E. PAGET. 255 larity, complained of him to the high commission ; when the following charges were exhibited against him :--44 That in his prayers he never mentioned the queen's supremacy over both estates.,-That he had said the sacraments were only dumb elements, and would not avail without the word preached.-That he had preached that Christ did not descend, both body and soul, into hell.-That the pope might set up the feast ofjubilee, as well as the feasts of Easter and Pentecost.-That holy days and fast days were only the inventions of men, which we are not obliged to follow.-That he disallowed of the use of organs in divine worship.-That be called ministers who did not preach, dumb dogs; and those who have two benefices, knaves.- And that he preached that the late Queen Mary was a detestable woman,and 0wicked Jezebel. "* These were the c,rimes exhibited against our divine ; though upon his appearance before Archbishop Whitgift and other com missioners, January 11, 1584, he was charged only in the common form, with refusing toobserve the Book ofCommon Prayer, and the ecclesiastical rites and ceremonies ; to whichhe made the following reply :5 " I do acknowledge, that by the statute of the 1 Eliz. I am bound to use the said Book of Common Prayer, in such manner and form as is prescribed, or else abide by such pains as by the law are imposed upon me. I have not refused to use the Common Prayer, or to minister the sacraments, in such order as the book appoints, though I have not used all the rites, ceremonies, and orders set forth in the said book. 1. Because, to my knowledge, there is no CommonPrayer Book in the church. 2. Because.I am informed, that you, before whom I stand, and mine ordinary, and greatest part of the other bishops and ministers, do use greater liberty in omitting and altering the said rites, ceremonies, and orders. 3. Because I am not resolved in my conscience, that I may use divers of them. 4. Because, when I took the charge of that, church, I was promisedbymine ordinary, that I shobld not be urged to such ceremonies ; which, I am informed, he might do by law. "In those things which I have omitted, I have done nothing obstinately ; neither have I used any other rite, ceremony, order, form, or manner of administration of the sacraments or open prayers, than is mentioned in the said book; although there are some things which I doubt MS. Register, p. 574, 575. p. 570
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