Context: Roman canon law had been criticized by the Presbyterians as early as 1572 in the Admonition to Parliament. The protest centered on the standard defense that canon law could be retained so long as it did not contradict the civil law. According to Polly Ha, the Reformed Church Government refuted this claiming that the bishops had been enforcing canon law for 1500 years.

Question: What group took issue with the Roman canons?
Answer: the Presbyterians

Question: In what year was there documented criticism of Roman church law by Presbyterians?
Answer: 1572

Question: To whom did Presbyterians complain in 1572?
Answer: Parliament

Question: For how long did the Reformed Church state that canon had been administered by members of the church?
Answer: 1500 years

Question: Which church officials were responsible for the administration of canon law?
Answer: bishops

Question: What group supported roaming cannons?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did the Presbyterians criticize in the fifteenth century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who claimed the bishops have been enforcing canon law for 2000 years?
Answer: Unanswerable