To a great extent the 1549 Prayer Book was a translation of Bucer’s liturgy for Cologne. The term "Book of Common Prayer" comes from Bucer, and many of the changes made in the 1552 edition are thanks to him.

Given the very oddball personalities responsible for founding the Episcopal Church, it is a miracle that there are any Anglicans in America today!

Cranmer included an epiclesis in his first Book of Common Prayer (1549), but it was a mistake that he soon regretted and changed.