Canon Richard Dixon's "History of the Church of England, Vol. 1," 27ff.


Vol. 1. Chapter 1, 27-40. Of Fox, the late Bishop of Winchester, he hoped of a Clerical Reformation by means of Wolsey's Legation. Unfortunately, Dixon does not explain Fox’s desired reforms—reforms of what? This is 1529-1530! Character of Tunstall, age 55, is “dignified, prudent and moderate” (28). Of West, Clark, Stokesley and Gardiner (29), the last two doing significant ambassadorial duties. Of note, book burnings and Tyndale’s NT are noted. The Clerical Reformation pursued in this Convocation (30). Mortuaries and probate issues? Reformation of abuses, but largely minor issues in our estimation and with little illustration by Dixon. Remonstrance of the Lower House to the Prelates against the doings of the Commons (31). The Business of the King's Divorce, 1530. Praemunire is floating around. Favorable sentences “extorted” (Dixon’s word) from the Universities, 34. Proclamations against heretics and erroneous books. A brief notice is given of Crumwell and Cranmer.. A Commission of learned men appointed to examine the erroneous books—Warham, More, Tunstall, Gardiner, Sampson, Crome, Leighton, Hugh Latimer and William Latimer. “Great scurrility” (Dixon’s words) of the heretical books of the age (35). 100 books banned, including Tyndale, Wycliffe, Huss, Luther, Zwingli, Fish, and Joye. More zeroes in on Tyndale, the “chief of the English heretics” (37). Dixon overplays “The Christian Brethren” it would appear. The books that were now condemned by the Commission. William Tyndale and his works (37). Examination of the theory that Lollardy was dead when Lutheranism arose (38). It was dead in so far as it was Communism, Dixon advises, not as it was an attack upon the Church (39). The proper historical name of the English Lutherans or Lollards of the sixteenth century is the Heretics (40).

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