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and^the^ deavour to obstruct ; probably set on work by the French :

Turk. and the saying went, that he practised with the Turk to

have undone again all that was there in so good forward-

ness. Whereupon the report was, that John Baptista

Guastaldo, a great officer of the Emperor's, had caught him,

and put him to death : which, some thought, would make a

shrewd stir among the Hungarians, who, it seems, had a

great opinion of him.

Oppression The Emperor's treasurer general, called Mons. Langie,

lishmer"^ came to Antwerp in February, to see and mark how all

OF KING EDWARD VI. 603

things went there, and to prove what money might be found CHAP,

to serve the Emperor : and seeking among the merchants to ^^^^'

take up 60,000 gilders, could not find the one half. And, Anno 1552.

as it was told the English ambassador, (who also wrote this ^^"*^ ^*

to the Lords,) there was no money to be had at finance in

Antwerp under 16 in the hundred for one year; and very

little so : for the wealth of the place depended upon the

Enghsh trade ; and there were now such heavy impositions

upon merchandises brought thither, vipon this necessity of

the Emperor, that the P2nglish merchants had of late im-

ported very few commodities : and that rich place began

now to be very poor. This being perceived, some part of

the duty had been taken off; but still other impositions were

required, contrary to the intercourse for trade with Eng-

land. The Treasurer, in talk with an English merchant, that

had been suitor to him, asked him, why their ships with

merchandise came not ? and said, that now the impost of

the half hundred penny was dissolved, the merchants had

no cause to complain. Yes, said the merchant, we have a

great deal more wrong done us, directly against the liberties

we ought to enjoy by the intercourse : and with that, told

him of paying 9X)s. upon a last of herrings now, more than

ever was before. Especially, he told him, that he thought

they ought not to exact any such thing upon what was car-

ried from thence into England. To that the Treasurer had

nothing to say, but that it was victuals : and that we might

in England do the like upon victuals, when we would. But

here, as the English ambassador added in the letter wherein

he related all this, neither the Treasurer had regard, nor our

merchant did remember to tell him, that their people did

fish the herrings upon our coast through our sufferance:

which did not require in friendship, that therefore there

should be exacted upon the same, greater customs than in 351

time past. The Treasurer leaving off talk, said, if the Eng-

lish merchants were any way molested, and did complain,

they should have redress: for they had indeed been very

hardly used before, when they appealed for justice in their

courts.

604 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK In some talk between the President and the English am-

^^' bassador, in the conclusion, he asked him concerning a poor

Anno 1552. Enghsh merchant, that had been long trained there in the

nshc^u?ted^^^ % ^^^ Countess of Meghen, very uncharitably, and

to renew against all right and conscience. He told the President,

It Antwerp, that the man was by long suit undone, and almost desperate

how to obtain justice. Whereupon the President said, he

should have sentence shortly; and that, said he, in such

sort, that it shall appear, that good justice is ministered

without regard to Madam de Meghen, though she be a

great woman. Whereat the ambassador made this conse-

quence to the Lords of the Council, to whom he made this

relation, that they might perceive, that at these folk's hands,

with a little abstinence, [and forbearance of trade,] favour

and gentleness would be achieved, rather than they would

forego our merchants, which at that time they truly stood

in great doubt of.

Antwerp The rulers of Antwerp had been very earnestly in hand

donety'"" with the Quccu and her counsellors, for to call in their

impositions, placarts and ordinances late made ; which, by experience in

their town, they did perceive to be the utter ruin of the

negociation, which they laboured to have free and at liberty,

as in the time past it had been : which, they said, had been

the only enriching of those Low Countries throughout, and

that the whole welfare thereof depended upon the same free

negociation. And they had, among many other things, per-

suaded the Queen, that without a short redress, there would

be, by reason of the same, such a sort of idle people, as

they should not be able to rule; who were before main-

tained by the trade of the place, and now had nothing

to do.

Buckhoit's There was about this time one Buckholt, an Almain of-

compiaint. ^^^^^ ^j^^^ ^^^^ ^^^l^ trouble to Chamberlain, the ambas-

sador. For he had lately exhibited a request and writing

unto the Privy Council of the Lady Regent, of certain sums

of money owing from England to him : which request and

writing was brought unto the ambassador in a judicial way,

by a sergeant at arms, by order of the said Council. This

OF KING EDWARD VI. 605

Buckholt was to have served King Henry VIII. under the CHAP,

regiment of one Risenburgh, about five years past. Upon ^^^^'

the sight of the said request, with the demand of the Privy ^^1"^ 1552.

