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" were miserably troubled by many, either Papists or Epi- " cures. Whence it came to pass, that there were so few " Gospel preachers, that many churches had no sermons in " five or six years, or more : that divine service was coldly " and disorderly uttered, and so pronounced that it could " no more be understood than if it were Afric or Indian " tongue. That baptism was ministered in the presence " of a few light women. When marriage was solenmized, " they prattled and played. The Lord's Supper in many " places celebrated like a mass. No regard had of Christ's " flock. No conference of catechism with the ignorant sort. " No public or private admonition given to them that were VOL. II. A a 354 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK " slack in their duties, or otherwise offended. These and I.
' " divers other abuses, neglects, and impieties, he saidy Vnnoi550. u ^yQYQ ^l^g chief members of Antichrist, his bones, flesh, " and sinews : which therefore the members of Christ " should with mutual force and continual travail seek to " overthrow. And then the abuse of apparel, and of all " other things, would utterly be abandoned, and all the " badges and shadows of Antichrist would vanish away. " But that if these principal members of Antichrist, his " substance and whole body, were not cut off, and the king- " dom of Christ thoroughly established, by restoring the " pure doctrine of Christ and good discipline, in vain " should they labour to put the marks and shadows of " Antichrist to flight. That if any Church should give ear " to him, they should not retain any garments which the " Papists had used in their superstitious service, and that " for these causes, that it might the more plainly declare " that they had renounced all fellowship with the Romish " Antichrist, that they acknowledged the liberty of exter- " nal things, and that the greatest care was to restore " chiefly those things wherein the discipline of Christ did 227 " especially consist, and that no occasion of strife might re- " main among the weaker sort. But to say that these gar- " ments were so defiled by the abuse of Antichrist, that no " Church might use them, he dared not be so bold. Nei- " ther did he see any place of Scripture whereby he might " defend this condemning of the good creature of God. " That any ceremony is wickedly Aaronical or Antichristian, " stood not in any creature of God, in any figure, in any '' colour, but in the mind and profession of those that " abused God's good creature to wicked signification. — '' And if any Church, by the liberty of Christ, would have " their ministers wear some special apparel in their ministry, " to this end to edify the flock of Christ, setting apart all " superstition, all lightness and dissension, he could not see " who could justly condemn such Churches of any sin, nor " of any fellowship udth Antichrist. And in the conclusion, " he prayed God so to moderate or remove this contro- OF KING EDWARD VI. 355 " versy, that it hindered not the necessary cleansing of the CIIAP. <« Church.'' Hoper's letter to this reverend man, and his to ^^^^'^^• Hoper, (whereof this is some brief account,) may be con- Anno 1550. suited in the Repository. ^IM. NN.
order the altars in his diocese to be taken down, as occa-aitars! sions of great superstition and error, and tables to be set in their rooms in some convenient places of the chancel or choir. And so far did the King's Council favour him King: Edw. herein, that in the month of June Sir John Yates, or Gates, the high sheriff, went down with letters into Essex, to see the Bishop of London's injunctions put in force, for the plucking down altars, superaltaries, and other corrup- tions in religion. This when it was urged against Ridley by the commissioners a little before his burning, he said, it was done upon this consideration, among others, for that altars seemed to come nigh the Jews' usage. But the Pa- pists now called the communion-table, most irreverently, an oyster board. So did Dr. Weston, and White, afterward Bishop of Lincoln. But as Ridley began this reformation of the Lord's table, so by the Council's letter to him, and orders sent to all the Bishops in the month of November, altars were generally every where taken away.
cise part of the chancel the table should be placed, and standing of how it should stand, whether east or north. And some the tables, placed it one w ay, and some another : which made White, before-mentioned, scoffingly tell Ridley, " When your table Acts and " was constituted, you could never be content in placing J^^^^^g^, " the same, now east, now north, now one way, now an- " other, until it pleased God of his goodness to place it " clean out of the Church." But Ridley told him more gravely concerning the reformation that was made in re- lation to the holy communion, " that the supper of the " Lord was not at any time better ministered, nor more " duly received, than in these latter days, when all things " were brought to the rites and usage of the primitive " Church."
