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A62991	Historical collections, out of several grave Protestant historians concerning the changes of religion, and the strange confusions following in the reigns of King Henry the Eighth, Edward the Sixth, Queen Mary and Elizabeth : with an addition of several remarkable passages taken out of Sir Will. Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire, relating to the abbies and their institution.	Touchet, Anselm, d. 1689?; Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Dugdale, William, Sir, 1605-1686.	1686 (1686)	Wing T1955; ESTC R4226	184,408	440

Historical COLLECTIONS Out of several Grave Protestant Historians Concerning the CHANGES OF RELIGION AND The strange Confusions following In the Reigns of KING HENRY the Eighth EDWARD the Sixth QUEEN MARY and ELIZABETH With an Addition of several Remarkable Passages taken out of Sir Will. Dugdale's Antiquities of Warwickshire relating to the Abbies and their Institution Published with Allowance LONDON Printed by Henry Hills Printer to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty for His Houshold and Chappel And for him and Mat●… Tur●…er at the Lamb in High holbourn 1686. THE PREFACE HAving perused several of our Histories of England and standing amazed to find in them That the Alteration of Religion here hath been totally carried on by worldly Interest I thought it would not be ungrateful to the Reader to have those various Passages concerning the Changes of Religion collected together out of those Histories for the informing him exactly how those Changes have been made And withal of the Beginning and Progress of Presbytery in this Nation and the Ground of Multiplying other Sects which hath been the cause of all our late Confusions I have laboured to connect these Passages together in as good an order as I think could be expected in matters ●…ulled out of such large volumns Much more might have been Collected concerning these matters out of diverse other Histories But I think the chief matters are here sufficiently handled which may satisfie the curiosity of any indifferent Reader To add more Authority to what shall be here taken out of Dr. Heylyns History of Reformation from whence the chiefest matters of these Collections are gathered I will here Insert a Passage out of the Preface of it by which it will appear what diligence he hath used in composing this History The words of the Preface are these IN this following History you will find more to satisfie your curiosity and inform your judgment then can be possibly drawn up in this general view As for my performance in this work In the first place I am to tell you that towards the raising of this Fabrick I have not borrowed my materials only out of vulgar Authors but searched into the Records of the Convocation consulted all such Acts of Parliament as concerned my purpose advised with many Forein Writers of great name and credit exemplified some Records and Charters of no common quality many rare pieces in the Cottonian Library and not a few Debates and Orders of the Council-Table which I have laid together in as good a form and beautified it with a trimming as agreeable as my hands could give it Thus Dr. Heylyn A Preamble to the following Collections concerning the great Kindness and good Correspondence between King Henry the Eighth and some Popes FIrst King Henry the Eighth for writing a Book against Luther received a Bull from the Pope whereby he had the Title given him to be Defender of the Faith for him and his Successors for ever The Relation concerning which Book and the Reception of it by the Pope is thus set down in the History of the Lord Herbert of Cherbury pag. 104. OUr King being at leisure now from Wars and delighting much in learning thought he could not give better proof either of his Zeal or Education then to write against Luther To this also he was exasperated That Luther had oftentimes spoken contemptuously of the learned Thomas of A●…uin who yet was in so much requst with the King that he was therefore called Thomistious Hereupon the King compiles a Book wherein he strenuously opposed Luther in the point of Indulgences Number of Sacraments the Papal Authority and other particulars to be seen in that his work Entitled de Septem Sacramentis c. a principal Copy whereof richly bound being sent to Leo I remember my self to have seen in the Vatican Library The manner of the delivery whereof as I find it in our Records was thus Doctor John Clark Dean of Windsor our Kings Embassador appearing in full Consistory the Pope knowing the glorious Present he brought first gave him his cheek to kiss and then receiving the Book promised to do so much for the Approbation thereof as ever was done for St. Augustine or St. Hierome's Works Assuring him