XXII. "commend the government of their consciences. Which CHAP. "done, they should be ready to yield themselves conform❝able, or else most humbly submit themselves to her High- Anno 1564. "ness's pleasure and law." by the Arch comply, or But they could not prevail to get a release from their at- Peremptoritendance on the Commissioners. For on the 29th of Aprilly ordered following, (to bring their story together, though it belong to bishop to the next year,) I find them called again before the Archbi- surrender shop, and after some words of advertisement, he did peremptheir places. torily will them to agree with the rest of the Clergy in matters of conformity, or else to depart their places. He shewed them in few words, that these were the orders which they must observe, viz. to wear the cap appointed by injunction, to wear no hats in their long gowns, to wear a surplice with non-regent's hoods in the choirs at their colleges, according to the ancient manner there and to communicate kneeling, in wafer bread. In fine, they said, their consciences could not agree to these orders: and they required some respite to remove their stuff. The Archbishop answered, that he would signify their determination to the Queen's Majesty ; and what time should be granted them to remove, they should be informed. Then Mr. Sampson declared something referring to the college, namely, that by the death of Mr. Bruerne, their receiver, a great sum of money of the college was to be answered at the said Bruerne's hands: which he might haply mention, to hint how ill the college could spare him at that time, he knowing best how those accounts stood. Mr. Humphrey alleged, for that he had divers noblemen's sons, he trusted to have a time, requesting much to be spared of the extremity of losing his living. Queen's The next day the Archbishop wrote all this to the Secre- Writes to tary, and desired him to inform the Queen, to understand the Secretary to her pleasure, how they should be dealt with, whether to know the tolerate them, or to provide others: as the deanery which pleasure. was at her Highness's disposition, and the presidentship of Magdalen, at the election of the college. He was in doubt, upon what grounds, and how to proceed. If it were the Queen's pleasure that he should write letters to both col BOOK leges, signifying, that they might not be reputed nor acII. cepted in their rooms, nor enjoy any commodity, he would Anno 1564. do, he said, her commandment. Resign, he thought they might not. Judicially to be deprived, his jurisdiction after long pleading might serve, he said, against Sampson; yet so it could not against Dr. Humphrey, the Bishop of Winchester being their Visitor. He declared to the Secretary, that he was right sorry they were no more tractable; and as he learned by him the Queen's pleasure, so he would do. 165 The reli ance on friends stand out. Put up to But they had great friends, and their interest at the Court animated them thus to stand it out. And it was the Archtheir great bishop's thoughts, that if so many delays had not been used makes them towards them, they might have been prevailed with to comply; wishing that they had been peremptorily at first put to their choice, either conformity, or depart. But they abused, he said, their friends' lenity, on whom they trusted. And to manifest the favour they had, about this very time both of them were put up to preach at Paul's Cross; and that at one of the chief times of the year, viz. Easter. This, it seems, the Queen had notice of. Which caused the Secretary to signify as much to the Archbishop, who used to be one of those who nominated the preachers there, and by whose appointment they were to have their turns; ordering him to strike them out, and to put others in their rooms. Preachers at Paul's Cross were in those times the more taken notice of, because the Queen and Court came often thither to church. The Archbishop sent word back, that they were not appointed by him, and by whom he knew not, whether the Bishop of London, or the Lord Mayor. But it was indeed neither of these, but the Earl of Leicester, their private friend, who had secretly put this work upon them, which they promised to perform, as appears in their letter to him a little before mentioned. But as to the appointment of others in their room, the Archbishop made this reply, that if those solemn sermons should stay for want after so short a warning, (as it seems must then be given,) it would raise a marvellous speech. And so prayed him to advertise the Queen. Prudently esteeming it a better course to wink at their preach ing at that time, rather than to adventure the failure of the CHAP; pulpit by reason of the shortness of the warning. XXII. Anno 1564. CHAP. XXIII. Queries put by the Archbishop in favour of the apparel : with the answers of Sampson and Humphrey. Replies to those answers. Arguments against the apparel. Answers to them. Arguments against imposing things indifferent: with the Bishop of Rochester's answers. The controversy, as handled by Bucer and Alasco. The Archbishop and Bishops debate this matter among themselves. The Dean of St. Paul's pacification. Humphrey and Sampson's subscription. about conformity pro the Archbi BUT I must not omit to advise the reader, that before Queries these judiciary proceedings, the business of conformity was learnedly and amicably discoursed and scanned between pounded by the Archbishop and these two learned men. For in the shop. month of December 1564, his Grace propounded to them nine questions upon this subject: to each of which they gave With Sampsuccinct answers. Both which questions and answers were Humas follow, as I have extracted them exactly out of a copy phrey's ansent by the Archbishop to the Secretary, digested by him into two columns after this manner. I. Whether the surplice of the Minister or Clerk be a thing evil, or wicked, or indifferent? son's and swers. I. Though the surplice in 166 is in Zophonie: the wearers Zeph. i. 8. BOOK II. Anno 1564. II. Whether if it be not indifferent, for what cause? III. Whether the Ordinary, detesting of Papistry, may enjoin the surplice to be worn, or may enforce the injunction already made: and whether the Minister ought to obey, or no? 1V. Whether the cope be a thing indifferent, or no; appointed to be worn by order of law, for decency and reverence of the Sacrament, and not in respect of any superstition, or holiness? am. III. If an Ordinary, detesting all Papistry, should enjoin the surplice, being a patch of Papistry, it may be said to him in Tertullian's words, Si tu Diaboli pompam [oderis] quicquid ex ea attigeris, id scias esse idololatriWhich if he be persuaded, neither will he enforce the injunction already made, neither exact obedience of any Minister to it. IV. Order and laws must have euraiav. This must not εὐταξίαν. be set from an heresy, or any sect; but from God's word. Reverence unto the Sacrament is wrought by doctrine and discipline. Decency to it is not gained by that which hath been devised and used to deface the Sacrament. Hierom saith, Aut aurum repudiemus cum cæteris superstitionibus Judæorum, aut si aurum placet, placeant et Judæi, quos cum auro aut V. Whether any thing that is indifferent may be enjoined godly to the use of Common Prayer, or Sacra ments? VI. Whether the civil magistrate may constitute, by law, an abstinence from meats, in days prescribed? VII. Whether a difference may be appointed for exter nal apparel in the Ministers of the Church; or any law may be made for the difference of the Ministers' apparel from the laymen? dained by God, for reverence Anno 1564. and decency of the Jewish Temple, is not to be admitted to beautify the Church of Christ; much less copes brought in by Papists, the enemies of God, and continued in their service as proper ornaments of their religion, ought to be of us Christians to that end retained. V. If it be mere indifferent, as the time, place, and such necessary circumstances, for the which there may be brought a ground out of the Scripture; we think it true. VI. By cause of abstinence, a manifest commodity riseth to the commonwealth in policy, without superstition, this law may be constituted, Habita ratione personarum et temporum. VII. Omnia mihi licent, sed non omnia expediunt. As not expedient, Paul pretermitteth it, speaking yet of all things pertaining to the ministry. And whether such prescription to a Minister of the New Testament be lawful, may be doubted; sith neither the New Testament |