A brief treatise concerning the burning of Bucer and Phagius, at cambridge, in the time of Queen Mary, with their restitution in the time of our most gracious sovereign Lady that now is. Wherein is expressed the fantastical and tyrannous dealings of the romish Church, together with the godly and modest regiment of the true Christian Church, most slanderously defamed in those days of heresy.  
Translated into english by Arthur Goldyng. Anno. 1562.  
☞ Read and judge indifferently according to the rule of God's word.  
¶ Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet near to saint Dunslons' Church by Thomas Marsh.   

IF causeless any yet do doubt, whether the wily Papists be the long foretold and looked for Antichrists: to their oft confuted doctrine, let him join the judgement of their damned deeds. And discern that their faith, (whose justification they justly fly) by the filthiness of their fruits. Which reason, was whilom among them of such force, that in stead of disproving doctrine, they curiously searched others innocent lives, as blameless themselves. Not fearing (as the abominable harlot, who upbraided her chaste neighbour with her own shame) most impudently to appeach others of unhonest life, where themselves are so stained with all kind of uncleanness, as but for that shameless dissembling, which serveth than to so many mischiefs, their consciences would even in their blushing faces, cry the contrary to their shameless words. Neither mind I by a few to defame them all, or by a rascal number to stain the best, but even with historical sincerity, to propose the pattern of the perfectest, that as the judgement is like of things alike, so much more plainly mayst thou d●me, what the rascal rabble be, when the best be such. So wily in worldly affairs, arguing their ignorance in spiritual: So dissembling in all their dealing, cloaking (not canceling their crimes: So cruel under colour of disguised mercy: So farced with fables for fatherly doctrine, Such deluders even of the learned university, as though forgetting him whom no man may deceive, & measuring religion by worldly estimation, they had madly proposed dissembling deceit the end of their lewd profession. if they then whom the simple sort had vainly in such admiration, so deluded our expectation, even in that time, when both their wits & learnings chiefly flourished, & power wanted not to assist their words: if then I say those yielded such rotten fruits of their great conceived hope, alas what is to be looked for, either of the same yet living, (cruelty the mightiest bulwark of their doctrine wanting:) or of the rest, whom neither wit nor worthiness hath raised either to so learned judgement, or to so grave report For to overpass the rest, (against whom, their causeless pitied state bids sparelye to speak,) who worshipped Ormanet any less than a living saint▪ who esteemed him otherwise than the angel that should disclose the secrets lodged in the cardinals breast, whom they knew to be inspired with that romish owlishe dove? So hath honour & reverence, long since swerved from that uprightness of life, whereto philosophy at the first linked it: & waxd contented to be the mate of power, & the meed of the monstrous beast of many heads. But shall our good opinion of them grow with their just deserved woe? Or shall we conceive more of them unarmed, whom the dreadfulst torments of fire & famine could not prove sound learned? Or shall we dame, that rusty corners yet shroud others, that could speak much more? O let us not be more witty, to prove them either learned or godly than themselves are able. And thou O Reader, as the reading of this little treatise shall often move the to rue the misery of the times, wherein they were rueful: so if prosperity have not wholly blunted the pricks of virtue in thee, they shall stir the alike, to the consideration of these ●appy years, wherein, they are not only loathed, sorrowed, and mourned, but even hated, detested, and condemned. Wherein so appears the filth of those wicked tyrants, as yet even after tomb, and fire, flourish the ashes & feign of their weak foes: Their beggary now appearing so beastly, by their fall, as wonted is the death of the deceiving debtor to descry his many deceits, to the great loss & wrack of his creditors. If you think it deserveth not the name of an history, for that pertiallye (perhaps in thy opinion) the guilty are touched: consider to whom it was forbidden to write aught untruly, from him was not ●rempted the causes and reasons of things disclosed, to nip the evil and praise the good. Unless thou wilt forbid him to think of either part what it deserveth, or what he thinketh to speak. The first of the which as thou canst not forclose me, so the other the benefit of the time granteth me. In the which to cover my just affection, what impiety were it? Wherefore wishing the favourably to weigh my friendly meaning in all points (sith what so ener I did, I was enforced in respect of common commodity to do) I remit the to the perusing of my doings, with such favourable judgement, as is due to well meaning, though it want expressing.   

Cardinal Poole, three years after his return into England, having somewhat withdrawn his mind from other affairs of the realm, and having in all points established the romish religion (the which a certain years past, during the time of king Edward the vi was clearly abolished, and worn out of custom) began to have an eye to the university of cambridge, the which itself inespecially seemed to have need of reformation out of hand. For he thought it should be to no purpose, to bestow his travail in purging the residue of the body, if he left that part still infected with maladies & diseases, from whence all other members should fetch their strength and nourishment. To perform this charge, were chosen Cuthbert Scot, 
Thenquisitours.  not long before consecrated bishop of Westchester, Nicolas Ormanet, an Italian, Archepryeste of the people of Bodolon, in the diocese of Uexon, professed in both the laws: Thomas Watson, elected bishop of Lincoln: john Christoferson, elected bishop of chichester: and henry Cole provost of the College of Eton. There was good cause why the matter was inespecially committed to these persons. For as touching Ormanet, it is well known, that he was a man of much estimation with julius the third at that time bishop of Rome, whose business they did sit upon in this Commission, and that for the same purpose he was appointed to come into England with Cardinal Poole, because that without his knowledge, (as in whom he put his chief trust and confidence) the bishop would have nothing done, that was of any importance or weight.  
The residue were sent thither either for experience in matters of th'university, or else they seemed of all others most meet to be put in trust with the handlynge of that case, because they were taken for most stout Champions, and earnest defenders of the romish religion, and of things appertaining to the establyshement of the same.  
Some were of opinion that Scot, Watson, and Chrystophorsonne, (because there was grudge between them and divers of th'university, at whose hands they thought themselves lately before to have received displeasure, and that now time and occasion served to be revenged upon them as they listed them selves) busily procured this journey of their own heads.  
These persons thus appointed, 
A Citation sent before.  (in the mean while that they were addressing themselves to their journey,) sent their letters before to Andrew Perne, Uicechauncellor of th'university for that year. Commanding him to warn all the Graduates of th'university in their name, to be present the xi day of january betwixt eight and ten of the clock, in the church of saint Marie the virgin. (The same is the place of resort, when there is any common assembly or meeting of th'university, being not far distant from the market place of the said town of Cambridge, whither all men are summoned, if at any time there be any common prayer, or Suffrages to be made, or if there be any man that hath aught to say in open audience.) Willing him inespecially to be there himself in a readiness, and moreover to admonish all the residue to whose charge it belonged, that they should search out all Statutes, books, Privileges, and monuments, appertaining to th'university, or to any of the Colleges, or finally to any of themselves: and there to present the same before them at the day appointed, and every man to appear there personally. For they would not fail, but be thereat the same time, to lay before them such things as should seem necessary to this charge of reforming the university, & further to give charge of all such things as should seem most for the profit and behoof of the same, together with such things as were to be done on their part, according as should seem most agreeable to the decrees of the Canon law. These letters the Uicechauncellor caused to be set up in places convenient. This reformation was looked for certain months before.  
But now when it was once certainly known that it should be in deed, 
The disquietness of th'university upon the tidings of the reformation.  every man's mind was marvelously moved. Some greatly rejoiced that the time was come, wherein they thought they might freely not only speak but also do what they listed against their adversaries, which before times had rejected the babbles of the romish bishop. Other some perceiving in what peril they stood, looked narrowly about them, how to wind themselves out of the briars. Many sought the good will & friendship of such as were known to be in favour with the terrible commissioners. Other certain made themselves guilty, & desired forgiveness of them, at whose hands they themselves had taken wrong before. There were also divers to be found, which in time past counterfeited to be very earnest embracers of the true doctrine, but in their living and conversation had greatly defaced it, applying to their own fleshly lusts, the liberty that appertaineth of right to the spirit, so that they thought it lawful to do what they listed.  
These men supposed there was no way but one to purge themselves of their misbehaviour, namely if they became accusers of those whose friendship they had erewhiles embraced, And to th'intent to make men believe that they professed the romish religion from the bottom of their hearts, & to curry favour with the Commissioners, they promised to take upon them the order of priesthood without delay. For they knew the Commissioners would like that very well, which already were in such wise minded, that as they would withhold no man from that order, that would offer himself thereunto: so would they by all means endeavour to bring every man thereto, that was any thing witty or learned.  
We said at the first, 
The cause why the reformation was taken in hand.  that the Cardinal thought the university to have need of reformation. The reason why he should think so was this: either because the same of long continuance since any man could remember, had cast of the yoke of the bishop of Rome, and cleaved to the wholesome doctrine of the Gospel, which is falsely defamed of heresy: or else by reason that both for the late schism not yet worn out of memory, and for the doctrine of Martin Bucer who not long before openly in the said university interpreted holy scripture, they saw so many so sore corrupted and spotted with this infection, that (even as when a fire is spread into a town unless speedy remedy were adhibited out of hand) (it were not possible by all lykelihod) to quench it many years after. And it was to be feared (if it were not looked to in time) lest (as it commonly cometh to pass in bodies diseased) this mischief should take root, and by little and little infect all the members next unto it which yet were whole and sound.  
This was the year of our lord. 1556. To th'intent therefore to make a salve for this sore, 
The coming of the Inquisitoures, and of their entertainment.  the Commissioners of whom we spoke before, came unto cambridge the ninth day of january. As they were yet on their journey not far from the town, divers of the masters and Presidents of the Colleges, met them and brought them courteously, first into the town, and after to their lodging. They were entertained in Trinity college by john Christoforson master of the same house, & lately before elected bishop of Chichester. Some were desired to one place, & some to an other, as there was occasion, either to do their duties, or to show their good wills. Cole to the kings College, & Watson to. S. john's. But whether it were for thacquaintance of Christophorson, or for the largeness of the house, (which forasmuch as it was able to receive them all, seemed therefore most meet & convenient to take their conferens in, & stood well for all comers to have access unto them) they all took up their lodgings there. 
An oration gratulatory at their coming thither.  At their coming thither an oration was made by a fellow of the house, who in the name of all the rest with long protestation declared that they were most heartily welcome thither: & that he and his fellows gave them great thanks, that it had pleased their lordships to have so good opinion of them, as to choose their house inespecially to lodge in, whereby they had both encouraged them to stand in hope of some further benevolence towards them, and also done great worship to their College by their being there: Wherefore they should look at their hand again for as much duty and reverence, as lay in their power to perform. Watson made answer, that this forward & earnest good wills and mind of theirs in doing such courtesy, was right thankfully taken, both of him and his, exhorting them to continue steadfastly in the same, & to proceed also when need should require: For it was so far from any of their thoughts, to stop them in this their race, that they would rather haste than forward to run through more speedily, being not without good cause persuaded to conceive good hope of their benevolence towards them: in asmuch as they would do for them, whatsoever might turn to their profit and commodity.  
This day, forasmuch as it was toward evening ere they came, and the sun was going down, was nothing else done. The next day being the tenth of Ianuarye, they bestowed in recreating themselves after their journey, and in setting other things at a stay. Nevertheless to th'intent the same should not escape altogether without doing of somewhat, they interdicted the two Churches, 
Saint Maries and S. Michael's interdicted.  namely S. Maries where Martin Bucer, and S. Michael's where Paulus Phagius lay buried.  
These men were dead a good while before. Paulus Phagius had scarce yet showed the proof of his wit and learning when he departed to God. Bucer lived a few years after. During which time somewhat by writing, but chief by reading & preaching openly (wherein thold man being painful in y● word of God, never spared him self nor regarded his health) he brought all men in such admiration of him, that neither his friends could sufficiently praise him, neither his enemies in any point find fault with his singular life & sincere doctrine. A most certain token whereof may be his sumptuous burial solemnized with so great assistance & gladness, of all the degrees of th'university, that it was not possible to devise more to the setting out & amplifying of the same. The whole manner & order of the doing whereof, being written by Nicolas Car a learned man, in a little treatise to the right worshipful sir john Cheke knight, with an epistle full of consolation as concerning his departure added thereunto, was sent unto the renowned clerk Peter Martyr then abiding at Oxford. From the burial of Bucer and Phagius unto y● coming of these commissioners were passed about iii or four years more or less. And from the time that that blessed king, king Edward the sixth deceased, unto that day, the priests never ceased to celebrate their Masses, and all other kind of Ceremonies in those places, and that without scruple of conscience, as far as men could perceive. But after the time that these commissioners came thither, those things that before were accounted for sacred and holy, began to be denounced for profane and unholy.  
For they commaundedy all those assemblies that should hereafter be made for thexecuting of holy Ceremonies, should be removed to the kings Chapel, which is a place far more stately than all tother.  
Now was come the xi day, in the which the Uicechauncelour of the University, with the masters and Presidents of the Colleges, and all other the graduates of every house, were commanded to appear before the said Commissioners. They assembled in great number to Trinity College: where (as we told you before) they were all lodged, giving attendance to bring them whether so ever it should please them to go, according as it became them to do.  
