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a. THE UPSALA-MOTE (1593). 257
pray that the living God may be the highest ruler in this
Church Council, that He may govern all things in it, so
that they may turn to God s praise and honour, and be a
strong support and an eternal benefit to ourselves and our
descendants." The election of an archbishop was deferred
at the wish of the Government, but the assembly was in
vited to elect its president. Nicolaus, who received 196
votes, was elected. The Bishop of Linkoping only
received five, Petrus Jonae of Strengnas fifty-six, and the
Bishop of Abo one.
The articles of the Augsburg Confession were gone
through one by one, and finally were accepted by all pre
sent, nobles, bishops and clergy, so that Nicolaus, as presi
dent, exclaimed in memorable words:
"
Now has Sweden
become one man, and we all have one Lord and God."
To the acceptance of this confession were joined requests
against the open toleration of
"
Catholicism," that no
Catholics should hold office, that all future priests and
school teachers should accept the confession, and that the
convent of Vadstena should be closed, and its revenues
used for the support of students. The main business was,
therefore, concluded on Tuesday, 6th March, in less than
a week. But the council sat on till the igth March dealing
with personal cases, ratifying the Church Order of 1571,
and the Hand-book of 1529, and proceeding on the i5th
March to the election of an archbishop. After the large
majority of votes given to Nicolaus as president, it is some
what surprising to find that Abraham Andreae Anger-
mannus, a former professor at Stockholm and Upsala,
was now elected archbishop by an even larger majority.
Abraham received 238 votes, Petrus Jonae of Strengnas
sixteen, Nicolaus Botniensis thirty-eight and Petrus
Kenicius three. This shows that the election was made by
the whole body of clergy, and not only by those of the
6
This appears from the detailed account of the session of 8th
March (form C) in Riksdagsakter, p. 61, and Magnusson, p. 58.
But there is no direct reference to the Hand-book in the final
"
agreement
"
of the Council.
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