ABSTRACT
Thomas Cranmer was Archbishop, and it would ill become him, he said, to fly; he would shew that he was not afraid to own all the changes that were made by his means in religion during the reign of Edward VI. Cranmer was soon put to the test. His silence, which was due to respect for the Queen, was interpreted as acquiescence in the restoration of the mass, and men thought he would follow in Northumberland’s footsteps. A day or two later the Council sent for Cranmer; he appeared before it on the 13th of September. It was busy with the case of Latimer, who on that day was sent to the Tower, and the Archbishop was ordered to attend the following day at the Star Chamber. Cranmer at first pleaded not guilty, but then withdrew that plea and confessed to the charges.