There john Stokes common Orator of th'university, one of the popish superstition (for none other but such in those days might be promoted to any worship) made an oration in the name of all the rest. And whereas he had certain articles to entreat upon appointed to him before by the bishop of Westchester, and thothers, he talked much of th'university, much as touching them, and many things also of the religion in times past, which had been almost every man's matter to entreat of, in every oration, & in every sermon.  
First of all he said that th'university, which in looking for their coming had been a while disquieted, being now by their presence greatly refreshed, was very glad to behold their countenance. In token whereof, the whole university, with all her students was come out by heaps to welcome them: & all the houses in cambridge with their students of all degrees were assembled together in that place. For whose certain & tried good wills in that behalf, he durst take upon him as in the name of them all, to warrant their honours, that every one of them severally and all in one accord generally, did with earnest desire and willing hearts, greatly rejoice at their coming thither. For they were all fully persuaded, that the business which they went in hand with, should be profitable to the redress of the university, and that in a matter so necessary to the salvation of all men, no travail nor paynetaking should on their part be foreslowed. To the confirmation of which opinion, he said he was able to allege many proofs, howbeit he would let pass all others, and touch none but those things that were so annexed to the matter that they had in hand, as by no means they might be well withdrawn or separated from it: the which things were in number certain and determinable, but in effect and working infinite: insomuch that it passed any man's power to entreat of them at the full. Nevertheless, he desired them to give him the hearing patiently, whiles he made a brief discourse of the same. Hereupon taking a new occasion to talk, he began first with cardinal Poole, saying, that he had restored the religion trodden underfoot, he had undershored the common wealth ready to fall down, he had brought again (as it were out of exile) the decrees and laws of our forefathers, well nigh abolished and worn out of memory. This Pool, this worthy englishman, our true Moses, was the author of this commission, from whose most excellent highness as from a most plentiful wellspring of all virtues, innumerable commodities had flowed into all parts of this his native country. For the which one bond of alliance, albeit the University had sufficient cause to conceive good opinion of him, forasmuch as he was of the body of the same public weal: yet was there an other more inward bond, whereby his grace and they were most straitly linked together. For the last year passed he had taken the same most gently into his grace's protection assuring by his letters, that as he had taken upon him freely to keep it, so also would he maintain and defend the same in such sort that not only thincommodities (if there were any that might hinder their studies) should be removed, but also would further them in all things, that might redound to the garnishing of the university, or whereby the dignity & estimation of the same might most be advanced or increased The which thing had both here tofore established their hope, and now also brought them into that belief, that they must needs think all his grace's gentleness, to be conveyed together into this one visitation: In the which they looked for all such things at their hands, as the tender love of their most godly Chancellor, passing far beyond the common charity, had peculiarly promised to th'university as his ward & fatherless Orphan. He wished that the Cardinal himself had been there at the same instant, if it might so have come to pass, without hindrance to the common wealth: to th'intent that with his own beams, & with y● clear light of true religion, he might have illumined his university now putting up her head out of the deep night of darkness.  
Against the which wish forasmuch as the common utility did repugn, by the which the most holy legate of the sea apostolicke was letted from being present himself, he had wisely appointed them his deputies, whose natures for their wisdom, whose persons for their worthiness, whose wills by reason of their education, he thought most meetest for this purpose. Wherefore, he said he was able to avouch this one thing, according to the truth, & according to y● thoughts of all that were there present, they were even the very same men, whose religion they all loved, whose virtues they honoured, whose good will, faith, and advice, they all called upon to the common safeguard of them all. For after the time that through the singular and most excellent virtue of the Cardinal Poole, we had once in the common wealth begun out of the misty darkness of the times past, to behold the clear light again, therewithal began we to feel also the most grievous evils of our age: with the which, being undoubtedly both infinite & most miserable, although we were before times overwhelmed, yet thignorance of our calamity, was far greater calamity than the calamity itself. To the augmentation whereof we were in his judgement to be counted so much the more miserable, in that being tossed in so troublesome a tempest, we perceived not that we were once moved, and that being oppressed with so grievous a malady of the conscience and of heresy, we felt not our minds one why● diseased.  
For needs must that disease be very dangerous, which without feeling of pain wasteth and consumeth nature, & oftentimes bringeth men to their graves ere they think themselves sick. With such a kind of disease the university was stricken.  
For whereas to other affairs and businesses, it was perchance politic and witty enough: yet in this case of Religion (by reason the head of the church, from whence all power of feeling cometh, was maimed) it was become dull & without perseverance: until that about three years past, the Godly clemency of our most holy father july the third, having compassion upon England almost stark dead, had engrafted us again into the Church, and restored unto us both life and feeling: By whose help Britain growing strong and lusty again, doth now easily understand, how it hath escaped the unavoidable peril of hell fire. The which the university doth now also clearly see, assuredly believing that there was never plague that lighted upon any place, with the which this realm in this spoil of religion & schism, hath not been most miserably punished and afflicted.  
For it were a long matter to rehearse, what a number of monasteries had been razed, what a sort of God's houses had been spoiled, what pryestes had been murdered, what noble men had been put to death, what commotions and tumults had been raised by the commonalty, and how sore the whole realm had been impoverished: the which although they might happen upon some other occasion, yet notwithstanding for as much as they were so grievous that they were able to oppress, it was to be thought they were cast upon evil persons and offenders, rather as a punishment and vengeance, than as a trial.  
But by the way, if these things were granted to be the dalliance of fortune, they had abiden more grievous hurts both of religion and conscience: as namely that the fear of god and reverence of his saints together with their altars, were utterly banished, the virginal vow of priests broken into lust and lechery, the minds of men cast into such a dead sleep, that no Ceremonies were able to wake them again, the hearts of men (through variety of opinions) so diversly drawn, & so disagreeable with themselves, that they were wrapped in innumerable errors. Among the which there were chiefly two wellsprings, of whose streams the university confessed itself to have tasted somewhat more then enough, and with the taste thereof to be well nigh drunken. Whereof the first took his beginning of the violent withdrawing of ourselves from the unity of the catholic church, a matter not unlike the battle of the members of a man's body that menevius Agrippa rehearsed in attain civil dissension of Citizens: The latter, of thunmeasurable lake and filthy puddle of Wickleve, the which the notable or rather the miserable disputation among them touching the sacrament of the Altar, opened and brought to light. As concerning the truth whereof many being wise in their own conceits, had determined every man according to his own imagination: Who following the philosophers, (but not of the best sort) thought themselves to have brought no small matter out of the schools of Epicures, to the light of the Gospel.  
For those words that christ had spoken precisely, and without any exception, as concerning the true and continual presence of his body: the very same they wrested, that they judged Christ's words to be maimed & not of his own speaking, if this word (as it were) being proper and peculiar to Epicures, were not added thereunto. And whereas Christian men should say plainly the body and blood, they being now Epicures, must say figuratively as it were the body, & as it were the blood. Yet notwithstanding, forasmuch as it was no time as then to make many words of things passed, he wished they might once be condemned to eternal forgetfulness, to th'intent that such as should come after, might not be infected with that contagious malady, Howbeit they were to be touched lightly, generally because that confession was wholesome to such as had erred: particularly because the university being thus wounded by the power & authority of the master of manners, desired by the salves of the said master of manners to be brought unto health again: promising for herself and for hers to be ruled by discretion.  
For she had by daily preaching already so reduced her Students to repentance, that their honours should have right good cause to think that they had without dissimulation returned to the wholesome religion, and that therein by the diligent conversation of their life present, they would make amends for their former misbehaviour. For both such as were first in this race proceeded most earnestly in the same thing that they took upon them with so good wills, and also such as setting forth later, came to this gaming as it were in the after noon, did show such infallible tokens of th'alteration of their minds, that even as they rashly and like unskilful young men fell from the true religion: even so they may seem not to have retired out of heresy, without ripeness of years, and without stayed judgement: all of them delighting more in the religion newly restored, and so much longed for, than if they had continually had the use of it and that it had not been darkened for a tyme. Wherefore the university humbly & upon her knees first & formest besought God of forgiveness, desiring him to grant that that day might to be the preservation of the health of the souls of all her inhabitants, & to thestablishment of her public weal: And secondly she made this petition to their honours for herself, for hers, for all in general, & every one several, that upon the unfaimed amendment of their lives they would vouchsafe to pardon th'offences of times passed committed through error and ignorance. And that as concerning all other matters, they would of their high wisdoms and singular good will toward her so determine that either their justice might find their causes good, or else their clemency make them good. In both which doings, the benefit should be alike, whether they judged th'university according to the right and equity of her case, or for thabundance of love absoyled it as innocent. In recompense whereof, all that were present, promised to use as much modesty as might be in holy matters, to apply their learning diligently, continually to embrace and favour the true religion, and never to put out of mind the remembrance of that good turn.  
When he had made an end of speaking, 
Thanswer of the Bishop of Westchester to thoration of john Stokes.  the bishop of Westchester answered thereunto, that they took in good part, that th'university had made so open a declaration of her good will towards them: for the which h● ●ost hearty thanks, desiring her 〈◊〉 perform in deed and in her corks, the things that she ●ad so largely promised of her ●●lfe in words and communication: As concerning their good ●●ils, there was no cause to mistrust. For their coming thither 〈◊〉 as not to deal any thing oughly with such as fell to amendment: but both the Cardinal himself, & they also, were fully mined to show favour, devising how 〈◊〉 bring all things to peace & trā●ilitie, desiring nothing more honestly, than that they which ●●e erred & gone astray, should abourne into the right path a●ne. The right reverend fa●r the Lord Cardinal● (whom ●yshed to have been present) ●●shed the self same thing 〈◊〉, desiring nothing so much as he with his own hand to sustain & hold up now read● to fall, or rather to raise up alrea●dye fallen to the ground thun●●uisitie his ward, for he glad● taketh upon him the name an●● Duty of her garden, who● it greatly grieved that thinfection● of the times past had spread abr● so grievous diseases, that eu● th'university itself was touch●● with the contagious aer ther● For he would gladlier have co● thither to visit and to salute● them to correct it, if the weigh●● affairs of the Realm would ha● permitted it. But now seeing 〈◊〉 could not so do, he had appo●●ted this Commission, in the which had assigned them to be 〈◊〉 deputies, which (for because they knew him to set much 〈◊〉 by th'university) should exte●● more favour to it & (for because ●hey themselves had been there ●rought up) would the more earnestly embrace it. The chief mat●er that they came for, tended to ●his end, that such as had erred schuld confess their faults and return into the right way again ●or they were in good forwardness of healing, that acknowledged themselves to have offended. And therefore it was wisely propounded on his part that he would not altogether excuse the ●aultes of th'university, nor of o●her men, but confess & acknowledge the crime, as that theridamas were ●any things had need to be corrected & amended. The cause why they were sent thither was to raise up them that were fallen, and to receive into favour such as were sorry and would amend, wherein (if contrary to their expectation) they should not be able to do so much with some men as they would: yet notwithstan●dinge according to their duty they would show themselves so diligent for their part, as that no lack might be found in them. For it was more openly known than that it could be denied, that many men did divers things of a froward wilfulness, & took stoutly upon them wherewith as they were greatly moved & aggrieved (as reason was) so they coveted to remedy the mischief. Against whom, if any thing should seem hereafter to be straightly determined, it was to be imputed to their own deser●es, & not to the wills of them. Neither ought such as are hole and sound to be moved with all, at the chastisement of others: Forasmuch as it pertained not only to the wiping out of 〈◊〉 foul blot which now sticked in th'university, but also to the health of many others, that had taken much hurt by thinfection of them. For their own parts, they more inclined to mercy than to rigour. Howbeit considering that so great diseases could not by gentle medicines be healed, they were driven of necessity to use stronger. And yet if they would be content to be brought again to their right minds, which thing they chief couete● (for they wished that all should amend & be led by wholesome counsel) & would yet at length wax weary of their errors, & in stead of them frequent again the ancient customs of themselves & of their forefathers, they might boldly look for all kind of humanity and gentleness at their hands, in all this their business of reformation, which they had now entered & begun, requesting no more of the university but to do as became them: which being performed, he promised that their benevolens, neither in any public nor in any private parsons case should in any wise be behind hand.  
