tions and Orders, viz. "That licences for preaching that had been given by the late general visitors should be called in . . . .; and to move the people to obedience to the Book of Common Service and the Queen's injunctions,""&c. (Ib. 183.)

"Other things also were drawn up by the diligent Archbishop in his own name, and in the name of the rest of the Bishops: which were Interpretations and Considerations of certain of the Queen's injunctions, for the better instructions of the Clergy: which are too long to be here set down; but may be found * among the Archbishop's own MSS. preserved in the Bene't college library, in the volume entitled Synodalia; and in the Annals of the Reformation." [i.e. his own Annals, Vol. I., pt. i., pp. 318-24: or fol. ch. xvii. 213-18].” (Ib. 183; and see ante p. 241 Note.)

Further, Strype (at p. 194) mentions again the sitting of the Archbishops at Lambeth, here dating it April 12th, whereas he had before called it April 21st; one or other of the Dates is probably a misprint; he says:

"The Archbishop of Canterbury, with Thomas, Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London and Ely, and some others of the ecclesiastical Commission, were now sitting at Lambeth, upon the regulating and ordering of the matters of the Church. And on the 12th day of April, (being their second session,) certain Articles were agreed upon by them, with the assent of their brethren Bishops to the same: namely," (See ante p. 45.)

Then he gives the Articles from "MSS. C.C.C.C.," three of them being the following:

"First, That the Articles agreed on at the first sessions be ratified, confirmed, and be put in execution accordingly."

"Item. That the Declaration devised for unity of doctrine may be enjoined to be used throughout the realm uniformly." (See Note, p. 170.) "Item. That besides the Catechism for children which are to be confirmed, another, somewhat larger, may be devised for communicants, and a third in Latin for schools."

Dr. Cardwell, (Doc. Ann. I. p. 298) also mentions this Document, quoting from "Strype, Parker, vol. i. p. 194," but referring for the Articles themselves to "Ex. Reg. Parker." (See ante p. 170, Note.)

IV. The “Interpretations" of the Injunctions (as given by both Cardwell and Strype) contain the following directions which are also mentioned in the Documents already quoted :

This Document appears to be now missing (See Note p. 285); and the same seems to be the case with the "Declaration," for Mr. Pocock (Burnet's Hist. Ref. v. p. 567, 1865) noticing Strype's reference to "Parker's MSS. in Benet College Library," says "They are not, however, to be found there now." Archdeacon Hardwick also, (in his History of the Articles, 1859) says of the MS. Declaration, that he had "searched for it in vain." (p. 120 Note.)

"Item, to the eighth, 'That no visitors licences to preach be continued in force."" (Resolutions and Orders, See p. 453.)

"Item, "That there be some long catechism devised and printed, for the erudition of simple curates: homilies to be made of those arguments which be shewed in the book of homilies . . . ." .'"&c. (Articles of

April 12, 1561, See p. 453)

Margin. In distinction to the short catechism in the Common Prayer Book.” "Item, "That the order of the articles prescribed to ministers be inserted in this form, ut infra."

"Item, 'That one brief form of declaration be made,'" &c. (See ante, p. 450; and Articles of April 12, p. 453)

Strype (writing under Date 1560) says of these Directions in the "Interpretations" :—

"And much was done not long after, according to this reformatory platform. For there was a larger catechism composed in Latin, and published by Alex. Nowel, dean of St. Paul's, having been first revised and approved by both houses of convocation, anno. 1562. A second book of homilies was also compiled and set forth, as we have them at this day in our homily book. And articles of faith to be subscribed to by ministers, and the form of declaration to be by them openly spoken and professed, were likewise framed.

"The articles of the principal heads of religion prescribed to ministers, as was mentioned before, now follow:

"S. scriptura in se continet omnem doctrinem pietatis," etc. (Ann. I. p' i. p. 323, or fol. ch. xvii. 216.)

The Consideration of these passages necessarily leads, as it seems to me, to the following Conclusions:

1. That CARDWELL did not intend to assign to the Declaration a Date different from that given by Burnet or Strype.

2. That BURNET's language as to the Declaration, read in connexion with his account of the Episcopal Appointments after Parker's Consecration, points to 1561 and not 1559 as the Date of the Declaration.

