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CHURCH AND STATE UNDER THE TUDORS

	date	page
Cromwell takes his seat as Vicar-General	1536	79
First Articles of Religion—Parliament dissolved	—	80
Cromwell's Injunctions	—	80
Act of Proclamations—Act for making Bishops by Letters Patent—Dissolution of the Abbeys—Act of Six Articles	1539	80
History of this Act	—	81
The Part taken in it by Convocation	—	83
Bonner takes out a Commission from the King	—	84
Act for the Dissolution of the Marriage with Ann of Cleves—Act concerning Christ's Religion—Execution of Cromwell—Henry marries Catherine Howard	1540	85
Proclamation for a Bible in every Church	1541	86
Omission of the Pope's Name from Service-Books—Attainder of Catherine Howard and Lady Rochford	1541	86
Bill for Bishops' Chancellors to marry—History of this Measure	—	87
Publication of the King's Book—Reformation of Service-Books—An Act for the Advancement of True Religion	1543	88
Modification of the Six Articles—Act for Review of Ecclesiastical Laws renewed—Publication of the King's Primer— Heresy Act disappears in the Commons (Note)	1544 1545 —	88 89 90
Colleges and Chantries, &c., delivered up to the King—Married Doctors of Law (Chancellors) to exercise Jurisdiction—Attainder of Duke of Norfolk and Lord Surrey—Death of Henry VIII	—	90
CHAPTER V REIGN OF HENRY VIII.— SUMMARY
Separation from Rome complete in Henry's Reign—The Five Acts which accomplished it	—	91
Paul III.'s Excommunication completes it on the opposite side—Changes in Doctrine and Ritual slight, but not non-existent—Not such as to satisfy the Protestants	—	92
Church in England entirely revolutionised—Henry's Anglican via media—Marillac's Estimate of the Result	—	93
Judgment of it by the Roman and Protestant Parties	—	94
Value of these Judgments—Archbishop Bramhall's Judgment	—	95
Small Share of Convocation in Henry's Legislation	—	96
It disclaims all Share in it up to 1532 inclusive—Its Share in the Legislation of 1534	—	9