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rent reserved to the King. And the same year a patent of

licence, dated Nov. 1. was granted to the Bishop of Carlisle,

to sell to the said Lord Admiral his soke or lordship of

Horncastle in the county of Lincoln, together with all the

appurtenances and hereditaments in the villages, field, pa-

rishes of Horncastle, Overcompton, Nethercompton, Ashby,

Marning, Wilsby, Haltam, Conesby, Boughton, Thimelby,

Morby, Maram, and Enderby, in the same county, with the

advowsons thereunto appertaining : licensing also the Dean

and Chapter to confirm and ratify the same : and granting

licence to the said Lord to pay a yearly rent of 28/. 6s. 8d.

to the said Bishop and his successors for ever, out of the

premises. And to have these letters patents with discharge

of the fees of the seal. In December, a lease for two hun-

dred years was granted him by the King of the Bishop of

Hereford's house in London.

The Duke of Somerset, now after his imprisonment, sub- The Duke

mission, and pardon, was called, April 10, to the Privy ^Isto^ed"^^

Council : who sued for himself to be again admitted to the

privy chamber : and was so the 14th of the next month.

And his estate being forfeited and given to the crown by

Parliament, an. 3 and 4 Reg. the King of his special favour,

and at the humble petition of the Lords of his Council, by

patent sealed June 4, gave him back of that, it seems, which And lands

had been his before, the castle of Marleborough, and all his Kin^g Edw.*

lordships and manors of Barton, Ludgarshal, Alborn, and ^^^^ ^^

Old Wotton, and his parks of Ludgarshal, Great Vastern,

Little Vastern, Alborn Chase, and Alborn Warren, and the

forests and the liberties of the forests of Bradon and Sa-

vernake, with the appurtenances, in the county of Wilts;

364 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK and divers other lordships, manors, lands, and tenements,

in the counties of Wilts, Southampton, Dorset, Somerset,

Anno 1550. Middlesex, Berks, and Bucks. And June the 14th, in

consideration of the castle and lordship of Sleford, and other

lands and manors in the county of Lincoln, the King, by

patent of the same date, gave him all and singular the mes-

suages, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, with the ap-

purtenances, in the town of Glastenbury, in the county of

Somerset, and other lands and tenements in Kingston-upon-

HuU. The which were valued at 21 4Z. 14>s. 5d. obq. per

annum.
Message ^^j-jg j^arl of Arundel, one of ancient nobility, but to

from the \ . .
Council to whom the Earl of Warwick bare no good-will, for certain

Anindei pretended faults, had been fined very deep, whereof he was

remitted afterward by the King''s clemency. To him had

the Lord Cobham and Mr. Comptroller been sent. And

" July 13. they were with him, [with their message, which

233 " was to go with a force into Sussex for the prevention of

" stirs, there likely to arise :] but they found him not dis-

" posed to go, [taking his late punishment in no small in-

*' dignation.] He pretended sickness, poverty, and lack of

" provision. And that since his fine was set, he thought

" himself restored to favour with the King''s Council also,

" which he had dearly bought ; considering that in his own

" conscience he had never offended. Wherefore it seemed

" strange to him now to be commanded into Sussex. Where-

" upon the Council resolved, that the Lord Admiral, the

" Lord Cobham, should go again unto him, and require

" him to send back the pardon that he had sued and ob-

" tained of the King, and telling him that he would find

" means that they should come to the trial of this justifi-

" cation of himself, and to be used according to justice.

" And as to his going into Sussex, he was commanded no

" otherwise than as all other noblemen are in the whole

" realm, for the preserving the peace of the country be-

" tween this and Michaelmas, in eschewing such inconve-

" niences as happened last year. To this his direct answer

" was required." By the sequel it appears he went not

Ut KlJNCx Jb:UVYAKD VI. S65

into Sussex, for the Duke of Somerset, as was hinted before, CHAP,

was despatched thither. xxviii.

