Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/ancientfunerallnnOOweev jLanchi^irc ^aue. him breath, And Qambruye- education. His fludtej are of DeatL- Of Heauen. his meditation . Pr'imus \A.Jam de terra \ Siij^endiuftv jyeccati CUlors. Gratia Dei uita ^tefna.j^er- Dm.. T^. T . Cnr. ANCIENT VNERALL MO MENTS WITH IN THE vnitcd Monarchic of Great Britaine Ireland and the Hands adiacent,with the dif^ folued Monaflertcs therein contained; their 'Founder j, and what eminent perfom haue beene irLtheJame interred. As dfo the Death and huriallof certatne qf the Bloud.RoialL, theNobditieamQentru of thefe Kin^ domes entombed m jorrame jyations. with other matters mentioned in the .J^^J-nfMna CJvtle^ Compofed hj theTraveLf andSiudte of^ffoltn (Weeuer. *h AND FOSTERER OF THE VNDOVBTED RE. LlQlO\^0? lESVS CH%IST. THE fATTERNE OF T RVE PIEtlE, AND IVSTICE^AIfD THE PRESIDENT OF ALL PRINCELY V E KTV E St HIS HIGHNESSE MOST LO WLy,AND MOST LO YALL S V B I E C T, IN ALLHVMILITY,CONSECRATETH THESE HISLABOVRS: THOVGH FARRE VNWORTHY THE V I E W OFSORESPLENDANT A GKEATNESSE. 0 THE A V T H O TO R Auing fecne (iudicious Reader how careful- ly in other Kingdomes, the Monuments of the dead are preferucd^and their Infcripti- OQS or Epitaphs regiftrcd in their Church- Bookes* and hauing read the Epitaphs of Italy, France,Germany, and other Nations, collededand put in print by the paines of ScbrdtdertiSi Qhy- tr^us, Swerth(s,and other fbrraine Writers. And alfo know- ing withall howbarbaroufly within thefe his Maiefties Domi- nions, they are (to the fhamc of our time) brol^en downc, and vtterly almoft all ruinated, their brafen Infcriptions erazed, torneaway, and pilfered, by which inhumane, dcformidable ad, the honourable memory of many vercuous and noble per- ibnsdeceafedjseztmguifhed, and the true vnderi^anding of diuers Families inthefe Realm€s(who haue defcended of thefe worthy perfbns aforefaidj is fo darkened, as the true courfe of theirinhericance is thereby partly interrupted: grieuingatthis vnfufFerable iniurie offered as well to the liuing, as the dead,out of thercfpedl bore to venerable Antiquity, and the due re- gard to continue the remembrance of the dcfund to future po- fteritiej I determined with my felfe to collect fuch memorials of the dcceafed,as were remaining as yet vndcfacedj as alfo ro reuiue the nieaK)ries of eminent worthy perfons entombed or interred, either in Parilh, or in Abbey Churches ^ howfocuer fome The Epi file iome of their Sepulchres are ac this day no where to be difcer- nedj neither their bones and a(hie remaincs in any place to bee fathered. Whereupjon with paincfull expcnces (which might haue beene well fpared perhaps you will fay) I trauailed ouer the moft parts of all England^ and fomc part of Scotlandj 1 coiled^ed the Funerall Inlcriptions of all the Cathedrall Chur- ches of the one, and in fome of the other, and euer by the way gathered fuch as 1 found in Parochiall Churches ; I likcwile tQpke view of many ancient Monuments not infctibcd, dc- niandingofthe Church otflcersj or others the inhabitants, for whom Inch and fuchTombcs or Sepulchres were made and ereded, which was told mc according to that truth which was deliaeted vntothemby tradition: after all thii fcrutinicjfin- dingfofew, or none at all in many Churches (time, the ma- lignit4eof wicked people, and our Enghfli profane tcnacitie, hauing quite taken them away for lucre fake) I was altoge- ther difcouraged to procecdc any further in this my laborious atidexpencefallentcrprifcj vntilll came ca(ually into the ac- quaintance of my dcare deceafed friend, Auguftine VincentyEL quire, Windfor Herald,6i keeper of the Records in the Tower, who pcrfwaded me to goe forward as I had begun, and with- all gauc me many Church-Collcftions,with diuers memorable Notes, and Copies of Records, gathered by himfclfe and o- thers; and by hi^ meanes I had free acccflc to the Heralds Of- fice, to write out fuch antiquities as 1 could there finde for my purpofe. Butaboue alljam moft bound to loue the forefaid Vin- cents memory, for that he made me knowne to that honoura- ble Gentleman Sir Robert Qottouy Knight and Baronet^ who forthwith apprehending the fcope and drift ofthis my Argu- ment (his generous difpofition being alwaies ready to afford his beft furtherance to other mens induftrious labour?) gauc me his able dircaions,and witfiall,lent mc out of hisineftima- ble Librarie, fuch Bookes and Manufcripts as/Wcre moft fit- ting for my vfe. But alas, this worthy repairer of eating-times ruincs, this Pbtladelfh/fSf in preferuing old Monuments, and ancient Re- cords, tothe'^ader. \ cords: this Magazin, this Treafurie, this Store-houfe of Anti- quities, Sir Robert Qmny is now lately deceafed, whofe excel- lent good parts are well conceiued in a Funerall Elegie which hath happily come into my hands, and which I thinke fitting hereto be inferted. yiro clarifsimo ^B^erto Cottono, ah antiqua ^egum projapia orimdoy Spicedimi. Giif^,dlis Bomertis erat-^cuiti'S de fonte furores j Sacros haujerumyeterejquenouique Poeu ; TalU eras noflros inter yCottone^ Britannos, ^rumexplorator yeterum, Cmliaiura RegnU Magnatum moliminai munia Regum Ftpofuli^ nexm fauflosj diuertia jicua, Nauigia^ tt merces^ caftra, mes,religioneSy Nummos, (IruEiurcUy chart(iSy{olennia yerba, Et quicquid beUo/aceret yel pace triumphos QaUehat dextfi^ nemo magh , omnii ab iUo Et tua Qamdene Seldeni gloria ^reuit. Ingentes Dominos titulorum dote fuperbos FamoJdfqueEqmtes{pnulomnes/iperij]fent) \ ^iuU RexQrbipotis ejlrenouare.,beatum Cottonipe^tifs nulla eft reparabile cera, Ingenio quicmque yigenttua te5la frequenter Vi/ebanti tanquam a Phoebo rejponfa petentes. Nunc Oracla filent^ jed non Schediajmate tant^ Oceanumlaudis liceattranjnare, mijellum Nejcio quidgaudens ad amici iufta litajje ■: Omnia comple^ar celebrat Wigornio yerbis i , , §}^fips Nechamiobttum^ crejcitque in carmine yeruf^t^^ i EcIipfimpntiturJapientia^SolJepelimry j-fCui/iparumfsmintfsejJetflebilefym,nf^^. , He died at his houfe in Weftminfter the fixV'o^ ^ ay, Strnx ten of the clocke in the forenoone, ^««£) 1^3 iTheinga^^d, threefcorc yeares,three moneths, and fome fcvv' odde dayes : He AfunecallE. l^gieypon ih death of Sir Robert Cotton Knight and Baronet. I The Eptfl/e i He tookc to wife EU%jibeth^ one of the daughters and heircs of ^^William Brocas Efquire, by whom hee had iffuc, onely one Sonne, Sir Thomcu Qotton Baronct5now liuing; who married Margaret, Daughter of the Lord William Bo^ard^ grandchild toTh0nmD\jkQ ofNorfolke, by whom hec hath iffue, one Sonne, named and two Daughters, Lucie zud Francis, Butto rcturne: I haue had many helpes,! confefle,from Sir Henry Splmatiy Knight, and lohn Selden Efquire, the moft lear- ned Antiquaries now huing of our times : nor haue the helpcs beene few which i haue long receiued from the well furnithr, and daily incrcafing Librarie of SnSimonds D'Eyoes Knight, whofciudiciousdiredions, and ready afliftance, were as of- ten vouchfaled vntomec, as I hadoccafion to requeflj and whofe long ft udied , and ftill intended labours for the publique good, though in another kinde, may in due time make his me- i ^ory andthemfclues dearevnto pofteritie: Diuers of the He- ralds haue much furthered thefe my intended defigncsj namely, 5irl?zVW ous ftrudurcs, as I fhew hereafter, is thus commended ro po- ftcritie by this Epitaph following, which paffed withapplauft no queftion in thofe dayes. ^ex Etbelbert ifs hie clauditur in Poljandroy Fana pians certtts Chrifto meat abjque Meandre, King Etbelbert lyeth here clofed in this Polyandcr, For building Churches furc he goes To Chrift without M#e<«»flf^r. | The pious care likewise and gracious intention of our late Lord and Soueraigne King lams of famous memory ,had,for the repairing of the forefaid Church of Saint Paul^ and the earneftdefire and purpofe, which our dread Lord and Soue- raigne now hathfproceedingoutof hisxealc to Gods glory and his diuine wor(hip)for the repairing and vpholding, as his Father ilitended , of that venerable large Fabricke and goodly Pyle ^f building, will behadin remembrance to allge- nerations^and their names willibc regiflrcdin the bookeoftfae liuing. And the munificent allowance towards the faid workc from William Laud^ now Lord Bifhop of London, of one hun- dred pounds by the yeare,while he doth contiune there Bifliop, (hall be commended, and had in remembrance of all his Suc- ceflours foreuer. It may, perhaps, bee diftaftfuU ro fomefor that I write lb fully of the fall and bacAfliding of Religious Perfons from their primidue zealous ardour of piety, making thatthemainc caufe of the dilTolution of Abbcycs : which I doe , for that fomearcof opinion, that bccaufe many of thcfe Monadcries were built vpon theoccafion of rapine and bloud, the Foun- ders thereby thinking to expiate their guilt, and make fazisfa- dion Saint Tauts Cbiircii to be repaired. tothe^ader. diion for their finnes ^ an crrour in point of Diuinitie) thefe facred ftrudlurcs howfocuer confecrated to the feruice of Al- mighty God, could not ftand faft, nor continue in one and the fame ftate for many agesj therefore I thinke it meete and expe- diencto difcouer and lay open ro the vvdrld,the manifold enor- mities of the profefTed votaries refiding in fuch religious foun- dations; that it may euidently appeare that it was not the finnes of the Founders (of whofe pious intentions we ought to haue a more reuerend opinion'; that their donations were of no longer continuance but that the delinquencies of the reli- gious Orders themfelues, were the fble caufe of their owne vt- ter fubuerfion, I may, perhaps, be found fault withall, becaufe I doe not chorographically and according as Churches ftand, neare or further remote in one and the fame Lach hundred or wapen- tack, cmprint and place thcFunerall Monuments in this my booke* but flip fomctimes from one fide of a County to ano- ther before I emprini an Epitaph. To which giuc me leaue to make this anfwer, that hauing found one or two ancie'nt Fu- nerall infcriptions,or obliterated Sepulchers, in this or that Parifh Church, I hauc ridden to ten Parilh Churches diftant from that, and not found one. Befides I haue beenc taken vp in.diuers Churches by the Churchwardens of the Parilh, and notfufFered to write the Epitaphs, or to take view of the Mo- numents as I much defired, for that I wanted a Commiflion- which would greatly haue encouraged me (and ftill it would) as that of Henry the eight did lobn Leyland^in the profequution of this bufincffe. I conclude the Epitaphs and Funerall inlcriptions in this Dookeas I fihde them engrauen, with a cuius anime pr9pipiemr Detis : or with God pardon his foule j which fome may fay might haue becne as well leftoutofmybooke,as they are in many places fcraped out of the brafle: And 1 write the Latine in the fame manner as I finde it either written or imprinted, as capud for capup, nichil for nihiU and the like^as alfo E vocali,for i dipthong, dipthongs being but lately come into vfe. And now I hope that neither the concltifion of the one, nor ter- A 2, mination The E^tftlej, (s^c. j minationof the other will Teeme any way ofFcnfiuc to my in- keliigent Reader. i iikewile wrice the Orthographic of the old Engli(h as it comes to my hands j and it by the copying out of the Tame it be any manner of vvayes moUified, it is much againft my will,for I hold originails the beft j whereby fome may obie^ the fim- piicitie of my vnlaboured ftile, and the rough hewen forme of my writing. To which I reply, that this my kinde of Argu- ment h incapable of all eloquent fpeech. When I cite Quid or Lucan^ I vfe thofe exquifite tranflations of George Sandys^ and Thomas May Efquircs. Some will fay^thatthe Epitaphs of London are already prin- ted, and true it is that fome are, efpecially fuch as are of later times, with which 1 do not meddle at all, oncly 1 fet downe thofe of more antiquitie, which haue either beene omitted in the collection, or tor which 1 haue fome hiftoricall elucidati- ons, for the better vnderftanding of the qualities of the parties defiind and interred. Hauing had the helps and colledions of many , my Reader may finde errours in fome, which hereafter I fhall ftudie to amend jintreating in the meane time afauorable conftrudion. Many are the errataes, I am afraid, which will be found in the printing, the greateft 1 haue met withall I haue amended, not doubting butlome alfo of confequence haueefcapcd mee; and for thofe of lefler note, I haue palled them ouer, defiring my Reader to corred and pardon. Thus,curteous Reader /ubmitting my felfc,and this worke, to thy learned and friendly cenfure, 1 take my leaue. From my HoufeinGlerkenweUGIore,this 28. of May 1^5 1. Qhytr^tts. 7e moneant, LeBor^ tot in ^no funera Ubro, Tempore quodcerto tu quoquefunm eris. So many burials, Reader, in one booke Warnethee, that one day, thou for death muft lookc. 1 A TABLE OF THE DISCOVRSE ' fummed into certainc Chapters or Heads, bea- ring thefe following Contents The firft Chapter, Fol. i. — ^ Ifcujfesand treates of Monuments ingenerall. 1 1 Chap. 3. fol.5. jLtf^ of Funerail Monuments ^ GratteSy T ^mbeSy or Sepulchers: of the an^ cient cuftome of Burials : $/ Epitaph and other Funerail Honours, Chap. 3. fol. 10. Of Sepulchers anjiverable to the degree of the perfon deceafed. The diners manner of bearing man and woman to thegraue, IVhen both fexes began to he borne alike. Chap. 4. fol. 1 2. 0 f the excefiue expences be ft owed vpon Funerals in former times. Chap. 5. fbl. iS. The reafons therefore fo many hauema^e their own Sepulchers or Tombet, in their life time»0f the care that all or moft of all menjhaue of decent buriall. The burying of the deady a mrke acceptable vnto Co4, A Fu'.urall Hymne of Aurelius Prudcntius to the like purpofe, > - ^ - Chap. 6. fbl.ipi of the care and eo(l anciently vfed in the prefer uing whole and entire ^ the hodtes of the dead. Strange waies, cuftomes and fafhions of buriall. Chap. 7. fol. 52. * of Cenotaphs Honorarie., and Religious : of the reuerence attributed to thefe emptie Monuments. Chap. 8. fol. 37- of the fanBitieafcribedfometimes to ancient Funeral Monuments ^and of the ardent defire mo tnmhaue andeuer had to viftethf Tombesand SC" pulchres of eminent and worthy perfons. Chap. 9. fol. 42. Of the punijhments both by humane lawes, and G ods feuere iujlicey inflidied vpon fuch malefaSiors in foregoing aget^^ho 'violated SepuUhers.Of cburch- Robbers. ^ Ghap. 10, fol. 50. Of the rooting vp^ taking away^erazing and defacing of BuneraU Monu- ments in the feuerallnagnes of iT. Henry the eighty and Edward the fixt. of the care ^ueene Elizabeth, of famous memory^ had for the preferuati- on oft he fame. Her proclamation in the fee ond year e of her raigneagainfi breaking or defacing of Monuments of jinti^uity, being fit vp in Churches^ or 1 1 1 The Contents. ar other fubltke places ^ for memory and net for fuperflition. Chap, II. fol.y7. T he conuerfion of this oar Nation from Paganifme to Chriflianitky inch" ding generally the Foundations of Religious Strti6iures in the fame. The pie- iy in the primitiue tmes^ both of Religious and Lay perfons. Chap. i2.foU5. ofthefaUor hackfliding^ well of Religiotis Vit Aries y of Lay people from theforefaid z.ealous ardour ofpietie. Chap. 13. fol.78. of the ahregation^ abolition and extinguijhment of the Popes fuprcame and exorbitant authmtie within the King ofEnglands dominions. Chap. 14. foI.8p. The poUcievfedby Henry the eighty and hisCouncellin the expelling of the Popes forefaid authoritie out of his dominions* Chap,i5.fol. 104. The policie vfed by the King and his Councell for the dijfolation and extir- pation of Religious foundations^ and religious orders within this Realme of England and Wales, the reformation of religion^ of Infcriptions in Churches'^ the Kings warrant for the furrender of Religious Houfes : an information to ^ueene Elizabeth, | I 4.Si.l.p>z73J.if.r.T0/eJ!>{tf. p. 284.1.24; the number of Conftables miftaken. p.s^^.twohalfe- | line* tranfpored. p.}ot.].i.i.hmovo\ttcd.p. ii6.lt';,t.iHuM,p.4it.Li6.i.Tudenhm. p.425. ino- 1 mittedti«ice.p'4i9l 3e.r.0i>ii;.p.49^.],4.r^«fn>«r({' pa. cad. 1.2$. tjvejenhm. pa. 597. ElTex be- fore Weft Ham, omitted. A DISCOVRSE OF Funerall Monuments, (5cc. Chap. I. Of Monuments in gemrdQ, Monument is a thing cre£ted» made, or writtcn,for a memorisU of lome remarkable adion, fit to bee tranf- ferrcd to future poftcrities And thus generally taken, all religious Foundations, all fumptuou^and magnifi- cent Stru6lures, Gitics,Townes, Towers, Caftles,PiI- . lars, Pyramides,Gro(res,Obeliskes, Amphitheaters, Statues, and the like,as well as Tombes and Sepul- chres , are called Monuments. Now aboue all remembrances f by which men hauc cndeuourcd, eiien in defpight of death to giuc vnto their Fames cternitie) for worthinefle and continuance, bookes, or writings, hauc cuer lad the prehcminencc. Marmora Ma(^ny 'vincunt monimentA liUUf-^ Vinitur ingenie^ cater a mortis erant. The Mufcs workes ftoncmonumenis out laft; Tis wit kccpes life, all elfc death will downc cafl. H$racci^us concludes the third booke of his lyrick poefie. Exegi monimentumarcferennitUj Regdique fitu^^c. A monument then brafle more lafting, I, Then Princely Pyramids in fite more high Hauc finiihcd, which neither fretting fliowers, Norbluftering windes, nor flight ofyeares, and houres> Though numberleffe, can raze. I (hail not die Wholly^ nor fhall my bcft part buried lie Within my Grauc. And J^/trtiallik lo. f/.i. thus fpeakes of bookes and writings. Reader my wealth, whom when to me Rome gaucj Nought greater tobeftow (quoth (he) I haue. By him ingratefuil Zetht thou (halt flic, And in thy better part flialt neucr die. Wilde fig-trees rend tjHejfaBa's marbles off ; Chrifpus halfe horfes the bold Carters fcofFe ; Writings, no age can wrong, nor thceuing hand, DeathlefTe alone tbofc monuments will (land. • — • — My books arc read in cuery place. B And 0// T>ifcourfe Lib. i.ep.}^ In mtk. U.vit, And when Liciniusy and MejfaUas high Rich marble Towers in ruin'd duft (hall lie, I ftiall be read, and ftrangcrs,euerie where. Shall to their fartheft homes my vcrfts bearc. ^ And in another Ep. thus much of his bookcs. 'Tis not the Gitie oncly doth approuc My inufc, or idle cares my verfes louc; The rough Centurion , where cold froft s orefprea J The Scythian fields, in warre my books are read. My lines are fung in Britaine farrc remote; And yet my eraptie purfe perceiucsit not. What dcathlcflc numbers from my pennc would flow? What warres would my Pierian Trumpet blow? If, as Auguftus now againe doth Hue, So Rome to me would a Mcunm giue. In like manner Quid giues an cndleite dace toiiimrelfe, and to his Mcta- morphofis in thefe words. lamqueopfti exegi, And now the worke is ended, which, loucs rage. Nor Fire, nor Sword, (hall raze, nor eating Age j Come, when it will, my Deaths vncertaine houre, ^ Which onely of my bodic hath a power f Yet (ball my better part tranfccnd the skic; And my immortall name (hall neucr die For where-focre the Romane Eagles fprcad Their conquering wings, I ftiall of all be read. And if wee Prophets truly can diuine, I in my lining Fame (halleuer (hine. S.Ieremm Iikcmanner,in one of bis Epiftle9,writethof the perpetuity of a funerall Elcgie,which he made himfelfc to the dcarc memorie of his be- loued FabioUy who was buried in the citie of Bcthlcm; not becaufe the faid Elegie was cut or engrauen upon her Sepulchre, but for that he had written it down in oneof his volumes,according tothefcbisown words following, Exegi mmmentttm tuutn are petenmusj quod nulla defiruere fofit vetU" (las'^incidi Eulogium Sepulchr$ tuo.quod huk volumim fubdtdi^vt quocun^ nojler Sermo peruenerit,te laudatam-^ te in Bethlem cendtta. LeBor agnofcat. Varus Tribune of Rome, hath bccnc and will be longer remcmbred by CMartials Epigrana, lib. lo. ep.26, then euer hce could haue beenc by any funerall monument, which is lately made thus to fpcake Englifh. Farusj which as Romes Tribune didft command An hundred men, rcnown'd in iEgyptland: Now as a (Granger Ghoflthou doft rcmaine On JV//*5* fhore, promifd to Rome in vainc. We could not dew with tearesthy dying face. Nor thy faid funerall flames with odours grace* Yet in my verfeetcrnizUQjalt thou bee. Of that falfe Egypt cannot coufcn thee. Thus Lucanlih. ^.of his ownc verfe and Cafirs vi^oric at Pharfalia. O O gicat and fjcrcd worke of pocfy. Thou trecft fi'om fate, and giu ft eternity To mortail wightS; buc, Cnjar cnuy noc Their liuing nanfiesjifRomane Mufesoughr, May promifcrhce,whileft Homer s honoured. By tiicurc times (bale thou, and I, bee read- No age fliall vs with darkc oblivion ftaine, Bat our Pharfalia euer fliail remaine. Books then and the Mufes workes are of all monuments the moft perma* nenti for of all things elfe there is a viciffitude, a change both ofcities and nations ; as we may thus readc in Quids Mctaraorphoii,s, //^.ij. For this wee fee in all is general!. Some nations gather ftrength, and others fall. Troy rich and powerful! , which fo proudly flood, That could for ten yearcs fpend fuch flreamcs ol bloudj For buildings oncly her old ruines ftiowes, For riches, Tombes, which flaughtcrcd fires inclofe. Spurtdj MjcersA, were of Greece the flowers^ So Cecrops citie,and Araphions Towrcs; Now glorious 5'/'<«rr4 lies vpon the ground; Lofty Mycena hardly to be found. 0(oedipu4 his Thebes what now remaincsj Or of Pandions Athens,,but their names? Thebes, Babcll, Rome, theft proud heauen daring wonders, Loc vndcr ground in duft and aflies lie. For earthly kingdomes.cueri as men doe die. Belldy in his ruines of Rome, tranflated by Sperjfer, makes this demon- ftration or fliew of that citie, to the ftrangc countrcy man or trauellcr: Thou ftranger,which for Rome in Rome here feckefti And nought of Rome in Rome perceiu ft at all, Thcfefameold walls, old ar'.hes, which thou fccft. Old palaces, is that which Rome men c.ill. Behold what wreake, what ruine.and what waft. And how that flie, which with her mighty power Tam'd all the world, hath tam'd her fclfe at laft: The prey of Time, which all things doth dcuourc. Rome now of Rome, is the onely funeral]. And onely Rome, of Rome hath vidlorie. Nc ought faue Tybcr haftning to his fall Remaincs ofall .* O worlds inconftancie. That which is firme, doth flit and fall away. And that is flitting, doth abide and ftay. It is a vanitic fora man tothinkc to perpetuate his name and memory by j ftrange and coftly great Edifices, for Not fumpruous Pyramids to skies vprcard^ Nor Elean loues proud Fane, which heauen compeerd, Nor the rich fortune of Maufekus Tombe, Are priuilcdg'd from deaths extrcamcft doome; B 2 Or Tropertlib,^. T)i/courfe Ruines o£ Tinac, P6l,S6Mg,XVh Or fife,or ftormcs, their glories do abate, Of by age Qiakcn^fall with their owne vvaight. Wc haus maay examples here in England of the fmall continuance f as I may fb call it) of magnificent ftrong buildlngs,by the fudden fall of our re- ligious houfes, of which a late nameleflc verfifier hath thus written; What facred ftru£lures did our Elders build, Wherein Religion gorgeoufly fat decki? No w all throwne downe, Religion exild. Made Brothell houfts, had in bafe rcfpe^t. Or ruind fo that to the viewers eye, In their owne ruines they intombed He. The marble vrnes of their fo zealous Founders Are digged up, and turn'd to fordid vfes« Their bodies arc quite caft out of their bounders Lie vn-interr'd. O greater what abufe isj Yet in this later age we now liuc in. This barbarous ad is neither ftiame nor finne. Of walls, towres,caftles,croflcs, forts, rampiers, to wnes, cities, and fuch like monuments, here in great Britainc, which by age, warres, or the roalfg- nitieofthetiraes,arc defaced, ruined, or utterly fubuertcd, you may teadc in learned C4OTi/(?;/ roncly thus much out of famous S^enfir , perfonating the Genius of Verlame, or Verulam, fometimes aciticnearctoS. Albonsr I was that Citie which the garland wore Of Britaines pride, deliuered vnto me, By Romane viflors, which it wonnc of yorej Though nought at ail but ruines now I bee. And lie in mine owne aflies as yc fee. Verlame I was, what bootes it that I was,^ Sith now I am but weeds and waftfull graflc! Another Englifli mufe Cnow lining) vnderthe name ofJVatliftg, one of the fourc impcriali high wayes fings thus of the ruines of this citie, . Thou faw'ft when Verlam once her head aloft did reare. Which in her cinders now lies ladly buried here: With Alabaftcr, Tuch, and Porphery adornd, When ( wclncarc) in her pride great Troinouant ftic fcornd. Ukewife vpon this forgotten Citie a namclcfTc late writer hath made this Epitaph. Stay thy foot that paffcft by. Here is wonder to dcfcry. Churches that interr d the dead, Here thcmfclues arc ftpulchred ; Houfes, whercmen flept and wak't. Here in aflies vnder-rak't. In a word to allude; Here is cornc where once Troy ftoodj Or more fuliy home to haue. Here's a Citie in a grauc. Reader wonder thinkc it then, Gfties of Fmerali ifcourfe TaktXtsMominemmortuummvrhc nefepelitomve vrko: to bury or bi|rnc any within any To wnc or Gitie. For the ancient cuftome of buriall amongft the lewes, wee reade, that {Abraham was buried with Sara his wife, in the caue of Machpelah in the field of Ephron, Gen-cap. 25. And r2i^w^kin^ofIuda,flept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers , in the field of the buriall which pertained to the kings. 2.Chran,cap,26, The fcpulchre of Lazarus was without the citie of Bethania rand fo was that of lofeph without lerufalem. Sandys in the relation of his long iourncy, tells us, that hee was (hewed the Tombe of the Prophet Samuel^ as alfo the Sepulchre of the feuen bre- thren Cwho were tortured to death by K^nti$chtis) fenced about with a pile of ftones,lquare, flat, and folid, both of them being on the top of two mouataines, nearc vnto the citie of Emmaus; and in the vineyards on the North- weft fide of the faid citie, fundry places of buriall, hewnc out of the maine rocke, amoogft the reft, one called the Sepulchre of the Prophets, And thofe Egyptian lofty proud Pyramids (the barbarous wonders of vaine coft ) fo vniuerfally celebrated , being the Regall fcpulchrcs of the Ptolomeesjwereerededfarre out of all cities, as the ftidTraiacIler tells vs, who did feefo much of the ruines thereof, as time bath not deuoured. The Athenians buried fiich as were flaine in battell,and other honoura- ble pcr(bnages,in a place without the Citie called Ceramnicus. So here in England, the interments of the dead were anciently farre out ofallTownesandCities,either on the ridges of hills, or vpon (patious plaines, fortified or fenced about, with obelisks, pointed ftones,Pyramids, pillars, or fuchlike monuments 5 for example, Englands wonder vpon Salisbury- plaine, called Stonehcnge,the fepulchrc of Co many Britaines, who by the treachery of the Saxons, were flaine there at a parley. That of Wada the Saxon Duke neare to Whitby in YorkAire, and thofe of Carti. gerne the Britaine, and Horfi, the Saxon, neare to Ailesford in Kent. It was a thing vfiiall among our old Saxon anccftours (faith Verjlegan) as by T acttus it a!(b feemeth to haue beene among the other Germans,that the dead bodies of fiich as were flaine in the field, and buried in the fields, were not laycd in graues,but lying upon the ground , were couered ouer with turues, clods, or fods of earth ; And the more in reputation the per- fons had beenc, the greater and higher were the turues raifed ouer their bo. dies; and thisforac vfedto call Byriging, fbme Beorging,and fome Bun- ging of the dead, which wee now call berying , or burying of the dead, which properly is a flirowding or an hiding of the dead bodie in the earth; Of thcfe kindc of funeral! monuments you haue many vpon Salisbury^plaine, out ofwhich the bones of bodies thus inhum'd are of- tentimes digged vp5 which the Inhabitants thereabout call Bcries, Baroes, and fome Burrowes, which accordeth with the fame fence of Byrighs, BeorghsjorBurghs.From whence the names of diuerfeTownesand Ci- ties are originally deriuedj Places firft fo called, hauing beene with wal's of turfe or clods of eartb,fenccd about for men to bee flirowded in, as in forts orCaftles. Reutha of Fmerall Monuments. 7 ^eistba^YixDg of that neuer-conquercd tcrrible,ficrcc Nation of the Scots Cwho flouri(hed about they eare of the world 3784. and before the birrh ofourbleffed Sauiour, one hundred cighcie and feven ycarcs) ordained, That fuch Noblemen which hadatchieued any notable exploit in defence of their countrey, ftiould bee had in perpetuall memoric, and buried, in (b- lemne wife, in fepulchres aloft vpon hills, or mountaines, vpon which were fetfb mjiny Obelisks, pillars, or long- pointed ftones , as they had flainc enemies in the warres. Whereof fomc remaine ( faith Hc^or Boctktus in the life of the faid King) there to be feene cuento this day. Sepulchres of tfaisftately kinde of ftruflure for perfons of eminent ranke and qualitic, were fometimes fhowfoeuerj ereded within the cities: for wee reade in the firft booke of the Maccabees, Chap. 1 3. that lon&than the valiant (brother to ludas the worthie) being flaine in battell neare to Baf- charaa, and there buried, Simon fent to take the bones of his brother lona- than ( I will vfe the words of the Text ) And they buried him in Modin his fathers city. And all Ifrael bewailed him with great lamentation, and mourned for him veric long. And Simon made vpon the Sepulcher of his father,and his brethren, a building high to looke vnto,of hcwne flone be- hinde and before. And fct vp feuen pillars vpon it, one againft another, for his father, his mother,and fourc brethren: A nd fet great pillars round about them, and fet amies upon ths pillars for a perpetuall memoric , and carued (hips bcfide thearmes,that they might be (eene of men failing in the Tea. In like manner the Romanes fnotwithflanding their fccond law of the twelue Tables) did fometimc entorabc their dead within the Citic (but that was but feldomej) for the bones and afbes of T rajan the Emperour, were put into a golden vrne, and fet in the Market- place, vpon the top of a pillar, ofone who' epeeccjbcing one hundred and fourty foot high. And G4/^4« bodic bng negledled (faith T^mw) and in thedarkc de- fpightfuUy intreated i Argiui his Steward , one of his principall bondmen, buried with fmall ceremonic in bispriuate garden. But this was not vfuall amongfl them. Ho^inianltb, ^.cap. i.out oiDuranduStVlptAn^ and other Authours, giucsthisreafbn: wherefore both the lewes and Gentiles vfcd to burie their dead, without the gates of Townes and Cities. It was a cuflome in times of old ("faith hej that men and women were buried in their owne pri- uatc houfcs, or within their owne priuate gardens ^ but afterwards for tfie noyfome favour, and contagious flinke of the dead carkafcs fb interred , it was enaded, That all burials fhould bee without Townes and Cities, in fome conuenient place appointed for that purpofe. And howfoeuer that this order was obferued by the Gentiles upon this reafon onely, Scilicet in vrbibfts mundicies fernaretufy ^ aer mims inficereinr^ex cadauerum pu trefcentiam yi/^r^; Yet the true Chriflians,and fuch as by their liuely faith were adopted the children of God,had a further myflerie in this their man- ner of intermcntsj for by the carriage and buriall of their dead corps with- out their citic walls, they did publikely confirmc, and witneflc , that the parties deceafed were gone out of this world, to bee made free denlzons of another citic, namely, Heaucn, there to remaine wifh the blefled Saints in cternallhappineffe. This 8 ^ T>iJcourJe Pamiin'm inli, dermftpeTt' end.mmnou ( This order or cuftomc of burial! without cities, continued amongft the Chriftians,vntill the time of Gr^^^rj the great, for as then the Monkcs, Friers, and Pricfts ffaith my forefaid Authour j began to offer facrifice for the Ibules departed j (b that, for their more cafie and greater profit , they procured firfl, that the places of fepulturc fliould bee adioyiiing vnto their Ghurches , and afterwards they got licence to burie within Churches. Vponthis reafon out of the faid Gregory i y q. cap. 2. Cum grauia peccata non depr 'mtm (faith hee) tunc prodefi mortuis fi in Ecclesijs fepeliAmur\ quia eorumproximij cfuoties ad eadem facta loca veniunt^fuorumque fepul- tnram afpiciuKt, recordantur ^ pro eis Domino precesfundunt, Antiquitus tantum extra vrbeminccemiterijs hominU corpora fepelieban- tar ^ pace Ecclefid data intra vrbcs,ad Templorum limina^pojleaetiam m ipfis templis fepelirimos inmluit. Canftantinus in porticu Templi x^^pojio^ lorunty Conjlantinopoli : Honorim in porticu Templi S. Petri Romx^ eius vxor intra idem Templum fepnlttfunt . Anciently the bodies of the dead were buried onely without cities in Gcemiteries or fleeping placcs,vntill the re(urrcdion(as the word fignifics) but perfecution being cnded,and peace giu£n to the Chriflian Church,the manner grew in vfe to burie within Cities, at the entrance into their facrcd temples, yea and afterwards in the verie Churches themfelues. Confiantine was buried in the porch of the Apoftles in Conftantinopk. Hsmriw in the porch of S. Peter in Rome 5 and his wife ( the Empreffe) within the faid Church. But to come nearer home, %^afine the firft Archbifhop of Can- terbury, fent hither by the foiefaid Qregoty^ was interred in the porch of Saint Peter and commonly called Saint Auflins ncare vnto Canter- bury, a religious houfe of his ownc foundation,and together with him fixe other Archbilhops who next fuccceded him ; whofe reliques afterwards were rcmoued into the Abbey Church, of which I fliall fpeake hereafter. Cttthbert or Cudbright th'eleuenth, Archbifhop of that Province, ob- tained fi-om the Pope a difpenfation , for the making of Coemiteries or Churchyards within Townes, and Cities, whereas,herein England, vntill his time, within the walls thereof none were buried. Thefe following are the words in the Appendix to the bookc oiRechefter a Mfl.in Sir Robert Cottons h\hx2XiQ. Cutbertus xyirchiepifcopus Cant, xi. ab i^ugufiim cum Roma videret plures intra Ciuitates fipeliri^rogauit Papam ut fibi liceret Ccemiteria facercy quodPapa annuityreuerjusitaqne cxmiteria vbique in AngUa peri canfituit. This order ofburiall being thus begun here in England, it likcwife fbi- lowed, that Graue-flones were made, and Tombes erected with infcripti- onsengrauen upon them, to continue the remembrance of the parties dc- ccafedjto fiicceeding agesjand thefe were called Epitaphs: now,an Epitaph is a fuperfcri prion Ceither in verfe or profe)or an aflrid pithie Diagram,writ, earned, or engrauen,vpon the tombe, graue, or fepulchre of the defunft, brieffy declaring (and that fomctimes withakinde of commifcration; the name, the age, the deferts, the dignities, the flate, the praifes both of body and minde, the good or bad fortunes in the life,and the manner and time of thedeath of theperfon therein interred. Of allfunerall honours ( faith Cmden) Epitaphs hauc alwayes beene mofl of Fmerall Monuments, moft refpc(3:iucj for in them loue was (hewed to the deccafcd ,nvetnoric was continued to pollcritie, friends were comforted, and the Reader put in minde of humane frailcie ; and indeed the frequent vifiring, and aduikd reuiewingof theTombes and monuments of the dead (but without all touch of fuperftitionj with the often reading, fcrious perufail, and diligent meditation of wife and religious Epitaphs or infcripiions, found vpon the tombes or monuments, of perfons of approued vcrtuc, merit, and honour, is agrcatmotiuetobring us to repentance. The invention of Epitaphs pro- ceeded from the prcfage orforcfccling of immorralitie, implanted in all men naturally, and is referred tothe Schollers of Linu4 the Tiicban Poet, who flonrifhed about the ycare of the world 2700) who firft bewailed this Li- HHs their matter, when he was flaine, in dolefull vcrfes, then called of him iElina, afterward Epitaphia, for that they were firft fong atburialls, after engraued vpon the fepulchrcs. Funerall monuments then of coftly work- mandiip, with curious engrauen Epitaphs, were called SepHlchra^id eft^fe- mipuU^ra yhaWc faire and beautifullithe cxternall part orfupcrficies there- of being glorioufly beautified and adorned 5 and hauing nothing within, but dreadfull darkneflc, loathfome ftinke, and rottennefle of bones ,as it is in the Gofpcll, OHat.21, And they are fometimes called memories, a ma morU vela monendoy in that by them we are put in minde, and warned to confider our fragile condition ; for they are externall hdpes to excite , and ftirre vp our inward thoughts, WW fiwperpra oatlis: to haue the remembrance of death euer before our eyes, and that our bre- thren defund, may not be out of minde as out of light. Nonoh aliud, faith S. Auflin in his bookc De cura fro mertais^ vel me- morU vel menumema, dicuntury ea qua infignita fiunt Sepulchra ?nortuo- rum^ nijiquia eeSy qui wiuentium oeulis morte fubira^i funty ne ebliuhne etum cordibu6 fubtrahamuryin memoriam remcant^ ^ admomndo fAciunt cogitari : Nam memoria nomen id apertipme ofiendit^ ^ monument um eo quod moneat mentemy id efi admoneat nuncupitur. IntheRegifterof the Gray Friers London, Ifinde this definition of a funerall monument much wnat to the fame cffecfl:. Monimetttumefi qmftmofiensmentemy ^ Jic felet a do£toribm etymo logiari : monet mmque bifarie humanam mentem ^cum aut inortis tncmo- riamincutit vifis precedentium fepulchris\ am eifdem conffeUk^nuntes mo. neamur flue moueantur carorum, ad reddend. faffragia pro ipfis. Thefc toHibes or fepulchres were alfo named, Requiatoria , o([ujria^ ci neraria^ domus dtcrna^^c. as you haue them with their feuerall fignificdti- om'mKirkman^DeBuneribuiRomamrum* TertuBian{m his booke De RefurreBione carnisy cap. 57.) calls thefe monuments of the dead, C4iJcourJe The houfeofthe liuing, in the fame rcfped,as the Gcrmancscall Churwh- yards vntill this day, Gods aker, or Gods field. Chap. III. Of Sepulchres anfioerahle to the degree of tbeperjon deceafid. Tije diuers manner of bearing man and ypoman to tbeGraue, When both Sexes began to be borne alike. SEpuIchrcs ftiould bee made according to the qualiric and degree of the perfon deccafcd, that by the Tombe cuery one might bee difcerned of what ranke hee was liuing ; for monuments anfwerable to mens worth, ftatesand places, haue alwaycs beene allowed, and ftatcly fepulchres for bafe fcllowes haue alwayes lien open to bitter ieftsj therefore it wa^ thcvk and cuftomc of reucrend antiquitic, to interre perfons of the rufticke or ple- beian fort, in Chriftian burialljwithout any further remembrance of thtm, cither by tombe, graucftone, or epitaph. Perfons of the meaner fort of Gcntrie, were interred with a flat graueftonc, comprehending the name ot the dcfund, theyeare and day of his deceafCjWith other particu!.^rs, which was cngrauen on the faid flone,or vpon fomc piate.And Gentleraen,which were of morceminencie, had their cfiSgies or reprefencaiion , cut or carued vpon a Termeor Pedefeall,asit were of a pillar,raifed (bmewhat abouethe %Lomc^» vmbelico tenus'.ztid tHs image had no armes, but was formed from the waftevpwards vpon aTermc, which did bcaie a true rcfcmblance of the fauour of the particdefund Vpon the faid rci mcf ( commonly) were inferted,ihe name, progeny, match, iiTue,vocacion,and iraploymentof the defuncl, with the day,yeare, and piace of his death. Noblemen, Princes,and Kings had (as it bcfitteth them, and as fomc of them haue at this day ) their Tombcs or Sepulchres raifed alof t abouc ground, to note the excellencie of their ftate and dignitic ; and withall, their perfonages delineated, carued, and emboft,at the full length andbig- ncfTe, truly proportioned throughout, as neare to the ]ifc,and with as much ftate and magnificence, as the skill of the Artificer could poffibly carue and forme the fame; the materials of which werealabaficr, rich marble, touch, rauce, porpherey, poliftit braffe or copper, like vnto that made to the me- morie of King Henrj the leuenth in Weftminfler, who dwelleth more richly dead (faith Vifcount Saint Alb an in his hiflory of that kings raigne ) in the monument of his Tombe, then hec did aliue in Richmond or any of hi« palaces, it being the flatelieff, and mofl curious daintie monument of Europe, both for the Chappell, and for the Sepulchre. And as ftately monuments were not due, nor allowed.to eucry man that was of ability to ereft the famej fo fwelling titles, lofty infcriptions or cpi- taphs, were prohibited to bee infcrib'd, infculpr, or engrauen vpon the fe- pulchresofmen of meane defert : but onely vpon the monuments of fuch aswcreofvertue, wifedome,and valour; as martiall men, or perfons of eminent place of gouernmcnt in the weale publike. Which is not obferucd altogether in thefc times : for by fomc of our epitaphs more honour is at- tribure(^ Cmi. Rt' tmnts. of Funerall Monuments. u ributed to a rich q jondam Tradefman, or griping vfurer, then is giuen to the greatcft Potentate entombed in Weftminfter : and their tombes arc raadcfo huge great, that they take vp tlie Church, and hinder the people from diuine Scruicc.Befides ifone ftiall ferioufly furuay theTombcs creel- ed in thefe our dayes , and examine the particulars of the pcrfonagcs wrought vpon their Tombes , hee may cafily difccrne the vanity of our mindcs, vailed vndcrourfantafticke habits and attires, which in time to come will be rather prouocations to vice, then incitations to vertuej and fo the Temple of God (hall become a Schoolehoufe of the monftrous habits and attires ofourprefcnt age, wherein Taylors may finde out newfaflhions. And which is worfe, they garnifh their Tombes, now adayes, with the pi. dures of naked men and woraenj raifing out of the duft,and bringing into the Church,the memories of the heathen gods and goddelTcSjWith all their whirligiggs : and this (as I take it^ is more the fault of the Tombe-makers, then theirs whofct them aworke. There was likewife made a difference of perfonages in the carriage of their dead bodies to the place of fepulturc , according to their ftatc and dignitie. Great men of birth or qualitic were carrricd in chariots drawne ivith horfes, trumpets and feuerall forts of muficall mftrumcnts founding before the corps 5 mourners, and likcwife many whofung mournfuU dit ties in praifcof the defun£l: to whofe further honour they did alfo fet vp in their Temples, and other publike places,certaine ornaments,as fcutcheons, crownes, and fuch like ; of which pompous progreflion more in the next Chapter.Now fuch as could not be interred with all this maieftickc folcm- nitie, although they were of high parentage, for that the charge was very ^reat, were buried in the eucning by certaine men who had that charge, who were called Vefpillons. Men of meaner ranke, howfoeuer ncuer fb rich, were not allowed this princely kinde of produdion to their graues j for their corps were borne vpon their feruantsfhoulders, whom they had manumitted a little before their deaths, with a Trumpet ontly founding before thcm,and fome lights, according to this of Perjius, Saty re 3 . Then were prepared for his Funerall The Trumpet, and the Lights : And laft of all This feeming happie man, that would not doube His health, being compofedly laid out On his high bed, hisbiere; and now daub'd o'rc. And eu*n bedurted with th abundant fcorc Of ointments ; ftretchcth tow'td the citic gate His cold dead heeles; and thofe whofe beft cflate But yefterday, was But to be his flanc. Now weare their caps, and beare him to his gf aue. Man and woman, though of equall degree and qualitie . were borne in a iflfcrent manner to their graues. Man was borne vpon mens fboulders to fignifie his dignitie and fuperioritie ouer his wifcjand woman at the armes end, to fignifie, that being inferiour to man, in her life time,fhe fhould not 3e equalled with him at her death. Which vfc continued a long time, vn- till women, by renouncing the world , and liuing monaflicall religious liues. (tA Dijcourje liucs,got fuch an honourable cfteemc in the worid,that they were thought no iclTe worthie of honour, in that kinde,then menj and when as a widow died hauing hid but one husband, they carried her to her graue with a crowne of chaftitie vpon hir head. Condemned perfons (as they are now adaycsj were carried in waines or carts, becaufe they 'vere thought vnworthy to bee borne by men, who, by their wicked dcmerit5,had procured the hand of iufticc to cut them off, by vntimely death,from the focietie of men. Chap. IIII. Of the excefiue expenfes beflowed at FuneraUs informer times. I Might include within this Chapter, and not impertinently, to thefc con- tents, the ancient cuftomes and manners of burying the dead, in ail Na- tions, throughout all the habitable world : but that would make the gate bigger then the citic, this difcourfe of a greater bulke^ then al; the reft ot ihc booke befides: you may finde this Trcatifc touched vpon, in the Volumne of the £ftates,Empires,and Principalities of the world j as alfo in the Trea- furie of Ancient and moderne Times, the fixtb booke • where hee fpeakcs ofdiuers cuftomes and fafliionsof buriall, of ancient oblequies , and their ceremonies^ onely then a little offo much^ becaufe 1 would notftray be- yond my limits. The ancient Romanes did vfe them that were dead after two manners, and they had two kindes of obfcquies ; the 6rft and moft ancient was to couer the dead with earth, and to bury them as we doe* theother,to burne their bodies, but this manner did not continue long. SefeltriantiquiM fw tffe qnam cremari, P lift Mb. j^cap, 54. Cremari apud Romdnos nen futt VC' ttris infiittttiyterrA condebaotur ; at pofiqttam loaghquis bellis ohrutQS erut cogno»ere,efi mfiitutum^ ^ tamen multx familU prifccs Jeruauere titus, Manut. de leg.Rom.fol.ii^.Numa. Pompili$is the inuentcr of oblc- quie$,and hee inftituted a high Prieft, who had the charge. The firft ho- nour which they vfed to per forme in the obfequies of famous perfons, was to commend the partie by an Oration, Valerius Publicola made afunerall oration on the death and in the praife of Brutus. In like manner lulius Ca- far^ being but twelue yeares old, commended his grandfather: and Tiberius at th^' age of nine yeares praifed his father. The fecond honour was to make Sword- players to fight. Marcus and Decius fonnes to lunius Brutus ^ were the firft that did pra£l:iie this, in honour of their father. The third honour was, to make a feaft of magnificent furniflimcnt. The fourth was a diftri- bution of meat to all the common people. And fuch (as I haue faid beforej - as could not be buried with the like, and fo great pompe (for the expenfes were infupportable) were buried in the night time, by the Vcfpillons clo- thed all in white, who carried the dead body to his graue. They had like- wife an order* that within fome while after the obfequies,tbey would ftrew diuers flowerS>and fweet odours, upon the fcpulchre,as the Romane people did did vpon the funerall monument Scipio, And alfb they accuftomed ycareiy, to garnilh, dccke, and adorne.the tombc? or graucs of rhc dead, with poefics, crownes, and garlands of all forts of flowers. Husbands (faith S^ini Icrom ad Pammachum) were wont to ftraw,fpread,or (cattcr oust and vpon the graucs and fepulchrcs of their deceafed deare wiucs, violets rofes, lillies, hyacinths, and diners purple flowers : by which vxorious of- fice, they didmitigate, and leffcn thegnefeoftheir hearts, conceiued by the lofle of their louing bedfcllowes. The like exprcflSon of mutual! louc wiucs (hewed to their bur icd husbands. Now ahoueall flowers in thefe ceremonious obltruances, the Rofe was in greatefl: requeft, and had the fole prehemincnce. Romani (faith Kirkman deFuneribtii Romanorum, lib.^.cap.^.) vero Rofarum fttere fludiofi^ vtijs po(l mortem monimenta fua fiargi fitpremo iudich rjonnur-qtam iuJferifJtt legato ad banc rem reliCio^ ctti pier urn que hxe erat conditio (ut in Rauenna- ti iyifcriptione legimus) vt quatannis Rof^ Admonumentum eius deferrent ibtg^ epularentur. To which lo. Pajferattus in his Rofa, thus alludes. * Manibus eft imis Rofa grata ^ ^ grata ScpulchriSy Et Rofa flos Florum. Vnto the Tombes and Spirits of the dead The Rofe is gratcfull, of all flowers the head. hn^K^nacreon in praife of the Rofe thus fings in oneof hisodcs; I will vfe the Latme tranflation. RofdyhonoTy decufque florum Rofdy cura amor que veris Rofa^ coelilum voluptas: And in another ode in commcndatiofi of the Rofe more aptly to this pur- pofe,thus, ^ Medicatur Jjac ^ ifcourfe 1 Trnmpctcer. fumed, is thus fetdowne by the Theban; in his fixth bookc, tranP latcd by Sandys. Neuerwere afhes with more wealth rep leaf e^ Gems crackle tfduermelts J gold drop with heatt: Embroidered robes con fume. Okes^fatnedby Theiuyce of fweet K^jfyrian drugs, flame hie: Fyerdhoney^andpalefaffron hiffe :fttll b$ules Of wine pour'd o/t, and goblets (gladding foules") Ofblackeblottdt and fnatcht milke. The Greeke JKings then With Guidons trail'd on earth , led forth their men In feuen troupes ; in each tr$upe an hundred Knights Circling the fad pile with finijier rites : who choke the flame with dufl. Thrice it they fottnd Their weapons clap four e times a horrid found Strucke armours raifde: as oft the Serudnts beate Their bared breafls^ with out-cries. Heards of ^eatCt Kyind beafts halfe jlainey amber wafifuU fre DeuoureSy^c. With the like (blcmaiiic, or farre grcater,the funerals of fatroclas were performed by Achilles y for with him were burned, oxen, (heepe, dogges, horfcs, and twelue ftout and valiant fonncs of noble Troians. AchiHes pulls off the haire off his head, and cafts it into the flame, and befides in- ftitutes ccrtaine Funerall Games to the honour of his flaine friend , the glory of the Greekifti Nation, Patroclus which is recorded by Homer in the 23. booke of his Iliads 5 of which this is the argument.- Achilles orders iufls of Obfequies, For his Patroclus, and doth fieri fice Twelue Troian Princes : mofl lowd hounds ^ and horfe, K^nd other offering to the honoured corfe. He inflitutes befides a Funerall Game^ where Diomed for horfe-race wins the fame. For footy VJyfifes 5 ether otherwife Striucy and obtainCy and end the Fxec^uies, They vfed to quench thcfe funerall fires with red wine, and gathering the bones together, to include them in vrnes , which they placed in or vpon fomefumptuousrich Monument, erected for that purpole, as you may reade in thefixth booke of Virgils iEneiads, in the funeralls of LMifenus, moft liuely thus expreffed. I will vfc phaers Tranflation, ■ ' " " -^ the T roians all in folemne guife Did waile Mifinus corps, andgaueto him their lafl outcries, Firf cut in culpom great , and fat offappe, with pitchamon^y Kyi ftately pile they build y with timber trees and Cypreffeftrongy {T hat dead mens treafure is)hisgorgeom armes alfo they fet-^ Some brought the water warme, and Cauldrons boiling out they fet, T he body coU they wajhyand precious ointments on they poure-. Lament in g of Fmerall zS\r<€/^t?<«,a fapcrintendentaboueall the reft of the mourners who with a loud voice did pi onouncc thefe words : lUcet^ov, Ire licet^ 5 as much to fay, He mull needs depart : and when the dead corps were lai J in the graue,andall ceremonies finiflied,flie deliuerd the laft adieu in this manner, Vale^ vale, vale^ nos te or dine, ijuo natura permifent^cunfli fecjtiemur : Adieu, Adieu, Adieu, wee muft follow thee, according as the courfe of nature (hall permit vs. • The manner of thefe lamentings (fkkh George Sandys in his TournallJ msy of old appeare by this ironicall pcrfonatingof afathcr following the extquies of his fonne , introduced by Lucian in thefe words : O my fweet fonne,thou art loft, thou art dead dead before thy day, and hart left mcc 1^.. C 2 behinde, !ii:liH. Siit.6' Rofiii. dfi Aiitiq Kommmkm.l.s. i6 (t// T>iJcourfe x.Sam.iS. 2;Saro.'5. bchindcjofmcn the moft miferablc. Not experienced in the pleafurcs of a wife, the con^foits of children, warfare, husbandrie, nor attained to ma turitie. Henceforth, O my fonne,thou flialt noteatc, norloue, nor bee drunke amongft thy equalls. They had likewife ihdx LibitinArij (and thofe many in number) which were the proniders of all things necclTarie for the Funeralls;and their PcZ^wt^^w, which were thole that anointed,em- balmed, and inuefted the defunct, with mirrhc, aloes, (alt, honey, waxe, fwcet odours, pretious oyles, perfumed fcrcclothes, fine Aromaticke Sin- don, and the like. The mourners were exceeding many, ( of which i haue partly fpoken before) with Trumpeters, and Mufitians of all forts, moff dolefully founding, and warbling forth their lamentable notes : the corps of the defunft being garded, and attended vpon, with troupes of horfe- . men, which was accounted an extraordinaric kinde of honour done to the deccafed ; then laft of all, Funerall Games, Bonefircs of moft pretious woods. Orations, magnificent, fumptuous, and moft royall feaitsand ban- quets were ordained. But thcfe excefllue charges, thefe fuperfluous and impertinent cofls of funerall expenfcs, were by certaine Lawcsreftrained,both by the Romans, and Grecians, and funerall charges proportioned, according to the wor thinefTe of the pcrfbn dcceafed, and his meancs j anfwerable to the valua- tion of his yearely reuenues, or the generall cftimate of his fubffance. In like manner thefe Ethnicke lamentations, and fearefull howlingi for the dead, by hired mourners, were prohibited; yet moderate weeping and mourning at FunerallSjWas neuer diflallowedjnay it hath been eucr highly commended, accounted the chiefc grace of Funerals, promifed fora blef- fing to the godly, and the want thereof, a malediftion orcurfe; and mo- derately to mourne after the interment of our friends, is a manifefl token of true louc ; by it wee cxprefle that naturall afFcdion wee had to the de- parted, with a Chriflian-Iike moderation of our griefe, whereby our faith to God- ward is demonflrated. For as God hath made vs liuing,fo hath he made vs louing creatures, to the end we ftiould not be as flocks and ftones, voide of all kinde and naturall affection, but that liuing and louing together, the loue of the one fhould not end with the life of the other. And now to go a little further, I fayjthattomournc andforrow for parents, children, husbands, wiues, kindred and friends,is not any matter of noueltie but moft ancient, cx^^r^^^iw mourned and wept for bis mic Sarah : D4«;V could not hide his fatherly affeftion toward his fonne Abfolon 5 although he was a traitour to his father, Dtu 'td the King ; for fo foone as hee heard of his death, he went up to the chamber ouer the gate (as the text is) and wept; and as hce went, thus he faid, o my fonne Ab felon, my finnt^ W) fonm Ab- folon^ tvould God I bad died for thee^ O {^bfilou^my fonttty my fonne. Diuid alfo hearing of the death of murdered Abner^ythovAhc refpefted asa dcare friend faid vnto loab Cwho flew Abner ) and to all the people chat were with him, Rent your clothes and put on fackcloth, and mournc, before the corps of Abner ; and king Dauid himfelfe followed the Becre. And when they had buried Abner in Hebron, the king lifted vp his voice, and weptbefidc the Sepulchre of Abner, and all the people wept. Now, it being the cuflome of the Ifraclites to feafl and banquet at their burials; of FuneraU i5Ad[onuments. '7 burials ithc people came to caufe D.tuid fTuch is the Scripture phrafe) to catctTKiKC while it was yet day, but fwarc, faying, So doe God to me and more alfo, if I taftc bread, or ought cHe till the Sunne bee downc: and ail the people knew it, and it pleafed them, (aith the Text. pur all perkdand Almighty Sauiour Chrift lefus, wept cuer the grauc of dead Lazarus (whom he rcuiued) wberuponthe ftandcrs by faid among themfelues, behold how he Iqued him. The ancient Romanes , before they were Chriftians, mourned nine moneths, but being Chriftians, they vfed mourning a wholeyeare,ciothed in blacke for the moft part, for women were clothed partly in white , and partly in blacke, according to the diuerfitie of Nations. And if any Chri- ftian, man, or woman, in thofc parts, wearing mourning , came to agree againc inafecond marriage, during the yearc appointed for mourning, the Matrimony was flayed, but thenceforward hee nor ftiecwere bound to wcare any more mourning. Thefe examples confidercd, I obferuc that wee, in thefe dayes, doe not weepe and mourne at the departure of the dead, fo much, nor fo long, as in Chriftian dutie we ought For husbanfls can burie their wiues,and wiues their husbands, with a few counterfeit tcares,anda fbwrc vifagc masked and painted oucr with diffimulationi contradling fecond marriages, before they hauc worne out their mourning garments , andfometimes before their copc-matcs be cold in their graues. Young hcires may attend vpon the corps of ther'r parents to their buri- aUplaccs,fccmingly making great fticwcs of in ward gricfe and forrow, but HAYtdis fieSiffs fab perfona rifus efl. The weeping of an heire, is laughing vndcr a vifard or difguife. , Andif his father hauc impaired, or not augmented his flate and inhc. ritancc, this young mafler will reduce the conuoy of his fathers obfcquies, to fomc vnwonted parfimonie, anfweraWeto thefe verfes of Pirfim in the fixthandlaftSatyre. if thou impdtre thy wealthy thy angred htire loh. II. of thy laft funeraU feafi will take fmall care: And with negk£linto thy vrne vptU throw ihy bones without perfumes^ carelejfe to knot* Whether he buy dull fmelling QinnAmum-, Or Cajii corrupt mth cherry gnmme, Now howfoeuer the procuration of funeraIs,Hhc manner of buriall, the pompe of obfcquies, bee rather comforts to the liuing, then helpesto the dead; and although all thefe ceremonies bedefpifed by our parents on their dcath-bcdsj yet ftiould they not beneglcflcd by vs theirchildren,or nearefl of kindred, vpon their interments. But funerals in any expenfiue way here with vs, arc now accounted but as a fruitleffe vanitie, infomuch that almofl all the ceremoniall rites of ob fequics heretofore vfed.arc altogether laid afide; for wee fee daily that No blcmen, and Gentlemen of eminent rankc, office, and qualitic , arc cither filently buried in the night time, with a Torch, a two-penie Linke, and a .. C ^ LanternC; i8 CL// T>ifcourfe / Lantcrncj or pariimonioufly interred in the day- time, by the helpe of fome ignorant countrey-painter, without the attendance of any one of the Offi cers of Armcs, whofe chiefeft fupport,and maintenance,nath eucr depend- ed vpon the performance of fuch funerall rites, and exequies. So that now by reafon of this gcnerali neglcd of Funcralls,and the Height regard wee haue of the necdfull vie of Heraulds, many and great errours arc daily com- mittedjto the great offence and prciudice of the ancient Nobilitie,and Gen- trie of this Kingdorae, and to the breeding of many ambiguous doubts and queftions, which may happen in their Dcfcents , and iflTues in future ages; And nothing will be (hortly left to continuethc memory of the deceafed to pofteritie ; pilfery and the opinion fome haue, that Tombes,and their Epi- taphs, tafte fomewhat of Poperie, hauing already moft facrilegioufly ftolne, crazed, and taken away,almoft all the Infcriptions and Epitaphs, cut, writ, inlaid, or engrauen vpon the Sepulchres of the deceafed ;and moft ftiamefully defaced the glorious rich Tombes, and goodly monuments of our moft worthy Anccftours. It could bee wifticd that fome order might betaken for the preferuation of thefc few which arc as yet remainingrfor to mine owne knowledge, by the obfcruation I hauc made in many Churches, the Monuments of the dead are daily thus abufcd. Ghap. V. Tbereajons "therefore fo many haue made their owne Monuments in their life-time. Of the care that ail or mofl of aS men haue of decent buriaO, The huriaU ofthedead^ a yporke acceptable ' ynto God, ^AfuneraU Bywne of Jureliiis Prudentimtothelikepurfofe. f T was vfuall in ancient times, and fo it is in thefe our daycs , for perfbns *of efpeciall ranke and qualitieto make their owne Tombes and Monu- ments in their lifc:timei partly for that they might hauc a certaine houfe to put their head in ('as the old faying is) whenfocucr they ftiould bee ta- ken away by death, out of this their Tenement, the worldjand p.irily to plcafe themfelues, in the beholding of their dead countenance in marble. But moft efpecially becaufe thereby they thought to prcfcrue their memo- ries from obliuion. Abfolon in his life time, ereaed a pillar, to retainc the memory of his name, in that his iffuc male failed. Will you hearc the Text. Now Abfolon in his life-time had taken,and reared him vp a pillar, which is in the Kings dale ; for hee faid, I haue no fonncto kccpe my name in re- membrance, and hee called the pillar after his owne name, and it is called vnto this day, Lx^^/^/^'» J* place. This pillar,which Abfolon intended for the place of his fepulture,hewne and framed outofthc rocke or growing ftone, is tobccfeene at this day, {mihSandpy all entire and of a goodly fabricke. But to rcturne,eucryman_ like ^^/tf/tf»defires a perpetuity after dearh,by thefe monuments, or by _ other. of Funcrall Monuments. other mcanes, according tothat of Tertullidn in his bookc, De Ttflimonio ammx. Sl»is non hodie (faith hee) memoria pjl mortem frequtntmdx ita (Itidet, vt vel literature operibu^yi'dfimplict Uude morum^n,el ip forum je- puichroritm Ambitiont , nomen Juum feruet? Thefe that in their life time do thus build their owne fcpulchres,and take care in the ceremonious dif- pofingoftheirfuneralls, would icunt Scripture memorare nouipma vite. Pauper ab hoc mundo tranfiet omnis homo. Dat Fort una flatus varios, Natura Jed omnes Finefuoclauditycun^a^morterapit. P ojl mortem pauci qui nunc reputantur amiciy Sunt memores : anime fts memor ipfe tue. Da duM tempus habeSy tihi propria fit manui hercs ; Auferet hoc nemo quod dabis ipfe Deo. - ^ Vpon thefe and the like confideratIons,they vfed fas they now doeifo nf- fcribe or engraue thefe kinde of monuments with cercaine fentences to this cffcd. Ballax jape fidts, teftataque vota peribmti Conflitues tumulum,Ji fafisyipfe tuum. Of thus. Certa dies nulli, mors certa, incerta fequentum Cura : locet tumulttm qui fapit ipfe Jibi* Goncludingmoftcommonly with thefe words. r - Viuus fecit, Viuus faciendum curauit . Viufts fiU pofuit. Se 'uiuojectt. ft' uus hoc fibi fecit monumentuw: and the \'ikc. ■ Some erefted their fepulchrcs whilft they were liuing, condudmg their infcwptions thus. Sibi ^ coniugi. Sibi, coniugi ^ Uberts.Sibt ^ * thar. * ihine. * ilicjr. * thejr anfwer. * thinke on tbjs, M(f. in bib. Colt. ^ T>ifcourfe Dt Ciuit.Dti. (0.12. Retnaincs. Tranf. by George Chap' ma. And fomcthat would nochauc their vviues hcircs nor any oiher entombed therein, thus. Hoc montmentum heredcs non fequuntur. Or thus.-^f^^ per deos fuperos in/crofqtie ojja mjlra ne njicles. This care of buriallmoued Jitgu/Ius Cafir tohuWdhis funerall monu- ment, in the fixth yearc of his Confulflbipjfor bimrelfe, and the fuccecdiug Empetours. . The like reafon moucd Hadrian to build his Tombeor Sepulchre ncare vnto the bridge iEIium, for the Maufoleum of Augufus was f ulli as xifhi^ linus writes in the life of Hadrian, And to bring you this honie example, the like confideration moucd King Henry the feuench, in the eighteenth ycare of his raigne, to build that glorious faire Chappell at Weftminfter, for an houfe of buriall , for him- felfe, his children, and fuchonely of the bloudroyail, as (hould dcfcend from his loyncsi forbidding thet any other of what degree or cjualicie foe- uer, ftiould euer be interred in that ftcrcd mould • as appeares by his latt Will and Tcftament. Saint -«rf«^«y?/»^raith,that the Funerals of the righteous, in the times of old, were performed with a zealous care, their burials celebrated, and their Monuments prouided in their life time. Great hath been the care of buriall (faith Camden) euer finccthe firft timies, infomuch that Fathers would lay charges vpon their children, con- cerning the buriall, and tranflating of their bodies , eucry one being defi- rous to rcturnc, in Se^ulchra maierum , into the fcpulchres of their An- ccftours. lacoh at his death charged his fonne Ufeph to carry his body into the fe- pulchre of his fathers. And lofeph himfelfe commanded his brethren that they fliould remember and tell their pofieritie, that when they went away into the land of promife, they ftiould carry his bones thither with them. Abraham^ ifiaCj lacoh, Sarah y Rebeccay Leahy and lojepb^ were buried to- gether in one Sepulchre. The kings of iEgypt accuftomcd to awe their fubiefl:sby threatning to depriucthem of buriall. And it was a penal tie of the law amongft theRo manes. He that doth this, or that, let him be caft forth vnburied ^ and foin the declamations 5 He that fbrfakes his parents in their ncctffities, let him bccaft forth vnburied; An Homicide, let him becaft forth vnburied. And fo fpeakes Cicero to the peoples humour for Ul^iloy when hee affirmes his carcafe to be more wretched, becaufe it wanted the folemne rites of funerall. Commanders in warres vfed to tcrrifie their enemies with the want of buriall,accordingto this fpccch of He^or in the fifteenth booke of Homers Iliads. then He^lor crtdout-t take no J^oile, but rujh onto the fleet From whofeajfault {for (poile nor flight) if any man I meete. He meetes his death nor in the fire of holy funerall^ His brothers nor his fifttrs hands [ha flcaft within our really His lothed body ; but without, the tbrotes of dogs fhad graue His manlejfe limbes. The people of Ifracl, crying vnto God againft the barbarous tyranny of the Babylonians, whofpoiled Gods inheritance, polluted hisTemple^de- ftroyed of Fmcrall Monuments. 11 2 King^. I. King. 1 3* Chap,i4.] ftroyed his religion, and murdered his chofen Nation jamongff other ca lamities, thus they complaine for the want orfcpuiture. The dead b jdies of thy feruants haue they giuen to be meat vnto fowles pfiJ.^$>, of the heauenj and the flefli of thy Saints vnto the beafts of the ear.h. Their bloud haue they Ihed like waters , round about lerulalem , anc there was none to bury them. God commands Elias to tell lezebetj that, for her wicked neffc, the dogs (houldeate vp her flefliin the field oi^Tepeel^and that her carcafe (liouid be as doung vpon the ground, in the faid field of lefree/ : Co that none ftioulc fay, this is Jez,ei>eL The feduced Prophcr,bec3ufe he difobeycd the mouth of the Lord,was rcprouedby him who was the occafionof his crrour, as hec had it in com- mauJementfrom God j and withall told, that his carcafe Qiould not come jgito the fepukhcr of his Fathers: E/uy fpeaksngin derifion of the death and (epulture of the king of Baby Ion, which was not with his Fathers, for that his tyranny was (o much ab- horredi thus noteth his vnhappinefie. All the kings of the nations, cucn they all flecpc in glorie cucry one in his owne houfe. But thou art caft out of thy graue like an abhominablc branch • like the raymentof thoft that arc flaine, and thruft through with a fword , which go downe to the ftones of the pit, as a carcafe troden vndcr feet. Thou (haltnot bcioyned with them in thegtaue. leremie the Prophet fpeaking againft the breakers of Gods facrcd coue- nants, brings in Cmoft commonly) the want of buriall,as a puni(hmcnt for fuch their hainous offences as foUoweth. Thus faith the Lord, I will euen giue them into the hands of their ene- mies, and into the bands of them that feeke their life ; and their dead bodies fliall bee for meat vnco the fowles of the heauen, and to the beafts of the earth. And prophefying againft lehoakim-^ht isinfpircd with thefc words. Thus faith the Lord againft lehoakim^ the fonne of lofith king of luda: they fliall not lament him, faying. Ah my brother, or ah fitter, neither (ball they mournc for him, faying, Ab5Lord,or ah, his glory. He (hall be buri- ed,;isan afleis buried; (not honourably (faith the Margent) among his fa thcrs^ euen drawne and caft forth without the gates of leru^lem. In other places of his prophefic, thus . They (hall die of deaths, and difeafes - they (hall not bee lamented, nei- ther Ihall they be buried, but they fliall be as doung vpon the earth. They (hall be caft out in the ftrcetsof lerufalem, becaufeof the famine, and the fword, and there fliall be none to burie them ; both they and their wiues, their fbnnes and their daughters : for I will poure their wickednelTe vpon them. Thus faith the Lord of hofts, I will caufe them to fall by the f\vord, be- fore their enemies, and by the hand of them that feeke their Hues; and their carcafes will I giuetobecmcate for the fowles of the heauen , and to the beafts of the field. We haue diuers examples of this naturein the holy Scriptures. But let vs ier.54.zo. Icr.2ti8.i9. Ier.r4.i^. 21 (tA T>ifcourJe Efitaphium per (tHticipaimemt vs go no further then to the lawes of our owne Nation, by which the fub- ie£l is keptinawfull obedience. Hec that commits treafon, is adiudged by our Lawes , to bee h?.nged, drawne, and quartered, and his diuided hmbes to be fet vpon poks in feme eminent place, within fome great Market-towne, or Citie. that commits that crying finnc of murthcr,is-vfiially banged vp in chaines, fo to continue vntill his bodie be confumed, at or nearc the place where the fa£t was perpetrated. Such as are found guilty of other criminall caufes, as Burglarie, Felonie, or the like, after a little hanging are cut do wne and indeed buncd^ but fel- dome in Chriftian mould Cas we fay) nor in the fepulchres of their fathers, except their fathers had their graues made nearejor vndcrthe gallowes. And we vfc to bury fuch as lay violent hands vpon themlelues , in or ncare to the high wayes, with a ftake thruft through their bodies, to tcrr fic all paffengers, by that Co infamous and rcproachfull a burial! 5 not to ir/Ac fuch their finall palTageout of this prefent world. The feare of not hauing buriall,or hauing of ignominious and difl lonou rablc buriall, hath eucraftrighted the braueft fpirits of the world . this fearc made the dying Mez^mim make this requeft to his enemy tAineas» No ill in death : not fo came I to fight: Nor made my Laufus fuch a match. One right K^ifford ( ifpitiejtoope fa 'vanqmjhtfoe) Inter re my corps. Much hate cfminel know Surrounds me. Dead from that fear d furie faue: K^nd lay me rvith my fonne, bath in onegraue. This fearc made the fairchelm'd HeSior (as Homer calls him) being f ea- die to combat with Ajajc Telamon^to propound thiscoucnant, Amongflyou allwhofe hreaft includes the mojl expulfiue minde. Let hmfiand forth ^ as Combatant ^by all the reft defigrid^ Before vohomethus I call high loue^ to rvitnefje of oar ft rife: If he with home-thruft-iron can reac^.' th' expo fur t ojmy Itfe^ {^Spoiling my armes) let him at will conttay them to his tent: But let my body be renurn'd^ that T roys two'flept defcent May wafieit in the funer all pile : if lean flaughter hiwy ({J^pollo honouring me fo much) Vie Jpoile his conquered limbe: K^ndbeare his armes to llion^ wherein i^poUos Shrine Tie hang them as my Trophies due : his body Tie rejigne To be dijpojed by his friends^ in flamie Tuner alls And honeur'd with ere^iedTombetwhereH^Wtf^onmsfals Into Mgxam, and doth reach euen to y our nauall rode. That -when aur beings in the earth jhaU hide their period, Suruiuers failing the blacke fea, may thus his name renew. This is his LMonumenty whofe bloudlong ftnce did fates imbreiH', Whitm paftingfarre in fortitude.^ illuftrateW^QiOV few. This (hall pofleritie report, and my fame neuer die, Cicero, in his fecond booke. Be gloria, makes Aiax ( glorious in armes) ofFunerall Monuments. ^rmes) to i ncrcatc ffeffor, that if it were his fortune, to be vanquiftit by him fa renowned an cncm/ ; he would affoord his body worthie and honoura- ble buriall, and that his Tombetofuccecdingages, might thifs fpeakcto all palTcngers. Hie fit Hi eflviu iampridem lumina Unqutns, Cm quondam HeUoreo penulfus concidit enfe, Fabitnr hxcaliquts, me a femper gloria vmet. Here he lies depriu'd of light, Slaine by HeBon fword in fight; Some one will cuer tell this ftory 3 So endleffe (hail be glory. Achilles, hauing giuen Heaor his deaths wound, infulted ouer him fas it is in the two and twentieth booke o{ Homers Iliads) thus. . Andmw the dogs and fovflts^inioulefi'ufe Shall tean thee ^vp, thy corje cxpofd to all the G reekes ahufe. To whom Heeior makes his dying rcqucft on this manner. Hefaintirigpid.Utnteimplore, euenhythy hees, and foule, And thy great parents-^ doe not fee a cruelty Jo foule. Infixed en me ; hraffe andgold receiue at any rate. And quit my perfon, that the Peeresy and Ladies of our State May tombt it. Thus you fee how much the moft heroicall fpirits defir'd the honour of fepulture, with the performance ofallfunerall rites ; howfoeuer m his fifth booke of the Phar&lian warres, makes Jubus C^ar (being as then in danger to be drowned ) to expottulate with the Gods,and (m a boalting manner) to contcrane all funerall exequies. Concluding thus, . .:: -0 Gods J craue No Funerall : let the feas vtmofi mue Keepe my tome carcaje, let ml want a Tombe A>id funerall pile,rvhtlejl look't for fltU to come Into all Lands lam, and eaer fear d, Butthis wasbutone ofc^fars rodamantadoes,ortbundring declamations in a ftorme, onely to his poore Bargeman ^wyJ^, being as then out ot all hope or hclpe for buriall, hue iuthebottomeof the f^aj othcrwife a: ano- ther time, I do not doubt but that he would haue defired fepulture with all her ceremonies, as earneftly as He^orot any one of his nine fellow- wor- thies. For neuer any (faith Camden) negleded buriall but fomc auage na- tions ; as Baarians, which caft their dead to the dogs ; fomc fbphers, as Diogenes, who defired to bee deuoured of fifties^ fome diiioiutc Courtiers; as Mec£nas who was wont to fay, Non tumulunt cu*-o fepelttnatura reli^os* I'm care'elTcof a graue: Nature her dead will faue. As another faid. Ad Gelt Noe Remaines, ^ Dijcourfe thmoi Ma^t De terra in terram^ ^ qUAuis terra, Sejpulchrum. From earth to earth wee §03 Each earths alike graucib. Lucius Scipio like^vilc, being ouerthrownc at the baitdl of Thapfus, where hec was Generall, fled difguifcdly by feafor hisowne Iafcty,but be- ing driuen by a ftorme into the Bay of Hippo, where Caftrs Nauie lay to guard the (bores, and perceiuing them himfelfcand his Barke both !oft ^ be ftabbed himfelfc with his ponyard, leapt oucrboard,and drowned himfclfc in the maine; vtteringvpon his inftant rcfolution certainc words in dif- daine of buriaU. Thus exquifitcly deliucrcd in vcrfeby my worthy Friend ihc continuer o^Lucans Hiftoricall poem«. LMy cfiftrje is runtie \ andy though this armed hand shall tejli fie I could hatte di'd by landy T he Ocean likes me he(l-^ within the maine ynkttotvoe for euer Scipio (ball remaine: O let my floating carcafe neuer come To landy left Affricke(hould heftow a Tomhy And to her fonnes in after ages fhorv A Monument of vanquijht Scipio. Loath he was that his dead bodie (hould cither fufFer defpight, or recciue fauour from his enemies 5 fo that I thinkc no othcrwile of his imprecaEions then I do of Cafars. Thefc carelcffe Mecan^-Vkt refolutions,makc lb many (I bclccue^of cf- peciall note amongft us; who cither vpon a fparingor prccifc humour, arc content to commit to the earth, their parents, wiues, children, and the nca- reft vnto them, w tenehris^Wxih little better tha« Sepulchra ajinorum. This oflScc of burying the dead , this laft dutie done to our dcceafed friends, hath euer had the prime place of commendation by Lucan, /i^. 18. for that he, fo fblicitoufly tookecare to giueall funcrall dues, to the head lefTc Trunke of great PompeyyCut off by the treachery of the vngrat^full bafe Ptelomey, vpon whom he is made in thefaid booke to bcftow tnis Epitaph. Here the great Pompey //«, fo Fortune plea fie, T oinftiU thisftone-y whom Gatfars felfe would haue Jnterrdf before he fhould haue mift agraue. And Virgil makes buriall an honour to fuch as are flainc in battell , and fo confcquently of others. tj^ eane while th'vnburied bodies of 9ur mates due wee tograue^fole honour after fates. Co honour thofe hraue feults, with their laft duesy who with their bloud purchafd this land for vs, Toby his burying of the dead was acceptable vnto God , as the AngcU teflifieth. And the Lord himfelfe, being to arife againe the third day, com. mended that good worke of thofe religious women, who poured thofe pretious ointments, withfweete odours, vpon his head and body, and did it of FmeraU ifcourfe T hat death in thine may neuer reigney i^nd haft 'undoubted wajes decUrd^ How membirs loft may rife againe : That while thofe generous rayes are bound In prifon vnder fading things T hat part may ftill he ftronger founds which from aboue dire6ily f rings. If man with bafer thoughts pojfejl^ His will in earthly mud (hall drorvmi T he foule with fuch a weight oppreftf Js by the body carried downe: But when Jhe mindfttU of her birth Her felfe from vgly J}ots debar res-y She lifts her friendly houfe from earth, K^nd beares it with her to the ftarres. See how the emptie hodie lies^ where now no liuely foule remaines; T et when jhort time jvith fwiftneffe flics, T he height of fenfes it regaines. T hofe ages Jhall be foone at hand, when kindly heate the bones reuiues ; And Jhall the former houfe command, where liuing bloud itJhaS infufe. Dull car cafes to duf now worne, which long ingraues corri^pted lay. Shall to the nimble aire be -borne. Where foule s before haue lei the my^ Hence comes it to adorne thegraue. With carefull labour men affeili 7he limbes diffolud laji honour h^ue. And fun rail Rites with pompeare deckt. The cuftome is to (pread abroad white linens, graed with j^lendour pure, ■ Sabdan myrrhe on bodies ftroW'd Preferues them from decay fecurt. The hollow ftones by earners wrought, which in fire Monuments are hid. Declare that pledges thither brought, > re not to death y but Jleepe c»nuayd» The pious Chriftiansthus ordaine-, Beleeaing with a prudent eye That tbofe Jhall rife and liue againe^ who now in freez^ingflumhers lie. Be that the dead {dijperfd in fields ) In pitie hides ^ with heapes of molds. To his K^lmightj Sauieur yeelds o/ worke, which he with ioy beholds: ^he fame Law warnes all togrone. of FuneraU (CA£onuments. 27 whom one feuere copdithn ties^ x^nd in another s death to mone U hnralsj as of our allies: That reuerend maningoodneffe bred^ Who hlefi Tobias did beget ^ Freferrd the buriall of the dead Bejore his meatCy though ready Jet^ He, while the Jeruants waiting fland. For Jakes the cups., the dijhes leauesy And digges a grauexfith jpeedy handy which with the bones his teares receiues. Rewards from heawn t^ is rvorke requite.' No Jlender price is here repaid^ God clear es the eyes that farv no light. While ffljes gall on them is laid, T hen the Creatottr would defcry How farre from reafon they are led who fharpe and bitter things apply, T 0 Joules on which new light is Jpred. He alfo taught that to no wight ^ The heau nly kingdome can be feene, Tillfext with wounds and darkjome nighty He in the worlds rough wanes hath beern, T he curfe of death a blepng fades j 3ecaufe by this tormenting woe Steepe wayes lie plaine to j}otleJfe mindes] who to the Starr es by frrowesgoe. The bodies which long perifhtlay^ jReturne to Hue in better yeares. That 'vnion Kcuer (hall decay, where after death' new warmth appeared The face where now pale colour dwelSy whence foule infeciion Jhall arife. The flowers in Jplendour then excels, when bloud the skinne with beauty dies. No age by Times imperious law. With enuious prints the forehead dimmest' No drought, no leanntffe then can draw 'the moiflure from the withered limbes. Difeafes which the body eate^ Inf ected with opprefing paineSf Jn midjiof torments then (hall jweate, JmpriJon'd in a thousand (haines. The conqueringflejh immortall growes] Beholding from the skies aboue. The endlejfe groning of her foes. For for r owes which from them did mml why are vndecent howlings mixt D 2 . Y By ct// Dijcourfe By littittg meninfuchacafe? Why are deer us fi fweetly fixt? Repreu dmth dip ontented face? Let all complaints and mur mures faile\ Te tender mothers flay your teareSy Let none their children deare bervaile. For life renewed in death appeares. So buried feeds ^ though drieand deady Againe with fmiltng greenneffe faring: And from the hollow furrowes bred^ Attempt new eares of come to bring* Earthy take this man with ktnde embrace^ Jn thy foft bofome him conceiue: For humane members here I placcy AndgeU'rousparts intrujl Ileaue. This hottfiy the foule her guefi once felt, which from the Ulfakers mouth proceeds: Here fomctime feruent wifidfime dmlt • which Chrijl the Prince of mfedomt breeds* A eou ring for thu body make^ The Author neuer wiU forget His rvorks ; nor w/S thofe lookes forfakt In which he hath his piSfure fet. For when the courfe of time is pafl. And all our hopes fulfil'dJhaS be^ Thou op'ningy muft refiore at laji The limbes in JhapCy which now we feel Nor if long age with power fuH reigne, shall turne the bones to featter'd dufi^ And onely a/hes fhallretaine. In compsffe of an handfull thrufl : NoriffwiftfloudSyOrftrcngcoMmiind of windes through emptie aire bane toft The members with the flying fand j Tet mm is neuer fully tojl. O Godt while mortall bo^es are Recall'd by thee, and form'd againey what happie feat wilt thou prepare. Where Jpotlejfe foules may fife remainer In Abrahams bofome they jhall lie Like Lazarus, whofi flowrycrowne The rich man doth farre off efpie^ while him ^arpe fiery torments drowne* Thy words y O Sauiour^ we ref^eSiy Whofe triumph driues blacke death to loffe^ when in thy fteps thou wouldB dired The Thiefe thy fellow on the Crojfe, The fmhfullfeeafbimng way^ whofe of tuner all (^^yVL onuments. 0% Whofe length to Paradije extends. This can them tothofe trees comay^ Lojl h Serpents cunning ends. To Thee I praJt mo ft certaine Guide : O let this foule which thee obayd. In herfaire hirth-flace pure ahide^ From which Jhe.^anifht, long hath d, while we 'vpon the couerd bones Smet f^tolets and leaues wtU throw: The title and the cold hard ft ones, shall "With our liiuid odours flow. Ghap. VI. Of the care and cofl anciently yfed in tbeprejeruing yphole and entire the bodies of the dead. Strange ypajes^ cujiomes, andfafbions of buriall, A S in former times the moft of all Nations were ardently defirous of xXdeccnt bunall; fo Hiftorics doe fticw that the Ancients, and namely the Egyptians, were no lefle carefull , and curious topreferue whole and entire, the bodies of the dead laid within their Sepulchres, and to kcepc them from putrifa£lion, fo much as they could poffible, which they did by this mcanes. So (bone as any one amongft them (efpccially of exemplary note) was dead, they would draw out the braines of the defunft, at the no* ftrilsjwithan inftrumcnt of iron, replenilhing the lame with prcferuatiue fpices ithen cutting vp the belly with an iEthiopian ftone, called Laignc, and extracting the bowels, they cleanfed the infide with wine, and fluffing the fame with a compofition of Ca{Iia,myrrhe,and other odours, doled it j againc. The like the poorer fort of people effeCled with Bitumen (as the in- fide of their skuls and bellies yet teftifie, faith Sandys, lib. 2 . who law fuch their ftrangc embalmed bodies) fctcht from the lake of Afphaltisin Tury. Sodid they by theiuyceofGedars, which by the extreame bltrernelle and ficcatiue qualitie, notonely fubdued (forthwith) the caufcofinteriour cor ruption,but hath to this day (a continuance ofaboue three thoufand ycares) preferucd them vncorrupted. Within their bellies (bcfidcs their odorous compofitions) they enclofed certaine painted papers^ and ftrange Ihapcs of their Gods, in litde models of ftone or mettall ; this done, they wrapt the bodie with linen in multitudes of folds, befmcarcd with gummc in manner of a feare-cloth.fwathled with bands of the fame 5 ftaining their breafts with Hierogliphycall characters • and fb laid ihem downc in fuch vaults, as did belong to eucry mans particular familie. Cawerar. in his Hifl:. Meditations, faith, That the Ancients fixed tjailes of brafle; within their dead bodies knowing well thatbraflc fs a mcttal very folidand lafting,in which qualitie both Harace and Firgil do commend it: tbatitkeepctha long time from ruft and corruption, and that it is enduec with a particular vertuc aeainft putrifaftion. And not long fincc (faith ht) D 3 then bone,nind fome other bones (m like manner full of lead) are refcrued,and kept in a tittle chcfl in the fiid Church, nearc to the place where the corps were found; there to bee Pnowne to flrangers as reliqucs of admiration. The reff of all the pqrts of h-s body are taken away by Gcndcmen neare dwellers, or fuch astakcdcl'ghr in rare Antiquities. This I faw. Tht'S vou 'ce bv the nremires,how magnificent our Ancients were in the ordering and exptnfes of funerals ; how fumptuous in their houfes of dea^h •The like '^oaad ar the fuppreflion of" Abbaiesin Yorke:r'»ifcourfe One fire [hall burne the worlds and with the skie Shall mixe theft bones : where ere thy foule fhall be^ T heir feules {hill goe 5 in aire thou Jhalt not flie Higher ^nor better in Atiernm lie » I Death frees from fortune- Earth receittes againe What eaer jbe brought forth: and they obtaine Heauens cottertttrei that haue no vrnes at all,- So Virgil who appoints a place of puniftimcnt in hell for the vnburied, yet in ^yinchifes his words, he ftiewes how fmall the loffe of a grauc is. But to conclude with mine Authour Saint t^ugujline. If the neccffarics of maos life, as meate, and cloathing, though they be wanting in great ex- trcmitie,yct cannot fubuert the good mans patience j nor draw him from goodneflci how much lefle power (hall thofe things haue, which are omit- ted in the burying of the dead, to afflid the foules that are already at quiet in the fecret receptacles of the righteous. And whereas in the bloudy oucr- throw of many fierce battels 5 in the facking and fubuerfion of many Townes and Cities, the bodies of the Chriftians haue wanted the rites and ceremonies of buriall j it was neither fault in the liuing that could not pef- forme them, nor hurt to the dead that could not feele them. Yet notwith- flanding all this which I haue fpoken, the bodies of the dead are not to be contemned, and caft away, efpecially of the righteous and faithfull, which the holy Ghoft hath vfed as Organs, and inftruments vnto all good worksj for if the garment or ring of ones father, be fo much the more efiecmed of his poflerity , by how much they held him dearer in their affection j then are not our bodies to bee dcfpifed, being wee weare them more neare vnto our felues, then any attire whatlbeuer. Chap. VII. OfQenotaj^hsy Honorarie and religiom. Of the reuerence at" tributedto thejeempie Monuments. A Cenotaph is an emptieFunerall Monument or Tombe,€rc£led for the honour of the dead, wherein neither the corps,nor reliques of any de- fun£l,arc depofited, in imitation of which our Hcarfcs herein England are fet vp in Churches, during the continuance of a yeare, or for the fpace of certaine moneths. OBauia the fifler of x^HgufiuSf burled her fonne, yom%CMarceBusy that (hould haue beene heire in the Empire, with fixe hundred Cenotaphs or hearfcs : and gaue to Virgil more then Hue thoufand French crownes, in reward j for the writing of fixe and t wentie Hexameters in her fonnes com- mendation : all which you may haue for nothing, in the latter end of the fixth booke of his iEneidos. Thefe Cenotaphs were of two forts ; they were made either to the me- mory offuch as were buried in fome other remote funerall monument; or to fuch which had no burial! at all : The firfl kinde of thefe Cenotaphs are called of Fmerall Monuments, called by Suetonius in the life of Claudius ^ Honoraric tombesiere£led Ho- noris vel memori£ gratia. Such as the fouldiers made to the mcmorie of Drufusy neare vpon the riucrof RhinCjhowfoeucr his ho^y was carried to Rome, and there interred in Camfo Martis. Alexander Seuerue fflainc by the treacheric of certaine (cdicious French fouIdiers,aboutthcyeareof grace 238 ) An Em perour (faith Sir Thomas Eliot, who tranflated his ftory out of Greeke) whofe death all Rome la- mented, all good men bewailed, all the world repented, whom the Senate deified, nobJe fame renowned, all wife men honoured, noble writers com- mended) had his Cenotaph erefted in France neare vnto the place where he was flaine ; but his body was carried to Rome, and there interred vndcr a moft rich magnificent (epulchre, as Lampridius affirmes. Septimitts Seuerus the Romane Empcrour died in Yorke, in the ycare of mans faiuation 2 1 2. out of which Citic his corps were carried forth to the funeral! fire, by the fixth Legion of his fouldiers, called Vidrix 5 after the militarie fafbion, committed to the flames, and honoured with iufls and Turneaments, in a place neare beneath the Citie Weft ward, where is to be fecne a great mount of earth raifed vp as for his Cenotaph. But bis afhcs, being beflowed in a little golden pot, or vefTell of the Porpherite ftone, were carried to Rome, and fhrined there in the Monument of the An- tonincs. Conftantinei or C onftantitts yiht younger fonneto Conftatitine the Great, who is fuppofed to be the builder of Silccfler in Hampfhire, died at Mopf- ueflia in Cilicia, and was interred in Conflaniinople in the Sepulchre of his Anceflours. Yet he had a Cenotaph, or emptic monument, built to his memory, in thefaid now-ruined Citie of Silcefter. And many there were that, in honour and remembrance of them, had fuch monuments built, about which the fouldiers were wont yearely to iuft, and kecpe folcmnc Turneaments in honour of the dead. The fecond kinde of Cenotaphs were made Rcligionis caufa^zo the me- mory of fuch whofe carcafes, ordifperfed rcliques, were in no wife to bee found, for example, of fuch as periihed by fliipwrackc, of fuch as were flaine, cut, mangled, and hew'd apeeccsinbattcH,orof fuch that died in forraine nations^wbofe burials were vnknowne. For in ancient times it was thought, that the Ghofl of the defund could not reft in anyplace quicriy, before the body had decent buriall, or the performance thereof, in as am- ple manner as could poffibly be imagined. *^ncas (as itisfained^by the helpe of5/^)f//4 Cumea, defccnding into hell, found Palinurus his fhipmafter (drownd not long beforej among many more wan dring about the lake ofStyx,becaufe his body was vnbu- ried ; which kinde of punifhment is thus related by the ProphetcfTejP^^w tranflation. 7^Af preafe that here thou feefi beene people dead, not laid ingraue^ A pitious rahle poore that no relie/e nor comfort haue: This Boate-tnan Charon is. And thofe whom now this water leaves ^ Are hdies put in ground, with worfhip due of weeping teares. Nor from the fe fear full bankes^no'r riuershoarce they pajfageget: Till And had of friends the dearc fociccies. Tothefc inania hufta^or vacua Sepulchra,x\iQincx\6iS of the dcfunil would ycarelyrepaire, and there offer facrifice, vpon Altars ercded nearc to the Ccnoraph for that purpofc, calling vpon the fpirit , ghoft.or Manes of him,towhofe memory the Cenotaph was made, by which ceremony they imagined, that the body of the party deceafed, would lie fomc where or other at reft, and his ghoft would giueouer walking, as though all the ducsof funcrallhadbeenc really performed to him at his death : as in AU' finitss. And agalne. Vtce ciere Anirnxs^funtris ittftar habet. llle etiam moefli cut defuit n/rna fepulchrit Nomine ter dido fxne fepulttts erit. tineas mm* — , » of^FmemU Monuments. — > ^ — ■ Bneoi faluted the foule of D nphobHSy the fonne of old Priam.zt his Ce- aotaph after the fame manner. ■ The rumour Vfef^tf How in the night extreme of Greckifh (laughters wearie ^ent-^ thou headlong threw Jl thy felfe on mixed heape of enemies pine: Then I my felfe to thee, an emptie Tern be on Rheta plaine Aduancmg vp didbuild.and thrice thy foale faluted cleere-^ Thy namcyandarmes that place prefsrats^but thee O fiend fo dear Couldlnotfee, that in thy countrey -ground I might tnttrre. Then Deiphobus faid. Nothing fxveet friend can I require-^ All duties done t^wu hafl'^ nor more my ghofi can thee dejire. You haue the manner of facrificing about thefe Cenotaphs expreffed in yirgil, lib. 3. JEn. where Andromache celebrates the Anniuerfary of her flaine husband arme-puiflan£^^f lanft.ne 5 fo there was holden to bee the like or more holinclTc in thefoilc wiK icupon ' thefc fepulchrcs were made and ereifcourfi Lum'1'9' dcmOiifti all Funcrall Monuments 5 fwearing and protcfting that all thcfc arc remaines of Antichrift, papifticall and damnable. Nbw to come to the other part of this Ghaptf r. All men in gencraH arc taken with an carncft defire to fee ancient great Ciiiesj yea and the very traft where fuch cities were in former times fcitoated, howfoeuer they bee dcftroyed, laid leucll with the ground,and their very ruines altogether rui- ned ; I will inftance with the glory of Afia, Troy Sff ric^ffi pOTverfitUy that fi proudly Jioed, T hat could for ten year es^ ace (pare fo much hloud, Nm profirate^ anely her old ruines Jhowes^ And T mhes that famous Ancefiours enclofe. Now although thcle ruines , and ruined Tombes, arc at this day no more but conie(auralIy extant-as Sandys writes, who viewed the circuit of ground whereupon it once flood. And that lam feges eft vhi Troia fuit, Corne now growes where Troy once flood. Yet like him we daily know many Traucllcrs failing ncarc thereunto, to be defirous to fee thofe celebrated fields, that afFoordcd to rarcfl wits fopkn- tifull anaVgumcnt. And fo we reade how that in former times, many tooke the like paincs to behold this Citie fo renowned throughout the whole Vniucrfe. For ex ample, the great x^lexaitder. Earths fatall vtlfchiefe^anda cloud of thunder Rending the world, a flarr that Jirueke afunder Ihe Nations, as Lucan calls him : hauing read many heroicall a£lions pei;fbrmed at the befiegingofthis Citie, made it in his lourny to fee it 5 and finding it laid defert, caufcd it tobcrecdificdigaue great immunities and priuiiedgcs to the inhabitants, whom hee exempted from ordinarie Tributes, and inftitu- ted their Free martes , or Markets, for al fuch as would dwell there, or nc gotiate with them; That blafing Comet, lulius Cdfar^ who darted hisraicsouer fo many regions. who did the habitable earth command^ And firetcht his Empire oner fea and land, goes in perfbn to behold thatfarre-famed Citick; where treading vpon He- ^tfr^graue-ftone, hid with rubift), and growne oucr with graffc , hee is found fault withallby a Phrygian,thu9. Refpecl you not great HeUors Tombe, quoth he, but ^>rall this reprehenfion Sack'd Troyes yet honoured name he goes about, To findeth'old wall of great folio out. NowfruitlefFe trees, old oakes with pytrifl'd And rottefi roots the Troiao houfcs hide. And Temples of their Gods, all Troy s 0Ferj)read With of FmeraU (i5M^onumCnts. 19 With buftics thick, her ruincs ruined He fees the bridall grouc,&c. And being pleafcd with the fight of thefe Antiquities, he offers facrifice to the ghoft of^?^',and to the reft of thofe magefticke Heroes, or balfc- god$,thereinterrcd:protnifingwiihall (conditionally) to build vp anew this City of Troy. Then C^y^r pleai'd with fight of thefe fo praifd Antiquities, a greene turffe altar raif d, And by the Frankinccnfe-fed fire prcpar'd Tfaefeorizons noc vaine^you Gods that guard Thefe Heroes duft,and in Troyes ruines rcigne: t/Eneai houlhold gods, that ftill maintaine In \^Wa. and Lattinia your fhrines, Vpon whofc altars fire yet Troian fliincs; Thou facrcd Temple clof d Palladium^ That in the fight of man didft ncucr comc^ The grtateft heire of all lulm race. Here in your former feat implores yourgrace, And pious vfcs on your altars lay esj Profper my courfe, and thanicfiil Rome (hall rai/e Troyes walls againe j your people lie rcftotc. And build a Romafie Troy . Mdrcus ^ureliuit DUclefUny and cUudifts^ Romanc Emperours, po- tent, and mightic, took paines to trauell from Rome to this Gity of Troy , onely to take furuay of what venerable ahtiquities were as then remaining i and to leaue memory to pofterity of their being there,thcy caufeda goodly columnc of white marble to be therein ereded, whereupon were cngrauen thefe words following. Imferator.CdfarMar.Aur.Pm.pcelix.Parthku^s iJH&x'tmus^T rii.pleb. Imf.P.x V. Conf. III. Prouincim JfiatUt pr viam , ^ fiumina fontibm fttbiugAuit, And on the other fide of the faid pillar was likewifc engraucn, JwferatorCdfar {^u^ufius DifcUfjane.P. Cof. IL regnante T ribumcia vicit foteJlate.M.FJ'.^Claudifis^C. rilLP.R. But to come nearer home 5 who hath euer read or credibly heard of the magnificencie of that capacious City of Verulam (of which I haue fpokcn before) (b much renowned forfomany memorable exploits,but moreefpe- cially for theinuincible conftancie,andrefolute fuffering, of our Protoraar- tyr, Saint Albart, that would nOt defire to ftc the place where it fometimcs ftoodl howfbeuer Of it there now remaines no memory. Nor any little monument to fee, , By which the Trauellcr, that fares that way, Thisoncewas flie,may warned be to fay. Who would not fee, if hee could with conueniencie, the fcituation of Silccfter in Harapflaire, hauing read in our ancient Hiftoriographers, how E 2 famous Sponf. Ruines of Time, ^ T>ifcourfe famous it was in the time of Conjiamius ihttomc oi^xtzt Ccnjlantim^zn^ how that our firft Chriflian worthy, king Arthur y was there inueHcd with the royall Diadem? howfoeuer, no markes are at this day remaining to ftiew thateucr it was a Citiej fauc a wall of two miles in compare , contai- ning within fourefcorc Acres ofground,diuided into certaine cornfields. The feeing of places, wee know to haue beene frequented or in^habited by men, whofc memory is efleemed,or mentioned in flories, doth moue and flirre vs vp as much, or more, then the hearingof their noble deeds, or reading of their compofitions. With the like defire (or more then they haue to fee thefe old Cities en- tombed in their owne ruines) many men take paineswith farre trauell, to view f^range cities,famous and flourifliing in their ownc countrey,or in for- rainc Nations. What ftranger, or home-bred couprrey-man, would not ardently long to fee our rich, powerful!, and imperiall Gitie of London; when hee readcs or hcares how fpatious, how populous, how plenteous , and how faire builded it is? And who would not couet to fee Paris, hearing that it is the capitall Citie of France ;and as fome will haue it, of all Europe,farre greater fairer built, and better fcituate then London. And who would not vifit Rome , if abilities of bodic and mcancs were alUfuSkicnt, his occafions would permit, and that with fafety hee might, it being a citic, Laudandis pretiofior rmnis: . Euen made more honourable By ruines memerable. As Moantaigne writes, and as I my felfc,being there, did alfb obferuc; A Citie whofc ruine is glorious with renowne, and fwolne with glory; for low-leuclled as fhe lieth,and euen in the Tombe of her glory, yet for all this fhe referueth thcliuely image and regardfull markes of Empire. And, aboue the refl, who would not ardently defire to fee lerufalem that holy Citie with the fepulchrc, hauing heard or read the facred Scriptures ; or fuch hifloricall Authours as haue written of the fame? Confidering then that the moft of men do earneflly defire, Vljjfis liJtc £lui mores hominum multerum vidit, ^ vrbes. to fee ancient great cities fobferuing euer their gouerument,with rfic man- ners of the Inhabitants) either flouriftiing, quite fallen downe , or partly ruined^ So all mcn(afniflingconuenticleor companieofproud Sectaries excepted) are as greedily affeSed to view the facred Sepulchres of worthie, famous perfonages, yea and the very places, where fuch haue beenc inter- red, although no Funcrail Monument at all bee there remaining, to conti- nue their memories; This defire made Alexinder the great, in his Afian expedition , go to vifit the Tombe of AchiUes^ which he coucred with flowresjand ranne na- ked about ic (as then the cuflome was in fijneralls^ facrificing to the ghof^ of his kinfman, whom he reputed mofl happy, that had fuch a Trumpetas Homer to rcfound his vertues 5 and wieping ouer the Tombe, complained that he was not (bfortunatc,as to haue a man that could fo well publifti his praiies, as Homer had done thofc of {^chilles* of Funerall f Difcourje T be cenaine end of this wanes chartct rekfe, lamnomeanefartoftheRomaneftate: Great Pompey's fome, now either Lord of ill. Or wofuU heire of his great funeraH. My mindy though munded now with doub^uH feare^ Iswellrefolu'danyicnownewoetobeare, oh take from chance this power, it may not fa& Vnfeene^ and fuddaine on me, the Gods caU^ ' Or gfare the Gods^and force the truth out/rom Theghofis below, open Elyfium, CaU Jhrthgrimme death himfdfc, bid him relate which of the two isgiuen to him by fate, Tis no meane taske-^ but labour wortkic thee To fearch what end of this gnat warre JhaH be. The mtdi mates a replication, with an exprcffion, as alfo a limitation, of her magicke power, in thefe words. T he impious witch proud of a fame fo f^read Replies^ young man, wouldfl thou haue altered Some meaner fate t it had been eajily done^ I could haue forc ^ to any a^ion Th'vnwiUing Cods, lean preferue the breath Of him whom all the ftarres haue doomb'd to diath And though the planets aU con^ire to make Him old, themiafi of his lifes courfe canbreake. But Fates, and th' order of great caufeiaH Worke downewardfrom the worlds originally when alt mankinde depend on one fuccejfe. If there you would change ought, our arjs confeffe Fortune has greater power : but if content Tou be alone to know this warreseuent, , Many, and eafte way et for vs there be . Tofnde out truth',the earthy the fea, the skjy 7 he dead, the Rodopeian rock, and fields Shall Jpeake tovs. Butjince late pugbtet yeelds Such choice of car cafes in Theffaly To raife vp one of tho/e who eafiefl be: That a warme new-Jlaine car cafe with a ckare Intelligible voice may greet your earei Lefl {by the funm the organs parch*dand Jfill'd) The difmallghof vneertaitie hipngsjeild: £rtSlho hauing raifed vp a dca4carcafe,by her damnable incantatidiiss and pofleft his inward parts with fomc diabolicall Ipirit, who by and thotow his Organs might giuc to her andyoung Sexttis fomc latisfa^ory anfwcrs. Thus ftie goes Forward with her demands. Speake (quoth EdSthoy what I aske,Mndivell Shalt thou rewarded be : if truth thou tell, By our Hdmonian art lie fa thee free ^ Through- of Funeral! Monuments. throughout dll ages y and hifim onthee ,IoJ Such fun tr alls y with charmes fb bume thy l>ones^ Thy ghojl fjall heare )30 incantations* Let this thefruitofthyreHiHaUbe^ Uo Jpels, no herbs jhall dare to tak€ fr om thee Thy long fafe rejiy when 1 hatte made thee die^ 7 he Gods^and Prophets anfrver doubtfallfi But he, that dares ey> quire ofgho(ls beneath^ And boldly f f to th' oracles of deaths Is plainly told the truths (pare not, but name Plainly the things^ and f laces ally and frame \^ Ipccchy wherein J may conferre with fate: adding a charme to make him know the (late ' Of whatjfoe're jbe askt ; thus frefemty 7he weeping carcafe^ake. Thedeuillin his conference with the Sompncr (who to tell you- by th( way, 'Isarennervpand doun With maundementSy fornicaticun ^ : ^ ^ • jind is y beat at euery tounes end) Amongft other his (ubtilties relates this for one , by way of interrogation, thus. T et tell me (quoth this Sompner) faithfully y t^ake ye you new bodies thta alway Of elements? the fiend anfwerd nay: Sometime we fainCy and fometime we ari(e With dead bodies^ and that in fandry wifcy %^nd (peake as renably , faire and well J the phitonejfe did to Samuel. This violation or fearefull difturbance of the dead, was puni(hed v/iih ex treme tortures, and afterwards by decollation. Kelley (otherwife called Talbot ) that famous Englifh Alchy mift of our times, who flying out of his o wne countrey (after he had loft both his cares: at l^ancafterj was entertained with if^i/f//>^ the fccond , and laft of that Chriftian name,Etnperour of Germany ; for whom Elizabeth of Brildus memory, fent (very fecretly) Captaine Peter Gwinncy with fome others, to perfwade him to returoc backe to his o wne natiue home j which hde vvas willing to doe: and thinking to efcape away in the night, by ftealth, he was clammering ouer a wall in his owne houfe in Prague (which bearcs his name to this day,and which foractime was an old San£luary)he fell downe from the battlements , broke hisleggesjandbruifedhisbodyj of which hurts within a while after he departed this vj'orld. ' i- fl;^:: ^nA Sed querfum h^c^ you will fay: then th\is, This diabolicall qucftioning of the dead, for the knowledge of future accidents, was put in pradife by theforefaidiTtf^j who, vpon a ccrtaine night, in the Parke of Walton in Ic dalcjin the county of Lancafter, with one Panl Waring (his fellow com- panion in fuch deeds of darknefle) inuocated fome one ofthe infer nail tegi- ment, The definition of a Sompncr, Chauca in the {'ricts Pro- logue. Chjum in the Frkri ule. 4tf e Ecclefta qui aliquid furatur, Jstdaproditori comparatur: He that fieales any thing from the Church, may be compared to ludoi the traicour. A li- quid. inde fuhtrahere^ommum pradonum cupiditatem fuperat ; to hooke or draw any thing from thcnce,is a finne^ which exceeds the moft deteflablc defirc of all other forts of robbers. Sacrum facrous datum qui dempjerit,rapueritque Parricida eftfiiUc that al>3Ecs, or forcibly takes away that which is iacrcd , or giucn to any ficred vfc. Aug.fuperloha, Hlmn^Ep. 34. Cicero de LegU btu. 48 ^ T>iJcourJe T^aflal.t'itk Excommmgt- AuLGel.tioa. lupn,Hip.3i: Sto'iv.Annal.in v'lt.Btlmi & Bmm. JEntid. vfc, let him be reputed, and thought ofj as wee doe of a murthercr of his owne parents. Againft Ghurch-fpoilers, and breakers of Church-libertics, ^/j».i257. 3. Ma^, Bom face Archbilhop of Canterbury, affifted with other Bifl;)ops, apparelled in their Pontificals, with Tapers burning, denounced the fcn« tence of Excommunication, in this forme. By the authoritie ot Almighty God, the Father, the Sonne, and the ho- ly Ghoft, and of the glorious mother of God, and perpetuall Virgin Maryj of the blcfled Apoftlcs, Peter and Paul^ and of all Apoftles, and ofali Mar. tyrs, of blcfled Edward king of England, and of all the Saints of heauen^ we excommunicate, accurfe, and from the benefits of our holy mother the Ghurch, we fequcfter all thofcjihat hereafter wilhngly,andma!ic!cuny, de- praue or fpoile the Church of her right. And all thofe that by any craft, or wilineffe, do violate, breakc, diminifh, or change the Church liberties and free cuftomes> contained m the Charters of the common liberties, &c. But I fpeake hereof fuch facrilegious pcrfons as do rob, and bcreauc the Church of her treafure and facred ornaments j a finne of fuch, oncly, which do mifprife, and contemne Religion: a finne which hath beene by the very Pagans obferued ncuer to cfcape vnpuniftied.. Cum oppidum T olofanum in terra GaSia^mmus Cepio Conful diripu- ijjet'y multum^fte auri iti eius oppiditemplU jurtfJet^ qutfquts ex ea direptio- ne aurum attigit^ mifero crucUbilique ex'ttu perijt. ^wtus Cepifi with his company hauing taken and fpoiled the Towne or Citie of Tholoufe in France, entred forcibly into the holy Temples, out ofwhichfacrilegioufly hectooketo the quantitieof one hundred and ten thuuland markes in gold, and fiue hundred millions of marks in filuer; but euery man of them, which were guilty of that robbery, with all their kin- drcd and fiimilies died within that yeare j and not aboueone of them, did carry fo much as one piece thereof home to his owne houfe. This treafure of Tholoufe was a part of the Delphian riches.For Brennm (the brother of Belinu^ king of great Britaine)Captainc of the Gaulcs brake open the Tem- ple of Apollo at Delphos, for the riches and the gold therein , which had beene offered to the Gods, which hee committed to publike fpoile. The mofi: part whereof was conuaid by the Te^lofages (a people of the Weft part of Narbon) to this city of Tholoufe; but prefently vpon this facri ledge and contempt of the Gods ; the moft of his armie (which confifted of one hundred and fifty thoufand footmen, and fiftcene thoufand horfe- men) were difcomfited and flaine ; and hec fo furioufly poffefled, that hee flue himfelfc with his owne hands. . quis enim Ufes impune putaret ^fe deos! For who could thinke the Gods thus wronged Their punilhment would be prolonged. Firgtl makes thefe Ghurch-robbers, thefe contemners of Religion, to bee more mi(crably,then others, tormented in hell. - — — phlegyof miferrimus omnes x^dmonet^ 2?* teftatur voce per vmhras.^ Difciteiuftitiam moniti^ ^ ncn temnere Diuos. Thlegyoi of Fmerall tSA^dnuments. — . Vhlegfos moft of raifers all^ Araongft thofe caytiues dirke and loud with voics. to them doth rore, Lcarnc luftice now by this, and Gods abouc delpifb^no more. This ?hkg)as king of the Lapithes(a people dwelling in a part of Thcf- faliej hauingdonc infinite dammages in Greece, furprizing many Townes and Cities : became in the end fo ouer- weening, and foolifii bo!di that hee facked the forefaid Temple of Afo]io in DeIphos,and flue ?h'\hmon^ that cunning Harper, the fonne of Apollo, wh© brought an armed power to re- kue his tachers oracle. Vpon which fiicrilcdge and contempt of the gods, all the countrey of the Phlegyans was vttcrly ruinated with ah earthquake, and flaming arrowes fhot from hcauen, which killed moft of the people, and the few that remained died of the plague^ and for this high- handed of- fence, their forefaid king is flill plagued in hell. Which verfes of Ftrgil, to that purpofe, thus paraphraftically tranflated, will it p!eafe you to reade ouer againe : Phlcgias king mejl wretched in tha t flace\ Forervarneth all of his great mi ft ry, K^nd oi fad rvitnefje of his fitious cafe, I» thofe dimme (hades he cries out rvofully-: Learne te doe luftice: and by my contempt y Of the high Gods, doyoulike fate freuent, Hiflories aff-iard infinite examples of this kinde in all forxs of Religions: yea Chriftian kings, and other Potentates in all ages hauemifprifed the true,onely,a'l-fauing God, by the ficrilegious taking away of the rights, riches, and ornaments of holy Church ; yet it hath beeae obfcrucd , that they feldome or neuer efcaped fcotfree as ; the fequele of this workc will (bcw. Seucre punifliments haue formerly beene infli£led vpon Church-rob- bers of the meaner ranke,by the flriftncffe of our Lawes herein England. For an mftancc, in the twentieth yeareoff^sfiprfr^s/ the fourth, on the 22. day of February , fiuc notable malefactors were put to death at Lon- don, for robbing of Churches and other places ; cfpecially the collegiate Church of Saint Martins le grand in London; for the which three of them were drawne to thcTower-hill,and there hanged and burnt, the other two wereprefTed to death. Wee haue not heard of the hanging of any fuch Church robbers in thefeour dayes, for Suhlatacaufa tollitur effeclw ^the caufe taken, or, if you ftolne away, the cfFed will confequently ceafe ; For what man will venture a turne at the GalIows,for a little fmall filuer chalice, a beaten- out pulpit cuQiion, an ore-worne Communion -cloth,and a courfe Surpliffe? thefe are all the riches and ornaments of the moft of our Churches; and thefe are more, by the Surpliffe, then by fome of the Parifhioncrs may bee thought perhaps fittingao be allowed fuch is now the fleight regards we haue of the decent fetting forth of facred Religion. Of which a late writer. Sacred Religion y mother of forme and fare, Howgorgeoujly Jometimes dofi thou fit deckt? F Stew. Amd. what Sam. Dankll Mujcfhilm. T>ifcmrfe Vide.Tarl.An. what pompaus vejlntents do m make thee wtare f What ftately piles tve prodigall ere6i? Hm fweet perfum'd thou art, bow jhining cleaire? How folemnly ohferu'd, with what rejfeci? xjivother time all plaim, and quite threed4f.are\ thoH muji bane all within., and nought without Sit poorely without lights dijrobd, no care of outward grace to amuzethe poore deuout. Powerleffe, vnfollowed^ fcarcely men can Jpare Three necejjarie rites to Jet thee out. Either truth ^goodne^e, vertue^ are not fiill The felfe fame which they are-^ and alwayes one. But alter to the proie5i of our will^ Or we our anions make them wait vpon^ Putting them in the liuery of our skilly Kyin^ eajl them off againe, when we haue done. Chap. X. Of the rooting ypi taking aypay^erac^jngand defacing of FmeraJl Monuments in the reignes of King Henry theeighth^and Edward the fixth. Of the care ^eene Elizahcth^offamott'S memory, bad, for the preferuation of the fame. Her Procla- mation in^the fecond of her raigtje againft defacing of Monuments. Toward the latter end of the raignc of Henry the eight, and throughout the whole raigne of Edward the fixth, and in the beginning of Queene £//^4^^^/5, certaincperfbns ofcuery County were put in authority to pull downe,andcaft outof all Churches, Roodes,grauen Imagts,Shrines with their reliques, to which the ignorant people came flocking in adoration. Or any thing elfe, which (punSually) tended to idolatrie and fuperflition.Vn- der colour of this their Comniiffion, and in their too forward zea!e,they rooted vp, and battered downe, CroiTcs in Churches, and Church-yards, as alfo in other publike places, they defaced and brake downe the images of Kings, Princes, and noble eftates; ere<3:ed^ (etvp, or pourtraied,fbrtheone- ly memory of them to poftcrity, and not for any religious honour ; they crackt a pccces the glafTe-windowes wherein the effigies of our blcfled Sa- uiour hanging on the CrolTejor any one of his Saints was depictured 5 or otherwife turned vp their heelcs into the place where their heads vfed to be fixt; as I haue feene in the windowes of fbme of our countrey Churches. They dcfpoilcd Churches of their copes, veilments, Amices, rich hang- ings, and all other ornaments whereupon the flory,or thepouriraiturc, of ChrifV him(eIfe,or of any Saint or Martyr, was delineated, wrought , or embroidered ; leaning Religion naked, bare, and vnclad ; as Dionyfm left lupiter without a cIoake,and %Mfculapius without a beard. It will not fccme diftaftfull of Fmerall aS^fonumcnts, 51 diftaftfull, I hope, to my Reader, nor impertinent to this purpofe, if I fiiall relate the ftory. D'mjfifii a Tyrant of Sicilic, fpoiled the Churches, and make away a cloakeof gold from lupiur, faying (fcoffin ^iy) a clotn-cioakc was Jignccr for Summer and warmer for Wincerj he to-oke like wife away frome^/ cularly allotted to the fuflcntation of any pcrfon certainc, or otherwilc,but that it may rcmaine in difcretion of the gouernour thereof, to bcflow the fame vpon any other charitable deed , as mending of bigh-wayes, orfuch like; her Maieflieenioyneth and flraightly chargcth the gouernours and companies of euery fuch C hurch, to employ fuch parcels of the Hiid fums of any (as any wife may be fpared) vpon the fpcedy repaire or reedification of money fuch Monuments fo defaced or fppiled, as agreeable to the origi- nall,as the fame conueniently may be. And where the couetoufnefle of ccrtainc perfons is fuch , that as Pa- trons of Churches, or owners of the perfon.igcs impropriated, or by fomc other colour or pretence, they doperfvvade with the Parfon and Parifliio- ners to take or throw downe the Bcls of Churches and Chappels, and the ; lead ofthefame,conucrting the fame to their priuate gaine , and to the fpoiles of the fiiid peaces, and make fuc(i like alterations, as thereby they feeke a flanderous defolation of the places of prayer; Her Maieffic ( co whom in the right of the Crowneby the ordinance of Almighty God,and by the La wes of this Realme, the defence and proteiflion of the Church of this Rcalme belongeth) doth exprefly forbid any manner of perfon,ro take away any Belsorleadofany Church or Chappell, vnder paine of impri- fonment during her Maieflicspleafiire, and fuch further fine for the con I tempt, as fhall be thought mcete. I And herMaiefliechargethall Bifhops and Ordinaries to enquire of all i fuch contempts done from the beginning of her Maieflies raigne , and to enioyne the perfons offending to repaire the fame within a conucnien t time. And of their doings in this behalf e, to certifie her Maieffies priuie Coun- cell, or the Councell in theStarre-chamber at Wcflminflcr,that order may be taken herein. ICeuen — « T>ifcourfe Storv.Amaiom of a bookc in- tituled, Con- fp.-racic of pre- tended Rcfof matipn. Teuen at Wind for the xix 6f September the feccnd yean fi/her LMaiepies raigne. Cod faue the ^ueene. Imprinted at London in Pauls Ghurcbyard by Richard lugge zndlohn Carvcod, Printers to the Queenes Maieftie. Cum frimlegio RegU Maieftatis, This Proclamation was feconded by another, to the fame purpofe, in the fourteenth yearcofher Maiefties raigne, charging the lufticesof her Affile to prouide feucre rcmcdie, both for the punilhment and reformation thereof. But thefe Proclamations tookc (mall cffed, for much what about this time, there fprung vp a contagious broode of Scifmatickcsi who, if they might haue had their wills, would not onely haue robbed our Churches of all their ornaments and riches , but alfo haue laid them kuell with the ground ^ choofing rather to exercifc their deuotions, and publifli their cr- ronious dodrines, in fome cmptie barne, in the woods, or common Idclds, then in thefe Churches, which they held to be polluted with the abhomi- nationsofthe whoreof Babylon. Befides about that time thefe forefaid wilfull Sectaries did penne, print, and fpread abroad certaine fcditious Pamphlets (as f^ill ihey doc^ againft our bookc of Common Prayer; againft all Ecclcfiarticall gouernment, and againfl all the rites and ceremonies vfed in this our orthodoxall Church of England; inuenting, out of their owne corkie braines,anew certaine no- forme of Liturgietothemfcluesjthercby to bring into the Church all dif- order and confufion. Thefe Renegadoes are ( at this day) diuided, and fub- diuided into as many feuerall Sefts, as there be feucrall Trades in the grea- teft Market towne. As into Brownifls, Barowifts, Martinilis, Prophcfiers, Solifidians, Famelifts,rigid Precifians,Difciplinarians,Iudaicall Thraskifts, &c.and into a rable, numberleflc. In the thiee and thirtieth yeare of Queene Elizabeth, the fixtccnth day of luly in the morning, Edmund Coppirjger and Henry K^rthingtoniVepai' red to one Walkers houfe nearc vnto Broken warfe of London, where conferring with one of their Se6l, named William Hacket of Own- dale in the County of Northampton, Yeoman, they offered to anoint him king : But Hacket taking Coppingerhy the hand, faid. You fliall not need, for 1 hauebeenc already anointed in heauen by the holy Ghoft him- felfe. Then Coppinger asked him what his pleafure was to be donc.-Goyour way both (faid he) and tell them in the citie, that Chrifl lefus is come with his fanne in his hand to iudge the earth. And ifany man aske you where he is, tell them he lies at Walker shoukhy Broken- wharfe5andifthey will not beleeue it, let them come and killmc if they can; for as truciyas Chrift lefiisis in heauen, fb truely is he come to iudge the world. Then Coppinger faid it (hould be done forthwith: and thereupon went forward, and odr r- followed, but ere he could get downe the ftaires, Coppinger bad begun below in the houfe, to prodaime newes from heauen of cxceedihg great! of Funerall Monuments. | 55 great mercy ; thacChrift Icfus was came, ^c. with whom K_Jrthington alfo cried the fiime words aloude j following him aJongthe ftrectstrom chencc by VVatling ftrccc, and Old Change toward Chcapcj they both ad- ding beyond their commiffion, Repent England, repent. After they had bo:h thus come (with a mightie concourfe of common multitude) with an vfiiformecry into Cheape neare vnto the CrofTc , and there finding the throng and preafeof people to increafc about them, in fuch fort as they could not well paffe further, nor be conucniently heard otthem alias they dcfired .-they got them vp into an emptie peafe cart j wherein they ftood not onely vpon the words of their former crie, but reading fomcthing out of a paper, they went more particularly ouer the office and calling of Hac- ktt, how he reprefented Chrifl, by partaking a part of his glorified bodie, by his principall fpirit, and by the office of fcucring the good from the bad. A id that they were two Prophets, the one of mercy, the other of iudge- ment, called and fent of God, toafEft this their Chrifl Hacket in his great worke Thefe men were apprehended the fame day .The 2 6. of July Hacket was arraigned, and found guiltie, as to haue fpoken diuers moft fa!fc and traiterous words againfl her Maieflieitohaue razed and defaced her Armes, as alfo her picture, thrufting an iron inftrument into that part which did rcpreftntthebreaftand heart. For the which he hadiudgemenf,3ndon the 2 8. of fuly, hce was brought from Newgate, to a gibbet by the Croife in Chcapej where being moued to aske God and the Quecnc forgiuenefle, he fell to railing and curfing of the Queene, and began a moft blafphemous prayer againft the diuine iVlaieftie of God. They had much ado ro get him vpthe ladder 5 where hec was hanged, and after bowellcd and quartered. His execrable fpceches and dcmcanure as well at his arraignment, as death, vtterly diftained and blcmifhcd all his former feeming fanclitie^ wherewith he had fhroudly pofTefTed the conimon people. Thus you fee how cafily |jgnorarit people are feduced by falfc new dodrines, how fuddcnly they fall from true Religioninro hererie,frcnfie,and blafphemieirobbing the Church of all her due rites, and (as much as in the m lies) God of his ^ory j which abufc, of thefe times, I leaue to be reformed by our reuerend Ciergie. On the next day (to make an end of the Story) Edmund Covpinger ha uing wilfully abflained from meat, and othervvifc tormented himrelf?, died in Bridewell. And Henri s^rthrngim lying in the Counter in Wood- ftrcet,fubmitting himfelfe, writabookeof repcntancCj and was deliuercd3 fuch was the end of thefe men ffaith mine Authour)of whom the filjc people had rcceiued a very reuerend opinion, both for theij fin cere holi- nefTe and found doilrine. Andinthcyeare i(5i2.Aprillii.£d'jvW«//^/>/wrfz7,another peruerfe herecique,was burned at Uchfield.This Wightmm would faine haue made the people beleeue,that he himfelfe was the holy Ghoff,and immorta!I,with fundrie other moft damnable opinions, not fit to bee mentioned amongff Chnflians. Yet for all this,this heretiquc had his followers. It is much to be wiflied that ail backfliders from our Church,fhould be well looked vnto at the firft; and not to runne on in their puritanicall opinions. Of of the Shcifmatiques of thofc times, and more cfpccially of ^Martin cJt/rfr/re/^/^jthefeRythmicall numbers following were compofed. Hiciacetvt pnust Nec PttrusymcLinusy Nec CceleftinuSy Nec magntts Godwwus, Ntc fluSj mc minusy £lHam CUndellmus, iMiferilleJMarunm^ Videtefmgulu Ot>0s (JMartimJla^ EtvosBrowmfia, Etvos BaromJl£y Bt vffs i^theiflsy Bt Anahaptiftdy Et Wiggintonifia, Et omnes SeSffjlaf Quorum dux fuit ifiey Lugete fingttlu At Gens Anglorunty Prefertim verorum^ Nec non qai morttm, Ejlis honor um^ Inmici horunty Ft efi decorum y , Per omne forum In fecuU feculorumy Gaudete JingulL Accrtainc Northern Rimer alfb made thcfe following Couplets vpon him and his feditious Pamphlets; The Welchman is hanged , Who at our Kirke flanged. And at her ftate banged. And brened arc his buks. And tho he be hanged; Yet he is not wranged. The de'ul has him fangcd Inhiskrukedkluks; His name "WzHohn Penry a Welftiraan,apcnncr and a publiftier of books, intituled, MArtm mm eP relate ^ he was apprehended at Stepney ,by the Vi- car there, and committed to prifon, and in themoneth of May i5^3.hee was arraigned at the Kings bench in Weftminfter, condemned of Klonie, and afterward fuddenly in an afternoonc conuaied from iheGaileof the Kings Bench to Saint Thomas Waterings^ and there hanged with a fmall audience of beholders, faith J'ri?^. Chap, of Fmerall Monuments. 57 Chap. XI. of the comer fion of this our JSJationfrom Paganifme to ChrManity^ indudinggeneraHy the Foundations of religioiis houje s in the fame) and thepietie in the Primitiue times) both of religioifs and Layperfons, OF the conucrfion of this our Ifland, from Paganifme to Chriftianity, diuers authcnticall Authors, both ancient andmodcrne, haue written at large .• a little then of fo much will fuffice for this prefent Difcourfe. Chrifliana docirinafixa^inta ecio^lus minus amorimjpacio^poji paf fiohi > 1 Domini nojlri Ief» Chrifti , totum fere or hem peruagata eji j within the fpaccofthreefcorc and cightyeares, or thereabouts, after the death and oaQionof our Lord and Sauiour lefus Chrift, Cbriftian Religion was ipread aimoft oucr the face of the whole world. And fo fr uitfull and f imous was this fprcading of the Gofpell, that Baptijla Mantuan, a Chrlftian Poet, compares the increalc thereof with that ofiV(74^>,thusal]edging vnto ir. SicHt aqais quondam Noe fua mi fit in or hem Pigncra fedatis^ vt Gens humana per omnes Debitacxlituum Patri daret orgia terra4\ Sic pta cum vellet Deus aha in regna reuerti^ Difcipuios quofdamtranfmifit ad njltima mundf, LittoraydoSuros Gentes^ qaonumina ritu Sint oranddy quihm cxlum pUcabik Sacris. As No th fent from the Arke his fonnes, to teach The Lawes of God vnto the world aright^ So Chrift his Seruants fent abroad to preach The word of life, and Gofpell to each wight: No place lay ftiadowcd from that glorious Light. The farthcft Ifles, and Earths remoteft bounds. Embrac'd their Faith, and ioy'd at their fweet founds. Now to Ipeake of the conuerfion of this Ifland out of a namclcfie Au- t hour, who writis a booke De regnis (V Gcntihm ad Chrifii (idem ccnuerfis^ thus: Prima Prottinciarum omnium ( jicut antiquif imi Hif$rtarum Script o- resmemprid prodidere^ qftornm etiam authoritatem M. A. SahellicHs iHttr noftra atatis recentiores eft fequutm ) Britannia Infula^ publics confenjuy chrifti fidem aceepit. The firft of all Prouinces or farre countries {'as ancient Hiftoriographcrs haue deliuered to memory^ whofc authority M,K^.SabelIicwyOnfL amongfi the late writers of our age, doth principally follow) this Ifland of Britaine, by common confent, recciucd the Chriftian faith. The glorious Gofpell of lefusChrifl (Taith GildasMbamus,(um2tncd the wife, the mofr ancient of our Britifh Hiftorians^ which firft appeared to the world in the later time of Tyberius Cafar, did eucn then fpread his bright beames vpon this frozen Ifland ■K.Harprfcld. Hiji ^ngl Sccl. cap i.prim.jex. feiul. A M'nufcript j in the Harleof/ Exccftcrs Tolu- minous Li- brary. Gildde excudJZ Brit, 58 I ^ Dijcourfe Iflandof Britainc. And it is generally recciued for a truth, thac lojeph of Arimachea (whoburiedthcbody of our Sauiour Chriltj laid the founda- tion of our faith in the Wcfl parts of this kingdomc, at the place, or little ifland, as then called Aualon, now Glaflenbury; where he with iwelue dif- ciplcs his afEftants, preached rhc Gofpell of lift vnto the lilanders , and found meanes there to buiid a Church or Oratorie of wreathen wands, as alfo a little cell thereunto adioyning^and this was the firfl religious houfe dedicated to the feruice of the true God in all Briraine .