These things being finished they were brought to the kings 
A mass a● the kings College  College by all the Graduates of Thuniversity, where as was song a mass of the holy Ghost with great solemmitie, nothing wanting in that behalf that might make to the setting forth of the same. In this place it was marked, that Nicolas Ormanet (commonly surnamed datary) who (albeit he were inferior in e-estate to westchester being a Bishop, yet was superior to them all in Authority) while the mass was a celebrating, eft standing eft sitting, and sometime kneeling on his knees, observed certain Ceremonies, which afterward should be taken up of all others: in the which as then he showed example how all others should doo●, But of these things we will entreat more largely hereafter in place convenient. From thence they attended all upon the lords legates to S. Marry Church, which we declared before to have been interdicted. In the which place, for asmuch as it was suspended, although no mass might be soonge, yet there was a Sermon made in open 
Peacock preacheth at s. Maries  audience by Peacock in the latin tongue. The which being ended the Uicechauncellour with the masters of the Colleges, every 
The Citation of the masters of the Colleges.  one in his order, were cited by order. There Robert Bressie master of the kings College, a worthy old man, both for his wisdom and his hoar hears, hearing his own name recited next after the Uicechauncellors, said he was there present as all tother were, nevertheless for as much as the reformation of his house, was wholly reserved to the discretion of the bishop of Lincoln, not only by the king's Letters patents, but also by grant of confirmation from the bishop of Rome himself, 
Robert Bressyes' exception.  under a penalty if he should suffer any strangers to intermeddle, he openly protested in discharge of his duty, that whiles their Commission gave them authority and jurisdiction upon that College, either by express words or manifest sense, he utterly exempted himself from being present. This his exception they took all in great displeasure: alleging that they were fully authorized for thorder of that matter by the Cardinal, out of whose jurisdiction, no place nor person was exempted: Wherefore he had done evil to call into Question their authority ●o well known to all men. Westchester seemed to be more moved at the matter then all the other. And that was because Bressye had a little before obtained the worship of that room, even utterly against his will, and maugre his head, do the worst he could against him. The rest of the masters being cited, every man for a while departed home to his own house with commandment to be 
Inquisition at the common schools.  at the common Schools of the said university atone of the clock of the same day. When the degrees of th'university commonly called Regentes & not Regentes were assembled thither, they spent the rest of the day in reading over of Charters granted to th'university by Kings and Princes, in searching out of Bulls and pardons from the pope, & in perusing of other monuments parteininge to th'university.  
The next day following being the xii of january they resorted to the kings College to 
Inquisition at the kings College.  make Inquisition, either because the same for the worthiness thereof, is chief & Sovereign of all the residue, or else because that that house inespecially before all others, had been counted time out of mind, never to be without an heretic (as they term them) or twain. And at that present time, 
The manner of receiving thinquisitors when they went to make inquisition.  albeit that many now o'late, had withdrawn themselves from thence, yet they judged that there were some remaining stil. The order & manner how they would be entertained of every College when they should come to make Inquisition they themselves appointed, which was in this sort. They commanded the master of every house together with the residue, as well fellows as scholars appareled in priestlike garments (which they call habits) to meet them at the utter most gate of their house toward the town. The master himself to be dressed in like apparel as the priest when he ravisheth himself to mass, saving that he should put on uppermost his, habit as the rest did. Th'order of their going they apppoyncted to be in this wise. The master of the house to go foremost, next unto him every man in his order, as he was of degree, seniority, or of years. Before the master should be carried a cross and holy water to sprinkle the Commissioners withal. And in their meeting after the mumbling of a few devotions, they determined with this pomp and solemnity to be brought to the Chapel. Many thought they took more honour upon than than belonged to th'estate of man. Othersome (forasmuch as at that time they not only pretended the jurisdiction of the 
The Commissioners represent ●he Pope.  Cardinal, but also represented the power and authority of the bishop of Rome himself, who was accounted to be more than a mortal man) said it was far less than of duty appertained to his holiness, in that th'honour that was done to his legates, was not done to them but to his highness. Now was the hour at which they appointed to come & being entered the kings college gate, where they looked for the master & fellows of the house, seeing no man come to meet them, they proceeded forth to the church door where they stayed. There perceiving how the master and the rest of the house were dressing themselves as fast as they could in such order as we told you was appointed before, they came in suddenly upon them before they had set any foot out of their plates. Then the master first excused himself that he was ready no sooner, acknowledging that it had been his duty to have been in a readiness. Secondly, he said he was very glad of their coming, promising first in his own name, and after in the name of all the rest, as much reverens as might be, in all matters concerning their common utility, the which he doubted not but should be performed at their hands according to his expectation. 
Robert Bressye maketh exception again.  But like as he had done tother day in S. marry Church, the same exception he made to them now also: the which his doing he besought them, not to be offended with all For seeing he did it only for the discharge of his duty he had the juster cause to beheld excused. He had scarcely yet finished his tale, but y● Bishop of westchester with a frowning look and an angry countenance, interrupted him of his talk: saying, he needed not to repeat the things he had protested before, nor they to make answer any more to those things, wherein they had sufficiently informed him before. He rather feared that their quarrel was to good, that they made such a do about it, and sought such starting holes. For so were diseased persons oftentimes wont to do, when for the pain & grief they are not able to a●ide a strong medicine. As though that any man were able to grant so strong a privilege, as to withstand the Pope's authority. As for the bishops letters, he said must needs make on his side & with such as were with him, and could not in any wise be alleged against him. Therefore he admonished him to desist from his unprofitable altercation, & to conform himself and his to such things as then were in doing. After this they went to mass, the which finished with great solemnity, first they went to the high Altar of the Church, and having there saluted their God, and searched whether all were well about him or no, they walked through all the inner chapels of the church The Church goods, the crosses the chalices, the mass books, the Uestmentes, and whatsoever ornaments were besides, they were commanded to be brought out unto them. When they had sufficiently viewed all things, and had called forth by name every fellow & scholar of the house, they went to y● masters lodging, where first and formest swearing them upon a book to answer to all such interrogatories as should be propounded unto them as far as they knew) they examined first the master himself & afterward all the residue every man in his turn. But there were some that refused to take this oath, both because they had given their faith to the College before, & also because they thought it against all right & reason to swear against themselves. For it was contrary to all law, that a man should be compelled to bewray himself, & not to be suffered to keep his conscience free, when there is no manifest proof to be laid to his charge But much more unjust is, it that a man should be constrained perforce to accuse himself▪ Nevertheless those persons, also after much altercation, at length (conditionally that their faith given before to the College were not impeached thereby) were contented to be sworn. Three days long lasted the inquisition there.  
This was now the third day of their coming, 
The consultation of the masters upon the taking up of Bucer.  and it was thought that the case of Bucer and Phagius was delayed longer than needed. For they looked to have had much altercation and business about the matter. Now forasmuch as the present estate of the case required good deliberation, and advisement, the Uicechauncellour and the masters of the Colleges assembled at the common schools, where every man gave his verdict what he thought meet to be done. Aftermuch debating they agreed all together in this determination. That forasmuch as Martin Bucer, whiles he lived had not only sowed pernicious & erroneus doctrine among them but also had himself been a sectary and famous heretic, erring from the Catholic church, and giving others occasion to fall from the same likewise: I supplication should be made to the L. Commissioners in the name of the whole University, that his dead carcase might forthwith be digged up, (for so it was needful to be done) to th'intent that inquisition might be made as touching his doctrine, the which being brought in examination, if it were not found to be good and wholesome, the law might proceed against him: For it was against the rule of the holy Canons that his body should be buried in christian burial.  
Yea, and besides that, it was to the open derogation of God's honour, and the violating of his holy laws, with the great peril of many men's souls, and th'offence of the faithful, inespecially in so difficult and contagious a time as that was. Wherefore it was not to be suffered, that they which utterly dissented from all other men in their trade of living, laws, and customs, should have any part with them in th'honour of burial. And therefore, the glory of God inespecially and before all things ought to be defended, the infamy (which through this thing riseth on them) with all speed put away, no room at all to rest in left unto those persons, who even in the same places where they lay were injurious and noisome to the very elements: But the place ought to be purged, and all things so ordered as might be to the satisfying of the consciences of the weak. In executing whereof, so notable an example ought to be given to all men, that no man hereafter shouldr be so bold to attempt the like.  
They gave the same verdict by common 
Andrew Perne vicechauncellor is made factor for th'university in the case of Bucer and Phagius.  assent upon Phagius also.  
Unto this writing they annexed another, by the which they lawfully authorised Andrew Perne the Uicechancellour to be the common factor for th'university. He was a man meetest for that purpose, both for th'office that he bore, 
Christoforsons testimon●e of Perne.  & also because that by the testimony of Christophorson he was deemed to be most catholic of all others This Supplication confirmed by the consent of all the degrees of th'university, 
A Supplication put up to thinquisitors by th'university.  and signed with their common seal, the next day which was the xiii of january the Uicechauncellour put up to the commissioners. See what a feat conveyance this was, to suborn this man under a colourable pretence to desire this thing of them by way of petition, as who should say, if he had not done so, they would never have gone about it of them selves. But this gloss was soon found out. For the Commissioners had given him instructions in writing before. But peradventure they thought by this means to remove thenvy of this act from themselves. The vicechauncellor came to the Commissioners, according to appoint meant made the day before, about seven of the clock in the morning. He had scarce declared the cause of his coming, but that he had not only obtained his suit, but also even at the very same time, received the sentence of condemnation and taking up of Bucer and Phagius, 
The sentence of condemnation copied out by datary  fair copied out by Ormanet Datarye himself. This was to be confirmed by the consent of the degrees of th'university. Whereupon a congregation was called for the same purpose to be at nine of the clock: when the graduates were come together, the demand was propounded as concerning the condemnation of Bucer and Phagius, causes were openly alleged, the very same which even now we declared to have been alleged by the masters of the houses, in their consultation the day before: The degrees laid their heads together, & in giving of their voices ratified the said sentence. The which being read over, request was made again, that the same might be signed with their common Seal. The which request was very lightly and easily obtained. And it was no marvel. For now after the death of king Edward, since the time that the government of the realm came to the hand of Queen Mary, all such persons being driven away as had rejected the romish religion (in whom well nigh alonely rested whatsoever wit and learning was in the whole university besides) such a sort of rascals were put in their rooms, that all places now swarmed with unlearned and unnurtured chaplains. To whom, nothing was greater pleasure, then to cause all men speak slander and reproach of Bucer. There were divers yet lest among them, that spoke against their demands. But they (because as it commonly cometh to pass, that might ouercomm●th right) could nothing avail. For this is a common custom in all such matters and ordinances, that look what the greater number decreeth, is published in the name of them all: and that which the more part disalloweth, seemeth as though noman allowed it at all.  
The next day, Bacon master of Gonwell hall, bade the Uicechauncellour, D. Young, D. Harvey, Swineborne, Max●ide with others home to dinner.  
These men immediately after dinner, 
The sentence is signed with the common Seal of Thuniversity.  caused the common Seal of th'university to be put to the foresaid instrument of condemnation, according as was determined the day before by the general consent of the Graduates of th'university. And by and by after, they carried the same to the Commissioners to their lodging. The which when they had received, forasmuch as after more diligent perusing thereof, it liked them not in all points, some things they razed out, some they interlined, 
The sentence is engrossed new again.  other some they changed, so that in fine they were fain to take the pain to engroce it new again.  
About this time almost, one of the kings College, of the number of them that chanced to be there at such time as the Commissioners took a view of thornaments of the Church, and of other things that the priests occupy in their ceremonies, hearing Ormanet call for the Oil wherewith sick folk are wont to be annealed, (the which as it should seem he had never seen before) after his departure, being desirous to see what gear it was, came to the place: but it was kept under lock and key. Then he inquired where it stood, and when he saw where, he demanded to have a sight of the thick milk wherewithal and a little Oil men were wont to be annealed. When it was brought before him, and that he had well considered it, it was so rank of savour, that he was fain to turn away his nose, bidding them make the milk into cheese betimes or else it would stink so that no man should be able to abide it.  
But ere it was long after he bought that word dearly. For there never yet wanted some Doeg of Edom or other, to bear word of such things to Saul. For they had their spies in every corner which ever crept in among company.  
S. Marry Church was not yet reconciled, 
An anniversary kept at the Kings College.  nor the place purged from the dead bones and withered Carcase of Martin Bucer, by means whereof, the Trentals, Obites, and anniversaries that were customably wont to be done for sir R. Read knight, were appointed to be done at the Kings College, the Commissioners being▪ present at the same.  
The bishop of Westchester, or ever service was fully done going out, called to him one of them that were there, whom he began to undermine with such kind of talk. It is not unknown to thee (ꝙ he) that the time draws nigh, when Bucers' carcase (according to the decrees of the Canon law) must be digged up: & that which remaineth of him (to th'intent all men may take ensample thereby,) be put to fire (for so the holy Canons have enacted) and the memorial of him be utterly condemned to oblivion for ever. Now forasmuch as he was buried with great pomp & solemnity, we think it necessary, that his burning be executed with no less solemnity and furniture.  
This assuredly is our meaning and this toucheth all the degrees of th'university. For it is a fowl shame and not to be borne with, that so great reverence should be done unto heretics. Wherefore it behoveth every man by all means, to show evident tokens of th'alteration of his mind.  
