[713] The oaths of a great many are in RYMER, vol. vi. part 2, p. 195, et seq.

[714] His great-grandson"s history of him (_Life of Sir Thomas More,_, by CRESACRE MORE, written about 1620, published 1627, with a dedication to Henrietta Maria) is incorrect in so many instances that I follow it with hesitation; but the account of the present matter is derived from Mr.

Roper, More"s son-in-law, who accompanied him to Lambeth, and it is incidentally confirmed in various details by More himself.

[715] MORE"S _Life of More_, p. 232.

[716] More held extreme republican opinions on the tenure of kings, holding that they might be deposed by act of parliament.

[717] MORE"S _Life of More_, p. 237.

[718] BURNET, vol. i. p. 255.

[719] MORE"S _Life of More_, p. 237.

[720] Cromwell to the Archbishop of Canterbury: _Rolls House MS._

[721] _State Papers_, vol. i. p. 411, et seq.

[722] Royal Proclamation, June, 1534.

[723] Ibid.

[724] FOXE, vol. v. p. 70.

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