* and thcfe religious men the firft beginners or founders of that famous fenny-fcated Monaftery, which is partly flanding at th;s day, of which more hereafter.when 1 come to fpeake of the religious Foundations in Somerfetlfaire.In the meane while will you reade what our countrej'man lohn Capgratfc (in his Catalogue of EngliQi Saints j writes oUofcfhs comming into this kingdomc. Th'^s in Englifh. lofiph with his fbnne lofephes (faith he) and ten more of his affiftj^nts, fent hither by Philip the Apoftlc oUt of France, for the inhabitants falua- tion, preached zealoufly, and without fcarc, the true and liuely faith Ar^ uirdgm as then fwaying the Scepter of this land. The which ^ruiragtesy howfocucr he was vnwilli/ig at the firft, to giue them entertainment, or to heare them preach any dodrine repugnant to the traditions of his prede- cefTours, yet becaufe they came from fuch a farre remote countreyas the holy Land, and that he law their ciuillbehauiour, their fandtitic, and flri£l courfe in the manner of their life and conuerfation, he gauethero a certaine Ifland to inhabite, in the Weft part of his dominions, all compafTed about with lakes and flanding waters, called Yhfwitrim, or the glafCc Ifle^of which (faith he) a certaine Metrician made this Tetraflich. Jntrat Andoniata duodena caterua virerum^ Flos Aritnathie lofeph efl primta eornm. lofephes ex lojeph genitm patrem comitatur^ Hp alij/que decern ins Clafcome propriatur, George Owen Harry y\v\his^t^\%tttitSi^on report from others, faith, lofeph brought ouer with him his fifler £«r^4;>?^, who after wards married a Britaine, whofe name was Starklos. lohn Harding^ in his Chronicle of England, will hauc fourtcene to ac- company lofeph in this iourney, and that amongfl many Btitaincs conuer- ted by them to the Chriflian faithj K^ruiragtcs the king was one, to whom lofeph gaue a fliield of the Armes, which now we call S. George his Armes; fuch are the rimes in the Englifh of thofe dayes, two hundred ycarcs fincc or thereabouts. loCcph fall hfily and full rvyfe of Lyirymathie wjth his felowesfoHrtem, Into this lond then came and gaue content In Eretajne then this lofeph d'^d cenuerte BrytonSjOshorv to knomtheincarnacyonf Afore that Paynyms^ and alfo pfruerte He taught them of his contterfacyon, Ofhis pa/Syonjandhisrefurreifytft* ^ . Wph of FmeraU Monuments. IP Wyth ether thynges as the chronyclerfaythf That afpertejneth to Chrifies fajth, lok^'^^ comertedking Arviv^gus By hys p^echyngy to knorve the Um deuyne, And baptyzed hym as written hath Nennim The Cronycler in Bretayn tongue full fyne. x_^nd to Chryft latve made hym enclyne, \^nd gaue hym a jlnld offiluer whyte, cxf cro^e endlong, and ouertwhart full perfyte* Thefe Armes were vfed throughout all Bret ay n Por a common fygne eche manne to krow his vacycn Brom enemyes^ whiche now we callcertaynj Saint Georges Armes by Nenius enformacyon, i^nd thus thefe Armes by lofephs creacyon^ Fttlllongafere Saint George was generate Were worjhcipt here of mykelleUer date. The feeds of true Religion thus (bwne by the faid ; and his aflb- ciates ; ncarc or vpon ( for about this accompt there is feme difFcrgicc amongft writers) theycarcofourSauiourChrift one hundred and foure- fcore, Lucius (furnamcd Leuer Maur^vifHch fignifies great brightneire)king oftheBritainesj vpon his rccjueft made to Eleutheriu^s W\.{ho^ of Komz (for as then, and many yeares after, the title of Pope was altogether vn- knownc) t wo learned Diuines werefent vnto bim from the fiid Bilhop, at whofe hands he receiued the iauer ofbaptifme. And foit fell out(our Hil^o- ries fay) that notonely his wife and family accompanied him in that hap- piecourfe, but Nobles alfo and Commons, Prieftsand people, high and low, euen all the people within his Territories. And that generally all their Idols were then defaced; the Temples of them conuerted into Churches, for theferuice of God, the liuings of their idolatrous Priefts appointed for the maintenance of the Prieflsof the Gofpell; and that inftcad of 2 5. Fla mines or high Pricfls of their idols.there were ordained 1 5 Bifliopsjas alfo for three Archflamines, three Archbifliops , whereof one was featcd at London, another at Yorke, and a third at Caerlion vpon the riuer Vske in Wales, of all which will itplealc you pcrufeafcw lines penned by my forefaid Authox,/tf^» Harding, in theyere of Chrijles imarnacyon, K^n hundryd foure [core and tenne^ EJeuthery the firftt at fupplicacyon of Lucius, fente hym twoo holy menne^ That called wer * Faggdn and Bnvyen^ Thatbaptyzed hym and all his realme threughoutty With hertes s^lad^ and labour e deuoute. Thei taught the folke^the lawe of Chrifl eche daye, K>ind halowedallthetemplesin ChriHes name^ All mawment, and idoles cajle awaye Through all Bretayn, of all falfe Coddes the fame. The Tempksy Flamines the idoles for to fljame. 7(e».Bana.hift. fua gcntu. Ggdmn de cm. Srita. Th et * PagdniiS and 6o (tA T>ifcQurJe A Manufcript in the Heralds office. * heard. * that* "tnkc- *chofc. 1 * although. * lluXdM and Medimim two learned Clerks fentby Lm'm to Rome. Thei halowed eke and made Bijhoppes Sees, 7n>enty and eight at diuers grete citeeSy Of three Archflatninesy thei made ^^rcbbijhofrikes One at L ondortj Troymttant that hightj For all LogreSf with lawes full authentikes^ To rule the Church and Chrifientee in right. Another at Carlyon a totvne of mighty For all Cambre j at Ebranke the thirde FromTrent Norths for Albany is hide, Robert the Monkeof Gloucefter, an old rimer, who writes the language of our fathers about foure hundred ycares fince , doth fummarily thus tell you, how /ifcourfe Auftin the Monkc, with other his aflbciatcs ; to kindle anew the fparkes of Chriftianity, which were coucrcd in the cinders of Pagans defolation. The ftory is frequent, and I ftiall often touch vpon it. Ethelbert being as then king of Kent, receiued holy Baptifmeby the faid Auftin^ being principally induced thereunto, by Beru his wife and Qucene,a Chriftian,daughtcr to Chf/perukking of France. Chriftianity being thus receiued by hira,tbemoft potent king ofche Saxons. Regii ad exemplum tot us componiturerhis. The good example of the King His people all to Chrift did bring. The fucceeding Saxon kings followed his heauenly fteps, cndeauouring in all they might, to ouerthrow the Synagogue of Satan^by breaking downe theabhominabic idols throughout the whole lfIand.£^o'j»^ king of Nor- thumberland 5 Carpenrvald^ king of the Eaft-Engli(b ; Sebert king of the Eaft-Saxons, Kynigilds king of the Weft-Saxons, Peda king of ihe Merci- ans ; Ethdulphe king of the South-Saxons, in the fpace of not much aboue threeftroreyeares, after the conuerfion of King Ethelbertt were conuerted (God fo wrought with thcm^ from Paganifmeand Idolatric, vnto the be- leefcaad worftiip of our iordlefus Chrift: and the Chriftian faith was publikely preached in all their dominions.Thcfe and other the Saxon kings forfanftityoflifeare ranked before all the Kings and Potentates of the world. For fuch was their feruentzcalc in Religion, that he thought him- felfe moft happie,whoin pious a£ts, hard penance, wearic pilgriraages,and retired folitude, fpent the various courfe of life , which moued many of them tocxchangea pallace royall, and a Scepter imperiall, for a poore cell and a Monkifh ftaiffc ; to forfake their ownc kingdomc, and to Iiue as pil. grimesin aforrainecountrey jtolofe their owne Hues in warlike oppofi. tionagainft Pagans and Infidels, thereby to Hue in hcauenamongft the no- ble army of Martyrs ; and laflly, it moued them and other great perfona- gCijfo'lowing their pious examples, to ereft and amplie endow religious foundations, as Churches, Chappels, Schooles,Colledges,and Monafte- ries jfor the preaching and further propagating of the Chriftian faith. As you may fee in the fequellof thefe intended labours- Whofc charters did euer end with an execrable curfe to all thofe which by any manner of raeanes fliould demolifti or ouerthrow any of fuch their facred ftrudlures, or infringe, alienate, or diminiOi any of their immunities, or yearely reue newes. Likewife fearefull comminations and excommunications were threatned and thundred out againft thofe which fhould fcorne, abufe, de- ceiue,or craftily entrap any one, either of the fecular, or Monafticall or- ders; and abenedidion diuulged, and granted to all thofe by whom they fhould bee honoured, reiierenced, rewarded, and haue their liuelihoods further enrifht : concluding with a promife to defend thefe religious Vo- taries, from the perfecution of all humane enemies ; and to maintainc their liberties, frcedomcs, and priuiledges from the vfurpation of any fecular power. Their donations werefbmetirae in meetcr or rime, with the names of a number of witneffes; whcreunto the figncof the crofTe was euer addcdj the 6% \ of Fmerall oSAdConiiments, the forme of which you may readc hereafter ; but the moft of thcfe their important writings were in profe, and many of them wondrous fliorr. For example. King giues a certaine plow-land and other profits to the Prieft of the Church of high Bickingtonin Denfliire, in thcfe words which I had from my friend, Mafter Trijlram Ri[don that coun trey man. Jch At he I jl on KonyngtQreme of hp home, Jifand grant to ye Preftes of xhtis chyrche^ On Tok of nty lond freliche to hold . wodd in CMy holt hous to 6uild^ hitgras fordlle hys heaJleSy* vervelfor hys herth* fannage for Sow and Puggis World out end. To the gouernment of thcfe forefaid holy Fabrlcks^and their reuenues,fuch men were chofen as were the bcft learned, and moft eminent for integritic of life. The Priefts confecrated by the impofition of handsjand appointed tolay prayers, adminifter the Sacraments, inftru£l the Chriftians which daily increafedjand to execute all fuch offices as belonged to a faered Bi(hop or venerable Paftour, were in fuch high and holy repute amongft the lay- people, as that when any of them were cfpied abroad, they would flocke prefently about him,and with all reuerence humbly befeech his Benifons, either by figning them with the croffe, or in holy prayers for them. And further Cfaith Bede)\x. was. the manner in thofeprimitiue timcs,of the people ofEngland, that when any of the Clergie, or any prieft canetoa village^ they would all by and by, at his calling, come together, ro hcarc the wor4, and willingly hearken tofuch things as were faid, and more willingly fol low in workes, fuch things as they could hcareand vndu ftand. A wondtr- full order of pietie both in prieft and people. Chaucer in the prologue, to his Canterbury Tales,giues vs the cbara^lcr of a religious and learned prieft, who in hisho!y actions did imirate the cx- ampleofthe Clergie of thcfe times, whereof I haucfpokcn \ but fuch were not tobchad by the dozens in his dayes, as by his writings appeares. ThcParfone. A good manne there was of religioun, And was a poore Parfbne of a toun; But rich he he was of holy thought and werkc He was eke a lerned manne and a dcrke. That Chriftcs Gofpcls truly would preach. His Pariftiens dcuoutly would he teach, Benigne he was and wonder diligent. And in adverfitie full patient. And foch one he was proucd oft * fithes. Full loth were him to curfe for his tithes. But rather would he yeucn out of doubt, Vnto his poore Parimens all about. Both of his ofFring and of his fubftaunce. He couthe in little thing haue fuffifauncc. Wide was his parifti and houfes fer afander. But he ne left neither for raine nc thonder, *fcwcl!forhis fire. * corn for f\viac and pigs. Gz In cuncs. and fafting, and preaching the word of life to as many as they could, defpifing the commodities of this world, as things none of theirs, taking of tfaem whom they inftru£?:ed, onely fo much as might ferue their neceffities; liuing themfelues according to that they taught to others, being euer ready to fufFer,both troubles, yea and death itfelft, in defence of the truth chat they taught. And in another place, fpeaking of the religious and lay-people in the North countrey^Tbey had no money (faith he) but cattclI,for if they tookc any money of rich men, by and by they gaue it to poorc people. Neither was itneedfuU that cither money ftould be gathered, or houfes prouided for of Fumrall (CKfonuments. 65 for the receiuing and entertainment of the worfliipfull and wealthy, who ncuer came then to Ghurch,but onely to pray and heare the w^ord of God. The King himfelfe, when occafion lerued to come thither, came accom- panied onciy with Hue or fixe pcrfons, and after prayer cndcd.dcparted. But if by chance it fortuned, that any of the Nobilitie, or of the worlhipfull, rc- frcfhcd thcmfelues in the Monafteries,they contented thenifelues with the religious mens fare and poore pittens, looking for no other cates aboue the ordinary and daily diet. For then thofc learned men and rulers of the Church, fought not to pamper the panch, but to fauc the fbulc i not to pleafe the world, but to fcruc God. Wherefore it came then to pafTe, that euen thehabite of religious men wasatthattimehadingreatreuerence^fothat whereanyof the Clcrgieor religious perfon came, he fliould bee ioyfully receiucd of all men, like the feruantof God, Againe, if any were met going on iourncy,they ranne vn- to him, and making lowobcyfancc, dcfired gladly to haue his bencdi6lion either by hand or by mouth. Alfo if it pleafed them to make any exhorta- tion as they palTcd by, euery man gladly and defirouHy hearkened vnto them. Vpon theSondayes ordinarily the people flocked to the Church, or to Monafleries , not for belly- chearc, but to heare the word of God: And if any Pricfl came by chance abroad into the village, the inhabitants thereof would gather about him, and defire to haue fomcgood leflon or collation made vnto them. For the Priefls,and other of the Clcrgie in thofc dayes, vfed not to come abroad into villages, but onely to preach, to bap- tife,to vifitthcficke,or (tofpeakeall inone wordj for the cure of foules Who alfo at that time were fo farrc from the infection of couetoufnclTe and ambition, that they would not take territories aod poflcfTions toward the building of Monaftcries, and creating of Churches, but through the earnefl fuitc,and almofl forced thereunto by noble and W(^thy men of the world .• which cuflomcinall points hath remained a long time after ffaith ' he) in the Clergie of Northumberland. No lefle feruent in dcuotion,and aufterc in ftridneffe of life,inthefc dayes, were the religious Votaries of the female fcx. I had almoft forgotten Cfaith Capgyaue) (m the prologue to his booke of the .Englifh Saints j the company of facrcd virgines, which like lillics amongft thoines, dcfpifing all carnall pleafures, with all the great pompe and riches of the world (many of them being kings daughters) did in all chaftitie, poucrtic, and liumilii?c, adhere onely to their Sauiour lefus Chrifl, their celeftiall B rideg room e, for whofc fake fas in this fubfcqucnt Treatife will be fhewne) they did vndergo many exquifice torments, and in the end were glorified with a crowne of martyrdome. Dem ex fexu elegens infirmiore vt fortia mm^Uonfunderent. In a Licger booke belonging fbmctime to the Abbey of Rufford, I finde 3/^. ^jj, thefc verfes folio wing of theconflBntfufferingsofcertainevirginc martyrs, coim. ^id devirginibus di^mm loquere, ajpice fidem^ Fides oh veram fert maU multa fideWt Bute AT dens UcttisfoUdum [ubuertere fidem ^ ^^^^^ Nec mors ipfa poiejly cm Bern ardor heft. s. Agatha. Tecla feraSf Agathes Ergajluhy 'uulnera vicit s'lH^t^""^ Margarita^ truces ifcourfe Balnea Cecilieferuentia nilnocuere^ i^gneti mcHtt flamma fnrorque nich'tl* Nil etaSf nil mundus eiSj nil obfuit hojlis Cunifa domant^fuperant infimayfrmma tenent. His ornamintis fulget Domus Omnifotentis. But I will conclude this Chapter with the words of Camden^ fpeaking of the Monafticall life and profcGGon. The profeflGonofthis Monafticall life (faith hc^ began when Pagan Ty. rants enraged againft Chriftians, purfued them with bloudy perfccutions. For then good deuout men, that they might fcrue God in more fafcty and lecurity, withdrew themfeluesinto the vaft wilderneffes of Egypt, and not (as the Painims are wont with open mouth to giue it out) lor to enwrap thcmlclues willingly in more miferies becaule they would not be in mifcrie. Where they fcattered themfelues among mountaincs and defarts, liuing in caues and little cells, here and there in holy meditations. At firft folitary and alone whereupon in Greekethcy were called Mut put in pra- (ftifeby the Laitie ; our kifigs declined from their former ran£li:ic, and ^which the worft was) after their examples, many others (cfpecialiy cf the Nobilitie) did follow their licentious traces. Examples of Princes being g}. wayes of greater force then other lawcs, to induce the people to good or to euill. Nam bdc conditio Principum^ vt quicqtiid fxaapt pf Mipere •vide, antur. To proue as much as I hauc fpoken. In the yeare of Grarcj 747 Cmh. ^^r/ Archbiftiop of Canterbury , by the counfell of hohtfAcc jjifhopof Mentz, called a Conuocation at Ciiffe befidc R.ochefier,to rt forme the ma- nifold enormities wherewith the Church of England at th ,t iime was ouergrowne. Our kings forfaking the companieof their ownc wiuc«;,in thofe dayes delighted altogether in harlots, which were for the moft part Nunnes. The reft ofthe Nobilitie following their example, trode alfo the fame trace. The Bifliops likewife,and other of the Glergie,that fhould Iwue beene a meanes of the reforming thefe faults in others, were tliemfelues no leflc faultier fpending their times either in contentions and brables, or eUe in luxurie and voluptuotifnefTc, hauing no care of fludy,andfeldome or ne- uer preaching. Whereby it came to palTe, that the whole land was ouer- whelmcd, with a moft darke and palpable mift of ignorance, and pollured with all kindcofwickedncfTeand impietie, in all Tons of people. In which Conuocation, after long confultation with thofe his Bifliops, or Suffra- ganes, and the refl of the Clergie which were holden in p;rcatcfl cflccme for their learning, in number thirtie, for the reformation of thefe horrible abufes, endcauouring thereby flikea good Paflour) to turne avvay the wrath of God which feemed to hang ouer this land, and to threaten rh' fc plagues which not long after fell vpon it, when the Danes inuaucci the fame. £^4r,furnaraed the pcaceable,King of England in cheycarCj^^p.called together his Biftiops, and other of his Clergie, to whom bee made this or the like Oration, as folio weth. Forfbmuch as our Lord hath magnified his mercy to worke with vs it is meeie (moft rcucrend Fathers) that with worthy workes weanfvvcr his innumerable benefits: for neither by our ownefwr r J pofTefTc we the carih, and our owne armes hath not faued vsjbuthis right hand and his holy armci for that he hath beene plcafcd with vs. Meete therefore it is, that we fubmit both our fclucs and our foules to him, that hath put all things vn- der ourfectj and that we diligently labour that they whom he hath made fubicfl vnto vs, may bee made fubied vnto his lawes. And truly it is my part to rule the Laitie, with the law of equitie, to doc iuft iudgcrncnt be-, twixt man and his neighbours, to punifb Church- robbers, to rcprcHe re^ bels,todeliuer the weake from the hands of his ftronger- the poore and needie from them that fpoile them. And it alfo beloflgcth to my care, to haue confideration to the health,quictnefre,or peace of the Miniffcrs ofthe Church, the flocke of Monkes, the companies of Virgines.and to prouidc the things needfull for them. The examining of whofe manners belong-' eth vntoyoujiftl^ey liuechaftly,if they behaue themfelues honcflly to- wards Gudrvin.TrefuU m vit.Ciit. niu,,Ma.lmf.tic geliu 7' 0 fit. lib, I. i^iEpi/.DQ- tobir. AUtrud. Riuall. a 1^(1 in kib. Cot. Storv. An7ial. (L/f Difcotirfe f wards them which bee abroad, if in diuine feruice they bcc carefull , if in teaching the people diligent, if in feeding fobcr, if moderate in apparell.if in judgement they be difcreet. If you had cured thefe things by prudent fcru - tinie (by your licence I fpeake O reuercnd Fathers ) fuch horrible and ab. hominable things of the Clcrices had not come to our cares. I omit to fpeake, that their Crowne is not large, nor their rounding conuenient , but wantonnefle in apparel), infolencie in bchauiourjfilthinefre in words, doc bewray the madnelfe of the inward man. Furthermore, how great negli- gence is there in cheDiuines, when in the holy Vigils, they will fcarce vouchfafe to be prcfent, when at the holy folemnities of the diuinc-feruice, they fceme to bee gathered together to play and to laugh, rather then to fing. I will fpeake that which good men lament,3nd euill men laugh at. I will fpeake with forrow (if fo be it may be fpoken) how they flow m banc]uct- i tings, in chambering and wantonncffe, that now Glcrkcs houfes may bee thought to be broilicll houfes of harlots, and an afJcmbly of plaicrs. There is dice, there is dancing and finging, there is watching till midnight , with crying and ftiouting. Thus the patrimony of Kings, the almes ot Princes, yea (and that more is) the price of that precious bloud is oueithrowne. Had our fathers therefore for thispurpofe emptied their treafures? hath the Kings bountifulnefTe giuen lands and poffcffions to Chriflinn Churches for this end? that Glcrkes harlots fliould be pampered with delicious dain- ties, that riotous guefts may be prepared for; that hounds and hawkcs, and filch like toyes may be gotten. OfthisthcSouldierscry out, the common people murmure, the icfters and fcoffers fing and dance, and you regard it nofj you fpareit,you difTemble it. Where is thcfwordofZ^«j,and zcaleof Simeofiy which killed the circumcifedSichimitcs, being the figure of them that defile the Church of Ghrift, with polluted a£ls, abufing lacobs daugh- tcras an harlot ? Whereis the fpirit of CMofes, that fpared not hishouf- hold, kinsfolke worQiipping the head of the calfc? Where is the dagger of Phinees the Prieft, who killing him that played the harlot with the Mndia- nitc, with this holy emulation pacified Gods wrath ? where is the fpir t of Peter , by whofe power couetoufnefTe is deflroyed, and Simoniall hcrefie condemned? Endeauour to imitate, O yePricfls in God: It is time to rile agtinfl them that haue broken the Law of God. I haue ConBamwes^ you haue Peters fword in your hands, let vs ioyne right hands, let vs couple fword to fword, that the Lcapers may bee cafl out of the Church, that the hallowed place of our Lord may bee purged, and the fbnncs of Leui may rainiffer in the Church. Go to carefully, I befeech you, leff it repent vs to haue done that which we haue done, and to haue giuen that which wee haue giuen, if wc (hall fee that not to be fpcnt in Gods feruice, but on the riotoufnelTe of mofl wicked men, though vnpunilhed libertie. Let the re- liques of holy Saints, which they Icorne, and the reuerend Altars before which they rage, moue you Let the maruelious deuotion of our Ance- floursmoue you, whofe almesthe Clerkes furie abufcth,&:c. To you I commit this bu(inefle,that both by Biflioplie cenfure.and kingly authority, filthie liuers may be cafl out of the Church,and they that Hue in order may be brought in. « Not of Fmerall Aionuments. 69 Not long af ter, to wit, in the raigne of EtheUre^,tcimmor\\y called /rhe vnre;idy,it v/as foretold by an holy Anchorite- that brfomuch as the peo- pie ot this Nation were giuen ouer to all drunkcnncil'c.ti eafon, and cardcP- neHo of Gods houfe ifirft by Danes, then by Normans, and lad of all by the Scots chcy (hould be ouercome. Of which hereafter. Edivird iho. Confcffor, whileft he lay ficke of thatfickncfle whereof he died,a(lef he had remained for two daycs fpcechleflfe, on the third day ly- ing for a fimc in a (lumber, or foft flecpe,ar the time of his vvaking,he fetch- ed a dccp;i (igh, and thus faid.O Lord God Aimightie, ifthis be not a vaine fantarticall iliufion, but a true vifion which 1 haue feene, grant me fpace to vcier the fame vnco thefe that ftand here prefent, or ellc not. And herewith hauinghis fpeech perfed.he declared how he had feene two Monkes ftand by him, as he thought, whom in his youth he kne w in Normnndie to haue liued godly, and died Chriftianly. Thefe religious mcn(faid he) protefting to me that they were the meHengcrs of God, fpake thefe words.Beciiufethe chiefcgouernoursofEngland, the B: (hops, and Abbots, arc notthemini. fters of God, but the deuils, the Almighty God hath deliucred this kin^- dome for oneyearc and a day into the handsof the enemy, and wicked fpi- rirs (hall walke abroad through the whole land. And when I made anfwer that I would declare thefe thmgs to the people, and promifed on their bc- faalfe, that they (hould doe penance in following the example of the Nmi- nites; they faid againc,that it would not be, for neither (liouid the people repent, nor God take any piticvpon them. And when is there hope to hauc an end of thefe miferies? faid I: Then (aid they, when a greene tree is cut in funder in the middle,and the part cutoff, is carried three acres breadth from the ftocke , and returning againe to the (loaV, (hall ioyne therewith, and be- gin to bud and bcare fruit after the former manner, by reafon of rhe fap re- newing the accL'.ftomed nouriflimentj then (wee fay) may there bee hope that fuchtuils (hall ceafe anddiminilh. With thefe words of the dying king,th .)Ugh many that ftood by wereftrucke with feare; yet iT//^ and the Church-chopper, ArchbiQiop of Canterbury, made but a icft thereof,fiy. ing, that the old man doted, and raued now in his fickncde. Neuerthe- leifc within the ftme ve^^re the truth of this propheticnll drepmc or vifion did plainly appearc. When theconquerour willUm (eized it?ro his hands, toglue vnto the Normans, the moft partof eucry manspolTcflionsin Eng. land' tooke from the Bifhops Sees all their, ancient priuiledgcs and free- domes, bereaueda Ithc Monafteries and Abbiesof their goldand fi'uer, fparin;» neither Shrine, nor Challicc, appropriating the faid religious hou- (cs, with their reuenues to himfclfe, degrading and depriuing as well Bi- (hops, as Abbats of their feats and honours, and detaining many of them in prifon during their Hues, that others of his owne followers might bee placed in their roomes. By which meancs there was fcarce left any man in aurhorit'e of the Englilh nation to beare rule ouer the reft, infomuch that it was counted a reproach to be called an Engli fhman. Wi'liam furnamcd Ruftu^ fonnc to the Conquerour, and king of Eng- land, endeaueuring to abate the tumorous greatnelTc of the C!ergie,reftrai- ned his Subicfts from s;oing to Rome, withheld the annuall payment of Peter pence, and was oftentimes heard to giue forth the(c words,They fol- low Hm Hunting. U.6. ^W, Malmf. Matt, ffejl. "J^iia.HigdtM. in VolichroB.iib 6. cap z Hf>:iiiij in vi(. ^ir hbnUay. TPMd in vit. ""ili. Con. R.fftndouer in bib. Cotton. ^ir lohnHay.in 70 ^ T>ijc9urje mil. Malmf.tk mon.Treulfa. Higd-'iH Folych. Idem lib.eod. M 9, Mat. Taris. low not the trace of Saint P eter ythcy greedily gape after gifts and rewards, they retainc not his power whofe pietie they do not imitate. Nothing was now more in vfc then fcafing, farming, and merchandizing of Church-li- uiogs, and the chiefe agent in this bufineffe RamlfFUmbardy the Kings Chaplainc,aft€r wards Bifhop of Durham, for whicli he gaue a thou- find pounds. Robert Bluet gaue for the Bifhopricke of Lincolne, fine thou. fand pounds : and one Herbert Prior of Fifcane in Normandy bought for his father, whofc name viZsLofmgeittho. Abbacic of Wihchcfter, and for himftlfe the Bifhopricke of Norwich. Whereupon a verfifier of that age raadethcfcrythmes. Sfirgit in Ecclefia mo ft fir urn gem tore Lofinga, SjmomdumfeSiayCanonttmvirtuterefe5ia» Petre nimis tar das ^ mm Symon ad ardua terstat: Si pr a/ens ijjes, non Symon ad alt a volar et, Proh dolor Ecelefiix, nummis venduntur ^ are^ filim efl Prxfisl^ater Abbas Symon vterque, ^ujd non l^eremui fi nummos popdeamm? Qmnianummus habety quidvult facit^ addity ^ aufert^ Res nimis iniufidy nummis fit Priejul (Jr Lyibba, Thustranflatcd by Bale in his Votaries.- . AmonflcrisvpthefonneofZtf//»^4, Whiles the law fccketh S'imony to flea: Peter thou fleepefl, whiles Simon taketh time; If thou wert prcfent, Qiould not clime. Churches are prifed for fylucr and gold, The fonne a Bifhop, the father an Abbot old^ Wh^ is not gotten if we h.iue richefTc? Money obteineth, in euery bufinefle ItvHerberts way yet, it is afoule blot. That he by Simony, is Bifhop and Abbot. But Simonie was not fo common now as other finncs j for the Clergie in generall gaue ihemfelucs flrangely to worldly pleafures,and pompous va- nities- they wore gay rich garments, gilt fpurres, embroidered girdles,and buftiie locks. The Menkes of Canterbury,as well nigh all other Monkes in England, were not vnlike to fecular men, they vfcd hawking and hunting, playing at dice , and great drinking ; thou wouldcfl haue taken them to haue beene great Magnificoes rather then Monkes, they had fo many feruants and at- tendance of goodly aray and dignity. Anfelme Archbifhop of Canterbury, by the permifEon of King Henry the firfl, afTcmbled a great Gouncell of the Clergie at Weflminftcr; where- in he depriued many great Prelates of their promotions for their feucrall offences, and many Abbots for other enormities 5 forbidding the farming out of Church dignities. In the raigne of King Henry the fecond,the abufes of Church-men were growne to a dangerous height, faith well the Monke of Ncwborough, lib. 2 cap. i6. for it was declared, faith he, in the Kings prefcnce, that Clergie men of Fmerall Monuments. 71 Hlgd(n. in Voly- ihfva.ii 6.c.%i, StiW.A'md. out of ?4at. men had committed abouc an hundred murthers in his raigne; Of which nine yeares wcrc,as then,rcarcely expired. And in the 2 3 of his raigne, the Nunnes of Amesbury vyere thruft out of their houfe,becaufe of their in- continent liuing. iffj-. fi'M^^. Richard CordelioriyMmg ofEngIand,being told by a ccrtaine Prieft called Fulco,z Frenchman, that he kept with him three daughters,namcly, pride, couetoufnefle.and lechery, which would procure him the wrath oi God, ifhedidnot (hortly rid himfelfcof them: anfwered,That he would prefent- ly beftow his three slaughters in marriage - the Knights Templcrs (faid he) (hall hauc my eldeft daughter Pride : the white Menkes of the Ciiieux order, Couetoufneffe.'and ray third daughter Lechery, I commit to the Prelates of the Church, who therein take moft pleafure and feiicitic. And there you haue my daughters beftowed among you. In the raigne of Henry the third, the Templars in London being in great glory, entertained the Nobilitie, forraine Erabaffadours , and the Prince himfclfe very often, infomuch that Matthew raris, Monke of Saint Albans, who lined in thofe dayes, cried out vpon them for their pride, who being at the firft fo poorc as they had but one horfe to ferue two of thsm (in token whereof they gaue in their feales two men vpon one horfebacke) yet fuddenly they waxed fo infolent, that chey difdained other orders, and forted thcmfelues with Noblemen. But this their infulting pride had a quicke period: for (hortly after, to wit, in the beginning of King Edward thefeconds raigne, inthe Councellat Vienna,this their fo high'y efteen- ed order, was, vpon clearc proofe of their generall, odious, abhominable (ins, and incredible Atheifticall impieties by them pra£lifcd , vttcrly abolifhed throughoutall Chriftendome: And by the con(entof all Chriftian Kings, depo(ed all in one day ; taken all and committed to fafecuflody - And thus being politikely apprehended, their lands and goods were fcifcd vpon : tiie heires of the Donours here in England, and fuch as had endowed ihefc Templars with lands, entrcd vpon thofe parts of their ancient patrimonies after this dilTolution, and detained them vntill not long after they were by Parliament wholly transferred vnto the Knights of the Rhodes, or of S. lobn of lernfalem. A little before the vniuerfall cxtinguifhment of this order of the Tem- plars, ?/&/■//)> the French King caufed 54. of that Order with their great Maftcr to be burnt at Paris 5 for their hainous vngodlineflTe. In the raigne of Edward the third, the Glergic of England exceeded all other Nations in the heaping vp together of many Benefices, and other fjji- rituall promotions^ be(idcs,at that time,they held the principall places both oftruft and command in the kingdome. Some of them had twenty Bene- fices with cure, and (bmc more, and fome of them had twenty Prebends, befides other great dignities. William Wickhamztiht ^tzth. of WiSiam EdingterfBiihop of Win- cheftcr , was made generall Adminiftratour of fpirituall and temporall things, pertaining to that Bifliopricke,and the next yeare was made Biftiop ofWinchefter.ThisPT/J'^tfw befides the Archdeaconry of Lincolnc,and Prouoft(iiip of Welles, and the Parfonage ofManihantin Deuon(hire,had tweluc Prebends. Tho.dc la More Pox. Martyr^ Edit, SKfVff.Amal, ad., an. 1365, 7^ DifcQurJe Godmninvit. ^'khamu Ex Arcbiuis Tunis London, grccne A Gownc giucn to a Nunnc. SimdH LAngham^2s Archbiftiop of Canterbury, and Chancelour of England. John Barm Biftiop of Bath, andTrcafurcr of England. The forcfaid Wickham Keeper of the priuie S€ale,Mafter of the Wards, and Treafurer of the Kings reucnues in France. Dauid Well AT Parfon oi Soraerfliam,Mafter of the Rolles, feruing King Edward^ in the Chancery fbrtie yeares and more. Ten beneficed Priefts, Giuilians,and Mafters of the Chancery. WillUm MuififDQune o( Si C^artim le (7r4W,chiefe Chamberlaine of the Exchequer, Receiuer, and Keeper of the Kings Trcafurc and lewels. Williim Kjijhbj^ Archdeacon of Northampton, Ghancellour of the Ex- chequer. R//i7/<«wI>i^k^';z, Prebendary of Saint i/courfe spetd. Fox. Martyr. , p 'ftt^ Ci?»///fl, ofcounccll. For that anciently a golden Bull,broach, or ornament, ronnd and hollow with- in, was vfiially faftened about the necks or breafts of young children, and femblablie to all their pi£lurcs,fignifying thereby, that their tender vn- bridled age ought to be gouerned by thegrauc councell, and good aduife ofothers, of more maturitie in ycarcs. And from hence the Bifhops of Rome borrowed the name for their leaden Sealesj vpon one part of which the name of the Pope is to be read: on the other, the head of Saint Paalxin the right fide of the Croffe,and of Saint Pettr on the left are to bee feene. Honoris tafhen non pralatioiiis gratia fa^itatum hot ah Ecclefia, Nam quanquam S. Vetrm [it Princeps {^pojiolici ordinisytamen Ecclefia voluit COS indifcreta ejfe exceUentia. But this was done of the Church (faith my Author) in regard of honour, notof prebcminence; For although Saint Peter be the head of the Apofiolike Order, yet the Church will hauc them to be of an vndiftindexcellence. Now the Popes per littras fuas buUatas Regi direBasydid prefcrre whom they pleafed, and how they pleafed, to any Ecclefiafticall promotion here in England. One example for all. Innocent the feuenth by his Bull preferred Richard Fleming ^ firft to the BiChopricke of Lincolne, then to the Archbilhopricke of Yorke,and laft- ly driuchimbackeagaine by his roaring Bull to his firft preferment of Lin- colne. All which this King thus ratifies. Cum nuper furnmus Pontifex Richardum tunc Epifcopum Limolrr.a vin- culo quo eidem Ecclefie tenebatur abfolHerit'.tAd Ecclejim Eh or: tranftukrit. Necnonanjinculoquoeidem Ecclefie Ehor.cui tuncpreerat,teMebatur, ab- foltiit ipfum^ad prefat. Lincoln, Ecelejiam duxerit refiitnend.^ transfe- rend. Ex Anh. Vtirrit Lon.x.pusft.pat. An.^litn.6. of Fmerall mvs\m^<:.A hisferuant to go into theTowne, or fomc place neare adioyning, and to defirc a certaine mans wife to come \nto him, with whom (he faidj he had an earned defire totalkc The fer- uans obeyed, and (like a good truftie Rogerj performed his Mafters com- mandement, in bringing the woman to his priuate chamber. Now lofoone as the Abbot and the wife were together, the feruant (well knowing his mafters minde) withdrew himfelfcout of the wayj and left them together alone in the chamber. The Abbot then began to accoaft the wife ; telling her firft, that her array was meane, poore, and grolfe army ^ to which flic anfwered, That her array was according to her fmall abiiitie, and the abi- liticof her husband. The Abbot (knowing in what moft of women take thcgrcatcft delight) told her that if (he would be ruled by him, (lie fhould haue as good array to weare, as the bcft woman in the I'arifli where (bee dwelt J and fb began to follicicc her chafticic. The woman giuing no eare to -his libidinous motions, the Abbot ailciulted her with ftruglingsand baudy embracings, thinking to get that by force which hee could not obtaine by faire mcancs. But (lie ftill refifted all his encounters, promilcs, and perfwa- fions, by which he detained her in his chamber along time again ft her will. The husband hauing notice ofthisabufc offered to his wife; began to talke of the mattcr,and (aid that he would haue an Ad.ioii offalfcimprifonment againft the Abbot , for detaining his wife againft her wiU fo long in his chamber. The Abbot heating of this (adding one finne to another) did fue the innocent poore husband ia the Eccleliafticall Court vpon an kOdow of defcimation, bccaufc (forfooth) the husband had giuen out,and publifh- ed abroad, that my Lord Abbot would haue made his wife a di(boneft wo- man. The matter being opened in the Court, the husband fiad a prohi- bition, &c. This cunning finne (amongft other their crimes) was vfually put in praCtife by the Church-men of- other countries; witnefte Francis Petrarch Archdeacon of Parma in Italy, in one of his Epiftles, fine titulo^ to his namelcffe friend; wherein he aiiatomifes the Romane Clergie. Thus tranf- lated. Here Venui vchh her wanton teyes^ Is honoufd rvith hfe bauds and boyes- H 1 K^dnlterte^ In bH Cott. Epj/? 10. 7ifcourfe VoxClatnM.i. ca.iu Plough mans cuk. Camd, Reliq- duller iCy whoredom and incejl, Js honour d here arrtong the bejl: AndcoHntedbutforJportsandplajes Euen with our Prelats of thefe dayes. The wife is rauiflyd from her (poufe^ And to the Pafalljeat jhe howesi The poore gosd man mufl leaue the Towne, Such ordinances are Jet downei And when her bellie rifeth hie. By Cardinals who with her lie. The husband mujl not dare complaine^ But take his wife with childe againe* And dangerous it was for a Lay-man in /^^» Gowers dayes, to accul!e any of the Clergic with a matter of truth. As you may perceiucby the fcquele. Hocdicit derm quod quamuis crimine plenus Sity non eft Uicifonere crimen ei. i^lter ^ alterim cleri peccata fauore Excufaty quod in hijs flat fine lege reus, Non accufari vult a ca His, t amen illos Kylccufat, que fibi libera frena petit. Libera, funt ideo peccata pUcentia Clero Sit mfiquod Laid iura ferantur ibi, Presbiter tnfipiens populum facit inflpientemi Et mala mult a parity qui bona pauca fipit, Chaucer writes of the fame, Mcnncs wiues they wollen hold, And though that they been right fbryc, To fpeake they fliuU not bee fo bold For fompning to the Coniiftory : And make hem faie mouth I lie Though they it fawe with her iye^ His Lcmman holdcn openly No man fo hardy to aske why. They faine to no man that it longcth To rcproue them though they crre. Sir Thomas Moore reports how (in this kings dayes) a poore man found a Pricft ouef familiar with his wife ; and bccaufc hec fpake it abroad , and could not proue it, the Priefl fued him before the B ibopsOfficiall for de- famation, where the poore man in painf of curfing was commanded, that in hfs Pariih Church , he ftiould vpon the Sonday ftand vpjand fiy^Mouth thou liefl. Whereupon for fulfilling ofh is penancc,vp was the poore foule fet in a pew, that the people might wonder at him , and hearc what hce faid; and there all aloud ( when he had rchcarfcd what he had reported by the Pfjcfl) then he fet his hands on his mouth, and faid, LMouth thou lieft. And by and by thereupon, he fet his hands vpon both his eyes , aud faid, But eync, by the MafTe, ye lie nota whit. Abbots of Fmerall ich^omments. 77 Abbots and Priours in chefe dayes did ouer-awe all forts of lay -people, yea the grcatcft Potentates ; which made Edward the fourth write thus to the Priour of Lewes in Suffex, more like a poorc petitioner then a great Prince, concerning a matter wherein the Prior and Couent went about to cofin his ftruant^wff'w/. Deare and welbeloued in God, we greet you weli and wher we been enformyd yat many yeres paft,by yowr letters endentyd.vndre yowr Cou- uenc Seal, grauntyd toowrtrufty and welbelowed fervant, John ywcent^ Efquyr, fader to owr ryght wcibelowed fcruant Bryan Vincent , certain of yowr londes and rentes within yowr Lordftiy p of Concsburgh j to haue to the fcyd 7^/;/?, and to his heyres, beryng thertor a ccrrayn ya iy rent Ipe- cyfyd in yowr feyd indentures,and afterwards the (ey d lohr.fi.\\A Bryan his fon, hadd of yowr graunt> the fame londes and tenements, with o^b vr, by yowr othyr indentures, yervpon made bctwcx yow & tham,whychenden- tures werfealdby yow,and thefeyd/f^^yinthabfcnsof his feydlon, dely- ucredandleftinyowrkepyngoftruft,andfoonafcyr fortuned him to be fleync, at the lamentable confly£l of Wakfeld, in the feruice of the ryghte' noble and famous Prynce owr fader whom God reft; And now,as we hear, yc labor and entcnd to put owr feyd fervant hysTon from the feyd londes and tenements,contrarytoyowr fyrft and latyrgraunte,aforexprefryd,and agenft ryght, and good confcyenS;, yf hit be as is furmyfed: We thcrfor exhort,and delyr yow to fuffrc owrfeyd fervant to have,and enioy the fcyd londs and tenements according to yowr forfeyd couenants , and graunts, and to dclyuer vnto him the feyd later cndcnrurcs concerning the fame, ;is his fader fo left of trufl in yowr kepyng; And bcfidc that to fhew to owr fcyd fervant in any othyr matyrs lawful! and reafbnablc,that he fhall ahave adoo with yow, yowr beneuolences and hcrty fauors ; and the rathyr, and mor efpecyally atowrinftance and contcmplacyon of iheys owr letters; whcrin ye thall notonlydoovs a Angular plafur, bureaus vs, for the fam, to have yow and yowr plas, in the mor hcrty fauor and recomcndacyon ofowrgood grafs. Yeuen vndre owr Signet at owrpalas of Weftminftrc thexixdayoflun. To oacrpafle the fhort time during the Proteflorfnip and raignc of King Richard the third, letvs come vnto Henry the feiienth,in whofc d:;ycs reli- gious perfons did wallow in ail kindes of voluptuoufncfTe; to the Kings no little griefcjwho by his breeding vnder a deuoui moiher,3s a!fo in his owne nature was cuer a zealous obferuer of religious formes. To bridle whofe in- continent Hues, he caufed an Aft to be made bearing this title. An Aft to punifh Priefts for their incontinencie- Of which, fo much as will ferue for this purpofc; Item, For the more fiireand likely reformation of Priefts, Clerks, and religious men, culpable, or by their demerits openly reported of inconti- nent lining in their bodies, contrary to their Order: It is enafted.ordained, and ftablilhed by theaduice and afTent of the Lords fpirituallan d tempo- rail, and the Commons in thefaid Parliament affembled, and by authority of the fame. That it be lawful! to all Archbifhops, and Biftiops, and other Ordinaries, hauing Epifcopall iurifdiftion, to punifh and chaftice Priefts, Clerks, and religious men, being within the bounds of their iurifdi^ion, _____ H g as Tranfcribcd cut of" the 01 ginall. In Patl.anno^.' Hin.7 cop. 4. 78 i e// T>ifcourfe as (hall be conui£ted before them by examination and other lawful! profe, requificc by the Law of the Church, of Aduoutrie, FornicatiODj Inccft, or any other flclhly incontinencie, by committing them to ward and prifon, there to abide for fach time, as fliall be thought to their difcretions conue- nient, for the qualitie, and quantitie of their trefpajOTc: And that none of the faid Archbiftiops,Bifliops,or other Ordinaries atorcfaid,be thereof charge- able, of, to, or vpon any Adion offalfcor wrongfuli imprifonment, but that they be vtterly thereof difcharged in any of the ca(es aforelaid, by ver- tuc of this Ad. In hisfonnesraigne,the Pope being (here in England) at the point ver- ticall of his all-commanding power, and religious Orders growne to the height of their abominable finnes, both of them hadafudden downfall,as will appeare in the (ubfequcnt Chapters. Butofthepieticnn J irr puntic oi Monkcs and other religious Votaries, of the firft and latter times,takefor a conciufion of this,asairoof the pre- cedent Chapter, thefe rim ng Hexameters as 1 haue them out of the booke of RufFord Abbey, in Nottinghamfihire; a Manulcriptin Sir Rohert Cottom Librarie. Ime£th TVahnis Britenisw LMonachoi. Saerilegis Monuhis er;:ptoribm EcclefiArtm Cotnpofui Satyram, OrdoUHonajlicftsBcclefiallicftseJpfolehaty Dura cihartAium per agreflia rura coUbat, nulla pecunia, nulla negocia prepediehattty Sobria C0p/a,paraa coloma fa ff'iciebant. fro vtniaUbui ^ capttalibus inuii^ilabant^ Tarn venalia qaam caphalin noftra placebant* Or do LMom^icus Eccleftajlict^ eji 'vtoUmcr Ecclefiaflica comp arat omna dona poienter. Or do Monaj^icus Ecclejiiifticus efi fine frudu^ Intrat otiilia. defuper ofiia norj Jim iu^u. Or do Monafticus Ecclefiajlicus ell fine caufa^ Clamat ad ofiia Jpiritmlia iam fib 't claufa. Orh Monafikus BccleJiaflicHs indevocatur, ^Hando rapAcibui atqm tenacibm afimulatttr. Terra, pecunia, magna Palatia, templa parantur Vndepotencia^finefuperbia magnificantur, Defuntcatera. Chap. XIII. of the ahrogation^ aholition^and exthguifhrnentoftbe Popes fupreme and exorbitant authomie^yoithm the King of Englands Lominions* KIng^r^»>7 the eighth vpon occafion of delay, made by Pope Clemnt the feuenth , in the controucrfie of diuorcement betwixt him and ^ Qucene of Fmerall Monuments. 79 . ■ QaecncICatherwey and through difplefifure of fuch reports as hee heard had beene made of him to the Court of Rome: or cJfc pricked forward by fomc of his Counfcllours, to follow the exampk of the Germanes j caufed Proclamation to be made on the eighteenth day of September, ^^nm rtg, 22. forbidding all hisfubiedsto purchafeor attempt to purchafe any man- ner ofthing from the Court of Rome, containing matter prciudicial! to the high authoritie, iurifdid:ion and prerogatiue Royal! of this Realme ; or to thehinderanceand impeachment of the Kings Maiefties noble and vcrm- ous intended purpofes. Vpon paineof incurring his Highneffe indigna tion,and imprifonmentj and further puni(limcntof their bodies, for their fo doing,at his Graces pleaforc, to the dreadfu'l example of ? • > other. Not vong after, it was enadcd, that appealcb juch as had been vfed to be purfued to the See of Rome,fhould not be from thenceforth, had, neitlier vfed but witUin this Realme^and that eueric perfon offsndiog againft this A£l, fliould runne into the dangers ^paines, and pena!ties,of rhcElbtuteoi theProuifion and Premunire, madcin the Sue and twentieth yejre of the raigne of King Edward the third ; and in the fixtecnth ycare of King Kt- ch/ird the fccond. And Qiortly after this, it being thought by the ignorant vulgar people; that to fpeakc againft any of the la wes, decrees, ordinances, and conftitu- tionsofthe Popes, made for the aduancement of their worldly gloric 2nd ambition, was damnable herefiej it wa< cnatled that m manner of fpc^ik ing, doing, communication, or holding againft the Bifliop of Rome,callcd the Pope, or his prerenfed authoritie or power, mac'e or giuen by humane lawcs or policies, and not by holy Scripture ; nor any fpeaking , doing, communication, or holding againft any Lawes, called Spiritual! Lawcs. made by authoritie of the See of Rome, by the policieof men, which were repugnant and contrariant to the Lawes and Statutes of this Realme , or the Kings Prerogatiue royall, fliould be decmtdjepuredjaccepted^or taken to be Herefie. It was alio enabled that no manner of appeales,(hould be hadprouokcd, or made, out of this Realme, or any the Kings dommions to the liii'hop cf Rome, or to the See of Rome, in any caufes or matters, happening to be in contention, and hauing their commcnfement and beginning in any of the Courts within this Realme, or within any the Kings dominions , of what nature, condition, or qualiticfocucr they were. Vpon this followed another A^V, reftraining the payment of A nnatcs, or firft- fruits, to the Bifliop of Rome, and of the cleding and confecrating of Bifhops within this Realme. AnothcrAftwas made concerning the exoneration of the Kings Sub iedsjfrom exadlions and impofitions,theretoforcpaied to thc.See of Rome, and for hauing licences and difpenfations within this Rea1me,vvithoutfuing further for the fame; in which the Commons afTembled compiaine to his Maicfticthat the fubic£ls of this Realme, and other his dominions , were greatly decaied and impouerifhed by intollerablc cxadions of great fummes ofmoney, claimed and taken by the BlfliopofRomCjand the SeeofRomc. as well in penfions, cenfcs,Pcter-penfe, procurations, fruits, fures for pre- uifions, and expeditions of Bulls for Archbifhoprickes and Bifhopricks, and In bib. Colt. Sx Varian, 24. Ifi es^. pari. InetiiParl.cap. to. la fa 'Pat I. I (t^ T>ijc9urfe Suw.AmaL Cap. 3. Ex pari. 35. Hen.i.cap.i. and for delegacies of refcripts in caufcs of contentions, and appealcs, iurif- didions, Icgatiue ; and alio for difpenfations^licences, faculties, grants, re- laxations. Writs, called Periade valere^ rehabitations,abolitions,and other infinite forts of Bulls, brecucs, and inftruraents of fundrie natures, names, and kindes, in great numbers, ouer long and tedious here particularly to be inferted. It was affirmed in this Parliament,that there had been paied to rhc Pope ofRomeoncly for Bulls, by our EnglKh Bifti^ps, and other of the king- dome, fince the fourth of the (euenth to that time, thrcefcore ihou- fand pound ftcrling. The next yeare following , in a Parliament begun at WeftminHcr, the third of Noucmber, the Pope with all his authoride was cleanebaniflied this Rc3lmc,and order taken that he Ihould no more bee called Pope, but Bifliop ofRomej and the King to be taken and reputed as (u^reme bead m earth of the Church of England, called A»gUcana Ecclefia. And that hee their Soueraignc Lord, his heires and fucceflours kings of this Realme, ftiould haue ftill power and authoricie, from time to time, to vifit, reprefle, redreffe, reforme, order, coriev^,rcftrainCj and amend all fuch errours, he. refies,abufcs,ofFences, contempts , and enormities wbatlotuer they were, which by any manner fpintuali aufhoritie or iurirdi£lion, ought or might lawfully bee reformed, repreifed, ordered, redrefled, corrected, reftrained, or amended, moft to the pleafure of Almighty God, the increafe of vertue in Chrifts religion, and for the conferuation of peace, vnitie, and tranqui- litie of this Rcalmc, any vfagc, cuftome, forraine lawes, forraine authority, prcfcription, or any thing, or things, to the contrary thereof notwith- ftanding. In this Parliament alfo were granted to the King and his heires,the firft- fruits and tenths of all fpiricuall dignities and promotions His ftilc of fupremacie wai further ratified, and declared to bee fet downe in this forme and manner following in the Latine tongue by thcfe words. Henrkus o6iauus Beigratiay i^nglU, FrancU, ^ HihernU Rex^ Fidti defenfor^ ^ in terra, Ecclefia AnghcanA ^ HibcrniCA fupremum caput, in the Englifh tongue by thefe : Henry the eight, by the grace of God,King of England.France, and Ire- land, defcndour of the faith, and of the Church of Englartd, and alfo of Ire. land in earth, the fupremc head. Which ftile was enabled, to bee vnited and annexed for euer to the im- pcriall Crowne of this his Highnefle Realme of England. Vpon the fit ft expuifion of the Popes authoritie, and King Henries vn- dertakingoftheSupremacie; the Pnefts both religious andfecular, did, openly in their Pulpits, fo farrc extoll the Popes iurifdidion and authority, that they preferred his lawes btiorc the kings^ yea and before the holy pre. cepts of God Almighty, Whereupon the Kingfent his mandatory letters to cettaine ofhisJ^obilitie, and others in cfpeciall office, thinking thereby toreftraine their feditious fklfc doilrine and exorbitancie. And here let me tcll you that amongft many le^te.'-sof important affaires , which I found in certaine Chandlers (hops of our Parifh, allotted to light Tobacco pipes, and of FmeraU Monuments. and wrap vp peniworths of therr commodities ("all which Igaue to Sir krtConofiy Knight and Baronet, the onc'y repairer of ruined antiquitie, whom I knew (the contents thcrof (hewing fome paflagcs of former tirres) would preferuc them for better vfes j I happened vpon ccrcaine letters fol- lowing tending to the fame purpofc: of which I hauc already fpokcn. Henry 2^. By the King. RIghttrufty and right wclbiloued Goufin wegrctcyou well. And wher it is commcn to our knowlaige that fundry pcrfons, alweli religious as feeder Priefts and curats in their peroches and diucrfe places within this our Realme, do dailly afmochc as in them is, fei foi the, and extolle the lu- rifclidon and au<^oritieof the Biftiop of Uoaie.ocherwy fc called Pope, fowing their fcdicioufe peflylentand (alfe dodryne, praying for him in the Pulpit, and maky ng hy m a God, to the grcate decey te, illudyng and fedu- cyngof our fubgietts, bryngyng them into errors, fedicyon, and cuyll opy- nyons, more preferryng the power, lawes,and' lurifdiftyon of the faid Bifliopof Rome,thenthe mofl holly lawesand precepts of almighty God. We therfore myndy ng not only to prouide for an vnitie and quictncs to be bad and contynoed among our faid fubgietts,butalfo greatly couetyng and defyryng them to be brought to a perfe(5ly0n and knawlegc of the mere veritie and truth, and no longer to be feduced,nor bly nded, with any fuche fuperflitioufeand falfe doftryne of any crthly vfurper ofgodds lawcs, will therfore and commaund you.that wher and whcnfoeuer ye (hall fy nde.ap- pcrccy ve, know, or herctell, of any fuch (edicious perfonnes, that in fuche wife do fpreadc, teche,and preache, or other wife kr forth any fuche opy- nyons and pernicioufc do£lryne; to the exaltatyon of the power of the bi- fhop of Rome, bryngyng therbyour fubgietts into error, gruge.and mur muracyon;thatye indelaydly doo apprehend md take themjor caufe them to be apprehended and takcn,and fo commytted to Ward ther to rema) ne without baylc or mayncprife, vntill vpon your aduertifement therof vnro vs or our Counccll yc (ball know our further pleafure in that bchalfe. Ye- ucn vndrc our Signet, at our Manor of Gren wich the xvii day of April). This letter was thus endorfcd: To our right trufty and wclbiloued cou- fin and CounfellorTherleof Suflex. In luneor luly following, thefe maiefticall commanding Epiflles were feconded, and made more ftrong by an Ad: of Parliament, called. An Ail cxtinguiflbing the authoritic of the Biftiop of Rome, Of which I hold it not araiffe to fet do wnc fo much as principally tends to the purpofe. To begin then at the beginning. For as much as notwithflanding the good and wholefome lawes, ordi- nances, and flatutcs heretofore made, enaded, and eftabliftied by the kings HighneflCjOur mof^grations fouercigne Lord, and by the whole confentof the high Court of Parliament, for the extirpation, abolition , and extin- guiftimcnt out ofthis Realme, and other his graces dominions, fcigniories, , and countries, of the pretended power and vfurpcd authoritie of the Biftiop of Rome, by fome called the Pope, vfcd within the fame or clfe where, con- cerning Ex Varl.afi, 22. Htu.S,ca.io. (tA T>iJcQurJe cerning the fame realme, dominionSj fegniories, or countries, which did obfufcat and wreft G6ds holy word and Teftamcnc a long feafonjirom the fpirituall and true meaning thereof, to his woridly and carnali affections; as pompc,glory,auarice, ambition, and tyrannic, couering and ftiacow- ing the fame with his humane andpolitikc deUifcs, traditions, and inuen- tions,fct forth to promote and ftablifti his onely dominion, both vpon the (bules, and alfo the bodies and goods of allChriftian people ^ excluding Chriftoutof hiskingdomeandruleof mansfoule, as much as hee may, and all other temporal] Kings and Princes out of their dominions j which they ought to haue by Gods law, vpon the bodies and goodb of their fub- ie£ts; whereby hedid not onely rob the Kings Maieflic, being onely the fupreme head of this his Realmc of England, immediately vnder God, of his honour, right, and preheminencc, due vntohim by the law of God, but fpoiled his Realme yearely of innumerable treafurc, and v^ith the lolTe of the fame deceiued the Kings louing and obedient fubie<5ls, perfwading to them by his lawes,buls,and other bis deceiu.'ible meanes,fuch dreanies, vanities, and flmtafies.asby thcHimc many of them were feduced and con ueied vnto (uperftitious and erroneous opinions 5 So that the Kings Ma. ieftie, the Lords Spirituail and Temporall , and the Commons in this Realme, being ouer- wearied and fatigated with the experience o{ the infi- nite abhominations and mifchiefes,proceedingof his impoftures.and craf- tily colouringof his deceits, to the great dammages of foules, bodies, and goods, were forced of ncceffitiefor the publike weak of this Realme, to exclude that forraine pretended iurifdidion and authoritie, vfed and vfur- ped within this Realme, and to deuife fuch remedies for their reliefe in the fame, as doth not onely redound to the honour of God, the hi|>h praifc and aduancement of the Kings Maieftie, and of his Realme, butaifoto the great and ineftimable vtilitie of the fame- And notwithftanding the faid wholefome lawes fo made and heretofore eftablifhcd, yet it is common to the knowledge of the Kings highne(re,and alfo to diuerfe and many his lo uing,faithfull,and obedient fubicCls, how that diuers feditious and con- tentious perfons, being imps of the faid Bifhop of Rome and his See, and in heart members of his pretended Monarchie, doe in corners, and elfewhere as they dare, whifper, inculkc, preach, and perfwadcjand from time to time inftill into the eares and heads of the poore fimplc and vnlcttcred people, the aduancement and continuance of the faid Bifliops fcinedand pretended authoritie, pretending the fame to haue his ground and originall of Gods law, whereby the opinions of many bee fufpcnded, their iu^gcments cor- rupted and deceiued, and diuerfitie in opinions augmented and incieafed, to the greatdifpleafureof almighty God, the high difcontentation of our faid mofl dread foueraigne Lord, and the interruption of the vnitie, louc, charitie, concord, and agreement that ought to bee in a Chriftian Region and congregation. For auoiding whereof, and rcpreffion of che follies of fuch feditious perfons, as be the mcanes and authours of fuch inconueni- ences; Be it enabled, ordained, and eftablifhcd by the King our fouetaigne Lord, and the Lords fpirituall and temporall, and the Commons in this prcfent Par!;ament aflTcmbled, and by the authoritie of the famejthat if any perfon or perfons, dwelling, demurring, inhabiting, or refiant within this of Funerall Monuments. Rcalrae,or within any other the Kings dominions, feigniorics, or coun- tries.or the marches of the rame,or clfewhere within or vnder his obciz.mce and power, of vvhateftatc, dignitic,prcherainence»order„dcgree,or condi- tion foeuer hee or they bee, after the laft day of luly, which liiail bee in the yeareof our Lord God, 1 53<5. fhall by writing, cifcring, printing, preach ing, or teaching, deed or ad,obftinately or malicioufly^hold or ftand with, to,extoihretfoorth,maintainc, or defend the authoritie, iurifdi£lion, or power of the BiHiopof Rome, or of his See, heretofore claimed, vfcd, or vfurped within this Realme,or in any dominion or countrcy,bcing of,with' in, or vnder the Kings power or obcifance; or by any pretesKC obftinately or malicioufly inucnt any thing, for the extolling , aduancement , letting forth, maintenance, or defence of the fame, or any part thereof , or by any pretence obftinately or malicioufly attribute any manner of iurifdidion, authoritie, or preheminence to the faid See of Rome, or to any Bifliop ot the fame See for the time being within this Realrac', or in any the Kings dominions ana' countries ; That then eucry fuch pcrfon or perfons, fo do- ing or ofFendingj their aiders, affiftants,comfortors, abettors, procurers, maintainors, faurors,counfellours,conccilours,arjdeuery of them , being thereofIawfullyconui(3:ed, according to the Lawcs of this Realme j for euery fuch default, and offence, (hall incurreand runne into the dangers, penalties, paines, and forfeitures, ordeined andpronided by the ftatute of Pronifion and Premunire, made in the fixtecnth yearc of the rcigne of the noble and valiant Prince King Richard the fecond.againft fuch as attempt, procure, or make prouifion to the Sec of Rome, or elfe where, for any thing or things,tothe derogation, ercontrarie to the Prcrogatiue royailjOr iurif- di£llon of the O owne, and dignitie of this Realme. King Henry ftill hearing of the murmuring of his Subic«Jl5,vpon the en- abling of this Statute, writes againc to his principal! magillrates in cuery countrey, in this manner following. Henry By the King. TRufty and wclbeloued we grete yow well And wheras heretofore as ye know both vponmoftiuft and vcrtuoufe fowndacions grownded vpon thelawesof Almighty God, and holy Scripture j Andalfoby the deliberate aduice,confuItacion, confcnt and agreement afwellofthe Ei- fhops and Clcrgie, as by the Nobles and Commons temporal! of this owr realme, aftembled in owr high Court of Parliament, and by au(flcriteof the f;jme; the abufes of the Biffliop of Rome his audorite and iurifdiilion, of longtime vfurped againflvs,haue been notoncly vtterly cxtirped,abo]ifb- ed^andfecluded^butaifb the fame owr Nobles and Commons both of the Clergieand Temporalfy by an other feucrall A£le,and vpon likefunda- cion for the pnblikewealc of this our realme, haqevnited.knytte, andan- ncxed to vs and the Crownc impcriall of th's our realme, the title,dignitie, and fllle of Supreme hed in erche,immediatly vndrc God,of the Church of England; as vndoubtedly euermore we haue ben; which thing a'fo the faid Biffhops 84. I ifcourJe BifAiops and Clergie particularly in their Couuocacions haue holly and cnty rely confcntcd, recognifcd, ratifyed, confirmed, and approued authcn- tiquely in wryting both by their fpcciall othcs, profeffion and wryting vnder their Signcs and Scales, fo vtterly reuouncyng all other othcs^obe. diencc,and iurifdidion, either of the ftid Bifihop of Rome, or of any othcj. Potentate. We late yow witt thatprependy ng and confidery ng, the charge and commiOSon, in this bebalfe gcuen vntovs by almighty God togedrg wi th the great quietnes, reft,and tranquillity that hereby may enfue toowr faithfull Subgicda, both in their confcience and otherwife, to the pleafiirg of almighty God, in cacc the fayd Biflhops and Clergic of this our realms ftiuld fincerely, truly and faithfully fett furth, declare and preche vnto 0U|. faydSubgiefts the veray true word of God, and without all maner color difiSmulacion and hipocrifie, manifeft, publillie and declare the great and' innumerable enormities and abufes, which the Hiid Bifftiop of Rome , as ' well in title and ftile^as alfo in au£l:oriteand iurifdidlion of long time vnlaw. fully and iniuftly hath vfurped vpon vsour Progenitors and all other Chri ften Princes ; haue not onely addreflcd our letters generall to all and eucrye the fame Biffliops ftraitely charging and commaundyng them, not only in their propre perfons to declare teche and preche vnto the people the true, mere, and ftncere word of God, and how the faid tide,fti!e,and iurifdi£lion of fupreme hed appertcyncth to vs, our Crownc and dignitie royall 5 and to gyve like warnyng, monicion,and charge to all Abbots, Priors, Dcancs, Archdeacons, Prouofts,Parfons, Vicars, Curats,Scolemafters.and all other Ecclcfiafticoll perfons within their DioccfTcs to do the Icmblable ; in their Churches euery Sunday and folcrapne fcaft, and alfo in their fcoles And tocaufc all maner prayers, oryfons, Rubricks,and Canons in MalTcbokes, and all other bokes vfcd in Churches, wherein the fayd Bilfliop is named, vtterly to be abojilhed^ eradicated, and rafed,in foche wife as the faid Bif- ftiop of Rome, his name and memory for euermoreCcxccpt to his contu- mely and reproche) may be extinct, fupprefTed, and obfcurcd. But alfo to thelufticesof our Peace, that they in euery place within the precind of their Comraiffions do make andcaufe to be made diligent ferche, waytc, and efpiall whcdder the fayd Biflhops and Clergie doo truly and fincerely, without any manner cloke, or diffimulacyon execute and accompli (h their faid charge, to them committed in this behalf And to certifye vs and our Councailoffuch of them as fliuld omyttorlcaue vndoneany parte of the premifes,orells in the exccucyon thereof fliuld coldely or fayncdly vfe any maner fynifirc addicyon interpretacion or cloke, as more plainly is expreffed in our (aid letters. We confideryng the great good, and furthe- rauncejthacye may doo in thifc maticrs in the parties about yow, and fpe- cially at your being at Sifes and Sefflons,in the dcclaracion of the prcmiffcs, haue thought it good, nccclTary, and expedient to write thife letters vnto yow, whom weecftemeto beoffoch fingler zealeand affedion, towards the glory of Almighty God, and of fo faithfull and louing harte towards vs,as ye woll not only with all your wifdoras, diligences, and labors ac- complifticall foche things as might be to the preferment and fetting for- wards of Gods word, and the amplification, defence, and maintenance of our faid intcreffe, right, tide, flilc, iurifdiftion, and auftorite apperieyning vnto AT>ifcourJey&c. 85 vnto vs,ourdignitie,prcrogatiuc, and Corone imperial 1 of this our realme; willanddefircyou,and iicuerthdeffe ftraitely charge and command you, that laying apartc all vayn affcdiorrs, rcfpeds, and carnall confiiJcourfe, • I failc ye nit moft effei/cour/e, (^c. faid Iniunftions* but alfofecretly haucfuborncd certeync fprcdcrs of Ru- mors and falfe talcs in corners, which doo interpreat and wraft our trewc meanyng and intention of owr faid Iniundiions to an vntrewe Icnfc. For whcras wc haue ordeyned by owr faid Iniunilions for thavoyding of fon dry ftriues, proceffls, and contentions, rifyngvpon acgc,vpon lincall dtf- ccntSjVpon title of Inheritances, vpon Icgitcimation orBaftardiCj and for knowlcge whither any perfon is our fubied borne or no j Alfo for fondry other caufes, that the names of all childcr chriftened from hensforth with ther birth, thcr fiihers and mothers names, and like wife all mariages, and burialls, with the time and date thereof ftiuld be regiftrcd from time to time in a boke in euery Parifti Church, furcly and (afely to be kept. They haue bruted and blowen abrode moft falfely and vntrcwely that wc doo entcnde to make fome new exactions at all chriftenyngs.weddings, and burials: The whiche in no wife we euer meaned or thought vpon, alleging (for to forte- fy and color there falfe and maniftft lies) that therin we go abo wt to take away the liberties of the realme. For confervacion wherof they fayne that BilHiop Bff to of Canterbury, which they haue tofore called Saynt T ho. TKAS^ died for where in dede there was ncuer foch thing done, nor raent in that time nor fithcns. For the faid Beckett neucr fwarved nor contended with owr progenitor Kyng ^T^wry the fccond, but only to Ictt that thofe of the Clergie (huld not be punyfhed for their ofFcnces,noriuftyfyed by the Courts and lawes of this Realme, but only atthe Bifftiops pleafcr, and after the decrees of Roome. And the caitfes why he died, was vpon a wilfull re- skewc and a fray by him made and bcgonat Canterbury \ Which was nc - ucrtheleflfe afterward alleged to be for (bche liberties ofthe Churchc which h^contendyd for, during his life, with tharchbifihop of Yoike: chiefly to haue focbe priuiledge that no Kyng of England ought euer to be crowned by any other Biflhop but oonly by the Bilhops of Canterbury. Yea and in cafe he ftiuld be abfent or fugitiuc out of the Rcalme,the Kyng fliuld neuer be coroFicd by any other, but conflrayned to abide his retorne. Thcfe and foche other detcftable and vnlawfuli liberties ofthe Church, nothing con- cerning the common weale,^ but only the partic of the Clergie , the faid Thomas Becket moft arrogantly dsfyred, and trayterouflye fewyd to haue, contrary to the law of this our Realmc. To the which moft faUe interpre. tacions and wrafting of our trewe meanyng, they haue ioyned fuch myf- cheuous lyes and falfc talcs for markyng of catalsjand like feditious devifesj wherevpon owr people were lately ftirred to fcdition, and infurrcdion, to ther vtterruyneanddeftru£tioni onles almighty God (who by his diuine prouidence gaue vnto vs habundancc of force, as he alwaics dothc vnto rightfull Princes) had fo with clcmencie illumyned vs, that where as we with thedge of thcfwerde, and by bur lawes might haue ouerthrovven and deftroyed them, there wyues, children and pofterite for euer, we ncuerthe- leflc, as ye can right well remember, extended vpon them at that time,ouj" benigneandmercifull pardon. Thefc miferable and Papifticall (uperftiti- ous wretches, nothing regarding^lhc fame, nor caring what danger and inyfchiefe our people ftiuld incurre, haue both ray fed the faid olde rumors, ) and forged new fcdicious tales, intendyng,afmoche as in them lycih,a new I commotion, and all to fatisfye there cankrcd harts. Wherfore and for the 1^ \ 1 imminent * 88 I zA'Difcourfe I imminent daunger to y o w, and all our good fubgieds, and the troblc that might enfewe, onlcfTe good and erneft prouifion to repreffe them, be taken I thcrvpon 5 We defyre and pray yow,and ncuertheleflc ftray tly charge and j commaundyow, that within the Precind and lymyts of yowr charge ; ye { fliall not only cndeuor your fclf, and employ your moft dihgence, toin- I qiiyrc and fynd owt fuch cankerd Parfons,Vicars3 and Curats,which doo not trewly and fubftancially declare our faid Iniun6Hons , and the very wordeofGod,butmombleconfufdy, feying that they be compelled to rede themj and bydd ther PariflienS neuertheklTc to doo as they did in times paft, to lyue as thcr fathers, and that the olde falhion is the beft, and other crafty fedicious parables. But alfo with your moft cffeduall vigilan- cy,dooenferchc and trie owt fi^ch fedicious tale tellers,and fprcders abrodc of fuche brutes, tydings,and rumors, touching vs in honor , or furetie of theftateof our Rcalme,orany matacionof thelawesor cuflomes cherof. or any other thing which might caufe any fcdicion. And the flimc with thcr fetters forthe, maintenors, counfaylors, and fautors with all dilygence to apprehend, and commytt to warde and prifon without bayle or mayn- prife, till vpon euidence to be geuen againft them, at tharriuall of our lu- flices in that cuTitrey, or other wife vpon yowr advertifement to vs, or our Counfaill to be geuen, and our further pleafcr knowen, they may be pu- ny fbed for their feditious demerites,accordyngtothe law : to the fearfull example of all other. Imploying and endeuoring yowr fclfes therunto To erneflly and with foche dexterity, as we may haue caufe to thinkethat ye be the men, which aboue all things defyre the punyQiment of evill doers and offendors. And will lett for no trauaile, to fett forthe all things for the commen peace, quiet, and tranquillite of this our Rcalme. And like as the daunger is imminent no leffc to your felf and your neighbours then to other- foyeof yowrownemynd fhuld procure and fee withceleritc our Iniun£lions, lawes, and Proclamations,afwell touching the Sacramentaries, and Anabaptifts, as other to be fett forthe to the good inftruftionandcon. fervacion of our people, and to the confufion of thofc which wold fb craftely vndermine our common welth , and at the lafl deflroye bothc yow and all other our louing fubgieds, akhcJUgh we ftiuld geue vnto yow no fuch admonicion. Therfore faile ye not to follow ihciffea, admonicion, and commaundemcnt both in our faid letters, and in thefe prefents contcy- ned,and to communicate the hole tenor of thefe our letters, with fochc luflicesofour Peace, your neighbors and other in that fhire,and to geue vnto them the tre we copye thereof; exhorting them, like as by thefe pre- fents we defy re,and pray them,and neuertheleffe flray tly charge and com- maundthem,andeucryof them, that they will fhew their diligence, to- wardncs, and goodinclinacion to ioyn^ with you and other of your forte, And thatcuery of yow for his own parte fee the fame put in execucion ac- cordingly, as yeand they tendrcour plcafur,and will deferue our condigne thankes. Yeuen vndre our Signet at our Manor of Hampton Corte the day of December. Chap. of Funerall aP^onuments Chap. XUII. Qfthepolicierufed by King Henry the eighth ^ and his Com- ceHy in the expelling of the Popes author itie out oj hfs Dominions, THUS you hauc fccncthc abrogation andextinguiOimcntof the Popes vfurped authoritic here in England, & the eftabiinrjmcnt of that power in the Crowncimpcriall, which was not raOily atrerapted by his Maiefticj but vndertakenvponmarurc deliberation, and proceeded in, by theaduile, confultation J and iudgement oi the moll greatand ftmous Clerkes in Chri ftendome : amongft which number, was that pure Orator and learned di' nme Philip LMclaKcl>tm;whofcprckncc herein England (after his opi nion) thcking much dcfired;as by this letter following, fcnt to Sccrctarie Cro-mivell from the Duke of Norfolke , and Vifcount Rocheford ap- pc.irech. Maftcr Secretary after our moft harty coramendacions, ye (hall vnder- ftand that hauing reccyued the letters fcnt vnto yow from bir John Wallop^ and rhe A ed the lame vnto the Kings Maieftie, his pkafure therevpon was thatwefliould difpatch thefeowr letters incontynently vnto youe con. cernyng thaccomplilhmcnt and doing of thefe things enfuing. Firft,his graces pleafure is that youe Qiallimmediatly vpon the receipt hereof, ciif- patch Barnes in Pdft with Derjk in his company into Germany ,commnn ding him to vfe fuch diligence in his iournay, rh.it he m3y,and it be poffi- ble,mctc with Melnncht on yhdoxt hisanyuall in France,and in cafe he flial! (ometc with him, notonely to difuadehis going thither, declaring how extremely the French king doth perfccuteall thole that will notgrant vn to the BilViop of Romcs vfurped power, snd iurifdiclion^vfyngin this parte all pcrfuafions. reafons,and meanesthat he canncdeuifc, to cmpcach, and let his laid iornay thither, layeng vnto him how moche it Ihiild be to his fliame, and reproche,to vary and goo no we from that true opinnion where- in he hath fo long continued. But alfo on thother fide to perfuade htm all, that he may to conucrthis faid iournay hither, Ihcwing afwell the confor I mity of his opinnion and do(51:f ine here, as the nobilitie and vertues of the Kings Maieftie, with the good entrctaynemcnt which no doubt he fhali haue here at his grace hand. And if percafc the faid Barnes (hall not mectc with him before his arriuall in France j then ne the faid 5<«r^;m/& be not now redy to go with him, the Kings pleafure is, you lhall in his ftedc ap- point aud Icnde luche onn other with the faid B trnes^^s you fliall thinkc mere for thatpurpole. And when the fiid EArms (hall arriue with the faid Princes of Germa. ny, the Kings pleafure is, he fliall on his grace behaulfc afwell perfuade I thera Out of a Ma nafcript i/i Sir Robert Cot- WwLibiaty. them to perfift and continue in their former good opinion concerning the deny all of the Bifhop of Romes vfurped authoritie , declaring their o wne honor, reputacion, and furety to depend thereon, and that they nowe may better may ntain their faid iufi; opinion therein then eucr they might,having the kings Maieflie,oon of the mooft noble and puifTant Princes of the world, oflike opinion and iudgement with them, who, having proceeded therein by great aduife, dcliberacion, conftltacion, and iudgement of the moft parte of the greateand famous Glerkesin Chriftendome, wilJ in no wife relent, vary, or alter in that behalfe,as the laid B:irnes may declare and fticw vnto then%, by a booke made by the Deaneof the Chappeil, and as many of the BiQiops Sermons as ye haue, whiche booke ye {hall receyue herwith, the copies whei of, and of the (aid Sermons, ye muft ddiucrvnto the faid BArr.es at his departure, for his better remembrance and infirudi- on. To whom alfo his graces pleafure is, ye fball (hew as moche ot Sir lohn Wallop letter which we fend you alfo again , as ye (liall fee drawwe and merkt with a pcnne in the mergent of the fame. AsaKo exhorteand moue them in any wife to beware howe they commyt any of their afEryrcs to thorder, direction, or determinacion of the French King , confideryng he and his counfail be altogether Papift, and addid and bent to the may n- tenanceandconfirmacion of the Bifhop of Romes pretended authoritie. Furthermore the Kings pleafureis, ye (hall vpon the receipt hcrof imme- diatly caufe Mafter Hayaes and Chrtjlofer ^Piiount in poft to repairc into France to Sir lohn iVa/Up^ in as fccrete maner as they cannc, as cummyng like his friends to vifite him, and not as fent by the King. And in cafe they fhall by hira or otherwife lerne and knowe that Melanchtonis there arry- ued, then his grace wold that the Hx^Haynes and LMtunt fhalljn futh fort as they be not moche noted, reforte vnto him, aad for the difuading of his continuance there, or alteration of his opinion, and alluring of him hither, tovfcfuchereafonsand perfuafions as be before written, with fucheother as they can further deuilc for that purpofe. To the which Haynes and Mount the Kings pleafurc is, ye (ha'l deliuer like copies of the faid Deanes booke, and Bi (hops Sermons to be (hewed vnto the faid M/af^chtcn , or oth'!rwife vfed, as may be moft expedient for thachyeueraent of the Kings purpofe in that behaulfe. Ye fhall alfo vnderflande that the kings pleafure is, ye (hall write to Sir fof;n Wallop, and fend vnto him therwithlike copies; willing him in cafe he (hall haue certain knowledge that tharticles be true written in thcfc his let- ters concernyng the French Kings fending into Germany ,for the continu. anceoftheBi(hop of Romes pretended fupremacie, to repaire with the faid copies to the French King , and not only to fct the fame furth with (iich reafons as he can deuifc in that part, (hewing how moche it (halbe againft his honour, both to geue himfelfe fubied to the faid Bifhop, and moue other to doo the femblable , but alfo to declare vnto him , that the Kings highnes remembring his old frendly promifes concernyng the mayntenancc of hiscaufe,ana of his procedyngs touching the fame,cannot tbinke it a lit!e ftrange that the faid French King ('feing his Maieftie hath in his doings touching the faid Bifhop of Rome, moued neyther his nor any Princes fubiefts) will mcueand ftyr the Germayns to condefcende vpon a _ contrary of Fmerall Adoniiments, contnry opinion, both to themfclfs, and to his grace in this behajfc ; And that his Maieftic muft nedes thinkc this Amy tic mochc touched in that he Qiuld raoue any ftate or cuntrie to doo that thing , whiche is fo mochc againft the Kings highnesand hisowne promes, vfing all the vvaies to di. fuade him from the diftionorablc obedience of the faid Bifliops Sce,mouing him to inclyne to the Kings iuft opinion touching the fame. Finally the Kings pleafure is,ye (hall write an other letter to the Bifhop of Aberdcn, fignifying that the Kings Maieftic t.iketh it very vnkindly that the King his Nephieu wold now embrace without his aduifc or counfail, being his dereft frend and Vncle, and now in liege and Amytie with him, themariage of Mounfieur de vandous daughter, wherevnto he woldgeue non care at his graces ouerture hcrtofore made of the fame, In your fcid let ter imputing a great negligence therein to the faid Bidiop and other of his Mafters counfail, (cing their Matter Iheweth not in the doing thtrof fuche amycie towards the Kings highnes,asthcfrend(hip betwene them doth re- quire, And to make an end, his grace will in no wife that Barnes or Hayua ihall tarry for any further inftrudion of the Bilbop of Canterbury, or any other, his grace hauing determyned tofcndc the lame after by Matter ^Z- mstKr and Heth: but that he, Matter Haynes, and Mount dial with all poffi- ble diligence departe immediatly in pott without lenger tarying thennc for this their depeche ftial be neceftary, foo as their abode empcche not the Kings purpofe touching the faid Melanchton. And thus fare youe raoft hirtiy we'll. From Langley in raoche haft this Monday at iiii of the clockc at after none. Your louyng Frends, r. Norfolk. George Rochford. Alfojbefore the beginning of that Parliament whcrin the Popes fupreme authoritie here in England was abolilhed, ihcfe remarkable Iudu£lions fol lowing werefet do wne, and commanded by the King and his Councell to befuddenly put in execution. Firft,to fend for all the Biftiops of this rcalmc, and fpeciallie for fuche as be ncreft to the Courte, and to examine them a parte, whether they by rhe law of God can proue and iuftifie, that he that now is called the l^ope :>{ Rome is aboue the gencrall Counfaile, or the generall Counfail aboue him ; Or whether he hath gyuen vnto him by the law of God any more audority within the realme, then any other foreyn Bifliop. J tern J to dcuife with all the Bilboppcs of this realme, to fee furth, preach, and caufe to be prcched to the Kings people, that the faid Bifliop of Rome called the Pope, is not in au^ftoryte aboue the gencrall Counfell, but the generall Counfcll is aboue him and all Biflbpos. And that he bathe not by Goddes law any more iurifdiftion within this realme then an other forraine Biftiop, being of any other realme hath. And that fiich au£lority as he before this hath vfurped within this realme , is both againft Gods iaw,and alfo againft the generall Counfalles. Which vfurpation of au6lo- ritic onely hath growen to him by the fuftcraace of Prynces of this realme, and by none audority from God. Item, therefore that order be taken for fucfa as ftiall preach at paules Crofle Out of mh: in Di/courfe This could not well be done before the Parliament. Croflc from henceforth, (hall continually from Sonday to Sonday preach there, and alfo teach and declare to the people, that hee that now calieth himfelfe Pope, nether any of his PredecelTours is and were but onely the BiftiopsofRomCj and hath no more authoritie and iurifdidion by Gods law within this realme,rhcn any other forraine Bilbop hath, which is no- thing at all. And that fuch authoritie as hee hath claimed heretofore hath been onely by vfurpation and fufferance of Princes of this realme. And that the Biftiop of London may bee bound tofuffernonc other to preach at Pau/es Grofle, as hee will anfwer, but fuch as will preach and. fet forth the fame. //m, that all the Bidiops within this realme bee bound and ordered in the fame wife, and caufe the lame to bee preached throughout all their Diocefles. Item, that a fpeciall praflife be made, and a ftraight commandement gi- j uentoall Prouincialls, Minifters, and rulers ofall the foure Orders of Fri- I crs within this realmc, commanding them to caufe the fame to be preached by all the Preachers of their religions, and through the whole rcalme. Jtewj to praftife with all the Friers Obferuantsof this realme , and to command them to preach likewifc^or elfc that they may be ftayed,and not fuffered to preach in no place of the realme. Item J that euery Abbot, Priorjand other heads of religious houles with- in this realme, (hall in like manner teach their Conuents and brethten , to teach and declare the fame. that eucry Bilfcop Qiall make fpeciall commandements toeucrie Parfon, Vicar, and Curate within his Dioccffe to preach and declare to his Pariftioners in like wife. Jfemf Proclamations £0 be made throughout the realme containing the whole A61 of Appealcsj And that-thc /ame Aftmay bee imprcfled, tranfu- med, and fet vp on eucry Church doore in England, to the intent that no Parfottj Vicar, CuratCjnor any other of the Kings fubieils ftiall make them- felues ignorant thereof. Item^ the Kings prouocations and appellations made from the Bifhop of Rome vnto the generail Councell, may alfo be tranfumed, impreffcd, pub lifhedand fctvpon eucry Church-doore in England, to the intent that if any cenfures fhould be fulminate againfl the king or his realme, that then it may appeareto all the world, that the cenfures be of none cfFcd, confi- dering that the king hath already, and alfo before any cenfures promulged, both prouoked and appealed. Itemylikc tranfumpts to bee made, and fentinto ail other realmes and dominioifs,andfpecially into Flanders, concerning the kings faid prouo- cations and appellations, to the intent falfehood, iniquitie, malice, and in- iuflice of the Bifhop of Rome may thereby appeare to all the world. And alfo to the intent that all the world may know that the Kings highnes flan- ding vnder thofe appeales, no cenfures can preuaile, neither take any effe£b againfl him and his realme. //^w, a letter to be conceiued from all the Nobles, as well Spirituall as Temporall of this Rcalme, vnto the Bifhop of Rome,declaring the wrongs iniuries,and vfurpations vfed againfl the kings highnes and this realme. Jtemt of Funerall Monuments i 9% Item, to fend exploratours and efpics into Scotland, and tofceand per- cciue their pradifes, and what they intend there 5 And whether they will confederate therafelues with any other outward Princes. Item, to fend letters for that purpofe to the Earle of Northumberland, my Lord Daves, and Sir T homos Cly for d. certaine difcreete and graue pcrfbns to bee appointed, to repairc into the parts of Germany, 10 pradife and conclude fome lege or amitie with the Princes and Potentates of Germany .that is to fay, the King of Pole, lohn of Hungary, the Duke of Saxony, the Duke of Bauycrc,Duke Frede- ricke^ the Landcgraue Van Hefle,thc Bifhopof Magous,Bifliopof Treucrs, the BiHiop of Collene, and other the Potentates of Germany , and alfo to enfearch of what inclination the faid Princes and Potentates be of towards the King and this realme. Item^ like pra^tife to be made and pra£l:ifed with the Cities of Lubeke, Danskc, Hambourgh, Bromefwickc, and all other the fteads of the Haunfe Tutonykj and to enfearch of what inclination they bee towards the King and this realme. Item^ like pra£lifetobemadeandpra61:ifed with the Cities of Norim- bourgh, and Aughsbrough. Item, to remember the Merchants aduenturcrs.haunting the dominions of Braband, and to fpeake with them. Item , to fet order and eftablilhment of the Princes Dowagers houfe, with all celeritic, and alfo of my Lady Maryes houfe. To thefc (or fome of thefe) purpofcs, the King difpatched meflfengers to all his EmbafiTadours and Agents beyond feas, hauing before that fent the Duke of Norfolke, Vifcount Rochefordj Sir William Patvlet ( afterwards Marqueffe ofWincheftcrj and others, to the Pope,the Emperour,and the French King, being all three together at Nice. He alfo cauled his Secretarie to write iu this manner to lames the fifth, King of Scotland. Mofte excellent, myghtye and vidorious Prynce,PIeafith your Mageflie that by thccommaundmentof my moft dread Lord and Soueraigne Kyng ofEngland.yourgraccsmoftedere Vncle, Ihaue in charge, vndre com- m3jpion,certeyn[pecyall maters concernyng his highnes pleafure, fccrcat- !y CO be fignyfyed vnto your grace, wherein not only as a naturall Coulyne ofyourroyall confanguinityjbutasamofte loueing Father cntierly ten- dryng your worthye honor, no leile defirous hereof, then regardyng his owne peculyer profperyie, vnfaynedly accomptyng your graces aduance- m'cnt his mofte conformable confolacion. In confideracyon whereof fith it hath fo pleafyd God of his infynyte fauour to revele vnto his highnes as well by ftudyous endeuorof good letters, as by erudytc confultacyon of famous eftemyde Gierke; Alfo by long attempted experience, enlearchyng truyth cbyeflye in Chrifts dodryne,wbo,faith/^^» the fourteenth, Ego (urn 'vcyitas: now clercly to perceive the thrall, capty vy te, vndre the vfur- pyd power of the Busflbop of Rome,and his vngodly lawes. Wherein his highnesandothermany of his noble progenitors were mofte wyckedly abufyde, to their intollerable calamity; and excedyng moleftacionof their SubitJcGurfey(^c. * Talebearers. playndyappcrith. Which groundly knowento his highnes.wibftiith lyke- wife, the fame to be pcrfuadyd vnto your grace 5 wherby your honorable renoune androyall audoryce ftiuld be moche enlargyd, with no Icffc fcly- citye offbule^pryncipally to be regardyd, then with aboundant comoditie ofriche«,and vnfayncd obeyfaunce of faythfull Subic^ts, ferr from the comeberous calamy te of the Popyslhc myfcrable moleftacyon. What more intollerable calamy te may ther be to a Chriftian Pryncc, than vniuftlye to be dcfeatyd of his righteous iurifdidtion within his realmc?to be a King by name, and not indcde, to be a ruler without regyraent ouer his ownc liege people? what more greuous moleftacion can chaunce to true hatred Sub- ieifts, than to be feueryd from the alliegiaunce due to their naturall Soue- raigne, ther annoyntyd King grauntyd by Godslawcs, and to become fcr- vile flaues to a foreyn Potcntat, vfurpyng to reigne ouer them agay nfte the la we of God? as by the violent tyrannye of the Busftiop of Rome hathe many yeres hitherto bene pradyfed throughout all regions,to the ruynous defolacyon of the hole Chriftentic? what Realme is ther but that the Buf fliopof Rome hath planted therein his kingdome?and eftablisflicd bis regi- ment after fochea fubtiell way,thatheand his craftyecrcatures were obeyd of Prynccs, to whome of dutye they ought to haue bene fubie^l : i. Pet, 2 . fiue Regi tanquam pracellenti^ (Jrf. of whome all Romayn BusOiops haue prefijmyd to be fucccfTors^but not folowers,contraryc to his example,^/ fton venit mimflrari^fed mimjlrart. In all Realmcs the Popisfhe praftife hath had foche confedcracye of falfe forfworne factious and trayterous * Titinylks vntrue to ther Soucraigne , that nothyng was fo fccrcatly in counfaill of any Prynce, but forthwith it was caried by relacion to the Popes care. And ifought were attcmptyd agaynfte his owne perfon, or any crookyd creature of his creation, in reftraynyng of ther extort'onate claymcs (as ther was nothyng but they claymed to haue au^loryte vpon) incontynent they bouncyd out their thunderbolts, and currfyng fulraina- tions, with foche intollerable force of vnrocrcyfull crudelyte, that they made the great! fte pcrfbnagcs of the world to trymble and quake for fearc. For by thenegligentefoufferaunce of Prynccs, thrughe defaute of know- IcgeofGoddeswotde the Popisfhe pride was fohaught, his au£lorytefo prcemyncntjhis power fo puifaunte, his ftrcngihe fo myghtye,his difpTca: iurcfb daungerous,his Tyrrannyefoterrible^ that fcarfc any durft rcfiite; to countrevaill none was able. Example of raany-excellente Prynces- as lohn the furfl,and Henry the fecond of gracyous memory, Kings of Eng- land, here in their lifFe times moftc cruelly vexyd, and after there diiTcaSjby forged leafyngs, and flaunderous ympechcments myfreportyd, and faulfe- lye belied, with difpitfull difhonor of ther excellent progenye. After like fasfhion the vidorious Emperor Lodovicm enterpryfing to interrupte the pcftilenteperuerfyteofPope/tf^» the two and twentieth, to what carefull confufion was he brought? Moreouer the godly and well difpofed Henry the third, Emperour of Allmayn, how tray tterouflye was he betrayed by Pope Hilddrandei procuryng his ownc fon vnnaturally to war agaynff his Father, to take him prifonetjand fynally to dcpofe him of his Empereall crowne ? Furthermore , what Ghriftian hart can refrayn from forrofull fighes,and raorcning lamentation to confidre how the Innocent and harm- Icfle A Dtfcourfe^ (s^c. 95 ies PrynceCf/tldevffffs King of France , was extremely handclyd of his owne fervant Pepyfiti bery ved of his Kyngdome through the inftigacio5 of theBusfliopof Rome. And no marvaill though he hath thus encroched vpon Prynces, being men jwheras he hath exalted hyrafclf agaynft God, thruftynghim out of his roomc,andfet!yng hymfelf in Gods p]ace,ihe con- fcience of Chriftian people, of whofe vfurped power Paul prophccyeng, Thejfall, 2. chap.a.caliyth him the finful! man, trie fjnn of perdicion, qui ejl adMrJkriHS ^ effatttr adverju^ ownt quod dicttur Deti-j , adco tn tcmplo Dei fedut. Doth not he fytt in the temple of God, by dampnable difpcnfacions. by dyfccyvablc remyffions, by lyengcmyrraclcs,i.>^ fayned leliqueSjby falfe religionj&c. And as he hath avoyded God ouc oihhe on- fcyencc of Ghriftian people, fo hath he defeated Prynces of ther mn. cidlri- ons,and debarred cucry commen weale from ther politick goiiernaunce, bringyng in his lawlclTe Canons, and deteftable decrees, fupp-aptyngthe devyne ordynaunce of power yeuen to Pryncely rul<=rs. nnd the tstife why they haue bene fo dcceyued, S. PauI declaryth, ho qaod ddc^honem vcritatiinm acceperunt. This legally confidcryd ot your raof^e prudent, fingulcr, and high politike difcrction.afwell by probable experience with- in your Doraynyons, as by euident examples of other Chrifiian regions, whcr the Popisfhe vnruly regiment hatn raigned with intollerable vfurpa- cioii, tyrannouflye defacing all power of Prynces. It may pleafe your gracious benygnytieto aduerticc the cntier intent.the louyng mynd, andvnfayned hartot my Soueraigne,y0ur moft dere vncle, fo fervently moued witha faithfull loue, vnable to be expreffed , to allure your graces iffedion toward the fauourable embrncement of Gods wordcj wherein, his highncs onlye reioyfinge, ardently dcfyrcth to imparte the fame, his fpeciall ioye, with your moft excellent grace, which fiiuld be gready thadvauncementofyourtftate royall, the quietacion of your lo- uing Suhieifls, and moft highlic the pleafure of God. Now to make the Pope more odious, his Kinglie power, and cicl-bcrate proceedings in thefe his Weightiecaufes of grc;ater validitie,and more war- rantable, as well by thelawesdf God, as gencrall Councelis \ he caufed to be pend, and publifhed abroad, here, and beyond feas, to the fame eflefl in thefe words. If mortall creatures to theyr hedd3,foueraignes., and naturell Princes, be cheeflyebounde next vnto God, fpecially where they as molte carefull fa- thers and Tutors, prudently and f;gdy rule and gouern the great numbers and mu titudes of men, commy tted to theyr obedyencc 5 And where ihcy in their roya'l perfons often forgetting the regard of theyr Princely mage- fties, valyantly withftand,abyde andrefift, whatfoeuertroubles,daungers, perells, affawts, wrongs, iniutyes, or difpleafures myght at any tyme hap- pen, chauncc,threten, or be incident vnto theyr people, or countries, be- fyds many and innumerable other difpleafures and troubles, which dailie and hearely for the defence raayntenaunce and fupportacion of theyr realmes, people and cuntryes, fccrct'y happen, and chaunce them, theyr people ieldome, or at no time pry veythei vnto ; wherby ofgood congru- ence, all Subie^ls become moft bounden to theyr (bueraignes and Prynces, and them ought moft fcithfuUy to louc, honour, obeye, fcrue and dreade, and Ex coiH. MJf. i» bib. Cot. 96 ■Wliich was the diuorcc betwixt him and bis wife '^atberine. andtheyr magefties to mayntayn, fupport, and defend wjth all theyr powre, myghtc , ftrcngth, and habilitic. Then let no Englysfticnnan for. gctt themoft noble and louyng Prvnce of this realmc, who for the godly enfample of his people, the loue and dread he hath to God,andobferaance of his moft reuerend lawes, h.Khc to the cvydent knowlege of all \m ivelbe- louyd Subiculs long endured and abydcn, to his incftimable coflc, charge, trouble, vexation, and inquyecnes, * the triajl of his great caufe : And a t laft after innumerable moft famous learned mens iudgements on his fyde thcrin gyucn. Yet for all that moft wrongfully iudged by the great Idoll and mofl cruellenymye to Chrifts law and hisreligion;Vvhich calleth him- fclfe Pope, And his mufl iull and lawfuU prouocacion and appdlacion from the fayd enemyeof Chr.fts law to the generall counfail made, alfo re- fufcd, dcnyed, and forfakeniWherforc and to thintentc all men may know thcabhominable wrongs, which our mofl noble and gracious Prynce doth fufleyne by fb vnlawtuU intreatyngs, Therfore are thefe few articles here- after following prcfentcd vntothoTc, that fhall both defyrc to knowe the truth, and in truth fhall thyrflc and couet fcythfully ro aftyft, maynteyn, fupporte,defendc,and fland by theyr Prynce and Souerayn,in his raofl iuff, lawfull, and right wife caufe. Firfl that the generall Counfail lawfully gathered is and ought to be fu- pcriour to all lurifdidions, either vfurped and fuffrcd (as the Papail ) or iuflly holden as kings in all matters concernyng the fey the and direction of the whole Churche of Chrifle. And alfo ought to be iudged thereby, and by the decrees of the fame only,and by none other, they being confonaat to thclawofChrifle. Secondly, that Prynces have two waycs principally; when none other can prevayle to attainc right thone againft thother^ that is to fay , in cawfes concernyng the fowle bey ng mere fpirituell , appeilacion to the generall counfail. In temporall cawfcs the fwordonly,except by mediation of frcnds the matters may be compounded j So that whofoeucr wolde go about to take away thefe naturell defenfcs from Prynccsjis to be manly wirhftood, both by the Princes and their Subieds.And thcrto all Chrifliui men fliuld be any mated by the words of our Lord lefu Chrifle, which are, Obey ye Prynccs aboue all j and then theyr deputyes or mynyflers, not gcvyng powre to forreyns wy thin theyr rules and domynyons. Thirdly, that dyuers general] Counfaills haue detcrmyned, that cawfes offlrifcorcontrouei-ficbeyngoncsbcgonnc inany Regyon,fbalI there, and in the fayd Regyon be finally determyned, and not elfcwherc. Vpon which groundethe Kings highnes, his nobles, both fpirituell and tempo- ral!, and Commons by one hole content, vpon diuers moft prudent, wyfe, and poly tike reafons,and weyghty confideracions,agreablc to thefeyd ge- nerall Counfaills, haue made a Law, by the which good people, lyving within the lymetsoftrue and lawfull matrymonye, fhall not by malice or cvill will be fb long detcyned and interrupted from their ryght, as in tymes pafTydthcy haucbyn; Neither vnlawfull matrymonye fliall haue his in- iuft and inccftuousdemourc and contynuancc, as by delayes to Rome it | was wont to haue 5 Which now may evydcntly apperc, by that, that our Prynccs weyghtyc and long protradcd caufe of matrymonye hath his finall I finail and profperous end. accord^^ng to the lawes of God, with bricfc fuc- ccde of IlTuc airedy had, and other like to follow, lawdes be to God,thonly wc[ leer of the fame. Forthcly, that our fayd Pryncc and Soueraigne, accordyng to the libcr- tieandlawcsofNature,andconftitucionsof gentrall CounfaijlsCasatorej hath both prouoked and appeled from the moft iniuft and vnlawfull fen- tence wrongfully geucn againft him, by the Buftiop of Rome, to the gene- rall Counfaiil next enfying, and lawfully congregate, that is to lfy,from I the fcntcnce of the vfurper of Goddts lawes, and infringer of gencrall I Counfelis, which callyth himfclfe Pope. In the which our fayd I'rynccs I doyings,alliuftand true Chriff len mtn,fpecyally his mofl louyng Sub- ictls Idoubc nocwill fupporte and may ntcyne him: Which prouocacions andappcllacionsalfo ftandyng in force, and beyng intimate to the pcrfon of the faid Vfurper (as indedc they be) and by him denydc and refufed, fc- i qucflrcth him rightfully from all mancr of ProccfTcs belong vng, or in any j vuy fe apperteynyng to the fayd fa^l or matter j other Diabolike a£ls and j flatuts by fome of his predeceffors to the contrary made notwithflandyng; 1 Wherfore whatcenfures,interdi6lions,or other bis curled invencions fo 1 cucr they be, fulminate or fet forthe by the fiiyd vfurper, the fame ought I not only to be abhorred and defpyfed,but manfully to bewithflood and defended. And who fb doen (hall haue for theyr buklcr the latter and better • parte of this verfe enfuyng, and the maligners the forparte,which is, \ ni'm quimalignmt cxtcrminabHntur^^ttfiinenUi aatem Domini ipfi here' diti' mt t err am. Fyftely, that where indede by holy Scripture and Chrifts lawe, there is noneauthoryte nor lurifdidion graunted more to the Bufhop of Rome, then to any other Bufhop, eA;^;^^ Pm/zm^/w, yet becaufe that fufFcrauncc of people, and blyndnes of Prynces with theyr fupportacion hetherto hath fuffeyned the fame , doyng themfcltfs thereby to great iniurye and wrong; It is now thought therfore not only conuenyent, but alfo moche more then neceffarye, to open the Ome vnto the people, to thyntcnt they fliuldc from henceforth no longer be diflcyned in honouryng him as an Idoll; which is but a man vfurpyng Goddes powre and au^toryte: And a man neither inlifejcaroyng, or conuerfacion like Chrifts minifter or difci- ple.- ye.i a man alfo (though the See Apoftolike were neucr of fo high au- (Jlory tej vnworthy and vnlawfull by theyr owen decrees and lawes to oc- cupye and enioy that vfurped place. For firft he is both bare,and a!fo come tothatdygnyricby Symonye. And now by denying the Kings lawfull prouocacion and appele, and in fupportyng that Diabolike decree of his prcdscefTjr/'//^, is dctermyned by a general! Counfaiil a very Hesctike. Wherfor ali true Chriflien people (except he amend) ought to defpife both him and all his fafls, and be no Icnger blynded by hira-, but geue themfelfFs cntierly totheobferuaunccof Chrifles lawes, in which is all fwetcnes and truthciand in the odier nothing elfe but pom pe, pride, ambycion, and wayes to make himfelfe riche : which is moche contrarious to theyr pro- feflion. Our Lord amend them. Li ke Wife fuch was the wifedome of the King and his Counccll, that the beft fchollers of the kingdomc, as well verfl in hiflorie humane, as in the K ftorie 98 \ fiA Difcourfe^ (s/'c. Excod.Mjj\iH bib. Cott. ftorieof facred Writ, were appointed to colledloutofholy Scriptarc,Ca- tholike Authours, and generail Councells, fiich materiall points, as might annihilate thh Popes power and authoricic,confirmc his Maieftics Supre- macy ; and delineate and fet forth the manifold abufes found to be pra(3:i- [ed by thePopifliCiergie. Which they diuided intocertaine membranes, containing thefe heads following. Hegia i'/jftitutio^ officium^ ^ foteftas ex 'veteri teftAmento. kegia hflitutiOi ojftctmn, ^ fotefias ex muo tejlAmentOi Item (x authori- bus Caiholicis. In clerum Rcgia pQteflas, 'RegiA Potefiasht Eecleftam feu Concilium* Regia poteflas inperjonas Ecclefiafiicas, Regia potefloi in res Ecclefiifticas, Regi K^nglie legem petenti iuhet S. Pontifex^ vt relicts Romanorum legibusy lege Dei fe ac poptdUm Dei rcgat. Regis Anglie cfftcium^ poteftas. Regis x^nglic tn C&»ciUum, in perfonas^ ^ res Ecclefiafticas^potejlas, Regis i^nglie in GuAlliAm^ Hiherniam^ ^ Scotiam ditio. Regis Anglie in fummum pontifcem liheralitas, RtgtA in Inveftiendis Epifcopis fotejlas. Regum i^nglieinlnvejliendis Epifcopis authorit as, Eptfcoporum lufiurandum duplex. Concil^ poteflas ^ -^ontificis. Regia ecclefiajltca fotejlas fimulf tarn quoad perfinas qaum res^Jettgla- dij dtio. Regia ^ Ecclefiajlica potejlas Jimul fin gladij daoin ^nglia tant^ quoad perfonas quam res, Epifiopale officium ^ Sacerdotale,. Eptjcopi vel facer dotis poteflas. Jerrenarum^ temporaltum, 'vel fecularium rerum faga Ecclefiaflicis pre- fer ipta : Dominium^ impermm^potentia terrem Ecclejiaflicffirum, ludiciAf leges ^Negotu Ecclefiafiicorum, Predia, po^ef tones Ecclejiaf. Bonn Ecckfiaftica cur ^ a quibtts donata. Eonorum Ecclefiaflicorum per auaritiam vel ambit »m effnnis cupido. Bona Ecclefiafiica cur queruntur, Henores ^ bona ecclefiafiica quihm acquirantur artibus: Eo72orum Ecclefiaflicorum 'vfttset ad quos eapertineant, Abufus bomrum Ecclefiaflicorum per auaritiam jiuxumyfafium in viBu, vejle^nppellectile dome flic a ^ edificijsynobilitandogenerejper libidinem,per- queotiumyfeufugamlahoris. Lux met faflus in viSiu^ veHe^ ac Edifcijs, Conviuia. Libido, Nobilitatio generis feu co^natorum, OtiumifugalaborisetpericHla, Periculum, Honor et gloria. Ecclefia primitiual Ponitfcis A Dtjcourfe^ (s"c. 99 Pomifcis fammt potejlas et offcium. Pcntifex defuaipfim pote(late. Tontifcts potejlas in ek^ionibus et c&nfirmatiombu4 Epifcoporum, Excomunicandi potejl^is. onera et iuinrie Apof.oltce fedis, vel dominium Romane fedis, OmvA a. Rcmana fede Anglis impofita, (^nmtarum origo. i_Annate ex nglia , Jnglorum de non foluendis Annitis decretum. AngU in Comitijs fe perUmento Annatarum faUcimem dxmnAnt, Ds lydfinatis ^ fmilihus ex Concilie Conjian. De Annatis ex Concilia Eafilien. De Ar^natisex glojjn pragmatice fan£iio»is. Bulk NicoUi Pape de approbatione Confil^ Bafilien, ConcilijBifiUenfis con fir ma tie ex Panormitano* Anmtas Rom.tne fedi denegare fdei Chriftiane non rcpugnat, Romanorum mores ex ijfdem Anthortbus. tJMetropolitani legdtipriuilegittm. Ne Act or reum extra Dtocefim vocet. Indicia peregrina vet PrimatisiurijdtSiio, Vel lurijdi^io Prouimiaits, Indicia pere{-'rinavel lurifdi^io Prmatisin Anglia* Primal is vel Patriarcheim* l.egatiius. Cantaarienfis lurifdtciio. Contra prouifiones Papales. Canones Patrum quando et quo pa6io prima in K^dnglia receptifunt. Pundatio Monaflerij San^i Albani. Thefe Heads or Chaprers are all Tuccindly handled, glofTcd vpon, and illuftrared by diucrs examples, which arc too long (though perhaps they would HOC (eeme tedious) for this my prcftntdifcourfc ^ I will onely then infiftvpon the laft. the foundation I mcane of Saint y/Zi^^^j, by King ofthe Mcrclans;for that by this Donation, the Suprcmacie of Kings is ve- ry apparcntjand alfothatonce for all I may by this one, fliew my Reader the forme of all thofe Cartularies, by vvbich fuch deuouc Saxon Princes endowed their ficred Strudurcs. Pundatio Monaflerij SanSli ^Ihani i>bi U \ ^egiapopeUas apparet. REgnante imperpetuum Deo ^ Domino nojlro lefu Chrijlo^licet per to- tnmmttndumheatorum Marty^ttmquifuurnin Chrifiofingainem fu- derunt merita dtuine laudis exultatione celcbranda finf^ Eorumque Dei auxilio exempla gloria ft eonfequenda '^precipue tamen nobis beatiftmi t_y4l- h/ini quifub hac Britannie Infala glorinffts Marty riff effulftt : wemoria pia jemper irttentione et fedttlafoliicitudtne e6(ernanda e(l. Vndeego Offa gra- tia Dei Rex LMerciorum cum filio meo Egfrido, pro amore emmfotenlis Dei ^ huitu SanQi inter cef^ioneter ram XXX manentium in locis quorum fttbinfiruntur nomina Domino meo leju Chriftodd Ecclefiamfan^i Albani. 'vbi ipfe Tyre primtt4 in pafioneviclima effedm ejl iureperpstuo perdonabo. K 2 Eoque The fo'inda cionof S. Al- bans Abbey. EoqtH deleclabtiius hanc donationcm ferfictOy ^uia Juperna protect to tarn noSilem temporibtu noflris thejAurum qui diu fuit ckujtis , tt hutm terre indigenis abditus^ reueUre dignata efi, Hec itaqne ftpradi^arum 'vocabiila terrarum, Et iVmeJlavpe X 1 1, fnapentium cumterminis ftus. Et Sttljdune fiue Bddimjlotum trmm CHanentium^ quorum fcilicet trium mamrittum termini (unt hij. Suanaburni. Heortmere, Stretreelab. Item -vcro X. Manentium 'vbid^citur SenecauUlan vel peutun^cnm fjlua que cognemina- tnr Lioropuda cum terminis fuu. Et Lyflme V. Manentium : quam vide- licet terram Alhumundus Abltas expeditionem jnbterfugiem mihi recon- ciliacionis gracia dabat. Et quia, ipfe CManyr almtflutM c^ipnt et excmplum Chrijlianitatis omnis Britamie indubitdnter habetur ; eiignttm efi "vt locus in quo (an^ium corpus eiu4 reqaiefcitj et ab omni popule'veneratur ^ Jpeciali quandam et jtnguUri primLe^ij libertateper nds honoretur. Hoc igitur con- fentientibus Eptfcopis et ^bbatibus, Bucibus et frmciptbus me is fubimto- CAcione fan6ie Trir/itatis ^ indtuidue Vmtatu donando prectpio, vt Ecclefia. San^i Albani omnifque pojfejtio nunc et in futurii temporibtM illi JubiUia, femper fit libera et quiet a ab omni tribute et neceptatefiu Regis ^ feu Epif- copi^ ducis^iudicis et exa6iorum et operum que iudici folenty neq^e emenda- tione Pontium^neque fojfam adverfum inimicos faciendam ^ tot urn omne prefatur terre (iipendtum,et exaclio ad jupradtcii martjris tiimbam injo - Ittbiliter perfilttttur, Statuo etiam^tt cum fidelium meorum afierju confir- mOyVt Epifiopi veleorum i^imftnnullam altquatenm ftfper tpft-ym Eccle- fiamvel fitper perochides Eccbfioi eidem quibufiar/qi e temporibiis fiibia' centes nifi tantummodo cum advocati fuerint, dedicandt^ vel tn ptfihati Jo- lennitate (anEium Chrijma et oleum ex moretribuei-dt potejiatim habeant. Necearum Presbiteros ad Sinodum fuam^ vcl capitulum conuocare vel ab officio dittino fit jj^endere., feu aliquod in cos ^ vel minimum iu-s exercere pre- jumant, Sed omnia quecunque Ecclefe fanSle fuerint Abbatid Jolummodo eiufdem Mona(lerij potejlati traSiand^ Isbrre pdi.iceant. De cenfu quoque fingulis amis per vniuerfarn Britanniam coUigendo et facre Roman e Eccle fie pro fiabilitate Regni no fir i et Jalute communi tranfmittendo decernimm, 'Vt quantum in terra farMi Mdrtytis peruenerit^ab hijs qutbui imundiumfuerit ab AbbatevndecuniAuecoUeHum nuUatcnuf ali^i afi?orteturt fed altarifiitn&i Alhani fideliter oblatum ad vtilitatem eiufdem Ecclefie (ecundum q»cd Abbas decreuerit inviolabiliter expendatur. E fi forte quis intra ei$t(dcm Ecclefie poteftatem aut exitum cum Epfcopo feu %^^bate inventaiur bellojfurtovel fornicacione ^ aut alto quohbet [milt reatu afiridm^ femper ea pars pene et emendacionis que Regt Eptfcopo commttti debetur, adbeati Albani Monafierium inviolate femper fedsre reddq tur. Credo enim et vera- citer confido quod hec muntjicentiar,&h folum mihi meijque fed etiarnvni- uerfis Anglorumpopulis fummopere prodi'fje uu't. pro eius amore ille miles intreptdus meruit corcmri qut totius mnndipertcula paffus e(l fuo fan. guine expiare. Si autem quod abfit vjptam qitts Uruartco attaBus infiinciu mente fubdola hec machinatus fuerit annullare^ vcl quippiam tn _pt;nu quod confiituimus tranfuertere^fua pro audacia a cetu in hac vita anathematiz,e- turfdilium^et in tremendo Dei examine afiantibus celorum agminibus ho- minum^tttrmis^nec non et herrendis herebi vermulis palam cunBis damae' tur cum hedis Auerni cruciamema fine fine ludurus/n ante obmm condigne emmdauerit. Hec > lOO \ loi Hecfuntnomina qui hanc domtionem tneam confemtentts figno cruets chrtjii confirmmerttnu + ^g<^ ^ff<^ ^^^^ dfimttoni meefignttm cruets impono» + Eg9 Egfridtts paterMC mttftif cent ie con fentiem fuh(cripfi. Ego Hightrht rchiepifcopm confenfi ^ fuhfcripfi. + Ego Ceelnulf Epifcoput confenft, + Ego Hethered Epifcopus confenfu + Ego ymmom Epifcoptts confenji* + Sigmm mAntu Alhmundi Ahhatis* + Sigmm Betnaon Ahbatis* + SignumTigmandi ^hhatis, + Signum Brordon Patrscij* 4. Signum Bynman frincipis. + Signum Efnuini Ducts. + Signum AlhumundiBucis, + SignumTighberti Ducts* Signum Athelmundi Ducts* + Signum Raigari Duck: Signum Heardberhti*Ducit. A Signum Althmundi Ducis. * + Signum Cuthberti Ducis, + Signum Radbirhti Ducis » + SignumVulpheardi Ducis, Perfcripta efl autem huitu donationis cartula Anno Domimceincarnatio. nu D. CC*XC,r.