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, and the Bishops present in her first Parliament. Progress of Convocation in framing the Book of Common Prayer':—

'That returned to England upon Queen Mary's death that had been bishops in King Edward's time:—


 * 1) Coverdale.
 * 2) Scory.
 * 3) Cheyne (sic).
 * 4) Barlowe.

'That remained bishops for some time that were bishops in Queen Mary's time:—


 * 1) Oglethorp, Bishop of Carlisle, who crowned Queen Elizabeth.
 * 2) Kitchin, Bishop of Landaff.

'There were bishops in the Parliament holden primo Eliz., and in Convocation holden at the same time: —

"Edmund, Bishop of London. John, Bishop of Winton. Richard, Bishop of Worcester. Ralph, Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield. Thomas (sic), Bishop of Lincoln. James, Bishop of Exeter."

'The Book of Common Prayer published primo Eliz. was first resolved upon and established in the Church in the time of King Edward VI. It was re-examined, with some small alterations, by the Convocation, consisting of the said bishops and the rest of the clergy, in primo Eliz., which being done by the Convocation and published under the great seal of England, there was an Act of Parliament for the same book, which is ordinarily printed in the beginning of the book; not that the book was ever subjected to the censure of the Parliament, but, being agreed upon and published as aforesaid, a law was made by the Parliament for the inflicting of penalty upon all such as should refuse to use and observe the same: for the authority therefor is not in the Parliament, neither hath been in former times yielded to the Parliament, in things of that nature, but the judgment and determination thereof hath ever been in the Church, thereto authorised by the King, which is that which is yielded to Henry VIII. by the Statute 25 of his reign.'

The style of this paper is at once sufficient to show that it is not contemporary, and what struck me first on reading it was that the ideas and opinions it contains were not invented at the