And it ought not to be thought a strange matter, that this inquisition is extended upon a dead man. For if so be it that in cases of high treason, it be lawful to attaint a person that is dead, it standeth with reason, that these persons being more pestiferous and hurtful than those that are guilty of treason, should abide like judgement. When they were buried, orations were made before the degrees of th'university, and sermons preached to the people: the like thing now also when they shallbe burned, do we purpose to have. Now for because I understand that thou art an expert orator, and canst handle thyself well in that feat, I would choose thee before all others, to do the thing, the which (forasmuch as it shall be greatly to thy praise and commendation) I know thou wilt not refuse to take upon the. And for my part I assure thee, I have the gladlier called the hereunto, because I covet they preferment.  
There is but one in all the University, that when he was a young man was my pupil, Nic. Car by name, whom for the good will I bear him in that respect) I will join ●ellowe with thee in this matter, to th'intent thou mayst well perceive thereby, that I commit this charge unto thee to do the honour. The man having this his Oration in mistrust answered in this wise. He wished with all his heart, that the judgement as concerning this case, should be reserved to his betters, saying that he was not desirous of that honour: for men would not give credit to his words, neither was he able to devise what to say against so worthy a person, (inespecially that might seem to have any likelihood) in that behalf. For he knew not the man's living and conversation. But as far as he could gather by other men's talk, he was a man of such integrity & pureness of living, that not even his enemies could find any thing blame worthy in him. As for his doctrine, it passed his power to judge of it, howsoever he were deemed to be of a corrupt religion, whereof he was not able to determine, considering it was a doubtful Question among so great learned clerks. But this was manifestly apparent, that Bucer undoubtedly was a man of singular knowledge and dexterity of wit: The which for him to abase, he thought it an untolerable unshamefastness.  
finally, for th'estimation of so weighty a matter it was requisite to put some meeter persons to the defence of it. For neither in years was he grave & ancient enough, neither in wit prompt nor ready enough, neither in eloquence sufficiently furnished to take that matter upon him. And if so be it, that he were able to do any good he might serve their turn in an other matter. The bishop was still more earnest upon him, & when he saw it availed not to use this kind of persuasion with him, he fell into a rage, and at length bewrayed himself and all his pretence. For all this earnest entreatance was not to have had him say somewhat against Buc●r, (albeit it was part of his desire as occasion should serve) but to th'intent, that such as he suspected for religion, should speak against themselves. And therefore he added moreover, saying: thou at his burial didst blaze and set him out marvelously with epitaphs and sententious metres, wherefore now also thou shalt neither will nor choose, but speak in the contrary part: and this to do, I streyghtlye charge thee in mine own name, and in the name of my fellow Commissioners. After many words, tother answered, that no man was able to show any thing of his doing, & if any could be brought before him, he would condescend to satisfy their pleasure: Otherwise he would not by any means be induced to speak against him. At length when none of his writings could be showed, the bishop desisted from his purpose.  
By this time, the sentence of condemnation was engroced again, to the signing whereof a congregation was eftsoons called of all the Graduates of th'university against the xu of january. After it had been read over, the matter was moved for setting to of the seal again (as we said before) the which was by and by obtained. Then the Graduates were dismissed with commandment to resort forth with to S. Marry church, whether the commissioners also repaired. 
Haruye representeth a mandatum from the Cardinal.  When they had take their places, Doc. Harvey presented to them before all the company, a commission to make inquest upon heresy, then newly sent from the lord Cardinal, the which Uincent of Noally, (Ormanets secretary) red with a loud voice, that all men might hear it. This done Andr. Perne (who we told you before was authorized to be factor for 
Perne maketh petition that bucer & Phagius may be cited to the court.  th'university exhibited to the commissioners in the name of the University, the sentence of condemnation. The which being openly read, he desired to send out process to cite Bucer & Phagius to appear, or any other that would take upon them to plead their case, and to stand to th'order of the court the third day after: to th'intent that when they had exhibited themselves, the Court might the better determine what ought to be done to them by thorder of the law. The sentence by the common advice and consent of the degrees, he affirmed himself to have pronounced in the open assembly as the order of law required.  
The Commissioners condescended to his request, and the next day process went out to cite thoffenders. This citation, 
The first Citation.  Uincent of Noally their common Notary (having first read it over, before certain witnesses appointed for the same purpose) caused to be stucked up in places convenient, that is to weet, upon S. Marie Church door, the door of the common Schools, and the cross in the marketstead of the same town. In this was specified that who so ever would maintain Bucer and Phagius, or stand in defence of their doctrine, should at the xviii. day of the same month stand forth before thee. L. Commissioners in S. Marry church, which was appointed the place of judgement, and there every man should be sufficiently heard what he could say. This commandment was set out with many words. Shortly after the matter drew toward judgement. Therefore the day before the day limited (which was the xvii. of january) the Uicechauncellour called to him to Peter-house (of the which he was master) D. Young, D. Segiswyke, 
Witnesses sworn against Bucer.  and with them bullock, tailor, Parker, and Readman, (not they which at the burial of Bucer, preached honourably of him, but far other men) Whitlocke My●che, and certain others.  
These men cast their heads together, how they might bear witness against Bucer & Phagius, to convince them of heresy. For seeing the matter was brought in face of open Court, and it might so come to pass they might find patrons of their case, they thought it needful to have witnesses to depose of their doctrine: What came of this their consultation, it is not perfectly known.  
The Commissioners (for they were marvelous conscionable men in all their doings) had great regard 
The regard that the inquisitors had of the charges of the Colleges.  of thexpenses of every College where they should make inquisition. Wherefore to the intent that none of them should stretch their liberality beyond measure, or above their power, they gave charge at the beginning, that there should not in any place be prepared for their repast above three kinds of meat at the most. The like order the cardinal himself, in a certain provincial Synod appointed in his dyetes a little before to all his pryestes and chaplains.  
Therefore, when they came to the kings College the xviii day to sit upon inquiry, and that one Capon chanced to be served to the Table more than was prescribed by thorder taken, they thrust it away in great displeasure. These thriving men that were so sore moved for the preparing of one Capon, within little more than one month, beside their private refections, wasted in their daily diet well nigh an hundred pounds of the common charges of the Colleges. So that the university may worthily allege against them this saying of our saviour. woe unto you that strain out a Gnat, and swallow up a Camel.  
The very same day the Uicechauncellour going to the inquisitors (they were as I told you at the kings College) did put them in remembrance, that the same was the day in which by their process sent forth the xvi. day, they had commanded to appear in S. Marry Church, such as would take upon them to defend Bucer and Phagius, in the law. He desired therefore that they would vouchsafe to sit there, if perchance any man would try th'adventure of the law. They lightly condescended thereunto. When the Uycechauncellour according to his duty had brought them thither, he exhibited unto them the process of Citation that he had received of them to publish a little before: saying that he had diligently executed what soever the contents of the same required. After that they had taken their places, 
Other witnesses sworn against Bucer.  and that no man put forth himself to answer for thoffenders, the judges called aside D. Young, D. Segyswyke, Bullock, tailor, Maptide, Hunter, Parker, Readman whom we named before, Brown Gogman, Rudde, johnson, Mytche, Raven, and Car, the very same man that had before written out the burial of Bucer, with a singular commendation of him, and sent it to the right worshipful sir john C●eke knight. These men (taking first their oath upon a book) were commanded to bear witness against the heresies & doctrine of Bucer & Phagius. The xxii day of the same month was limited to this jury to bring in their verdict.  
In the mean while Ormanet and Watson, abode at home in their lodging, to take the depositions of them, whom we showed you before, to have been called to Peterhouse, and to have communicated with the Uycechauncellour as concerning that matter. whose depositions (as I told you) never came to light. The bishop of Westchester, and Cole, this day visited them of Catherine hall, where (as far as I could learn) nothing was done worthy of rehearsal.  
☞ As Ormanet was sitting at Trinity College, 
A relic given by Ormanet to Trinity College.  john Dale, one of y● Queen's college came to him, whom he had commanded before, to bring with him the pyx, wherein the bishop of Rome's god of bread is wont to be enclosed. For Ormanet told them he had a precious jewel, (the same was a linen clout that the Pope had consecrated with his own hands) which he promised to bestow up on them for a gift. But Dale misunderstanding Ormanet, in stead of the Pixe, brought a chalice & a singing cake (called the host) the which he had wrapped up & put in his bosom. When he was come, Ormanet spoke him courteously, demanding if he had brought him the thing he sent him for: to whom he answered he had brought it: them give it me (ꝙ he) Dale pulled out the chalice & the singing cake. When Ormanet saw that, he stepped somewhat back as it had been in a wonder, calling him blockhead, & little better than a mad man, demanding what he meant by those things, saying, he willed him to bring none of that gear, & that he was unworthy to enjoy so high a benefit, yet notwithstanding forasmuch as he had promised before to give it them he would perform his promise. Whereupon, with great reverence and ceremony, he pulled out the the linen cloth and laid it in the chalice, and the bread with it: commanding them both for theholinesse of the thing, and also for thauthor of it, to keep it among them with such due reverence as belonged to so holy a relic.  
About this time almost, the Commissioners gave commandment to the masters of the Colleges, 
A commandment for bringing in of heretical Books.  that every man should put in writing what books he had, with the authors names. And to th'intent that every man should execute it without deceit, they took a corporal oath of them. For they said it was not lawful for any man to have, read, or copy out those ungodly books of wicked heretics, written against the reverent sect of the catholics, & the decrees of the most holy Canons. Therefore they should diligently search them out, to th'intent they might be openly burnt. They said they gave them warning of these things, which they ought not to look for: for these things ought rather to have been done of their own free will, than extorted by force. The which thing, not only the Canons commanded, but also the most noble and worthy Emperors Theodosius and Valentinian, made in certain places decrees as concerning the writings of heretics, and especially against the books of Nestorius. This commandment some executed exactly and diligently, othersome, forasmuch as they deemed it wrongful, executed it slackly enough.  
We declared before, that the xviii. day was the day of judgement. When the day came, and that neither they which were cited, appeared in the Court, nor that any put forth himself to defend them, yet the Commissioners would not proceed to judgement, which nevertheless, for their contumacy in absenting themselves they might have done, 
〈…〉  considering how that day was peremptory. 
The second Citation.  But these men being bent altogether to equity and mercy, had rather show some favour, then to do th'uttermost they might by the law.  
Whereupon Uincent published the second process, and set it up in the same places, that the former was. The meaning thereof varied not much from the first, but that it put of the judgement day unto the xxvi of the same month. The which day they sent for the Uicechauncellour to their lodging, and there agreed with him as concerning thorder of publishing the sentence: whom (for because there should want no solemnity in the matter) they commanded to warn the Mayor of the town to be there at the day appointed with all his burgesses, the which thing the Uicechauncellour did with all speed.  
While these things were a working against Bucer & Phagius▪ in the mean while they foreslowed not to make Inquisition in some places as the matter required. Therefore, 
Inquisition at Clare hall.  when as almost the same time they came into Clare hall, & entered into the Chapel, (which was their ordinary custom to do first of all wheresoever they became) they perceived there was no sacrament (as they call it) hanging o●er the altar. The which thing being taken in great displeasure, Ormanet calling to him the master of the house, told him what a great wickedness he had by so doing, brought upon himself and all his house. For although he were so unwise to think it no shame at all, yet unto them it seemed an inexpiable offence.  
The old man being amazed, and looking about him how he might answer the matter, while he went about to purge himself thereof, made the fault double: He said it was a profane place, never as yet hallowed nor consecrated with any Ceremonies, At that word, the Commissioners were yet more astonished, demanding whether he himself or any other had used to sing mass there or no.  
When he had confessed that both he himself, and others also, h●d oftentimes said mass there:  
O thou wretched old man (quod Ormanet) thou haste cast both thyself and them in danger of the grievous sentence of Excommunication. Ormanet, being sore moved at the beginning, searched the man narrowly: how many benefices he had, where they lay, by whose favour or licence he held so many at ones, what excuse he had to be so far, and so long from them▪ for as it should seem he spent the most part of the year in th'university, far from the charge that he had taken upon him. Swineborne was so sore astonished at this so sudden disquietenesse of Ormanet, that being more disquieted himself, he was not able to answer one word, neither to these things, nor to any other things appertaining to th'estate of his house. Wherefore one of the fellows of the house, that was signior to all the rest, was feign to take upon him the masters turn in y● business.  
This was now the xxii day, which I told you was limited to the jury, 
The witnesses are sworn not to publish their depositions.  Young, Segiswyke▪ etc. to give up their verdict. Who nevertheless during the time that thinquisitors sat in S. Marry church, neither appeared that day nor put up any thing openly against them that were accused. Whether they objected any thing secretly against them or no▪ I am not able to say. For by like oath they were exhibited to publish their depositions, as they were bound to bear witness.  
In this Session nothing was done, saving that the Uicechancellour restored again the process for appearance, that he had received of them two days agone: The tenor whereof, he said he had published upon the contumacy of them that were cited, according as they had commanded him. Whereupon he requested them to appoint the four day next following to pronounce the sentence of condemnation: the which without any difficulty he obtained. 
