Notwithstanding the house desired the reading of it.

Whereupon Mr.
Speaker desired the clerk to read.

And the court being ready to read it, Mr.Dalton made a motion against the reading of it, saying, that it was not meet to be read, and it did appoint a new form of administration of the sacraments and ceremonies of the church, to the discredit of the Book of Common Prayer and of the whole state; and thought that this dealing would bring her majesty's indignation against the house, thus to enterprise this dealing with those things which her majesty especially had taken into her own charge and direction.

Whereupon Mr.Lewkenor spake, showing the necessity of preaching and of a learned ministry, and thought it very fit that the petition and book should be read.

To this purpose spake Mr.Hurleston and Mr.Bainbrigg; and so, the time being passed, the house broke up, and neither the petition nor book read.