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Title: The history of the reformation of the Church of England
Year: 1681 (1680s)
Authors: Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715
Subjects: Reformation
Publisher: London : Printed by T.H. for Richard Chiswell
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1 ft of July, Sir Thomas More was brought to his Tryal.The fpecial matter in his Endi&ment, is, that on the 7th of May pre-ceeding, before Cromwell, Bedyll, and fome others that were preilinghim concerning the Kings Supremacy, he faid he would not meddlewith any fuch matter: and was fully refolved to ferve God, and thinkupon his paffion, and his own pafTage out of this World. He hadalio fent diverfe meffages by one George Gold to Fijher to encourage* him in his obftinacy; and faid, the Aft of Parliament is like a Sword with two edges, for if a man anfwer one way, it will confoundhis Soul, and if he anfwer another way, it will confound his Body.He had faid the fame thing on the third of June, in the hearing ofthe Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Norfolk ; and others; and that hewould not be the occafion of the fhortning his own Life. And whenRich the Kings Sollicitor came to deal with him further about it,but protefted that he came not with any Authority to examine him, they and death.
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