"July 19. It was not thought convenient for the Earl Anno 1550.

" of Warwick to go into the north, as was before ordered ; Warwick

" but rather, for many urgent occasions, to attend the into the

" King's person; and Sir R. Bowes to remain Warden of"*''^^'

" the marches, as he was before. For the courtiers did not

" care to give their enemies the advantage of their absence

" in the present factions at Court.
" January 13. Mr. Chamberlain, ambassador with the The am-

" Lady Regent in Flanders, complained by letters to the p^^'j^^''^"'^ '"

" Council, that it was declared that he was, by the express forbad the

" command of the Emperor, prohibited the service of God service.

" in his house there, according to the order of the realm,

" contrary to the privilege and liberty granted to ambassa-

" dors in all countries. Wherefore it was thought conve-

" nient, and for the King's honour, that the Emperor's am-

" bassador here should be sent to and advertised, that the

" King thought it strange, seeing he had the liberty here

" to do in his own house as he would : and that if his am-

" bassador be denied the liberty of divine service in his

" house in Flanders, the Emperor's ambassador must be

" prohibited the same liberty in England, and be con-

" strained to use the forms of service only by law esta-

" bhshed in this realm, and to have no mass. That he

" should take the message for warning. The Bishop of Ely

^' and Mr. Secretary Petre should deliver this message to

" him.
" February 3. The Lord Maxwel of Scotland made aTheCoun-

" request for licence to pass through England from France pasf^to^the

" to Scotland, with sixteen horse in his retinue. This mat- Lord Max-

'^ ter being debated, seemed to be of great importance ; that

" the Scots should pass to and fro through the realm, Scot-

" land being made French. Which liberty would much

" advance the French affairs, and hinder our men. It was

" resolved he should not pass this way. Which, with fair

" words, was dissembled under this pretence, that the

" realm had been so charged with the furnishing of those

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BOOK " that, since the peace concluded, had thus passed to and

____1__" from, that we could not conveniently any longer support

Anno 1550. « it. Wherefore he was prayed to have patience."" The

234 Council before this had granted many passes to and from

Scotland and France.

Lands To the Lady Elizabeth, the King*'s sister, he now granted,

fheTady'' ^^^ fulfilling the King his father^s last will, the whole scite,

Elizabeth, sept, circuit, compass, and precinct of the late monastery of

Sales. Missenden in the county of Bucks, and all and singular

the houses, edifices, &c. lately in the occupation of Richard

Grenway ; and divers other lands, tenements, and here-

ditaments, in Bucks, Bedford, Hertford, and divers other

counties, to the yearly value of 3106^. 13^. lob. q. rent

reserved 1061. 13s. lob. q. The King also this year made

over to her the manor of Hatfield Episcopi, alias Regis,

late parcel of the possession of the Bishop of Ely. This,

with other lands, were valued at 44Z. 15^. 10 ob. yearly.

This was granted upon consideration of her parting with

the manor of Easter in Lincolnshire.
From this her manor of Hatfield, and perhaps not long

after this time, did the said lady write an ingenious letter

to the King her brother, who had desired her picture;

which was as follows :

Her letter " Like as the rich man that daily gathereth riches to
to the King ,, • i •, i /» i i
upon his de- I'lchcs, and to oue bag or money layeth a great sort, till
siring of her u [^ ^.^j^g ^^ infinite; so methinks your Majesty, not being
Vespasian, " Sufficed witli many benefits and gentleness shewed to me
• ^' *' afore this time, doth now increase them in asking and
" desiring, where you may bid and command ; requiring a
" thing not worthy the desiring for itself, but made worthy
" for your Highness^ request. My picture I mean : in
" which, if the inward good mind toward your Grace might
'' as well be declared, as the outward face and countenance
" shall be seen, I would not have tarried the command-
" ment, but prevented it, nor have been the last to grant,
" but the first to offer it. For the face, I grant, I might
" well blush to offer, but the mind I shall never be ashamed

Ot' KING EDWAKD VI. 367

" to present. But though from the grace of the picture CHAP.

