BOOK Rochester, and other Commissioners, as appears by the subII. scription in the printed Advertisements. Among the rest of Anno 1564. these amendments of the old book, this was one, that where

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as preachers were restrained before from meddling in their sermons with any controversies, this was now in the present book omitted; it being thought very fitting, that the errors 159 of the Popish religion should be treated of and confuted, for the vindication of the Reformation. And especially considering the coming over, it seems, at that time beyond sea, of great numbers of books of the adversaries; which were conveyed privately to persons in the Court, impugning the verity of our religion. After the Secretary had' seen this foul copy, which had been thus sent to him by the Archbishop, March the 3d, he soon returned it. For five days after, the Archbishop sent the fair copy thereof, signed by the Bishops and himself, that the Secretary might take his opportunity to present it to the Queen and her Council: signifying, that he had rather he, the Secretary, should present it, than himself, for the avoiding of offence that might grow, as he said, by his own imprudent talk. For he knew there were some in the Council that would be apt to make opposition to this book, and so occasion might be given him of some more hot discourse than were convenient in such a presence.

Foresaw the He foresaw well that it would be difficult to pass the difficulty of its passing Council, in order to the obtaining the Queen's authority for the Coun- the decreeing the observation of it. But he told the Secretary, "That if the Queen's Majesty would not authorize it, "the most part [of the orders therein prescribed] were like "to lie in the dust, for execution on their parties, laws were "so much against their own private doings." By which words suggesting that many of the leading Clergy (and probably some of the highest order) neglected the enjoined apparel and rites; and so would be very backward to execute and perform the directions of the book, unless the Queen's absolute commands were annexed. "But if she "with consent [thereunto] would publish her pleasure con"cerning these Articles, he trusted, out of the awe the Cler

"gy had of her, she should be obeyed." But notwithstand- CHAP. ing these endeavours of the Archbishop, and his applications

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to his friends at Court, he could not gain the Queen's au- Anno 1564. thority to ratify the book: so prevalent was that party in the Council that disliked it, and who adhered to such of the Clergy as were not forward for these observances.

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This somewhat chafed the zealous Archbishop, and the His concern rather because the Court, and particularly the Secretary book's ill himself, were the first movers of this matter, and which had success beput the Archbishop upon the labour of redressing this evil. Council. He said, "It was better not to have begun, except more "were done and that all the realm was in expectation. "Sapienti pauca. And that seeing his Honour principally "had begun, Tuâ interest (said he) ut aliquid fiat." Adding, concerning them of the commission, "That if this ball "should be tossed unto them, and then they have no author"ity by the Queen's Majesty's hand, they would sit still. "And that if they of the Council laid not to their helping "hand, as they did once, he said, in Hooper's days, all that "was done was but to be laughed at." This Hooper was he that was Bishop of Worcester and Gloucester in King Edward's days, and suffered martyrdom in the reign of Queen Mary. Him that King and his Council sent down into his diocese, fortified with their letters and authority, to make search into abuses in those superstitious parts of the land, and reform them. Which he did vigorously, and to good purpose, by virtue of this countenance from the Court, inflicting punishments as he saw occasion. Insomuch that Fox's Mon. Judge Morgan, at one of the Bishop's examinations before Gardiner, threw in his teeth what a stir and rout he made at Gloucester, railing at him, and saying, that there was never such a tyrant. No question those parts, labouring more than the rest under Popish corruptions, required a stirring Bishop: and good reformation he made there, by the assistance the Council's letters gave him. But this by the by, to shew what the Archbishop hinted at.

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Soon after this, the Bishop of London was at Court in the And at the Queen's presence; but scarcely a word was spoken by her to neglect.

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The Clergy little favoured at Court.

