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G. W. Bernard's Supplication Against The Ordinaries
Parliament published the Supplication against the Ordinaries in 1532, condemning the Church's abuses. Geoffrey Elton is quoted in G. W. Bernard’s book on the Reformation of the Church; “The hand of Cromwell is manifest in these proceedings as the hand of Henry VIII is absent.” This demonstrates Elton’s cynicism in relation to Henry VIII’s authority over Reformation Parliament, arguing instead that Cromwell controlled the reforms being made without the Kings permission or knowledge. The Submission of the Clergy, which stated that all church laws were subject to the King’s authority and that of his Parliament, followed the Supplication against the Ordinaries . Henry stated, “Well beloved subjects, we thought that the clergy of our realm had
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