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and few of those worthy the name of sermons. These were some of the gross abuses and corruptions used in the Church before, and even to this time, for covetousness sake. And this was the free and honest way, this and other preachers in these days used in exposing of them. But now to other matters. CHAP. XVI. New sergeants. Lady Mary visits the King. The King's sales. A Lasco's judgment of the ceremonies. His epistle to the King. Books printed. Leland dies.
coif, nominated in May last, went unto Westminster-hall in g^vorn." * their gowns and hoods of mvu-rey and russet, and their ser- vants in the same colour. There their charge and oath was given them by the King's judges and old sergeants. This done, they returned with the judges, and the old sergeants, and learned men of the law, unto Gray's Inn to dinner, to- gether with many of the King's privy council, nobles, and the lord mayor and aldermen. The new sergeants gave to every 3 ^2 judge, the old sergeants, and men of the law, rings of gold, every new sergeant giving like rings. After dinner they repaired to Paul's, and so went up the stairs, and round about the choir, and there did their homage. And so came unto the north side of Paul's, and stood upon the steps, un- til four old sergeants came together, and fetched four young,
30 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK and brought them unto certain pillars. And an oration was there read unto them by the old sergeants. And so down Anno 1552. again they went unto Gray''s Inn. SirTho. Sir Thomas Germyn, knight, the best housekeeper in died, the county of Suffolk, died about this time. Part of his state in housekeeping consisted in his chapel, where prayers and holy offices Mere daily celebrated, with singing and singing men, as in cathedrals. The county was reckoned to have had a great loss in him. His funerals were pompously performed, with his standard, pennon of arms, coat armour, target, borne by heralds, &c. October 21. Two December 16, the Earl of Westmorland and Sir Andrew the'oarter. Dudley were installed at Windsor of the noble order of the Garter. The King Ditto, the 23d, the King removed from Westminster to ereat ^ Greenwich, to keep his Christmas there. And began to Christmas, keep hall; and had a lord of misrule, who ordered the sports and pastimes for the King*'s diversion ; which were in as great variety and royal pomp, as scarcely ever had been seen before. Waitham February 9, between seven and eight of the clock in the s eep e a s. gyg^jjj^g^ ^\^q great Steeple of Waitham abbey in Essex fell down to the ground, and all the great bells ; and the choir, and much of that stately church, demolished with it. The Lady On the 10th day of the said month, the Lady Mary (who thrKiT'^^ on the 6th came to London to St. John's through Cheap- side, attended with lords and ladies, knights and gentle- men, to the number of two hundred) rode through Fleet- street unto the King at Westminster, nobly and nume- rously accompanied : for they now seemed to look upon her as the rising sun, the King being in a consumption. Among the ladies that now attended her were the two Duchesses of Suffolk and Northumberland, the two Marchionesses of Northampton and Winchester, the Countesses of Bedford, Shrewsbury, Arundel, the Lady Clinton, the Lady Brown, and many more. When she arrived at the outward court, there met her the Dukes of Suffolk and Northumberland, the Marquis of Winchester, the Earls of Bedford, Shrews-
OF KING EDWARD VI. 31 bury, Arundel, the Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Admiral, CHAP, and a great number of knights and gentlemen. And so she was conducted up to the chamber of presence, and there -^""o i^^^' the King met her, and saluted her. This visit seemed to be, to see him in his sickness. On the 24th of February, Sir William Sydney was ho- nourably buried at his place at Pensehurst in Kent. On the 17th ditto, the Earl of Pembroke came riding '^I'e Earl of into London, with three hundred horse ; afore him, an hun- ,-etinue. dred gentlemen with chains of gold ; all in blue cloth plain, with badges on their sleeves, being a dragon. And so to Bernard castle ; which was his place.
ships to find out and apprehend one Strangwich, a great pi-Stiangwich, rate; and appointed 460/. to be laid out in victualling and^^"^*^" furnishing those ships for the service. I find this Strang- 373 wich, and two Killigrews with him, such notable sea rovers, And two that in the month of February the King sent a letter to ^'Higrews. the French King, that he would do his endeavour for the apprehension of them ; perhaps to vindicate himself from conniving at them for any damage they might do to that King's subjects, as well as to prevent them from doing any more to his own.
frequent, and the common people uneasy under the present *'""j-.*',"^i juncture : which occasioned, surely, that severe commission which was given out this month of March, to John Earl of Bedford, William Earl of Pembroke, the Lord Darcy, Sir William Petre, Sir John Baker, Sir Philip Hoby, Sir Ro- bert Bows, Sir Thomas Wroth, Edward Griffith, John Gos- nold, or to any six or more of them ; to put in execution all such martial laws as should be thought by their discre- tions most necessary to be executed. And instructions Avere also mven them in nine distinct articles.