Council, that the ambassador should answer to the same, he

sought access, and shewed the President and Council, that The ambas-

this man had received great sums of money of the Kino's ^^''^^^'"'^ ^""

father ; but that he, with the rest of his Almains, in their

journey, had devoured and consumed it, with overdoing of

every kind of service, by raising great displeasure, devasting

and spoiling the Emperor's country of Liege, and his sub-

jects there ; wholly refusing to go to some place, as they

were bound by their oath and covenant ; like as divers com-

missaries sent then by the Emperor unto the King's com-

missaries (whereof this ambassador was one) could testify.

Besides also he shewed, that they kept one and other of

the King's commissaries prisoners, and entreated them as

evil as they could. Moreover he told them, that whereas

the said Buckholt did claim debt of the King's Majesty for

that journey, he would prove, by acquittances signed and

sealed by him, that he had of the King above 20,000 gilders 3 5 2

more than he ought, although he had served three months,

and yet served not one hour. Whereupon the ambassador

further declared unto the Regent's council, how the King's

father had caused him to convent the said Buckholt, Risen-

burgh, and others, before the Emperor; to the intent he

might have knowledge of their treasons used against him :

which the said ambassador opened sufficiently before Skip-

perius and Naves, commissaries appointed by the Emperor

to understand the same. And withal told them, the King

had not caused him to convent these men before the Em-

peror, meaning to enter in judgment there with the parties;

but thinking the Emperor, of good zeal towards his Ma-

jesty, would have punished the traitors, being under his

obeisance, for example to all others, to deal with any prince

of honour after the like manner ; like as his Majesty would

have done, if any of his subjects had done the like unto the

Emperor. But, he said, it appeared that the Emperor had

not had any such consideration. And whereas now before

606 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK them the said Buckholt did attempt to seek justice against

^^- the King's Majesty, and convent him to answer him in law,

Anno 1552. as though the King were bound to their jurisdiction; he

told them, that he hoped they would have the same consi-

deration that appertained in that behalf; no more seeking

to judge the question between the King's Majesty and his

servant, than the King should do between the Emperor and

his servant ; which were not reasonable. And whereas the

said Buckholt did mean to make his action good against

him [the ambassador] because he was the King's Majesty's

commissary, he said, he then acted under him; and the same

commission was now out ; and his account, with Buckholt's

acquittances, yielded up upon the same. And he prayed

them moreover, to consider that he was his Majesty's am-

bassador, and a public person : and therefore not to consent

that the said Buckholt, or any other, should convent him to

answer, whereas he was not bound.
This troublesome man had been making these his de-

mands some years before, namely, in the year 1548, when

Secretary Smith was ambassador at Brussels, together with

Chamberlain. Then he urged to the said Secretary and

Chamberlain, that there [at Brussels] his debt should be

adjudged. Chamberlain told him, that the King of Eng-

land, their master, was not bound to stand to their judg-

ments. He would have had Chamberlain to have given

him in caution to stand there at justice with him. But

Chamberlain told him, he was revoked from that charge

long since. But that if he would come into England, he

should have safe conduct to go and come; and there it

should be tried what was due to him. And so should he

do better than to slander the King, saying that his Majesty

owed him, when indeed rather he owed the King. Besides,

that no service was done by him, nor the rest, that had

among them 1 0,000 Z. which grieved the ambassador to

think on. Also by Secretary Smith's letter to the Protector,

about the same time, it appeared, that Buckholt had been

favourably heard at the Emperor's court at Brussels ; and

according to the tenor of which, the Emperor had wrote in

OF KING EDWARD VI. 607

his favour. But the secretary, and the other ambassador, CHAP,

answered him, that the King's Majesty had made a reason- ^^^^'

able answer to the Emperor, and that so much was offered Anno 1552.

to him as could be demanded, viz. that bringing his accounts

into England, if he could approve more to be due to him 353

than was paid, he should be reasonably satisfied : as again,

if he had too much, it was reason he should repay it. His

learned men he brought with him thought this reasonable.

But he stood much, that the matter was begun there, and

therefore there it should be answered. And needs he would

have had Sir Thomas Chamberlain to have found him sure-

ties, and to have answered there. They both answered,

that Chamberlain was not sent for that purpose, and that it

had not been seen, that a king should be required to answer

in another prince's court, especially seeing Buckholt should

be actor, [i. e. plaintiff.] After much reasoning to and fro,

he required Smith to see and hear his accounts, and to make

the report to the Protector. To this. Smith refused not.

