THE ACTS AND MONUMENTS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH by JOHN FOXE Commonly known as FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS Volume 9 The Reign Of Queen Mary I. – Part I. Published by the Ex-classics Project, 2009 http://www.exclassics.com Public Domain - 1 - VOLUME 9 Portrait of Mary I -2- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS Contents THE TENTH BOOK. THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY. ...................... 5 240. The Abominable Blasphemy of the Mass............................................................................... 6 241. The Beginning of The Reign of Queen Mary ....................................................................... 33 242. Prohibition of Unauthorised Preaching................................................................................. 40 243. A Disputation On Religion Ordered By The Queen............................................................. 46 244. Deposed Bishops Re-appointed, and Appointed Bishops Deposed...................................... 67 245. Wyat's Rebellion................................................................................................................... 69 246. Lady Jane Grey. .................................................................................................................... 73 247. Actions to Re-Establish Papism............................................................................................ 86 248. Dr. Ridley Disputes On The Scarament................................................................................ 96 249. Ridley, Cranmer and Latimer at Oxford............................................................................. 102 250. Disputation of Cranmer at Oxford ...................................................................................... 108 251. Disputation of Ridley at Oxford ......................................................................................... 142 252. Disputation of Latimer at Oxford ....................................................................................... 187 253. Disputation of Harpsfield at Oxford ................................................................................... 202 254. Concerning these Disputations ........................................................................................... 214 255. Various Documents Relating to the Disputations............................................................... 229 256. Other Things which Happened in this Realm, in this Tumultuous Time. .......................... 235 257. The Execution of The Kentish Rebels. ............................................................................... 244 258. Disputation of Bradford and Saunders at Cambridge. ........................................................ 252 259. Princess Elizabeth Imprisoned............................................................................................ 257 260. Marriage of Queen Mary and Philip of Spain. Further Actions to Re-Establish Papism ... 258 261. John Bolton......................................................................................................................... 281 262. The Queen with Child......................................................................................................... 283 - 3 - VOLUME 9 263. The Bow Congregation....................................................................................................... 288 THE ELEVENTH BOOK. WHEREIN IS DISCOURSED THE BLOODY MURDERING OF GOD'S SAINTS, WITH THE PARTICULAR PROCESSES AND NAMES OF SUCH GOOD MARTYRS, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, AS, IN THIS TIME OF QUEEN MARY, WERE PUT TO DEATH. ....................................................................................................................... 295 264. John Rogers......................................................................................................................... 296 265. Laurence Saunders.............................................................................................................. 322 266. John Hooper........................................................................................................................ 349 267. Rowland Taylor. ................................................................................................................. 391 -4- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS THE TENTH BOOK. THE BEGINNING OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY. - 5 - VOLUME 9 240. The Abominable Blasphemy of the Mass. ORASMUCH as we are come now to the time of Queen Mary, when so many were put to death for the cause especially of the Mass, and The Sacrament of the Altar, (as they call it,) I thought it convenient, upon the occasion given, in the ingress of this foresaid story, first, to prefix before, by the way of preface, some declaration collected out of divers writers and authors, whereby to set forth to the reader the great absurdity, wicked abuse, and perilous idolatry, of the popish mass; declaring how, and by whom, it came in, and how it is clouted and patched up of divers additions: to the intent that the reader, seeing the vain institution thereof, and weighing the true causes why it is to be exploded out of all churches, may the better thereby judge of their death, which gave their lives for the testimony and the word of truth. in Hebrew, or תסם First concerning the origin of this word Missa, whether it came of non nee which signifieth "oblation;" or whether it came of sending away the catechumens, and persons unworthily out of place of ministration, (as certain writers suppose,) or else, "Of gifts and oblations, wont to be offered before the communion." Or whether Missa is derived of Remissa, which in the former writers was used Pro remissione, that is, forgiveness; or whether Missa is taken for sending away the congregation by the words of thedeacon, Ite missa est: or whether Missa hath its denomination of what the Grecians call αφεσις του λαου [Aphesis tou laou], "dismission of the people" (alluding to the story of the Hebrews, licensed of Pharaoh to depart out of captivity after the eating of the paschal lamb, as I read in an old popish book, entitled De Sacramentis Sacerdotalibus); or what term soever it be else, either Latin, Syrian, Dutch, or French, or howsoever else it taketh its appellation, as there is no certainty amongst themselves who most magnify the mass, so it is no matter to us that stand against it. To my judgment or conjecture, this latter exposition of the word seemeth more probable, both for that it is joined with the word ite, which signifieth "departing," and also the time and order in speaking the same agreeth well thereunto. For, as the old Hebrews, after the supper of the lamb, and not before, were set at liberty straightway to depart out of captivity, so, belike, to declare our mystical deliverance by Christ offered and slain for us, first goeth before the action of the holy supper: that done, then the priest or deacon saith Ite missa est, meaning, thereby, the deliverance and liberty which is spiritually wrought in us, after that the body of Christ hath been offered for us. Or else, if Missa otherwise should signify the celebration or the action of the supper, it would not be said Ite, but Venite missa est, &c. Moreover, besides other arguments, there be certain places in Cassianus which seem to declare that Missa signifieth the dismission of the congregation: as where he writeth of him which cometh not in time to the hours of prayer, saying it not to be lawful for him to enter into the oratory, that he ought, standing without the doors, to wait for the miss of the congregation. And again in the next chapter following, he inferreth the same vocable Missa, in like sense: "contented with so much sleep as served, us for the miss, or breaking up of the night vigil, -6- FOXE'S BOOK OF MARTYRS unto the coming of the day," &c. But, to let pass these conjectures, this by the way I give the reader to note and understand: that as this word Missa never yet entered into the church nor usage among the Greeks, so it is to be observed among our Latin interpreters, (such as have translated of old time the ancient Greek authors,) as Eusebius, and the Tripartite History, (and others that were the Greek writers,) have these terms, "to call the congregation," "to convent assemblies," and "to frequent together;" the old translator of Epiphanius, and others, translate upon the same Missas facere, collectus agere, missas celebrare, &c. Whereby it is not obscure to be seen, that this word "mass," in the old time, was not only and peculiarly applied to the action of consecration, but as well as to all Christian assemblies collected, or congregations convented, according as in the Dutch language this name Masse signifieth any solemn frequency, or panagery, or gathering together of the people. But of the name enough and too much. To (express now) the absurdity of the said mass, and the irreligious application thereof, unseemly and perilous for Christians to use, I will bring two or three reasons of the worthy servant and martyr of God, John Bradford, to which many more may also be added out of others. First, the mass, saith he, is a most subtle and pernicious enemy against Christ; and that, double ways: namely, against his priesthood, and against his sacrifice. Which he proveth by this way: for the priesthood of Christ, saith he, is an everlasting priesthood, and such an one as cannot go to another; but the mass utterly putteth him out of place, as though he was dead for ever, and so God were a liar which said, that Christ should be "a Priest for ever;" which, briefly,