The judgement day i● appointed.  For I showed you before, that so it was agreed among themselves. And yet these bloody butchers would for all that seem m●ke and merciful men.  
insomuch that they would seem to determine nothing of their own heads, before that this most filthy executioner of other men's wicked lusts, had earnestly sewed to them for the same. As though no man had been able to espy out their colourable conveyance, or as if we had cast from us both our minds and eyes, that we should neither understand, nor see their crafty packing. Even so, they setting a fair gloss upon all their doings, sought to bring themselves in credit with men, to th'intent that when opportunity should serve, they might to their own most advantage, deceive men unwares. surely, they might not in any wise seem to do those things, which they were most chiefly bent upon and therefore they sought all means possible to bieare men's eyes, that they should not see them, but they could not so escape unespied.  
About this time they sent out a commandment that the master of every College by th'advice of his house, 
A commandment for making of an Inuentorye of the goods of every College, as well movable as unmovable.  should cause to be put in writing, how much every house had of ready money, how much of yearly revenue, how much thereof had been bestowed about necessary uses of the College, how much went to the stipends of the fellows, and the daily diet of the house, how much was allowed for other extraordinary expenses, how much remained from year to year, what was done with y● overplus, with a due account of all things belonging to that purpose. The which thing (because that for the strangeness and novelty thereof, it should not make men to muse & break their branes about it) they said, that before them the Colleges of Eton and Winchester had done the like. The cause why they coveted to be certified here in, was for none other purpose, but to th'intent that they themselves might see, whether that they, to whose charge the custody and administration of those goods was committed, had behaved themselves so truly and faithfully, as by their oath they were bound to do. This pretence made these diligent and curious stewards of other men's goods. But it was known well enough, that this was rather a feigned allegation, than a true tale. For it was their mind, to search what power the Clergy was of, the which, forasmuch as they made an assured account of, to have willing to take their parts which were the chief heads of this business, they coveted to know before hand, and to put them in a readiness, against all hazards and adventures of Fortune.  
And no man ought to surmise, that this conjecture is vain, or that it dependeth upon a light ground, considering what a deal of armour, what a deal of artillery and furniture for the wars, the whole body of the clergy, but inespecially the prelate's, (who at that time bore all the sway) had laid up in store at home in their own houses, or else put in custody of their confederates.  
The which, forasmuch as they could be construed to tend to none other purpose then to open force (inespecially in so cankered a time as that was) is it not a good likelihood that to the same intent and purpose, inquisition should be made of the strength of th'university, which itself to th'uttermost of her power, was ready to sustain any danger or burden, for the maintenance of that filthy superstition? But God hath looked mercifully upon us, and pulled their sword from our necks. But now let us return to Bucer, and Pha●gius.  
¶ Now was come the day of judgement, 
The day of the judgement  and all the degrees of th'university were assembled to see this pageant. Thither came also the Mayor and his townsmen, and all met together in S. Marry Church to behold and learn what should be determined upon these men by the Commissioners. After long attendance of the multitude, at length the Commissioners came forth, and went up to a scaffold that was somewhat higher than the residue, prepared for the same purpose. When they had taken their places, there Perne the Uicechauncellour, the player of this interlude, fashioning his countenance with great gravity, reached to them the process that was lastly published to cite them: saying these words. I bring forth again (quoth he) to you right reverend fathers & Commissioners of the most reverend my L. Cardinal Poole (painting out the rest of his style) this Citation executed according to the purport and effect of the same: Omitting nothing for his part that might make to the commendation of this matter. When he had thus finished his tale, by & by the bishop of Westchester, after he had a little viewed the people, began in manner in this wise.  
Ye see (ꝙ he) how sore th'university presseth upon us, how earnest intercession it maketh unto us, 
Westchesters' oration before the pronouncing of the sentence of condemnation.  not only to denounce Bucer and Phagius (which these certain years passed, have spread most pernicious doctrine among you) Heretics, as they be indeed: but also that we will command their dead Carcases, (which unto this day have obtained honourable burial among you) to be digged up and (as it is excellently ordained by the Canon law) to be cast into fire, or what soever is more grievous than fire if any can be.  
For the degrees of th'university deal not slyghtlye nor slackelye with us in this case, but do so press upon us, and follow the suit so earnestly, that they scarce give us any respite of delay.  
And I assure ye, albeit this case of itself be such, as that even thunworthiness of those persons (though there were no further cause) ought to induce us to the doing thereof, much the rather (moved with these so wholesome petitions) it is meet and convenient we should grant it. For howsoever we of ourselves are inclined to mercy in our hearts, (than the which we protest there is nothing under the son to us more dear and acceptable) yet notwithstanding, the very law riseth up to revengement, so that the common salvation of you all (which the law provideth for) must be preferred before the private charity of our minds. And it is not to be committed, that being scarce yet escaped out of the shipwreck of our former fault and calamity, we should suffer this unexpiable mischief, to disquiet any longer the consciences of the weak. Moreover, it is but reason that we should do somewhat at so earnest entreatance & suit of th'university. It needeth not speak much of ourselves. For if we had been desirous to enterprise this matter, it had been lawful after the first Citation, to have proceeded to judgement: But for because we were willing that their defenders should be heard, and that the matter should be tried by law, we sent out the second process. If we had desired revengement, we might have showed cruelty upon them that are alive: of the which (alas the more pity) there are to many that embrace this doctrine. If we thirsted for blood, it was not to be sought in withered carcases and dry bones. Therefore ye may well perceive, it was no part of our wills that we now came hither: but partly induced at th'entreatance of th'university, partly moved with thunworthiness of the case itself, but inespecially for the care and regard we have of your health and salvation, the which we covet by all means to preserve whole a●d sound. For you yourselves are the cause of this business: you gave occasion of this confession, among whom this day ought to be a notable example, to remain as a memorial to them that shall come after: as in the which ye may learn, not only to shake of the filth which ye have taken of these persons, but also to beware hereafter, that ye fall no more so shamefully as ye have done: But I trust God will defend you, and give ye minds to keep yourselves from it. as concerning them, whose case now hangeth in law, they bore about the name of the gospel, whereas in deed they wrought nothing else than thevery and deceit.  
And so much the wickeder were they, in that they sought to cover so shameful acts, with the cloak of so fair and holy a name Wherefore it is not to be doubted but that God will punish this despite of itself wicked, to you pernicious, by thauthors thereof shameful and abominable. But if God (as he is slow to wrath and vengeance) will wink at it for a time: yet notwithstanding, if we (upon whom the charge of the lords ●locke leaneth) should permit so execrable crimes escape unpunished, we should not live in quiet one hour.  
When he had thus spoken, he recited the sentence out of a scroll, and condemned Bucer & Phagius of heresy, 
the condemnation of Bucer and Phagius.  he commanded their bodies to be digged out of their graves, & being disgraded from holy orders, delivered read them into the hands of the secular power. For it was not lawful for such innocent people as they were, abhorring from all bloodshed, and detesting all desire of murder, to put any man to death. 
Th●nthāk●ulnesse of th'university.  O unworthy and abominable act: for which th'university shall never be able to make satisfaction. Now unworthy a thing was it, to do all the spite that might be to him being dead, to whom being alive she exhibited all th'honour & reverence she could devise. Now untolerable a thing was it, to detest and abhor him as a wicked deceiver and leader out of the right way being dead, whom in his life time she had followed and reverenced with all humility and obeisance, as her master and chief guide of her life? What a monstrous thing is it not to spare him when he was dead? who during his life being aged and always sickelye, yet never spared himself, to th'intent he might profit them?  
Nothing grieved him more, all the time he lay sick & bedered, than that he was unprofitable both to them and to the church of God: and yet when he was deceased, he neither found obedience among his disciples, nor burial among Christian men. If manhood and reason could not have obtained so much at our hands, as to spare his memorial, or to reverence his ashes, yet nature and the common law of all nations (by the which upon promise made by the body of the realm he came hither) ought to have withheld this so great cruelty and extreme barbarousness or savageness from his bones. notwithstanding this infamy of the university so openly gotten, 
Pernes sermon against Bucer.  Andrew Perne the Uycechauncelloure with his slanderous talk mor● increased. For after that Scotte had pronounced the sentence, he made a Sermon before the people, taking that place of the, 132. Psalms, Behold, how good and pleasant a thing it i●. etc. For his theme to enreate upon: where beginning with the commendation of concord, and of the mutual kni●tinge together of the minds, he alleged that it was not possible to hold together, unless the concord were derived out of the head, (the which he made to be the bishop of Rome) and that it also rested in the same. When he had made a long protestation upon this place, he passed from it to Bucer, upon whom he made such a shameful railing, that it is not possible to diffame a man more than he did: saying, that his doctrine gave occasion of division in the common wealth, & that there was not so grievous a mischief, which by his means had not, been brought into the realm. Although all men might perceive by such books as he had compiled, what manner of doctrine it was: Yet notwithstanding he said he knew it more perfectly himself than any did, 
What things Perne accused Bucer of.  & that he had learned it a part at thautours'authors hand himself For at such time as they had communication secretly among themselves, he said that Bucer would oftentimes wish he might be called by some other name, than by the name he had: the which he did for this purpose, as though, knowing himself guilty of so grievous a crime, he might by this means escape unknown to the world, and avoid the talk that went among men of him. Moreover among other things, he told how Bucer held opinion, (which thing he should confess to him his own self) that God was the author and wellspring, not only of good, but also of evil: and that whatsoever was of that sort, flowed from him as from the head spring and maker there of. The which doctrine he upheld to be sincere: how be it for offending divers▪ men's consciences, he durst not put it into men's heads. Many other things he patched together, of like purport and effect, as of the supremacy of the bishop of Rome, of the marriage of pryestes, of divorcements, and of shameful usury also, as though he had deemed them lawful to be used among Christian people, with divers other of the same sort. In all which his allegations, considering how lewdly without all shame he lied upon Bucer, (as his writings evidently declare) he did not so much hinder his name with railing upon him, as win unto himself an inexpiable infamy, by forging so shameful leasings upon so worthy a man. But what needeth witness to prove him a liar? 
Pernes opinion of Bucer according to his conscience  his own conscience shall make as much against him as a number of men. It was reported for a truth, (and his own familiar friends were the bringers up thereof) that he himself (either immediately after his sermon, or else somewhat before he went to it) striking himself on the breast, and in manner weeping, wished at home at his house with all his heart, that God would grant his soul might even then presently depart and remain with Bucers. For he knew well enough that his life was such, that if any man's soul were worthy of heaven he thought his inespecially to be most worthy. Whiles he was thus talking to the people, in the mean time the leaves of the church doors were covered over with verses: in the which the young men to show their folly: 
Verses against Bucer and Phaigus.  (which scarce knew him by sight) blazed Bucers' name with most shameful and reproachful terms. divers also that were somewhat more grown in years, & yet more fools than the young men: 
No fool to the old▪ fool.  like eager curs (who had been well served if their legs had been broken for their labour) barked all that they could against him. And to th'intent it might seem to be done by a great number, (wherein the papists greatly vaunt themselves) they enticed unth the same business, many that by all means favoured Bucer, & that reverenced his name, as it became them. Who notwithstanding to th'intent that under this pretext they might escape their cruelty, full sore against their wills, faintly and slenderly pricked at him.  
These things being dispatched Perne (as though he had sped his matters marvelously well) 
the sentence of condemnation sent to london with the Commissioners letters.  was for his labour of courtesy bidden to dinner to Trinity College by the Commissioners.  
Where, after the Table was taken up, they caused the sentence of condemnation to be copy●d out with all speed, the which signed with the bishop of Westchesters' seal, the next day following, they sent to London with divers of those verses and slanderous libels, for so a man may call them. Besides these, they sent also their own letters, in the which, they both advertised the Cardinal how far they had proceeded in that matter, and also desired his grace that he would ca●se to be sent out of hand to Smith the Mayor of the town the commandment that is of ordinary by the law, 
a writ for burning of heretigues.  commonly called a writ for the burning of Heretics. For unless he had the queens warrant to save him harmless, he would not have to do in the matter.  
And that which remained to be done in that case, could not be dispatched till that warrant came. While this pursuivant went on his journey, they willed to be brought unto them the books that they commanded before to be searched out. For they determined to throw them into the fire with Bucer and Phagius.  
