Canon Richard Dixon: History of Church of England from the Abolition of ...

THE TOWER PRESBYTERY, LONDON. WE AIN’T GOIN’ A MASSIN’ WITH BREAD WORSHIP. Due to the crowded conditions arising after Wyatt’s Rebellion, Cranmer, Latimer, Ridley and John Bradford and are put in the same room in the Tower (181). "Where these famous men, viz. Mr. Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. Ridley, bishop of London that holy man Mr. Bradford, and I, old Hugh Latimer, were imprisoned in the Tower of London for Christ's gospel preaching, and for because we would not go a massing, everyone in close prison from other: the same Tower being so full of other prisoners that we four were thrust into one chamber, as men not to be accounted of, but, God be thanked, to our great joy and comfort, there did we together read over the New Testament with great deliberation and painful study: and, I assure you, as I will answer at the tribunal of God's majesty, we could find in the testament of Christ's Body and Blood no other presence but a spiritual presence." Latimer's Disputation with Smith, p.259: Park. Society. Remains. Strype's Cranmer, Bk. iii. ch.6” (181). OXFORD DISPUTATION. Cranmer, Latimer and Ridley are sent to Oxford for the disputation set for 10 April 1554. The opponents gather from OXBRIDGE 13 April 1554 (182). The three Articles to be disputed are subscribed by the opponents (183). To wit: “…the three Articles concerning the Sacrament of the altar: which Articles affirm that the natural Body and Blood of Christ is present therein: that no other substance remains there after consecration: that in the Mass is the lively sacrifice of the Church for the dead and the living”(183). Cranmer brought before the delegates in St. Mary’s Church on Monday, split away from Latimer and Ridley still in Bocardo (185). He denies the three Articles and is remanded to express himself in writing (186). Ridley and Latimer are successively brought before the delegates, separately and respectively, Tuesday and Wednesday. Both deny the three Articles and are remanded to express themselves in writing. The Disputation is begun: Cranmer (187). The proceedings are chaotic and Cranmer gives his exposition (189). Weston, the Moderator, Dr. Tresham, Young, and Chedsey try Cranmer (190). Young claims that Dr. Cranmer altered patristic texts which rankles Cranmer (192). Cranmer’s disputation is ended and he’s taken back to Bocardo (193). Ridley comes before the delegates on 17 Apr 1554 (194). He insists on reading the answers that he had written to the Articles (195) and takes to the offense.