356 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK But altars gave them such disgust, that before these '• public orders for the taking them away, many well disposed Sinno 1550. persons had changed them for tables. Thus George Con- lome altars gtantine, Archdeacon of Carmarthen, in the year 1549, .efo"e oT-^ pulled down the altar there, and set up a table in the '^'"" middle of the church ; which however made a great mur-
228 thinking this a dangerous matter at this time, when there was a rebellion in divers parts of the nation, and fearing it might provoke the Welshmen to rise, and not liking the Archdeacon's doing this of his own head, without consult- ing the Bishop, and without any authority from above, commanded the Vicar to set up the communion table for the present time near the place where it was before, that is, where the altar stood. And this was made one of the ar- ticles against this Bishop by Constantine, and the rest of his enemies, rhe case Barlow, Bishop of Bath and Wells, had deprived the Shop'))f ^ Dean, named John Goodman, for some fault, which I do iath and ^^^ ^^ present find. For this act the common lawyers di- Vells, and , , -^ i -r^- i he Dean, rected the Dean to sue the Bishop upon a premunire, because that deanery was a donative of the King's. And so he brought a writ of premunire, Octob. 11, against the Bi- shop. Upon this the Bishop applied himself to the Coun- cil, that, if the law would permit, he might be excused per- sonal appearance until the Parliament, and yet to answer by attorney. The Bishop also obtained a pardon, dated November 13, of all manner of contempts and prejudices, and of all manner of judgments; and further, of all his ISS. D. goods, lands, and tenements. But notwithstanding, the ipis.Lond. j^g^ipgg proceeded in the cause. So that November the 22d, Justice Lyster, Bromley, and Portman, appeared before the Council, and being demanded why they proceeded in the Bishop of Bath's matter of premunire, contrary to their letters of restraint addressed unto them in that behalf, they answered, that they were sworn to suffer the laws to have their due course : so that without violating their oaths, they could stay no process. Other excuses they made, but of OF KING EDWARD VI. S57 small moment. Wherefore in the end this question was CHAP. proposed to them: " If a spiritual office be surrendered ; " to the King, and after, the King by Parliament newly Anno i56( " erecteth the same office, whether the same office be a spi- " ritual office, or no .?" November 26. they gave in their answer, with the advice of the rest of the Justices ; which was this :
" withstanding the new erection of the same by any act of " Parliament, remaineth still a spiritual office as it was be- " fore.^' These things seeming to go against the Bishop, he ap- pealed from the common law and the Judges to the Privy Council. February 12. the Dean, for his disobedience and evil behaviour to the Bishop, was committed to the Fleet. February 15. the Council ordered the Kings's attorney and solicitor to confer with some of his Majesty's Justices touch- ing the premunire between the Bishop and Dean; and upon the resolution of the same to repair to their Lordships with the proceedings of the same. February 18. the Arch- Justice bishop had a letter sent to him by the Council, to proceed Abridgm. in the appeal between the Bishop and the Dean : for Good- '^it. Pre-
the King. But whether that appeal was to be allowed, Goodman since the King had left Goodman's case unto the decision thedeanen of his commissioners delegate for that purpose, and they ^PP^^l^^h. had judged and deprived him, was a case much argued by part iv. the Judges. And this was the opinion of most of them ; P' ^'*^' viz. Where a sentence is given by commissioners delegate by the prince, the party grieved appealing, such appeal is out of the order prescribed by the said statute. And the prince in that case may grant a new commission to others to determine that appeal. And this was done. The issue was, Goodman's deprivation stood, but the Bishop was con- strained to sue for a pardon.
slowly in the parts farther distant from London. In Wales ^upersti- '' ^ , , , , . lions and the people ordinarily carried their beads about with them wickedness Q in Wales. A a o 358 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK to church, and used them in prayer. And even at the ' church of Carmarthen, while the Bishop was at the com- Lniio 1 550. jjiunion-table bareheaded, doing his devotions, the people kneeled there and knocked their breasts at the sight of the communion, using the same superstitious ceremonies as they had used in times past before the mass. They brought there corpses to be buried with songs, and candles lighted up about them. And one Dr. Hughs ministering the com- munion in the cathedral church of St. David's, did after the popish manner break the host into three pieces, putting one of the parts into the cup, and giving an whole cake to the communicants without breaking the same. Also, this country was very infamous for concubinacy, adultery, and incest. Some kept four concubines together. It was com- mon for married men to keep concubines, and other men''s wives. Some put away their own lawful wives, and married their concubines. One had two children by his own sister. One kept two sisters, whereof one was married to another man. One kept his own sister. And many of these sinners were priests. he French But to look out a little upon our nation's concerns abroad. intMu-abiy When matters were adjusted between England and France, )n(]ucted and Boloign was to be restored to the French, which was agreed upon about the beginning of this year 1550, hos- tages on each side were to be given, and a great sum of money to be paid to King Edward. Account of this af- fair is given in the History of the Reformation. To which I add a few things relating hereunto out of the Council- Book. " April 20. Sir Thomas Cheney, Lord Warden of the '' Cinque Ports, was ordered to repair to Dover, to meet " three of the French hostages, viz. Mons. d'Enghien, le " Marq. du Main, and Mons. Montmorancy, eldest son to " the Constable of France; who were to remain here on " the French part for surety of the first payment. And for " surety of the second payment were three other hostages, " Mons. Tremoyl, Vidame de Chartres, and Mons. Hanni- " bal d'Oy, the admiral's only son. And because these '' French hostages were of the principal nobility of France, OF KING EDWARD VI. 359 " it was agreed, that the Lord Marquis of Northampton, CRAP. «' High Chamberlain of England, with an honourable com- ' pany, viz. the Earl of Rutland, Lord Lisle, Lord Russei, Anno 1550 " Lord Grey, Lord WiUiam Howard, Lord Bray, Sir An- " thony St. Leger, Sir William Stafford, Sir John Cutts, " Sir Peter Mewtas, with certain other gentlemen, should " meet them between Dover and London, to conduct them " the more honourably, according to their estates.
