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Reforming the Liturgy under Henry VIII: The Instructions of John Clerk, Bishop of Bath and Wells (PRO, SP6/3, fos 42r–44v)

In contrast to the close attention that has been lavished upon Henry VIII’s see-sawing doctrinal policies, the liturgical implications of the break with Rome are rarely examined in depth. Changes in worship are usually summarised in the laconic statement that instances of the word ‘pope’ were removed from the liturgy, with little precision as to how many words needed to be crossed out, and whether another word was to replace papa. Little or nothing is said of the extent of these alterations nor of their impact upon liturgical performance. The explanation for this lack of