The Remains of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury Volume 1

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 edition. Excerpt: ... the truth, but to condemn us in post haste, before the truth Behold Samight be thoroughly tried and heard? for in all haste weta, n s1eeP" . J eth not. were all three condemned of heresy upon Friday. Thus Their cruel much I thought good to signify unto your lordships, that you J?TM1 DEGREES0 may know the indifferent handling of matters, leaving the could abide judgment thereof unto your wisdoms. And I beseech your "coverlordships to remember me, a poor prisoner, unto the Queen's rfafe0 Majesty; and I shall pray, as I do daily, unto God for the long preservation of your good lordships in all godliness and felicity. April 23. [1554.] CCXCVIII. To Martvn And Story'. I have me commended unto you; and, as I promised, I Certain Letters I 1 the Queen, have sent my letters unto the Queen's Majesty unsigned L'"'"'" praying you to sign them, and deliver them with all speed. I might have sent them by the carrier sooner, but not surer: DEGREES.x*'0( DEGREES' but hearing Master Bailiff say, that he would go to the p. 676. Court on Friday, I thought him a meeter messenger to send my letters by; for better is later and surer, than sooner and never to be delivered. Yet one thing 1 have written to the Queen's Majesty enclosed and sealed, which I require you may be so delivered without delay k, and not be opened 1 [The sentence mentioned in the last Letter " was void in law; be"cause the authority of the Pope was not yet received: " therefore "there was a new commission sent from Rome for the conviction of "Cranmer. Brokes, Bishop of Gloucester, was the Pope's subdelegate "under Cardinal de Puteo, and Martyn and Story, doctors of the civil "law, were the Queen's commissioners." Strype, Cranm. p. 371. For their proceedings, see vol. iv. p. 79, &c. The...