^ Regni Regis OffaniXXX V, IndiSlione V.fub, HI I. Nonas Maiasin locpquidicitur ^ Eeoranporda, icwas generally concerned fand truly as I thinke) that thefe politike wayes for the taking away from the Pope his vnlimitcd authoritic here in England, as alfo in the fuppreffion of religious houfcs (of which in the nexc Chapter) were principally deuifed by Secretarie CromweUy afterwards Earle of Eflcx, which may appeare both by the premifes and fequclc of this my difcourfe, as alfo by the intimation of Nicholas Shaxton Bimop of Sa- ram, in a letter ftnt vnto him the /aid Cr ^'wrr^'//, thus worded. Honorable fyr I certific your good maftcrfliip that Ihaue thisdaye re- ccyued the Kyng his moft honorable letters (cnt vnto me from you by my fcrvant. And rcioyfe note a litle thatitt hath pleafed his highnes to write foerncftly vnto the Biflioppsin this fo erneft a caufe,thynkyrig fuyrly that God h;uh vftdyour wifdora to ftire vp the good Pryncc herevnto.whereof I heighlithankethealmightiLord;preyeng you alfo to goo on ftillfrora oncthyng to anothcr,as your wifdom,yea Gods vcray wiTdom in you cx- citeth and feraeth you,till the vfurped poure of that man of Rome be clenc K3 ExeodM.in lOj j i/courfe, (^c. "a^ohlhedj and put our ot the hartcs of the kyngs fubicds. And I Ihall with all my diligence applie my fcifto tbaccompliftimcnt of this his fo godly commandemcntby Goddcs grace. And for as mochc as I haue taken my Icue of the Kyng and Qucnc, and tarry for noothing now but only for thcindramcnt csiWcdCuJIoiiias tempsralrum. I cftfoncs bcfcche your ma- ftirfliip to haue that in your rcmcmbrauncc whan ye (ball next rcpaire vnto the Gourtj together with a difchargc for takyng of any oche of the refi- dcntiariesof 54/-«»», which fuyrly they will cxad of me, onelcs I bryrg fome thy ng outher from the Kyng his highncs, or dies from you his chcfc Counfellor for to ftopp their mouthcs. And as for feallyng of new obli- gacions ifiit like you to commandc your fervaunt to fend me them to tno- row by this bryngcr, I (hall fcale them and fend them to you, wit bout any tariauncc, by the grace of God : who preferucyou and profper you in all your godly purpofcsand interprifes. Murteiack theiiii dayeofjuin, ! Yorn owne to comaunde iV/V. SckYum. But howfocuer the honour of this a£l-, asalfo of the difTolution of Ab- beys be principally attributed to Crcmmll'xv\d his complotments ; yet at 1 the fame time there was others of the priuie CounccU, as forward, and as I able for their fingular endowments, to conclude a matter of that confe- ! quencc as cuer was Cromwell, IxntmcThomas Crar.mery Archbitbopof Canterbury, whofe zeale and abilities are generally knowne to all that cuer heard (^thcbooke of Martyrs. Sir 7^tfW4ifc9urjey (src. [ H/'«ry the eighth, &c. To our truftie,&c. Forafmuche as we vnderftand t!iat the Monaftery o^s.A. is at thispre- fente in fuch flare, as the fame is neither vied to the glory of God, nor to the benefyte of our Comon wehh, We let you wit, that therforc being mynd- ed to take the fim: into our owne hands for a better purpofe; liite as we doubt not but the head of the fame wilbe contented to make his furrcnder accordingly, we for the fpefyall truflc and confydencc that we hauc in your fydellity, wifdomes and difcrecions, haue, and by thefe prcfcnrs, doo au- j thoryfe, name, alTygne, and appoynte you, thai immediatly repayring to the fayd Howfejye (hall receave of the fayd Head fuch a wrytitig vnder the Coucnc Scale, as to your difcretyons fball feeme rcquifite, mcctc, and con- I uenient, for the due furrcnder to our vfeof thef»me,;ind thervpon take pof- j ! feflyon thcrof, and of all the goodes, cattelks> plate, lucl cs,implcments and I j fluffe, biing within, or apperteyneng thcrvnto- And fbrther caufy ng all j j the goodes and implements to be ind fferently fold, either forrcddy mo- j ncy,orat dayes vpon fufFycientc fuertyes j fo that the fame day paHc not I oneyereand a haife. YcQialldeliuertothefaid Head and Brethren, fuche parte of the fayd money and goodes, as ye by your difcrcfyons fhall ihinke meeteand conuenyente tor their defpeche. And forther to fee them haue convenyente penfyons, by your wy fdomes affigned aecordyngly ; which donc,and morcouer feeing the rightful! and due debts therof payd and fa- i j tyffyed,as well of therevenewcsas of the fayd fluffe,astoreafonandgood I confcyens apperteyncth, and your charges reafonablie allowed , ye fball I proceed to the difTo'utyon of the fayd howfe : And forther in your name take pofTefTyon of the fame to be kept to our vfe and profy te. Ye fhall fur- thermore btfingeand convaye to owr Tower of London after yowr fayd difcrefTyons all the refl of the fayd money ,Plate,Iuelles,3nd ornaments that in any wyfe fhall come to your hands by meaneofahe prcmyfles, or ofany parte therof. Straitely charging and commandynge all Maircs, Sheryffes, Bayliffes, Conflables, and all other our Officers, Minifl:ers,and Subic<5f:s, j to whom in this cafe it fhall apperteync,that vntoyou, andcueryofyouin I I execution herof, they be helpinge, aydinge, fauonng, and aflifling, as they will anfwcr vnto vs to the contrary at their vttermofie pcrrilles. YeucnAc. I The refignation or jur render of the Prior and Couent of Saint . Jndre'SPeSy Northampton : ypith a recognition of their manifold enormities, Mofl noble and vertuous Prince, owr moff rightuous and gracyous So- ueraign Lorde,and vndoubted Founder, and in erthenext vndrc God Su- preme heed of this Engly flic Churchc. We y owr Gracys pore and mofl vnworthySubie£l:s,i='r4»f7i,Priour of yowr Graces Monaflery of Saint jindretv the Apoflle, within yowr Graces Towne of Northampton, and the hoole Couent of the fame, being flcryd by the gr3 ffc of owr confci- ence, vnto grcatecontricionfor the manifolde negligence, cnormy tcs, and abufes,of long tyme by vs and other owrpredeceffours, vndrc the pretence and fhado w of perfyght Religion, vfyd and corny tted, to the greuous dif- pleafure io6 I Amongft tJie Records in the Office of Aug- oicntacions. plcafure of Almyghty God, the craftyc ddccpcion, and fubtell feduccion of the pure and fympkmyndysof thegood Chrifdan people of this yo\Vr nobie Reamc, knowlegen owr flifFcsco hauegreuoufly oftendyd God, Ind yowr Highn'^fTeowr Soucraign Lord and Founder. Afwcil in corrupting theconfcienceof yowr good Chriftian fubieds, with vayne, fupcrftitious, and other vnprofitable ceremonyes, the very means and playn indbccions to the abominable fynne oHdolatry ; as in omyttyng the cxeeucion of fuche dcuowte and due obfcrvaiinces,and charitable ads as we were boun- den to do, by the promifes, and avowc? made by vs and our predeceffors, vnto Afmighty Gdd,and to yowr graces moft noble progenitors, orygv nail Founders of yowr faideMonaltcry. For the which obferuances , and dcdysof chary te, Only yowr (aide Monaftery was indowcd withTondry polTeffions, levi^is, ornaments, and other goods, mouenblc and vnmoue- ablc, by yowr grices faide noblfe progenitors. The revenues of which pof- feffions, we the faide Priour and Couent, voiuntaryly onely by owr proprc confcience compeIlyd,d6 recognyce, neither by vs, nor owr predcceflors to haue ben empbied accordyngtothe origynall intent of the Founders, of yowr faide Monaftery, that is to faie,in the pure obfervaunce of Chryfts Rciigion,accordyngto the devowte rule, and dodrync, of holy Saint^^- nedtci^ in vcrtuofe exercyfc, and ftudy, accordyng to owr profeffyon and av0wc ine yett in the charytable fuftayning, comforting, and releivingof the pore people, by the kcpyng of good and ncceffary hofpirality. But as well wc as others owr predeccflTors, callyd religipufc per /ones within yowr f lid Monaftery, taking on vsthehabiteorowtewardc vcftufeof the faide rule, onely to the intent to lead owr liffes in an ydell cjuyetncs, and not in vertuofe cxercyfe, in a ftately eftymacion , and not in obedient humylyte, haiie vndre the {hadowc,or color of the faide Rule atKi habite, vaynly, de. teftably, and alfo vngodly, employed, yea rather deuo^vred, theyerely re-^ uenuesyfTuinganclcomyngof the faide poffeffions, in contynuali ingurgi- racions and farcyngs of owr carayne bodycs.and 6f others,the fupportares ofowr voluptuofeand carnall appetyte, with other vayne and vngodly expcnfys ; to ihemanyfeft fubvertion of deuocion, and cicnnes of ly vyng; and to the moft notable flaunder of Chryfts holy Euangely, which in the forme of owr profcfTyonjWedyd oftentate,, and openly advaunte to kcpe moft exadly : withdrawing therby froni the fymple, and pure mvndysof yowr graces fiibicds, the onely truth and comfort, which they oughte to haue by the true faith of Chrifle. And alfo the devyne honor, and glory, onely dus to the glorious Maieftye of God Almyghry, ftcryng them with ail perfuafions, ingyncs, and poly ce, to dcdd Images , and counterfett re> liqucs, for owr dampnablc lucre. Which our moft hofryble abhominaci ons,and execrable perfuacions of yowr graces people, to detcftable er- rours, and our long coucryd Ipocryfie cloked with fayned fandite;We re- volving dayly, and connnually ponderyngin owr forowfull harts, and therby perftyuing thebotomlasgulfof euerlaftyngfyrc rcdy to devowre vs,if perfyfting in this ftate of lyvyng, wc ftiulde departc from this vnccr- tayn and tranfytory liflPc^ conftrayned, by the intollerablc anguyfh of owr confcience, callyd as we triift by the grace of God, who woldc haue no man to pery fti in (y nnc: with harts moft contrite, and repentante, proftrate at io8 I (tA DiJcQurfe^ (jrc at the noble feet ofyowr moft roiall Maieftyc, moft lamentably doo crauc ofyovvr highnes,ofyowrhabuodantracrcy,to grant vnto vs, moft gre- uous agaynft God, and yowr highnv s,yowr moft gracious perdon, for owr faidefondry offtnces, omyftyons, and neg1igences,comyttcd as before by vs is confeflyd, agaynft yowr hyghnes, and yowr moft noble progeni- tors. And where yowr hyghnes, being fupreme hedd , immediately next aftre Chrifte,ofhis Church, in this yowr Roialme of England, foconfc- quently general! and only reformator of all religious perfones, there, hauc full authority to corrccleordyfrolueatyour graces pleafurc, and liberty c, all Couentsand Relygious companyes abufyngthe Rewles of their pro- feffion. And moreoucr to yowr highncs, being owr foueraygn Lord, and vndoubted founder of yowr faide Mon.jfteryjbydiffolucion whereof ap perteyneth onelythe oryginall tit'c, and propre inherytance,aswellof ail other goods moueableand vnmoueable,co the faide Monaftery in ary wyfc appertcyningor belonging.tobediftpolcd.and imployed,as to yowr graces moft excellent wyfdome (hall feme expedyent and neceftary. All which pofTeiJyons, and goods,yowr highnes for our faide offences, abiifes, omyf- fyons, and neglygences, being to all men obcdyenr,and by vs playnly con- j feffed, now hath, and of long tyme paft hatbhadd,iuft and lafuU cawfe,to j refumc into yowr graces hands and pofftiTyon, at yowr graces plca/ure. The refumption wherof, yowr highnes ncverthelcffe, licke a moft naturall lovyn^ Prince, and clement gouernor,ouer vs yowr graces pore, and for owr offences, moft vnwortby fubic£ls,hath oflongfeafondiffcrred,anxlyet doth, in hope and truftof owr voluntary reconciliacion and amendment, by yowr graces manyfolde, lovyng, and gentyll adraony ftiments,ftiewyd vnto vs by dyuerfc and fbndry meanys .We therfor confyderyng with owr fclffcsyour graces exccedyng goodnes and mercy , extended at all tymes vnto vs, moft miferable trcfpalTcrs againft God and yowr hyghnes j For a perfightdecJaracion ofyowr vnfcyned contricionand repentance, felyng owr felffes very weeke, and vnable to obferue and performe owr aforefaid avowes and promyfes , made by vsand owr predecelTors, to God, and yowr graces noble progenitors ; and to imploy the poflefl}'ons of yowr faide Monaftery, accordyng to the fyrft will and intent of the oryginall Founders. And to theintcntthat yowr highnes, yowr noble heires and fuc- cefTors, with the true Chriftian people, of this yowr graces Roialme of England, be n ot from htnfforth eftfones abufcd with fuchfeyned deuoci- on, and deyllyfh perfuafions, vndreihe pretext and babyre of Relygion.by vsoranyother, whichftiuldehsppcn to bear the name of Rely gyous with- in yowr faide Monaftery. And morcouer, that the faide poffeffyons and goods ftiulde be no lengcr reftreyned, from a bettyr or more ncceftary em» ployment.Moft humble befecchen yowr highnes, owr moft gracyous fbue- raign Lord and Founder, that it might lickeyowr Maiefty, for the difchar- ging and exonerating vs, of the moft greuous bourden of owr payned con- fciens, to the immyncnt parell and danger of owr dampnacion , that wc fiiuld be in, if by perfifting in the ftate that we now reft in, we ftiulde be thclettofa more god'y and necefTarie imployment: gracioufly to accept owr free gifts withougnt coercion, perfuafion,or procurement,of any crea- ture lining, other then of owr voluntary free will, of all fuch poflcfllons, right. A T>iJcourfe^ (src right, title, or intereft,as we che fayd Prior and Coucnt hath or euyr hadd, or ar fuppolcd to have hadde^ in or to your fayd Monaftcry of Northamp- ton aforcfaide. And all and euery parcell of the lands, ad voufons, como- dytcs, and other reuenues, whatfoeuyr they ben belonging to the fame. And all maner of goods, lewels, ornaments, with all other manner of cat. tals, moueable and vnmoueable,to the fayd Monaftery in any wife apper- teyning or belonging , into vvhoes handes or poffeQion fo cuyr they ben come into, to be impioyed, and difpofed , as to your graces moft excellent wyfcdome Iliall feme cxpedyentand neceffary. And although, moft gra- cious foueraign Lord, that the thyngby vs gyven vnto your highnes, is properly, and of right ought to beyowr graces owne,as well by theme- ry ts ot our offenc€s,as by the ordre of your graces la wes; Yet not wythftan- dvng we eftfonesmoft humble befcechen yowr highnes.gracioufly , and benevolently to accept owr free wyll, with the gift therof, nothing rcquy- ring ot yowr Maicfty thcrfor, other then your mofl gracious perdon, with fbme pece of yowr graces almcs , and habundant charyte towards the muyntenance of owr pore lyving, and lycence hcnfforth to liue in fuch forme in correding the rcflof our lifFcs, as we hope to make fatysfaccion therby to God, and yowr highnes: for owr hypocrafie, and other owr greuous offences by vs commytted,as well againe his Dietc, as your Ma- iefty. And for the more infallyble proffe that this our recognycion vnto yowr highnes> is only the mere and voluntary A£le of us the faid Priour and Couent aforefaid, withought any compulcion, or inducement , other then ofowr propre confciens, we haucnotonly publyflied thefamc^open' ly in the prcfence of your graces true and faithful! fubiefts,and feruants, Sir ; Wylliam <^4p.tne,Knyght, Richard Layten, Doitor in the Lawes, Arche- 1 deacon of Buckingham, and Atturnayfor the Augmen- racions of yowr graces moft noble Crowne,yowr graces Commyflyoners here, with diuerlc other that wer prefcnt at that tyme. And vndre this owr 1 prefcnt Rccognicion Sealed with our Coucnt Scale, fubfcrybed owr ownc ; names ; but alfo baue made (ealed with owr Couent Seale, and delyuered 1 to the (aide Roberd Somhwell to yowr h'ghneffc vfc, a fufficient and law- \ full de.idc, framed accordyng to the forme of yovvr graces lawes , for the ; Doffeffingyour grace, yowr noble heires, and fucceflbrs therof for cuyr, to be prefentcd by him vnto yowr highnes, together with this owr free Re- cognicion and aflent ; offering owr felffcs moft humbly vnto your highnes, to be at all tymes redy to do from tyme to tymc, any other Aifcourfe^ (f^c. hythcrto thorow your graces moft excellent wyfdcme, and wondtrfull induftry, affidually folycyted aboughc the confirming and Oabyfbyng msns confciens contynually vexed, with fondry doiibtfuil opynions, and vaine ceremonyes, hauc taken both good and lawdablc effcftcj to the vn- doubted contentation of Almighty God, the greate renowne, and immor- tal! mcmorie of your graces hyc wyfcdome and excellent knowledge , and to the fpyrituall wealeofall your graces fubiedls. Datyd and fubkrybyd inour Ghaptrethe iirft day of March in the xxixyeare of yowr graces Reign. By the hands of yowr graces pore and vn worthy (ubicds. Permelrancijcum Prior em. Per me lohannem fabpriorem. Per me iho. Smyth* Per me Rk. Bunberj. Per me Will. Ward. Per me Tho. Goljlon. Per me lohnnncm Pette. Per me Tho.Atterburp Per me Rdb.Mdrtin. Per me lo. Harrold, Per me VViU. Per me lacob, Hopkins, Pt r me Tho. Early. Feivlcr. The Surrender of the Warden aud Friers ofS. Franc fs in Stanford. Forasmoche as we, the Warden, and Freers,of the howfc of Smynt Prances in Stannforde,comenly callydthe gray FreersinSrannford,»nthc CouJity of Lincoln, doo profoundly concider that the perflccion ofChri- ftian liuyng dothe not concifte in doms ceremonies , weryng of a grey cootte, difgeafing our felfFe afcyr ftraunge faffions, doky « tg, and bcci-yng, in gurdyngowrfclffeswytha gurdic full of knots, and other like Papifti. call ceremonyes, wkerin we hauc bynmooft principally praiJcourJe^ (^c. I the parjies of beyond the fcajand hauing afwcll out of this Realmc, as out of Ireland, and other the Kings dominions, yearely great fummes of mo- ney for maintenance of their huings, Haue vnnaturaiiy ,and contrary to the ducie of their allcageances fuftaincd,and maintained, the vfurped power . and auchoritie of the Bifliop of Romc,-late!y vfcd and praflifed within this Re3lmc,and other the Kings dominions,and hauc nor oncly adhered thcm- i felues to the faid Bifliop, being common enemy to the King our (oucraigne Lord,and to this his Rcalmc, vntrudy vpholding, knowicdging.and atiir ming malicioufly and traiteroufly.thefjme B;fhop ro bee lupicine, and chicfe head of Chrifts Church, by Gods holy word , Entcnding thereby to fubuert and ouerthrow the good and godly laws and flatutes of this realme, ifor the aboUlhing, expuifing, and vtter extindingof the faid vfurped jpoweranianthoritic butalfo haue defamed and flandered as well the j Kings Maitftie, as the Noblemen, Prelates, and other the Kings true- and i louing fubiecls of this Realme, for their good and godly proceeding in that I behalfe. i Vpon thefe caufes and other confiderations, it was enaded , That the I Corporation of the faid Religion, as well within this Rcalmc,as within the I Kings dominion, and Land of Ireland, (liould be vtteriy diiTolucd,and void ! to allcnren;s and purpofes. And that Sir WiSiarK iVeftm Knight, as then . I Prior,of the faid Religion, of this Realme of England, (bould not be n^mcd I or called from henceforth, Piior of Saint lohn'; < f Icrufalem in Englandi i i but by his proper name of f^v/tf/? Knight, without further addi- I tion touching the faid Religion. And that likewife Sir lohn Raufo/t knight, being then Prior of Kilmainam in Ireland, (houldhot bee called or named from thenceforth, Prior of Kilmainam in Ireland, butontly by his proper name of lohn Rmfon^ knight, without farther addition. And that none of the Brethren or Confriers of the faid Religion within this Realme of Eng- land, and Land of Ireland, fliould bee called Knights of the Rhodes , or . knights of ^i\x\ilohns^ but by their owne proper Chriftian names , and furnamcs of their parents without any other additions. And furthermore it was enabled vnder a great pcnaltic,that they fliould not weare about their necks, in, or vpon. any apparell of their bodies^ any chainevvith a Icrufalem CrofTcjOrany other fignemarke, or token thereto- fore v(ed, and deuifedjfor the knowledge of the laid Religionjand thatihey fhould not make any congregations, chapiters, or aR'cmblies touching the ^ fame Religion, or maintaine, fupport, vfe, or defend any liberties? franchi- fcs. or priuiledges.thererofore granted to the faid Religion, by the autlio- ritie of the Bifhop of Rome, or of the Sec of the fame. Laftly, it was granted by theauthoritieof the faid Parliament , that the Kings Maieflie, his heircs and fuccefTors, fhoald haue and cnioy their fiid manfion houfe in the Parifh aforefaid,within the County of Midicfex ; and alfo the Hofpitall of Kilmainam in Ireland, with all their appurtenances for cuer. Yet it was prouided by the faid Ait, that Sir willUm Weflon and Sir lohH Raufm Priors, as alfo fome other of the Confriers, fliouM haue acer- taine annuall penfion during their liucs, with fome reafonablc proportion of their ownc proper goods. And this was done (faith the words in the fta- L ^ ture) \ 114 I <>/ Difcourfe, (s'c. Cam, in Midle- fcx. tute^ by the agreement and alTent of the Kings raoft excellent goodncs. ^xxWilliamWefion had giuen vntohim one thoufand pound of annual! rent or penfion.Sir lohnRaufon fiuehundred Markes.c/^z^f^? WcftQow- fricr, two hundred pound. T^(;w^ Pm^mtfcourJe, 0^c. All Monaftcries being thus fupprcfTed ; it followed that (vndcr a faire pretence of rooting out otTupcrftition) all Chanterics,Colledgcs,3nd Hof- pitals, were likcwift by Adl of Parltament left to the difpofe and pieafure of the King : And all thcfc Monuments (aforefaid) of our forcfachers pietie and dcuotion, to the honour of God.the propagation of Chnfhan faith and good learning, and alfo for the reliefc and maintenance of the poorc and im- potent (if without-ofFence I may fpeake the truth.) All thefe, I fay, tor the moft part, were Ifcordy afccr^to wit, within the remainder of his rnjonc, and the (horc time of his Sonnes, King Edward the fixth; euery where pul- led downc,their reuenucs fold and made away: and thofe goods and riches which the Chriftian pietie of our EngliQi Nation had confccraccd vnto God, fince they firft profefTed Chriffianity, were in a ff omtnr, as it were, difpcrfed, and (to the difplcafure of no man be it fpofcen) profaned. Thus haueyou feene, by dcgrees,the fatall and finall period of Abbeyes, Priories, and fuch like religious Stru£lures ; with the calling out to the wide world of all their religious Votaries ; chiefly occaHoncd by their owne abhominable crying iinnes, more then by any other fecondarie meanes;as plainly doth appeare by the prcmilfes All which Quecne Mary attempted to hauc rcftored to their prilline eftate, and former glory. But all invaine; for thefe religious Edifices with the lands and poflefSons thereunto belonging, were fo infringed, alienated and transferred, that nei- ther the power of M^ieflie, nor the force of Parliament, couid reduce them againe to the proper vfe, for which by the Founders they were intended. Howfoeuer flie (being a Prince more zealous then politike) refigncd, and confirmed by Parliament, to God and holy Church, all thofe Ecckfi- afticall reucnues, which by the authoritie of that high Court, in the time of her father King Henry had beene annexed to the Growne, to the great diminution and impouerifhing of the fame. And this (lie did fiankly and freely, moued thereunto by her owne confcience, faying (with a Chrifiian and princely refolution I mufl confefTe) to cerraine of her Counfcl'ouri, thatalbeitthey might obieclagainft her, that the ftatc of her kingdome, the dignitie thereof, and her Growne imperiall, could not bee honourably maintained and furniihcd, without the pofTcffions aforefaid ^ yet flic fet more by the faluation of her foule, then fhe did by ten kingdome?. And whereas in the raigne of King fii/rpW the fixth, it was enabled, that all the bookes, called Antiphortersy Mifjales^Grailis^ PcriiL^fis^ and Latine Primmcrs, vfed for feruice in the Church, in the time of Popcrie, Ibould be clearely abolifbed; All images grauen, painted, or earned, taken out of any Church or Chappell, with the forefaid bookes, fhould bee de- faced or openly burned. She being now more forward then wife roobfeme the rites and ceremonies of the Romanifls,caufed the like bookes and ima- gcs to be bought, and brought againe into all the Churches within her do- minions. Holy water, Pax, and cenfers were commanded to be employed at the celebration of MalTcs, and Mattens, Oyk, Creamc, and Spittle, vfcd in the Adminiflration of the Sacrament of Baptifme. Altars furnifhed with pi£l:ures, coftlycouerings, and the Crucifix thereon folcranly placed : Vn- to whom Lights, Candles, and Tapers, were offered The rcflauration and difpofe ofthefe, as alfoofall other matters concerning the Church , fhee committed In Varl.An.n. Htn %,ca. 4, Camd. In distij, iif'ilun. I dm in tad. Pari. An >i. l.Phii& Mar. Hol'infpa 1127 liiTarlAn.i. & ^.Ed,6. ca, IQ. u6 In Pari, ^n.i. €^ 1. Phil, tif Mar^capi. itiparLis^Hen, InParl.An.1. committed to the Pope, and Gardinall Po«lehis Legate, by whole autho- ritie and meanes by all probabilitic,all Statutes made in her father and bro thersraigncagainftthe See of Rome, the Pope and his Supremacie were altogether repeaiedj and the fixe bloudie Articles enaded by henry the eighth tyrannically put in execution ; by force of which fflite being ouer- fwayed by the auchoritieofChurch men, for oflier fclfe (he was of a mot e facile and better inclinrrd difpofition) fo many,in leflc thenfoureyeares con tinuance, wereconfumcd with fire, for the teflimoniall of their confciences in that cafe. In the heateof whofe flames were burned to afbes fiue Bi(hops,one and twcntie Diuines, eight Gentlemen, eightie foure Artificers, one hundred husbandmen, feruants and laboiirers,t wen tie fixe wiues,tweni:e widovves, nine Virgines,twobdyes,and two Infants, one of them whipped to death by Bomer^ alias Sauage, BiQiop of London, and the other 'fpringing out of his mothers wombe from the flake as (he burned, was by the Sergeants throwne againe into the fire. Sixtie foure more, in ihofc f urious times were pcrfecuted for their profeflion and faithjWhereof feuen were whipped, fix- teene perifhed in prifbn, and twelue buried in dunghills, many lay in capti- uity condemned; but were releafed, andfauedby the aufpicious entrance of peaceable Eliz^abeth^ and many fled the Land in thofe daycs of diffrefle, which by her vpon their returnc home were honourably preferred, and prouided for according to thcir,worthes. Queene CMary now dead,and Elizabeth of famous memory proclaimed QueenejpofrelTed of her la wfull inherit3nce,plac€d in her glorious Throne, and crowned with the imperial! Diadem ; prefcntly after followed a Par- liament, wherein the title of Supremacie, and all ancient iurifdi<^:ons were againe reflored, all forraine power abolilhedi and for the more augmenra tion and maintenance of her State royall, it was ordained and efiabllQied, that the firflfruits and Tenths of all Ecclefiaflicall linings, with the lands and Scites ofMonaftcrics,g>uen away by Qucenc (Ji^Ury^ fhouldbevnited and annexed againe to the Crownci that all Statutes fhould bee repealed, which were enabled by the faid Queene Marie, in fauour of the Romifh Religion, and that the booke of Common Prayer, vfedin King Edrvirds time, for an vniforme celebration of Gods diuinc feruice in ihc Englifh Churches, fhould bee ratified and authorifed againe by this prefent Par- liament. This Parliament ended vpon the eight of May,vpon the fourteenth day of the fame moneth next following, being Whitfonday,dii'ine Seruicc was celebrated in the Englifh tongue, whereby Gods word might be heard in a perfcd found, and the prayers of the Congregation vttcred with an vn- derflanding heart. Soone affcr in the fame yeare certainc CommifEoners were appointed in feueraU places, for the eflablifhing of Religion throughout the whole Realme then all the religious houfes which were rcedified, creded, or re- flored by Queene CMary y^-^tht Vrioxy o^Sixnl Johns lerufalemjthcNuns and Brethren of Sion and Shcene,the Ulacke Friers in Smithfield,the Friers of Greenwich, with all other of the like foundation were viterly fuppreffed. All Roods and Images fet vp in Churches, whofe fight had often captiua- ted A Difcourfe, (s'c. "7 ed the lenfes of the zealous beholder, and heated the blinde zealc of many poorc ignorant people, were nowthemftlues confumed in the fire,and with them (in fome places ) the copes, veftments, altar- clothes, Amifes, bookes, banners, and rood lofts, were like wife burned in the open ftreets. Vpon the walls, pillars, and other places of all Churches , certaine In* fcriptions were cut, painted, or engrauen,which being holdento be fuper- ftitious, were as then defaced, erazed, walht ouer, or obliterated of which a few for example. This Infcription was vfuall to the picture of the bleffed Trinitic, reprc- fented by the Effigies of an old man, our Sauiour in his bofome , and a Doue. Ave Patery Rex Creator^ Ave fili, lux Sermtorl Ave pax ^ charitas, i *i^ve fimplex, Ave Trine ^ Averegnans fine fine^ Vnafumma Ttinitas, Vnder the pi£lure of the blelTed Trinitie , fometimes in the Abbey Church ofRufford in Nottingham (hire, as 15 is in the booke of the faid houfe. Sede Pater Jkmmd d/Jpomt fecula cunBa: Tatre D eo genitus creat ^ regit emnia natus. Omnia viuifcatprocedens Spiritus almtu. Flammay calor^prunAy tria jurtt hec^res [ed ^ vna-^ Sic ab igne calor non diuiditur xeque fulgor, aJI his vnitis vnus fubjtftit ^ ignis. Sic Pater ^ natus ^ Spirittis {ed Beus vnus. Huic htide munus qui regnat trintts ^ vnua, Huic latfset doxa nuncet per fecuU cun6ia, Vndcr thepi^ure of Chrift crucified. Nec T>et4s e{l nec Homo pre fens quam cernofigura, Et Dem eft et Homo c^ue fignst facrafigura* Ferui Homoverufque Deus tamen vnus vterque, Prebra crucit patitur^ mortem fubit^ et fepelitur Viuityitemcructs hie per Jigna triumphat ab hojle, id notum nobis crucis huius liter a reddity Scilicet ipfius not a, funt crux et crucifixus: Hec et ego veneror Jefitm quoque femper addro. Againc vnder the Crucifix. c^mmum pro nobis Chriftus tulit ecce videmm Et tamen a lachrymisheu iumina ficca tenemtu. Vnder thepidure of Chrift, vfually in all Abbey Churches. Effigiem Chrifli dum tranfis femper honor a , Nan tamen effigiem fed quem deftgnat adora ; Nam Deus efi quod imag$ docetjfed non Deus ipfa: Ham In bib. Cit. / I ii8 HAnc videoii et mente colas quod cernk in iUa, And this. Sum Rex cunBernm cdro faBus amore reorum, Ne dejperetis venie dum temptts habetis* To the pidurc of Chrift, fpeaking thus to man in the agonic of his Paf- Hon. AfpicemorulUifHit vn^uam pajso tdlis? Peccatum ^erise^fre qua mea vulnera cernt. A^ict qui tranftSj quid tu mihi cattfa dolor is. And thus, exhorting man to amendment of life. AJpice Serue Deijic tne pafuere ludei. A(pice deuotCj quoniam fie pendeo prt te, Af^ice mortalis^pro te datur hofttA talis, mtreitum vite reddo tibi, redde mihi te. In cruce Jitmpro te, quipeccas define pro me. D ejine, do veniam, die culpam^ corrige vitant. The Knights Tcmplers before they came to that houfc, now called the Temple, had an houfe in Holbornc , which is now Southampton place, where in their Chappcll was a reprefentation ofChrifts Sepulchre , with thefe vcrfes brought from Icrufalem. Vita mori voluit^et in hoc tumult requieuitt Mors quia vita fuit noflram vicfrix aheleuit. Nam qui confregit nigra in ferna iUe fubegit, Educendo fuos cuius Dux ipfe cohort is. Tartarus inde gemit^ et mors lugens Jpoliatur. Another Infcription vpon the fame. Hac fuh claafira recuhat chrifticaro pur a. Sub cur a femper Jlat noftrafigura. E(l Deus hie tantus natus dsyigine quant us y Militie caput hic^mundi medicena iacet hie. Another. Sum Deusy ex quo carnem fumjiy/ed fine neuo: rlebs mea me ligno fixit pendente maligno-^ A (pice plafma tuum, qui tranfis antefipulchrum. ^ui triduo iacuicum pro te pa{fus obiui. ^ttid pro me pateris, aut qua mihi grata rependis? Sum Deus et puluis, fed regnes fi modo ferues. Fro te pa(fus^ ita tu pro me projpera vita. Proteplagatuspro me tu pelle reatus. Vpon the pidure of the holy Lambe. Mertuuset vims idem fum Pajloret agnust Hie Agnus, munduminpaur at [anguine lap fum. Many were the Altars here in England confecrated to the bleflcd Vir- gine A Vifcouffe^ & 119 ginc Mary, more then to Ghrift ; n^any the pictures and ftatucs, many the Churches erctledand dedicated to her holinelTe.and many were the ex- orbitafit honours, duconely to our bleflPed Sauiour, attributed to her hea- uenly Dcitie: As did appeare by Infcriptions numberklTc about her Altars. Of which fomc few. » Jr. celo lata, nos feruetVtrgv beata, Sede beat a pia-^ nojlri memor ejlo LMana, Qjie fiper ajlra mAnet Upfgrtim I'ulm^^ fune^t. Cj^eceh floret, pro mhis ommbus ortt. Sit mhis grata vir^o fupcr aflra leuata. Or a mtnte pia,pro nohii virgo CM aria. Virgo Deigenetrix Jit nobis aHxiUatrix, Stella Maria marts J fitcatrre pijfima nobis. Vir^o Dei digna po fcentibus eflo btnigna. Mater virtutis dct nobis dona Jalutis, Liber eta pen.i nos celi porta ferena. Vtrgo Mart I tuos fcrva Jt»e crtmine fervos. Virgin is auxilium fouut nos nunc et in cmm. fir go fecund a pia^ tu nos a ermine munka. Nos bemdic grata pia muter et invioUta^ Nos iftNet illud Ave per quam patet exitus a ve Vtrgo fdutata iuuet omv(S prole beatA Nos Cabriele nata falucipartu grauidata. Virginis intacie cum veneris ante figurant Pretereundo cane ne fikatur Ave. Sol penstrat vitritm, penetratur nec violatur. Sic Virgo pepcritt ncc violata fuit. Hac non vade via nifidicas Ave Mtria: Semper flt fine ve qui mihi dicit Aue. 0 Reginalucis alm£ fyderum, Jntaiia parens^puerpcra virg€, Saltttifque nofire digna propago. farce iam puree mitifima qt*£fo, ffanc animam Chrifto redde benigna Et miferere eanentis Ofanna, Her falutation. Virgo faltttatur, verboque Dei grauidatar, Nec graaatintaCtftm gremium verbum caro fa&nm. virgim inFano Anna patauiH, Virgo ii8 The nativity of Chnft. Virgo farens humiUfijfte Deo carajftBi viles K^n^uem calcauH, que frima fiperlia ftrauit. Virgo pari( puer»m, lumtt de lumine njcrbum Ejl vox celejlisy lua celicAifteUaque tsflis. In the Churches of CorpitsChrip moft commonly thefc Infcriptions following. Hie efcihus qui flerte reficit mn corpus Jed animam , non lentrm fed ntentemyf quis ex hoc comederit^ viuetin etermm. Pants mutatur jpecte remanente priore, Sed non e[i talis qptalts jentitur in ore: Kes occultatUTi quare? nam ft videatur. Tunc abhorreres ^ manducate timeres. Mat. Luc. lobmtt. Panis mutatur in carnemjtc cperatur Chriflus ipfcf verum fub pane latens caro^ Verbum, To the portraitures of the fourc Euangelifts thcfe. Per Euangelica diBa deleantur noflra deliSia, Euangelicis armis muniat nos Conditor orbis' Euangelica leBiofit nohis ftlus ^'prote5ii0. Tons Euangelij repleat nosdogmate celi, Slue neque naturas retinent necvtriqaefiguras, Sic a6iHs Chriftidefcrtbunt quatuorifli. Slueque fub obfcuris de Chrifto diSfafigurk His aperire da tur, ^ in his os ipfe notatur. About or neare to the Altars confecrated to all Saints. I>et venie munus nobis Rex trinus et vnus, Virga virens Jeffe nos verum ducat ad ejfe. Sit nobis portus ad vitam virginis ortu^f , Sumamiis portum vite per virginis ortum: In vite porta faluemur virginis ortu, Ortus folamen del nobis virginis K^men, Nos ditet venia fan5iifiima Vi^g» Maria. Nos rege fumme pater y nos integra protege Mater » Nos ope conforta celtrum fulgida porta. Nos famulti ferva genetrix a morte proterva, Nosiftngat thronis veri thronus Salomonisi Adfontem venie ducat nos dextra LMarie. Ad cell decora nos transfer virg o decor a» Impetret AT>tJcourJe^(^c. \ nr ' ~ , Jmpetrct agcnito nobis venkm pia Virgo. Turmis A^^'gclicti fockt nos conditor orhis. Or do Phrophetarum minuat penas animArum. Cetus Apofiolicm fit mhu jmper amicus. iJHartyrihus fiftifaciat ncs grAtia Chrifli. Grex confejforum purget peccata reorum, Virginei flores tjojiros delete delons. , Nos rege, nos muni Sanciis Deus ommhus 'vni. Indulgences and Pardons granted by the Biftiop of Rome , to certaine Churches and Altars, were likewife dcpenfild vpon ihe walls. In forme as folio weth. Alexander Epifcfipus Scrum fcruorum D«, 'vmuerfa ChrtJIi fidi'lihm frefentibui ^futuris falutem^^ f^poflolicam benediclionem. Licet ad om- ms* S> ^,E. f deles munijicentie noflre dextram debeamus extendcre debi- tricem, maxime Urnen [piritnalis gratie prerogatiua nos dccct Hlos attollere^ ^ dignioribpis benefcentie nojlre fauoribus ampliare^ ^ui fe nobis ^ S. R. E. feruentiortdeufitione exibent, ^ in fde (labiles^ ^ in opere fideliter efficaces. Sane igitnrcupientes'vt Ecclefta S^ la. C.preementioribus jrecfuentctur ho noribus^^ vt Chrifii fideles eo libentius deuotionis cdufaconfluant ad ean- dem, mamfque adconferttatiomrneias dein promptiusporrtgentes adiutrices^ quo ex inde dono celeflis grAtie confpe^erint fe ibidem 'vbtrius referto t \ de omnipotentiiD eimiferecordid^ B B. Petri Pauli Lyf po/lolorum eins au- toritate confifiy omnibHs vere ^enitentihus ^ confefts contritisyqui die t^fcenfionis Domini noftrileftt Chrifit d'vejpera VigUie ipfiHsvfque ad 've^eram eiufdem dici di^amS, la, C, Ecclefiam denote vifitaueyi^t annua- Uim^et marms adeius conferaaticmm porrexerint adiutrices, plenum ommm fuorumpeccatorum abjolutionem concedimus. Infper per (extern dies dt£ium fefium fcqu(fttes,et quoltbet ipforum diernm deininn^is ip forum pemient^i feptimam partem mifereeorditer in Domino reUxamus,prefcnubus perpe- \ tuis temporibus durataris. Nulli ergo htminum liceat bane no f ram cencefi- onis et relaxationis pAginam infringers , velci aufu temerarjo contraire. Si quis atitem hoc attemptare prefumpferit^indignationem omnipotent is Deiet B B. Petri et Pauli Apo/lolorttm fe incitrfurum nouerit^ atquein extremo iu- diciodiflri6liIudicisira crudeliter permul^ari. Dat.R.apttd S. P. id. CM. Pontifcatus noflri anno. Tefes A. Epifcopus. P. G. Epifcopus. S. E. S. Eufta- presbiter Cardinalis, ^c, • Againft an Altar. Si quis Mijfamad hoc Altare fieri cnrabit^plenariam pucatorum rcmif- Jionem con(€quetur,Si vera pro defunfti a li cuius anima ad idem It are Ic- gatur Mijfkjflatim in ipfoaciuet c deb rati one Miffe anima defun^i ex ptir. gatorio in celum a/cendet et Jeruabitur. ' Nihil certius. Neare to the place where reliqucs were kept, fuch a like Infcriptson was either painted,infculpt, or written vpon a table hanging vpon fomc pillar or other of the Church. I M ffi^ 1 a-— ' ' '/(omiXiiA-.tLcdt 124-1 ^ T>i/courfe^ ouer feeing the rightfull and due debts there payd and fatysfycd, afwell of the reuenewes as of the fayd ftufFe, as to reafon and good confcyencc ap. perteynetfa, and yowr charges reafbnably allowed j ye (hali proceede to the dififolutyon of the fayde ho wfc j and forther in our name take poflcffy on of the fame to be kept to our vie and profy te. Ye ftiall furthermore bring and convaye to our Tower of London after your feyd difcrcflyons all the reft of the feyd money, plate, Iuelles,and ornaments that in any wife fhiill come to your hands by meane of the premiiTcs or of any parte therof. Stray lely chargynge and commandyng all Maires, SherifFcs, Eayliffes, Conf^ables, and all other our officers, mmifters, and fubieds, to whom in this cafe it fball apperteyne,that vnto yow,andeuery ofyow,in execucion hercf they bche]pynge,ayding, favoringe, andafliftyng,as they will anfwerc vnto vs to the contrary at their vttermoft perrillcs.Yeven, &c. Information made to §}ueene Elizabeth hy oftheje- ueraB abufis and fiauds done yato the State generally and Croypne by the corruption of fuch as haue bine mployedbyber Fa- ther yppon the fipprej^ion of the yibbeyes^ and Continmnceof the jame* Part of the corrupt, deceitfull,fraudulcntc, and vnrighteoufe dealingc of many Subieds of this Realmc atand fincc the vification and fupprcffion of Abbey es, which with all the reft God by h\s grace hath made me hate and refufe,and alfodetefte and refifte m othercs to the vtmofte of my fmall j powere, beyng contrary to this commaundcmcnte of the iccond Tabic, Thou fhalt not fteale: wherby the pofT^rffiones, rcuenuc5,and treafurcof the Crownc have byn vnmcfurably robbed and diminyfticd, to the great of- fence of Go J, and flaunder of the Gofpell, and to the no fmali impouercQi. ynge and weakenyngc of the Imperiail Crowne, and vttcr vndoinge of a nomberofyour Maieftics pore Tenants and Subicds, and fo to the great ilaundcreof your Maicftic, and withdrawinge of their hares from you, whos Afle it is told thera to be, and fo to them it femcth, becaufe feme of your fealesbeatail ormoft parte of them, and the confirmacionofyour head officers at the reftc : and to the vttere fpoylino and vndoy nge (before God and good men j of a nomber of Icrned perfones and exclentc witts, who vnderftanding that many before them had byne therby greatly en- riched and advaunced; and that thcgappthcrvntoas vnto a vcrtuc was made wydeopene for all without any punyfbement, but rather commen- dacions, were and are ftill the eafilier ouercom by tempracion of the wife, dome of Satane, the world, and the flefhe, to feeke and labour to become riche by like wicked wayes- of whom as the nomber is now of late y eres in- crcafed, Co alfo deceave they moore fubtillie and detcftablie , and in more things then euer before. ForredrefTe whcrof, and of a nombere of other cunnyngeand clenly Thefts anddccepts which I know and can in time re- member and difcouere,befidc the multetude outofmy compafTe fayd by common brute to be in other calings: There muft bepennede fbyfbme perfones learnede in the Lawc that be knownc to hate all kyndsof vnrigh- teoufnes) A T)iJcourfe^ (re* teoufnes) fome ftrotjg Acl or Ades (to paflfe by Parliamcnr,an(:j afterwards to be roundly executed) with great penalties, forfcitures,ar.d pony (limcnts, to reche vnto lands, goods, and bodie, as the greatocs or the fiiialnc^ of the cafe ihall require, without the which God W!l be yet more ofendcd^ the Gofpeli more flaundcred,thc Crowne more impouercfined and wckened, your people more vndone, your Maieftie more floundered , youi peoples harts more drawnc from you, the lerned perfones and exdtnte wutsof your people more fpoyled, and many other particulercui'is wiii ^row thereby, befidcs Gods great flrokes ; which at lengrh wili come without repentance and amendment : Wheras yf reformacion be had, God wilbc therin plca{ed,theGofpelle commended, the Crowneenriched, your peo- ple profited, therloues towards you cncreafcd 3 the learned and excknte wittes en forced from deceite, to fecke prcfermcntc andwelthcby godly andhonefte meanesjand many other things wiil growthcrby, befides Gods good bkfflng which your Maicftie ftialbe fure to hauc for it. DeceiptfuH and'vnrighteoufe dealings^ viz. atand'vpon the yifitation and fufprefion ofAbbsyes. Whcr the Images of gold and filuer, 6(c.with the coftelyc Shnnes,Ta- bcrnacles, Alteres, and Roodlokes,and the pretious lewelks.rich Stones, and perles, &c. belonging co the fame, and the pixts, phallatcs, Pncencs, Bafines.Ewers, candleftickes, Grcwcts,challices,Senfors,and multitudes of other richeveflclles of gold and filucr, &c. And the coftly Alter clothes, curtcnes, copes, veftments, Au]bes,Tu nicks, and other richc ornaments, and the fine linnen, iette, matble, precious wood, braffe, iron, kad.bciles, ftone, &c. and the houlhould plate, houfeholde ftu0t;,and furniture of hou- (holde,and the Leafcs and chattallcs,and the horfes, oxen, kine, fliecpe, and other cattcll,and the fuperfluous howfes and buildings,and mukitudcs of other things.that belonged to Abbeycs, 6(c. were worth a million of gold. The faiks of the parte whereof were fo cunninj^Iy made,and the pre- (eruation ofthe reft was fuchc that your Maiefties Father, and the Crowne of England hade in comparifon but meane poftiones of the fame, of which muche was vnpayd by ill dealinge in many yeres aftrc.For the fynding out of which, and punifliyng the great decept and fraudc. thcar was not then, nether hath thear byneat any time f]ncc,for the like euillcs afterwards a!fo committed to this day any good order or diligent labour taken, but let paffe, as though to fynd out and punifho»fuch wickednes were no profite to the Prince and Crowne, or good feruiceto God. All which haue bync the eafelier let flip, becaufe perhaps fome of them that (holde haue punylh- cd vnder the Prince might alfo be pardy guiltie,and fo,Ca mec; Ca thee, Item^ whcr diueres of the Vifitores and Suppreflbres had afterwards ycrly allowance of Fccs,annuetics,corodies,&c. graunted by the Abbeyes, &c. to thcmfelucs, their fervaunts and friends, was it likely that they came by them without fraude. //m, the moft part of the Evcdenccs of Abbeyes and Nunneries were piifcred away, fold and lolie, as herein following vnder the title of your M 3 Maiefties I. 2. 7. T>iJcQurJe^ (s^c. OpmeY.in hco ead. The Author of the bouke called, Stella ClerkoTHni' mmrbim. ChanonJ. Rome might imploy them to inftrufl the Chriftians which then increa- fcd, and were fo many, as he could not alone execute the charge. To thcfe Pricfts faegaue thechiefe care of fou'es, to the end thatadminiftring the Sa- craments to the people of God, they might with the Bi{hop attend prayer and preaching. Presbyterorum vero munw crat baftijarcy Epjcopis adeffe confilys jOrationibm ejfe intent osy fr anger e fanem in commmoraiionem Chripi^ annunciands mortem eius^ or Are Jtiper infirmos, vngentes eos olm in nomme Domini. The office indeed of Pricfts was to baptife ; to be afliftanc to the Biftiops in Councell, to be attentandearncftin prayer, to breakc the bread of life in remembrance of Ghrift ; preaching or declaring his death and paffion: to vifiteand pray for the ficke, giuing them extreme Vndion in the name of the Lord. And Presbyter, faith one, dicttur qua(i prjebcns iter', as ftiewing the way of faluation to the ignorant people. They were likewife, faith the fame Author, called Sacerdotes^ men confccrnted to God in refpcd of their facred orders, and pious imployments : which by him is thus deciphered, ^uinque enim [tint dignitates Sacerdotum fr£ ceteris, Primodicitur facer dosqttifi facris dotatm^fcilicet (acrU ordimbus^qtiiaiffe in fummo graduy qtti eft Sacerdotum. Secundoj Sacerdos quafif icris dedi- tm^id eft facramentis', ad facrificanda facr amenta j nam ipje Jacrifcat/acro- fanCfum corpui Dmini cum 'verbis, Jtgfiis, ff'odigijsy ^ cater a facr amenta, TertiOfdicitur Sacerdos quajidans/acra, dat enm Baptifmumy confepo. nem^pcenitentim t indulgentiam, Eacharifiiam ybenediilionem^ extre- ■ mam vn^ienem. ^luarto dicitur Sacerdos, qttafi pier a docens : docet enim verba fan^ii Euangeljj^ ^ articulos reif/e fidei. £luinto, dicttur Sacerdos, quafi facer dux, qua ft ducatum prabens, iter populo ad regna ccelorum, verbo fan£ do^rina, et vita bone exemplo. Whereupon this Diftich was compiled; Sacris dot at m, et facris deditm,atque Sacra docens,fAcra dam, et dux Jacer eflo Sacerdos, Vpon the diuifion of Prouincee intoPariftics fof which hereafter) and building of Churches (which worke was elFcded with chearfull deuoiion) the fitteft men out of this holieft order, were chofen and appointed to con- fccratc the diuinc Mieftries of the Church. To fuch, or fuch particular con- gregations as were committed to their charge,3nd of whofe foules they had the cure. And fuch Deacons, which, as Parifti Clerks, did helpe the Priefis in the execution of their facred office • did moft commonly after a ftiort time, enter into the order of Prieftood, and tooke vpon them the cure of foules, and the benefit ofa fat Parfbnage, if chey could procure it; in which promotion, if thisor that Deacon carryed hirafelfe proudly, or any wayes not to the contentment of his Pariftiioners.- fuch was the common faying, The Priejl forgets that ere he a Gierke. Thefc Priefis were called Secular, and fuch as led a Monaflicall life Re- gular. And fo Canons were both fecular and regular. The opinions of the firflinfhtutioHs of Chanons arc very diuers ; fome refer the beginning of a canonicall life to yrbin the firfl, a Romane Bifhop, who liued about the yeare of Grace 230. Others, and namely Poftidoniusy make A T>tfcourfey (s^c. make Saint Auguliine the chiefs Author of this inftitutioD, who when hce h;id gathered together a companic of godly men, who liued reiigioufly, farre from the noifeand trouble of the multitude, being made a Biihop, he buift a Monafterie for Glerkcs and Pricfts within his pallace, with whom he might liue in common. Onufrm Panuinus writes, that Pope Gi'/rf/zw the firft, about the yeare 49 3. placed the regular Chanonsof Saint Augufiine at Latran in Rome; PopcBtf»//2ft-f in the yeare 119% placed there Chanons (tc\Azx\Gregorie the twelfth rcftorcd the vc^mzv.Califtus the third brought in fecniar Chanons againc ; and Pope Paul^ the fecond of that name , dif- polTeft them, and reftored the regular. They were wont to fleepc vpon mattrcfles, and had blankets of wool!, they fafted much, vfcd great filence, and lined in common, hauing nothing proper to themfelucs : they vfcd ex- erci{estwohouresintheday,andatthe cndoftl)£ yeare they made their proccflGon.The/ did not admit any one to the habit vntill hee were feuen tceneyeares old ^ and they gauc themfelucs to ftudie and preaching. The rule of thefe Chanons (confirmed by many Popes) confifted chiefly vpon three points, to haue nothing of their owne, to becchafte, and tokeepc their cloifters. Which rule is deciphered in the old cbiftcr of the Mona- fterie of Saint lehn Lateran, in riming verles, now hardly to be read, thus. Cdnonicam formam fitment es difcitenormam^ ^itn promijijlis hoc cliuflrum qttxndo petijliSf Vifiite fic ejfe tria voiis Adejfe necefft-^ Nilproprium^ morum caftum fortando ftidorem^ CUuflriftru^iara fit vobis dottn fgura : Vt fic cUrefcant anime^ more/que nitefcant Et fiabiliantHr animo ^ui canonicamur, Vt conhnguntm Updijque fic folittntur. Thus regular in holinelTe of good life, and alfo in learning, both Priefts and Ghanons were of ancient times,but how irregular afterwards,let Chan. r^/- tell you. Popes, Bi(hops, and Cardinals^ Chanons, Parfons,and Vicarc In Goddes fervicc I trow been fals, That Sacraments fellcn here. And been as proud as Lucifere, Echc man looke whether that I lie. Who fb fpeketh ayenftc her powere It (bai be holden hereiie. In another place. A nd all fiich other counterfaitours Chanons, Canons, and fuch di(guifed. Been Goddes enemies and traitours. His true religion hau fbule defpifcd. As Goddes goodneflcno man tell might. Write, ne fpeake, ne thinkc in thought. So Lib, depracipu'u vr bis. Rom, Ba- jilkis. Tn the Flow- mans tile. And thus. Paffittij^. ExMff", in bib. Cot, So her falftied and her vnright May no man tell that eucr God wrought: They vfen horedomc and harlottric, Couetift, pompc, and pride. Sloth, wrath, ?ind eke cnvie. And (ewen finneby cuery fide," Alas where thinke fuch to abide. How woil they accompts yelder From high God they mow hem not hide, Such willcrs witte is not worth a ndde. Piers the Plowman thus blanklic fpcakes of their pride. Sir lohn and Sir leffery hath a girdle of filuer, ABafelard orabaliocke knife,with buttons ouergilr, And a Portus that Ihuld be his plow. Placebo to iynge, Had he neuer fcruice to laue filuer therto, feith it with idle will. And hereupon he exhorts lay-men not to bee fo liberall in beftowing their goods vpon the Clergie. Thus. - Alas yc lewd men much lele ye on Pryefts, And a thingc that wickedly is won, and with falfe flcights Would neuer wit of wittyc God, but wicked men it had. The whych ar Pryefts impcrfit, and Prechcrs after filuer. That with gile is gotten, vngracioufly is fpendedj Executours and lodemes,famoners and their lemmans; So harlots and hoores are holpen with fuch goods. And gods folks for defaulte thcrof,forfaren and fpill. Thefe Canons had many cloifters here in England, great lands and rc- uenues, and were wondrous rich, the firft Chanon Regular in this king- dome was Qnt Norman f whom Matilda wife to King Henry the firft pre- ferred to the gouernment of her Priory, called Ghrift-church, now the Dukes place within Aldgatc London. There are foure rules, or religious Orders,that is to fay.of S.BafiO^S.Au. gHj!ine,S.BeKet,and S.f/'rfWjVnder which all other orders are compre- hended and gouerned. Of which my old Author Eebert Longlandyjiue Jo- hannes LMduerne in the vifion of Piers Plowman giues a touch : where hefpeakes of Pardons and Popes Bulls, on this manner. At the dredfuU dome whan the dead (hall arife And comen al to fore Grift, accountes (m to ycuc How thow leadeft thy life here, and his la wes kcpeft And how thow diddeft day by day the dome wil reherfe. A poke full of Pardons there ne prouinciall Icttrcs, Though ye be fbunden in the fraternytc of the iiii . orders^ And haue indulgence an C. fold, but if Dowel yc help, I befec yowr Patentes andyowr Pardons at a pyes helc. And A Difcourfe^ (^c. III And thus the fameAuthour in another place,fpeaking of the pilgrimage to our Ladies Shrine ac Walfingham. Hermets an heapc with hoked ftaues, WententoWalfingham,and her wenches after, Great loubies and long, that loth were to fwinke Clothed hem in copes, to be knowen from oihcr, And fliopen hem hermets, her eafc to haue. . 1 found there Frcres, al the foure orders, Preched to the people for profit of themlclucs, Glofed the Gofpel as hem good liked, Fof couetous of Copes conftrue it as thci wold. So Chaucer in his prologues and in the Charader of the Frier mentions fburc Orders. A Frere there was a wanton and a merry, A Limytour, a full folempne man: In all the Orders fourc is none that can So much of daliaunce and faire language. But to returne to the firll of the foure orders, which is that of S . Ba0f (howfbeucraslconceiuethc order of Saint D omtmcke w:is accounted one of the foure here in England^ this B^fi/I furnamed the Great, for his great learning, lined about the ycare of Grace ^oo. he was a Prieft in Ca?f3ria,che chicfe Citie of Cappadocia where he was borne, and whereof afterwards he wa^ chofen Bilhop. He was the Authour of building of Monafknes, whereas many might iiuctogcrher, for before his time the Monkes dwelt in caues and eels alone, in defarts and folitarie places , from the which hec drew them into Goenobies or Couents : and inflituted a difcipline,by the which they Ihould no more wander, but bee al waycs bound by one forme of Religion. Thefe Monafteries were fchooies, in the which the arts, and Philofophie, together with Diuinicie, true Religion and pictiewere taught, to the end there might be learned and fit menalwaycs readie ro goucrne the Church ; it is faid that he built fo great and fpatiousa Monafferie in Armenia,as it contained aboue 3000 Monkes ; and in the end reduced all the religious men of the Eaft to a good forme of life. He died in the yeare 37^,fullofyearesasof )/cnues,whcn. Dam/t/ltu the firfl of that name held the See of Rome, and the Emperour r^^/^'^^ an Ari.in goucrned the Eafl. This Emperour was determined to haue difpofTefTed him of his Bift'iop- pricke,as he had done others, but hearing him preach, and fpeaking with hiraatCappadocia,hcabfteyned from expelling him his fcate ; to which cfFcd P. Opmer. thus. BAfilius tantf?, appeared to the world, who is accounted the Patriarch and Father of all the Monkes of Europe. Hee waslDornc in Vm,- bria, a region in Italy ,of the noble familie of the Regards^his Fathers name was Propre^ his Mothers Abundamay hee was fcnt to Rome at the age ©f ten yeares to learne the liberall Arts, but being wcarie of tlic tumults and warrc during the raigne of laftini^fi the Emperour, hee went from thence intoadcfart nearevnto Sublacke, a Towne fome fourtie miles from Rome; where be continued the fpace of three yeares or thereabouts doing very aufterc penance vnknownc to any faueone Monke called ^:>d Superiouror Abbot, defiringfoiicarinefic, hererircd hitn- felfe with a good number of his bcft difciplcs, to the mount Caffin , ne re to the Townc of old caHcd Caffina.Wherehauing ruined all thciuo!;urous Temples, and broken downe t^jcir Images 5 hee built him a Monaftcric, which hee dedicated to Saint Jofjn the Baptift, with a ChappcU to Saint Martin, Drawing all the Menkes, difperfcd in Italy, into one focictie and companie, to whom hcgaue accrtaine rule in writing, by the which they and their fucceflbursihouldgouefncthemfeluesj according as Saint Bifii haa done before him 5 and withal! bound them to three feucral! vowcs, Chaftitie, Pouertie,and Obedience to their fuperiours, -vhich decree was ratified by the Church ofRomc for an Euangelicall law. This congrega- tion of the Benediifcourfe^ (fc. Rtnal in Po/jC, Ltland, com- menu Ofu'f^us tcflAinemum, Salnete,'valetey Care pater ^ cari Bratres^carsq'ie S or ores. This Seraphicall Saint Francis died the fourth of Odobcr, iii6. and was canon ifcd by Pope the nmlhyann.l^-,6.i^m.i1^^ About two ycires before ths;: death of Sa' nt / rancts, thefe Friers M inorires came into England, Et hen'tgnc a. Rege Henrico tertto pint jujccfti^ ^ Caniimr. co3»cati fuerunt : They were gracioufly receiued of Hey^ry the third, and placed m Canterbury. And afterwards, i 2(^9, one of the Ancc flours of SirD«'/»^'f^»nhc third, where hee obtained licence of the faid Pope, to put himfelfe vnder what rule he (liould like beff ,tha£ was allowed by the Church whereupon he made choife of that of Saint Ant^tmey with fixie'ene of his difciples,and hauing made certaine conftitut;ons,it was con- firmed by Honor it^s the third; about the yeare of our Lord, 1 206. Then going to Tholoufe he exhorted his Friers, and fentthem to prcach,two and two together, perfwading them to bee preachers both in deed and name; Thefe Friers Preachers came firft into England in the yeare 1221. wher?' they hadlouinqentertainmentand houfesbu'It.Of which my old Author. ^i^tn WM %tfnt l^irgl^ an MMpx and ?r6 ^i^at tjoas; 23ifft)cp of }i.incD!tte, anU tiier after tl^e fyrE ^cr ^f^rit J^omnpft ^it l)pgan,in tlje ^zit of gcafe i^tjoi?; C c nomoj fojfot^c t)it i^^. of The order of Rob. of Gloce- ifter. AT>ifcourfe,<(s'C. '35 Of the gluttonicand drunkennefTcof this order which fofarrc declined, like others, from the firftiiiftitutioni one of their owne fide thus writ, SAnUtM Dominkui fit nobis femfer Amicus^ Cuieammusf^oftro iugtter precoma ro fro, B e cordis venis ficcatts ante Ugeais. Brgo tuas laudes ft tit nos pangere gaudes. Tempore Pafchaliifac ne potit puteali Covveniat -vti quod ft jit, vndiqHe matt . Semper emnt Pr aires ^ qti non cur ant mfi ventres. All things degenerate in time, and ftray in a manner from the right ciuniacke courfc ; for example, the order of Saint Benet which had flouriflied a long Monkes. fpace with great reputation of holineffc, differed fo much from the fi rft in- ftitution of their Founder, that neither the decrees and authoriticof holy Fathers* generall and proninciall Councels could rcforraeor draw them to their firft principles, vntill the fanilitie of one odoyor: Otho^hhhoi of Clu- niin Burgundy, and one of Saint ^tf^/'^?/ order, reuiuedin a manner (rom death to iifcthis Monaftlcall profcffion, forcing them to obferue, and ob< (eruing himfelfc from point to point ali that was praitifed in the time of S. Bcnedi6}. So as mar^y of their Abbots which were drawnc by his good ex- ample, reformed alfo their Abbeycs,notoneIy in France, but as well in Spaine, Germany, Italy, and England; and for that this refofmation had his firft beginning at Cluni; the vnion of fo many Abbeycs was called the congregation of Gluni, andeuery yeare, by the Popes perraiffion and au- thoritie,all the Abbots of this congregation met atacertainc plnce, and they called it the gcnerall Chapter, whereas they treated of the order and life of Monkes, putting out, and punifliing fuch as had offended. This Odif liued in the yeare of our Lord, ^13. It was no long time after, ere that thefe Benedi£lines fell againe to their ciftcrdan old vomit, their great we-ilth hauing made them,- proud, idle, luxurious, Menkes, carelefle of Gods houfc ; and in moft or all of their adions, extreamely vi- tious. Whereupon one of Molefme a To wne in Burgundy, perceiuing that the BenedidinesMonkes of his owne houfe (as of all other Monafleries) hadalmofl quite left and forfaken the ancient rule and difci- pline that Benet had giucn them ; he left his owne houfe, taking with him one and twenty of the honefteft Monkes he could finde , to a folitaric ftu. pendious, and neuer inhabited place, called Cifleux, or Ciftercium , neare to Langres, in the faid Duchie of Burgundy, where heeeredcd a new Ab- bey for his new companions, whom hec called Ciftercians, of the place where the Abbey was fcituated. The liberties, immunities, and priuiledges of this Order was generally confirmed by K^lexander the fourth, Bifhop of Romc/zW^ 1258. BhUa P'ipe Alexandri qttarti de Con^rmatlont omnium lihertatum, immmitatHmtpriuilegiorumyfyc. ordinis Cijlercienfs. i^lexaader Epifcopt^ ferntts feruorum Dei. Dile^is filjjs Ahhxti Cifier- ^« N 2 cij ' 116 \ (lA T>ifcourfe^ (^c. gxwt.M[f.in bib.Cet, Bernardine Monke*. OpMCron.pag. 171 ad An. ui8. cij, etufquecoabbiti^tts et convejstibui ifniuerfs CifiercieKfis ordinis. Salu- tem et Apoflolicam henedi£itonem. Sokt Annmre fedes Apofioltca pjjs vo- tiSt et h»r>efiis p tentium yrecibus fauo-em beneuolum imperttri. Ea propter dileBiin Domhtofdij, 'veftritti^fiu poflHl4tiombus grato cp»currentes ajfen- ftty omnes libertates et mmunitAtei a, predecejjorii-^ui mftris Romanis Ponti- ficibttx^fiue per prtuitegia fen ah^ Indulgenttas sriwi-'oejlro concej[as .^nec non libertntes et exemptiones fecuUrmm exA^Honum a Reftbus et principi- bus^ velalijs Chrifliam fidelihus tationabtiiter vobis indtiltas, au^roritate Apo^olic^confirmdmHSt et prcfeynU fcnpti patrocinh communuimus, Nulli ergo omnino h$minum lice At banc pagm^m ro^re cmJirmatio»ts mfangere, velei anfit temcrario contratre. St juis Aittem hoc attemptare prefumpferit^ indignitiQ»em ommpoteritu Dei-^ettfeatorum Betrtet PaaiiAp&floforum eius fe muent murjutam. Bat. Later An. X. KaL Martjj, Pcntifcattts^ noftri Anno fecundo. , This Ciftercian Brotherhood was fi'^ft eftiiblifhcd here in England by one Walter Ejpf ke, who founded the firft Abbey of the faid Order at Ri- uaux, or Rivail in Yor,iJcourJe, (^c. Monket. Obfemant Friers. haueeuerlefletruftedtomy owne wit and vndcrftanding, then to any o- thers. If I were at any time hurt, harmed, or annoyed, I neuer craued v en gcancc of the partie which fo wronged me. W hich is thus more lucci n£iiy (et downc by another, who hath written the life of the faid Bernard, Beati BernArdi wetricMW TeBamentum Et prim fui PriorU imerrogdtio, ^uenjite .formayqmmores,que fact a norm* Sliitd deccat quid non^ inflrue frn^it fAtcr. Rcj^onfio ifjius Sernardu ^uc feci^frimo^ vobis facienda rel'tjtquo NuUam turbaui, dijcordes pacificaui, Lefus fujlimit »(c mibi cQmpl^cHt, Within one hundred yeares after the firft fprcading abroad of thefc Ci- ftcrcian and Bernardin Menkes i the Benedictines wanted another refor- mation j which was attempted by Peter ^ one of the fame Order Jiirnamed CM0rt»,o{ a Mountains fo called- at the footc of whicli he liued in a caue for the fpaccofthree yeares, doing daily penance. Vpon this mountaine he built a little Church, which he called of the holy Ghoft 5 he ware al wayes a chainc of Iron vpon his bare flefti, and vpon it a ftiirt of haire , being in continuall prayer, and reforming the rule of Sainc Bc;mj which was then much degenerated. Hee obtained of th« Pope a confirmation of his r4ile, vpon which hee celebrated the firft gcnerall Chapter of his Order. After which in the feucntie ninth ycare of his age, he was chofen Pope,aboutthe yeareof our redemption, 1294. by the name of Celefiw the fifth , where vpon this reformed order were called Celeftins : the number of which in- creafed fo faft, that he himfelfeconfecratcd for them fixe and thirtie cloi- fters in Italy, wherein were fixe hundred Monkcs^ amongft others this was one of Celeftin the Popes caueats for his new reformadoes. Tunc Celejlinas eris ft celeftia mediteris. If heau nly things ihoult meditate. Then (halt thou line in heuenly ftate. Their firft coaaming into England was much what about the ycare 1414. The fanditic of the Francifchan Minorite Friers gro wnc cold, one Ber- nard of Sienna, a gentleman of a noble extraction, mcued with an holy and zealous dcuotion, laboured much for the reformation of that Order, which he with fome affiftants effected, taking away the abufes which were crept in, and caufing the Friers to liue in common, and to haue nothing proper to themfelucs, following fimplie the inftitution of their fother Saint Francis Thefc were called Obfcruant Minorite Friers, becaufcihey were obferaan- uores Ordinis S, Francifci ^ propterea meliores : more obferuant to keepc the rules and oidcrs of Saint Francis ^ and therefore the better. This Order began in the ycare of lubile, 1 400. or thereabouts: it was firft confirmed by the Coanccll of Cmfiance^aftcmzrds by Ettgenitts the fourth, and other Popes ; King Edward the fourth brought them into England , and Henry the A T)ifcoHrJe^ (5tc. chefcucnthauhmented their numbers; in whofe time they had fix famous Qoifters here in this kingdomc.Many other reformations haue becnc from timetotimeofthcFrancifcansjas by the Minims, RecolIe£ls, Periircntia- rics, Capuchins, &c . and by many ethers^ which happened fmce the difb- lution here in England, or much what thereabouts. One Norhen Archbilhop of Magdebourgh, leauing the world, retired himfclfe with cerraine companions into a certainc place called Preniontre, of which this order tooke denomination, where hce (cjuarcd out a rule for himfelfe, his fellowes and fucccffours to obferue, much what afccr the or- der of Saint \^ugufiine j which was approued and conjirmed by CaUxtus the fecond. Honerius the fecond made them regular Ghanons. Their Ab- bots were perpetual!, and eucr confecratcd by Bilhaps. They had power to conferrc their leffer Orders to their Monkes, and to blcfle all the ornaments of the Church, and to do all other ceremonies, but where as confccracion is required in the bleffing 5 yet they might celebrate folemnc and publike MaflTe, with the mytcr, croner ftafte,cappe, and other ornaments , which belong to the Epifcopall order and dignitic. The firft inftitution of this order was about the yearc ii 20. their firft houfe here in England was at Newhoufe in Lincolnlhire. Thefe Votaries pretend to haue hadtheir firft inftitution as mount Car. melin Syria, where and other heretofore liued folicajriiy, and that the place being inhabited by many Hermites ; K^lmench Bifti^ ^p of Antioch drew them together, lining diipcrfed about the mountaine, and bui t for them a Monafterie in that mount neare vnto a fountaine. They (ay a'fo that one K^lbert Patriarch of Icrufaiem, a very famous man, fet downea rule ffomthe lifeof£//^,outofacertaine Greeke booke of the inftitution of the firft Monke, and from the rule of Saint the Great, giuingit to keepeto onzBrourd^ who was Prior of MountCarmeli, and to his Her- mits, which rule of y^lLert they vowed to obferue, which was afterwards confirmed by Pope Honorim the third. They affirme that the Virgine MiXT'j appeared vnto one of their order, and prcfented vnto him a "^Scapu- larie, faying, Receiue, my beloued, this Scapularie which 1 giue vrjto thy order, in figneofmy fellowfliip. Whereupon they vfurpe theritic of Fra tres Ordint^ heau MarU Ftrg/fJts de monte Carmdo ; Friers of the Order of the bleffed Virgine Mjryol mount Carmell. Their firft apparition into the world was aboutthc yeare 1 170. Their entrance into England , and feating themfelues at Newendenin Kent, of which heieafter, was about the midft of the raigne of King /Te'^;')' the third. Thefe, like as other Or- ders, haue beene diuers times reformed, euer as they did deoenerate from their primitiue lincerity :at this day they are called Cannes difcalced,or bare footed Friers, by a ccrtaine conftitution confirmed by the Apoftolique au thoriticjin a gcnerall Chapter held at Alcara de Henarcs, in the yeqre of our redemption, 1 5 81. There were likewife Carmelin or CarmelmeiTe Nunncs herein England. lohn Bale who writ of the writers and the beft learned men of great Britaine, writ alfo a large Treatifc of this Order of Carmes, or Carmelites: whofe antiquitie, inflitution, and progreffc he fets downein one of his paf- fagcSjasfollowcth. De nionlt.ateiiles. Caimes, oC Cafmclicc Frkis. ' Sraptijaric is a n."irovvj)tta' < f clotli v^hicii iMonkcs wcaie f iier ihcu lij- clowrc [icturc and Lehinc'e, CaimeJiie. A Manufcript in c iC handsof 1ij)ben Tref- mtl Efquire. De L^hti^attate Fratrum Carmelitarum. Tar4a eft Carmeli Fratr'^m dt monte rvctujlasy ^mnt mentem fiperet ctinfforum pene viyorum: Namque per Hdum datur Ordofuijfe Prophetamy Hk frimo tmeptus facro qucqae iure Jlatutm: ^ui po(lqti*m cttrru rapt us fait in Paradifttm \^kmmatOs fncci^fit ct vates tieitfem\ Condita quinine virum ter cUuftra futre per Ulumy ^ttem poft ^firmant Unamfuijfe Prophetam, Ctti ficcefferupt t^hdias^ atque LZ'ticheas^ Etplerique al^, quos nen memorare necejfc e(i. Tempore non Chri^i Montem Baptijla Johannes, Carmeli Andreas et Apoftoltu incoluerunty Nathamelt lofepb Vir Virginis atque Marie, Sancitu iheronimus^ et qHidamnomine dibits SilaSyMarcellus quorum pauUfuit alter , Petri Bifiipultis fuit alter deinde heati. Tunc iff honor e pia fuit Ara farj£ia UMarie Monte in Carmeliyprenefcentumque vir or urn Tunc in Hieru falem Claufirum jmt aurea porta Quondam nempe loco qui vulgo ftrtur ah omni. Ac in monte Syon clanjirum prmo Mulierumy Multe denote qu$d perceluere S or ores: StncleticAy Euprepia,PolycrafiaJtem Mrlama. Combuflum primo verum fuit a Mahameto, Poft que per Erachm deftru5ium,po(l q^oque Pauh Euerjkmtrurfus Danorum et Rcgio .... Per . .. . Karolireparatnm tempore mag,:,i. KAfi vbi capta primo futt Acon^ in pede cuim Fft mons Carmeli^Spiamque^ Afiamquc, coa^i Linquere funt Fratrcs • ^ in Europam Lodeuici Tranjlati Regis Francorum funt ope faniir. Anglia hijfenos illos tenuit tamen aminos ^ua Kegionemorarn traxere, ..... Hefpeakes much in the honour of this religious Order, of which hee was a member in the Monafterie of the Carmcs within the Citie of Nor- wich ; and findes himfclfe much aggrieued at a certaine Lollard, as he calls him,anda Frieriiiendicant, who made an Oration and compofcd certaine virulent meeters againft this and other of the Religious orders ; which hee caufedtohec (prcad abroad throughout the moft parts of England, in the yeare 13 88. and here will it pleafe you readc thefcfais curfing rimes. Perdecies binfis SatPjanas capiat lacobinos^ Propter et errores lefu confunde Mimres\ Auguftienfis Pater indite (lerne per enjes-^ Et Garmelitas tanquam falfoi Her emit as: 1 Smt confejjores Dominorum fiu Dommnrtim^ b1 A 'Difcourje, d^c. Etfedu^oresipfirumfuntanimarurn^ jftis defiruiiis et ah hinc cum Demom DuSOs^ Fraui doltu exihunt, pax et bom vita redihtrnt : Hij nonjmbantur cum iuftis ; fed dekamur J)e libro vite^ quibus dicat Dew, Itt, Thcfe Sathanicall ftrong lines (^s the pbrsfc is nowj did at the firft greatly diftafte my reuercnd kmhoiJohn Eale^ being one of the Fracerni- iicSedpoffeicum deformitatem juam videbat^bm afterwards when as he faw his ownc detbrmitie and blindnefTe, exuebat habitum fue frtione capttuo- ruWf Monkcs of the redemption of captiues. This order was inffituted by a Frier, called la^a Matta^and Felix i^mchorita^ nho liueda folitine life in France, and were warned in their fleepe (as the rale goes) to rep iire to Rome to the Pope, and to ieeke for a place of him, to build them a cioi- fter. Which they aid, and their petition being to thtm granted , they bid the foundation of the Monafteric now called Saint Ihomiisdi rhe Mount, in mount Celia Rome ; wherein Frier died, and was buried, as ap- peares by an Arch or ancient Sepulchre of marble in the little Church of the faid Church, on the which this Epitaph or Infcription is engraucn. Anno Domini et incarnation is i [gy. P omificatus ve) 0 domini Inyocentij Vdfe tertij Anno primo 1 5 . Kal.Ianuar. iy^ftitutm eft nutu Dei Or do SmBif fim£Tri;iitiitis»et captiuorum a Fratre lo^dnne, fuh propria reguia fibi ah Apofiolica fedeconcejfa ; fepultus eft idem Prater loh>inr^es tn hoc loci. Am. Dom. M.C CXI 1 1. Menfi Decemhris vice ft fno prim r, Yet for all this ih efe Trinitarians fay, that the holy and b'eflTed Triniric^^nd not Frier lohn^ nei- ther any of the Saints, gaue them this their rule and order, to which cffc^l in all their Couents thefe Rimes are painted or engraucn. Hie eft or do ordinatus, XHon a f&ndo fabricatm^ Seda folo fttrnmo Deo. Thi;; blelTed Order fir ff began By God, and not by Saint, nor man. For the foundation of thefe Friers, I will vie the words of the famous Antiquary lohn Ley land in his Commentariesiwho flouriChcd in the raignc of King Henry the eighths Ctdh Ri Idiot hecis ent-^ who died in thcraigne of Edward the lixth of a Phrenefie, to the great gricfc of all fuch as then did, or now do take delight in the abffrufe ff udie of rcueiend Anriquitie. Hee lieth I. .11. I - ■ '1 l l lllll -l l T I MI li X - .. - 1. . -. A T)ifcourfe^ (stc. lieth buried in Saint 'J\'iichneh Church in Pater Nofter Row, London. TaePriorie ot Kna3borough,fairh hee, is thrcx quarters of a mi!c be neach iMarch Bridge, which goes oucr Nid, one Robert Blower^ fonne of one Took Flower, that had beene twice Maior of Yorhe , was the firft be- ginner of this Prior/: hchadbeeiiea little while before a Monke in New minfter Abbey in Morpeth, within the County of Northumberland, for- faking the lands and goods of his fither,to whom hee was heireand lirft- borne (bnne, and dcfiring a foiitaric life as an Hermit , refortcd to the Rockes by taerincrofNi(4andth ther,vpon opinion of his fanLlitiCjOthers reforted jfor whom and himfelfe he bjilt a little Monnfteric ^got inftitu- « ion and confirmation of an Order about the yeare IJ37 which a'ter his ownename he called Robertins. Howfoeuer his companic of Friers were inlfitutcd o( the order De redemptions c-^ftiuerum^ dltasy S: Trimtatu. King lohn, as he faith, was of an ill wiil to this Rckn flctvemt ihefirft, yet afterwirds very bcncficiail both to him and his. Some oi the Florvers lands at Yorke, were giuen to this Priory, and the name of the Flowers of late daycs remained in that Citie. Many miracles, as it is Hud, were wrought at the Tombe in his owne Priory, wherein he was interred. Eodem anno cUruit jma, Roberti Heremita apud Kriaresbttrgh , cuiui tumbd oltam medianale fertur aLundunter efmftjfe. In the (ame ycare the fame o\ Robert the Hcrmite of Knarsborrow fprcad it felfe clearely abroad • whofe Tombe,as the report went, caft forth abun- dantly mcdicmablc oyle, faith Paris the Monke of Saint K^lbons^ who lined in thofedayes.This Order, as I take it, was abolilbed btforc the diflToIution. Thefe Friers challenge and deriue their firfl: inPiitution from Saint An-> tonie^ who liued about the ycare of our redemption, 345. howfoeuer they ohfrue and follow the rule of Saint K^vgufiine • but whofocuei was their firft Patron it skills not much. Vpon this occaficn foilowing,they canie iirft into England. Edmund, the fonne and heire of Richard Earle of Cornwall , who was fecond fonnc to King /tfijwi being with his father in Germany , where be- holding the reliqaes,and other precious monuments cf the ancient Empc- rours,hcefpiedaboxeof Gold ;by the Infcription whereof hee perceiued fas the opinion of men then gaue) that therein was contained a portion of thebloud of our bleffcd Sauiour. He therefore being defirous to haue (bme part.thcreof, by faire intrearie and money obtained his defire, and brought the Boxeouer with b'm into England : beftowing a third part thereof in the Abbey of Halesj which his flither had founded, and wherein his father and mother were both buried, thereby to enrich thefaid Monafterie, and referuing the other two parc«i in his owne cuftodie, till at length mouedvpon fuch dcuotion as was then vfed, he founded an Abbey at Aftirugge in Hertfordfhirc, a little from bis M inor of Berkamffcd , in which hee placed Monkcs of this order, Bon - hommes^ Good men : and affigned to them and their Abb y the other two pS' ts of the faid facred bloud. Whereupon followed great refort of people to thofe two places, finduced thereunto by a certaine b'inde dcuotion) to the €x M[[. in bib. Co:. good men. Holljjff.^ in vit. the great emolument and profit of thefe Good men the religious Vo. taries. The fuperiour of this Order was called a Redor, or a Father Guardian. About rhe yeare 1 257. the Bethlemit Friers had their dwelling in Cam- bridge, who ftiould be the firft inftitutor I do not reade^ their rule and ha- bitc wasmuch what like that of the Dominicans ; fauing that they wore a ftarre in their brcaft wrought vpon their habitc, in memorial! of the ftarrc which appeared at the time that our Sauiour was borne in Eethlem. This Order was extin6l before the fuppreffion. This religious Order was firft inftitutcd in the yeare of our Lord God, io8o. vpon this occafion (the ftory is frequent) a Dodlor of Paris, famous both for his learning and godly life j being dead and carried to rhe church to be buriedi when as they fung oucr his bodie the Icffon which hzgxm^Re- jponde mihi quot hAbes iniqmtates , An^wtx me how many iniquities thou haft, the bodie, fitting vp in the coffin,anfw€red with a tcrribfe xok^.lufto Dei iudicio accufatus (urn : I am accufed by the iuft ludgement of God at which voice all the companie being much amazed, they deferred the inter- ment vntill the nextday; at which time vpon the rehcarfali of the fame words, the body did rife in like manner, and Uud, fftfto Dtt tudicio indica fm finty I am iudged by the iuft iudgcmcnt of God. The third d ly hee raifed himfelfe vp as before, faying, lufto Dei iadicio conde-mnatui jHm^ Lam con^ demned by the iuft iudgemcnt of God. Araorgft many Dodors which affifted thefe Funeralls,one Bru»0,ix German, borne ac CoIIeyn, of a rich and noble familie.Chanon of the Gathedrail Church of Riieimes in Chnm- paigne, being ftrucken and fearfully affrighted at this ftrange and neuer- hcard of fpe^acle, began to confidcr with himfclfe, and to reuoluennd ite- rate very often thefe words following, Si inftm -vix fdvabtt ir^ impim ^ pccator 'vhi erit : Iffucha pious man as hee was in the opinion of the world, be damned by the iuft iudgemcnt of God { thinkes hee) what will become of me and many ihourandsraorc,farre worft and more wicked in the eye of the world then this man was. Vpon this dcepe confideration, 'Br mo departed from Paris, and tooke his iourney together with fixe of his Schollers, to liuc folitarily in fomc wilderncfte ; and not long after came to the Prouinceof Dolphine in France, neareto the Citic of Grcnobie, where hee obtained Q^Hugh Bifliop of that Ciiie, a :ce to Wv d him a Mona- fterie,on the top of an high ftupcndious hiil,called Carthufia/rom whence the Order tooke the name. They gaue themfelucs to filence, and reading, and feparatedtherafelues by litde Cels one from another, left they (liould interrupt one anothers quiet, They fpent fome houres in thelabcur oftheir hands, and lome in the writing of godly books, both to relieue their wants, and to do feruice to the Church of God. Many workes of theirs are ftill ex- tant ;out of which, tending to mortification, the Icfuite Parfons coll€cieticall chatdefarti whereas they built a Church, in the which Bruno -emaincd alone, where his companions liucd, and in that place hce died, 1102. and there was buried. Vpon vvhofc Sepulchre this Bpiraph was infculped. Fiifa(es inhacChriftifund^tor ouilis^ Ere wo Promerui fieri ^ qui tegor hoc lapde, Brunomihinomen^ Gcnetrix Germmiu^meq/ie Trunfiulit ddCaUhros ^rara quies Kemoris.. D odtor emm, Preco Chrifti^ vir not us in orb c- De/aper iilud erat, gratia non meritum_» Carnis mncU dies OStobris fexta refoluit. Ojfa mamnt tumulo,Jj)iritus ajlra petit. He was canonized in the yeare 1 520. Priors of their grand Monaftcric at Carthufia from B^nn^ the h rft , till Brursod'Affrir.ques^ who gouerncd that houfe, an»,\ eiilnuc beene fourty and foure. This order came into England abouttheyeare 1 1 80. and at Witham in SomcrfetQiire built their firlt cioifter. Afterwards they came to London and had afaire fumptuous houfe neare vnto Smithiield London, which is' now Suttans Hofpitallj another they had called Sein or Shenc,in the coun- tic of Surrey, now bell knownc by the name of Richmof?d. TherewerefourcOrders herein England of beggmg Friers, who did Begging Fdcr. chsllengc for their Patrons S. Augultim, S. Trancts, S. Domimcke,zx\A Saint haftll^hyxi in their difcipline and rule of life , they came farre (hort of their firft Infcitutors, who both tooke paines with' their hands as la bourers, and as learned writers, as their Workes do teftific • of all Ordei s thefe Mendicants haueeuer been moft bitterly inueighed againft by their owne writers ; as I (hall (hew hereafter. ^dam noum or do Fratrum Lor} dint apparuit^ ^ inccgnitm. Papale tamen autemicum palam oftendens 5 ii4 tfcourfe, Nuns Sa- checKs* Atttiqn'itl^ de Park lib, I. sandp Rela- , tion. The order cf S./«/>»of Icru- falem. Antiq^it Paris, lib. z» Colraanftrcet ward, which was defaced by the Citizens of l ondon, after they had flaine fcuen hundred Icwcs.and taken away all their goods. After which time Eleanor, wife to King Edward the firft, tookc into her protc- (3:ion,and warranted vnto the Prior and Brethren Dep«:ijcourfe^ r+7 GtiArd.Ciiim condltionis es? Md.Nobtlis genere^ Parer/tibas g€''/errli^yj)''d' his^ (y Chrijliiinis onus. Guard. Habes vnde hoKe(le 'vitieref ^ fi.,tttm m^- Ittiru dtgmtattscoi^Jernare po'psabfque mercibus et anemechamca? U^iti. Habeo Det grat.a. Thfjy touke the Sacrament to hcare cucry day a Made, if they mi^htconueniciuly jif warres were commenced agaif.ft the Intideis toreruechereHipcri'on,orto fend other in their Ikad no lefie feruiceablei To oppugne thepcrfccutours the Church, to (hunne vniuH warres; dif- boneft game, and priuate duels. Laftly.tobe reconcilers oFdifTentionsjo aduance the common good, to defend the widow and orphanc, torcfraine from fwearing, periuric, blafphemiCj rapine, vfury , facriledge, murder, and drunkenneffe: to auoid fufpeded place*;, the companic of infamous per- fons- toliuecha(liy,irreproueab!y, and in word and deed toihcvv them- felues worthy of fuch a dignity. This oath taken, the Pacer Guardian laid his hand vpon his head, as hee knee'ed before the entrance of the Tombe, {ixy'mg^Eflo iu fide/is, firexuffSy boNtts ^ robujlas miles Bomini r.oflri hju Chrijtiy ^ ^&n5itj^iyyii S^ptslchri, qui te cHmdeSlis Juis in gloria fna coUocr.re dignctur. A^cn. Then he g-uic him a paireof fpurrcs which he put on his hceles,and after that a fword;being before jiailowcd with th!sb<;ncdiftion: Exaudi qtiafumm D online Dcrts preces nojlras^ ^ hunc enfeni^ quo fe fa-- mtdustuus hie cin'ri defideraty Maieflatis tu£ dextera dig-iare benedicere: quatenus poj?it ejje defenfor Ecclefiirumy vidu irum^ orph.ihorum^ omnitirn- que Deo fervienttum^contrit P aganorum fduiti&m^alijfque fibi injldtAntibui fit terror at que formide pr^flsris ei aque perf«>fxtion(6 ^ in ft a defenfionis effe^um. Per 'Dominum nojlrnrn lejumchrillum. Amen, 1 hen he required iiim to vfe this fword in defence of the Church, and himfclfe , and to the confufion of Infidels, by thefe words. \^iccife JV. fanolum gUdiu.n. jr, nomine Pair is., et Filij^ et Spintus f^ricii. Amen. Et 'vta is eo /td defenfiop.cm tuarn, et (anila Dei Eccleft£,et ad conftfionem inimico/um Crucis Chrjfli ac jidei Chri(lian£:et quantum human a im becillitate potcrii ^eo neminem iniujle Udas. ^l!!oi ipfe prxftare dignetur qui cum P.itre et SpititttjanCio regmt per omraa jecula feculorum. r^men. The fword being flie:ithed agaiiie, the Knight was to gird himfelfe therewith ; to vv horn the Pacer- Guardinn thus fpoke. Accingere N. gUdio tuojifper femur tuum potcntifs-me, Jnncmine homtm ^iojiri Icfu Chrifli ; Et mttende qnod fancli non in gladio fed per ji- dem vicerunt regna.Th^n the Knight arifing, and forthwith kneeling ciofe to the Sepulchre, enclining his head vpon the fame, he wascrtated Kntgiit by the (aid Pater-Guardian, by receiuing three ff rokes with a fword on his flioulder,and by the laying of thcfe words following thrice ouct. Ego con- (lituo et ordino te N» Militem fanclifimi Sepnlchri D omini nojlri leju Chri- fli, In nomine patrii et filij et Spirifus fin{ii, /^???f;:',Iconfiitutcand ordaine ihcc N.a knight of the holy Sepulchre of our Lord lefus Chrift , in the name of :be Father, the Sonne, and the holy Ghoft. Amen. Anyio Domini 1117. Gotfredus Aldemarus lex andr inns ^w6.Hugo de Planco de Pagants ( Godfrey (aforefaid) Duke of Lorraine , and King of lerufalem being dead, and Baldwin then raigningj this order of Knight- hooJ firft began, anda feat was granted them in the Temple o^ Terufalem, whereupon, they were called Knights Tcmplcrs, or Knights of the Tem- ple. By entreaty oi Stephen Patriarch of lerufalem, Pope ELnonus brought O 2 in The order of the Kniglus Tctupkis. 1+8 I Difcourfe^ <^c. Monkes and Nunnes Gil- bercines. Bale.Cent.i. I in this order, and confirmed their focictie, giuing them a white garment, j whereunto Et>7^emus the third added a red croUc on the breaft\Thc charge of thefe Knights, was, to guide Travellers on the way oFlerufakm,and to entertaine ftrangers. Of the time when thefe , as al(b :he other Knights, j came fir ft to haue Hofpitalls and hooks here in England, I do fpcakc, hcie- ! after. Inthcyeare after ChriftsNatiuit*e»xi4S, fcontrarie to luftinUns con- ftitutions, which forbad double Monafleries, t.har is to fay, of men and wo- men together j one Gilbert ^ Lord of ':.cropr:nghi»i ir, LincolnOhire, whofe fathers name was /^'a//.'?^. a knight; this Gtlbat was a m.tn vfry deformed in his body, bur very fiudious and learned. Hee wencoucrinio France, where by his ftui^y m the liberall Arts, he obtained both the nimc and de gree of Matter : and comming h(»me, htc inftrudcd both the boyes and girles of his o\vne countrey in the lamcdifciplines. Out of which number, when they came to maiuritic ofycares, hecollefled a company confifting of men and women, and gauc them a rule toobferue, which hee had taken out of Saint y^ugttftine, and Saint Bems rules. Fugemus the third, Bi(hop of Rome (admiring much his dcuotion and forwardneilc, like as others did his hofineffc^ confirmed this his religious order. Which fo gicw and in- creafed, that himfelfe laid the foundation of thirrccnc religious hoofes of rhc fame Order, whereof the chiefeft was at Sempringham , and whiles he ji- ued (which was one hundred and fixe yeares) had in them (cuen hundred Gilbcrtin Brethren.and eleuen hundred Sifters, parted one from another by wa^lsyou muft thinkc; of which, as alfoof the whole oi vfer, a fcoffing Poet of thofe dayes thus verfified: tranflatcd by Bale in the Ads of Englifh Vo- taries, out of Latine thus. The Monkes fing the Mafle, the Nunsfing the other. Thus doth rhc Sifter take part with the Brother. Bodies, not voices, a wall doth difteuer; Without deuotion they fing both together. Againethus; What ftiould I much prate; An order it is begun of late, 9{tx will I not let the matter fo pafle, The filly Brethren and Siftcrs,a!as Can haue no meeting but late in the darke. And this you know well is a heauic warke. Againeofuhefc Friers and Nuns. Some barren are of thefe, fbmcfruitfull bee. Yet they by name of Virgins coucr all; More fertile fiire and better beareth (bee, Who blcft is once with croyfier Paftorall: Now fcarce of them is found one barren Doc, Till age debarre, whether they will or no, Theordcrof Brigide ot Bnget ihzt holy Quecnc of Sweden, in the yearc 1 57^- did Jnfticurc 7S(igel, ifireker in (ptcule fiulte- rm. A Dtjcourfe, (s^c infticutc the like order fas aforclaidj of Monkes and Nunnes, which was confirmed by Qrcgorie the eleuenth, in the fii ft yeare of his Popedome.Shc obtained ot the faid Pope, thuc the Monaikries of her faid order ftiould bee common as well for min as a-o nen ; yet thcic lliould b.c fuch a reparation by walls, as the one fiiould haue nom^-ane to. come vnto the other, but vpon great neceffitie. She would alfo haue but one Church for both fcxc?, and that the Monkes as Miniftersoffacrcd things fliould bee bdow, and the Nunnes aboue, to fay their leruice and prayers ; but the Lady Abbcffe fliould haue power to command both.- yet men fliould haue charge of that which did belong to the Diuine^Scruice , and to the ornamencs of the Church, and that there (hou'd be one amongft them that fliould be called Prior, or ConfcfTour. She alfb ordained, that they fliould haue lands and poflefllons wheron to liuc,but thefupcrintendance to prouidcfor all things that fliould beneedJulljfortheoneand the other, as well for vidualls, as apparell, fliould belong vnto the AbbefiTe. That it fliould not bee lawfull for cither men or women to go out of their Monaftcrie, without great ne- ceffitie, and then they fliould demand leaue of the Abbcfl^e. They hcM the rule of S. A'igafliney with ccrtaine Articles added by this famous Qtieenc. Some are of opinion, that this forme of Religion was firft inuentcd in Greece, but that the Fathers had ordained, that the men fliould ren:aine feperated from the women, left they fliould giuc occafion of fc.indall: wherefore Saint Erigide dcfiring to reuiue this order.flic found meanes how without any fufpition, the Church and houfe fliould be common to boctr. She ordained that they fliould weare a ruflet habit, with a cloke of the fame colour, with a red crofle vpon their breafts. Shce would haue but fixtic Nunnes, and fiue and twentic Monkes in euery Monaftcrie ; that is to fay, thirtecne Priefts, according to the number of the thirteene Apoftles, com- prehending Saint P<««/. Then foure Deacons ; vvhomightalfo be Priefts, and reprelented the fourc Doftorsof the Church rand eight Conucrts,who might alwayes be readic to labour for the affaires of the houfe ; fo as the Friers and Nunnes all together, made the number of thethirrcenc Apo- ftles, and the (euentic two Dilciples of our Sauiour ; And to the end they might be diftinguiflied one from another, the Priefts carried a red Crofte vpdn the left fide of their cloke, vndcr which crofle they put a little peece of white cloth, as broad as a wafer, which they offered vp in reue- rence of theholy Sacrament. And the foure Deacons, for a difference from the Priefts, carried a round wreath of white cloth, which fignified (as they gauc out) the fapience of the fourc Doflors, whom they reprefented , and vpon it they put fourc little peeccs of red, made like vnto tongues, to flie w thatthe holy Gboft inflamed their tongues todeliuer the (acred rayfteries of Diuinity. The Conucrts wore a white crofle vpon their clokcs, to fliew the innoccncic of their Hues, vpon which there were fiue pcccesof red,in commemoration of the fiue wounds of our Sauiour. At the difTolution there was a Couent of this Order , at Sion in Midic fcxe; now a manfion goodly faire houfe belonging to the right honourable the Earle of Northumberland. This holy Lady Brigid died at Rome,and her daughter K atherine^Vnn- ccflc of Ncricc, caufed the rule, after her death, to be confirmed by Pope O 5 Vrhan I50 zA T>ifcourfe, (^c. The poorej elates. Exlib.Fratrum Minwum Londt in bib. Cot. Jmh.de Vera- Kcrmites. Anchorites. Frban the fifth : She came to Rome at the age of two and fourtie , where (he continued eight and twcntie ycarcs, (he was canonized in the yearc of Grace 1391. There was another S. Brigid oflrelandjfarremore ancient. Ic is faid that the image of our Sauiour fpoke to this pious Qncene of Sweden, as flie was faying her orizons before the high Altar in the Church oiSdAwiPaul'mFia ojlienfi Rome: as appeares byan infcription vpon a table hanging in the fame Church, which I haue fcene. i As many orders,or neare thereabouts, as were of Fliers^ fo many were ' of Nunnes here and beyond Seas, for men in the feruencie of deuotion did not precede the weaker fex of religious women. The ftridcft Order of Nunnes is tliat ofS. CUre ; A Lady wholiued in the fame time , and was borne in the fame Towneof Affile with S.Francis. V^\\\c\\ Fowne to this day brags of the birth of two fuch worthie perfons. Thcfc Clares obferue the rule of their Patron S. Francis^ and wcarc thelike habit in colour.They areneuer rich, and therefore to this day wherefoeuer they doe inhabite, they are called the poore Glares. This Saint Clare was the firft Nunne of Saint Order, and her Mother and Sifter vndertooke the fame vow. San^A cUra que in 'vita ^ in morte mirabiliter miraculis claruit, Bcata ^gaes for or finite CUre^^ henta Or ttilana mater eornndem fit ere or dints Framifcorum. Saint C/<«y^, who both in lifeand death was wondroufly fa- mous by her miracles. S. Agnes her fifter, and Ortulana her mother, were of the order of S. Francis. This S. Clare, (faith her Legend) touching the world was of right worthy and honourableiinage: and,as touching the fpi- rit to the regard of the ftatcof vertues, and holy manners towards God, of right noble reputation. Hauing Ipoken already of fuch religious perfons as I finde to haue lined here in England in Ccenobies or CouentSjatthe time of the generall dilTo- lution: it reraaines now, to fay ibme what of Hermits and Anchorites, who had at that time their fblitaric little cells or cabbins in diueis places of this kingdorae, which carrie ftill the name of Hermitages, in and about the countrey,and Anchor-holds, in PariQa or Abbey Churches. They were called Hermites, or Eremites, for that they liued folitarily in defarts and wildernefTes i and Anchorites bccaufe they liucd alone without all compa- nyi immured betwixt two walls, in the out iidc of fome Abbey, or Parifh- Church,in which, by their rule, they were to liuCj die, and to bee buried. Whofe exercife was feruent prayer, handy labour, digging and filling vp againe their graucs, which were to be within their lodgings. Of the begin- ning and firft Authors of theHermites life there is great queftion, which I Icauc vnto the learnedj and adhere tothe common receiued opinion, which affirmes that the times of pcrfccution were the firft caufe of this kinde of iifcFor when as in the time of Decitts and Falerianm, Emperours, about two hundred fiftie and two yeares after Chrift, they prepared horrible tor- ments againft the Chriftians, many diftrufting the weaknefte oftheflelh, and fearing to denie the name of God by their intollerable pcrfecutions, thought it fittcft tofeekc their fafctie by flight : Wherefore many leaning Towncs, friends, and all their wealth, retired thcmfelues into defarts , and held A T)tfcourJe^ (^c. 151 held thcmfducs in folitarie places andcaues, where they built poorc cot- tages. Yea many times they went wandrmg vp and downe in thicke woods left they ftiould bee taken. But when the flirie of their t>\ranny ceafed, fhcy returned not vnto the world, but liued voiunfariiy in de%ts, fb being accuftomed todiuine contemplation,and a quiet kinde of lifCjthey continued in the courfc vntili death. Among the firft which cntred into this courfe of life, was Paul of Thebes , who liued in a caue at the foote of a rocke ; about the ycare of our redemption, 2*50. Thefecond was Saint yin. tonk of iEgypr, who built himfclfe a cottage vpon the top of an high hill, where he died hauing liued one hundred and fiuc yearcs, in the yeare 345. S. Hieromeoi Stridonein Dalmatia, that learned and religious Dod:or,kd the like life in the defarts of Syria, not farre from lerufalem ijHo loco dejerto fe ieianijs macerabat^ pUngebatt orabat^fiudebaty attjue tmm com mentabAtur. In which vninhabited place,he macerated, or made icane, his bodie with faftingsj he lamented and bewailed his finnes,he prayed,he liu- died, and writcertaine Comments vpon thefacred Scriptures; Many other workes he writ before his death, which happened about the veare of our Lord, 388. But tocome nearer home where the repute and godlincffe of thcfe Kcr- mites or Anchorites (for both of them lining from the companie and con- nerfationof menj were called fometimesby the name of Hcrmitcs,and fome other time of Anchoritesj was likcwife hadin venerable regardjfor we rcadc that when fcucn Britilh Biftiops, with other learned men of the Moaafterie of Bangor, were to mecte Aujlin the firft Arcbbiftiop of Canterbury, con- cerning certainc points tending to the Catholicke vnitie and concord, they came firft (faith venerable Bede) to acertaine holy and vvifc man , which liued thereabout an Anchorites life, to aske his counfell , whether they ought at Auftins preaching and exhortation, to leaue their iraditions,or no: And we reade, in the faid Authour, that Cuthbnt Biftiop of Durham fen- forced thereto by the King) incrcafing in the merit of religious and holy deuotion, came alfo to the fecret filence of an Anchors life and contempla- tion.- thatby prayer he brought forth water out of a ftonie ground,aQd al- fo receiued graine by the labour of his owne hands,and that out of all feafon offowing. And I haue fccne the Pfaltcrtranflatcd ouc of Latine into Englifti,by one jj/c/^rfr^/a religious Hcrmitc,the antiquitie whereof may bee gathered by thechara£tcroftheEnglifb,ofwhich I will giue you an EffayjOfcertalne parcels. We herycn ye God, we knowlechen ye Lord: AUeye'* erye worfchips ye euerlafting fader. AUe aungelsin heuens,and allc ye poures in yis warld. Cherubin and Seraphin cryen by voy ce to ye vnftynty ng. Bleflyd be yc* Louerd God of Ifrael for he has vifityd and maad bying ofhispuplc. Cronog, Bede lib.2;ca,i. Bcdtl 4.C.Z8. In thcEarlcof Excetcrs Li- btajie. Te Deum. earth. BenediSits, Mv 151 Magnificat. * Saviour. * henceforth. * iHightie. 2iUHC dlm'utis. ' ClCSJ Mut, cap I. 'forfootli. ASlii. * promifed; Ap9C I, * gauc; * behoaeth. in viCH.i. P.tter Jiojler, My foul worfchipsyc Louerd, and my goft ioycd in God my hde. for he lokyd ye mekencs of hys honde may den. So for * ikcn of yat bliffcfullc fchall fey me all gencraciouns. For he has don to mcgrcte yingis yat royrty is and hys nome hcly. Louerd you kueftnowe yi fervaunt in pees, aftyr yi word yat you haft feydc bifore, for now I am ripe to die. For myn *eghcn hau feen yinowen fpn Chrifl,yat is yin owen helc to men. Cfte 250C of settcracoun of 3ftu criflt fonc of J^aufo Cone of 3bxa^am, Sb^atjam gmDjiDe jtmt. 3Caac fojfc^e gaiD?m« aacol),3acob fojCbpegenbjine luDajai, and f)V^ bizfm. ^^DeDTStof^eKlpoftlts;. -^Ijcome fiirttli maadafecmonof all^ingiieJ^atjctubfganto Do, anD to tec^e into bat of l^pjl alfcncloun, m rx>'m\}z j^e com manbtbe tn i^ooU gooa to ^1$ aipoaiiiEi tol^rc^e ^abbe tbofen, toljo^^cl^c befcb«tt)fbe li^mm al^ue aftpr paffioun bp manp ar9umenttis(> appeting to ^em fount baijs:. n Cerbaunt of 3b« Cnft cUpib an ^poetic bep?ompt yb mtotbci^ofpelof (^ob,to3^pc^c^c ^abbc ^be^ote tofojc iv ^bjofeti^tm IjooUfcr^pturof^fjSfonf, :3Ilpocalipt|(* 3poca«pf}S of JiftuCnft i»l)?cl)e ^ox^" 3 to %m to maafi open to bpsiferbauntisJto^pc^e pmgts; bit^'be^ovxp to be niaati foone, anb tic (Kgnpfpeb ftnbpnge bp l;p0 aingel to ferbaunt 3on*t©]^pc^ebatb()itneCrpngtopgix)o?Dof^ob, ^ , . , In the like language arc all the Collcds, Epiftles and Gofpels , for the whole yeare, much what as we haue them in our Church, as alfo the Pater- nofter,andthcCreede. All which by the Dialed, I gefle to hauc bcenc tranflatedby this Hcrmite in the dayesofKingH^;?/"; the fecond, compa- ring them with the Englifti of that Pater Nofter and the Creed , which y_Adrianthc fourth Pope of Rome, an Engliftiman , the fonne of Robert Breake/peareM Ahhots Langleyin Hertfortftiirc,fentto the faid King Hen- rk the fccond, as foUowcth. ^refabit:mt)enenertc]^e, W nom be balttb cuetltcl^e, ^bou b^tng b)e( to t^i mic¥lt>lt(ce> ^^tbotltotDtrcl^et^tiia^ t»icre> Slg^tttiJtn^eneneibo, iguer m crtb bm ^it alfo, Cftat^eitbtebfatlalfptftaf, A T)ifcourfe^ (^c. €Ji)Ott ff nU" l)fou j! p SI illte Hap, f o^^gtu f)U0 al ^ at ixji IjauJ Don, ils ujc fojtg u ucU oDer mon, ier oujs! talie m no JjunD ng, » Uity: ou$ fro pe foal ttjjng. 3mcn» Jbelcucm ^oD i'aDiralmig'at^ (ijippecofljcucnanD crt^i, 3tnti tvi '|l)iCuja; Cciil ^10 onle tl)i fon bte lUiucrD, €;^at is luBng? t\fixu\^ t^e l^oolt u5 oft^ bo^^e of y^ar^ mftrDttv ^'^ak^c idincljnbpc pounce i3ilat,pic^t oucoD^rre, tim anD U/icbt intobelle, tbetbritiDc ua^ fco b:atl) aroCe, ^mcbmto]^euene,at otiUrs f aD;c«cbt bonD^ ©cD alintcljtr* ®t)en iiS CDmtnbc to Deme tbe qmlitic aiib tbe Dtr* Jbeleuetnj'ebooUeoll, atucbooitcbfecbe, ^one of aUcballbJen fo^siueniiS of One, flettrbprmng, This Hermitc likcwife tranflated all the Pfalmes of Dauid with a glofle or expoficion in Engiifti vpon cuery Pfalme. !!Cb.aubmi'eU)a^offinftillRubnougbt,ant)in^€ cbapcr of p?ftv= leniai \}Z nougbt fatt. ©at in lag:? ;)f Hoiicib ^v' UJiilc of anD ni biisiagbbefc^aU * peufeebaj'aiio ""nigt* 5«?/i/iJcGurfe^ (S"C- 6. *Tent. 'fpotkfic. .3nciiifl:'rc Anchors irc. Ill the Lieger fcookc of the Abbey of Whalle)' in Laiichifhirc. il^og^t ft»a toife^f D men nog^t fiwa, 23ot & t) uit t^at mnh m crtljc tasi fta» 3nD t becto J eft m Dome nog^t ttfe, 0t anf all ?n ceDe of rigl^t tott'e. jfo^i tLouctO Of r-gl)tiDifctBot tt)ct))ap ^iUtT jgate Oi^ic^ fo^txio^t^ Cai ap* to f sD:t anD to t^e ^onc ^KnD to t^? Qet d^ottioft^ tijem one, Sis ttrjt 15, and ap fal be 31n UJCilD or XoerlDeis Ijnto t^e t^^e. And in the fame place you may reads a verfe or two of the fifteenth Pfalme, thus rimed. 'jtoucru to^io I'D t¥ CeID togo f il toun 3|n tiji l)k U IrJir 01 W;o ted man;' i|e u m ccmCiJ ^ tij^mlPjB!, ^nd eusc UoitUciS a'g^tiJoiCeneiE^t Here the more wiliingly (to vfe the words of the tranfcriber of thcfe Pfahnes) I haue infertcd thcfe parcels of she Pfa'ter, that by this occiifion my Reader might palliate his tafte with an EfTay of our Anceftors old Eng lifii, as well in the curte comp':;fidonof their profe,as in the nearnefle of their holy mceters, whxh howfoeuer abounding with liberticjand thecha radcrof theirtimes>y€th:!ue, Iconfe{re,my admimtion. And (for aconclufion) wereade in Henry A'chde.icon of Huntington that a certaine Anchorite, or quidam vir Dei, as he calls him, propheficd in King Etheldreds dayes, that forfomuch as Pnglilhraen were giuen ouer to all drunkenncfre,trea(bn,and carelcfriefle of Gods houfe, firft by Danes, then by Normans, and a third time by the Scots they fliould beoucrcome. Of which Hpeakeclfewhere. 4 To this retyred holy Order aforefaid, women were admitted as we'l as men. For I reade in an old Lieger booke that one llold Huon widow fvn- like in conucrfaiion to thcfe Anchorites I haue fpoken of.or the Anchorcfles in the Primitiuc times) made fure to King Henry the fixth, that lliee might be an Anchoreflre,or vowed reclule, in that part of the Abbey of Wh.illy, anciently ordained for that purpofe 5 which was granted and thus con- firmed. Hinrtcfis Beigra. Rex Mngl. ^ Dominm Hiherniey ommhus ad cfuQs pre- femes liter epe^mnerint ; Salutem. Sciatis quod de gratia nofira jpeciali con- cepmtts^ dtUBe nobis ifole de Heton de Com. Lane, vidue, quodtpfi pro ter- mro vite Jne effe popt Anachortta in loco ad hoc ordmato,i»xta Ecckfiam Farochidem de Whalfej in diBo Com. Lane. ^ quod ipfa talent fuJlentatiO' mm habere popt prout ibidem pertinet^de ^yibbate conitentu loci eiuf dem. In cuitu rei teftimoniumhas liter as no fir as fie^i fectmrn patentes. Bat. fub figilh Koflro ducatns noflri Lanc^ apud (Ji''anerium nojlrum de Kening- ' ton VI dtelulij^ An. Regni quinto decimo. Ferbreuedepriuato SigiHo. Bur A Difcourfe^ (^c. 155 Bat this religious VotareiTe tooke no great delight in her ftraight lodg- ing, as appeares by the ftory ; for wiihin a ftiort time after, flie being defi- roLisof more iibertie, broke out of her cage (as other fuch Ukcholy lifters h id done before her) and flew abroad in the open world. Whereupon the Abbot and Couent of the faid Monaftcrie, made this certificate foUowing CO the King. \ To the Ky ng ov/r fouereigne Lord, &:c. Be hit remcmbryd that the pieafe and habitacion of the feyd Reclufe is wi:hin place halowed, and nere to the gate of the feyd Monaftre. And that tbe wcemen that haue been attendyng,and acquayntyd to the feyd Reclufe hiiue recorfc dailiy into the feyd monaftre, for the liuereof brede, ale, Ky. cain,ar? i other tiiyngs, for the fuftentacion of the feyd Reclufes,accordyng to tnc compoficion cndentyd above reherfed. The whychc i$ not accor- ding ^o be had within fuche religyous plafes. And how that dy vers that been Ancoresand Roclufes in the feyd plafe afore cyme contrary to theyr own oth and profefTycn, haue brokyn owt of the feyd plafe whcrin they wer reclufyd,and dcpartyd iherfrom wythowteny reconfilyatyon.And in efpecyalhow that now 7/^/<^ of Hctonthac was laft Rcclufed mtfae feyd piafcatdenominacion and preferment ofow r fouereigne L.and Kyngthac now is, is broken owt of the feyd plafe, and hath dcpartyd thcrfrom con- trary to her own oth and profeUyon, not willyng nor entendy ng to be rc- ftorydageyn, and fo liuyng at her own liberte, and large by this two ycr and mor like as fche hadneuer bin profcflyd.And thatdiuers of the wymcn that haue been feiiiants therand attendyngto the Rcclufcs afortym have beemi fgouerned and gotten withchyld wythin the kyd plafe halowyd to tbegrctedifplefaunceof hurt, and difclanderof the Abbey aforefeyd, &c. Pie ife hit yowr highnes of yowr cfpecial grafc to grant to yowr ora- tors, the Abbat and, &c. This AnchorelTe hauing taken vpon her fo ftri(5t a vow, and being thus loo'einherlife and conuerfation,fomc m^y very well imagine that Nuns, which had more Iibertie allowed them by their rules, were firre more li- centious ; and indeed the Author of Piers the Ploughman fpcakcs (m the perfonofthc Frier Wrath j fomewhatrcprochfuily of his Aunt aNunne and an Abbcfle. As alfo of other like VotarclTcs and Votaries, which with his introdui^Hon folio wcth. I am wrath, quoth he, I was foraetyme a Frcre, And the Couentsgardlner, for tografccn impes, On Limitours, and Legifters, lefings i imped Til thei bear leaucs of fmoth fpcach Lordes to pieafe; And fithen thei blofomed abrod, in hour to hear ftiriftc Now i-s fallen, therof a fruit that folk han wel liuer Shew her ftirifts to hem than (hriucn hem to her perfons And pcrfbns haucperceiued that Frcres part with hem. Thefe poffcflburs preach and depraue Frcres j And Frercs findeth hem in default, as folk bear witnes | And when thei preach the people in many places abouc I wrath walk with hem, and wifti hem of my hookes. Thus Tiob. Unglavd 156 Vol.i.pa;iaj6, Thus they fpeken of my fpirituaky and defpife ech other, Til thei be boihbeggcrs and by my fpiritualty libben. Or elsairich and liden about, I Wrath,reftneuer That I nc raoft follow this wicked folk, for fuch is my grace. I hauc an Aunt to Nun , and an Abbes both. Her had leue fwonc or Cvvelc, than fufFcr any payne, I haucbencokein her kitchenaandhcrCouent ferucd Many raonethes with hem, and with Monks both, I was the Priores potager, and other pore ladies, I made hem iowts of iangling : That Dame lone was a baftard. And dame Clarence a knights doughter, a cokold.^ wa > her Sire, And dame Perncl aPrieltes fife, Priores was Qie ncuer, For (he had child in chcry time ,al our chapter hit v/ifte, Of wicked wordcs, I Wrath, her wortes made, Till thou licft, and thou litft lopcn out at once. And cither hit other vnder the chcke: Had thei had kniues, by Chrift, either had killed ojher. Saint Gregory was a good Pope, and had good forewit That no Priores wer Pricft , for that he prouidcd Let haply thei had no grace to hold harlatry in, For thei article of her tonges and mufl: all fecrctes tell. Among Monkes I might be, and many times y (hamen For thei be many fel freke«) my feris to efpie. Both Priorand Subprior and our Pater Abbas j And if I tcl any talcs thei takcnhem togetbers, And do me faft Fridayes to bread and to water, lam challenged in chapter node as I a child were, And balaced on the bare ars. Thus hauc I fpokenofall the religious Orders, which I findc to hauc becne cloiftercdhcrc in England at the time of the diiTolution of Religious houfesj howfoeucr their number might bee farre more then I haue fpokcn of. For. /. Fex in his Martyrologe alphabetically fets downe a catalogue of an hundred and twelue feuerall orders of Monkes, Friers, and Nuns, here and beyond feas,whofe rules were confirmed by feuerall Popcs^all branch- ed from the foure Primltiuc inftitutions of Bafiily K^iuguftme, Benet^ and Francis. Of which increafe, for a conclufion to this Chapter, as alfo to this difcourrejOneZ^//«f C/^,a Catholike Romane in his Anatomic of the Rbraane Clcrgie, hath formerly written in Latine verfe, thus not long fincc Englifhed. But though I had an hundred tongues and moe, I could not tell how many forts there be, Nor flhew the names and orders which do flow From this wafl Sea in their poflcritie. Chap. A T>iJcourfey (ifcourfe^ (<^€. icwcis, plate, copes, veftments, or forae ornament or other to the Church and Ccuenc. The religious Votaries likevvife, either by themfelues , or their f riends, gaue fomewhac or other vpon their firftadmutjnce into any ofthefe Mo- nafterics .• of which I could giue many examples, but in place tjke one for all 5 which iTiaue read in the Lieger booke of Saint M^ines the Nunnery at Clerkenwell. Where Sir William de Smcin Ceorgio ^ or Saint George knight (one of the Anceftors of Sir Richard^ S. George Chrentieux now li- ning) giues to the PriorefTe and her Sifters of the fopefiid Saint Mnries Ckr. i ken well; with Af^^^/if his daughter, vpon her admittance into their Nun- nery, halfe a Verge of land in Kingftone in Cambridgelhire. TV/?, widelmo de Baus. Roberto de S. Georgia. Roberto de HA^'elingtonfdd^ (^c. a deed fans date. And by another deed the faid Sir William Saint George giucs to the faid Priorie of Clerkenwell, for thefbules health of himfeife, hi? firher, his mo- ther, and his wife ^ and with Albreda hisiifter, who was to be a Numie of the faid houfe, his land in HafTeiingfeld , within the forefaid Countic of Cambridge, which Robert Rufis held in gratis in pafiuisy ^^cTeJl. Evftac. de BanciSi Willelmo de Bancis, Roberto de San^o Georgia^ ^c. And many others having large portions in their owne polTeflions, out of zealeanddeuotion, would giue all, with themleIues,to fome Cloifter or other,and therein take vpon them the habitc of Religion. As many Englifti doe in theie dayes vpon their admiffion into religious Orders beyond Seas. They were wondroufly enriched by the burials of great perfonages, for in regard ofburiall, Abbeyes were moft commonly preferred before other Churches whatfoeuer : and he that was buried therein in a Friers habite, if you will beleeue it, neuer came into hell. Vpon their vifiting and confeffing of the ficke, they eucr vfcd fbme per- fwafiue argument or other, that it would pleafe the ficke pcrfbn to beftow (bmew hat more or lefTeCaccording to his or her abiiitie) towards the main- tenance of their Fraternities, or the repairing of their Monafteriesj and that he would bequeath his bodie to be interred in the Church of their Coucnt, with a promife that they would daily fay prayers and make interceflion for his foulc. They got likewife by confeffing fuchas were in perfeft health, giuing them abfolution, and cnioyning them pcnance»accordingasthey re- ceiued gratuities. O f all which, will it pleafe you reade thefc paflliges fol- lowing, copied out of the Author of Piers Plowman^ and Geffrey Chaucer, And i Firfi: Piers the Plowman,P<«^ vndecimfts, fpeaking how Friers Icouet to burie men for their goods, \ Go confeflc to fome Frier.and ftiewe him thy lynnes. For while Fortune is thy frend Friers will the loue. And fetch the to their Fraternitie, and for the befeche . To her Prior Prouinciall, a Pardon to haue^ And pray for the pole by pole, if thou be pecunioftfs. Se4 fena. pcuttima non fufficitj pa f^iritudibus delimits. A T>tJcourfe^ ((src Ifaydlnoldc Be buried ac their houfc, but at try Pafifti Church: For I hard once,hosvcon(cicnceir toldc; That kind wold men be buried wber thei wer chriftined. Or wher that he were Pa; iftien that thcr he fliolde be graueu. And for Ifaid thus lo Friers, a fole thci me hcldcn, And loued me the lefTc, for my lely fpcche. And yet I cried on my confeftour thatheldehimfelfe cunnyng( That none wolde wed widowcs but for to weld her goods, Right fb by the Rode rought you neucr Where my body wer buried, by fo ye had my filuer. I haue much marvaill of you, and fo bath many other Why your Couent couetcth to confeiTc and bury, Rather than to baptife Barnes that be catechiflingcs. An^PaJfm decimus tertiits. Friers f olowed folke that «ver riche And folkc that wer pore at litle price they fet. And no cors in hir kyrkeyard, nor kyrke was buried, But quick he bcqueth hem ought, or quit part of his decs. The Frier, in Chaucer^ perfwading with the ficke farmer, to make his confcffion to him, rather then to his Parifti Prieft, hauing his hand vpon his halfepennie , makes this requcft to the 'bed-rid man lying vpon his couch. ' 4-- Yeue me then of thy gold to m;\ke our cloifter, * Quod he, for many amuskle and many an oifter, When other men have been full well at eafe, Hath been our food ; our cloifter for to rcafe. And yet, God wot, vnncath the foundamcnc Performed is, ne of our pauemeric Is not a tile yet within our wones By God we o wen fourty pound for ftones. The fame Author in the Prologues to his Canterbury tales, and in.thc charateof the Frier, thus fpeakes of the abfolution and eafie penance they gaue to men in health, where they thought fome commodirie would thereby accrew to thcmfelues and their Couefit. Full fwcetly heard he confeffion, And pleafant was his abfolution. He was an eafie man to giue penaunce. There as he wift to have a good pitawnce. For vnto a poorc Order for to give, Isafignethataman isweli yfliryve.v For if he gaue ought he durft make avaunt, He wift well that a man was repentant; For many a man is fo hard of hcrt, That he may not wcepe although him fmcrt: Therefore in ftedc of weeping and pray ercs, P 2 Men Intlie Sonip- ners talc. *q lotli. M :n mote giuc filuer to the poore Freeres. The Priefts likewife in generall as well of Cathedral), Parochiali, as of th.:fe Conuenruaii Churches got much by faying of Maflcs 3 as it is intima- ted to vs by the Pld wman in thefe few lines foliowiog. mm. S,Danjelin'vit. H.2, l^idefii Om- ^ phriutn dt (epte fanHimbui vr- bis T{om« Se- ems, If prycftes were pcrfice they would no filuer tske For MafTes, ne for Mattens, ne her meates of vfurcrs, Ne nether kirtle ne cote though thei for coid (hold die. But that which brought raoft riches to all the forefa'd Churches, was the Shrines, Images, and Reli(jues,ofthis or that Saint, in this or that Church efpeciaily honoured and preferued; to the Viliters whereof (who with great coft and labour did vndertake fo holy and deuout refolution) great Indulgences and Pardons were granted by ieuerall Popes (as will appeareby thefcquele)and lb femblablie to their facred Altsrs and other holy places: and fuch like Indulgences and Pardons they were, as were anciently granted to the Churches in Rome ; which wifl not feemc imper- tinent (I hopej herctofct downe,a5 I haue them out of an old booke in broken Englifli, which crept into the world in the minoritieof Printing, and is commonly called. The Cuftomcs of London. But, before 1 go anv further, letmc tell you, that Reliques were cuer holden in moft reuerend regard, amongft all forts of people, infomuch ibat in the taking of any fo. lemneoath, they vfed to lay -their hand vpon certaine Rcliqucs,as they did vpon the holy Euangeliffsi For I heard that King Hefjfie the fccond being to cleare himfelfc of Archbilhop Beckets death, at a generall aflemblie hol- den within the Citie of Auranches, in the Church of the Apoftlc Saint AnArexOi before the two Cardinals, T heodinm and Albert us., the Popes Le- gates, and a great number of Bifhops, and other people, made his purga- tion in rcceiuing an oath vpon the holy reliques of the Sajnts; and vpon the facred Euangelifts, that he neither willed, nor commanded the faid Arch- bifhop to be murdered. The hook Pardon oj^megraunted by diners Popes. In the cite of Rome ben]jii chirches in which is MafTe daily don, but thcr ben vii of the fame priuilcged aboue all the other with gret holines and Pardon, as is here aftir ftiewid. The fui;ft is called Saint Peter sChxxch th'appoflell, and is fet vpon the fotofan hill, and mengoovpward thertooa ifcyerofxxix ftcppes high, and as oft as a man gooth vp and downc that fleyer, he is relefid of the fe- uenth part of penaunce inioyned and graunted by Pope t^lyfander. Item^ as yc come before the Chirch ther the well fporingeth,fo may ye fee aboue the dorc an Image of our Lord, and betwcncbis feete flondith oun of the pence that God was fold for, and as ofre as ye locke vpon that pcny ye haue xiiii C.yerys of Pardon. Itenty in the fame Chircheon the lyght fide is a pilour that was feme- tyme off SaUmons temple, at whiche pilour our Lord was wonte to reif him whan he preched to the pcople,at which pylourifthernny be frentyk, or madd, or trobled with fpyritts,they be dcliueryd and made hoole. And A Difeourfe, ^c. i6i A nd in chat Chirge be xi aultcrs,and atcuery aultcr is xlviii ycrc ot Par- don , and as many Lcntes or Karyncs : and vii of thoo aulters ben feuerally priuekgyth with grace and Pardon. At the furft auUcr is the vyfage of our Lord; who loketh vpon that hath vii. c. yere of Pardon. lumj at the fame aultcr is the fpcrc that Crift was parced with, whych was broght from ConftantyncnopIc,fcnt from the grec lurke to Popc/«* fjocent theVni' The fecond aultcr is of Ca.\nt/i/)dretv there ye hauc V.C. yere of Pardon. The forth anker is of owr Lady, there is Vii C. yere of Pardon. The V. aultcr is of Saint LeoOj there he receyuid the ablolucion in his MafiTc fro hevyn, and there is Vii. C. yere of Pardon. Thevi aulterofall Souls and there is V.C. ycrc of Pardon : and cucry ygh feft an foul out of Purgatory. The vii aultcr is ofSamtsimo^d and Ju>c * third parte. * on the eight day. (lA T)ifcourfe^ (^c. * S. James of Compofteld ii» Spainci mochc as he went to * Saint Tamts and come geync. Itemt'm theChirch of Saint Laurence wythout the walies there lyeth the body of S^imt Laurence of Saint 5"/s. /rm,inthc fame Chirchyard ftondith a chapel thatys callid SavBum SAnSiervm^ there is the facs of our Lord; there may y c haue xiiii M.y ere of pardon, and as many karv nc?. Whan the EmpcrourC*/>y/4»/jf»r was chriflcncdtho /pake he to Pope Silueftre: In that,that I havegcucn my housio the wurfchipofgod,graunt you mekely his grace to all them that willingly come ta this townc. Thoo anfwerd Pope Stluefire^ our Lord Ihu Criftc that by his grct mercy hath purged you ofyourgretlazaiyc he mut purge alle them that vifityih this Ghy rch of all her fy nne and of all other penance. He that wol! not beleue this may goo to feynt Latrynes before the quyer dore, and there he may fee in a marbill all that is wry ten here. From feynt Ishns day vnto Scrouetyd all this pardon U doubled,and fro Scrouetide vnto Eflcr the pardon is thrcfoldedouble^Blcflyd is he that may defcrve to have this pardon. And in the fame chapel abouefaid may come noo wecmen. //^w^aboue that chapel on the leftc fyde ar fteppys which fometyme ware at Iherufalcra; and who fo goth op tho fteppys on his knees, he dcli - ucrith o foul out of Purgatory. Itemy'm the Chirchof Seym Euftace you may have rclyfe and pardon ofallfynnc. And he that is fhreuen and repentant of his finne he hath a M.yere par- don, and as many kary nes. My Author hauing fpoken of the Indulgences and priuiledgcs granted to thefe principall Churches, and the great benefit which deuout pilgrimes receiuc which come to vifit thefe facred ftru£l:ures,and highly reucrcncc the holy rcliques therein contained, he proceeds in this place (according to his promife) to gruc his Reader knowledge what a karync is. A karyne CHiith hej is too goo wulward vii yere. Item to faften bred and watter the Fryday vii yere. in vii yere not too flepc oon nyght there he flcpith a nother. Jfem^ in vii yere nos to com vndir noo couercd place, bur y f it bee to here MafTe in the Chirch dare or porche. Item in vii yere nott to cte nor drynke out of noo vcfTel, but in the fame that he made hys avow in. Item^ he that fulfillyth all thes poyntis vii yere duryng;doth and wynnethc a karyne, that ys to fey a Lentdum. Thus may a man baue at Rome (as he concludes) grct pardon and Soul helth^ blcfTyd ben thoos pepull and yn good tyme borne that reflayveth thes 164. \ A T)ifQOwJey (s^t. 165 thes graces, and well kepitti them. OFthc ivhich pardon and grace , our Lord Ihsfu Crydmot grant to euer j- f^ood (-ryften man. Amen. Then follow the Indulgences grameJ to other lower Churches in Rome: but by thefe you may imagiiie th.* reft- And by iioch iudge of the Pardons granted by feuerall Popes ro the Cathedryll, ConuentuaJl^and Pa-* rochiall Churches o^ England. And ihinkc-what concourrc of pilgriiues and other people daily vifitcd the forefaid Churches ; which will hereafter appeare within each feucrall DioceflTc. , l;.-::! And hercgiuemc leauc a little tofpeakeof a ccrtaine generall Pardon or Indulgence granted by (Alexander the fixfh, Billiop of Rome , to this RealmeofEngland. By which he enriched himfelfcjand the Churvh-Mi- nifters, and emptied the purfes of many of the Kings fubiefts. Towards the latter cad of the yeare, one thoufand fine hundred, being the yeare of lubile (fo called, for that it is the yeare of ioy or deliuerancc ; the forefaid BiOiop of Rome fcnt hither to King Henrj the fcuenth, one Ia(pey Porve or Pons^ a Spaniard, a man of excelicnt Icarning^and moil ciuill behauiour,to diftribute the Heaucnly Grace (as hee termed itj to ail fuch as (letted by any forcible impediment^ could not come to Rome that yeare to the lubile which was there celcbrated.The Articles contained in.tJbe Bui of ttfcip great Pardon,or Heauenly Grace, were as folioweih. The Articles of the Bulleof the holy lubiley of fuli rcmiiryon, smdgrex ioy graunted to the Relmeof Englond, Wales, Irelond , Gernefcy, and Garnefey , and other places vndrc the fubie£lion of ourc Soucraygne Lord King Hefjry the feucnth to be diftributyd accordyngto the trcw meanyng ofourholy Fader vnto the Kynns Subie£ls. Ower raoft holye Fader the Pope^Goddes Vicar in crthe, of hysholye and gracyous difpofycion/aderla beholdyngxhe hole jRck of chriftcn pcple comittcd to hys cure and charge, day lie ftudy cth diligently the helth i>nd wclfar of yowr fowlcs And in as moche as in his holynes prouyderh for all fochc perellcs and ieoperdics as may fall to the fame , by grauntyng of gret Indulgence, and remilhyon of fynnesand rrefjjaffes. Where as the holye ycre of grace now of late pally d, that ys to fay, the yere of remilhyon of all fynnes, ye yerc of ioyc and gladr.es, was celebrate devowtely, and folcnly keped, by gretc and infenice noiithre of Criilcn pe- pull in theCowrteofRome. Ower faide moft hoiie Fad-ertlic Pope,ns well confideryng the infenite nombre ofcriften peple bothe fpyriruali and rcm- porall which was defirous tohaue had the fayd rcmifliyon and Grace, and wold hauc vilctted the fayd Cowrte of Rome,{aue only that they were ictrc, eytherby fikenefle,feblcneire, pouerte,Iongdiftance, and gret ieopcrdic; or bcfincs and charges of fpirituall or temporall occupacions, or at that tyme purpofcd notto optaineand perchafe the fayd Gmcc, and now be in will and defire to haue the fame. As willy ng,and clfe£lually defiringto pro- uydeand withflondthcmoft cruel! purpofe , and infenyte malice of our moft cruell enemyes of our criflen feitbc the Turks whichc continually ftu- dieth,and gretcly infbrccth hymfelfc with alle hys myght and fti enght to fubuertand vtterly dcftroye the holye Rdigion of our Souerayne Criftc. As irisnottvnknowenhow now oflate,the£yd moft cruel! enemy hath opteyncd and goten with grete myght and power many and dyaers ^rcte citecs The prcat pnr- don, or Hca ueidy Grace. CopieJ out of a.-ic/ie UoJ], now in tiic cu - flo/ y of Sir t>is>i D'E}v(s Kni! bt. l66 citeesand caftles \ As Modon, Neoponton, and Coiona, with many oder Townes and poflfcflGons which was tha i in the dominatycn and polTcffion of criften pcple. And moft cruelly h;*tii ilcync and jcftroyed infenite nom brc of criften peple withowt mercy or pise, bcthe by water and by londe. Sceyngandconfideryng his Holy ncs, that heofhyrafcife is notfufficyent, nc of power to refiftc,and withftondc the foi/ayd gret ma]yces,and porpo- fes, without the ay de and helpe of criften pcplc; Hath ftatuted, ordeyned, and graunted of his Paftorall power, as is conteyncd in thcs Articles iol- lowing. Furftower foueraigne I-ordeKyng Herry the feuentli, witfiall his pro- geny; all Vchcbuftchoppts, BuiTchoppes, Abbotts, Dukts, Er]c5,Barons, Knygtes,Squyers,Gentillmen.,yomcn,cctez!ncs, and StrdugaSjand all odcr criften pwp)c,both men and women, what oder dcgre,or condicyon foeuer thei be,offpyrituall or temporall,lecu;cr,or regu!cr,dwdl> ng,orFor a tyinc abydyng v/ithin the Relmc of EnglondJreiond,Waks,Genie(cy,or G;irn fey, or any oder place vndre*thc rewlc or dominacion of our fayd foueraigne Lorde the Knyge, which att any time after the publycaiion herof, to the laft Eucnfong ofthcOdaues of Eftcrnext commyngc, truely confefl) dand contry te vifite fochc Chorches as ftiailbe aftigncdto bevtfired j by the ryght reuerent Fader in God Gajptr Porve Prothonotarie , and Dodor of Diuinite,of our fayd holy Fader, the Popes rmba(Taror,and in this holy lu. beley CommilTarie, or by oder by hym (ubftituted or dcputcdiand ihcr put into the cheft for thentcnt ordeyned, foche fomme or quantire of money, gold, or filuer, as is lymy ttsd and taxed here fblowy ng in the laft end of this paper; to be fpent for the defence of owcr fcithe; /hall have the fame InduL gencc, Pardon, and Grace with remiftyon of all thcr finnes, whiche thei fhuld have had, if thei had gone pcrfonally to Rome in the yere of Grace, andther vefitcdalithe Chorches afflgned for thatentent, both within the cite and without, and alfoo done all oder things required to. have be done ther for the obteyning of the faid grace of the . ubdey. AUbour faid holy Fader hath gevyn full power and au£lorite to his faid CommilTarie and his Deputis to chefe and afligne Conftftours and Peni- tenciersfeculerandreguler in all foche places as ftiall pleafe the faid Com- miffarieor his Deputies; to here the confcflions of all foche as are defpofed to receyue the Pardon of this holy lubcley. The which confeflburs nnd Penitenciers flial' have the fame audorite and power in eucry bchalfc whiche the Penitenciers of Rome had at Rome in the yere of Grace. That is to fayc, thei fliall abfolue them of all manner of crime:, trefpufifes, tran- greflyons, and fynncs whatfbeuer thei be, though the abfoloty^-n ther of be referved to the Courte of Rome ; or to the Pope himfclfe ; nothyhg ex- cept, but fochc as was except to the Pctenciers of Rome : and that was only the abfolucyon of Confpiratours in the perfon of the holy Fader the Pope, or in the ftateof the See of Rome. Andalfo the faKaries of rhe Popes Bulls, and of odcr wry tings paffing from the Courte of Rome; of the fellers or conveyers of Harneys, or oder things prohibited to the hethen pcplc.And of thes that laieth violcnte hondes on Buflchoppes, or oder Prelates of the Chirchcjwhich beabove Buflchoppes. And thcfaid Confeflburs ftiall hauc power to geue and grauntc to all the faid perfonfcs confcflyd and contrite, clcnc cicneand full remiffion whiche is called, A ■pena etcalpa. Alfo the faid ConfclTours and Penitcnciers (hall have power and au do- rite to diipencc and change ail manner of vowes into alraefdedc for the tic- fence of our Feith, none except, though itt be to Rome, to Iherufaiem, or to Semt lames. Alfo our (aid holy Fader ^^dlling no man to be excluded from this grcte Grace and indulgence, hath graunted, that all foche as be fekc and impo- tcnte, or oderwyfe defeafcd fo that *yci may rtot eafly vifi:te the.Chorchcs affigned to be vifetted, (hall have for them arid all ther howlholde thefayd Indulgence, RemiiTyon arid Grace, as well as if they did vifitte the fayd Ghorches. Furft compownding effeiflualiy with the fayd ComfnilTarie, or his Deputies for the fame . Alfo itt ys graunted by our fayd holy Fader that all thos that were at Rome this lafl yere of Grace (h.ilbe parteable and capax of this fayd Grace and Pardon, yt thci will receive itt. , ' Alfo our fayd holy Fader hath graunted to his fdid CommifTarie^and his fubftitutesfull power to interpretate, and declare, all foche doubts as may bt fownde, or be moved in thies his graunts , or in the exccucion of the fnmc^orany parte ther of, willy ng arid commandy rig that ther ihtefpreta- cyon (hill efFe£lually be taken and florid. Alfo our (aid holy Fader hath flraitly commanded,in the vertue of obe- dience, ;ind vndre the pnyneof curfyng, the fentence in that behalfe gcvin; of the whiche they may nott be affoykd,b'ut of the Pope hthifelf, fufft fa- tistaccion made with the fliyd Commiffarie, or his Depute after the cjualiti of the trefpas. That none ordinary fecialcr, or reguler, or any oder perfones kcu\cv or reguler, Ictt his Bulks or any oder writyngs made for dcclaracion her of, to be publifhed in their Chorches, Citces, or Dioccffes , wher or whan itt (halbe nedefuU ; nor that thci fhall askc or recey ve though \ti be, offered any money or oder reward, fo^ the publicacion or fuffcrance thcrof, orany otherwylc lettor hynder thexpcdicion therof, and goodfpei/cmr/e^ (^c. 1 muft pay or caufc to be payed to this holy entenc, and efFecle, for defence ofourFeithe,agaynft thcmoft grete and, crueli enemy of the fame the TBrke,yfthei will receiuc this grete indulgence and Grace of this lubeleyj for themfelfs and their wyfes and their children not maryed^and effectually without diffeyte put into the Cheft ordeyned for that entent of trcw and lawfull money in thatcountrie wher thei be iii, I. vii s. viii d. Alfo eucry man and woman havyng tenemcntcs and rentes to the yere- ly value of one M. 1. or aboue, to the fumme of ii M. 1. exclufive muft pay for themfelfs and their wy fcs xl s. IttWi all thos that hath londes and Rentes, &c. to the yerdy valour of ccccLor aboue to the fumme ofaM.l. exclufive muft pay for themfclfes and their wy fcs xxvi s. viii d. /rrw-,aUthos that hath londes and rentes, &:c. to the yercly valour of c c 1. or aboue, to the fumme of c'c cel. cxclufivc muft pay for themfelfs, &c. xiiis. iiiid. , ItemtiW thos that haue londes and rentes,&c. to the y erely valour of one c l.or aboue, to the yerely valour of cc I. exclufiue muft pay for themfelfs, &c. vi s. viii d. ItemtzW thos that haue londes and rentes, &c. to the yercly valour of xl. 1. or aboue to the fumme of one c 1. exclufive muft pay for themfelfs, ii s. vi d. all thos that haue londes and rentes, &c. to the yerely valour of XX 1. or above to the fumme of xl 1. exclufive muft pay for themfelfs, 6(c. xvi.d. //fw,men of Religion havyng londes. Rents, and Tenements to the yerely valour ofii M. 1. or aboue, muft pay for themfelfs and their Couent, xl. Item, thos that hath londes and rents, &c. to the yerely valour of one M.l.or aboue to the yerely valour exclufive muft pay for themfelfs and their Couent, vl.iiiis. all thos that have londes and rentes, &:c. to the yerely valour of cccc c 1. or aboue, to the valour of one M. 1. exclufive muft pay for them and their Couent iii 1. vi s. viii d. Item, all thos that hath londes and rentes to the yerely valour of ii c 1. or aboue, to the fumme of c c c c 1. exclufive, muft pay for themfelfs and their Couent, XX s. //tfw, thos that hath londes and rents to the yerely valour of xl I. and aboue, to the fumme of one l.ranft pay for themfelfs and their Couent, xs. • \ Item, feculcr men and wcmcn which hath londes and rents to the yerely valourofxl 1. or vndre,whofe mouable goodcs extendyth to the valour of on M 1. muft pay for themfelfs and their wyfes, xl s. Iten/y thos whos goodcs mouable extendyth to c c c c l.or aboue, to the fumme of one M. I. cxclufivc, muft pay for themfelfs and their wyfes, vi s. viii d. //^j»,thos whos goods mouable extendyth to the valour ofc c l.or aboue to the fumme of cccc I. muft pay for themfelfs and ther wyfes vii s. vi d . rteoff thos whos goodcs mouabic be withia the valour of c c 1. and not [ vndrcl A T>iJcourfe^ (^c. vndreXKl.rauft fay for their.feifs ther wyfcs and thiidrcn not niaricd, xii d. Item,ihos who? goodes mailable extendych norr ro the vaJour of xx I. ftiall pay fbrthemreifs tticrwyfesand chitUien asiclhali pleafethem or'tneir dcvocyon. The Articles of the BuH ofdijl^snfaeyon with Simony ^ VJur)\ and oj goodes wronofuliy kcped',rejcrued to the Comrmjjarj only* Moreoucr ower feid holy Fader the Pope vvillynge more largely to pro. uids for the helth and welfar of the fowics ofail criiten pcpuli d welly ng or abydingintheRelmeand placcsaboue writteni hath geiien^ and giauntcd, full audtorite^and power,to thefayd Venerable F.adtr in QodiGajfar powe his Orator and Commiflaryjtoabfolue, and diljDcncc with alt manner of perfones, d welly ng or abidy ng within the feyd Rclme, or places aboue re- hcrfyd,mcn or wemen>ofwhac dcgrc or condicyon fo cuer thei be, fpiry- tuallor temporalljfecukrorrcguier, whiche hath commytted Symony,in gevyng or recevyng holy Orders,or Benefices fpiritual or any other waiesj thatthei may, notwithftondyng the feyd Simony fb commyttid min;ftre in the orders fo rceeyved: And the Benefices (o obc^yned lawfully kpe andoccupyc,and thefrutesor to be rceeyved, occupic ;!nd defpofe ?x their pleforc* And yfthe leyd perfones by rcafon therof have runne into irregu- larite \ as ther apon fyngyng MafTc, or oder wyfe minifljyng the lioly Sa' cramcntys of the Chirche The feyd Commiflary hath full power ro dcf* pence with that irregularite • and to takeaway all infamye and vnablcnes whiche thei be in by rcafon of the fame, Alway prouyded that the feyd perfones make a compofytyon herof with the feyd Comraifiaric.and foche money as thei compownd for, effcdually to pay to the feyd Commiflarie, to be rpent in this holy vfe for the relefe and defence of onr fcith. Alfo the feyd GomtnifTaric hath power to compownd, abfoluej and dif- pence with all thos that occupye evill goren goods ; all vfur^rs, and all foche that wrongfully andvnlefully occupicth or witholdethoder mcnnys goods by fy ndyngior goods hidde not Icnowyng, or dowry ng who be the owners of the feyd goods, or to whom thei fiiuldcmak reftitucyon, that thei kfully kepe, and occupie thefame goods. Futfl m.ikyng compofycyon for the fame u ith the feyd CommyfTaric, of fomc ccrteync fumme of mo- ney to be fpent in theforefeyd holy vfe, thatis to fey, for the relefc ard de- fence of ower Fcith, ayenfl the moft cruelf and bitter enemys of the fame, the Turkes. Alfo yf ther be any willing to be created Dodour in both Lawes, or in OIK of them ; the feyd Gommiffaric hatfi power to doe it, as well as if he wcrecreated in any Vniuerfitie ; Andfb of oder degrees, &c. Alfbthis Pope Ky his Buls imparted this his blcding and bcnefir. of the lubeley to all other Rjiigdomes and rerritwics vnder h's fpiritual 1 lurifdi- ^lion and obeyfance,and to all in li ke manner ,and vpon the like condicions. By which you may gather, that this beneuolentliberalitieof pardon and d. hcauea- hcaaenly Grace, was not altogether freely giuen by the Pope j neither was that maflcofmoney, thus congefted together, fpent in any warres againft the Turkcs, as he promifed; but conueied to Rome, and there laid vp in his owne Treafurie: whileft the enemies of the faith did greatly infeft the Chri- ftians. But this Pope of all other, in my iudgcmcnt,had the moft ihamefull and cunning ftiifts to get money withall, and was more opprobrious in all his adions then any other either before or fince. But ai? he liucd wickedly, fo hee died miferably, being poyfoned with the fame banc which hee had prepared for another. A^lim SAnnAz.AriWy and other writers of that age, madecertaine Epitaphs of him to his eternall infaraie. Which I finde thu^ tranflated into Englilh, out of lo.^de in his Pageant of Popes. Perhaps whofe Tombe this is (my friend)ye do not know, Then pauie a while if that yehaue no hafte to go. Though K^Uxanders name vpon the ftone be grauen, Tis not that great, but he that late was Prelate ffi ornc and fliauen. Who thirfting after bloud, deuour'd fo many a noble Towne, Who toft and turn'd the ruthfull ftates oFkingdomes vpfidc downe. Who to enrich his fonnes, fo many Nobles flew, And waft the world with fire and fword and fpoyling to him drew. Defying lawes of earth and hcaucn, and God himfelfc crewhilc. So that the finfull Father did the Daughters bed defile And could not from the bands of wicked wedlock onccrefrayne. And yet this peftilent Prelate did in Rome tenn^ yecres remainc. No w friend remember Nero^ or els Caligula his vicc^ Or HeliogabalM : enough : the reft ye may furmife, For ftiame I dare not vttcr all. Away, my friend, with this. Another. The Spaniard liethe here that did all honeftie defie. To fpeake it briefely : in this Tombe all villanie doth lie. Another. Left Alexanders noble name, my friend, ftiould thee beguile. Away : for here both treachery doth lurkc, and mifchiefe vile. Another. Though Alexander after death did vomit matter blacke. Yet njaruell not .• he dranke the fame, and could not caufe it packe. Vj^n theyeareof lubelie aforefaydkept by this Pope Alexander. The Romane Prieft that ptomifcd both heauen and ftarres to fcll^ By treacherie and raurtherings hath made a gap to hell. This Alexander before (by deuillifti meanesj he obtained the Papacic, was called Rodericm BorgiayZ. Spaniard borne in Valentia. But of him enough, except it tended more to the matter. Now may It plcafc you reade certaine blanke verfcs taken out of my fore remembr(fd Author,P/Vrx Plow tnauy who (peakes in bis language of the Pope and Cardinals,Pardons and pilgrimages cffedually to this purpofe. Pajfrn ip. God A T>iJcourfe, (jrc 171 God amend the Pope, that pilleth holy Kirke And claymeth before the Kyng to be kept of Chriflcn And countcth not though criAcn be killed and robbed And fynd iolke to figr>t,and chriftcn folk to fpill. Agayns the old law and new law as Paule therof wytncffcth. Non occides '^mihi vindi^lam^ ^c. I nc knew neucr Cardinall that he ne come fro the Pope, And we Clarks when they come for her Commcns payen, For her pelures, and paifreis, and pilors th;jt hem folow. The Commune clamat quotidie eche a man to other, The cDntrey is the curfeder that Cardinals commcn in. And there they lig, and leng more lechery there raigneth Therfor, quod this vi£lory, by very god I would That no Cardinals nc come among the commen pcple. But in her holines hclden hem ftyl At Avion among the lewesi cum [d.r}6lo fanBm eris^ Or in Rome as their rule wyl the relikcs to kepc. In the feucnth paffagc he deliuers his opinion of the Popes Pardons , in tbcfe words. The Pricftc preued no pardon to do well. And dcmed that Do well Indulgence pndcd BiennalcsandTriennaics, and Byfliops letters And how Do well at the day of dome is * dignely vnderfongenj And paffed all the Pardon of S. Peters Church. A little after in the fame paffage, thus. • Soulcs that hane finned feuen * fy thes deadly And to truft to thcfeTrcntals truely mc thynkcth Is not (o * fikcr for the foule as to do well. Thcrforc I * red you renkes that rich be on this crth Apon truft of treafure Trientales to have Be ye neucr the bolder to breake the * ten heftes And namely ye Maifters, Mayres, and ludges That haue the welth of this world, and for wife men be holden To purchafe you Pardons, and the Popes Buls: At the dreadfull dome whan the dead ftiall arife And commen all tofore Chrift accounts forte yeuc How thou leadeft thy lyfe here, and his lawes kepeft And how thou didcft day by day the dome wil reherfc. ^ A poke full of Pardons there, ne prouinciall letters. Though ye be foundcn in the fraterniric of the iiii Orders And haue Indulgence an hundryd fold,but if Do well you helps I belet your patents and your pardons at a py cs helc. Therforc I counfell allchriften to crye god mercy, And make Chrift our meane that hath made amends. That God give vs grace here, or we go hence Such workcsto worke while we ben here , Q^g That Of ihc Pope. Of 1 lie Car- dinals. Of TnJJjcn- ces ind I'ar- 'wortli'ily re cciucd- ^ times. *fafc. * rulers. * ten f oin- maiidemcms. 1 * as he was aamed. Of pilgrimages ' take. The way to Truths dwel- ling place. ''thebcft. 