themselves, they were corrupt and partial in determining cases; others would have no lawyers nor attornies, for that the one cheated the people in wrong advice or counsel, and the other of their money by extravagant bills of costs; others would have no court leets, or court barons, for that the cost and expense in prosecuting an action at law therein was many times greater than the debt or profit. But generally it was agreed upon amongst them, that no inclosure should be left standing, but that all lands should be held in common; yet what expedients should be found out and placed in the room of those several orders and degrees of men and officers, none could prescribe. However, the priests, rectors, vicars, and curates, the priors, monks, friars, and other dissolved collegiates, hammered out seven articles of address for the King’s majesty; upon grant of which they declared their bodies, arms, and goods should all be at his disposal, viz. 1. That curates should administer baptism at all times of need, as well week days as holy days. 2. That their children might be confirmed by the Bishop. 3. That mass might be celebrated, no man communicating with the priest. 4. That they might have reservation of the Lord’s body in churches. 5. That they might have holy bread and water in remembrance of Christ’s body and blood. 6. That priests might not be married. 7. That the six articles set forth by King Henry VIII. might be continued at least till the King came of age. Now those six articles were invented by Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester (who was the bastard son of Lionel Woodvill, Bishop of Salisbury, by his concubine, Elizabeth Gardiner; the which Lionel was fifth son of Richard Woodvill, Earl Rivers, 1470), and therefore called his creed, viz. 1. That the body of Christ is really present in the sacrament after consecration. 2. That the sacrament cannot truly be administered under both kinds. 3. That priests entered into holy orders might not marry. 4. That vows of chastity entered into upon mature deliberation, were to be kept. 5. That private masses were not to be omitted. 6. That auricular confession was necessary in the church of God.