The Reformation of the Church of England (Paperback)

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. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ...was entering i-. _j into Smithfield, the way was foul, and two officers '555 took him up to bear him to the stake. Then he said, His execu-merrily, 'What will ye make me a Pope? I am Smithfield content to go to my journey's end on foot.' But first, coming into Smithfield, he kneeled down there, saying these words, 'I will pay my vows in thee, 0 Smithfield ' "And when he was come to the place of suffering he kissed the stake, and said, ' Shall I disdain to suffer at this stake, seeing my Redeemer did not refuse to suffer a most vile death upon the Cross for me?' And then with an obedient heart full meekly he said the 106th, the 107th, and the 108th Psalms. And when he had made an end of all his prayers, he said to the officers, ' What have you done for me V and every one of them declared what they had done; and he gave to every of them money. "Then they bound him to the stake, and set fire unto that constant martyr, who the 18th day of December, in the midst of the fiery flames, yielded his soul into the hands of Almighty God, and full like a lamb gave up his breath, his body being consumed into ashes."7 Cranmer Archbishop Cranmer.--It is said by Coverdale, prison as a Foxe, and Strype that a pardon was eventually granted traitor to Cranmer for his treason in the matter of Lady Jane Grey. Gardiner proposed to the Queen that he should be pardoned, his licence as Archbishop under Edward's Act withdrawn, and that a pension should be allowed him during the rest of his life;8 but instead of taking this merciful course, the Queen, under the advice of others, determiDed that the fallen Archbishop should Chap be proceeded against for heresy.9 This resolve being v._ _ J taken, it was also determined that his forfeiture of the...