" the colours may fade by time, may give by weather, may

*' be spited by chance; yet the other, nor time with her Anno 1550.

" swift wings shall overtake, nor the misty clouds with their

" lowering may darken, nor chance with her slippery foot

" may overthrow.
" Of this also yet the proof could not be great, because

" the occasions have been so small ; notwithstanding as a dog

" hath a day, so may I perchance have time to declare it in

"• deeds, which now I do write them but in words. And

" further, I shall humbly beseech your Majesty, that when

" you shall look on my picture you will witsafe to think,

" that as you have but the outward shadow of the body

" afore you, so my inward mind wisheth that the body it-

" self were oftener in your presence. Howbeit, because

'^ both my so being, I think, could do your Majesty little

" pleasure, though myself great good ; and again, because

" I see as yet not the time agreeing thereunto, I shall learn

" to follow the saying of Grace, Feras non culpes quod vi-

" tari non potest. And thus I will (troubling your Ma-

" jesty I fear) end with my most humble thanks, beseech-

" ing God long to preserve you to his honovu', to your

" comfort, to the realm's profit, and to my joy. From

" Hatfield, this 15th day of May,

" Your Majesty ""s most humble
" sister and servant,
" Ehzabeth.^'
The King also this year granted lands to Thirlby, Bi-235

shop of Norwich ; that is to say, for the sum of 130/. 10^. ^'¦*";^.*,?

. . , ! ^ . -^ Bp.Thirlby.
and in consideration of service, the King made over to him

the manor of Frith and Newhal, with the appurtenances, in

the county of Middlesex, lately parcel of the possessions of

the late bishopric of Westminster, of the yearly value of

13Z. \s. The test of the patent was April 9. Again, by a

patent dated two days after, viz. the 11th of April, of the

King's special grace he granted him for augmentation of

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BOOK the bishopric of Norwich, all that manor, rectory, and

^' church of Happesborough in the county of Norfolk, with

Anno 1550. all the rights, members, and appurtenances thereof, formerly

belonging to the monastery of Wymondham in the same

county, lately dissolved, together with divers other manors

and tenements in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincoln :

the yearly value SOSl. 18s. 9d. rent reserved 52Z. 19^. 10 ob.

and 64fl. 15s. 11 ob. And by patent dated June 19- fol-

lowing, in consideration of the manor of Happesborough,

with other lands and tenements, the King granted him the

manors of Northerek, Houghton, alias Laxhams, Braun-

chehal, and Snorings, in the county of Norfolk, with the ap-

purtenances, formerly belonging to the late dissolved priory

of Blackborough, and divers other lands and tenements in

the county of Norfolk ; of the yearly value of 521. ^s. 8d.

rent reserved ^Ss. 9d.

W.Morice's And this year did WiUiam Morice, Esq. of High Ongar

in the county of Essex, make a purchase of the King, which

I the rather mention to revive the memory of a good man,

and ancient professor and confessor of religion. For he

had been a great friend and patron of Latymer, under the

reign of King Henry : and in the very latter end of his

reign suffered imprisonment for religion in the Charter

House, London, then inhabited by Sir Robert South wel,

and narrowly escaped with his life by the death of that

King intervening. He was the father of Rafe Morice, se-

cretary to the most reverend father and martyr, Cranmer,

Archbishop of Canterbury. This memorable person, witli

Edward Isaac, (he of Kent, I suppose, who under Queen

Mary was an exile,) purchased of the King, for 1213Z. 5s. ^d.

all that messuage or tenement and one garden, in the tenure

of William Meryl, situate in Neylond in Suffolk, lately be-

longing to a chantry called our Lady's Chantry in Neylond,

and divers other lands, tenements, and hereditaments, in the

counties of Suffolk, Somerset, Devon, London, Cambridge,

Cornwal, Dorset, to the yearly value of 72L lis. 7d. The

patents bare date July 8.

