MarginaliaAn. 1555. October.Touchyng the memorable Actes and doyngs of this worthy mā, among many other this is not to be neglected, what a bold enterprise he attempted in sendyng to kyng Henry a present: the maner whereof was this.  

There was then, & yet remayneth still, an old custome receiued from þ^e old Romanes, that vpon Newyeares day, beyng the first day of Ianuary, euery Bishop with some hādsome Newyeares gift should gratifie þ^e kyng: & so they did, some with gold, some with siluer, some with a purse full of money, & some one thyng and some an other: but M. Latimer beyng Byshop of Worcester then, among the rest presented MarginaliaM. Latymers Newyeares gift sent to K. Henry.a new Testament for his Newyeares gift, with a napkyn hauing this posie about it: Fornicatores & adulteros iudicabit Dominus.  

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A letter from Latimer to Mistress Wilkinson of London, quoting from Hebrews, 13. 4.

Foxe text Latin

Fornicatores & adulteros iudicabit Dominus.

Foxe text translation

Not translated.

Translation (Wade 2003)

God will judge fornicators and adulterers.

Actual text of Hebrews, 13. 4. (Vulgate)

fornicatores enim et adulteros iudicabit Deus.

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And thus hast thou, gētle reader, the whole lyfe, both of M. Rydley, and of M. Latymet, two worthy doers in the Church of CHRIST, seuerally and by them selues set forth and described with all their doynges, writynges, disputations, sufferynges, theyr paynfull trauails, faythfull preachynges, studious seruice in CHRISTES Church, their pacient imprisonment, and constant fortitude in that which they had taught, with all other their procedynges frō time to tyme, since their first springyng yeares, to this present tyme and moneth of Queene Mary, beyng the moneth of October. an. 1555. MarginaliaB. Ridley, & M. Latymer brought forth to examinatiō. MarginaliaOctober. 1.In the which moneth they were both brought forth together to their finall examination and execution. Wherfore, as we haue heretofore declared both their lyues seuerally and distinctly one from the other, so now ioyntly to couple them both together as they were together ioyned in one societie of cause and Martyrdome, we will by the grace of CHRIST prosecute the rest that remaineth concernyng their latter examination, disgradyng, and constant sufferyng, with þ^e order & maner also of the Cōmissioners, which were MarginaliaM. White B. of Lincolne M. Brokes B. of Glocester the Popes deputies.M. White Byshop of Lyncolne, M. Brokes Bishop of Glocester, with others: and what were their wordes, their obiections, their Oratiōs there vsed, and what agayne were the aunsweres of these men to the same, as in processe here foloweth to be seene.

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MarginaliaThe last examination of B. Ridley & M. Latymer.FIrst, after the appearing of Tho. Cranmer Archbishop of Cant. before the Popes Delegate, and the Queenes Commissioners in S. Maries Church at Oxford, about the. xij. day of September, whereof more shall be sayd (by the Lords grace) when wee come to the death of the said Archbishop: shortly after, vpon the xxviij. day of the sayd moneth of September, was sent downe to Oxford an other Commission  

from Cardinall Pole Legate a latere,   to Iohn White, bish. of Lincolne, to Doct. Brokes bishop of Glocester, and to doctor Holyman, bishop of Bristow. The contentes & vertue of which cōmission was, MarginaliaThe effect of the Cardinals commission sent downe to Oxford.that the sayd Iohn of Lincolne, Iames of Glocester, and Iohn of Bristow, they or two of them, should haue full power and authority to ascite, examine, and iudge M. Hugh Latimer, and M. Doctor Ridley, pretensed   Bishops of Worcester and London, for diuers and sundry erronious opinions, which the sayd Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley dyd hold and mayntaine in open disputations had in Oxford in the monethes of May, Iune, and Iuly, in the yeare of our Lord. 1554, as long before in the time of perdition,   and sithen. The which opinions if the named persons would now recant, geuyng and yelding them selues to the determination of the vniuersal and catholicke church, planted by Peter in the blessed sea of Rome, that then the deputed Iudges by the sayd authority of their commission should haue power to receyue the sayd penitent persons, and forthwyth minister to them the reconciliation of the holy father the

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Pope: but if the sayd Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley would stoutly & stubburnly defend and mayntayne these their erronious assertiōs, that then the said Lords by their commission, should proceede in forme of iudgement according to the law of Heretickes, that is, degrading them from their promotion and dignity of Bishops, Priestes, and all other ecclesiasticall orders, shoulde pronounce them as Hereticks, and therefore cleane to cut them of from the Church, and so to yelde them to receaue punishment, due to all such heresye and schisme.

