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Accordingly, on the first day Dr Cole read the Catholics' piece on Latin prayers, to be followed by the Protestants' Dr Horne. Pointedly kneeling with his back to the altar, Horne began with a prayer and followed it with their 'book' on the question. When the Catholic party rose to respond, Lord Keeper Bacon, who was presiding, refused to allow it, and after some wrangling Bacon conceded that they could make their response on the next day of the disputation. When it dawned, however, he ordered them to proceed to the next question; Bishop White of Winchester, insisting that the Catholics be allowed to rebut the Protestants on the first question, grew obstreperous.

Robert Dudley, though already conspicuous in the royal Household, did not emerge as a favourite until the spring of 1559. The hopes of these candidates were turned to England's political advantage by Elizabeth's refusal to choose among them. The frustrated Spanish ambassador blamed her indeci- 36 THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH I sion on the Devil, but thoughtful Protestants might have credited it to God, since it bought the new queen breathingspace in which to carry out her religious reform. So long as there was a hope that she might marry Philip or his relatives, the Spanish were not going to support internal dissent or papal interference.

When it reached its second reading a long debate ensued, ending three days later, when it was committed. That same day, 15 February, a bill 'for order of service and ministers in the Church' was heard, and on the 16th a bill entitled 'The book for common prayer and ministration ofthe sacraments' was ready. Thus by the middle of February there seem to have been three bills for the reform of religion. One was straightforward: though we do not know its content, it certainly was designed to re-establish the monarch as head of the Church in England, breaking once again with Rome.

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