About the same time, Watson taking occasion upon the day, because it was a high feast, in the which was wont to be celebrated 
Watson● sermon upon Candelmas day.  the memorial of the purification of our lady the Virgin, made a sermon to the people upon that Psalm. We have received thy mercy O lord, in the midst of thy temple. etc. In the which Sermon he spoke much reproach of Bucer and Phagius, and of their doctrine. He said that these men and all the heretics of our time that were of the same opinion (the which for the most part he said had budded out of Germany) among other things which they had perniciously put into men's heads, taught to cast away all ceremonies. Whereas notwithstanding th'apostle himself commanded all things to be done in due order. And upon that deed of the blessed virgin and joseph which was done by them as upon that day it was manifestly apparent, that they with our saviour being then a little babe, observed these rites & Ceremonies, for catholic men to teach. For he said that they came to the Temple the same time with wax candles in their hands, after the manner of procession (as they term it) in good order with much reverence and devotion: and yet we were not ashamed to laugh and mock at these things which the heretics & Schismatics. As he was telling his tale of Christ, mary, & joseph, one of them that heard him, a pleasaaut & merry conceited fellow, turning himself to him that stood next him, & if it be true (ꝙ he) that this man preacheth which of them I pray you (if a man might be so bold to spur him the question) bore the cross before the residue? For that might not be missing in such solemn Ceremonies. Not only this man ●ested at the preachers folly, but divers others also laughed at his manifest unshamefastness, in preaching these so vain and foolish superstitions. While he was thus talking to his audience, 
the sudden swoon of Christoforson.  john Christophorson elected bishop of Chichester, being stricken with a sudden sickness fell down in a swoon among the press: and with much a do, being scarce able a good while to come to himself again, in the mean time babbled many things unadvisedly, and as though he had been out of his wits. Some thought it came upon this occasion, that because he had been greatly accused before the Commissioners for misspending and misordring the goods of the college, he was so grieved with the matter, inasmuch as he knew they were displeased with him, by that that Ormanet had canceled before his face a lease of his by the which he had let to ferme to his brother in law a certain manor of the College because the covenants seemed unreasonable.  
By this time was returned again the Pursuivant, 
The taking ●p of Bucer and Phagius.  who (as we ●olde you before) was sent to London a few days before with the Commissioners letters: and brought with him a warrant for the burning of these men. Upon the receit whereof they appointed the vi day of February for thaccomplyshementaccomplishment of the matter. For it had hanged already a great while in hand. Therefore when the said day was come the Commissioners sent for the Uicechauncellour, demanding of him in what case things stood whether all things were in a readiness, for th'accomplishment of this business or no? Understanding by him that all things were ready, they commanded the matter to be brought out of hand. 
〈…〉  The Uicechauncellour therefore taking with him Marshal the common notary, went straight to S. Michael's church, w●ere we showed you that Phagius was buried. There he called forth Andrew Smith, henry Sawyer, & Henry Adam's men of the same parish, and bound them with an oath to dig up Phagius bones & to bring them to the place of execution. Martial took their oaths. Receiving the like of Roger Smith, & william 〈◊〉 the town ●erg●ants, and of john ●●●per warden of the same church for doing the like with Bucer▪ Smith the Mayor of the town which should be their executioner (for it was not lawful for them to intermeddle in cases of blood) commanded certain of his townsmen to wait upon him in harness, by whom the dead bodies were guarded, & being bound with ropes, & laid upon men's shoulders (for they were enclosed in chests. Bucer in the same that he was buried, and Phagius in a new) were borne into the mids of the market stead with a great train of people following them.  
This place was prepared before 
The burning of Bucer and Phagius.  and a great post was set fast in the ground to bind the carcases to, and a great heap of wood was laid ready to burn them withal. When they came thither, the chests were set up on end with the dead bodies in them, and fastened on both sides with stakes, and bound to the post with a long iron chain, as if th●y had been alive. Fire being forthwith put to, as soon as it began to flame round about, a great sort of books that were condemned with them, were cast into the same. There was that day gathered into the town, 
The talk of the countr●ifolk● of the burning of Bucer and Phagius.  a great multitude of countreyfolke (for it was market day) who seeing men borne to execution, and learning by inquiry that they were dead before, partly detested and abhorred th'extreme cruelty of the Commissioners toward the rotten carcases, & partly laughed at their folly in making such preparature. For what needeth any weapon (said they) as though they were afraid that the dead bodies which felt them not, would do them some harm? Or to what purpose serves that chain wherewith they are tied? sithence they might be burnt lose without peril, for it was not to be feared that they would run away.  
Thus every body that stood by, found fault with the cruelness of the deed, either sharply or else lightly as every man's mind gave him. There were very few (and those not of the ●ound and wholesome religion) that liked their doing herein. In the mean time that they were a rostinge in the fire, Watson went into the pulpit in S. Marry church, 
watson's sermon at the bur●nyng of Bucer and Phagius.  and there before his audience railed upon their doctrine as wicked and erroneous: saying that it was the ground of all mischief that had happened of ● long time in the common weal. For behold (saith he) as well the prosperity, as thadversity of these years that have ensued: Ye shall find that all things have chanced unluckly, to them that have followed this new found faith, and all things have happened for●unatelye to them that have eschewed it.  
What robbing and polling (ꝙ he) have we seen in this realm, 
as though in those days had been raised no subsidies at all beside privy s●ales anon after.  as long as religion was defaced with Sects, the common treasure (gathered for the main tenance of the whole public weal) & the goods of the realm shamefully spent in waste for the maintenance of a few folks lusts: all good order broken: all discipline cast aside: holidays appointed to the solemnizing of ceremonies neglected: and that more is, the places themselves beaten down. Flesh and other kind of prohibited sustenance eaten every where upon days forbidden, without remorse of conscience: the priests had in derision: the Mass railed upon: no honour done to the Sacraments of the church. All estates and degrees given to such a licentious liberty without check, that all things may seem to draw to their utter ruin and decay. And yet in the mean time, the name of the Gospel was pretended outwardly, as though that for it, men ought of duty to give credit to their erroneous opinions: whereas in deed there is nothing more discrepant, or more to the slander of God's word than it. For what other thing taught they to remain in that most blessed people, many of them that had written verses before, did set up other new, in the which like a sort of water frogs, they spewed out their venomous malice against Bucer & Phagius. This was the last of this interlude, & yet there remained a few things to be done, among the which was the reconciling of the two churches of our lady, 
the reconciling of y● churches that were interdicted.  and of S. Michael, which we declared to have been interdicted. The which was done the next day following by Westchester, with as much ceremony as the law required.  
But that impanate God whom Bucers' Carcase had chased from thence, was not yet returned thither again: Neither was it lawful for him to come there any more, but if he were brought thither with great solemnity. As I suppose during all the time he was away, he was entertained by the Commissioners at trinity College, and there continued as a sojourner. For thither came all the Graduates of th'university, 
a solemn procession of th'university and of the townsmen.  the eight day of Februarye, of gentleness and courtesy to bring him home again. Amongst the which number, Westchester (worthy for his estate to come nearest to him, because he was a bishop) took and carried him clad in a long Rochet, and a large tippet of sarsenet about his neck, wherein he wrapped his Idol also, Ormanet Datarye had given the same a little before to th'university ●or the same and such like purposes. When this Idol should return home, he went● not the straightest & nearest way as other folk are wont to go, but he fetched a windelasse about the most part of the town: and roamed through so many of the streets, that it was a large hour and more, ere he could find the way into his Church again. I believe thancient Romans observed a custom not much unlike this in their procession, when they made supplications at the shrines of all their Gods. Th'order whereof was this: The masters, Regentes, went before singing with a loud voice, Salue festa dies. etc. Next them followed Westchester, about him went Ormanet and his fellow Commissioners, with the Masters of the Colleges bearing every man a long taper light in his hand. After whom, a little space of, followed tother degrees of th'university. Last behind came the Mayor and his townsmen. Be●ore them all went the beadles, crying to such as they met●e, that they should bow themselves humbly before the host. If any refused so to do they threatened to send him forthwith to the tollbooth. Their god being led with this pomp, and pacified with great hosts of Bucer and Phagius, at length settled himself again in his accustomed room. Scot of Westchester prayed with many words, that that day might be lucky and fortunate to himself, and to all that were present, and that from that day forward (now that God's wrath was appeased, and all other things set in good order) all men would make themselves conformable to peace and quietness, inespecially that appertained to religion. After this, 
Certain of the university amerced and punished.  they bestowed a few days in punishing and amercing such as they thought had deserved it Some they suspended from giving voices either to their own preferment, or to the preferment of any other. Some they forbade to have the charge of pupils, lest they should in●ect the tender youth, (being pliable to take what print so ever is laid upon them) with corrupt doctrine and heresy. Others they chastised wrongfully without any desert.: and many a one they punished contrary to all right and reason. Last of all they set forth certain statutes, by the which they would have th'university hereafter ordered.  
Wherein they enacted many things as concerning the election of their officers of thuniver sitye, of keeping & administering the goods of th'university, and of many other things. But inespecially they handled the matter very circumspectly for religion. In the which they were so scrupulous, that they replenished all things, 
The decrees of thinquisitors.  either with open blasphemy or with ridiculous superstition. For they prescribed at how many masses every man should be day by day, & how many masses every man should say when he should enter into the church, & in his entrance after what sort he should bow himself to the altar: & how to the master of the house: what he should do there, & how long he should tarry, how many & what prayers he should say: what & how he should sing, what meditations other should use while the priest is in his Memento mumbling secretly to himself: what time of the Mass a man should stand, and when he should sit down: when he should make courtesy, when exclusivelye, when inclusively, and many other superstitious toys they decreed, that it was a good ●port to behold them. Moreover, these Masters of good order, for fashion sake, ordained that every man should put on a surplice, not torn nor worn, but clean, forbidding them in any wise to wipe their noses thereon. And these are the things which we told you before, that some noted in Ormanet how devoutly he observed them in the kings chapel. All the which (under a great penalty to such as omitted them) were enjoined commonly to all men alike.  
All things being thus set at a stay, when they were now ready to go their ways, th'university for so great benefits (which she could not suffer to fall out of remembrance many years after) 
〈…〉  coveting to show some token of courtesy towards them again, commenced Ormanet and Cole doctors (for all the residue saving Christophorson, 
Ormanet and Cole proceed Doctors.  who now by reason he was elected bishop, had prevented that degree, were choose into that order before) the which they showed themselves to receive thankfully at their hands, thinking much gentleness in so doing. Thus at length were sent away these peacemakers that came to pacify strifes and quarrels, who through provoking every man to accuse one another, 
the departure of thin quisitours.  left such gaps and breaches in men's hearts at their departure y● to this day they could never be closed & joined again together.  
These Commissioners, before they departed out of th'university, gave commandment, that the masters of every house should copy out their statutes, the which beside common ordinances, contained in certain rules, the private ordering of every house particularly. 
Swinebornes' saying as concerning the decrees of thinquisitors.  Swineborne (who as I said was master of Clare hall) being demanded whether he would have those things engroced in parchment or in paper, answered, that it made no matter wherein they were written. For the paper or a slighter thing that were of less continuance than paper, would serve the turn well enough: For he said a slenderer thing than that, would last a great deal longer than those decrees should stand in force: 
〈…〉  Neither was the man deceived in his conjecture. For within two years after, 
The death of Queen Mary.  God beholding us with mercy, called Queen Mary (the which princess the cardinal and the rest of the bishops of England, miserably abused to thutter destruction of Christ's church) out of this life the xvii day of November, 
Queen elizabeth succeedeth.  in the year of our Lord. 1558. Unto whom her sister Elizabeth succeeding in the kingdom (the like of which princess a man shall not lightly find in perusing the chronicles to have reigned in many hundred years before,) raised said to life again, 
The true religion is restored.  the true religion being not only sore apalled and commanded to seek her a new dwelling place, but in manner burnt up and consumed to ashes. The which after the time it once begun to recover strength again, and by little and little to lift up her head, the filthy dregs of the Romyshe juggling casts began forthwith to melt away. Whereupon the Church of God began to be edified again in England, the building whereof the Sanaballites and Tobies did not only as then hinder and waste, but even at this day also (as Satan is a most subtle slanderer) work all the policies they can devise, that the truth (which is not dark unless men will be blinded wilfully) should not come abroad and ●e seen in the light. While the broken and decayed places of this work were in repairing, it came to remembrance, how the right reverend father and sometime our schoolmaster Martin Bucer with Paulus Phagius, 
The restitution of Bucer and Phagius.  being taken with the violent tempest of the former times, were thrown down out of their standing which they had in the wall of this building. Whom the most reverend fathers in Christ matthew Parker, now archbishop of canterbury, and Primate of all England, which before at his burial preached honourably of him, and Edmonde Gryndall bishop of London, who (among the rest that did him that service) did help to bear him in his coffin to burial on h●s shoulders, and other both honourable and worshipful persons, among whom was Walter Haddon master of the requests to the Queen's highness, who made a funeral Oration of the death of Bucer, being himself half dead, having received commission of the queens majesty to make a reformation of religion in th'university of Cambridge & other parts of the realm, decreed that they should be set in their places again: For the performance whereof, the foresaid right reverend fathers addressed their letters to the Uicechauncellor and the Graduates of th'university. Andrew Perne bore still that 
letters directed for the restitution of Bucer and Phagius.  office (who by his good will) could not abide to hear one word spoken as touching the full restitution of Bucer & Phagius. when he had pursued these letters, he pounded the matter to the degrees of th'university, whether it pleasen them, that the degrees and titles of honour taken away from Martin Bucer and Paulus Phagius, by the verdict of the whole university should by the same be fully restored again: & that all acts done against them & their doctrine should be repealed and disannulled. The which demands were openly consented unto by all the Graduates of th'university. This was about the xxii day of july, in the year of our lord. 1560. Albeit that this had been sufficient to restore them lawfully again: Nevertheless, forasmuch as it seemed not enough in consideration of the dignity of so worthy men, and in satisfaction of the duty of the university▪ they that were the chief doers in this matter, called a congregation in S Mary Church, at the last day of the same month saving one. In the which place consultation was had concerning Bucer and Phagius, not with so great furniture and gloriousness (which things the truth seeketh not greedily for) but with honest comeliness to th'intent to reconcile men's hearts again. An oration was made by Acworth the common Orator of th'university, 
The oration of Acworth orator of th'university at the restitution of Bucer and Phagius.  whose words I will rehearse in order as he spoke them.  
