John Foxe's "Acts & Monuments, Vol. 6: 1549-Edward VI," 3ff.
1549. The reign of Edward VI. continued. The varied service-book in the Latin Service are abolished, with the King's Decree—Sarum, York, Hereford and other books. This is a national decree. Dr. Cranmer’s one of the signatories (3). Also, the Privy Council of several including Dr. Cranmer, direct the taking down of altars and setting up the Table—again, a national directive (4). The King's letter to Bishop Ridley is copied giving reasons why the “Lord's Board” or the “Lord’s Table” is to be used rather than an altar. We ask: is Bucer and Vermigli in this theological mix? 22 Jun 1549: Lady Mary, age 33, sends a nice note to the Council advising she won’t be conforming during her brother’s minority-rule—a polite “No” by the royal subject (7). All that royal niceness will disappear shortly as the flames are ordered up by her and Philip II.
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