withal that the next Consistory he would bestow a publick Title on our King which having been heretofore privately debated among the Cardinals those of Protector Defensor Romanae Ecclesiae or Sedis Apostolicae or Rex Apostolicus or Orthodoxus produced they at last agreed on Defensor Fidei a Transcript of which Bull out of an Original sub plumbo in our Records I have here inserted Leo Bishop Servant of the Servants of God to his most dear Son Henry King of England Defender of the Faith All health and happiness God having called Us although infinitely unworthy of it to the Government of the whole Church We bend all Our thoughts to promote the Catholick Faith without which none can be saved and labour by all means as belongs to Our duty to make use of and promote all such helps as have been wisely ordained for the preserving the integrity of Christian Faith amongst all but most especially amongst Princes and to suppress the endeavours of those who labour to corrupt it by lies and false Doctrines And as other Bishops of Rome our Predecessors have been accustomed to confer special favours upon Catholick Princes according to the exigency of Times and Affairs Especially upon such as have not only remained unmovable in their Obedience to the Holy Roman Catholick Church with an entire Faith and servent Devotion in the tempestuous times and raging perfidious fury of Schismaticks and Hereticks But likewise as legitimate Children and stout Champions of the same Church have opposed themselves both temporally and spiritually against the mad fury of such Schismaticks and Hereticks as have opposed it So we also desire to extol your Majesty with condign and immortal Praises for your excellent and immortal works and actions in favour of Us and this Holy See where by Gods permission we are established and to grant you those things which may enable and engage you to have a care to preserve our Lords Flock from Wolves and to cut off with the material Sword rotten members that seek to infect the mystical Body of Christ confirming in the solidity of Faith the Hearts of such as waver or are in danger of falling When our beloved Son John Clark your Majesties Orator or Embassador deliver'd unto Us in Our Consistory before Our Venerable Brethren Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church and many other Prelates of the Roman Court a Book which your Majesty hath composed out of your great Charity and Zeal of Catholick Faith enflamed with a fervour of Devotion towards Us and this Holy See as a Noble and proper Antidote against the errors of divers Hereticks often condemned by this Holy See and lately raised up again by Martin Luther he then likewise further declared unto Us your Majesties desire that this

and two Pole-axes of Silver born before him Received by the Lord Chancellor with a Solemn Procession They tarried till the King came from Westminster Immediately upon whose coming the Lord Chancellor went into the Pulpit and Preached upon those words of St. Paul Rom. 13. Brethren ye are to know That it is now time to rise from sleep c. In which Sermon he declared what had been done on the Friday before in the Submission which was made to the Pope by the Lords and Commons in the Name of themselves and the whole Kingdom and the Absolution granted to them by the Cardinal in the Name of the Pope Which done and Prayers being made for the whole Estate of the Catholick Church the Company was for that time dismissed And on the Thursday after the Bishops and Clergy then Assembled in their Convocation presented themselves before the Cardinal at Lambeth and kneeling reverently on their Knees they obtained Pardon for all their Perjuries Schisms and Heresies Upon which a formal Absolution was pronounced That so all sorts of People might partake of the Popes Benediction and thereby testifie their Obedience and Submission to him The news whereof coming to the Pope he caused not only many Solemn Processions to be made in Rome and most part of Italy but proclaimed a Jubilee to be held on the 24 th of December then next coming For the Anticipating of which Solemnity he alledged this reason That it became him to imitate the Father of the Prodigal Child and having received his lost Son not only to express a Domestical Joy but likewise to invite all others to partake thereof During this Parliament was held a Convocation also as before was intimated By whom a Petition was prepared to be presented in the Name of the Convocation to both their Majesties humbly beseeching them That they would be pleased to interceed with the Cardinal not to insist on the restoring of Church-Lands Which Petition being not easie to be met withal and never Printed before is here subjoyned according to the Tenor and Effect thereof in the Latin Tongue WE the Bishops and Clergy