enough for you to worry your own sheep, but you must also meddle with other men's sheep?

Then the bishop delivered unto Philpot two books, one of the civil law, and the other of the canon, out of the which, he would have proved that he had authority to proceed against him as he did. Master Philpot then perusing the same, and seeing the small and slender proof that was there alleged, said unto the bishop:

Phil. I perceive your law and divinity is all one; for you have knowledge in neither of them: and I would that you knew your own ignorance: but you dance in a net and think that no man sees you.-Hereupon they had much talk, but what it was, is not yet known. At last Bonner spake unto him and said:

Lon. Philpot, as concerning your objections against my jurisdiction, you shall understand that both the civil and canon laws make against you. And as for your appeal, it is not allowed in this case. For so it is written in the law.

Phil. My lord, it appears by your interpretation of the law, that you have no knowledge therein, nor that you understand the law.

Hereupon the bishop recited a law of the Romans, that it was not lawful for a Jew to keep a Christian man in captivity, and to use him as his slave, laying them to the said Philpot's charge, that he did not understand the law, but did like a Jew. Whereunto Philpot answered:

Phil. No, I am no Jew: but you my lord are a Jew. For you profess Christ and maintain antichrist: you profess the gospel, and maintain superstition, and you are able to charge me with nothing.

Lon, and other bishops. With what can you charge us? Phil. You are enemies to all truth, and all your doings are naught, full of idolatry, except in the article of the Trinity.

Whilst they were thus debating the matter, there came thither Sir William Garret, knight, then mayor of London, Sir Martin Bowes, knight, and Thomas Leigh, then sheriffs of the same city, and sat down with the said bishops in the said consistory, where and what time bishop Bonner spake these words.

Lon. Philpot, before the coming of my lord mayor, because I would not enter with you into the matter wherewith I have heretofore, and now intend to charge you

withal; until his coming, I did rehearse unto you a prayer both in English and in Latin, which bishop Stokesley, my predecessor, used when he intended to proceed to give sentence against a heretic.

And then Bonner again read the said prayer, both in English and also in Latin; which being ended, he spake again unto him, and said:

Lon. Philpot, amongst other I have to charge you specially with three things.

First, whereas you have fallen from the unity of Christ's catholic church, you have thereon been invited and required, not only by me, but also by many and divers other catholic bishops and other learned men, to return and come again to the same; and also you have been offered by me, that if you would return and confess your errors and heresies, you should be mercifully received, and have as much favour as I could show unto you.

The second is, that you have blasphemously spoken against the sacrifice of the mass, calling it idolatry and abomination.

And thirdly, that you have spoken and holden against the sacrament of the altar, denying the real presence of Christ's body and blood to be in the same.

This being spoken, the bishop recited unto him an exhortation in English, the tenour and form whereof is this: "Master Philpot, this is to be told you, that if you, not being yet reconciled to the unity of the catholic church, from whence you did fall in the time of the late schism here in this realm of England, against the apostolic see of Rome; will now heartily and obediently be reconciled to the unity of the same catholic church, professing and promising to observe and keep to the best of your power the faith and Christian religion observed and kept of all faithful people of the same;—and, moreover, if you, who heretofore, especially in the years of our Lord, 1553, 1554, 1555, or in one of them, have offended and trespassed grievously against the sacrifice of the mass, calling it idolatry and abominable, and likewise have offended and trespassed against the sacrament of the altar, denying the real presence of Christ's body and blood to be there in the sacrament of the altar; affirming also, material bread and material wine to be in the sacrament of the altar, and not the substance of the body and blood of Christ: if you, I say, will be reconciled, and will forsake your heresies and errors,

being heretical and damnable, and will allow also the sacrament of the mass, you shall be mercifully received and charitably used, with as much favour as may be. If not, you shall be reputed, taken, and judged for a heretic (as you are indeed). Now choose what you will do: you are counselled herein friendly and favourably."

The bishop's exhortation being ended, Philpot turned himself unto the lord-mayor, and said:

Phil. To you, my lord mayor, bearing the sword, I speak. I am glad now to stand before that authority which has defended the gospel and the truth of God's word; but I am sorry to see that the authority which represents the king and queen's persons should now be changed, and be at the commandment of antichrist. And you, speaking to the bishops, pretend to be the fellows of the apostles of Christ, and yet are very antichrists and deceivers of the people; and I am glad that God has given me power to stand here this day, and to declare and defend my faith, which is founded on Christ.

Therefore, as touching your first objection, I say that I am of the catholic church, which I never was out of, and that your church (which you pretend to be the catholic church) is the church of Rome, and so the Babylonian and not the catholic church-of that church I am not.

