Jasper Ridley: "Thomas Cranmer:" Ch. 11--Calais and Lambert, 174ff.

16 Nov 1538. John Lambert listens to a sermon by Taylor in London, called a “reformer” by Ridley. Lambert and Taylor talk about the sacrament of the Holy Communion. Taylor informs Barnes. Taylor tells Lambert to write up his opinions. The upshot: the opinions are forwarded via Barnes to Cranmer. A preliminary investigation is held at Lambeth. An ambush and Lambert walks into it. Cranmer has read everything by Zwingli and Oecolampadius. Henry wants a trial and he presides over one at Westminster on 16 Nov 1538. 10 points are raised by Lambert. Henry handles point one brutally regarding Christ’s words. Cranmer handles point two on Christ’s humanity being locally confined to heaven. Lambert holds the day, but, standing for five hours during the trial, he falters. The bishops were on his right and the nobles on his left. He’s condemned, burned, pulled Lambert by a pike from the burning to extend the torture, and finally let him back into the fire and he dies. Dr. Cranmer is culpably and manifestly guilty of first-degree homicide along with the entire Judicatory and King Henry. Henry puts out another proclamation—Anabaptists get out of England, no married priests, no talk about the Eucharist, keep all the ceremonies. The Six Articles are next by summer 1539.