King sold away his lands and lordships in great quantity, g^^^" ^^ (besides not a few given to his courtiers,) his necessities, no Sales. question, so requiring. So that all this money following MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK came into the Exchequer for so many several purchases: (for it would be too long to mention the names of the lands
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1552. and purchasers.) o £. s. d. '2055 19 2 289 6
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4 374 Besides these, were many more purchases made of the Kings's lands the year ensuing. For the sale of which, there was a commission on purpose, directed to the Bishop of Norwich, Sir John Gates, Sir Philip Hoby, Sir Walter Mildmay, and others. Divers there were now, in this King's reign, that liked so OF KING EDWARD VI. 33 little of Popery, that they thought it highly convenient not CHAP, to symbolize with that Church in any of its usages. And that gave occasion to them to dislike particularly two Anno 1552. things; vis. the posture of kneeling at the reception of the ^^^"'jl^g'"^^ comnumion ; and the priestly habits ; which were not laid crament, aside by the reformers of this Church from Papal innova- Ijits, ^ive tions. The retaining of these gave the more disgust, be- °^'¦'"'^*^• cause it was contrary to the example of many of the fo- reign reformers, as those of Switzerland and Geneva; whose books and judgments swayed greatly, and were much used here. A Lasco, the superintendent of the fo- reigners"' congregations in London, being a person greatly respected by the King, and the nobility, and bishops, as for his noble blood, so for his learning and religion, was put upon writing on this argument to the King. And he com- a Lasco's posed a treatise in Latin of the Sacrament, which was"^""*** printed in London, 1552. This book bore this title ; Brevis et dilucida de Sacramentis Ecclesice Christi Tractatio. In qua et Jvns ipse et ratio totius sacrarnentarice nostri tem- poris controversies paucis exponitiir, naturaque ac vis Sa- crameoitorum compendio et perspicue explicatur : per Jo- annem A Lasco, Baronem Polonies, Superintendentem Ec- clesice Peregrinorum Londini, anno 1552. in 8vo. Together with this book was bound up a tract entitled, Consensio 7nutua in re sacramentaria Ministroi^um Tigurince Eccle- sice, et D. Jo. Calvini, Ministri Genevcnsis Ecclesice. Data Tiguri, Aug. 30, 1549. This book the noble author pre- sented to several of the court, his friends, and among the rest, to Sir Anthony Cook. Which very book was lately in Mr. N.Bat- the possession of a very reverend friend of mine, deceased, "^ ^' and hath these words writ in it by A Lasco's own hand, Clarissimo ac doctissimo viro D'"^ Cuko, PrcEceptori Regio Jidelissimo, Joannes A Lasco, D. D. Before it was an epistle to King Edward. Which, to shew what arguments swayed with A Lasco, and others, at this time, for the abolishing all habits and customs used in the Papal worship, I shall here set down, and the rather, it being now so rarely to be met with.
34 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK ii Joannes A Lasco, S^-c. to the renowned Edward the "• " Sixth. Anno 1552. u Recte facH pater., laudemque meretur proculdubio, si u.e^KTng!° ''Jiliam vlrginem;' &c. The English wliereof was as fol- concerning loweth : " Well doth that father, and widiout doubt de- " servetli praise, who, having a daughter a virgin, drawn " by the guile of panders into some lewd and dishonest " house, and there trimmed after the whorish guise, doth " presently rescue her thence, and bring her home to his " own house, before she be utterly spoiled. But the same " father, if he be wise, thinketh it not enough for the safety " of his daughter, and the honour of his house, that he " hath brought her home again, unless he take from her " wholly whatsoever he knoweth to be accounted in those " houses an whorish attire : neither doth he inquire whence " such attire came first, but judgeth it dishonourable to 375 " himself, and so unworthy his daughter, and whole family, " that any such thing at all, as strumpets have used for " dressing in their houses, should appear in his. And he " doth not give ear to their persuasions, who bear him in " hand, that all things are to be esteemed accoi'ding to the " father''s mind in his own house ; and so think that the " father''s approbation can make that honest in his own " house for his daughter and whole family, which in an- " other house is most dishonest for any daughters that re- " gard their own credits. Ascribing so much to the fa- " ther"'s prerogative, that whatsoever he approves must be " of others well liked of, so far as it concerns his own " house. For he knows fidl well, that although all those " things, which he hath authorized in his own house, be " there well thought of, yet that is not enough, since the " honour of his daughter, and his whole family, must not " only be cared for within his own house, but also through- " out the whole city ; that he may remove all ill suspicions " from his family among all his neighboiu-s ; and is heedful *' tliat tlie panders have not the least occasion left them, of " challenging or laying claim to his said daughter, as hav- *' ing something of their whore-house marks upon her.
