66 gy had of her, she should be obeyed." But notwithstand- CHAP. ing these endeavours of the Archbishop, and his applications XX. to his friends at Court, he could not gain the Queen's au- Anno 1564. thority to ratify the book: so prevalent was that party in the Council that disliked it, and who adhered to such of the Clergy as were not forward for these observances. at the This somewhat chafed the zealous Archbishop, and the His concern rather because the Court, and particularly the Secretary book's ill himself, were the first movers of this matter, and which had success beput the Archbishop upon the labour of redressing this evil. Council. He said, "It was better not to have begun, except more 66 were done and that all the realm was in expectation. Sapienti pauca. And that seeing his Honour principally "had begun, Tuâ interest (said he) ut aliquid fiat." Adding, concerning them of the commission, "That if this ball "should be tossed unto them, and then they have no author 66 fore the ity by the Queen's Majesty's hand, they would sit still. "And that if they of the Council laid not to their helping "hand, as they did once, he said, in Hooper's days, all that "was done was but to be laughed at." This Hooper was he that was Bishop of Worcester and Gloucester in King Edward's days, and suffered martyrdom in the reign of Queen Mary. Him that King and his Council sent down into his diocese, fortified with their letters and authority, to make search into abuses in those superstitious parts of the land, and reform them. Which he did vigorously, and to good purpose, by virtue of this countenance from the Court, inflicting punishments as he saw occasion. Insomuch that Fox's Mon. Judge Morgan, at one of the Bishop's examinations before Gardiner, threw in his teeth what a stir and rout he made at Gloucester, railing at him, and saying, that there was never such a tyrant. No question those parts, labouring more than the rest under Popish corruptions, required a stirring Bishop: and good reformation he made there, by the assistance the Council's letters gave him. But this by the by, to shew what the Archbishop hinted at. Queen's Soon after this, the Bishop of London was at Court in the And at the Queen's presence; but scarcely a word was spoken by her to neglect. II. BOOK him, to excite him to redress the neglect of conformity in London. For the said Bishop had told our Archbishop, Anno 1564. that not six words were spoken from the Queen to him for uniformity of his London, where, it seems, it was most disregarded. This neglect of the Queen created a new concern in the mind of our Prelate. Which made him signify this very thing unto his old friend the Secretary; hinting again to him hereupon his desire, that a letter from her Majesty should be sent him to back their endeavours, adding in some heat these words; "If you remedy it not by letter, I 160" will no more strive against the stream, fume or chide who "will." This letter was dated March the 8th. Such a strong party had the disaffected then in the Council and Court, that the Queen was stayed from seconding her own letter to the Archbishop, by her own authority to confirm what they had drawn up and prepared by her own order. The Clergy little favoured at Court. format. P. 407. And no wonder, for the Bishops and Divines themselves had but little countenance given them at the Court by divers of the great ones there; who did what they could to prejudice the Queen against them. For, but the day before, viz. March the 7th, the Archbishop, and the other Bishops and Divines of the ecclesiastical commission, being at the Court, and the Queen present, one of them, the Dean of St. Paul's, Alexander Nowel, a person that had been much faVid. Annals voured by her for his excellent learning and education, and of the Re- whom she used to permit to discourse before her; being, I suppose, appointed then to preach a Lenten sermon, among other things spoken of, entered into speech concerning a very lewd Popish book lately published. It was stuffed not only with Papistical doctrine, but in many places tainted with immodest and unhonest language: and so, guilty of irreverence and impudence towards the Queen: for to her it was dedicated. This caused him in that presence to shew his distaken at a like of the book, though liked much of some indiscreet subthe Dean of jects, and of their judgments too. But, it seems, upon some St. Paul's. words unwarily by him spoken, or rather by some of his captious and prejudiced auditors taken hold of, they browbeat him, and run him down with much severe language, and the Offence sermon of XX. Queen also reproved him. This unexpected usage astonish- CHAP. ed the modest man greatly insomuch that the Archbishop, then present, for pure pity took him home that day to dine Anno 1564. with him, and to give him some countenance and comfort, being utterly dismayed, the very expression the Archbishop used, speaking to the Secretary concerning him. And the next day the Dean wrote a letter to the said Secretary, giving an account of the cause of that his discourse against the book, namely, "That it was his due reverence to his gracious 66 Sovereign, so lacking in that book, and the impudency of "the author to her: and though it were fallen out otherwise "than he, so long accustomed to his Sovereign's gracious pa"tience with him, could well foresee, yet what error soever "was admitted in the utterance thereof, he said, he enjoyed "the testimonies of sound doctrine, recorded