''by the French, are ordered to give, if Mons. ^ondy, «»e^Frenct " master of the French King's finances, doth bring the first " payment, 2000 crowns in reward from his Majesty : and " if another brings it, to give 2000 crowns, or so much as " their discretion shall think fit The reward was ordered " to Mons. Gondy, because he was the first motioner and " procurer of the peace. " Also April 20. Sir John Mason, the ambassador, made ^^^^^^^^^^ " a motion to the Council, to know how he should use the ^r France " Bishop of Rome's nuncio, when they happened to meet " in the French Court. Wherein he was referred to his 230 " own discretion, considering the trust committed to him, " being the King's Majesty's ambassador there. " Ordered the same day to dismiss the army in the north, ^^^^""'^l^^^^ " to send the Almains home by ships from Newcastle, to ^^ti. Fran. " send the Irish home by ships from Chester ; and to keep " up two hundred men more than were usually in pay, in " the town of Barwick. And forasmuch as the French had " got the Queen of Scots into their hands, it was resolved to " send a governor to the east and middle marches, one of " o-reat wisdom and ability and courage : and that the Earl " of Warwick was thought the most fit for so important an " employment. That he should have lOOOZ. per annum " fee, and an hundred horsemen : with liberty, when things " were established there, to return to the Court, or remain " in the country, as he shall please.^'
MS. " April 24. the Marquis of Brandenburgh's ambas- jenburgii A a 4 360 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK " sador made these two requests to the Council: 1. His ' " master offered the King his service with aid of men of nno]550. « war. 2. He desired the Lady Mary in marriage. The " answer was, The King took the first offer in good part, " and returned him thanks. To the second, that his High- " ness, by the advice of his Council, had already treated with " the Emperor about it : which, being not yet determined, ** allowed them not in honour to begin .any new practice " for the same." He was prayed to take this for answer, with most hearty thanks for his good-will, and so despatched. SiriiXt " ^^^y ^' ^^^^ -^"^S ^^"^ notice to Sir Robert Bowes, jwes in " [Warden of the marches,] that he resolved to place the " Earl of Warwick in the north ; and for the good service of " Sir Robert Bowes, he would settle a pension on him, and " further reward him. le com- u ]y|ay 4. the Lord Clinton, with the rest of the com- issioners _ -^ ^ turn from " missioners from Boloign, were received by the Council, ' oign- a ^^^ thanked for their good service beyond sea. The " Lord Clinton, by the whole Council, was conducted to " the King's presence, who thanked him, and declared that " he should be made admiral, and one of his Privy Coun- " cil." And full peace was made this month with the French King. In whose oath for the peace he confessed the King's styles, of supreme Head of the Church of Eng- land, and King of Ireland. •rd " May 11. the Lord Clinton's estate not being able to l"rdeci. " maintain the port and dignity of Lord High Admiral, to " which he had been lately advanced, upon surrender of " the Earl of Warwick's patent, and in consideration of his *' great service at Boloign, (of which he was captain,) it was *' determined to give him 200 Z. land, and to make him one " of the privy-chamber." anors And accordingly, by a patent bearing date the 14th of
ok of had granted to him the office of Great Admiral of England, Ireland, Wales, and the dominions and isles of the same, the town of Calais, and the marches of the same, of Nor- mandy, Gascoin, and Aquitain, as it ran in the patent.