OF KING EDWARD VI. 369

I find a learned and well-deserving man now gratified by CHAP,

the King, namely, Walter Haddon, LL. D. and Master of ^^^^^^-

Trinity hall in Cambridge. To him the King, out of his Anno 1550.

special grace, granted the office of reading the civil law Jj;^^;^"'[^'

within the university of Cambridge, durante beneplacito, reader of

with the salary of 40Z. The patent bore date March 91. ^^^^''

It was in the year 1550, or very near it, that the famous Knox first

Scotch divine, John Knox, was appointed preacher to Ber- ET-iLid!*'

wick, and after that to Newcastle : whence he came more

southward, and at length to London; where he became

known to the King and Court, whence he received a salary;

and here, and in the parts of Buckinghamshire, he remained

till the death of King Edward.

CHAP. XXIX. 236

Sectaries. Certain mcompUant Bishops punished. Churches

of strangers in London and Glastenbury. A Lasco aiid

Pollanus, their pastors. The Strashurgh liturgy. Bu-

cer'^s death. Anabaptists.

\'\ E shall now spend some lines in matters relating to the

present state of religion in the realm. And first we shall

consider some that prejudiced and hindered it; both such as

pretended to the profession of the Gospel, and others that

were open enemies to it : sectaries I mean, and Papists.
Sectaries appeared now in Essex and Kent, sheltering The secta-

themselves under the profession of the Gospel: of whom ^^^J ^g^^^"*

complaint was made to the Council. These were the first

that made separation from the reformed Church of England,

having gathered congregations of their own. The congre-

gation in Essex was mentioned to be at Bocking : that in

Kent was at Feversham, as I learn from an old register.

From whence I also collect, that they held the opinions ofFoxiiMSS.

the Anabaptists and Pelagians; that there were contribu-..

tions made among them for the better maintaining of their

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BOOK congregations; that the members of the congregation in

' Kent went over unto the conc^resjation in Essex, to instruct

Anno 1650. and to join with them ; and that they had their meetings in

Kent in divers places beside Feversham. The names of

some of the chief of these sectaries in Kent were, Henry

Hart, Cole of Feversham, George Brodebridg, Humphrey

Middleton, (who were their teachers, as it seems,) William

Greneland, John Grey, William Forstal, Edmund Morres,

Laurence Ramsay, Thomas Broke, Roger Linsey, Richard

Dimeslake, clerk, Nicolas Yong, John Plume of Leneham,

and Cole of Maidston. Their teachers and divers of them

were taken up, and found sureties for their appearance, and

at length brought into the ecclesiastical court, where they

were examined in forty-six articles, or more. Many of those

before named being deposed upon the said articles, con-

fessed these to be some sayings and tenets among them :
Their u That the doctrine of predestination was meeter for devils
tenets. , , ¦'-
" than for Christian men : that children were not born in

" original sin :*" which were Cole''s assertions. These that

follow were taught by Hart : " That there was no man so

" chosen, but that he might damn himself; neither any man

" so reprobate, but that he might keep God's command-

" ments, and be saved : that St. Paul might have damned

" himself, if he listed ; and that learned men were the cause

" of great errors : that his faith was not grounded upon

" learned men, for that all errors were brought in by learned

" men." Other doctrines of theirs were ; " That God's pre-

237 " destination was not certain, but upon condition : that to

" play at any manner of game for money is sin, and the

" work of the flesh : that they ought not to salute any

" sinner, or a man they knew not : that lust after evil was

" not sin, if the act were not committed : that Adam was

" elected to be saved, and that all men being then in Adam's

" loins were predestinated to be saved ; and that there were

" no reprobates : that the preaching of predestination is a

" damnable thing : that we are not to communicate with

" sinners :" and many other.