As touching your second objection, which is, that I spake against the sacrifice of the mass, I say that I have not spoken against the true sacrifice, but I have spoken against your private masses which you use in corners, which is blasphemy to the true sacrifice; for your sacrifice daily reiterated, is a blasphemy against Christ's death, and it is a lie of your own invention. And that abominable sacrifice which ye set upon the altar, and use in your private masses instead of the living sacrifice, is idolatry, and ye shall never prove it by God's word; therefore ye have deceived the people with that your sacrifice of the mass, which ye make a masking.*

Thirdly, where you lay to my charge that I deny the body and blood of Christ to be in the sacrament of the altar-I cannot tell what altar ye mean, whether it be the altar of the cross, or the altar of stone. And if ye call it the sacrament of the altar in respect of the altar of stone, then I defy your Christ: for it is a rotten Christ.†

* A pretence or feigned show.

† A piece of bread.

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And as touching your transubstantiation, I utterly deny it; for it was brought up first by a pope. Now as concerning your offer made from the synod, which is gathered together in antichrist's name, prove to me that it is of the catholic church, which you shall never do, and I will follow you, and do as you would have me. But ye are idolaters, and daily commit idolatry. Ye are also traitors; for in your pulpits you rail upon good kings, as king Henry, and king Edward his son, who have stood against the usurped power of the bishop of Rome; against whom also I have taken an oath, which if you can show me by God's law that I have taken unjustly, I will then yield unto you. But I pray God to turn the king and queen's hearts from your synagogue and church, for you do abuse that good queen.

Here the bishop of Coventry and Lichfield began to show where the true church was, saying:

Cov. The true catholic church is set upon a high hill. Phil. Yea, at Rome, which is the Babylonian church. Cov. No: in our true catholic church are the apostles, evangelists, and martyrs; but before Martin Luther, there was no apostle, evangelist, or martyr of your church.

Phil. Will you know the cause why? Christ prophesied that in the latter days there should come false prophets and hypocrites as you are.

Cov. Your church of Geneva, which you call the catholic church, is that which Christ prophesied of.

Phil. I allow the church of Geneva, and the doctrine of the same; for it is catholic and apostolic, and follows the doctrine which the apostles preached; and the doctrine taught and preached in king Edward's days, was also according to the same. And are you not ashamed to persecute me and others for your church's sake, which is Babylonian, and contrary to the true catholic church?

After this, they had great conference together out of the Scriptures, and also out of the doctors. But when Bonner saw that by learning they were not able to convince Master Philpot, he thought then by his defamations to bring him out of credit; and therefore, turning himself unto the lord mayor of London, he brought forth a knife, and a bladder full of powder, and said:

Lon. My lord, this man had a roasted pig brought unto him, and this knife was put secretly between the skin and the flesh thereof, and so was it sent him, being in prison.

And also this powder was sent unto him, under pretence that it was good and comfortable for him to eat or drink; which powder was only to make ink to write with. For when his keeper perceived it, he took it, and brought it unto me. Which when I saw, I thought it had been gunpowder, and thereupon I put fire to it, but it would not burn. Then I took it for poison, and so gave it to a dog, but it was not so. Then I took a little water, and it made as fair ink as ever I wrote with. Therefore, my lord, you may understand what a naughty fellow this is.

Phil. Ah, my lord, have you nothing else to charge me withal but these trifles, seeing I stand upon life and death? Doth the knife in the pig prove the church of Rome to be a catholic church?

Then the bishop brought forth a certain instrument containing articles and questions, agreed upon both in Oxford and Cambridge. Also he exhibited two books in print: the one was the catechism made in king Edward's days, anno 1552; the other concerning the true report of the disputation in the convocation-house, mention whereof is before made.

Moreover, he brought forth and laid to Master Philpot's charge two letters; the one touching Bartlet Green, the other containing godly exhortations and comforts; both which were written unto him by some of his godly friends.

A letter exhibited by Bonner, written by some friend of Master Philpot, and sent to him concerning the handling of Master Green in Bonner's house at London.

You shall understand that Master Green came unto the bishop of London on Sunday last, where he was courteously received; for what policy the sequel declareth. His entertainment for a day or two, was to dine at my lord's own table, or else to have his meat from thence. During those days he lay in Doctor Chadsey's chamber, and was examined, although the bishop had earnestly and faithfully promised many right worshipful men, who were suitors for him, but to him unknown, that he in no case should be examined; and before which, Master Fecknam would have had him in his friendly custody, if he would have desired to have conferred with him, which he utterly refused. And when the bishop objected against him sin