'Law. Pilgrimage what it is. That after our dcathes day, Do well rehcrfc At the day of Dome we did as he highte. The fame Author (hewing what true pilgrimage is, breathes forth thefe blankc verfcs following. Nay by my foule health, quoth PierSf and gan for to fweare, I noldc * fang a fcrthy ng for Saynt Thomas ftiryne. Truth wold loue mc the leflc long tyme therfor after. And if ye wyll to wend well this his the way thither. Ye muft go thorow mekenes both men and wy ucs Tyllye come into confciencc, thatGhrift wit foch That ye louen our Lord God, * Icueft of all thynges. And that your neighbours next; In no wy fe appeire Other wift than thou woldift he wrought to thy (clfc* In the fame paiage. Ye thatfeke S. Umes, and Saintes at Rome Scke faint Truth, for he may faue you all. In another place. Pajf. 1 2 . He doth well withoute doute,that doth as bcuti techcth That is if thou be man raaryed, thy make thou louc, And lyue forth as law wyll, why le ye lyuen both. Right fo if thou be religious, ren thou neuerfurthcr. To Rome nor Roch Madon, but as thy rule techeth, And hold the vndcr obedience, that high way is to heuen. And yf tbou be mayden to mary, and myght well continewc, Seke neuer no faint further for thy foules health. Pilgrimag c, is called of the Latines, Peregriuath^ qudji ftregre abitiOy a going into a ftrange countrey \ for a Ihort pilgramage is not worth a pin; neither is that Image in fo much honour or refped in that countrey where it is, as in farre countries. For example, the Italians , yea thofe that dwell neare Rome, will raocke and fcoffc at our EngliCh (and other^ pilgrims that go to Rome to fee the Popes holincfTe, and Saint Peters chaire-and yet they themfelues will runne to fee the Reliques of Saint lames of Gompoftella in the kingdoraeof Galicia in Spaine,which is aboue twelue hundred Englifli miles. And fo the Spaniards hold Rome to be a very holy place, and there- fore (pare no coft or labour to go thither.And fo of other pilgrimages. Pilgrimage was alfo called Romria^ quia RomAm vt ^lurimum feregri- nationesy bccaufe pilgrimages forth mo(l part were made to Rome; Now hauing acquainted my Reader (omitting many particulars, I con- fefTe, which will more plainly appeare in the lequelej by what deuiles and mcanes, the Religious Votaries and others of the Glergie within this k ing- dome, as alfo the Bifhop of Rome ( who mofl: commonly went away with the heft (barej augmented their reuenues, and deceiucd the poore Com- mons. I am here tofpeakc ofaycarely tribute paiedonely to the See of Rome (which many times lobuioufly meete withallj from the payment whereof] w hereof, neither the King nor the CIcrgie, nor any houfholder either in England or Ireland were priuilcdged, and this was called Romefcot; which is a Saxon word compounded of Ronic and Scor, as you woiild Hiy , the ti i- bute due to Rome, or an Apoftolicnli cuftome, or the fee of Rome , Rome penning, or De»ar^ SanCii Petri^ Peter pcncctFrom which payment.faich LMAthewihz Monke of Weftmmftcr, neither the King, nor the Arcbbi. (hop, Billiop, Abbot, nor Prior, were exempted. Thefirft Founder of this Tribute was/»4;^,or/;?4,kingofthe Well-faxons. Of which the forefaid LMathcw thu^ writes. Im chepiou$ and potent king of the Wefl -Saxons, leauing his r< mpo rail kingdome ('thereby to gaine an eternalij to the gouernmcnr of his kiiif • man EtheUrdi trauellcd on pilgrimage to Rome, where in the (aid Citic by xhzpttmx^imoi Gregory the fecond,hec built an houfe wliich hctallci, The EngUdi Schools ; vnto which.thc kingsof England, and the Reg iii limige, as alfo Bifhops, Priefts, Clerkes, and others migiit repairc, to bcc inftru^lcdin good literature,and in the Catholicke faithi kii that any thing in the EngliQa Church might be finifterly expounded contr.iry to the vni- uerfall vnitie,and fo, being cftablilhed in the orthodoxall and right recei- ucd Faith, they might returne backe againc into their ownc countrcy. For the dodrineaod Schoolcs of the Englifti Nation fince the time of Arch brfbop L//«y?/»,had beene interdidcd by diuers Romifli Bidiops, for ccr- taine hcrefies which daily appeared after the comming in of ilic Saxons in- to Britaine,by reafonofthe commixture of the misbelecuing wicked Pa- gans, with the Chriftians of holy conuerfation. Hce alfo caufed a Church tobeereded nearctothe forefaid houfe or CoIIedge, which he dedicated to the honour ofthe bleffcd Virgine Mitry:^ in which fuch of the Englilh as came to Rome might celebrate diuine Seruicc,and that therein, if any of thcfaid Englifli there happened to depart this world, they might be inter- red, Andallthefe, that they might for euer be more firmly corroborated, it .was ordained by a gcnerall decree, throughout all the kingdome of the Weft-Saxons, that in cuerie familie one pennic fliould be yearely colle£i:ed and fent ouer to bleffed Saint Peter and the Church of Ronic,which in Erig lifti Saxons was called Romefcot ; that the Englifh there abiding niigiit by that mcanc haue fufficient to liuc vpon.Thus farre Mat hew of VVeftn^iiiftcr furnamed the Flower-gatherer. The which in fubffance is thus dcliuerccf by a late writer, yet in a different manner. He (meaning Ina) inftitutcd alfoa certainc yearely payment to the See of Rome, enioyning euery one of his Subieds that pofTcflcd in his houfe of one kindc of goods to the value of t wcntic pence, that he fliould pay 2 pcny to the Pope yearely vpon Lammas day ; which at that time was contributed vnder the name of the Kings Almes , but afterwards was called and chal- lenged by the name of Peter- pence: Another of the famegift by the (aid King hath thefe rimes. Hegaue to Rome echc yere The Rome pence thorrow Weft fcx all about Perpetually to be well payd and dcre. For vnto Rome he went without all doubt. After the example, and with the like zcale oilm^ offa the moft magnijd- Qj? cent Mat. iJeft. Spied. cct/jO- Hard. ca. 99. '7+ 1 cl/ T>ifc6urfe^ <^c. cent king ofthe Mercias, in great deuotion went alfo to Rome , and made euery houfe within his territories fiibied to this payment of Romcfcotj Hard.cap.i3i. Mill. MUmf. Simon Duel. A ManuCtript in the Library oisdmnd Cot ton Eiquite. offk gauethrojigh Mers the Rome penny Vnto the Church of Rome. Afterwards about the years eight hundred and fiftic, this tribute was confirmed, and made further payable throughout all Bngland; For Etkl- wolfe fas thenbdngfole Monarch of the Englifbrnen; (hauing beenefome- tisnes for certainc yeares (as Hsmden and Brampton write) Bifliop of Win- chcfter) remembring his Ecclcfiaftickc profcffion ; and ordaining firft that tithes and lands due to holy Church Qiould bee free from all tributes and Rcgall feruices5 in the nineteenth yeare of his raigne,with the like deuotion of the two former kings, went in pilgrimage, taking with him his youngei} fonne Alfred, or Elfred^ to the forefaid chiefe Citic of the Romanes^whcre he was both honourablie receiued and entertained by the Bifbop of Rome and the whole Senate 5 for the fpace ofone yeare and vpwards: in which time he rebuilt the Englilh Schoole before remcmbred , which lately had beenealmoft quite confumed with fire. And in lieu of his kinde entertain- ment, confirmed the former grant ofPet^ r-pencejCaufingit to bee payed throughout all his Dominions ; and further coucnanted to pay yeateiy to Rome three hundred Markes, thus to be employed ; one hundred to Saint Peters C hurch, another hundred to Saint Pauls light, and the third to the Pope (a Saint that cuermore will haue his (harej to the entenc, faith one, that no Englifhraen ftiould doe penance in bounds, as he (aw Ibme do be- fore his face. This {./ithiiwolfe to Rome toke his way In pilgramage with him his fonne Aelfredct To Peter and Pole he graunted infenirife The Rome pence of all Englond. As F/.[he'd in the faid yeare) Hcutdin !n v '.a * Lammis day. yicte SuUam Adrlaui apud Mat.Paru.in vita HiH 2, i v^6 TUfcourfe, ^c. Smm Angtl) pktinii In vli. invent, rerum Hifl Cant.li,m bib. Cott. Stlden, Hi^w, yearej this payment was abrogated ac this time, by King Edward, it was after renewed againe by the Pope, and the money was gathered in cerrainc Shires of this Realme,vntill the dayes ofking Hemy the eighih. Parlbns, and Impropriators of Churches, at this day in many places of England, are payed this perinie vnder the name of a Smoke pennie. This Chapter is growne much longer then I expeded.Of which an end. Crap. XVIII. OfPmfhes^ Bt/hoprickes. Oftheposver and fanBitie of Bifhofs andPrieUs.0fSan6luaries^ and of the Ecciejiatticall flate ofE ng land and Wales, VyArochU dicitur hcus in quo degit populus altcui EccUfia baptifmrM de. putatuSy ^ certts finibu6 limitatus, A Parifti is faid to bee a place in which people doc liue affigned to fome Ghriftian Church, and limited by certaine bounds. Ettariftui the firft,Biftiop of Rome, who fuffercd raartyrdome vnder Traian the Emperour, about the ycare of our redemption,one hundred and ten, ordained Curates, and difpofed of tbcm to certaine places , that they might adminifter the Sacramenfs to fuch people as were committed to their charge ; and withall he ordained that thcfe Curates Qiould bee nou- rilhcd and maintained by thofe people of whofe foules they had the cure; whereupon they were called, Parochi ^^y^t^y^iv hpre^endo, velatnu' tuA (ilimentorum prAitisne^ Parochians,or PariQiioners of the mutual! ex- hibition, and giuing ofnouriftimentone to another; the Prieft for the foulesof his people, and the people for the maintenance of their Prieft. DionififHi that blefled Martyr, Biftiop of Rome, circa am. 2^(5, did at- tempt to doe the like throughout the whole Chriftian world, appointing by diftribution certaine places, to which he affigncd Ecclcfiafticall pcrfons, there to adminifter the Sacraments, pray, and preach the word, and to re- ceiue the tenths of the poffeffions contained within the limits of the fore- faid places. Honorim ^rchiepifcepus Cantuar. circa annum a falute repamta 6^6, Angliam primus in Parochi^s difirihuerc cepit. Bonorim Archbiflbop of Canterbury, about the yeare of our faluation, 6'i^6. began firft to diuide England into Pari(hcs. But this opinion is controuertcd by a late learned Antiquary ,3nd by him plainly approued, that H«x7mMtf was not the Hrft that made this diuifton' here in England, but that Parifties were diuidcd, and Pari fti -Churches built long before his time; cuen in the Primitiue Hierarchie of the Britaines. And that in the time ofKingc^rM«r, about the ycare of ourLord45?o. when Dttbritius was made Archbifliop of South Wales, diuei s Churches with their endowments of Tithes, oblations,and other profits, were appro- priated to him the (aid DuhitittSy and his fuccefTours. And that in thofe times Churches were built here no doubt can bee made. Neither is it to be A'Difcourfe,^c. '77 be concerned how Chriftianitie could be in any nation, faith my Author, much ancicnter (if generally recciucd, or by any number) then Churches, or fome conuenicnt houfcs, or other places in the nature of Churches, ap. pointedforthecxcrcife ofdeuotion. AndexprcfTc mention is made oi a Church (of which I haue fpoken before) built in Canterbury in the time of the Romanes, to the honour of Saint Mdrtin^ in which yJugufitpfjiind his followers when they came firft from Rome, made their holy ^ip- blics. After that the ftormes of Z)/W^?m»^ perfecution were ouerbIowen,f;iith Bede, which was circa Am, ipo.the faithfull Chriftians, who in time of danger lay hid in dcnnes and deferts, came forth, and (hewed them^^s abroad, renewed their Churches, which before were ouerthrownc fiit to the ground, founded, builded, and perfitcd new Temples, in honour of the holy Martyrs, celebrated holy d3yes,confecrated the holy myfteries, with pure mouth and heart, and cuery where as it were difplaycd their cn- figncs in figne of Conqueft. Aliqutndo Parechia dicitur tot us Epifcopattu, (mhon^,md Pafochi4 etiam Dicecefis Epifcopalis dicituryidXThznoihzr. Sometime a. Pari (h is faid to be the whole Biftiopricke, and fometime the Epifcopall DiocefTe. Kmrvalch King of the Weft-Saxons, diuidcd,/» duai Parochias Profih- cUm i the Prouince into two Parifties, or DiocefTcs, when .-js he created a new Biftiopricke at Winchcftcr, taken out of the Dioccffccf Dorchcftcr, a ruinous Towne now in Oxfordlhire. In the yeare (58 o. Merdorum Prouincia in quincjiie Parochiof eft diuifa: The Prouince of Mercia was diuided into fiue Parifbes,thatis, into hue Bilhopricks; andthus K<7^<>^/^may be faid propcriy to haue beenc the firft vnder whom his Prouince was diuided into fuch ParHhes or Bilbop rickes. Anno Bom, -ji^i, in the raigne of Ethelhald, king of the M'^rcinns, in a Synod holden at Cloueflno, it was decreed, Vt ftnguli Epifcopi omni ar,no parochias fuas circumirent : That cuery Billiop fliould go about or vifit his Parifties once euery yeare. And in the firft Synod or Conuocation of the Englifn Church, holden at Hereford, Ann.6'jo, it was determined, Ft nuBus Epifcoporum Parechi- am alterius inuadat^fed contenm Jit guhernatione credita fihifkbis : That noBiftiop ftiould haue ought to do inanothers Parifli, but bee contented with the charge of the people committed vnto him. Kenulph^ King of the Mercians, in his Epiftlc to Leo the third, Biftiop of Rome, writes, ^^fd^ contra Canones a Patre Oregorio conjlittttas aucioritas Vorohernenfis Metropolitani in dim fcinditur Parochias ^cuius ditteni duo decim fubiacere deber.t Epifcopi, That contrary to the Canons of Saint Gn- gory the iurildiftion of the Metropoliticall See of Canterbury was diuided into two Parifties, to whole authoritic twcluc Bifliops ought to be fubiecl. To which point of his Epiftle, Leo makes this anfwer. In furo firinio ncftro reperimtu^fan^um Gregortum Predecejforem nojlruw in intcgro ipfiw Pa- rochiam numero duodecim beato Augujlino x^rchiepifeopo tradidijfe Epif copos eonfecrandos. We findc in our facred Cabinet,our Predeceffour Saint Gregory^xohi.}^z giuen and dcliuered that Parifli to bleffcd >4/(^^i(/?/>? 4.41. and loih. 20. 2. And fo likewife here in great Britainc Churches, Church-yards, Cities, ploughs and high- way es, had many pri- uiledges in this kinde anciently granted and confirmed vnto them. I will fpeakc firft of the lafl out of a late Writer, who makes old Watling- ftrecte thus to fing his vcrfe. Since ADijcourfe, ((i/cour/e, ( and flie to the Church for fan£luarie or refuge, he fhall bee taken from thence, and put into the fame prifon out of which he efcaped-, for thcChurchoughtnottodefendhim, nor any publike malefa(5l:our, Si ad pacem Regis venire mluerit. But flay, for ifrobbing from other mens works, to embellifbrny owne writings,be an offence, it is high time for mee to take Santluarie ; yet giue me leauctogo a little further in my courfe,and to fpcake fbme what, out of other Authors, of the Ecdefiafticall flate of England, of which you may rcade more at large in Camden his diuifion of Briraine, and know more by S^eed in his Type of this flourifhing kingdome. The Ecdefiafticall (late 6f England is diuidcd into two Prouinccsor Archbifhopricks; 'vi'^ of Canterbury, and of Yorke. The Archbifhop of Canterburytsftiled, J/i?/rf/*//V4»»i^^ Priwas totius t^nglid ^ind the Archbifhop of Yorke, Primas Anglic. The Archl?iftiop of Canterbury hath vndcr him within his Prouince, of ancient and late fouidations. Ro- chefter his principall Chaplaine ; London his Deane ; VVinchefter his Chancellour, and all the reft of the Bifhopricks, foure excepted, viz,. Che- fler, Durham, Carlile,and the He of Man,which are annexed to the Arch- bifhopricke of Yorke. Eucry DiocefTe is diuided into Archdeaconries, and the Archdeacon is called Octflus Epifcopi, The eye of the Bifhop. And euery Archdeaconrie is parted into Deanries, and Deanries againe into Pariflies,Townes,and Hamlets. The Bifhop is called the Ojrdinarie, in the Ecdefiafticall Law , ^a : habet ordinariam imfdiclionem in iure prfifrio^ et non fer de^utatiomm: ! for A T)tfcourJey ^c. 18} forchac he hath ordinarieiurifdidtion in hisowne proper right^and not by deputation, in caafcs Ecclefiafticall. All the Archbifhops and Bifliops of England hauc bccne founded by the Kings of England; and do bold of the King by Baronie, and baue been all called by writ to the Court of Parliament, and are Lords of Parliament. And the Bidiopricks in Wales, were founded by the Princes of Wales; and thePrincipalitie of Wales was holden of the King of England , as of his Crowne. And the Bifliops of Wales are alfo called by Writ to Parlia- ment, and are Lords of Parliament as Bifliops of England be. There were within the Realrae of England one hundred and eigh teene Monaflcries, founded by the Kings of England, whereof fuch Abbocs and Priors as were founded to hold of the King fer Bareniamy^d were called to the Parliament by Writ, were Lords of Parliament, and had places and voices there. And of them were twenty fixe Abbots, and two Priors, as by the Rolles of Parliament appeare; yet if you reckon the Abbot of Feuer- flaam in Kent, founded hy K\n% Stephen ^ there were twentieand feuen, which fome do, fiith my learned Author, warranted by thcfe words in the Cartiilarie : Et dedit A'jl^^ti^ et CMonachis. et fuccejforibus f is Muncriam de Fcuerffj^my Com. Kdttc.fimal cum HutidredOy ^c. tenend.per Barora- am. But Ciaith he ) albeit this Abbot held by a Baronie, yet becaufc he was neuer ftbac I finde) called by Writ, he ncuer fat in Parli;iment. Bifliopricks in England, with that of the Iflc of Man, are 37. whofe ex- tents I fetdownc in the pafTigc of this workc. Deanries 26. whereof thir- teene were ordained by Henrie the eighth, in the greater Cathedral! Churches after the Monkcs were thruft out. Archdeacouries ihreefcorc; Dignities and Prebends fiue hundred fourty foure. Numbredalfo there are Parifli churches vndcr Bifliops p 284 of which 3845. be Appropriar,as I finde in a Catalogue, fiiith he, exhibited to King Urnes. Now, Appropriat Churches, thofcare called, which by the Popes authoritie comming betweene, with confent of the King, and the Bifliop of the DiocefTe were vpon certaine conditions tycd, or Inf^rumcnts vnitcd, annexed, and incorporate for cuer, vnro Monafferie?, Bifliopricks, Col- ledges, and Hofpitals, endowed with fmall lands, either for that the fciid Churches were built within their Lordfliips and Lands.or graunted by the Lords of the faid Lands. Which Churchesafterwards when ihe Abbcycs and Monafleries were fuppreffed, became Layc Fees, 10 the. great damage of the Church. Henry the eighth, prefently vpon the fuppreflion of Monafleries, and his ordination of certaine Cathedrall and Collegiate Churches, fet do wne by the aduice of his Counfell, a number of Rules and Statutes to be obfer- ucd by the Officers and Miniflers refiding in the fame. As appeares by this Record following, which I thought to tranfcribe. Hmiciis OCiauus Dei gr acta K^n^lie^ Francie, et Hlhrtiie, Bex^Fidei Defenfir^ ac in terra fupremam Ecclefie Angliane^ et Hiberme caput. Vni. uerfis fan^ematris Ecclefie filijs ad quorum noticiam pre fens Scrip turn per- uenerit Saiutem» Cumet nobis et Regni nojlri Procertbus^vniaerfoque Scnatui qttfm P4r' liamentum vocamus vifam fit Deo^ et confdimm nos hue msuente^ tjlfona- R 1 (lerh^ C3md.in d'mif. B.ii. ExCar'jt^.h in in bib S. D'tms i-q- am at. i84« 1 e>/ T>ifcourfe^ (<^c. fteria^ que papm in regno nofiro extabdnt^tum proper graues^ et wftltiflices illorum enormitates, turn eb alias iuftas ratisnabilefque cauf^s fupprtmere» abolere^ et in meliores vfm converters Nos et diuine -veluntati conformitis, et maitts e re Chriftiann ejfe ducentes^ vt vbi igmrantia et Juperjlitto regna- banty ibifinceriif Dei cultus fvigeaty etfanBum Chrifti Euangelium apdue et fare amuncietur : Et preterea vt ad Chrijliane fdei^Ac pietatis incrementum iuuentm Regnimftri in bonis Uteris injlituatur, et pauperes perpetuo fujlen* tentur • in ipforam Momjleriorum loco Ecclejias ereximm et cortjlittiimm: ^mrum alias Catbedrales, alias Collegiatas vecari volumes \ pro quarnm Ecclefiarum ac Collegiorumguberrtaciomet regimine leges et fiatuta que fe- qmtur prefcribead. curauimuSy quibus tarn Decani et vtriujqtie or dinis Ca. noniciy quam ceteri omnes minijlriypueri et pauperes, qui in ipjis Ecclesijs commoraturi funtypareant et cbjequantary eifque v'ta nobis conditis et perfe- 6iis regantur et gubernentur , Id quod fi fecerint ingens jane fieiatis incre- mentum in hoc regno nojlro peruenturum ejjeconjidimusz^ Et nos expeClatione et voto nofiro qui ad Dei optumi maximi gloriam ac jidei Chrijliane aug- mentum has Eccle[m ereximusy et varqs minijlrorum ordinibus exernaui- musy baud quaquam fraudabimus. Dat.^jic, The Statutes^rules and orders were annexed hereunto; which were very many, and more then can conucniently be included in this (hort Treatife, and more 1 ihinke then were well performed. As may partly be proued by an Injunction from the Queenes Maieftie to the Archbiftiop of Canterbu- ry, Mat hew Parker, in thefe words. By theQueenc. The Queenes Maiefty confidering how the palkccs and houfes of Ca- thedrall Churches and Colledges of this Realmc haue ben both of ancycnt and late tyme, buy Ided and inclofed in feuerall to fufley nc and kepe Socye- tiesofiearned men profelEng Study and prayer for the edification of the Church of God ; and fo confequcntly to ferue the Common- weak. And vnderflanding of late that within the houfes hereof] as well thechicfe Go ucrnoursas the Prebendaries, Students,and members thereof being marri- ed, dokecpc particular houftiolds, with their wiues, children, and Nurfes, whereof no fmall offence groweth to thcntent of the Founders, and to the quiet and orderly profeflion of fludie and learning within the fame , hath thought meete to prouide remedie herein,kfl by fufferance thcreof,the reil of the Colledges, fpecially fuch as be replenifbed with young Students, as the very roomcsand buildings be not anfwerable for fijch families of women and youog children,fliould follow the like example. And therefore exprefly willeth and commandeth, that no manner of perfon, being either the head or member of any Colledgc or Cathedrall Church within this Realme,fhall from the time of the notification hereof, in the fame Col- ledgc haue, or be permitted to haue,within the preciniS: of any fuch Gol- ledge, his wife or other woman to abide and dwell in the fame.- or to fre- quent & haunt any lodging within the faid Colledge,vpon pain that who* focuer (hall do to the contrary, (ball forfeite all Ecclefiafticall promotions in any Cathedrall or Collegiate Church within this Rcalme. And for con- tinuance of this order,hcr Maieftie willeth that the Tranfcript hereof (liili be written iti the booke of the Statutes ofeucry fuch Colledgc ; and (Iiall be reouted as parcellofthe Statutes of the f;jme. Yeuen vnderqur Signet at our rowiji; of Ipfwiche, the ninth of Auguft in the third yearcof our reignc. Now Reader if thou wouldefi: know more particularly the Ecclefiafti- call State of England, will it plcafe thee reade the declaration following. A briefe declaration of the nomher of all promocions Ecclef.aUi- caB^ofyphap rtamor title Joeuer,attbe Taxacionof the firft fruites andtenthes, with the year lie yalue of eiche Bifhop- ricke, Deanrie-f and Archdeaconries and the tenth of the Clar- gie in euerj Diocep, R 3 Fahrls a/ T>ifcourfe^ i^c, Valor fs Epatuum, Qomitatiis. Anhmtm isf yalores. Dignit. ^ Preb. Beneficia. Ajfauen. i87.I.ii.s.^.d. Denbigh, Flint e. Montgomry, CMerioveth, Salappe. cxf ffapbefj, 74.1.i5.7.d. 14. ij8. I.' ^i. Bangoren. i3i.l.i^.s.4.d. CAtrmr'Vdn, Anglefiy, Denbighe, Memmth. Mountgonery, i.d.ob. €j. Anglefey.i'iXi^.r, 6.d. merioneth.iiA.i-i- 8. 96, 3. I. 1. 0. BriUoUen. 583.1.8.s.4.d. Borfet. Dor/et. 82.1. i7.s.7,d.ob.q 252. 7 3- 3.-2. Bathon^WeUen, ii.dob. Bathm %s \ 15.S. Taunton %i 1. 7.s.8.d. 380. 14. J. 6.^ 1. J 843.1. 14.s.5.d.q. 533.1.i5.d. SomerfeU 55- Cantuarien, 3133.1. 18.S. S.d. ob q. 281^.1.1 7.s.p.d. Londdft.Midl. Sttff. Ejfex. Lane, Surr, Cantuarien, 1(53.1.21. d. 282. i8. — p. 3.— I. Ciceflren, ^77.l.i5.d. Cice/2r,38.1.3.s.4.d, a85. Suffix, """-"i^i lmtn.i^X, 14.S. 35- I.— ——2. Qouentreyep 703. 1.5.s.2.d. ob.q. 55^. l.iS.s.a.d. ob.q. Staffordjhir, Derby. Warwicke, Salop. Staffgrd.iQ.lig.s. n.d. Berby. 16.1 ij.s. 4d. Salop.i^X 351- 3- — y- 0 1. Ceflren. 410.1. 20. d. Ceftretf. LtAtica.t itnte ComherUnd, Weftmerlamd. cLnv alfOr, Rtebmond, SO.l. CeJlren.^o.\, ■ 202. II. — ^18. 4. — 2 Carliokn. 5 3^ 1.4.5. ii.d. ob. Comherland. WeflmerUnd, Null. ' 77. 2.— -f. A Vifcourfey (^c. | 187 Domus Relmof. HoJpitaL (Collegia* Cantarieijf Libe.CapeUe. Valores Decanatum Decma Cleri, S. — nul. ml. 5- — -. ^5.1.1 i.s.4.d. l%6, L ip.s.7. d.ob.q. nuL 2. 6. 22.1. I7.S. 2.d. i5i.i4iS J.d-q. 10. 4- I; <$8. 100. ?53.l.i8 d.obq. — - ' 22. 3. - -- -- I. $6, 117.1. 7.S. 4.d. 600. 1. M.S. 8. d.ob. ■ • ■ ^ - t 1 ,0. 051 •'. 10 s.2.d,q. ^• 200.1. Cum. S,I9 d.q ArchiepiitiD iUxla va- lorem. II. 4- 2. 44. j8.1.9.s.4.d. i 187.1.2. S.i.ob.q. 58. 128. 1 40. 5po.id. 13. q. 4- '45- loa I. 435.1. i2.d. 5- I. 2^. 120.1. 7.S. 6. d. ■ - ^ ^ '"^t 161.1 ip.d. ob. Valork i88 1 (l/ T>ifcourfe, &c. Valoris Epatuum, Qomitatits. Archimttis ydlores. Dignity. ^ Preb. Bensficia. Duneim. 282 I.I.I 7. d.q. i82i.l.i7.d.q. Danelme, Northum^er, Dunel. 100. 1. Northumb, 3^.].]3.s.4.d. NttU. 107. 6,^ — ^. 2. 3. Ellen. 21^4.1. 1 8.s.5.d. obq. tertia pars Cantabridg. Elien, 1 77.I; 5.s.2.d.ob. nul. 2 u.^. Ehorum, 2035.1.3.s.7.d. IO(?^.l.ip.S.2 d.q. Elorums Notingham, Ebtrwn: 90.1.3 .s. ClmkniiOXi.^i £/?Wrfi»g.62.li4.«. 2.d.ob. Nel'mgbm, 61. 1. Sd.ob. 36. 1 1 1 137; 12.^ 7. 3 f. Exomcum. i555.1.i4.s.^.d. 5oo.l.q. Beuon, CornwaB, 10. d. CornHb.so,l.6.s.3d. ob. 3.d.ob. Barneftaple.^i.l. I9.S 8.d. 2p. 54^. 49 17. II. 8. GloceXhre. 3 1 5.1. 7.s.2.d. CUmefterfi Olouceft.'/^,\. 4.s.ob.4.d. nul. 240. 7- ^3. J. Hereford, 7(?8.l.i©.s.io.d. ob q. Radnar.Heref Salop, Mongomerj, Wigorn, Hereford. 41.I.17. ii.d.i Salop,'^2,\. 10.S.9A, 277. 3. 1. 0.~— -0. iii^.l.8.s. 4.d. ^ LondenMidL tjjex. Herteford* Buck, London^ 23.I 14.S. Mi(ll.6o.l. 1 Efex M.I Celebt^tr 50. S.^lbani. in hill. 34' 573- I p. — 7. — -0. Linsolne, Lincoln, 1794,19.^. t^6t. l.i7.s.4.d.ob. 8p4J.i8.s.i.d.ob. Leiceftre, Bedford, Buckhg. Herteford, Tfuntinerton. Stfftv.iJil.2 s.S.d. ob. Beaf J7.1.2.s.3.a. BucliSiA 14.5. ;.d. Hunting,^?. 1.1 t'S- t.d. LtlCt\ttf SfO.l. I Z.S. 3.d. 59.1. i I2lp. 31 12 4. 2. Landauen. I54.l.i4.s.i.d. i^onhoth, Glamorgan. Landaven. 38.1.i2.s.8.d. 153' 0. 0. Domui A D'lftourfe^ (^c. Dmits Religiof. iS. 10. 77- 22. II. II. 50. 8. 12. I. 6. QoQegia' 5. Cantarie^ Valores Libe.CapeUe. Decanatum 96. ml. I '3 6, I. ml. 14. 6. II. ml. nul. 29. 48?. 47- 4^. 77- 166. 262. 17- Decimn ClerL 1(55.1. U.S. i.d. 1 20. 1. 385.1. 5 .S. 6.d. ob. 384 14.S 308.1. lO.S. •7.d.. 158. 1. 17.5.9.^ obq. 1240. 1. 1 j.s. 2. cflob. loal. 3§.l.<$.s.i.d. ob. 15 s. 340.1.5. s.i.d.ob. lio.l. U.S. Sai.I. I.d. ij.s.i.d. pi5.1.id.3. 8.d. ml. 4751.1. 14.3.^. y.s.4.d. Valoris foo 1 aJ T)ifcourfe^(^c. Valoris Epapuum. Qomitattts. Archimtm ^ yalores. Vignit. \ i^Preb, Bencficia, Meneuen. 45 7.1.21. d. ob.(^. Radnor, Cairmarthen. Cardigan. Pembroke, Brecbon, Hereford, Glamorgan, Monmouth, Mongomtrj, Meneven. 56. 1 8.s.(5.d. Cairmarthen. 35.l.9.s.6.d. Cardigan, 18.1. Brechon. ^o.l. II. 291, V. 2. 0.— -0. 5(58.1. 1 9.s.4.d.ob. 8^y.l.i8.s.7.d.q. Suf Notfolke, Cantab. Hmmun. 71.1. 13. dob. z.d ob. Suff. 89.1 z^.d. 4..d.ob. nut. — - 1094. 16.- — 2. Oxonicum. 358.1. i6.s.4.d.q. 354- OxotJ, Ox on."] I A. nul. 1^7. 2 1. I.' 0. Petrlburgb* 414.1.1^.5.11 d. north amp. Rfitlande, northamp, 107.I.7.S. Null. 308. 10 -4. 358.1. 3.s.7.d.q. Lam. Rojftn. 34.1. 13.S. nul. pi. 2. 0. 0 0. Sarum, 1367.1. ii.s.S.d. Wiltes, • Berks, Wiliti, 70.1. z.d. Ber^«.7!,l.i2.$.q. 8.d.ob. 47r 12. — 3. 2. 2. Winton. 2885,1.2.5. 2.d. ob q. 24^1. 1.9 .s.S.d.ob. 279 1.4.s.7.d.q.q. Southamp, Surrey, Winton, 6'j.\, i5.s.2.d.ob. Surrey 3.$.^.d.ob. 1 nul. 353- 14. — 10. 5. 1. Wigorn. 1049.1. i^.s.g.d. ob.q. Wigorn, Warmche'. Wtgcrn.^S,\, 9'S.li.d. • nul. 195. vltrai2.CapeU M Etufim. I. 8. I.' 1. Domus A JJtjcourje, z^c. Domus Religiof Cantar'tetf 1 Valor es LtbeXapeUe. ^Decanatum Decima Cleri. 2. I' 1 nul. ^3^.14.5 10. d. 87; w Hi 102.1. (tiy. 1. x3.s.ob. I, ' 100-1, 155.1. 8 s. 4- 6. 41. T/-»r» 1 520.1. i6.s.8.d 5- r. I. 14. 122.1. 14 s.^. d.oD.q. 8. 3; 84. 204.1.10.5. pel. 1.(5. d. ob. 4- 3- r^>».l.V2.s. 84^5. 1. I2.d. 20. 4- a. 47- I3g.l.d.s. 8.d. 118.1. MemO' Memorandum, That vnder the title of Benefices in euery Di- oceflc is contained in figures two numbers. The firft doth (hew how many be of ^o, 1. in her Maiefties Records jand vn- der 40. 1. The other number how many be of 40, 1, value and vp wards. And vnder thole figure she other figures which do fhevv how many of thein be Vicarages. As for example, in the title of Benefices, in Barhe and Welles, you haue 9 80. Bene- fices, of them there is 1 4. of ^ Oil valine, and vnder 40 J. and 5. of 40. Lvalue, and vp wards. And of thole of ^oX value, there are ^. Vicarages : and of ihofe of 40. L i. Vicarage, as may appearc by the figures , and fo of the rcit. Summe maU of all the promoti- ons Sprituall at the Taxation of the frft fruits and Tenths- viz. Archbifhopricks and Billiop. Deanries. ■ ~~ Archdeaconries. ■ " Dignities and Prebends in Cathedrall Churches. - — Benefices, — ~' "~ Religious Houfes. '—^ Hofpitalls. Colledges, ' Chauntries and free Chappels. Sum. Total fs cox I. 001 1. 0^94. 8803. 0605. OliO. '2^74. 12474' The ycarely value of all the faid Promotions according to the'RateandJ'axationof the lirftfruitSjand tenths, amoun- teth by eftimation to The ycarely tenth of the Cleargie amounteth by efti- mation to — — ^50180.1. 015041. 10.S4 01: 00 oz', \oh.q. The (t// 'Difcsurfe, ^c. The yearely value of the Clergies Liuings according to the faid Tenth is '■ Of the which fum of 4 50 4 lo 1. 1 2.S. defaulkefor the yearly value of the Bifhoprickes of Cheftre,Oxford,Peeterburgh, BriftoIl,and Gloucefter. Not piarceli of the Taxation of firft fruits and tenths thefumme of 1 8 8 8.1. 1 5 ,s. 4. d, q. and then remaineth 14805 1 i.l. 12s. q. To the which adde for the yearly value of the poircffions of the CoUedges in both the Vniucr{icics,and the GoUcdgcs of WindforjEaton, New Col- ledge by Winchefter and Wol- ucrhampton the fumme of o 5 ^ 8 . 1 . 8 . s. 4,d . ob . Parcell of the taxation of firft-fruitcs o;/^.) for the pofTeflfions of the Colledges in Cambridge, 2752.1. i^.s.ob. in Oxford, 46^3 , 1 . 17. s. ob. ^indforc, 15^^.1. 17. S.I, d. q. Eaton, 9p6.Li 2.s.q. New Colledge, 61.8.1. 1 ^cS.d.d. andWoluer- hampton,89.1.^.8.d, and then the fumme is So there bath been taken from the poffeflions of the Clergie fithenccthe diflbluti- on of Religious Houfes, Col- ledges, and Chauntries hither- to in value bycftimation par- cell of the (aid ^ioi8o. L lo.s. to temporal! vfes, ■ 150410. 00 15P080. 00 04 I^llOO. S ob.q. I 09 After ■J A T>tJcourJe^ (^c. After the dilioludon of ihe Religious Houles , Henry the eighth erecied thefc fixe Bifhopricksitovvit, Wcftminfter,Che. fter, Pccerhurgh, Oxford, Briftow,and Gloacefter, whereof the fiue laft are in ejjg. And ac the lame time he erc^ ed alfo thefc Cathedrall Churches, hereafter mentioned,wherein he foun- ded a Deanc,and the number of Prebends following, CantuarUn, Wimon, Wigorn, Ceftren, feterburgh, Oxon. Elieri, Qlouccflre, hripll. — o. ' MliclL — Roffm. — 12. 12. I 06. 06. 06. 08. q6. 06. 04. 12. 06. 06. The yearely value of the faid Cathedral Churches new- ly erei^ed with the Collegiate Churches of Windfore, Weft- minfler, and Wolucrharapton oucr and be fides the pettica- nons and other infetiour Mi- nifters amounteth by cftima- tion, So the yearely value of the Clergies Liuing,togechet with the faid fummc of 150410.1. 1 2 .s.ouer and beddes the Col- ledges in the Vniuerfitics, and of Eaton, and New Golledge aforefaid, amounteth by efti- mationto • • There arc Parfonagcs ap- propriate in England accor- ding to my colledion, where- of there be Vicarages endow- ed ouer and befides diuerfe Pcrfqnagcs, whereof there is no endowment of Vicarages, 00. oz. 02. 00« All cy/ T>ifcourfe,(^c. ^95 All which Parfonages of right belonging to the Altar, and fliould bee the proper li- ning ofthe CIergie,a few one- ly excepted, which belong to Uilhopricks, Cathedral Chur- ches, and the CoUcdges before mentioned, remaine in the Laities hands , which if you cftccme one with another after ♦4ol.amount to thefiinji of Befides all this , if (carch and examination were made throughout England, it would bee found chat the moil part of the beft Liuings remaining in the poflefTion of the Clergic in euery Diocefle, either by Leafcs confirmed , corrupt Aduou- fanes,or by theiniquitic of Patrons and vnlearned Minifters,re- maine alCo in the Laities hands. The firft fumme vnder euery Biflioprickc is the originall value at the taxation of firft- fruits and tenths: the other fumme is the value now remaining of Record for the payment of firft- fruitcs. 12p440 OO 00 Sithencc the taxation of firft-fruits and tenthes there hath been taken from Bilhop- prickes in value with 1 40 l.for the decay of the faculties , yi^ ' There are Parfbniages to the number of 4 1 made appropri- ate fithence the taxation of firft-fruites and tenths, which amount to the yearely value of The CoUedgc of Llandewy breeuie in the Dioccfle of S. D^wzWi hauinga Chaunterlhip atid 13 Prebends was lately ta- 06894 04 09 09 S 2 ken ct/f T>ifcQurfe^ (^c. ken away , amounting to the fummc of 00148 j 05 09 Memorandum ii\i2X the tenth of the Clergy in fome DiocefTes, as LondonjChicheftcr, Hereford, Worccfter, and ^othersj is more then is cxprelTed in the tide of Tenth; for there the tenth is fet downe,as ic is chargeable to her Maieftie ; the reft is al- lowed in lieu of cercaine Lands taken away from the Bilhop- prickes : Canterbury and Elie haue the tenth allowed wholly, lauing that Canterbury yecldeth an account of p.l.i.s. i. d. The number of Benefices as is aboue mentioned is 8805. Here ends the Dtjcourfe, • iP7 ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV- MENrS WITHIN THE Diocefle of Canterbury. « * 1{phtrl of Gloccftcr. 1 Ths Foundation of QhriU-Chutcb in Qanterhury. ^^^^(^^^^ Hriftian Religion fof which 1 haue fpokcn beforeji ^/y'|f'^sT^ which prcfcntly after ourbleffed Sauiours paffion, was S ^^^^ preached, and planted in this iHand, by lojeph of M xf^^^^Wt Arimathca,and his aflociatcs,and after that aduanccd, ^^^^7 ^ incrcafed by Lucius King of the Britaincs, and his ^^^I^^^ ^ fiimous Clerkes ; being darkcncd,oucrcloudcd, and al- ^t^i^^T^^^ moft totally cclipfed,with the contagious fmoke arifing from fuch abbominable facrificcs as were offered here vnto ftrange Idols; was ag.iinc illumined, and rccomfortcd with the glorious bciitnes of reli- gious lighc by Auguftine the Monke, and his fellow- labourers in Chrifts vineyard. Which K^Hgu(lim Cfent hicher from Rome by Gregory the great) when he had found fuch fauour in the fight of King Ethclbert , that ne niitiht freely preach the Gofpell in this hiscountrcy ; hec chofc foraf- /eniMic and prayer, an old Church in the Eafl part of this Citic.which was a fong time before bui'dcd by the Romanes , and hce mad^ thereof (by li- cenceo*^ the King^ a Church, for himfelfe and his fuccclTours, dedicating the Himc rochc name of our blcfled Sauiour Chrift- whersofit was alwaycs afcer ward called Chrifl-Church.And by themeanes ofthefiid Pope Cre- grry^h^z tranfl.ued the Metropolitan See from London (the Cathedrall Church being then at Saint Peters in Cornhili ) to this his newly confecra- ted Church here in Canterbury: whcreofhe was the firft Archbifliop. By thefc proceedings ihcprophefie of CUerlitt was fulfilled, which foretold that Chriflianity Qiould faile.and ihcn reuiue againe, when rhe See of Lon- jon didadornc Canterbury. Of which out of an old * Manufcript thefe foK lowing Rimes. iEccljebpfiaibop futile of alle ^epnt Suflf ntoag t^ct; © t igcc^cb^fg^opia! at iHonDon tuajs cr: %)Q camme ^eclpneiSiJOorD to fotljc attcn cnue, pcDign^tc of Jlonuonto iGantecberp i^olDe ujenbe- 4inotbuc c^ptcbe in iCantprbetp Icte tPte, ^at ties cluppD iDljcift cc^e, anD nol» t^e t^ere. Since which time , this facrcd ftru<5lure, by the pious and exceeding charges of fuccecdine Archbifbops (by the deaotion of thofe dayes made O O t ^ J ' .... R ^ willing indent tuner all zS\£onuments Camd. in Kent. i Mg.lnh'hb.Cot. The founda- rion of the Pri- ory of S.Tri- nicie. Godmji.de j)r«e- lid. Jlngl. Ub.Roffsn. in b.Coit, willing to disburfcgreacfummes) is (o raifcd aloft (faith learned Camden) tothatmaieftieandflatclineffej that itftriketh afcnfible impreffion of Re- ligion in the hearts and mindes of the beholders 5 of which, as alfo of the Citie, will it pkafc you readc this Ogdoafticon out of a Manufcripc penned by lohn lohnfton of Aberdcn, fomctimcs the Kings profeflbur ofDiuinijic in the Vniuerfitic of S. Andrems in Scotland. ^iHA minima, in parsio regno pars ante fuijli^ Facia es Canuadum regia prima Ducum, c^tu modica in magno tmperio pars ante fuijli^ Mai or em fecit Fontificalis honor, K^lterim cum mra loci tecum inde tulijli^ Fa6ia es finitimis impttiofa locis, Spmfa tibi Chrijlifi tot camulattit honor es Non iter urn huic par fit re Autre 'vdU fuos ? To this his Church Aufline adioyned a Mona{lery,aixl dedicated the fame to the blefTed Trinitie; into which Laurence^ his next Succeflour, brought Benedictine Monkcs, the head whereof was cnllcd a Prior. Which word (faith Lambard'm his perambulation of Kent) howfoei:cr )C foundeth,was indeed but the name of a fecond Officer, becauie the Bilhop himfclfe was accounted the very Abbot; for in old time, the Bifhops were, tor -he moft partjchofen out of fuch Monafleries,and therefore mc ft commonly had their palaces ncare adioyning,andgouerned there as Abbots. By meancs whereof it came to pafTe, that fuch Abb^|res were greatly enriched, and en dowed with wealth and polTcfiions; infomuch that this I 'riory at the dilTo- lution Cbeing valued at Robin Hoods peniworths) was found to be yearly worth Cbcfides iurifdiftion oucr diuers hundreds) (as you may fimlc in the Exchequer booke, called, Nomina Villarum) twothoufand foure hundred eightie nine pounds foure (hillings nine pence. But Henry the eighth (faith Camden) ^mevcd this wealth heaped vp together in fo many ages, and difperfcd thefe Monks: in lieu of whom he placed in this Church a Dcane, an Archdeacon, Prebendaries twelue, and fixe Preachers ; who in places adioyning round about, fhould teach and preach the word <.f God, The ArchbiQioprick , at this day (whofe Prouince containeth twentie two Bifhoprickes, and Dioceflc the greatefl part of Kent) being but valued in the Kings bookes at two thoufand eight hundred fixteenc pounds, fcuen- tcenc fhillings, nine pence. Howfoeuer in Former times the Archbifhop was wont to pay to the Pope at eucry income for his firft-fruits ten tliou- fand Ducats or Florens; and for his Pall fiue thouftnd, euery Ducate being of our Sterling money foure fhillings fixe pence. And (as I finde it in an oid Manufcript) forRom-fcot or Peter-pence, feuen pounds feuentetne fhil- lings. Seuentie three Archbifhops in a continued traine of SuccefSon , hauc fitten in this glorious chaire- which at this prcfent doth.idde grace anc ho- nour to George f^hhot, Dodorof Diuinity,fbmetimeDcancof Win hc- fler, Mafter of the Vniuerfitic Collcdge in Oxford, Bifhop of Couentry nd Lichfieldjfrom whence bee was rcraoued to London, and from thence tranflatcd to this Metropoliticall feateof Canterbury .Who hathbcflowed great mthktheT>iocej]eof Canterbury. great fummes of money in building and endowing of an Hofpitai] ai Guild- ford in Surrey, the Towne wherein he was borne. But now to come within the Cathcdrall Church ; which bath beenc, and ftill is , honoured with the funeral! Monuments of many renowned Princesi of which although it may iuftly vaunt, yet wasic for nothing tile fofamousjas for the life, death, fepulcure, and Shrine of 7hima4 Eeckei Archbilhop of this See. by which her eftimatioii was adusnccd bc) ond all reafon, meafure and wonder. This Thomai Becket was borne in London, his fathers name was Gil- berty a Merchant, his mothers M.%tilda^A ftranger borne in Syria. He was firft taught and brought vp. by the Prior ofMerton Abbey in Surrey, and from thence fent to the Vniucrfities of Oxford, Paris.and BGnonia,to iludy the Canon La Wivpon his returne, he proceeded Dodor of that f.:cuUyin Oxfordi after which ^asyou mayhaueitin theHiftory of his life, written by the right reuerend Father in God, VrancU Godwin, now Bifliop of He- reford) in (hort time he was preferred by T-^^tf^^/^jArchbifhop c f this See, vntothe Archdeaconry of Canterbury, theProuoftfhip of Btuerlcy , and the Parfonages of Brorafeeld,and Saint iJ/^ry Htlh a Prebend in P:iu!es,and another in the Church of Lincolnc, and withall commended by him fo ef- fectually to King Henri the fecond, that he rcceiued him into the number ofhis Chaplaines, aduanced him to the honour of Lord Chance!iour of England, and { after the death of the faid T heobaid) to this Grace, and Pri- macic of Canterbury : prcfendy after his confecration , being yet fc;»rce!y wnrme in his leate,vndcr colour of defending therightsofhis Church, hee ftubbornly oppofed bimfelfe againfljhis Lord and boucraigne in all his roy- al! proceedings, infomuch that he was conllraine J to exile him the king- dome. Of which you Qiail heare apeecc out of Harding in the lift of Hemy the fecond. He exiled then,T^i'w^ of'Cauntoibury Out of Englatldc, and many of his alliauncc, For caufe ot his rebellious goucrnauncci And as he came fro Rome by Fniunce a waye With language fel, he prayedc the Kyng that dayc The poyntes to mende. And now, if you will giuc me leauc a little to digrefle ; I will tell you a tale Cbeieeuc it as you lift) reported by the fiidTbomai Bccket himfdfe, how that bcingin bani(bment, our blelTed Lady gaue him a golden Eagle, foil of precious ointment, inclofcd in a ftone ve0ell, commanding him to prcferue it; foretelling withall, that the kings of England, which ftiouid be therewith anointed, Ibould be ftrong champions, and ftout defendours^ of the Church that they fliould be bountifull,benigne,and fortunarc,andthat they fhould peaceably recouer (uch lands or territories, as had beenc before loft by their predeccflburs; fo long as they had this Eagle, with the viall or facred velTell in their cuftody, telling him withall, that hce fliould bee a Marcvr.This vifion happened to him (forfooth) at Sens in France, in the Nunnes Church confccraied to Saint Ciocej]e of Canter htry, | For which the King w is with him fore difpleafiid ; That then he f^iycKbad i hodmen thnc inent Myne honcOe, I tverc noc thus dflcafed With fuch a Clerk, thus grecued aiid vneafed. Ic happened famongft other/ Foure Knights to be prefent at this fj^eech of the King, namely, Reynald Fitz vrfc, Hngh Moniill, William 7 racy ^ and Richard Brtton-y who gathered thereby, th.jt rhcy fnouid do a deed ve- ry acceptable vntohim,if they killed the Archbifhop. Whereupon (with- out either warrant or priuitie of their Soueraigne) thcypofttd into Eng- land ; came with their fwords drawne into this his ownc Church , and therein moft bnrbaroufly murdered him with many blou cSjVpon Tuc(d.iy the 28. of December, Ann.Dom. 1170. as faith C^ui&t. Paris ^ who in the fame place obfcrues that many rem irkable occurrences behappencd this Martyr euet vpon the Tuefday,more then vpon any other day in the wecke. CMars [ecmdum poetas (faith he) Vem 6elli nu^icupatur : 'vita San^li Thome ( [ccundum illtid loh^'vtta hominis militU cfr Juper t err am) tcta fait contra hoftem bellicofa : fAjJ'm fun die Man is et tranjlatm die Mart is. D ie Martis [edefunt Priiuipes aduerfus eum apud Nort^^ampon. Die Mortis tti^ui'ejl inexiliftm. Die CMartis app.iruit ei DomintM apad PoTitiniacnm^ dicens^ Thoma^T homa^ Ecckfn mea glortficaSittir in (anguine iuo. Et dit Mtiriisreuerftts e(i ab exilio. Mtrtjrij ptlmam die Mert cojtofsLibmy. ^luatttor kjj procet es Keginaldus FtUus Frp^ Hugo dc MorvilUyViUelmtisque TracenfiSy Richardt^ Brito Thotnam necaere heatum, Hij tres Qdfridus qui primus Eliacenjist Cilbertus Toliot qui Pre/ul Lmdonienfis^ K^mborum complex SArnmPrefuilocelinuSy Aduerfus Thomam conj^irauere beatum* The body of this murdered Bilhop was buried firft in the vndercroft of the Church, but ftiortly after it was taken vp and laid in a moft fumptuous Shrine in the Eaft endj at the charges of Suphm Langton his fucceHour; being matriculated by the Pope glorious Sainc and Martyr. To this new ftirined Martyr, people of all dcgrecSj and from all parts, flocked in pilgri- mage : as Chaucer thus hath it in his Prologue to his Canterbury talcs. -fro euery (hires end Of Englond, to Canterbury they wend: The holy blisfull Martir for to fceke, That hem haihholpen whcr they were feke. They loaded the Shrine with fiich large offerings, that the Church did all round about abound v/ith more then Princely riches, whofe meaneft part was pure gold, garnilhed with many precious ftones. W hereof the checfeft was a Regall of France, or a rich gemme, offered by King Leivis^ who asked, and obtained (you may be fore, he buying it fo dcarcj that no paffenger betwixt Douer and Whitcfand, fliould pcrilh by ftiipwracke. Suchpreffing there was to touch him.and fuch creeping and kneeling to his Tombe, that the prints of their deuotion in the marble ftones rcmainc to this day. Euery pillar refounding the miracles of this reputed Marty r,and the Church it fclfe, dedicated to Chrift, forced to giue place to the name of Saint 7homas. His bloud was as then almoft matched in vertue with our bleflcd Sauiours,and his old Iboe deuoutly kiffed by all pafTenggrs. The building of this ftirine is thus briefly defciibed by that painfull A ntiquaric lo. Stow, It was built (faith he) about a mans height all of ftone, then vp. ward ofTimber plaine, within the which was a cheft of iron , containing the bones of Thomas Beckett Skull, and all, with the wound of his death, and thepeece cut out of his skull laid in the fame wound. The timber workc of this Shrine on the out fide was couered with plates of gold , da- masked and cmboflTcd with wires of gold, garnifhed with broches, images, Angels, chaines, precious ftones, and great orient pcarles, the fpoilc of which Shrine (in gold and iewels of an incftimable value) filled two great chefts, one of which, fixe or eight ftrong men could do no more then con- ucy out of the Church : all which was taken to the Kings vfc,and the bones of Saint Thomas (by commandement of the Lord Cromwell) were then and there burnt all toafties. Which was in September, the yeare 1558- Hen,%, 30. Diuers mthintheT>iocejJeof Canterbury, \ 2O4 Diuers Epitaphs were cotT.^.o(ed ro the memory of this much honoured Martyr, expreffir.g the caufc, lime, and place of his martyrdome. For ex- ample. Annus Millenus, cemenm^ fettuagenus Prmus eraty Trmas quo rutt enje Thmas. Hoitedcn in v},. H.z, HnU'mf, trtvii. HX Aa.Reg ip AColkft de. nifed in ho- nour of Arch- bifbop Bet.it. ^ujsmoritur? Preful. Cur? progregt tjuditer? Enfe, c^uando \ vataii. locus? ara Dei, ^uiata dies Natalis erat ; Flos or bis ab or be Carpitur ; et fru^us incipit ejfe Poli, Henricus nants Mutildis regn/i ttmbaty Sub qno Sacratus Thomas mucrone cadebat. This Anthem was likewifc made to his honour. Tuper Thome fanguinem quern pro te impenditj Fac nosChriJle/candere quoThomoi afiendit. For the bloud of Thomas which he for thee did Tpcnd Grant vs Chrift to clime where Ihomai did afccnd. The Pope writ to the Glergie of England, to make a new Holiday for this late Martyr, an extract or claufc whereof folio we^ h. Wee admonilh you all, and by the authoritic which wee rereyne, doe ftraightly charge you, that you celebrate the day of ihe fuffcring of the blefled man T/&m<^y, the glorious Martyr, fomctime Archbifhop of Can tcrbury, euery yeare in moft folemne fort, and that with deuout prayers ye endcuouryourfeluesto purchafe forgiuencfieof finnes: that he which for ChriftsfakcfufFcredbanifliment in this life, and marry rdorjie in death by conftancic of vertue, through continual! fupplication of fiithful! people, may make interceffion for you to God. The tenor of thefe letters were fcarccly read, but euery man with a loud voice began to recite and fing, Te Deum laudamus. Furthermore, bccaufe his Suffragans had not exhibited due rcuercnce to him their father, either in time of his banifhment , or at his returne from the fame, but rather pcrfecuted him; that they might openly confclTe their errour and wickedncflc to all men, they made this Collect. Be fauourable good Lord to our fupplication and prayer, that we which acknowledge our felues guilty of iniquitie, may be deliuered by the inter- ceffion of T homos thy bleffcd Martyr and Bifliop. Amen. This Collefl was likcwife vfed by the Couent of S. Albonsy and other Religious Votaries vpon the day of his martyrdome. Robert 2 ©4 1 Ancient Fmer all t^men. Tu qipajjez. cue bouche clofi^ Par U once carpi repffi, Entent ce qe te diray, Sycome te dire lefty, : Come tues autielfa^ Tu [eras tiel come ie fit, De la mrt ne penfii ie mte^ Tant come iamy U we. En tre anoi grand richejfe Sont icy fs grand noblejfe Terre Mefons et grandtrtfor Draps^chiuauxy argent et or iMes ore fu ieo poftres et chetifs Terfond en la tregis. Ma grand beauteejl tout/dee^. Ma char eft toutgafe^. > Koult ejl eftroit ma mefini En moy na fy veri tenon, Et fitremeveij/esy Je ne quide pas qe vous dtijfes. £leje enjfeonges home eft e Sy Jh ie ore tant changee. Pur diettpriez, au celeftien Roy Renter cy ait de bar me de moy. T 9ur ceulx qi pur moy prierent^ OH a dial maccorderont: Dieu les metteen (ou Paraydis On nulne Poet eft re chetifs. Thus Engliflied. Here licth the noble Prince, Monficur Edward, the cldcft fonneof the thriec noble King Edward the third, in former time Prince of Aquitaine, and of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, and Earleof Che- fter, who died on the feaft of Trinitie, which was the eight day of Iune,!ntheyearc of Grace, 1376. To the foulc of whom, God grant mercy. Amen. Who Co thou be that pafleth by; Where thefe corps entombed lie: Vnderftand what I fliall (ay. As at this time fpeakc I n\ay. Such as thou art, fometime was I, Such as Iam,fucl;i (halt thou be. I littlfr thought on th'oure of death, ^ T So iocejJe of Canterbury. 207 nour. Ho wfocuer the iniufticc of his firft entrance (ftcpping into the feat Royallby the depofition and murder of his lawful! Soueraigne King Ei- chard the fccond) left a diftionourabk ftaine vpon all his adions. Head- uifed his Sonne Henry (after him King) vpon his death- bed, to puni(h the opprcffoursof his people ; forfo lhalt thou (quoth hccj obtainc fauour of God, and loue and fearc of thy fubiefts, who whiles they hauc wealth , fo long Qialt thou hauc their obedience, but made poore by opprcffions, will be ready for infurre£lions. 'Let this memorial! of him , in fuch rimes as I haue it, ftand for his Epi- taph* '^^e mi l^accp tl)at Doiigbt? man 3lt aaeftmtnare ctrouneo ibe tBaie(, ti^l^er of aliBngelonD maDe (ola^. 311 tpme toajj a blcfpng ^tecce, '^Ddt al men mpgljt fee r f gt)t ferce {j^altieitxia^ tebelbut mm fo^ tl^^, f 0^ ot»^tt «^lenDot tx)a^ t^e cauf trulp« % Doug^tp man ^e tna^, anD tn^Ce, 3n cuet^ ©atail fje i)aD t^e pjpfe. 3lt ©atail of ^^cre$but^ truly > €)ff l^pgf encmtfebebaDUet^ebicW- i^e regnpn ^ece * almoft %iixi yere, 3tnD to ^:antecbuiy men ^pm bete. Another of his raigne, his death and gouernment, thus rimes. This king dyed of his rcygne in the y ere Fourtencaccomptcd, oi March the xix daye, Thefondayewasthcnby Kalendrc. Of whom the realme great ioye at firft had ay. But afterward chey loued not hisaraye * At his bcgy nnyng, full hyc he was commendc VVith commons then, and alfo litel! at the ende. lo. Gotver\r\ the laft part of his Tripartite Chronicle giues vs this vari- ous Chara6ler following of this ^ip;?r)',andhis predeceiTour Richard the fecond, Kings. O quaw pe»faf7do ra ores variofque not a ndo^ Si bene fcrutetur R. ab H. diftare videtut, Clarus firmenetenebrofHsetimtui agone^ R . pacem fingit^ dttm mortis federa (Iritigitj t Duplex cautelis fuit R. Pius H. que fidelis R. Pefiem mi f tit, mortem pius H. que remittit. R. Plebem taxat^ taxas pirn H. que relaxat. R, proceres odit et eoram predtA rodit. H. fauet heredes que fuas refiaurat in edes. R^regnum'vaftat'vindex ^ in omnibus ajlat. LMulcet terror em pim H. que reducit Amorem, T » o speed m v'lia " After Ri- chard the fc- cond. ^^cJicion to Rob. orGlo- *Xiit. ycarcs and fixe moncths wan- ting da yes lo. Harding cap 210. Mjf.inbib.Cot. I zo8 ^Indent Fmerall afMConunients O Bius Henrico qaem diligo quern benedico'^ Ba regmum tutum nulU grauitatevolutum^ Vite prefentis pariter viteefue fequentis: Da fibi quodcunqHefelici$tf e[i ad'utrunqfie, vide^sinchAur Tlic fame Authour in another place, to the laud and memory of this ZrJf' ^ King.hach thcfc nicking Hexameters. Elt^lus Chrijli fie Rex Uenricefmfiiy bene wmfii^ cum propria regna fetijli, 7tt mala vicifti que benis bona rejlituifii, Etpopulo trijli mua gaudia contribmjliy Efi mihi J^es lata, quod adhuc pro te renouata Succedent fata veteri probitate beata, Ettibi nam grata gratia f^onte data. Andthefaid Gower makes a ballade to this king, to hi3 no little com mcndations. Whereof take the firft Stanza for an Effay. O noble worthy Kyng Henry the fearth, In whom the gladde Fortune is befall.* The people to gooerne here vpon earth, God hath thee chofen in comfort of vs all. The worftiip of this land, which was dounfall. Now ftant vpright through grace of thy goodnefTc. Which euery man is hold for to blefle. Caxion the coniinuer of Polychronicon, fiitb,that this King Henry the fourth found great riches, whereof ^/f^rfr^/ his predccefTour was pofiToft at the time ofhisrefignation of the Scepter royall. Thefe arc the wordes; Tbcnnc he fondc in Kyng Rychads treforye nyne hundryd thowfand no- bles befydes lewels and Veffcls, whyche was as mochc worthc or more. And there was found in theTrcforers kcpyngof Englonde an hundryd and fyfty thowfand nobles ; and lewels and VefTels as moche worthe or more : Vpon which, faith Fabian^ It ftiulde feme that Kyng Rycharde wzs ryche, whan hys money and lewelles amounted to fcuen hundryd thow- fmd pounds. Sir Simofi D'etves Knight, a diligent fearcher of Antiquities, gaue me thecopie ot King Henries Will, here entombed, examined by the origi- nal! vp'i^r the priuie Scale, according to the orthographie in the (aid ori- gipn'l; which is not vn worthy, I hope, of my Readers perufall. In the name of God Fadir,and Son, and holy Goft, thrc pcrfons and on God. I Henry ^ finful wretch, bethcgrafe of God Kyng of Englond, and of Frauncc, and Lord of Irlond , being in myne hole raynd mak my Tefta- mcnt in manere and forme that fuyth. Firft I bcqucth to Almyghty God my finf ljI Soul ; the whiche had heuer be worthy to be man but through hys mercy and hys gralej whiche lyfFe I haae mifpendyd,whcreof I put me whollily in his grafe and his mercy, with allmyn herte. And what tymhit liketh him of hys mercy for to tak me to hym, the body for to be bcryed in the Chirch of Caunterbury, aftyr the defcrecion of my Coufin the Erch- by(hcoppe of Caunterbury. Andalfol thank allmyLordis and trewe P^p'^ cafAO, Fab. in Ann. 1400. the b ft Will of King Hemf tbc fourth. - rpuinn the ^wcejje of Canterbury, i 2op pepic forthetrcwc fcrvijc^hatlhey hsue don to me, and Ya^khsm hi-^ giucncs if i hauc nilTeiurcted hem iri any wy fe. And a)s far as they hauc of- fcndydrncin m<>:d:% or indedis in any wylc, I prey God foigeue hem hit and Y do. AMoYdevyfeandordcynthattherbeachauntre pcrpctuallof cwcy t'recitis tor to ling an :1 prey for my foul in the aforkyd chirch of Caunterbury , in fochc plale and aftyr foch ordinaunfe as hit fcmcth bt ft lo my aforfcyd couIili of C. anter bury * Alfo Y ordey ne and dtuife that of my gooddis rdiitufion be maw«»^,both Dukes of So- mcrfer, loAne Qucene of Scots, and Margaret Countcflc of Deuonlhire:lbe died full ofyeares the laft of December, Dom.ij^^o, Margaret DuclicfTc of Clarence. l^itiumXatal. Hon. Mills. Calal. * John her firft husband licth on her left fide,as appeares by his armes,arTd portraiture ^for I finde no infcription at all vpon the Monument) who was theeldeft fonnc of lohnoi Gaunt, Duke of Lancafter, by his laft wife Ka- therine Swt*if>rdy and Curmmcd Beaufort, of Beaufort, a Caftle in Aniou, where he was borne • He was created firft Earle of Somcrfet.and after Mar- qu^-'fte Dorfctjby Richard the fccond; being but of fmall mcancs to fupport fuchafwcUingtiilc. He made theric of Somerfet Marques Of Dorfct then ; Sir lohn Beaufort that hightj Of pooreliuelodcthat was that tymcdoubtles. /ofc» Earle of Sonicrfet, and Maiquts Dor- kt. 1 lo. Hardrng. \ cap 1 91. 1 But hee was depriuedofthis title of MarquefTe Dorfet.by ACt of Parlia- ment, in the firft of Henry the fourth, his halfc brother, for whom after- wards the Commonsbecameearncft petitioners in Parliament for his refti. tution.Buthc himfelfc was altogcthervnwilling to beref^ortd to this-kindc of newly inucntcd honour , being but begun in the ninth yeare of ths Kings raigne, and giuen to Rol/ert de Vere^ his mignionithe firft ftiled Mar- quefTe of England, a? itisobferucd bythatmoft learned Antiquarie and Lawyer, lo.Selden Efquire. I finde little of him rem3rkable,being (belike j fore weakened both in power and fpirit, by the forefaid Parliament jwhere- by Cwith others of the Nobilitie) he was reduced to the fame eftate of ho- nour and fortune (which was but weakejin which hcftood when firft iho. mas of Woodftocke, Duke of Glocefter, was arrcftcd \ and befides it was not lawfull for him, nor any of the reft,to giue liucries to retainers,or keepe any about htm butncccflarie leruants. Hec died on Palmefonday the 1 6. ol March , -^»». D tfOT. 1 40p. ^ Tiths of 1 o- noucf!>g- 2ii, HM»fpa. Ji3. On her right fide is the pourtraiture of her fecond husband, Thomas Duke of Clarence, fecond foune of King Hertr'^ the fourth. Lord high Ste- ward of England, Conftablc of the Kings Hoft,and Lieutenant Gcnerall of his Armic in France .• who (after his many fortunarc eucnts in warre) was 1 the ThorvM Duke 211 * Or,IittIc Baugie. Hall. Spted» * Andttw Tor- gufai Lum. bard- vhtentXatal, ■ Harding c. 220, ^it ^ortctisf of ©etfecle tocUDcD fut^ b^ cajei, rmaig. l&i!SiDougljtcr,an0^anontmrt|)eg«oOfenygW Cfto This ifaifell dccealed ac Chilham here in Kent, in the moneth of F^bm- The firft Archbifhop that I findc to be buried in this Church was Cnth- hert, or Cudbri6i (for before him they were al waves buried at Saint guflifies) anEnglifhman of great parentage, tranflated from Hereford, the yeare 741. to this fcate of Canterbury. In whofe time the Lai tie were wic- ked, and the Clergic worfc; the whole land was ouerwhelmed with a moft darke and palpable mift of ignorancc,and polluted with all kindcofim- pietie. Which to reformc, hee called together a Synodc of Biftiops and learned men at Cloueflioo (now ClifFeat Hoo)befideRochefter,and there, after lohg confultation, caufcd one and thirtie Canons to bee decreed, one of which was, That the Pricfts were required to reade to their Par iftioners the Lords prayer, and the Creed in the Englifli tongue : which, with the re)}, you may readc in William Malmeshry. This Bifliop obtained from the Pope a difpenfation for making of Goemitcries,or Churchy ards,with- in Townes and Cities, whereas vntiil jiis time within the walls none were buried ; as I haueitthus in a Manufcript. C«/^fr//yf Ar chief ifcof us Canu xi. ah i^ttguftino cum Reme videret plures intra Citfitates Jepeltri^ rogauit Papain 'vt fihi licet et cemiteria factrctqudd Papa atsnitit, reaerfm itaquece- miterii 'ubique in Anglia fieri cenjUmt, He died,k^«». Dom. 758. I 2 I findc little of any other Biftiop here buried, vntill the time of Odo Se- uertfs who lyeth here interred vnder a Tombe of Touchflonc (furnamed Seuerffiof theauftcritieof his life and goucrnment^ borne of Danifti pa- rents, Pagans, and vtter enemies of Chrift and Chriftianreligion,infomuch that they difinheritcd this their Sonne Oda, for Sleeping companie wiih Chriftians, fo that he was conflrained to forfake his fathers houfc, his kin- dred, and countrey, and betake himfelfe to the feruice of a Nobleman in the Court of King Edward the cldtr, named Ethelelm^ wlio fct him to fchoolc, where he profited exceedingly. He was not baptifed till face was come to mans cftatc: foonc after his baptifmcjby the aduife of Ethelelm his Mafl;er,he entrcd into orders; yet before he came to bee a Clergie man , he ieruedin the warres, which is not vnlikcly, faith niine Authour , for after he was Biftiop he was thrice in the field, and did his Prince notable feruice. He was firfr preferred to the Biftioprickc of Wilthire (whofe See was then feated at Ramsbury ) by the fpcciall fauour of King K^Mjlan-^ who being dead, his brother who fuccecded him in his kingdome, louing him no Icffcj procured him to be chofen Archbiftiop. In which paflorall charge hee continued many yeares in great fauour , and authoritie, vnder » diuers mthin theT)iocejfe of Canterbury, 215 diuers Princes, till towc^rds the latter end of his time, thatfi^iw:'.? young King was fore cxafpcraccd againfthim,for that this Biftiop hnd caufed him to be diuorced from his Queenc, for confanguinitie^or fomc other rcafons, and excommunicated his Concubines, csufi'ng one of them,whom rhe king dotcdvponjtobcfetchtoutofthe court by violence, to bee burnt in the forehead with an bote iron, and banifhed into Ireland. But not long after he was taken away by dcaih-from the Kings difplea/ure, in thcyearc of our redemption, 958. hauing fate Archbifliop 25. yeares, or thereabouts. He writ diuers Traftatcs both in verfe and profc, mentioned by Bm habet. In terra degtns celtfita regnapetebaSj. Exemptm terra fidera liber adis. Solgeminos dents obfiderat igne diebut^ Promfit Lftna diem^no^e folutus abis. HereistheTombeofArchbiftiop >^»/?/;»r,borne in Augufla aCirieof Burgundie, who followed his predeceffours fteps almoft foot by foot. Firft he came to Becco vpon the like errand as Lanfrank had doncj which was to obtaine knowledge in allgood learning: Lanfrancke being called away to CanCjhe wasmadePdorof Bcccoin his place, and afterwards Abbot, in which he continued 1 5.yeares, vntillat the rcqueft of Hugh Earle of Che- fler, he came oucr into England ; and had this Bifhopricke bcfJowed vpon him, fbmc fourc y eares after the deccafe of Lanfrancke (for fo long the king purfedvp the profits thereof) by Wtlliam Rufus who prcfently af cr his confecration fell out with his new Bifhop, and baniflicd him the king- dome; in which he trauellcdvp and downe as an exile during the Kings life, vntill by his brother King Henry the firfl, he was called home, and re- ftorcd to all his former dignities. But not long after he was Iikcwife banifh- ed the Realmc by the faid Henry y falling out with him concerning the dif^ pofing of Bifboprickes at the Kings pleafure, giuing inucfliture,and pof- feffion of them by the flaffc, and the ring, within three yeares, by the meancs and mediation oiAdela or Alice, Gountefle of Blois, the Kings fi- fler, he wasrcflored, not oncly to his place, but toall his goods andfruirs gathered in the time of his abfcncc. Some two yeares after this hislafl re- turne, falling ficke of a languifhing difeafe , hce died Aprill 21, Ann. Dom. 1 109 in the fixteenth yearcof his goucrnmcnt.Some 400. yeares after, by the procurement of itbn Morton yQnzo[h\s Succeflburs, he was canoni- zed Mthin theT)iocejJe of (Canterbury. .^cd a Saint, and one as worthy thai nonour asanv rhar euer fi:ice his t^-ne was canoniied by the Popcj for, as for his \\k and conuerfation, tt was fdr intcgritie euen admiiable»and To was his Icirning - as his works yet txrdnt do tcftifie. Now becaufc his Epitaph is either worne out, or was eucr wnn- ting, I Will bcfoboldas borrow one for him from one of his ownc name, which i hauc read vpon a Monument in Parma, in Italic. ' Hie iacet Anfdmm fo[l mortem viuere certmy Cantnar. Archtsfu^ que omnihonitate refertm. Virfohriw.CA^Hs, -vir vita»s 'vndique f aft us. Vir grem^s flenis^largui largitor egeats. Vir bene poUtusJagaxy dgdus^ erndtttts, -Dogmata mmruj^^ inter comagia purus. An Domini Mil. ce»t, que nont, que die quoque me>iCu ^prilvicefimovne LMerttshunc enecat enfis, ' In the fouth part of Saint r^^'.^^ Chappel), in a marble Tombe ioy- ning to the wal , lietli the body of Theoh.ld, Archbiihop of this Sec Who was chofen to that Grace by theSuffr.gan Bifliops of his owne Pr^uincc, inaConuocationheldatLondon;he wasaBcncdidine Monke,and Ab- bot of Becco i a man of no great learning, but ot fo gentle and fwcct beha- uiour(bang jry wifewithall)as hcc was greatly eftecmed of high and loij^ Kings, Nobles, and Commons j yet howfoeuer he was of an affable milde nature, and fairc dcmcanure,his patience was fo greatly moucd (v pon goodoccafion; that he mtcrpofed the Popes authoritie ; with whom th'^ King was made a partie fo farrc as that his goods and Tcmporalrics were ZZT a''''^''^wu^ ^ I ^^"8^ ^'^"^^'^"^ himfelf. once banifh- cd thekingdome: whichfo nctlcd him, that like a rail fellow. Nam Ufa pu- ema fit furor, he interdiacd King Stephen, and the whole Rcalme. an^d ta. ^lll ^^Tu^'^J'^ was wondrous troublcfome. came home andhuedmNorfoIke tillbytheinterceffionof certaine Bifhops, hre was o.^.^ t'f "^^"^ S^'^^ ^''"^"^ ^^"h the faid King, and was the chiefc meanes ofconduding that finall peace at Wallinfifo- d bc- Zf" Jli'"'^ ^-WtheEmprelTc. Shortly after which. King Suphen i^on nl^^^^^ Regalicie, vndcr whom this Bi- ftop pafled the reft of h,s iaycs quiedy in great fauour and eftim^tion: and died, Ann, i i^o when he had fat Archbiftiop 12. yeares. Pcrceiuing his endtoapproach hemadchisWill.andgaueall hisgoods^ othcrhkegoodvfcs. Ofwhom this Epitaph wasmadc ^"^P^^^"^'^^ temJtlul '^^''^'^'^'''f L^rchteprfcopus, ob momm placahtUta. T^lr T^'"'*'""' "'"'i': '^^l^^graticfus, affabilis,^erUscus,prudens, ,« cmnes hberalk^i. inpauperes mu.tfcus , ^ tan. d^ feneOutu&Ungutdevtte pertefus antea^am >uitL morlTperfiluit. Ann. DomA 1 60. cum ^%,annisfedijjet. Anima etus requiefiat in ^accAmen. Xv Tfindconc^irWi'for Ifinde no further of his name) ArchbiQiopof thischairctobc here interred in our Ladies GhappclUomctimea Bene- I ^ — _V di.ftine T/vfotfl/i Arch- Aniiq. Eritaa. Hco:dd. Mat. Tads, Antiq>*iWus B> lun. l{uha;d Arc!:bi{liop. .!8 Godmn. Ann. 1176. Rob, Glocefl. M(f. Antiq.Brltan, Gadmjt. lib. Mona^. it H'auerley. Mjf.inbib.Cot. Hubert H'alter Archbifliop: Francis Tbinne Anttq.B)itan Godjvin-dt prte- fd- Ang Ger. Dmobi HoUlttf.pA Ij» (t/ ncient Fmerall . 142. 111 'p of Nor- '•V cil. byenj mPr*f. ■id Steph.Arch, Cant' no (tAnctent hmerall (^5\lonmients Bale. Cent.2. dcfcended he was from an ancient familie in Lcceftcrftiire , brought vpin the Vniucrfitie of Paris, greatly cftcemed by the King and all the Nobiiity ofFrance, for his Angular and rare lenrtiing; made Chancellour of Paris, and CardinallofRomc; tt. S Chtyfogor i, Hce writ many admirable pro- found workes, and amongft the reft, diuided the Bible into Chapters ; in fuch fort as we now account them; he bc ftowed much vpon his palace here in Canterbury, and vpon a fairc H<>ro our in the South-croffe Iflc. Yet the folemnitie of the tranflation ofTh'/n^a* Bdtts bones was fo chargeable vn- to him, as neither he, nor foure of his iucceiTours, were able to recouer the dcbt,hecaft his Church into. He died luiy p.i22g.hauingfatc Archbiftiop a2.yeare5. Godwin, de PtitfuL Ang. John Tediham Archbishop. Godtvln. CataU Harding c 193. King Richards 2 Wingham Goi- ledge founded. Here in this Church, but in what particular place my Author knowes not, Io^» Feckham, (bmecime Bifliop of thi* See iieth buried. 1 his lo^rn was borne in SuHex, fpent his chiidhood in the Abbey of Lewes^ and was brought vp in the Vniuerfitie of Oxford, from thence hec went to Pari?? to ftudy Diuinitie, and after that to Lions to get fomc knowledge in the Ca non Law, without the which Diuinitie was efteemed vnperfcd in tbofc dayes: and to better his knowledge, he vifitcd all the Vniuerfitics of Italic, came to Rome, where, his rare learning being foone perceiued , hee was made by the Pope, Auditor, or chiefeludge of his pallacej and fo continued till his preferment to Canterbury : for a manof fo mcane parentagc,he was thought to be very ftatcly, both in gefture, gate, words, and all outward (hew, yet of an exceeding mccke, facile, inward difpofifion. Vnto double Beneficed men,and Non-refidcnts he was very ftrid, Adulterie he puiTlfti- ed very fcuerelyj he pcrfecuted a Bifbop ternblie, for keeping of a Concu- bine .• and one Roger Ham a Prieft,heenioyned to three yeares penance for fornication :a finne predominant in former times among the Clergie. Wit- nciTe thefe rimes. Create Lechery and fornication Was in that * houfc, and alfb grcate aduoutrec Of Paramours was greatc confolation Of eche degree, well more of Prelacic Then of the Temporall, or of the Chiualrie. He excommunicated one Sir Osborne Gijf6rdy¥ivii^tSov ftealing two Nunnes out of the Nunnerie of Wilton; and abfblucd him vpon thefe con- ditions. Firft, that he fliould neuercome within any Nunnerie, or in the company of a Nunne, that three Sondayes together he fhould be whipped in the Parifti-Church of Wilton, and as many times in the Market , and Church of Shaftsbury ; that he fliould faft a certaine number of monetbs, That he (hould not weare a fliirt of three yeares: A nd laftly ,that he fliould not any more take vpon him the habite or title of a Knight, but weare ap- parell of a rulTet colour, vntill he had fpent three yeares in the holy Land. He died i^nn. 12^4. very rich, yet founded aColledgeof Canons at Wingham in Kent, valued at 84. \.fer annum^ and aduanccd many of his friends to great poffeffions, whofe poftetiiic haue continued in the ftate of Kn'ghts mthin the Dioceffe of Canterbury, 111 Knights and Efquires cuen vntill our times. He (at Archbifliopthirceene ycaresandan halfe. His heart was buried at Chrift- Church London, w^crro- politane honour of Canterbury by King Edward thefccond; all which he raoft difloyally and like a Traitour requited , aiding ( vnderhanJj the Queene, Mortimer y and their complices, with great fummes of moneys and forfiikinghislawfull Soucraigne, his Maftcr,his l\itron, that hadaduanccd him by fo many degrees , vntoan eftatc fo gratioufly honour^jb'ei but it plcafcd God that vntliankfull rimcroufnefre fhould be his deftrudhon, for being by the faid Queene f of whom he flood fo greatly in awe) command- ed to confecrate one laKjesBerkley^ Bidiop of Exceter ; and performing the fame, he wasfb reuiled,taunted,and threatned by the Pope, that for griefc and anger together he dicd,whcn he had fate Archbifhop thirtcene yeares, V ? nine M^- in bib. cot. Kabert '^'inchel- fcy Arclibilliop Ed. I. A/in. I jo6. GOihv'.n. lam- I'm. ira'icr Keyiioldi Aichbilliop. Godvpln. ^Ancient Funerall (^l onuments Slmom Mepham ' Archbiftiop. John Stratford Archbifhop. Antiq.Bt'itan. Godwin. Aniiq.Bntan. John Vff'ord Aiclibiftiop. nine moneths and three weckcs, the 1 6, of Nouember, 1 3 17. as ap pearesby thisinfcriptionvponhisTombein the South wall, now hardly to be read. Hie refute fcit Dom 'mus Wdlterus Reynolds prists Epfcopm Wigermenjis^ (jv Atglie Cuncdi&rtus^ deinde Archiepifcopui ijlius Ecclsfie qui ohijt 16, die menf Nouembris 4nn.gr Atk 1327. Vpon the North fide of Saint Anfelmts Chappcll, in a marble Tombc, \\Vi\\.Simon Mepham ArchbiQiop of this Sec, borne in this countrey, Do- dor of Diuinitie, and very well learned (as learning went in thofe dayes^ of whom I finde little worthy of relation j for all the time hee fate fwhich was but fiueycare and feme what more) he was euer a wrangling with his 'Monkesofthis Church, and mthlo.Graundifon Biftiop ofExcetcrj and getting the worfc by both, he fell ficke and died, Odober 12. 1333. Here in a goodly Tombe of Alabafter on the South fide of the high Al- tar, licth the body of lohn Stratford, Archbiftiop of this Diocefle.borne at Stratford vpon Avon: a man famous for his learning, and good gouem- ment of his iurifdi£tion. He was called from the See of Winchefter to this place; he was Lord Chancellour of England, and proteftor of the Rcalmc, in the abfenceof Edward the third in France^ but neucr man enioyed fuch great honours with lefle comfort. It is written that hee was con(ccrated vpon the Sonday, called then , Multa trihtilatioms iuftorum^ which hee thought boaded or foretold vnto him,how in the whole courfc of his life, he (hould finde nothing but trouble -which fell out according to his omi- nous conceit. For neuer any Archbiftiop, either before or after him,giuing fc little caufCj and doing his endeuour to plcafc, was more encombred with vndcferued and often croftes. The ftory is ouer- long here to relate, Imufl refcrremy Reader to the Catalogue of Bifliops. Yet before his end (which happened Amo 1348. hauing beene Archbiftiop 1 5.yeares) he had made an end of all his troublefbmc crofTeSjand liued certaine yeares quietlyjthcy writ of him that he was a very gentle and mercifull man, rather too remiffe then any way rigorous to offenders, and a pitifull man to the poore. He founded a Colledgeat Stratford vpon Avon,and endowed the fame largely. Here lieth obfcurcly buried John Vfford yhiothtx to that illuftrious Knight of the Garter, Rebert de Vfford^ Earleof SufFolke brought vp in Cambridgc,and made Do£lor of Law, promoted firft vnto the Deanrieof Lincolne, then to the Chancellourftiip ofEngland, and lafdy to this Arch- biftiopricke. Which he neuer enioyed,bcing cut offby that plague (which confumed nine parts of the men in England) before hee rcceiucd cither his pall, or confecration, lune the fcuenth. Arm. 1 3 48. His next fucceffour, ThotuoA BradwardifffWcth buried in the South wall, fbmewhat "within theDioceJJe of Qanterhnry, Thoma€ Brad- war dm Ar^h- bilhop. BrT:'«. Cent, tC;Iia. l^xvtt.Mff. ^mn. in bib. Cot. fomewbat darkly ; preferred to his grace and dignitie, wichouc his ownc reeking, or any of his friends endeuours ; which he likewife cnioyed but a very litcljs time. For within fiue weekes and foure dayes after his conlccra- rion, he died at jLambcth ^being neuerenthronifed at all) Ann. 1 549 This man was borne at Heathfeild in Suffex,and brought vp in the Vniuerlitie of Oxford, where he proceeded Doftor of Diuinitie-and fo cxquifue 3 Di- uinehe was, that he was commonly enftilcd Doctor Pro fun dm. He was a good Mathematician, a great PhiIoIopher,a;id a gencrall Schollerin all the libtrall Sciences, as his workes not yet pcrifticd do teftilic. In whofe praife thus Cb*Mcer fpcakcs in the Nunnes Priefts talc. But I ne cannot boult it to the bren, As can the holy Dodor Saynt Axjrh, Or Boece or the Bifliop Bra dw^irdtn . But aboue all , he is efpecially commended for his finceritic ©f life and con- ucrfation. He was Confeflbur to Edtvard the third, and in all his wanes of France, was neuer from him; and though he might haue had many pre- ferments of the King, yet he was fofarre from ambitious dcfire of promo- tion, as it was long before he could be petfwaded to take a Prebend of Lin- colne, when it was offered him.Well we will leauc him to his reft,onely re. membrcd with this Epitaph, VoBor DoBorum Bradrvardin hic iicet vrna. Norma Paflorum laudabilis ^ diuturna. inuidU car ait 'vitam fine crimine duxit, Et ex ore fuo quicqUid fit fcihile flaxit. Ntdltts fub fole eft cuific fuere omnia riota. Cant'u nunc dole^ trifterU ^ Anglia tot a, J^os quiet trdnjitis, hie omnesatque redit'tSy jyicitt quod Chrifiiftetoi fit prompt tor ijli, Simon Ipp brought vp in Merton Collcdge in Oxford, being Docl-or | Jfi'P of Lvjw became Canon of Paulesy then Deane of the Arches, after that was chofentobeof thepriuieCouncellto King Edward the third ; firft in the place of Sccrctaric, and then Keeper of the priuie Scale And lafliy , by the Monkescleftion, the Popes approbation, and the Kings good liking; hee was aduanced to this grace and dignitie. Wherein hee continued fixteene yeares,fouremoncths,andtwcluc dayes : and died April 26. i^dS. helicth buried in the middle of the Church, vnder a marble Tombc inlaid with braffc, whereon is cngrauen this Epitaph. Simon Ifiip or tens , njtr bina lege prohatuf^ Vt nafcens^ moriens fic nunc iacet arcie locatus, Arcem quitenuit hie quondam Pontificdtus, Clero quiquefuit regno totiquoquegratm. Princeps Paftorum fac Simon Apoflolorumy Simon vt ijle chorum per eos pertingat esrum CMil. trecenteno^fexAgeno mcdo feno £ius fepteno pafloratus qaoqffe deno Hie KaL Maij fino rupt 0 carnis nece ft eno: Tlos 224 (tAncient Funerall QS\d[onumentS Gtdwin, Flos cadit e fenocelo peto ejtti fit amen o O (pes ja?)6iorum decus et pie Chrifte tuorum, Cetibffi ipforumpreee inngas hunc frecor horunt. He was a very (cucre corrcdor offinnc, depriuing many Clergle-mcn oftheirliuingSj in thefirft vification of hisowne Dioccflfe. He repaired his ' pallace, with i loi.l. and odde money, which he rccouercd of K^ndrew r/tfr^, Archdeacon of Midlcfex,adminiftracoiir of Vjford\\\% prede- ceflfourjfor dilapidations, hce built and cndowe'd with good poffeffions a Colledge in this Gitie, which is now become a parccll of Chrift-church in Oxford. He bequeathed to his Church a thoufand Ihecpe, his vcftments, which were all cloth of gold, a very fumpruous Coape, and much plate^ he wasaveryfrugallandfparing man.neuer cftccming pompe nor out- ward brauery, which he Qicwed at his end, defiring to be buried obfcure- iy to auoid fuperfluous expence. vViV-'utm Wink- fpf Arcbbifhop SmonSndbmy Archbifbop: fix Mf. inbib. Cott. William wittlefey fucceeded the faid Simon was brought vp at Ox- ford, at the charges of Simoft Ipp who was his Vnkle, where hce procee- ded Do(flor of the Canon Law, and by him fent to Rome to follicite his caufes, and alfo to getexperiencc by feeing the pra^lifcof that Court .* who after he had ftayed there a time was called home, and preKrrcd by his Vn- kles meancs,vnto the place of Vicar gcncrall,ihcnto the Dcanrieof the Arches, the Archdeaconrie of Huntington, the Parfonagcs of Croydon, and Cliffj to'the Biftioprickc ofRochcficr, from thence to VVorccftcrjand laftly Rafter the deceafe of his faid Vncle) to this Archbiftiopri. ke of Can- terbury, in which he continued almoft feuenyeares, being rbc moft of his time troubled with a tedious lingring dileafc,wbcrecf he d'ed luly j.' 374. He lieth buried oucr againft his Vncle betwcene two pil ars, vndcr a mar- ble Torabe inlaid with brafTe, which with his Epitaph is alrogerher defa- ced, the brafTe worne, torne or ftolnc away ; thcfe few words onely remai- ning. : tumuUtm Wittelejey natusgemmata luce, . » . . • Sudhurienatw SimoHtaeethic tttmulattu Martirizatus Kece pro republica flrattfs, Heujcelui ififermntt truxy exittale^ nefariduwy Prejitlti eximij corpus venerabile dandum In rabiem Vulgi : . This is a fragment of an Epitaph, compofed to the memory of Simcn Tibold^ the lonne of one Nigellus T ibold^ furnaracd Sudbury of a Towne in Suffoike, where he was borne 5 a Dodor of the Canon Law, who by degrees came to this Metropolitan Grace of Canterbury. A man very wife, learned, cloqutnt, hberall, merciful!, and wondrous rcuercnd • all which could not deliuer him from vntimely death. For he, together with Sir Ro- bert Hales fLovd Prior of Saint Iffbns Icrufalem, and Chanccllour of Eng- land, 115 Aniiq. Bi'ttan. ir'/lfiam Ciurt- ^f? Arch- fa :rtiop. within theDiocejJe of Qanterbury. land,werebaledtothc Tower hill, by the Rebels of Kenr,and Eflcx, with infcrnallfliours arid yells, and there vniuft y {Nam tus caicattir I'ioUhtta cum domtHAtitr) and hurribiic hjckt, hewed, and in that barbarous man ncr beheaded by thcfeaich Trayrours,lunc the fourteenth, the ycare df our Lord, 1^81. and otthcraigneofthatvnfortunaic King R/chardtht fe- cond, the fourthj hauing fate Bifliop about fix yearcs. VVnich lamentable floric the Chronicles at large declare. When thsfe hur'ie burlies were at an end, the body of this good Archbifhop was conueyed to his owne Church, and there honourablie interred vpon the South fide of the Altar of Saint Dun/l art. 'This Bifiiop built the Weft-gate of this Citie,and the wall from that gate vnto the North-gate, commonly called by the name of the long wall, and would haue done hkewilc about ail the Townc, if hce had liucd. The Maior and the Aldermen once a ycare vfed to come folen^nly to his Tombe to pray for his foule,in memory of this his good deed to their Citie, faith LeUnd in his Commentaries. It wftsthecuftomeof old, and fo it is in thcfedayes,for men of eminent rankc and qualitie to haue Tombes crC(H:ed in more places then onci for ex- ample and proofc of my fpeecb, I finde here in this Church a Monument of Alabaf^er, at the feete of the blacke Prince, wherein, both by tradition and \*nt ng,it isafErmed that the bone? o^William Courtney (die fonneof Hn^f-i Courtney, the third of that Chriftian name, Earle of DcuonCliirej Arthbifhop of this See, liescntombed. And [ finde another,to the memory ofthcfamcman,atMaidflonc herein Kent, wherein (becaufeof the Epi- taph) T rather beleeue thathis body lieth buricdjOf which hc;reaftcr when I come to that To wne. Here lieth interred vnder a faire Monument, Thomas Fitz-zllau , or ^lUms Anm x..yirande II ^iht third fonnc of Richard Fttz,-i^la»i^hHix\t of Arundell, | ^'J^^'^^''" Warren, and Surrey, by Eleanor his wife, daughter of Henry Pl^ntaginety i ' Earlc of Lancaflcr, as I haue it in the Catalogue of Honour. Who at the I age of two and twenty yearcs was confccrated Bifhopof Ely ; which hcc AnoldBifliop. Idudabiie gouerned (confidcring the greenneflc of his age) the fpace of, fourteene yearcs, three moneths,and eighteene dayes. In which tijne hee ! was Lord Chancellour of England^ from Ely he was tranflarcd to Yorkc; I leaning for an implement at his houfeof Ely, a wonderful! fumptuous and coflly Table, adorned with gold and precious ftones, which belonged firft to the Kingof Spainc, and was fold to this Bifiiop by the bhicke Prince for three hundred Markes. Hcealfo beftowcd the building of the great Gatc- houfe of Ely houfc in Houlbornc : during his abode at Yorke, which was about dght ycars,he bcftowed much in building vpon diuers of his houfes, and vnto the Church. Befides many rich ornaments,hc gauc two great Ba- fonsoffiluerand git, two great Cenfers, two other Bafons of fi'.ucr, and two Creuetts ; he gauc to the Vicars, a filuer cup of great waight , and a maflicbowlc of filucr to the Canons. From Yprkc he was remoued hither to Canterbury, and here he fate onemoneth aboue fcuentceneyeares. In which time, at the Weft end of his Church, hcc built a fairc fpire fteeple, called V iz6 9^' indent Funeral/ ^S\donuments AntiqBritan, Lanfuet. HoUinf. Cronic. T/ipart. Mff.inblb. cot. clUcd to this day, '\rundc!l fteeple,arid beftcwed a tunable ring of ffuc bels vpoa the fame, which he dedicated to the holy Trinity, to the bkfTed Vir ginc LMar), rothc Angell Gibrid^io S^miBlafe, and the fifth to S. lohn Euangclift T hus mu*. h he efFccVed : howfoeuer hee was no fooner warme in his feate, then that he with his brother, the Earle of Arundell, w ere con dctnncd of high Trcaion, his brother executed, and he bnnifhed the king, dome 5 and fo liucd in exilement the fpacc of neare two ycares , vntill the firfl: of the raignc of Henn the fourth. This worthy Prelate died of afvvcllingin his tongue, which made him vnablctoeatCjdrinke, or fpcake for a time before his death. Which hap pened Februar. lo.AHn.i^i-^, An Author contemporarie with this Archbiliop, m rites as folioweth ofthe pafTages in thofe times, as alfo much in the grace and commendation of this worthy Metropolitan. Heu mea penna madet lachrimisy dum fcrihtrc fuadet^ Infortumta Jcelerii qttihus horrcfiftta. N on fit is ejl Regem rnundi dtfleSiere legeni^ Vtferedntgentes (ub eo fine lege waneiotes. Sed magU in Chriftum jetiit^ qua propter ad ijlum Cafnm deflendum non efi mthi crede tacendum, Anglorum frimas^fuhprimo culmim primas £lui tenuit fedes melitu dum (per at in edes Hum Rex compeOit ^ eum de fede repellit, Dum Simon Rome fifpplamat federa Thome; Hie T homos natus C omit is fuit intitulatfts, Clericus aptatm% Doctor de iure creatusy Legibm orn&tui^facmdus morigeratus Cum ChriflogratuSy in pie be q^e magnificat m. O qaam precUrus tam purtts immaculatas^ Ad Regale latus tandem fuit tlL^qneatus. T ramite fubtililatitans plus vulpe fi/jili^ Rex (l»de^in fine ihomam pro fir are ruinc "De trtbus audiflis cum Rex fcelus intulit ifiis Freful^ adiutor/uit hijs quodammodo tut or ^ Hon contra legem fed ab ira flfctere Regem. Nomine paftoris temptauerat omnibus horis. Semper erat talis reftat dum Jpts aliqualis ; Si contra mortem poterat (aluaffe cohortem. Rex tulit hoc trifie quod Cancellarius i/le Tempore quo Jlabat has tres confianter amaiat. Sic procurator piusextitit ^ Mediator. Cartas quod Regis habuerunt munere legifj Fomificis more fummi pro Regis amore, Sicpacem mitt it mortis gladmmqueremittit. Hec ita feciffetpa6lum fi Rex tenuiffet-^ Sedqueiurauithodie eras verba negauit. Cermte pro quati culpa magis in fieciali, _^ Ponjifici mthin theT>iocej]e of Gmterbwy, 111. Pmtifici tali fine caufa materi-ift Rex fuit iratus,jed (jr altera cai'fi re,i(us. Efl: plus fureta tunc Rome qvai,do moneta, SimoKis ex payte P:?pj m condudtt in arte, . Ede per ha4 cd» fas Juh Regis pectoH- clavfis, HtC fcelus ohiecit Thume, qui ml male fecit i Regis fuutoret fuper hoc tunc ameriores. Frandibus ohtentHm concludunt Parliamentum: Sic de finali Rex ponder e ittdiciali. Exilio demit t horn am ^ necamere redcmit. Sic Pater ah f(^!ie pare y quem Rex j^oliauit auare. Partes ignetoi tunc querit habere remotas. Sic pifts Lyfnti^es cafus pr9 tempore trijles Sufiinety ^ curam Jperat reuocare futuram. Chrijlus eum ducat, faluet que (abite reaticaP: Sic vt 'vterque flatus fit ei cum lau de Leatiis. Vpon his reftauration to this his Bifl30pricke,by Henry the fourth Duke of Lancafter, the (jmc Author thus writes. luflos laudauity iniujios vituperauity Hos confirmauity hos deprimit^ h ts releuauit. Regniprimatem crudelem per feritatem ^em Rex expLmtaty pux ex pietate replantat. Henrj Chtchlejy Bifhop of this See, lies here on the North fide of the Presbitery, in aTombc built by himfelic in his life tjme ; hee was borne at Highamfcrrys in Northampton (hire, where he began the foundation of a goodly Colledge, and an Hofpitall, which were finifr.cd by his two bre- thren, his Executours. Hee was brought vp in New Colledge in Oxford, where he proceeded Doa:orofLaw,and where he founded two Colledges! one called Bernard Colledge, renewed by Sir Thor??as WhitCy and named Saint lohns Gollcdge; and all Soules Co ledge, which yec continucth in rhe fune cftatehe left it, one of the faircft in that Vniucrfitic, Hee was cm - ployed much in embaffages by King Henry the fo-Jrth, who preferred him ro rhe Bifliop. ick ofSaint Damds-^ where he fate fiucycares, and was then rranflated hither by his fonnc King Henry the fikh. He was a man happic, enioyingalwaycshis IVincesfauour, wealth, honour, and all kindeofprof' perity many yeares, wife in goucrning his See worthily, bountifull in bc^ ftaw.ng bis goods to the behoofe of the common- weaith. y\nd hfily^ftout )nd fcuci e in due adminiftration of iuftice. When hee had goiierncd [his Sec 29. yeares (a longer time then cuerany did in fiue hundred yeares be- fore him) he died April 12. 1443. Vpon whofe Monument I findc thisEp taph. Hiciacet Hen: Chicheley L. DoBtr, quondam CancelUrvis Sarum ,qm anno -J. Hen.^. Rfgisad Gregorium Papam 11 in Ambajsiatatranfmiffus, in Ct Hit ate Senenfiper man us eiufdem Rape in Epijcopum C^/ieneuenfcm con- ftcratas e/L H ic ettam Henricus annoi. Hen. 5 . Regis, in hac fancia Ecclefia in Archiepifcopum pofiulatus^ aloannc Papa 23. ad eandem tranptus.qui . obi^t Um ':m Rzx. Ano.dtll Aicii- HC3' J chkhlty Arcl.bilhop. He wn^ cf^'.r.- of S.Dasikh Pt Sinn by the Popes ow»« Ii.!nd. \ (Lanamt tuner all (i^M[.Qnuments cbijt anno Domi. 144.^. Menf.i^pr. dtt 12. CetHi finElorum concorditer tftcfrecetuTf Vt Demifjorum meritisfibifroptcietur. I findc another more vnlearned Epitaph of him, by whicli he is but littk honoured, being fuch an cfpeciall futthercr of learning. PAHfer tram nAfus,foJ} pyimas hie eleuatf/F, Um fttm prefiratuSi ^ uermibus ejc4 paratfts, Ecce rneum tumuhw, M. CCCC.XLI IL l(An staford Archbii9iop. Here lies interred in the Martyrdome an Archbifhop, very noble, and no lefle learned, one of the honourable familie of che S (affords ^ fonncCfaiih the Catalogueof Biftiops) vnto the Eailcof Sccfford, but I finde no fiich thing in all the Catalogues ol Honour; a mm much fauourcd by King Hen the fifth, wo preferred him firft to theDeanrie of Wells, gaue him a Prebend ia the Church of Salisbury, made him one of his p? iuie Councell, andin the end Trcafurer of England. And then although thi^ icnowned King was taken away by vntimcly death, yet bee Oil; went for vi ard in the way of promotion , and obtained the Biftioprickeof Bath and Welles, which with great wifedome hee gouerncd eighteeneyeares, from whence he was remoucd to this of Canterbury, in which he fate almoft nine yearcs; and in the meane time was made Lord Chancellour of England, which office hee held eighteeneyeares (which you (hall hardly findc any other man to haue done) vntill waxing wearie of fo pamfull a place, he vo unta- rily refigned it ouer into the Kings hands. And about three yenres after that died at Maidftone, luly 6. Ann. 1452. Vpon a flat marble ftone ouer him I findc this confabulatorie Epitaph. ^ujs fait enuclees quern celas Ux(A molts ? Stafffrd Antijles fuerat di^itfque Johannes^ ^UA fidit fedt marmor quefb ftmul tdt? fr/demBathffnity Regni t otitis ^ inde Primas egregius. Pro prefule funde frtcAtm i^ureolam gratus huic det de Firgine natus, j Much more may be read of this Biftiop in the booke called, t^ntiqui- tates BritannicAf penned by Mathtw P^yi-^r, Archbifhop of this place.and in the Catalogue of Biftiops, by Francis Godwin^ Bifhop of Hereford \ as alfo in the Catalogues of the Lords Chancellours and Treafurcrs of Eng- land, collected by Francu Tbwne, 1 Jcbn ^frnpe Archbiihop. In a decent Monument on the South fide of the Presbitery, John Kempc^ Archbifhop of this See, lieth interred , who was borne at Wye in this County of Kent, brought vp at Oxford in Merton Colledge , where hee procecdcdDo£lorof Law. Hee was madefirfl Archdeacon of Durham, then Deancofthe Arches, and Vicar gcnerall vnro the Archbifhop Staf /^r^.Noc long after he was aduanced to the Bilhopricke of Rochcft- r, re moucd mthin theT>ioceffeof Canterburj. moued thence to Chichcfter, from Chicheftcr to London; from London to Yorke, from Yorke to Canterbury.- he was Hdl Car Jmali ot the tuJcj-;f Saint ^^Z^^Vj'?! and from that rcmo'ucd to the titieofSaiiu i??f//w;a!l which his Ecclcfiafticail preferments were comprehended in this one verfCj eom^ pofcd by his cofin Thomas Kempe^ Bifhop of London. Bis Primal ter Prafttl erat^ bis Car dine finHm. And toaddeto all thefe honours, he was twice Lord Chancdlourof Eng- land.He continued not here abouc a ycare and a haife, but, died a v ery old man, March 22- 1453. heeconuerted the Pari(h-Chiirch of VVys into a Colledgc offecular Pricfts. Of which hereafter. In a little hiftory of the Archbifbops of Yorke, written in rychmic.lll numbers, I finde thefe in his commendations. Tunc lohartHes nohilis Kemp 'vociferaiust Prius in Londanijs Pnful infiallatus, Et tre^im Pontifex M n ropolit^nm . Preftil Archiprefulerfi confrmat Romar/us.) M*Kdms fihif allium Martintts\€r eel us Sagax CancelUritu Regis eft {ffecins. Cardinalis Presbiter digne [nblimatur. Sub Balhim7itulo^[ic Um cumulatur. In SuthweUmanerium fecit preciofum, Multisartificibus 'valde fumptnoju my Annis mHltisprojpere curamfHtgregis, R exit per iujiictam^ ^ per normam Lgis. Tandem ojjque Cwttam Prefisl eft r^ar/flatas Jllic A^chiepifcopus eft tmbromzatns Apud Lambeth ob^t labor iam fniturj Et in Cantuaria corpus Jepelitur^ Licet pfohibuerit Abbas rigoroje lAcet Hi conditA gUba glortofi. I finde little of any great worke or deede of charitie this Bifiiop perfor- med (befides his Manor of Suthwell here one!y mentioned) with iili thcfc his pcnnifome preferments, but the rcafon is giucn in rhe Catalogue of Bi- fhops, thathe died very rich, and that in his life time he adunnccdmnnyof bis kindred togreat wealth, and fometo thedigniticofknighthood,whofc poflcritie continued yet in this County, of great worfbip and reputation, euen to this day. That he might die very rich I doe not denie, but for the aduancement of his kindred to the honour of knighthood, was no other tide then his grandfather Sir lohn Kempe, and his Vncle Sir Roger cnioyed; his owne father Thomas being a younger brother to the faid Sir Roger, Here licth buried /'as byan infcription vponamnrble doth appcarc) Thomas Bourchier, commonly called Boivfir^ fecond fonne of WiHiam Bour- chier, Earle ofEwc in Normandie, and brother to Henry Bcurchier Enrlc of X Ewe Kcmaiiics. M([.'in bib.Cot Tho nouchUt Arclibilliop. f^n a n YirtPYlt f'lJinPY'/ill ^^i/) /inf^nifi'iftc 'Thinne Catal.oi Cbancellours. leba Morten Archbifhop.* Camd, Derfet* Ant'iq. Btitan. Godmn. I Ewe and Eflcx. He was brought vp in Oxford, and firft preferred to the Deanricof Saint Martir/s, then to the Bilhopricke of WorccOer, frora whence he was tranflatcd to Ely^ and laftly cnthronized in this cbairc of Canterbury, wherein he fate 32. yeares,and liued after the time of his firfc confecration 5 1 . yeares. I finde riot that eucr any Englifh man continued Co long a Biftiop, or thatany Archbiftiop,either before or after hioijin eight hundred yeares enioyed that place fo long. And to addc more honour to hisGracc.andmoney tohispurfe, he was about two yeares Lord Chan- celour of England,and Cardinall 1 1. S.Cinaci inThermis^ yet all this time for all theft great and eminent promotions, he left nothing behinde him to continue his memorie, but an old rotten cheft in the congregation- houfe at Cambridge, called EiSingjwcrth and Eowfer^ into which (for the vfeof the VniuerfitieJ BiUingfwerth before him had put in one hundred pounds, and he (forfooth) imitating that munificent example, put in one hundred and twenty pounds. He died March 50. 1486. as appeares by this liifcri- ption vpon his Monument. Hie iacet retterendipmus pater ^ Dominus D . Thomas Bourchier^qtton^ A /twM f/i rrnf/ivifif H OtHAtlf TirrlfiftP ^ Civi^ri im 1" lifivnttjc ArAivt/iJ ii act i jfr^ uumj (iC'Vjitf/ui'C ly.vwaffc avticjn, a » \^tftmi/t in i fJCTTfiHi K^tiTCiirfitiHf i^^T' ehieptfioptts huius EccUfie, qui olftjt "^o.ilie LMartij 1^26. Cuius nnime prs- pitietur dtifimus* Here lieth buried vndcr a marble ftone, in a fumptuous Chappe!! vnder the Qmer, of his owne building, lohn CMorton^ borne (to the good of all England) at Bcere (at Saint Andrew^ Milborriy faith Camden) in Dorfet- fliire, brought vp in Oxford, where he proceeded Dodor of the Ciuill and Canon Law 5 he was firft Parfon of Saint Bmftans in London , and Pre- bendaric of Saint Becumanes in Wales, then Bifliopof Ely, Mafter of the Rolles, Lord Ghancellour of Engfand, Cardinall of Saint Anaftatidf and Archbilhop of this Metropolitan See. A man fo well deferuing both of the Church and common, wealth, that all honours and offices were too little which were conferred vpon him: ol a piercing naturall wit he waS;, very well learned, and honorable in bchauiour, lacking no wife waves to winne loueand fauour, by whofe dcepe wifedome and polficic, the two houlcs of Yorke and Lancafter (whofe titles for a long time had mightily difquieted the whole kingdome) were happily vnited 5 but our Engiifh Chronicles are fb full and copious in this Bilhops commendation , as that I know not where to begin with him, nor how to take my Icaue of him. Whileft he was Biftiop of Ely (which was about eight yeares) hee bc- ftowed great coft vpon his houfe at Hatfield in Hertfordftiire, ( now the manfion place of that right honourable Lord, and one of the priuie Coun - cell, William Cecill, Earle of Salisbury) and at Wisbich C'idlc in Cam- bridgefliire ^ houfe belonging to that Seej all the bricke-building was done at his charges And in the time of his Primacie in thisChurch,he bc- flowed great fummes in repairing and augmenting his houfes at Knoll, Maydftone, Alineton Parke, Charing, Ford, Lambith, and Canterbury. He bequeathed by his laft Wii), in a manner, all that hee had, either vnto good vfcs, or to fiich of his feruants as he had yet bccne able to do norhtrig for, mthin the T>iocejJe of Canterbury, in for. He gaue to the King a Portuis, to the Qnccnca Pfalter, to the Lady 'J^f Warkck,wb.o coun- terfeited himfelfc to bee Richard the young Duke of Yorke, was forced to flie from thence into Scotland ^ He recouered diuers parcels of land ro his See of Bangor,which were loft by his predcceffours, for want of good loo king to : amongft other, a certaine Ifland betwecne Holy-head and An- gleley , called Ulioilr. homicit^ or the Ifland of Seales. Hee befto wed much money in repairing his Church and pallace at Bangor, which had beenc burned and deftroyed long before by Onc^-?? C?/cWtfivr, that famous rebell: durmg the time he fate here Archbi(liop (which was fcarce two ycares) he built the moft partbfOtford houfc, and made the iron worke vpon the coping of Rochefter Bridge. He bequeathed to his Church a filuer image, of one and fiftie ounces wajghr,and appointed iiuc hundred pounds to bee bcftowed vpon his funeralis. Hee died, Fcbruar. the fifteenth, at Lambith, X 2 K^nn. Qamd'.n m Mat. PatJier. in vit. Mut'.om Henry Vcane Arciibifliop. Archbifhop: Mat. Parser. Antiq. Biitaa. TlpUes focnC' timeahoareof Conucrti, de- dicated to the bleffcd Virgin. Ancient tmerall <*S\d^omnjents i502.asappearcs by his Epicaph. Hie fub mar more iacet corpus remrendi^mi in Chriflo patris et Domini D . Henrict Dene J quondam Prtoris PrioratwdeLanthona-^deinde hangar en j. ac fucce^tue Sarum Epijcopi. Pojlremo'vero huius Metropoliiice Archtepif- copi J qui diem fuum cUujit extremum apud Lambith^ \ 5. die menf.teb, Ann, Dommi 1 502. in fecundo Trartjlationis ants. Cuius amme propitietur Altifimus, In a little Chappell built by ihimfclfe, licth William Warhawt Archbi- (hop of this See. A gentleman of an ancient houfein Hampftiire, brought vp in the Coliedge of Wincheftcr, and choicn thence to the new Colledge in Oxford, where he proceeded Dodlor of Law. Prefently vpon which,he pradlifed as an Aduocate in the Arches, then hee was Parfon of Barley in Hertfordftiireas I findcin that Church- windowcs,and Maffcrof theRols. He was fcnt EmbalTadourby Henry the feuenth,to the Duke of Burgundy, concerning the two counterfeits, Zrfw^^^'/jand Perkin WarbeckyV/hkh the DuchefTc his wife had fctvpagainfl him. In which bufincfle hecbehaued himfelfe fb wifely, as the King highly commended him, and preferred hira vponhisreturnc,tothe Bifhopricke of Lonctenjand vpon the death of Henry Deane, to this of Canterbury. He was alfo made Lord Chanccllour of England by the fame King; in which office he continued, vntiii bee was wrung out by Wol/eyyXht feuenth of Henry the eight. The ceremony of his inthronization to Canterbury was performed in a moft magnificenJ man- ner : the Duke of Buckingham,and many other great men of the kingdorae being that day his officers. In his folemne and fumptuous feaft, all his ho- nours and offices were drawne, depicted, or dcline^ted,after a ff range man- ner, in gilded Marchpaine vpon the banqueting difhes : and firft becaufe he was brought vp in the Vniuerfitie of Oxford, the Vicechancclour with the Bedels before him,and amultitude ofSchollars following him, were de- fcribed to prefent to the King and the Nobilitie, fitting in Parliament, this Will/m iv^rham with this laudatoric Tetrafticon. Ded'ttus a teneris (ludijshic nojler alumnus, M$rum etDo6irinx tantum pro feci ft vt Aulam Illujlrare tuam^ curare negotia Regni {Rex Henrice) tui popt honorifce. Which the King feemes to anfwer thus. T alesejfe decent quiifus *uti fact a maiefias Regnumin ttttando debeat imperip. ^arefufcipiam quern comtnendallfst^lnmnum Digna, daturus ei prdmia pro meritts. Then ihcfc verfes vpon his preferment to the Mafterfhip of the Rolls. Eji bctts egregius tihi virgo facratA, dicAtus^ PublicA feruari quo mommeNta folent. Hie primohunc Jitu dignabere dignor honor* Cmmendofdei [crintA fierAfua, Then mthin theDioceJfeof Canterbury. '5' Then vpon hisaduanccmentto London thcle. Frbis Londini caput O dulcifime Paule Hic regat^ et fsruet Fafior omk tuum. And againc. Hic nifi pAcUra morum indole pr/tditiu ejfet^ Haudpeteretitr ei tartttts honoris apsx. Then of his confecrstion and inftalladon to this See, many vcrfcs were compofed ep explaine the Arcificc,to this cfFe(ft. O Wilhelme ve»i Domini fis culter agelli^ Eft $ memor quu honor ^ qua ti hi cur a dutur, Ejl minor ifta tuts fedes virtutibus, ilia Thorn A digna tuis eft potius merisis. And lafily (to oraita great many) the manner of the dcliuerie of his pall C which is an Epifcopall vcftmenr commlng ouer the flioulders, made of a jSiecpskitine, in mcmoriall ofbim that fought the ftray ftiecpe; avid ha- uing the fame, laid it vpon his fhoulders, wrought and embroidered 'vit h cro&s, firft laid vpon Saint Peters coffin or flirinc ) by the Pope triple- crowned, fitting in his gliftcring Throne, cncomp;ifrcd wich his Colledge of Cardinals : which he prefents with this Diftichon. K^mplior hic merit is fimili potiatur honor e Suppleat et veftfum fede vacante locum. The words at thcdeliuerie of the Pallto him, or to any odier Blfliop vvere thefe, Ai honor cm Dei omnipotentis ei B. Maria Vitginis^ ac Zh. Petri et Pan- itK^^poftolorumyet Domini neflri i^lex. Pp.fex.tt S .Rornavi^ EccltfiJi^ necnon et Cantuarienfis Eccli:ftAtihi commijjjetradimta pallium de car pore hat't Petri fumptum,plenitudi»er»^-viz,. PontiftcaUs offtctj -vt vtaris eo mra Ecclefum tuam certis diebas qm exprintHntur in priutlegijs ci ab ^poftolica fede concepts. The Pall being rcceiued, thcBifiaop takes his oath vnto the Pope in thefc words. Ego 1V.W. i^rchi. Cantudrienfit^ ab hac horajn antea pddis ero et ohe- diensB>PetrofanCi£qHey1p»ftolicx Romanx EcclcfiA ^ et Domino weo D. Alexandro Pg. Sexto fiijque fmcejjoril/as Canofice i»tranti!?t^s. Non ero in cmfilio .".at copfenfttj uel/a6i0i'ut vitam perdant 'velmembrum^ ((» C'Jpi-irj- tnr maU captiane, ConciliHm 'vcro quod mihi credtttnifttnt per fc aut Nun- ties ad eoKum dammm mejcieatentmini pan dam, Papatum Rom. et regalia S. Petri adiutor ero eis ad retinendupti et defendendkntjuluo ordine meo^ contra omnem hominem. Legatum fedis Jpo(loliC£. in eundo et rede undo ho- norific}. trA6li^.bo^et in fuisnecejsitatibm adtnuabo^DOcaim ad Synodum ve- niam nift prApeditus fuero CaKmica prapeditione x^pojlolorum limina Rom. curia exiftente citra Alpcs fingulis annis-.'vbra'vero monies fingulis bienn'ijsvifttabo^ aut per meant per meum r.mtium^nift Apcftoiica abjoluat Hernia. Poffeponesvero ad menjam met Archiepiftopatm pertir.entes non X 2 'uendam. * Thomas Bcc CatndtH in 254- (tAncient tuner all (i5\fommenU Gtdmn. Sir WiSi^ Aitlyneux 1 Knight Ban* I ncret. Septivauikni^t BimdeUa inden- turarm Guem IQ.& ir. Sir mlliS Sept- [ VMftiKnight and Eli's^zteth his wife. vendam, neque dmabe, nequewtptgncraho, neqne de nom infcndahc^veldi^ am modo aliemboincenfulto Rom. Ponpfice ficut me Beus adiumt^ ^c. The croffe was deliuercd vnto him by a Monke of this his (^hurch in thefe words. , , , Rcucrend Father, 1 am the racflengcr of the grpac King, that doth re- quire and command you to take on you the gouemmect of his Church, and to loue and defend the fame, in token whereof, I dcliucr you this his enfigne. But I doubt I am tedious J will di iw ^^ his end, which happened, Auguft ig. 1552. after hee had continued Aj . ixbiihop eight and tweriric yeares,and was buried without any grei^r .•jner,.i! pompe, mourni^ig clothes being giuen onely to the poore. H<:otiJa JohAnnA- Sint celo dues per te Dtus hos ^ ofinnit: Regni prote^or Francos Britones f peraniL Nobihum KeBor fcuti L€0 cajlra predauit. JSt qnoque miiitiam ftc pro pdtria per amauit^ Ad fummavt patriam Jytus hicab agottc vocauit. F ogge, 2 n2mc both of antIquitieandeminencic,onc ofwhicb familie, namely, Sir i/J^;?/'^;^^?, was of the priuie Counccll to King £^/j3?<7r^ the fourth, and fate with the Duke of Clarence, the Earle of Wnrwicke , and the Lord in iudgement, vpon Sir Thomas Cooke of Giddie-H.tll in ElTcK-And 1 findeoneSirM» Fogge^ a wsrriour, in the beginning of the raignc of King Henry the eight. But this great conquerii.g Knight d;d flourifh long before : he was the fonnc of Sir Thomas Foggc krught, buried at Giaftcnbury, by his wife the Countcffe of loyeux in France, And this bis wife here buried, was the daughter and hcire of vdonsyOi Va- lance. Hie iacent Wilhclmus BruchcUe (fiue Brenchley) miles ..quond am Iitflicia- rius Domini Regis de cemmurii BarxOyqai obijt in Holborne z> fnburbo Lon- don 10. Maij 14^06, et loannd njxor eius, que obijt 1453. 'd^g* 8 Here licth Edmund Hawte Efquire. .... 1488. Hie iac-et Johannes Fyneux milesyet Elifabetha vxor eius fdia ..... Ta- y?f ...... the r^ft gone. This Sir ihhh Gnii Ktm. Ir.dcnmatum cc Caerra cpud Sii" 7 bunas bib vviff. ovf. Annal. Sir !'''}!U,m BmchtUe asd Jvane i.is wife. Sir lohn .Fv WHK and Ei(a ■ to/j his wife. 2l6 aAncient FmeraU cfTidonuments Suit' Anglie lohit Ftttcb Prior. Thomas Geld' /2a3 fnor. Thomas Elham Prior. krgh Prior. Thomas CbiU'm- den prior. hhx Sa&bufy i'fior. This Fyneux was Lord chiefe luftice of the Common Pleas, the 1 1. of thcfcucnth. Biciacet lehannes Fynch de Winchdfey cjuond^m prhr huius EccUfte qui ohijt p. die lamar, . . , . . edificia cenflru^ii ^ flttrA alia colUta bom ,.,,cuiffi AtJime.. . . Flic iacet renerendus ^ater Thomas GoldjtQne huites facto funBe Ecckfie Prior ^acficre fagine Projc[for^qui pofiquamharc Bcclcfiam perannos2^, S.m£fif. et dies i6. eptir»e gubernajfa migrAHtt addommum k6. Septemb, Am. Dfim, i^i-j. Cttim antme, pUfjgite I'os C-^jtharampUngenies car mine ^ molt Hie iacet occulta Reiigio-ais hones » Occnbmt D'MorThoiVits (joldfi.on vocitatus Moles cjuem pnj./^s jr.xea wagr/a tenet. O vos Jpefi^afttes kmm ^amfu-nera patrU, Nunc efiis memoresfundtte que jo j^reces. Hicrequie/cit Dorjaif/usTlom4?r, Elham qnondam Prior huius JEccleficy qui cum K^nn. i. menf. ii. et 4. dicb. hoftortjice vixijjet 10. Febrtt* 1 440. obdormiuit in Djmino, Ejl nece fubjlrattts Ion Woodnesbirgl' tumuUtus, Huius erat gratus Prior Ecclcfie numen tus-^ ^uem colie ornatus hictamns vhique ncuatus., Per locdplura datus fitfumptm teflifcatus: AuSlor erat tnorum, probitatis^ laudis^ h norum, Largus cun6{orum.,cu/?Ciis dator ille laborurny ^ique Prior at um rexit fub Jchemate gratum, latinos hmcplenos per feptenos quoque denos: £luadringeftte»is L/viiL ems bis quoque dents Annti jepte^is domini nondum fibi plenis. cum fibi Chrifie . . . ageae, ^emprecibus pone radiantis forte cor one. Hie iacet Dominus ihom^ts ChjUindene quonhm Prior huius Ecclefie^ BecrctorumDoCior egregius, qui nauem ijlius Ecckfieceteraque diner fa edi- ficia. .. • . qui pojlquam Prioratum huius Ecclefie 25. Sept. ... et quinqae diebusnobiUter rexijfet^ tandem in die Affuwptionis Ideate CUarie 'virgmis diem fuum claufit extreni»m,\^nn. Dom, 141 1, Cuius animepropit/etur Deus^ K^men. This man flourifticd vndcr Archbifhop Arundefly who entirely afFedcd him, euen from the time that he deliucred him the Groflc at Wcftminiler, with all accuftomed folemnitie, in the prcfence of the King, and moft of the Nobilitie. Preteriens flere, difcas, et die miferere^ Et ne ptbfinnes. quia 'vi£ius morte Johannes ^ Membriiextenfts iacet hie Sarkburienfis: Sic non euades, -vindice morte cades. Hie Prior Ecclefie Do^orque fuit Theorie: Wulftanifcjlo feria quart a memor ejlo iJMille mthin the T)ioceJJe of (Canterbury, Mille quater centum X, V* dam docuwentum Si fit amme merces Jux, decern ^ requies . Hie met reuerendus pater Wilhelmus Selling hums facrefaniJe Ecclefie Prior^acfitre pagme Prefejforyquifoftquam banc EccUfiam per ann. 22. mcfff.y. et2^' d. optime guherrJjfet migrauit ad Domimm, Die viz. pa f fionis San^i Thome Martyr iSt A^.i^^/^. Jjfo^fir T heologie Selling Greca atque Latina Lingua predo£}us hie Prior almusobit. Omnisvirtuttslpeculumtexemplar MonachorHfK^ Religionts honor, mitts imago Dei. Hie requiejc it in gratia ^ miferecordia Dei kiehardus Oxi»den,qt($ndam J ^rior huim Eeclefie. . . . qui oh. Aug, 4.1338. Suh ifio mar more requiefcit corpus MagiHri Richardi Willefotd^ qnon- damCapeUani Cmtaric de t^rundell,cuit*s anime prepitietur altifmu^. ebijt. 1 520. Hie iaeet RoUrtus Clifford Artniger^fiater-TMolende mimorie Domini Eichardi Clifford Epifcopt Londoniarum, qui oh, 9. die metif* Martij. Anno Dom. 1422. CuifUi^e. Hie iacet ftb hoc marntore expe£lans miferecordiam Dei, venerahilis vir, Magifler Johannes Bourehier ijfrehidiaeonus Cantuarienfis^qui quidem lo- hannes migrauit ad Dominum 6. diemenfNfiuemh. \\9y Cuius anime de fua magna pietate propitietnr Altipmus, Htttstu Jifiito gradum qui oha mhulas, Et quod feriptum eff legito Gulielmi GardneriCandidati TheoUgie, Huitts ^ Ecclefie olfm prehcndarij Ojfa hoe clauduntur fub marmere, O hijt qui San0i Miehaelis luce Anno pojl milefimum ^ quingentefmum ^uadragejimo quarto. Cui det Cbrijltts vitam^ ^ tibi LeCioryperennem, Holy croffc Church in Canterbury. Hie . » .. Thomas Lynd primus Mayor Cam. ^j- Confiantia vxor eius .. Feb. 12. Ann. Dom, . . . Hie facet Clemens Harding Legum BaccaUrius. . . . Clauditur hoc tumulo ..i, Multorum caufas defendere quique folehat Have wortis eaufam euadere nonpotuit. Do^ius ^ indd^m moritur^ftc refpicefinem Ft bene difeedas quifquises ijla legens. ^iWinm Selling Prior. Rich. Oxlndtn Prior. Rich, n'tUford. Rikrt O'iford, John Eomh'ier Archd, »'llliam Gardi- ntr Prebend. Tho. Lynd and Conflance bis wife. Clmm Har. ding. Saint Peters in Canterbury. Thorns O 1 (lA ncient Funerall ri turn facere tentAuerit^fit in prefenti feperatus a jancia cornmuntonc corporis ^ fanguinis Chrifti^ ^ in die ludttij ob rmrttum r/talttie fue,a coMfortio San^iorum omnium fiegregAttUk Derobernis Anno ab mcirnatione Ch/ijlt Sexcefitefimoq-into.lnati^ionec^aua. Ego Ethelbertus Rax Cantie fana menteintegroque confilie^donAtionem meam figm finBe CrncU proptia nu roboraui confirmattique. t^uftin did alfo confirmcand ftrcngthen King T.thellerts donation by his owne Bull or charter, and exempted this Abbey from all Ai chicpifco- pall im\td'id:ioni Farjjjquereliqufjs Diuorum qua^ Roma aatxerat, or/iauit. Inter quai fuit pars inconfutilts Domini tunic a , €t nuirge Aiiron, And en- riched it with diuers rcliques of Saints which hce had brought with him from Rome j amongft which was a partof Chrifts feamdclTe Cote, and of Aarons Rod. And hereby the way obferue, that Auftin fealed his deeds or charters, bulla plumbea , with a leaden Bulh which many ages afterwards, Richard ArchbiQiop of Canterbury, went about to infringe and infirme,^^^ is [tgnandi modus Komanis Pontificibusprofritis ejfet : Baaufe that manner of figning was proper to the Bifhops of Rome j About which time VhUip, Earlc Lib s Aug. Mf in ii'j. cot Mff/mlib. Cct. Gulid spira.dc Abb t(Znob. Aug. Mff- in . lib. C0[. 14.0 1 (*Ancknt Fmerali ^S\/lonuments Chartit Regli Edgari. Ptmp^id. in Kent. Carta T^iUelmi " Earic of Kent. ' Earlc of Flanders, fcntoucr into England the like Bull ofa cer tainc Bifliop, by which he and the Biftiops before him vfed to feale th^ir writings. The rcuenues of this Monafterie were augmented by King Ei/^ar of which will it pleafc you reade his Charter. Iff nomine Trino diuifio Regi regnanli in perpetuum. Domino Deo Sa- baoth^cm patent cuncia penetralia cordis et corporis^^c. Ego Eadgarm Rex Anglorumy do et comedo Sando Augujlino Anglornm Apojlole^et Fratnbtu in illofan^toCenohie comer fintibm^terratn quatuor aratromm ^ue norm- natur Plumjlede : Hancergo terram tam conpnfh Archiepfcofi Dunflani op- timatamque meorum lihenti animo concede fro redemptione amme mee ^ vt earn teneant perhenniterque habeant, Siquisvero heredam Succejforumquc meorum banc meam donationem feruare vel amplipcare ftaduertt jfeructur et benedi^iio fempiterna. Si aulem (ii^ quod non optamusyquodaUcuim Per. forte Homo diAbolicatemeritAteinjligatui jarreperit^qui vel banc meam do- nationem infringere indiquotemptauerit Sciai fetltnte Tribunal fummi et. eterni Judicis rationem ejjtredditurp.m^nifi ante digna et pUcabili fatisfacli one Deoetfancio i^ttguftino Fratribafque emcndare voLuerit. Ego Ed- gar $u Anglorum Monarchus hoc donum roboraui. Ego Dnnjlanm Atchie- pifcopm confenfiy ^c» Thefe lands being taken away by Earle Godwin\ and giuen to his f^nne T oftie ; were reftored backe againe to this Abbey by the Conqucrour. Whofe letters patent ranne in this fdrme. In nomine fan5ie et indiuidue Trinitatts->patris et Jilij et [^iritm finoii. Ego [Vilbelmus Deigraeia Rex f^ng/arumtflatum Ecclefiatum Hegra met corroboransy et vaci^ata ha&enus in meliui ccnfirmans^ atque iniujle abUta refiituens. Concede et annuo (anSlOK^ugudino et Fratrilm juoCenobio commorantibtis terramque dicitur Plum^ede. Banc terram a prmeniorato Sein6ioAugu(linoet Fratribm loci antiquittu pofjejjam^ Godrojr^m comes fraude et vi iniufie abftulerut ^et fuo filto Toft it dederat quam tamcn Rex Edward»s poftea San£io red^idefat,fit -varif's euemibus pojfejjkyablata^ re(lt- tuta^neiam vlteritis calumpnie pateat,aut cuiufq^iam querimonia a Ccnobto San6ii Auguflimfupradi6iam 'villam Aufcratyinde Cjrographum hoc confir- mo vt earn habeant, teneant pofideant Monde hi San6H Augu^rtn in perpe- tuum. Siqtiisautem huic noftre authoritati contnrius hoc •violare prefump- ferityCterna maledidiionk dampnatione fe mul^andum nouerit^et regis vin- didiefubiactbit. Ego Wilhelmui gratia. Dei Rex Anglorum hanc cartam con^rmoy et meU firmandam ccmmitto.E^o * Odo Archiepifcopns Baigccrjji^ Caiampniamqitam in ipja terra habebamrtUnquo, et lubens Jubfcrilo. Ego Wilhelmus Londonenf. EpifcopusJkbfcriboy^Cs But this Abbey was endowed with ample rcuenues by many others, fo that being valued at the diflblution, liKe the reft of all fuch religious foun- dations at a fauourablc and farrc vndcr-rate, it amounted to bee veareiy worth 141 2. 1. 4.S. 7 d.ob. q. It was furrendred 4. Decemb. 79. Hen. 8. Saint u^«y?/»frepleniflied this houfewith blackeMonkes, Benedi£11^ines, and ordained it to be the place of Scpulturefor the kings of Kent, fur him- felfe, and all fuccceding Archbiflnops. The firft king here interred, was the forefaid Ethelbert, who, after hec had glorioufly raigned ihe Ipace of 56. ycares,and had enlarged the frontiers of his Empire, as farreasche great Riucr ')^ithin theT>tocejJe of Qanterbury, 24 1 Riuer Humber, encred into the crernall blilTe of the kingdomc ot heauen. The yeare of our redemption 6 1 6- and in the « 3 ^'carc akcr he had rccci- ued the Chriftian faith. As I iindc :t in this old Manufcri pt. fiBtljelbert clcpm tlje Ipi^fngof iif jtt 3int^et*;c of gtau fic IjuaDr^u and Tijctene ^£iDe, atiD otctjnftcnoome t\)i %^^mnz. anD fittp ni^^ irec l)aD reon D m He was buried on the^forth fide of the Charcb, vpon whoft Monu- ment this Epitaph wa^ engrauen. Rex Ethelhertus hie clattciitur in Volymdro^ Fdna plans certeChri(lo meat ah(q::e Meandro. King EtfjeikWkii^ here clofde in i his Polyander, For building CliSfches furc he goes to Chrift without M.^andct Berta his wife was here likewife interred, who was the daughter of Cklpericky king of France, who was grandchi dc to C/o»ii, the h» i\ Ghri ftian king of that famous nation ; this woman was conucrted to Chiidia- nicy bemre ftic came out of her owne countrey, and before ^u/Iins arriuail here in England, and was married to king Ethelbert, with thefe conditions made by her parents., That it Oiould be lawful 1 for her to kecpe inuiolabie the rites of htr Religion, and cnioy the prefenceand inftru£lions of her learned Bifhop Luitharde, whpri^.they appointed to affift and helpe her in matters ofher faith. She was a wpman of vertuousand holy intlinaiion, (pending muchof her time in prayer, almcs- deeds, :^nd other vvOikcs of charitiei frequenting daily her Oratorie, within S.'iint Afira/, a Church built in former rim.es by the beleeuing Romanes; wherein her rcucrcnd af fiftant Luitardus vfed alfo to inftrad, and exhort the people to ncwncfic of life, and Religion :fb that by her CKaraple, and his preaching, maii y of the Kentifti Paynims were brought in, to bcleeue the g'ad rydings of the Gofpell. Thefc proceedings with his wiues perfwafions, wrought fo etl'e- aually with good king Rthelhert^ that his heart was foftned, and his cares already opened to receiue and embrace the do(fli int of ^, Aufune. Where- upon fomc do gather, that the hnppinclTe of his, and his Subiecls conucr- fioo may as well beatrributed to hsrtA^ and her French attendants, as to and his fellow- difciples. Of which an old namelefTe Rimer very ancient. t©l)an ii5tl)iTbert l)al>i)e rcgneii bot a pcr, ^zx\x%wi^x\ b^m to Cnftf ti ff ptb conuerc, %m\tj^t gooDr^ grafe, ajs clcr ,^ D^ti aprrc, i©!)obaDDctotxj ffa 25erta, tbattx)3s( aDbcrt Co Cnftcn fcpib. m jftaunce afore conbett; Cbat be ipt tbcttoto^tb all %\x bpi^ge^^ 31ii0i3tboftpalipDb(j^t^e allbcn^boicnsf* She was likewife an earned parfwadcr,and a pert iker with her husband Y Ethel. f.ihdhtn Kin?, -t Kent. Strta thf wife oi Stljclb^rt. Btda Hb.2, cap. 16. I'il, Maimer, dc ■^, the firft Archbifhop of Canter- bury, that was fcnt into this L j -d by Siint Gregory ^ Bifhop of Rome, ap- proueaofGodby working of miMcles, and that brought EthcUert kinsgand his people from the worftiipping of Idols , vnto the faith of Chriftj the dayesof whofe office being ended in peace, he deccafed, Mav 26. the faid king Ethelbert yet raigning. But from the Porch his body was remoued into the Church, for in the yeare of our faluation 1 2 2 1 . Kalend. Maij. lohn de M&nfco, then Prior of this Monaftery, with the reft of his Couent, being defirous to know the place where the body of this Archbiftjop their patron, was dcpofited (af- ter fafting and prayer) caufed a wall to be broken neare to Saint ^ufiins Altar,whcre they found a Tombe of ftone, fealed andclofe fiiut vp with iron, and lead, bauing this Infcription. Inclitus Anglortm Treful pirn , et dec us ahum \ Hie {^iugtiftiriPM requiefcit cor^o)'ejAn6lm» And in the yeare 1300. 5. Kal. Augujli^ Themes Fhilor? Cthcn being Abbotj enflirincd his reliques in a more fumpti'ous manner, adding ano- ther Diftich to the former, expreffing his afFedionate loue to the faid Saint Aufiin his patron. Imlitus Kyinglorum Prtfulptajj decus nltum'^ Hie Augujlinm requiefcit corf ore [mata. Ad tumulum laudis Patris almi duClus amore^ Abbas hunc tumulum Thomas di^auh honore. ' But for the continuance of tliis mans memory, this Monaftery it fclfe (howfoeuer demoliflned j furpaffeth allfuncrall Monuments, Infcriptions, | or Epitaphsifor in regard he was the procurer of the building thereof, the names of Saint ?tter and Paul arc now (and were many hundred yearcs iince, quite forgotten) and the whole fabrickc called onciy S. t^ufiins. ^uftin a little before his death, cojifecrared his companion Larvreme^ Archbifhop of this See, the next to fuccced him in his gouernment, kfl ei- ther by his owne deatb (as Lambard obfcrues) or want of another fit man to fill the placc.the chaire might happely bee carried to hon^qi^yik^Cregfiry the Pope had appointed.Of which confecration ray fbrcfaid Manufcript- <^\im 3M^n mabc )lat»rence %n\it\i^Mm ttiar t^at ijjsjQi on for be tDoID nc^gljt Jt bar onD t»erfe tie to^lie Wan be ixiar, ^0 rnpel! tban on be fet Mv^ tbotogfjs jSDf co^etpCc of gooD, notb^nge be roiwgbt i^c of sedate ne ^et of Opgn^te :t3utonl?oftbe^Cb?J^f^^^i)ct:iftentc* .x^.'.. Larvrerce mthin theT>ioceJJe of Canterbury. Lawrence(hy allufion to hisnamccalled Lduriger)th\i^ confccrated/uc- ceedcd thcfaid Augujime^^ being ArthbiQiop,i;iboutc^ by words o! ho y exhortation, by works of ctiaritic,/(nd pious dcuotion, and by example of a godiy life, to continue and cncreaie the number ot Chi .liian beiceucrs. And like a true Paftour, and Prelate, folicitoufly cared, not oncly for the Church of the Englifhmen, but ailo for the old inhabit^r .ts of Bntainc of Scotland, and Ireland, amongfi whom thcfparkks of Chriftianitic were alreadie kindled The foundati ms of this Church being now well and ftrongly bycd,the maine thing that thwarted his reiigious dcfignes, was, that £dl^*i/Aing of Kent, would not with all his godi/ exhortations (be- ing a vitious young man j be brought from his Paganifme, robelecue in the onely eucrliuing God.And that his people following the example of thctr k ng, returned like wife to the filchie vomit of their abhominabie Idolarne Lawrence percciuing at laff , that neither his reprchenlions nor faire words tooke any tff ic"!-, but rach-t incited the King and rncSubicfttoamoredel- perate hatred of h;m. and of his Religion, dcicf mined to depart the k»ng~ dome, to follow riiihop Uifto and 'J\. ellite before b.iniftied, and to recom- mend the charge of his ficcki "lo God, the carefuil shepherd of all mens foulcs. But the night before rhc day of his intended departure ' {-AwkiBeda) Saint Pi /r*' appeared vnto hun in hi5flecpc,and reprehended h m fharply, for purpoling to runne away, and to Icauc the fheepc of kfus Chrift, bcfet in tnevniddelt ot To many Woifcs ; hee challenged him with Apoflolicall authoritie, argued with him a long vvhile very vehemently, and, among all, fcourged him naked fo tcrriblie, as when he waked, finding it more then a dreame, ail his body was gore bloud. T iius, well whipped, he went to the king, (hewing him his flripcs, and withall related vnto him the occafion of thole fo many fearefull lallies .• which ffrucke futh a tcrrour into the king, as by and by he renounced his Idolls, put away his inceftuous wife, caufed himfdfe to be baptized. And for a further tcffimonie of his vnfainedron- i!errion,bu']ta Chap^ ell in this Mon ifterieof Saint Pcter.O^ whit h I haue fpoken before Of which morcfiiccindly thus in my namelcfTe Manufcripr. -^tie foWic of Cft£fc]c mm of ^mt 3fttc thcOetrjefo of fepngi: i2.t\}ii'ottu Sun !?Ttig? .^cgtjcrt tl^at toag of iBMtn at iid!]of fo'.m^^ tl)rc, tban tviivz out fiill Cmert Crie iD: ^ if n ti ^t\^c anD tooj; anon petutt t ^>ufkpa|?ng tiolctljf oD ^Dolatrp mjclite an& Judc Jjan bar^ fete out for tljp* fo}^ t»o ot tliat to goD full foje tftan pjarDe ?^ojpDCj)nge cbe to Utz all b^g cllate, 3lnlifoUou[>31uCte anD ^2\UttW^x)tt CrapHc flDtot of tlje lonD, fo tljep bot^ afct^^De 28ut tfiat fame ti^gljt aj; ^.a^rtnce m$i on flepe i&ent p-ctcr fo b^m bctt t^ll t^at beturpe* ^\f%t ai ' i^ps 8 of b!oU fiUl fad ^an rcnnc engto xjd^i bopll ti^ots) nm fojfafee Z4.5 L'^nnnci Alch biihop: z^6 ^Ancient tuner alt aZKionuments 3mottg tD3ii3Cg» to rab^il^e anD tafte. 'C^ou W fcjgctt, !)otx) ^ tc,igoD0 ihU i©]^e£f cj^ on mojrfilpD ^? cemc to igtbe^bpfDe, (fef to^D ^^m ali ^otn iQ%t tl;^t ti^ lxj.i0 bett i©^grto;t^ci3()ajaiiM^tii30Uten Jonc^cr lett iFo^ to)^ V^tje t^e fepnge ljoa0 fuu of for om fctt 3n tjaii DPD iVnD fo> Juft anD else ^ciite 3nt> tljcm rcGoi ptj j^er twljer tl)cp t»ete al^te, •ilDo tecljc t^e fcpt^e anD fjn^Di 3|Dolatrp, Ctje iwijrc^c tl) ^ t^, D 30 ttja0 tlian necelTar^. ^lic ^j^cdjebvOiCijop 6^0 ti}at ^ig!)r )(Latorence C^e i^m of CtiS ix)?rt? gooU brup^oii nee* ^unUj^D l)Ole anD t^cctoJitb??!! .tcne ]iet)png; ttiiis )]0^]^1D iQi \^%mn% b^^te 3| bocne. This Z,4«rm^ writ a learned booke of the obfcruation of E?{kr, and fomeexhortatiue Eplftles to the Biflaops and Abb otsof'the Scotritii frfti, and Brittifh Churches j b«,reeching,and praying them to receiue and kecpc thefbcietieofCatholickcobferuacion, with that Ghurch of Chrift whith is fpread ouer the whole world. He died tbc fame yewre th;it Enbdd be- came Chriftian, Fcbruar. 5. n, Dotn. 6 13. and was buried in the Church Porch befide JugHpne his predcceflbur. For whom this Epitaph was compofed. Harpsfeld Hifi. ^Kgl Bcclef. MeUittu Arch- bilhop. Tefer the firft Ah ^otuf Saint Uic fur a. Lauremi fuutfigna tut Mof^umenti, T u qu»quc iocnndus Pater, Afitiflefque Jecundus. Pro populo ChriJHfcapulas dorfumque dedijli tubus hue Uceris mult a yibice mederis* Mellitus, fometime an Abbot of Rome, fuccee.ied Laurence in this grace, and Ecclcfiaftical! dignirie> fcnt hither by Saint Gregory^ to affift Augujltne in the fcruicc of the Lord,by whom he was firft confecrated Bifbop ot Lon- don; during his abode in thar place, he conucrtcd vnto the faith of Chrift, Sebert king of the Eaft Saxons. Of which this Stanza : out of Harding. Then Auflin made Veter a c'erkedeuoute. Of S^ync Auftines th'abbot religious, Arsd made Ji/fil(i>r?,as Bcdec\tt\y hath note, Of London then byflioppefull vertuous: A Clc; ke that was then benenolous. Who then conuerted of EfTex the king Sehfrt, And all his land baptifed with holy hertc. But the wicked fonnes of this good King Sebert expelled MeUitus out of their dominions • from whence he crauelled into France, and there ftay cd mthin theDioceJJe of Qanterbury, Btda.lt.z.c^p.y luftus Arch- bid op. Beda li.l.ca.i. edforatime, vntill he was commanded by Archbiihop Laura. ce to retiirnc and looke to his flocke. He was a man noble by birth, but much more no- ble, for the cxccllencieofh^s mindcian eloquent fpeaker; and therefore ariii- fiuely called of Ibme, Mellifluous, exceeding caremll of his charge, defpi- fing the world, and ncuer caring for any thing but hcauen , and heauenly things : hauing bcene ficke a long time of theGovvt; hcedied Aprill 24. an». 6i 4. and was buried befide his predccciTour.Vpon whofe Tombe this '. ipitaph was engraucn, Summus Po?Jti{icum flos terttus et mel apricuwi' Hac titulis clitra redoles Mtllite f»h area. Lattdibns eternis te predkat 'vrbs Doronernis Cuifimul ardenti reft as virtute pHentL Prefently vpon the death of Mellitusy luftus then Bifhop of Roch eiler, was preferred to this Archbiftiopricke.He was a Romane borne, thedifci- ple of Gregory the great.by whom he was fent oucr into Englandjto preach the Gofpell. He was a Monkc after the order of Saint Eenet : Fir tanta in- tegritatis'viiufli nomine non tarn gentilicio,quam propter 'virtutem hono- ff>s»/^m»r. Which his vertue, as alfo his learning are both highly commended by Vo^zBomface the fourth, to whom, as to his deared belo- ued Brother, he fendeth greeting. He died Nouemb. 