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upon oath would examine him of, which he had seen before, 

 he had already made answer to them, drawing them forth 

 out of his bosom ; and withal offered to be sworn unto it ; 

 and that he could not make any further answer. Whereof 

 when they demanded the reason, his answer was, that he had 

 laid the chief strength of his refusal upon the law of God ; 

 secondly, upon the laws of the land : which in some men s 

 judgment, professing the skill of the laws, did not warrant 

 such proceeding. But seeing that he heard Mr. Attorney 

 affirm as he did, and that he had no eyes to look into the 

 depth and mysteries of the law, he would most principally 

 rely, and stand at this present, upon the law of God. 



Then Dr. Lewin spake, and said, that he would be glad Dr. Lewin s 

 that Mr. Cartwright should understand, that he was greatly h ^ c l 

 deceived in that he called this oath the oath ex officio ; The oath ex 

 whereas it was by express words derived from the authority ^ lc&amp;gt; 

 of the Prince by a delegate power unto them. Wherefore 

 that he had need to take heed, lest in refusal of this oath 

 he refused that which the Prince authorized. Which speech 

 the Bishop greatly commended ; and willing Mr. Cartwright 

 to take heed unto it, lest by refusal of this oath he should 

 directly oppose himself to the authority of the Prince : Mr. 

 Cartwright answered first, that in calling it an oath ex 

 qfficio, he did it by warrant of this court, using no other 

 language therein than the Bishop himself, that so called it, 

 and another of the High Commission that was not then 

 present, who called it the oath of inquisition. The Bishop 

 denied that he had done so. But Mr. Cartwright appeal 

 ing therein to the testimony of those which were present, 

 he was silent. Secondly, Mr. Cartwright alleged, that he 

 had seen commissions from her Majesty, wherein there was 

 no mention of proceeding by corporal oath. Then Dr. 

 Bancroft interrupting him, Mr. Cartwright desired that he 

 might make an end of his answer. But Dr. Bancroft say 

 ing, that Mr. Cartwright might speak if he would, and that 

 himself would keep silence ; Mr. Cartwright answered, that 

 he would give him place, and proceed after with his answer, 

 if he remembered it. So Dr. Bancroft said, that the High Bancroft s 



1 speech to 

 him. 



