Dward by the grace of God kyng of Englãd Fraúce and Irelande, defendoz of the faithe,a of the churche of En gland and Ireland in erthes fupzemie hed:to all and lingu= ler our louing fubiectes, Gretyng:fo2 so muche as in our high Court of Par liament lately holden at Westminster it was by bs with the concent of the lozdes (pirituall and temporall,and Commons there affembled mofte godly and agreably to Chriftes holy inftitucion enacted, that the molie vlilled Sacrament of the body a bloud of our labioz Christ, should from. thenffurth be commōly deliuered and ministerd vnto al persones with in our realme of England and Irelande, and other our dominions under bothe kyndes, that is to say,of bread and wyne, (except neceffitie otherwaies require)leaft euery man phantasyng and deuilyug a londzy way by hym felfe in the vle of this molte bliffed Sacra ment of vnitie,there might thereby arise any vu Lemely and vngodly diuerfitie: Dur pleasure is by thaduise of our mofte dere vncle the duke of Somerlet gouernour of our perlone, and P20tecto2 of al our Kealmes, dominions & fubiectes and other of our pziuey counsayle, that the fayd blessed Sacramêt be miniftred vnto our people only after fuch fourme and maner as hereafter, by our aucthozitie, with thaduice befoze mencio

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ned is set furthe and declared: Willyng euery man with due rcucrence and chirstian behaucoz to come to this holye Sacramente and moste blessed Communion, left that by the bnworthy receiving of so high.myfteries, they becoine giltie of the body and bloude of the Lozde,and so eate dzinke ther awne dampnacion:but rathez diltgently triyng themselfes that they may so coine to this holy table of Christe.and so be partakers of thys holy Communion, that they maye dwell in Chulte, and haue Chuste dwellyng in theim: And also with suche obedience and conformitie to receaue thys oure ozdinaunce. and most godly Direction,that we may be encouraged from time. to tyme, further to trauell for the reformation a fetting furthe of luche godly ozdcrs,as maye bee mofte to godes glozy, the edifiyng of our subiectes, and for thaduauncemente, of true religion. Whiche thing,wee(by the healpe, of God)mooste earnestly entend to bring to cffecte: Willyng all our louing fubiectes in the meane tyme,to staye and quiet theim lealfes with this oure direction, as men content to folowe aucthoritie(according to the bounden duty of fubiectes, not enterpri= Lyng to ronne afoze, and so by their rashenes, become the greatest hynderers of suche thynges as they moze arrogantly then godly, wolde femeęby their awne priuate aucthozitie)mofte hotly to set fozwarde. Wee woulde not haue oure fubiectes so muche to mislike oure Judgement, so much to mistruste our scale, as though we cyther coulde not discerne what were to be done,02 woulde not Do all