VI. "work of her hands. By divers yet living in Oxford [anno CHAP. "1604.] this good woman is remembered, and commended, "as for her other virtues, so for her liberality to the Anno 1561, "which by Mr. Fox, writing how she was treated after her 66 66 poor: death, is rightly mentioned. For the love of true religion, " and the company of her husband, she left her own country to come into England in King Edward's days. And "so good was her fame here, that when Papists in Queen "Mary's time, being able to get nothing against her, being "dead, were yet desirous to wreak their spleen upon her "integrity: and would needs rage upon the bones of her, a "woman and a stranger; and took them out of her grave "from Christian burial, and buried them in a dunghill." Whereupon one made these verses : Famineum sexum Romani semper amarunt: Which thus the said Dr. Abbot translates: The Popish crew have evermore the female sex embraced : placed? Thus if you ask, right readily mine answer may be this: kiss. BOOK Anno 1561. CHAP. VII. The Archbishop's doings in his diocese. Restores Eastbridge hospital. Certifies the schools and hospitals in his diocese. Continues his metropolitical visitation. Eton college visited by the Archbishop, and others: and Magdalen college, Oxon. A complaint against the Bishop of Chester ; committed to him. The Arch- Now let us turn our eyes to Canterbury, and observe the bishop sends order care the most reverend Diocesan took about his church and to his Archdiocese. Being at Lambeth with the ecclesiastical Comdeacon, for reading the missioners, ordering the affairs of the Church, August 4. Declaration. he sent to the Archdeacon the Declaration of certain points Park.Regist. of religion, lately set forth by the order of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, with the rest of the Bishops, whereof mention was made before, and to see the same by his officers published in the diocese of Canterbury, at such time and in such order as he should think most convenient: so that the same might be effectually executed and observed. Willing him further to see the same read and declared at times therein mentioned by all such clerks as it did concern: assuring him of his assistance against the contemners thereof. A commission to visit pitals. September 8. following, his Grace sent a commission, certain hos- (the old instructions in parchment still remaining in the MS. library at Lambeth,) authorizing Stephen Nevinson, LL. D. Andrew Peerson, B. D. and John Butler, Clerk, (which last is entitled Canon and Prebendary of the cathedral church,) to visit the hospital of Eastbridge in Canterbury, and three hospitals in Sandwich, and one more in Saltwood. And again, September 18. he sent a commission 102 to Stephen Nevinson, Thomas Becon, and John Butler, Particularly Prebendaries of Canterbury, to visit the hospital of Eastbridge only. The commission ran to this purport: “That "because he was busy and necessarily detained, they to visit "it, as well in the head as members, concerning the lives, Eastbridge ❝ manners, conversation, and doctrines of the Master, or Cus- CHAP. "tos, as of all the persons; to punish and correct the VII. 66 culpable, and to examine and try their course of life, as Anno 1561. "much as they could; and to require and take their foun"dations, ordinations, dotations, charities, accounts, sta"tutes, registers, and the rest, all and singular the muni"ments, belonging to the hospital; and them diligently to "examine and consider on Monday the 26th of October, "betwixt the hours of eight and ten in the morning, and so "by adjournment; and to certify him of this their visitation." bishop pre This hospital, called the hospital of Eastbridge, or St. The ArchThomas in the city of Canterbury, being founded by Tho- serves it. mas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was in the year N. Batteley. 1557. visited by Cardinal Pole. Then it was found, that they of the said hospital were bound to receive wayfaring and hurt men. But though it stood in Queen Mary's days, yet now, it being by law dissolved, the Archbishop restored it, and preserved the revenues thereof. It was founded for the entertainment of poor pilgrims. The former statutes by change of time became of no use, and were not capable of observing. And the revenue began to fall into private hands. When he out of his singular and pious care made new statutes and ordinations: whereby the revenues of the hospital were applied to charitable uses; such as in those days seemed necessary and proper; viz. First, in time of peace, every Friday, thirty pennies were distributed to thirty poor people at the door of the hospital. Secondly, in time of war, this money was spent in lodging and maintaining such sick and wounded soldiers as passed through Canterbury to and from France. Thirdly, he appointed exhibitions for two Scholars in Bene't