☞ I am in doubt whether I may entreat of the praise and commendation of so great a clerk (for the celebrating whereof this assembly and concourse of yours is made this day) or of the vices and calamities, out of the which we be newly delivered: or of them both: considering th'one can not be mentioned without tother. In the which times ye felt so much anguish and sorrow (my right dear brethren) that if I should repeat them and bring them to remembrance again, I fear me, I should not so much work a just hatred in us towards them, for thinjuries received in them, as renew our old sorrow and heaviness. Again, men must needs account me unadvised and foolish in my doing, if I should think myself able, to make him which hath lived before your eyes in praise and estimation, more famous and notable by my Oration, which he by his livings and conversation hath oftentimes polished. But the wickedness of the times which ende●ored to wipe clean out of the remembrance of men, the name that was so famous & renowned in every man's mouth, did much profit him. In so much that both in his life time all thing redounded to his continual renown, & inespecially after his decease nothing could be devised more honourable, than which so solemn furniture and ceremonies to have gone about, to have hurt the memorial of such a worthy man, & yet could not bring to pass the thing that was ●o sore coveted: but rather brought that thing to pass, which was chiefly sought to be avoided. For the desire that men have of the dead, hath purchased to many meneverlasting fame, & hath not taken away immortality, but rather amplified & increased the same. By means whereof it cometh to pass, that he that will entreat of those things, that pertain to the praise of Bucer after his death: can not choose but speak of the crabbedness of the times past, upon the which riseth a great increase and augmentation of his praise. But his ●yfe is so excellently set forth, not only by the writings of the learned clerks Cheke and Car, and by the lively voice of the right famous. D. Haddon uttered in this place to the great admiration of all the hearers, when his body should be laid into his grave to be buried, and after his burial by the godly and most holy preachings of the right reverend father in christ Tharchbishop of Caunterbury that now is, and of D. Readman: the which for the worthiness and excellency of them, ought to stick longer in our minds unwritten, than many things that are penned & put in print: but also by the great assemble of all the degrees of th'university the same day: in bringing him to his grave, and the next day after by thindustry of every man that was endued with any knowledge in the Greek or Latin tongues: of the which, there was no man, but that set up some Verses, as witnesses of his just and unfeigned sorrow, upon the walls of the church: That neither at that time any reverence or duty which is due to the dead departing out of this life, was then duers●ipped, or now remaineth undone that may seem to pertain either to the celebrating of the memorial of so holy or famous a person, or to the consecrating of him to everlasting memory. We at that time saw with our eyes this university flouryshinge by his institutions: the love of sincere religion not only engendered, but also confirmed & strengthened through his continual and daily preaching. In so much that at such time as he was suddenly taken from us, there was scarce any man that for sorrow could find in his heart to bear with the present estate of this life, but that either he wished with all his heart to depart out of this life with Bucer into another, and by dying to follow him into to immortality, or else endeavoured himself with weeping and sighing to call him again, being dispatched of all troubles into the prison of this body, out of the which he is escaped: lest he should leave us as it were standing in battle ray without a captain, & he him self as one cashed depart with his wages, or as one discharged out of the camp, withdraw himself to the everlasting quietness & tranquillity of the soul Therefore all men evidently declared at that time both how sore they took his death to heart, and also, how hardly they could away with the misture of such a man. As long as the ardent love of his religion (wherewith wherewith were inflamed) flourished, it wrought in our hearts an incredible desire of his presence amorous.  
But after the time that the godly man ceased to be any more in our sight and in our eyes, the ardent & burning love of religion by little & little waxed cold in our minds & according to the times that came after (which were both miserable & to our utter undoing) it began not by little & little to be darkened, but it altogether vanished away and turned into nothing. For we fell again into the troublesomeness of the popish doctrine: the old rites & customs of the romish church were restored again, not the garnishment & beatifiing of the Christian religion (as they surmised) but to thutter defacing, violating, and defiling of the same: Death was set before the eyes of such as persevered in the christian doctrine that they had learned before:  
They were banished the realm that could not apply themselves to the time, and do as other men did: such as remained, were enforced either to dissemble, or to hide themselves and creep into corners, or else by drinking as it were of the charmed cup of Circe's, to be turned and altered, not only from the nature of man into the nature of brute beasts, but (that far worse and much more monstrous is) from the likeness of God and his Angels into the likeness of devils. And all England was infected with this malady. But I would to God the corruption of those times which overwhelmed all the whole realm, had not at least wise yet pierced every part & member thereof. Of the which there was not one but that (besides the grief that it felt with the residue of the body, by reason of the sickness and contagion spread into the whole) had some sorrow and calamity peculiarly by itself. And to omit the rest (of the which to entreat this place is not appointed, nor the time requireth ought to be spoken) this dwelling place of the Muses (which we call th'university) may be a sufficient witness, what we may judge of all the rest of the body. For certes my brethren, the thing is not to be dissembled that can not be hidden. We applying ourselves to those most filthy times, have most shamefully yielded like fainthearted cowards, which had not the stomachs to sustain thadversities of poverty, banishment, and death: Which in our living & conversation, kept neither the constancy taught us us by philosophy, nor yet the patience taught us by holy scripture: which have done all things at the commandment of others. And therefore that which the Poet (although in another sense) hath trimly spoken may well the thought to have been truly prophesied upon us.  
The times and seasons changed be  
And changed in the same are we.  
divers of them that were of a pure & sincere judgement as concerning religion being driven from hence & distroubled, the rest that remained tasted and felt of the inhumanity of them in whose hands th'authority of doing things here consisted. Although to say the truth, I have used a gentler term than behoved. For it is not to be accounted inhumanity, but rather immanity & beastly cruelty: the which, when they had spent all kinds of torments and punishments upon the quick: when they had cruelly taken from such as constantly persevered, life, from others riches, honours, and all hope of promotion, yet could not be so satisfied, but that incensed & stirred with a greater fury, it began to outrage even against the dead. Therefore whereas in every singular place, was executed a singular kind of cruelty: insomuch that there was no kind of cruelness that could be devised, but it was put in ure in one place or other) This was proper & peculiar to Cambridge, to exercise the cruelty upon the dead, which in other places was extended but to the quick. Oxford burned up the right reverend fathers Cranmer, Ridley, and Latimer, the noble witnesses of the clear light of the gospel. Moreover at London perished these two lanterns of light, Rogers and Bradford: In whom it is hard to say whether there were more force of eloquence and utterance in preaching, or more holiness of life and conversation. Many other without number both here and in other places were consumed to ashes for bearing record of the truth. For what city is there that hath not flamed, I say not with burning of houses and buildings, but with burning of holy bodies?  
But Cambridge, after there were no more left alive upon whom they might spew out their bitter poison, played the mad bedlam against the dead. The dead men, whose living no man was able to find fault with, whose doctrine no man was able to reprove, were by false & slanderous accusers indicted, contrary to the laws of God and man sewed in the law, condemned, their sepulchres violated & broken up, their carcases pulled out and burnt with fire. A thing surely incredible if we had not seen it with our eyes, and a thing that hath not lightly been heard of. But the heinousness of this wicked act, was spread abroad as a common talk in every man's mouth, and was blown & dispersed through all christendom. Bucer by thexcellencyeexcellency of his wit and doctrine known to all men of our countrymen in manner craved, of many others entreated and sent for, to th'intent he might instruct our cambridge men in the sincere doctrine of the christian religion, being spent with age, and his strength utterly decayed, forsook his own country, refused not the tediousness of the long journey, was not afraid to adventure himself upon the sea, but had more regard of the dilating and amplifying of the church of christ, than of all other things. So in conclusion he came, every man received and welcomed him, afterward he lived in such wise, as it might appear he came not hither for his own sake, but for ours. For he sought not to drive away the sickness that he had taken by the troublesome travail of his long journey, and albeit his strength were weakened and apalled, yet he regarded not the recovery of his health, but put himself to immoderate labour and intolerable pain only to teach and instruct us. And yet toward this so noble & worthy a person while he lived were showed all the tokens of humanity & gentleness reverence and courtesy, that could be, and when he was dead, the most horrible cruelty and spite that might be imagined. For what can be so common, as to grant unto the living house and abiding place, and to the dead burial? Or what is he that will find in his heart to give entertainment and to cherish that person in his house with all kind of gentleness that he ●an devise, upon whom he could not vouchsafe ●o to bestow burial when he is dead? Again, what an inconstancy is it, with great solemnity, and with much advancement and commendation of his virtues, to bury a man honourably, and anon after to break up his tomb and pull him out spitefully? and wrongfully to slander him being dead, who during his life time always deserved praise? All these things have happened unto Bucer, who whiles he lived had free access into the most gorgeous buildings and stately palaces of the greatest Princes, and when he was dead could not be suffered to enjoy so much as his poor grave. Who being laid into the ground nobly to his eternal fame, was afterward to his utter defacing, spitefully taken up and burned. The which things albeit they did no harm to the dead (for the dead carcases feel no pain, neither doth the fame of godly persons depend upon the report of vulgar people, and the light rumours of men, but upon the rightful censure and just judgement of God) yet it reproveth an extreme cruelness and unsatiable desire of revengement, in them which offer such utter wrong to the dead. These persons therefore, whom they have pulled out of their graves and burned, I believe (if they had been alive) they would have cast out of house and home, they would have driven out of all men's company, and in th'end with moste cruel torments have torn them in pieces, being nevertheless alientes, being strangers, & being fetched hither by us, out of such a country, where they not only needed not to fear any punishment, but contrary wise were always had in much reputation, as well among the noble & honourable, as also among the vulgar & common people. But yet how much more gentle than these men, was Bishop Gardener? otherwise an earnest defender of the popish doctrine? Who against his own countrymen let pass no cruelty, whereby he might extinguish with fire and sword the light of the Gospel: and yet he spared foreigners, because the right of them is so holy, that there was never nation so barbarous, that would violate the same. For when he had in his power the renowned clerk Peter Martyr, than teaching at Oxford, he would not keep him to punish him, but (as I have heard reported) when he should go his way, he gave him wherewith to bear his charges. So that the thing which he thought he might of right do to his own countrymen, he judged unlawful to do to strangers. And whom the law of God could not withhold from the wicked murdering of his own countrymen, him did the law of man bridle from killing of strangers: the which hath ever appeased all barbarous beastliness, and mitigated all cruelty. For it is a point of humanity for man & man to meet together & one to come to another though they be never so far separated & set a sunder both by sea & by land, without the which access there can be no intercourse of merchandise, there can be no conference of wits, which first of all engendered learning, nor any commodity of society long to continue. To repulse them that come to us, and to prohibit them our countries, is a point of inhumanity: Now, to entreat them evil, that by our sufferance dwell amongst us, and have increase of household & household stuff, it is a point of wickedness.  
