BOOK Then follow the names of every parish, rector, vicar, or III. curate, his quality, residency, whether married or single; Anno 1569. the number of families in every parish, and of communi285 cants. Which matters stood thus in short: The Clergy of the archdeaconry of Cant. A controversy be tween the Dean of Canterbury and the Canons. Regist. Dec. Capli. Eccl. N. Bat. Churches and chapels within the jurisdiction Married Clergymen Licensed Preachers Graduates 216 135 34 37 That is to say, one Doctor of Divinity, one Doctor of Law, seven Bachelors of Divinity, seventeen Masters of Arts, nine Bachelors of Art, two Bachelors of Law. Families Communicants ,11,174 Some of the non-resident Undergraduates were here certified to study at Cambridge or Oxford. About this time happened a dissension between the Dean, Dr. Thomas Godwin, and the Prebendaries of Canterbury, about choosing officers; when it was agreed that the case should be referred to their Archbishop. The case was this, as it is recorded in the register of the Dean and Chapter. "November 25, 1569, in the forenoon, the Dean and ChapCath. Cant. ter proceeded to the election of officers, according to the "statutes of the church; which occupied the better part of "the forenoon, and yet no election could be made. There66 upon the Chapter was continued till one of the clock after"noon, the same day. When Mr. Dean and the Chapter met, ❝ and were assembled accordingly, and eftsones entered to "have made the election of the said officers. And every Pre"bendary's voice was very sundry times demanded. But "such a number as ought to consent to the perfecting of "those elections, although the whole day was spent in that "business, could not be had nor made: and so it was gene"rally thought good that the Archbishop's Grace should be "informed thereof. And then the Chapter was continued "till eight of the clock the next morning. When, because "there had been contention between Mr. Dean and the Chapter, touching the aforesaid election of officers, and ર 66 66 the Arch "whereas also complaints and griefs of wrong offered to CHAP. "some of the Chapter had been shewed, it was, for avoid- XXIV. "ing further contentions, agreed, that the Archbishop Anno 1569. "should have the ordering of all the matter, and that the Referred to "day of appearance should be before him on Monday, the bishop. "5th of December next. And the Chapter was continued "till two of the clock afternoon. Thence continued Monday, November 28, forenoon. And thence to the afternoon the same day. And then to December 1, forenoon. "At which time Mr. Dean and the Chapter met: and then "being given to understand that the Archbishop had heard "of the aforesaid controversy, and had signified that the "Dean and Chapter should be before him on December 5, "which day, by reason of some other matters intervening, "was not thought convenient to hold; but that the Arch"bishop should be sent and sued unto, to defer the day of appearance until the 9th of December, was for causes "[Here two or three lines are burnt out of the register] Mr. "Dean and the Chapter should appear on the 15th day of "December. On which day the Dean, and such of the Pre“bendaries as were appointed, appeared before the Lord "Archbishop at Lambeth. When and where his Grace did "order the election of officers; and did elect and nominate "a Vice-Dean, Receiver, and Treasurer. Which nomi"nation and election, Mr. Dean, after his return, viz. on "December 19, 1569, did communicate to the whole Chap"ter then assembled; and it was agreed that oaths, accord"ing to the statutes, should be administered to them seve"rally which was done." 66 hospital Now also the ancient hospital of St. Thomas, of East-286 bridge in Canterbury, was visited, and statutes given it, Eastbridge drawn up and prepared by the Archbishop himself in May visited. last. This hospital was founded for poor pilgrims; but converted by the Archbishop from superstition, and made serviceable for the uses of charity. It became by this time greatly abused. Many of the statutes, by the carelessness or fraud of the Masters of that hospital, were wholly disused. And the goods, the woods, and possessions, and other rights BOOK and dues of the hospital were dilapidated and embezzled. III. One Swerder, late Master of this hospital, got an annuity of Anno 1569. ten pounds out of the rents: and, which was worst of all, the poor were defrauded of their alms. Which were the reasons that moved the Archbishop to reform and make new statutes for this house. By these statutes he appointed the Master to be his Commissary General in the city of Canterbury for the time, and to be in Priests' Orders; unless the Archbishop's Suffragan would take that place, who was, as to his choice thereof, to be preferred before the Commissary. The Master was every year to give a true account of the state of the house, as to the rents and incomes thereof. And that, according to the Archbishop's pleasure, the Master was to reside either at the mansion-house of the hospital, or at his manor of Blene and Hothcourt; and to receive yearly from the fruits