Indorsed: “14 April 1568. Copy of my
müstress’s letter to Mr Herd for the copy of
his monument of Mr Cranmer’s collections.”
[[? It has been conjectured that the first part of wrote his own minute of a letter under it. It is,]
[the above paper was written by queen Elizabeth, perhaps, however, more probable, that the first part]
[although not in her own hand, but at her dictation, was a draft prepared by a secretary, which Cecil did]
[and that secretary Cecil, thinking probably that it not approve, since the queen’s own dictation was]
[would appear of too much importance for the queen not a matter which he would have lightly thrown]
[to interfere personally, took the same paper and aside.]]
Append I. Cranmer’s Oath to the King for his Temporalties
I, Taomas CRANMER, renounce and utterly forsake all such clauses, words, sentences, British and grants, which I have of the pope’s holiness in his bulls of the archbishoprick of Canterbury, that in any manner was, is, or may be hurtful, or prejudicial to your bp. highness, your heirs, successors, estate, or dignity royal: knowledging myself to take and ». hold the said archbishoprick immediately, and only, of your highness, and of none other. Most lowly beseeching the same for restitution of the temporalities of the said archbishoprick; promising to be faithful, true, and obedient subject to your said highness, your heirs and successors, durthg my life. So help me God and the holy evangelists! II. Tis is an order taken for preaching, and bidding of the beads in all sermons
to be made within this realm’. 1534
First, Whosoever shall preach in the presence of the king’s highness and the queen’s grace, shall, in the bidding of the beads, pray for the whole catholic church of Christ, as ^ well quick as dead, and specially for the catholic church of this realm: and first, as we τ be most bounden, for our sovereign lord king Henry the VIIIth, being immediately next unto God the only and supreme head of this catholic church of England, and for the $47 most gracious lady queen Anne his wife; and for the lady Elizabeth, daughter and heir to them both, our princess, and no further.
Item, The preacher in all other places of this realm, than in the presence of the king’s said highness and the queen’s grace, shall, in the bidding of the beads, pray first in manner and form, and word for word, as is above ordained and limited; adding thereunto in the second part, for all archbishops and bishops, and for all the whole clergy of this realm; and specially for such as shall please the preacher to name of his devotion: and thirdly, for all dukes, earls, marquisses, and for all the whole temporalty of this realm; and specially for such as the preacher shall name of devotion: and finally for the souls of all them that be dead, and specially of such as it shall please the preacher to name.
Jtem, Yt is ordained, that every preacher shall preach once in the presence of his greatest audience against the usurped power of the bishop of Rome, and so after at his liberty: and that no man shal be suffered to defend or maintain the foresaid usurped power.
Furthermore, to keep unity and quietness in this realm, it is ordained, that no preachers shall contend openly in pulpit one against another, nor uncharitably deprave one another in open audience: but if any of them be grieved one with another, let them complain to the king’s highness, or to the archbishop or bishop of the diocese where such chance shall happen, and there to be remedied, if there be cause why; and if the complaint be not true, the complainer to be punished.
Item, Also to forfend, that no preachers for a year shall preach neither with nor against purgatory, honouring of saints, that priests may have wives, that faith only justifieth, to go on pilgrimages, to forge miracles; considering these things have caused
[[’ About the month of June this year, [A. D. great hand in it, sent by the king’s commandment]
[1534,] was a book drawn up for bishops and priests, to all the bishops, and to the archbishop of York,]
[wherein was an order for preaching; and in the though out of his province.” Strype’s Mem, or]
[same were forms devised for the beads, as well for Abp. Cranmer, Vol I. p. 35. Vid. Letters C.]
[preachers as curates: in which forms the king’s CXIX. pp. 283, 292.]]
[the archbishop, who, we may well suppose, had a]