OF KING EDWARD VI. 361 And this to hold for the term of his hfe, with the fee of CHAP. 200 marks per annum. And by another patent granted to ^^^^"' him, June 10. following, the King gave him the manors of Anno i650. Westinhunger and Sate wood [alias Saltwood] in Kent, and the manors of Folkston and Walton, and divers other ma- nors, lands, and tenements, in Kent, Cornwall, York, Lin- coln, Devon, and Sussex, to the value of 227/. 19s. 5d. and 23 1 181. 5s. lOd. ob. jet with some rent reserved. And (to take in together in this place other royal bounties enjoyed by this Lord) in the first year of King Edward's reign, for his good service against the Scots, the said King gave him the manor of Braunceton in the county of Lincoln, with the appurtenances, late parcel of the possessions of John Lord Hussey ; and the manor of Clifford in the county of Here- ford, parcel of the possessions of the late Earl of March, and divers other lands and tenements : and the same year the King gave him besides, the manor of Folkingham in Lincolnshire, late parcel of the possessions of the Duke of Norfolk attainted of treason, and divers other manors, lands, and tenements. In November 1550. he had the grant of the office of More grants High Steward of the manors of Westborough, Calthorp, *^ '""' Riskington, Hekington, and Welborn, in Lincolnshire; and Warr. Book, of all other lands, tenements, &c. which were the demeans of Thomas, late Duke of Norfolk, for life, with the fee of five pounds by year for the high stewardship, and four pounds by year for the keeper of the courts. In Jan. 17. he obtained of the King a licence, that where of late he had enclosed a several ground in Aslabr, alias Aslakby, and Kirkby underv/ood in the county of Lincoln, for a park, that from henceforth it should be a free and lawful park for keeping and feeding of deer. The next day, viz. Jan. 18, he had of the King the reversion of the office of steward of the honour of Bullingbroke in Lincolnshire, and of all the manors, lands, &c. in the parties of Kesteven, parcel of the duchy of Lancaster, for life, after the death of Sir WiUiam Hussey, Knight, and all fees, profits, &c. This was lately given to the Lord Clinton in possession, for 362 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK that Sir William Hussey was supposed to be dead : now new signed and granted in reversion. In the very next month he Anno ] 560. obtained the gift of all the lordships, manors, lands, &c. ly. ing in the town of St. Botulph, alias Boston, in Lincoln- shire, belonging to the late chantry of Corpus Christi, founded within the said town, the value not expressed ; to be holden by fealty, and to take the profits from Easter, an. 2 Edward VI. The next month, viz. March 7, an indenture passed between the King and Edward Lord Clinton, witnessing, that the Lord Clinton had bargained and sold unto his Highness all his lordships and manors in Folkingham, Aslackby, &c. And the King had bargained and sold unto the said Lord, the lordships and manors of Wy, and the rectory of Wy in the county of Kent, with di- vers other lands, &c. And a gift of the same date of the lordship and manor of Wy and other lands, to the yearly value of 358Z. 15^. Sd. Again, March 16. he had the office of keeping the castle of Bullingbroke, and the office of porter there. March SO. he had the office of steward of the lordship of Newark upon Trent, and of all the lands, tenements, &c. whatsoever in Newark, and the office of the constable of the castle there, and of the bailiff of the same, for hfe, with fee. Still more. Anno 1551, March 25, he had a lease of the King for sixty years, of the manors of Folkingham, Aslabe, and Temple Aslaby, in the county of Lincoln, with divers other lands. In April he was made Knight of the Garter, at the same time when the French King was elected into the same order. And the King gave him a George, set with eight small diamonds, which had been the Earl of South- 232 ampton's, late deceased. The same month he had the office of steward and keeper of the courts of all the lordships and manors in the county of Lincoln, parcel of the possessions of the late monasteries of Valday Newbo, Swinshed, &c. and divers other lands, &c. (as appear by his letters patents) in the same county, for life, with several fees, amounting to 100 mark. Anno 1552, in recompence of his journey to France, for OF KING EDWARD VI. 363 the baptizing of Edward Alexander, the son of the French CHAP. King, in the name and place of King Edward his godfather, ^^^^^^' the said King by patent, dated April 15, gave him the Anno 1550. manor of Kingstown in Somersetshire, with the advowson, and the manor of Chisilbourn in the county of York, with the advowson : which were lately parcel of the possessions of Sir Thomas Arundel, and came to the King^^s hands by his attainder ; to hold to him and his heirs, with some Yüklə 12,09 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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