of the Province of Canterbury assembled in Convocation during the sitting of this Parliament according to the ancient Custom with all due reverence and humility do make known to your Majesties That though we are appointed to take upon us the Care and Charge of all those Churches in which we are placed as Bishops Deans Arch-Deacons Priests or Vicars as also of the Souls therein committed to us together with all Goods Rights and Privileges thereunto belonging according to the true intent and meaning of the Canons made in that behalf And that in this respect we are bound to use all lawful means for the recovery of those Goods Rights Privileges and Jurisdictions which have been lost in the late desperate and pernicious Schism and to regain the same unto the Church as in her f●…rst and right estate Yet notwithstanding having took mature deliberation of the whole matter amongst our selves we cannot but 〈◊〉 confess That we know well how ●…ifficult a th●…ng if not impossible it is to recove●… t●…e said Goods unto their Churches in regard of the manifold unavoidable Contracts Sales and Alienations which have been made about the same And that if any such thing should be attempted it would not only redound to the disturbance of the Publick Peace but be a means that the Unity in the Catholick Church which by the Goodness of your Majesties hath been so happily begun could not obtain its desired effect without very great difficulty Wheresore preferring the Publick Good and Quiet of the Kingdom before our own private Interest and the Salvation of so many Souls redeemed with the precious Blood of Christ before any earthly things whatsoever and not seeking our own but the things of Jesus Christ We do most earnestly and most humbly beseech your Majesties that you would graciously Vouchsafe to interceed in our behalf with the most Reverend Father in God the Lord Cardinal Pool Legat à Latere from his Holiness That he would please to settle and confirm the said Goods of the Church either in whole or in part as he thinks most fit on the present Occupants thereof according to the Power and Faculties committed to him Thereby preferring the publick Good before the Private the Peace and Tranquillity of the Realm before Suits and Troubles and the Salvation of Souls before earthly Treasure And for our parts we do both now and for all times coming consent to all and every thing which by the said Lord Legat shall in this case be finally ordained and concluded on humbly beseeching your Majesties to perswade the Lord Cardinal not to be too strict and difficult in the business And we do further beseech your Majesties to take such course that our Ecclesiastical Rights Liberties and Jurisdictions which have been taken from us by the iniquity of the former times and without which we are not able to discharge our common Duties either in the exercise of the Pastoral Office or the Cure of Souls committed to our ●…rust and care may be again restored unto us and be perpetually preserved inviolably both to us and our Churches And that all Laws which have been made to the prejudice of this our Jurisdiction and other Ecclesiastical Liberties or otherwise have proved a hindrance to it may be repealed to the Honor of God and the Temporal and Spiritual Profit both of your Majesties and this Realm Giving our selves assured hope that your most Excellent Majesties according to your singular Piety to Almighty God for so many and so great benefits received from him Will not be wanting to the necessities of the Kingdom and the occasions of the Churches having Cure of Souls But that you will consider and provide as need shall be for the Peace thereof Which Petition being thus drawn up was humbly offered to the Legat and being assented unto there was a General and Solemn Procession throughout London to give Thanks for their Conversion to the Catholick Church In this Procession there were Ninety Crosses an Hundred and Six Priests in Copes Eight Bishops in Pontificalibus followed by Bonner Bishop of London carrying the Blessed Sacrament under a Canopy attended by the Lord Mayor and Companies in their several Liveries Which Solemn Procession being ended they all returned into the Church of St. Paul where the King and Cardinal together with all the rest heard Mass And the next day the Parliament and Convocation were Dissolved Thus largely Dr. Heylyn concerning this great Solemnity For a more full Satisfaction in this Relation I will here insert some Acts made in this Parliament in order to this business To be found in the Statute Book An Act for Repealing of all Statutes Articles and Provisions made against the See Apostolick since the Twentieth year of Henry the Eighth WHereas since the Twentieth year of King Henry the Eighth much False and Erroneous Doctrine hath been Taught