Wherefore this cruelty hath far surmounted the cruelty of all others, the which, to satisfy the unsatiable greediness thereof, drew to execution, not only strangers brought hither at our entreatance and sending for, but even the withered and rotten carcases digged out of their graves: to th'intent that thunmeasurable thirst which could not be quenched with shedding the blood of them that were alive, might at the least be satisfied in burning of dead men's bones. These (my brethren) these I say, are the just causes which have so sore provoked the wrath of God against us. Because that in doing extreme injury to the dead, we have been prone and ready: but in putting the same away, we have been slow and slack. For verily I believe (if I may have liberty to say freely what I think) ye shall bear with me (if I chance to cast forth any thing unadvisedly in the heat and hasty discourse of my oration) that even this place, in the which we have so oftentimes assembled, being defiled with that new kind of wickedness such as man never heard of before, is a let & hindrance unto us, when we call for the help of god, by means whereof our prayers are not accepted, which we make to appease the godhead, & to win him to be favourable to us again. The blood of Abel shed by Cain, calleth & crieth from that earth that sucked it up: likewise, thundeserved burning of these bodies, calleth upon God almighty to punish us, and crieth that not only thauthors of so great a wickedness, but also the ministers thereof are unpure, the places defiled in which these things were perpetrated, th'air infected which we take into our bodies, to th'intent that by sundry diseases and sickness we may receive punishment for so execrable wickedness. Look well about ye (my dear brethren) and consider with yourselves the evelles that are past: and ye shall see how they took their beginning at Bucers' death, following one in another's neck even unto this day. first and foremost when we were even in the chiefest of our morning, & scarcely yet recomforted of our sorrow for his death, the sweating sickness lighted upon us, the which passing swiftly through all England, and as it were in haste dispatched an innumerable company of men secondly, thuntimelye death of our most noble king Edward the sixth, (whose life in virtue surmounted th'opinion of all men and seemed worthy of immortality) happened contrary to men's expectation in that age, in the unless violence be used, few do die. The conversion of religion, or rather the eversion & turning thereof into papistry. The incursion & domination of strangers, under whose yoke our necks were almost subdued. The importunate cruelty of the bishops against the Christians which executed that wickedness for making satisfaction whereof, we are gathered together this day. These are the things that ensued after his death: but after his burning ensued yet grievouser things. namely new kind of plagues, and contagious diseases, unknown to the very Physicians, whereby either every man's health was appaired, or else they were brought to their graves, or else very hardly recovered: bloody battles with out victory, whereof the profit redounded to the enemy, and to us the slaughter with great loss. The which things do evidently declare, that God is turned from us, and angry with us, and that he giveth no ear to our prayers, and that he is not moved with our cries & sighs, but that he looketh, that this our meeting and assembly should be to this end: that forasmuch as we have violated their corpses, we should do them right again: so that the memorial of these most holy men, may be commended to posterity unhurted and undiffamed. Wherefore amend yet at length (my brethren) which hitherto by reason of the variableness and unconstancy of the times, have been wavering and unsteadfast in your hearts: show yourselves cheerful and forward in making satisfaction for thinjury you have done to the dead, whom with so great wickedness of late ye endamaged and defiled: not by sensing them with the perfumes of those odours and spices now worn out of ure & put to flight but with a true and unfeigned repentance of the heart and with prayer: to th'intent that the heavenly godhead, provoked by our doings to be our enemy, may by our humble submission be entreated to be favourable & agreeable to all our other requests.  
When Acworth had made an ●nd of his Oration, M. james Pilkington 
The sermon of D. james Pilkington  the queens reader of the divinity lecture, going up into the pulpit, made a Sermon upon the. C.xi Psalm, the beginning whereof is. Blessed is the man that feareth the lord. etc. Where intending to prove that the remembrance of the just man shall not perish, and that Bucer is blessed, and that the ungodly shall fret at the sight thereof, but yet that all their attempts shall be to no purpose, to th'intent this saying may be verified: I will curse your blessings, and bless your cursings, he took his beginning of his own person, that albeit he were both ready and willing to take that matter in hand, partly for the worthiness of the matter itself, and inespecially for certain singular virtues, of those persons, for whom that congregation was called, yet notwithstanding he said he was nothing meet to take that charge upon him.  
For it were more reason that he which before had done Bucer wrong, should now make him amends for the displeasure.  
As for his own part, he was so far from working any evil against Bucer, either in word or deed, that for their singular knowledge almost in all kind of learning, he embraced both him and Phagius with all his heart. But yet he somewhat more favoured Bucer, as with whom he had more familiarity and acquaintance. In consideration whereof, although that it was scarce convenient, that he at that time should speak, yet notwithstanding he was contented for friendship and courtesy sake, not to ●ayle them in this their business. Having made this preface he entered into the pith of the matter, wherein he blamed greatly that barbarous cruelty of the Court of Rome, so fiercely extended against the dead. He said it was a more heinous matter than was to be borne with, to have showed such extreme cruelness to them that were alive, but for any man to misbehave himself in such wise toward the dead, was such a thing as had not lightly been heard of. Saving that he affirmed this custom of excommunicating and cursing of dead folks, to have come first from Rome. For Euagrius reporteth in his writings, that Eutichius was of the same opinion, induced by th'example of josias, who slew the priests of Baal, and burnt up the bones of them that were dead, even upon thaltars. Whereas, before the time of Eutichius this kind of punishment was well near unknown, neither afterward usurped of any man (that ever he heard of) until a nine hundred years after Christ.  
In the latter times (the which how much the further they were from that golden age of th'apostles, so much the more they were corrupted) this kind of cruelness began to creep further. For it is manifestly known, that Stephen the sixth Pope of Rome, digged up Formosus his last predecessor in that sea, and spoiling him of his Pope's apparel, buried him again in lay man's apparel (as they call it) having first cut of and thrown into Tiber, his two fingers, with which (according to their accustomed manner) he was wont to bless and consecrate. The which his unspeakable tyranny used against Formosus, within six years after, Sergius the third increased also against the same Formosus. For taking up his dead body and setting it in a Pope's chair, he caused his head to be smitten of, and his other three fingers to be cut from his hand, and his body to be cast into the river of Tiber, abrogating and disannulling all 〈◊〉 decrees, which thing was never done by any man before that day. The cause why so great cruelty was exercised (by the report of Nauclerus) was this: because that Formosus had been an adversary 〈◊〉 Stephen & Sergius when they sued to be made bishops.  
This kind of cruelty unheard of before, the Popes a while exercised one against another.  
But now, or ever they had sufficiently felt the smart thereof themselves, they had ●ourned the same upon our necks. Wherefore it is to be wished, that seeing it began among them, it might have remained still with thauthors thereof, and not have been spread over thence unto us. But such was the nature of all evil, that it quickly passeth into example, for others to do the like.  
For about the year of our Lord 1400. john Wicklyfe was in like manner digged up, & burnt into ashes, and thrown into a brook that runneth by the town where he was buried. Of the which self same sauce tasted also William Tracye of Gloucester, a man a of worshipful house because he had written in his last will that he should be saved only by faith in jesus Christ, and that there needed not the help of any man thereto, whether he were in heaven or in earth, and therefore bequeathed no legacy to that purpose as all other men were accustomed to do. This deed was done sithence we may remember about the xxii year of the reign of Henry the viii the year of our Lord. 1530.  
Now seeing they extended such cruelty to the dead, he said it was an easy matter to conjecture what they would do to the living. Whereof we had sufficient trial by the examples of our own men, these few years past. And if we would take the pains to peruse things done somewhat longer ago, we might find notable matters out of our own Chronicles. Howbeit, it was sufficient for the manifest demonstration of that matter, to declare the beastly butchery of the French king, executed upon the Waldenses, at Cabryer, and the places near thereabout, by his captain Miner, about the year of our lord 1545. than the which there was never thing read of more cruelly done, no not even of the barbarous Pagans. And yet for all that when divers had showed their uttermost cruelty: both against these and many others, they were so far from their purpose in extinguishing the light of the gospel, which they endeavoured to suppress, that it increased daily more & more. The which thing Charles the v (than whom all christendom had not a more prudent prince, nor the church of Christ almost a sorer enemy) easily parceived, and therefore when he had in his hand Luther dead, & Melancthon and Pomeran, with certain other preachers of the Gospel alive, he not only determined not any thing extremely against them, nor violated their graves, but also entreating them gently sent them away, not so much as one's forbidding them to publish openly the doctrine that they professed. For it is the nature of Christ'S Church, that the more that tyrants spurn against it, the more it increaseth and flourysheth. A notable proof assuredly, of the providence and pleasure of God in sowing the the Gospel, was that coming of the Bohemians unto us, to th'intent to hear Wycklyfe, of whom we spoke before, who at that time read openly at Oxford: and also the going of our men to the said Bohemians, when persecution was raised against us. But much more notable was it, that we had seen come to pass in these our days: that the Spaniards sent for in to this realm of purpose to suppress the Gospel, as soon as they were returned home, replenished many parts of their Country, with the same truth of religion, to the which before, they were utter enemies. By the which examples, it might evidently be perceived, that the Princes of this world labour in vain to overthrow it, considering how the mercy of God hath sown it abroad, not only in those countries that we spoke of, but also in France, Poole, scotland, and almost all the rest of Europe. For it is said, that some parts of italy, (although it be under the Pope's nose) yet do they of late incline to the knowledge of the heavenvly truth: Wherefore sufficient argument and proof might be taken by the success and increasement thereof, to make us believe that this doctrine is sent us from heaven, unless we will wilfully be blinded. And if there were any that desired to be persuaded more at large in the matter, he might advisedly consider the voyage that th'emperor and the Pope with both their powers together, made jointly against that was reported of their captain zisca: who when he should die, willed his body to be slain, and of his skin to make a parch meant to cover the heads of a drum. For it should come to pass, that when his enemies heard the sound of it, they should not be able to stand against them.  
The like counsel (he said) he himself now gave them as concerning Bucer. That like as the Bohemians did with y● skin of zisca, the same should they do with the arguments and doctrine of Bucer. For as soon as the Papists should hear the noise of him, their gewgaws should forth with decay. For saving that they used violence to such as withstood them, their doctrine contained nothing that might seem to any man (having but mean understanding in holy scripture) to be grounded upon any reason. As for those things that were done by them against such as could not play the madmen as well as they, some of them favoured of open force, and some of ridiculous foolishness. For what was this first of all? was it not frivolous? that by the space of three years together, mass should be song in those places where Bucer & Phagius rested in the lord without any offence at all? and assoon as they took it to be an offence, straight way to be an offence if any were heard ther● or that it should not be as good then as it was before? as if y● then upon the sudden it had been a heinous matter to celebrate it in that place & that the fault that was past, should be counted the gr●●ouser because it was done of longer time before. moreover, this was a matter of none effect, that Bucer and Phagius only should be digged up, as who should say, that they alonely had embraced the religion which they call heresy It was well known how one of the Burgesses of the town had been minded toward the popish religion. Who when he should die, 
Fan sometime Mayor of the town.  willed neither ringing of Bells▪ Diriges, nor any other such kind of trifles to be done for him in his anniversary as they term it, but rather that they should go with instruments of music before the Mayor & counsel of the City, to celebrate his memorial, and also that yearly a sermon should be made to the people, bequeathing a piece of money to the preacher for his labour. Neither might he omit in that place to speak of Ward the peinter, who albeit he were a man of no reputation, yet was he not to be despised for the religion sake which he diligently followed.  
Neither were divers other more to be passed over with silence, who were known of a certainty to have continued in the same sect, & to rest in other churchyards in Cambridge, & rather through the whole realm, & yet defiled not their masses at al. All the which persons▪ (forasmuch as they were all of one opinion) ought all to have been taken up, or else all to have been let lie with the same religion: unless a man would grant that it lieth in their power to make what they list lawful & vnlaw- at their own pleasure. In the condemnation of Bucer and Phagius (to say the truth) they used to much cruelty and to much violence. For howsoever it went with the doctrine of Bucer, certainly they could find nothing whereof to accuse Phagius, in as much as he wrote nothing that came abroad saving a few things that he had translated out of the Hebrew and Chaldye tongues, into latin. After his coming into the realm, he never read, he never disputed, he never preached, he never teached. For he deceased so soon after, that he could in that time give no occasion for his adversaries to take hold on, whereby to accuse him whom they never heard speak. In that they hated Bucer so deadly, for thallowable marriage of the clergy, it was their own malice conceived against him, & a very slander raised by themselves. For he had for his defence in that matter, (over and beside other helps) the testimony of Pope Pius the second, who in a certain place saith, that upon weighty considerations priests wives were taken from them, but for more weighty causes were to be restored again. And also the statute of the Emperor, they call it the Interim, by the which it is enacted, that such of the clergy as were married should not be divorced from their wives. Thus turning his style from this matter, to th'university, he reproved in few words their unfaithfulness towards these men. For if the lord suffered not the bones of the king of Edom, being a wicked man, to be taken up and brent without revengement (as saith Amos) 
Amos ca 2  let us assure ourselves he will not suffer so notable a wrong done to his godly preachers, unrevenged. Afterward when he came to the condemnation (which we told you in the former action was pronounced by Perne the Uicechancellor in the name of them all) being somewhat more moved at the matter, he admonished them how much it stood them in hand, to use great circumspectness, what they decreed upon any man by their voices in admitting or rejecting any man to the promotions & degrees of th'university. For that which should take his authority from them should be a great prejudice to all tother multitude, which (for th'opinion that it had of their doctrine, judgement, allowance, & knowledge) did think nothing but well of them. For it would come to pass, that if they would bestow their promotions upon none but meet persons, & let the unmeet go as they come, both the common wealth should receive much commodity & profit by them, & besides that they should highly please God. But if they persisted to be negligent in doing thereof, they should grievously endamage the common weal, and worthily work their own shame and reproach: over and beside that they should greatly offend the majesty of God, whose commandment not to bear false witness, they should in so doing break and violate.  
In the mean while that he was speaking these and many other things before his audience, many of th'university to set out and defend Bucer withal, beset the walls of the Church and Churchporche on both sides which verses, some in Latin, some in Gra●ke, & some in english, in the which they m●de a manifest declaration how they were minded both toward Bucer & Phagius. Finally when his sermon was ended they made common supplication and prayers. After thanks rendered to god for many other things, but inespecially for restoring of the true and sincere religion every man departed his way.