as well in the "Scriptures, as the ancient Doctors, and the conscience of a "good intent, and most humble reverence towards his most "gracious Sovereign." The letter may be read in the Ap- Number pendix. XXIX. become of Regist. But to return to the Advertisements. At length, it seems, The Adverthe Archbishop's patience and persistance prevailed, and tisements these ecclesiastical rules (now called Advertisements) reco- force. vered their first names of Articles and Ordinances: as may Grind. appear by the metropolitical visitation of the church of Gloucester, anno 1576, by Laur. Humfrey, Herbert Westphaling, Doctors in Divinity, and some other Civilians, by the Archbishop's deputation; when among the Injunctions (eight in number) given to that Church, one was this, "Not "to oppose the Queen's Injunctions, nor the Ordinations nor "Articles made by some of the Queen's Commissioners, (which are there said to be, Matthew, Archbishop of "Canterbury; Edmund, Bishop of London; Richard, Bishop "of Ely; Edmund, Bishop of Rochester; Robert, Bishop of "Winton; and Nic. Bishop of Lincoln ;) January the 25th, "in the 7th year of the Queen's reign." To which that Archbishop (next successor to our Archbishop) subscribed his name. Where we may observe, that these Ordinances of BOOK the Queen's Commissioners are joined with her own InjuncII. tions to be observed. Of such force they were now become. Anno 1564. 161 CHAP. XXI. The Archbishop's proceedings for Uniformiy. He excites the Bishop of London. The pro- THUS stood the Court affected. In the mean time the ceedings of relation to the Arch- Archbishop and his fellows of the ecclesiastical commis bishop in sion did go on, as far as they could, to reduce the Church uniformity, to one uniform order, the Queen still calling upon them so to do, reckoning their own authority sufficient. They cited many before them, conferring with them, admonishing them, and threatening their censures to those that would not comply. But the effect did not correspond at all: but rather what they did proved the occasion to others of becoming more refractory. And whereas the habits had been the only or chief matter they boggled at, now the rest of the Church's rites began to be called in question too: such an influence had the connivance of the Court. But now the Queen shewed herself much offended that so little had been done March 24. all this while. The Archbishop takes this occasion again to write to his friend at the Court, signifying the great mischief of these delays and irresolute proceedings. He wished, "that the Secretary and the rest had not stirred istam “camarinam, or else to have set on it to some order at the 66 66 66 beginning. For that delaying wrought daily more incon"venience, et obfirmatiores fiunt. So that he saw it not "best to send up for disordered persons. For after they espy, saith he, how the game goes, redduntur multo præfractiores. Adding, that he thought non solum periculum "verti in ritibus vestium tantummodo, sed omnium rituum "in universum, i. e. that not only the rites of apparel were "now in danger, but all other rites universally." And therefore he advised, that prudence would be taken. And whereas he understood it was purposed by some, probably XXI. with some Council that secretly favoured these men, to send for some of the CHAP. chief of them to the Council, and give them a chiding before the whole body of the Council, he said, if that were all Anno 1564. that should be done with them, to be foully chidden, they were verba tantum et præterea nihil; i. e. words only, and nothing else and he doubted whether it would work a quietness. That the deformities were to be openly entreated. Adding this proverb, according to his dialect, All men be not one man's childern. By which he might mean, that all Desires a men were not to be dealt with alike, but some more roughly meeting than others, because of the difference of their tempers. He of the propounded also, that the Secretary, and the Earl of Leices hereupon. ter, would do well to resort to the Lord Keeper, and to consult with him, how to deal in this case, to do good, and to pacify the Queen's Majesty. And he thought it would be a piece of an afternoon well spent. And if the Secretary should think good, he and the Bishop of London would meet them at the Lord Keeper's. And that peradventure they might take some occasion from their information to treat this cause with the less offence. For that he and the said Bishop now knew the whole state and complexion of the causes, and the parties. Which they might well do, having before this time summoned before them the chief of the Ministers of this judgment both in London and the Universities, and fully understood their arguments and pretensions from themselves. laws. And now we have mentioned the Bishop of London, it Stirs up the brings to my mind another difficulty the Archbishop had to London to Bishop of struggle with: which was to gain him over to join vigor-execute the ously with him in this business: whose temper was naturally mild, and averse from rigorous methods. Whereby our Archbishop thought him not active enough in his diocese ; London at that time having many Ministers beneficed therein, who wholly neglected the observance of the habits and rites prescribed. And he knew what an influence their example would have all the nation over. This made him urge this Bishop to a more quick execution of the ecclesiastical laws and injunctions. And by his arguments he at length |