Canon Richard Dixon's "History of the Church of England, Vol. 4," 1ff.
MARY, A.D. 1553. The
Dudleian Plot (1). Escape of Mary. Difficulties of Northumberland (2). His
advance and surrender at Cambridge (4). Part taken by Cranmer and Ridley in the
affair—in the thick of it for Lady Jane Grey (5). Ridley preaches at Paul s
Cross, July 9. Sandys Sermon at Cambridge before the Duke, July 16 (6). The
Dudleians put in prison in London (7). Mary’s entry into London, August 3—a regal
event but bad portents feared (8). The imprisoned bishops released (9), notably
Bonner and Gardiner. The Council remodeled = stuffed with Mary supporters (10).
The funeral of King Edward: a double ceremony performed, August 7 or 8—Cranmer doing
the 1552 BCP funeral service at Westminster Abbey and Gardiner doing a Requiem Mass
at the Chapel in the Tower. Dixon utopianly opines that it would have been well
if the like compromise had prevailed in all things (12). The causes of the
calamities of the reign (14). Admirable advice of the Emperor to Mary—go slow (15).
She partly declares her intentions to the Council, August 12—smooth and pacificatory
words, but concealing her own values (16). Tumult at Paul s Cross, Sunday,
August 13—a rather hot message declaiming the dishonor of Bonner’s unjust imprisonment
(17). Loud grumbling and one hurls at dagger at the preacher. Meeting of the
Council on the same day (18). Prohibition of preaching in London, on the same
day—and that’s that. Prohibition of preaching extended to the diocese of
Norwich, Aug 16. Prohibition of preaching extended to the whole kingdom, by
Proclamation, August 18 or 19. The
Proclamation forbids the use of the words heretic and papist. Futility
of this Proclamation (20). Effect of the Proclamation on the preachers of the
Reformation. Let the Marian abuses begin—within the first 30 days, the seeds were
planted.
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