But when he came to Skipperius to have his process, he

came again to the ambassador's, and said, he could not get

it of him. To the which they said they could not do with-

out it. And so for that time they were rid of him. But

he afterwards persisted in his pretences, as was shewed be-

fore. By all which may be seen, how favourable and par-

tial this government was to their own subjects, when there

happened any competition between them and foreigners,

though they were crowned heads.

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See other formats Full text of "Ecclesiastical memorials relating chiefly to religion, and the reformation of it, and the emergencies of the Church of England, under King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, and Queen Mary I : with large appendixes, containing original papers, records, &c."

FROM THE LIBRARY OF

REV. LOUIS FITZGERALD BENSON. D. D.
BEQUEATHED BY HIM TO
THE LIBRARY OF
PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

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RELATING CHIEFLY TO

RELIGI ON,\

THE REFORMATION OF IT,

AND THE EMERGENCIES
OF THE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND,

KING HENRY VIII. KING EDWARD VI.

AND
QUEEN MARY I.

LARGE APPENDIXES, CONTAINING ORIGINAL PAPERS,

RECORDS, &c

One generation shall praise thy works unto another, and declare thy power —The memorial

of thine abundant kindness shall be shewed ; and men shall sing of thy righteousness.
Psalm cxlv. i, 7.
7? "
BY JOHN STRYPE, M. A.

VOL. III. PART I.

OXFORD,
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

MDCCCXXII.

HISTORICAL MEMORIALS,

ECCLESIASTICAL AND CIVIL,

OF

EVENTS

THE REIGN OF QUEEN MARY I.

WHEREIN ARE BROUGHT TO LIGHT

VARIOUS THINGS CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF AFFAIRS,

DURING THE FIVE YEARS OF HER GOVERNMENT :

AND, MORE PARTICULARLY,
The restoring of the Pope's authority and the Popish religion in this kingdom :
and the rigorous methods of hurtling, and other severities, for the
replanting of it, used towards such as adhered to the
religion reformed under King Edward VI.

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THE
PREFACE.

A. DISMAL face of things appeared to the professors of

the go.spel, upon this Queen's access to the throne ; occa-

sioned by the fierce resolutions taken of undoing all that had

been done many years before, in the reigns of her father and

brother, towards the reforming of religion ; and for bringing

back again into practice the old religion and superstitions.

The chief managery of this work was left in the hands of

two disobliged and bloody-minded bishops, London, and

Winchester, lord chancellor. And what severe methods

were pursued to bring this about, the ensuing Memorials

will shew in divers particulars, besides what Mr. Fox and

others since him have published. And since my writing of

this history, I have met with some other informations about

it ; and that from the pen of a very eminent foreigner and

sojourner, but well acquainted with the affairs of England ;

who lived here in those very days; having been sent for

over hither by the former Prince, to read divinity in one of

our Universities, and to assist in the reformation of religion.

It was Dr. Peter Martyr ; who, after his fleeing away hence

in the beginning of this Queen's reign, wrote several letters

to his correspondents concerning himself and the overthrow

of religion here, and of the condition of the English pro-

fessors of the gospel, both at home and abroad, soon after

the Queen's coming to reign. As,
In November 1553, when he made a narrow escape out of

England : which he looked upon as an extraordinary piece tyr's escape

of God's good providence towards him : thus he described j^E^f"

it in a letter writ to Calvin, from Strasburgh. Qua ratione Tbeoi.

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VI

THE PREFACE.

Deus eripucrit me, &c. i. e. " By what means God snatched

" him from the mouth of the lion, as yet he knew not him-

" self; and much less could he signify to him [Calvin] :

" but that as Peter, brought out of prison by an angel,

" thought the things that were done but in a dream ; so he

" even yet could scarce think it true, that he was there at

" Strasburgh, safe and sound. And this, as he wrote, he

" was minded first of all to shew to him, that he, together

" with himself and all other good brethren, might give God

" thanks : and that he would exhort his holy Church, that

" they, earnestly, with most ardent prayers, would beg of

" God to obtain help ; whereby that evil, which then pressed

" the English Church, might be eased.

