Bishop sent his letter to Dr. Huick, his Vicar General, for CHAP. the process of his confirmation and installation. IV. siastical And of the changing Our Bishop was made one of the Queen's ecclesiastical Anno 1560. commissioners. For a commission of that nature had lately made one of The Bishop been enacted by the Parliament, to inspect into the manners the eccleof the Clergy, and regulate all matters of the Church. commisAnd in this year 1560 he was also appointed, by the sion: Queen's special letters, to be one of her Commissioners (Par-39 ker, Archbishop of Canterbury; Dr. Bill, her Almoner; commisDr. Haddon, Master of Requests, being the other) for the sion for changing of certain chapters used for lessons, and some certain lesother things appointed to be read, (not so convenient,) for sons, &c. other chapters more edifying to the common people; and for the making of a new calendar for the Book of Common Prayer; and for the taking some good orders for the keeping clean and adorning of chancels, which were in these times very much neglected and profaned; altogether unbeseeming the houses of God, and the places where the holy Supper was administered; and, lastly, for the prescribing some good order for the collegiate churches, that by the Queen's permission used the Common Prayer in Latin, as should be most convenient to be used in respect of their companies, or of resort of the laity thither; that this liberty of the Queen's, granting the prayers in Latin, might not be corrupted and abused. to him from In the afore-mentioned year, viz. 1560, came these pre- A mandate scriptions and mandates from the Archbishop to our Bishop. the ArchAn inhibition to him (as also to the other provincial Bi- bishop. shops) to forbear visiting his diocese for some time, because of the great poverty of the clergy; having been so oppressed before, by frequent visitations and procurations, "that to "the exceeding scandal of their state and ministry (as the "letters of the Archbishop ran) they had scarce wherewith "to buy food and raiment." order from him. In July, an order was prescribed him by the said Arch- Another bishop, to be used in Common Prayer thrice a week, for seasonable weather, and good success of the common affairs of the realm; meet to be used (as the injunction ran) at BOOK this present, and also hereafter, when like occasion should I. arise, by the discretion of the Ordinary within the province Anno 1560. of Canterbury. Several or Ministers. I will now recount all the ordinations of Ministers that dinations of happened since the last year hitherto, celebrated by our Bishop, or by some other Bishop by him deputed; that you may see what care was taken by our Bishop for furnishing the Church with ministers not tainted with Popery. March 27, were Rob. Joyner and Rich. Langhern, B.A. ordained Deacons and these six made Priests; Will. Barker, (who had received Deacon's orders in the time of Bishop Bonner,) Brian Barton, Percival Wyborn, Gilbert Genyns, Edm. Johnson, William Margets. All these received their orders from Rich. Davies, Bishop of St. Asaph, who performed the ordination in the name and by the order of the reverend father, Bishop Grindal. Ultim. Martii, another ordination was celebrated, by the said Bishop of St. Asaph, in the Bishop of London's chapel. Deacons: Hugh Jervys, B. A. of Clare hall, and Hugh Brommel, Scholar of St. John's, Cambridge. Priests: Tho. Horton, M. A. of Pembroke, Cambridge; Rich. Proud; and Wil. Day, (afterwards Bishop of Winton.) 40 April 25, the Bishop of London held an ordination in his chapel in the palace at London; wherein these following were made Deacons: Will. Betts, of Hadley in Suffolk; Tho. Upchere; Peter Foreman; Tho. Nokes; Christopher Knight; Richard Clive, B.A.; Christopher Booke; Henry Basset; James Blacket; John Amerye; Tho. Spicer; Tho. Coper, born at Bewdley, Wigorn, aged 60;. ... ; — Hawgh, alias Halgh; Greg. Metcalf; John Wolton, born at Whaley in Cheshire, aged 23; (he was afterwards Bishop of Exeter;) Will. Painter; Martin Adam; Rich. Wilmot; Will. Atkinson; Tho. Brice; Humphrey Walwyn; Will. Lion; Walter Bedel, B.A.; Rich. Lee; John Valey; Dominicus Jackson; Nich. Hunt; Alex. Smelley; Rich. Weston, aged 38. And these Priests: Francis Serle; Walter Richardson; John Aman; John Brewer; James Blacket; Will. Dartnel; IV. Nich. Humphrey; Tho. Cook; Gilbert Hazzard; John Sta- CHAP. lon; Francis Banister; Will. Davis; Will. Green; Will. Fletcher; Walter Kelle; Nich. Wilson, M. A. Fellow of Anno 1560. Magdalen college, Oxon; Roger White; Rich. Allen; Walter Davies, aged 41; Will. Atherton; Rob. Joyner; Rich. Langhern; Rob. Smith; Will. Overton; and six more, lately ordained Deacons, and mentioned before. The next ordination was held May 1. Then was ordained only Rob. Pownal, an exile, born at Barwick in Dorsetshire, [it should be Somersetshire,] aged 40, and more. The next was June 4, Archdeacon Mullins assisting the Bishop, as he had done in all the ordinations before. The Deacons were, Rob. Rogers, M. A. and Fellow of Christ's college, Oxon; Bernard