of the lands and possessions of the hospital six pounds, thirteen shillings, and four pence, and twelve carectates, that is, cartloads of wood. That every Friday throughout the year, the Master was to receive thirty poor people assembled at the door of the hospital, such as had been natives of Canterbury or lived long in that city, and to distribute thirty pence to them. But in war time the payment of these thirty pence was to cease: and in lieu thereof, four pence were daily to be distributed to such soldiers as passed through the city, especially such of them as had been hurt or wounded, and to be harboured for a night; excepting such as were infected with the leprosy. And twelve beds to be kept constantly for poor soldiers, or other poor; and a woman of honest reputation, of forty years old and upwards, to be entertained, to attend upon such as should be lodged there. The house was to have two books: one as a calendar, wherein the number of the poor lodgers, their sickness, and the monies given them, were to be entered daily: and this book was yearly, with the accounts of the house, to be brought to the Archbishop for the time being. The other book was for the writing therein the day, month, year, and the names of such as died in the hospital. There was also a freeschool to be maintained here XXIV. for boys, not exceeding twenty, who were to be taught to CHAP. read, to sing, and to write fairly: and especially the skills of singing and writing: and they were to have paper, pens, Anno 1569. and ink, and other convenient books, provided them at the charge of the house. And no boy to stay at this school above four years, to make room for others. And three days in the week they were to sing aloud the Litany, or other short prayers, according to the appointment of the Master. And the Master of the hospital was himself to be the teacher, or to procure one, who should also be the collector of the rents, and to have a livery given him by the Master, such as he gave to his other servants, with a salary. Two Scholars to be maintained out of the rents at Corpus Christi college in Cambridge, as by indenture between the Master of the hospital and the Masters and Fellows of the said college it was agreed. For the rest of these good statutes and orders, devised by the Archbishop for this hospital, I refer the reader to the Appendix. No. LVIII. I find Thomas Lawse, Clerk, was admitted to the govern- Park. Regisment of this hospital, February 13, 1569. ter. Papists in the Temples; brought before the Archbishop. Interrogatories for some of them. The Council writes to the Benchers. John Alasco, sometime Superintendent of the Dutch Church, London, dies. Some account of him. Matthew and John Parker have offices conferred on them by their father. By the means of the Archbishop, the Master of Bene't college resigns. Founds certain scholarships and fellowships in this his college. Makes ordinances for them. Provides them chambers and books. Gives a great gilt basin and ewer to the city of Norwich. IT was thought fit now to purge the Inns of Court, called Paget and the Two Temples, of sundry Papists that here harboured the Temple, themselves. Many of them came not to common prayer Papists, Shaftow, of III. BOOK nor communion, though sometimes to the sermons in the Temple church. Among these was Paget, Under-treasurer Anno 1569. of the Inner Temple; and Shaftow, who did business in law for the Earl of Northumberland, the traitor. These and others were brought before the Archbishop and other Commissioners in the Star-chamber: and some of them were, by the said Commissioners, committed to the Fleet. And for the further instruction of these Commissioners, the Council had sent their letters to them, and interrogatories, for the removing of Papists out of the Temples. In drawing up which interrogatories, the Archbishop had his hand; for in some places are his own insertions. Which when I shall have set down, it will appear what the crimes of these gentlemen were. Interroga- More interrogatories for T. P. Interrogatories to be ministered unto G. H. "First, Whether you have commonly frequented the "Temple church at service time, as others of the house do? "Item, Whether you have received the Communion in "the Temple church, accustomably, as others of the house "have done? 66 " Item, Whether you said of late time, that the marriage "of Priests was unlawful, and their children bastards? "Item, You being requested in your chamber to go to a sermon at Paul's Cross, whether said you, • That you "would not hear one knave of them all:' and, That Mr. "Alvey, the Master of the Temple, stood in the pulpit like "a crow-keeper ?" "Item, Whether, after your committing to the Fleet, you "said that you cared not a rush for the Commissioners? "Item, Whether you have in your keeping a certain lewd "libel, entitled, A Knack to know a Knave, or any other "such like; or whether any other, to your knowledge, "hath any such? “Memorandum, The two first interrogatories, and this "last, be to be ministered to them all." Other articles there were, as interrogatories for T. P. the |