OF KING EDWARD VI. 25 " Even so in the Church of God, as in a city, magistrates C HAP. . XVI and ministers are in place of parents, having the pure " and right administration of the sacraments committed ^""o i^^2, " unto them of God, for to be tended and tendered as their " own daughter ; it is therefore very commendable in these " parents of the church, as we may term them, if they res- " cue the lawful and pure administration of the sacraments " from the violence and tyranny of the Romish panders, by " taking it into their own care and custody. " But here they ought to remember, especially they " who are called by the Holy Spirit eminent ministers of " God, and nursing fathers of his Church, that is. Christian " kings and monarchs, that it is not enough for them, thus " to have brought this daughter out of the Papist stews " home, into their own care and keeping, unless they also " put off from her all that dressing which they know to be " whorish in the stews. That no such thing may be seen " with them, which may be accovmted whorish ; especially " in that city where there is great variety of judgments ; " the overruling whereof by man's authority is not to be " expected, and where there are so many hucksters for the *' stews remaining.
" that such kinds of dressing, from whencesoever they be " taken, may be made good and honest by authority. For " well they know, they are not set over the whole Church " of God, but only one part of it, as a family in a city : " and that therefore, though they could bear out such " things at home by their authority ; yet it is their duty, " as they regard public chastity and honesty, to procure " the honour of their daughter and family, not only within " their own walls, but also without the whole city ; not " suffering any thing to be seen within their house, which " they know to be held, urged, and maintained by the " Romish stews, and their instruments, as their proper *' whorish stuff. " Last of all, they must be wary, lest any signs or tokens 376 D 2 36 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK "be left upon their daughter, by which she may be ques- '^- " tioned again by these panders, as one of theirs. Anno 1652. " Now if it please your excellent Majesty, you are one " of these nursing fathers of the Church of God, blessed be " his name ; therefore, in this high calling, you have by " the Lord God this ministry of the sacraments, as a " daughter rescued out of the Popish brothels, and brought " into your own house, that is, into your own domestic care " and keeping. Here therefore be pleased to set before " your eyes the foresaid example of a good father in those "things which yet remain to be performed; that is, in " providing for the public credit of this your reduced " daughter, and so of your whole family, not only in this ** your flourishing kingdom, but also in the Catholic Church *' of Christ, whereof you are a citizen : unto whom a prin- " cipal part thereof, as an honourable family, is committed " in trust.