Sudbury; Tho. Lylyot, M.A. and Fellow of Christ's college, Cambridge; Rob. Frazier, a Scot; Tho. Pett; John Stevens; Henry Brown; Anthony Gatonbye; Will. Lyon, aged 43; Anthony White; Arthedox [perhaps for Orthodox] Rogers, M. A. The Priests were, Rich. Cliff, B. A.; John Wotton, [Wolton,] B. A.; Rich. Wyllymothe; Tho. Bryce, and nine more ordained Deacons before; Will. Osborn; and Barn. Sudbury. June 9, Basset, Gatonbye, and Calfil, M. A. three Deacons, were made Priests. And one Deacon ordained, viz. Robert Rowles, B.A. Fellow of New College, Oxon. July 25, Thursday, being St. James's day, still Mullins the Archdeacon assisting, were ordained Deacons, Nich. Slater; John After, aged 50, born in Calais; John Garret, aged 41; Rich. Simons, aged 31; Dominic Jaxon. Priests, Rich. Lee, and Will. Lyon. July 28, were Will. Hardiman and Nich. Slater made Priests. Those ordained, that were more elderly, (whose ages I have set down,) were such, I suppose, as being grave and sober persons, though no scholars, but perhaps tradesmen before, were thought convenient to be admitted into orders, to supply the present necessity of the Church: but this it seems gave offence. And therefore Another order to The next month an order came, directed to the Bishop ordain no from the Metropolitan, to forbear ordaining any more ar- more arti ficers. BOOK tificers, and others that had been of secular occupations, .I. that were unlearned; which they, the Bishops, had been Anno 1560. forced to do at first, if they were qualified with sobriety and good religion, and skill in reading, for the supply of the vacant churches: and that all, henceforth, should be excluded from taking holy orders, but such as had good testimonials 41 of their conversation, were exercised in learning, or at least had spent some time in teaching school. And because the Bishop, as the Archbishop's Chancellor, was to communicate this order to the rest of the Suffragan Bishops, he did it with this letter of his own. The Bishop's let that intent. "After my very hearty commendations, these are to sigter to other"nify unto your Lordship, that I have received a letter, dibishops for rected me, from my Lord of Canterbury, containing an "advertisement, to be communicated unto you, and the "other of our brethren within his Grace's province: and "for that intent, I have caused the copy of the said letters "to be inserted, and inclosed herein: the which I do now "send by this bearer unto you; not doubting, but that your Lordship will consider the same, and have such re for a list of 66 gard thereunto, as appertaineth. And thus wishing "unto your Lordship prosperous health and felicity, to the "pleasure of Almighty God, I bid you most heartily farewell. "From my house at Fulham, the 17th of August, 1560. The ArchIn November following, the Archbishop sent a letter bishop sends to to the Bishop of London, for certain considerations conduour Bishop cive to the general reformation of the clergy, to certify him, the names the said Archbishop, of the names and surnames of all of his cler- the Deans, Archdeacons, Chancellors, Chanters, and others, having any dignity in his cathedral church, and of all the Prebendaries of the same; and all and singular Parsons, Vicars, Curates, &c. gy. He and two more write to the He was one of the three Bishops (the Archbishop of Queen to Canterbury and the Bishop of Ely being the other two) marry. IV. that this year took upon them the courage and the honesty CHAP. to write a secret letter to the Queen, to persuade her to marry; shewing her how the safety and welfare of the Anno 1560. Church and kingdom depended upon issue of her royal body: concluding, "that till they should see that fortunate "day, they should never repose themselves to minister "in their offices comfortably, in perfect joy, and quiet of ❝ heart.” CHAP. V. The Bishop superintendent of the foreigners' churches in the fo THE Bishop of London had the care and inspection of all He inspects the foreigners' churches in the said city, as namely, both reigners' the Dutch and French; under which were comprised the churches. Spanish and Italian congregations; and he was their superintendent, and so termed. The chief was the Dutch or German church, settled first by King Edward VI. and 42 the church formerly belonging to the Augustin friars was by that Prince given to Alasco, their first minister, and his congregation, who had then removed themselves hither from Embden: and upon the access of Queen Mary to the crown, after many tossings abroad, retreated thither again; and thence replanted themselves here again under Queen Elizabeth. church in stored to For the year last past, this congregation had petitioned The the Queen to have their church restored them, and their St. Austin charter renewed.. And herein Bishop Grindal was their Friars regreat advocate and friend at Court, as they acknowledged them. themselves, in some records remaining in their said Church. Their church they accordingly enjoyed; and command MSS. Eccl. was given to the Queen's Purveyor, that it should be Londino- |