OF KING EDWARD VI. 371

But beside these sectaries, there was information sent to CHAP,

the Court in June this year of another sort in Essex, but ^^^^-

thej, as it seems, more harmless; namely, certain that came Anno 1550.

together on other days besides Sundays and holydays, to P'"^f'^*""&
hear sermons, who had preachers that then preached to work days
them : and that, for ought I perceive, was ail their fault ; ^ompiained
for I do not find any false doctrine or sedition laid to their
charge. The Lord Chancellor Rich, who was no favourer
of the Gospel, being, as it seems, at one of his houses in
Essex, sent word of this to the Council, shewing the danger
of this practice, as being likely to breed the common people
up in a neglect of their ordinary callings, and an indulging
of themselves to idleness. But I suppose the truth was, he
was afraid the knowledge of the Gospel should spread too
much. The issue of this was, " that June 23, a letter was And forbia-
" directed to the Bishop of London, declaring the disposi- ^^"^^^^
" tion of the people to idleness, and praying him therefore
" to take order for preaching the holydays only, till a better
" time of the people's inclination :" as the minutes run in
the Council-Book. Of which some larger notice hath been
given before.
One Hickson now appeared, who pretending to have aHickson,a

spirit of prophecy, had used divers ,strange practices ; among pji^jfilpt^

which he touched the King's person, and the estate of this Council-

realm : and was therefore. May 16, committed to the Tower

by the Council.
One Warreham, a priest, who had been eighteen years War ham,

out of the realm, returning in a manner disguised, and be- 5^5^^^^^^^^^

ing suspected of matter of importance, was also committed

to the Tower by order of Council.

Order had been given in June the last year, from the Masses still

Council to Bishop Bonner, against the use of masses, said'"

privately in some of the chapels in St. PauPs, under the

name of our Lady's communion: and that for the future

(to prevent it) the communion should be celebrated no

where else but at the high altar, and at no time else but

at the times when the high masses used to be said. Of

which order of Council the Bishop certified the Dean

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BOOK and Chapter. Yet still, to this time, even under Ridley,

who was now Bishop, the communion was celebrated with

Anno 1550. such supcrstitions, as though it were a mass. Of this some

informed the Council, and that when the Eucharist was ce-

lebrated, it was in effect a mass. Whereupon the Council

thought fit to appoint certain intelligent persons, favourers

of the Gospel, to go to Paul's, and there to observe well

what deviations were made from the late order prescribed.

Council- Eor Octob. 11, 1550, it was ordered, " that Thomas Astely

N^B.' " joii^ with two or three more honest gentlemen in London,

" for the observation of the usage of the communion in

" PauPs ; whereof information was given, that it was used

" as the very mass.'' Such a secret good-will did many of

the priests and churchmen belonging to the cathedral still

bear to the old former usages.

238 The church also of Westminster, nearer to the King's

house than any other, was not yet freed from its supersti-

tions, both in apparel and books, which were still preserved

there. Which occasioned a letter, dated in February, from

the Kins: and his Council to the members of that church ;

" That, in the presence of Mr. Vicechamberlain, and Sir

" Anthony Aucher, all manner of garnishments and apparel

" of silver and gold, such as altar-cloths, copes, &c. should

" be taken away, and dehvered to the said Sir Anthony ;

" and to deface and carry out of the library at Westminster

" all books of superstition ; such as missals, breviaries, pro-

" cessionals," &c.

Three Bi- g^t for the taking better order with cathedrals, influ-

L'iTe! "" enced much by their respective Bishops, as one, mz. Boner

of London, was deposed last year, so we find three incom-

pliant prelates more this year under confinement in the

Tower, Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, Heth of Worces-

ter, and Day of Chichester. The particular reasons whereof

may be read in other histories. Gardiner was this year, to-

ward the latter end thereof, judicially deprived ; as the two

others were the year following ; the former for refusing to

assist at the reforming of the old Ordinal, and the latter for

denying to obey the order of the Council for taking away

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the altars in their dioceses. For this contempt^ as it was CHAP.
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