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MarginaliaD. Ridley & Master Latymer ascited to appeare, the last of Septemb.Wherfore, the last of September, the said two persons Nicolas Ridley and Hugh Latimer were ascited to appeare before the sayd Lords, in þ^e diuinitie schoole at Oxford, at. viij. of the clocke. At what tyme thyther repayred the Lordes,  

placing them selues in an hygh seate, made for publicke lectures and disputations, according to the vsage of that schole, being then fayre set, and trimmed with cloth of Tissewe and cushynges of veluet: and after the sayd Lords were placed and set, the sayd Latimer and Ridley were sent for: and fyrst appeared M. Doctour Ridley, and anon M. Latimer. But because it seemed good seuerally   to examine them, M. Latimer was kept backe, vntyll Doctor Ridley was throughly examined. Therefore soone after the comming of D. Ridley into the schoole, the Commission was published by an appointed Notary, and openly read. But Doct. Ridley standing bare headed, humbly expecting the cause of that his appearance, MarginaliaB. Ridley putteth on hys cap, at hearing of the Popes name.eftsones   as he had heard the Cardinall named and the Popes holynes, put on hys cap. Wherefore after the commission was published in forme and sense aboue specified, the B. of Lincolne spake in sense following.

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MarginaliaThe wordes of the Bishop of Lincol. to Doctor Ridley, for not putting of his cappe.Linc. M. Ridley, although neyther I, neither my Lordes here in respect of our own persons do looke for cappe or knee, yet because we beare and represent such persons as we do, that is, my Lord Cardinalls grace, Legate a latere to the Popes holynes, as well in that he is of a noble parentage, and (therewith M. Rydley moued his cap with lowely obeysaunce) descending from the regall bloud, as in that he is a man worthy to bee reuerenced with all humility for his great knowledge and learning, noble vertues, and godly lyfe, and especially in that hee is here in England Deputy to the Popes holines, it should haue becommed you at hys name to haue discouered your head. Wherefore except you will of your owne selfe take the paines to put your hand to your head, and at the nomination, as well of the sayd Cardinall, as of the Popes holines vncouer the same, lest that this your contumacy  

exhibited now before vs should be preiudiciall to the sayd most Reuerend persons (which thing wee may in no case suffer) you shall cause vs to take the payne to cause some man to plucke of your cap from you. To whom M. Ridley makyng his petition for lycence, aunswered.

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MarginaliaAnswere of Doctor Ridley, to the B. of Lincol.Rid. As touching that you sayd (my Lord) that you of your owne persons desyre ne cap ne knee, but onely requyre the same in consideration that you represent the Cardinals graces person, I do you to wit, and therupon make my protestation, that I did put on my cap at the naming of the Cardinals grace neyther for any contumacy that I beare towardes your own persons, neither for any derogation of honour toward the Lord Cardinalls grace. For I knowe him to bee a man worthy of all humility, reuerence, and honour, in that he came of the most regall bloud, & in that he is a man endued with manifold graces of learning and vertue: and as touching these vertues and poyntes, MarginaliaDoctor Ridley reuerēceth the person of the Cardinall, but not his Legacie.I with all humility (therewith he put of his cap, and bowed his knee) and obeysaunce that I may, will reuerence and honour his grace: but in that he is Legate to þ^e Bishop of Rome (and therewith put on his cap) whose vsurped supremacy and abused authority I vtterly refuse and renounce, I may in no wyse giue any obeysaunce or honour vnto hym, lest that my so doing and beha-

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