10. anr?i 6i/^> was bu- ried by his predeccflbur, and canonized a Saint and ConfcfTor. But hearc hisEpitaphv Ijlttd habet huftum mcritis cognomine lufitim ^jurto fHredatus cui cefit Pentificdtus, Pre mentis luftiftriSia grauitate vcKuJIi: Gf atia dittinam dittina dat hismedicirjam, Honortm areuerend learned man, borne in the fame Cicie, brought vp vnder the fame Mafter, and one of the Tame order with Itiftus , fucceeded him in his pontificjil Gouernment. During the time he fate , which was fomewhat aboue twe^tie yearcs,amongft other things, hee appointed di- uers Biftiops to diuers countries, and diuided his Prouincc into Parifties, of which 1 haue fpoken before, that fo he might appoint particular Minifters or Priefts, to particular congregations. In his time the Pelagian herefie be- gan tofpring vpagainc in Scodand^but by his exhottatoric diuineEpiftles to the Clergieofthatkingdome, he fo dealt, that the poyfonous infection of that conragious herefie fpread not farrc, neither continued any long time. He died Februar.28. K^nn. (553- and vvas laid with his prcdeccCfours. This was his Epitaph. ^uj/itns honor memori veifu memoraris Honori Dtona fepultura^ quam non teret -vUa Litura: Ardet in cbfcuro ttia lux vibr amine puro < Hec fcelus omne premit^fugat vmbras^ nubila demit. One Frithona (famous for his learning and vertuous life) being defied "Jjjbiitop Archbiftiop, vpon the day of his confecration changed his name, for Deus dedityOiL^deodatm. He was thcfirft Engliftiman thatgouerned this See.- which Honih-'ius Arcl> billiop. Bida.li.'t.e.is. 48 1 (tAncient Funerall onuments Theodore Arch- bishop. *Scucnflarrcs in Charttt nvaine. Harpsftld, ca.t EedaU.^,cap.S Srlthrvald Archbifliop. wbicl} c harge he attcncled carefiiliy the fpace of fixe yearcs, and dyed July 14. An/t. 664. being the very lamf d .y rhat Rrcomhe^t the king of Kent dyed ; he was tnelafl: Biftiop buiieu m the Church-porch. Such was his Epitaph. ^^Ime DeusVedit cut fexta vAcatiocedit^ Signas hunc lapidem^ Uj^tdi (ig.iaitis e:dem Proditab hac vrrtA V:rtittt filus d'umrna ^ujt meltor es: a longer Mwxiz chcn cuer uny did either before or fincc ; and dyed lanuar. 9. arm. 7 i . ;*nd vvas buried in this Abbey Church : becaufe the Porch was already filled with the dead bodies of his prcdeceflburs : for whom this Epitaph wasiiaraed, and engrauen vpon his Monument. St&t fita Uus fcrctro Brithwaldus flat fua mciro Sed minor eft mctri laus omnU Uude fcrctri. L^itide freqitentandus jpater hie glorificaiJclriS'^ ' Sipreeejkciatury dat ei quidanda prccatur, fatrvia a nian very religious, and no lefTc learned, fuccccdcd Brithvald^ foone after whole confecration, great controuerficarofc bctweene him and the Archbilliop of Yorkc, about the Primacie .• wherein T4/n7/« preuailcd. Who hauing fate onely three y cares, died luly thclaftday, /In.Dffw.-j^'). and was buried here in the Church by his predcceflbur.To whofe memory this Epitaph was cut vpon the ftonc coffin. Pomificis glebe TacvPwi Can tit prche T bur a J decusjaudes^ ^ emus dogmate gmdcs: Huins doCirinAcarujjii mtnteferim-^ Et per eum Chrifli port are ingum dedic/jV. Here fbmetime lay interred the body of iVi?/^,?/?/;^', Arc;hbi(l)Op,who for that he wsU and wifely gouerned his See, was called, Noble helme. Hce was borne in London ; and w as one ofthe Priefls of Saint Pauls, ^ great louer of venerable antiquitie he was,and one to whom Kcde acknowlcdgech himlclfc to be much beholdingfordiucrs matters j which, vpon his rcpoit, hcinfertedintohisEcdefiafticallHiftory.Hedicd Odobcr 17. y^n. 740. His Epitaph was after this manner. Hac fcrohe Nothehms tacet Archicpifcopifs almus, I Cuius vitd bono non efi indigrt i patrar.o, Cunciisifie bonus par in bonit^tt^ P at r onus Protegii hie iufios vigili munimir. € Cujlos. Cutbert Archbifhop of Canterbury, not long before this time hnd pro- cured of king Eadbert^ihzt the bodies of all the ArcbbiObops which were to (ucceed, Qiould not bee buried at Saint Angufiincs , as they had bccne heretofore, but at Chrift- Church 5 and fo, according to his defire, the iu- nerallsof himfclfe,and hisfucccfTour^^^^ww, Were thcrefblemnifed , and their bodies therein interred. The Menkes of Saint Anfiins loukc the niat- ler hainoufly, tohaue the buriall of their ArchbiQiops difcontiiwitd, and began to make complaint vnto the Pope. But Chrift -Church mlerfWcfc lo firrefrota fcarirjgthe Pope (for the fame Pope had confirmed their priu i ledges but a little before at the fute o'f Bregwin) that they chofe oiu; Z42«- bert, ox lainbert. Abbot 0I Saint Augnftines for their Archbi(hop rafjR.irif!^ themfclues he would be now as earneft a defender of their libertics.as herel totore he had beene an oppugncr in the behalfe of Saint AagHjlifies. But they found it other wile, for percciuing his end to approach , he tooke or- v'v\;.\- dcr Tatvi'-A Arch- rxr,h.Abb,San- {li .-ilinn'it. MjJ. ml'ib.Cot. I^othelmc At ch bill. op. Bcda in his ••-pililc to hing Ctotiufbe. hi Lib. Cot Mff h'lnhfi't Aich bifliop. G('dtf>in dc Z50 Ancient tuner all afPVlomnieyits reter the firft Abbot of S. Auflinu in b'sb.Coc. Guliel.spna. Itbn tl.e fe- cond Abbot. der to be buried in Sainco^«^a'/'7;'f'/,but he was the laft of all the Arch- bilbops there inierrccl. He lite Archb!ft>op 27. yearcs, and iiued ninetie foure; his funeral Is were r.>kmrj/.pd wi-'h great pompeand celebritie, nnc his body honourabhe enton-De^l here in the Chapter- houie. Vpon which this Epitaph wasengrauen. Gemmi S-^cerdctt-m- d::cui a teUure remotunjy CUudittiT hatfofla lAinb'Jtus puluis ^ ojfa, Suh hacmclecinis^fi^dhHstua nefviafnis IncoU mac celi populo JnccurrefdeU. I finde fome Epitaphs to the memory of fundrie Abbots of this Mona fteryjand firft, ot the firft Abbot, one Peter z^nziky who was chofen to this place by Saint Augujline, as I haue faid before.This man was fent Le- gatinto France, by icing£f^tf/^^r^,andinhis returne for England, was drowned in a Creeke, called Amflcte ; his body was taken vp, and buried after a homely manner of the inhabitants of that countrey ^ yet afterwards remoued from thence, and honourably interred in tbcTowneofBullcyne, in a place of S^mt Maries Church conucnient for fo worthy a pcrfon. For whom a Monument was ercded within this Abbey , bearing this In* (cription; notat hum wetrum merit is ^ nomim Petrum Abbas egregiu^ primuiLaris extitit hut us. Bunt femel hie tranfit mare vent us in "vrbe remanfit Boloma Celebris qjirtutibus ejl tlicrcbris. He was drowned about the yeare, 614. My old Anonimall Manufcrip fpeakcs of this firft Abbot to the like effed. C>f an ilibbc^, not» call^u fc^nt 3luaf nj5 3n Camerbecp, of to^icbc Denonimat §c toas; 3lbbot, af Cent 23cDe ff^n;?, t©^o aftar aisi to if rautici tx)^^ fent fco t^cnjJ . £)n (mbalTpat, txia^ o^o^n^D on tbe Ce, Mtm berpcd at 23olc^ne )»^tb folempmte* grcte bcrttie ^^oli fo^ ^^m (b(U)^t^ ifull ofte, a^t^ct pU^nlv pjS rccojUpU, to t^^jai dcf t nlmtt renct»pt^: ^0 ^o!e it Doaisi tnptbe Cttil mf CetecoitDpd. 3lnt) tio^tb 1)10 Ce^ntiei ttetx^lp mtt conco^D^U^ 3$fept25cDs im¥ rtS^tinftiiaiDpalogc, Smonge t^e (e^nt0 put m cat^ologe* !dh» a monkc of this houfe, and the third man of note which cajnc ouer with Aujiin^ was eledcd Abbot of this houfe , ?ind rccciued benediction at the hands of ArchbifliopZ4«rm-wcejJeof Cankrbmji. yi) probi'/^ ^ mitts fuit hie ft fare vc liiss Integer mmdus faptes^s A^hafquii fecundus. Ruffiman was here interred by his prcdeceiTour ioh}7^ who dyed, Jyjfj. 626. Paufa pat r is fi»i patct ijlec Rtfffinum Abbatis terni^qtto frenditur hvJiU Aiternt. Gratiofus CucctcM Ruffhidfi'm his holy gouernrr.ent: a man gracious, faith mine Author, with God and all j^ood men. And fo ended his world- ly pilgrimage, 640. Hie L^bbas quarttis Gr&tiefus contttlitartus^ Cuius adejl paufA miti f^ir&mir>e claup, Fetronius wasfacrcd to this Ecclefiafticall dignitie by Archbifhop Ho nmt^s^ Am. 6^0. and died A^a. ^54, Abbas Petronitis bonitatis odore referttis. Subic6ios d&cititf vitior.um fordepanit, Kuthamlvir probitate decor dttkf^'&'n^ abfolute in all pcrfedions, wa? confecrared Abbot here in his owne Church, by Archbidiop Dcus-dedit^ which he laudably gouerncd thirieeneycares,.and died, 66 j. Spirit us in cdis Ahb^i^W Nathaniel is ^ Nos facial memores Patres memorare vditis. Adrian borne in Africa ; Abbot firft of the Monaftcry of Niridia, ncare vnto Naplcs:aman wondrous well learned in the hoiy Scriptures,tbro'.igh- iy inftru£tcd both in Monafticall dilciplinCjand Eccklianical- goucrnmciUi very skilfull of the Greekc and Latine tongues, and witha'l very expert in thc'fiberall Sciences of Aftronomie, and Muficke; who , together with fheoh:e^\:iKm^x. fitft of all in^thc tunes and notes of finging in the Church, which for a little time was onely vied and icnowne here in rCenf, but afterwards learned and prndifed through ali the Chuicl'cs ofEng- l;md» by the meanes of reuerend Bi(bop Wilfnde^ who brought from Kent /^m-^and »yf<'//>entof which,he continued nine and thirtieyeares. In which time hce obtained many priuiledgcs of T^i?f//.?f/yj-thePop^for his Abbey,asalfoof <9/«?/;2 king of the Deirians. He dyed bona memori^ ye;?^x, a reuerend old man of good and perfeil re membr.ince, ann. 708. and was honourablie entombed here in our Ladie^: Chappdl, with this Epitaph. Hi:ffinhn the third. Cratieftti the four»h. Pctrcn'm t!ic fiftb. Bed- lib.4..cap i. B>k p\gcant ot Popes. 25Z I Ancient tmerall a^hdcnuments -^Ibinia the eighth. Tiothbald the ninth. legis has afices^ Adfiani pignora^ dices Hoc fit a farcophage fna no fir o gloria fago, Bic decus /ibbatum, fame luXy vtrprobit4t»m Subaemt a celo ficerde rogetur Anhelo. Thefcfcuen Abbots (abouc mentioned) were all ontlandiftj men , (cnc hither cither at the firftto accompwie y^ugafitneyOr afterwards Mellttus and luflus in their ioumey from Rome. Alhinus the Scholler of Admn^ and Abbot of this houfe, was here in- terred, whoas he folfowcfl his Maftcr in his office, fodid he in all his good and godly wayes.Andfo died m the 24. ycare of his Abbotftiip, 752. and was buried by his Matter. L^us Pair is Alhini non eflohmxiafint Gloria debetur fibi quam (ua vita tneretur. Malta qutppc bones faciens virtute fatronos Abbas efftcitur bonus hie et honor e petitur. Shortly after the deceafc of Albin^ one Nothbaldus a Monke of this fra- tcrnitic was chofcn Abbot : in which office hee continued about fixteenc yeares, died ann. '?48. and was buried nearc his prcdeceffours. Nothbaldi mores rutilant inter Scniores^ Cuius erat vita fitbte6tts norma poltta. t^ldhumtts was the next Abbor, in the time of whofe goucrnmcnt the buriall of the Archbifliops was taken away from the Church of this Mo- nafleric, by the cunning fie ght and ouerfwaying authoritie of Archbifhop Cutbbert, as I hauc partly touched : but howfbeuer, his holy brethren of this Gouent did impute all the fault vnto thefupine negligence of their Ab bot, in that he did not more carefully defend this their common cau(c« Whereupon after his death, which happened, 4»«;7^o fomc ii- yeares, they faflened this Epitaph vpon a pillar nearc to the place of his buriall; bewraying the viperous malice of this Monkilh broode to him their dc- ceafcd father. Fert mem or bbatts Idhumi nil probitatisy Ponttficnm Paufam cajftt tutans male caujam, Prifca premens iura dum Cuthbertus tumulatar, FultAjfepulturafarMis per eum reprobatm. About a yc^irc I ambert ov lafjibert (befoK remcmbred j was Abbot of this houfe,afterwards Archbifhop.He procured fix plough lands of ground to this Abbey, of king Edbert^ in little Mongham. Ethelnothesy Guttardus, * CunreduSy Wernodusy cofin to Offa and Cuth'- )ed kings of Mercia and Kent, of whom this Wernode obtained many rich gifts for this his Monaftenc: DiemoduSyWimherus^Readmundus^Kifieberty Etay Degmundy AlfredyCeolbertyBe^atte,Athelwoldyflberty EadredyAlch- mundy Stttnlfey CAdredy Lulingy BeortinCy Alfrickcy who by his familiarity with king Edmundy obtained two plough-land to his Monaffcrie. Elfnothy Siricius who was firfl a Monke in Glalionbury,then Abbot of this Mona- fleric, Aldhmt the tenth. Lambert the cleuenth. *Cumd nearc of kinne to Keuulfh the Mercian king. Cunred and f^ernnd procu- Tf d AO. pioush lands of gr< ud of the kings of Mercia and Kent to their Monsftcrie. Vtincbma. mthin theT>ioceffe of Qanterhury, ^5l *ThiiF//??th the Monkes of Saint K^upnei comming to William Rufus tooblaine licence to eied a new Ab- bot, the king fwore by Lukes face that he wou.'d haue no eledion at all, for he intended to take all the fpirituall linings of England into his ownc hands; Well, for this time they went away vviih each one a fica in his earc, yet afterwards it was decreed, that two circumfped grauc Monkes, toge- ther with this Hngh de Flori^ fliould be fent to the king to procure his fa- uourfor an clcdion, cither by petition, or price; when thcfe prefcnred themfelues vnto his fight, and that he (aw his cofin, who before had fcrued himinthcbrauerieof aSouldier,to bee now clothed in the habire of a Monke ; he was fb difmayed in minde, that guftiing out with tcares , hee faid, I do grant you this Cofin of mine to be your Abbot, and at your peti- tion I dogiue him the gouernment of the Abbey of Saint /Jugufiiae , nei- ther do I permit you to choofe any other, whom, vnlefle you do prcfently recciuc, I will (hordy burneyour Abbey to afhes.Then the Menkes feeing no remedie, fubmittcd themfelues to the kings will in the premifcs. But the forefaid Hugh refufed the dignitic, faying, That he was a man in a man- ner vnlettered, and one that had very little skill, as well in religion, as in Ecclcfiafticall ordinances ; yet the king and the Monkes enforced him to accept of the honour offered, neither would the king fuffer him to depart from the Court, before he was confccrated Abbot, which was folcmnizcd in the kings Chappell at Weffminilcr, by Mauricit^ Bifhop of London, I haue bcencfomewhat long in this narration, yet, I hope, nothing at all troublefome, or tedioufly impertinent. This illuflrious Abbot did many laudableafts to the great comraoditie of his Church; and diff ributcd all his goods in workes of charitie. He dyed full of yeares as of goodneffe, the 2^.of March,4»». 11 10. and was buried on the North fide of the Chapter houfe built by himfelfe from the foundation: for whom this honourable re- membrance was cngrauen. Abhas Eheu Floris Jpecimen virtutisy honoris, Hie facet in tumfUoy Frejitl perawahilis Hugo, Floruit vt terriSi Pater hie, pace quoqaeguerru^ Floret nunc celo Chrijlipugilijle fereno. The next Abbot in fiicccffion was one Hugh de T rottefcliue Chaplaine to Ring Henry the firft, at the time of whofe cleftion, great diffcntion, for fmall trifles, bciiig betwixt the Monkes of Chrift- Church, and thofe of this mthin the DwceJJe of (Jan ter bury. this Monaftery, WillUm then Archbi(hap taking part with thofc angrie Votaries of his owne houfc, dvoycd Abbot Htigh Bcnedid:jon \ which he was glad to obtaine {iOxnScffrtd the titiU 3:fhop ot Ch.chcfter. This man brought in againc the old number of ins Monkes , which were threcfcor-e profeft, befid^ the Abbot.He iounJed an Hulpitall ntare to his owne Ab- bey, which he dedicated to the hoaourof Lhijft and Saint Larvrmce.- to the maintenance wheieoF he gaae nine Acres of ground , vpon which his Hofpitall was to be ereded^ and all the Tithe of the Lordfliip of Langport in this County, with other poflcffions, rated at thediflolution vnto ji. 1. y.s. lo.d.ofy.careiy reuenuc. This Hofpiiall was ordained and appointed efpecially for this vf^^Tnat if it fhould fo happen that any profcft Monke of ihts Monaftcry,(hoiiid be infeded with any contagious difeafc, but aboueall with the Leprone,by reason of which ficknene,or infedious maladic, he could not hue wirhm the precinds of the Abbey, without preiudiceand fcandall to the reft of the frarcrnitic, ih jt then he fhould be prouidcdfor in this Hofpitall of a conuc- nient chamber, of meatc,drinke, and apparel), in as full a meafure as any onecf his Brethren liuing in the Monaflery. Alfo, if it fhould fo happen, that the father, the mother, the fiffcr, or brother, of any Monke of this Monaftcry, (liould come to (uch great want and indigencic as that (to tiie reproach of any of chefe Brethren) he, or the, be forced to aske at the gates, the almesofthe rraternitie, that thenfuch of them fo asking, ihould be prouided for in this Hofpitall, of fufficient fu- ftentation, according to the abilirie of the houfe, by the aduife and confi^ deration of the Abbot of Saint /ittjlins, and the Mafler of this Hofpitall, for the time being, as furtherappeares by his Charter, confirmed by many of his Succeffjurs. This charitable Abbot dyed theycarc 1151. and was buried in the Chapter houfe by his Predeceflour. S!iree/Jer,thc Prior of this Monaftery, being eleded Abbot vpon the dc- ceafe of Hu^h^ was denycd Bencdidion of Archbiihop T heobald , obiecl- ing againff him.that he was a man defamed with many notorious offences, but clearing himfelfc before the Pope (by what meanes or money I know not") of ail thofc enormous imputations laid to his charge, vpon the fight of the Popes letters, the Archbifhop durfl; not but giuc him admittance. This J//tf?,/?fyinflituted, thateuery ycare during the time of Lenr,fom.any poore people (hou'd be prouided for of meate anddrinke firfficient, at his and the charges of the Abbey, as there were Moiik^s in the Coucnt. He dyed am. 1161. and wasburyed by his predecefTour- r - -•■ One cUrembaldm fa lay man I shinke, for he neuer wore other then .1 fecularhabitej by the kings regall authoritie,did now irregularly intrudti vpon the pofTeffions, goods, and gouernment of this Abbey , which by matne violence he extorted, and mifapplyed for the fpace of 15. yeares, vn- till he was eiedcd : and one Roger a Monke of Saint T rinitie , and keeper of an Altar in Chrift-Church, was eleded to his place. This Roger within a (horttime cattic greatly into the kings fauour, w ho reftored vnto him all the lands and pofTefGons which cUremhalde had wickedly wrefled from his Monaffery.He w^s confccrated.by Pope Alex- aadenhc third in his owne perfon at Tufculane, nearc to Rome; to whom I Z 1 and The foundjti- or ot S LwH- rCT/cc i'.o\\;':zl\ by Cantci'fcury T^e rrnron of (he it ur.d -non of ihU rlofpi- t.-.U, Sx //jjj'.in lib. Colt. Silucfl:r jl-e 45 CUrmbaldt T^get the 47. 1^6 (lAncient Funeral/ oSAdonuments wiU. TherneyOt Gill. Spina, m bib. Colt. Alexander (ai- named Cemen- tarim rBeologui the 48* Hugh the third the 49< Abbot. 7(obeft de Belle the $0. X"!"' Ac fc- Icend5[. * and to his Church , the faid Pope reftored the vfe of the My tre, Sandalls, and crofier, which had beene neglc(5led cuer fince the flight of Abbot EgeL fine, (who firft obtained that honour ) into Denmarke. This man indured many miferics the raoftpart of his life- time, (which was very long) efpe. cially in the troublcfome raigne of kuig lohp. And fo to conclude with the words ofmine Authour, /iN/jo Domtm iziz. ohijt Sencx, ^ flcnm die- rum^ qui diehtts fuk fro 'vtrihm multa sdverfit fujlimityfed emnia. Deo coo- per ante iUefi cujlodiuit • in capitulo fub Upide albo fepelitur. Cum tali Infcriptione. Antiftes iacet hie Rogerus in or dine primus^ Paftor deuotuSy quondam, nunc nil nifi fimus, Mortutts in cifia requiefiit nunc feme I ifta-^ ^uivittus mundoparum requieuit eundo, Roger being dead, one Alexander a Monke of this Monaflery , and a moft excellent Diuine, was eieded Abbot, a man both in fecular and Ec- clefiafticall affaires well experienced, and of king lohn fingularly beloued, yet for all his good parts and great fr/ends, Archbifhop Langton abfolute ly denyed him Benediction ; for it was in that time when the king and the Biftiop were at fore varianccjfo that he was ccnflrayncd to trauell to Rome, where he receiued confecration at the hands of Pope Innocent the third. Obijt Abbas ifte Deo dilediusno£te,'viz.. Dominica ^.Non.OSlob.An. 1220 This Abbot was, Vir corpore elegamipmm^facie'vcnerAbilis,^ liter &- rum plenitudine imbutus. And for taking part with his Soueraigne; a fum. mo honor e in Jummam confufionem vi liter pr£cij>itatus erat, faith Mat. Weftminft.ad {^n. 120^. By the general! confent of the whole Couent, one flugh, Ghamberlaine of this houfe, was elected, fworne,and bleffcd by the Popes Legate at Win- chefter, before the king and many of the Pccres of the kingdome. This Abbot was religious, honcff, prouidcnt,and with learning, and a godly life life greatly adorned ; and fo departed from all worldly employment, tl;ie third day of Noucmbcr, 1 224. and was buried by the Altar of the holy Croffe vnder a flat marble ftone, thus cngrauen, Profuit inpopulo D omini venerabilis Hugo^ Et tribuit [anSie fubie^is dogmata vite. Aprouident anddifcreete Brother of this houfe fuccecdedH«^^ in the AbbotQiip, to whom in like manner as hee did to {Alexander, the Arch- biflaopvtterly denyed benediction, and admittance; for which he was en- forced to trauell to Rome, and there was facredby the hands of Patrtck Bi- fhopof Albania, and Cardinall, by the Popes comman dement. This Ab- bots name was Robert de Bello^ ^ belle rexit^ for the fpaccof cleuen yeares. Et objjtcrajlinf fanSii CMauri K^bbatis^ ann.\i<;i. His Epitaph. K^hbas Robertus virtutis odore rtfertus Albis exutm iacet hie a tame folutHs. Roger of Ciceftcrby way of comprimifc fucceedcd RobertSox whofe ad- mittance, or holy blcfllng, Pope Innocent the fourth writ his powerful! lette rs/ mthin theDioceJJe of Canterbury. letters to Boriifaa^thtn Archbilbopof Canterbury ; but u/hatefFcft they tookc I do not finde. He founded the Church or Cbappell of Kinfdo w ne in this Countie, and rumptuoudy enfliryned the reliques of Saint Mildred.- He dyed on Saint Lucies day, 1272. and was buried before S. Katherines Altar, vnder a marble- ftone, with his pourtraiture engrauen thereupon, and this fliort Epitaph. Prudens et 'verut i&cet hdc in [crohe Roger tis Conjianset lent^t-populi pafiorque fidelis. The next that enioycd this dignitic was, Nicholoi de Spina^ he was con- ftcratedatRomeby the Bifliop of Portua, by the commandcment of Pope Nicholoi the third, of whom hce was approucd to be, Vnum prudentem, moribus et docfripa multipliciter decor At urn ^in temporalibiis et jjiritualihus ctrcttwf^eSlHTrt. Who when hee had with great wifcdome gouerned his charge,the fpace of ten yeares, hee tookc his lourney, by the kings permif- fion to the Pope, before whom he refigned his Abbot^hiptooncT/'^»w.« Findoit. Thus Findor) fucceeding by way of rcfignation; had benedidlion by the Popes appointment at Cintta yecchia.noi farre from Rome: he performed many worthy aftionsforthe good of his Church,and was eucr ready with men,horfe, and armour, for the feruice of the king : With great care and coft he enffcrined anew the reliques of Saint Auftwe, as I haue faid befort ; and when he had ftrenuoudy gouerned his Church the fpace of 2 6. yeares, ad premium eternitatis vocatM erat die fa^^e Jul/a;7e 'virgiriisy ar.n. 1 30^. and was buried in a Uttlc Chnppell { wherein vfually cuery day a MafTe was (aid tor the whole Eflate ofthe Church mihtant vpon earth) vndcr a mar. ble ftonc inlaid with braffe after the manner of a Bifiiop. With this Epi- taph. £» iacet hie Thomas ymorum duke dine tin^m^ i^bbas egregius^ equttatis tramite cin&us. Firm* celumriA Domus^ in iudicio bene rectus Nec fttit hie Prefuldonoium turbine flexus, Jn pietate pater ^ inopum damnis miferatus Nec fraudes patiens curarum Preshyteratus lujjh Pontificu fummi .... capit i(le Cetibtts Angelicis nos Thome iungito Chrifle. After the death of Findany one of this Fraternitic, called Raph de Borne, was elected. Who prefently vpon his eledion, tooke his iourney to A'vif ni9n the Popes Court, where he was confirmed and confecrated by the Bi- ftiop of Hojlia. Hauing laudablie gouerned this houfe 25 . yeares, he dyed a venerable old man, ann. 1 3 ^4. and was here honourably entombed in the North -wall. Per*vigilin populo morum probitatedecorus Abbot hoc tumulo de Berne iacet eece RadulphttSf MiUe trecentenis tri^inta qnater quoque pknis In Februi Menfe eelo petebat ineffe, ____ Z 3 Th^^ Kingfdowne fouiiiled. S, Mildicd cn- lliiincd. T-ljckolas Thsm the 51. Tbotras Findon the 53. Rapbde Berne the j^. 258 Mfiitbib.cot. ThomM roiujn the 55. In bib. Cot. the 5 5. This man is commended by Pope Clement the fifth (as I finde it in the redds booke of Canterbury) to hauc h^tn^Ab^atem Religionis fcruiditmi ZeUtorum morum, et etatis grauitate decorum^fcientia fredittim, in Jpiritu- alibtts frOHidum^ etin temporalibtis dnumfpe^um. In the fame y care, the firft of March , T hop/as Psucyn, Dodor of Diui- nitie, waschofen Abbot of this Monafteriejhe tooke his iournty for bene- didion, to the Popes Courr, which then lay at Amnion in France, the nine and twentieth of the fame moneth of March, whither hee ciime vpon Saint George his Euc following ; hee had his admittance and blcffing at the hands of Pope Tohn the two and twenticth.the day after the fealt of Saint Barnabic'^ he diycdatAuinton vntill the fcaft of S. Lawrencejrom whence taking his iourney for England, he landed at Douer vpon S. Gregorys day. Now if any man of his coat, dignitie,and reuenue, be defirous to know the cxpences of a iourney to Attiniony here he may haue it, taken out of the red booke of Canterbury, to a fingle halfe-pennie. His cxpences from Dcucr to Auin:on, which bee performed in three weeks and three day es, came to the fumme of 2 1. 1. 18. s. 2. d. his expcnces (laying there, from S. George his Eue, vntill the Euc ofS. Lawrence, 4.S. j.d. ob. and in his voyage b?ckc to this Monafteric, his expenccs came to 2 8 1. 8 .d. About fome nine ycares after this trauell, he made an end of ail hh trauels by death, on the day of the tranflation of Saint Augufline^ ann, 134^. being all his time a carefull Shepherdpucr the flockc committed to his charge: he was entombed by hispredecelTour. Eji Abhas Thomas tumulo prefer.te reclufusj ^lui vite tempt4s fan^os expendit in vftts. llLuJlris fenior^cui mundt gloria, 'vilis, L.F.a primo pa {lor fuit huius onilis. The next that fucceeded , was one William Dri'lege, a man of ftature,like WttkZacbeusybutof a mindeimmenfe and vigorous; or like Homers nobk little Capcaine Tydeusycorporeparaus ingemo pugnax, Maier in exiguo regnabat corpore 'uirtus. For to enlarge the reuenues of his Church, he was euer wondrous fblicj- tous, and in defence of her liberties ftout and magnanimous : pcrfifting (till as deuoutc and watchfull in his Ecclefiafiicall contemplations , as hee was wife and circumfped in his tcraporall employments. Non ^tf^nndus quan. tus fit qnifqut fed qualis^ neque quam procerus fed quam probus: A little man is as much a man as the grcatefl man of the Card. But I may bee thought quickly to fpcake ibraewhat partially, being none of thefe high puiffant pikemen: enough then of little men, if not a little too much. So to returnc to this diminutiue Abbot Drulege, who by the confcnt of the Couent, or- dained the fcaftsof lanibert^Nothelm^ Brithwold^?ind T4/»/>, Archbifhops, to be celebrated twice in the ycarc. But to conclude, when for the fbort time he fate, he had much aduanced his Monafferie, he dyed on the Vigils of Saint iJ/i«r;V/W, which is the 1 1. of September, 1 549. and was buried in the Chapter houfc, with this Epitaph vpon his Monument. En mthin theT>ioceJJeof Canterbury. 259 En parttut Abhoi hie pAruAclaitditfir arcii^ JngeflfS m^gMtSj maiornec erat Patriarcha, Wtdcimus D ruleg illu^ri dignus henore^ Conuentnm ckultriqui mnUorexit amore. Pro dUtSioris anima tui dulciter era San5ti Augufiini ccmentus ^c^nalibct hora. Ifindeliitle, or indeed nothing at all, of fuch Abbots as fucceeded little DrttUge^ fauing their names thus recorded. lohn Deueniche the 57. Thomas Colweli %^.MichaeIl Pickham 59. 7^';'//;- amwdd eo.ThomaiHundendi. LMarcellus Dandlyon 62.Iohr2 tiarvlhcrfl 65. George Penf})erfl 6^. Incob Seuenoke 6'yM'tliiam Selling 66 John Dttn- Jler 6-]. lohn Dygon 6%.Thoma4 Hampton and lohn E(Jex 70. So that by this account there hathbeene more Aichbiftiops ot Chrift-Church, then Abbots of Saint i^uftim by the number of three, reckoning thofe fixe Bifliops which hauc beene fincc the diflolution : The Abbot of this houfe was euera Baron of the Parliament. In S. Anns Chappeil within the Church of this Monaflery jay Ibmerime bu; icdchc body of litlian^ the daughter and heire ot Sir J homas Lfjborr.e^ knight.The widow, faiih Finccnt^oi^ lohn Lord Hajlings of Aburgaueny^ and mother of Lawr-nce Ha/iingt\Eztk of Pembroke • and after that, wife otrVi/ii^im de Clinton, Earleof Huntington , and Lord high Adrairall oi England, who dyed about the yearc 1 3 50. But ofall thefe and thoufands more here interred Cwhofe names I cannot Icarne) not one bone at this time liesneare anothcrj nor one ftonealmoft of the whole fabricke ftands vpon another .* therefore I will rake my leaue ot this Abbey with thefe words of a late writer; This Monafterie (faith hcj as all the reft did, came to hcrfat'all period in the dayes of king Henry the eight, whofe vncoucred walls ftood fo longlanguiftiingin timc,and (formes of weather, that daily increafcd the afped of her ruines , tiil now laftly, they are made fubictl to other publicke vfes, and the whole tradl of that moft goodly foundation in the fame place no where appearing. Oncly £/^f/^(?r?iTower in memoric and honour of the man, asyethathefcaped the verdidand fentcnccof deftfu£l:ion ; whofc beaury, though muchde- ficed and ouerworne, will witncfTc to fucceeding ages the magnificence of the whole, when all ftood compleatc in their g'ory together.The reuenues yearely of this houfe were in the Exchequer, 1 4 1 2. 1. 4.5.7. d. ob.q. it was furrendrcd 4. Decemb. 29- /^.B. At Harbaldownc, not farrc from this Monaftcry,Archbifhop Larfrank built an Hofpitall,and dedicated the fame to the honour of Saint lohn^ to the which he annexed a Priorie of b!acke Canons, valued both together at the difiPoiurion to2(5<5.1. 4 s.5 d. ob. of yearely rcucnue*. it was ordained for the lame, and difeafed \ which as yet is not altogether fupprcfTed, although much abated fas Ihearc) ofherannuall pofTeffions. In which houfe was rcferuedthe vpper leather of an old (hoe, which had beene worne (as they gaueitout) by Saint Thomas Becket: this {lioe,as a ficred Rclique, was of- fered to all paffcngersto kifTe ; faire fct in copper, and chriflall. H^ickin'7tot3 More Archbl- lliops then Abbots by duee. luUaa Cour.- icf^c tif Hun- tington. CalaL'm Hia- tint. lo.Speid. n'lfl in Priory of Hal- baldowne. La-nh. pirm-in Hatlgldoivne. i6o Ancient funeral/ zS^fonmients LortCounteiio of Leiccftcr. t^ncem.Catal. Camdenia Kent. Sir lohn G«n»tr and Sir lohn Dm Pricft». Sir Roger Man- woods Almes- houfe. A pilgrimage^ toS. Stephens Innage. Eihtlbett the fecond king of Kcnu The end of the I Kentifh king- dome. The foundati- on oftheAb- bcy atRecnt uer. Lamb, (eramb. ,..Sattdtt>(y & loaMhis wife. Sir Tbamas9 Pricft. Hackhgtoffi commonly called S. Stej/hensy by Cant. This Church in former limes was honoured with the ftpulturc of Le- y4,orZ(?r<'4////,Countefle of Leicefter, daughter of willkm Lord Brews of Brember in Suflex, and wife of Robert de Belkmont , furnamed Fitz,- perttell, Earle of Leicefter, and Lord high Steward of England; a moft ho- nourable Lady, who hauing abandoned all worldly pleafures, fequeftrcd her felfe wholly from the world, to ferue <3od dcuoutly in this place : who dyed about theycarc laip. The manor andTowneof Elham was her in- heritance. Hiciacet Dominus lohannes GorveriOuj^er Vicarius ifiius Ecclejcy qui obijt Decemb.!"]. 1-457. Cuius anime. Hie idcet Dorninm lehannes Dem^ quondam Vicar im ifiius Zcckfity qui cbijt 8. Aug. X457. Cuius anime propitiettir altij^imus. Sir Chrtftopher Haks,and Sir Roger MantvoodyViz here fairely entombed, of whom hereafter according to my method. But I muft not let paffe feuen almes-houfes here built by the faid Sir Roger Manvpood^ chiefc Baron of the Exchequer, ann. 1575. for aged honeft poore folkes, which he endow- ed with a y earely allowance of foure pounds, in money, bread, and fewell, for euery one of thofc almcs-men. It was called S. Stephens^ for that the image of Saint Stephen (ftanding where the garden now is, belonging to Sir Manwoods great houfe) was fought vnto by many pilgrimes. Reculucr. AtthevpperendoftheSouth-ifleinthis Church, I faw a Monument ofan antique forme, mounted with two fpires. Wherein (as the Inhabi- tants haue it by tradition ) the body of one Ethelbert, a Saxon king , who had his pallace royall here in Reculuer, licth entombed, and the Annals of Canterbury affirme as much: And true it is that Ethelbert the firft,and firft Cbriftian king, built here a Princely manfion for himfclfe and his fucccf- (bursi wherein diucrs of the Keniifli kings fometimcs kept their courtly rcfidcnce.But whether he be this Ethelbert the fecond, or Ethelbert furna- med Pr^«, that lieth here interred, it is not much raatcriall, for they both dyed without any memorable aft, either of thcmfelues, or their kingdomes affaires : and fb dyed Cuthred and Baldred their next fucceffours, and the laft kings of Kent.Which kingdome erefted by ^^^»^//?,thcyeareofmans happineflc 45 y. continued her gouernment :57i.and ended hergiory in the yeare 827. being made a Prouincc to the Weft-faxons. £^^^r^or£^^r/^^/ (tbefeuenth king ofKcnt in fucceflGon, after Hen- gijl) gaueto one Eajfa an Englilh Saxon,fome land here in R.eculuer,wherc- upon he built him a Minfier, or a Monaftery, vfhzvcoi Brightwald after- wards Archbiftiop of Canterbury, was the firft Abbot : fo that of this man and the Minftcrthc poore To whps men may make great vaunts. Here lyeth SAndmyihi(\mtc,mi,totheinfringers whereof he added this fcarerull curfe. si cut vero hec Urgicio dt(plic€t, vet ft quis {quod abfit) IjAnc donatitnem telo diiclm Diabolic quoquo ingenio infringers temftamrit^ Iram Dei ^ om- nium San&orttm mulediBa incurrat^et fubtta morte interest ^f cut fredi5im Deo odibilis Thimur interijt^percatiatque eum Vem amentia^ cscitnte^ac fu' tore mentis^ omnique tempore cohmfnam mdedi^ionis Dei fti (line at, non fit qui eum Uberetj nifi penitus refipifcit ^ digna fitisfaHione fatisfaciat. And further of this and the race of the Hynde, thcfe lame rymes. Domfneue Ittam ThanAtos fert Infula metam SeruttiterCerue. . . ; : . nefit .... froterue* Cttltor fiue fator huius mete violator Cam ihunor Mr a metit inde Bararhra petit, Hauing crefted her Monaftcrie, which Che dedicared to thebleffed Virgine /i/4ry,andto the name and honour of her two murdered Brethrcn,in which ihc placed feuentie veyled Nunnes .• She departed out of this world about the yeare of our redemption, 7^5. and was buried in the Church of her owne foundation. It FJila Li Jborne, THrce v.ii'cd Nunnci. The fcuni^2u- 011 q{ Mmftcr Abhtjr. Mjf.in bib. Cot A Maledifton The dcaih of Doimtua, i6o {*J ncient Jrumrail z5Ad onuments ThuMor. C^fQ-am in vit. 'Dom. S. MV.dred. Thetranflati- on of Mildred. Icisfaid by fomCjthat when Thumer had gmen his wicked comm.jno The buriall of to king Egbert^ his horfe fell prefent.'y a curueting,caft him off his backc, aud broke his nccke : and that be lyctb buried in the Jfleof Tenet, vnder a great heape of ftoncs, which the Inhabitants to this day cull Jhut^nicUrj. il/^/qui olimmi[[us a beaio Gregerio-, gentem AngitcAm &d pdem Chrtfii cornier tit ^ cuius ft cciofum capudy (j^ oj[a maiora, Gmdo bits honor ijice tranjlulit^ j> cut tabula plumb ea cum eijdem ofiibus pofita :ndicat. But ^^/r»/7 the eight made an end of all this vimeceftaric trouble, and charges, by rcmouing once for all, as well Reliqnes, as Religious houlcs. Nowtoreturnc- Ethelmga the third Priorefle of this houfe, feeing the Church builded by her predeceffour Domneua^ not capable to cont^ine fb many holy Vir- gin';; built another Temple farre more fumptuous then thcfirft.whith was conf^crated by ArcbbilhopCa/^&^^n to the honour of S. Teter and ?aul. She dyed ann. •95 1. and was buried in her owne new/ Church. Sexburga ffiith the bookc of Saint Augufttre) the daughter of Anm^ king of the Eaft Angles, the wife of Ercombert, the mother of Egbert^ and Lothaire^2\\ kings of Kent; after the death of her husband tooke vpon her the habiteof a Nunnc,and was admitted and confccratcd Priorcffc of this > place, Uhs. Attg.'m \ bib. Colt, Eibelkga. Sexburga, Vpithhi theT>iocejJe of CanUrburj. l6x place, by Archbifliop cuthhert. In her time rfiofc furious Beare- whelps, HangAT and UMa {Nam vt fertur filijftiere cdiufditn v> fi.quifllos conira naturdm defilia ctiiafdam Regis gensrabat) two Daniib P;jgans wich a tierce armicfirft inuadedthis kingdome.She dyed about theycare -p;. and was buried in this new Church. Capgraue faith at Lly. Sekritha was the firfl Votane admitted, and cenfecrated Lady PriorcfTc of this houfe, by Etbelard Archbifliop of Canterburyjwho vvas no fooner wellfetlcd in her gouernment, then that the Danes came back<: agjinc,and in their fauagefurieouer whelmed the Iflandot Tenet, dcftroycd, and vt- terly demolilhed this Monafterie^ aiid her, with her holy Sifters , inclor. d in fecret caues for feare of the cnemiej they found out, and burned ihcm all to afhes. Cafgraucy a Kentifli man borne, reportcth that Eadhurgh the daughter of good king Ethdbert^ by his vertuous Qjeene Bena, was brought vp a Nunnc in this Monafterie, vnder the founc'rcfTe Bomneua^ih^x^ziMz- ceeded Mildred in the Monaflicall gouernment ; that fliee was buri. d here in this Church, and that long after, her reliques (the chiefe and moft fre- quent way in thofc times to enrich any new built Church) were remoued by Linfrar/ky Archbifliop of Canterbury, to the Churt h of Harbaldoxene of his owne foundation, and there bad in great veneration. Eut Camden^ to whomlmuft needs giue more credit, fpeaking of S. EAdhuyghs Well at Liming in this Traft, will haue her to be the firft veiled Nunne in all Eng- land. And that fhcliued here in a Monaftcry of her owne buildtng, that here (he.e dyed, and here ac Ly ming was buried, fiirh Sfeed^ th.jt flie was furnamed, Tucy a fit name for a woman, and that ihe had beene the wife of fi^iwm king of Northumberland. Sandwich; Before the gencrall fuppreffion here, was a religious houfe of white Friers Carmelites, founded by ont Henyy Cowfeldzn Almaine, Arnj. 1 272. and an Hofpitall founded by Thomas Rdyng, William Sivanney Clerkes , 7^?^;^! Goddard and Richard Long. In a booke of this order oiCarmes^ written by !ohn BjIc, of which I hnue fpoken in the prefixed difcourfe, T finde the Foundation of this Religious ftru^ure, as alfo ccrtaine Epitaphs made to the memorie of diuers of the prater nitie therein interred- in this manner following. ^ ' ' ^ > ' A»»o Domini M'.C C. LX X I l.fundatus erat Conuentut Sandwiciyfer Henricum Corvfeld de t^lemania, Fpitaphium Magifiri Pratris Thome Legatt qui oh^ty Anno Damini, M.CCCC 2X. CarmelitA Thomas Lfgatt qui Theologte Do^or erat quondamyconditur hoclapde, Epitaphittm Vratris Thome ffadlow. Hie Prior i/ie Hadlom imnc hoc fub marmore teciusy turmoi celicoUs adeat nojlra prece 'veSlus. Hum^af ami hhbiia iHe (onncs ' f a Bfarc. MjJ in b'h Colt '^ebtiiiba. EadburghiVc firft F:i,-lilli Njniic, lucna- Cmden m K. Sped. Hifl. The fo%ni?ati on of thr white Fi(Cis,anjot the old Hol'pi- call. A Manufcripr Tbo. l(gatt. The.Hadh^. (lAncient Fmerall (i5\tggi veeitAtus Ceniuge gvau lohanna confeciata, Milicie iS4ta, de ftirpe fuit memoratA Sfiritibus quoram faueat Betti i'^ft Beorumy . . . ,^ux JoUwen remimfcum verius : Amen, lohmnes humilis fius ^ prudens tumuUtu4^ Marmoretar/tillOiquifoleteJfepotens. ^uiquinquagenos^tresperdii fmul ann0s\ Nonis DecembriSt'vt cadit ijle bonus. Pofl anno quintOtfequiturfua ^onfa lobanna. In fejio magni Martyr is alta pet ens. Coniugium faciem imxijli corpora quondam, Chrijletpas animasfactibicelicolas. This family for many defcents,eucnto theft our dayes,hath beene of exemplarie note, and great refpca in this countrey. Doner. In the Church within the Caftle, lyeth a knight, whofe pourtraiturc is mlaid with braffe vpon amarblc ftone, with this Infcription. Htc facet Robertm Afljetanmyles mondam ConJlabuUriusCallriD0Uo» ncyCt cufios quinque PortuHm^qm oiijt nono die lanuar, Anno Domini mil. / ■ A a 2 lefimo Ringleis: Blecbenden Tho.S. TSftcbelas and loane his wife Alb'im the wife of Roger 7>igge. lobaD'tgge and loMc his wife. SirltbnD't^e knight,and /fjsf his wife. Sir Roiert Afliton kniebt. Lord Waioea- i6i ^Ancient Fmerall aSAdonuments The charter to Sit T^tbirt Afhten. Sis Arcb. Tunis LOKdoH, Admirallof a flecte. Chicfe luftice of Ireland. Lord Treafurer Executor to ]S.,edwxri the thitd« Foundation of the Caftlc Ghurch. Lamb.permb, The Pnoty w S Martins yOt • Jods-houfc in Doucr. 1(tgi(i,eccl. Roffenf.inbib. Cot^ lefmo CC C. 6&ogefmo quarto^ cuim anime propitietur D ens. Amen, Such was his patent for his office of Conftable, an^l Lord Warden of the fiue ports. Rex emmhuSj^c. Salutem.CofJce/imus pofi furfam reddiciorjewySolmun- di comitis Cantahr. dtk^o et fideli nojiro Reberto de A(ht0n, ConJldbuU' riam CajlriDoufiry ac cuftodiam quinqtte Portmnj^ habend. et cuftodiend, cum omnibus et JingultStad eafdem ConJlAbuUriam et cuflodiajVyqualiter- cunqae fpe^dntibusyfiue fertinemibm.dd tdtam I'itam ipfius Roberti,adeo pleneet integreffiCtttaUqui alq Cofifiabttlarij , et cu(lodesfort»umeorundem ConftabuL et cu^od. illas ante hec tempera ex concepme no fir a habuerunty feu tenner unt, Percipiend.pro Conftabular, et cuftodU pr-eMBUjpro fujien- tactonefua nec non CapelUnorum feruientiumf et fvigiltum^ ac vnius Car fen- tar ij in dtcio Caftro Commorantium, C C C,l,per annum ^ iuxta rat am tem- ports: 'Videlicet de Wardis, T, R.apud WeJlm.\.Feb.Ann.^.R.Re.Ric,2,pat, 2, Memb. 2%. The reft of his offices and honours heaped vpon hitnat fcuerall timesj are likewife recorded in the Tower. Of which fomuch as tends to the pur- pole, I mcane to the time and place of his preferments. Firft, RobertKS de Ajfheton conftitaitur Admir alius Flote nauium ah ore aque Thamafis njerfus partes occidentales quamdiu Regi placuerit, (^(, "Tejle R. apud IVcfim^ i3. April, t.par, Pat. Ann. 4^. Ed.^, m. 1 5. Againe, Robertus de ^yiffheton conjittuitur lujiiciarius Hibernie, quan- diu^^c.T< R.apudW. 13. K^ug.i.P. pat. Ann.^6' Ed.^,Af.i6. Robert de Ajfheton habet cfficiumTbefaurarij Scaccarij ,qftamdiUy(^c. T R.apudW. 26. Sept. 2. P. pat. Ann./^^.Ed. 3 He was alfo one of the Executours to the laftWill and Teftament king Edward the third, as appeares in the Office. He was defcendcd from the Afhetons, of Afsheton vnderline , in the County of Lancafter, as I finde it in the pedegree of Sir Ralph Afbeton of Whalley, Baronetjdefcended from the famefamilie. He gauc the great Bell of the Church within Douer Daftle, as appeares by this Infcrrpcion, caft in the mettall , about the circumference of the fame. Dominfii Robert tu de ^Jhetorte miles me fecit fieri. Anno quarto Richar" difecundi, Lucius^ the firfl: chriftened king of the Britaincs, built this Church, to thenameand feruiceof Chrift, endowing it with the Toll orcuftoraeof Doucr. Eadhaldy the fonne of Ethelbtrti king of Kent, to expiate his foule finnes ofinceft, and infidelity, amoDgfl other his pious anions, ere£led a Col- ledge within the walls of this Caflle, which Wightred fa fucceflbur of his) remoued into the Towne.'flored it with two and twenty Chanons, and dedicated it to the name of Saint Martinet Ann, 715. Which houfe was afterward new builded by king H^^ry the firft, or rather by William Cor- bed Archbilhop, as I coniefture by thcfe words: Nouum opus SanBi Mar- tini incipitur a Wilhelme Corbuil^ Ann, 1152. wherein Theobald the fuc- cefTour of Corbeil placed Benedidine Monks,and called it the new Worke at Doucr, and was furrendred 16. Nouemb. 2 7.^(f».8.the value of this foun- wtwtn IDC uwcejje oj {dmCYvuTj* I zop foundation wasyearcly 232. 1. 10. s.5.d. ob. and wasfurrcndred,i5. No- uemb. 27. /^.8. Henry the third, king of England, here founded an Hofpitall for the KnightsTemplers,whichhe called, Matfonde Dieufiv Gods houfc; Valued at 1 ^9.1. i8.s.^ d.ob.q./'^r amttm,2X. thediflblution. Not farre from this Towne was a little Monaltery called, ^t.Radegunds, on the hill, valued at ^8.1. by yeare : founded by Hugh the firft Abbot of Saint Auftins, Maifon de TtUit an HolpicalJ. S- Radegunds. Antony Loue- ricli. Chri^iaa the wife of Ma- fbew Philips^ Lord Maior of Lond. Stow. Anml py'iUiam Tineux thcfonne of ludge Fineitx- MUim Scot. Sir lohn Scot the controulet of his houfhold StCKfi. Amal, S\t William Seat HelimPittl. Slifabetb Lady royntnff. ■c- Heme. Hie tacit Attto^Louerick, Armig.et Conjlantiavxer eiuSf qui ebijt 10. Hie iactt corpus Chrijliane dudam uxor is C^fathei Philips K^tirifahri^ ac Mmris Londittertfis que obijt . . . ; 1 470. pro cuiui anime falute -oelitis Deum or are. This Lord Maior was made knight of the Bath at the coronation of EU- wife ofking£in and Crifpinian Saints. Ancient Fmer all aSXd^omments The shocma- holidav, to this day, by all our Sfaooraakers in London and clfcwhcrc kers holiday. lahttBegeburf. 'falter Culptper and AgHi Iiit wife. Sir lohn Cul- pf^<>" knight, and Agnci his wife. Camden in Rut. Aiucapels knights. Reoiaines. Rummy Priory Paris. AHMij. 'Begehufy, Hie iacet Johannes filius lohannis Begehure qui obtjt die San^i Briftjj Ann. Dom. 1424. This lohn was thekft Begehsry of this faoule,whofc daughter and heirc was married to Culpepper. Orate pro animabus Walteri Culpeper Ar. et Agnetis vxeris fie qui qui- dem Walterm er at filius Thome Culpeptr ntilittSy et predi6ia Agnes eratflia Edmundi Robarittxta Cantuar. et predi^a Agnes obiit 2. dieDecemb. Ann, Dom.i^^y. etpredi^us Walt.obitt i^.I^ouemb.i/^di.quorum animahus. Orate . . . lohannis Culpeper militis, et t^gnes vxor eius qui quideth lo* hannes obiit 22. Decemb. 1 480. quorum* Sir Thomas Culpeper is remembred in our Englifti ChroniclcSjfbr fiding with Jhomas the great Earlc of Lancafter , againft his Soueraignc Lord King Edward the (econd: and Thomas Culpeper a gentlemen of thepriuic- Chamber,is not forgotten, for being ouer familiar with his Lord and Ma- fter King Henry the eighth ; the one hanged, drawnc, and quartered at Winchelfey, the other beheaded at Ty borne. The place fatall to both was Pontefra(3:: a familie of exemplarie note, both here and foractime in the County of Rutlandjby the marriage ofSir Tho. Colepeper knight,to Eleanor daughter and heire of Nicholas Greene of Rutlandftiirc. The Church of Hedcorne founded by one of the Culpeper s. luechurch. Orate pro anima Henrici Atte Capella militis, et lacobi AtteCapelU mi. litis : in fenefita. Now Capells^ an ancient name and familie in old Latine records written, Capella* The Priory ncareRumney. The Priory of Regular Canons neare Rumney, was founded by John Jl/4»/?//,Prouoft ofBcuerlcy,intheyeare that God tookevpon him the forme of a Seruant, 1257; the4i.ofkingff^//;')f the third : of the which foundation, as alfo of the Founder, reade if you plcafe thefc words out of Mathew Paris. In the fame yeare, faith he. Sir lohn Man fell Prouoft of Be- uerley,the Kings Chaplaine,and of his efpeciall Gouncell,a man prudent, circumfpe^l, and rich, wifely confidcring, that the fauour of a king is not hcreditaric, nor the profperitie of the world al waycs permanent; founded a Religious houfc of Regular Canons,neare by Rumney, two miles from the fea, and endowed it with very ample reuenucs, which he replenifhed with Canons, by the example of Peter Chareport : who, as hee was enfor- med, not many dayes before, had pioufly and profperoufly founded an houfeofthe fame order, that fopaffing by tcmporall goods, they might not loofc eternall. Bilfington. mthinthe'DioceJJeof Canterbury. Bilfifigton, A Priory likewifc built by the (aid Uhn LMaunfellJox King Henwy the third, and Eleanor his wife, and dedicated to the hiefled Virgine c^iary^ wherein he placed blacke Canons- which was valued amongft the reft of the fuppreffed houfcs, at 8.1. i .s.d.d. of yearely coramings in. This houfe was furrendred 19. Umav.iSMctt.S. But to proceed a little further with this loh^ Maunfell, his Ecclefiafti- call and Temporall dignities; who bcfides being Prouoft of Beucrley, was Treafurerof Yorke» Parfbn of Maidftone, in this County , and Parfon of Wigan in- Lanchifhirc, to whom king Henry the third did grant that his Towne of Wigan fliould be a Burrow. Hee was chiefe lufticc of England, one of the priuie Councellto the laid King, his Chaplaine, his Embaffador into Spaine, a worthy Souldicr , In armu jlrenuus, ^ animQimperterritus who with hisowne hands.in a batrell betwixt the Englilhand the French, nearc to Tailborge in France, tooke Prifoner one Feter Orige, a gentleman of eminent place and qualitie ; He was eroded to go to lerufalcm.He feaftcd at his houfc in Tole-hill field, at one time, two kings, two Quef;nes, with their dependanccs,7®o.mcfle of meate fcarcc feruingfor the Lil dinner. About the 31. yearcofKing Henry the third, at the inftancc of the faid king, he was firft made keeper of the great Scale, as Vicechancellour. For faith Parti J Cujlodtam Sigilliregij accefit CanceViarij vices a^urm et offtcl and afterwards Lord keeper in plcnarie office and authoritie ; yet for The priory of BiinngtoH. lohn Mattfels pieferiuents. all this glorious pompe, and great promotions, I finde his end to be poore, wretched, and miferablc, beyond Seas ; but I finde no place of his death nor buriali : of all wh-.ch, may it plealc you to reade thus much out of an old ManufLripf in the fame language it was to me deliuered. x^nn. 1 2^8. obijt Johannes Manfel inpartibus tranfmariniSj in pauper- tate^t d'iore maximo^Hic mifer tot ebtentus Ecclefiaflicos habuit 'vt annua tim ex illis XFHI.nfiilia Marcarum poterai expendere^'vnde naaiores Epifio, AngUe recufauitttumt^ttia in plaralitate permultarum predittfimarum Ec cUftarH habundauit^tum quia lubricus erat. Hie ait de vna Ecclefia modici cenfus^fcilicet 10. librarum.\_yld canesmflros valet ifta Eccleftainnuens per hoc J quod furfures^ et farina , et alia canibus necej/aria, ex prouentu ifitus Ecclejie deberent comparari: Hie autem cum e^et ^ Sim mis aduerjaim (Jcilieet Mounteforti) et conjiliarius precipuus, fuafet Regi vt iur amentum quodfeeerat cum Earonibtts,profdelitate Anglie feruanda omnino dimitteret^ fa^umque ejl it a, CMittiturigitur ad curiam fummi Pontifcis pro abfok- tione petenda^ne Rex teneretur preftito Baronibus iuramento^obtinuitque moxregia fupplieatio abfolutionem petitam, vnde bellum de quo die^um ejl aceefit,poJl illius abfolutionis ebtentunty ^c. Of this man fo many times double beneficed, Mathetv Paris doth thus dcfcmt.^dmirabantur autem cum fiupore, qui ea qua Deifunt fapiunt, hominem tarn eircumfpeifum, tot animarum cur am fufcepiffenon formidare, cum de omnibus coram fummo ludice^vt red da t rationem fibi fe conjliterit obligatumtfed vt verifcetur, LMultimuUafciunt fiipfos peniiusnejcientes, I haue fcene a pedigree of the Manfels^ from Philip de Manfel.^^ho came in with the Conquerour, vntill thcfe our times. Of this name and familic is that orthodoxall found Diuinc, and worthy Maftcr of Qucenes Colledgc Paris. An.i24i HoUinf, ^n. 1241. Tarii- rhinne. Antm.mbib. Cott. Aianfels death in niiferie. fix E^itm. 716- geri Houeden, ' bib.Cut. m m A Benefice for Doggcs meat * Earleof Lei ccftcr. Man{ehhe caufc of the war res be* xvietac Henry the third and his Barons. Paris An, 1252 Charge of foulest Z74- (tA ncient Funerall ithintheT>ioceJJeof Canterbury. 175 Chrifto Lector is memcttn6iis fupplicet horis, Vt rat r is Deitas luminet has animas. In this Collcdgc he placed fecular Pricfts, to attend diuine Seruice, and to inftrud the youth of the Parifti, in Gramraar,and other learning, accor- ding to his foundation, the gouernour of the Colledgc was called a Pre- bendary. It was begun andfiniftied in the raigne of King Hemy the fixtb. The value of it at the fuppreflSon was,93.l.2.s.^.ob./^/' annum. Th^i^ was f faith Lamhard) a Colledge in this place, wherein Edward thefecond held the folemnitie ofa whole Chriftmas. Hie iacet lohn ^ndrexv iufius F aimer qut venufius. t^Jhford, Here is likewife a Collegiate Church of Priefts founded by Sir ko, Fogge knight, wherein many of that ancient and noble Familie lyc inter- red; there bang in the Quire the Achieuements of fixe of them that haue bad their funerall obfcqutes (an honour to the dead now moft fhamcfully negleded) attended with Heralds of Armes.But that which prefcntcth tfae greateft glory and antiquitie to this Church , is the Monument of the Counteflc ot AthoU in Scotland: whofc Epitaph in old French,as alio the Banners in her hands, (hew her to be the daughter of the Lord Ferrers. ley gift Elizabeth Comitc D'athels la File Sign, de Ferrers .... Dieu a/oil. £lue moru(l leu, iour 'D'oUober Van de Grace j M.CCC.LXXy, She was wife to Dauid de Strabolgiej the fourth of that Chriftian name, Earle of AthoU, and the daughter of Henry Lord Ferrers of Groby, and being fccondly married to lohn Maleweyn of this County, here dyed in thisTowne. "^^ir.viS Here lyeth Sir Francis Foggc ^y/ho ^om\t\iit& tempore Hen.i, Sir Antho- ny FoggCf a knight of the Rodes. Sir lohny and Sir John Fogge with many more of the family. Here are many goodly pourtraitures in the window es. As of Edward the third, of the blacke Prince, Richard Duke of Gloceftcr, Richard Earle Riuersyihz Lord Haft ings, the Lord Scales, Sir William Hawte^l^aloins,zn6 his two wiues, the firft the daughter of Name, the fecond of Fogge, Feuerfham. The funerall Monuments of this Church are more carefully preftrued, then in any other (that I haue feene) in all Kent. Diligunt decorem Domns Domini* Hie probm, et dignitSy'vir honeflus^amanSyque benign us ^ Vt vere fcitur Semanus Tong fepelitur . Hie vir oportuntts^ Baro de portubus vnus. In rhrttghleigh natrn fuit^ in Feuerftiamque moratm. Mortuus tp[e die celfa fuit Epiphanie. Anno milleno C. quater^ quarto quoque deno, Huirn Lanb.fe/anb, John Ani^ a Pilgrimc. Foundation of the Colledge of Ajhford. ElifabetbCoun- tcbe of 4ihoU. Baron of the fiue ports. 1«. J^igmore a -d h'li wife. H^l.T^erton and Slifdeih bis wife. HilLThorue, Ancient Funerall (^^fomments TlkbardT^erten ;tndloafie his wife. uhn Hull. ThemsRtaeii mllkm Vptons Agms Ftuer- fham >yiUiam tetdes. HJtnry Hatcher Aniloane his wife. Richard Colmll. Huius Semanifueram quadraginta his anni Temfus in hac vita-^ fihi celtca fit via Jcita, Amen, Orate fro ammahui lo^^annis Wigmore gen. quondam deGrayes Inn. , . Confortisfae ^ omnium fiiiarum, ^ Richardi ftij^qui ob. Ociob, 23, jinn. 1492. Hue memor Lethi. Hiciacet WtUeiwus Norton ijliusvitte de FeaerfiamK^r.^ Elifah.vx- oreius flia Marci HuJJey k^y. qui quidem WilUlmm fuit ijtius vilU ter MAior et obijt April 27. 1 46 8. Hie iacetele^us Wilklmus Thome ^ bene teBus^ Marmore deie£ius heu mortis vi quoqae reCtns, Lxf frilis dena luce cefit ah hac que Caltndas Anno milleno quatuor cent, bis qaater addaSy Ex ifiis linis vicenis rexit ^ annis, Quius nos anime regitemus cun^ifotentemy Yt frecibus no^rU nunc miferere velit. Ordte . : . Rkhardi gen, flit WillelmiNorton,Ar.etIohanne confortis fue acmatru [tie Elizabethe qui quidem Richardus fuit ijfius viile Mmr^oh, Decemb.io.l^oo. ■ ffic iacet lohannes Rufl Cafellanus ,.\ \ 14(^4. Ei tefies Chrijle quod nm iacet hie lapis ijie. Corpus vt ornetur fed (piritus vt memoretur. ' tiem tu quitranfis^ magnusy medius^fuer anfii Tro mefunde precesqaiaftcmihifitveniefpes. Hie iacet lohannes Read fexies C^aior iftius viUe de Fetter [hm qui ehitt . . 1503; yermibus hie donor et ftc difcedere conor ^ualiter hie ponor p&mtur ontnis honor. Hie iacet Wi^elmtu Vpton^ qui oh. Ian.2,i\ii. Cuius, Hie iacet Henricus far Ar, qui obiit in crajlino i^nmnciacionis beate LMarie. Ann, Vermihus hic efca iacee^ quam tu tibifortem ^uilegis expeUayneque fas tibifaliere mortem. Hie iacet Agneta vx or lohannis Feuerjham que obiit 1 6,Septemh, 1427. Hie iacet willelmus Leedes qui obiit die Sabbati ante fefium ommum S and or urn, Ann. 141^. Cuius anime profit ietur altijiimus. Here lyeth Henry Hatcher Merchaat aducnturer, and lene his wife ; . . . 1500. Chrijlopherus iacet hie Anna cum coniuge Finchus, Who fo him bethoft inwardly and oft How hard it were to flit from bed vnto the pitt. From pitt vnto peyne, that ncre ftial ceafc certcync He wold not doe one finn, all the world to winn. Thefc rimes are fairc inlaid in braffe vpon a marble ftone with this In- 1 fcription mthin the DioceJJe of (Canterbury. »77 Camden Rc- maincs. Foundation of Fcuerfhaiu Abbey, Ex ^nh.Tmit London* fcription following about the Verge. Hiciacet Richardits Colwel eiuondam Maior ijlitts ^ilkde Feuerfljom, qui obiit ....1533- And at euery corner ofthc ftone this word C. (tA^ncient Funeral/ cfTidomments f 0^ ^etoend: abmtte atiD robbpD t^donl), anD to grolnnti But to conclude with the words of a late writer. This Stephen was a man fo continually in motion (faith he) that we cannot take his dimcnfion, butonelyin paffing,and that but on one fide which was warre : on the other, we neuer faw but a glaunccon him, which yet for theraoft part, was fuch as (hewed him to be a very worthy Prince for the gouernment. Hee kpt his word with the State, concerning the relicucmcnt of Tributes, and ncuer had Subfidy that we finde. But which is more remarkable, hauing his fword continually out, and fb many defe£lions, and rebellions againft him,hce neuer put any great man to death. Befides it is noted, that notwithftanding all thcfe miferies of war, there were more Abbeyes built in his raigne,then in an ioo.yeares before: which ftiewes though the times were bad,they were not impious ; the king himfelfc being mente piifimus, as he was miles egregius. His body refted here in quietnefle vntiH the diflblution , when for the gaine of the lead wherein it wascncoffincd,it was taken vpand throwne in- to the next water. So vncertaine is man, yea greatcft Princes, of any reft in this world, euen after burial). Here fometime likewifc lay interred Maud his wife , the daughter of Euftdce^E^dc ofBulloigne, thebrotherof G^'^s/r^r;, and Baldwin of Bul- loigne, kings of Icrufalem, by her mother Mary , fifter to Maud^ Queene of England, wife of Henry her prcdeceflburjwho dyed at Hcucningham Caftie in EfTeXjthe third of May,iiji. Whofe Epitaph I found in a namekflc Manufcript. i^nm millem C. quine\«agendque prime: £luo fua non minuityfed fibi nojlra tulit» JdAtbildis felix coniuxStepham quoqfte Regis Occiditt infignis moribus et titttlis\ Cultrix vera Dei, cultrixetpauperieiy Hie fubnixa Deo quo frueretur eo. Bemina fiqua Polos coufcenderequequemeretBr^ ^ngelicis manibus diua hec Rtgina tenetnr, Eujlace thefonneandheircapparant of Stephen^zn^ Qu^ccnc il/j»J,liued not long after his mother, for being highly difpleafed with the agreement betwixt his father, and i/wry afterwards king of England,by which he was made hopeleffe euer to haue the Crowne as his fathers Sue ceffour : in a fury he departed the Court, purpofing to raife himfelfe by his owne meanes; and fo marched along, deftroying the countrey al wayes as he went, vntill he came to Saint Edmundsbury j where he was honourably receiued of the Monkes of that Monaflcry . But hee came not for meat but money : and thereupon (vngratefully) vrgcd them for a great furame to fet forward his heady defignesi yet the wifiramongft them, vn willing to be wagers of new warres (which though ill for all forts, yet proued euer worft for the Clargic mens poffeflGonsj dcnyed his requefl. Wherewith enragec be commanded his owne men to carry their cornc and other prouifion into his owne Caftie, fitoated hard by. But being fet at dinner, the very firft morfel' mthin the DloceJJe of Canterbury, morfell he put into his mouth, drauc him into a Frcnfic , whereof ftiortly after he dyed. His body was brought to this Abbey, and here interred by ^^^^"^^ his mother. His death happened the tenth day of Auguft, 1 1 52. He was * married to Conjlana filter of Lewis ^xhc fcucnth king of France , daughter of king Lewis the Groffe, by whom he had no iffue. In this Abbey (faith Rohert of Giocener) tjsi a pece Of ?e ^elp cropgi \s^it\^ ^oDfreg 238^loti ^'^^ <5to. Tanftal Hie idcet MargmtA flia Ucobi Cromer militisy vxer Jsbannis Rjcils he* redisde Elftfigham .... e^ui obiit . . . 149^. Sittingborne. Here ly eth lohn Crowmer Efquirc, and Jone his wife, who died L^inn, Dom, 1 539. ... on whofe foulcs. A family of knightly defccnt and ample rcuenucs, one of which houfc, called William Crowmtr Efquirc , fonne of Sir William, Lord Maior of London, high ShirifFe of Kent, in the fury of lack Cade, znd theKentifli and EfTcx rebells, was facrificed at Mile-end, and cut ftiorter by the head; like as the day before they had ferued Sir lames Fienes, Lord Say, and Sele, and Treafurer of England in Chcape-fide , whofe onely daughter this Crowmcr had married. Whofe heads (giue me leauc to go a little further) pitched vpon high poles, were carried by the villaines through the Citie of London, whocaufcd their trunklefle faces (in fpighc and mockeriej to kiflc one the other at euery flreet-corner, as they marched along in this their damnable triumph, and hcllifti ouation. Which horrid ad was committed the third of July, 14JO. Pray for the fbule of lohn Septvaus Efquirc, of the Ifle of Thanct, fonne of/<'^«^^;'«i^%J^^^^ The Manner of Otterpley which fincc by the il/«/5r/, came vnto the Finches y was part of their poffeflGons, as I haue it out of the colle^ion of Gleuer^ Somerfet Herald, Ojpringe. In this Church I fa w little remarkable. In the Bclfray I reade this vcrfc infculpt or caft in the mettall, about the circumference of the Bell; Hac in conclaue Gabriele t» pange fuaue. 10. Frogenhidl, hi? y(i(e. K'eodol^fs. Chilbam, ' Orate Wilielmi Smerjell de SmerfJioH ,et vxor eiffs, et pro anim San^ (5/(?r,goldfraith. Nf are to this village is a little hillock to be fcene, wherein ('as the inha- bitants doe dreamc) one luUaber (a Giant or a witch) lieth interred i but othef s of more cxad iudgcment,do imagine that lalins Cefar in his fecond voyage to this kingdome, was ftiarply encountred here by the Britaines, and that, among others, hee loft one Laberius Du/us^z^Azx^tWo^ the field, who was the man here buried: and that from him this hillock became to be named id-laber. Tenham, Hie iacet lohditnes Frogenhatt Af^.q^iob, 11. Nouemb. 1444. Orate proanima wiUtlmi Mareys loanne etloanm vxorum eius. Vpchurch, In the wall of this Church, i faw an old Monument , garniftied about with Akprncs ^»n4 QHMm/^i wherein the Pgrifti Gierke told me (as hee h^d rcqeiued it by tradition fj-qm his predccciTours^ that one Waod-okes an eminent man in this CouQ^y i^Quld a« entombed* which I can naithcr ap. proue nor contradid. ! - H art on mthin the Dioceffe of (Canterbury. Horton Monkes. A Priory, but by whom founded I cannot reade, dedicated to the ho- nour of Chriftand his blcffcQ Apoftle S. lohrty filled with blacke Monkes Cltmiacks^ fo called from the fandimonious puritie of one Odo^ Abbot of C/«/;zbeyond Seas, a Bcnediftine Frier, who liucd in the yeareof Grace, 91 3. This houfe was valued at the fupprcQiion, at 1 1 1 .1. itf.s.y.d. ob. Bobbing. Orate fpecialiter .... Alexandri Clifford K^r, et Margarete,vxorts eius . . . . obijt ■ ■ die An. 1 400. et CMargaretn obijt 19 Ian, 1 488. This Alexander, as appeares by the pedcgree , was the fonne of Sir Lewes Clifford knight, and this Margaret his wife the daughter of Walter Culpefer, Orate (pecialiter pro animahus Arnoldi Sau&ge mtlttiSi qui ohjjt in 'vigiL Sancii Andne ^poft. t^»», 1410. et Domineloanne vxoreiusque fuitfl. .... the daughter of Eckingham by the pedigree. This Sauage was the third Gonftable ofQueeneborirow Caftle. Hie iacet %^rmldffs Sauage Miles jjilim Arnoldi Sauage militis , qui obijt in Fefio Natiuitatis beate Marie virginidyAm.Dom 1420. Hie iacet in gratia et miferecordia dei, Kathertmy que fuit vxor Arnoldi SaUAgernilitiStfilia dominiRogeri Scales, que obijt "j^Nouemb. Ij^^"]. Cu- iui, ^c. I iliall haue occafion to fpeake much of the Sauages^^hicn I come to that honourable familie of the Sauages of Kock.Sanage^'^QVi the Riucr of Wce- uer in the County of Chefter, whofc anceftours lye entombed at Macdc- feild in the fame Trafl. Bradefoke. A Monaftcry of white Canons dedicated to S. Radegund^ atid built by the parents of Henry de Winghawy Biftiop of London.in the raignc of king Henry the third, valued tobeyearely worth I42.1.8.s.p.d. Dauington^ or Daunton, A Priory of blacke Nunnes, of which you may reade in the Record at the Tower, Carte AntiqJit,R.R. Milton Church, Hie iacet Johannes Norwood Armig. i,,ob.i ^qo'. Prey for the foule of lohn Norwood Efquire. . . 1/^96. This latter lohn was Conftablcof Queeneborrow eaftlc,the firft of Ed. ward the fourth. This family of the Norwoods bath for a long time flourifli' cd in this County ; they had their rcfidcnce at a manfion of their ownc name in this Parilh, which is by a daughter and heirc dcuolucd to the Nor- tonsy gentlemen of good account. Many faire Monuments of both thcic ^ Bb 3 families The Priory of Horton Menkes The order of Friars Clmiackt Altx. Clifford and Matgaret hi« wife Cleuer. Sir Arnold SA- /.^///?^r, built hy Sex- burgh the wife of Ercomberty king of Kent, Ann, 7 10. wherein fliee placed Nunnes, which was valued at the fatall period of all fuch foundations, at 1 29. L 7. s. 1 0. d. oh,per annum. Some part of it is now conuerted into a Parifti Church, in which arc diuers funeral! Monuments,which haue bccne remoued fas I conceiue)out of the €happell adioyning fome of which make a (hew of wondrous great antiquitie. One of them is thus infcribed- Hic iacent Pyogenes Normsdy et Boon vxor eius fepulti ante Conqueftum. The Normods are a worthy ancient familie I confeflejand may very wel, for any thing that I know, haue flouriflied before the Conqueft, but I am fure that the charader of this Infcription is but oflater times, making but little (hew of any great Antiquitie. Inthemoftholy nameoflefuprey forycfowlof /^z&^^Wir, late of ye toun of Feuerfliam, Maire, and Margaret his wyfF, Agnes , and Elifabeth ther dawtcrs, and for the fowls of i?/^r^WM74''^, and Elifabeth -m^ raoder to the (eyd Margaret his wyff, and for all Chriftian fo wls.The which lohn deceflyd the day of ye decollation ofS.lohn Baptifi. 1521. Here I faw fomc antique Monuments of the /^/^r/^/^^/^ometimes Lords of Foundation cf Minfier Nun- nery. '-' Si'<''.tr,ri. Upgeriiorwood, and Bom his wife <'v .'<"//«■ f,.^ •v »///» i/d'.f. 'tO't', 1 '/<•/o£{or erat Celebris quern fama firenat, Vrbs Herd for denftiy Palis inclita Londonienjts, Ac Dorobernenfts^fibi trine gloria fedis Detur honor digno ft * Cancellarius ergo. San6im vbique pater^prudens fuit ipje minifer Ham largusy Ittus, cajtm,fius atque pudicus, Magnanimuii iuJltUy ^ egenis tot us amicus. Et mm Bimdeluu apud ptl. Found, of the Co\ledge6vfl an Hoipitall' I'a-^t I ^ ^ /i /ajr. crf/^iocejJe of Canterbury. | zSp William de^Jpre faTownc in Flanders) the bafefonncof P/&/7/p Vifcount de If re, Lieutenant to king Stepif en,in the warres againft UHaud the Em- prefle : for which feruiccthc king created him Earle of Kent, founded this Abbey, 1 1 46. which he confccrated to the blefled Virgine Mary, and planted it with a Couent of white Monkes, of Saint Barnards order, which hctranflated hither from Claravall in Burgundie, which as good children, were to follow and obey the rules and ordinances of the Abbey of clara- i'4//inall things. Thefe are the words in the inftitution. jimo I i/{6.fttndatae(l Boxleia in Ca/jcia,jiiia claraval/ts frtpria.hvA further, ^edippt i^bbathiafit fubdita K^bbathie de ClaravaUey ^c. It was ordinarie both beyond Sea and herein England,for one religious houfeto beget another, as will appearc by the fequclc. for not many yeares after her firft foundation, this Abbey itfclfc was the mother of Robertf- bri(3gc in Suffcx.Thc ycarely value of this honfe was cfteemed at the fup- prciuon \\j DC w^itii z 1 o*i« iy»3»i u»u« This Monaftery in former times was famous for a wooddenRoodc, by which the Pricfls for a long while deluded the common people, vntill their fraud and Legicrdcmain was deteded. Boxley Abbey. Cart. Ant An Arcb.Tmif* Union. The Roodc of Grace at Box- ley. Latnb.'ptramb. Camd. in Ktnt. 0 io 0'. 3fh Orateproanima Wilielmi ivalkejley J militis* Willisborougb, . In the Eaft window of the South Ifle of this Church, you may finde by an infcription that one Tho.Elys Efquire,and Thoma':{m his wife were hcic buried. And atfo one William Barren the fbnne of George Barre , or Bjrry oiMtte in Seuington Parifh, who dyed An mthintheDioceJJeof Canterbury. 291 An ancient familic cuerfincc theraigne of king Richard ihz firft, in whofc time, as alfo in the raignes of King lohn and Henry the thircl,Sir Uhn Barre knight, flourifticd in great reputation here in this County. Gloutr alias Stmrfet. Bradgare, Here was a Colledge founded by RoUrt de BradgareyTho.Iocelm,Q\ztYy and Robert de Fife, Nardett, Vpon the Tombe of Lady Elifdeth Neville here interred, wife to Sir Thomas iVml/, and daughter to the Lord Z>4^w, and Dtxaz Anm Crai- jteckcy this old rime is engraucn. O Lord my Sauiour and hevenly Maker, Haue mercy on Elifaheth Graifiock and Daher, In what kings dayes this Lady might flourifti, I haue not made much fcarchj the character of the Infcription fecmes to be ancient, and fo arc the families of the N evils ^ D acres , and Greyjlocks : as alfo of fignall note, and cxemplarie nobleneffe in many parts of this kingdomc j with the two firft Surnames I do often meet.Thus much here then of Greyjlocke out of Cam' deriyZs followeth. By Peterill, befide Petriana ("faith hce) ftandeth GreyfocktzCsSWo. be longing, not long fince, to an honourable houfe, which deriucd their firft dcfcent from one Ramlph Fitz-walter : of which line William, called de Grey flock wedded Mary, a daughteivand one of the coheircs of Sir MerUy^ Lord of Morpath : and hce had a lonjie named lohny who being childlcffe, by licence of king Edward the firft, conueyed his inheritance to JPrf/*^ C ranthorpe fonne of ^0///4w,and his Aunts fonne by the fathers fide; whofe male progenic flouriftied a long time in honour , with the title of Lord Greifiock: but about kmgffemy the fcuenth, his dayes expired , and came to an end, and fo the inheritance came by marriage vnto the Barons of Dacree.'Snd the female heiresgenerall ofthe laft Baron DacretWcrc mar- ried vnto Earle of Arundell, and Lord William HewardjConncs of Thomas fforvard^htcDukc of Norfolke. Pluckley, anciently written Plokele* Tiiis Townefhip or PariQi was by Archbifhop Lanfrancke (in the time of WiUi^m the Conquerour) giuen vnto one Uhn de Cohhamywhok pofte- rity affuminga Surname from the place, did flourifh here by the fpacc of two hundred yeares,vntill the daughters oiSitPVilliam of Pluckley knight, became the coheiresof this Mannor. Amongft whom, fhee that onely is knowne to haue had ifTue, was married vnto lohtt de Surenden^alias Saren- den^ who vpon the old feate, new founded the Mannor houfe, (a fairc one at this day, and by thcantiquitie thereof feemes to haue beene the like, or much fairer at her firft building) which ftands vpon the very forehead of that hill which from this place doth reach Weft ward into Surrey. A fitua- tion fo elegant, that it compares with moft that are,in rich paftures,health- fuU aire, and plenty both of fewell and timber; but aboue all, in a very dcli- Cc 2 cate The CoUcdgc T>2meElifab. Camd In Cum- berland. indent Fmeralt a^^onuments catc and various profpe^l:. From the owner it then rcceiued, and ftill rc- taines, the n^mioiSurc/ide», although from that family it did immcdiatly by a daughter paffc to the Noble and fpreading houfe of Haute, whole firft 'childe, being daughter and coheire,C^r///tf», was married vnto Ifif/n De- V//*^, Tonne of ^/f^4r<3',fonncofSir/«?^'"*^ih's Ginquc ports; the third of that name and family of D^ri;?^, which hauc enioycd this Office, being a place ofefpeciall truft, of honour and com- mand. In this Church, dedicated to S. Nicholas^ and in our Ladies Chappell there, now belonging to Sir Antony Bering of Surenden Bering knighr.and founded by Richard Bering Efquire, in the raigne of king Henry the fixth, (as appeares by his Armes carucd on the bottomc of the Arches , which are Or, a Salter fables, and Bering and Haute quartered Or, a Salter fables, and Or,acroflc engralcd^»/^j,thereona creflant Argcnt)arcfeuerall graue- ftoncs very fairely figured, with pourtraitures in armour to the length- firft one for lohn Bering of Surenden Efquire, who liucd in the dayes of King Richard the fecond, Henry the fourth, and Henri the fifth ; fome of thebraiTe is torne away, that which reraaines is accordingly as folio weth. l9bn Derlugl This riming Epitaph is inlaid with brafTc about the Verge of this Mo- nument. Hie iacet in terra, folitu s fid viuere guerra, Vnde tulit vulnus qucd dedit indefunus. Nunc (nhi]t manes fortifque pufque lohanttesi H»ius ergo dein die mtferert Bering. An> q«atttfir C. milUno quinto atque vicenOy DatmortaUfilo nunc fuferefique folo. Next Next vnto him lycth entombed his fonne Eichard Dering in this forme, to whofe memory no Infcription is remaining. Richard Dering, r Richard Bering of Surmden Derirg^ Efquire, gaue as I hauc it by rela- tion) the hangings of rich and faire cloth of Arras,whichado/ncthe Quire of the Caihedrall Church in Canterbury, vpon the fuite of his fonne Ri- chard Deringa Monke thercj who, according to his Monkifti Heraldfy» hath figured in their (cuerall borduresi 6fi RebwyOv NamcdeuifeSjo;/.?;. aDa^anda Ringy'm ftead of Armcs, although fixe cmbroydered Cuftii- ons, then giuen for the Priors (eatc, and fince vfcd in the Deanes Pcwcs, hauc the Armes of ZJwVzg- cmbroydered on them, and empaled with Ber- tyn and Ejton his two wiues. Richard Bering the Monke, was one of the adherents to Elifaheth Bar- sim.utml. to», the holy Maid of Kent, in her faincd hypocrifie, and traiterous pra- aifcs. In the fame Chappell lyeih Ioh» Deringy Efquire, who was great grand- ig},^ Derhig. childcto thcforcfaid Richard Bering of SarendenyWhofc Akar-tombc is fince laid flat. He dyed 1 5 50. and hath there his figure in the wall , knee- ling with his Surcote of Armcsiwith him is buried Margaret his wif€,fiftcr and fole heire of Thomas Brem, Efquire . Vnderneath the figure of Richard Bering^ before rcmembred, is an AnEfchut- Efcocheon with eight coats quartered. Firft 'Bering a Salter. 2, Haute a cbion. Crofle ingraled with a crcflant. 3 Brent t a wiucf volant. 4 a Feflc cotized. ySurenden a Bcrid bctweene two Cottcffes nebuly on the outfidcs. 6, Pluckley a Flower deluce. 7. Barkley a Cfacuoron bctweene ten croflcs forme within a border. 8 'Bering againc. At the foot of this Chappell, within the Church, vndcr foure feuerall Grsueftones,eucry one inlaid with figures of braflc at length, the men ly- ing in Armour, are buried as foUoweth. Cc 9 John (iAncient Funeral/ <^^A/[onuments /o.Dfri»gand lulm his v»ifc. Wic .D4r^ the fourth (beingaRofc within the Sunne-beamesj and aWyaerbeingthe Armes of Hugh Brent EUimrc, who in the raigne of Edward the fourth, was the principall Founder of that Bellfree, which was before of wood. From the time of Henry the fixih, the family of Brent (be- ing branched out of theancient ftocke of Brent in Somerfetflbire, of which houfe Sir Robert de Brent was a Baron of the Parliament in the time of j Edward the firft ) hath flourifhed here as the prime name of this ParifhjVn- till Thomas Efquire fthelaft male of this line) did rcmoue to Willif. borough, where he dyed ifTuelefTe. On the South fide of the Chancell here, and annexed to the Church, is a conuenient Chappell founded by Amy Brent widow of William Brent Efquire, who dyed in the raigne of Rtc, the third ; this (with the Ghurch) being fired, is now in the hands of workmen to bee repaired, by SxrEd- ward ^Bering knight and Baronet, to whom the right of this Chappell is deriued mwinthe VwceJJeof Canterbury , 295 dcriuccl,as well in bloud from the Brettts, as by compofition bctweene him and M. Brem DeringoS. C^4W»^, who now is the owner of the ancient houfeofthe5r^»// there, which is full ftorcd with the Badges of the fourth, in euery quarry of glalfe within the Hall-window. In which houfe alfo (as it goes by tradition) lohn Brtm Efquire, fcafted King Htnry the eight, as hec paffed this way toward his then intended ficge of Bullen. But this name of ^r^^^ is for nothing more famous, then for the warlike exploits of that wilderaadbrainei='tf/^»«,or/'<«/c(7^f Brf»/;whomadeit nothing to raife warre againft kings ; to beficge and take Caftles, to fpoile Abbe) cs,pull downe Churches, ranfacke all the adioyning territories, and X where! write of faclv'a touch of wickednefle? but more of him hereafter, / whaTnot which hadi^Englilh perfons of efpcciall note, as haue beenc inter red in forraine nations. Irint the MacJ- braiac< Rich, Dmag ft Tfco.bisfonnc. fi^tU. GtldwtU and yiviet his wife. GtlimU Bi- (hopof Nom: a repairer of thif Church. Of Lyd I haue fpoken a litrie in another place, yet here giue me leaue to fpeiike a little more vpon further information. In this Church of Lyd were twoGraneftonesofJZ/V^7 bodyofoneofthcfc^<«rr)« pourtraied in complcat armour, about the Verge of his Monument this Infcription. Hie facet Fmfndus Bane Ar. Quondam Deminus ijlittt viUeet PatrO' ms ifitus Ecclefie.^i96iitindieSa»^e Marie Magaalem^AnMom. 1451. Cuius anime prof itietur Deus, Amen* Camden in his Ghorographicall dcfcriptionof Ircland,and in the Coun- ty of Corkc, writes greatly to the honour of this furnamc of Barry, Thcfc are his words as followeth. Beneath Corke (faith hej the riucr,parting in twaine, enuironeth a large and very pleafant Ifland, ouer againft the principall dwelling houfe of that moft ancient and noble family of the Barries, which thereupon is called Barry Gourt. For, that family isderiued from Robert de Barry an EngliCh- man, a perfonageof great worth, and renowned : who notwithftahdmg chofc rather among the fir ft to be chiefe indeed, then to fcemc chiefc ; who in the winning of Ireland, receiucd wounds and hurt : and the firft man he was in Ireland that manned and brought the Hawke to hand. His poftcrity by their longapproued Ioyaltie,and martial) prowefle, defcrucd to rcceiuc of the kings of England,{irft the tide of Baron Bdrrjr,after wards of Vicount Butiphant, and for their greatlands and wealth, gat among the people the furnamcof Bbly defccnded family of the Finchei^ of whom there is mention made among the Monuments in Bra- borne Church beforc,whcre they are ftiled Htrhert^ vel F$nch,not vnapcly thereby continuing the memory of their originall name and anccftry, as beinglineally de- fended from Hett, Fiiz- Herbert, Ghamberlainctoking^/<»y;thcfiift,who mar- ried the daughter and heiretoSir Robert C»rbert: and hadidue by her.alonnena* med Herbert, who likewile had ilTue a (onnc, named Herbert Fifz, Herbert, Who by his firft wife Lnce, daughter andcoheirc of Afilo, Earlc c»l Hereford, and high Conflablc of England, had ilfuc a lonne, named Peter Filt Herbert (from whom the Herberts E arlcs of Pcnbrooke are c^cfcended J and by Matilda h« fecond wife (after his death re married to the Lord (^oinmbart 'jt) he had ilfue * Mathew Fttz,- Herbert ^viho was one of the tJliagMtes,ot Baron* at the making 01 Magna Charta., and was likewifc one of thofc potcntNoblemcn for the king.thar made the accord bctwcenc king /o^»,and the Barons at RunnyngMcad, bctwccnc Windfore and j Stanes : hisfonne Iikewife,called Herbert Fit<> Matherv^yvis the tourih Baron that I is mentioned in the Rowlof the Parliament at Tewkesbury. The change of this | name Finchy feemeth to haue beene about the latter end • f king Hen. the third ^'at which time many other families fufFtred like alteration) as appcareth by i fuper. ! fedeas, AHn.^.E.t.thctein mentioning, that Htrbertm FiltHi Herberti dtUt F$»ch, \ was a Ward, * 8.E. primi, and fo could not perfonally (eruc with the king in his ! warresin Scotland, and therefore was relealed of bis Eicuage for all his lands m . Kcntand Sullex, which,togethcr with fomc of th<: ancient patrimony and fcucn '[ knights fees atNethersfieldin the County ofSuifeXiarc not yet alienated from this j honorable family, who by their paternall Anceftors and Marches are dclcendcd from many honorable houlesjand cfpecially by Sir Moy/e Ftnchet Lady, Elt^(>eth, fole daughter and heiretoSir Thtmas Hf»M^<^,Viccchambcrlaine and Ccuocellor of Eflate to Queen; Elizabeth, by whom (he had many children; and in her wid* dowhood rcceiued trom King Jamet the dignity of Vicecounteile of Maydeflunc; and by Ring ^Mfj was created Countcfle of Winchelfey, to her and to her heircs Males. ARCH Humfity tarty. Rtbtrt Barry thcfirfl in lit land that broughthawkc to band; VtdeVinunt contra Brool^ * MS.rhoTa' bit. clertci Ru Lend. MatitrvPam peg SeidsK in his Titles of Ho nout oftiatuRi! Plata i$M J. SruHiHotEx' Suyi-fiwcoi de S.Ea.i m dorjo. ip8 ^ — ' ■ Q^ncient Funeral/ aBD tefuf'^D Doctrrn anD preci)uig l3tter' l^,anDDroof ti^mout oftl^e tot»t),ca0^ns on^m tiie ta^lciei of to (t)et» 3tt2)3ement oti t^em: SoB (^oD Cent to t^em a (§ame- fultoften«i^o^ tfec^pID^cn tl^at toerebo^ne after iti ttiat place ^aD ta^lejg, a? it wm, tpl t^ep repent^D tbem. 3It i$ fcpH comptjl^ t^at t^igifill at ^troOe in ifecnt,but bleffpt) be (^oD at t^p^ Dap tie; no im\^ Def o^m^te. The firft of thefe fables is likewife written by Alexander Effchy^ faith Lambard^ViA the later hyPolydore VirgilyVtho fathers it vpon Themas Bec- fhandling that hot contention bet wecne king Henry ihc fccond, and Thomas Becket) faith, that BffyJ'^/ (being at the length reputed for the kings enemy) began to be fo commonly neglected, contemned, and hated, that when as it happened him vpon a time to come to StrOudc,the inha- bitants thereabouts (being dcfirous to dcfpitc that good Father) flicked not to cut the taile from the horfc on which he roadc, binding themfelues thereby with a perpetuall reproach: For afterwards fby the will of Godj it fo happened, that eucry one which came of that kindred of men which had played that naughty pranke,were borne with tailes, cuen as brute beafts be. Thus PolidoreVirgils Hiflory (howfbeuer if you refpcd the flile, me- thod, and matter, a good workej is blemiftied with this, and other old wiues tales and follies. For as hce was by office a coUeftourof the Peter- pence to the Popes gaine and lucre, fofheweth he himfelfe throughout by prafl:ife,acouetous gatherer of lying fables, fained to aduance,not Peters^ but the Popes ownc Religion, kingdome, and Miter , faith my forefaid Authour. The day of the Tranflation was anciently kept holy, the a^. day of May. The next canonized Archbifliop which I finde,wa$ Bomrius^ who was vnm ex difcipulis beati Pape Cregerij vir magne reuerentie^ ^ in rebus Ec cle^aflicU ruithin theDioceJJe of (Canterbury , 292 ckfmfticu fuhlimiter inftrucitis: one ofthe Schollcrs of blcflcd Pope Grego^ rjy a man of great reuercnce,and in Ecclefiafticall affaires, highly inftruftedj faith Capgraue, in the life of the holy Saint. Honorius propter virtutem et Euangclij predicandi jludium^ honor andus plametfufitciendus. Honoriusy for his vcrtue and ftudious endcuour of propagating the Gof- pell, throughly to be honoured and had in admiration, feith Harps/eld. Many are the miracles attributed to his holinefle, which were performed before, vpon, and after the tranflation of his Rcliquesj which are nccdlcfTe to relate, being like the reft of that kinde,incredible. The third Saint of this Sec in Capgraues Caknder^isj'^eus'dedit,^ deo datus, or Deodat, for before his name was Frithona^ (fo named after his elediontothis Archbifliopricke) of which a late writer thus defcants in his Canto of the Catalogue of ancient Englifti Saints. Of Canterbury here with thofc I will begin, That firft Archbiftiops See, on which there long hath bin So many men dcuout, as raifd that Church fb high. Much reuerencc, and haue wonne their holy Hierarchy.* Of which the firft that did with goodncflc fo inflame The hearts of thcdeuout (that from his proper name) As one (cuen) feni from God, the fbules of men to fauc. The title vnto him of T>eodat they gaue. Verus erat T>€i 6ultor."vitiorum mortifcator'.Virtutum amator : verhi di- uini mn fegnis fitor,^c. He was a true worftiippcr ofthe euerliuing God : a mortifier of vices .♦ a loucr of vcrtues: no flow vnprofitable fewer of the diuine word ; and fo forth. In the like phrafe much more is deliuercd by CapgrauCy of this holy Biftiop and Confcflbur. He writ a bookeof the Biftiops of Canterbury jhis predeceffour,as witncfleth Pitfeus, That learned Pricft Theodore fucceeded Deodaty as in feat.fo in Sainting. Vnto this man all the Britifh Bifliops.and generally all Britaine, ycelded obediencci firft he was in his life, as alfo in his difcipline, exercifing the au- thoritie of his place wondrous feuerely.Neuer before his time had England fo many happy dayes.nor fb many learned men, as vnder him^ and a little after. Much might befaid of his fandity,oiitof C^/^^r^/w^, and others : but I wifl make an end, with his end, out of an old Manufcript. ^t^odor \!&X\(M of CaiDtitetburp, ^rc^b^flf^coppe tban.anD e]&e t^e b!>$^ ^ximx^ ^Xitimim per of ase (0 tban titli €;^at vmvxtw ttno i^elD tbat eCtae, Co srete l^ONO^e^ anti tno^fcbippe fo^tunat* Hia,gccl.AMg. Sext.[/ir.c,i. S.Deodat Atchbifhop. M Drayton, S. TheOdare Archbiihop, 5®^ Ancient Funeral/ (iPid^onuments S. Odo Arch- biOiop. s.Dunftani Arcbbiftiop. holy. C^e ^of Crifl i^i WW^^ fo^fcoreanD ten, Odo^ (wxnzmc^Seuerus^xht Confeffoufjforhis fingular auftcritic of life, and many vcrtucs, is reckoned in the new Legciad amongft the Saints. Of whom the forefaid Author of Polyalbion thus fings. Then odo the Seuere^ who highly did adornc That See fyct being of vnchriftened Parents borne, Whofecountrcy Denraarke was,but in Eaft-England dwelt) He being but a childe, in his clcare bofome felt The moft vndoubted truth, and yet vnbaptiz'd long; But as hegrewinytaresjin fpiritfo growing ftrong. And as the Chriftian Faith this holy man had taught, He like wife for that faith in fundry battels fought. Dunftan fucceedcd o anD t^e Vm^ Dep aftt( pd(rpD ot»t of tW too^lH to (]5oti, full of \stit\xz^, x\)t i^iu of our )io^titji;l)onDei:t) ljC)i;jctm,anD itMt t»a)ei bo^ne bp to l^euen topt^mctpCong ofaungelisi, aUtl^c peple Bering t^att»ete at ^tjs Dct^: anB W boDplpet^ at CaDontcrbiir^m a fcoojtfcbipfui ftj^^ne, ^^era32(otocliojDlt)etBet^fo?^l^ifif^i>eruant^. J^imficn mani? faireanD grete m^raclegi 5 Do^etfot oi»r JtojD be p^e^fetitoojUi tx)ptboutetienD.3Lmen, His reliqucs, faith Capgraue, werercmoued to Glaflenbury,about fonre and twenty yeares after his departure And fo it is very probable, for there he was firit a Brother of the Houfe, and afterwards Abbot: there the deuill came to him dancing, by which the deuils merriment,D«»///i» kntw the in- ftant time of the death of Edmund, the Brother of i^tklflanciiAine at Pucklechurch. Of which my old Rimer, ReL of Gloceflcr. ^ernt Buuaone t»aia( atte <^la(lottber^ tbo tbe fi^n^ v'^nxu fjot^^ SnD^ut m ti^ttmt* ftomh betotaeof ti^tiei caio;. f 0^ t^e bcuell befo^ tarn Datj^ncpg anO lou^st), Snti n$ ])f t toerpleptnsmaDe pme enotogb^ %W ntan tniCte anon Dob^ W to^ tx)a)e(, %m tW fo^ t^ ft^ngiBi barme l^e matiefuch Colajg;« ^ :m(lone tmm ^nUltl^m^ Dtsbtb^mfelf blil3r, ^otijatmentoli^e^^mb^ t^e)x)ap tbei^^ngDoaiSoutoflil^s. But at another time this merry deuill (or fome other) came to him in another mthintheDiocejJeof Canterbury. another moodc, inhkencffe ofaBearc, and would hauc handled with roughMittin5,asthcprouerbcis,yctDd for Religion and life moft holy. Meruit ergo inter SanSios annumerari: 1 ncrcrore ne acierucs to oe numorec amongit tnc oaints. Anfelme Archbilhop, * I a r fi a n > A»felm for intcgritieoflifc, and depth of learning, eucn admirable, in egard whereof, and of the many miracles which are faid to be wrought by lim lining, and by his Reliques, he being dead; face was canonized a Saint, boutfoure hundred yeares alter hisdeccafe,at the great charges of lohn Moortony one of bis Succeflburs in the Archbiftiopricke. Out of his learned braine he brought forth into the world manypro- 3und works,at the leaft fiftie feuerall bookes or Treatifes : many of which re ftill extant.The miracles likcwife attributed to his holineflc, are many, lentioneci py i*apgr4Het The next that comes into this Catalosue« is that firrc famed Saint.T/ ^- 1 ri'ithitt th e'DioceJJeof Canterbury. 5©, mas Becket, of whom I haue already fpoken enough in another place. Thus much then at this time out of Paijolbion^ as followcth. Saint Thomas Bi:cht then, which Rome fo much did hcry. As to hischriftned name it added Canterbury; There to w hofe fun:<{)tuous Shrine the neere fuccecding^ges, So mighty offerings fent,and made fuch pilgrimages, Concerning whom, the world fince then hath fpent much breath, And many queftions made both of his life and death. If he were truly iuft, he hath his right, if no, Thofe times were much to blame, that haac him reckon'd fo. SXhomat cota- monly called thwi/u of "Canterbury, * bonourdr E dtntind (a man famous for his vcrtue and great learning) was borne at Abingdon in Barke (hire, being fonne toone Edward Rich a Merchant, his mothers name was Mabell. In their eider ycarcs they forfooke each other jy mutual] confent, and betookc themfelucs to a Monafticall life. Edmund their fonnc they caufed to bee brought vp in Vniucrfity Gollcdge in Ox- ord. Hauing attained to reafonable perfection in the knowledge of Diui- nitie(w hereunto his ftudy was chiefly addiiSted) hec applyed himfelfeto jrcaching, wherein he tooke great paines, namely, in the Counties of Ox- ford, Glocefter, and Worcefter,vntiIl fuch time as hec was called to the Treafurcftiip of Salisbury. From whence (little knowing ofany fuch mat- ter, and much againft hismindej he was chofen (at the Popes requeft^ to the Monkes of Chrift- Church, being as then at RomeJ to be Arcbbiftiop of this Sec, and confecrated at Canterbury, with all honour poflGble, by /J Bilhop of London,the fourth of the Nones of Aprill , about the yeare 1136. King Henry the third, thirtcenc Bifhops, one and fourcy Lords and Earks, and others innumerable being there prefentjas it is thus recorded in the Annalls of the Monaflery of Wauerley in Surrey. Rdmundus Thefaararins Saramy a *I>omho Rcgero Epifcofo Ldndon^con- fiftemihas et congratulatJtibus X 1 1 lSfifcofis,T>omino Rege^tt X LI. CO' mitihfts, et ceteris in numeris cmmuniter congregatis. In EccleftA Cant, in Arch'tepifcopum hgnorifice confecratur/Deminica qua caaitur Letarelheru- falem. II 1 1, viz. Nonas Aprilis. But howfbcucr he was thus folemnly confecrated, he prefcntly fell into the kings difplcafurc,by oppofing himfelfe againft the marriage of Elianor the kings fifber with Simon Mountfort^ Earleof Leiccfler, becaufe vpon the death of the Earle Marfhall, herfirft husband, fhehad vowed chaflity. To haue this vow difpenfed withall, the King procured the Pope to fend a Le- gate into England, his name was Ott9 a Cardinall. Him alfo this Archbi- ftiop offended, and that fogrieuoufly, by reprehending hismonflrous co- uetoufhefTe, his bribery and extortion, as euer after he fought to wor ke him all the mifchiefethat he might. The Monkes of Rochefler had prefented vntothis Archbifhop one Richard de Wendotter, demanding of him confe. cntion vnto the Bifhoprickeofthcir Church, which hevtterly denyedto affoord, knowing the prefented, to bee a very vnlcarned and vnfuflficient Dd 2 man. S. Edrntoid Archbilhop. U{f,abib.Cttt. Ancient Funerall <^%lonuments man. Hereupon the Menkes appealed to Rome, wfiich the Archt«flK>p vnderftanding of, hafted him thkher alfo. the Legate endeauouicd to ftay him at horae,and failing thereof, did his errand fo well at Rome,as not onely in that fuite, but another alio which hce had again ft ^.v^Z' Earle of Arundell in another caufe of appeale,he was ouer thro v/ne,and condemned in a thoufand Marke? charges to his great difftacs and impoucrifl-iment. Being at Rome, bee had complained of many great aboles in England, and amongft the reft, of the long vacancie of Biftioprickcs. The Pope fccmcd willing to redreffc thefe things, and namely, concerning that mntter, fet downe this order, That if any Cathedrall Church continued voidc aboue fixcmoncchs,it (houldbelawfullforthc Archbifbop to conferre it where he lift, as well as any fraailer Benefice. The procuring of this order coft himagrcatfummeof money. Yet nofooner was his bncke turned, but the PopCj^itthe kingsrequeft,reuokcd the fame. Being thus continually vexed, thwarted, and difgraccd, hec departed into voluntary exile, and there be- wayling the raifery of hiscountrcy, fpoyled and wafted by the tyranny of the Pope, fpent the reft of his d ayes in continuall teares. Through ex- treame ^riefe andforrow,or (as fbmethinkc) too much fafting, hec fell firft into a Confumpcion, and after into a ftrange kinde of Ague. Whereupon he thought good to remouc from the Abbey of Pontiniac in France (where he had layen eua^fincc his comraing out of England) and there departed this life thefixttenth of the Kalends lofDeccmber, 1242. His heart and en- trailes were buried at SoifTy, his body at Pontiniac. San^ifts Edmundui Cantuarie Archiepfcoym^fUnm 'virtutibui^ et fan- Bitate migrauit nh hec feculo^X VI. Kal. Bccemb. etapud VontinUcutn Je» puUus efi s Cuius mrita mtracnla teftatstur. Tl^c Popfsab- Colutc power. His couetouf- nefle. Kis tergiuer- tstion. His tyranny. in fredi^.lib. mUy* Hie erat Edmundus anima turn corf ore mmdtis, cimm non immundtts poterat peruertere mttndui : K^nglorum Genti faueas Bdmrade petenti. Within fix ycares after his death he was canonized a Saint,by Tmocen. tiu$ the fourth, who appointed the forefaid day of his death for cuer to be kept holy in memory of him. Lems the French king caufed his body to be tranflated toa more honourable Tombe then it was firft laid in, and be- flowed a fumptuous Shrine vponhim,couered with gold & filuer,and rich- ly adorned with many pretious ftones;where our Lord (faith his Legend) hath fhewyd many afayre myraclc for his holy fervaunt Saynte Edmonde. This Edmujtd is the laft Archbiftiop of Canterbury that I finde to haue bccne cahonized^ howfoeuer I dare pronounce, that iince his daycs to thefe prefent times, wherein weliue 5 we haue had many Archbifhops both for life and learning, as worthy the honour of canonization, as was himfelfe,or any of thefe by mc before rcmembred. Thus much of this Diocefle vntill J be further ftored of funerall Monu- ments, or other matters therein according to my method, either by my fclfc.or my friends ; onely let me tell you for a conclufion, that the whole Prouince, mthintheDiocejJeof Canterbury, 505 Prouinceof this Biflioprickc of Canterbury : which firft of all was zip^^r relied by the Monkc with the Archbiftiop of Londons Pall (as I haue in part touched before j was at the firft diuidcd by Theodore (fcucnth Bi{hop)intofiucDioccflcsonely;howbeitin proccffe of time, it grew to t wentie and one, bcfides it ftlfc, leauing to Yorke (which by the firft infti- tution ftiould haue had as many as it) but Durham, Carleil, and Chcftcr onely (except you reckon the Ifleof Man.) And whereas by the ordinance of Pope Gregory fiixhtx of thcfc Archbifliops ftiould haue vndcr him twelue infcriour Bilhops, and that neither of them ftiould beefubie£l, or of lefTe grace and dignitie then otherj LanftAncke (thinking it good rcafon that he ftiould make a Conqueft of the Englifti Clergic , fincc his Mafter King WiUiAm had vanquiftied the whole Nation) contended fat Windforc) with Thomas Norman (Archbiftiop of Yorke) for the Primacic, and there bviudgcment hdoxt Hugo ihc Popes Legate, rccoucredit from bim; fo it euer fince the one is called, T ottasAnglU frimas: and the othcr,v^^r^- lix Primas: without any further addition. Moreouer, whereas before time, the place of this Archbiftiop in the ge- neral! Councell, was to fit next to the Biftiop of Saint Anfelme (the fucccftbur of this Lanfranke) (for rccompence of the feruice hee had done in oppugning the marriage of Pricfts,and rcfifting the king, for the inueftitureofClcrkesp wasby Pope Vrbane endowed with this acceflion of honour, that hee and his Succeflburs, ftiould from thenceforth haue place in all generall Councels,ac the Popes right footc, who then faid withall; Includamtis hmc in orbe noftro^ tanqmm alter/us orbis P4pim^ Let vs include this Biftiop in our owne Orbe, as it were the Pope or Fa- ther of another world. In former ages (faith Camden 'm this tra(Jl) during the Romanc Hierar- ch!e,the Archbiftiops of Canterbury were Primates of all Britaine,Legates to the Pope, and as Vrbamihckcoi^d faid,Thc Patriarkes, as it were, of a- nochcr world. And thus the Archbifhopsof Canterbury, by the fauour which Aupn had with Gregory the Great, by the power of Ldtifranke, and by the indu- ftne of Anjelmcy were much exalted ; but how much that was to the grie- uous difpleafure, and pining enuie of the Archbifhops of Yorke, you ftiall perceiuc by that which folio wcth. • King Hf»ry the firft, kept vpon a time his ftately Ghriftmas at Wind- fore, where (the manner of our kings then being at ccrtainc Iblcmne times to weare their Crowncs) Th»rftine of Yorke hauing his Croffe borne vp before him) offered to fee the Crowne vpon the kings head. But William ofCantcrbury withftoodit ftoutly, and foprcuailed by chefauourof the King, and the helpeof the ftanders hyythziThurjline was not ondy difap- pointed of his purpofe,bui he (and his Croffe alfo^ thruft quite out of the doores. WiOiAm of Yorke (the next in fucceGGon after Thurftine^ both in the See and Quarrell)perceiuing that the force of his Predeceflbut* preuailedno- hing,attempted by his owne humble meancs (firft made to the king, and j after to the Pope ) to winnc the Coronation of king Hertry the fecond,from 1 Dd 3 Theobald] The condtili- on of this Dio- ccfle* The increafc of tii€ Arch- bi(hopricke. Contention for th« Pri- macy. TIic Archbi- ftiops pjjcc in the generall Councel]« imhard. Ancient Fmer all z5\^onmients The end of the ftnfe for the Pritnacict T heohald the next Archbifliop of Canterbury.- But when he had receiued repulfe in that (ort of fuite alfo, and found no way left ro make aucnge- ment vpon his enemy,he returned home all wroth,and (as it was fufpefted; wreaked the anger vpon himfclfe. After this another hurly burly hapnedin a Synode afTembied at Wcft- minftcr,in the time of King Henry the (econd.beforc Cardinall Hugo{Vo^Q Alexanders Legate) betwcene Richard and Roger , then Archbilhops of thcfe two Sees, vpon occafion.that Roger of Yorke commingofpurpofe(as itflhouldfeeme)firft totheafiTembly, had taken vp the place on the right hand of the Cardinall: Which when Richard of Canterbury had efpicd, hcercfufed to fitdowne in the fecond roome- complaining greatly of this preiudicc done to his See. Whereupon after fundrie replyes of fpecch, the weakerindifputation (after the manner of Schoole-boycs in the ftreetsj defended from bote words, to haftie blowes;in which encounter the Archbiftiop of Canterbury (through the multitude of his attendants) ob- tained the better. So that he not onely plucked the other out of his place, and all to rent his cafule,Chimcr, and Rochet, but alfo difturbed the holy • Synode therewithal! i in fuch wife, that the Cardinall, for feare , betooke I him to his fcete, the company departed, their bufincfle vndone, and the \ Bifliops themfelues raoaed fuite at Rome, for the finifhingof their con- \ troucrfic. By thefc, and fuch other fucceffes, on the one fide, the Bifliops i of Canterbury following, tooke fuch courage, that from thenceforth they \ would not permit the Bifliops of Yorke to bearevp the Croffe, either in I their prefence, or Prouince. And on the other fide, the Bifliops ofYorkc conceiued fuch griefcof heart, difdaine and offence, that from time to time they fpared no occafion to attempt both the one and the other. Whereupon.in the time of a Parliament holden at London,in theraigne of King Henry the third, Bonifacet Archbiftiop of Canterbury , interdidcd the Londiners, becaufe they had fuffered the Bifliopof Yorke to beare vp his Crofic whiles he was in the Citie. And much adoe there was ('with- in a few yeares after) betweene Rei^ert Kilmrhy of Cantcrby, and XviHiam GiffArd of Yorke, becaufe he ofYorkc aduanced his Croffe, as hec pafTed through Kent towards the general 1 Councell. The like happened alfo, at two other feuerall limes , betweene Frier feckhm^ Archbifliop of Canterburj^and IVilliam Wickwane^ and lohrt de Kema^ Archbiftiops ofYorkc, in the dayes of King Edmrd the firft. At the length, the matter being yet once more fct on foote, betweene Ijlip (the Archbifliop of this Prouince , and his aduerfarie the incumbent ofYorkefor that time) King Edmrd the third* in whofe raigne that vari- ance was reuiued, refumed the matter into his ownc band , and made a fi- nail compofition betweene them. The which hee publiflied vndcr his broadc Scale to this efFcift. Firft, that each of them fliould freely , and without impeachment of the other, beare vp his Crofle in the others Pro- uince; but y«t fo, that he of Yorke and his Succcftours for euer, in fignc of fubie^ion, fhould within twomoneths after their inthronization , cither bring, or (end to Canterbury, the image of an Archbifliop bearing a | Groflc, or Ibmc other Icwell, wrought in fine gold, to the value of foufty . pounds, ] mthin the DioceJJe of Qanterbury. pounds, and offer it openly there vpon Saint Thomas Beckets Shrync; then, that in all Synodcs of the CIcrgic, and aflemblics where the King {hould happen to bee prcfcnt, hec of Canterbury (bould haue the right hand,and the other the left. Finally, that in broad ftreets,and high-waycs, their Croffe-bearers ftiould go together, but that in narrow lanes , and in the entries of doores and gates, the Crofier of Canterbury fliould go be- fore, and the other follow, and come bchinde. Thus (as you fee) the Bifliops of Canterbury cuermore preuailing by fauour, or other meanes; they of Yorkc were driuen in the eod^to giuc oucr intheplaioeiield. Here endetb the Dioceffe of Canterbury. ANGI ?o8 I ^yfncient Fmerall a^T^/lomments ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV^ MENTS WITHIN THE Dioceffe of Rochester. His Bifhoprickcis fo ouerftiadowcd by the ncarncfle and greatncfle of the See of Canterbury, that it lookes but like a good Benefice, for one of his Graces Ghap- laines^yet forantiquitie and dignitie of a long fuccef. fion of rcucrend Lord Bifliops,it may equally compare with its neighbour of Canterbury; For they had both one Founder, to wit, Ethtlhert king of Kent, who built ' this Church to the honour of Saint KAndrevo, and endowed it with ccr- taine lands, which he called Prieftfield, in token that Priefts ftiould bee fii- ftainedthcrcwithall. Vnto which, a Romane (of whom before^ was confccratcdBiftiop by Saint jiuguJlme^EMkrt aiicntm^ thereto by his prelence. i^ujiin then, made Gierke full well grounded lufto that hight, of Rocheftcr full well bounded The Biftiop then to prcachc, and helpe ^u/li/t And to baptife the folke by his doflrine; This Gitie pent within fo ftraighta roome, was called in the time of the Saxon Kings, the Kentifhmens Caftle,and at this day , (hee and her little Diocefle,may make their vaunt, of their impregnable fortification by the Nauie Royall ; the mainc defence of Britaines great Monarchic, of the prowefTc of their ancient Inhabitants^ of the pleafant fcituation of fo many countrcy-townes,andof the profits arifing from the fruitfulncfic of the foilc.Of all which readc, if you plcafc, this Hexafticon. FrhsantiqitA^feroXfheKtteJi RoceJlriaJiiUt Kyirx ^ finitimis imperiofa locis: Hie Dettae Hgno fahricanit mania firmdy £luf fU>i quAqne fuis funt modo tma falus: Ldta racemiferos papmquc per oppida coUes Continetj ac culti iugera multa Soli, This Dioceflc (for the moft part) is feuered from that of Canterbury by the riuer of Medway : it confifts oncly of foure diftinft Deaneries, namely, Rocheftcr, •within theDioceJJe of 'R^heUer. 1 iO? Turhatis rehm Archipreful Tadiacu^^ Ecclefie fedem deftrit et patriam. Archipontificttm Tadiacfis fedis Eborum^ Vlttmui ex Britommgentibus ille fuit. Corpora fan6ioram fimul omnia vafa facrorum, Cunt^as res reli^uas tranfiuUt ille ftcras, Expulji Brit ones nomen patriamque relinquunti Diiii W^Uenfis nomine bar bar to. But to returnc againc to faulinus^ from whom I am by occafion digrcf- fed, who, being now inueftcd in the fandimonious robes of a Bifbop: nc- uerrcftcd a moment, but either inftrufted the people, that flocked about him, by preaching, or clfc imparted Chrift vnto them by Baptifme, which he miniftred in the open fields and Riuers (Churches,Oratories, Fonts, or places of Baptifme being not as yet builded) it is (aid that in the Riucr of Swale in Yorkcftiirejhec chriftenedin one dayabouc tenthoufind men, b<;fidc3 Lmh, feramb. Rochefter, Mailing, Dartford, aud Sborham. Yet Shorham is but a Pecu- liar to the Archbilhop, who holds his prerogatiue wherefoeucr his lands do lie. This Bilbopricke is valued in the Exchequer at 3 5 8. 1. 3. s. 7. d. farthing, and was wonc to pay to the Pope for firft-fruits 1 390. ducates , and for Peter- pence, 5.I. i2. s. Eightie Bilbops and one haue ficteninthis Ghaireof Rochefter,morein number by nine then in that of Canterbury. His name that now gouerneth the Helme, is that right reuerend Father in God, lo/jfj Bowles, 'Do^or of Diuinitie, brought vp in Trinitie Colledgc in Cambridge. In the whole numerous face of thefe Bilhops, fucceeding lafifts , three amongft others lye here interred (howfbeuer no remembrance is now re- maining of them, by any funerall Monument) moft notabk : Paulintfs, Gundulphui^ and Gilbertus.Oi which, the firft, after his death,was honou- red for a Saint. The fccond was the beft Benefadour that euer this Church found.The third was (b hatefull andiniurious to the Monkes,that they nci. i ther efteemed him while he was liuing, nor wailed him at all, after that he was dead. fAulinm^ a Romane borne, was firft made Bifbop of Yorke by uftm his prcdeceffour in this place, as then Archbifhop of Canterbury . about the 21. day ofIuly,intheyeareofourLord,^ij. and fo he is reckoned to be the firft Archbifhop of that Prouince. Yet I finde a SucceGGon of Britiih Atchbiftiops of that place long before his time, euer fincc the years of Grace, one hundred and eightie, or thereabouts. Wherein Lucius^ king of the Britaines, receiued the Chriftian faithj the laft of which race, was one TadiacHi^ who, at the comming in of the Saxons, was, with moft of his countreymen, enforced to flie into the mountanous countries of Cornwall, and Wales, and fo confcqucntly to forfake his pontificall Grace and Dig- nitie. O f all which may it pleafe you readc theft vcrfes out of the coUefti- ons of Th9, Talbot^ fomctime keeper of Records in the Tower. raidijtm Bi- (hop of Roche - ftcfjand firft ot Yorkc ii4jf.inbibX0t. Ancient Funeral/ ^w4y, and great concourfe of people frequented the place of his buriall, which was (at the firft) in the body of the Church. But afterwards his reliques were remoued by Bithop Cundulph^ and cnlhrined ; and after him by lohn Bilhop of this Church who by his prayers at his Shrine was cured, ab aterrimo oculorum dohre, of a gricuous painc in his eyes. For th s and m iny other fignesand tokens of his fanditiejhee was canonized (if we may beleeue Crf/'^r4«(?)aad the fourth of the Idesoflunefolcmnized to his mcmary.Ofwhoma late writer, thus. Of Rochefter, we baue Saint being then In thofe firft times, firft of our natiuc Englifh men Reading on that feate. Before I come to Gundulphusy I will take Tobias by the way,an Englifh- man, the niiith Bifhop ofthisDioccflTe: in whofe commendations Nicholas Harps/e/d, {bmetimc Archdeacon of Canterbury, thus writcth. I will vie his ownc language. Tobtas a Briihtvaldo Anhiepifcopg confieratus, vir dmpliortj (Jr hortcra- tiote fede ( ji locus homtmm^et homo locum n§n commendaret) digni^imusj qui Theodori ^ i^driani difcipulns fait, ^nantum veto jnb hts pracepto- rib us profecerit • Imulertter efiendit Beddy qui eum ommum humanarumy di- uinarHmqut rerum fctentifimtttn futffe^ (y Lattnam Gracamque ImgUAm^ tam ac( urate , atque mater nam caUuiJJe affirmat, Hce dyed about the ycarc 726. Herelycth interred GundttlphuSya Norman by birth,the thirtieth Bifhop of Rochefter, a man not greatly learned, but very wife and induftrious : for he handled the matter fo, as hee procured not oncly bis Church to be new builr, but alfo the reuenues to be cncreafed. He recouered diuers lands and pofltflions encroched vpon,and taken away informer times by o^^,Earle of Kent. And bcfides diuers fummes of money, which hee contributed, he bought a certaine Mannor called Heddre , and gaue it to this his ownc Church. In all thefc matters hec was much helped by Lanfranke, Archbi- fljop of Canterbury, who caufed him to take into his Church, not fecular Pricfts, as before had beene accuftomcd, but Monkcs Bcncdiftines. Gun dulph himfclFc being a Monkc of that order, vpon his firft admittance to this Sec, he found onely fixe fecular Priefts in the Church, who were en- dowed fcarcely with fufficient mcancs to liue according to their place and callings. Before his death he encreafed his Church-rcuenuesto that height, that it did and was able to maintaine fifty Monkcs, fome fay threefcorc. The yearely value of this Monaftery at thcfuppreffion amounted to 485.I. 5.S. the donations to this Monaftery were confirmed by Pope Frban the fccond, in thefe words following. Frbanus ItW^r Bidiop of Rochefter, Cap.mint.S. Itharmi, of Rochefter, Harpf. HiSi. Gtmdutph 6i- fliop of Ro- chefter, Godwin fit pnt' ful. Ang. (t/fncient Funeral/ zSMonuments VrbAjtus Epifcopus feruus feruorum Dei. D ileitis fiiijs Priori ^ capitulo Ecclefte Roffm, Or dints fan5lt BenediSli Sdutem^ et ApofiolicAm henediBio- mm. Cum a, nohis fetitur quod tafiHtn efiet honeftum, tarn vigor equitatist (juantetiam or do cxigit ratiom^ vt id per folicitudinem offie^ nofiri adde- bitumperdttcAtur effeSium. E a propter dile6ii in Domino fUj vejlris iuflis poftulatiombus gratoconcurrentes ajjenfu^perfonas'vcftras et Ecclefiam Rof- fen. in qita diuirJO eft is obfequio mAncipati cum omnibus bonis que mpre/en' tiarum rationabiliter poftdetif,aut in futurum iuftis ntodis preftante domi- no poteritis adipifci fab beati Petri protc^ione fufcipimus atque nofira.Spe* cialiter autem^ terras, decimas^domHs^pofjeponeSyVineasyprata^et dtA bon» veftrAy ficut ea iufte et pacifice obtinetis vobis et per vos eidem Ecclefte auc^o- ritate ApofolicA confrniamtts, et prefentis fcripti pAtrocinio communuimus. SaUa in prediCiis decimis moderAtione Concilij generAlts.NuHi ergo omninp hominum liccAt banc paginAm mftre confrntAtionis infringere^ vel ei auJu tcmerario contrme. Si quis Autem hoc Attempt Are pre fumf ferity indignAtto- nem onmipotemis 'DeietboAtcrum Petri et PauU Apeftolorum etus^fenoue- rit incur(urum.DAt.lAnu. III. id. lanuAr. pontiftcAtusnoJlri^ Anno ocIauo, Mpm* cet. vVhcn as mliiAm the Conqucrour built the great vvhite fquarc Tower of London, hee appointed this Bifliop to bee principall Surueyor of that worke .• who was for that time lodged in the houfc of one Edmere a Bur- gefle of London ; as it is in the booke of the Biftiups of Rocheftcr in thefe words. Gundulph''S Epifcopus wAndato Willelmi kegis m/tgrnprefait operi mAg. ne Turris London , quo tempore ho/pitAtus eft apud quendam Edmtrum Bar- genftm London. The Hof iwJi Biftlop built a great part of the Caftic of Rocheftcr, namely, the of Chciharn* ' g^^^t Towcr which yet ftandeth. Hec founded an Hofpitall in Chetham, which hee dedicated to the honour of i>aint BArtJbolomewJor the reliefe of fuch people as were infeded w ith the foule difeafc of the Leprofie ; hee en dowed It with fufficicntreuenuesjwhich grant was confirmed by king/^f#- ry the third, and difcharged of all taxes, and tallages,by King Ed. the third. Mailing Ab- Hc founded the Abbey at Mailing, which he confecrarcd to the b'eflcd bey. Virgine, and placed therein blacke Nunnes Which Nunnery he gouerncd himlcHe during a'l his life time. And lying at the point ot death, heecom- Lamb pertmb. mended it to the charge of one ^uice^to whom not withflanding hc would not deliuer the Paftorall ftnfFe, before fhee had promifcd canonical! obedi- ence, fidelitie, and fubie^tion to the Sec of Rochcftcr ; and protefted by oath, that there (hould neither Abbeffe nor Nunne bee from thenceforth rcceiued into the houfc, without the confent and priuitic of him and his Succeffours. This Nunnery was valued at the fupprcflGon, at two hunt ired fourtyfiucpotjnds, ten fhilhngs two pence ha'fepeny ofyearely reuenue, Ouer the Abbey gate yet (landing, is ihclikenefTe of a Paflorall ftafFc.This good Biftiop dyed the feucnih of March, i icr.and wasbuiltd where you ice the pourtraitures of certaine Bifhops,fometimcs artificially cut in flone and Alabafter,but nowcutalmofl all in pecces, difmembred, and fhamc- fully abufed (as all other Monuments in this Church arc,ofany antiquity) Co that neither reading, nor tradition can giuc vs any true notice of their names. Ci/bert Buiid t^vbani fkcundi in hib, Sim D'ewit £f Kit, tuaatt ) ^ ■ II U ■■! 1 —I — mthintheDioceJJeof ^chejler. ! (7/7^^^/ //^ Glanuil Cbcforc mentioned) a gentleman of an ancient family, was confecrated to ihisBiftiopricke, September 19 . Ann. 1185. Bctweene this man and his Monkes of Rochcftcr was long and continuall debate, by occafion whereof, hec tooke away from them all their moueable goods, all the ornaments of their Church, their writings and euidcnccs, yea and a great part of their lands, polTeflGons and priuiledgcs ; wanting money to follow their fuitcs againft him,they were forced to coyne the fiiuer of Saint P^ff/z^wShrync into money. Thefc controuerfies were ended no other- wife then by his death, which happcnedjunc 34. 1114. hauing ruled his contentious charge 3^. yeares.Buc the hatred of thcfe Monkes againfl him was fo dying with him, as they would afford him no manner of Obfc- quies, but buried him moft obfcurely,or rather bafelyjwithout eicher ring- ing, finging, or any other folemniticj and furthermore abufed him with fttch like rimc.doggerdl. CUnvfU Gilbert fu nulla bonitate refertm Hie iacet immitis ^ amat6r tnaxime litts\ Et quia fic litems dum wixityfolet amare^ Nunc v^f pax nu&a eft, ejl aftior inhahitare. Thefe blackc Monkes ('whom I thinke, if the matter were well exami- ned, would prouc to be in the fouler fault) were too malitious to remember that thisBiftiop founded S. Maries Hofpitall at Strowd, nearc adioyning tothisCitie,calledtheNewworkc, and endowed icwitha liuelihood of 51; 1. of yearely profits, which it now enioyeth. Here lyeth entombed the body oi Walter tMerton^ fb furnamed of Merton,a village in Surrey, where he, was borne, fometimes Lord Ghan- cellour of England, Bifhop of this See, and Founder of Merton CoUedgc in Oxford: To whofe memory S\t Henry SaviU (that rare Grecian, and cx- reuiucr of Antiquiiies,now deceafcd)late Warden of the faid Colledge, and Prouofl of Eaton, with the fellowes of the fame, taking downe an old marble Tombc, haue creftcd another Monument ouer him of Touch and Alabaflcr, bearing this Infcription. Walter 0 de LMertatt Cancellaria Lyi»gli£ fub Henrico tertia , Epi/copo Roffenfi fub Edwarde prima Rege, vnius exemplo^ omnium quatquot extant CoUegiorum Fundatori^maximorUm Europe tptiw ingmiorum falicifimo parenti : Cujles ^ Scholares domtu Scholar turn de Merton in Fniuerfitate de Oxon. comvtunibus CoUegij impenfis debitum pietatts Monumentum pejuere. Am. Vom.i^^Z.HenricB SaviU Cufode. >i-o.V' 0 hijt in 'Vigilia Simgnis ^ ludd Ann.Bom. i vj 7. Edwardiprimi quinto. Inch oauer at Collegium CMaldoniainagroSurr. A»ft*Dem^ ii^^MenJer- tij 48. cui dein Jdlubri confilio Oxonium, Amo la 70. tranf, extrema ma- ntfs falici0mis(vtcredi psr €fi)aujpicifs accept anno i^'j^ApjisCaL Aug- anno Rcgfii R^tgisEdrvardi primi feeundo. Gilbert de G/«»ffv»//Bi(hop oi Kochefter. Godwin^ Magne fenex tttuliSi Mufarum fede fkcrat^ i^^' f : liaior, Mertonidummaxime progtnie J f!u^ 3flJ ^c Uac tibigr at antes poft JieuU [era nepofes, > 1 : En votiua hcant marmora^ faniie pareni, Ee The Hofpitall inSirowd. ffaliim Mit- ten Bifhop of Rochcftcr, Sir Hen.SauilL Ancient Fmerall aSM^mmments I H^j>M9Bi(hop ofRoehefter, I S,BarthoLH$!p, i in Hithe. In blb^ Cotl, lohndeSheptf cSifhopof Ro- chcfter, Loid Trcalurcfi of Roch'cfler. BdtCtnt. ecemb. \ 4(54. Hieiaeet Robert us Watt on Ar. filius et hefes willelmi Watt on A/migeriy et Alicia vxor eius filia lohannis Clark vniui Baronum Scaccarii Regis ^ qui Robertus ifiius ville Dominus et Ecclefie verus F at r onus ob. 4. Nouemb. anno 1470. Hie iacet Johannes Ncrthwood, Arm. filius et htrei .... .Korthmod. . . . . obiit 50. Afrilt 141^. Of this man. and of his Mannor of Northwood or Norwood ^^wi much out oiLambard, In the dayesof King Edward the Confeflbur (faith hce) one hundred Burgeflcs of the Citie of Canterbury, ought their fuite to the Mannor of Norwood-^ the buildings are now demoli(hed ; but the Mannor was long time in the pofieffion of certaint gentlemen of the fame name ; of which race, one was buried in the body of the Church at Addington , in thcyeArci4i^. Thcbattcllof Ailesford. Ottehanh Hie iacet lohannes ConfUnton Ar,qui »b/i. April iS{i6.et Sara Conghurfi Horfied. Cat'iiernbit fc- pulchrc. Rk: Cha'/lssSi Aiuehii wife. irill. Su^tb & Alice hiimic. Kib.n'ition. ivill.irattont Beset snd Alice bis wiucs. Rob.mttm & Aim hii wife. le. Norwood' The Mannor of Norwood! vxor etus. Ee ? Jofimfltnton and Sara\\w wife. ?>8 dJncient tuner all entcnt Co ^at ctte of 3afe0 ment jflDn mo^ne fcnt aftw ^tc mhmt S^aftcbile ^tra^tlltam naatemtle ^it i^nbatt ann S^ir laobart of ^urnl^am^ And fpeaking further of this Turnham valour, he faith.- l^obart of curnibam l»ttb W ^auci^ton ^trc :i3ettcam> artb ^tre ^^e^arO, ^^ef bet^ flabo anb bDel me« But to returne to BU de Sackwlcj who hauing fini(hed her religious fa- bricke, did dedicate it to the honour of the bleffed Virgine Mary, and gaue it the name of a Priory, which was valued at the fuppreflion to 152.!. ip.s. 4.d.ob. Sir Thomas Sackuileknl^ht, fonne and heire of Sir Kyindntv Sackuile^ by his fccond wife loane Eurgefe^ who was Sheriffe of Suflex, and Surrey, the eight of King Henry the fourth, was here interred in the Church of Beighamj as appeares by thefe words in his laft Will, dated the firft of De- cember, 1 432. Ego Tho. Sakevile wiles de Com\ Sujfex, volo me fepultum ejfe in Ecclefia. de Beigehdm.Item lego Edtvardofilio meo owma 'vtenjilia do- mui mectifc. Hcc dyed in the fame yeare, the eleuenth of King Henry the fixth. Here fomctin3e,in our Ladies Chappell,lay interred thcbody of Richard Sackevile Efquire, who dyed Ann. 1 524, This Church was, and that of Withiam in Sufe now is, greatly ho- noured by the funerall Monuments of the Sackviles.-of whom Ifliall haue more occafion to fpeake hereafter. Pen/herjl, Here in this Church vnder a marble Monument, whereon is yet to be feene the pourtraitnre of a knight compleatly armed, lyeth interred fas it is deliueredvntomc by tradition) the body of Sir Ste}>he» Penjherft, or Stephen de Penchefier, (for foalfo Ifinde him cailedj that famous Lord Warden of the Fiue Ports, who flouriftied in the raigneof King Edward the firft, as appeares by this Record following. Rexfcriffit Stephano de Penecefire ConjlahuUrio Caftri de DQuor. et en- ftodi ^inque Pertuum prouidere Naues et gakas fufftcientes contra Regis aduentum in \yingliam. Etmelims etfideliores P^egis antic os portuam pre- dl£i. fecretius premuniat. Vt ipjicsute et fine firepitupreparentfead ^veni- end,in obuiam Regis inaduentn [m fttpradiiio, ^c. T>at^ apud Weft. ^c. 4. lulij. Clauf. K^nn0 1. Ed.frimi, Cedul. pendent. Here lye aJfo interred diuers of that ancient and highly renowned Fa- milie of the 5/Ji knighc. gx^rch.Turris London, Sidfiejf! (^Ancient Fmerall ioceJJe of TR^cheUer. A bricfc Epitaph vpon the death of that moft valiant, and pcrfcft hono- rable Gentleman. Sir Pf^Hijf Sidney, knight, late Goucrnour of Flufliing in Zealand, who recciucd his deaths wound at a battel! nearc Zutphen inGcl- dcrland, the 22. day of September, and dyed at Arnhcm the 16. day of October, 86. Whofc Funcralls were performed, and his body interred, within this Cathcdrall Church of Saint P<««/in London, the i^. day of February next following in the yearc of our lord God, i ^^6, England, Netherland, the Heauens, and the Arts, The Souldiers and the world haue made fixe pai'ts. Of noble SU/iey : For who will fuppofe. That a fmall hcape of ftones can Std»ey cnclofe? England hath his body , for ftie it fed, Netherland his bloud in her defence ftied ; The Heauens haue his foulc, the Arts haue his Fame, The Souldiers the griefe, the world his good Name. Thefe Elegies alfo following, penned in the praife of the (aid Philip ^hy our latcSoueraignc Lord Kingf4«;^j,thatfolc Monarch of many Nations, giue a glorious luftrc to his Hcroickc anions. Ja Philfppf Sid»£iinterit»m, Illuftrifimi Scctorum Regis Carmen^ K^rmipotens cut ins i» fortia feSlora Mauorsy Ta 'Dea quA cenhrum perrumpere digna T onantu. Tuque adeo biiuga proles Latonia rupis • Claria, decidud cingunt quam collihus drtes, D uc tecum y et queruU Stdndi funera voce pUngitCy nam vefler fueratSidn^ui alumnus, Slutd genus, et proauos, et (pent,floremque iuuenu. Immature ohitu raptum fine fine retexo? Heu frujlra queror : heu rapuit (Mors omnia fecum^ Et nihil ex tant» nunc eft Heroe fuperftes^ prater quam decus^et nemen v'trtute paratum^ Doclaque Sidneas teftantia Carmina laudes. The fame tranflated by the faid King. Thou mighty Mars^ the Lord of Souldiers braue, And thou Minerve, that dois in wit excel). And thou Apollo, who dois knowledge haue Of eucry art that from Parnaffia fell . With all your Sifters tbatthairc on do dwell, Lament for him, who duelyferu'dyou all: Whome in you wifely all your arts did mdl, Bewaile CI (ay) his vnexpe^cd fall. Ineede not in remembrance for to call His race, his yonth, the hope had ofbim ay» Since that in him doth cruell Death appall Both J2I SitPbilifSld' nejt Epit. |ZZ 1 nctcnt runcrdu cJ/kz onuments , Both ilnanhood, \Vit, and learning cuery way.- '/ p ' ' : But yet he d(rth in bed of Honor reft, • ) :.. ; : ^^j^'niJ ci^crraore of him (hall liue the beft. ' « ' ■ Eiufdem Re^is in Uundem Hexajlicon, F idit et exanimem triftis CytherdA Philippumy Fleuit^ et hunc Martem credidit e^ejuum, Eripuit digitu gepiruasy coilo^ne moniU^ Murs iterum nunquam ceu placitura foret-^ Mortuus humamqui la fit imagine D/uam, ^uid facer et iam,fi viueret^ ille^ rogo, InEnglifti. When Venus (^id faw Philip Sidney flaine. She wept, fuppofing Mars that he had bin : From fingers Rings, and from her nccke the chainc She pluckt away, as if Mars ncrc againc Sbe ment to pleafe. In that forme he was in Dead, and yet could a Goddeffe thus beguile, What had he done, if he had liu'd this while \ Hugh Lord Stuff', and T/;o, Bradlaine his Bovv-bearcr Jflja^i in Kcin. Priory of Tunbridge, T^ichard de C/areEarleof Gloucefter. Lib- tkeilts. Mjf, Tunhridge. In this ruinous Church, which flikc the Caftle) carries with it a (hew ofvenerableantiquitie, I findeno funerall Monument of elder times re- mp.rkable; in rhe north window onely aredepided thcpourtraitur^ofthc Lord A^^/^^^M^r^, kneeling in his coatc-armourj and his Bow bcarcr Thomas EradUinehy him, with this infcription. Orate pro ammabus Domini Hagonis Stafford^et Thome Bradlaine Ar- cttir This Hugh Lord Stafford, afterwards Earleof Buckingham,was Lord of this Manner ofTunbridgc,by his grandmother Margaret^xht onely daughter andncire of Sir Audky^ EarlcofGlocefter; of whom here- after, when I come to Stone in Stafford (hire, the place of his burial); Neare to the ruinous walls of the Caflle, ftood a Priory pleafantly feat, ed, which in the (hipwracke of fuch religious ftru^lures , was da(ht ali a pceces: founded by Richard de cUre^ Earle of Gloucefter, about the yeare 1241. for Canons of Saint y^sj-w/^/^worderjand confccratedto S. CMary Magdalen: Which Priory was valued by the Gomtniffioncrs at the fupprefc (ion to be yearely worth i(5p.l. 10.5.3.0. This Richard the founder dyed at Emmersfield, in the Mannor-houfe of John Lord Crioilhcrc in Kent • 14. lulij, i^nn. 1 762. his bowels were buried at Canterbury, his body at Tewxbury, and his heart here in his owne Church at Tunbridge. Hee was Fir nobilis et omni laude dignus : To whofeeuerlaftingpraifethis Epitaph was compofed. Hie ftidor Hippolitii Paridisgena,fenfas Flips t^ncA pietas^ He^sris ira iacet, Chaftc mthin theDioceJJe of ^cheUer, Chaftc HifPoUte, and Paris fairc, vUJfes wife and flic, %mrteas kinde, fierce HeSlory here ioyntly entombed lye. Here fometimciay entombed the bodies of Hugh de AudUyt fccond fbnneof Nicholas Lord AudUj of Holeigh Caftle,in the County of Staf- ford, who was created Earlc of Gloucefter by king Edward the third ; and by the marriage of Margaret y fccond daughter of Gilbert de dart, Earlc of Glocefter, furnamed the red, and fitter and coheire to Gilbert the laft Earlc of that furnamc 5 Lord of Tunbridge. This Hugh dyed the tenth of No- uembcr, 1347. Ann. ii.Ed^^A finde little of him remarkable, faue his good fortunes, being a younger brother to marry fo great an inhcritrix,and 10 be exalted to fuch titles of honour. His wife Margaret (firft married to Pierce GMtJlon Earle of Q>rnwall) dyed before him in the ycare of our Lord, 1^42. the 1 5; day of Aprill. They were both together fumptuoufly entombed by Margaret their daughter, the ondy hcirc of her parents, wife to Rafb de Stafford, Earle of Stafford. The (aid Rafh de Siafffrd and Margaret his wife, were here like wife en- tombed, at the feet of thdr father and mother- this Rafh^ by the marriage of his wife Af4r^4r«, writ hirafclfc in his Charters and deeds , Baron of Tunbridge. And a noble Baron he was ; and the firft Earle of Stafford, crea- ted by the third , the fifth of March, in the twentieth and fifth yeare of his raigne. Mills in the Catalogue of Honour, fcts downc this mans pcdegree after this manner, drawne from IVilliam the Conqucrours time, ftill abiding in the male line. Nicholas the fonnc of Robert, begot Ro- bert the (econd, whofe daughter and heire being married to Henry de B4gfit, he in the right of his wife was made Baron of Stafford ; and hee begat ano- ther called Heruejy who left the name of Bagot^nn^ tooke on him the name of Stafford: and he begot Robert the third, father to Nicholas the (econd, father to Edmund, who begot this firft Earle of Stafford, all fuccefliucly Barons and Lords of Stafford. Hee dyed the 31. of Auguft , in the yeare 1 372, Margarethis wife dyed the feuenth of September,! 