" That the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, viz.
" Cranmer and Holgate, and the Bishops of Worcester and
" Exon, viz. Hooper and Coverdale, besides many other
" learned and godly divines, were taken up and committed
" to gaols, and were like to suffer death for the gospel ; spe-
" cially since Gardiner, bishop of Winchester, a man of a
" severe and cruel disposition, now managed all church
" matters." But there was one thing that had something
very remarkable, which he on this occasion communicated
to Calvin, viz. " That even in this dismal prospect of mi-
" sery and persecution, it was the judgment almost of all,
" that this reign would not last long; and that they were
" wise men, who had no light conjectures thereof. 1 *' Which
indeed proved true.
Sad news By another letter, wrote in May 1554, to the same per-
l d son ' ^ le m f° rme( l ^^ m » " that very sad news was brought
I'apatus in "from England; that is, that the Parliament there had
8t»uratu«! " assented to restore to the Pope his tyrannies, [sua tyran-
" nissima.] And that Philip be, and so held, King of
" England : that there vyas every where a flight of good
" men, who could possibly get away : that there was
" then with them [at Strasburgh] three very excellent
" knights, Morison, Cheek, and Cook ; men not less emi-
" nent for piety than learning : that the state of religion
" was in that kingdom, in effect, not only afflicted, but de-

THE PREFACE. vii

" stroyed : which lie recommended to his prayers and his

" Church's. That it was certain, that the Archbishop of

" Canterbury and the rest of the bishops, detained captives,

" were in extreme danger.'"

And in another letter written by him in January the The present

same year, to another person of quality unknown, (wtio™of England

he styled, Vir clarissimus,) thus he relates the sad state ofamico cui-

this kingdom ; " That he was daily more and more taught

" by experience itself, that death, by the death of Edward,

" that most holy King of England, was become the lot of a

" great many members of the Church : and that it was

" bringing with it such loss as many then did not see.

" But he beseeched God, the Father of our Lord Jesus

" Christ, to grant, that they might not see it; and that

" much sorrow, within a short time after, they might not

" also feel. But that for his part, he should be a stone

" and a lump of lead, if, what share soever he had felt of

" those things, he should not groan bitterly for the miser-

" able case of his most famous brethren, [ministers and

" learned professors of the gospel,] and their present dan-

" gers both of mind and body : yea, if he should not accom-

" pany every day with just fears the so great evils and

" miseries of that people : while they were then exceedingly

" afflicted, and exposed every where to offences ; set on fire

" at all hours with flames of temptation : while the Church

" was trodden upon, and laid under foot with the highest

" impiety of hypocrites." And then he asketh this question,

" How could it possibly be, that he, and such as he, should

" grieve slightly and but a little, [temperate ac mediocriter,~\

" while he had read to, and taught there, many learned per-

" sons, and students of divinity, and such as were profi-

" cients, not to be repented of; whose harvest was near ripe :

" whom now he was forced to see wandering in uncertain

" places, or else remaining at home unhappily subverted f"

He proceeded further to describe these miseries in the

ruin of a noble Church, as he styled this begun reformation

of the Church of England under King Edward ; and of the

imprisonment of the learned and godlv bishops ; and of

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via THE PREFACE.

their barbarous executions like to follow, as though they

were rogues and the worst of malefactors. And then con-

eludes, " how these and other things, that called for sor-

" row, would not suffer him to abide with a quiet mind and

" spirit. Wherefore he prayed God from his heart, that

" he would remit something of these heavy punishments :

" and for Christ's sake forbear, in some measure, pouring

" out his so great displeasure : otherwise, they should soon

" be utterly oppressed with the weight of these huge evils.

" And that at length, which he earnestly begged of his

" friend to whom he wrote this sad account, that he would

" now and then beseech God, that he would at last take

" pity of miserable England, and of the state of good learn-

" ing there."

Many of the English nation fled abroad ; and, among

the rest, divers that were students in divinity : who took

this opportunity to follow their studies in such places where

they came, and had the benefit of hearing learned men's

lectures. And namely, among other cities, Zurich, or Ti-

gur in Helvetia ; where they were entertained with all re-

spect and tenderness by Bullinger, and Gualter, and Wol-

phius, and other chief ministers and magistrates there.

Horn, a learned man, and who was afterwards Bishop of

Winchester, passing by Strasburgh, visited Peter Martyr

aforesaid, and acquainted him with the settlement of the

English there; and of their good and commendable pro-

gress in their studies and adherence to religion : and, as it