580 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794. 



ed. Neither pages nor folios are 

 ttumbfred, even tiiough there is a 

 table referring to the folios. The 

 sheets have no marks ; nor are 

 there any catch-words, or custodes, 

 at the bottom of the pages 5 t^ie 

 small capitals were in a very simple 

 style. The letters are of unequal 

 size; and the lines are uneven. 

 The sentences have no distinguish- 

 ing marks, except quadrangular 

 points. No labels adorn the heads 

 of the pages, as in the Nuremberg 

 Chronicle, 1493. It is probable, 

 a religious society would have em- 

 braced the earliest opportunity to 

 honour a member of their own 

 body by committing his book to the 

 newly-invented press, which must 

 have been much admired as soon as 

 understood. Therefore, L'ronard's 

 ■work appears as old as its date, 

 maugre any opinionated French- 

 maa's positive ipse dixit to the con- 

 trary. The admirable Tully af- 

 forded a plain hint towards the in- 

 vention ; where (on the nature of 

 the gods) he speaks of coUecting 

 ai;d arranging a great number of 

 separate letters ; which, says he, 

 could never fortuitously compose 

 any intelligible or coherent trea- 

 tise. 



Cojifcrence betwee?i liskop Gardiner 

 and sir James Hales, 1453 ; co- 

 pied verhatimfrom a scarce sped- 



\ men of early printing in the pos- 

 session of the late Mr. Ames. 

 From the same. 



ChauJicellor.lL/f ASTER Jlales, 

 J-Va. ye shall under- 

 stand that like as the queneshighnes 

 hath hertofore receividgocd opinion 

 of yon, especialle, for that he stonde 

 bptli faitlifullie and lawfulli in hir 



Cause of just succession, refusing (o 

 set your hande to the booke, among 

 others that were against hir grace in 

 that beholfe; so now, through your 

 owne late desertes, against certain 

 hir l;ighnes dooings, ye staiwle not 

 well in hir graces favour. And 

 therefor, before you take anis othc, 

 it shal be necessarie for youto make 

 your purgation. 



Hales. I praie you, rhy lorde, 

 what i,s.the cause? 



Chauncelor. Information is given 

 that ye have indicted certain pristea 

 in Kent, for saiing of masse. 



Hales. Mi lorde, it is not so. I 

 indicted none ; but indedc, cer- 

 taineindict'ueuts of likematterwer 

 brought before meat thelast assises 

 there holderi, and I gave order 

 therein, as the lawe required. For 

 I have professed the lawe, against 

 which, in cases of justice, will I 

 never (God \villinge) proceed, nor 

 in anie wise dissemble, but with the 

 same shewe forth mi conscience, 

 and, if it weretodo againe, 1 would 

 do no lesse than I did. 



Chauncullor. Yes, master Hales, 

 your conscience is knewn wel 

 inough. 1 know ye lacke no coiir 

 science. 



Hairs. Mi lorde, ye maie do wel 

 to serch your own conscience, for 

 mine is better knowne to mieself 

 than to you ; and to be plaine, I 

 did as well use justice in your saide 

 massecase bi mi conscience as bi the 

 lawe, wherein I am fuUi bent to 

 stand in trial to the uttermost that 

 can be objected ; and if I have 

 therein done anie injurie or wrong, 

 let me be judged bi the lawe, tor 

 I will seek no better defence, cotv 

 sidering chiefii that it is mi pro- 

 fession. 



Chfivnccllor. "W hi,- master Hales* 

 although ye had the rigour of '.the 



lawe 