" tian world do expect from your hands; and that the " more earnestly, because they know, that God hath cn- " riched you with such excellent gifts, and placed you in " so high a station, almost above all others, even to this " very end, that you might remove from the ministry of " the sacraments all these Popish trinkets, wherewith it " hath been fearfully profaned, and restore unto it again " that virgin-like attire, wherewith it was of old adorned " bv the high King of kings and Lawgiver, Christ the " Lord, in his holy institution. So shall your faith and fi- " delity be famous throughout the Christian world, and the " Church of England grow more honourable under your " government.''"' This letter was, to serve the turn of some dissenters, printed again, 1633, in a book entitled, A fresh Suit against humane Ceremonies ; or, A Triplication unto D. Surges his Rejoinder ^br Dr. Morton. To the former book of the Sacrament, published this OF KING EDWARD VI. 37 year, I add a few more ; viz. Catechismus hrev'is Christia7i(£ CHAP. DisciplmcE. summam continens, omnibus Ludimagistris, autoritate regia, commendatus. Mandato Regis Edzoa7-di^'^^^^^^'^- prccposito. In 12". For the printing of which, John Day j^^^i^^^^^yj^^ had a special hcence granted him, dated in September. Artiadi de quibus Synodo Lcnidinensi, anno Domini 1552. ;^'*"^"'' . 1 ^ ' Rchgionis. convenerat, regia autoritate ^Jr omul gati. In 12°. A book now also appeared in Latin with a feigned name, Marcus but it was known to be made by Bishop Gardiner, against tins. Archbishop Cranmer's answer, set forth the last year. This book was printed at Paris, and went under this title, Con- futatio Cavillationum, quibus sacj-osanctum EucharisticB Sacramentum ab impiis Capcrnaitis impeti solet. Autore Marco Antonio Constantio, Theologo Lovanensi. Which was again learnedly answered by Peter Martyr. Of whose book, what the reputation w^as in those times, we are told by an eminent author, namely, " that in his book was contained Lavat. Hist. " in effect whatsoever is delivered of the whole matter of the f,^ i,^^ 1;^,^ " eucharist, as well in scripture, as in the ancient fathers f^re omma , /> f> • 1 1 1 continen- " and councils. At the entreaty of friends, the author re- tur, &c. duced his book into an epitome. L,e Livre de Prieres Communes^ de V Administration dcs ^^^ Sacrements et autres Ceremonies en VEglise d''Angleterre. '^'h^ Com- This book was our Book of Common Prayer, translated i„ French, into French : which was done by Francis Philip, the Lord Chancellor's servant, as he styled himself, and printed by Tho. Gaultier, the King's printer for the French language, in the year 1553, that is, reckoning the year to begin in January; for in December, 1552, a licence was granted to this Gaultier of London, to print in French all such books of the Church as should be set forth. This book was by the said Francis Philip dedicated to Thomas Goodrich, bishop of Ely, lord chancellor. In which dedication he shewed, " how " the said Chancellor put him upon this translation, for " the use of the isles and lands which spake French : " which therefore he did very gladly undertake, and finish " as soon as possibly he could ; not only to the end, that " the King's most royal and Christian ordinance for the use
38 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL BOOK "of this Book of Common Prayer to be used in all his do- "• " minions, miglit obtain its effect, but also that all France Anno 1552." might know, that the Christian religion was not wholly " abohshed in England, as many among them esteemed. *' For in reading this book they should know evidently, " that God was here served in spirit and in truth, and that " tlie sacraments were here administered purely and sin- " cerely, according to the word of God : and that he was " assured, that having read it, the good and well-disposed " sort would say. Blessed be so noble a King, under whom, " from day to day, the reformation of religion so increased " and flourished." Bale's Ex- Jn this year also, John Bale printed and set forth a book ^*^* " ^ "'"' entitled, An Expostulation or Complaint against the blas- phemies of a frantic Papist of Hampshire. Printed by John Day. The Papist he wrote against, and for what cause, he declared towards the beginning of his book, viz. " That on one of the Christmas holy days, to wit, Decem- *' ber 29 last past, in the house of a gentleman of his own " affinity in the said county, the said Papist, being in the " full heat of his frenzy, brast out into this unreverend, " blasphemous, and contemptuous talk of the King's Ma- " jesty, and of his most godly proceedings: 'Alas! poor child,"* " said he, ' unknown it is to him, what acts are made now- " adays. But when he comes once of age, he will see another " rule, and hang up an hundred of such heretic knaves.'" Meaning the preachers of those times : for at the same sea- son he had most spitefully railed on one of them, being ab- sent. These words Bale divided into throe parts, and an- swered each at large : the first part touched the King's Highness ; the second his honourable Council ; and the third the true ministers of God's word. That which touched the King he made to be, that this man had called the King a^oor child; " when as," said Bale, " he was abundantly replenished witli the most gracious " gifts of God ; specially with all kinds of good learning, " far above all his progenitors. Kings of this imperial region. " And when childishness in a king is reproved by the mouth OF KING EDWARD VI. 39 " of God, and given many times of him to a people as a CHAP. " curse, plague, and scourge for their unfaithfulness. /. " shall give you children^ saith the Lord, to be your princes, Anno 1552. *' and babes shall have ride over you. Is. iii. That is, ye shall Yüklə 12,09 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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