college, Cambridge, six pound six shillings and eight pence per annum, continued to this day. Fourthly, he appointed a schoolmaster to teach twenty poor children gratis, to read, write, and sing, and to be furnished with books, pen, ink, and paper, at the cost of the hospital; which also is continued to this day. But this was done not before the year 1569; when we shall have occasion to say more of this hospital. BOOK to the Arch certificate of tals in his diocese. Park. Re gist. The Queen wrote to the Archbishop a letter, dated February 12. in the fourth year of her reign, that for certain Anno 1561. causes he should certify to the Barons of her Exchequer The Queen how many hospitals and schools there were within this bishop for a diocese and jurisdiction of Canterbury; and by what names the schools those hospitals and schools were called, and in what counties, and hospi- villages, and parishes they were situate. And what hospitals of them were separately founded and used, and the possessions whereof expended for the help and sustentation of the poor. And of them what schools or possessions and revenues of them were sustained and maintained, with their names. And that he should search his register, and other archives; and to certify the bearing thereof in parchment faithfully written. Whereupon the Archbishop wrote to Nevynson, Commissary of the city and diocese of Canterbury, to whom he sent the copy of the Queen's letter; willing and requiring him, for the better accomplishment of her Majesty's pleasure, within one month at the farthest to certify him distinctly in writing, how many several hospitals and schools were within the diocese of Canterbury, and the peculiar jurisdictions within the same; and by what names the same hospitals and schools were called, according to the tenor and effect of the said writ. It was dated March 21. Which bearing a date so long after that of the Queen's, one may guess the matter thereof was not over acceptable to the Archbishop. For this command of her Majesty looked as though she were put on by some, who designed these hospitals and schools for themselves, upon pretence of some former Acts, whereby colleges and chantries were given to the Crown. The Archbishop sent another letter to this effect to Dr. Weston, Dean of the deanery of the Arches, Shoram and Croyden. Another to Mr. Weston, Dean of South Malling, Terring and Pagham. Another to Mr. Cole, Dean of Bocking. What accounts were given into the Exchequer of these schools and hospitals, we shall see under the next year. 103 The Archbishop's metropolitical visitation still continued on in this year; and divers commissions were issued out for VII. bishop's sions for that purpose. As, a commission May 30. to William, Bishop CHAP. of Exeter, to visit the church, city, and diocese of Exeter. Another commission dated April 24. to Dr. Yale, Vicar Ge- Anno 1561. neral and Principal Official, and to Walter Wright, LL.D. The ArchArchdeacon of Oxon, and Canon of Christ's Church, to visit commisthe church, city, and diocese of Oxon. Which last also died visiting. this year. Another to Edwin, Bishop of Worcester, and John, Bishop of Hereford, to visit the church of Hereford, dated July 14. Another commission of the same date to John, Bishop of Hereford, to visit the city and diocese of Hereford. We may observe the Bishop of Worcester is joined with the Bishop of Hereford for visiting the cathedral church of Hereford, lest the Dean and Chapter might make opposition to the Bishop, if he visited alone, as infringing their privileges; as above was said in the visitation of Sarum. And lastly, the Archbishop sent another commission to the said Edwin, Bishop of Worcester, dated February 18, to visit the church, city, and diocese of Wigorn. All these commissions ran jure metropolitico. And in them all, John Incent, notary public and primary register to the Archbishop, or his deputy, was appointed to go along with the respective visitors, and to perform his office in the visitations. This year was Eton college visited. For the Queen sent Eton college visited. her letters August 22. to the Archbishop to visit that MSS. c. c. society to which were joined as visitors the Bishop of C.C. Winton and Sir Anthony Cook. The occasion whereof was, as the Queen's letters imported, that one was preferred to be Provost there, of whom very ill reports were heard. And several of the Fellows were Papists. This college and the state thereof she empowered the Archbishop to visit, · and to reduce the orders thereof to the best: as being a member of her college in the University of Cambridge, [i. e. King's college,] of which he and the others had a commission the year before to visit; and still continued. The said Provost (named Bruerne, of Oxford) was chosen without the Queen's pleasure, and without her consent had therein; and the election not legal, nor according to lau |