and as for the doctrine which I haue taught,

my consciēce assureth me that it was sound, and according to Gods word (to his glory bee it spoken) the which doctrine the Lord God being my helper, MarginaliaO worthy chāpion of Christs Church.I will maintaine so long as my tongue shall wagge, and the breath is within my body, and in confirmation thereof, seale the same with my bloud.

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Brok. Well, you were best, M. Ridley, not to do so, but to become one of the Churche with vs. For you know this well enough, that whosoeuer is out of the catholike church, can not be saued: therfore I say once againe, that whiles you haue time and mercy offered you, receiue it, and confesse with vs the Popes holinesMarginaliaWith that their caps went of, but D. Ridley held on his cap. to be the chief head of the same Church.

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Rid. I marueile that you will trouble me with any such vayne and foolish talke. You know my mynd concernyng the vsurped authoritie of the Romish Antichrist. As I cōfessed opēly in the scholes, so do I now, that both by my behauiour and talke I do no obediēce at all vnto the Byshop of Rome, nor to his vsurped authoritie, and that for diuers good & godly cōsiderations. And here Doct. Ridley would haue reasoned with the said Brokes Bishop of Glocester, of the Byshop of Romes authorities, MarginaliaB. Ridley commaunded to silence, when otherwise hee could not be reuinced.but could not be suffred, & yet he spake so earnestly agaynst the Pope therin, that the Byshop told him, if he would not hold his peace, he should be compelled agaynst his will. And seyng sayth he, that you will not receiue the Queenes mercy now offered vnto you, but stubburnly refuse the same, wee must, against our willes, proceede according to our Cōmission to disgradyng, takyng from you the dignitie of Priesthode. For we take you for no Bishop, & therfore we will the sooner haue done with you: so, committyng you to the secular power, you know what doth folow.

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Rid. Do with me as it shal please God to suffer you, I am well content to abyde the same with all my hart.

Brok. Put of your cap M. Ridley, and put vppon you this surples.

MarginaliaB. Ridley refuseth to put on the surples.Rid. Not I truly.

Brok. But you must.

Rid. I will not.

Brok. You must: therefore make no more a do, but put this surples vpon you.

Rid. Truly if it come vpō me, it shalbe against my wil.

Brok. Will you not do it vpon you?

Rid. No, that I will not.

Brok. It shalbe put vpon you by one or other.

Rid. Do therin as it shall please you. I am well cōtented with that, and more then that: the seruaunt is not aboue his Master. If they delt so cruelly with our Sauiour Christ, as the Scripture maketh mention, and he suffered the same patiētly, how much more doth it become vs his seruauntes? and in saying of these wordes they put vppon the sayd Doct. Ridley the surples, with all the trinkettes appertaining to the Masse, and as they were puttyng on the same, Marginalia
B. Ridley inueyeth agaynst the Bishop of Rome, and his foolish apparel.
The surples here is called a foolish apparel.Doct. Ridley did vehemently inuey against the Romish Bishop and all that foolish apparell,  

callyng him Antichrist, and the apparell foolish and abominable, yea to fond for a Vice in a play, in so much that Brokes was excedyng angry with him, & bad him hold his peace. For he did but raile. Doct. Ridley aunswered agayne, and sayd: so long as his tounge and breath would suffer him, he would speake agaynst their abominable doings, what so euer happened vnto him for so doyng.

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Brok. Well, you were best to hold your peace, lest your mouth be stopped. MarginaliaMaster Edridge giueth counsel that B. Ridley should be gagged.At which words one Edridge, the reader then of the Greeke Lecture stāding by, sayd to Doct. Brokes: Syr, the law is he should be gagged, therefore let him be gagged. At which wordes Doct. Ridley lookyng earnestly vpon him that so sayd, wagged his head at him, and made no answere againe, but with a sigh sayd: Oh well, well, well.

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MarginaliaDisgrading of B. Ridley.So they proceeded in their doinges: yet neuerthelesse Doct. Ridley was euer talking thinges not pleasant to their eares, although one or other bad him hold his peace, lest he should be caused  

against his will.

When as they came to that place where as Doctor Ridley should hold the chalice, & the wafer cake (called the singing bread)  

they bad him holde the same in his hand. And Doct. Ridley sayd: MarginaliaRidley would not let come in his hande the Chalice & Wafer cake.they shall not come in my handes, for if they do, they shall fall to the groūd for all me.   Thē there was one appointed to hold them in his hand, whyle bishop Brokes red a certain thing in Latin, touching the degradation of spirituall persons, according to the Popes law.

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Afterward they put a booke in his hand, and withall