BOOK him, to excite him to redress the neglect of conformity in London. For the said Bishop had told our Archbishop, Anno 1564. that not six words were spoken from the Queen to him for uniformity of his London, where, it seems, it was most disregarded. This neglect of the Queen created a new concern in the mind of our Prelate. Which made him signify this very thing unto his old friend the Secretary; hinting again to him hereupon his desire, that a letter from her Majesty should be sent him to back their endeavours, adding in some heat these words; "If you remedy it not by letter, I 160" will no more strive against the stream, fume or chide who "will." This letter was dated March the 8th. Such a strong party had the disaffected then in the Council and Court, that the Queen was stayed from seconding her own letter to the Archbishop, by her own authority to confirm what they had drawn up and prepared by her own order. And no wonder, for the Bishops and Divines themselves had but little countenance given them at the Court by divers of the great ones there; who did what they could to prejudice the Queen against them. For, but the day before, viz. March the 7th, the Archbishop, and the other Bishops and Divines of the ecclesiastical commission, being at the Court, and the Queen present, one of them, the Dean of St. Paul's, Alexander Nowel, a person that had been much faVid. Annals voured by her for his excellent learning and education, and of the Re- whom she used to permit to discourse before her; being, I suppose, appointed then to preach a Lenten sermon, among other things spoken of, entered into speech concerning a very lewd Popish book lately published. It was stuffed not only with Papistical doctrine, but in many places tainted with immodest and unhonest language: and so, guilty of irreverence and impudence towards the Queen: for to her it was dedicated. This caused him in that presence to shew his distaken at a like of the book, though liked much of some indiscreet subthe Dean ofjects, and of their judgments too. But, it seems, upon some St. Paul's. words unwarily by him spoken, or rather by some of his captious and prejudiced auditors taken hold of, they browbeat him, and run him down with much severe language, and the

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Queen also reproved him. This unexpected usage astonish- CHAP. ed the modest man greatly: insomuch that the Archbishop, then present, for pure pity took him home that day to dine Anno 1564. with him, and to give him some countenance and comfort, being utterly dismayed, the very expression the Archbishop used, speaking to the Secretary concerning him. And the next day the Dean wrote a letter to the said Secretary, giving an account of the cause of that his discourse against the book, namely, "That it was his due reverence to his gracious

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Sovereign, so lacking in that book, and the impudency of "the author to her: and though it were fallen out otherwise "than he, so long accustomed to his Sovereign's gracious pa"tience with him, could well foresee, yet what error soever "was admitted in the utterance thereof, he said, he enjoyed "the testimonies of sound doctrine, recorded as well in the "Scriptures, as the ancient Doctors, and the conscience of a good intent, and most humble reverence towards his most "gracious Sovereign." The letter may be read in the Ap- Number pendix.

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become of

But to return to the Advertisements. At length, it seems, The Adverthe Archbishop's patience and persistance prevailed, and tisements these ecclesiastical rules (now called Advertisements) reco- force. Regist. vered their first names of Articles and Ordinances: as may Grind. appear by the metropolitical visitation of the church of Gloucester, anno 1576, by Laur. Humfrey, Herbert Westphaling, Doctors in Divinity, and some other Civilians, by the Archbishop's deputation; when among the Injunctions (eight in number) given to that Church, one was this, "Not "to oppose the Queen's Injunctions, nor the Ordinations nor "Articles made by some of the Queen's Commissioners, "(which are there said to be, Matthew, Archbishop of "Canterbury; Edmund, Bishop of London; Richard, Bishop

of Ely; Edmund, Bishop of Rochester; Robert, Bishop of "Winton; and Nic. Bishop of Lincoln;) January the 25th, "in the 7th year of the Queen's reign." To which that Archbishop (next successor to our Archbishop) subscribed his name. Where we may observe, that these Ordinances of

BOOK the Queen's Commissioners are joined with her own Injunc II. tions to be observed. Of such force they were now become.

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The Archbishop's proceedings for Uniformiy. He excites the Bishop of London.

The pro- THUS stood the Court affected. In the mean time the

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the Arch- Archbishop and his fellows of the ecclesiastical commisbishop in sion did go on, as far as they could, to reduce the Church uniformity. to one uniform order, the Queen still calling upon them so to do, reckoning their own authority sufficient. They cited many before them, conferring with them, admonishing them, and threatening their censures to those that would not comply. But the effect did not correspond at all: but rather what they did proved the occasion to others of becoming more refractory. And whereas the habits had been the only or chief matter they boggled at, now the rest of the Church's rites began to be called in question too: such an influence had the connivance of the Court. But now the Queen shewed herself much offended that so little had been done March 24. all this while. The Archbishop takes this occasion again to write to his friend at the Court, signifying the great mischief of these delays and irresolute proceedings. He wished, "that the Secretary and the rest had not stirred istam "camarinam, or else to have set on it to some order at the

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beginning. For that delaying wrought daily more incon"venience, et obfirmatiores fiunt. So that he saw it not "best to send up for disordered persons. For after they "espy, saith he, how the game goes, redduntur multo præ"fractiores. Adding, that he thought non solum periculum "verti in ritibus vestium tantummodo, sed omnium rituum "in universum, i. e. that not only the rites of apparel were "now in danger, but all other rites universally." And therefore he advised, that prudence would be taken. And whereas he understood it was purposed by some, probably