"It was a right morris-dance," said he, "all the examination. Mr Prolocutor Weston disputed with the beer-pot at his elbow, and forgot not his devoirs thereto in the course thereof. And (whether the said pot were in fault, I will not say, but) at opening he made a sorry blunder, for he said that the Court was called `to dispute the detestable heresy of the verity of the body of Christ in the Sacrament.' There was much laughter in the Court thereupon. It was in the choir of Saint Mary the Virgin they held Court, and my Lord Archbishop was first examined. He denied all propositions advanced unto him, and spake very modestly, wittily [cleverly], and learnedly. So at the end of the day he was sent back to Bocardo, where they held him confined. Then the next day they had in Dr Ridley, who showed sharp, witty, and very earnest; and denied that (being Bishop of Rochester) he had ever preached in favour of transubstantiation. At _one_ point, the people hissing at an answer he had given, Dr Ridley turned him around unto them, and--`O my masters!' saith he, `I take this for no judgment. I will stand to God's judgment.' The day thereafter called they up my master [Latimer]; who, on his entering, escaped no hissings nor scornful laughter. He came in from the bailiff's house, where he was lodged, having a kerchief and three or four caps on his head for the fear of cold, his staff in his hand, and his spectacles hanging at his breast by a string [Note 5]. He earnestly desired to be allowed a seat, and also to speak in English; for (quoth he) `I am out of use with the Latin, and almost as meet to dispute as to be a captain of Calais.' Moreover, he said his memory was weakened, and he very faint. Then they asked him if he would allow the verity of the body of Christ to be in the Sacrament. Quoth he, `I have read over the New Testament seven times, and yet could I never find the mass in it, neither the marrow-bones nor sinews of the same.' You know his merry fashion. Then they asked him how long he had been of that opinion; and he said he had not been so long; that time had been when he said mass devoutly, for the which he craved God's mercy now; and he had not been of this mind above seven years. Then they charged him that he was a Lutheran. `Nay,' said he, `I was a Papist; for I never could perceive how Luther could defend his opinion, without transubstantiation.' And they desired he should reason touching Luther's opinion. `I do not take in hand to defend Luther's sayings or doings,' quoth my master. `If he were here, he would defend himself well enough.' And so went they forward, my master answering readily, but calmly: yet he warmed up high enough once, when one spake of the priest offering of Christ. Quoth he, with some of the ancient fire that was wont to be in him, `He is too precious a thing for us to offer; He offereth Himself.' Well, after his examination was over (and they took