349. This Earle was knight of the honourable order of the Gafter at the firft foundation. Andrew lud (thefonneof lohnlud of this Towne of Tonebridgc)fbme time Lord Maior of London , crcdcd here a faire free-Schoole, and an Almes-houfe nigh Saint Helens Church in London, and left to the Skin- ners (of which company he was^ lands, to the value of thrccfcorc pounds, three fhillings and eight pence theyearcj for the which they bcc bound to pay twenty pound to theSchoolemafter, eight pound to the Vfher ycarely for eucr,and fourc fhillings the weeketo the fixe AlmQs-peopJc,a»d ^twenty fiuc ihiliingsfburc pence the yeare in Coalcs, for euen^ini j< J ■:: • -A t w f > \. \ | "thvsL^ndreiv was Lord Maior of London the ye^te i55o.the fourth of King Ed. the fixth. Dyed in the yeare following , and was buried at S. Helens aforefaid, within Biiliopfgate ward.sH c' i iiiuo /.r/iii d ; rl^/ j Settenoke;, P.^f^'t^^ ^f^tma Edmrdi H^wrgchhtr fl^ et her eiiafT home Bowrgchier mlitifiM lobannis Vtmni de JBemers i^tproanima Bimine Agnete vsa- ris Cmi. Re- raaine*. Hugh de Nudity Earlc of Glo- cefter, and Margaret his wife. Vintent Difco- ucry of errors. Raph Earlc of ScafTordj anA Mar^ret his wife. Bsgot Baron of Stafford. Vincent. Dif; errours. The fouodati- on of the free* Schoole ac Tonbridge. chiifivulgo Ba»/er, and Agm his wife. Ancient Funerall oSAdonuments Robert Lmt Pricft. The. Brtoke avi CUmnct his wife. \ohenTotlc- btrft, I»hn r^rdl) and lorn his wife. and Alexandra his wife. The foundati- on of the Schoolc and Almeihoufe in Lamb. Peraoib. rtsdi^ii Thome BowrgchieryfilkThome Carkton militts^ qui quidem Ed, tvardus ob^t 2/^. Augujiiyi^96, T homos Eourcbier Archbiftiop of Canterbury, great Vnclclc to this Ed- rrard, bought of Sir Wi^iam Fiettest Lord Say and Sele^ f and built anew ) that ftatdy houfe of iT^^^hcreunto adioyning, which he left to his kindred, thecaufcoftheirrefidenccinthiscountrcy, - ' ^ ; Ecce fubhoc faxo prmitur, de finere cuius ' Curia P rimatus ^nglorumtota feluta eft' - 2n Uchrymoi ; Haydok Hiymundus uir freciojiis Moribus^ eloqttio dalcU PhilologmiUe, ( '■ - ■ - Kyitque Theolegicui cUrusfiiit i^fy viarnm . Rupta, reftaurauity Utns tribuebat events. N on auricupidus^nQn ambitiefus honoris Extitity extin^um Hecembris luce ficuvddW''^^ fluent mors abripuit Dominoque. < . . famuUfi Japt i is annus erat Domim quern C. quater Mi que L X X comple5iimurikuac boneChriJle - .• , In te<6nfifum bonis eelejiibusauge* \^men, ^uifY6 alijs drat' pro feiplfo Ut>orat»Ofdte f^9dftit»a Koberti Lawe Ca» pelUni ca^elle beate Marie ifiius Ecclefte . . . obijt . , . ; 1 400^ Cuius. ... Pray for the foulcs of Thomas BrtoTiey and Clemence Brooke his wife, which Cltmence Brooke dyed, 1510. 24. Fcbr. On whofc foulc. Pray for the fowls of T ho. Gregby^ Mice and Godliffe his wyfes, and for the fowls of his fader, and moder, Richard Gregbye, Margaret and t^gnes his wyfs, which ihomas dcceyfed a 2. April!, 1 5 1 y . On whoffowls. Pray for the fowl of Robart Totleherftf fomcty m fcrvanc vnto the Lord Cardinall Btf»r^^/Vy, who died. ....1512. Pray for the fowls oflobii r ardleyyScrg^ant of A rmcs to our Soucreygn Lordthe king, and /<»<^;7fPWf his wyf,whych/tf^»died,.«i». 1522. Hie iacent Willelmus Potkine^v C^lexandra vxor eius^qui quidem Wil' lelmusobp i.Ianuar. i^9p.etd0a Alexandra obijt ^.2)ef.i5oi. qnomm, Re/picias Leitor nojlrum Epitaphium vt ores pro nobis Beum, About the latter end of the raignc of king Edward the third (to vfe M. Lambards words) there w^s found, lying in the flreets of Scnnocke,a poorc childe, whofe parents were vnknowne, and he for the fame caufe na- med after the place where he was taken vp, William Senneck. This orphan waSjby the helpeoffome charitable pcrfons, brought vp and nourturcd in fuch wife, that beingmadean Apprentice to a Grocer in London, he arofe by degrees, in courfe of time.to bee Maior, and chiefc Magiflrate of chat Ciiic.;. \m, . r,.^r?\u\ vim on'j vi bsvCJ .ifjxr^ .V?i gni.- • At which lime, calling to his mindc'th^ goodncfle of Almighty God, and the fauour of the Towneffnen extended towards him, he determined to make an euerlafling Monument of his thankfull mindc for the fame j and therefore in the ycare 1 418. they eare of his Maioroialtic, hce builded both an Hofpitall for rclicfe of the fibore ; and a frce-Schoole for the edtication of youth within ttds Townc, endowing both the one and the other ivi'th competent v?ithin theDioceffeofS^ocheJler. 5*5 competent yearely liuing (as the daycs then fuffered) towards their fuften- tation and maintenance. But fincc his time the Schoole was much amend- ed by the liberalitie of one John Potky», which liued vndcr the reigne of king ffeftry the eighth, and now lately aifo in the raigncof Quecne Eliza- beth of famous memory, through thehoneft trauell of diuers Towne-in- habitants; not onely the yearely ftipend is much incrcaled, and the former litigious poffeffions quietly eftablifhed, butthe Corporation alfo changed into the name of two Wardeins, and foure AiEftants of the frccSchoolc of Queene Eliz^abeth in Scnnocke. Seak. In this Church, vpon a marble ftone inlaid with braffc,! found the por- traiture of a Billiop ; and thefe words onely remaining: Credo quod Redem- per metis viuit. And thefe figures, 1 389. Vnder which fas I gather by the date of thcycare of GraceJ Thomas Brenton BiQiop of Rochelkr, lyeth in- terred, who trauelled into many places beyond Seas .• and comming to Rome, preached in Latine before the Pope many learned Sermons, which he lelcbchinde him in writing. For which and other his rare parts, he was much admired, and became very famous.The Pope made him his Peniren. ciarie, and bcftowed vpon him this Biftioprickc of Rochefterjhe being be - fore a Benedidrine Monke of Norwich. He was Confeffour vnto king Ric* thefecohd^and afingular Benefaftour he was ro the Englilh Hofpitallat Rome. He dy cd as before, 1 3 89. Uic imt 'Beminus de Brj ene miles qaondam Dominus de Kemfwg et Sele quieb^tii^Sfpemb.i'i^'y, The family of the Brui»s (which I take to bee all one with this name^ was a long time famous, as well in Effex, as in this tra£l. The laft I finde of cxemplarie note, was one Thomas Bruine, high Sheriffe of Kent, who with tht Lord Scales and others, kept the Tower of London , for their Soue- raigneLord king Henry the fixthja^ainft the rebellious Earles, KAnn.ij^Co. Reg* -J Wrotham. ' Be Strattonemtusiacet hie Rogerushumatusj BeWrcth^m Recior ficrepaginequeProfejfer, Credo quod redimptor meus viuit et ..I., Orate pro anima lohannis Burgoine flij lohannis hurgoine de Impington in Com^ Cantab. : . * Cuius: Thefe Burgoines were lometimc Lords of Caxton in Cambridgeftiirc, by whom it came to the lermins* Orate pro anima Richardi leamef . i *huic Eeclepe Benefac. ...qui obiit i^.Sept, i^Qi. Cuius. This man, fay the Inhabitants, was afpeciall Benefa£lorto this Church, a Tradcfmanand a Smith, as appearcs by the pidure of a paire of Pinfcrs vpon his Monument . MArmoreolapideThmas CaiPge /ubtamulatur, Ff ^i Tho. Brtntm Bi(hop of Ro- chefter. Godmn, Catalogue of Bif. Sic hrnm knight. CamdAa Eflcx SUftf, Amal. Rog.smtton Paifoni Caw<(.mCanb Rlch.itme$z Blackftnith.. The.\ Gatvget (lAncient Fmerall aS^onmients James peckhm and SMargiret his wife, Reynold Peck- ham and Joict his wifci * Cupbearer. n'itl.Pcci^ham and Catherine liis wife. Ibo Ptcliham and Dcrothie his Wife. Imes pecl^am and A^ei his >vifc. Martin reckhS. and Margerie his wife. Sir Thomas !^iUoitghby and S^i/gw his wife lehn Loft Priefl. lo. Alf>hegh and Ifabtlhis wife. Thi»ne ColUB. i-ero duw vixit refidens 1>e^or jhdogky Sijtebat'^ etiam turn Cancellariffs iUe PretJolilu Ducijfefuit par iter Ehoraci. ^nem Deus euexit mper adagamatha regnij Ociobris menfis X. hina dieqne (ecttnda. M, Domioi qu4ter hits addito Jeptuagem* Hie iacet lacabus Peckham i^r.et Margaret a vxor eius filia Thme Bur- goine de Impington in Com, Ca»t, Ar> qui ok* 1 8. Bebr, i joo. et Margareta ob' die — quffrttm, Ofyovvr cherity pray for the fowls of Reynald Peckham thecIclcr,Squirc for the body of the moft excellent Prince king Henry the eight, who dece- fed 1 7 Feb. 1525. and for the fowl of loice Colepeper his wife which deccfed 20. March, 1 513. Hie iacet Wilkhmui Peckham t^r. *Cirondmcn T ho. Bourehier Epifeopi Cant.et CardinaliSt quiobiit i^^Ium] 1491.^/ Katherina 'vxor que obiit 23. Aitg. 1 49 1, ^orum ampiabHS, Hie iacet Thomas Peckham et Dorothea qui oh,,:, die .... An.T)om et Dorothea ob. 1^. Decern b. 1 5 12. quorum ^^c, Ofyowr .... oUamis Peckham E(quire,and Ag»es his wifc,ihe which [ames deeded 5. Aug. 1 5 5 2 . on whof foule and al Chriftian fouls, lefu hauc mercy. Here are two totnbcs in the Church- yard , and ncarc to the Church- doore,the one of which (faith FrancU 7hinm Lancafter Herald) was ere- ded to the memory of Martin P ample reuenues came to the family of the Peckhams^ (he being daughter and heire to raid- ham^ Lord of the Mannor of Yaldham. Giouer S&mer/et Herald in his Gol- Ie(flions faith, thatIoh» Peckham didholdthe Mannor of Weft-Pcckham, in the (iv{kof Henry the third. But ccrtainc it is that lohn Peckham Archbi- Ihop of Canterbury, in the raigneot Edward the firft, was the firft man that aduanccd his name to thofe great poffeffions, which his pofteritic cnioyed cuen till thefe our times. Chidingfton. Orate pro animabus Thome WiUughby miliftf, vniu^ Juftieiar, dmini Regis de Banco, filij chriftoferi Willughby militiiyac etiam Domini WiUugh* by in Com. Suffolk, et domine Brigitte vxoris T home Willughby prediStiy vnius filiartim ^ heredum Roberti Read militis^ ac primatis de s$mmuni hto Ittjiiciar. qui quidem T homos obijt 28. die Sept. A»n.i^4^. Pray for the fowle of John Lofte, Mafter of Arts, Preeft for my Lord Read the .... of Aug. . . j 500. on whof fowl and all Chriftian fowls lefu haue mercy, Amen. Hie iacet Johannes Alphegh .... ifahelh flia. . . qui quidem lohannes obijt An. 14^^. ^predi^a jfabelk obijt 2 5. Jf/M 479- quorum animabm This lohn ^^Iphegh built Bore place here in Ghidingfion , which Sir -ffi^^n/ZM^enlarged, and after that it was enlarged by Sir Thomas Wil- loughby mthin theDioceffeof 'Rpchejler. 5*7 Ctmd. in Lmtol. fVtUougblyEAile of Vandoftnc loughh'j knight, and then by Thomas williughhj nowliuing,! 575. Among the w'tlUughbeis (faith learned CUremieux) one excelled all the reft, in the rcignc of //^e/>r; the fifth, named Sir R§bert wHlougbbey ^vtho for his martial! prowcfTe was created Earlc of Vandofrae in France ; and from thefe by the mothers fide defcended. Peregrine Bertiy Baron WU- loughby of Erefby,aman for his generous mindc and milharie valour, re- nowned both in France and the Low-countreys. whofc Robert Bern Lord Willoughbj of Eresby,Earleof Lindfey,and Lord great Cham- bcrlaine of England. Or Ate pro anima lohannts Wood Decretorum Baecalarij mfer KtQoris bu, im Ecclepe, ac Prebendarii dt Hajlings qui eb.j. Maii 1 487. Orate pro anima Edmttndi Read fi/ii Roberti Read militis^ac vnius lufii- ciar. Domini Regis de Banco i^uiquidem Bdmundus obiit lo.lunii 1501. Sir Robert Read built the North Chappell of this Church, Ann, 1516. inhonorem Deiet San5le Katherine: he was made chiefc Iufticc22.of ry thefeuenth, and dyed about the tenth of Henrj the eight. Itham or Igtham, Of your charity. ..of Sir Richard C/^w^»f knight , and ^yinne his wife, daughter of Sir William-Catesby ofNorthamptonftiire knight,which i^nne decefcd 3. Nouemb. 1518. and the faid Sir Richard deccfed — day of Ann.Dom. on whof fowls. ... Of your cherite prey for the fowl of Richard f^flall. Matter of Arte o Camb. and late Pat fon of Itarae, and Cheucning>and Prebendarie of fViffg- ham. The which Richard decefcd 21. Aug. 1 546. on whoC Here is a Tombc of Marble which is fuppofed by moft of the neare In habitants, to be made for Sir Richard ffawtCt fometime owner and founder of the Mote, and Lieutenant of the Tower ofLondon. Some fay to Sir Nl cholasj fome one knight of that name, fbme another ; for an ancient family they were of knights degree, and Lords of many fairc Mannorsj all which (by the marriage of lane and Elizabeth^ daughters andcoheircs of Sir liam Hawte knight, by Mary his wife, the daughter of Sir Richard Guilford knight) came to be the inheritance of Sir ihomas Wiat, ind Sir T ho.Culpep. per: yet fonae more iudicious fay, that this Monument was ercfted for one j Cawne^ who was likewife owner of the Mote, whb married with Morrant LordofjMorrams Court. Cobham, In this Church arc many faire Monuments fouly defaced, vnder which the Ctf^^4WJ, and ^rW«, Lords and Barons ofthisTowne of Cobham, with many of their kindred. Allies and progenie lie interred j who for many defcents did flouri(h in honourable reputation, cuen vntill thefe our times. VoHs ^ J paffer icy . . ; . pries pur I'alme le surteis lohan de Cobham^ auat a nom dieux luy fariverray. Pardon qetrefpajfalendemayne deSeyht Mdthy le paffent oaflre a demorer one Iny^ en I' an de Grace 1 354. Icy gift Margerie de Cobham iadis Femme a trefnoble cheutlier Regni . . . ,ordre . ,,.que moruft lellll ionr de Seft, Ian de Grace 1 375. de dieu et mercy* FT 2 To Z0« m»i. Edmund Utad, s. Kittherim ChappeUi Sir RlcXitmnt knight,and hit wife. Hnvtti Glouet'Smtrltt, loani Liiy Ctbbam, SUrpry Lady p8 itAnctent Fmerall aZAfonuments Lih. Lkhfeldla bib. Cot. Henry Lord Cgbham, .i£arg/ir£tLidy Cobhm. Jocine Lady Cobhm. T^fl.Lord Cob- ham and MohA his wifC' lobn Lord Cobhm. Cobham Col- kdgc. S'uiohnOld- ctfile knigbt Lord Co^bm. fame Hmnijpt Ctbhm. To make this raaymed inscription more perfectly to bcc vndcrftood, let me tell you chat this MargerUot Margaret (for I can hardly difcernc whe- ther by the engrauement) was the wife of thatbraue warriour ^fT»tf/tf- mini de Burgaueny^ qui quidem lohannes obiit ,*.,die menf Septemb. Ann. quorumanimabus.i^men. Orate pro anima T ha. Broke militts Bernini de Cobham cenfanguinei et hertdis Richardi Beauchampe militts ^ qut quidem Thomas cepit in ^xorem Borotheam,filiam Henrici Hey don mtlitis 5 ^ habuerunt exitum inter ees, feptem filifiSi ir fix filiast^ predtSfa Barathea obiit .et predi^us Thomas cepit in vxorem 'Borotheam Forvthewel 'viduam, que obiit fine exitu^ ^ po- jlea cepit in vxorem Elifiibetham Harte ^ hAbuerunt nullum exitum inter COS, quidem Thomas obiit ip. lulii 152^. Raph de Cobham de Kent Efquier ^Imorujl le xx iour de Janier tin de Grace mil ccc cgiU icy B ieu defalme eyt mercy. Hie iAcet Johannes Terrye quondam foetus iflius GoUegii qui obiit 7. id luliiyi^nn. Bom. i/^iy. Hie iacet Johannes Clauering quondam flim Rogeri cUuering, eiuit ^ pannarij de Ciuitate London, Orate pro Animdus predict lohannis Claueringjuliane ^ Alieie vx.eius ^ predict Rogeri Clauering, ^ Johanne vx. tius^ patris ^ matris prediBi lohannis cUueringy fratrum ^ forornm Juorum, et filiorum earumyac etiam AnneWejlbye et (JViatildis matris eius^et frogenitorum nejlrorttm, et Jo- hamis de Brendward, Thome Legge^et Simonis jil^ eius^ et proanimabus omnium BenefaCiorum neflrorum^ et omnium fdelium defun£iorum, quorum animAhus propitieturBeua. Kyimen, Such was thepolitikc dcuotion of religious houfcs in thofe daycs, thus publikely to remember, and pray for the foulcs of all their Bcncfadours: thereby to incite others to the like works of charity, by which they ftill cn- crcafed their Founders firft endowments; Sir RtiyiM. Brajbftlfe knight} Leid Cobham. Reigneld ini RokrtBrajbroke berime Lord Ctbbm, /o.lroi|«Lord Ctbbam, and Lady Margaret his wife. Tho. Lord Cci>- ham, and his tbiec wriucs. '^afbCthham. lo, Terr)i. la. Clatur'wgi Shame, Nearcto the high Altar of this Chnrch, is a very fairc Momimcnt for Ff 3 Sir ?5® (tAncient Fmerall aSMonmients Sir Heftry Cob- In bib. Cot. Henry Lord Cobham prime lafticeof £ng- Stephen de Peri' cbejier, or Penjhitrft Lord Warden. loane & Alice his daughters and heire$« loa/ie Diatried tot e laidH. Lord Cobham, Alice to PbiJi^ de Colmoars. to. Smtih and Margery his wife. Tho. Sharpe. The Nunnery At Keigham. ^btrt Snby loane and toaae hii wiues. Tho Ereftyand //We bis wife. Sir Henyy de Cobham knight, Lord of Roundall, a Mannor within this Pa- ri(h i where now fcarcc the ruincs appcarc,to dired one where the houfc flood. Hee is buried crqflelegged, with his coat-armes on his robe , about whofe Tombe in an old CharS&cr thus much may be read. Icy gift Sir Henri de CobehAm Sheualer Sigmour de RoundalLDieu de The Liegcr bookc of Feucrfham makes mention of one Henry Lord Cobham^w^io liued in great honour in the raigncs of Edward the firft, and Edward the fecond: thtfeare the words, but 1 thinke this is not the man which lyes here entombedi Regnante Edwardo eim nominis primo etiar?tqae jecundo floruit Hem icus D&minuf de Cobhatnyfrmfn totius Anglie lufticiariMj nec non Dorentium Cd/lrarufftt Roucejlrieac Tunbridge Prefe^HS quinque ?ortuum Gardia- fjusy vxorem duxit lohannamfiliam ^vnam Herednm Domini Stephanide Pynchefler milttts^ qui vero Stefhanua frius Cajlri Derenfis gubernationem ante Cfibhamam tenutt, Alicia vero natu minor Stephani de Pynchefler filia^ ^ vna Heredum in virum accefit Dominum Philtppttm de Colurnbaris rrii- iitemyCx qtta duos fufcepit filios^ Stepbanum ^ Thomam, qui fine herede Pa- trimmium omne a patre accept um reliquit. Hi is tefiibus, Dom, Gualfrido Domino de Say, Ottone de Grandifono, Roger o de Hengham^ Gulielmode Cheynie, Gulielmo de Owre, Radulpho de Sauage militibus. Thus haue you partly feene the honours and honourable marriages, the height and downfall of an eminent and right ancient family : Of which no morevntill I comt to Lrngfield^mdi tfacParifh Church of Sterborrow in Surrey. Hie iacet lohannes Smithy ^ Marioria vxor eius qui oblio. Peb.iJ^^y, Another of one lohn Smithy qui ob. 1 8. Marcii 1427. Hie iacet ihomas Sharp legisperitus qui ob. 20. die K^priliSy Ann. 9, H. 7. ^ 0/ Bredon and his wife. HjChi Hunt and Zoiiaehiiwifc. ronofthe Ex« chequer and Agnes wife. w'iK, Martpi & ' //tfttW his wife. Hie iacet Alicia quondamvxor Willelmi IVangdeferd^ que ohiit die L me prox. pojl diem dominie am in ramis Palmarum. 1421. Hie fuJf pede ante altar eiacent Wilielmtts Rikhill Ar,fliHs Willelmi Rih hill militis primogenitus, et Katherina . April i/^i'),et Agnes vxor eius, quorum^^c. Chalk, Hie iacet Wilielmus Martyn^yir.et jfabella 'uxor eius qui quidem Wil- ielmus obiit 26. Maii \.^nn. 141(5. This Martyn was a good Benefa£l:our to this Church, as appeares in di- ucrs places in the glade, as alfo in the ftrudure. Here are two very ancient Monuments in the wall, but to whofc memo- ry they were made, I cannot learnc. Srvanefiombe* This Church in times paft was much haunted by a mad company of Pilgrimes, who came hither for Saint Hildeferths helpc fa Bilhop by con- ie^urc mthin the T>ioceJJe of^cheUer. ??? ictocof his picture, yet ftanding in tlic vppcr window of the South Ifle ; to whomfncn as were diftraded rannefor rcftitution of their wits. Which cure was performed by warmth, clofe keeping, and ftriadyec. A cure no more miraculous (faith Zf of Bolton, and PrioreflTe of the fame place; and Dame CMargaret daughter of the Lord Beaumont, al- fo (bmetime Priorefle of the fame place.And alfo there lyeth daugh- ter and wife to Sir Maurice Berkeley. This Lady Sri^/j^^/ here interred, was the fourth daughter of Edward the fourth, by his wife Qucene Eliz,aheth^{hc was borne at Eltham, here by, the tenth of Nouember, 1480. She tooke the habite of Religion when (he was young, and fo fpent her life in contemplation vnto the day of her death: which happened about the yeare 15 17. the eight of King Hemji the eight. Cray/ord. Orate pro animahus Robert i Woodford lohanr^vxoris eius^ qui koher- tUi obijt .... 1 48^. Hie iacent Rogerus Apleton vnus Auditorum ferenipmorum Regum Hen, quint i Hen.fexti^ac hbannevxoris Hen. quart i', ^ Katkeri^evxo- ris Hen fexti Reginarum Anglic ^ i; frincipatm totius WaLie, "Ducat hs Cornubie, ^ Com. Ceftrie. qui ob,, 1400. x^gnes vxor eius Domina de Holbury que oh, 1 437. Cum venerit dies Domini in mijerecordia eius egrediemur. Hiciacet Henricus Elham vnus t^uditorum,, . . et Elifabetha vxor eius filia Roger i apleton . . . 0^. , , . 1 47P. Hie iacet lohannes Elham vnus Auditorum. ... 1481. Fife pr obit as mortis de^e^ie. Erith, * In the vpper end of the South Ifle of this Church ftands a faire tombe, with this Infcription^ left at the firft imperfeft. Elifabeth fecond wife to George late. Earle of Shrewsbury, Lord Steward to king Henry thefeucnth, and to king Henry the eight his Houftiold, by whom (be had ifTue, * lobo, and Lady Anne, wife to William Earle of Pen- broke, Lord Steward of Quccnc Houftiold: which J-ady Anne had Burials in this Prio'y. The birth and death of Brid get Ttantagintt. Reb-'r^'eodferd 8i leant his wife. Ro.Ayltm and Agm his Wife. Elifabeth Cou- tefle of Shrewsbury, ♦/fffcadyed in his infancy. Ancient Fmeralt S'ld r>aine Marge*) his wife. Richard n'alde. All'm Miim, Sir Prieft. lobn CrioU. Rogtr Senkltt' MathttP Varii. Ric. de Lucie che founder. Kog. Houden. An. 1 179* Exvtt. Mjf.in hib Cot. had bcenc married before toM. Peter Cpmpton Efquirc, by whom Ihe had ifliic Sir Henry Compton Ictiight, now huing. 1^]^^% Elizabeth Countcfle of Shrewsbury, was daughter and one of the hcires of Sir Richard wddert knight. Lord of the Towne of Erich, whole body lyeth here likewife entombed. Pray for the fowl of Syr Richard w4den knight, and Lady Margerie his wife, which Syr Richard deccflyd 25 of March, 155^. And tMargery deceffyd, the fixth of May, 1 518. whof fowls god pardon. Orate pro avima Richardi Waldert Armig. (J Elifabethe vxoris eins, que ob.iy oQob .i/^p6.et Richardus obiit . . »die,.» m/sf, . . Ann. tnilef. quo- rum animabus. Ellift 0/ tticorgifl icy 7)ieu de fa alme eit mercy. Orate prs anima Domini lohannis Stone quondam vicarij Ecclejie paro. chialis de Lefnes^ alias Erith^ qui ob,\^, April 1475, O 'vos omnes qui hie tranfiti6,pro me orate Precibus veftrls^ quifratres eflis tneque iurate* Hickcet Radulphus Criel t^r, qui obiit 6. Decemb, 1 447. Cuius anime propitietur alti^imus. Hie iacet Rogerus Sentcler quondam feruiens Abbati et Conuentni de LefaeSt qui obiit primo die menfis lanuarq, 1 415. Cuius anime. Le/m Abbey. In the ycare of our Lord 1 178. the third of the Ides of lunc , Richard Lucie a Counceilour of State, and chiefe luftice of the Rcalme, began the foundation of an ^hhty j2X Lefkes QtWefimodtt\<:axc vnto this Towne of Erit(» Thctxtentofwhofcyearclyreucnue (as it was prized by the Com. miflioners at the fupprcffion) amounted toonc hundred eighty fixe pounds and nine (hillings. When this his goodly fabrickc was in all parts finiOied, he prefently forfbokc and furrendred into the kings hands, ali both his of- fices and hunoursj And betookchimfelfcto chehabiteandprofeiEon of a Canoa Regular in thishoufe of hisownc fouHdationjwhere,within a (horc I while after, cuen in the fame yearc,to wit, the fourteenth of luly, 1 47^. he exchanged his Conuentuall blackccoo!c,fora glorious bright heaueniy crowne. And here in the Quire of his Church hee was fumptuoufly entombed, vpon whofe Monument this Epitaph was cngrauen. Rdpitur in tenebras Richardus lux Luciorum JuHicie pacts diUBor ^ vrbif honorum Chrijle fibi requies tecum fit fede piornm, lulia tuncorbilux bis feftena nitebat, ♦ Mille annos C . nouemet Jeptuaginta mouebat. Now giue me Icauc to go a little further with him and his hcires, as I finde the words in the Collection of Englands Protedours , by Pramis Thinne Lancajler Herald, Sir Richard Lucie knight, chiefe luflicc of England (faith he; was Pro- tcftour mthin the'DiocejJe of 'Bpchejler. 357 tc^lour of England in the twelfth ycarc ofthc raigne of king Ffenry the fc- 1 cond, in the abfencc of the king, when hec was in Normandie, and in the parts beyond the Seas. Which Z,«f/> in the thirteenth yeareof the fame King, did valiantly rcfift,and polinkely driue backethe Earle ofBolloignc, inuading this kingdome. He built the Abbey of Leofncsor Weftwood in the Parifti of Erith in Kent (and not in Southfleet as fome hauc written) in the ycare of Chrift, 1178. and the Caftle of Chipping Augre in Eflex. He had iduc Gedfrey, Bifliop ofWinchcftcr, and three-daughters j who, after the death of Godfrey their brother, were his bclresM aude the efdcft daugh- ter was married to Robert the firft, called Bitz^water* Aueline the fccond daughter was married to Richard Riuers of Stanford Riuers in Eflex. Rofe the third daughter was married 10 Richard de PVarren^ihc naturall fonne of king rohn : as appeareth by a deed (belonging to my felfe, who had ihc Redory of Leofnes) beginning thus. Ro/a de D»uer quondam vtcor vene- rabtlii viri Richardi flij Regis de Chillam. And VXn^Iohn by his Charter grants to another her grandfathers lands, in thcfe words: Rex reddi- dit Roe fie de Dot$crit& tot am terram fuam cum fertenenc, qudeam contin* git de heredit. Richardi dt Lucy avifui tenend.ftbi ^ hered, ^c.Cart, 24. Reg. lohanniSynumero 37./» i^rchi.Turris London, Theforefaid Godfrey ds Lucy was conftcrated Biftiop of Winchcftcr, the firft of Nouembcr 1 1 89. And died Ann. 1204 hauing goucrned that See fifteene yeares. He purchafed of king Richard the firft, the Mannors of Wergraucy and Menes^ which in times paft had belonged to his Biftiop- ricke ; he was a great Bencfa^lour to this Religious houfe of Leofnes^ foun ded by his father; wherein according to his will hee wascntcrrcd. To whofe memory this Epitaph was engrauen vpon his Tombe. Lux mcA lux Chrijli.fi terre ventre quiefco Attamen in celo fan^orumluce lucefio. prejul de Winton./ueram quondam CAthedntus Multum reJplettdenSy (valto [anguine natus. Nunc idfum quod eris puluisyrota nonretinenda Voluiturjnuigila frudens nec differ agenda. M. C. his : quatuorque annos his infttferaddas^ Carnis vimla dies foluit fecunda Decemhris^ Vos qui tranfitisancillam pofiite Chrifliy Sit Dominus mitis pulfopurgamine trifti. ( Wolwich, Orate pro anima lobannis Colin et MAthilde vxoris eius : qui lohannes ohiit 17. lanuar ^ Mathtldd2<^, Offob. 1 397. Hie iacet Dominus WilL Prene quondam ReClor huius Ecclefie^viz. tem- pore Regis Edwardi quart i^et poftea Re6lor Ecclefiede Lymmtng, quifitrife cit ifiam Capellam et Campanile huius EccUfiOt et in uita fua multa alia bona .»..ob,\. die Decemb.i/^6^* ^< <^ • WilUlmus Prene me fecit inhonorem fanSie Trtnitatis. Gg Eltham, Gedfrtj lutj BifliopofWin- chcftcr. lo Co&n and Mud his wife. Sir tmim Prcm Priett rnfcr.vpon tbe great Bcil. 538 Ancient Funeral/ z^Afonuments Eithaml Margery ' Pray for the ibwl of Damc Margerie Reper^htc wyff of Icfjn Roper Suier, daughterand one of the htixcsoi lohn Tatter fall Suier, who dyed 2. Fe- bruar. 1518 Roper a name of eminent refped in this County, honoured with the ti- tle of Baron Roper of Tcnham, by our Soucraigne Lord lameSf late King of England, giuen to 7tf/^» Lord iJ^^ffr now liuing. Pray for the fowl of lohn Morton, fonnc and heire of Margaret Morton A[})eby de la Z ouch, in the CountyofLeicefter, late wife to T^&p. Squier: whodyed23. Aug. Prter pur ralme Thomas Pierle qirnorujl le primer iourde lujl I'an de G race. Mil. c c c. Ixix. .... Here lyech John Paflty yeoman, Porter to king Henry the eighth, and i^gves his wife? which lohn dyed . . . . 1 50^. Hen. 8. i. lehn Morton. Tho.PlttU. Foundation of Peckham Scboole. Rkhard Bifliop of Rocheftcr. if'alier Hentb Patfon. George Hatte- use. The Priory of LcwHiatB. Priors Aliens. Their goods and .lands con^fcate. K'ng Edward furnamcd Lo»g- \pimki did the Vi\tc,An^Rtg. like occafion' Weft Peckham. lohnCttlpeptr, one of the lufticcsof the Common Pleas, in the raigne of king Henry the fourth, founded here a Preceptoric or frec-SchooIe, which he endowed with threefcore and three pounds fixe Mlings eight pence of yearely allowance. Bromley. In the Church wall lyeth the pourtraiture, asl learnc by tradition, of Richard Wendouer^ Biftiop of Rochefter, and Parfon of this Towne.He was confecrated 1238, and dyed 11 5O1 yet it is faid,that his body was buried in Wcftminfler by the kings fpeciall commanderacnt,for that he was accoun- ted a very holy and vcrtuous man; which I cannot much contradift. Icy gift Meftre Water de Henche^ ^ fut Perfine de Bromleghe. 1 jdo. Levffj^iam, Hie iacetGeorgifts HatecUffe Ar.TheJaurarius T^omini Regis in Hiber- nia, ac vnus clericorum comfoti Hofpitii regisyohiit i. Aug. i 5 14. lohn Norburj founded a Priory in this Towne of Lexefham^ which bee repleniftied with blacke Monkcs Aliens,belonging to the Abbey of Gaunt in Flanders, and thereupon called Aliens, becaufe they were Celles tofbme Monnftery or otherbeyond the Seas. The firft toundation of thcfc houfes I do not finde ; but in the raigne of king Edward the third, they were en- creafed to the number of one hundred and ten in England, bcfides them in Irt;land, Aquiiane, and Normandy. The goods of all which Priories, the faid king y^nn. Reg, 1 2. ('becaufe of his warres with France) caufcd to be confifcated to his owne vfe, letting out their houfes to farme, with all their lands and tenements, for the fpace of three and twenty y cares. At the crd of which Terme (Peace being concluded bctwcene the two Nations j he rcftoied to the Priors Aliens their houfes, lands, and tenements, Ann, P(g. mthin the'DtoceJJe of ^chefler. V>9 3 5. as by his patents may appcarc in efFcd as followeth. Edtvard by the grace of God King of England, Lord of Ireland,and of Aquitainejto all by thcfe prefents, &c. Although the Priory of Monta- cute in the County of Somerfct |by reafon of the warrcs becwccnc vs and France) with all the lands, tenements, feeSjaduowfons, together with the goods and cartels belonging to the fame, hath becnc of late taken into our hands,and by vs farmed and rented forth, as appeareth*by diuers patents^ Now therefore, fince pence isbetwixtvs, and the noble Prince, our moft deare brother the king of France, we, for the honour of God, and holy Church , reftore to the faid Prior, the Priory with all the lands, tenements, fees, aduowfons, and whatfocuer clfc belonging to the fame, to hold the fame in as free manner as they held it before. And withall, forgiuc and re- leafeallarreragesof Rents, which might bee duevnto vsby reafon of any former grants. In witnefTe, dec. the fixth of Fcbuary, the 35. ycarc of our raignc. The like letters ofrcftitution all the reflof the houfes of Aliens had through Fnglandj all which were cleane fuppreffed, and vtterly diffolucd by king Henry the fifth,and their lands giuen by him and his fonnc Henry the fixth, to Colledges of learned men, and to other Monaftcries. Greenmch. This PariQi Church is confccrated to the honour of Saint tMlfhege^ fpmetime Archbittiop of Canterbury, who fuffered martyrdome much- what about the fame place where it now ftandcth.Which t^lphege (borne of great parentage, brought vpin good learning, preferred firft to the Bi- (hopricke of Winchcfter, then to this of Canterbury ; a man admired for his ftri£t manner of life,and holy exhortations, by both which hee con- uertcd many vnto Chrift) was cruelly put to death by the Dnnifh Pagans, with many exquifite torments, in the yeare of our Lord, a thoufandand tweluc.Of which,in William Malmesbury, Camden yitnd the Catalogue of Bi{hops,you may wade more at large.It was long before thefe bloudy exe- cutioners would fuffer his bodie to bee committed to the earth, after the manner of Chriftian dcccncie; yet at length that fauour was obtained, and his body here firft buried ; from whence within a fliorttime after, his re- liqucs were remoued to Saint Pauls London, and from thence (at the commandement of king Knute) to Canterbury. He was canonized j and the 19. day of A prill allowed for celebration of his memory. Some write, thatlike another he was ftoncd to death, that like him he prayed for his enemies ; and that Tur kill fgenerall of thofe Danes) was conuerted to the faith, at the fight ofhis conftant martyrdome. Here fometimc ftood an houie of obferuant Friers , which came hither aboutthe latter end of the raigne of King Edward the fourth , at whofe hands they obtained a Chantric, with a fitt'e Chappell of the holy Croffe, a place yet extant in thcTowne ; and king Henry the fcuenth buildcd for them an houfe adioyning to the Pallace, which is there yet to be feene. Herein this Townc was another Monaftcry of Friers Minorites, and Aliens, founded by King Edward the third, and the forefaid lohn Nsrbury: Gg a which Rcftiiuiion of the Pnors Aliens. Stm.Awtal. Thefinalldif- folution of Pri- ories Aliens. Mtphege Arch- biliiopof Can- terbury, Capgraue in vita EJphegti D'ltmau Marft- purgiuf. The Fricry at Greenwich. Lamb.ftrmb. The Priory. zJncient Funeratt Jts fVtmer and Joant his, wifci The Pofcs Bui to the Staple Mcichants, for a portable Al- tar and a Maffe-pricft. which as Z,w/&j«»did, belonged rothe Abbot of Gaunt in Flaundcrs, vn- till fuch time as King F^'^y)' the fifth (fcifinginto hrs hands (byoccafion of warre) all the lands of the Priors Aliens) fas I baue touched before) be- ftowed this, together with the Mannor of Lewfbamj and many other lands alfo, vpon the Priory of Chartrehoufc Monkcs of Shene , which hec had then newly ereded; to which it rcmay ned, vntill the time of the raignc of king ffs^ry the digfit, who annexed it to the Crowne. Their Prieft & Confeflbur, Depeford. Orate fro anitna ..... Wener ..... Mercatoris et Maioris Staful. ville C^leisq-HOb Fehrttar. .etpro .... Joanne vx.eimy qutdb..., Mmmi\\z^'i^\\ Billiop of Rome, granted by this Bull to thefc Staple MerchantSjin this W*e>uers Maioralty at their earneft rcqueft,an itinerarie or portable AuUer, which they were to take with them to v/hat place focuer they trauelled to mal^e any time of aboadj and withall gauc them licence to eleda Wieftjtofay Maire,adminiftcr the Sacraments, to hearc their con fcffions, to enioyne them penance,and to giuc them abfoiution as the caufe fhouldrcquif c. The forme of which I hold it not much amilTe heretofet downc, as I found it in an old Manufcript, without name or date, in the EarleofExcctersLibrarie. Martinm Efifcofus Serum Seruorum Dei, dtleais pip CMaiort et ems locum temnti, ac Conflabulam ceterifqt4e principaiibus Societatis Mercato- rumlanarum Stapule Anglte Salutem, et jipoplicam benediaionem. Sin- cere dtuotionis affe6ltcs qnem ad noset Romanam gem is Eccleftam non in. di^nemeretur, vt petitionibus veftris illis frefertm quos ex dcuotionisfer- umprodireconfficimttS,quAntttmcumD40 pojjtimus fauorMiter amma- mus Hinc eft quod nosveftris deuotis fupflicattombus incltnAtt, vt liceat -vobis €t p6fteris -uefiris Matori et eius locum tenenti^ac ConftabuUrio, nec non PrincipMusfocietatis Mercatorum Unarum Stapule L^nglicac-ueflrum ac eorundem pofterorum cuiltbet habere i^ltare portattle, cum debtta re- uerentia et honote. Super quo in ^vUla Caleftie feu alibi ettam m tranfmari. nii (mcifmaririis parttbuu -obt pro tempore 'vos 'vcl altquem veftrum efe veldeclinare.ethmufmodiStapulumlanarum tenert continent, tn has ad hocconzru ntikuset hcneftis pofitts -jer proprium vel altum Sacerdotem ydoneum Miffks et alU diuina offictajwe iuris altempremaicto, tn veflra et ipCarum ac aliorum Mtrcatorum di^e SoctetMis ibidem pro tempore prejen- tium- Nec nonveftrerum et eorundem rofterorum ac CMercatorumf^mtha- riumprefentia facere celebrarivobis et prediSis pofteris ter,ore prejenttum '^'^NfinrloomniPohomini liceat banc paginam noflre conce/ioms irfin. vtre veleiaufu temeranocontraire. Si qu:s autemhocattemptarepn/ump- fntt indiznatmem^mnipotemis Dei.et beatcrum Petri et Fault Apoftolo- rum\iusje nouerit imurfurum. Dat, Mant, 3. mn, muemh. Pontificatus '''bv ali^ther B^^^^^^ the fame yeare. and his Apoflolicall authoritie,hc Piues them free cledion of their ConfefTour the Prieft, The words are; ^//-, quern ydoneamet difcretum presbperum eligere confefforem tndulgemus. mthin the'DioceJJeof ^chejler. qui quotiem vobis fuerit oportunum confefionibus veftris diligenter auMtiSj pro commifis debitam vobis abfolutiomm impendatet imungat pmtenmm faltaarm^nifi for fan tdia fmrint, ^c. propter que fedes ^pofolica^^c. Nulii ergo omnino hominum^ ^c. Dat. ^c. In Englifh. Wctauourably yceld toyourdeuoutand pious fupplications, and we giae you Icaue to choofe a fufficicnt and difcrccte Prieft for your ConfcCfor^ who roofcen,as toyou it Qiall be thought conucnient,your confcfflons be- ing attentiuely heard, may giue to each of you due abfolution for your de- linquencies committed, And appoint you fiuing and comfortable penance; vnlcffe the offences be of that nature, for which the Apoftolicall chaire is to be fought to for remiffion. Thereforelctitnotbelawfullforanyman, in any wife, toinfringe, or in a kind of foole-hardinefle raftily to contradict this Cartulary of our Conceffion : which indeed if any one prelume to attempt, let him know for certaincjthat he (hall incurre the indignation of Almighty God, and of hisblefled Apoftles Veter2L[\d Paul. Giuenj&c. Then followes a forme of Abfolution, made in the Apoftolicall Con fiftory with plenary Indulgence to be pronounced by the Prieft, to any one of thcfe Merchants whenfocuer thcyOiall bee dangeroufly iickc, in thcfe words, EgoattthoritateDeiomnipotentisi^beatorum Petri et PauU Apojlolorum eiHSy etDonnnitiojlri Maruni Pape ^ujnti mihi in hac farte fpecialiter commijfa^ (ecundnm quod pot t(la6 mihi tradita fe extendit, et quantum de beoetpojfumft j(la vicemoriaris to abfiho ab omnibus penis Purgatoriiy que tibi m Purgatorio debentur propter culpas et offenftts quoi contra Deum commififti'^etterefiituoilliimecentieinqua eras tempore quo baptizattu fuifti. In nomine Patris, et Filiit et Spirit us Janiii. Amen, I by the authority of Almighty God , and of his bleffcd Apoftles Peter and Paid, and of our Lord and Matter Martin the fift Pope, to me efpcci. ally committed in this behalfe, according, and in fo much as the power to me giuen will extend it fclfe,and how much of duty I owe, and how much I may or can 5 labfoluetheefrom all the paincs of Purgatory which are due to be infli£led vpon thee in Purgatory, for thofe finnes and offences which thou haft committed againft God ; and I rcftorc thee to that inno- cencie in which thou liuedft, the fame day, when thou hadft newly recei- ucd Baptifme. In the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the holy Ghoft. K^men, A word or two of thefe two words Merchant Staple, or Staple Mer- chant. He is properly called a Marchant, qui mare traijcitt who pafTeth oucr the Seas, et merces inde avehit^ and from thence tranfports merchandife or wares into his ownc warehoufe j cither bought for ready money, or had in exchange for other commodities which hce brings with him out of his owne Country. The diligence and induftry of thcfe Marchants is aceurat- ly exprefled by aoraee,EpiJiMb.i. Ep.i. Impiger extremes curret Mercator adindos Per mare pauperiem fftgicns,per faxa, per ignes, Gg 3 The forme of an Abfolucicn. Thedcfiniiion of a Merchant The ^Ancient Fmerall €\Ionmmits What are. Pcdlers Staple what. The ready Merchant runsto th utmoft Inde with fpecd. By Sea, by rocks, by fire, to fliun outragious need. There area company of notable Skanderouns which greatly dcfiretobc ftilcd Merchants, and thefe are fuch as runne from houfc to boufe, from Market to Market, fuch as haunt Faires and al| publicke meetings j with packs and Fardels vpon their backes, filled with counterfeit and adulterate wares, with which they cheat, deceiue, and conn the poorc countrey-pco- pie: and thcfc arc called Pediers, ^u^d pedes iter conficinnt : becaufe they go on foot. Stafula ir.quit {Lud. Quicda, eft locus puhlicus quo principis auSier 'tute et priuilegioy Una, vina^ coria^ frumenu, alUque merces exoiicM vendehdi caufr conuehtintur. Staple is a publicke place (laith Lud. Cuiccia) to which by the Prince his authoritic and priuilcdge, wooll,wine, Hides of bcafts, corne orgraine,and other cxoiicke or forraine merchandifc are transferred, carried, or conucyed thereto be fold, or fet to falc. Or, Staple fignifieth this or that Towne or Citie, whither the Merchants of England, by common order or commandcment,did carry their woolls, wooU-fels, clothes, lead, and Tinne, and fuch like commodities of out Land, for the vtterancc of them by the great. The word (faith Mwf, let. 5.) may probably bee taken two wayes, one from Stapel, which in the Saxon or old Englifh language, fignificth the ftay or hold of any thing Or from the French word djlapey id eft Jorum yinarium - becaufc to thole places,whither our Englifli Merchants brought their commodities,thcFrench would alfb mcete them with theirs , which moft of all confifteth in wines. Now, howfoeuer we moft commonly finde the Staple to bee kept, and thereupon, as in this place, the Merchants thereof were /tiled, Men'atffres StapuUviU^e Calijlid^ytt you may read of manyother places appointed for the Staple in the Statutes of the Land, according as the Prince by his coun - fell thought good to alter them fronj the fecond yeare of Edward the third, cap. 9 • to the fifth of Edward thcfixth. Officers belonging to thefe Staples, were Maiors, Conffables, Maniper- nors, corrcftoiirs, Porters, packers, winders, workers, and other labourers ofwoolls. The Fees of the Maiors and Conftablcs of the Staples in England,leuicd out of 4. d. a Sacke of wooll, comming to euery Staple, were as followetb. The Maior of the Staple of Wefhninfler had yearly, one hundred pounds, and euery of the Conftables there ten markes. The Maiors of the Staples of Yorkc, Kingftohcvpon Hull, Norwich, and Wincheflcr, euery of them twenty pounds, and euery of the Conftables of the fame places one hun- dred (hillings. The Maiors of Newcaflle vpon Tine , ChicKefter , and of Exccter,tcn pounds; and euery of the Conftablcs ofthofe places fiue markcs.Andifany of the Maiors and Conftables aboue namcd,refufed the Office, hee was to pay to the company as much as his Fee fhould amount to. Of all whichyoo may readc the Statute,c//»».i7. Ed, 3, The Maior and Conftables of the Staple had power to record Rcco^^ni- fances of debt taken before them, by vertue of a Statute, made the tenth cf ffer^ry thtCvuth. Chetham. mthin the T)ioceJfe of ^cheUer. Chetham. And here giuc mc lcauc(curteous Reader) toturne backe to this Church fituate ncare Rochcfter.onely to fctdowne a ftrange buriall in this Church- yard, thus related by Lombard in his perambulation of Kent. Although (Taith he j I haue not hithcrto,ac any time, reade any memo- . rable thing recorded in Hiftory, touching chethm it relfc,yct, for fomuch as I haue often heard ('and that conftantly reported ) a Popifli illufion done at that placei and for that alfo it is as profitable to the keeping vnder of fai- ncd and fupcrftitious religion, to renew tomindetbc Prieftly pra£ti(csof old time (which are declining to obliuionj as it is pleafant to retaincin memory the monuments and Antiquities of whatfoeuer of other kindc: I thinkc it notamilTe, to commit faithfully to writing, what lhauc recciued credibly by hearing, concerning the Idols, fbmetimeknownebythc names of our Lady, and the Roode of Chetham and Gillingham. Ic happened (fay they) that the dead corps of a man floft through (bipwrackc belike) was caft on land in the Parilh of Cbetham,& being there taken vp, was by fome charitable perfons committed to honeft buriall within their Church- yard; which thing was no fooner done, but our Lady of Chetham finding her felfc offended thcrewith,arofe by night,andwent in pcrfon to the houlc ofthePari(h-Clcrk(which then was in theftrect,a good diftancc from the Church) and making a noife athis window,awaked him. This man at the firft(as commonly it fareth with men difturbcd in their reft) demanded, fome what roughly, who was there : But when he vndcrftood by her ownc anfwer, that it was the Lady of Chetham, he changed his note, and moft mildly asked the caufeof her comming.She told him, that there was late- ly buried neare to the place where fhc was honoured, a finfull perron,wbich fo offended her eye with his gaftly grinning,that,vnlefle be were remoued, flic could not, but (to the great griefe of good people) withdraw her fclfc from that place, and ceafe her wonted miraculous working in that place amongft them. And therefore fhe willed him to go with her, to the end that (by hishelpc) fhe might take him vpand caft him againe into the Riuer. The Clerke obeyed, arofe and waited on her toward the Church ; but the good Lady (not wonted to walke) waxed weary of the labour, and there- fore was enforced, for very want of breath, to fit downe in a bufh by the way, and there to reft her. And this place (forfboth) asalfbthc whole track of their iourncy (remaining cuer after a greene path^ the Towne-dwellers were wont to iLe w. Now after a while, they go forward againe, and com- ming to the Churchyard, digged vp the body, and conueycd itto the wa- ters fide, whereit was firft found. This done, our Lady fhranke againe into her Shrine, and the CIcrkc packed home to patch vp his broken fleepe, but the corps now eftfooncs floated vp and downe the Riuer, as it did before. Which thing being at length efpied by them of Gillingham, it was once more taken vp and buri- ed in their Church-yard. But fee what followed vpon it, not onely the Roode of Gillingham (fay they) that a while before was bufie in beftow- ing miracles, was now dcprioed of all that his former venue: butalfothe very earth and place, where thiscarcafe was laid, did continually for euer after fettle and finke downeward. This (lAncient Fmerall ^S\donuments Burialls at Otfoid, ^Wf^ king of K«nt. Banilme^v the Saint at Or- ford and his offering. This tale rcceiiied by Tradition (faith my fprcfaid Author) from the El- der's, was long nnceboth commonly reported, and faithfully credited of the vulgar fort, which although haply you (hall not at this day Icarnc at cuery mans mouth (the Image being now many ycares fithence defaced) yet many of the aged number remember it well,a.nd in the time of darkncs, Hxc erat in toto nottpma fabtila mundo. Otford, The fields about this Village are filled with the dead bodies of many braue Souldicrs, here fiaine in two famous fet battels .- whereof the one happened amongft the Saxons thcrafelucs, contending for glory and fii- prerae Soueraigntic. The other betwcene the Danes and Saxons . ftriuing for lands, liues, and libertie.In the firft offa the king of Mcrcia (hauing al- ready ioyned to his Dominion the moft partof WeflfeXjand Northum* bcrland,and fceking to haue added Kentalfo) preuailed againft the Inha- bitants of this countrey, not without great flaughtcrofhis owne fubie^ls. i^ilrickiht king of Kent was here flainc by the hands of offa- himfclfe. Whofe ouerthrow was the lefle diftionourable, for that hee had the cou- rage to withftand in fingie oppofition, fo puifTant and impugnable an ene- my. This Alrick was the laft Kcntifli king that held the Scepter in a lincall fucccfflon 5 the reft that followed, both got and enioyed it by tyranny and vfurpation. Hee is faid to haue raigned 1 4. yeares ; and to haue becnc thus vanquifhed in the yearc of Grace, j$ 3. The place of his buriall, whether here with his difcomfitcd fouldicrs, or at Canterbury with his royall An- ceftours, is to me vncertaine. In the fecond battel], Edmund the Monarch of the Engliftimen ffiirna- med for his great flrength Ironfide) obtained againfl Canutus the Dane, a mofl honourable vidory, committing vpon the Danes fueh flaughter,and bloudy hauockc, that if they had not better trufled to their hecles then to their hands ( flying toward the Iflc of Shepey) hee had that day made an end of the whole Danifti armie: and by all likelihood the warres had ceafed betwixt thofe two Nations for euer. In this battell Canute \ok foure thou- fand and fiue hundred menj and king Edmund oncly fix hundred. It was fought in they care, 1 01^. One Bartiimerv (faith Lamhard) a Saint, was holdenin great veneration at this Towne of Otford.His feaft day was kept folemnly here, both with a faire and good fare, euer vpon Saint Bartholomewes day •. he was much fre- quented (by the Parifliioners and neighbours about) foramoff rare and fingular propertieihatheproJeffed. Forthemanncr was, thatif any wo- man (conceiued with childe) dcfired to bring forth a male.fhe fliould offer to Saint ^^r/z/w^ma cockc-chickcn and if her wifti were to be deliuered of a female, (hefiiould then prefent him with a Hen. This Saint queflionlefTc was a good Purueyor of Poultrie for the Parfon of the Towne. SmntThomas BecketWkQwifc w-as holden in great cfleeme and wo- fhip at this Towne j for it was faid of the Inhabitants long fince , and may be ■■ — — - - ' , ■ I. I ■ ■ I I mthin the Dioceffe of ^cheUer. be as yet ('perhspsj by fomc of them bclccued, that while Thomas Becket lay at the old Houfc here at Otf ord ( which of long time belonged to the Archbilbopsof Canterbury, and whereof fomc part is as yet remaining) and fiy that it wanted a fit fpring to water it ; that hee ftrake his ftaffc into the dry ground (in a place thereof at this day called Saint Thomas Well) and thiu immediately water appeared • the which running plentifully fer. ucth the Offices of the new Houfc at this prefcnt time. They fay alfo that as he walked on a time in the old Parke (bufic at his prayer?) that he was muc h hindered in his dcuotion, by the fwcet note and melodic ofa Nightingale, that fang in a Bufli befidcs him , and that there- fore fin the mighrof his holinelTe) heinioyned that from thenceforth no bird of that kindc Qiould be fobold as to fing thereabouts. Some men re- port likcwifc, that forasmuch as a Smith (then dwelling in the fowne) had prickt his horfe in the Qiooing \ hccnaded by like authoritic, that af- ter that time no Smith (houidthriue within the Parifti. But lcxfpatiaie too farre, and dcfire a fauourablc conftru»5lion. Not farre from Otford, in the fimc valley> called Holmes Dale (that is to fay, the Dale betwecne the wooddie hills) many expert worthy Com- manders, and vaiiant common fbuldiers lie interred ; For here the people of Kent being encouraged by the profpercus fucceffeof Edward their king (the foune of Alfred, and commonly furnamed the Elder j aiffmblcd themjelues. and gaueto the Danes, that had many ycares before afflided them, a moft (harpe and fierce encounter ,in the which after long fight they prcuailed, and the Danes were oucrthrownc and vanquifhcd, in the ycarc of Grace, 004. This vi(flory (faith Lawbard) and the like euent in another battell giucn to the Danes at Otford, which alfo flands in the fame valley, begat, as I gefTc, the common by- word, vfed amongft the inhabitants of this valecuen till this prcfent day,in which they vaunt after this manner. Th^Yakof Holmefdale^ Neuer wonne, nc neuer fhall. Thefe and many other victories atchicued by the valour of thcfe Ken- tifhlnhabitantSjgiuesmeoccafiontofpeakefbmewhat in gcnerall of this flourifliingcountreyiandfiril I will begin with a late writer. To Canterbury then as kindly he reforts, His famous countrcy thus he glorioufly reports. O noble Kent, quoth he, this praifcdoth thee belong. The hardft to becontrold, impatienteflof wrong.. Who, when the Norman firfl with pride and horrour fway'd, T hrew'fl off the feruile yoke vpon the Engli fh lav'dj And with ahigh rcfoluc,raoft braucly didflreilore, ., That libertie fo long enioy'd by thee before. Not fuffering forrainc Lawes flaould thy free cuflomcs bindc, T hen onely fho wd ft thy fclfe of th'ancient Saxon kinde. Of A part of Saint Tho. Btcfiets miracle*. Burials in Holma Va't MjDrajm, Ptlyal.SoMgil. 54d lo. Sarisbitr. de Tiugis Curial. U,6 ca It. Cand. in Kent. Ancient Funerall iocejJ~e of ^cheiler. 5+7 lohn of Salisbury verificth alfo in his Polycraticon. For good dcfcrt (faith he) of that notable valour, which Kent (hewed fo puiffantly, and patiently againft the Danes, it reiaincih ftill vnto thcfe daycs, in all battels, the ho- nour of the firft and fore-ward,yeaand of the firft conflict with the enemy. In praifeof whom William of Maltnesbury hath likewifc written thus. The countrey people and Townc-dwcllers of Kent, aboue all Engliftimcn rc- tainc ftill the refent of their ancient worthineffe. And as they are more for- ward, and readier togiuc honour and entertainment to others, fo they are more flow to take rcuenge vpon others. Lambard in his perambulation fpcakingof theEftateofKcnt,faith,The people of this countrey confrfteth chiefly fas in other countries alfo) of the Gentrie aivi the Ycomanrie,of which the firft be,forthe moft part, Gouer- nors, and the other altogether gouerned: whofe pofTcffions alfo were at the firft diftinguiftied, by the names of Knights fee, and Gauelkinde : that for- n>cr being proper to the warriour, and this latter to the husbandman. But thcfe tenures long fince haue beene fo indifferently mixed and confounded in the hands of each fort, that there is not now any note of difference to be gathered by them. The reuenuesof the Gentrie arc greater here then any where elfe, which thing growcth not fo much by the quantitic of their pofTefGon, or by the fertilitie of their foile, as by the benefit of the fituation of the countrey it felfe. Which hath all that good neighbourhood , that LMmXatOy^n^ other old Authors in husbandric? require ina well placed Graunge,thatis to fay. the Sea, the Riuer, a populous Citic,anda well traded high-way, by the commodities whereof, the fuperfluousfruites of the ground be dcarely fold, and confcquently the land may yceld a greaterrcnt. Thcfe Gentlemen bee all (for the raoft part) acquainted with good let- ters, and efpecially trained in the knowledge of the Lawes ; They vfe to maiHire fome large portion of their territories, as well for the maintenance of their familics,as alfo for their better incrcafe in wealth. So that they be well employed, both in the publique fcruice, and in their owne partffcular, and do vfe hawking, hunting, and other difports, rather for their rccrca. tion,thcn for an occupation or paftime; The Yeomanric or common people (iox fo they be called of the Saxon word ^fwf;?, which fignifieth common) is no where more free and iolly then in this Shire : for befides that they thcmfelues fay in a clayme fmade by them in the time of king Edward the firft) that the Communaltie of Kent was neuervanquifhed by the Conqaerour, but ycclded it felfe by compofition; And belides Geruaftus Vorobernen/. (otCeruis a Monkc in Canterbury , who flourifhed in the raigne of king Henry the firft) affirmeth that the fore-ward in all battels bclongcth to them (by a ccrtainc prchemi- nencc) in right of their manhood. And it is agreed by all men, that there were ncuer any bondmen forvillainesasthelawcallcth them^ in Kent. Neither bee they here fb much boundcn to the Gentrie by Copyhold, or cuftomarie tenures, as the Inhabitants of the weftcrne Countries of the Rcalmebe, nor at all indangered by the feeble hold of Tenant Right, (which is buta defccnt of a tenancic at will) as the Common people in the Northcrne parts be : for Copyhold tenure is rare in Kent, ana Tenant Right The Gcnuie of Kent. The Yeomanry of Kent. f The conclu. fiOB of thij DioccfTe. Umb. ^Ancient Funeral/ ^t5\ionuments Right not heard of at all. But in place of tbefe, the cuftome of Gauclkinde, (that is, Glue all Kinncj preuailing eucry where, in manner cuery man is a Free- holder, and hath fome part ot his owne to Hue vpon. And in this their eftate,they pleafe thcmfelucs,and ioy exceedingly ; info much, as a man may finde fundrie Yeomen (although otherwife for wealth comparable with many of the gentile fort) that will not yet for all that change their condition,nor defire to be apparrelled with the titles of Centric. Neither is this any caufe of difdaine, or of alienation of the good minds of the one fort from the other. For no where elfe in all this Realme, is the common people more willingly gouerned. To be (hort, they be moft com- monly ciuill,iuft,and bountifull : fo that the eftaie of the old Franklyns and Yeomen ofEngland,citheryetliucih in Kent, or elfe it is quite dead and departed out of the Realme for altogether. Thus farre in cffed out of Lamhard. Briefly, faith ^f/^/f/?, it had the firflEnglifh King ; in it was the firft Chriftianity among the Englifh, and Canterbury then honoured with the Metrcpolitique See ; all which giue note of Honourable Prerogatiue.But I will conclude this commendation of Kent with thcfc vcrfes following,ta- ken out of the forefaid Author of Poljolbiotiy in the fame Song, When as the pliant Mufe, flraight turning her about. And comming to the Land as Medway goeth out. Saluting thedeare foyle, O famous Kent, quoth fhe, W hat counrrey hath this Iflc that can compare with thee, Which half within thy felfe as much as thou canft wifh? Thy conies, Vcnfon, Fruit, thy forts of Fowlc and Fifb: And what with ftrength comports, thy hay, thy corne, thy wood: Nor any thing doth want, that any where is good. Now here, before I take my leaue of this little S^e of Rochefler , it fhall not fceme impertinent ( I hope) to fhcw, with what great courage and hap- pinefTe this Church hath euer vpholden her rights and priuiiedges, not onely againflthe Monkes of Canterbury (which laboured much to bring it vndcr) butalfo againfl the See it felfe of the Archbifhops. For example, in the raigne of king Henry the third, and after the death of Benedi^ (the Bifhopof Rochefter) the Monkes made choifc of one Hen- ry Sanford (that great wife Clerke, which preached at Sittingbourne, that fucb aday thefoules ofking i?/V^4r^the firfl, Stephen Langton* htchhi- fhop of Canterbury, and another Priefl, were deliuercdout of Purgato- ry, and no morefoules that day, but onely they three, as God bad rcuea- led it vnto him three feuerall times) whereof when the Monkes of Chrifl- Church had intelligence, they rcfiftcd the dc«fl^ion, challenging that the PafforaM flaffc or Crofyer of Rocbeffer oughtof very right to be brought to their houfc, after the dcceafe of the Bifhop, and that the election ought ,to be made m their Chapiter. The Monkes of Rochefter maintained their owne choife, and fo the matter waxing warme betweene thcm,it was at th c length referred to the determination of the Archbifhop: he againe pofttd it ouer to certaine Delegates, who hearing the parties . and weighing the proofes. ■aithin the Diocese of 'EfcheHer. I MP proofes, gaucfcntence with the Menkes of Rochcfter, and yet loft (as they thought) good louc and araity among them. But (as the Poet faith) Male fartagratUf Tiequicq«a.m coit^fei rejctnditur: Fauour that is cuill pccced, will not ioync clofe, but fallcth afunder. And therefore this their opinion failed them, and their cure proucdbut to be patched : for foonc after, the fore brake out anew, and the Canterbury Monkes reuiued their difplca- fure with fuch a heat, that Hubert of Burgh^ Earle of Kent, and chicfe lu- ftice of England, was driucn to come into the Chapter houfc ana coolc it, and to wor kc a fccond reconciliation bet wecne them . Neither for all that (as it may fecme) was that flame quite cxtinguiflied. For not long after, viz., K^nn, 1138. the Monkes of Chrift- Church feeing that they them- felues could not preuaile, intituled their Archbifhop Edmund ^ with whom alfo the Rochefter Monkes waged law at Rome bef ore the holy Father (as touching the eledion of Richard Wendeonert whom they would haue had Blfliop) by the fpace of three whole yearcs together : and at the length, cither through the equitic of the caufe, or the weight of their purlc f faith my Author) ouerthrcw him, vpon Saint Cutbberts day, in ioy whereof, they returned home with all hafl, and enacted in their Chapter boufe,that from thenceforthjfor cuer. Saint Cuthberts feafl fas a Trophey of their vi Ctoxy) fhould be holden double, both in their Church and Kitchin. And not thus onely , but othcrwifc alfo, hath the Sec at Rochefter wel holdcn her ownc ; for during the whole fucceffioij of fourefcore Bifhops and one (as I haue faid before) which in right line haqe followed luflw^ fhc hath continually maintained her chairc at this one place: whereas in mof parts of the Realmc befides, the Sees of the Bifhops haue fufFercd fundrie tranflations, by rcafon that in the Conquerours time, order was taken.that fiich Bifhops, as before had their Churches in countrcy Townes and Villa ges, fhould forthwith rcmouc , and from thenceforth rcmainc inwallec Townes and Cities: which ordinance could not by any mcanes touch Ro- chefter, that was a walled Citie long time before king Williams gouern- mcnt. imb. Here endeth the Diocejfe of f^ocbefler Hb AN€I, ^rr^2>4^/»^f<7»knight,inhisviewofFrancc5Comparijigthc City of Paris with London, faith, That Paris is the greater, the fairer built, and the better fcituatc: London is the richer, the more populous, the more an- cient,which is an honour as well to great Cities, as to great ^milies. And more ancient it is then any true Record bearcth witneflc, faWi Sfeed.Fuhu- led from BruteTroyuouanty from Lud Luifionc^ but by more credible ^ii' tens ^TacittiSi PtolemytSmd \^nt6nwe^L9ndifiiun» by x^miams Mar- cellims for her fucccffiue profperidc, Augujla, the greateft title that can be giuen to any. It was the firft built Citie queftionleiTe of all in the kingdome.Of which my old Rimer Robert of Glocefter. ge mthin the T>ioceJJe of London. 3nD c^f ft touncjS furft pe^ Icie arer* jionDon anD * iSucrijo^ii, jipncolne, anH B^cpcettce, Colcl^cftre, ant) Canterbcc^, Bctilo?, anD n^ercedre, lilinD man? *mt tmm$ mo in iSngcIottD anD m naali'jS. This (?itie, in refpcd of all other Cities of this Ifland , doth fliew as t^»e Cedars among other trees, being the ftatof the Britilh kings, the Cl-anibcr of the Englifn, the model! of the land, and the Man of the world ; for thi- ther are brought the fiike of A(ia,the fpices from Africa, the Balmes from Grecia, and the riches of both the Indies Eaft and Weft.- No citie ftanding fo long in fame, nor any for diuinc and politike gouernmcnt may with her be compared. It woul J askjfaitb Camd.z long time to difcour(e,particuIarly,of thegood Lawcs and orders, of the laudable gouernment, of the port and dignitie of the Maior and Aldermen , of their forward feruioc and loyaltic to their Prince,oftheCitizenscurtcfie, the faire building and coftly furniture, the breed of excellent and choice wits, their gardens in the fuburbs full of dain- tie Arbours,and banqueting roomes, ftored alfo with flrange herbcs from forrainc countries, of the multitude, flrength,and furniture of their iLips, the incredible ftorc of all forts of merchandife j and of the fuperabundance of all things which belong to the furniture orneceflStie of mans life. Accor- ding as Hadrianus lunim writes in his Vhilifpis^ thus turned into Englifli. Thicke built with houfcs London is, with riches fluffed full. Proud (if we may fo fay) of men that therein Hue and dwell, Where in moft plenteous wife abound all things that tonguecan tel. WilL Warner writing of the foundation and Founder of this renowned Citic,giuesit the like attributes. Now, if the Conquerour, this Iflc had Brutaine vnto name, And with his Troians ^rutt began manurage of the fame. For razed Troy to rearc a Troy, fit place he fearchcd then, (men, And viewes the mounting Northerne parts ; Thefc fit (quoth hee) for That truft as much to flight as fight; ourbulwarkes are our brefts, T he next Arriuals here, perchance, will gladiier build their nefls; A Troians courage is to him a FortrefTe of defence; . And leaning fo where Scots be now, he South- ward makcth thence : W hercas the earth more plenty gaue, and aire more temperature. And nothing wanted that by wealth or plcafure might allure. And more, the Lady Floud of Flouds,theRiuer Thamis, it Did fcemc to Brute againft the foe, and with himfclfe to fit. Vpon whofe fruitfull banks therefore, whofe bounds are chiefly laid. The wantleffe Counties EfTex, Kent, Surrey, and wealthy Glayde Of Hartford (hire, for Cities ftorc partiSpaiing ay de. Did Brute build vp his Troy nouant,iiklofingit with wall. Which Lud did after beautifie, and Luaf-towne it did call, Hh a That *Yorke. * Other. fex. InMidlcfex. Albums Eng- land Chap. 14 (l/ ncient Fmerall (i5\donuments | That now is London cucrmore to rightfull Princes trcw. Yea Prince and people ftill to it, as to their ftore. houfc drew, For plenty and tor populous, the like we no where view. Howbeitmany ncighbour«Townes as much ere now could fay- But place for people, people, place, and all for finnc decay. But of this matter many hauc fpoken much, and it is needlefle^or mc to fay any more, cfpecially confidcring that I fliall hauc occafion to fay fome- what hereafter vpon the faid fubied, when I come to the buriall of king Brutus, In themcanc time I will conclude with a Rime Dogercll in com- mendation of London, as the Authour himfelfe calls it, who was Robert FabUn (Alderman and Sheriffe of this honourable Citic, in the ninth yearc of king Hearf thefeuenth) which you may rcadc in the Prologue to the fccond volume of his Chronicle of England and France. 3lnD full trctoe euer ^atl^ be 3lnDairofuU l^^nDe. %W ^^t^ ^o^n^ tuft tulf nge ^j>n tbe facile Ujmtif nge ^ft^i03ianDbs23(Ute, ^ott)attn great honour 23^ pa(Tjc>n9eof man^aQiotDre, ^at^ euer bo^ne t^eflotore, SnbiauDablebmte. euer^iCi't^e atiD tottme, <^t^ ferc^e t^e too^lD itfcm^ H^euer^etcaaebotsne, i^islot^erman^^uebe: 30ji(momeaati Carthage, l^terufalemti^efage, a^tt^man^ot^erofage infio^peais^emapfee. ^^^$ro ol^el^ founded^ 3l!SCo(urelpgtounlieD, C^at no man ma^ confounDe 3ltC£fCoCureaaone, ^t)at^ti0l)pon(ttte, ^0^ tx^m^ Come ^aue tWttt mt\i ^analTeieisrpm ailti great ^et^urte^dptnone* Cr^(lei0t^et)?t]pftone t^z C^ti^ fettet)pon; mthin the Diocejfe of London. "mij^c^i ftom all ^1?$ foon, meane oftirbpneCerutce ^battn contpualiDof Ce 3l0&eptmDeuout gtt^fe wvt^mt^e mute of Dtucrfe place of tb^jst totune. tusatijjcljc in great Deuoctoti, T5mmi occup^cO: m\iznmt t)atl) Hone another begpn, ^0 t&at of pjaper t^e^ neucc M^n, ^iic^ o^Der tis(tl)ere ^oure$ ixi^t^itt m^tXi allbcrtue aU^eH. ^^ar^l^e C^^cc^eg; towfeen, €)f to6^c^e nombet 3 Cballfpeften, M^ecem Cpefie manp prede ant) De6en» 3ndCr^i!eOa^l^t^ep Cecue* meane of tn^pct^e Cacr|>f pee 31 ttuae tl)atl)em aUuopfe, Cpt^e f 0^ ^ec (et;l3vce ?^ot^ euer mo^e p^efetue* %W Crtpe 3 meane t0 Crof^nouatmc, Mere l^onoueanDboo^fc^tppDot^^aunti OTpt^ tectue ant} i;pc^eje( accojoaunt, H^oCptpetoptl^fie. Co Cpefee of euerp commoDttp> j'(eObe,anB fi^e, anD all 0ent?e, ^Clot^, anD Iplfte, toptl) tupne plenfp, €7t)at ^16! fo^ ^ole anD fp6e« BreDe ano ale,)»pti) Cppceia;fpne> Blip tt) tjouCeiS fapre to foupe anD Dptie* ^otl)tns lacHpnke t^at \% conDpgne f 0^ man t^at on molOe« ^imptl) tiuer$ f ee(l)e, anD ^olfome aper, mti^ toomen t^at be goon ann fapre^ 3nD to tl^piS Cptpe Done repapre W mpgit 3 of tl^e iudpce fapne, iiepttspt^rn t^tjei Cptpe plapne jttDere long to Declare, jfojt t^oug^ 3 (]^ulD all Dap tell £[>^ t^at t»ptf mp rpme Do&eteU ^5+1 ^ ncient Funerall cShdonuments ^rs^t 3 not I'et ^alfe Do fpcU C^iiBi toDoneieigteat honour ^^d^ fo^ botil c^V^D anD man, C^at ma^ continue, anD ^obeteofallt^floutet Co W llcaticc of tl)e(^ r^ntes(« t^^o fo ^prn Ipl^ct^t^cfe l)er(f $ toreDe, ua^tl) fauour J p^ap t^etotU t^e^ m fpell ]ilet not tt)e cuDene^ of t^epm ^^ni l^iis jfojtto deCpiaae t^p^cpme DosercU ^ome patt of t^e ^nount Dot^ ^ou teli €>f tl)^^ oine iCptpe ^itM^xmmt 23ut not tt)ereof t^e ^atf e Dell Connpng in t^e maimer \% Co adaunt . 23ut tt)oug^ i)e f)a))De t^e eloctuence i2>f Cull^^anD ti^cmo^wlptpe £)f ^eneft, and t^e influence iS>t tl^eCoopte CugreD Wcvmi^y ^ct ^aDDe i^e not conning per^l^t: €7^ri8^ £f rpe to p^apf^ in ec^e Degce 3i8^ (bulDe Duelr ajSlie b¥ rf g^t The founda- tion of Saint Pauls Church^ 'Diplom Regis Rtbtlbttli, Saint P<««/^ Church. As of the Cathedrall Churches in Canterbury and Rochcftcr,lb, I finde Ethelberty king of Kent, to be the Founder of this, here in London 5 dedi- cated to the honour of the eucrliuing God, and Saint Paul, Doftor of the Gcntiles.Thefe are the words of his Gharter,prcfcrucd here in the Church. In Cbrifli nomim n^delbertus Rex Dee inf^irantey proanime fue reme- dio, dedit Epifcopo Melito terram que appellatttr Tiffingefjam, ad Monafterij fui folatiumyJciUcet San&i Pauli Apefioli DeBeris Gentium* Et ego n/Edel- berttu ita firmiter comedo tibi Prefuli Melito potejlatem eius habendi ^ pof- fidendiy vt inperpetuum in Mofjajlerij vtilitatepermaiuat.Siquis verocon* tradicere temptauerit banc domticnem^ Anathema ^ excomunicatus fit ah omni ficietate Chrifiiana% vfque ad fitisfai^ionem, ^ua de re ego Epif- copm Melitus vna cum Rege t^debertc Humfredum Epifiopum fubfcribere rogaui, Signum man us HumfreJi Epifcop'u SignammanusLetharij Epifcopi, Signum manm i^bbane. Si^nam manus %Aath€lpaldi» Signum mantis t/E^ine (v Aliorum multorum, Bcfidcs this his gift of Tillingham in EScx^dedit viginti quatuor Hidas terreiuxta Londoniam (asthcLieger booke of this Church fpeakcs; the greateftj mthin theDioceJJeof London. 3^5 grcateft part of which was afterwards diuidcd into Prebends , as More, Finnesbury , Oldftrect, Wenlocksbornc, Hoxton, Ncwington,S»?4wy4f^, Kcntiflitowne,Totcnhall, Ragcncr, Holborae, Portpole, Ifcldon, and there onely remained to the Deane and Chapter, Norton Folgatc. King L^thdflan at the requeft of Bifliop T^^^^;'f^(furnamed the good) gaue Mfinafierio SanBt PauU in Londonia Ciuitate^^c, decern Manfts ad Sandsnam cum Rode^ ^ ocid ad Eardlage (now Terdley) cum Litffenhede, et decern ad Bjlchamfe cum ?icham^ et o6io ad Lidwolditon {nunc Hey- bridge) et duodecim ad Runwellam^ ettriginta ad Edelfefnefam (now Pauls foken in Eflex) et decern ad Breytane, et 0^0 ad Berne 5 et decern ad Neoldune cam Ptjlejdune. King Edgar at the requeft of Bidiop DunflaHiZn^ his third fonnc f bcan- tifuU young Bthelred) pre fexaginta Mancis auripuri ( which is threefcore Markcsofour Englifli moneys deditad UHonafleriumSan£li PauUviginti quinque Manfionesyin lose qui vacatur Naftnjlocke : Which wercconfir med by Etheldred^ and diuers fiicceeding kings. Canutui or Knute the Dane, king of England, not onely confirmes his Dredcceffours gifts, but alfo founds and endowes the dignitic of the Dcan- ry, with the Church of Lamborne (in BarkOiirej fro m£iu decani qui frt tempore /uerityThc^t^ Deane whereof was Leaegarusias appeares by an ancient CatalogueofthcDcanesamongft the Antiquities of this Church) whom fucceeded Godrvynus, SyredutiGultelmus^Elfaynui^Luiredm^ and in the Conquerours time Wolfmannns ^n^iti him Radulf bus de Diceti^that great and iudicious Antiquarie j ^ui velut alter lojephtts, aut Philoy ((aith Bile Cefit.2.)fi£gentis Vetera Monumenta.atque inclita facia ^erpetuarg fludensy malta retroaiiis feculU incognita produxit in lucem. Edward the Confeflbur confirmes the gift of Wj/galey f now Weft Lee in Effex) which one Ediua a religious woman gzue^pratribm San^i Pauli and alfo giues himfelfe Monafterio Saniii Pauli^ ocfo Man fas ad Berlingy et quinque ad Cynfordy now Chyngford in Eflex. ~ Kenfworth and Caddington, and diuers other lands wercgiucnto this Church before the Conqucft, all which the Conquerour confirmes by his Charter remaining amongft the Records in the Tower, adding thereunto many ample priuiledges and immunities, ^luia volo (faith he) vt ifta Eecle- fia it a fit lilera in omnibus ^ficut voloejfe animam meamin die indicij. More- ouer, befides this confirmation, he gaue vnto this Church , and Mauritius the Biftiop, the Cattle of Stortford or Storford in Hertfordftiircjwith all the appurtenances belonging thereunto, for euer : and namely, the land which William the Deacon, and Rapl> his brother held of the king. Wi\li*f^ Rufus by his deed fealed, freeth the Canons of Pauls from all workstothe walls and Tower of London , and withall confirmes all his fathers donations and priuiledges. This deed was dated at Hereford. Since which time, one Peter Newport (of which name and family many lie entombed in burnt Pclham , within Hcrtfordftiire ) gaue vnto this Church two hundred acres of wood, in Hadley,and Thunderfcy.in Eflex, andfourcfcore Acres of arable land with a Brewhoufc ; out of which the Deane and Chapter were to pay a ccrtainc fummc of money to a Prieft to fay Maflc for his foule. Sir Jn Arch, ttirm Cart* tniiqua A, p6 (t^ ncient Fmerall afA^f onuments Sebba king the EaQ- Saxons of Sir Philip Bajfct knight, gauc Draytoa to the Deanc and Chapter, to the entcnt that they (hould pay 1 5 . 1. for cucr to three Chapleyncsj for the like fcruice offayingMaflrcnnd his Execu tours gauc Hayrjleady out of which there was ycarcly fpcnt Hue pounds for an Obit, The Executors of lohn of CT^/z/^/.Dukeof Lancafter,gaucto this Church the Manners of Bowes, and Peclelhoufe in Midlefex, for the maintenance ofcertainc Pricfts,to fing Maflcfor his foulc. And of ihefe Mannors the Church was polFcft vntill the latter end of king Henry the eight. The Churches of Willefdon, Sunbury, Brickeflcy, Rickling, and Auc- ley, were impropriated to theDeane, and Ghapter,by diuers Biftiops . the Impropriations whereof were theirs at that lime, Befidcs their lands and reuenues in the countrcy, theft Churchmen had diuers houfcs in the Citie,which were granted £om^i\mc D eo et SanSio Pau. loy fomctime Deo et SAncli Pauliferaientibm, fometime San6io Paulo et CanonicU, Of thefe I hauc feene many deeds, among which one is moft remarkable, dated in theyearc 1 1 41. the fixth of king Stephen, and faftcned with a tabcU to the end of a ftickc, of what wood I know not, howfocncr it remaines to this day free from worme- holes, or any the leaft corruption, not fb much as in the barke. Whereby one Robert Fitz-Gousbert^ for his foules health, giucs vntothis Church a certaine parcell of land , or an houfc, containing eight foot in breadth, and fixcin length. Vpon which wood, or flicke, theie words following are very fairc written, Per hoc Itg' mm oblata eft terra Robertifil^ Qousberti fuper alt are SanSii Fault infefio oinniumSanliorum. T eftibui^^c But to make an end of this difcourfe. Primitiua Eccltfie SanSii Pauli London fondatio {{ivd[\ Liegerbooke) conftftit in EpifiopOy triginta maioribtts Canomcis,daodecim minoribuf, et triginta vicartjs .• which dif fcrs from her prefent ftate, hauing at this time for her gouernours,a Bifhop, a Deane,aPrecentor,aChanceliour,aTrcafurer, and fiuc Archdeacons, viz, of London, Middlefex, Eflcx, Colcheftcr, and S.<^/^o/7i, and thirty Prebendaries J and befidestofurnifti the Quire in diuine feruicc, Pety-Ca- nonstweiue. Vicars Chorall fix, and ten Qucriftcrs,&c. This Bifliopricke comprehends the Citie of London, with the counties of Middlc(ex,and Eflcx, and the Deanries of Saint Albans y and Braughing in Hertfordfhire. And is valued in the kings bookcs at 11 i^.l. 8.s4.d.and yeclded the Pope from euery Bifliop at his firft entrance 3000, Florins, befides fixtccnc pounds ten millings for Romc-fcot, or Peter- pence. But now to the Monuments. ffic facet Sebba Rex Orientalium Sax»num qui conuerfus fuit ad fident per S. Erkenwaldum Londinenf. Epifcopumy anno Chrtfii 6yj. Fir mnltum Deo deuotusyadiibm religiofiSyCrebris precibus,^ pi// eleemofinarum frw 6iibus plurimumintentm \ vitam priuatam et monajlicam cunHis regni di" uitys^ honoribus preferens* ^ui cum regnajfet annts 30. habitum religio- fum accepit per benedi^ionem Waltheri Londijtenf. xjdntiftitis ^ui prefa- to Erkenmldo fuccefit^de quovenerabilit Eeda in Hijloria gentis i^ng- ioram. The fame Author further affirmes, that he not onely relinquiflicd his Princely robe«, and put on the habite of a Monke (a thing vfuail (as you haue ifithin theT>iocejJeof Loncton. in lauc heard before) with the Saxon kings in thcinfancieofChriftian Re- ligion) but alfo inftigated his wife to leaue the momcntanic picafurcs of Courtly cftate, and to follow him in his vcrtuousdcuotions, which with much ado he obtained. Here he continued a Monkc in this Monaftcry (for in his time,(aith Radulphus de Dicete^ were Monkcs in this Church) vntiU the day of his death, which happened in the yearc 6^ 3. Of this king Sebba thus much out ofa late writer, Mich, Draitfrt, ?$lyol. Cant. II. Then Sebba of his feed, that did them all furpaflc, Who fitter lor a Shrine, then for a Scepter was. ( Aboue the power of flefti his appetite to fteruc That his dcfired Chrift he ftriftiy might obferue) Euen in the height of life, in health, and body ftrong, Perfwadcd with his Queene, a Lady fairc and young: To feparatc themlelues, and in a fole eftatc. After religious fort themfelues to dedicate, Hlc idcet Etheldredusy AngUrum Rex, flius Edgari kegis^ cm in die cofj' fecrationis pfifi impofitam Ceronam^fertur S. Dun (I anus Cantuar.Archiepifi copus dira fredixiffe his verbis, ^uoaiam affirafti ad Regnum per mortem fratris tuiy in cuius fanguine cor)(pirauertttit AngU cum ignomimofa matre tua^non defciet gladius de domo tua feuiens in tefimnibns d/ebus vite tue, interfciens de (cminetuo quoujqueregnum tuum trans feratur in regnum alienumiCuius ritum et linguamgens cuipreftdes nm nouit^nee expiabttur nip longa 'vindi6ia peccatum tuum jet peccatum matris tue, peccatd vire* rum qui interfuere concilio illius nequam: ^jh pent a, viro fanSo prediSta eranti euemrunt. Nam Etheldredusvarijsprelijs per Svfanum Danorum Re- gem,filiumqu€ fuum Canutum fatigatus ^ fugttus ac tandem Ltnkini ar£ia obfidiane conclufuSy mifere diem obijtanno dominice incarnatienis loiy.pofi quamannis ^6. in magna tribulatione regnafet. This Etbeldredbcmg neither forward in a(3:ionjnor fortunate in his pro- ceedings, was commonly called. The vnready, an oppreflbur rather then a ruler of this kingdomc, crucli in the beginning.wretched in the middlc,anc fhamefull in the end. Of the calamities of thcfc times by the Danifti inua- fion, will itplcaicyou hcare my old Author. ^boaniiott^ W poboer to ^ngcM com, 3|n rnvjii) v^x of ^t^elDveDiSftingdoitt, Snn tn t^e ^er 0! grace a t^otoCand atiD t^re l^e cam anDdaDeCo^rot»mos^ tiomo^ms^S^tbe ^0 t^UBe W come tW t|)i]$lotU)e ttiep gan ouetfulle ^is ^it tjoec ^mftteie( creeptngfro^ur ^lle * f^i ne CpacpH l^teO, tie Clerft t^at W m Qats to grounde ^et»(meni»tt^ ci)tlDtii^ro|^t^emfounD« Befides the prophefieof DuMflan^hcrc let downe in this Infcription,and thus ratified by the cuent . the transferring of this kingdome to other Na-^ tions, was further likcwifc prophetically foretold by an holy Anchorite, faith Ethtldrtiking of England, furnamcd,The Vnready. m. Malmf. Rob.Ghft^, •they J ?58 ^6z (tAncient Fmerall ^5\ionufnents Bar\bamt Mo- nument of Gratitude. wrung beode.God coy heald. Which in Englifli is to this effed following. Wtlliam king grcctes William Biftiop, and Gvdfrey Pmgraue.md all the Burrow of London, French and Englilh friendly. And I make kaowneto you, that ye be worthy to enioy all that Law and priuiledge which yc did in rhc dayes of King Edward. And I will thatcuery childe bee his fathers heire after his fathers deceafe. And I will not fuffcr that any man doc vnto you any iniurie. God you keepe. In rhankfulnefic hereof, the Citizens cauicd to bee engrauen an Epitaph vpon his Tombe in Latine,thus EngliOaed by lohn Stetv, To milium, a man famous in wifedome and holincffe of life, who firft with Saint Edward the king and Confeflbur being familiar,of late preferred CO be Bifliop of London, and not long after, for his prudencic and finccre fidditie, admitted to bcof Councell with themoft vidorious Prince PT//?/- am king of Eogland, of that name the firft, who obtained of the feme great and large priuiledges to this famous City.Thc Senate and Citizens of Lon- don, to him hauing well deferued, haue made this. Hce continued Bifliop twenty yearcs, and dyed in they care after Ghrifthisnatiuitiejioyo. Thefe marble Monuments to thee thy Citizens afEgnc, Rewards (O father j farrc vnfit to thofc deferts of thmc. Thee vnto them a faithfull friend, thy London people found, And to this To wne, of no fmall weight, a ftay both fure and found. Their liberties reftorde to them, by mcanes of thee haue beene. Their publike weale by meanes of thee, largegifts haue felt and fecne Thy riches, ftocke,and beauty brau«,one hourc hath them fupprcft. Yet thefe thy vertues, and good deeds, with vs for eucr reft. But this Tombe was long fincc cither deflroyed by time, or taken away vpon fome occafion.* yet howfocuer the Lord Maior of London, and the Aldermen his brethren, vpon thofc folcmne daycs of their refbrt to Pauls ^ do ftill vfc to walke to the graueflone where this Bifhop lyeth buried, in re- membrance of their priuiledges by him obtained. And now of late ycares an In fcription fattened to the pillar next adioyning to his grauc (called, Thereuiuall of a moft worthy Prelates rcmembrancf, ereflcd at the fblc coHand charges of the right honourable and nobly affefled Sir Edvard Barkham knight, Lord Maior of the Qti;c of Londop, Arm, 1622.) thus fpcakes to the walkers in Pauls. Walkers, whofoere you be. If it proucyour chance to fee, Vpon a folemneskarlet day. The Citie Senate pafle this way. Their grateful! memory for to (how Which they the reuerend afljcs owe Of Bifhop Norman here inhum'd; By whom this Citie hath afTum'd Large priuiledges. Thofeobtain'd By him, when Conquerour WiSiam raigft d. lliis being by thankful! Barkbams mynd rcnewd. Call it the Monument of Gratitude. Here wit bin the 'Diocejp of London. Here lieth burled Fulk'sajfet, Bifliop of this Church, preferred hither from the Deanrie of Yorkc, a Gentleman of an ancient great family, fecond brother of that Cilkrt Bajfet ywho through theftumbling of his horfe,fell in a certaine wood, as hec went a hunting in the harueft time, ^nn. 1141. and brake fo his bones and finewes, that within a few dayes after he dyed; and ihortly after, euen in the fame raoneth,the onely fonne of this Gilhertt beings childe, died, whereby that lordlie inheritance came to this Falk Bajjet: who, as he was a man of great linage, and alfoof ample, both lem- porall, and Ecclefiafticall poffelEons, fo was hee a Prelate of an inuincible high fpirit; ftout and couragiousto refift thofe infupportable exactions which the Popes Legate Rttjiandmy went about to lay vpon the Clcfgie, and at fuch a time when the Pope and the king, like the Shepheard and the Woolfe, ioyned both together to deftroy the Sheepfold. Much what about which time, to the fame effedl, certaine rimes were fcatteredjabroad, as ! haue before fet downe in the Dioceffe of Canterbury. Such were the Popes rapines and enormous proceedings in thofc dayes, all which this ftout Bilhop withftood to the vttermoft of his power. Hec died of the plague here in London, t^nn. 1158. faauinggouerned this Sec 1 4 yearcs odde moneths.A Monument was made to his eternall memory, whereupon this Diftich was inlaid in braCTe. frudens^fortisiacethacEpifiopusarca 7 , BaJJettU&rtfei^cuipareasfummeHfeyarc^a S ^■'** Here lieth entombed in the North wall, lohfj de ciifhuUyV/ho fometimcs had bccne Deane of Pauls, Archdeacon and Bifliop of London,Lord Trea- furer of England, and twice Keeper of the great Seale. He was confecratcd Aprill 29. 1 2 74. and died the tenth, 12 79. Vpon the Monument of Richard Newport. Bifliop of this Church here buried, a liatle inscription noclongfincc was to be read, exprcfling the day and yeareofhis conlecraiion, which was March 26. 1517. And the like of his death, which happened Auguft 24. 13 1 8. the yeare following; Rapb BaldockctDc^incof Church, was chofen Bifliop vpon Saint Mathiasdzyti'^oi, but was not confecrated till the yeare i^o^.lanuary 50. which he receiued at the hands of on^jp^/m Hijpatiu^t a Cardinall, Bifliop of Alba, at Lions in France. He was a man very well learned, and amongft other things, writ an Hiftory or Chronicle of England^in the La- tine tongue. In his life time he gaue two hundred Markes toward the buil- ding of the Chappcll on theEaftend of this Church.now called,The Lady Chappell; wherein he lieth buried; and in his Will bequeathed much to- ward the finifliing of the fame. And hereby the way, faith mine Author, it (hall not bee amiflc to note, that in digging the foundation of this build- ing, there were found more then an hundred heads of cattell,as oxen,kine, ftagges,&c. which feeme to confirme the opinion of thofe that thinke the Jempleof /»/>/V don. Mat. Paris: PtatU, In bib. C»tt. Io.ChtJhHUBi' Chop of Lond. MAt.Wtflm. Rkk 2i . 1 3 ^ 1 . at Copford. This Bifl:iop gaue a cheft with a thoufand Markcs 5 which money was to bee lent to the pporc vpon fecuritie ; as ap* pearcs by his will. CMiehiel de Northbur^he nuper EpijcopUA Lend, legduit in teflamenu fuoyftc. Item lego ad faciend, vnam eijlam que ftabit in ihefauria San&i Pauli ntille LMarcas in eadem includend. de quibtu fop$ quilibet pauper^ pUbem jub bona ^ excedentipignpre ntutu^o reciperc decern library i. Parf, Pat. Ann, 4^. Ed."^, Mt^o, Here lieth interred vndcr a marble flone, nearc to the Monument of Sir Chrijlopber Hatton^th^hod^y oi Richard Clifferdt Archdeacon of Canter bury, from which dignitic he was preferred to the Biftiopricke of Worcc- ff er, which he enioycd about fix yeares* and from thence tranflatcd to this See of London, which hee laudably goucrncdthirteencycares, and fome moneths: and died, Auguft 20. 1411. This Bifliop intheyeare 1414. tra- uelled to the Councell o{Cdnfiance, and preached in Latine before the Em- pcrour, and other Eftates there aflembled. In this Councell the long Ichifmc was ended, and Martin the fifth, called before Otbo Celumna, Car- dinall of Saint George^ was chofen the fole Pope. The Councell thinking it meete that ihirtie perfons fliould be added to the Cardinals in this eledionj this out Richard Clifford was one of that number. In which alfo there were fome that named him to the Papacie. Hirafclfe was the firfl that named the Cardinall Celumna: who thereupon, the reflconfcnting, was immediately deded. Betwcene the two pillars, next vnto the Steeple , on the North fide of the body of the Church, vnder a marble flone, oucr which was built a kind of Tombe,or Chappell of wood, that by the burning of the ffceple was confumed,and quite defaced ; the body of Rich. Fitz^Iames lieth interred. A gentleman of an ancient houfe, learned and vertuous ; Dodor of Law, brought vp in Merton Collcdge in Oxford,and fometimcs Warden of thel famcJ wthin the 'DioceJJe of London. fiimcj from whence hce was aduanced to the Biftioprickc of Rochefter, from thence tranflatcd to Chichefter, and from Chichefter to London. He bcftowedmuch money in repairing the Church ofS. Martins in Oxford,as alfo in adorning and beautifying this hisownc €athedrall Church.Hc died in theyearc 15 2 1. Hic in Dgmino ohdormimt lohannes Gandauenjis , vul^o de Gaunt , a Gandauo FUndrie vrhe loco natali ita demminatu4 5 Edwardi tercij Regis- ^nglie filtm , k Patre comitis Kichmondie titulo ornatus. Tres fibi vxeres i»matrimomdifxit, priwam Elanchamyfliam^heredem Henrici 'Ducis Lancaflriefcr quam ampltpmam adijt her edit atem, Nec Jo/um Dux Lanca- Jlrie, fedetiam Leiceftrie, Lincohie, ^ Berbie comes ejfeCiw. E cuius ftbele ImperntoreSy Reges^ Principes^ ^ proceres propagati junt plurimi. Alteram habuit vxorem Ccrtjlantiamiquehic cofttumulatur)fliam ^ hersdem Petri Regis Cajiillieet LegioioiSj cuius iure Optimo titulo Regis CAjlillie et Legionis 'uftts efl.HAC vnicam illipeperit filiam Catharinam.ex quaab Henrico Reges Hij^Anie fmt propAgaii. Tertiam vero 'vxorem duxit Cathatinam , exE- queflrifdmil/a, ^ eximia pulchritudine feminam, ex qua ntmerofam Jufie^ pitprolem : Vnde genus ex mxtre duxit Henricus 7. Rex Anglie frudentif- fimus. Cuius felicipmo coniugio cum Elifabetha^ Edrv/^. Regis filia, e flirfe Eboracenfi Regie ilk Lancaftrienfium et Eboracenftumfmilie^ ad exoptatif- fimam L/^figlte pacem coaluerunt, Jlluflrifimas hicprinceps lohannes cognomento Flantagenety Rex CAjlillie ^ Legionis, Dux Lancajlrie, comes Richmondie, Zeicejlrie, Lineolnie ^ D erbie^ locum tenens quit ante] Magnus S en efih alius A»glie obijt jnn. 22. Regni Regis Ricar^i 2. Annoque Domini, igpp. His firft wife here buried, died of the p!ague,(aith lo.Storv^Ann. 1 5<5^. She ordained for her husband and her fejte, a folcmne Obit to bee kept yearely in this Church, where the Maior, being prcfentat theMalTe with theSfaerifFes,Chamberlainc,and Swordbcarcr, lliould offer each of them a pcnnie,and the Maior to take vp twentic (hillings: the Sheriffcs either of them a Marke,the Chamberlaine ten (hillings, and the Sword- bearer (ixe fhillings eight pence, and euery other of the Maiors officers (there prcfentj two and twenty pencea peece: the which Obyte, faith Fa» /'wwjtothis day i^ holdcn.She alfo founded foure Chantrees in this Church for the foulcs of her (elfe and her husband; and was greatly benefidall vnto the Deane and Canons. His fccond wife Conflance died in theyearc 1 595. whom hce folemnly and Princely interred by his firft wife Blanch. She was ^faith Walfingham ) mulier fuper feminas innocent^ ^ deueta : A Lady aboue Ladies, innocent, deuont, and zealous. Of his third wife K4therine,whcw I come to Lincolne Minfter, where (helieth entotnbed. Henry Zacjy Earleof Lincolne, licth here entombed in the hew worke, which was of his owne foundation, vnder a goodly Monument, with his armed pourtraiturc cro(rc-legged,asonc that had profcflcd his vttermoft cttdeauour for defence of the holy Land. Hee was (filed Earle of Lincolne, li 3 Baron Godlvin. de Pr^ful. Ang, Jsbnof Gaunt Duke ofLan* cafter. Blanch fiuch- efleofLan- caRcr. Fabian, Con(ltHce Ducbcflc of Lancafter. Htwfj Lacy EarkofLio* coke. 7,66 Inbib.Cott. Vincent.Catal. Lib.Mon. de Laurence xAller- thorp Loid Ticafurer. ^FranciiThlnae Baron of Halton, Conftable of Chcftcr, Lord of Pomfrct,Blackburnftiirc, Rosin Wales, and Ro wcnnockc. Hce was Prote£lour of England whileft King Edward thefecondwas in Scotland, and Viceroy fomctime in the Duchic of Aquitaine. Viirillujlris incofifilioyftremus in Gtnmguerra ^pre- lio, Princeps militie in i^ngliat ^ in cmni regno ornatij^imus , faith the booke of DanwowXy his firft wife Margaret (daughter and hcire o^Willi. am Long^ee^ grandchildeof William Long^ee Earle of Salisbury j he had two fonnes, Edmund drowned in a Well in Denbcigh Caftie • and lohn^ who died young : both of them dead before their father. And one daughter named K^lice^ married to Thomas Plantaginet^ Earleof Lancafter.Hc died at his houfe, now called Lincolnes Inne in Chancerie-Iane London, Feb. the fifth, 1 3 10. being threcfcoreyearcsof age, as I haue it out of the booke of whalle'^ t'WixkiZ^t words, ifietienricus Comes Limol. obijt Annoetatii Ix. Ann, Domini. M,CCC. X.in fejlo SmBe \^gathe Martjris circa gal- licinium. In the fame Chappell,dedicatcd to S.Dunfian^ licth Laurence Allerthorp^ fometimes Canon of this Church, and Lord Treafurcr of England , with this Infcription. Hie iacet Laurentius Al^rthorp quondam Thefaurarius i^nglie^Canoni- cus ^Stagiarimijlius Eccleftejquimigrauit ex hoc feculomenf lulij die 21.1406. This beingamanofnomoreeminencie in the Churcl-Jthcn a Canon refident, was neucr thought of, or not bcleeued, by the *Collo5l:or of the Lord Treafurers,to haue afcended to fuch an honour, fo that he lies here in a darkfome roome,as a facrifice to pbliuion • fmall notice taken of him, excspt by fomc few of the Churchmen. Now giue mee leaue to tell you,by way of digrefEon, that howfbcucr this Allerthsrp was but one of the^Canons refident, yet he was folely the one, and had mofl or all the re- ucnucs of the refl in his hands ; for (as the Records of this Church doe ap proue) thofe thirtie Canons vpon the primarie inftitution, called Canons Regular (becaufc they led a regular life, and v/ere perpetually refident) and afterwards huing abroad, and neglecting the bufinefle of their Church, be- came to be called Canons fccular, contenting themfclues with the title of Canon, and fome prebend affigncd vnto them. Which annexing of lands to the Prebendarie was not till a long time after the firft foundation: where- upon Pope Lucius by his Bull ordained, that the Canons non-refident, fhould not partake of the profits of the lands afSgned to the common af- faires of the Church, but onelyfuch as were refident ('the diuifionof the Churches lands hauing beene made before in the time of the Conquerour) and this Laurence i^llerthorp j^t and before the time of his Treafurfhip, w as fblus rtftdentiariusy and had the whole reucnue of the reft at his ownc difpofing, by way of Option, as it is called in the Licger booke. But of this enough, if not too much. Then to conclude, howfoeuer this Alkr thorp be altogether excluded out oftheTrcatife of the Treafurers, and Sir M», iV^rM^wV, knight, keeper ofthepriuieGarderobe in the Tower, faid to beLord Treafurer in the firft, recond,and third of king Henry the fourth.- iniwhichtime the fatd i^i7(fr/y&^r/> (hould cnioy that office, or not at all. Yet theft: words in his Patent, together with this Epitaph, do approue him to veithinthe'DiocejJeof London. to haue bccnc adorned with the honourable Office of a felicitous Lord Trcafurcr. Laurentm de t^llerthorp Ckfictts habet ojficium Thefaurary Anglie^ qaamdiH T.R.apud IV. 3 l.Maij. 9,parSi pit. i.Hen.^.memkrma 14. Hie requiefcit Simon Early Eamrettustquinque Portuum prefer us. Or- dinis Garterij Miles y ^ Ricardo i.Confiliartus longe chari^imus^ connubto fihi coTtiundas habuit ex amplifimu fam/lijs duos vxores, alteram Staffer'^ dicy alter Am Barom de Koos&liam. Verum difftcilltmo illo tempore cum tn- ter K^nglie Proceres omniajub iuuene Principe fimultatibm agitArentttritn tantum nonmtHerum odium incurrit^ njt Parlamentaria authoritate capite pleHeretur. Arsm "Dom* i 388. Pofteri autemeadem peftea authoritate fnb Rege Henrico quarto fum reflituti. Edward the blackc Prince tookc fuch affection to this Sit Simon Bnrley for his valour, wifedome, and true feruicc, that he committed tobisgouer- nancc his onely fonne (then liuing) Richard oiEurdeux-^ who, being after- wards king of England, by the name of Richard the fecond, aduanced him to high honours, offices, and promotions: and nothing was done in mat- ters of Stare without his appointment and dire£lion. Thusheccontinued alwayes loyal! to his Soueraignc Lord the king ; yet liued in the hatred of the Pecres of the Land,asaUoof the common people, for that he leaned to the partieof Robert de Feere, Em\c of Oxford, Duke of Ireland, and the kings fauorite, and was an oppreffour of the poore Commons : infomuch that by thefentenccof that Parliament, which wrought wonders, A». n. Ric.fecundiy hce was condemned of treafon, and beheaded on the Tower hilli as in the Infcription. He wasfirft Vicechamberlainc to king Richard,viho made him Con ftable of Doner Caftle, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; deliucring the kcyes of the faid Caftle to the faid Simon in figne of polTeffion; fo much would he grace him. with his prefence, thus recorded. Simon dc Barley tJHiles/ubcamerarius Regis haebt officium CoKjiabularij Gdfiri Doner is cujlodie 5 . Portuum adtotam vitam fuam ficut Robertus de K^^heion Chr. iam defunUm nuper habuit {Jr Re^ ftiper hoc ipfo Si moni in hicio Caftro in prefenti exiflens clauestradidit in fignum pojffio- nis earundem. T. R apud Douer 24. Ian 2 . Pars. Pat. Ann.*).Ric.2 . Per verftts patet kos Anglorum quod iacet hie fios-^ Ltgtim qui t»ta di^auit vera (latuta^ Ex Hengham dicius Radul^hus 'vir benediclus. This flower of our Englifh Garden, this learned father of the Law, this bleffcdman (as this Epitaph would make himj was no better then a bri- bing Judge ; for, being a chiefe Commiflioner for the gouernmcnt of the kingdome, in the abfence of E^jv^r^thefirftjhe, with many others of his profcflion, were, at the kings returne, found guiltie by zOl of Parliament, ofmanifcff corruption, in their adminiftration of luftice, and deeply fined for fudvtheir intolerable extortions. Firfl this Sir Raph Hengham, chicfe Juflice of the higher Bench, was fined to pay to the king feuen thoufand Markes. Sir John Loueton luflicc of the lower Bench 3000. Markcs- Sir William Brompton luftice, ^000. Markes. Sir Salomon Kochefter^ 4000. Markes /« Arch, tm'n Land' S'iv sim«n Bur- Uykaight oi the Carter, stoW' Annel. In Arch. Turrit Lend.', Sir Tlapb Hefighamch'iefe lufticcof the Kings Bench. ludgcs £ned for briberic and extortion. Ststv.Amal. l6i I ^ ncient Funerall cA/Lonuments Markcs. Sir Richard Boy land 4000. Markes. Sir T homos Sodington 1000. Markes. Sir wdtcr Hopton aooo. Markcs. Thefc foure laft were luftices Itinerants. 5ir W/liiamSaham 3000. Markcs. Robert Lithhury. Maftcrof the Rolls, 1000. Markes. JJf^f/- Leicejhr j 000. Markcs. Henry Bray Ef- chc;ucr, and ludgeforthc lewes, 1000. Markes. Robert Prefion looo. Markes. But Sir Adam strattony chicfe Baron of the Exchequer, was fined in thirty foure thoufand Markes. And Thcwas WeyUnd ffound the great- eft delinquent, andofgrcateft fubftance^ hada^hisgoods,and wholecftatc confifcated to the king,and withallbaniflied the kingdome. This Sir Rafh Htngham was aNorfolkemanborne,as I hauc it out of an old Record; thefe are the words. Radulphus deHengham ex eadem ortus ejfi videtur fimilia^(x cfuaW^llielmus plius Ade de Hengham et Richardus . de Hengham m Pago Norfokknf pierumque ihetfordie lujlicta/i)ad jij^i^ fas capiendas^et ad Gao/am deliberandamfttb witijs Hen. 3. in Archiuis fepe \ meTfsorantftr. Rot. Pari. He flourifhcd in the raignesof Henry the third, and Edrvard the firft, and died in the firft ycare of Edward the fecond, 1308. Hiciaat Magifler FhIco Louel^quondam Archidiaconus Colceflrie floruit fib Hen. 3. Rege. I finde no more of this man then what I rcadc in this In- ' fcripcionj butmuch more ofhis name, being both ancient and honourable. Oratepro animabus lohannis de Beys in Cm, Effexy Ar, Nicholai Rikkil, L^r,^ Domine JfaUlle ejuondam vxor eorum que Jfahella oliit %B,I»Iiji 1443. quorum animabus propitietur altiflimus. It kzmcs by his arraes vpon tbcpillars, that this Boys was a great repai- ■ rer ofthis Chappell, Cicrcd to S.- (7f/'>'^^, wherein he lyeth interred. Cr K^nnSDom. 1 522. V» Calend, tjiiart, vixit annos 54. This man, integer vit^ fcelerifque purus^ as Bale faith,liucd for a certaine time in the Ifle of Rhodes, and forae ycares in Italic, where hee inftrudled himfelfe in all good literature, and made himfelfe perf eft in many langua- ges: withall he wasquickc,apprehenfiue,and ingenious : and therefore en- tirely beloucd of Sir Thomas Moore. He writdiuers bookes, but he is beft knowneby his Grammer. Hee wae borne in the Townc of Odiham in Hampftiirc. The Epitaph of Agnes ^xhz wifcof Willim Lily,z% I found it in the Gol- le£lions of Maflcr Camden. Hif^ms Cm. 5. WiUim LUie the firft Ma« fler of pauts Schoolc ?7o (tAncient Fmerall (i5A£ommenU Thi. Lmfyr phificion, and his wife. tho.de fare Deane of Pauls. rbo. n'jnw- ^«r«e Deane of Pauls« RejmundPil' gyjffi.Carion. T^lcb. Vlejfys Canon. ffiUiam Ha. ringtoVf Secre- tary Apoftoli' call Hagnes hie iaceo coniux olim Gulidmi LiUa cognomen cut tribuerctfui, Septem ter denos eu» propititts, \^men. Hie iacet Magifler Reymundus Pelegrim Canomcm buius Ecclejie, ^ Ca- pellanus Commijfalis T)«mini Pape, qui obijt xidie menf Aug, Cuius anime propitietur Deus, Amen, Hie iacet Magifier Richar^us Plejjys quondam Can, »ob, U!/. CCC.LX,!. Gulielmus Haringttn lurifconfaltus^ Protonotarius t^poftoli cut D .Pauls | CanonicuSiCx illis quos Rejidentiarios dicunt : P atria Eboracenjis natus,fn Pago qui Ejlryngton 'vocitatur.Patre Gulielmo Haringtonoviro clarogenere mo in p ago eommerlandie non tgnobili, qui Neubyging nuncupatur: ^MA' tre Johanna flia Qulielmi Haskealiter Baliuidiifi viri generofi in eodem pago Ejlryngton ndta, Memor exitm 'vite, qui omnibus horis impendet, hcc fibi fepulchrum po/uit*. Anno falutis humane, 1523. ' Hctc mthin theDioceJJeof London. ?7» Here lieth buried in a ChappcU built by himfelfe, wherein he founded three Chaplaincs, S\t lohn Poultnejyiomcumzs Lord Maior of London: who founded alfo a CoUedge in the Parifli Church of S. Laurence , called Voultmy.Us. built alfo thcparifla Church.called little Alhallows inThames ftrcet; and the Carmelite Friers Church in Couentrie : face gauc relicfe to the prifoners in Newgate, and in the Fleet, and ten (hillings the ycare to S. Gdes Hofpitall by Oldborne (now Houlborne) for eucr : and other Lega- cies too long to rehearfe. And died in the yeare 1 548. ^ Here licth Hamond Cbichveli Peppcrer, who had becne Lord Maior of this Citie,fixe times within nine yeares. And died about theycare 1328. Here lieth the body of ^me, daughter of /tf^»,Dukeof Burgundie,the wife of lohfjP/afitagmetjthlrd (bnne oikingffenry the fourth, Duke of Bed- ford, Proteclor of the Realme of England, and head of the common weale. Who died the yeare 143^. Here in a Monument, broken all a peeccSjlicth entombed the body of lobn Neuilly Lord Latimer : whole widow Katherine Parrty daughter of Sir Thomas Pane of Kendall, and fiftcr to Wiiliam Lord Parrcy Marqucffe of Northampton j was the fixth and laft wife to king Henry the eight. He died in the yeare 1542. Sir lohn Beauchampe.Confiahk of Doucr Caflle, Warden ofthe Ginquc Ports, knight ofthe Garter, and Lord Admirall of England , the fecond fonnc of Gfty BeattchampejEnk of Warwickc^lieth buried here in the body jof theGhurch, within a little Chappell.Hc died jinn. 1160. ^^.Ed.i, He was alfo Gonflablc of the Tower of London, as appcares by ancient Records. Cum Rex nuper cmejferit Johami Barcy dt Knayth cuHodiam Turrit LMdon ad vium fuAtnyCt idem Uhaunes propter alia negotia imendere non p»pt eidem cujlodire^ ex Re^is ajfefffft Cfincefit cufiodiam prediBatn lohanni de Belbcampo de [Varwicad totam vitam prediSii lohannU Darcy ^ £.T,R. apud Morielake 1 5. Marcij^ ji»».26,Ed,'^, i.Parf.pat.M. 1 7, Vpon fome difpleafurc (vpon falfe fuggeftionsj which the King had ta ken againft him, he was put by this office, and to the fame (the truth being tried ) reftored againc a little before his death. For proofc. Cum lohan, Darcy cut nuper Rexcuftodia, Turrit London Ad tota vita /ua concejferi^b affeBione quam hahuit adperfbna loh. de ReUocampo de War" wick, flatu quern idem loh J^arcy in cufiodia Turris predi6iehabuit,prefato lohje BellfiCintpocoitcefferitytt Rex ilia concefione confirmtuity poflmoduq--, 9h quenda rancore quemRex erg$ipfi Ioh.de BeUactmpo ex fmftra fuggefti- one ipfi RegifaBiconcepiffet \ipfum de cufiodia ilia tmoueri fecit ^eteandem cufiodiam primo Bartholomeo de Eurgheffe^ (jr fojlmGdum Roberto de Morle cfivcefsifiet 'ylamque ^dem BMthtlomeus et Robertus viam vniuerfi carnit iugnfsifunt. Rex adgratum et laudabile obfeqttittm fibiper di&um ithan- nem diuerftmodo impenfum^et ad hoc quodfaggefiio predi5i4 minus vera ex- ifiityjicut plettiuf RegicoufiatyCtnfideraciaaem&4bem, ac 'voievs ipfius pro- inde henori ^ commodo pro^icerein hac parte, eundem Ifhannem ad diUam cufiodiam refiituity habenaatn ad totam vitam fuam. Dat. apud Villam San^i Georg^ iuxta Cafirum de Beau/or din Francia, Jn.^. Ed.^. This deccafed Nobleman (faith Storv) by ignorant people, hath becne Sir lo.VoHlmy Lord Maior* 5/0)9 Suniay. Hamni CUck- VftlL Lord Maior. ^nnt Duche* of Bedford. John tituiU Lord Lacimet, Sir lohn Beak- champ Lord Admirall. JnAnh,Tmrii Land' ittArcb. Turrii lond. Suruayi errom- {tAncient Funerall zSAdomments "Hjch, Piriron Archdeacon of Colclitfter. erroniouflymiftcarmed,andfaid to bee Duke ffumphrejf,thc^ood Duke of Glocefter . who licth honourably buried at S. Alhans in Hertford ftiirc. In idle and friuolous opinion of whom,fome men of late times, fait hhec, hauemadeafolcmne meeting at his Tombe,vpon Saint ^a^/rifTi'^^ day in the morning, and concluded on a breakfaft,or dinner, as affuming them- felucs to be feruants, and to hold diuerfitie of Offices, vnder the faid Duke Humphrey. On the South fide of the fame Torabe, is this Infcription in brafle. Hie facet Dominus Rkhardus de Piritoriy quondam ArchidUcmus Col. ctftrie, Cdnonicus et ftagiarius huius Ecclepe, qui obijt 26.Aug^Am* Dom. 1387. Cuius anime propitictur Titus . Amen, Vpon the wail ouer the little doore that entreth out of Pauls into Saint Faiths Church, is the image of lefusjcurioufly painted,as alfo the pourtrair ture of a Lady kneeling in her mantle of Armes,with forac of her progeny. Tfacfe words thereupon being moft artificially penfild. lefus our God and Sauiour, To vs and ours be gouernour. Which imagerie or reprefcntation was made to the memory of diargaret Countcfie of Shrewsbury, who lieth buried in a Cfaappell within that doore dedicated to the name of lefus, with this In(cription,which not long fince was there to be read vpon a pillar. Here, beforethe Imageoflefu, lieth the worfliipfulland right noble La- die, iii4^^4m,CounteiTe of Shrewsbury, late wife of the true and vifto- rious knight, and redoubtable warrior, T aUot Earle of Shrewsbury: which worfhipfull man died in Guien,for thc right of this Land. She was thcfirft daughter, and one of the heircs of the right famous and renowned knight, Richard Beaachampthtc Earle of Warwicke (which died in Roan) and ofDame£//2;/!^fr^ his wife. The which £//^4^^//& was daughter and heirc to Thomasthtc Lord Berkeley ^on hisfide,and on her mothers fide, Ladie Lijlc and Tyes. Which Counteflc paffed from this world the fbuin:- teenthdayofIunc,inthe yeare of our Lord, 14^8^ On whok foulc Isfu haue mercy. Amen. I haue feene a ftone in the body of this Church thus infcribed, without any name 5 yet Armcs were vpon the Monument. iVda> tion '<* the Colkageof Petty Canons. m oAncient Fmerall a^Kfomments PolyoLiSdHg, Leianci arf C)i. Cant. for the foules of his and her progenitors, parents, and anccftors, and of all the faithful! people dcccafed. Brute King of gteat Britainc. 1 GiUai Cmbt'im HowfoeucrthcStory ofBy«/^ be denied by fomc learned Authors, or not permitted but by conic£lure- as SeUe;i hath it in his Illuftrations vpon this verfe of MichaeU Drayton, which now the enuious world doth flander for a dreame. Yet becaufe I finde hira, in our Annals, to haue beenc buried here in this Citie, of his owne foundation, as both by reafon and authority it is ftrong- ly argued by a moft iudicious Antiquarie of the laft age- 1 think it not amiffe to fpcakc fbmewhatof him (elpccially) in this place, as the truth of the flo- rie is generally receiued. Brute ( the fonne of Silaitu, the (bnne of t^fianiusy who was the fonne of ^neas the warlike Troian) being deliucred from the long captiuitie vn- der the Grecians, with his wife Innogen and his people, departed from the coafts of Greece, and arriued in an Tfland, where they confultcd with an Oracle, facred to Diana,Brute himfclfc kneeling before the Idoll, and hold ing in his right hand a boule prepared for facrifice full of wine,& the bloud of a white Hindc; made his imprecation to the GoddefTe tothiseffed in Engliih. Thou Goddeffe thatdoefl rule the woods and forrcfVs grecne, And chafefl foaming boares that fly thine awfull fight; Thou that mayeft pafle aloft in aerie skies fb ftieenej And waike eke vnder earth in places voide of light : Difcouer earthly flates, diredour courfe aright. And fhew where we flhall dwell, according to thy will, In feats of fiirc abode, where Temples we may dight For Virgines that (ball found thy laud with voices (brill. After this prayer and ceremonie done, according ro the Pagan rite and cuflome. Brute abiding his anfwer, fell afleepe : in which fleepe appeared to him the faid Goddefle vttering this anfwer. Brute^ farre by Weft beyond the Gallike land is found An Ifle, which with the ocean Teas inclofed is about. Where Giants dwelt fbmetime, but now is defart ground, Moft meet where thoumaieft plant thy felfe with all thy rout. Make thitherwards with fpced ; for there thou (halt finde out An euer-during feat, and Troy (ball rife anew, Vnto thy race, of whom fhall kings be borne, no doubt. That with their mighty power the world (hall whole fubdew. Brute was no fooner awaked then that he related this his dreame or vi- fion to fuch of his companie, as bethought reqoifite to be acquainted with fuch a matter ofimportance^after great reioycingand ceremonious thankf giuing, they ioyntlyrefolued to feeke out this fortunate Ifland, and fore- turned to their (hips, with great ioy and gladneirc,as men put in comfort to finde out the wilhed feats for their firme and fure habitations, prophe- fied mthin the Diocejje of London. ficd and promiftd vnto them by cbe Oraclcj not long after Per varios cafusfer tot difcrimim rerum: Faffing through many dangcrs,by fca, by land, 'mongft ftrangers: They landed at Totnes in Dcuonftiire, about the y care of the world, 1855. and before Cbrifts natiuitie, 1 108. Of which CM.DraytoM Polpl, song, 1, Mye Britaine-iounding ^rute\ when with his puiflant flectc At Totncffe firft he toucht. Br/«/ehauing taken a view of this Ifland, and dcftroycd all fuchas ftood againft him, commanded that the Ifle fliould be called Brutainc (which be- fore was called Albion, peopled with gyants) and the inhabitants thereof Britaines, or Brutaincs, allufiuely after his ownc name. Within a Ihort time after his arriuall, he laid the foundation of a Citie, which he named Troy- nouant,or new Troy (now London) vpon a plot of ground lying on the North fide of the riuer of Thames, which he built in remembrance of that noble City of Troy, from whence hce and his people were defccnded, asalfbtobeethc (cat Royall, and chicfe Chamber of his imperiall king- dome. He alfo built a Temple to the honour of his Pagan Gods and God- defies. Which flood (by coniedure) in the fame place where now this Ca- thedrall Church of Saint FauI\% ereded: in which idolatrous Aichflimen he bequeathed his body to be buried Here in his new Citie, u hen he had eflablifhedcertainelawes, teaching his people to Hue after a eiuill ordcrand fafhion jalfoto build townes and villages, to worftiip the Gods, to till and plow the earth, to weare apparrell, to anointand trimme their bodies : and to be ftiort, to Hue after an humane manner, and had holden the regiment of this kingdomc right nobly the fpace of twenty and foure yeares, hec de- parted the world. Hauing parted his dominions into three parts, amongfl his three fonncsjZ^rr/w,C4w^fr, and ^lhana^\ with condition, that the two younger brethren fhould hold of the eldeft , and to him doe homage and fcaltie. Brute cooke fhippe and arrlued in Albion* Where faidj fhould been his habitation 5 'And w^en he came the coafls of it vpon, He was full glad, and made great exultacion. And afterwards vpon the alteration of the name of Albion, the building of London, the cftablifhirig of his lawes, the diuifion of his Empire, as alfo of his death and buf iall, the fame Author hath thefe verfes. This Brutus yi^us was king in regalite, And after his name, he called this He Britcynj - And all his menne by that fame egalite \ He cidled Briteynes, as croniclers all faine« So was the name, of this iike Albion, All fettc on fide, in Kalandes of a change, And pmteawaye with great confufion. And Britcyn higbt \ fo furch by new excbaoge After Brutm* Kk a The Hard.'iH bit. Bmi. (lA ncient Fmerall a^Momments The citec great of Troynouaunt fo fairc I He buylded then on Thamys for his dclite Vnto the North for his dwellyng, and for his raoft rcpairc Wliichc is to faic in our language pcrfite New Troy. In whichc throughout his peace and law he fcttc, Whiche been the floures of all regalite; With out whichc, but if thci twoo be mette, There may no Prince hold principalite, Ne endure long in worthy dignite. For if thofc twoo be nought vpholdcn than; What is a kyng more worth then his liege man. This kyng Brute kepte well this Ifle in peace; And fette his lawes of Troye with orders, ritcss And confuctudes, that might the land cncreacc. Such as in Troye was moft profittes, - Vnto the folkc, and the common profcttes. He made thcira wryten for long remcmory. To rule the Iflc by theim perpetually. His mennc he did re wardc full royally With lands and rcntcs,that with hym fufFred pain. And Troynouauni he made full fpecially An Archflaume, his fea Cathedrall certain, A Temple thereof Apolyne toopteyne By Troyanelawe of all fuch dignite As Archby ftiop hath now in his dcgre. This kyng Bmu^ made people fafte to tylle The land aboute, in places both farre and nere ; And fowe with fcde, and get them corne full wcle. To Hue vpon, and haue the fuftenaunce clcre, And fo in Helds both farre and nere; By his wyfdome, and his fapicncc. He fette the lande in all fuffycience: And as the fate of death doth aflignc That nedcs he mufte his ghooft awaye relccs To his goddas Dyane he did refignc His corps to be buryed withouten lees In the Temple of K^pcUiney to encreacc His foule amonge the goddcs euerychonc After his meritcs tron ized high in trone. it is laid (faith Sir EdrvardCeke to the Reader of the third part of his Reports) that "brum the firft king of this land, as (oone as hee had fetlcd himfelfc in his kingdome, for the fafc and peaceable gouernment of his people, wrote a booke in the Greeke tongue, calling it, The Lawes of the Bricanes: and he cohered thefarae out of the Lawes of the Tio\mcs.Brute died mthin the T>iocejJc of London. J77 died after the Creation, 2 Sotf.yearcs, before the Incarnation, 1103.^4- mueUhtn Judge of Ifrael. Robert of Glocefter, ray old MAT. hath thcfe rimes touching fome paf- fages in this Hiftory of Brute, :i3rutelMcnDc * tm i« * relonl>,arD rfpieo bp and Uoun ^ojto fec^c a fair pla0 to maft * an ^eueH toun* l|e com and fonD bpe Cemcfe a place fair ^nou$^, % jjooD contre anD plenteuouiBi, aBli*pul»er ^19 0crte Djoujjijt ^ymz^ out of eclje lonDc m^gl^t b^png gooti^top^i ^gec bcrerDl)P)B!ct)efetounpat jLonUon clepeD ^0, ^£t Cone clep^D ttnougi^tjl^ut fo^ l^onotiranDtOj^e $itt fcoin Croie cpmen tx)aie!,l)c clepeD it nelx) Cro^e* 23rmt pj0 ilfee noble ^jincc, ^one$ ^aD tftjc liis tapff Hgnogent noble men anD fee : Xocc^n , anD Camber. t^D ^Ibanacft alCOt 3tte laft DieDe :5rut» ©3 tl;^iaf tjas! t^o 3ftur pat ^e com into ^SngelonD rjcini pete: 3 burt(^D tva^e; at ^iondon pat lette fitrft arere. Thus much of king Brute y as the brute of him goes, and as the vulgar rccciued opinion is, the mainc points of his ftory being brought into que ftion by many of our learned authenticall writers. The Conquerour William brought with him from Roane in Normandy ccrtaine lewcs, whofe pofteriry here inhabiting within the prime Cities of the kingdome, did vfe fomctimes to ftealc away, circumci(c,crownc with thorncs, whip, torture, and crucifie fome one oftheir neighbours male chiK dren,in mockery, defpite.fcornc, and to fay Mafte, and pray fbrthc foule of Robert Bray broke, Biftiop of London, then liuing, and for his fbule whenfbeuer hefliould paflc out of this world. For the foule of Nicholas Bray broke, late Canon of this Church : and for the fbules of all the faithful! departed. As may appeare by thefe Deeds follow- ing, copied out of theoriginals, vnder ftalc, in the cuftodie of Sir Simonds D^tvwjknight. Omnibus chrifii fdelibus ad quos pre fens fcriptum peruenerit. Gerar. dusBraybrok iunior Miles, Edmundus Hampden t^rmig. lohannes Boys K^rmger, ^ Roger us Albryghton Clericusyfalutem in Domino f emptier - nam. Nouerit 'vnitterfitas veftraquod nos Gerardus, Bdmundusy Johames ^ Rogerus predim. de licentia jpeciali, excellentifimi Principis-, ^ Dmini nojlriy Domini Henrici Dei gratia Regis Anglicyet Framie^ ac Domtni Hi- bernie illujlrisyperfias literas patentes, Sigillo fuo magne in cera viridi im- prejfato figillatas pro fe et heredibns fuis nobis data et conccjfa unam Can- tariam de 'vno Capellano diuina ad Altare beate Marie infra Palacium, Epif- copi Londonien in London naui Ecclefie San£ii Pauli conttguamypro filubrt (latu venerabilis in Chrijlo PatriSyac Dominiy Domini Roberti Dei gratia Epifcopi Londonien'. dum vixerity etpr&anima fua cum ab hac luce migra uerityacanima Magi fir i Nicholai Braybrok nuperCanonici Ecclefie Pauli London y nec nonanimabus omnium fdelium defunci or um fmgulis diebus, iuxta ordinacionem ipfius Epifiepi in hac parte faciendam celebraturo tm. perpetuumyfundamuSyfacimus et jtabilimus iuxtainm formm et ejfeUum I'cencie j }8i j ^Ancient Funeratl (i5Monume7its lieencie regie amedi6iey vokntes infuper di6}am Camaritm ad dei>itum effe- Stum ferducere^ ac Uteris regijs antedidis debite obtemperare, vt tenemur ordinacioni et Jlatmif venerahilis in Chrifto Patris ac Domini Robert i Epjf copi Loitdomejj,predilH deet fuper Camaria hmttfmodi et modo eidem de- feruiendi^Cantartmquc ipfam pefl primam vacacionem eiufdem imperpC' ttittm libere conferendijCapeOammqueperpetuumeiufdemCantarie et in ea inflituendi ^ inducendi per eundem venerabilem Patrem Epfcopium ante- di6lum in hac parte fadend.pure (ponte ftmpliciter Itbere et alfolftte in alto (vinbaffonoslitbmtttimust et quiltbet noftrum ft fubmittit per prejentes. promittentes nos (Jr quiltbet no(lr»m pro nobis ^ hcredi6us nojiris ratum gratum (jr firmttm perpetuo habeatur totum ^ qaicquid per di^um venera* bilem Patrenty ordinarijlatui et fieri contigerit in premtfis. In quorum om- nium teftimonium figilla nojlra prefentibus oppofuimtts.Dat.primo die Men- (is Matjy An, *Dom. Millefimo quadringentefimo quarto, Et regni Regis Hcn^ ^ rici quartf pofi Conqueftum quinto. Then followcs their firft prcfcntation to this Ghantrie, in thcfc words. Reuerendo in Chrijlo Patri, ac Domino Domino Roberto Dei gratia Lon- donien. EpifcopOjVeflri humiles if deuoti Gerardns Braybrok iunior Miles ^ Edmundus Hamdtn Armig. lohmnes Boys x^rmrg. et Rogerm Albryghton Clericu^i omnimodas reuerencioi tanto Patri debitas cum homre. Ad Can- tariam de vno CapeUano dininaad Alt are beate Marie infra Palacium Epif- copi Londonien. in London naui EcclefeSanBiPauli London continguam^ pro faluhriftatu vefro^pater reucende^dum 'vixeritisy^ proanima njefira \ cum ab hac luce migraueritiSj ac anima Magiftri Nicb, Braybrok mper Ca. notuei SanSitPauli London^nec non animabus omniom fidelium defunBo^ rum fmgujis diebtts iuxta ordinacionem vejlramin hac parte faciendam cele- braturo imperpetuum per nos de licentia /peciali excellentifimi Principis ^ Domini nojiri Domini Henrici Dei gratia Regis AnglM Francie^ et Domi- ni Hibernie illuflris^per fuas liter as patentes figiSo fro magno in cera viridi I imprejfito figillatas pro fe i; beredibus fuis nobis, Dat, ^ conceffa^ iam no* \ utter jundatam faBam etJlabilitamyDile£iam nobis in Chrifto Dominum Thomam Kyng CapeSanum vejlre Londonien, Dioc. P, F» reuerende freftn- tamus, Supplicantes humiliteret deuote quatenus ipfum Thomam adcantd' I riam prediciam admittere, et Capellanum^ perpetuum in eadem inftituere-^ cetera que peragere dignemini generofe que veftroinhac parte incufbunt officio Paftorali, In cuius rei tejtimontum pgiUa noflra prefentibus appofni- mus, Dat. London.quinto die Menfis luly^ Ann. Dom. UliiUefimo quadrin- igentejimo quarto. I I gather by the prcmiflcs, howfbeucr I may be miftaken, I confefTcjChae the Court of Delegates is kept at this day, in the very place of the old Chantrie. iMany Chantries, Chappcls, Oratories, Altars and Shrines, more then I haue notice of, were erc£led, honoured and founded within the fpaeious vaft Fabrickcof this Epifcopall Chaire ; the beauty whereof is fo magnifi- cent (faith M dimes bury) thzt it dcfcructh to be numbered in the rankeof moft excellent Edifices. It containeth in length fixe hundred and nineiic foot, the breadth thereof is one hundred and thirtic foot j the height of the Weft arched roofe from the ground, carricth an hundred and two foot : and mthin theDioceJJeof London. and the new Fabrickc from the ground is fourcfcorc and eight foot high. Thcftonc-workc of the Steeple from the plaine ground rifeth in height two hundred and thrcefcorc foot; and the timber frame vpon the fame is two hundred feuenty foure foot bigh,&c. It was no leffc then fiue hundred and foure and thirty foot high from the ground, before that in the yeare of our Lord, 1087. it was (et on fire with lightning, and burnt with a great part of the Gitie. Nffjlre Damct the Cathedral! Church in Paris, is much fpoken offer her magnitude, whofc diraenfions are there engrauen to ftiew the grcatnefTe thereof, in thcfcvcrfcs following, , si t» njtux fcauoir eomme eft awple *De Noftre Dame le grand Temple: jl a dam ceuure pour le Jeur j Bix et fept toifes de hauUeur^ Sht U largeur de vingt qaatre : Bt fiixatite cinq fans rabattre, ^ A dc longs x^ux tours hault mentees T rente quatre font bieticowpees Letout fonde frr filotis^ Ainfi vray que ie te le dfs» Thus, in effed, in Englifli. If you would know the greafncfle of the great Church of our Lady, the roofe thereof is feuentecne fathome high 5 it is twenty and foure fatnome broad, fixtie and fiue fathome long the two Steeples are thirtie and foure fathome high abouc the Church, and all founded vpon piles. ^ Now I leaue it to my Reader ftaking a fathome for an Ell) to make the difference betwixt the ample extenfurc ofthcfc two religious ftrudures. Since the building and foundation of this Church and Bilhopricke of London by King Ethelbert ( which is much- what abouc a thoufand and twenty fixe yearcs ago) eigbtie and nine Bifhops haue fuccceded one ano- ther in this Hierarchie or holy gouernance, which at this day is right wor- thily ruled, ouerfecne, and guided by the right rcuerend Father in God, and prudent Statcf-man, William La»d, one his Maieftiesmoft honou- rable priuie Councell. And thus I will take leaue of this facred Edifice, and make a few ftcps downe into the Parilh Church of Saint Faiths commonly called, S. Faiths vnder Pauls . wherein I do not findeany ancient funerall Infcription much remarkable, excepting one engrauen vpon the marble , which coucrs the body of one William fVefl, a Canon of Saint Pauls, a Cardinal! of the fame Church, a good companion, a man vniuerfall,aff;ible,and curtcous, a Fel- low of faire demeanour amongft his Brotherhood, as hce is here filled to his great commendation. Now a word or two before I fet downc his Epitaph, of the tit'e of Car- dinall; Which isderiucd from the Latine word Cardoy the hookeor hing of a doore:for as the doore hangs and depends on the hinges,fo the Chur<. h onthtCzrdmz\\s,Or velmiCarditteregitur oftium, ita Ecclefta rtgitm bono eorum copftlio: As the doore is ruled by its Hinges, fb the'Church is gouerni*d Ancient FuneraU (iSA^onuments Vierim & »l'fj' Sir Hett. Spel' mmGloJfJit.C, Reglfl.lib. J, Ep^. 14. CrnrdiaaflofS, Pml. gouerned by their good coun fell. They arc alfo accounted, byfome, ho- nourable increafers, Rulers and prefcruers of all fuch matters which con- duce to Chriftian pictic, and the defence of the Bifliops power and au^ thoritie. In the Sec of Rome, at this day,they haue thcchiefeft chargc,and are di uided into three orders, that is to lay, of Bilhops,Pricfts,and Deacons ; not that the Cardinals Priefts be no Bi{hops,or that the Deacons be not Pricfts and Bifliops, but for that their fi> ft inftitution was fuch, fome to carrie the titles of Bifhops, others of Priefts, andlome of Deacons. The Cardinails which are Biftiops, fitneare vnto the Pope, when bee doth celebrate Fcftiuall daycs ; The Cardinails Pricfts aflift him when he faith MafiTe : and the Deacons attire him, and ferue him at the Altar. They haue there their Colledge, whereof the Pope is head 5 the number of them hath not bcene certainc in our dayes : at this time there are about fixty and eight^akhough we find that in former ages,thcy were buttweluc, after the example of the Apoftlcs; They afTemble thcmfeiues together once or twice a weeke, as afFairesofimportancc come to their confidcrations;and this their aflcmblie is called the Confiftory; where they treat (or at leaft they ought to treat) of all tbmgs, which belong vnto the faith and Reli- gion j to the peace of Chriftians, and to the prefcruation of the temporal! eftace of the Church. 1 finde nothing of Cardinails vntill the daycs of Gregory the Great ^0 tempore Epifcopi indijftrenter Gardimles faciebant^ et Fapx Cardimles tn Bpifcopospromoueyat. Yet fome arc of opinion, that the firft beginning of Cardinals was in the time of Pontianus the Pope, which was circa Ann, 23 1. and Mmdlus2!im\(\v!\ycirca Ann, 304. ordained fifteene, or rather twenty fiue Cardinals in the Citie of Rome,/romim C quater^femel L. ter ^ V. legefrater X bis cum quinis M . Adar efi bonus fibijinis. Saint Martins Ludgate. Our old Englifti writers affirmc, that King of the Britains (whom thty makctobe the repairer or new builder of London) was buried much what about this place, of which thcfe rimes following. ^ Li With ^'lef.fficr-o. Cliurch. Canon an J Cardinall, lahn Good Chaarer of the Bile, La«/ Kins; of che'iiritaincs. 8tf itAncient Fmerall ^SMmuments Now ihcBi- fhop of Lon- donshoufc, fauh Haydtng. ; Rob. ClMcft. the Bricame«. Geffray Mon, HarAivg. With Wallcs faire and To wrcs frcfh about. His Citce great ofTroynouant full fairc, Full well he made, and battellcd throughout. And Palays fairc for Roiallcs toappcare. Amending other dcfe£lyue and vnfairc. From London ftonc to his * Palays roy ail That now Ludgate is knowne ouer all. Betweenc London ftoneand Ludgate forth right. That called was then for his name Ludftone : He made men buyld, that London then fo bight- His Palays faire, then made he then anone. With toures high,bothoflymeand ftontf, Befide Ludgate; andhis Temple there thereby His God to (erue, and him to glorifyc. When he had reigned by fourty y ere all out He died fo- and in his temple faire Entombed was with (lories all about. By another Author, more ancient, it is thus expreft. naalljai let mai^e all aboute, atiH ratejei l>p tm Doirn, 3nli aft^t: )luD tl)at W name clupcn tt HuDistoun. ^l^e ^epeli ^at of toun fat ^ut aant t^cr auD iiei, let ^tt clupte )tntigatc, af^r W otoe name itoi^ : l^e let ^tm t^o l^e Doan l»eD burpe at tljul]^ ^ate, C^eroo^et nt after \m men clupet(} tt )luDgate. The Britaincs record that CadwaHo called the Valiant, King of the Bri- taines, after he hadraigned in great^honour the fpace of 48 yecres, died in peace the 1 2 ofiNouember^ An. 6yj. and was buried in this place. Whofe Image great and terrible, triumphantly riding on horfe backe, being artifi- cially caft in braffe, the Britaines placed here vpon Ludgate, to the further feare and tcrrour of the Saxonsj the greatncffc of which King is thus fur therexprefl. King Cadwall reyned full hele againe In Britayne land, as prime without pere Aboue EngliQj, as Lord Souerayne Ouer Savons, Scottes, and Peights cicrc And Engli(h alfo as clcrc did apperc. A Httlc more of this noble King CadwaUt out of my old Author Ecl>ert of Ghucefier, i®^en Cabet^all of tSrutoni^tiobl]? rtious^ l^a^regn^ b ^ ec, totoatD ^ijEfDet^be D;togiJ* l^e DeDe aftpt ^artf n <^d{te rtten ti^e Ojct De^ « Ctie 23rutonis(maDe Deel ^ ttoug^ t^obe Oed ie^ , wttptj^ tpe lywcejjc of l^onaon. l^tt maDe a i^rng^jai toome,anD al ^oDn^t^^ne ^pon an ))o»(e ciB^ng of brafS put al gptine. 