3. That STRYPE, in his Annals, mentions the preparation of the "Interpretations" under the Date 1560; and, in his Life of Parker, as made at or near April 12 [or 21] 1561.

4. That the Declaration was not printed until 1561.

5. That it is wholly unlikely "Interpretations" should have been made at the very Date of the "Injunctions;" though the carrying out of the Injunctions was likely enough to raise questions which required the "Interpretations."

6. That, therefore, 1561 is most likely to be the true Date both of the "Interpretations" and of the "Declaration."

Besides these Conclusions from the previous Considerations, a comparison of the "Interpretations" and the "Declaration" leads to these two further Conclusions:

7. That the" Declaration" does not go beyond the "Injunc"tions;" for No. vii. recognizes "the Book of Common Prayer;" No. viii. justifies the omission of certain things in Baptism; Nos. ix. and x., though referring to certain matters about the Eucharist, do not hint anything about the Vestments, not even in the latter portion of No. x. where the Declarant has "to "utterly disallow the extolling of Images" and certain other things which are called "such like superstition."

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8. That, therefore, if the Date of the Interpretations be 1559 and not 1561, the Declaration serves to shew that the "First Interpretation, "Concerning the Book of Service," did not CONDEMN other Vestments as unlawful, in only requiring the Cope" and "Surplice." The words "That there be used "only but one apparel; as the cope in the ministration of the "Lord's Supper, and the Surplice in all other Ministrations," need not, probably do not, mean more than this—notwithstanding the Order of the Rubric, it is not requisite that you should have Chasuble and Albe, Cope and Surplice, the last two will suffice for all purposes: and the word "as" seems to implyyou may make your choice; very likely having regard to what was left in the Churches after the great destruction of Church goods in 1559.

Since this was written I have examined the Index to the Parker Register at Lambeth to ascertain whether any Document exists which would clear up this question of the Date of the "Declaration:" in Vol. II. p. 691, the following reference

Occurs:

"The Archbishop's Letter to the Archdeacon of Canterbury concerning a Declaration of certaine principall pointes of Religion by him sett forth and commanding him to see the same by his officers published within the Diocese of Canterbury. Dated from Lambeth the 4 of August, 1561, f. 232 a."

The following is the Letter itself, copied from Abp. Parker's Register, (Lambeth Library) f. 232a :

"Lre missiue Revdendissimi script Archino Cant.

"I comend me vnto you And whereas a declaracon of certaine principall pointes of Religion was of late sette fourthe as well by myne order as also by my lord of Yorke his grace wth the Rest of our Brethren the other Busshoppes of this Realme The copie whereof I send to you herein enclosed Thes shalbe to will and Requier you to see the same by your officers published within that my dioces of Canturbery At suche tymes and in suche order as you shall thincke most convenient so that the same maye be effectuallie executed and obserued accordinglie Willing you further to see the same redde and declared at tymes therein mentioned by all suche clarkes as it dothe concerne Assuring your self of myne assistaunce against the contempners thereof And thus fare you hartelie well ffrom Lambehith the fourth of August 1561 Copia lbrarum missiuaru Rgmi Script Archino Cantuar."

It will be seen that this Letter, written on August 4, 1561, states that the Declaration "was of late sette fourthe:" this is clearly in agreement with the account and the Dates given by Strype: he speaks of the "Interpretations" under two Dates, 1560 and 1561, the technical year depending simply upon the fact of their being made before or after March 25th, 1560-61: these "Interpretations" order that a "Declaration be made," (See p. 450): the "Articles" agreed upon at Lambeth, April 12 or 21, 1561, (whichever is the true Date) order the "De"claration devised" to "be enjoined to be used," (See p. 453): thereupon Abp. Parker, on August 4, 1561, sends the "De"claration" to the Archdeacon of Canterbury that it may be "published within" his "dioces of Canturbery." Having regard, then, to these Dates alone, there seems no real ground for supposing that the "Interpretations" of the "Injunctions" were made in 1559; on the contrary, Abp. Parker's Letter of August 4, 1561 fully sustains the other known evidence which points to 1560-61 as the true Date of the "Interpreta"tions."