and sayde that the religion and fayth commonly obserued, kept, and vsed nowe here in thys realme of Englande, is not good nor laudable nor in any wise agreable and consonant vnto gods woorde and commaundement, and that he will not be conformable and agreable in all pointes to the said fayth and religion, without any murmuryng, grudging, or scruple of conscience therin.

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Marginalia6Sixtly, that the sayde Gibson in the sayde tyme and places, or in one of them, hath affirmed and saide that the English seruyce, and the bookes commonly called the bookes of Cōmunion, or Common prayer, here set foorth in this realme of Englande in the tyme of Kyng Edwarde the sixt, were in all partes & poyntes good and godly, and that the same onelye and no other ought to be obserued and kept in this realme of England.

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Marginalia7Seuenthly, that the saide Gibson in þ^e sayd tyme and places, or in one of them, hath affyrmed and sayde, that if he the sayd Gibson may once be out of prison, and at liberty, he wyl not com to any parish church, or ecclesiastical place to heare Mattins, Masse, Euensong, or any other diuine seruice nowe vsed in this realme of Englande, nor come to procession vpon times and dayes accustomed, nor beare at any tyme any Taper, or Candle, nor receiue at any time Ashes, nor beare at any tyme Palme, nor receiue at any tyme Pax at Masse time, nor receiue holy water, nor holy bread, nor obserue the Ceremonies or vsages of the Catholyque church, here obserued or kept commōly in this realme of Englande.

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Marginalia8Eightly, that the sayde 

Gibson, in the sayde tyme and places or in one of them hath affyrmed and sayde, that he the sayde Gibson is not bounde at any tyme, though he haue libertye, and the presence of a Priest conueniente and mete, to confesse his sinnes to the sayd Prieste, nor to receiue absolution of his sinnes, at the said priestes handes, nor to receyue of hym the sacrament, commonly called the sacrament of the altar, after suche forme as is now vsed with in this realme of England, accordyng wherevnto the sayd Gibson nowe at this last Easter tyme, An. 1557. hauing an honest, sufficient, and lawfull priest prouyded, both for hym, and for other the prisoners in the sayd counter to hear confession, to minister the sacramente of the altar, dyd withoute any iuste cause at al refuse playnelye, and denye openlye eyther to bee confessed at all vnto the sayde Pryeste, or anye other Pryeste beynge Catholyque, eyther elles to receyue the sacramente of the altar.

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Marginalia9Ninthly, that the sayde Gibson in the said tyme and places, or in one of them, hath affyrmed and sayde, that prayers vnto saynctes, or prayers for the dead, are not lawdable, auayla

ble, or profitable: and that no one is bounde at anye tyme, or in anye place, to fast, or pray, but onelye at his owne wyl and pleasure, and that it is not lawful to reserue or kepe the said sacrament of thaltar, nor in any wyse to adore and woorship it.

☞ As these foresayde 

articles were ministred vnto hym, the eyght daye of May: so was ther an other artycle seuerally obiected against hym by the sayde Boner, the vi. day of Nouember, the same yere. The tenour whereof, here followeth.

MarginaliaAnother seueral artycle obiected to M. Gibson.THat thou beynge bothe notably suspected of heresye, errours, and euyll opinions, and also by the common report and fame amongst the worshypfull, graue, and honeste persones of this Citye of London in a notable noumber culpable and faultye, haste not lawfully purged and clered thy selfe from the sayde suspition, but rather daye by daye continually by thy actes and deedes haste augmented and increased the sayde suspition, refusyng to be confessed to the priest, refusing to receyue the sacrament of the altar at the Priestes handes, refusyng to heare masse, when thou haddest oportunitye, and was thereunto required by thy Ordinarye the Byshop of London, in whose dioces thou wast then abidynge: refusyng also to geue an othe on a booke, and to make aunswere to such artycles, as by thy sayd Ordinary wer lawfully and duely obiected agaynst thee, concerning thy sayd heresies, errors and yll opinions, and as by thy sayde Ordinary, thou wast vpon iust and reasonable causes commaunded and required & on thy behalf withoute iuste or reasonable cause contemptuously, and wilfully refused thereby in lawe bringing thy selfe to bee taken and reputed in those articles and matters, for a person confessing the same.

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☞ Concerning his aunsweres vnto the sayd articles, because he dyd not sweare to answere to theyr interrogatories, therfore without further aunswere makinge, Boner declared him pro confesso.

The greatest matter whiche he was charged withal, was for not comming to confessiō, beyng thereunto requyred, for not receyuynge the sacramentes of the popyshe making, and for that he would not sweare to aunswer vnto theyr interrogatories layde agaynst hym.

Notwithstanding after these his first examynations, he continued in the foresayde prysone of the Counter, a good space, from the moneth of Maye vnto Nouember. At what tyme hee was agayne producted vnto the fynall examination iudiciarye. Where is to bee noted, that MarginaliaRicharde a talle & byg man of stature.mayster Gibson beynge a verye bigge and talle manne, of a personable and heroycall stature, was sent for of Boner by a lytle and short person, a promoter, like to Robert Caley, (if it were not he hymselfe.)

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