3ind t)pott til e toeft gat^ of }(Lon2)ott fette ^it full b«ab» 3|n token of t)¥£(nobien:e tt^at men W fttUgih M €Wt\^ of ^cnc #artpn Uupng let r ere, 3|n )x) t)^c!)e ^at men SoDDp0 (erupfe da, 3inD (ins f 0^ foul, ann al C^^ittene alfo« Farewell my fr«yndes,thc tydc abydcth no man. We be departed fro hence, and Co /ail ycc ; But in this pafiTage, the bcft fong that wc fay can. Is Requiem eternamy now Icfu grant hit mec. When wee hauc cndyd all our aduerfitec, Grant vs in Paradife to haue a manfion, Thit diced his blood for our redcmpiioni Therfore wee tendyrJic requier yce, For the fouls of lobu Beu/cn, And ji;tneh\s wyfF, of your charitic. To fay a Pater Nofter and an Auc. Thefe verfes following were cngrauen in copper on the ftrong Qiwdrant of Ludgate,built by Stephen Fojicr Lord Maior,and Dame Jgnes his wife, for the relicfc of the Prifoners. Deuout fouls that paffethis way. For Stephen F after hit Maiot hertely pray. And Dame Agnes his1Spouf,toGod confccratc. That this hous made for Londoners in Ludgate. So that for lodging and water Prifoners here nought pay As the kcpcrs ftiall all anfqueareac dreadful! Doomys day. JibnUnfon and^ffiM his wife. The fiMindati. on of Chtift. Church or the Frieri Mino* licen. Margaret the » wife of King EeUu Chri[l church. The chiefe Foundreflc of this religious houfe is faid to be Qnecnc Mar- gar ety the fecond wife of Edward the firfl, fifler ot Philtf the fourth, fur- named the Faire, King of /'/•4w<',andeldefl daughter of King Fhtl'p the hardy, fonne of S. Lewes, who died Ati. 13 17. and was buried here before the high Altar. lohn de Dreux^ (fecond fbnne of lohn Dukeof Britaine, by Beatrice his wife, daughter of King Henry the third) Earic of Britaine and Richmond, gaue 300 1. to the building of fbme part of the Church, glafed ail the win- dowes on the fouih fide, and alfo gaue many rich lewcls and ornaments to be vfcd in the fame, fo that he is accounted as afccond Founder. Diucrs other Noble men and worthy Citizens, gaue both lands and great fummes of money towards the building and endowing of this religi- ous Strudurc; which was finifhed within 11 yeercs, dedicated to the ho- nour of God, and our alone Sauiour lefu Chriff,and replcnifhed with grey Fryers Minorites j valued at thcgcnerall fuppreflGon but atj 1 1, ip s. 10 d. L 1. 1 This I (t^nchnt Funeral/ c5\^onuments RegiH Frat. Min.Mf.wbib Cot. This Abbey Church hathbccnc honoured With tbcfcpulturcof fourc Quecnes, fourc Dutchcdes, fourc Counteflcs, one Duke, two JEarlcs, eigh Barons, and fomc tbirty Hue Knights; whofe names arc fet downe by Stew in his Suruay of this honourable Citic; and in all,from the firft foundation vnto the diflblutionjfixc hundred fixiie and three pcrlbns of Qualitic were here interred. In the Qmre were nine Tombes of Alabafter and Marble, in- uironed with barrcs or ftrikes of iron one Tombe in the body of the Church coped alfo withiron,and feauenfcoregrauc- (tones of Marble indi- uersplacesjall which were pulled downe, taken away, and foldforfiftie pounds or thereabouts , by Sir Martin Boms Maior of London, An,\ 545. The reft of the Monuments arc now wholly d€faced,not any one remaining at this day, faue fuch which are of later times. The foimJati- onoi the blailie Fryers. In vita%K. Arcb'Kpifcepi, Suruey of London. Eli'^abeth Countefl^ of Nonhannpton. fiela. ThebUcke Bryers. This Houfe was founded by Robert KilwarSy Archbilhop ofCanter' and the Citizens of London, An.Dom,\2'}6. This Archbifhop, to- wards the latter end of his time, made a coUedlion, faith Gcdm»j for the building of a Monafierie for the Fryer Minors in London. Many contri- buted fo largely thereunto, as he (hauing the heipe of a certaine old Tower which yeclded him ftoncs without charge) finiflicd the fame with other mens monc)', and was able to a^ord the foundation for another at ^^4//^ bury. King Edward the firft and Eleanor his wife, were great Bcnefaftors to this workc. This was alaigc^hurch, richly furniflied with ornaments, and honoured by the burials of many great Per{bnagcs:diuers Parliaments and other great meetings hauc bccne holden in this Monafterie, which is now altogetherdemoliftied,and other new buildings erefted in the lame place. This order of blacke Fryers Predicants were rcmoued hither from Oldbourne, where they had continued 55 yeeres. The reucnewc of this hemic was valued at 194!. 15 s. c d feramumt being furrcndred into the Kings hands, 12 oiNouember^mc. \oo\ Henry the 8. Perfons of kingly, princely, and noble dcfccnr, of eminent high place and qualitie, to the number offiftic and vpwards are reckoned by lo. Stow ('out of the Rcgifter of this houfe) tohaue bin here entombed, to whofe re lation I leaue my Reader, onely giuc rac leaue to fpeake of one. Vpon a Table faftened to a pillar, this infcription was not longfince here to be read, as I hauc it out of the collections of Tho. 7 albot. Here lyeth the body of the Lady Elizabeth, the daughter of Sir Barthe lomew Bal/tifirierey wife of WiHtam Bohutt^ Earle of Northampton, and mo therofthe EarlesofMarch and Northampton, and of Elizabeth, Coun- teffe of Arundcll. She died 5 id. of luneyAnno Chrijli 1378. She was inter red before the high Altar. Saint AndrewesWardrobe. Cernite fub Eetra iacet hac Hatfield tumulata^ Et MArgaret4cUris natalibus orta . Ani^lica mthin the DioceJJi of London. J.^ Annal. M illiim Brca.\e- fptm. Saint Aiincs Aldcrfgatc. Or Ate deufite pro anltnd magiflri I eh Ann is P ember tort ^ Vtrtufque iuris Bach/t- lar^, quondam Refidehliar. Ecclepe GalhedrdU de Rippon Ehor.DiocefisJju- ittfque etiam Ecclef,Re^oris.qui obijt li dieSeptemh. An. Dom, 54^^. ^ an tris &i c vul J^^a 0S guts ti TO um nire tiit U fan chr'ts mi / fHU Id. ^uosanguis trijli dirocum munerc firauit Uos fanguis Chrijlimiro turn muntreUuit. Corda manusyoculosaufes animojqueUvemus^ Mt domino voces ^fua funt, ^ eifua demm. Vt tihi prdceptis mens cdnformetur honejlis Sex animo fempei^ funt repetenda tuo. Frincipio, Deus ejl nofter feruatWy ^ author^ Hefts inoppofita flat regioneSathan. Tertiaresprejfens ejl vita fmilima vent is, Morsfequitur nohisqua prope femper adejl, 0 r dine funt quintOt Cati Palatia Jkmmii T artara (ant feicto confiituenda loco H AC animo tacite Jecum quifepereuoluit^ Mir or in hoc 'vitijft quid inejfe pot eft, Gualtett^ Haddonuso SaifltMnZachafks. Hie iacet Joanna vxor Th$, Thorp vnius Bar. de Scaccario domini Regisy Prolocntoris Parliamenti tenti apud Reding j anne Regis Hen,fextixxxi. ^ut loannachijt xxiiilun. An. Bern, M.c cc c Hi i. cuita anime, 1 finde this Baron T horp to haue ixcne a man of many good parts, and eucr faithfull to his fbucraigne Lord King Henry the fixe, by whom hce was fpecially employed both in peace and warrc, againft the violence of his hcadftrong Lords. But in the dad it was the hard happe of this vpright Ex- chequer man,to be beheaded at H^gh-gate by the Commons of Kent, the 17 day oi February An. 1461. Here lieth the body of Citizen, Goldfmith and Alderman of London, who died 6 Inly \ 45(). This Sutton was flaine in that blacke and difmall battel! by night, vpon London Bridge, bctwecnc lack Cade with his Kentifli Rebels, and the Citi- zens of London. Here lieth wiUtam ^reke-fpere of London, fomctimc Merchant, Goldfmith and Alderman, the Common^wele attendant. With Ancient tuner all (*S\^Ionumets ■'''uitr /y^f/Tw^ j^/ F-Mert Traps, ^gnct^nd loan his wi^ies. Roben. lorn. Joke Vranklmd. An InfcriptioD vnderthc por- traiture of QucciK £/ SktobnWttd- cocke Lord Maior. 1 Siint Margaret Afo/es, Prey forycfowfygs of Michiel Farlace^sind CMarj his wyf , and in yc worfchy pp of God and our Lady, for thcyr Faders and Moders, wy th yc fowlygsofal Chriften, of yowr cheritcfcy a P^/rr NtfierjZad ztiK^ve Maria: Body; I ^ary Pawfin ly below flcpyng. Soulc. I i»/4r; Prfjv/i'w fit aboue waking. Both. Wee hope to mectcagainewyth glory clothed. Then Mary Parpfonfot euer bleilcd. Saint f^lbcns Woodftreet. Here lyeth marmoratc vndyr thys hepe of (loan Syr Harry Weuer Aldyrman, and his Lady Dame lean* Thus worldly worfchypp, and honor, wy^h Fanour and fortun paflyth day by day: Who may wythftand deathy s fchorne when rych and por Iche cloiytb in clay. W herfor to God hertclic wc pray To pardon vs of our mifdecd. And help vs now in our moft need. Hie iacetin requie W09dcHk Ion vir generofnSi Maior Landffnie, liercerus valdemartfus, M. Domini mille centum quater ruit ilhy Cum X bis, TYiisIohn PFtffi(Vii\/ toHc deftravcd* and thcTrinVtrn burned. Saint Michaels Woodftreet, Here licth buried (faith ^^^5(?/;«W^, then flaine in the battell:and that King was feenealiue the fame night at Kelfb, whence he pafled tolerufa- lem, and there fpent the reft of his dayesinholy coatcmplation. And ano- ther oflater times alfo aSErmeth the place of this kings buriall to bee as yet vnknownc. King Henry the eight (faith hce) who fubuerted fo many Churches, Monuments and Tombes,lycth inglorious at Windfbr,and neuer hadthehonour,eitherof the Tombe which hee had prepared, or of any Epitaph that I now remember. But his Brother in law King lames the fourth of Scotland, flaine at Flodden, though the place of his buriall is vn- knowne, yet had this honourable Epitaph. Fama within theT>iGcejfe of London, 39f Fama orbem replete mortem fors occalit^ at t» DefiM fcrutdri quod tegit ojft folum. Si mihi dent animo non impar fat a Sepulchrtinty Attgujia efl tumulo terra Britanna mco. And lohn lonflon'm his Hiftoricall Infcriptions of the Scottifli Kings, confii mcs the fame opinion of the vncertaintieof the place of this Kings interrement. Readc, if you pleafe, the verfes of that worthy man (Profefior of Diuiniiieinche Vniuerfitie of Saint K^ndrewes Scotland) lo the fame effect; and greatly in this kings commendation. lacohus 4. Kex 105. Anno mundiy 5459. An. Chrijlt 1 485?.^ conditu Regni. 1 8ip. l; Triflia fatagewens genttorts, ferrea geflat Baltea^ ^ h£c lucim dat monitntnta fui. iJHargaris Jngla datur thaUmis. Hinc Anglicajcepm Debentur fatk Sexte lacobe tuts. ' Pax regnis redit^ et pleno Bona copia cornu^ Et blandum adjpirans aura fecunda fauet. Rurftts ad arma voeat Utis fors in'vida rebus ^ Tueda vbi *fnitmam gurgite fulcat humum. Flos Proctrumy Patruqae fimul Pater optimm vna Sorte rttunt. Heu fors fentperacerba bonis-t ^uod ft animis orfifque tuis Sorsaqua fufjjet, Imperij Fines vltima terra daret. Define Pyramidum moUs^ ac Maufolea Sollicitm * vacuHm fturtigere Ad tnmuhm. Ilium Fama whens late cir cum fona Olympo ^quat. Pro tumulo maxintus or bis erit. Much more might bcfaid of this magnanimous and high fpiritcd king of Scotland, which I ftiall further enlarge when 1 come to Richmond j the place, no doubc, of his buriall. lohn Cafj of this Parifli whofe dwelling was In the North corner houfe as to Lad -lane you pas. For better knowledge, the name it hath now. Is called and knowne by the name of the Plow. Out of that houfe ycercly did gecve Twenty (hillings to the poore, their necde to releeue. Which money the Tenant muft yeerelie pay, To theParfon and Church wardens on Saint Thomas day. Thcheire of that houfe, Thomas Bowrman by name Hath fince by his deed confirmed the fame. Whofe louc to the poore doth thereby appearc. And after his death ftiall Hue many a ycarc. Therefore in your life do good while y cc may, That when meagre death ftiall take yec away Tlie mounc of Flodden. * Vt mpote tnm nondum impnum efi. rnfcrI[niL.n on the wall. 1 o6 ttA ncient funerall (iSVIonuments Shankc bone of 28. inches long. Cornwa]!. 'In Cornwali Rcb Glocefl. ^ faith. 'with. You may liuelike hm'd as Cajy and Bow/ma/i, For he that doth well (hall neucr bcapoorc man. Saint JW^ry Aldermanhury » In the Cloifter about this Churchyard, hanged and faftcned toapoft is the ftianke-bone of a man, wondrous great, and large, in length 28. inches anda halfc, of aflifc: with the pourcraiturc of a Giant-like pcrfon, vpon a Tabic, with this Infcription. In wile mens fight I fceme not ftrangc. Although fbme friends of P4» will fcornc^ From time to time all ftiapes will change, Full well appcarcs fince the firft-borne. Deride not that which nought offends. Let rcafon rule, ftrong men haue becne • As Samfjon tall loe death all ends: In Stories paft may well be feene. If you truft our Stories, you mufl belecus that Giants, or men of vafte bodily compoilurc, inhabited this our Ifland in former times. Of whom onzHauillan^x Poet, who fiourifhed abouc foure hundred ycarcs fince, wrote pleafantly in this wife, thus tranflated out of the Latine tongue. * There Gyants whilome dwelt, whofeclothcs were skins of beaJfts, Whofe drinke was bloudj whofe cups, to fcrue for vfe at feafts, Were made of hollow woodj whofe beds were bufhieihornes 5 And Lodgings rockie caues, to fhelter them from ftormcs. Their chambers craggie rocks, their hunting found them meat. To rauiQi and to kill, to them was pleafure grear. Their violence was rule, with rage and furie led, They rufht into the fight, and fought hand ouer head. Their bodies were interr'd behinde fome bufh or brake; To bcarefuchmonftrous wights, the earth did groneand quake. Thefe peflerd moft the Weflerne tra£t ; more feare made thecagafl, O Cornwall, vtmoft doore that art to let in Zephyrui blafl. And the vulgar rcceiued opinion is, that 5r«r^ vpon his firflarriuall in Kent, was cncountred with diuersflrong and mightie Giants. Of which an Author of reuercnd good antiquitie thus writeth : as alfo of the wraftiing betwixt Corimpu and Gogmagog. ^oj aboute anc ti»ent^ fct mm*fd^ pat J)e twajslDtig: 3lgooD o]^c l^etxioldeb^ape a Doun a0 bttfmaU perte \fm \ 3lnD bete i^it fo^t^ tn ttie( 6onD. pe foll^e all to a fere« l^ccomtoipjCic^cantjfanli affaplleDe Brute Mc, 23ruttQtp^t<3;potx)er^em floug;6^c^onattelaile, MXt but (^ogmasos, f 0^ ^pm ne aougl) i^e nous!)t, f 0? ^ ftolDe >egm ^ojneusi tojaaie bp ti^oug^t In within the Dioceffe of London. In a word, my Author makes Cormetn to get the vpper hand of^ Gog- wagogfUnd to caft him headlongfrom one of the rocks not farre from Do- uer, whichfor a longtime was called the fall or leape of Gogmagog^ and af- terwards the fall of Douer.And this Gtfgmagog.Cakh he, was th'claft of that monflrous generation. jlap^ the Monke of CoggcQiall who wrote aboue three hundred yeares ago, faith, that in king RkhAt ds time, on the fea fliore at a Village in EfTex, called Eadulphneffe, were found two teeth of a certaine Giant , of fuch an huge bigneffc , that two hundred fuch teeth, as men haue now a daycs, might be cut out of them. Thefe faw I at Goggcftiall (quoth he) and not without wondring. And fuch another Giant-like thing, I wot not what, ^ithC7 was in the beginning ofQucene Elizabeths raigne, digged vp by R. Candijh^ a Gentleman neare to this place. Vpon which thus he doth further comment. I do not dcnie (faith he) but that there haue beene men, that for their huge bodies, and firrae flrength, were wondrous to beholdj whom God, as Saint Aufiin faith, would haue to line vpon the earth : thereby to teach vs, that neither beanty of bodie, nor taleneffeof ftature , are to bee accounted iimplie good things, feeing they be common, as well to Infidels, as to the godly. Yet may we very well thinkc, that which Suemius bath written,, namely, that the huge limmes of monflrous Sea creatures elftwhere,and in this kingdomealfo, were commonly faid and taken to haue beene Giants bones. Another iudicious Antiquarie of thefe times doth alfo thus illuftrate this point. I could thinke, faith hec, that there now are fome as great fea- tures, as for the moft part haue beene- and that Giants were but of a fomc- what more then vulgar excellence in body, and martiall performance. If you obied the finding of great bones, which meafured by proportion large- ly exceed our times. Ifirftanfwer, that in fbme fingulars, as Monflers ra- ther then naturall, filch proofc hath beene j but that now and of ancient time, the eyes iudgemcnt in fiichlike hath beene, and is, fubied ro much impoflure,miflaking bones of huge beafts for humane. C/aui/m brought ouer his Elephants hither, and perhaps lultui Cejar fome ffor I haue read that he terriblie frighted the Britons, with fight of one at Co way Stake?, when he paflcdouer Thames) and lb may you bee dcceiued. But more of Giants hereafter. Saint olaues Uwrie, ihomas Morjied gift ici Dieu dt fdrnt eit merei. K^mn, This man was Chirurgian to three kings the fourth, the fifth, and the fixth, in the yeare 1435. He was Sheriffc of London, he built a fairc new Iflc to the enlargement of this Church, on the North fide thereof} wherein helieth buried. He died, K^m* Dcm. 1 450. Here lieth G//« Detves, who fometime was fcruant to king Hff/ry the 7. and king ^/If/?. the 8. Gierke oftheir Libraries, and Schoolemaftcr for the French tongue to Prince Arthur, and to the Lady Mdry, Who died, 1535. M m« Saint 197 Cogmagog the laft Giant. 6»W.inEflcx. Seldett in liis iJluflrstions, PoJyol.Song I. j I (^Ancient Funeral/ o^^Iomments lohn Burton and lenttius wife< 4beU /feorf Dodorof Law, an j Agr.cs his broiheri wife Saint Michael Bapjhawor EafingshaU, lohn Burton lyeth vndcr here. Sometimes of London Citizen and Mercer; And hfjet his witc with their progeny, Been turned toerth, as ye may fee. Frends free, whatfo yce bee, Prey for vj» we you prey. As you fee vs in this degree; So (hall you be another dcy . Hcdeccafed in the ycerc 1 45o.he was a great bendfa£lorto the building ofthisChurch,asappearethby his marke placed throughout ihe whole roofe of the Qui^re, and middle Ifle of the Church. Hue ades atque tttis ntetire viator ccellis ^^am breuisinclufos iUigat vrna duos, f^t modo /», vir fuit hie, hec^ femim qnendaml Nuncgeliat fars efi huius vtcrque Jolt. Nomen A'ael, M ore er at cognomen ^ Exonienfum Cejarij Do6ior iuris in vrbefuit, Agnes altmtu nomett^ c0niuxque lohannis More fuit^ hmm Ahel qui modofratererat, Vt eupis ergo tihifaciaptpofl funera viui Has modo tute breues qutfquis es ede precesl Hie \Ahelfrimo hie Agnes releuetur ah Agno, ^uj prius agnino [anguine lauit oues, oh'^t Abeli^ 6. Agnes 1 4Pp . quorum animabus. Sir Godfrey 5/«//f»Lord Maior. Catalofho- aoar. Saint Lawrence in the lewrie. Hie imineratur corpus quondam Gaulfridi Bulleyn ciuis^ mereeriy Ma- ior is London^ qui ab hac luce migrauit. An. Dom^ 1 4(^3 . cuius antme fax fit perpetua. This Sir Gefray for Godfrey) BuUen Lord Maior of London, was the Sonne of Geffrey Bulien of Salle or Saull in Norfolke Elauire. Hee married ^mne the eldcft daughter, and coheire of Thomas Lord Hoo and Hafiings^ by whom he had iffue Sir William Bulien of Blickling in Norfolke Knight, father to T/^Pw^ Bulien yViCcomt Rochf or d, Earle of Wilflhire, who was father to Anne B«fl^»MarchioneffeofPenbroke, thefccondwife of King Henry the eight, and the happy mother of our kte Soucraignc, Elizabeth Quecncof tingland, with ail thankefulncffc euer to bee rcmembred. This Lord Maior gaue to poore houfe holders in London, 1000 1, and aoo 1 to the like vfeiii Norfolke; befidesmany libcrall gifts to Prifons, Hofpitals, andlazar houfes. Hfc facet Thumm Buffejn, de comitatu Norfolcie t^rmiger qui obijt vL tiptodie menjis i^prilu An. Dom, i^yi, cuita* The whin the Diocejje of London. 399 The honoraWe Merchant lo^ Pickerings And Elifabph^ licvndyr this fton Of the Eng'ifli merchant Venturers vndyr the kyng In the Mariis beyond See, gouernor was this ion, ' Thirty yecre and more that roome he did mantey n, To his honor, and worfchip,and died in Nouemhyr, Thexxix day. M c c c c fourty and eyght cet tcyn. Whof foul and al Chriftians for cherite rcmembyr. Hie Thomas Crejfey London mercer m humatur Et Agnes Coniux fua ffifeafuppeditatur M. Domini C qnater his x. annocfue fecundo SexU luce lunij ittit hicde .... mundo. his wife. Tho.CfeJJ'efind ^gnes ha wife. Guild Hall C bap fell. This ChappcU or Colledgc of our Lady, Mary Magdalen^ and of all The foundati ' Saints, was founded about theyeere i ipp. by Peter Fancier e^ faith Stew, the Col. ' Adam FunciSi and Henry Frowike, whofc reuenew was much augmented peiUcGuild- by K. Richard the fccond, K. Henry the fixt, and diucrs citizens of London j ^'aii. ] Co that at the fupprcflGon it was endowed with fufficient maintenance, for I a Cuftos, fcaucn Chaplaincs, three Clarkes ,and foure Qmriftcrs, at which time it was valued at xii 1 xvii j s ix d per an. Here haue becne many I Tombes,and marble ftoncs inlaid with braflejwhofe infcriptions and por. traitures areall cither worne out with time, torncout, or quite de{aced, oncly this Epitaph remaining. En Thtmas Frances tpi us hie qui luflra per 0^0 Cuftos extittrat, iaeety ^ femper requie/cat oLMar.^, 1488. Ouer the doorc of the Councell Chamber in Guild hall was, and yet is, as I thinke,this Difiich. Carelusy Henricus^ yiuant^ Defenflrvterqne HenricHs Fideiy Carelus Ecclefie. Long profpcrity pThe one of the Faith, To Charles and Henry, Princes raoft puiffant •The other of the Church I Chofcn defendant. Thcfe vcrles wercdepi^ed, here and in other places about this Citie, the ycarci5i4. when C^4r/(fj the fift Emperour was here in England; to ftiew in what golden bands oflouc thefe two potent Monarches wcrcen- linkedi for that amongft other couenants (then concluded and confirmed betwixt them by corporall Oathes) one was, that the Empcrour promifcd to ftay for, and take to wife the young Princcffe Lady CMary^ King Hen- ries then onely daughter, afterwards Quecnc of England . Why the Titles,dcfcndcr of the Church and Faith,were attributed vn- to thcfc two Princes, is vulgarlie knownc, bccaulc C^rff/fJ chofcn Empe-i Mm 2 rourl Holt'mf. ftAncient Fmerall «5W Qnuments Fuundation of MefcctsChsp- Imes Butler EarleofOr- n3or<(), and leaie hiswifc. Thomas ButUr Earle of Or- tnond. Camd(» in the County of Tipperary.Irt- land. Ba^efwas borne nccre to this Church, here he had a lliiine, and his pidureouer the Chapp^/«/iGceJfe of London, iheyeare, i 5 1 5. liech here buried. He gaue4o. pound to the repairing of chii Chiirch. Orate pro anim^hm Richardi LMarbi quondam 'venerabilis Maioris Ci- uitdtis London^ ^^ignetU con fort is fue. Slut,. .,. ..oi This Mdrlow was Lord Maior in theyearc 1409.10 whofe Maioraltic there was a Play at Skinners Hall, which lafted eight daycs (faith Stm) to heare which, moft of thegreateft Eftates of England were prcfcnr. The Subie£l of the play was thefacred Scriptures, from the creation of the world - They call this, Corpus Chrijli Play in my countrcy, which I haue kene aded at Prefton, and Lancafter, and laft of all at Kendall, in the be- ginning of the raigne of King lAtnes-^ht which the Townefinen were fore troubled J and vpon good rcafons the play finally iupprcft, not onely there, but in ail other Townes of the kingdome. RichardoHill potenti^imi Regis Henrici ociaui, celle 'vinarie Prefertm. Elijahetha comux meflifima pi^a iam , 'undecimorum liberorum mater, Oifdrtto epimo\ immatura tandem morte fttblato, ^uod folnm potutt po- (leritaticommendaturum cupitns hoc Monumem»m pojuit. Obijt An, T)om, 1539. die menf Maij 12, ^05 Saint Mary t^idermary. Hercfieth buried, Sir CharUs BlauntiOX Blunt tBaron Mountioy , who died 1 544. With this Epitaph made by hirnfelfe a little before his death. VViiingly haue I (bugl^it, and willingly haue I found, The tatall end that wrought thither as dutic bound; Difcharg'd I am of that fought to my countrey by honeft wound. My foulc dcpartyd Chrift hath bought : the end of man is ground. This familie of the Biunts is noble and ancient,furnamcd fo at the firft of the yellow hairc of their head-, Blunt fignifying foin the Norman lan- guage; they greatly flouriftiedatKinlet in Shropftiirc,and by Eltvafion in Darbi (hire, where Sir Raph Mountioy had lands in the time oi Edward the firft: from whence came Sir Walter whom King Edward the fourth aduanced to the honour of Baron Mountioy ^ with a penfion. Whofe pofte- ritie haue equalled theNobilitie of their birth, with the ornaments of lear- ning; and principally amongft them, Charles larc Earlc of Deuonftiirc dc- ceafcd ; Baron 3/ lobn Grtj. Tho.CmmUU. HesTfC'tfirt. RicLioas. As flowers in fceld thus paflyth iif, Nakyd thenclothyd,feblciniheend. It Qieweth by Rdart T>alujf an6 t^/yfin his wyf, Cbry ft ycm fauc fro the power of the Fiend. Hue . • . . Micolt qiisndam cittis ifvimtarius London loanna v^cor eius^ AC fueri eorundem^ qui quidtm lohannes obijt 1 7. die Avrilis^ Ann, JOm, 1414. ^luorum antme fer Dei immenfam mifirccordiam in pue perpetaa permapeanty as requiem popdeant, Es tefiit Chrifit quod non iacet lie lapis ijfe Corpus vt ernetuTyfed jpiritm vt memoretar. Hem tu qui trarifis, magnm-, medius^ puer an Jis Pro me fttnde preces quia fic mihi ft venie (pes, honorabilis viri Radulphi (^Jlry militis nuper Maioris^ ac Al* dermanniy^ Pifienar^ Ciuitatis London: et preckrifimarum I>omine Mar- gariCf ae Margareie vxorum eit/s. ^uiquidem Raddphus obijt 1 8. die 2)to- uembris, t^nn. Bom, 1494. (ir predi^a Margeria obijt I.,*, die ^ diita Margarita ab hoe feeulo migrauit lo,die Marcy, Ann, Dom> 1/^92, ^uornm animabus. Hie facet Radulphus Afry generoftss vntts fliorum Radulphi Ajlri mi- litis quondam maioris Ciuitatis London, ^ui quidem Radulphns filius in fra florida iuuentute, ab hoc feeulo migrauit* Ann,Dom, I'^oi. 19, die rncnf. Septemb, This Raph Ajlrie Maior, Wi|S fonnc to Geffery Ajiricy or Ofirich^ of chin in the County of Hertford. He new roofed this Church with limber, couered it with lead; and beautifully giafed it. Johannem tegit hie cognomine Gray lapk i/le^ Mentemquefo fuam celo teneastibi cirijle, Aj}iee mortalisquid fit nifi mors tua vita, Vt modo fum talis breuitir quoque tu fies ita • Debita qui tenerit Nature foluit in annis^ Ip forum prolis lefu miferere lobannis. Hie iacet Thomas Cornmleis quondam ciuU London , qui obijt quarto die ranuarijf Ann,, D ^ w. 1 5 8 4. Cuius, This Themes was SherifFc of London, Ann, 1 3 78. Henry Gifors gift yci, 'Deeu de fa Ame tien pite^elohn k filz>4mercy» ^tti morujl le veille de S, Katherine* En I'an degrace^ 1 343. Here licth alfo Sir lohn Gifors knight^ who was Maior of this OxxtyAn, f 3 n . the father of this Henry, Saint lames GarUekebph. Gtmmarim Lion hie Richardus efi tumulatus^ £luifuitinrabievulgi (ve) deeapitatus. Hie bonus extiterat can^is-y holies egenorumi Tacis v^iwtnwe iJtocejjeoj Lionaon. | P4^« et Author eraty dUe£ier et vrbis henerum. jinn» miUetio tricenten» riumeratt Sic tlitgeno cnr rente cum fimul vnty Flehered perij mtrtedolofa, Bafily fejledum regnatplehs furiofi. This Richard Lionhw interred (whofc corporall proportion iscngra- ucn wondrous curioafly vponhis Grauc ftonc) was a famous Wine-mcr- chant, a skilful! LapidaricfomctimcSheriffc of London. Hecwas drawnc and hailed out of his ownc houfc by Wat. Tyler and other Rebels, and by them beheaded in Cheapc, the yearc 1 3B1 . Not many yeares fmce, here flood a monument in the North wail, cre- eled to the memory of Sir George StAHleyy Knight of the Garter, and Lord Strange (in right of bis wife /M»,daughtcr and hcire of lohn Lord Strange of Knocking) fonne and hcire of y^^tfW/«*i'/rf/;/<'jf, Lord ^/tf/»/iocejJe of London. ColeM^ Mafteranda Chaplaine-thc which ChappcU and PariOi-Church was made a Collcdgc oflcfiis, and Corpus Cbrijii, for a Maftcr and fc- uen ChaplaineSjby PouUney Maior,and was confirmed by lEeia>Ard the third, in the twentieth of his raigne. So that of him it was called, Saint LAureuce Poultney^ in Candle wickftrcet.This Colledgc was valued atypj. 1 7. s. iiA. ferann, and furrcndred in the raigncof the fiKth. ,1^';! The thrice honourable Lord, Robert kadcliffe^tht ^lii^zih of 'Sufcx of that namc,and Henry Radcliffe his fonnc and heire, as of his pofTeffions, fo of his honours, were firft interred in this Collegiate Church : whofe rc- liquewercafterwardsremoucd toBorehamin Effcx. ' •i?"^ Ssinx. MAry AhchurcL Hac gradiens fortis tm lingua precafjdo laSont, Eftomemor tnortis dum'virtHS'i'ivida floret. Bum vita faeriSi qnid agas circumjpice merttey Nam tH talis erk ^ qua lis concido repente. Corpora Gilberti Melites, celat lapis ijfe^ Eifu ^ 'vxoris Chrifiinty qms (ajK Chrijle, 'til-, .wv Saint Mary Cokchurch, So called of one Cole^ the builder thereof. King Henry the fourth gr^nt- cd licence to William LMarjhaH and others, to found a brotherhood of S. Katherine'm this Ghurch,to thehclpeof Gods feruice-becaufe Thomar Beeket and S. Edmund, Archbilhopsof Canterbury, were baptifed herein. Alhallotves Barking. On the North fide ofthis Church was fometimc builded a faire Chap- pell, founded by king Richard the firft, and much augmented by king Ed- ward the firft. Edmrd the fourth gauc licence to his cofin lohtty Lord Tip- to/lyEirlc ofWorcefter,to found here a Brotherhood for aMafter and Brethren: And he gaue to the C«/?*; of that Fraternitic, the ad vowfion of theParifli Church of Stretham in Surrey, with all the members and appur. tenances;the Priory of Totingbcck, and a part of the Priory of Okcbornc in Wilt(hirc,both Priors Aliens, and appointed it to be called, the Kings Chantrie, in Capella beats Marie de Barkings king Richard the third foun- ded herein a Colledgc of Pricftsj and reedificd the decayed flru^ure. Great concourfeof people came hither to our Lady of Barking a pilgrimagejvntill the Colledgc was fiippreflfed and pulled downc, in the fecond of Edward the fixth, and the ground whereupon it ftood,imploycd as a Garden plot. Many funerall Monuments arc yet remaining in this Parifh Church, which you may reade in the Suruay of this Gitic. The foundati- on of Cwpm Christ Col- ledge in Can- dlewickeflreet Tlob.Radclift and hij fonn^ Henrf Earfcs of Suffcx. G'Ubfyt MtUtS *nd Chrifiiait his wife. The fraternity c{s: KatberintA The founda- rion ofoucLa-l dies Chappell of Barking. Saint ^^4ry Wolnoth. Herelicth Sir John Aruitdeff knight of the Bath, and knight Bancret, Rc- No«a ceiuor Sit forAfumlm knight. (lAncient Funera// ^S\4onuments vittsenuCatal. >:)mn Eyre ^v>td Mkior. The Founda- .ioH of ^-cden KalU/jd the Chappcii Stow Sumay, T^le. Pajni and Elifabetb his wife Sixteene chil- dren. Mtrgfirit his cciuor of the Duchy. . . Cr^)', daughter to the Lord Marqucfc Dorfet, who died 8. Febr. the 3^^. of the rcignc of king. Hen. the 8. This Sir ^rundeU was of the houfc of Lanhemt in Cornwall, a family of great refpcft in that county. Of which I ftiall haue further occa- fiontofpeakewhcn lcomc to Saint where this mans Anccftors lycentombcd. Thc Chriftian nameofhis wife (with time worne, or tornc outofthebraflcj was, £//4»<;r, the third daughter of Thomas Crey^ Mar- qucfle liorfet (halfc brother by the mother to Edward the fifth) by Cicely ^ daughter and heire of [Villiam BoKvile, Lord Harrwgun. ^md caroletaturcumvermihus efia paratur, Terre terra datur ; Caronafcitur^morUtur, Orate pro anima Sunonu Eyre \ \ \ . . . . » .. vnder this defaced Monument mon Eyre^ the fonnc oUohn fiyr^ of Brandon in Suffolk, licth interred. He was Lord Maior in the yeare 1445. Hee built Leaden Hall for a common Granary for the Citie, and afairc large Chappell on the Eaft fide of the Quadrant, ouer the Porch whereof was painted,D^A?/r4 Domini exaltauit me. And on the North wall : Honor andw famofus M creator Sjmon Eyre huius operis Fundator. He gaue 5000. 1. and abouc to poore Maids marri* ages i and did many other works ofcharitie; Hee died the 18. day of Sep. tember, 145?. Saint Nicholas i^cont, O ye dere fi-endys whych fall here aftyr be. Of yowr dcuotion plefe ye to rcmembyr Me Richard PAyne^ which of this noble cite, Somty m whylft I Hud, was Citizen and Drapicr; And now thro goddys grace buryd am I here, For mercy toabyd aftyr this lif prcfent; Trefty ng by prcycr celcftiall, loy to be my iudgmcnti Whcrfor o my Frendysdcre,my foul ye like affift, And eke Elijabyth ray wyf, and chyldrcn on by on. And I fall prey God fro peyne yowr fouls to refift, The fooncr by mediation of bleifyd Sant ^Ibitm On whof day in lun on M. c c c c. 1 x. and thrice on, Then being the y ere of God , as hit did him plcfc. Out of this prefent world did I difcefe. Here Hcth Sit lohn Brtig or Bruges^ knight, Lord Maior of this Citic,the fonneof Thomas Brugy or Bruges^oi Dimmock in Gloceflcrffairc. Who executed that honourable and famous high office, the yeare 1520. the twcluth of king Hen, the eight. Saint Edmunds Lumhardftreet. Richard NordeSlycth buryd here, Somtym of London Citizen and Drapier; And mthin the T>iocejJe of London. And Margmehis vvyf,of her progcnie, Rcturnyd toerthandfora'J yc, Of the erth H^e wci made and formed, And CO the erth wc bin returned, Hjuc yis in m /nd and mcmpry Yc ''■yac Hucn icrneth to dy. And beholdych here yowr dcfrine, Such as ye erne fomrym vvcrcn we. Ye fall be dyghcin yis any, Be yc ncrc fo ftouc and gay. ■ Therfbr Frendys wcyow prey Make yow rcdy for to dcy , Yac ye be noc forr finn attcy nt Acyc dcy of Judgment. Man the behovy th oft to hsue * yis in mynd Yat thowgeueth wythyin bond y at fall thowfynd Forwydowes befloful,andchyldren bech vnkynd, Exccutors.be CO vccos, and kepalyacthey fynd. If eny body esk vvheryededdys goody s bccam, * Yey anfqucare . # So god me help, and * halidam, he died a pore man. '^Yink on yis. Saint Peiers CorKhiil. Be hit known to al men, that theyeerys ofowr Lord God an cIkxix. Lu- the fyrft chriften kyngofthis lond, then cailyd Brytayne, toxvndyd* the fyrft chyrch in London, that is to fey, the Chyrch of Sent peter z^zm Cornhyl, and he fowndyd thcran Archbiilioppys See, and made that Chirchthe Metropo!itant,and checf Chirch ot this kii>gdGn-5,and (ocn- duryd the fpaceof cccc yeerys, and more \ vnro the commyrg of Sent /^u Jien^an Apoftylof Englond,the whych was fenc into the iond, by Scnr Gregoryy\:hcDod:oro(thcChitch,)n thcrymof king £.'^//^//Yrr, and then was the Archbifihoppys See and Pol removyd from the aiorcfcyd ChTch of S-P^-^^rj-apon Cornhyl, vnto Dercbernaum, that now ys cailyd Canr.r bury, and thcrytremcynythtothisdey. And Millet Monk whych cam in to this lond wyth Sent '^ufien was made the fyrfl: Bilhop of London,and hys See was made in Powllys Chyrch. And this Lm^us kyng was rhe fyrft Fovvndyrof Peters Chyrch apon Cornhyl. And hcrcgnyd kyng in thys Ilond aftjrr Bm^M. c c.x 1. v. yeerys. And the yeerys of owr Lord god a c X X iiii. Z««"ff J was crownyd kyng, and the yeerys of hys reygne ixxvii yeerysjand he wasberyd aftyrfum cronekil at London, and afcyr (am cronekil, he was beryd at Glowceftcr, at that plafe wher the ordyr of Senr Francjs ftandy th. The truth of this Infcription is qucftioned in diuers points by fome ol the learned Senate of our Ecclefiafticall Hiftoiians, but I will adhere to the common recciued opinion, that Lnchts was the firft Ghriftian king of thi; th-t. *i he holy Communion. ' thii.kc of rhis. Ar I/ifcripti- on vpori ara- ble fomctini;;' Nn 3 I{la.^d,i 4'4- tiAncient Fimerall tSMemments ymef. hb 1. Vs?il. Scldea. . O'i m. . C(rf//«ofFournes fcith, that one T^f^/w was the fii fl: Archbifliop, and the firft builder of this Church, by theheipeofonc Cjr.?^?, chicfe Butler vnto kingZffi-//^. Eluafsm was the fecond, who built a Librane neare vnto this Church, and conuertcd many of the Britilh Dr aides (learned men i>j the Pagan law ) to Chriftianitie. The reft vntill you come to ReJlitutt^Sy who was the 1 2. Archbilhop,are butonely named in my Author. Rcflituttfi (fiiith Bifhop Godxvin)7i^s at the Councell oi'^rles in France, ihcy 7,16. \n>\tr Corijiantifii the ^onnco^Confmntine the great, and fubfcribcd vutothe Decrees of the fame Councell, which he brought ouer wuh him. One Decree^amongft the reft was, that if a Deacon at the time of his ordering, did proteft he mtended to marric, it fliould be la wfull for him fo to doe. Reftitus himftlfe was married. One Kebita (thcfonne of Salomon, 'A certaine Duke of Cornwall) Biftiopof Anglcfey in Wales, flou riftied in hisd3yes,and trauelled with him into France ; and afterwards, went himfelfs into Ireland; where, by his good doctrine, he conuertedjna- ny of that Nation to Chriftianitie. Gukdnim the thirteenth A rchbi (hop, trauelled oner Seas to the king of little Britaine,tocraue hisaidcagainft the Scots and Pids, which mightily infefted this kingdome, infiimuch that the Romanes rather chofe to remit the.Britainej their tribute, then to afoard them any more aide. Of which, this Biftiopmadean oration to his countriemen a little before his depar- ture, who at that time flikc the Romanes) were wearied out with their of ten incurfions, and altogether afraid to encounter with the enemic , that fierce valiant Scot. Imagine his words were wondrous. old, from our times and that they were deliucred in this Dialed. grcre of lont) to )LotiDon r ccmc "Ctiecc^btdiop il^ujQl Cede (i5U)U^eltn benomc« €>ur imefccnbf $ of iHome t)et to fpelie to ^ougb mc bebe, 23ut betet Mle tcb baue to l»epe,t6en to bo en^ otl^c debt: jf 0^ ptte bit \$ of t^tjSi ionbe, anb of our bo^etcbebe. %\mx t^at i^ajcfmian out folfe a toe p gan Icb e, (^be %\\% our fin^g^tes?, anb our ^boapn, anb muc^ of oitr f ong 3nb otl^uc ionbe£( ao^cbe ti^cr Wb> ala^ t^c beolfull bcbc* 3l[»ib ^ebcti^ men betptaug^t toQiouele, anbtofpabe, Co catt,efec, anb te fioiig^, anb to a fiilfe^rg toabej ^0 t)amcr ,anb to neble, anb otbut crafteie^ alfo. ^^an b?tt(} fper o^ b^ft^ f boer b battatlle f o^ to bo« t©^an VPtthin theT>iGcejfe of London. ^^5 a^^an ^ouccnempcsicomctl^pou neUunncttj butfle, 30 ffjcp befoie tueolucs, tjougl) jl)t mo tooo be $nt) t^e biCct pom al ai?oixjtc, tjougb motuc ttjan b^tljencbe OtDuc i:gge a Don atiD be a flavxjc, otljiir fle, anD a Drcncbc, f^rl.j i^tijer non toitb you). but clenliclj allc t^is ionDe, 3Ul)c bclp^ngaao loHrnstsJ in ot^ii: man^ IjonDr^ tbeEoma^tte^ betb anopcD of buce trauaile foioir, ^IDf pcciic of ^ anD lonOc ei, ^it tnole come b etc tjo mojte. MUJoUetb bure tmageratbcr icuc.tbat^e bcntb bun a ^crc, 3e feonne noiigbt Iccnp tbpng tbat DrDt neuei* ere / 3lpp>ietb polDC bonDeSto tbe fpcc anb to tbc ftMcrS sifo, jfoj firoiiguc men butbtbet none, anD^e tosiUstmnetbrno fectb a bonb mannciai fone fomtrm a i?npgbt become, atnb of a gfom a ^qu^cr, anD aftuc fin^g'otiS fome : 3lnb Cucb PC bauetb tbe fojme of men bctb men m alle toXe, ^nD tojnet^HOi» to :^anbeDe,anD ftcpctb poure f rancbifa* Soitfolioweshovvthis Bi{ho[5 went intoHctIc Britaine, and entreated the king there, to fend oucr Cor/JtAntine his broiher, with a ccrtainc number of men, by whofehelpe tbecriemie might bee expelled, which was granted, and performed accorcfingly. Fajlidius frifcus Caccccdcd him in the gouernement of this See, who writ diucrs bookcs of diuine learning, mentioned by Bale. Hee was a fin- ccrc expofitor of the facrcd Scriptures, and a pamefuU Preacher through- out the whole kingdomc. C«/ alundefuppeditehAnt,cum ferknigno ingenio excellens memeria: morum imegritoi et vit4 morrupta, quflur cumu/atif- fimecaterosfu^gentis ptdctdehat verbi Pracopes.Uc flouriflTcd vnder Ho. norius2ii\dTheodofius Emperours, 410. By an old namelelTe Chronicle which I hauc read, one Tf r»f /t/>f fucceeded Fiflidius^i piercing wife Pre- late into matters offtafc,3ndin fpcciall fauour with AurcHus Ambrofe King ofgreat Britaine: but rofl'w* J followcth next in the catalogue, a man of fmgular deuotionand good life, who for reprehending King Vonigen vn- lawfull marriage with Rowenna^ Hengifts daughter (his lawfull wife being then liuing) was barbaroufly murdered by the faid Heng'ft, and with him many other Pricfts,and religious Pcrfons, circA An./^^i . After the coniiming of the Saxons, the fucceflSon of Archbifliops was ftill continued in London for the fpace of many yeares fbut fecretly) euen vntill the time that S. Gregorie fent Auguftim hither. I finde oneiy one of them namdd, to wit, Theonus who with 7 hadipcus or Tadidcus (of which I hauc fpoken be. fore in Rochcflcr) Biftiop of Vorke, taking their Clergic with them, got them into Wales and Cornewall, to the reft of their countrimen, whom the Saxons had lately dtiucn thither: this man did not write himfclfe Arch- biftiop, which is one eaufc of fomc controuerfie amongft our Hiftoriogra- phers. Faftidm Prtf Tcrnekive 15, Lib.in bib.Coit. Mir. Gedwitt dtpta- fitl. Aug. Thm the lad Archbiftiop. Saim 4^6 Qy^ficimt tuner all zSAdonuments Saht Michaels Ccrnehill. Robot Tah'm 1 ihenlte. Herclycrh Rehert Fabian A^dcrmanand SheriffeofLondon,whocom- pofed a libofious Chronicle of England and France, with the monuments, and the fucceffion o( the Lord Maiors of London, and died Amo Ditm. 15 1 1, for whom this Epitaph was made, now altogether defaced. Like as the day his courfe doth confume, And the new morrow fpringeth againe as faft, So man and woman by Natures cuftome. This life to pafTe, at laft in earth are caft. In ioy and forrow, which here their time doc waft. Neuer in one ftate, but in courfc tranfitorie. So full of change is of this world thegloiy. Hugh Dauftt Dodor ofDi- uinity. Hie iacet in tumult? Dociorvenerahilis Hugo Daufet olim Re [tor ^ verefdeique ^roteSior MC. quAter. x.tertx fit et I /ex » Jpri/i/qf4s die ter I: V feme 1 1 migrat ille. Robert Barm. Here vndyr was beryed Rohm Mrms by name, Gitizon of London, and Mercer of the fame ; And this is written that others may remembyr. Ho w godly he departed the twenty th on of Noucnjbyr. lobu Bootes. Here ly th the body of John Bootes wifF, Diflbluyd by dcth to her fyrft matter duftj Who from the cares of this world departyd her lifF, The swenty third day of the monyth of Auguft, On thowfand fyue hundryd and feuen, beyng thrccfcore y eery s old iuft. Saint BenetsGrAjJhChurch. HmyDevm 2nd laam his wife. Prey for the faulygs of Henry Denne^ and Uan his wyf, theyriadyrs, theyr modyrs,Bredyrs,andgood frendys, andofal Chriftian faulygs le- fu haue mercy. Amen, who departyd this lif . .. . M. cccc. Ixxxxi. Saint Bartholomewes exchange. r/«>. Al. Jerman. . Vpon an old Tombe the defuniocejJeof London. ¥7 This monument Cby relation j was made to the mtmoik o^ Thmas Pikcy Alderman, who with the aflfiftanccof Nicholas ro§ one of the She- riffes of this Gitic, about the yearc 1438. new builded this Church. Jjic ..... Willielmus Capd .... Maior Lon: . . ;// lohamis CapH . .,jNejilandmcom. ... ob* ;.. 1 5 op. Out of this broken Infcription Ifynde this whole hiftory how that Sir Richard Empfon Knight {2l Sicue- makers fonne in Tocefter) and Edmund D«^//«yEfquire, both Lawiers, were two inftrumcnts for King Hemyxhs. feuenth, to enrich his, and their owne coffers j and to cmpoucrilh the fub- icds, by way of caUing the richer fort into queftion, for breach of old, moth-eaten, vnrcuiuedpenaliLawesjamongft many others (whom they moft treacheroufly abufed, by a falfepackt Iurie)they fcruzcd from this Sir pj//<5^/4«;C4/>^tfabouefixteene hundred pounds, and fome twelue orthir- jeene yeercs after,they were at him agaioe afrefh.for two thoufand pounds morej which becaufe he would not pay, he was commanded, by Prifoner to the Tower; but by the death of the faid King (which happe- ned the fameyeerc) he was rcleafed both of imprifbnmentand paymcnt,in which yecre he alfo departed this world, in the loueofallgood men, lea uing a great inheritance, and an honourable rcmcmbnnce to his pofleri- tie; and not long after, £w/>/^» and D/i^/iTj (catcr-pillcrs of the common- wealth, bacefullto all good people J were beheaded on the Tower hill the ly.of Auguft 1 510. leaning behindc them noihinjg they could difpofe of for their heires, faue the ftaine of eucrlaftmg infamic. He lycth here entombed in a Chappell of his owne Foundation^ he wai the fonne of lobn Capeli of Stoke Neyland in the county of SufFolkc. Sam Bennets Finke, O God the father ofheauyn which art the cuerlaflyng lyght, Hauc mercy on the fowl of me, poor Water Knyght. Who departyd this lyfthe monyth of January, In the yerc of my Rcdemer on M . . . and fifty. Borne I was in Canterbery in the County of Kent,, Sonne to on Ichn Knyght and Alyfe his wife,this is veramcnt. And to be (hort, all worldly thing* to confound. Of the Earth I was made,and to the Earth I am retournd; Within this Parifla was the Hofpitall of Saint Jn$hony, fometimc a cell belonging to Saint Anthonies of Vienna, founded by King Henry the third, for a Mafter, two Priefts, one Schoolemaflcr, and twelue poorc men the reucncwcs of this houfewere much augmented, and the number of the houflaold incrcafcdby King H^wr^r the fixt, and Edward the fourth, to which I$hn Tate Mercer was a right bountifull bcncfador, who was here entombed vnder a faire monument, he died Anno i s 14. and fo was iter Champion Shcriffc of London, 1 529. who was here buried. The SixwiUim CA. pellLord Maior. ThefoundatI' on of Saint ■^nthgnks Hof- pitaU. 4-18 (tAncient Fmerall (i5A&«jw^Earleof Warwickc, Henry Earle of Derby, after- wards King of England, and others, combined and fware each to other, againfl Robert Vere^ Duke of Ireland, and Michael de la Pole Duke of Suf- folke, for abufing and miflcading the King^ for which and forae other cau- I (cs yNhich Richard the fccond obie£led againfl them, fome of them were I banifhcd,others condemned to perpetuall imprifonment : and this Richard beheaded on the Tower hill, Scipitmh.Annoii^j. the conftancieofwhofc carriage at his arraigncment, pallage and execution (in all which he did not once difcolour the honour of his bloud with any degenerous word, lookc, or aftion) encrcafed the enuy of his death vpon his profecutors. Here like wife lay fumptuoufly interred, 7^;^;? Fere the xii. Earle of Ox- ford, and Aubrey hiseldcfl fonne, who with Sir Thomas^udenfa knight, (who was alfo here buried) and others their Councellors (cither througb malice of their enemies, or fbme offence conceiued by King Edward tht fourth) were attainted by AdofPar!iament,4»/?' , and for eucr, at the Altar of our Lady, and Saint James. Bccweenc which Al- tars the body of his wife Imh (who liued but a few daycs with him, and is not at all mentioned in the Catalogues of Hoj'.our) was buried, who was the widow of Sir William willoughbie^ before the marriage with the Mar- queflc. And to pray for the profperous cftace of the (aid Marqueffe, and of iyinne\i\% then wife, and of Edward Willoughby ^ Richard Willoaghhy^ A/tfie Beauchampey^nd Elifiheth Willoughbie^ with all the iflue of the laid IVilliam and Ioa?ie -^and efpecially for thcfoules heakhof the faid Ijam^ and of Katherine her mother, DuchcfTe of Norfo'ke. Here fbmetime lay fumptuoufly entombed, the body of Edward Staf. fordy Dukeof Buckinghami who by the fleightsand pra3n of t^e j^mpero^txitt^e grete ^noug^, W ^^oeff$, tbat i^e \fiX t»an of on, foljctg^ a ftpng* I haue fomc other of the fame fubicdjbut of later timcs,ifyou will rcadc them. But Neminm brother of Cajfybdlayve Full manly fought on lulius tymcs twayne. With ftrokcs fore, ayther on other bctte. But at the laft this Prince fyr lulius^ Crofea mors his fwcrdc in flaclde (cttCy O i the manly worthy Sir Neminust Whichc of manly force and myght vigorous, The fwcrde he brought away ouic of the ftlde. As luliui it fct fade in his flielde. Through whichc ftroke, Sir Neminns then died. And buried was at the North gate ccrtaync, Of London then, where now is edified London Citec, royall of all Britaync. Thus this wortlw knyght in his graucbcfaync, Crofea mors his fwcrde layd by his fydc, Whiche he brought from lulius that tydc. By the tcftimonic of lohn Bdle, this his manly pro wcflc was cmbclliftjt, and adorned with all good liicratufc, who affirmeth that he writ an excel, lent Hiftorie of the originall, pedigree, and progrcffe of his ownc Nation. of yowr chcrit^ fey a Pdter Ntfter and an Ave^ For the foul oiWiUiam Prattt fomtym of Pckerle. On whoffoul lefu hauc mercy. Saint I vpithin theViocejJeof London. 411 Saint Helens. This was the Church to the Nunncrie,foundcd firft by William Bafing, Dcane of Pauls (who licth here buried) about the ycare 12 12. and after- wards by another William Bajing (one of the Sheriffcs of London, in the (econd ycare of £at. et aif. London, die louis prox pofl fejlum SanSii x^ndree <^poJloli,t^n». Dom. 1352. Reg^ Regis, Ed. 3 . 6. Probatumfuit hoc pre fens TeJlamentHm,x'v. Kal. lanuarij, Ann. Dom.i^12.Ann.6.Ed. I. f he foundati on cf ihc Nonncsy of S»\ Helta. Sn fo. Cm!y Maior of the Staple. Saint Trinities in Leaden- Hall. This Ghappellwasfirft built by J/7»tor tnirtecnc knigncs or louioiers oi goou aeiert to tiim and the realme: the like by fuppofition faith Ferjlegan^wns in Knight. riders ftrcct, being the place where the refidencc or meeting of fuch Knights-riders with the King might be kept. Saint Mary Beth/em, This Hoipirall of SilniMary of Bcthlcm, was founded by Simon Fit7- Mary^ oncol the Snermcsof London, m the yeere 114^. He founded it to haucbecncaPrioric of Canons, with Brethren and Sifters; it is now an- Hofpitallfor diftradcd people, who arc here recciucd and kept, yet not without chargcs to their kindred, or friendsi Saint {Jifary Spit le^ This Hofpitall was founded hyWalttrBrune Mercer, and Sheriffc of London, Vfithin theT>ioceffeo/ Loncfon. 4*7 London,and Rfijia his wife, -rf.D.ia^ j. it was dedicated to the honour of efusChrift, and his mother the perpetuallVirgtneii/4r;, by the name of Domus 'Deii and Beate Marie, extra Bifihopfgate. This Hofpitall furren- drcd to king ffe»ry the eight, was valued to difpcnd 478. 1. 6.$. S.d.where- in were found, befides ornaments ofthe Church, and other goods pertai- ning to the Hofpitall, one hundred and fourefcorc Beds well furniftied for receipt of the poore. This place is now beft knowne by the Sermons there jrcached on Monday ,Tucfday, and Wednefday in Eafter weeke. Saint Lionards shsrdich. So called of the Sordiches Lords thereof: one of which familie,namely , Sir Uhn Sordtch knight, flouriCbed in the raigae of king Edward the thirdi as appeares by this deed of grant to his Chaplaine wiUim Crofifin^hm. re- idcnt. Sciant*i;c, nos Uh, de Sordtch Miles et Elena vxor mea^ et Nicholam de Sordich dedimus WilLde Crofi»ne CafellanOyOmnia iUa Redaerr.qae babui- mm inHafkney, tarn in "Dominio quam itt Seruitio, ^c. Ann. Keg, Regis Edmrdi tertij duodecimo. This knight ferued in the warres vnder Ed, the third in France ; and is rcmembred in our hmzlSjAnn. 14. Ed. 3. Orate pro animabus HumfrediStarky militiStnuper capitalis Baronis de Scaccario Domini Regis Henricifiptimi et Ifabelle vxoris eius, et omnium mi(9rnm fuorum, quorumt tc. .... I . Erlington modo miles Et Margareta coniux* . 9 \ » Sitpietate dei vita perhennis ei M. Cquaterx Jemel. Vnder this defaced Monument, Sir 7// his wife (for ftiee is fet downe to be co-foundreflc with hiraj dedicated this their facred ftru^lurc CO the honour of God,and the AfTumption of the bleded Virginc Mary. Richard Beauvtyes BiftiopofLondon, about the yeare 1 1 1 2. gaue cer- tainc Lands at Mulwcll hill to the faid Nunnery, now in the pofTeffion of Sir NichdltM Roe knight, confinncd by the Cartulary of king Stephen . as it is in the Liegcr booke of ihc faid houfe. SctAtis me c6nfirm&([t^ ^c. )ocum fu»m^ {^c. et quicqtiid Rieardus Efifcofus Londan st lordanns fiUus Bricy^ et alij Bar ones met rationabiliter in Elemoftnam dederunt. Henry the fecond, he confirmes the fcitc of the houfe and land thereunto adioy ning, thus. Sd. atis me concefsijje^ ^c. Fcclejie ieate Mdrie de fonte Clericorum^ et Moniali. bus ibidem deo feruientibus omnia fubfcriptay (ycjcilicet ex dono lordanis de Brifeta et Mttrieiis vxoris eius locum in quo habitant , infra ambitum mttri earum^ et terram quam extra habent circa muros earum in eodem cam- po,^c» The names of the PriorcfTcs of this houfe from the foundation vnto the diffolution, as they are fet downe in the fame booke, were thefe. Firft Chri- fiiana.i.Ermegard. 3. Hawifia, 4. Eleonara.^.jilefia, 6, Cecilia. 7. Mar- gerie whatvile* 8. Ifabell. 9. Alice Oxeney, 10. Amice Marcy. 1 1 . Denys Bras. 1 2. Margery Bray, i j. lean Lewkenor, 14. loan Pulham, i j. Kathe- rine Br aj broke. 16. Luce Attervtod.iy. loan Viene. 18. Margaret Bakrvell. i^.IfdellWentwmh.io. Margaret Bull. 11, Agnes Clifford. ii. Kathe- ritte Greene. 2i.lfibell HuJ/ey. And the laft Lady Prioreile of this houfe was JfahellSackvileyoi the right honourable Familic of the Sackviles, the Anccftors of Sir Edtvard Sackvile^ now Baron of Buckhurft,and Earleof Dorfct. She lieth biiried vnder a marble ftone in the Church of the Nun- nery neare vnto the high Altar, whereupon this Infcription, or Epitaph, is engrauen in braflc. Hie iacet Ifabella Sackvile, qu£ fait Vrioriffa nufer friotatus de Clerk- enwelitemporedijfelutiomseiufdem Prioratus,qua fuit 21. Oifobris, Ann. Dom.Millefimfi quingentejimfi feftuagefimo : et Ann* Reg* Regin.Elifab. Deigra. ^c. duodecimo. She made her laft Will and Tcftament (as I findc it in the Prerogatiue office) the nineteenth day of February, in the faid twelfth yeare of C^ueene £//z4^r/^, wherein flic bequeathes herbody tobe buricdin Clarkcnwell Church, and ordaincs the right honourable the Lord of Buckhurft her Cofin,thcouerleerof this her Will, if it fliallpleafe his Lordfliip to take the paines: She liued many yeares in the various dayes of diuers Princes : for I finde in the pedegrec of the Earlc of Dorfet, that one William Sackevyle^ by his Will and Tcftament, dated the tenth day of Auguft , in the a 1 . yeare of King Henry the feucBth, gaue to his Ncccc Jfabfll Sackvjle a certainc Lc- gacicjftie being as then a N'unncin the Priory of Clcrkcn well. Jordan Brifet the forcfaid Founder, died the 1 7. of Scptcmber,aboui the yeare of our Lord, 1134. ^»riell his wife, the firft of May next fol- lowing ! they were buried both toge^ in the Chapter-houfe of this Church, now called the old Vcftric. In Lib inUkC'ett. Iftthtll Satl^lU Prioieflc of S. Marks CUrkstl' mU. lordtn Brifet 81 MuritU hit wifct 4^^ (tAncient Funeral/ a^donuments Sir wiW. ^t^9n knight, Lerd 9ri^< ef Saint jfihnslertif. In the North wall ofthe Chancdl is a fairc marble Tombe , with the portraiture of a dead man lying vpon his (hroud; the moft artificially cut in ftonc thateucr man beheld j all the plates of braffc are ftolnc away, onely fomc few peeccs remaining, containing thefe words. Hjjpitalitate intljtusygenere ^reelarus, ; , . . . HdncVmantoffc^ caufa ; , . .... Sfce quern cernis tuonomini femper deuotum Sufiipe in finum Virgo Maria tuum. Sjpes me mn fallat quam in te fewper habebam Virgo d4 facikm. i , * . . ; . • . This Monument was erefted to the memory of Sir William wejlm knight, Lord Prior of Saint Johns lerufalem, at the time of the diflblution of the faid Priory , to whom Henry the eight for bis maintenance had allow- ed one thoufand pound ofycarely penfion during his life.Of which fumme hercceiuedncuer a penny; forfeit fortuned, that vpon the fcucnth day of May, 1540. being Afcention day, and the fame day ofthe diflblution ofthe houle,he was diffolucd by death, which ftrookc him to the heart, at the firft time when he heard ofthe diflblution of hisorder. All the Funcrall Monuments of Antiquitiein this Church f which were many) as you may rcadc in Storves Suruay , are quite defaced. This Priory was valued at the fuppreflion to be pofleft of 281. 1. 16. s. 5.d. ofycarely rcucnues; Within |thc clofe of this Nunnery is a faire fpatious houfe, built of late hy SvctbomasChalloner knight dccealed : vpon the Frontifpicc vvhercof thefc vcrfes weredepcnflld, now altogether obliterated. Cajia fides fitfereftiVeUu te^A firores iff A relegau dtfuruere lieef: Nam venerandus Hymen hie vota iugalia firuat Veffalemque focum mente fouere fludet* The Nunnery ( now the inheritance of the right honourable Sir William Cauendi[h knight. Lord Ogle» Vifcount Mansfield, and Earie of Newcaftle) being oppofite to this new braue building, miniftred (belike) occafion and matter for the making of this faid Infcription. This Hexamiter following is painted vndera Sunne-diall in the entrance vnto the Nunnery. Non alittr peree Jfeeiesquam futilts Vmbr^i, T he Pritry of S, lohn of lerufalem. lordM Brifet hauing firfl founded the Priory ofNunncs here by Clerk- en well, as aforefaid, bought ofthe faid Nunnes ten Acres of ground,giuing them for the (aid ten Acres,twenty Acres of land in his Lordftiipof Wil- linghaIe,or Wellinghali in Kent. Vpon which ground (lying neare vnto the faid Priory) hec laid the fbwidation of a religious ftru^ure for the knightsHo^italcrs of S./^^;? of lerufalem. Thefe following are the words out rvithin the 'DioceJJe of London. 4J» outofthcRcgifterbookcofthcDcedes of the faid houfc, written by one lohn StiSin^-fleete^ a brother of the houfe, circa am . 1434. to the end that their bencfadors names being knowne> they may be j' b'r ^^reat Saht Bartholomerves, : f il This Prioric was founded by one Rahre, a pleafant conceited wittie gen- tl«nan,and a Courtier in the raigne of King ff^nry the firft, which he de- dicated to the honour of God and Saint Stfrr/'tf/owfw, and placed therein blackc Onons, or Canons regular, himfelfc became their firfl Prior j his foundation was confirmed in thefc words. Pp HeHricus The fumidatj. on ofgrcai Sainc Batiho- lotncwes. 4H <>Jncient Fmerall tSM emments kx /inn tunii !sTido^'- Cat t .'IruJucra.L. I •4'iUmn Bolton :l;c laft L'nor 'bfS Bartholo- ae.vcs. Bilbop ot Lon ■Jon. Godwin dp \)r a- lulibin Mgl. Vpodigma TieiiflriM. Henricu-s Rex^ ^c. SviAtts me eoncepffe^ ^ frefenti carta me coy/frmajje, EccUfis beati Bartholomei London ^qus ell Dominica Cctfe^a mea\acanomcu domancii in ca Dcmir.o [eritieritihwt^uodfiyit ah omni juhie^ioi'-e^ terreria fermtuteliUri\ i>{ Jicaliqua Ecclefia m tot a ArJglia magis lihera^^c. dat.fer ma, '>um hoftram .ipud VVi/'ton^ \ 5 lufiij^ Annoreg. 3 7. Here he died, and was here buried in a fairc monumenf,renewedby Pri- or Bolt 074, which i,olto?i wasthelaft Prior of this houfe-a great builder and repairer of the Prior!e,and the Parifli Church, and of diuers lodgings be- onging to tlie fame : as alfo ofnevv he builded the Manner cf Canbnbury (now cdled Canbury)at Ifltngton, which belonged to the Canons of this loufe. This Bolton and the reft of his brethren were portraicd vpon a Ta- Dlefometimcs hanging in this Church, now it is in S\t Sohert Cottons Li- Drarie, holding vp their hands to the Crucifixe, vnder whom, thefc vcrfes were dv:penrild. ' Gftlieimo Bclten precil't£S fuccurrite vefirk ^l;ialis erat pater h/Cy Domfn hccy ^ cetera monfirant. He died at his Paifonage houfe at Harrow vpon thchillfas I haue it by rc!at!oi)) the fourth of Edward the fixr, and was there interred. ' FJcfurrendred vpthis his Prioric the 30 of Henry the 8. which Was then vaIuedat757L8s, 4d.0bq.by yecre. Here fomctime lay.cntombed the body of Roger Wdden^ Bi(h6p of London. Neucr had aiijy man better experience of the variable vnccrtaintie of worldly fe'icity, then he^for from the eftate of a very poore man,hc was fuddcnly raifed to be Trcafurerof England (hauing becne firft Secretarie to the King, Deane of Yorke, and Trcafurer of the towneof Calis) and hen made Archbiiliop of Canterburyi which honour hecnioyed notpaft two yc<)re?, but was remoued from the fame, and forced to leadea'priuate life a longtime. At laft being once more lift vp to the honour of thi« Bi- ftiopricke of London; he left this prefcnt life within the compaffc of the yecre following. Of this man thus writeth Thomas Walftngham, who'Haed in thofc times, and much what to the fame effect. 1 wiil-vfe his ohmic Ian- gU3ge. , -!•— M. ■. 1.; .^. - ^■••^•' Anno !40($. Dowinta Rogerm de WMdfue debitUid^^NiiiWa jhlufP^ifai varia fortunavei^tii exptrtm eft fub breui tempore. " • ■ ^ ^luam fit inconftans^ inc^Ma^ votuhilU ipft^ Erram, infiabilis, V4g4y qtf^ dttm ftarepatatary Occidit^ et falfo mutatur gaudia 'vtiltu. Nempe ex pauperculo faSitis ellRegni!llf^a»r:4rf^'^ and fb proceeds on forwards with his ftory. VpoH his monument this Epitaph was inlayd in braflc- , v-i ; ^ Htc facet Rogerta de Wdden Eptfioptai\'£iO»dinerrf ''^upiMm fort una plurim u Uborauit ex hxc vit^ mgrnuityi die Nmm.an;d^. 1 43 6i . p^iry cultor roerns Domimiiaeff.mra Xogefftf ''OnvD d>i v Watden: Fortma cm nunqMmJleterat 'vm. • ■ - n- .'T.i''" - Nunc mthin theDioceffeof London. 4'5 iV«/7f reqaiem tumuli Bern ommpotens dedit iOit Gaudet et in celts plaudet vln qmfque fidelis. He denied his preferment to the Biftiopprkkc of London, being pre- ferred vnto him by the Pope, faying, that he would not accept of it from any but from the king. As I finde thus recorded in the Tower. Cum [ummmPontifex mper prouidijfet Roger o Walden de Ecclefid Ca- thedral, London, pre/at tu tamen Rogerus dominicum benefcium fwe Regt^ affenfu^et licentia acceptarenoluitt nee vuU ni prefemi Rex concedit eidem Regero licentiam quod ipfetanquam verus Paflory et Epifioptts dicls Ecclefie Catbedralis tandem ecelefiam capere valeat et acceptare T, R. apnd 24. Little Saint Bartholomewes, This Hofpitall for the poore and difeafed, was founded by the forena- med RAhere?}i\ot of great Saint BmholomewesyXo be gouerncd by a Ma- fter,and eight Brethren, being Priefts for the Church: and foure Sifters, to fee the poore fcrued. It was valued at the fuppreffion to 505. 1. 6. s. 7. d. yearcly. The Church rcmaineth a PariOi to the Tenants dwelling in the precin£t of the Hofpitall ; in which are many fairc Funcrall Monuments. Whofe Infcriptions (or the rooft of them) arefet downe in the Suruay of London, thefc following onely omitted. Hie iacent Thomas Malefam Miles Baro deWinrvoreyet Dominm de S. George, in Com. de Glamorgan, et Dominus de Okneton et Pile, in Com. de Penbroke in Wallia^qui obijt 8. die Maij 1438. ^/ Demina Mar gar eta 'vxor eius^filia Thome Afteley, %^r, Nep.de Domino de x^fieley, et Henricm fili- us torundem Tho. et CMargarete. ^luorum animabus ^ropttietuv K^ltip- mfu. K^men, The xiiiicyerc of our Lord feventy and three, Paflyd Sir William Knight to God Almightiej The fiftenth dey of luil. Mafter of this place, lefu for his mercy reioyce hym with his grace. The xiiiicyere of our Lord and eight, Paflyd Sir Robart Greuil to God Almight, The xii dey of April ; Broder of this place, Icfu for his mercy reioice him with his grace. Philip Lewis tt^kyih vnderyis fton, Yatin lun dcfeifyd the dey fix and twenty, Wyth Ljignes hys wyf, yat were both on. The xiiiicyere of our Lord and fcuen and fifty. Subiactt eece ptde lohn Stafffrd mortis in ede Juftus^deuotffs, difcrett^y et ad pia motiu: ^ui bona plura loco dum vixitcontulit ijli: Mille quater centum quater et fexto quoque Chrifiii Luce Nouembris deea ter Vt fit propitius anime Chrijlm precor. Amen, Pp* t.VmPat.An, 6 The foundati-^ on of Saint BaalMoiphal. '^■kTfho Ma!'- IdTit or .V«a- rei his witc. Sir ffill. i^nilJjt Prieft. Sir T^ob, Grtuil Prieft. Philip UtviiSt Aim his wife. lo. Stafford, Saint ^Mnctent tuner au <:yvLomments %tm.Arm\. 10. Goodfdlewes Hcarr, fi^tU.^^mr and Eiit^btth his wifc« The founda- tion of the white Friers Carmeliccs. SUfOfSitruaj. Lamh ^ermb. Ltmb.petamb. Saint Sepulchers. In this Church lyeth buried the body of that vnfbrtunate Lotd,Thomas Finesy Baron D acres o{ the South. Who was executed at Tibornc the a^. of lune, 1 54f . for that hce with others going to hunt in Mafter pdhams Parke at Laughton in Sufrex,and meeting with fome companie, cafually by the way, with whom and his confederates, cnfued a quarrell ; in which a priuate man, one lehn Busbrig was flainc by the faid Lord, or fome of his aflbciates, which were lo.Mantell^Io, Froads^ and George fall threccxccu- ted for the fame fa£l at Saint T homtts waterings) The death of this Lord was generally lamented, being an hopefull gentleman of 24. ycares of age. This happened in that bloudie yeare, when Henr^ the eight vnfhcathcd his fword vpon the ncckcsof the Nobilitie. Here liech the heart of lohtt Goodfellov^fot his fowl and al yat died wy th hym, and al Chriften fowls, I prey yo w for cheritc fey a Pater Nofter and zvn^veMary, Saint Bridgets or Brides. Vndyr this fton Williant Weuer doth ly Cityzon, and Elifaheth his wyf hym by He died the viii and ftiethe vii dey of September, Lcuing Geffrey^ Mary^ and Ellin thar children as I remember. Whof fowls God reccyve to fauor and pcafe, Wy th loyes to ly vc that neuyr fal ceafe. 1409. • The white Friers, Thefe Friers were called Fratres beat a Oldaria de monte Carmeli : firft founded by Sir Richard Grey knight, anccftor to the Lord Grey of Codnor, in the yeare 1241. King Edward the firft gaue to the Prior and brethren of that houfe, a plot of ground here in Fleetftreet, whereupon to build their houfe: which was afterwards new buildcd by Hugh Courtney ( the third of thatChriftian nameEarleof Dcuonftiire) the yeare before he died, which was \^an. 1350. Sir Rebert KnoUes knight, was a great builder here alfo, in theraigne of Richard the fecond, and of Henry the fourth : who (being borne but of raeane parentage in the County of Ghefter) was by his valiant behauiouraduanced from a common Souldier (in the French warres vndcr £^«'4r//thethird)to a great Commander J and being fent General! of an Armie into France, in defpite of their power, he drauc their people before him like Sheepe, deftroying Townes,Caftlcs,and Cities, in fuch a manner and number, that long after in memory of this aft, the fliarpe points and gable ends ofoucrthrownehoufes and Minfters , were called Mi- ters. After which minding to make himfelfeas wefbeloued of his countrcy, as he was feared of forraine nations, hee built the goodly faire Bridge at Rochcfter, ouerthc Riuer of Med way, with a Chappell and a Chantrie at the Eaftend thereof. He founded a Colledge,with an Hofpitall adioyning thereunto 5 in the Towne of Pontefrad in Yorkeftiirc, of which hereafter. He founded alfo an Hofpitall in the Citic of Rome, for entertainment of Englifti mthm thv Vioccjje of Lonaotu . .. Engli(htr3ucI]ers,,or p^grimes, toth.u Cidc,-in pincc w here ^f/, ArchbifhopofCanterbur^S hadbisilded a Chappe.i u{ the holy Tri- nity, which to this day re .vnts the n:!n>c, and is a ^cminarie rorour Eng- iifli Fugitiues. He deceafcd ,it his M.-mnororScone Thorpe in Nortoike, ■fvas brought to London, and honourably buncd by the Lady Co^/jia/ice his wife, in the body of this Churchy which he Had newly bu:ided.v_x//7». 1407. the i5.cf Auguft.Ofwhom in his iiie, faith 5ffijv,wete raadever/cs in Latinc, tuus by lam put into Eiig iQi. O Robert Kr-orvksy mofi: worthy of Fame, By thy ProweiTc France w is mu.ie tame. Thy manhood made t he French to yecld, By dint of fword in towne and fecld. Here fometime lay entombed in a good'v Monument of Alabafter, the body of/2<»^mil/^?/ omnibus frizfiamio- rihtts animi dotibus^ omnibus virtutibus preditus^ et multiplici dochinx va. rietatemfiru^us, was here buried in the body of che Qnire.He was borne in the County of Yorke, and brought vp in the Vniucrfitic of Oxford, where he proceeded Do£bor of Diuinitie. He writ many learned bookes, and was an admirable Preacher, to whofe Sermons alwayes camean incre- dible concurfc of people, faith Leland. Hee was lor the fpacc of fifteene jyeares Prouinciall of the Carmelites : ConfeiTor he was to king f/enry the ifourth, and held of him in great effimation,as alfo to his Queenc , and his 'cldefl: Ibnne Henry Prince of Wales; who when he came to the Crownc, 'preferred him to the Bilhopricke of Saint Dauids in Wales. Being at the [CounceU of Conflancey he was, by the Pope, tranflated to Cfiichcfter ; not long after which he departed this world: and as it is in the Records in the 'Tower before his tranflation could be pcrfeaed.-in theyeare 14 17. the i%. 4^7 Biilioj-jot He reforci. Wi//. Montagut Earlc of Salif. rpudig Neufi. Pp 1 of Pcnts r.eb. r-efmU. Stephtn Va- trittgion Billiop of b.DuuUs,, 458 (tAncient Fmerall aSAd onuments ot September. But 1 will come to the Infcription vpon hisTombe, in vcrfe and profeas foUowcih. Hie F rater Stephanus de Fatrwgton reqaiefcit. Nomine requefuit norma, corona , Pater. Ens Carmditis Re^or BoBor Trior x^nglu^ Confejfor Celebris Regis tt ipfe manens^ Henrici ^Imntiy Mcneuenfis quoque Preful Chrijlm w aureelam pillea mutet ei. Hich. Kfn'.oH. I9. Milutrton, J^dgifier F rater Stepbatitts Tatrington^facre TheologitvenerahilU DcCior \ et Prior P rouincialis FratrumCarmelit Arum in Prouincta yinglie annisxv. Confejfor Domini Regis Henrici qainti. Epijcopus Meneutnf. et Pcjiulatus] Cicefirienfohijt London^sin Co/)uentu. ij^nn, Dom. M.cc cc, xvij. xxij, die MeoJ. Septembris. Hie wria firipftt opufiula vtilitati Studentiufn. Here fomtime lay buried the bodie of Nicbo/ojKe^t on ;hovne in Kenton a I village in Suffolke, about ten miles from Ipfewich ■ he was matriculated and inftru^ed in the rudiments of learning amongft the Carinclites at Ipfwich. From whence he went to Cambridge, where he attained to the full perfe. £lion of all folide difciplinc. In pocfie and Rhctorickc hec was cxc^uifitely I well exercifed, an acute Philofophcr he was, and a fingular diuine. He writ many learned Comments vpon fundric places of the Scripture 5 and many other workcs mentioned by Bale^ He was Prouinciall of his order in Eng- land for the fpace of twelue yearcs ; and had vnder his goucrnmcnt aboue a | thonfand and fine hundred Carmelites. Hec defired, not long before his death, to giue ouer his ProuinciallQiip, faying, Se iam malle precibuset Deo | Uberevacareyquampraxiattendere.,parerep6titts deinceps 'velle quampre- ejfe. Which was granted after much earneft fiiite made to all his Couents. He died in the Dormitoric of this houfe,the fourth day of September, in theyeareofour Lord,i468.to wfaofe honour this riming Epitaph was an- nexed to his funcrall Monument. Kenton Doff oris CarmiliteNichoUi, Sic Peccatricis anime miferens Adonai, Carmeli gentis cur am qui rexit in Anglis Ipfa bis fenis fungens fummus Prior annis, Huic fibi prepitius veniam prejlet pater almm \ Cuius Jpiramen [candens fupra aftra fit Amen, John Miluertan^ a Garmclite Frier of Briftow, was here entombed j hee was Dodlor of Diuinitie, and of the Chaire, in the Vniuerfitic of Oxford^ from whence he was (cm for to Paris,by lobn Sorethe the Prouinciall of his Order, whereby a generallSynode he was choftn Prouinciall of his order, through England, Scotland, and Ireland. At length (bccaufc he defended fuch of his order as preached again ft endowments of the Church with tern porallpofreffions)nee was brought into trouble, committed to prifon in Caftle S. i^ngeh in Rome, where he continued three yeares,and at length was deliuered through certaine of the Cardinals^ that were appointed his ^ Judges; vp'tthin the T)iGceJfe of London. indges;bucin tiiemeanc tioiehe loft the Biftiopricke of Sainc Dauids^ to which he was cledcd. Me writ diuers learned woikes before, aftcr,and du- ring the timeof his imprifonmcnt, which are mentioned by Bde in his Hfc ccnturic. At thclaft,fuli ofyceres and cares,hc here ended hislife,the laft dny {acie one of lanuary intheycare of our redemption, 1486. and was bu- r(cd in the Qnire of this monsftcrie, with thefc nicking Hexameters engra- uen vpon his raonumcnc. CUtidittir hicjuhtmprudens 'ver't refirator^ Carweli cult or ^ Doclrine fir mm amator* Rite lofjAnnes Oxof?ienfi$ in crdtne Do£ior Sic OTthodoxefideivalidti6releuat6r. Pofl Protunqitecialis 'vixit flnribu^ annis^ Mirifce crebro 'vexatm tempore damfnis Huic rem e[l Jceleris annus magni tribulantiSy GcLudutob tneritumconflans roburpatiefitis, Ipfitm tttrbautt vir fortispermciofiy 1 andemCatholice trufmfuperat fpeeiefe* AttreoUm Dem 'vt det Mylaerton numerop, Opttmm ,fuerat plexus licet imidiofi, lohn Loneje Do6lor of Diuinity, and a Carmelite Frier, was bcrc inter- red in the cloifter of the Church, to whofe memory this diftich was made. CUuditur hoc cUuflro F rater Lonep lohames Expertm mundo celo fruitunts vt heres. This Loney^ l^itha late writer, was vir acuti ingenijy magftadoifrifta, mults le^ionisy boni ^li^ mult a indujlria t A man of an acute wit, excel- 'ent do/« was alfo keeper or Gierke of the Relics and Records in the Tower of London J an Office generally well knowne throughout all England^ the mafter whereof at this day is that learned Gentleman, Sir lohn Borr&tvcs Knightj vnder whom my vnderftahding friend fViff, CaUct, and my incluffrious countty-mznyWi^* Riley yaliou Rouge-Rcje, Purfiuant at Armes, doe offii iate the place. Vona requiem mi ferecor dif i?fte le^ anime famuli tut Laurentij Bartl&ty nitper Regiftrarq EfifeopiLincoLqttiobijt . . . die c£iob. An, 1470. 9ui[- vphhin the Diocejje of London. 44' ^fquk ades vultumque 'viksijla^perlege,fkrd, Ju^ttij memor efio tui^ tua nam vemt hot a Sum quoderUifueramque quod eSytuafoJierior* Commemorans miferis miferans fro meprecor orrf. *Te mediante tarn vfuam poft funera (eruus ^ui te dikxi Michael bene dummodo vixi, Non Homo Uteris tibicopia fifluat eris. Hie non femper eris^ memor efto quod merierit. Corpus putrehity quodhabes alter habehit Es euanebit, quod agis tecum remanebit. The T emple Church. The firft Founder hereof is not certaincly recorded, fome hold that it was built by Dunwallo ^ulmutius, about the ycare of the worlds creation, 4748 the precinds whereof, he made a Sanftuary, or a place of refugefor any perfon therein to be affurcd of life, liberty, and limbs^of which 1 haue fpokenclfe where. ' Befidcs th^le priuiledgcs vnto Temples, hec conftituted diucrs good lawes.Of which he writ twobookes, the one called Statuta municipaUay the other Leges iudiciari^^ which is as much to fay, as the ftatutc Law,and the common Law. Cooke Reports 3 ^ixtad LeQ.oxxt of Bale cent, i. Hauing reduced his Realme into one Monarchic, being before by ciuill warres and diffentionjfeucred and brought into diuers dominions. Hec raigned 40. yeareSj died the yeareof the worlds creation, 4768. and was buried in this place, with other of the Britifli Kings. But it appcareth by this infcription followingoucr the Church doore in the ftoneworkc, chat this holy Stru- fture was newly founded of farre later times, and dedicated to the honour of the biefled Virginc; yet I thinke it is farre more ancient. i^nno ab incarnatione Domini M, C. ixxxv, dedicata hec Eccle- fiain honor em beate Marie, a Domino Eraclio dei gratia Sande Refurre6iionis Ecclefie fatriarchay 1 1 idtts Februarij. earn annatim petentibus de iniundia fibi Eenitentia IxJies induljit. Knights Templers were the laft Founders of this houfe, which at the firft wereccrtaine noble Souldiersreligioufly bent, who bound themlelucs by vow in the hands ofthc Patriarke of lerufalem to ferue Chrift after the manner of Regular canons, in chaftitic and obcdiencc,and to defend Chri^ ftian Religion, the holy land, and Pilgrimes going tovifitethe Lords Se- pulchre, they flouriflied for a time in high reputation, for pietie and deuo, tion, but as they increafed in wealth, fo they fell to wickedneffe- infomuch that in the ycere 1 308. all the Templers in England, as alfo in other parts of Chtiftcndomc, were apprehended and committed to diucrs Prifons,and in Vndcr the pi- dure %{ Saint Mkbatl. The firft San* duary. The death and buria]]ofAf« mtiui T^ori' The Foun Selex London. jh^ Earle of Pcnbroke. w'iKaw Mat- fhallithc yon- gcr, Eatie of Pcnbcoke. in tbc yeare 131a. all their lands were giucn to the Knights Hofpi talers the order of Saint lehnBapt/fttCilkd Saint lof^n of leru/a/emi^s 1 hauc faid elfe where. There arein this Temple many very ancient monuments of famous men, (for out of what refpe£l 1 know not King Henry the third,and many of the Nobility, dcfired much to be buried in this Church) fliaped inmarble,ar med, their leggescroflcjwhofe names are not to be gathered, by anyin- fcriptions, for that time hath worne them outj vpon the vpper part of one ofthcir portraitures, c< ; R. . . Ep. , . , Qjiondarn f'ifitater .^fmr^Ju orAhu Templi^in A<^glia. ^ inPrAnm ^ in Italia. . . . ," ' " This was a fragment of a funerall Inlcriptioninfculped vpon oneofthefc croffe-lcggcd Monumcntsjas I found it amongfl: other Colledions by one ftudious in Antiquities, in Sir Robert OWf?^ voluminous Librarie: which he proucs by the pedegrec of the fai<3 Lord Rojfes^to haue bcenc made to the memory ofonc Robert iJ^y/? a Templcr.who died about iheycarc 1245. ind gauc to the Templars his Mannor of Ribfton. WilliAtn P/€melio pim eifi4'm Fitdm mutauitin menfisfine fecmdif - . r • M, C. quter quedatoLxx quater a^mtftetato Cui fit fdamnChriJlus dicprotinui.^en. . ^^.^^(ilertm Mcet hie Thf^he qittm ^Hf c^l^^^na • fremis mpitek^it Adofficium* Bute ettnint fimper magae Respuhticd tiirey Chariar ^cunUisP atria diuit^s; ^ • ' Ferre inopi auxilium, trifles compoiJereliteSf ■ , ^ ; PM'^e hnic c»nfiUo quoJ^qae iiMar^Juit. M '3 e^eaudis mijerfrtttn ^pfA preceJquet ! , * " ' ' Cbrijle^buic in cetfsi^k^/epmUcutff. Gilbert Mar- jhall EarJcof Penbrokc. Paris. 1141; Hafiiludmm. Paris. Sir 7^06. Hoffe knight. J nis: . .; ; d-j-Jf;M Orate 'J'- til. Tlanu- ginet. James Bajle. (tAncient Fmerall ^/7i iEneiadsinto the Scottifti language: compiled the palace of Honor, and diuers other Treatifcs 5 he fled into England for fcarc of being qucfti- oned in Parliament. ^v-w.v • o/yy- . Here licth Humphrey Gofiing of London, Vintnor, Of the whyt Hart of this Pariftj a neghbor, u Of mthin the DioceJJe of London, 5" / Ofvcrtiious behauiour,a very good /irchtr^ And of honeft mirth, a oood company keeper. So well encly ned ro poore and rich, God fend more Goflings to be fich. Siint Martins in the felds, O ye our f rends yat here pas by, We befechcyow vs to haue in memory. Somtym we were as now be yc. In tym to come ye fha!i be as we. Edward Norrys zndloar/hxs wy ff, j Thefe weroirt* names why I we had ly ff. Of yowr charite for vs to pray, A Pater Noftcr and an Auc to fay, Ofyoi^r cherity pray for the fou!c of Sir Humf^ey Forfler Kfiight.whos body lycth buried herein earth vndyr this marbl fton.- which deccdyd the xviij Jay ofthe moncthof Septcnibcr, 1500 . . on whcs foule [cfu naue mercy, Amen. If iciacet Thomas garret premhilts Armiger^ ^ui quidem Thomas er at ^H^yaBus de SanSiuariobeaii Fetri VVeflmonafien'y, et crudelittr tmerfe- ilus per minus imfioriim contra lega ^yinglie^ et tottus vniuerfjlis Ecckfie priutlegia et iura^ Anno Domirii\^6l%ft Amo illujlri^imi Regti Ed. J^ar. tt fofl conquejlum primo. Sub eodem quoque mi£>Ui'Ey5* Tnc: Surn.bTiCof i^4rm isat this day of exemplarie note,and uoth great- ly reflounfli by chat worthy Gentleman, Sir Edward Barret Knight^Lord Baron of Newburgh, Chaitcclour of the Dutchie of Lancafter, and one of his Maieflicsmofl honourable priuyCounccil;' EA r.oyk and /o.zsehjs Wife. Sir Humpb/C)/ forflcr Kuiglit The. BamP anr. 4+8 ^Anamt Funerall ^SMonuments TlicHofpitall I of Saint Harf t RouttcmU. Saint Mary Ronmittall. This was an Hofpitall by Charing Croffc, ^nd a cell to thePrior!e,and couent of Kounciuall in Nauar, in Pampalone Dioccffc, where a Fraierni- lie was founded in the 1 5 of Edmrd the fourth. Hofpitall of Saint lameu llnAnbtuiitHY rii London. Hoj^itall of Saint lames. This Hsfpitall was anciently founded by the Citizens of London, for fourteenc Sifters maidens, that were leprous, liuing chaftly and honeJftly. This Hofpitall was furrcndred to Henry the eight, the jg of his raignc; the Sillers being compounded wichall, were allowed Penfions for the tcrmc of their liuesi and the King builded there a goodly mqnnor houle annexing thereunto a Parke. VideJtsCatal. ^(WftW. fer Framfcum Thin colUCl. John Yongt Ma- tter of the Rolle». T^e Foundation of the religUm houfe of Conuerts in Chancer ieUney {awier/tly called New-Jlreete^ now knotvne hy the name of the RoUes. Henry the third, about the twentieth ycare of hisraigntfj built this ho^ife for the Iewes,conuerted & to be conucrtcdto the faith of Chrift : thefeare the words in his grant. ^ Rex i^rchiefifcipfSj ^c. Sciatis-nos intuitu Dei, etfro falute animeno flre^ et animarum antecejjirum, tt heredum meerum conceftffey et haccharta nojira confrma(fe,j>ro NohtSfet heredihus nojfris, domnm quam faniari fe cimas in vicotqui I'ocatur New-fireete^ inter 'vetus Templum et nouum Lovdonyadfujlentationem Fratrum conuerjorum^ et conaertendorumtde In daifmo, ad fidem catbolicam^ ^c» hijs Tejltbtts venerahilihu'i patrUas. Kaerl: et W. ex on epifcopis. H, de Burge Comite Kantv , Radulpho filio Nicholai, GodfridodeCrancumbe. lohanne filio Fhilipy Amaurico de janifo ■^umundOy[ViUielmo de PichefordjGalJridode Cauzet alijs, dat per mA num 've. P. R ciceJlrenf.CanceUar.noJlri, apud Wejlminft.i^. die April, But this Foundation did not continue long, for £iocejjeof London. Hie iacet illelohanms Tong cognom 'tne dignus^ Tali quod nunquam marcefceret vtpate char us. Omnibus apfrime fummo t eft ante doiorei ^luem neque celabant neque dijiimttlare valekant^ Hum jlernit iuuenem morsimmatura labentem^ c^is r,on defleret iuuenis mtferabile fatuntt Ex quo mult orum pendebatvita falafque : Horum inquami»primis^ quos ilie henignus alebat, Jmpenfts donee vit ales carpemauraSj Nec fat is iffi erat hoc prittatis confuluijfe JLebuSy quinetiamprudenterpublicagej^it. Muaia fiueforenjiit fiue etiam extera jkmma Cumlaudct ilia quidem dum facr is prefuit olim Scrinijs hac veto Legati fundus honore. Saint Stephens Chappell, This was a religious Structure, firft begun by King and afcer- vvards finiQied, and her reucnewcs greatly augmented by K-ing Edwardthe ihirdi in which he placed a Deanc,twek]e Canons fecular, as many Vicars, and other Minifters, who had their lodgings in Canon Row, now the ha- bitations of diuers Noblemen and Gentlemen. Thefe are the words of King Edwards Grant, In dei namine Amen, Edtvardtts dei Gratia^^c^ Salutem. CapdUm quan- dam fpeciofam in Palatio noftro apud Weftmonafterium fttaatam, in honor em beati Stephani ProthomartyreSyper progenitoresnoftros nobiliterinchoatam, nofiris Jhmptibtts regijs fecimus conjitmmari'^ in qua ad honorem omnipoten- tis deiy et Jpecialitcr beatipme Genetricis eius Marie, et di6ii Marty ris^ ordi- namuSf volumusy conftituimus, etaucihoritate no^ra regia perpetuo (labili- mus^ ^od Jlnt exeuntes Decanus vnusy et duodecim canonicipcularesy cum totidem vicar^s^ et ali')S mini^ris. ^uibus et coram Succejforibtts inperpe- tuumy Hojpitium noftrum magnum in ft rata de Lumbard-ftreet ciuitatis no- ftre Lmdffn fttuAtumy vnacum Patronatibus et aduocationihus Ecclefu- rum Tcrochialium de Dewesburie et Wakefeeld. Ebor. Bioctf. afignamus doncmuSy &c* Tejie meipptapud VVeflmoaafier.fixto die Augufti An, Reg- ni noftri viceftmo fecundo. Regni vero noftrt Erancie nono. The rcucnewes wherewith Kingfi^/n^^r^endowed this couent, amoun- ted tothe value of fiue hundred pounds by yearc; and at the fuppreflion, the whole foundation was rated to be yeerely worth, (as I haue it in the ca- talogue of Religious houfcs,) oncthoufand.fburcfcorcand fiue pound ten fhillings, fiue pence. This Chappcll feructh now for the lower houfe of Par- liament. The foundati- on of S.S/«- ^bm Cbsppel. Cbartd Regii Sd.tenij.exRe' card tmU Lon- don. 450 dJnctent Funerall <^5\d onuments lehn Harding, ca. 88. Reb. Glocejl. rhefoondati in of Welt, •ninftcr Ab- bey. r» Afch.wr'u Ltndon. W^ejlminjler ^Ahbey, CAmdett out oiSulcardus rcporteth, that here fometirac flood an I- doll Temple, dedicated to j^poUo-^ ouerthrowne by an earthquake, about the yeare of grace, 153. Of the ruines of which, J^^w, King ofthe£aft Saxons, creded another Temple for the feruice of the liuing God, and confccrated the fame to Saint Peter^ about the yeare 6iq. neerc about the time of the building of Paules, U^eOitus as then being Biftiop o London, and Aujiin of Canterbury, which agrees with thefc words in the charter of fi^/rp^r^/ the Confeflbr. B i©(t^ \j>m fafte i beeped toaiei vmXUtm 31 "^^^^ SHU tbat men fonde Cone af t^ctnard t»ptb mcn^ delf ul caiE?« 3l$te n^etopnltev a t)x)eift^ de|« t^tjS (^odeman der^ed boa^. . ; \v. wivT^-i a He was for his fimplencffc (faith the fame Author) \ callpd J0db7ard Simple, tn fot^e mx ?Lojdiiorp^de rpmplenq8i,and paf ijpm gcete mthin the Diocejfe of London, gcetegtafc c^atmen(|)0!Db2 ali^^tiDe of ij^ut.tljat coutlje natte be ixjjotljc. tljouglj men troixjtD \w\xi to t>€ OoU) aiiD am l)e l)aDIie fiicl^ Cub- cctiS ^nD^c ]^;pm tlja: atte W l)crt Dsimf ^ti bi^ cne= mvesi ^^beatD i£rle of j^ojtljmnl^donDe,ani)^lcof;icus iSrie ofj^ctcfcjD, otijact^JfenDrtJ t^cfepngeuetmojuii't^ tbcr manljotj?, anOfauoj a^enSt^e mantcnojsl of 33uc aoDDopae^Qucft onkiic, for fanditieot lifcand (wcctc conucrfation , he did farre exccil all other Princes j and kings of thatdilpofition are for the moft pare coo fok and pli- ant fanimperfedionin fupremeauthoritie) tocomnaand the turbulent fpi- rits of an vnfetled kingdome ; and their vndcrftanding too fbaiiow to diuc into the depth of their enemies dcfigncs. This Edrvard was the feuenih fonnc of king EtMUredy by Ewma his fecond wife, daughter of Richard the fccond, Duke of Normandy ;he was borne at Iflip in the County of Oxford • he was about fourry yeaies of age when he was enthroned in the feat Imperiall.He was the firft king of Eng land that healed the difcafe, fmcc called the kings Euill. His wife Editha lieth buried at the North \\ ic of hisTombe, who was thediughtcr of G'tf^nv>,that treacherous Earle of Kent; a virgine moft chaft, whofebrcaft wasafcboolehoufe of all libcrail fcicnces, mildc, mo- def^-, faith full, innocent, and vnfainedly holy, no way fauouringof her fa- thers barbaroufneffe, being neucr hurtfull lo any. Whereupon ihisverfe was applied vnto her, andjici: father. Sicut Spini Ro^m gemit GodrvhtHS Editham: From pricked ftalkc as fwectcft Rofe, So Edith faire from C9dtvi» Q^vQVfc%. Of which another writcth thus. d^oDtjope iZKlz a uatogljt^r ibc Wiie, ti^at t»ag of gcete fame 3nij of cicnc ipf alfo, mitx^t ixjaie; i^er name. 3lnD ai0( t^cmoojs of a b^erefpjpnget^t^at ken? i^J, MofpjunfiertijS^ol^mapDofUc^cfipnliJ^jeit . „■ She died in December, 1 074. in the eight ycarc of her widow, J 1 18. She iiad an excellent Epigram made to her commen- dation whereof tbcTc fourc vcrfes ondy rcraainc. ^ Prajpera 45? Thefirn cure of the kitiss Eui]]. Rub. Glocf^. Maud wife to king Hesrj* tl'C firft. Ex ^ifjn bib. Cot. +5^ King Edrvird chcHrft. S'u Rob. Cotton. Load. King £«f. Coro- nation. qAncient Fmerall toptt^outc anp cljalange.^dnD aftyc ttjst come jetimonD l^sng ii^DtDaciJf jS BjoDcr, a cactaKefenpg^t ant) 3 gcntpllofrcncon, ann r^e &\t of CojnUjti^le, ano tl^e i5rlc of aft rtej?mcometl)e^£iicoff^cnb^ofie,au&tliciBrlc of c©arren, ants etl^c of t^em lelDe on t^ef t l^onDes be tljem felfc an ^0: bjpi) hnig^tKii,Mgtr^tBt^pii: atmcjs. 3!nlJU)^antl)e^i»eren alygi^c of t^ir^oj^Ce.t^i^ktettjemgooUj^eDprtUeptooioe, ano tbepttiat cotoOe t^cm talfte, ^aDOe t^em tt^lU at t^ft^r otxjne lytimg, 3no to^anncaU t^tjB;t»a0 Ooon, li^ng jeoixiarli D^^^ tj^is brl'Scn^qnti \^t^\nv^^t to amenoe t^e iSelme, anD reb^cH::: tbc txi^ongeis m t!)e beCt manetjto t^e ^onor of <^oD, and piof^tr to tl}c crouine, and to tiolp cbetc^^i anD to amcnbe tbe anoyance of t^ecomon peplc.^fee bjojt^ieft finvsbt Ije toajei of aUe t^e toojlD of bono; anD toojtffctj^p, fo^ t^e grace of t^oD tDajs; tn ^pm> anD euec ^aDD^ tl)e br cto;^ of Expugmuit Saracenosy Francos^ ScotoSy W^llenfes et perfidos chriflt&rios-^ et qHtcquidregaU glorie et honeri tarn ina6libfu quam in mordus comfetit in ipfo potttit reperiri. He vanquiflied the Sarafmes, the French* the Scots, the Welfli, and perfidious Chriftians, and whatfoeuer appertained to Re- gall glory and honour, as well in anions as in condition, ftatc,.and prince- ly deportment, was in him to be found. Bum vhit Rex^et vdluit fua magm potejlaSy Fraus htuit^fax magna [ttit^regnau t honefias. Saithan old Latin Rimer ofihis Kingj which is thus tranfljtcd into the likcEnglifc. W hile ly ned thy s Ky nge> By hys powre all thyngc Was in good plyghtc For gyle was hyddc, Great peace was * kyddc And honeftc had rayghtc. Scttis Edward dumvixit fup^editauit Tenuity of flixity defrefit^dilaniauit. Whilft Edward \Mt the Scots he ftill kept vndcr. Bridled, depreft, debafed, rent afundcr. Yet here giuc melcaue to tell my Reader, (maugrc this our Englifh Ri- mer) that the valiant Scots did not alwaics fuffer King Edtpard to fcape fcotfrcc; for hec laying ficgc to the ftrong Towneof Bcrwicke, they defended It manfully, bet the Englifti men backe, and burnt fomeof the Eng'ifti Ships; vpon which their fortunate entcrprife in derifion oioor King, they made this mockilh rime doggerel!. Chron.c'mfthd bib. Cot. 458 Ancient Fmerall zSMonuments C^xton. Vab'iAH, .Daniel. Thcbnttaileof Dunoarre. Tbebattailcof Foukiike. mnfler. Vni- utr(. Cofm.lib.2, Hard. cap. 1 6z. •® 0 ^aue goten ©erto^fc aU onw tjnt^anfe??* Snljau^ct^at (2»ajs;D^iie^im# Thisrcornefull dittie came no fooncr to king Edwards cares, then that through his mighty ftrengthjhe paflcd dikes, availed the Towne,and wan it with the dcachof fiftecnc thoufand Scots, (our writers report more; but nothing is more vnccrtaine, then the number of the flaine in battaiie) and after that the Caftlesof Dunbarre, Hoxborough, Edenborongb, Sterling, and Saint lohris Towne, wonnc or yeelded vnto him^ vpon the winning ofj the Caftle of Dunbarre, by a fierce aridcruell battailej fome Ballad maker or other in the Armie, made thefe mecters in reproach of the Scots. '^^cCe Ccatcr^ngc ^cottej^ €>ftx)rcnlie$ bntwate ien^mamojtjosn^ngc 3Inanc«pllt^mTOe A nother bloudy battaiie he had with the Scots at Foukirke, wherein arc reported to be flaine,two hundred knights,and forty thoufand fbote of the Scots- Some haue threcfcore and ten thoufand, fome threefcorc thoufand, the (cottifti footmen valbroufly fighting,as it were to the laft man. Vpon thefe vidlorics, king Edward endeauours toextinguifli,if it were poflSble,' the very memory of the Nation: aboliftiing all their ancient Iawes5 tradu- cing their Ecclefiafticall rites, to the cuftome of England; difffoiling them of their Hiftoriesjtheir inftruments of State: their antique monuments, left either by the Romanes, or erected by thcmfeluesi tranfporting all their Bookes and Bookemeninto England. Sending to Weftminfter the marble ftone, wherein (as the vulgar were pcrfwaded) the Fate of the kingdomc coofifted, of which will you plcafe to take this Stanza out oi Hdrdingi And as he came home wardc by Skone a wayc. The Regall thereof Scotlande then he brought, And fcnt it forth to Weftmynfter for aye To be there in a chcire clenely wrought For a mafle prcaft to (y tte in when he ought VVhiche there was ftandyng befyde the fcrync, In a chcire of olde time made full fyne. A litle more of this marble ftonc outof RQl>ert of Glqceftcr. Waxx atoomatit^at ^cotc ^^We,tftcDat»t^of Jltiaraiotu ^atb^og^tetmoiScotlonDato^emarMefion, gat mthm theT>tocejJeof London. ¥9 ItiH f oit a grcte ^letopll long ]^it ))oa^ p^oine t^er, i^^g i£Dtx)atti to^c^ t^e lang ^^anl^e$ fro ^cotlanH m fctte 25eC?Oct^e^ftjfBeof^e?ntj£Dtx)arDat naeftmrnftcc ler ^tete Cfctte. Vpon the Chaire wherein the ftone is inclofcd, this famous prophcticall Diftichon isinfcribed. Nifallat vAtum Scoti huftc qttocupque hcatum Invmient lapidemyregnaretenentur ihidem. If Fates goe right where ere this ftone is pight, > The Kigali race of Scots (hall rule that place. Whichjby whomfocucrit waswritten,we, who now liue, findc it happily accompliftied. Of the worthincfleofthis our matchlcffe King, will itpleafe you hcare a little from a late Writcr> namely, (J^ .'I>raytm,m the feuentccnih Song of Ptlyolbion, * Thislong-liu'd Prince expyr'd ;the next fucceeded j he Of vs, that for a God might well related be. Our Longlhanks, Scotlands fcourgc, who to the Oreads raught His Scepter, and with him from wiide ^^Ibama brought, The rcliqucs of her Crowne fby him firft placed here) The feate on which her Kings inaugurated were. He tam'd thedefperate Wellh, that out fo long had flood. And made them take a Prince fprong of the Englifh blood. This Iflc from Sea to Sea, he generally controld. And made the other parts of England both to hold. The learned Antiquarie and Lawyer, lohn Sddeny in his Illuftrations vpon the faid Song, giucs vs this Gloflc following vpon the Verfe. The feate on which our Kings inaugurated^ were. This feate (faith hcj is the Chaire and Stone at Weftminfter, whereon our Soueraigncs are inaugurated. The Scottifli Stories aflfirme, that the Stone was firft in Gallicia of Spaine at BrigantiaYwhethcr that be Comfo- fteUayZ% Francis Tarafh* wills, or Ceronna^ as Florian dd- Camfo conie- £tures,or according to ii/4WrfW4, 1 cannot determine) where Gathely king of Scots there, fateon it as his Throne. Thence was ii brought into Ireland by Simon Bw^&jfirft kingbf Scots,tranfplanted into that Ifle,about fcucn hundred y eares before Chrift. Out of Ireland, King FtrgUze (in him by fomc is the beginning of the fioW" continuing Scottifti raigne) about, three hundred and fcuenty yeares afterward brought it into SCotland.King Kinrieth fome eight hundred and fifty of the Incarnation > placed it at the Abbey ofScone(in the Shrifdome of Pcrth> where the Cotonatlonof hiff Succeffourswas vfuall,as of our Monai cbs nowiit Weftminfterj and in the Saxon times at Kingfton vpon Thames. This /r<'»;?^M,fomc fayjcaufed ithe Dlftich. Nifa^at i;4//»w,asbefore5 tabecngrauen vpon it - Whereupon it is calkd FauU MArmtr in HtQir Boctius , and inclofed it in a wodden Rr,a Chaire, third. The fiicaH Marble. Or 460 Qy/ ncient; Fmerall aSAd onuments Thecraelty of Ehe Scots* Tht.May. Chairclc is nowac Weftminikr , and on it arc the Coronations of our Soucraigncs; Thither firft brought (as the Author here fpeakcs) among other Ipoilesjby Edward Lo^igfhanks, after his warrcs and vidorics againft King idftBa/iiffi, Am.wj, Reg, Regis Ed. 1. 24. Thus much of this po- tent king out of Voljolbton* But to returne, thefc high-fpirltcd Scots (then which no people in the world arc more valiant) not minding to endure the tyranny of King fi^/- entred into England at fcuerali times 5 and in Northumberland and Cumberland, flew the aged and impotent, women in childbed, and young children 'fpoilcd the Abbey Church at Hexham, and got a great number Kuh smh^tU Glergie, as well Monkes, Priefts, as Scholiers, whom they tbruft into Hoiiinlheaa. ' ^hc Schoolehoufe there, and clofing vp the doores, fet fire on the Schoolc, and burned all them to albes that were within it. They burned Churches, they forced women without refpetl: ofordcr,condition, or qualitic,as we/l the raaids,widowes,and wiues,as Nunnes,that were reputed in thofe daycs confccrated toGod,& when they had beene fo aburcd,many of them were after murthcrcd. So that the cruell and bloudy defblacion whereof Luca;} (peaketh m his fecond bookeof the Pharfalian warres.may aptly be infer- red here, as fitly defcribing the mercilcffe murthcr of all ftatcs and fexcs, without partiality jvnder the hand of the enemy. For, faith he, Nohilitas cum fkhk ferity latet^ue vagatur EnjiSy^amllorevocatum eft peciore ferrum^ Stat cruor in templiSy tnultaque rubemia c^de Lubrica faxa madenty mlli iam frofuit atasj Non fents extremum figftit vergentibus annis Pracipitaffe diem, mn primo in limine vtta Jnjamismiferimfceniiarumperefatd. Thuscxquifitely tranflatcd into EngliQi. Senatours, wj^th Plebeians loft their breath, The fword rag'd vncontrold .• no brcft was free: The Temples ftainde with bloud, and flippery Were the red ftones with (laughter ; no age then Was free ; the neere fpent time of aged men They haftened on; nor ftiam'de with bloudy knife, To cut the Infants new- fpunne thread oflifc. Bloud worthy to hauc beene (bed on both fides, againft another kinde of enemy, then Ghriftians: the deformit^iof which cffufionsjinay iuftly re. prcfcnt vnto vs the blcfled eftate of our no w fetled Vnion. Rtnulph the Monke of Cheftcr, fpeakes fomewhat more fiiccin^Hy of the warlike paiTagcs in thofe times, bctiwixt the puiftant braue £nglifli,aDd the terrible neucr-tamed Scot on this manner; I will vfe the old language of his Tranflatour Trtuifa^who ftourifliedin the raignc oiVmg Henry the fixih. ; lahn de BaiUol ( faith he) that was made kyng of Scotlond,aroos aycnft the kyngc of Englondc, and ayenfte hisownc othe; and by the tounfeylle of Ptlftbe$H4. f .1 1 mthin the Diocejfe of Loncfon. of fome men of Scotland, and namely, of thabbot of Mcurcs- But loh^t was taken and dylbcry ted. Then thcycre ^{mwy Ilium Walcys of the nacyon ofScottes araycdwcrrcayenftc kynge Rdwarde^ bur he was chaccd the fc- cond y ere after- fCynge Edtvardc flewclxThowfand Scoircs at Fouchyrch on a Mary Maivdeljn day .But the Scocres wexed ftronoer and ftrongcr thir- ty yercs togyder,vnto kyng Edrvardes rymc the ihyrd sfrcr the Conqucft> and bete down Englyliicmen oft, and Englyfti places that were nygh to her Marches, Some faydthat that myfliappe fell for fofcneftc of the Englyfhe men^ And fome faid that it was goudis ownc werthe as the pro'phccye favd: That Englyflacmen Iholde bedeftroycd by Dancs^ by Frciiihe men, and by Scottcs. Of this propheticall prcdidion I haue fpoken elfewhere, which (like as that of the marble ftone) vpon the inauguration of our late Souci aigne Lord King rames.of happie memory,in his Regall Chairc of Imperial! gouernmcnt, had full accompliftiment. The period of the dayes, as alfb the character ofihis magnificent Mo- narch Edreardy arc thus deliuered by a late Writer. In luly, 1 307 although he found himfelfc not v/ell, he enters Scotland with a frcfti Army, which he led not farrcj for falling into a Difitntcrie, he dies at Borough vponthefandsjas if to (how on what foundation hec hnd built all his glory in this world : hauing raigned thirty foure ycares, fcucn moneths,agcd (ixty eight. A Prince of a generous fpirir, wherein the fire held out euen to the very lafl : borne and bred for a^lion and militarie af faircs, which hcmannaged with great iudgement : cuer warie and proui- dcnt for his owne bufinefTe : watchfull and eager to enlarge his power: and was more for the greatneflc of England, then the quiet thereof ^nd this we may iuftly fay of him, that ncuer king before, or fince, fncd fo much Chriftian bloud withiti this Ifle of Britainc, as this CHriftinn wanicirxiid in his time, and was the cauie of much more in that following. By our great and iudicious Antiquary Cam den ^ he is thus dcportraycd, as followcth. For no one thing was this little Burgh vpon Sands more famous, than, that King Edward the firfl:,that triumphant Concjuerour of his enemies, was here taken out of the world by vntimcly death A right noble and wor- thy Prince, to whom God proportioned a moft princely prefence and per- fonagc, as a right worthy feat to entertaine fo hcroicall a niinde. For he not oncly in regard of fortitude and wifedomc, butalfo for a beautiful 1 andper- fbnall preflncc was in all points anfwcrablc to the height of Royall Maie- ftiCjWhomfottunealfoin the very Primeand flower of his age, inured to many a warrc, and exercifed in moft dangerous troubles of the ffate, whiles (he framed and fitted him for the Empire of Britaine- which hcbeingonce crowned King,maHnaged and gouerncd in fuch wife, that hauirg (ubducd- thcWclfh.and vanquiOacd the Scots, hee may moft iuftly bee counted a chiefe ornament and honour of Britaine. Amongft other admonitions and precepts, which he gaue to his fonne £d/ivW (after him king of England) vpon his death -bed he charged him, that he fhould carry hii Fathers bones about with him in fome Coffin, till Rr ? V - Jic Sdm. Darnel. Cir/id in Cum- Speed ont of h alj^figham. ^61 Ancient Fmerall t^SMomments iVdflug. The dead bo- dies of out EngliflikhigJ Cancicntlv) preferned from coriuption. Ex Arch. Turr, Land. he had marched through all Scotland, and fubdued all his €nemics,for that none lliouldbeeabietoouercome him while his Skeleton marched with him ; thinking, belike, that the care to preferue them from enemies would makea Sonne fight nobly. Moreouer he commanded thefaid Prince, That<, whereas himfclte, by the continuall new attempts of Brufe, king of Scoc- land, could not in perfon (accordingto his vow) make warrc in the Holy- land, therefore he Ibould fend his Heart thither, accompanied with feaen- fcorc knights, and their retinues, for whofe fupport he had prouided thirty, and two thoufand pounds of filuer. That his Heart being fo by them con- uayed, he did hope in God, that all things there would profper with them. Laftiy, That vpon painc of ctcrnall damnation, the faid money fliould not be expended vpon any other vfcs. Sed fiUusimmrigeru^ pdtris mandatM, negligit : But the difobcdient Sonne little regarded the commandcment of his Father. He died the feuenth of Iuly,tbeyearc af^refaidi his body was conuaycd to this Abbey, and accompanied moft of the way with the Popes Legate, thereucrcndBifhopsjand moft of the EngliftiNobilitic, where it was in- terred with that ftate as became the perfon of fb potent a Prince 5 And fuch was the care of his SucceiTours, to keepe his body from corruption, as that the Searecloth wherein his embalmed body was en wrapt, was often re ncwed, as dothappcare vpon Record thus. P^ex Thejaurario ^ Camerarijs fuis Stlutem* Mandamus vphis ^uod Ce ram exijlentem circa cerpm celebiis mtmorie Domfni EdwArdinupr Regis K^nglicfrsgenitoris noftrifil^j Regis Henr'tci, in Eccufta hati Petri Wcjlm. humatumy de denarijsneftris renovari facietiSi ft outhat^enus fieri confittHtt* Tejle Rege apudlVeflm.xidie lal^. Claufi, Ric. l, LMemi. 41; Gcrtaine rimes or verfes, are annexed to hisTombe asfolloweth. Mors eft inefla nimis magnos que iungit in imif. Maxima mors minimis coninngens vltima primUy NuUus in or he fuit homo vittens nec valet ejfe ^i »on morte ruit efi hinc exire uecejle. N chilis^ fort is i tibitu confideremli^ Omnia funt mortifyfihi fubdit fingula fili, De mundi medio magnum mors impia mottitf Anglia pre tedio Jatu anxia plangere mviti Corruit Edvpardus vario veneratus honor Rex nuper vt Nardm fragranswirtutis odore^ ' Corde LeopardHSyinviSifis ^ abfque pauore, 0/ d rixam tardtu^ difiretptSy ^ eucharis ore, Viribstf a rmorum qaafi Gigas ardua gept, CoUa fuperborum prudens per prelia pre fit. Inter Flandrenfes fortune fibi bene fauit^ ^ Vt quoque Wallenfes ^ Scotos fuppeditauit. Rex bonus ab [que pari ftrenue fua regna regebat, ^upd natura daripotuit bonitatis habebat* jiSiio iufliiicypax regniyfan&io Ugis, Et fuga nequitie premunt prec^dia, Regis. Clorid Vfithin theT)ioceJJe of London. 4dj Gloria tota ruit^ Regem capt hec f^odofojfa^ Rex quart deque fuity nunc nil m ft fuluis et ajjas Film ipfe Dei quern corde eelehat et ore, Gaudia fecit ei nulla ferniijla dolor The which rerfes (faith Tahiaa) to thccntciit that they ftiould be had in mindc, and alfo that the resdcr might hauc the moredcfircto oucr-rcadc them J I haue therefore fct them out in Baladde Royall, after my rude ma- king as followcth. This forrowfuUdcth which bryngcth great fullW And mooft and lecft he ioyneth into one, Thy s man to whome his perc was not y knowc Hath now fubducd, nat fparyng hym alone. Why chc of all order thys world to oucrgonc, None was to be fpared, offo great equytc As hc,yf any, for noblefle fpared ftiuld be. Thsrfore thou nobieor myghty,truft none odcr grace, But thou (halt pay to deth thy naturall dettc. And lykc as he from ihys world did chacc Thys mighty Pry nee, and from his frendys fcttc. For whomc all Engiond loude mourned and grettc:' So (ha't thou and odcr in dcthsfharc fall. None Qiall efcape,to rcckyn kyndes all. wyth many and dyuers graces endowed. And like as Nardtts moft fweetcft of odoure. In fmellynge paflyth, and mooft he is allowed Of all fwete odours, fo dyd this knyghtly floure By vertuousartes furmountein honoute. All odcr Pryncesj whole hert was Lybardclyke, And without fere, were he hole or fyke. Thys Pry nee was flowe to all manerofftryfe, Difcrete, and wife, and irewc of his wordc. In arrays a Geaunt, terme of all his lyfe, Excelling ate doing by dynteofthe fworde, Subduyd the proud, of prudence he bore the horde, Of Flaundcrs by fate he had great amy te, And Wal(lic,andScottes, by ftrengthfubduydhe. This good King pereleflTe, his landes firmly gydcd. What nature might giuc be failed in nothynge, No parte of bounte from his was dilcided, He was iuftice.and peace, and of lawc ftablilhyng, And chafer of iniquytc by his vcrtuous liuyng : In whome tbefe graces with innumerable mo, Fcrmly were roted, that dcth hath tanc vs fro. f ^^e #}^nce of tiPi^alt^ )Lel»elI^n, 3letx)ej$ tl^at t^m Uilt^DUten tioute, €^ft^i)eilonD)»et clmputoute: ^tte useampftre ^ad i^^ hvim\t% Here lieth entombed, fto^'r his firft wife, Qoeene of England, who went with him into the holy land, in which voyage her husband was ftab- ' bed with a poyfoned dagger by a Sarazen, the rankled wound whereof was iudged incurable by his Phyfitians,yct flice daily and nightly fucked out the ranke poifon,and foby aduenturing hcr owne,faucd her husbands life. Shewas the onely daughter of Fcrdinando, the third King of Caftilc and Leons : (he died at Herdby in Lincolnlhire, 29 Nouember 1290. hauing becncKing£«/iv4r^j wife ^(5yeares,whoere£lcd to her honour thofe Crof- fes^as Statues, at Lincolne, Grantham, Stanford, Geddington,Northamp- ton. Stony Stratford, Dunflable, (now deffroyed) Saint Albans, Wal- tham, and Weffminftcr^called Charing-CrofTe.all adorned with the armes ofCaftile, Leon, and theEarldomeor CountieofPonthieu, which by her right was annexed to the Crowne of England.Moreouerthe faid King Ed- jvW({b ardent was his afFedion to the memory of his deceafed Eleanor) gauc twelue Mannors, Lordftiips, and Hamlets, to Walter then Abbot of Wcftminfler, and his fucctflbrs for coer, for the keeping of yeerely Obits for mthin the T>ioceffe of London. ^65 for his did Qucenc, and for money that (hould be geeucn to the poore,that came to the folemnization of the fame. Her Epkaph. Nohilis ffijfam iacet hie fir or imlita Kegis^ ExiTH^ confers EUanora thori. Edn^ardi primt W« Uorum principis vxor. Cut fAttr Henrkus tertiui Anglns erat, Hane iOe vxorem gmto petit \ emine princeps Legati munns frfiipit ipfe huo, Ifonfo Fmtri placuit feltx Hymeneusy Germamm Edwardo nec fine dote dedit* Dos precUra fuit^ nec tali indigna vtarito Pontine Princeps munere diues erat. Femi»aconfiiio prudens^pia^pro/e beata^ Atixit amicitijsy auxit honor e virum» Vifce mori. Hcreliethglorioufly entombed, the moft mighty Monarch that cuer ware the Crowne of England, who conquered Calis, recoucred Aquitainc and Normandy, tooke lohn^ King of France, and Dauid King of Scots,pri' Toners* added the armes and title of France to his ownCp declaring his claimc in this kind of verfe: thus, Rex fum regnorum hina ratiene dttoruw, K^nglorum Regno fum Rex ego iure paternc^ Matrts iure quidem F rancor um nuncupor idem. Hiticejl K^rmorum 'variatiofa^a meorum. To which the French anfwcred fcorncfully in vcrfestothe fame tem- per, but fomc what touching Edward with ill grounded vanitie, pretending right to the Crown of Francc,by Queen ifakU his mother.-before whom, (if Danghters (hould fuccced in the facred Lillics of Francejher eldeft Si- fter muft march. Madam Margaret of France, wife to Ferdinandjiomth of that name. King of Caflille. frado Regnorum qui dicer u effeduorum^ Francorum Regno priuaberiSyatquePaterno. Matris vhique nullum lus Proles non habet vllum^ lure Maritt car ens alia eft Mulier prior ilia. ^ 'A !>kt>. Succedunt Mares huic Regno non Mulicres. Him eft Armorumvariatiojlftlta tuort^m. Edtvard the third King of England. Reoiainest Faumin the orders of £a- 4 "iiS'A He excelled his Anceftors alfb in the victorious valpuc of his children; in their obedience to him, and loue among themfcluesjand oncofhisgrea-, left felicities was, that he had a Lady to his wife ( the truitfull mother of a fairc iffue)of fuch excellent vertuc and gouerncment,as that thpn King^ ^i^- rvards Fortunes fcemed to fall into Eclipfc when flie was hidden in her S6>. pulchre. He was thefonneof Edward the iccondby //j^^/,daughfcr to Phi: lip the F^l^e, King of Franccjhis father being amoued from the kingdonws ooiiernc- ^66 \ Ancient Funeral/ V)«. Cdmpend. CttntinbibCof- HitChacaftec- Sam. •I— goucrncmcnt, (againft whom he had no guilty thought; he was by pub like Sandion thereupon cftlbliftied in the royall Throne, being of the age offourtccne yeeres ; and when he had raigncd 50 yeercs, died at his Manor of Shine, lune . 1 3 77- thefe vcrfes arc annexed to his monument. Hkdccus Angkrumtjlcs Regunt freteritorum Forma futuroruntt Rex clemens pax populomm lertius Edvffarduj, regni complens lubdeum Inuiiius tardus tfoHens hellis Machabeum, Tertius Edtpardus Fama fitperethera notm pttgnapro p atria* Fourcofthefcverfes are thus tranflated by Speed in hisHiftory of the faid King, where, vpon the words pAens beSis Machabeum he giues this marginall note, as folio wcth. He meanes (faith he) more able in battaile, then Machahem-^ you muft beare with the breaking of Pr/y?/4»; head, for it is written of a King that vfedtobrcakcmany. Here Englands grace, the flower of Princes paft, Pattcrne of future, Edward the third is plafte, Milde Monarch, Subieds peace, warres Machabee, Victorious * Pard, his raigne a lubilce. Take with you, if you plcafe, another tranflation of thefe Meters by one who liucd neerer tothofc times. • » • Of Englifh kynges here lyth the beauteous floure, O fall before pafled, and myrrour to them ftiallfue, A mercifuU kyngc, of peace conftruatour, ^ sri J 01 The third Edward. The deih of whom may rue ' Alle Englyslh men, forhe by knyghtehodcdue Was Lyberd inuiCt, and by fcate Marciall ; To worthy Machabc in vertu peregall. Hie erat (faith an old Mfli fpeaking of this King) flot mundane militie^ fub qu&militare erat regnartt prejicifcipr.oficere, confiigert triumphare* Cui iure maternali linea re^adefcendentCt^egnum cam corona Francie debet ur. fro cuius regni adipifienda corona^ que maris euafit pericula-^ quos beSorum deuicit impetus-^ quas Belligerorum ftruit audacias^ftriptor enarrare depflit-^ Cue reUtionis veritatem adulationis timem obumbrari velamint. Hie 'vero Edwardusquamuis in hoftes terribilis extiteratj in fubditos tamenmitifi- mus fuerat et gratiofus,pietateet miftrecotdia omnes pene fuos pre^efiensan- tecefforesj^ iiuiiu # . tU j aiw eif; o3 ^btj c li-fi ^-n v:A\-i giijijt'- A late writer faith, hcc was a Prince tfii fboncft a man, and the!6ngcft that held (b, of any we rcadcj he wasofperfonage comely, of an cncn fta- turc, graceful!, rclpeftiucly affable, and well expreffing himfclfe. A Prince who loucd lufticc. Order, and his people, the fuprcmc vertucs of a Souc- raigne. v»thin theT>iocejJe of London. ^^7 raigne. Fir ft hisloue oF lufticc, was feene by the many Statutes hcc made {or the due cxectitioa thei cof, and the rr.oft ftraight- binding oath, hcc or- daincd to be miniftred vato his Judges and luftidars : the punifbment in- I Hided on them for corruption in their offices,caufing fome to be thruft out, 2nd others gricuoufly fined. He bettered alfo that forme of publique I uftice which his Grandfather firft began (and which remaines to this day) ma- king alfo excellent Lawes for the fame. His regard to the obferuation of Order among his people, fo many Lawcs do witnefle, as were made to re- ftraine them lirom Exceffes in all kinds.His loue to his 5ubic6lsjWas expreft in the often cafmg oi their grieuances, and his wiilingnelTe to giuc them all fairs fatisfadlion, as appearcs by the continuall granting of the due obfer- uation of their Charters in mofl of his Parliaments. And when (yim. Reg. 14.) they were iealoiis , vpon his aflTuming the title of the kingdomcof Fiance, left England fliould thereby come to bee vnder the fubie£lion of chac Crownc, as being the greater, he to cleare them of that doubt, palled a Statute, in the firmefl manner could bee deuifcd, that this kingdome (liould remaincintircas before, without any violation of the rights it had. Prouident he was in all hisadions,ncucr vnder-taking any thing before he had firfl furnifticd himfclfc with meanes to performe it. For his gifts we finde them notfuch as either his owne fame and rcpu- tation, or any way diftafled the State. To be fhort, hce was a Prince who knew his worke, and did it ; and therefore was he better obeyed, better re- (peded ^-d ferued, then any of his Predcceflburs. 1 His workes of Pietic were great and many, as the founding of Eafl-min- fter an Abbey (of the Ciffeux order) nearc the Tower*. An Abbey for Nunnes at Dartford in Kcnt (of both which I hauc already written) The Kings Hall in Cambridge for poore Schollcrs. An Hofpitall for the poore at Calais. The building of Saint Sttfhem Chappell at Weftminftcr, with he endowment of three hundred pound, to that Church. His augmenting the Chappell at Windforc, and prouifions there fbrChurch- men.and twenty foure poore knights,S(c. Thcfc were his publique works, the beft Monuments and moff lafting to gtorific the memory of Princes. Bcfides thefc, his priuate buildings arc great and manyj as tbe Caflle of Windfore, which he re- edified and enlarged. His magnificence was fhewed in Triumphs and Feaf^s , which were fumptuoufly celebrated, with all due rites and ceremonies, the prc.Qrucrs of Reuerencc and Maieftic. To CQnclade,he was a Princc,whofe nature agreed with his office, as onely made for it. On this manner,as he was in the flrengthof his yeares,and in the height of his vigorous a£tions, his charailer is cxprefl by n)?ny Authors. Now may it pleafe you in this place to take a view of this the mighty great Mo- narch of England, France, and Ireland^as he was wrinkled with age, weak- ened with a fore lingring difeafe, and laid do wnc vpon his Deaths-bed. . Wfacn'hc had attained to the age of threefcorc and fiue yeares, or there- abouts, and wraflicd with a fickileffc wfc^ieh gaue him the ouerthrow ; ly- ing in thebcd.and at the point of dca«b, his eyes darkened, his fpeech al- tered, and his naturall hcatc almofl extinguifhed, one, whom of all other he mofi entirely affeftedjtooke the rings from his fingers, which for the roy- aitie His lufticc. His regard of Order. His loue to his people. His proiii- dcucc- His works of Pietic. His buildings. 4^8 dJncient Fmerall zfP\4 omments ctft. * Bohemia, Pf)ii)p Queene I of England. altic of his Maicftie he was wont to weare, To bad him adiew 5 and with- drew herfclfc into another roome (a woman ftie was, inuctecttnda peiUx^zs Walfingham c^Ws her, whole name was lice Piers) neither was heelcft onclyofherthefaid (^//jT^butot other the knights and Efquires, who had ferued him, allured more with his gifts then hisloue. Amongft many there was onelyprcfcnt at that time a ccrtaine Pricft (other of his fcruants applying thcfpoileofwhat they could lay hands on; who lamenting the kings mifcric^and inwardly touched with griefc of heart, for that amongft fo many Councellers which hce had, there was none that would minifltr vnto him the word oflife, came boldly vnto him, and admonifhcd him to lift vp the eyes as well of his body, as of his heart, vnto God , and with fighcs loaskc mercy of him, whole Maicflic he well knew he had gricuouf. ly offended. Whereupon the king liftened to the words of the Pritft, and although a little before he had wanted the vfe of his tongue.yct then taking ftrcngthtohim^hccfecmcdtofpcakcwhat was in his mindc. And then what for wcaknefTe of his body, contrition of his heart, and fobbing for his finncs, his voice and fpeech failed him, and fcarcc halfe pronouncing this word lefu, he gaue vp the Ghoft,at his Mannour of Shcene (now Rich- mount) as aforcfaid. If you will hcarc any more of this Martiall king, you muft haue the pa- tience to trouble your (dues in the reading of thcfc obfblctc old rimes. %fm * f^M tep^D ipjj fon mi tmt Wi, Conejai l^e ^aDDc trulp ^ece, C^at ^tt to m le(f anD Dere. iFutft piJB?fer»ifil>uDe a grite maifltt, 3tte i&cluce b;tenD agret Bat;^ mtt iCtiftz be faug^t apam, SnOttjefe^ngofipranceptttte to flpg^t, 0t>n mm tt)»ti Dutft t)e f;sbt. 31 fcge atte CaUce leDe b^fo;, C^at fas %ii mont^si anD moy. 3^nbo^i^etl^rn$(tooID900> l^e mn CaUce and toutii!^ moo. 3itie23atail of )^oi?tcr^>l)p o^Di^nance, mafi mm 3|o^ti t^bf tig of jfrance* 3lttei©eftmwarc^elpti^t^« i^errgnpDalmoodltpet na^rc^^tineafonti^att^tgtt i^tW^* FhilippA (of whom I haue fpokcn before) Qgecnc of England, wife of EdivArd the third, daughter of miliam of Bauaria, Earle of Hcnault , and Holland, by fiftcrof Philip o{ Valoys, king of France , lycth en- tombed at her husbands feet ; She was a Lady of great vertue, and a con- ftanttrucloucrof our Nation^ who when fhcc hadbcenc king Edmrds wife mthin theT>ioceJJeof London. wifcfourty two yearcs, flic died Auguft, 1 5. 13^9. Thefc vcrfes are annex, ed to her Monument. Culielmi Hanncnis Jobeles pojlrenit Philippd^ Hie rofeo quondam pukbra dee$re Ueet* Tertius Edrvardus RexiftAcemugeletus CUaterno fuaju mhiliumque fuit. Frater lohannes Comes Mauortifts htrcSf Huic film 'uoluit confociare viro, Htc iunxit FUndros comunCiio fanguinis x^nglist In Francos venit h 'tnc GaUica dira luesl Botihm bee raris ^viguit Regina Philippa Forma preftanti, Religioneyfide, Fecunda nata ejl proles numerofi, parentis Infignes peperit magnanimofque daces* Oxonij pofuitjludiofis optima nutrix Regineas FdeSy PaUadiam feholam* Cenwx Edwards iacet his Regina Philippal I>ifce 'vfuere. Thus there Engliflicd. Faire Philip wiffiam ffennaldes childe and youngcft daughter decrc, OF rofeat hue, and beautic bright, in tombc lies hilled hecre. Edward the thu^d through mothers will, and Nobles good confcnt; Tooke her to wife, and ioyfully with her his time he (pent. His brother lohn a Martiall man, and eke a valiant knight, Did linke this woman to this king in bonds of marriage right. This match and marriage thus in bloud,did bindc the Flemings fure To Englilhraen, by which they did the Frcnchmcns wracke procure. This Philip flowr'd in gifts full rare, and treafures of the minde, In beauty bright, Religion, Faith • to all and each moft kinde, A fruitfull Mother Philip was, full many a fonnc (he bred, And brought forth many a worthy knight, hardy, and full of drcd. AcarefuU Nurfc to Students all, at Oxford fhcdid found Quecncs Colledge, and Dame Pallas Schoolc, that did her fame rcfound. The wife of fi^jprfr^af, decrc, Queene Philip lieth here; Learnctoliuc. She was the youngefl of the fiuc daughters oiWiBidm Earle of Henault aforefaid 5 cfpecia'.ly chofen before any of her Sifters for king Edrvards wife, by a Bilhop (of what See lam vncertaine) and other Lords tcmpo- ralljfcnt thither, were fenc as EmbafTadours, to treate of the marriage. Of which thus much out of Harding, cap, 1 78. as folio weth. He fcnt furth than, to Henauld for a wi fc, A Bifhop, and other Lordes temporall, Wher in Ghaumbre prcvy and fecretifc, sr* At 4-7* z^mmi tuner all (sy\4 ontments i At difcoueric cUlchencly alfo in all, As fcmyng was to eftate Virginal! Emong thcim felfcs, our lordcs for hie prudence Of the Bi£hpp asked counfaiU and fcntcncc; Whiche daaghter of fiut ftiould be theQuccnc, Who counfaillcd thus, with lad auiferaenr. Wee will haue hir wicHgood hippis 1 mciic, For (he will bcre good foonnes at mync ententj - To which thei all actordcdby one aflcnt. And chafe Pi^////, that was full feminine. As the Bilbop mooft wife did determinci But then emong theira (elfcs thei laugh faft ay, » The lordes than faied, the Bi(hop couth Full mekili skill of a woman al way. That fo couth cheU a lady that was vncouih. And for the mery woordcs that came of his mouth Thei trowc4 he bad right great experience, Ofwomanes rule and hir conuenience. Now, what experience this Biftiop had in womens conuenicncy of brin- ging forth children, I know not, but it fo fell out, that ftie had ifliie by her faid husband King Edward^ feuen fonnes,and fine daughters, borne for the glory of our Nation. , I . Edward Prince of Wales, borne at Woodftocke. 2 William, borne at Hatfield, in the County of Hertford. 3. Z/tf;?^^, borne at the, Citie of Ant werpe, Duke of Clarence. 4. lohny borne at Gaunt, the chiefe Towne of Flanders, Duke of Lan- caflcr, 5 . Edmo^d, furnamcd of Langley^ Duke of Yorke. 6. WiUiam y^othzi of their Sonnes, furnamed of Windforc, where he was borne. 7. Thomas y rhc youngcft fonne of King Edward andQuccne rhilip^ fur- named of Woodflocke, the place of his birth,pukc of Gloccfler. Daughters. . j, 1^ //4^f//,theeldefl Daughter, was married with great pompeat Wind- fore, to ingelram of Guifnes, Lord of Coucy, Earlc of Soiflbms, and after Archduke of Auflria, whom kin^ Edward his Father in law created alfo Earle of Bedford. .vijuf.... 2 . loifiCy defired in marriage by folemne Embaflage from Alphonsy king of Caftile and Leon, fonne of king E.er4\nAndo the fourth, was efpoufcd by i'^'fA:/^, intituled Queene of Spainc, cdnueyedinto that countrcy,where (he prefently deceafed ofa great plagueihat then raigned.J 2. Blaifd the third daughter, diedvoungiand licth buried in this Abbey church.'^ 4. iV:/rj the fourth daughter was marHcd to Uhft tMfifitferdy Dixkc of Britaine. .->;•/.• • • ..u^'o; ,n-, ; i'-i;:: • 5 Margaret their ybungeft daugjhisrhnasiihjs jfirft wife of loh de Hajl- w^j,E.aric or renoroke. ' ! >. v- • ..10 jiu:.:ui^n. ^ nr j mthin the Diocejjc of London, .7? It is reported of this Qieene (faith Millcs ) that wlicn ihc pcrcciued her life would end, (he rec|ueltcci toipCtikc v-7?th tiisKing her husband who accordinglycanie to her in gre.it hciuiiiufTc: being come, (he cook him by the hand, and after a few words of indudion, (hee prayed him that hcc would in no wife deny her, in three rc^qucfts. Firft, that all Merchants and others to whom fhe ought any debt, (vvhccheron this fide or beyond the feas) might be pay d and difcharged. Secondly, that ali fijch promifes as (he had made to Churches, as well within the realmcas without, Diight be performed. Thirdly, that hee would be pleafed (whenfoeuer God fhould cailhim,J to chufe none other ScpUichre,but that wherein her body (h juld be layed ; all which were performed, and fo 1 leaue them both lying io one Graue,cxpefting a ioyfuli refurreflion. RichArd the fccond. King of Eiigland and France, Lord of Irdana'jfonne to fi/w^r^. Prince of Wales, by /<74^^, daughterto the Earlc ofKcnr, be- ing dcpriued both of liuing and life, by that popular vfuipcr Henry the fourth, and by his commandemcnt, obfcurely buried at Langlcy in Hert- ford{hire,in the Church of the Friers PrcdicantSj was by the appointment' of Henry the fift, remoued from thence with great honour.in a Chaire roy- all.himfelfe and his nobilitie attending the facrcd rcliqucs ofthis annointed King: which he folemnly here enierredamongft his anceftors, and foun- ded perpetually one day eucry weeke, a Dirge, with nine LeiTons and a morning made to be celebrated for the foule of the faid King Richitrd, and vpon each ofthofe dales, fixe (hillings eight pence to be giucn to the poore peoplejandoncecueryyeare vponthefameday of his Anniucrfe, twentie pounds in pence to be diftributcd to the mofl needfull: He made for him a glorious Tombe, and this glofingEpkaph deciphering the lineaments of his body, and qualities of mind; which to any, who knowes vpon what points he was put out of Maieflic and State, may fceme ftrange, if not ridi- culous i thus ic runncs. Prudens tt mundus Rkhardus hire ftctindus. Per fatum vi5iu^t idcet hicfub marmore ftclui, Vcrax fcrmoncy frudens fuit et ratiom. Cor fore frocertUt amtnofrudens ut H&mirusT, EcclefiefauitteUtos fufpeditauit, ciuemnisproftrAuit Regalia qui vtolauit. Ohruit hereticos^et eorum flrauit amicus 6 O clemens cbrijic tihi deuotus fuit ijie VitisBaptiJle,fal»es quern protulitifie. Hie iacet immiti confumptus merte Richardas fmffefelicemmifernmtm', TahtAn who tranflatcd this Epitaph into Englifh, defirous, as it feemesi. toexccnuacc the force of fuch palpable gcoflTc flattery jannexeth this flanza. But yet, alas, although this meter, or ry rae. Thus doth cmbcilhh this noble Princes famej And that iome Clcrke which faoorcd him fomiyme, Sfa . Lift Rkbard rhc fc- Monkeof CheOcr. Folio i(S^. 47^ (tAncient Funeral/ iSAdonuments Bohemia. Lift by his cunnyng thus to cnhanfe his name. Yet by his ftory appcreth in him fomc blame. Wherforc to Princes is fureft memory. Their iy ues to exercyfe in vcrtuousconftancy. But /tf^^^^W/>z^,fpeakingof the greatnefle of his houOiold, and the pride and whoredome therein, as well amongft the Clcrgieas Laitic, is more inue^tiuc in his rimes, which torsade I hope will not be troublefome: thus he begins. Truly I hfrd Eol>ert Irelefe (aye Gierke of the Grencclothi and that to the HouQiold Game euery daye, forthe moft partic alwayc Ten thoufand folkc, by his meffis cold, Thatfoiowed the hous aye as thei wold. And in the Kcchin three hundred Scruitours, And in cche office many occupiours. And Ladies faire,with their gentlewomen, Chambcrers alfo and lauenders. Three hundred of theim were occupied then. There was grcate pride cmong the Officers. And of all men far pafl}'ng their compeers, Of rich araye,and much more coftious, T hen was .before, or fith, and more prctious. In his Chappeli, were Biftoppes then of* JBcame, Some of Jrelond, and fome alfo of France. Some of Englond, and clerkes of many a rcalmc, Thatiitill connyng had or conifaiicc« Inmufike honorably God his fcruice to auancc In the Ghappell, or in holy Scripture On mater of Goddis to refigure. Le wed menne, thei were in dcrkes clothyngi Difguyfed faire, in fourme of clerkes wife, Their Perilhyns full litill enfourmyng In Lawc diuine, or clfc in God his fcruifc.* But right praily fc they were in couetift Eche yere to make full grcate collcftion Athomc, in ftedcoffoulcscorrcdion. Greate Lechery and fornication Was in that houfc, and alfb grcate aduoutree; Of Paramours was great confolacion. Of ech degre, well more of Prelacie Then of the temporall, or of the chiualrie. Greate raxe ay the ky ng tookc through all the lond. For whiche Commons him hated both free and bond. \ Ichn[ mthin theT)ioceJJeof London, John Gower concludes his cronica tHpaytitayanncKQd to his bookc entitu. led y^x Clamant is, with thcfc riming verfcs concerning the faid King. Cronica Richardi qui fceptra tulit Leofardi Vt patet efi diSiaypopulo fed non benedt^a Vt speculum mundi quo lux nequit vlla refundi. Sic vacuus tranjity fibi nilnifi culpa reman fit , Vnde fitperbus erat, modo fi preconia querat. Eius honor for defy laus culpat, gloria tnordet Hoc concernentes caueant qui funt fapientes j Nam male viuentes D eus odit in or be regentes : Eft qmpeccator non eJfe pot eft dominatory Ricardo tefte finis prebat hocmanifeftee Pojl fua demerita p>erp fua pompa fbpita ^ualis erat vita cronica ftabit ita. He was murdered at Pomfret Caftleinthc bloudie Tower, (fo called from that time (vpon that bloudie a£l) to this day,) on Saint Valentines day, 1 199' the firft of Henry the fourth, when hce had raigned 1 2 y earcs. That bcautifull picture of a King fighing, era wned'in a chaire of ertate,at the vpper end of the Quire in this Church, is (aid to be oi him, which wit nefleth how goodly a creature he was inoutward lineaments: but I will conclude with theferimesout of my old Manufcript, the Addition toi?u$ a man of gr ete beute. t^m t^e Compnte of i^ent mp arr>Gn anD to >tontion tuent; 3lnD^auo^ ti^eb^etit.t^attifie plaj3(, tDli)^c\) t\)t3^i\Wot U.ancaaveb)a<$. ^^utg^ euel conncel \x>u$ ^upn ful tuel 33u6e of ^oceai;e,anD erle of 3l(unDel' i^e trcgnf D mit^t and mo^ :3llntt tollongelerUiad^e bo^ Anne his firft wife here entombed M:B him, was the' daughter of Wen- eeflausy King of Bohemia, and Emperoar of the Germanes; (he died in An- no 1 394. the fcucnth of lune, at Shecnc iii Surrey : whoih her husband fo ferucntly loued, yesyvjque ad ameniiam, eiien to a kinde of madnefle, that for very griefe and anger, (befidcs curfirig the place wherein fiiee died) hee oucrthrcw the whole houf«. Her Epitaph. Subfttra lata nunc AnrMtacet tumuUta, . =^ Cti I>ttm vixit mundo Richardo nupta fecundo • 1 sf.v ¥7i ^ff.inbib. Cot. His Grand- father Edmrd che third. Anne, Qucetic of England. 