^{page xi note 1} This is merely an argument from analogy from other State trials. See documents on Garnet printed in Foley's Jesuit Records, Spedding's Bacon, on Essex's Trial, and, further, a paper of Bacon's (Spedding, i. 318) for the examination of a priest (1594), showing how completely the Government knew the details. Bancroft probably secured most of the evidence during the investigation of the Marprelate Tracts. We have no evidence that the movement was known as a general one prior to 1587.

^{page xi note 2} Here, for the moment, the “ Minute Book” is excluded, in order to show that the material outside it, while not contradictory, is at the same time not sufficient to establish the case.

^{page xi note 3} Strype, Whitgift, ii. 6, 13, 23, 59, 74–81, 83, 85, 93, iii. 231, 235, 242, 271–285, 268. Fuller, Bk. ix. 206.

^{page xi note 4} It is quite clear that Bancroft had other depositions to use besides these here given. Besides, Stone's deposition, as printed by Fuller, is different from anything in Strype, which papers are clearly nothing but summaries of the real depositions made more or less accurately and fully for legal purposes of the trial, or for information of the officers of State.

^{page xii note 1} These have been inserted in brackets in their proper places in the text of the Dangerous Positions.

^{page xii note 2} Heylin, Aerius Redivivus, Bk. vii. sect. 9.

^{page xii note 3} Bancroft, Dangerous Positions, 43 (not here printed).

^{page xiii note 1} Heylin, Aerius Redivivus, Bk. vii. sect. 3.

^{page xiii note 2} Neal, , Puritans, i. 314 (1816)Google Scholar.

^{page xiii note 3} English Hist. Review, iii. 661.

^{page xiii note 4} See p. 7, infra.

^{page xiii note 5} Heylin, Aeriits Redivivus, Bk. vii. sect. 25 ; Puller, Church History, Bk. ix. sect iv. No. 16; Neal, i. 351, &c.; and another section concerning Burghley and the remodelling of the “ Book of Discipline” is in Heylin, Bk. vii. sect. 42 ; Fuller, Bk. ix. sect. vi. Cf. infra, pp. 7,9. Other cases are as follows: Fuller, Bk. ix. sect. 3, No. 8, with infra, p. 4; Heylin, Aerius Redivivus, Bk. vii. sect. 26, with the original tract section not here reprinted; Fuller, Bk. ix. sect. vii. 195, with infra, p. 19; ibid. Bk. ix. sect. vii. 194, with infra, p. 17; ibid. Bk. ix. sect. v.; Heylin, Aerius Redivivus, Bk. vii. sect. 33; Neal, i. 278, with original tract, p. 70. Fuller mentions Bancroft frequently by the sub-title “ English Scottizing,” Bk. ix. sect. vii. No. 21, and 23. Also as “ Dangerous Positions,” Bk. ix. sect. vi. No. 26; sect. vii. No. 42; etc.

^{page xiii note 6} He mentions it, Whitgift, i. 559; Annals, iii. pt. i. 692, iv. 194. He mentions and uses Bancroft's Survey of the Holy Discipline. Whitgift, i. 132–3,136, 470, ii. 105; Annals, iii. pt. i. 332. But he neglected to quote the Dangerous Positions at many places where he might have made good use of it. Whitgift, i. 502, 537, 554, ii. 5 fl., 56–8, 74,91, iii. 235 ff. Grindal, pp. 200, 320. Annals, ii. pt. i. 325, &c. This is rather puzzling, and as far as it goes for anything tends to show that Strype did not consider it good evidence. Tet he refers his readers to it. He seems to have had also some original papers not now traceable. Whitgift, ii. 58 and i. 555.

^{page xiv note 1} Neal, i. 314; Heylin, Aeiius Redivivus, Bk. vii. sect. 3, and infra, p. 4.

^{page xiv note 2} Aerius Bedwivus, Bk. viii. sect. 2, and infra, p. 8.

^{page xiv note 3} Eng. Hist. Review, iii. 661, note.

^{page xv note 1} Strype, Whitgift, i. 535, and infra, p. 17.

^{page xv note 2} Bk. ix. 206.

^{page xv note 3} Infra, p. 19.

^{page xv note 4} Annals, iii. pt. ii. 477.

^{page xv note 5} Strype, Whitgift, ii. 6.