'itflffi.Annal. Chrifto +74 e>/ ncient Fmerall cSAdonuments Henry fAie fift King of Eng- land. hdd.ta Reb&i of CSoceiler. Chrift& deuota fuit hec, facilu^ bene nota^ Pauferibus from femper fua redder e dona-^ lurgia fedauity et pregmntes releuauit . Corpore formofay vultu mitts fpecifija : Prcbem foUmen viduis^egrU tttedicamen. Anno f»illen0, ter cent, quarto nonageno luUjfepiena menfis migrauit ameno, forma Fragilis, Henry the fift, fonne of Henry the fourth, King of England, and conque- rour of France, died at Boyes dc Vifcenna, not farrc from Paris, the lalt of Auguft, 1412 . hauing raigncd 9 yeares, 5 moneths, and odde daics, from thence his body was conuaied to this Abbey; vpon whofe Tombe, Kathe^ rine his wife, caufed a royall pidure to be layed,couered all ouer with filuer plate gilded, the head whereof was all of maffie filuer: all which (at the fuppreffion, when the battering hammers of deftrudion, (as Maftcr Speed faith j didfoundalmoftin euery Church) were ficrilcgioufly broken off, and by purloyning, transferred to farrc prophaner vfes, where at this day, the hcadknc monument is to be fcene, and thefe vcrfes written vpon his Tombe. Dux Normanoruw, verus Ce»queftor eorum, Heres Francorum-, dece^itet HeSioreorum, Here Normans Duke, fo ftil'd by conqucil iuft. True heire of France; Great flVt^^r, lies in duft. Gallerum majlix tacet hie Henricus in 'VftiA Dcmat omnia virtus. Somany vertuesarc attributed, by all writers, to this hcroicall King Henry^ the renowne ofEngland, and glory of Wales, that where to begin, or when to make an end in hisdeferued praifc, I know not ; fo I will leaue him, amongft the many Monarchs of this mofl famous Erapirejnone more complete, relating onely a few rimes, which in fome fort doth particula- rize his memorable exploits. Sftut li^mresn^^ btisi (ontian l^e Q(0|>ti ]iLoUer0,aBti t^etb)et b^etif« fyion, 3emli9lem, atiD efts 23e0lemt 3inlisati^arfletttnj&o^manDP , l^am^arDPSi: anD t^r ^ai» t^e ]|e toobe t^et t^e T^ixt oti^^tcaunce ciic 9©uc of mtho% tm mm mthin the Diocejfe of London. +75 %\x^ altut t^at toan Cane toun, mancann al ^ojmanDv toajstodon, 3iU) men^ mo tounejs tn^eib #eau]c m C^er t)f too6 to ^\xmz i^attenn ti^e it^ns Datsg^tpc ^ene 1^6 ^aDDe a ^on ot ^ur r bo^e ^^at f 131 callfD l^errp of napnDfo^e: 3ltt ftaunce Depact^n sooDl? ximqf^ sva(e, 3inti )»a!S ba^ogbt into j^nselonD in io^t fpaCe <^^en tioaie; ItjS ^on l^crrp of age (Uerl^ But onl^ bin monpt^jS t»ptb oDDe depeiai trulp, ]^tii; ^me 3|obn l^uc of laeDfo^ti ajii i?otx) Tec 3llia(not]amcgentof ifraunce V^mW- regnpl) % ^zc m beb^n be batb reboarH TLtti^ at naeamrnitce nog^t fer fro ^e^'nt ^binarb. Here lieth Katherinet Qaeenc of England,wifc to the forcftid King ^T^;;- r)' the fifth, in a cheft or coffin withaloofccouer to be fecncdnd handled of any that will much dbfire it, and that by her ownc appointment (as he that fiieweth the Tombes will tell you by tradition) in regard of her difo- bedience to her husband for being deliucred of her Sonne /r^;yr)» thcfixih at Windfore, the place which-hc tbrbad. But the truth is that flic being firft buried in our Ladies Ghappell here in this Church, her corps were taken vp; when as itf^/jrj the feuenth laid the foundation of that admirable ftru- ^lure his Chappcll royall, which hauceuer fincc fo remained, and ncucr re- buried. She was the daughter to Charles the fixth, king of France : flic died at Bermondfeyin South war ke, the fccond oflanuary, ^«».i><'/».i437. Her Epitaph. tlic Katherina, iacet Erancorum fi/ia Regis t Heres ^ Kegm^ Carole Sexte^ tut. Henrici qttinti thalamo bis leta iugali Nam fic vir duplici clartts honor e fuit : lure fuo vgloruntt Katherine iure trinmpbans Eramfirumokinmtiusydecufimperij. Grata venit letisfelix Regina ^ritmnis Per que dies celebrant quatuorore Deutn, Edidit Henricum gemebunda puerfera Regem^ Cuius i» imperio F ravens ^ \S4nglus erat. Nfift fihifed Regno felici fidere natum- Sed Patri^MatriReligitne parent. ' PoftexO rvino Tiddero tenia proUs^ ' , . ' ^ Nobilis Edmundus te Katberina heai*" ' " v Septimus Hmricu^quo non preftantior atter,^^'^^^' Filius Edntundif gemma Britanna fuit, Felix erggvx or, mater, ter filia/clix, Afl Auiahecfelixterquequater que fuit. Here I^atbemt the wife of Hmj the fifth. t 4-7^ I aAncient Fmerall5. Vpon her Tombe this Epitaph. Hie po(l fit a facet proles regalia in iflo SarcophagOy iHueniSynobtlis Elizabeth^ princeps illujirist Hen. Sept. filia Regis ^ui bint regnifiorida fceptra tenet, (^tropes banc rapuit feuiftma nuntia mortis. Sit fuper in celo vita perhennis «. Here lieth interred, without any Monument, Anne^ the fecond daugh- ter and coheire to Richard 2Vevil,tht ftout Earle 0/ VVarwicke, and Salif^ bury ; who was firfl married to Edward Prince of Wales, the fonne and onely childe of king f/^wry the fixth,aind after remarried to Richard Duke of Gloucefler (who atthcbattell of Tewxbury had ftabbed her Iiusband into the heart with his dagger) afterw^ds by vfurpation king of England, furnamed Crook-backe.Shc died (not Without fufpitioii of being poyfoned) the i^. of March, 1485. ji -j m Here lieth entombed the fecond fonne of Kinw ^^f^'')' the third, Earle of Lancafler, Leiceflcr,at\d Darby, furnamed Crouch-backe, of his bowing in his backe, becauf^ he^is neucr found (faith Vincerrt in his difcouery of Brookes errours, title laniofter) with any other addition, and indeed with no other Epithite jhen Gibbojus j which fignifieth crooked, crump.fhouldredjor Caraell-backed.Biitothers fay he was fo denominated of Margmt the daughrcr of King £d. 4. daughter of king HtK. 7. Anne Quecne of Englaad. of Lancafter. 478 MAt, Taxis. Pageant of Auelm Coun- tedeof Laaca- fler. Ancient Fmerall a^A^Tonuments of wearing the fignc of the Croffc (anciently calicd a Crouch) vpon his backe, which was vfually wornc of fuch as vowed voyages to Icriifaleniias he had done. Further confirming their opinions from the name ofCrou chcd-Friers,that wore a CrolTc vpon their garments. And lo.mrMng fpca king of him and hiselder Brother fi^tpar^/, afterwards kingofEngland,and oftheir voyage to lerufilera, hath chcfevcrfes to thcfamc effect. His brother Edward and he aflbciate To Ierufalem,their voyage them avowed. Two femely Princes, together adioynatc. In all the world was none them like alowed. So large and faire thei were, eche man he bowed. Edward 2hovx. his roenne was largely fecn 3y his Qiulders more hie and made full clene. Edmsnd next hym the comelicft Prince aliue, Notcroke backed, ncin no wyft disfigured. As fomc menne wrote, the right lyne to depriuc. Through great faUehed made it to be fcriprured; For caufc it (liould alwaye bee refigurcd. And mentioned well, his yffue to prevaile Vnto the Crowne, by fuch a gouernaile. I cannot let pafTc, although I dofomcwhat digrefle, the cunning fleigbts and deuifesthe Popes of Rome vfed in thcfe times,to empouerifti this king- dome, and emrich their owns coffers. Firft they combine and confederate with the king to the vtter vndoingof all his by all Subie(fis. And now Pope K^lexandenhziouxth puts a trickc vpon the king himfelfc (a Prince more pious then prudent) which exhauftshis Treafurc, and Icaueshim for a laughing-ftocke to all other Nations. This Pope, forfooth, inucfted this Edmund his fbnne , into the kingdomcs of Sicilia and Apulia (Conradus king thereof ftill lining) by a ring* conditionally, that hcc ftiould iuftaine the charges, and maintaine the warrcs that ftiould happen thereupon. In which regard he fucktamafleof money from our credulous king ^T^^r)', who had fo deeply fwallowed the gudgeon that (his heart being outr-ioy* ed ^faiih Mathew Paris) and raifed eucn to the height of exultation^ hce fwore by Saint Edward, to make a prefcnt voyage to Apulia, and take pcf- fefEon of thefe dominions. But at length this counterfeit ring vpon the touch was difcouered, and the good king knew himfelfc deluded, his Ex chequer emptied, and this Titulary-king his fbnne Edmund abuftd. Thus writes LMathew Paris, the Monke of S. Alhanty who lined in thofe dayesj and deciphers the Lcgerdcmainc, and iugling deuifes of the Bifhops of Rome to get money. This Edmund was Lord Steward of this kingdomc, and Lieutenant of Gafcoigne. Who being fent into Aquitaine with an armie, where he per formed notable feruice, died at Bayon, in the yearc 129^. And within two moneths after his death, his body was honourably tranfported into Eng- land. Hcrelicth alfo entombed his firft wife daughter and heirc of Williiw wjithin the DioceJJe of London. ^79 iep'tt' Penbroke. StotpAfUtnt. iViHiam de TortihuSy Eade of Albamark, by whom he had no ifliie ; who died the y earc ia<5^. H^re lietb buried in a moft magnificent Tombe, befitting the grcatnclTe of his birth, and the worthinefTe of his Of-fpring, wiUtAm de vaknc€^h2x\t f '^'g* ofPenbrokc,(fofirnamed of Valencia the place of his birth) fonne of HtLgh k Brttffy Earle of the Mai;ches of Aquitainc, and halfe brother by the mothers, fide, to King He/try the third. This William ((aithi'/i;«;)was flaine at Bayon by the French, in the yeare lap^. and with him, Edmund Earic ofLancafter> of vi(^w I, laftly fpokc;, if may bclccue thefcTcrfcs of H4rding, : ; Butcrlc thelcyngei brother dcrc, With twenty and fixe baners proud ^nd ftout, The fift dayc of lune was accomptedclere, Of Chrift his date a thoufand yere all out, Fourfcore and fixteenc, without doubt. At Bayon faught,\viththc French menne certain, Wher he in the feld that daye like a knyght was flain. So was Sir William Valence ctk of Penbroke than. Sir Jol?fi Richmendi and many other Baron : Sirlehn Sajn^ right a full manly mannc; Thenglilhc hofte felly ther was bore doune. By a bufliement, laied by colucion, That brake on theim, fore fighting in the feld, . ^ ^ Out of a wodc, in whichc that day were bcld. ' "' ^ " ' About the verge or fide of his monument, thefcverfes are inlayd with brafle. jinglia tota deles, moritur quia regia f riles , ^a jlorere files ^ quern csntinet infima, molesy Guilielmm nemeninfigne yalentia prehet, Celfum cognomen, nam tale dart fihi debet, ^mvaluit'validusyvincem'virtute valor e, Et fUcmtplacidtM, fenfm morumqftevigore» Dapfilisy et hahiluyimmotusyprelia fe^ans, y tilts , ac humilis, deuottu^ premia fpeUam, Millequetrecentfscamquatuffr inde retentfs. In (jl'iAij menfe^hunc mfrsprcprio ferit enfe^ ^ique legis hec repete quam fit vi4 ple»A timtre, Meque lege^temoriturum^infiiw hor(, O Clemens chrijle celos intret precor ifty ■ \ ^jj . : Mvideat trife^ qmAprmUt ornmk^j^^t^^ {,. .,i Here lyeth entombed the body of Simon Langhdm, s^no was firfta Monkeofthis Abbey, then Prior, and laftly Abboi,thence clcfted Bifliop of London; from thence, before his confecration to London, aduanced to the Biftiopricke of Ely, and from that place remoued to Canterbury : hec held Hard'mgCA.t$6. simtH Langh4m Archbifliopof Canterbury, 48o (lAncknt Funeral/ a^^onuments heid diuers liuings m cetnrnendam^ as the Archdeaconry and Treafure- (hip ofWels, with others. He was both Treafurcr and Gbancclour of En- gland at feuerall times .• It is fcarce credible (faith Godwin nowBiftiop of Hereford in his catalogue ^/(r/'r(/«/t^^ x^nglie) that is reported of his wonderfqU bounty and liberality to this monaftery . When hec was firft made Abbot, he beftowcdall that he had gathered togcther,bcing Monke and Prior, in paying the debt of the houfe, which was to the value of two thoufandand two hundred markcsj and difcharged diuers other fummes of money alfo, which particular Monkes did owe ; he purchafcd good land which he gauevnto them. When hec went out of England, heclcftthcm bookes to the value of 830 pound, and Copes, Vcflmcnts, an J other orna mcnts for the Church, worth 437. pound. At his dcath,hc bequeathed vn- to them, all his plate, priied £t 2700. pound, and all his debts any where due, which amounted vnto 5954 pound, thirtecnc (hillings and fourc pence. Hcalfofent vnto this Abbey, the fumme of one thoufand markes, to buy forty markes a ycare land, to cncrcafc the portion of foure Monkes, that daily ftiouldfay Maffe for thefoulcsof himfdfe,and his Parents. The money that he beftowcd vpon this Abbey one way or other, is reckoned by a Monke of the fame, to be no lefle then loSoo.poundj who thereupon compiled this Diftich. Res es de LAngham tua Simon funt ddta quondam^ O^ingentemlibrarummlliadena, But men of eminent place andauthoritie, cannot hauc their due praifi of all forts ofpeoplc; nay raiherinrcquitall of their beft actions, they (hall reapc nothing but opprobrious language; for vpon his tranflation from t ly to Canterbury, thcfc two rayling, riming Hexameters were made to hisdifgracc. Letentur celi quia Simon tranjit abEfy Cttiiis in aduentum fltnt in Ktnt millia centum. The Ifle of Ely laught, when Simon from her went : But hundred thouSnds wept at scomming into Kent. He fate Archbifhop of Canterbury onely two yearcs, for being made Cardinal! of Saint Sixttu by Vo^tVrban thefift, hee left his Archbifhop- ricke,and went to Auinion, where ftiortly after he was made Biftiop Car- dinal! of Prencfte, by Gregory the cleuenth j where he liucd in great cftima- tion about eight y eares, and died of a palfic, wherewith hec was fuddenly taken, as he fate at dinner, luly 22. 15 76. he was buried firflin the Church of the Carthufians, which he himiclfc bad founded in the Citie of Auinion^ but after three ycares, his bones (by his appointment while he liucd) were taken vp and buried herca fccond time, vnder a goodly tombc of Alaba- ftcr, vpon which this Epitaph wasfomctimc engraucn. Simon diLdnghdm fib petrishi/s tumuUtus, Jftim Ecclefie Monacbus fuertt^ Prior ^ AbbdS j Sede vACdntejuit eleifus Londonienjis frtfuU utithin the 'Diocejfe of London. 481 ' Ptefuly et irifignU Ely , fed poflea primoi Totius Regnif wagr/us Regijcjue mimjler : Nam T hefiuraritts^ et Canceildrim eius, C^ydinaiii in Roma Presbyter ifie. Pofiqtte Prcneflims e(l fa^us Efijcoyui^ at que jNmctus ex parte Pape trarifmtttttur tfinc. Or be dolente Pat^r^qacm nunc reuocarc nequimm Magdalene fe(^o^ miUeno feptuageno, Et ter centeno fexte Chrifti ruit anno. Hunc Bern abjoluat de cunlfU que mdegejiitj Et merit is Matris jibi celica gaudia donet. Hcrdyeth Robert Waldby^ who being a yong man, followed Edivard the blacke Prince into Francc,where he continued long a Studcnr,and pro- fited fo much, as no man in the Vniuerfitic where he liued, might be com- pared with him forall kinde of learning; he wasa good linguift, very well (ccnc in Philofophic, both naturall andmorall, in Phyficke, and thecanon Lawj very eloquent, an excellent Preacher; and cftecmcd fo profound a Diuinc, as he was thought mcctc to bcihe profedourof Diuinity, or Do- ftorof the Chaire in the Vniucrfitieof Tholouze. Forthefe his good gifts hec was much fauoured of the blacke Prince, then of King Richard his fonnc, who preferred him to the Bifliopricke of the Ifle of jVlan, from that preferment he wastranflated to the Archbilliopricke of Dublin in Ireland, thence to Chichefter, and laftly to the Archbilhopricke of Yorkc^ where he (ate not fully three yeares, but died the 29. of May, 1597. His Epitaph is quite worne or torne away from his raonument,yet I found it in a Manu- fcript, in Sir Robert Cottons Librarie. hie fuit expert us in quouts iurg Robertas Dt Walbye di6lus, nunc eft fub marmore ftriSIas. Sacre Scripture DoBorfutt etgenitnre Irtgenuus medicus^ ^ Plebis femper amicus treful* t^durenfispoft bee ArchasDublinenfiS, nine Ciceftrenfis, tandem Primof Eborenfts. Quarto Kalend lunij migrauit curjibus anni UMilleni ter C.feptem nonies : queque deni. y&s precor cratej quod fint fibi dona beate Cum Janets vitei requiefcat et hie fine lite* In an old riming Manufcript of the fucccflGon of the Archbifhops of Yorke> I finde thus much of this man. Tunc Robertus ordinis Fratr£s Juguftini, i^jecndit in Cathedrdm Primatis Paulini, Lingua fcientificus f rmonis Lat/ni, Anrio primopreximat. fite fue fini, De cdrniser^Aftulo Prefuleuoeatar GlebafuicorporuWeJiminJirehumatur. Tt Here Robnt tralSf Avchbiiliop of Yoike. SxMf in bib Cot. * Sodomijts B. of Man. 7» bikCot. 48i 4r<^, DukeofYorkci who inside of his kinfmah King Ei^if-ir^^ the fourth, wasflaine at Barnet field vpon Eafter day, 1 471. And here lieth interred another Humfrey Bourchier^who was the fonne and h6xto^ lohn BofiTchier, Lord Berners, who was alfb flainc at thci feme battailej to whofe memories this Epitaph yet remaines. Hie PugiUcce iacens Bernetfera hefld cupifcensy Cert at Eacides^ fit faucitts 'vndique mitts ^ Vt cecidit vulntt'^ Mars forrigit arma cruore^ Sparfim tinHAruhetit^ dolor enUchrimabtlis horA, Lurnine ntmfe cadit, quo chrijlm morterefurgit^ Bourchier HumfriduSfClara propagine diiius. Ed wardi Regit qui tertius eft vocitatus^ , lohrf. D omtni Berners proles et paruulus hereSy ^luarttis et Edwardus belli tenet ecce triumphumy ^uo perit Hum/riduSj Regis vernula verus '^Cyrommon menfe fponfe Regis fuit ijlcy E/ifibetby fibi fic fua. virtus ere fat honor e, Armis eonfpicuus quondam^charufque BritanKts Hieftmi V tee lis viuat depojcite votis. Here lieth entombed in a flight monument in the vidW^T homos Mylling, fomctirae Abbot of this Monaftery; from whence he was preferred to the Biftiopricke of Hereford, by King Edward the fourth, vndcr whom he was of the priuie Counccll, and was Godfather to Prince Edward his eldcft fonne; mthin theT>iocejJe of London. 4.8, berlaine to S. Ednmard, king and Gonfeffor. Retnaincs. Sonne •, He wras a Monke of this hoafe, being but a youth ; and then went to Oxford, where he ftudied vntill hee proceeded Doflor of Diuinitie ; in which time he attained good knowledge in the Grceke tongue j which' in thofc daycs was geafon, faith the reucrend Author of the Biftiops Cata- Godmn. logue He died in theyeare 1495. Here in an obfcure place of this Church, lieth the body of Hugfilifitf Chambetlainc to King Ednfard the Confeffor, of whom this Storie is writ- ten in the life of the faid Edtvard. King Edward oneaftcrnoone lying in his bed with his curtaines round about himdrawne,a poore pilfering Courtier came into his Chamber, where finding the Kings Casket opcn,which Htt'- golin had forgotten to fliut, he tooke out fo much money as bee could well carry, and went awayj but infatiablc defirc brought him againe the fccond and third time for fuch a ready prey : vntill the King (who lay ftill ail this while, and would not feeme to fee) began to fpcake to him , and bade bim ^eedily be packing, for he was well if he could fee ; for 'xiHngtline came and tooke him there, he were not onely like to loofe all that he had gotten, but alfo to ftrctch an halter. The fellow was no fooner gone, but Hugoiine came in, and finding the Casket open, and much money taken away, was greatly moued : But the king willed him not to be grieucd. For ffaid he) he that hath it, hath more need of it then we hauc. This Hiigolin (faith M.Camden) was buried in the old Chapter houfe of this Church. Vpon whofe Monument thefe fillie vcrfes were engraucn. ^ui mis iniufie c^pit hie Hugoiine locus te Laade pia dares quia vKtrtyribus nece claret* For learning, in this kings dayes, was fo low ebbed in England, that be- tweene Thames and Trent, there was fcant one found which could vrider- land Latine, - ThispafFageofthcaforefaid pilfery is delineated, and wrought in the Hangings about the QiHre, with the Portraitures of the king, HugolirJi^na the Thcefe : vnder which are thefe verfes. Ecce nimisparca furls manus exit ah archa^ Celat optts furis^pietaSi non regula iurjs, T §Ue quod habes et fuge, Uic iacet iviHelmfu Bedel i^r. et Cecilia vx, eius flia ^ heres Domini RahcrtiGrenemilitiSiac etiamheresdomini lohanms Cley mlitis, qui qui' dem Willelmus,fait thefaurarius Hffjpitij excellentifimi Principis Marga- retenupir Comitijfe RichmOKdie, ^'Darbie, matris Regis Henrtci feptimiy necnort Thefiurarins Hof^itijreHereudipmi Patris dsmiitiy^ huius regni Cancellarij, titulo SanSieCecilie trans Tiherim facrofanBt Remane Eccltfte Preshyteri Cardinalis erdiftati. ^ui quidem WiUeltntu ob.i. lulij 1 5 1 8. Here is an Epitaph cut in BrafTc vpon a marble ftone, now almofl worne out, which was made to the memory of one Robert HauU Efquire, murder, cd in this Church ^ rl^ manner whereof our Chronicles doe thus briefely relate. In thebattell ofNazersin Spainc,this Robert Haule, otHaKvley, and lohn Schakell Efquires, tookcthcEarle of Dene prifbncr,who deliuer- ed vntothera his fonneaad hcire,as a pledge for alTurance of performances. Tt, 2 Not nWutm BtdtU and C'tctly Reb, nude. 4^4- (tAncient Fmerall zfAdonmients Not (ong after this, their Hoftagc was demanded by Ifihn Duke of Lanca* fter.in the Kings name, whom they denyed to deliucr, for which they wercclapt in the Tower j from whence efcaping, here they tooke San^lu- aryjto whom Sir i?*/*^ F£rrds,an6Sit Alan Buxhull, with fifty armed men, were fecrecly fcnt to doe this mifchicfe • who finding them at high Maffe 5 fir ft drew Sch&kdl by a wile, out of the priuiledge of the Church, tfien offering to lay hands on HAwley-^ he manfully refitting, with his fliort fword niadc them all fiieofF. But in the end he was flaine in the ChancelJ, commending himfelfe, in his laft words, to God, the rcucnger offuch iniu- rics, and to the liberty of our holy mother the Church. With him was (laineafcruantor his, thruft into thebacke with a lauelin^and a Monke who intreated for him in refped of the holincfle of the place. This wicked a£t was perpetrated 1 the i i.of Auguft, i^yS.the fecond of ^/V^'/V7/rf8» Tr«j(7?/if knight, and fpcaker of that Parliament, wherein Edn^ard the fecond,king of England, refigned his Diademe^and all enfignes of Maicftic,to Edward his cldcft Sonne, This TruJJell (faith an ancient Author) was a Iudge,who could fit the faoufe with quirks of Law, to colour fb lawlcfle and treafonable an a^l:, as the dcpofing ofa lawfuii king. And thereupon was chofcn in the behalfe of the whole Realme, to renounce all homage and obedience to the Lord Edward of Carnarvon, his Soueraigne Lord and King. Theformcof which renuncia- tion wasby him the faid TruJJell pronounced at Kcnelworih Caftle the 20. of January, 1326. in thefe difgraccfull words which you may finde in Fo- lychronicon. I William Trajfely inthc name of a! men of the lond of EngeIond,and of theParlaiment Prolocutor; refigne to the Edward the homage that was made to the fomtym, and from this tym forward now folowyng, I dcfyc the, and priue the of al royal Powyr, and (hal ncuer be tendant to the as for Kyng aftyr this cyme. The time of this Trujpls death I cannot learne. Here lieth interred before the Communion Table, the body of Richard de War ox War r en, ^ihhotoh\ns Monaffcry,and fometime Lord Trca- furer of England. Who going to Rome for his confecration, brought from thence certaineworkmen,and rich Porphcryftones; whereof and by whom hec made that curious fingular rare paucment before the high Altar : in which are circulary written in letters of braflc thefe ten verfes following, containing a difcourfe Casonefaith^ of the worlds continuance. Si Lector pojita prudenter ctinBa reuBluat Hicfinem frimimobilis inveniet. Sepes triftay cams, ^ equos, homines yfafer add as Cerues ^ eoruoSy aquilas, immania cetCt Mundi quodque fequem fereumii tr if Heat annos, Sfhcricui Kjirchetyfum globui hie monfirat Macroc&fmum. Chrijli miQem his centeno duodeno'y Cum fexageno fubducHs quatuor anno, T rrtius Henricus ReXy vrbsy Odoricui ^ Albas H0S compegere P9»;phyreos lapides* With thefe ftoncs and workmen, he did alfo frame the Shrine of Edward the Confcffor, with thefe verfes. \^nno miUeno Domini cam feptuageno, Et bis centtnoy cum compUto quaft denoy Tt 7, JI0C Sir Ji'/Hiam Tho.de la More. Rich, dt M'au Abboc. frnmis Tbinnc- in Calal.Thef. Aug. 4-8^ zJncient Fmerall t!M emments ii'atter fl^trJockt Abbot. The . Abbots of this hoiilc were Bironsofthe IJailument. Ric. de Barking Abbot. Gervvft de Bloji Abbot. Hoc ofm eft /a^um qttoi Petrm duxtt in aSinm Romantu cims. Homo caufam nofcere fi vis Rex fuit Henrkas San5ii frejentis amicui* This Abbot died the fecond day of December, 1183. after he had goucrn- ed this Monaftcry, three and twenty yearesand more. Vpon whofe grauc- ftonc this briefe Epitaph is engrauen. Ahha6 Richards de Wara qui recjuiefcit, fJicPortat lapidestquos hicprtauit ah vrhe» After the death of Richard deWare^Walt&y Wenloeke was chofen Abbot, and preferred to the honour of Lord Trcafurerby King Edward thefirft. Hee was Abbot fixe and twenty yearcs, lacking fixe daycs: died vpon Chriftraas day at night, in the yearc i ^07. And iieth buried vnder a mar- ble ftonc: whereupon this Epitaph, to his high commendation, is inlaycd in braflc. Ah ba^s Walter ut idcet hie fubmarmere tecfus, No» fuit dujlerm^fed mitis^fimirte re^us. Here lieth Richard de Batking^ Abbot of this Monaftcry, who was an efpeciall Counccllour to K^ng Henry the third, chicfe Baron of the Exche- quer, and Trcafurer of England.Who hauing beenc Abbot 14. yearcs,died the 15. day of Noueraber, i24<$. He was firft buried in our Ladies Ghap- pc I in a Tombc of marble, which was pulled downe by Frier CombcyZ Sa- crift of this houfe. Who layed a faireplaine marble ftonc oucr him , with , this Epitaph thus infcribed. Richardus Barkiffg ?rior e[l pofl inclytus Abhoi^ Henrici Regis frudens fuit Hie mimfter ; Huius erat prima laaSj l^fula rebus fipimdy {_All(er4 bus eque Thorp, ceft/fis^echam, dccimeque^ Tenia Mort$m cajlrum fimili r&tione Et Regis quarta de muhiscommoda charta, dementis feflo mundo migrauit ab ifto. CM^ Dom'miC. bis : x I, f ex toque fub anr,o. Cut detur veniA parte pia virgo Maria, Here in the Cloifter vnder a flat ftonc of blackc maTblc,lie the remaines of Gervais de Bloysy fo called of the place or Earlcdomc which his father pofiTeft in France: who was Stephen Earle of Bloys and Champaigncj after- wards king of England. He was his bafe fbnnc, begotten of one T>antetA a gentlewoman of Normandy. He was brought into England by his father the fifth yearc of his raigne); and in the fame yeare made Abbot of this place. In which gouernmcnt he continued for the fpacc of twenty yearcs He deceafcd the 25. of Auguft, 1 1 6q. His Epitaph. T^e Regum gertere Pater hie Gervafms ecce Monftr&t de fundus ^ mors rapit (fmnegems, Euen father Gervafe borne of kings racej Loc is dead, thus death all forts doth deface. Herd ipptthin theT)ioceJJe of London, 187 Tierclieth the body Nicholas Litltngton, Abbot of this houfe, who in thetimeofhisgouernement, which was for the fpaceof25. yeares, buiit the Abbots hall, and the faire roomc now called lerufalem; the Weft.md South part of the Cloiftcr, and a Granary, now the Scholkrs long Bed- chamber, with the Tower adioyning, as alfo the Water. Mill, and many other Edefices.He died /f»»om* Mxecc» Ix, vi. Ekifon Kyry curandomorbfdamundi, ^ ^ Iffhrt Iflip, Abbot of Weftminftcr, a man of great autboritic and fpcciall truft with King Henry the feuenth,lieth here interred. He built the Deancs houfe as now it is, and repaired many other places in this Monafteric : in the windowes whereof (faith Camden) he had a quadruple deuicc for his (ingle name J for fomewhere he (ec vp an eye with a flip of a tree: in another place, one flipping boughes in a tree* in other places, an I with the faid flip; and in fome places, one flipping from a tree with the word, Iflip. I cannot learne the time of his death by his Tombe, yet I finde in a Manu fcript, (wherein are diuers funerall collections, and other Infciiptions of this Abbey, which were gathered about the timeof the di{rolution)thathc died the fecond of January, in the ycare 15 10. the fecond of ffenry the eightj and alfo that in the Chappell of Saint Erafmm, where be lieth buri ed, vpon the wall oucr his Tombe, was the piftureofourSauiourChriftj hanging on the Croffcjfecmingto call and to giue good counccU vnto man- kind in thefe rimes. .:jr:i..Tj Afice feme Deific me ptfuere ludei* xyifpict denote quoniam ficpendeo pro te, Afpice mortalfSpro te datur Hojlia talis. Introitum vite reddo tibiy redde mibi te. In cruce fum prote^ quipeccas define pro WKy D ejiney do vemarfff, die culpam, corrige vitaml VndcrthisCrucifixe, was the pi^ureof the Abbot, holding vp his hands,and praying thus in old Poctrie. ' t^pr. En cruce qui pendis Ijlip mifirere lihtnnis Sanguine perfuforeparafti quern pretiojo* Here lieth entombed, the body oiRaph ^f/^jr,dcfccndedfrom the anci- ent family of the i'^/teof Billefdun in the County of Northumberland, a Monke afthisfraternitie, a learned Doftor in the ciuili and canon lawes, and one exceedingly beloued and fauoured of King Henrj the fourth, and Henry the fift. in the eight yearc of whofc raigne, hce departed this world, ^^,1420. as by this Epitaph appearctb. Ecce mthin the T>ioceJJe of London. 489 Ecce Rddulphus it a Selhy iacet hie Genohita^ Boifor per merita prepotem lege per ita^ Legibus ernatusyd regihm et veneratusy Or do eiufque fiatus per eum fit conciliatus. M' C quater, x his.pfifipartum virginis tfit Michaelis fefio tibi jpirauit hone Chrijle. Not farre from iHs Selby^ licth buried vnder a marble ftone, the body oSlohn Wmdforcy one of the noble familie of the Windjores^ fomctimc rcfi ding at Stanwell in this County; a great commander in the warres of Ire- land, vnder i?/V^otvglas, Bilhop of Dunkcldvin the Preface of Ftrgils -Mneddos, xmntd into Scotiifii vcrfc,doth thus rpeake of Chaucer, VcneraWe Chaucer ^ principall Poet without pcre, Hcuenly trumpet, orloge, and rcgulcrc. In eloquence, baulme, conduct, and dyall Milkie fountaine, clearc ftrand,and rofe ryall. ; Of frefti endite through Albione Ifland brayed ' In his U gend of noble Ladies fayed. ' Spenfer in his Fairic Queenc calleth his writings, The works of heauenly ; wit. Concluding his cominendation in this manner. ■ \ Dan Chaucer^ Well of Englifti, vndcfilcd, On Fames eternall bcadrole worthy lobe filed. Sir Philip Sidney likewife, and M. Camden fpeakc much in the dcfcrucd praife of this worthy Poet, whom I leauc to his eternall reft. Vndcr the Clocke in the Church, 1 haue read this Infcripcion. Die mihi quid prodefl horas numerare fugaces Cum ccffant perdas quod numerare libet. This C hurch hath had great priuilcdgc of San£luaric within the prccind xhcrcof ('as Stovs> fiith in his Suruay of London j to wit, the Church, Churchyard,C!ofe, and all that which is ftill called the San£luaric.Which iPriuiledge was firft granted by Stbert king of the Eaft Saxons , the firft Founder thereoK Since encrealed by fi^^^r King of the Weft Saxons , re- newed and confirmed by King Edmrd the ConfefIor,as appearcth by this his Charter following. Edward by the grace of God , king of Engliftimen : I make it to bee kiioivne to all generations of the world after mc,thatby efpeciall comman. dement of our holy Father Pope LeO'^ ] haue renewed, and honoured the holy Church of thebleffed Apoftle, Saint Pif/^r of Wcftminftcri and 1 or- der and eftablifti for eucr, that what pcrfon, of what condition or eftate fo- cuer he be, from whcncefoeuer he come, or for what offence or caufe it be, either for his refuge into thefaid holy place, hebeaflurcd of his lifc,liberty, and limbes. And ouer this I forbid (vnder the painc of euerlaftingdamna- tian)that no Minifterofmine,orofmy Succcffours.intermeddlethcm with nny the goods, lands, or pofTeffions of the faid perfons taking the faid San- duary : fori haue taken their goods and liuelode into my fpcciall pro- tei!l:ion;and therefore t grant toeuery each of them (inasmuch as my ter- reftriall power may fufficcj all manner freedome ofioyous liberty , and vvhofoeuer prefumes, or doth contrary to this my Grant : I will he lofe his name, worfiiip.dignicieand power. And that with the great tray tor that betrayed ourSauiour, he be in the eucrlafting fire of hell. And I will, and ordiine, that this my grant endure as long, as there remaincth in Eng- land,citber loue, or dread of Chriftian name. King Edward the third built in the little Sanduaric, a Clochardof ftone and tiniber,and placed therein three bells, for the vie of Saint Stephens . (^Ancient Funerall cfTidomments Chappeli. About the bigge/t Bell was cngrauen,or caft in the mcttall, thcfe words : King Edward mademee thirticthoufand wcightand three Take meedowne and wcy mcc, and more you ftiallfynd mec. But thefe Bells being to be taken downc, in the raigne of King Henry the eight, one writes vndcrneath with a coale; But Henry the eight, will bait me of my weight: In the Steeple of the great Church in thcCiiicof Roane in Normandy is one great Bell with the like Infcription. le fuu George de Amb$is ^jitt trente cinque mille fok Ulies lui qui me pefira T rente fix mill me trouera, I am George of ^ mboisy Thirtie live thouHind in pois: But he that ftiall weigh mc, Thirtie fix thoufand Iball find mec. One lately hauing taken view of the Sepulchres of fo many Kings, No- bles, and other eminent perfons interred in this Abbey of Wcftrainftcr, made thcfe rimes following, which he called A Memento for Mortalitic. Mortalitie behold and feare, What a change of flcfh is here? Tbinke how many royall bones, Slecpc within this heapc of floncs. Hence rcmou d from bids of eafc, Daintie fare, and what might pleafc. Fretted roofes, and coflliefhowes, To a roofc that f^ats the nole: Which proclaimes all flefti is grafTc^ How the worlds fairc Glories pafTc: That there is no trufl in Health, In youth, in age, in Greatneflfc, wealth; For iffuch could haucrepriu'd, Thofe had beene immortal! liu'd.- Know from this the worlds a fnare. How that greatnefTe is but care. How all pleafures are but paine. And how fhort they do remaine; For here they lye had Realmcs and Lands, That now want flrcngth to flirre their hands; Where from their pulpits feel'd with duft They preach. In Greatneffe is no trail. Here's an Akcrfownc indeed. With the richefl royall feed. That the earth did ere fuckc in. Since the firfl man dy'd for Ho, Here the bones of birth hauccry'd, ^ ^ Though mthin theTDiocep of London, Though Gods they were, as men haue dy'd. Here are fands (ignoble things) Dropt from the ruin'd fides of Kings; With whom the poore mans earth being ffco wne The difference is not cafiiy knownc. Hcr's a world of pompe and ftatc, Forgotten, dead,difconfolate; Thinkc then this Sithc that mo wcs downe kings. Exempts no meaner raortall things. Then bid the wanton Lady tread. Amid thcfc mazes of the dead. And thcfe truly vnderftoodi More ftiall coole and quench the blood, Then her many fports a day, And her nighdy wanton play. Bid her paint till day of doorae. To this fauour (hemuft come. Bid the Merchant gather wealth. The vfurcr cxadby ftealth. The proud man bcate it from his thought, Yet to this Qiape all muft be brought. chap fell of oar Lady in the P/ew. Nearc vnto the Chappell of Saint Stephen , was fometime a fmaller Chappell, called our Lady of the Piew ; but by whom firft founded I tan^ not findcTo this Lady great offerings were vfcd to be made. Rich ird the Iccond after the ouerthrow of iVat. TiUr (as I haue read) and other the Rebels, in Lhc fourth of his raignc, went to Wcflminfler, and there giuing thankcs to God for his victory, made his offering in this Chappell. By the negligence ofaSchoIler, forgetting to put forth the Lights of this Chap- jell, the Image of our Lady, richly decked with Jewels , precious flones, •'earles,and Rings,morethen any leweJler (faith he) could iudge the price, was, with all the appareli and ornaments belonging thereunto, as aifo the Chappell it felfe,burntto aflies.It was againe reedificd by Antony Widtuiky larfc Riuers^ Lord ^(rrf/i?^, Vncle and Gouernourto the Prince of Wales, that fliould haue beene fCing Edward the fifth Who was vniuflly be. leaded at Pomfret by the procurement of Richard Crook^ach, Duke of Glocefler,then Lord Prote£lour, the 13. of lune, 1483. Saint CMargaret in Wtfiminflcr, Adioyningon the North fide of the Abbey, ftandeth Saint Margarets, thcParifh Church ofthcCitie of Weflminflcr. reedified for themoft in he raignc of King Edward the fourth, efpecially the South Ifle, from the jicty of the Lady Mar-je Biilingy and her fecond husband Sir Jbomas Btl- ing, chicfc lufticc of England in that Kings time. Wfaofc Monurnent with hat, tothcmcmoric of her firft husband WillUm Cmon, Efquirc, I haue here cxprcfTed. Vv The Cot. Ancient Fmerall ^SM omments The inheritance of this Lady, was thcLordQiip of Connington in Huntingtonlhire. The feate once of T urketelly the Dane, Earlc of the Eaft Angles, who inuitedouerJ'n?^!;^ King of Denmarke, to inuadc this king- dome. He cxii'd with moft of his Nation, by Saint Edmond the Confcdor. This his fcate.with other his large pclleffions, were giuen by the fame King to wMeof^mXz of Northumberland and Huntington ,to whom the firrt Wilium gaue in marriage, the Lady Itidithe^ his fiftersdaughter. This Lordftiip with the Earlcdome of Huntington, by the marriage of Mary that Earlcs daughter, to Danid the fonne of the iirft Adalceli^ie^ King of Scots, and the holy O^fargam his wife, Necce to Edrvard the K!ng,Con- fefTorjGrandchildeto Edmond^ furnamcd Ironfidcy King of the Englifti Saxons, and fifter and heirc to EdgAr furnamcd Ethtlinge^ by which mar- riage, the Stemme Royall of the Saxons,becanie vnited into the bloud Roy- all of the Scottifti Kings- inwhofc male lync, that Earldome, and this Lordfhip continued vntilJ /^^^•//,thc daughter and hcire of Dauid Ear'c of Huntington, and brother to Malcoltne, W'7///4w,and Alexander^ fucccfCuc Kings of that kingdome, brought them both by her marriage to Rokrt de Bru4y into that family. She leauing the iuft clayme of the Cro wne of Scotland, to Robert her cl- deft fbnne, whofe fonne Kebert the third, thereof obtained full polfeffion : in right from whom, ourfacred fbueraignc King Char Us is lineally to the fame Crowne defccnded. And to her fccond fonne, Bernurd de Brus, Qiec gaue this Lordfliip of Connington.with other large pofTcflGons in England^ which after fouredefccnts in that Stemme, was by marriage oi AtJrtf^ the daughter and heire of Sir lohn de Bras, to Sir H»g^ WeleMgham^ brought into thac family, who after three defcents by the marriage of Mary^ihc daughter and heire of the lafl of thac furname, it came to Wiiiiam^ fccond fonne of Sir /?iV^4rJque diem. Of which we hauc a moft happy afTurancc, by the now bkflcd iffue of our moft gratiousand dread Soucraigne King Charles^ who hath crowned thereby this ftate with an eternall peace. Vnder this ftonc lyeth here, '"'^ lohn iS^a in Skeltonm . rfv i I orhf Mitts mmina calnmpimem^r^i U I^dmeSkeltmefronteficapertd^'^ CarptsvipereopotefJSvencHO? ^uid verfm truttm meos iniquA Libras 1 dicere wra mm licebit ? BoSirinatihidumpararefAmdmy \ Etdoi^us fieri ftadesPeeta-^ DoHrinam nee habesy nec es AlmefhufesofBenrythej. On the South fide of the Gate-houfe, King Henry the 7. founded an Almef-houfc for thirtecne poore men, one of them to be a Pricft, aged fiuc and forty ycares, a good Gramarian: theother 12 to be aged fiftic yeares, without wiues: eucry Saturday the Prieft to receiue of the Abbot or Prior, foure pence by the day, and each other, twopence halfe penny by the day tor eucr,for their fuftenance; and cuery yearc to each one, a Gowne and a hood ready made. And to three women that dreflcd their meat, and kept them in their fickncfle, each to haue euery Saturday fixteene pence, and e- uery yearc a Gowne ready made. More to the thirtcene poore menycerely, fourcfcore quarters of Goalcs, and one thoufand of good Fagots to their vfe. In the Hall and Kitchin of their manfion, a difcreet Monkc to be oucr- (eerofthem, and he to haue forty (hillings by the yeare,&c. and hcreun^ to was euery Abbot and Prior Iwornc. An Almef'h0itfe founded by Margaret ^ Countejfecf Richmond, Weft ward from the Gate boufe,was an old Chappell of Saint Anne^ouzr againft the which, the Lady Af4r^ioceJJe of London. of that Familic, Earlc of Dorfet, left money to her Exccutours, to build an Hofpitall there fer twenty poore women, and fo maay children to bee brought vp vnderthem.For vvhofe maintenance ftieafligncd Lands to the valoe of one hundred pounds by the yeare. ' AlmeS'heufes founded by Corntlim Van Dun, In the fame field, vpon Saint Hermits hill, and neare vnto a Chappell of Saint Mary Aiagdeleny now wholly ruinated 5 Cornelius van Dun borne at Breda in Brabant, a Souldicr with King Htnry the eight at rurney,yeoman of the Guard, and Vflicr to the faid King Henry ^Edward^Mary, and ^I am full loth and full of fcare to wryte vnto hi» highncfle in this matter. Neuerthelefle fy then I conccyue that it is your mynd th tt I flaall foodoo, I will endeuor mce to the beft that I can. But firfl here I muft befeeh y ow gode mafter Secretary, to call to yowr remembrance, that at my laft being beforyow, and rhc o. thcr Comm'ffioners, for taking of the othe concerning the Kings moft no ble fucccffion, I was content to be fworne vnto that parcel) concerning the fuGccffion. And there I did rehearfeihisrcafon, whiche I fade moued race. Idowtednotjbutthai the Pry nee of cny Realme,with th'afTenrofhisno blcs and commons, myght appoynte for his fucccffion Royall, fuch an or- deras was,feen vnto his wyfdom moft accordyng. And for this reafon, 1 1 fade, that I was content to be fworne vnto that parte of rhe orhe as concer- I nyngthe fucccffion. This is a veray trovvth, as- God htlp my fowl at my moft needc. Albeit I refufcd to fwear to fome other parcels, bycaufe that my confcience woldnotferuemefotodoo. Furrhermor I byfecheyow ro be gode mafter vnto me in my neccffitie, for I haue necher Shirr, nor Sure, not yet other clothes that ar neeelTary for me to wearjbut that bee ragged and torncto fhamcfully. Notwithftandyng I myghteeyfily fuffer that, if thei wold keep ray body warm. Butmy dyett ailfo.God knowes,how flcn- dier itc is att mcny tymes. And now in myn age, my ftomakc may not a- way but with a few kynd of meats, which if I want, I decay forthwith, andfallintocoffcsand difeafcsofmy body, and cannot keepe my fcifin health. And, as our Lord knoweth, Ihauc nothingleftvntomcfor topro- uydc any better, but as my Brother of his owncpurfe layeth out for me, ro his great hyndcrance. Wherfbre, gode Mafter Secretary, cftfoncs Ibyfcche yowtohauefom pittie vpon me, and lattmc haue fuch thy ngs as are neceflary for mde in myn agci and efpecially for my health. Andaifo thatitt may pleafeyow by yowr high wyfdom, tomoue the Kings highneffe to take me vnto his gracious fauor againc, and to reftor roe vnto my liberty, out of this cold and painefull Hen s. la. to. Ceiii'n. RobtTl FijhcTt 5^1- ^ nctent Funerall , with his letters. He was arraigned onely for denying of the Suprcroacic (howfocuer he was before attainted by Parliament, of mifprifion ofTreafon^ for the mat- ter of the ho!y Maid of Kent) as by this his Inditocntappeares^of which fo much as is matcriall. ^uidm tamm hhannes Fyfjber nnftr deciuitate Roffen* in Com* Kdnc. CkrtCMSy alias diCiM lohames Fjffher nufer dc Reftn, EfiJccpM, deum fre ecu lis mn hahensyfed infiigatione dtaboUca fedu£ius.^falje malieiofe et prcdi- toiie optans nolens et deffderansy ac arteiwaginam iuuemans pra£fitdns et attempcafis (eren/^mum dominum noJlrtiM Hemicunt oBanum dei gratia Angl.et Franc. Kegemfdei defenforem ^dominum Hihernie atque in ter- ra jupremum caput Ecclefie K^nglicane de dignitate titulo (V nomine fiatus fui Regalisy'uiddicet de dtgnitate titulo et nomine eim in terra^fupremi capi- tis K^nglicane Ecclepe diiie imperialicoronefue 'ut prmittit. annex is ^ vnitis depriuare^ Septimo die Maij Anno regni eiufdem domini Hegis 'vicef- ftmofeptimoapudT nrrim London in Com. Mid. contra legianck fre dehi- tum hec verha Anglic an a fee^uent. diner fis diHi domini Regis veris frbdi- tis falfe malieiofe ^ proditorie loe\uthatur et propalabAt videlicet. The Kyng owre Soucraigne Lord is not fuprcmehedd yn ertheof the Chcrche of England. In di6ii domini Regis immund* deceit, et vilipendium mani- fefi. acindi^orHmdignitatiSt tttuliet nominis Jlatm fui Jtegalis derogatio- nem et preiudic non modicum ^t contra formam di£ii alterius A^lus perdiiii Anno xxvi. edit ac contra pacem prefati domini Regis y drc. Ofthislndidmentbeingfound guilty, he had iudgcmcnr, whereupon execution prefently followed j which the more was haffened, as alfo his ^^^^^ arraignC' mthin theT>ioceJ]e of Lonaon. 505 arraigncment, in regard of the rumour that a Cardinals hat was comming towards him from the Pope, becaufc he had flood (o ftoutly in his defence: which newes was (b vnwelcotne vnto him, that vpon the firfl report there- of comming to his cares, he faid in the prefence of (bme of the Lieaete- nants feruants, that if the Cardinals hat were laid at his fect^ he would not ftoupe to take it vp, fo little did be fet by ic: but let vs leauc him to his etcr- nall reft, onely thus much out of the writers of his time, who fay , that hee \it2Aommum EpifcopaliumFirtutum genere fu^*rcinMifmus^ etfingulari lingu£ gratia praditui. He wss of many, (ore Iamented,belng a man of a very good lifc,and great learning, as his writings in diuers bookcs did tcfiiHe. The common peo- ple had fuch a reucrend opinion of his holinefle, that they beleeued cer- tainc miracles to be wrought by his head put vpon a Pole, and fet vp vpon London Bridge. AdrUnuslttnitii^ and Cormlius Mtipus. two German writers, of Vijiitr thus, in oppofition. lunias. Te nittei mores cdebremy et confcia virtus "Euexit ccelOf et reUigionis amer, Sed dum Remuleo nim 'tum tibicim fkltus Perfl4J yneccaufttn Regis amare fotes : Mors proper at Atibi ejl^ceruue cruenta refcijfdi Munus vbi irtfelix purpura mijfa vemt, Nonegopurpureos ambitti in digitus honor es Nec potui humanis fdere prafidijs. ynica cura fidem intrepide veramque tueri Commi^oqueouium progregecun^apati, Siquaras ceruix igitur cur enje re (cijfa eft? Improba difplicuit Regia caujfamihi. Another. Dum mihimartyrij donat Diadema fecuris ^uafo meum teneas 0 bone trunce ea^uu Another. ♦ Vimfinevipatior^qualis quicareererupto Cogitur e 'vinclis liber abire fuis. ExMff. \n h\b. cttton. Sraf. Opmer. tpus: C>«nog.erbis t^mucrfi pa^, *77- Thefixt day of lulyfollowingthe decollation of Biftiop Fifher^ SitTbo mas CMore^ Lord Chancellor of England, was like wife beheaded on the Tower hill, for the like deniall of the Kings Supremacie; he was firft buri- ed in this Chappell, and the body of his deare friend Fifber wasremoucd out of Barking Churchyard, and buried with him in the fame graue : for ! agreeing lo vnanimoufly in their opinions liuing, it was Cbe like) thought I ° " vnfit- ' Sts.tb9,Mom, io6 (tAncient Fmerall zS^fomnmus InpirLAuna i6 Sx lit in B^. Ctuoa. vnfitting to part them being dead j but how long ihcy lay together in this their houfcof reft, I certainly know not; yet this is c€namc,tbM Margaret, the wife of Matter Roper ^ and daughter of the faid Sir Thomas Mfircicmcy. ted her fathers corps, not long after, to Chclfcy ; and whether (he honou- ued the Biftiop by another rcmoue to the place of her fathers buriall,or not, I know not; yet (he might, by all probabilitic. They were both accufcd to be of the adherents to Eli:{aheth Barton in her counterfcitc holineflc, hypocrific, and traiterous intents^ but their in- nocencic, and their often writing to the King and Crmwelly in their ownc cxeufc, acquitted them of that imputation. In the Ad for the furcty of the fucceffion of the Crowneof England,an oath was deuifedforthcmaintcnancc and defence of the faid h€t^ which \Vas to be taken by all the Kings fubicdlsj this oath being tendered tothcfc two, they were content to beefworne to the mainc point, but not to the preamble of the faid Oath,which i hauc touched beforcjof which ,Cr4»wfr Archbiftiop of Canterburie, thus deliuers his opinion by his letter to Secre- tarie Cromwell: if I now digreflc, I crauc a fauourable conftrudion. Right worfliipfull Maiftcr Cromwek, after moft harty commendations, &c. I doubte not but you do right well remcmbre,that my Lord of Rochc- ftcr, and maftcrii/tf^tf, were contented ro bee fworne to the Adttof the Kings fijccefEon, but not to the preamble of the fame: what was the caufc ofthair refufall thereof, I am vncertainc,and they wolde by no meanescx- prefTc the fame. Ncucrthelcffe it mUft nedis be,either the diminution of the authoritie of the Biftiop of Rome, or ells the reprobation of the Kings firft pretenfcd matrimony. But if they doc obftinatcly perfifle in thair opinions of the preamble, yet me femeth it fcholdenot berefufcd,if thay will be fworne tothc veray a£t€ of fucceffion jfo that thay will be fworne to mayn- tene the fame againflall powers and Potentates. For hereby ftiall be a great occafiontofatisficthePrincefre Dowager, and the Lady Mary ^ which doe cbinkc that they fholdedampne thair fowles, if thay Qioldc abandon and relinquifh thair aflats. And not only it fholdc flop the mouthesof thaym, but alfoof th'emperour, and other tha r friends, if thay giueasmuch ere. dencetomy LordofRochefter, andmadcr ^i^are fpekyng or doinge a gainfl thaym, as they hitherto hauedonc and thought.that all other flioldc haue done whan they fpake and did with thaym. Andperaduenturc it fholde be a good quietation to many other wi thin this Realme,if fuch men fhaldefay that the fucceffion comprifed within the faid afte is good, and according to Gods lawes. For than Ithinketherc is not one within this Reaulme that wolde ones reclaimeagainfl it. And where as diuers perfones cither of a wilfulnefle, will not, or of an indurate and inuertiblc confcience can not, altre from thair opinions of the Kings firft prctenfed marriage, ( wherein they haue ones faid their minds,and percafe haue a perfwafion ' in their heads, that if they fholde now vary tlicrfrome, their fame and e- ftimation were diflaincd for cucr) or clfeof the authoritie of the Buffchopc of Rome : yet if all the Reaulme with one accord wolde apprehend the (aid fucceffion, in my iudgementit is a thing to be ampledcd and imbra- ced, which thing, although I trufl furely in God, that it fhall bee brought topafTcjyet hereunto might not a little auaile the confent and othes of tbeis mthin the T>iGceJJe of London. ^07 theis two pcrfones the Bufshope of Rochcfter,an(i Maifter More wiih thair adherents, or rather confedcrats. And if the Kings picafurc fo wcrci thair faydothcs myght befupprefled, but whan and where his highnes might take fomc commoditie by the publyftiinge of the fame. Thus our Lord haue you cuer in his conferuation. From mv Maner at Croydon, thexvii day ofAprill. ' ^ Your own affurcd cuer, Thomas Cantudr, Here io this letter is to be (eene the wifedome and policie of this prudent ArchbiQ309, who could make fuch auailcable vfc to the ftate, of the ftrong opinion, u|iich moft men conceiued, of the profound ludgcmenc of thcfe two perfofls. This Sir Thomas More was pregnant of wit, eloquent, wife, and learned, as by his bookcs ftill extant doth appearc : and befides thofc mentioned by Bakt which we haue in print. During the time of his iraprifonmcnt, which was foureteene moneths ("faith Pit fern) he writ an hiftoricall expofition of the Paflfion of our Lord and Sauiour lefus Chrift, according to the foure Euangelifts, Which I can hardly belccue: for I finde, that whea he was in prifon^hisbookes and all his papers were taken away from him. Where- upon he (hut vp his Chamber- windowes,faying, When the wares are gone, and the tooles taken away, we muft (hut vp (hop . Thus would he lofe his light before he would lofe his icft; for that he wpuld ncucr lofe nor leauc ofti vpon the Icaft occafion offered, vntill he had loft his head. He was twice married, firft, (faith Erafmus his intimate deare friend) yirgintm daxit admodum paellsm^claro gejtere natam'^ He married a Maide very young, borne of a noble Familic, whom he tooke care to haue inftru- ded in all good literature, and to be expert in all forts of Muficke • by her he had foure children^ one Sonne named lohriy and three daughters : Mar- garetjf^liceior Aloyfidy and Cicely. God (faith Ldand that rcucrend Antiquarie, that liued in his dayes) extraordinarily blelTed thefe his children,and namely, his three daughters, to whom he had giuen an admirable dexteritie, in the fcience of Songs and Arcs : which he noteth in this his learned Epigram. 'Define facundas nimium laudare difmi Natas Hortenfi maxima Roma tui. Candid* tres cbarites nam Mori cur a politi oh (cur ant mult is nomina wfira modis, Hon illis Jiudium MiUpA veBera dextra Carpergi mn facili dncere fila manu: SediuHat eloquij crebro monument a latin i Ferjarey ^ do^is fingere verba notis. Nec minm autbores Grxcos euoluercy Homerum St quern dicendi gloria prima manet, Vt nee Ariflotelii dtcam quo pe^ore libros ScrutentMr,fophix myfiieadona de/e, Turpe virispofihav erit ignorare Minerud ArteSygrciCAdeoqudsmuliebrisamet, Xx 2 His Scrip. Bt'u. Cm 5. De lUiiJl. ATig- le Scrijioriiui. inEpifl. advt- dm, Huttmum de vita /Hori. It, Lelandi Monades, put cbmtaa. corona- (tJ ncient Funerall cSAdonuments His f€Cond witc was a widow, of whom he was wonc co fay, that iJhc was, »ec belU nec fuelU. Who as flic was a good hufwife, fo was ftic not voide of the fault that often followeth that vertue, fomewbat flirewd to her fcr uants. Vpon a time S\r Thomas found fault with her continuall chiding, faying, If that nothing would rcclaimeher, yet the confideration of the time (for it was Lentj fliould rcftraine her. Tufli, tufli, my Lord(faid fhc) looke here is one fteppc to heauen-ward, fhcwing him a Friers girdle. I fcare me, faid he, this one flcppe will not bring you vp a ffeppe higher. One day when (he came from fhrift, fhe faid merrily to her husband^Bc merry, Sir Thomas^ for this day was I well fhriucn,! thanke God,and pur- pofe now therefore to leaue off all my old (lirewdneile.Yea Cquoth he) and to begin afrefh. This man thus much giucn to a certaine pleafure in harmledc mirth, fa- cetious ieffs, and ptefent witticanfvvers, was wonderfull zealous in Reli- gion, and dcuout: in fo much that diucrs times in his Ghanccliourfliip, he would put on a Surplife,and helpcthcPricfl to fay and fing diuineSeruiccj for which being reprehended by Thcmas Dukeof Norfalke, who told him that it was a difhonour to the King, that the Lord Chancellor of England fhoulcjbca Parifli Gierke, Hcethus anfwered, Now truly, ray Lord, I thinke, and vcriiy btleeuc,that when the King (hall hcarecf the care I hauc both to ferue his Maffcr and mine, he will accept and take me for a faithfull Seruant. Which he might well fay ; for vpon his firfl comming to his fcr- uke, the King gaue him this godly leflTon ; FirfV looke vnto God, and then after vnto me. Vpon which religious and Princely lefToOjhe grounds a rea- fon, and pleads a libertic, to vfc his owne proper confcicncc in the Kings moft weightie affaires; as you may pcrcciuc by this part of a letter follow- ing written to CrommU, Right wor{hipfull,S(c. itpieafed the Kyngs highnes to fend me in the companie of my Lord of London, now of Durefme, in cmbafCatc aboute the Peace that at our being there was concluded at Cameray, betwene his highnes, and themperour,andthc French Kyng. And after my comyng home, his highnes of his onely goodnes (as far vnworthy 1 was thereto) made rac fas you well knowcj his Chauncclor of this Realme : fone after which time, his grace moucd me agayne yit-eftfonys to lokc and confldre his great matter, and well and indiffercndy to pondrc fuch things as I fhould fynde therin And if itfo were, that therevpon it fboulde happen me to fe fuch things as fholde perfuade mc to that parte ; hee wolde gladly vfe me among Qthcr of his Counfailors in that matter; & neuertheleffe gra- cyoufcly declared vnto mc, that he wolde in no wife that I fholde other thing do or fay therin, than vpon that that I fliold perceiuemyn owne confcience fbold ferue mej and that I fholde fyrfl lokc vnto God, and after God vnto hym. Which moofl gratioufe wof dys was (he fyrfl lefTon alfo that euer his grace gaue mc at my fyrft cottiyng into his noble fervycc;&c. This learned Chancellour with much labour and carneft fuite to the King, got leaue to Icaue his office, before hee had continued therein fully three ycares. Vpon his laft fpcech to his three daughters, and to the people prefcnt at hi^ decollation; thus one writes. mthintheDioceJJeof London. 5^9 Ne lugete meo confufn fitnere nata: Ipje (go mutari non mea fata velim, T rtincum terra teget, fi Rex nan abnaet vrnm% Et mcaiam terrismntina nota volant. Libera mens fuperos repetet^ neque firuiet vnquami In partem hanc quod agat nulla fecur is hahet, Tu quoque (pecfatory tranquillttm fi cupis auum Exigere, ^ lethofortior ejje tuo, ^ui tibi memhra cadant nullo in difcrimine ponf^ ^uumjint naturd legecaduca faa. Another of his death, by way of Dialogue : thus. ■ ^ tioJj>es. c^m iacet hie truncm ? cuins caput enfe refcijfum efif natat in tetro fangnine canities, , Ciuis. Hie ejl ille Thomas Moras ^ fie fata rependunt Triflia multa bonis ^ ^ bona multa malis. Ho^es. circumfi^unt DiuA lugubre cadauerf Diua tcnax veri^fanSia Bides ^ Nemtfts, Ciuis, Harum prima odtj eauffay ^ fait alter a mortis Vltrix iniufltTy tenia cadis erat. Anm Domini y M, J)»X X X V, vi. Non, Iulij» Thus much of Sir Thomas More in this place j you may know more o him hercattcr,by his Epitaph in Chclfey Church. H'Kb, Grud'tfu. Cromwell ylurn^mcd the great, whom ivoljey firft raifed from the forge ro eminent good fortunes^ whom Ifenry the eight vfed as his inftrumcnt,to fupprellethc Popes fupremaciCjand todiffolue religious StrudurcsjWhom he aduanced to the faighcft pitch of honour and authoritie : whom he caft downc fuddenly, and bereft both of life and dignitie, lies here interred. He followed the ftme ftcps, to the fame Stage, vpon the faid Tower- hill, and aded there thefame part, which his twofriends,il/tfrf,and Ftjher, had done before him .• and that within fiueycarcs after. This Cromwell, this pillar of the State, was borne in Putney, a Village in Surrey, by Thames fide, fourc miles diftant from London j hee was fonne to a Blackfmiih, in his later dayesa Bruer. VVhofe mother, after his fathers deceafc, was remarried to a Shcrcman. Of whofe birth a late writer thus fings. Putney the place made bleflcd by my birth, Whofe mc aneft cottage fimply me did fbrowd. To me as deareA of the Englifh Earthy TboXioimtU EarJcof Effcx. EKMff. In bib. Cotton. So k. Draym in the Legend of gieitCrommll. fo6 ^neknt FtkmraU to,VifcountRochford, Earlc of Wiltftiire and Ormond, fecondwifc to King Henrj the eight, to whom ftiee bare into the world, that moft re- nowned PrincefTe, EUz.ahethy our late Qucene, who proued not onely the mirrourof the world, for vcrtuc, wifedomc. piety, and iuftite^ but alfo a patterne for goucrnment to all the Princes in chriftcndome. Another man- childe (he bore alfo vnto thcfaid King, though without life, vpon the 29. day of lanuary, and the 2 y.yearcof his raigne, to the no little griefe ot his mother, fome diflike of the King, as the fcquelc of ber accufation and death didfhortlyconfirme: for vpon the ip.day of May next following, vpon the pf-ecne within the Tower, her head was cut off by the fword, and by the hands of the Hangman of Caleis^ when fhee had bccne King Henries wife three ycarcs, three moneths, and twenty fiuc daics. The bloud was fcarfc wipt off the blade, nor (hee cold in her graue, ^an argument that her life was fougbtafter vpon falfe fuggcftions) before ano- ther Lady was poflcft of her bed; for, on the next day after htr beheading, the King her husband was married to that vertuous Princeffc Une, the the daughter of •ytfVfWtfT' JCnipht andfiffer fn f nrd FAmdrA Setmaur Ear le of Hertford, and Duke of Somerfct. -• \ \*. Here lieth buried in the faid Chappell, the body of Qmgt BeUeiftX^id Rochford, brother to the beheaded Qucene, who (together with HeMry NorrkCy UHarke SmetonyWiUi4mBrereU)9i^n^Franci6 Wefton^ all of the Kings priuie Chamber) was beheaded on the Tower hill, two dates be- fore the death of his Siflcr, about matters concerning the faid Qucene;nonc ofthem all confeffing the ail whercjupon they fuffered death ; onely Sme- contrarie to his confciencc (faith one^ confefHbrae thing, in hope of life and preferment, which condemned both himfelfc and the reft, of which, thus Cr&mmll writ to theXing. Many things hauc beene obieftcd, but nothing confeffed,onely fome circumftances haue beene acknowledged by MtrkeSmetfi/i. This hee writ after theprifoncrs hadbccoe ihroyghly examined in the Tower. This Stneton^ Urigrtdn^ NoTTtce. and IVfffttt^ He buri^'d hetc in the Chappell-yard. . Here, and neere to the reliques of the faid Anne Boiein, lieth interred the body of Katherine^ the fift wife of King Henry the eight, the daughter of and Neecc vnto rhonuu HcjvAtd his brother, Duke of Nor- folkci who hauing continued his wife but the fpace of one ycare, iixe mo- neths, and foure daies, was attainted by Parliament, and beheaded here in the Tower, vpon the i^.of February, 1541. It is verily beleeucd, and many ftrong realbns are giuen, both byEo- glifh and forraine writers,to confirmethat beliefej that neither thisQ^ene Kitherine^ nor Qucene Anne, were any way euiltic of the breach of ma» trimony, whereof they wcreaccufcds but that King Henry, vnconitant anj tbtthtn thp iJtnrpfffi T f\vt//f\yi and variable in his afFeftions, and as vnftaycd in religious refolutions , did cut them off vpon falfc fuggeftions, foone wcaric of the old, and cucr ay. mine at new Efpoofals. Ed. ani loba Dukes of So. (nctfec and Northumber- land. Htn. South- worth. Gtff. HtrvU & Itm his wife. In MiJlefex. Suruay in Bi* (hopfgatcward. ] 1 Bciwccnc thefe two Quccncs, before the high Altar , lie buried two Dukes, to wit, the Duke of Somcrfet, Edward Seymour ^^n^ the Duke of Northumberland, lohrt Dudley. Of whom hereafter. Here Ueth^/r»r)f^<'«/^n'g of but young ; for I readc that Martia his mother, deliuercd vp the gouern- Britaine. mcntofthekingdomctohcrfonne when became to lawfull age, which (he had right politiquely guided, and highly for her perpetual! renowne and commendation, the fpace of fourteene yeares* He died when hce had raigned feucn yearcs, fome fay fit tcene yeare Of BW#/^,king of Britaine, the fonne of Lud hurdihra^yTnany incredible paflages are deliuercd by our old Britifb writers, and followed byfundrie Authors of fucceeding ages, which fay, that he was fo well fecne in the Sci- ences of Aflronoraie and Necromancie, that thereby hee made the bote Y y fprings 5l8 (tAncient Fmerall nning,that he tookc vpon him to flie into the aire ; and that Ijce broke his necke by a fall from the Temple of i^poUo in Troyno.uant,beforc the incarnation of Chrift 852.yeares,in the twentieth yeare of his raigne. Gejfrey of Monmouth, and LMathew oiWcdmindet would approue as much as here is fpoken ot himj And learned Selden'm his llluftrations vp- on Dray torn Polyolbion,fets downe an ancient fragment of rimes, wherein thefe ftrange things of him are cxpreft. But of him here in this place, will it pleafe you take a pcece out of Hardingt and you Qiall haue more hereafter. Bladud his fonne after him did fuccedc^ And reigned after t' en full xx. yere, Cair Blidud fo that now is Bath I rede, He made anonc the hotc bathes there infere When at Athens he had iludied clere He brought \vith h> m iiii Philofophers wife Schole tohold in Bry taineand exercyfe. Stanforde he made that Stanforde hight this dayc In whichhemadean VniuerfiEec, His Philofophers, as Merlin doth fayc Had fcbolers fele of grcte habilitce, Studyng eueralwaye in vnitec. In all the feuen liberall fcicnce, For to purchafe wy fcdome and fapiencc. In Cair Bladimhc made a temple right And fette a Flamy ne therein to gouerne, And afterward a * Fetherham he dight. To flye with winges, as he could beft difcerne, Aboue the aire nothyng him to wernc. He flyed on high to the temple i_^po/inet And ther brake his necke for all his grcte dodrinc. Likewifc the vncertaine buriall of rtfy//Wr,that vidorious Britifh kin^ was in fbme part of this Citie; he was the eldefl Conncoi r»rti^erff king of the Britaines, and raigned as king in his fathers dayesjwho demeaned him- felfe towards his fonne, then his Soueraigne, in all dutifull obedience and faithfullcounfelliforthefpace of foure ycarcs,euen vntill Vortimer was poyfoned by thefubtiltie of Rorvena the heathen, daughter of ffengi^ the Saxon, the wife or concubine of his Brother, and the mother of the Bri- taines mifchiefe, which happened about the yeare of Grace 4(54. This Ftrtimer was a man of great valour, which altogether he employ- ed for the redrcfic of his counirey, according to the teflimonic of William Malmesbury^ whofe words are thefe. Vortimtr (faith he) thinking not good to difTemble the matter, for that he faw himfelfc and countrey daily furprifed by the craft of the Saxons, fet his mthin theDiocejJe of London. his full purpofc to driue them out, and from the feuenth ycarc after their firft entrance, for twentieycares continuance, fought many battailes with them, and foure of them with great puiffance in the open field j in the firft whereof, they departed with like fortune, and loffe of the Generals bre- thren Horfa and Latigern : in the other three, the Britaincs went away with vidory, and folong, vntill For timer was taken away by fatall death. It is recorded of him, that after he had vanquifhed the Saxons, and dif- [)ofrcffed them of all their footing in the Continent, yea, and often affailed them in the Ifle of Tapnet ; the Church of Chriilianitic being ruinated by the Pagan marriage of Rowena with his Brother, as aforefaid, that he rcflo- red the Ghriftian Religion,as then forely decaied,and new built the Chur- ches that his enemies, the misbcleeuing Saxons had deflroicd. It is alfo reported by iV^»»i^ of Bangor> in the hiftorieofhiscountrie, that after his lafl vi£torie oucr the Saxons, hecaufcd his monument to be eredcd at the entrance into Tanet, and in the fame place of that great ouer- throw, which by the laid Author, is called LajftsTituliyOi vs the Stonar^ where for certainc,!t leemes, hath beene anhaucn. In this monument, hec commanded his body to be buried, to the further terror of the Saxons,that in beholding this his Trophie,their fpirits might be daunted at the remem brance of their great oucrtbrow. As Sdpto Africanus conceited the like, who commanded his Sepulchre to be fo fet,that it might ouerlookc Africa, fuppofing that his very Tombe would be a terror to tbeCarthaginians.But how that defirc of Vortimer was performed, I finde not, faith a late writer: butratherthe contrariejforan old Manufcript I haue, that confidently af- firmeth him to be buried in London, which agrecth with thcfe old Rimes of my reuerend Moake of Glocefter. aiftur Uert baMic enon %^ pat * me nome, 3lnDbUvp l)tt atan ^aitene )»l)er i^et^enmen t)p come, 3n a^ombcftjoittjcan b^tsb^at mc mpgbt bit fctpfe, %^dX * bit f oj 5 lebe o! pat f-pgbt apcn bom Q)olbe flft t»a^ becte to bemboban be t»olbc bu baboe cue of W boDp bcb e aj^ tbep altue babbe* ^b^^ '^^^ ^^^^ ^o^^e cno9b>tb0 man boais! beb. M$ natbelesi me burpcb btm nougbt tber as pat be ficb fox bit i»as; bnt of a )ODtU,ajBi b» bem betbou^bte ?loHbon b^tbe stet bono^ t^at bobp an eube b^oiig^t^ Hardifigh&i^ it thus. In a pyller of braflfe he laid on hyght, At the gate where Saxons had landed afore, He bad his men for alfo farre as hemyght Hym fe, he truff e they wolde not nerre come thorc Bucneuerthelefle they letted nottherforc. But buried hym at Troy nouanc Citee, As he them bade with all folempnitce, 1^9 ■Jf.^x"-" JspeedHlfl* ca.xi. Rob. Glocefl. * men taken. 'they. * commanded The Ancient Fmerall zSMomments i-iif'Cf- 17. and' 'tCM Catat. MiU.Csxil Yorkc. The vmtrtmc hurkVL of Edward and Richard, the fonms of KtngYA^dxdithefomth; Edivardy the ddcft fonne of King Edward the fourth, by Quccnc Eli. his wife, fay our Englifti Writers, was borne inthc Sanduary at Weftminfter, the fourth of Noucraber,andycareof grace, 1470. being the tenth of his fathers raigne,at that timcexpulfcd the Realmc by the powcr- fuil Earlc of Warwickcj but fortune beingchanged,and the father reftored, the fonne in luly following, the fixe and twentieth day, 1 471. was created Prince of Wales, and Earle of Cheftcr; and afterwards vpon the eight of July /in the 19 ycare of his faid fathers raign,hc was by Letters Patents, da- ted at Efthamfted/uriher honoured with the Earlcdomes ofPenbrokcand March. He was proclaimed King, but neuer crowned, yet had not the am- bitious handof his Vntlebsene defiled in his innocent bloud, hee might haue wornc the Diadcra many yeares, whereas he bare the tide of King no longer then t'vo monethsand eightecne daies. Rkhardy furnamcd of Shrewsbury, becaufche was there borne, the fe. co&d fonne of Edmrd the fourth, by his wife Eli&aheth, as aforefaid, was affianced in his infaneic, to Ai^m the oncly daughter and heire of lohrt Lord w^tfjy^ftf^'Dukeof Norfoikei hee was honoured by the titles of Duke of Norfolke, Earlc Warren, Earle Marftiall, and Nottingham; alfo Lord Ba- ron of Mowbray, Segrauc, and of Gowcr, as will haue it5 but inioy. ing neither wife, title, or his owne life long, was with his brother, raurthe- red in the Tower of London,and in the prifon of that Tower, which, vp- on that moft finfull deed, is cuer fincc called the bloudy Tower, their bo- dies asyct vnknownewhereto haue buriall.The florie of whofe death, and fuppofcd interment, extracted out of authcnticall Authors, is thus deliuc- rcd by lohn Speed. Prince JE^rr^r^and his brother (faith hee) were both ftiut vp in the Tower, and all attendants rcmoued from them, oncly one called Blacke- Willt or William Slaughter excepted, who was fet to ferue them, and to fee them fure. After which timethe Prince neuer tied his points,nor cared for himfclfc, but with that yong Babe his brother, lingred with thought and heauiriefle, till their traiterous deaths dcliuered them out of that wrctched- neffe: for the execution whereof, S>\t l*mes Tirri/l appointed Miles For^ refty% fellow fleftied in murther before time: to whom he ioyned one John Digbton his horfe-kecper, a biggc,broad, fquarc knaue. About midnight (all others being remoued from them) this Miles For^ refit and lohn Dighton^cava& 'mto the Chamber, and fuddenly wrapped vp [ the fcly children in the Bed-clothes where they lay, keeping,by force, the I featherbed and pillowes hard vpon their mouthes, that they were therein fmothcred to death, and gaue vp to God their innocent foulcs, into the ioyes of heauen, leaning their bodies vnto the Tormentors, dead in the bed - which after thcfe monftrous wretches pcrceiued,firft by the ffrugling with the paincs of death, and after long lying ff ill to bee thorowiy difpat ched, they laid their bodies naked out vpon the bed, and then fetched Sir lames TirriU their inftigator , to fee them , who caufed thcfe murtherers to bury rvithin the T)ioceJJe of London. bury them at the ftaires foot, fomcwhacdecpc inthegt ound,vndcra ere.ir heape of ftones.Then rode Sir lawes 'm haftc to the King, vnto whom he fticvved the manner ofthelr death, and place oK burial!; which ncwcs wjs (o welcome to his wicked heart, as hce greatly rtioyced, and with great chankes dubbed (asfome hold) th s his mcrcilefTe Inftriiment, Knight. But the place ofcheirburiali he liked not, fiying, that vile corner (liould not contamethe bodies of thofe Princes, his Ncphewes.and commanded them abetter place for buriall, becaufe they were the Sons of a Kinp their bodies, and fecretly interred ihcm in fuch a place, which by the occafion of his death, could neuer fince come to light. Thecontinuer of/riui innudita contigit^vt Fidei defcnfor qualem etglastio et calamo fe vere freftititi tnerito vocAretur) ddfiitusin AuUm efl^ dele£iufque in concilium y et creatHs EqueSy Prcqueftor primum, pofi camella- rim LAncafrie^tAndem AngliemirofrincipisfAuorefA^mef^ Sed ir,terim in publico Regni SenAtu UQm eft Orator Populi, preterea Legatus Regis non- nunquam fuit^ alias alibiypoftremo vero Cdmeraci, comes ^ coHega iun^us principi Legationis cuthberto Tunftallo turn Londinenft,Ptox Dunelmenfi Epi[copo,quoviro vix babet orbu hodie quicquam erudititu , prudentiusj meltM. ibi inter frmmos Chriftiani orbis MonArchas rurfus refeUA federa^ redditAmque mundo diu defideratam pacem^ et ietipmus vidit, et Legatus interfuit. ^uam fuperi Pacem firment,faxintque perennem. In hoc ojftciotum vel honor urn cnrfu qtfum it a verfaretury nt neque Princepi optimus operAm eiui improbaret, neque nobilibtu ejfet inuifiuy neque iniuc undue populo\furi- bf4S vpithin the VioceJJe of London. btts Atttewy Homicidis Heretici/que mgleftus: Pater em tandem lodnnei Mo- rns Equesy ^ tn eum ludicum ordinem a Primipe cooptatta qui Regius Con- fefftfi vocAtur^ homo ciuiliSyinrmemymitts^ mijericorsycquus ^inte»mtfr<ioceJJe of London. 525 the Bills of compofitions vponpenall Lawcs, takeththc ftalmcnts debts, maketh a Record of a Certificate deliuered to him by the Clerkcs of the Srarre-Chamberof the Fines there fet, and fendeththem to the Pipe. Hec hath deliuered to his O ffice all manner of Indentures, fines, and other Eui- denccs whatfoeuer, that conccrne the afluring of any lands to the Crovvnc. Heyearcly, in Crajlino ^nimArum, rcadcth in open Court the Statute for cledion of Sheriffs, and giueth thofe that choofc them their oath. He rea- deth in open Court the oath of ail the Officers of the Court, when they are admitted. The Treafurers Remembrancer maketh Proccs againft all SherifFcs, Ef- cheators, Keceiuers, and Bay liffcs, for their accounts. He maketh Proces of Tieri Facias y and extent for any debts due to the King, either in thePipe.or with the Auditors. He maketh Proces for all fuch rcueoue as is due to the King by reafon of his tenures. He maketh a Record, whereby it appeareth whether Sheriffes and other accountants keepc their dayes of prefixion. All extreats of fines, iffucs, and amerciaments fet in any Courts of Weft- minfter, oral the Affifes, or SeflGons, are certified into his Office ^ and are by him deliuered to the Gierke of Extreats to write Proces vpon them. He hath alfo brought into his Office all the accounts of Cuftomers,Gontroul- lers, and other accomptants, to make thereof an entrie of Record. The Remembrancer of the firft fruits taketh all Compofitions for firfl- frnits and Tenths ; and maketh Proces againft fuch as pay not the fame; Now to returned thefe EfTexes were Lords of this Townc (as I haue it by relation) which Towne,at this day, is much honoured by the Lord there- of,that noble Gentleman, Sir Hemy i?/V^,Captaineofhis Maieilics Gaurd, and knight of the Garter, Baron Kenpngton of Kenfington, Earleof Hol- land, and one of his Maiefliesmoft honourable priuie Counfcll. Fulham, fficiacet lehanncs Fifchert quondam Thefaurarius Domini Cardinalis Sancie Balbmeyet foftea Hofiienfis et CantHarienjis Archiepifccpi^qui obijt i-j^Aug 1463. Here lycth buryed the body of Syr Kauft Buts knight, and Phifitian to our Soueraigne Lord ffeftry the viii. Who deceiTyd 1 545. on whof fowl. ^id MedicirJa valet ^ qmd henosy quid gratia Regumf ^id fopfdaris amsr mors vhi feua venit? Sola valet Pietof, qtte JlruSia eft aftjpice Chriftffy Sola in morte valet -^cetera cunSla fluunt. Ergo mihi in vita fuerit quando omniA Chrifus'y Mori mihi nnnc lucrum vitaque Chriftus erit. Pray for the fowls of lohn Long gcntylman , Katherin and i^lice his wyfs. Whodiedthex; of March^on thowfand fy ve hundryd and thrcc.On whoffowls and all Chriftcn fowls Icfu hauc mercy. Filiredemptor mundi Dem miferere nths. Sanl^a TbcTrcafurer* RctnctnbraB- cer. Renietnbrsn- ccr of the fitft- fruits. lo, Fijher, Sit Rdpb B«/f knight. laha Long, therin^ 8(Alue bit niues> 4 ii6 <*Ancient Fmerall eus mifertre nobis. Spiritus Sandus Deus tnifenre nobis, , Hie iacet iohannes Sherburne Bachalanreus vtriufque Legis\ quondam Archidiaeonus E([ex:qiii ob, 1434. Ofyowrcherite pray for the foul of Sir Sampfon Norton knyght,Iatc Mafter of the Ordinance of warre with kyng Henry ihccyght, and for the foul of Dame Eljfabph hys wyfF. Whychc Syr Sampfon dcceflyd the eyght day of February on thowfandfy vc hundryd and fcuentenc. Mafter of the ordnance or Artillery is a great Officer, to whofc care all the Kings ordnance and Artillery is comnoitted : and moft commonly that Office is executed by fome eminent great man of the Icingdome. His fee is 151. 1. U.S. 6. per annum. Orate pro anima uhannis Thorley Arm$gerf,quf obiit penultimo die men* Febr, Ann. Bom. 1 445 Hie iacet MAgifierWUlelmus tJarvynupervicariustfiius Ecclefie qui ob, 5 . die Nouernb, 1 471 Hie iacet Georgias chauncy quondam Receptor generalis Reuerendi Patris Domini Ric. Fitz,-Iames London Bpifcopi^ qui obiit decimo nono die De. cembris^ t^nn. Bom. 1 520. Hie iacet Bomicilla. Margaret a Suanden nat. Gandauii Flandrii , que ex Magiflro Gefardo Borntbolt Gandauenfi P retort mminatifimo peperit Bo- micillam Sufannam vxorem lohannis Parker * Arch, Regis, queobiit Ann, Bom. i%29. 16* Nouembris. Hie iacet Anna Sturton filia lohannis Sturton Bomini de Sturton, Df. mine Katherine vxoris eius.^ae quidem Anna obiit in AJJumptfonem he^te Marie FirginiSy Ann, Bom, 1^^:^, . • - Hi: iacet LOra filia lohannis Blount militis Bomini Mountioy.^^ Lorevx' oris eiuSi que obtit 6. die wenfi Febr, ^nn. Bom, 1480. Cuius anime Bens fis propitius. Lor a is a name deriued from the Saxon word Lore, which fignifics learn- ing or vndcrftanding, A word often vfed hy Chaucer m thac fcnlc to ex- pieffe learning. As in the Squiers Prologue: I fee well thatye learned men in lore Can muckle good. Or as Camden doth conic£l:ure,a name corrupted from which is Bayy and isagrceableto the Greekc namt'Daphne. Chefmeke, Orate pro anima Mathildis Salueyne vxoris Richardi Salueyne liiUtis Thefaurar. Ecel. .... queob, l\\2. Hie iacet Will. Boydale principals 'vicarius huius Ecclefie ^ et fundator Campanilis eiufdem^ qui ob^ 1 5. Oc^ob. 145 5. Braineforde, Here lyeththe body of ChrifiopherCarhillyaliasNorrey^m^ at Armcs, whodied. . ; . 1510. Henry Redmanezvy^lonehUmk* I . 1 1518. U&Kc\ytth Richard Parker fcruantin the Botre to^^wjfthe feucnth, and and the eight, and Margery his wyflate. . . . lothtLzdy Mary.es Grace • daughter to king tlmrythz eight, by Katherin his firft wyf daughter of Ferdmando the fixt king of Spaync. Which Richard died ^545- Htc lacet Wilielmus cUuely \^gnes^et dementia vxi eius : quiquidem [VUielmus obijt }^g6. The Mona fiery of Sion. So named of the moft holy Mount Sion, which King Henry the fift, when he had expelled thence the Monkes Aliens, bailt for religious Vir- gkis, to the honour of our Sauiour, the Virgin Jl/jn, and Saint Bridget of Sion.' In which houfc he appointed to the glory ofGod,fomany Nunnes, Pricfts, and lay Brethren, as were in number equali to Chnft his Apoftles and Dilcipiesj namely of Virgines fixtie, Priefts thirteene, Dcanesfourc, and lay Brethren eight, Theletwo Couents had but one Church in com- mon, the Nunnes bad their Church aloft in the roofe,and the brethren be- neath vpon the grorind* each Couent feuerally inclofcd, and neucr allow- ed to come out, except by the Popes fpeciall licence. Vpon whom when this.godly and glorious King had befto wed fufficient liuing f taken from the Priories Aliens, all which he vtterly fuppreffed) he prouided by a law, chat contenting themfelues therewith, they Should take no more of any mjn,but whatoucrplusfoeuer remained of their yeardy reuenue, they ihouid bcfto w it.vpon the poore. Their eommings in were valued at tiic fupprcfflon, to be worth 1^44 1. 1 1 s. -8 d. q. by yearc:^-'^^ ' ^ -^o :i -■.17 ■ ^ Lettore certefpnge the incomjnenfjt ojt^e Nmrns of S yon mth.the FrioreSi and afterethe a^e dottgytht Frjf^orpreconfiUthem to God^ To the rig^i^mourAhle^ M after Thomas Cromwell, chiefeSecre- tary tothe Kyngs hi^hneJfe. EndorfeJ. filliam Claud. The foundati- on of Sion. Nuns and PfieflsAugu. It niayc plcfe your goodncffe to vndcrftand that BuChope this daye pre- ched and declared the Kynges tytelle very well, and hade a grctc Audy. enfe, the Chorclie full of people, one of the Focaces in his faid declaration, openly called him falfc knaue, with other foolifli words, it was that foolifli fellow with the corled head that kneeled in your ways when you carac foorth of the Confefforcs Chamber. I can noe lefc doe, but fet him in pri- fone, vt penaeius Jit met us almum: yefterday I learned many enormeous things againft Bulhope, in the examinacion of the lay Brederen; firft that Buftiop perfwaded towe of the Brederenc to haue gone their wayes by night, and he himfelfc with them, and to the accompli ftiment of that,they lacked but money to buy them fcculere apparcll: Forther, that BuQiope would haue perfwaded one of bis layc Brederen a Sraithe, to bauc made a keayeforthedoare.tohaue in the night time'receiued in Wenches for him andhisfellowes, and fpecially a wyfFc of Vxebridge, now dwelling not farrefromthcold Lady Derby, nighVxbridgc.* which wyffe his old cu- ftomerhath byncmany tymcs here at the grates comtnunyng with the ExlkinBib, S.Deivsf. 528 ncient FuneraU (s5\donuments EuUfia omwm /iMgtloruw* AiUMj Sutton. HemjArAer. faid, and be was dcfirous to haue her conuoy cd in to hira.The laid Buihope alfopcrfwaded a Nunne, to whom he was Confeflbr, Uhidmemccrforu perimplertd. And thus heperfwadcdhcr in Confe{Eon,making her belccuc, chat whenfocuer, and as ofteasthey (hold mcdle together, if ftie wercjinj- mediately after,confcflcd by him, and tooke of him abfolucion, ftiecftjold be clecre forgcuen of God, and it (hold be none offence vnto her before God. And (he writtc diueresand fundryc lettoresvnto him of fuch their fooliftineflc and vnthriftyncflc, and wold haue had his Brodcr the Smith to haue polled out a barrc of iron of that window, whereas yc examy ned the Ladye Abbas, that he might haue gone in to her by night. And that fame window was their commoniog place by night.He perfwaded the Sex- tenc that he wold be in his contemplacion in the Ghorchc by night, and by that mcancs was many nightcs in the Chorche calkyng with her acthe faid grate of the Nunnes Qmre,and there was ther meeting place by night, befidcs their day communications, as in confeffion : it were too long to declare all things of him that I haue hard, which I fuppos is true. This afcernoone I intend to make forder ferchc, both of fonac of the Brederen, and fome alfo of the Sifters for fiich like mattcresj if I fynde any thing ap- parent to be true, I (hall God wylly nge therof fertefy your Maftorlhipe to morowe, by vii in the morny ng. And aftor this daye I fuppos there will be no other things to be kno wne as yet here; for I haue already examined all the Brederen, and many of them wold gladly departe henfe, and be righte weary of their babbytc: fuch Religion and fained fan^ctyc, God (auc me froe. If Mafter ^^^if had byneherea Prior, and ofBu(bopcs Qmnicll, hec wold right welle haue helped him to haue brogbte his mattores to pade, without brekyng vppeof any grate or yet counterfettyng of keayes, fuch capalTety e God hathc (cnt him. From Syone this fondaye xii« Decembcrc. By (he (peedy hand of your aflfured poore Preeftc, Richard Ldjtwi Not farre from hence, wasafraternitie founded by lohn Smer/et,ChM- cellor of the Exchequor, and the Kings Chaplaine, which he cmidEccle- fia omnium ngelorum. Tbifilemnh. Al yow that doth this Epitaph rede or fee, Ofyowrmere goodne(rc,and grete cheritie, Prey for the fowl of Maiftcr Kyinttw} Sutton, Bacher ofDiuinity , Who died in fecundo die jiu^ufiiy AnnoqueOormni^ M. ccccc, xL and three. Orate frtanimalimisi Archer^ quitiijt 2 die Seftemi. JlnniDmim i%o* cuius anime If mthmthe VioceJJe of London. V'9 If the date of this Infcription were truc.this Archer did liue in rhc raigne of Lucius, the firft Chriftian King of this Monarchie,but qucftionlcirc,th!s was the ouerfightofhim which inlaid thcmonumcnr, kauingout the fi- gure of one, which might haue made it right, 1 480. Here lycth lohn Kohinfon^ With his wyfs Katherin and /ioceJJeof London. 5 jt The ftile, title, and dignitic of hax^Strange^lames Stanley.zXdcfk. fonne and heire of iVilliam Earlc of Darbie fa gentleman of laudable endow- ments both of mindc and bodie) now at this day happily enioycth. — ! ' • ' ~~ ■ Harrow on the Hill, I finde diucrsof the Surname of FUmbtrds j of F Umber ds in this Pa- rifti fnow the habitation of a worthy Gentleman, Six Gilbert GerArd^ knight and Baronet) to be here interred. One of whofc Tombcs is thus infcribed. Z"^' > . ■■- Ion me do marmore naminis ordi^ef am tamulaturt^ l^ardeqitoqneverbereJligisefanerehictueatHr, Edmund Flambard ^ Eli fab eth gi font icy Dieu dt falmes eyt mercy, men, Flambard Edmmdus iacet hie tenure fefultta Coniuxaddetur Eltjabeth et focieturi St A moriture vide docent te majfa lohannis Bifkhed^fub lapide trux meat Atrofos annisy jl/. Domini : C qttater ^ X o£io numeratis Jungitttr ijle Pater j Cnthberge luce beatur. Nunc charitaSygrauitaSyfide^tprudentia mcrumt Frefulibtts primus Regnifesere decorum: O Deus in celts tua nunc fouet alma, maie/lasy ^utm tantumterriimorum per fecit hone ft as. lames Lord strangt. ASion, Pray for thefoul of Sir Thomas CfirntvalyB^toa of Burford in the Coun ty of Salop knight,and Baanerct, which tooke to wyf Asne^ the dawghter of Sit Richard Corbet of the fame County ; whodeparcyd this lyf the xix of Auguft, M. D. XXX. vii.on whof foul, Sac. Learned G<«i»jj?, and >^^Vtf his wif. i . . . 1485* Al yow this way by mc fal pas. It. Tlmbard. Edmund Flam- bard and EliJ], his wife. It). Birkbtd. Sir Thomas cernmll. Catndtn'm Shropfhirc. Confidyr Jt. £iriocejJeof London. San^c Petre Pajlorpre me frecer eflo rogator. FwehUji Vpon the North wall of this Church the laft Will and Tcftamcnt of one Thmas Sanny is hung vp 5 thus written in a table. In Dei nomine Amen. 0/ nno t>omim 1 5 o^.primo anne Hemiei eSiaui ; ol^auo die menf. Nouembru, I Thomas Sanny of the Eftendc in Finchley> in the County of Midle(cx> whol inmynd, andfickof Bodyjdomak ray laft wylandtcftamentinform folowyng. Firft I bcqueth my foul to almygbty God, to owr Lady, and to al the Seynts in hevyn. And my body to be buryd in the Churchyard of our Lady of Finchley . Itemy I wil after the deth of my wyfFthe hous callyd Bcrdisy and Stockwoodfeeld ftiallcn whyl the world lafty th, pay out of the feyd hous and lands forty (hillyng ycrly to Preefts, to fyng for ray foul,my Modcrsfoul, my wyffs foul, my chyldren, my kyndred foulys, and al Chrirtianfoulys:andanobiltothercparacionof the Icydhous, and dif- pole to hygh ways and to pore peple, or in oder good dedes ofcherite.And aUo I wil that the Chirch wardens ftl yerly fee this donne forcucr. Item. I wil that this be grauyn in a fton of Marbull that al men may fee hit, as in my wil morplaynly doth appere. '-""^ ^'J- loj - lefu mercy Lady help. 10, £ii . Hcrelicth entombed the body of Sir Thomas Frewkke knightVLdr^ chiefe lufticcof the Common Pleas. The circumfcription about his Monu- ment is defaced and gone. In the Catalogue I finde thus much ; T homas Brcmck miles confiitutus eratlufiiciarius de Banco xxx. die menj. Septem^ i>ris, i^nn.xviii.Hen,>vii.et ohi'yt xviidiemenf, O&obristxjinno cJW. CCCC C.VLetX X ILHm.F IL Adioy ning to this is another marble thus infcribcd. Joan la Fejpc Thmas de Fretvickegijl icy Etle dit Thomas Penfe degifer aueque lay. Hie iacet Thomas K^ldenham Armig. et Chir»rgu4 iUufirijf, Principis Henrici Jexti : qui ohiit , ..1431. Hadley, Of yowr. . ; . pray. . ioviXoilohnCto^yere'E^c^yxz and lonehh wyff which .... died 1504, whof fowls. To the honour of Sir fllfwjf Goody er of Polcfivorth, a knight memora- ble for his vertues (faith Camden) an afFcftionate friend of his made this Tctraftich. An ill yeare of a Goodyer vs bereft , , -j Who gon to God, much lacke of himh'cre left> Full of good gifts, of body and ofmindc Wife, comely, learned, eloquent, and kinde. Z z» I Enfield. Tb». santq- S'uTht.Fro- tvkke Isnight. his wife. Tbo.Aldenham, lo. GtodftreSc hane)us wife. Rcmaincs. loke Lady Ti^tofc, Hifl of Wales. Speed, Britan* iiordtn. 1 10, sJiivlngtstf^ (iJncient Funerall (iS\fomments Enfeld. : . . : . lectfa quondam flia et hertdum , . . . Bomini Pdwes, ac^tiam flia et vnA heredum Damme Marchie. ,,,.et vxor farndfipmo mlliti : . . i . . Tiptofte .... die Septemb 144^. Cuius animeet omnium fide Hum de^ fun^orum IHC pro fm fm^ipma pafione mijereatur. To make this time-eaten Infcription fomcwbat morcplainc : I findethis locfi/a to hauc bccne the daughter and coheirc of Edward Charteton, Lord Powys in Wales,married to lohn Lord Tiptoft^hihzt of lohn Lord Tiptrft firft of that furnamc, Earlc of Worceftcr ; who liucd here at Enfield houfc. built by himfclfe, or fome of his Anccftors. TeterFabell, the merry deuil of Edrounton. Harnfey, • lefu Chryft Maryes Sonn Have mercy on the foul of lokn Skeuitigtoft. An ancient familie rcfydmg at BrumJficld nearc adioyning. rho. Carlem & Elif. his wife. Adam and Francis. lo.Kirton and ^s«f his wife. Edmundton, Hcrelicth interred vnder a feemdieTombe without Infcription the bo- dy of Feter Babell (as the report goes) vpon whom this fable was fathered, that he by his wittie deuifes beguiled the dcuill; bdike he was fome ingeni- ous conceited gendeman, who did vfe fome flcightie triekes for his owne difports. He liued and died in the raigne of Henry the feuenth , faith the booke of his merry pranks. Hie iacent cor for a ihome Carleton quondam Domini ijlius villequi ohiit 2 1 . Feb. 1447. et Elifabethe vxoril eius filie Ade Francis Militis perqnam habuit Dominium, . • . . This Tombe,asmoft of the Monuments in this Church, is fhamcfiilly defaced: the Inhabitants deliuer by tradition, that this Carleton was a man of great command in this Countic, and that Sir K^dam Francis this father in law here nominated, was Lord Maior of London, about the yeare 1353. j and one of the Founders of Guild Hall Ghappcll or Collcdge to the faid Hall adioyning. Kyidamet Elifabethles Infants Mottnpeur AdamBranceysiifenticy^Diett de (on almes eit mercy. Of your cfaerite ; ... of lohn Kirton Efquyrc, and lohn JCirton the ionnc oilohn Kirton^ and Anne his wyf and all Ghriftian fowlys . ; , . . Here ly eth one whofe name is worne out of his Monument, his Tombe coucred with a faire marble (lone, his bodic figured in brafle armed, with a gorget ofMaile- vnder his feet a Lion cowchant. His wifclicih portrayed by himj he is thought by fome to haue beene one of that ancient and ho- nourable familie of the Mandenills^hy others to be one of that noble fami- lie of thtDarcies, Thefe verfes remaining. Erth goy th vpon erth as mold vpon mold Erth goyth vpon erth al glyflcryng in gold. As thogh erth to erth ner turnc fhold, And yet muit erth tocrth foncr then he wold. m npithin the Diocejje of London. 0a Sacerdotis Innocent eft tumba lohannis Vicerat oMris quern necequarta dies, A ^luadrin^emis vjto qufique mille fub unnis Chriftipeft $rtum terrs recepit enm. Hum bint Reges, Henricus et ante RicfiArdus Subthefaurarium Regnijlatuere fidelem Dmet Rex celigaudk Chrifte fibi. Here lycth Nicholas Borne^ and Eli^beth his wyf . ; Of death we hauc taftyd the mortall rage. Now lying both togcddir vndyr this fton; That fomtym wcr kny tt in bond of Maryagc For term of lyfF, too bodys in on. Therfor good peple to God in thron Prey, from the on body too fowlys proceed, The temporal maryagc euerlaftyngfuccced. Honor Altipmo, Hie iacent Johannes Daniel loanna et Alicia vxores eins 1444. Nemngton: Hiciacet Matilda vxw lohannU Ekington quondam coferarq Hoj}itij DommiRegis Ed,quartiqneab.i^j^. Tottenham. Here lieth entombed, T^tfWrf»^(5"''^%^'^'^^^"^''^> who died, Ann$ 1499. on whof. . ..: Here lieth George HynninghamE{<{mre, fometimc fcruanr, and greatly fauoured of King Henry the eight, who founded here an Hofpitall, or Almef-houfe for three poorc widdowes, and died. Anno 1555. Orate Eli'^bethe Turnant vxoris Richardi Turnant An que oh, 1457. Here lieth iW4r^4r^/ Compton, late daughter of Sir WiUiam Compton, Knight, who died 1 7 lune, 1 5 1 7. on whoft. &c. The noble and ancient family of the Cemptons^ haue bcenc for a long time owners of the Manfidn houTc here Padding, not farrc from the Church. Pray for the foules of Thomas BiSington Elquire, for his wiues foulcs Ag- nes and Margeriv. which Tho, died, 153^; Orate pro Credney Tbefc Grednejes held the Manour of Pembrocke here in Tottenham, as of the honour of Huntingdon, by an honourable Tenure, which our Lawiers tcrme Gtand-Sergeanty, namely to giue vnto the King a paire of Sputa lo.lmeetnt^ or Jttcem, vnder Trcafurer of fngland. Nie. Borne iad £/^.hiimfo. IoJ)a>iUl, lotn wiu«s. tm. Tho.Henm^m Gensp'Htmir ElifTfirnanti Ctmfttm Grind Setr* geaotie. n6 dAncient Funeral/ ormit Alexander anne He fub tnarmore ma^nm? ' Bamvixitgemomaioretingemo Maximitset merit fi' facer Ecelefieque Veiqut Cultor,et wpepttlo pacificator er4t, Bune feruum Legit elegit feptimalulij Lux, O iiobris et hum prima , deo rapuit* SCfto ter deno htA centeno quater ann9 Milleno Domini quipius a/it ei: Pro quo defunSiifque fidelihus omnibus aut Sit quicunqut Pater Nojler ait vel i^uel It appcarcs by this Epitaph, (for I finde no further of him in any other writings) that this Lawier was a very honeft man for thofe times, wherein ludges, Sergeants, and many other eminent officers to the law, wcrefound guilty (and fined) of bribery and extortion. Here lyeth lone Only^ the oncly moft faithfull wyf of lobn Only of War- Wickeftiire Efquire, to whofefoule the onely Trinity be mercifiill, Amen {he died the yeare 1515; For the fowl of Allis Ryder of your chcritc. Say a Pater Nofter, and an Auc .... 15 1 7. Her portraiture is in braflc with a milke pale vpon her head; (hce was (by relation) a liberall bcnefa£lor to this Church. , Here lieth entombed without any Infcription, the body of one . : . . : . tieron^ mthin the Diocejje of London. Heron y Efquire, the founder of this Church as I take it, by the piftorcsof Herons engrauen in ftone, vpon eucry pillcr of the Church. Subiacet hie fri^us hoc mar more mmhomofi^tus^ Thomas Hert di6ius hie vie arias benedi^itts O Cambrig per te fttit iHe magifier in Arte C. quater et miUe : fex x: quarto ruit iUe EC lulij plena Jeptena luce [erena. Here lyeth lone CiK/'/^^fi, the daughter of Shordychc ; . ijpp. Here lyeth Roger Fjord ^ 1.45 3. Here lieth lohn Butterfield 1454* Here lyeth T bomas Symondj who died xi . day of May . . ; M. cccccxlii. Here lyeth lohn Catcher ^ who died the ix.of May . . . . M. cccclxxxvii. Here lyeth the body of Henry Therkety .... M. ccccc iii. Here lyeth the body oi William Hentteage, the fbnne of Robert Benne- Agey oneofthe Kings Auditors, who died the 5. day of Auguft, /^^y.Do^!;. 1535. on whoffoul .... Auditor in our Law (faith the Interpreter j fignifieth an Officer of the King, or fome other great perfonage, which yeerely by examining the Ac- compts of all vnder 06ficers Accompt3ble,raake vp a gcnerall Booke, that fheweth the difference bet weene their reccits and their allowances, com- monly called (Allocations) as namely the Auditors ofthc Exchequer ,take the account of thofe Receiucrs which receiue the rcuenues of the augmen- tation, as alfo of the ShcrifFes, Efcheators, and cuflomers, and fet them downeand perfed them. He that will know more hereof, may lookc, Stat» K_An,w.Hen.%,ea^.ll\ Ofyour cherite prey for the foul of lohn lenyngs, who dyed ...... M. cccc. xxiii. Pray for the foul of lohn Elryngton^ Fylycer of London, and keeper of the Records of the Common pleas, who departed .... 1 504. Fylycer or Filazer,deriued from the French word Filace, id ejl filum, is an dflScer in the Common pleas, whereofthere be fburteene in number. They make all originall ProccfTc, as well rcallas pcrfonall and mixt.-and in a£lions mecrely perfonall, where the defendants be returned or fummo- ned, there goeth out the diflrefle infinite ^ vntill appearance; if he be retur- ned nihil^ then ProcefTeof Capias infinite^ if the plaintifFc will, or after the third Ctf/'/W, the Plaintiffe may goc to theExigenter of the Shire, where his originall is grounded, andhauc an Exigent, and Proclamation made. And alfo the Filazermaketh forth all writs in view in caufcs where the view is placed. He is alfo allowed to enter the Imparlance, or the generall ifTue in common actions, where appearance is made with him, and alfo iudgcment by confefEon in any of them before ifTue be ioyncd:andto make out writs of Execution thereupon. But although they entred the iirue,yet the Protonotarie mufl enter the iudgement,if it be after verdict. They alfb make Writs of Superfedeas,in cafe where the Defendant appeareth in their OflScers after the Capias awarded. Here lyeth William Lomhcy Goldfmith of London .... 15 j8. Prey yj7 Her«» the fonnder of Hackeney. lontCufttp. h.Entttrfitld. Hen,7herktt. 2>. CfftvtlUit.A lo.eirtngteK' CemlUit.F. fV'ill.Lmihe. 5?8 zAticimt Funerall (JAIonuments RobJVdfin^ Chr.Vrjwitke theK, -Almoner Jo VorvUr. Alice Feftvler. tho.sauiUia Infant. Robert MiMi' tonindhh wife. I ^'ifltlbmliU VxtyhxxhthnXoiRokrt ivaljinghdmy Clarke ofthc Spiccry to Kin8 //f»r^ the eight, who dyc(}..,,', 1521. Here lieth vnder a fairc monument, the body of Chriftopher Vrfwkke the Kings Almoner, hispi^lure in brqflc with this fublcription. iChriJlopherusVrjwkus Regis H€}7rm feptimi EUemofinariNSy vir Juae- tate cUvus^fummauhnSy atque infmatihus iuxtdcharus.Ad exteros Reges 'undecies pro patria Legdtus- Deconatutn Ehoracenfem^ ^^chidiaconatum Rkhmundk, Decanatum Wif^defirie habitos linens reliquit, Bpijcopatttm Normcenfem ohUtum ucufamt ; Magms honores tot a vita fpreuit .frugdi vHa cemeKtuS} hie viuerct hie mori mahit, pleKUsamis obijt ah emmhus de- fideratus^funerts pompam^ etiam Tefid.ment&:*det.uit\ i)ic fepnltus carms re- furrc^ionem^ /> adttsmnm chrijli cxpe^at, oBijt'- Anno I>omifJi, ij2i. 2/\.oM. " '<^ ' I haue not heard of many Clcrgie men, neither in his, nor thefe dayes> that would reJinqailh and refufc thus many ecclcfiafticall honours and pre- ferments, and content hirafclfe with a priuate Parfonagcj but here let him reft as an example for all our great Prclatcstoadmirci and for few or none to imitate. Iflington, Here . . ^ . John Fowler . . V,i 5138. on whof foule Jl Here lieth Aits Forvler thtwyS of Iioi>art Fowler Efquirc, who died IJ40. Behold and fe, thus as I am fo fal ye be, [ When ye be dead and laid i,n graue. As ye haue done, fo fal ye haae. Diucrsofthisfamilic lie here interred, the anccftors of Sir r homos Fowler J Knight and Baronet, now liuing,id^o. Hie fepelnur Thomas Sauil filius et heres apparens lohamis Sauil Ar- tnig. et LMargarete vxoris eiusy qui in prima limine vite immature mortis eeleritate mat rem preuemem, ex hdc luce migrauit i\dieetatis fue. Anno DomA^j[6, I preye the Chriften man that hafts, go to ft this, -To preye for the foulys of thof that here bcryed isl And remember that in Chryft webcbrcthcr, The which hath commanded er5'e man to preye for other Thisfeyth Robart Midleton^zn^ his wyf here wrapped in dcy; Abyding the mercy of Almighty God till Doomys dey. Which was feruant fomtym to Sir George Hajlingi Eric of Huntington. And pafled this tranfitory lyfFas tis written herupon In the ycre of owr Lord God on thowfand fy ue hundryd and ten. On whof foulys Almighty God bauc hicrcy. Amen. Orate pro wHitlmo Miflelbrohe i^aditore, qui in feruitio Regis itineransj deo mthin theT>ioceJfe of London. 5^9 dco difpfinemc apud Denhy in Marchia JTallie: An.Dom. M.cc ec, Ixxxxij, CorpM fuum [acre fipulturc reddidit 5 ^ pra Catherina vxore fua, cuius corpus fnh ijio marmort ttimulatfim f«it. ^^forum Anime in pace lefu Cbri- fti requiefcant. x^mert. Sdint Pancras. In this old weather- beaten Church ((landing all alone as vttcrly forfa- ken, which for antiquitie will notyecid to Saint Pau^f in London) I findc a wondrous ancient Monunient, which by tradition was made to the me- moricofoncorthc right honourable farailie of the (J^f^tf^, and his Lady^ whorepourtraitures arcvpontbcTombe. WhofcmaDfion houfe,fay the Inhabitants, was in Port-Poolc, or Grcycs-Inne-lanc, now an Inne of Court. Butthcfcarc butfuppofitions: for by whom Greyes-Inne wasfirft poffeflTed, builded, or begun, I haue not yet learned. Yet 11 feemeth, feith Stow, to bee fincc Edward the third his time. Thd'e following arc all the words left vndcfaced; Holy Triniteon God have mercy on vs. Hie iacent Rohertm Eve et Larvrentia feror eiustflia Franeijci Eve fiUi Thome EvecUricicorene CanceUarie ^yinglie, . . . ^j^orum Bo^itall of Saint Oiks in the Field, This Hofpitall was foandcd by tJMatvde the Queene.wifc to King Hen- ry the firft, about the yeare one thoufand one hundred and Icaventeene, it was a Cell to Burton Lazars (fo called of Leprous pcrfons) in Leiccfter- (hire. At this Hofpitall, the prifoners conueyed from the Citie of London to Tyborne there to bee executed, were prcfcnted with a great Bowie of Ale ; thereof codrinke at their pleafurc, as to be their laft refrefliing in this life. Stepney. Here lieth Henry StevfiArd^ Lord Darle,of the age of three quarters of a yeere, late fbnneand hcire of Mathetv Steward Erie of Lennoux, and Lady Margaret his wife. Which Henry deceafcd the xxvin day of Noueraber, in the yeere of our Lord God. M. cc c c c. xlv. Whofe foule lefus pardon. This Henry es fccond brpther was like wife chriffened Henry , and If tied Lord lyarle.ox Dernle^y Z noble Prince, and reputed for pcrfbn one of the goodlieft Gentlemen of Europe 5 who married Mary Qnjene of Scotland, tbcroyall parents of our late Soucraigne Lord lames the firll,king of great Briraine, father of our mofl magnificent Monarch ChsrUs the firfl , now happily raigning. . . . . Grey and his wife. SutuayLond, Rob. Eve and Lakftnce his fiftcr. Hefp.ofS. 6;/£i fbunaed. S, C'/«P< 'fe. Vndyr this fton dofyde and marmorate Lyeih lohn Kitte Londoner natyfFe. Encrealyng in vcrtues rofe to high efface. In ^^ttk Steroard Lord Dttlt. R>(tmpo(C»t leU. 5io dJnctent FmeraU ojTid onuments Six Hen. Collet Lord Maier. RUh. f tte Dcanc of S, Cm. i. In cae fourth Edwards Ghappcii by hi.s y ong ij fte, Sith whych the fevinth Henry es fervyce pfimatvffc Preceding ftil in vcrtuous eflScafe To be in fauour with this our kin^s Grafe. With vvitt endewyd chofcn to be Legate Sent into Spayne, where he ryght lovful'y Comby ncd both Prynces, in peafc moft amatc/ In Grecc Archby (bop eledcd worthelyj And laft of Garlycl rulyng paUorally Kcpyng nobyl HouQiold wyth greteKofpitality: On thowfand fyve hundryd thirty and fevyn, Invy tcrace wyth paftoral carysjconfum'yd wyth age. The nintcnih of lun reckony d fu). evyn, Paflyd to hcvyn from worldly pylgr .mage.* Of whos foul good pepul of cticrt'te Prey,as ye wold be preyd for^for thus muft ye lie. lefii mercy Lady help. Here lieth Sir Hettry Collet knight, twife Malcr of London who died in the ycre of our redemption, 1510. This Henry was ionnz to Robert Ctf/Z^-zof Wendouer,in Buckingham- [hire, and father to lobn Collet Deane of Pauls, in the fii ft time of his Ma- ioraltie the CroiTe in Gheapc iidc was new builded in tbac bcauciflill manner as it now ftandeth. Richardm Ucet hie 'uenerabilk ilU Hecanui £)Hi fait etdtisdo^HS Apollo fue^ Mlamoty ,3Lu6i wile. loioceJp of London, Hie iacet magifterlhomas Colby in Decretis Bachal'arius,^i[itus Ecclefte nufer vicarius, qui d. 19. die nteKfSeptmh,{^nn, 1 48^. C»;«y. Orate pro,... [Valteri Suntrrtoner ..... I rcadc that one iValter Summriyihtihtt this here interred or no,I know not) held the Mannor of Aftiwell of the King by pcttie Scrgcantic^ viz,. to findc the King Spits to roft his meate vpon the day of his Coronation. And /^/^/U'^fl'w/^^r his Sonne held the toe Mannor by Seruice to turne a Spit in the Kings Kitchin vpon the day of his Coronation. Ann. 6. Ed. 2. ^ Ann.i'y. Bd.tertij. Hinxmrth, Or Ate fro AnimAbas lohannis Lambard ciuis et Mereeri,ac ^^Idermanni London^ qui obiit 1 487. et Anne vxeris freque obiit . . . ; . 1400. • . quorum anime per miferecordiAtn dei in pace eterna requiefcant. Amen, Or Ate fro . . ; Symonis WArd Elene vxcris fue. ^i quidem Symon ob. xi Decemb. 1453- Elena obiit 21. Aagufii 1483. Quorum. , . ; OrAteproAnma lohAnnii Ward Maierts London, qut ifiam feneflram. . , . This Ward was Lord Maior in the fecond of Richard the thirdjin which yeare were three Lord Maiors, and three Sbcriffes of London, by reafon of a fwcating fickneffe, whereof they dyed. This lohn Ward was fonnc to Richard Ward of Holdcn,in the Countic of Yorke. H7 Barley, Edmrd chamber leine Clerk gijl icy Diet* de falme eit mercy Amen, ^ moruften Atignfi le xxiilor M.ccc, Ixxv, de nojlre Seigtior, Orate fro falubrijlatu Domim Willelmi Warham Legum Do^oris, ^ Pauli London Canonicij magifiri Rotulorum^ Cancellar it Regis ac Re6ioris de Barley. This Warham (remcmbrcd here in the glaffc window) was fbmctime Archbiftiopof Canterbury. Of whom I hauc fpoken before in Chrift- church Canterbury, the place of his buriall. Sum Rofa fulfata wundi Maria vocata. fvalter Sumner. Pet tie Sct^ geantie; AbjlraH-Rdim, in Sciucarif. lo.Lmbard & his wife. Simgnifardiac Ellin his wife. In a ghfle window. Siffip Sttfuaj. Roijlon, Rohefia the daughter of Aubrey de Vere^ chiefe luftice of England vnder Henry thcfirfi (lifter to Aubre'^ de Yere^ the firft Earlc of Oxford: and wife to Geffrey Magna villa , or MandevtU^ the firft Earle of Eflex) erected (where now this Townc of Roifton ilandcih) a Grofle in the high- way, which was thought in that age a pious worke, to put palTengers in mindc of Chrifts paffion : whereupon it was called, Crux Rohefia, before there was cither Church or Towne. But afterwards (faith Vincent out of the Re- cords in the Tower; when Euflacb de Merch knight, Lord of Nauells in this berla'me. ^"tll.fi'arbam Parfon of Barle/i Infcriptlon vpon a Bell in thefleeplc. Th« founda- tion of the CrolTe, the MonaRetie, and Towne of Roifton. 548 (tAncient FuneraUoSX^fomments Rot chart «n. i8.E.2.i».7* The Hofpitay this trad, had adioyned thereunto a: little Monaftcrie of Canons regular in honor of S.T^^'zw^, Arehbiihop ofCanterbury,thcn were Innes built here: So that in proceflfe of time by little & Httle,it grew to be a To wncj which in ftead of R ohefiaes Croffe, was called Rehe fines ToWne,and now contraded into Roifton. This Priory was augmented in her reuenues,and renewed by Radttlphusde i?ww<'7?^r, and others. Richard thefirft giues and confirmes, MonaftcrioSdnBi Thovie Martyrisapndcrucem Rohefiei; Cammcuihidtm^ focum ip/um in quo idem Monafiertum fandatum efi^ cum pertinentiis juis^ que Euftachius de MercfundatoripftmMona^erii^ ^ Radulphus de Ronce. jUrjCt alii f deles ratiffnaMiter dedere eis. Anno Reg. i. In Arch, Turris London.Cart. antiq. R. So that at thcfuppreflfion, the fame was valued at cightie nine pounds fixteene {hillings. The Catalogue of Religious houfes faith, one hundred fixe {iound three ftiillings and a pehnic. In a ruinous wall of this decayed Priory, lies the proportion of a man cut in ftone, which (fay the Inhabitants) was made to the memorie of one of the Founders, who lieth thereby interred. Here in this Townc was alio an Hofpitail (by whom founded I cannot icarne) dedicated to the honour of Saint lehn, and Saint lames Apoftlcs, fupprefledand valued but at 5.I. fixe {hillings and ten pence by yeare. 10. Dd«teHan<1 Maf^- his wife Iff. Tiervport, Rob. UetvpoH & 3fdeth.,the wife of King Edward the fourth, in the ycare i/[6$.Thc firft time of his Maioraltie was in theycarc 1454. the other not long before his death. He was a carcfull corrector of theabufes vfcd by Bakers and Viduallersof the Citie of London 5 and by his diligence the walls of the faid Citie were repaired. This name (as I was told) doth flill flouriftiinthistra^l. ^ Bilhops Stortford. So called becaufc it belongs to the See of London, giuen vntoit by WiL Ham the Gonquerour, in the time of Mauritius Biftiop of this Dioccilc. Hie iacent Thomas Fleming .... 1436. Hie iacet Joanna Fleming vx. T ho. Fleming . , , ^ 1 4 1 1 , A farailie whofe numerous branches haue fpread thcmfelues through England, Scotland, and Wales, eucrfincc the time of Sir lohn le Fleming knight, who fiouriflied in the raigne of king William Rufits, Htc iacent I&hames Algar ^ Matilda vxor eius, qui qttidem Johannes obiiti Ann. M, cccc Ixxxiiii . . . Matilda M. cccc Ixxx* Brawghing, Orate pro anima JVicholai Cffton flii et heredis lohannis Cot on quondma de Pantfeeld in Com. Ejjex qui oh. 1 5; K^ug. 1 500: For whos fowl I prayyowofyowrcheritic,(ay a Fater Nojler sndun Ave, Here lycth Thomas Greene the foonne of Nicholas Greene, who dyed 1. March 1484. Here lyth loan lac wy ff of Thomas Rujlwyne , and dawtcr of Nicholas GreeneyVfhodytd*. . . 1400. Here are many Monu meats of the Greenes quite defaced. Ssint Margarets by Hodfden, Htc. . . . Johannes de Goldingt on Ar.jilius lohannis ^e Coldington Ar. filii lohannis de Goldington militis filii • . . • il/. cccc xix. Here arc many other funerall Monuments in this little Church, which haue becne inlayd and infcribcd in brafre,with the pourtraiturcs,armes,and Epitaphs of this ancient familic of the Goldingtons . now all defaced and gone; Srockshourne, \ Here lyth Dame Elifabyth fomtym wyfF toSyt John Say knyght, daw- tcr to Lawrence Cheyne Efqwyr of Gambridg Shyre. A woman of nobvl 1 blodcyj mthin the DioceJJe of London. 5V blode,andmoft nobyl in grace and manners. She dyed xxv. Stptcm. M. cccc.lxxiii. and was entcrryd in this paryfh Ghurch, abyding the body of her faid Husband: whof (owls God bring to cuerlaftyng lyff. Ofyowr chcritic prey fpr the fowl of Sir Wtilum Say knight, dcceafcd, late Lord of the Mannour of Bafc, his fader and moder, Geneuefe and Elt- fahyth his wyffs,.who died iiii. Dccemb. M. ccccc.xxh^nai.Hen.o^aui. This Sir William Saj built the north Ifle of this Church, as by an in- fcripiion in the glalTc window may be gathered. This familic flouriflied here for many defcents, cuen vntill the death of this Sif Wiliiam,vthok in- heritance for want of hcircs male, was diuided amongft his daughters, of which hci-eafter. '^'^^ Here lyeth lohn BorreU, Sergeant at Arracsto Henry the eight, and Eli- :{abyth his wyfF, who dyed M. ccccc. xxxi. Cbejlon, ^uem tegit ijle lapis Radcliffs cognomiite funSlns .. ; .etincimres'vertiturvnde fait. Icy gijl Damo/eUe lehanne clayj que trefpajfa I'm de Grace M.cccc. U vx». tour oTfobrty iour Saint Mclun 'Euefi^ue. Herefometime ftood a little Nunnery, I know not by whom founded, but thus it is confirmed in the Catal. of religious houfes. Henr, Rex t^nglie, D$minus H'thernie, Dux Normanniet Aquitdniei et comes Angediuie^ ^c, Shejlrehunt ^M$mal. totam terram Dem, ten. cum pertittentijsfuK que caMOnicis de catbele (^c, quos amoueri fecimuSi dat, a- pud IVfJl' *i' Aug. Annd Regni naftri xxiiiL This Nunnery was valued in the Exchequer to be yeercly worth, twen- ty feuen pound, fixe fliillings eight pence. This village iscalledin old Writings, Chefthunte, Sheftrchuntc ; and Nor den {dxxbycur n'on Qheftiny CdJlanetMm^ of Chcfnut Trees. Sir ffiU'umSa) Knighb Jo. BorreU and Elil. bis m(e. loan Ckj. Feundarion o< Chcfton Nui. nery, \ Sfeed. Dcf. of Hert. Bifbops HatfeU, This Church is much honoured by the Sepulture of that prudent great Stdtefman, Robert^'^zton CeciBy Earle of Salisbury, Lord Treafurer of En- gland, father of fViHiam Lord CeeiUy Earle ofSalisbury, one of the honou- rable priuy Councell now liuing, t^rffio i ^^o. and keeping royail hofpi- lality at his Manfion houfe hereunto adioyning, which fometimcs did be* long to the Biftiops of Ely, whereupon it Wis named Bilhops Hatfield. Of Robert this Earlcherc interred, I (hall fpeake more when I come to Ice downe his Epitaph. Harding* Hiciacentwilielmus Seabroie qui tbjt, iApfilA/^6li et Uant vx$r m.Stdtrotidt mMtM»-timm and law his etui • • • . • . quorum » » » Orate j>roanim4b«s Matbei Crejfj et Ubanne 'vxorkeim quondam flie Edmundt Perycnt Ar.et Anne dtBi Matbeivxtris, quondam filie Theme Vern n wife. M»t,Crtffy, /M«and Annt hit wiaes. 55i I (iAncient Fmerall ^utb <&ob txjaie; ^uor bpon c^tttenbom. ^iicb perCecucton z$x\)tx toa0 babbe t^ec be non. jfo^^nnea monetbe tberb9er&uentenet^ou(]enbanbmo, ^martrcbfo^ oucllo^bei& %tm\ na^tbetagreteboo/ mytys oute ober grete ^alt»en t^at ¥t ^eoib long« tn torment %% ^epnt Criftene, anb ^e^nt fc^e.anbalfo ^e^uttumcenti if abtan atib ^ebaStan, anb ot^uc ajei men ctbe, ^t)at l^eolb facte tn tbe f anb babbe non btebe, Inb among; men of tbist lonb^ t^et boet man^ on 3martreb at tbulfec tpm, ^*eint 3l!lbcn toajs on : §e boas; t^e furOe #atttt of Bmta^n tbat com #iicl)eboa$ ti^ediome menbubemCi^^tllenbom, tsitibtr Mtl^er ;0mpero^* Another not fo ancient, hath it thus. wife. .... S.Alban. ) The mthintheDiocejJeof London. The Emperour Into Britayne then fent Maximian: This Maximian to furnamc Herceliut^ A Tyraunte falfe that Chriftcntc anoyed, Through all Britayne, of werkc malicious, The cbriftoned folke felly and fore deftroycd. And thus the people with him ioulc accloycd, Rcligyous men the Prcfts and Clerkesall Wemen withchyldc and bedrcd folkes all. Chyldren foukywg vpon the mothers pappis, The mothers alfo withouten any pytee, And chyldren all in their mothers lappis The crepyls eke and all the chriftentee, He killed and flewe with full grete cruelte. The Churches brent, all bokcsor ornaments Bellys, reliquys that to the Churche appendes, He flew that ty mc, and martyred Saint Albone. Now when neither perfwafions, nor cruell torments, could make him forfake the true faith, fuch was the ^ntcncc of his death, aslfinde it in a legcndof his paffion and martyrdome, which togiueyour palate variety, I will fet do wne in fijch Englifti as I haue in the faid Legend, or Agon. 3iitlietpmeoft^e0mperoute l^toclefm 3llbone )lo^de of tillero{am^e,)a^^nceofl^npg^tiai,anO ^tel»atDe of all 23rutapc Dut^nge itiei Uf , l^ati^ DeCp^rpd ^ub^tet atiD KipoU^n oute iS^oDDe^j anD to t^em ^at^ Doo Derogacpott anD mCUid^rc^^p, togecfo^ t^e Hatoe, lie mDgeD to be tieed br tbe ^onbe of fomme Hn^s^t, anb t^e bob^ to be burteb m t^e Cameplace, b^l^ere bt|ii^eebfbalbeCmptenof,anbbt!es(epultuceto be mabeb0O^(l)ap= fulip fo^ tbonouce of 6nP9bti)0be tx)]^erof be tx) p^^nce, anb alfo tbe ccolTe U)l^^cl^ be bare, and ^l^laum t^at toate Qiolb be bu riebboptb brt^> ^nti ^tie; bob^ to be cioftb m a ^^Ge of leeb, anb fo lapeb m W (epulture: C^tjsi Centence l^at^ t^e nmz ojbepneb, \iv tmt 1^ batb renyeb our p^mnpall (@obbe$« His iudgement being giucn after this manner, he was brought from the Citic Veralam, to this his place of execution, which, as then, was an hill in a wood, called H^lme-hurfl^ where at one ftroke his head was fmitten off But his Executioner, faith venerable Bede^ had fliort ioy of his wicked deedc, for his eyes fell tothe ground, with the head of the holy Martyr .of which will you heare another writer. Thoufands of torments when he had endur d for Chrift his fake, At length he died by dome thus giuenj his head away to take. The Tortor proudly did the feat, but cleere he went not quit, That holy Martyr loft his head, this cruell wretch his figbc. BbK He HiocejJe of London. 159 I J Richard (\xcczc^<:6i him,who folemnly & magnificently did confecracc the Church, which his predecefTour Panlhzd finifticd, and built a Chap- pell of himfelfe to the honour of Saint Cmhberty in which hcc was entom- bed, with this Epitaph. Abbas Richardus iacet kicy ei. VileSto filio Roberto Abbati mom- flerij SanBi Albania Salutem etapoftelicam ben.Ea que compofitione [et* con- cordia medianterauonabiliprouidentia ftatuuntUr^ in fitu debent ftabilitate confifieri: Et ne altcuitts temeritate in pofterum valeant immutari ApoftoUce fedts ea conuenit att^oritate muniri, Ea propter diliSie in Beminoifli Robert te) tuts po(lulationibns grato concurrentes ajjenftty compofitionem que inter Lincoln. Ecclefiam et monafierium beati Albanifitper Procefiionibus dcHer- fordfhira^ de qutbus inter 4f. Lateran. Id, Martij Pontifcatu! nefiri^Anno fe* cundo. ip Sfmon Abbot caufed many bookes to be written for the vfe of the Couenti in his time, one Steward of the monaftery, made the Kit chin much more large, and gaue both money and lands to the Couent and Monaftery, ideo (faith my Author) ob preclara eius merita inter ^bbates in capitulo fepulturam meruit optinere'^ therefore for his good deferts, hee deferued to be buried in the Chapter-houfe araongft the Abbots. lo Carine caufed a coflSn and a Shrine to be new made, wherein he put the reliques of Saint Amphibalus. Richard Cordelion, King of England, be ing taken prifoner by Leopold Duke of Auftria, and his ranfome fet at one hundred thoufand pound jcommandement was directed from his lufticcs, thatall Bifhops, Prelates, Earles,Barons, Abbots, and Priors, fliould bring in the fourth part of their rcuenues towards his deliuerancc: at which time the (brines in the Churches were fleeced, and their Chalices coined into ready money, yet this Abbot (quiARegieratamicipmus) redeemed the Chalices, and all other the rich offerings to the glorious (brines within his Church, for two hundred markes. This CArim was the firft Abbot of this houlc, that was dignified with Miter and Croifier. 21 lohn de CeHa did many workcsof piety, and purchafed the Church of Saint Stephen, with certaine lands thereunto adioyning, for one hundred and twenty markes, which he did afllgne to the Officers of his Kitchin. ai Wikiamy amongll many of his pious a£ts, rcedified Saint Cuthberts ChappcU, being as then ruinous and ready to fall downc; which hee new made in the honour of Saint Cuthbert^ Saint lohnthz Baptift, and Saint Agnes the Virgine; vpon which dedication he caufed thefe verfes to be in- fculped oucr the high Altar, QonfeJJorCuthherte'DeiBaptifla lohannes, Agnes virgOy tribus vobis hec Ara facratur. 23 lohn of Hertford was a great bencfaiocej]e of London. \ 56i 1 4 His fucccffor Roger did wondroufly loue the bcautie of the houfc of God. which he euidently did dcraonftrate by the great coft and charges he bcftowed vpon this his ownc Church; befidcs, he caufed to be made, three tunable Belsfor the Steeple, two to the honour of Saint Alban, and the I third to Saint Amphibalus, which he appointed to be rung at nine a dockc euery nightj whereupon it was called the Corfue, or coucr fire bell. 25 After Roger y fucceeded John of Bcrkamftede, of whom becaufe hce did nothing memorable in his life time, nothing (hall be fpoken in this pre. fcnt pagejSf^ tawan Leciorem monemus (faith the Bookej ^'/ comertatur idpietatis ofera^ tt emnifotenti deo pro eins animd freces fuadat, 26 lohn Marhes gaue a Cenfcr to his church, of a great price, befides I many other neceflaries. ^ ay Hugh his fucceffor, inlarged the reuenues of his church with many I fairc pofleffions, and obtained of Edmrd the fccond, diuers great gifts, With a crucifixe of gold, befet with precious ftones; a cup of filuer of great value, gilt, diuers Scottifti reliques. Timber to repairs the Quire, and one hundred pound in money. ^ujdfftitj eft, et erk, cur non homo dtfcere querit ? Spuma /uitffttmur ejl: futridAjiet hnmus, 48 Abbot Richariy, endued with all kindes of Icari^g, both moral and diuine, fuffcred great tribulation in his time, in the defence of the rights of his church. He gauca clocke totke farac^ the like of it was not in England. 29 Of Michael the Abbot I hauc fpoken before. 30 Vpon the death of L^ichael^ Thmasihc Prior of Tinmo.uth was preferred to this monafteriC- hefuftained innumerable croflcs and pertur- bations, during the time of his being at Tinmouth, as alfo hercat Saint Albanes: yet brought all to a profperous end, and adorned his church more richly, then any one of his Predeceffor?. the particular gifts that he gaue to I the fame, cofl him abouc foure thoufand pound. • Ejl Abbas Thomas y tumulo prejente reckfrs 1 vite tempus finBos expefiditin vfus. 11 The pcKt Abbot wa5 M» Mofit^qui m^a fecit diebuj fiU mamorar}- pvy Author,of wf?onJ this Epitaph. . M, C, quater vint, quint, Chudis heic methhra loanuiif ^ui dignisUttdihus mttrAnis occidit annis ; Intttsconjratres lit»t rexitypofifuit Abbas Con(lAns "Jt lofudj ^Ufis legem pt Helios, ^implicit as vite ^tt4, nofiitur eje columhe, Simonis et lude (ptepaftor) cf as rapuit te. i . ' pmtiempatratum Chrifins purgando reatftmt - )rlqo)c. -flj^^^ /^^/^^^jpj^ fftunerethis fociatum, : ■•nfn;::;..H i^jiu/.J ?ob.- ;'v nc w,-. . • 22 tr/i^ww his next fuccclTour.was w>y«*f/> temporibusum deodeUaus aum quam - ' — — — ■ — —————— 56z zJncient Funerall aSMontments qaam homimbus^ and performed many great workcs ot pictie, Hcc died about the yeare 1 454. for whom I finde this Epitaph. Conditus hie recuhat fit aU forte QutUlmus Albani faflor quigregU apt us eratt Repent iUuftrem celefli munere famantf £lHdmnequitintant6morsabolere'vira, 3^ But now I come to lebtt of Whethamftedc, (a village in this fliire, plentifiillin wheatc)(whcreinthcraid/o^» was borne, and thereupon had ilis denomination,) who was Abbotof this houfc,in theraigncof Henrj the fixt,a man much renowned for hisdue dcftrt of learning, for his god- ly life and conucrfation, for his pleafant difpofition, and for the charges he was at, and the meanes he madc,to adornc and enrich his Church and mo- naftery. Out of a Manufcript in Sir Robert Cottons rich Librarie, intituled, Gejla paucula JbbatU lohannis Sextit I collcdled thus much of his particu- lar adions. lohrt^ the fixt Abbot of this hou(e, of that chriftian name, that he might outwardly (hew, faith the booke, bow inwardly hee loued the bcautieof the houfe of God, and how much he defired to dcckc and embellifh the ha- bitation of the moft holy; firfl hec caufcd our Ladies chappell to bee new trimmed, and afrioufly depided, with flories out of thefacred word: vp. on the fouth fide whereof, thcfe verfcs wcrccurioufly depcnfcd in |old. Bulcepltiit ^^snnapartum dum frotuUt Anna^ DttlciHi anctHa dura Chrijtfts creuitin ilia, Vpon the north fide thefe. Flos Campi diS$A tibi (jueflid . ,V» ,,ptieUA Floris habens piCtA 'uenerarf fronde capella. In thcroofeabout the pifhireofthe Lambe. Jmer oties Aries regAt vt Jim^ormbftt agnmi Vnder the pidure of the Eagle. Inter dues AquilA veluti fine felle columba, ^ He built a little Ghappelfin ihefbuth part of the Church fof his cwne buriall place, in which vnder ccrtainc pidures in the windowcs, he caufed thefe verfes tobeinfcribed. Propic^' PAtreStCmpafiaequififueniAtres Or At, vt oretis^ fua quod fit panfa quiet is Vejler AdoptAtus hicfiUuf itttumulAtus. The north part of his Church b^ing fpmcwhat darkc,hce caufcd new windowcs to be made, and glazed, to make itappeare more light and glo- rious; and in the glafle,vnder the images of ccrtaine heathen Philofophers, which had tcftified of the incarnation of IcfusChriilj thefe Hexameters iwcreinfcribed. ? ^ 1 • - . "' lu c ^ mthin the DioceJJe of London. ..; ^ , . Ijlac qui graderii hos.teJlts fi mmereris: Crederle vimfcteru freles Dem efimulierit: Vnder the piflure of Ufeph of Arimathia in another window. i^d Erit fines ivipofiquam chrijlum fepeliui, Clafcomam veniy Eritones docui^ reqaieui, Vnder the pifturesof the fourc Do^lors of the Church. Ei»a per hec fdria fidei quodgigmt alampna Firmaftat Efclefia, quadra fulciucfflumpfia. And that he might further illuminate his C hurch,he caufcd a faire large window to be made anew in the Weft end of the faid North Iflc.Vpon the credion of which thefe rimes were compofed. In patrkieree qf4oflt6S durAbilis in fiy Fertur petrafore fa^or fuit ipfe femfirCy ^ue nunc erigiturin ea quoque parte hcatur^ Tetfus Ecciefie que fertur elariorejfey Eim ^ occiduamheae ditat lumine Jinem, He made a reuerend kinde ofimbroidcrcd vefturc, for himfelfe and his fuc- ceflburs, to vfc when they were to enter into their Saniiium SanQorum: he made a new Miter, and aPaftorall ftaffe. Vpon which this metre was carued. Foflquamfex annis henedixitdextra Johannis Wcthamfitd,pefulum fectrat hunc haculum. For the vfe and honour oF the holy Altar, hemadea Chalice of pure gold, a paire of filuer cenfcrsj apaire of filuer Bafons gilt. Vpon which were en- grauen the fm/itudes ofa (.ambeand an Hagle,with thefe riming veries. Peluu poft latices lata manus venia/es Confciat cdices:prius annuat K^gnus x^les. Vpon the pidurcsof Chrilt,thc bleflcd Virgine, Saint AlbanymA the facred Hoft, as they were to be carried in the Cloifter, or into the To wnej he caufcd diuersverfesto bc«^rittcn,toJbirmg the people mto a reuerend re- gard of the lame. ' • a \ 1 ^ v VtUfm ^ niater^n»fier fimtfl Prothfimrtjr A cetu populi deherent plus venerofi, mjlituit, 'varia quibtu ^ veneratio di^a Creuitj^Bcclefte cultHs/itit ampUar iU fe. Of all his pious a£ts which he performed for thepmaraent of his Church; thus much is written (briefly) in the famt booke . , IncdppiSy CAfuW^K^lhUj f^ul tnnkeffi/, I^mhq$isalijs varijsntagfsacpreeufisi' FrecefitpAtres pater hie cun^ospreeuntes, Ffmcokitqitt Deuin,cMr recolamm enm. •A In (lAncient Fmerall <^5\lomments In like manner hec trimmed vp his Monaftcric, with curious painted imageries and diuers infcriptions in golden letters. In his owne lodgings. Dfite licet multa tua fit fpecies bene culta, Mds mfi nubtt ei dos fmplicisefi Jpeciei. onus magnorum cjaamuls fts ftirpt deorum\ lunge tibi morem facts ortum noUliorem* Inter eosquosfama deosinhon»re leuavit' S9rs famulosi mors difci^utos in fine prabauit. In the walke betwixt the Hall and the Abbots Chamber: H ec in regnant e duo funt eon tr aria valde, Sedis apex primnst prebitatis j^iritus ftnus. Sis Dux munificffSffis prudcns^fi/que benignus'^ Jrejque Duces fintul es EneaSy Tittn^Vlixes, Non bene concejfum princeps regit iSe'Ducatitm, Cancilio procerum qui non regitur fapientum, ludex quando fides caueas ne iura ptpines lure quident tradito, Plebs Rex efty Rex. fine regnos > In the windowes of the Abbots Studie, or Libraric. Cunt fiudeoiyvideasy njt fit liirtui ^ honefias% Hie ^vbique tibi finalis caufa\^ttdtndii Hec Isca fceptrigere fudeat facr ate Sophie Hoc ad op fit trahere quod mandat Martha tMariel Huius amore loci regimen poftpdnere noli. ^0 minor ffrdgyfgi dftur magk efiirienti. In the Chamber adioyning to his Studic. Condere ne timeas quicquid perfuadet honejlas: Gratia propofitis fimper reffondet honeflis. He gaue a great Bafon of filuer double gilt, to the Monaftcric, which hec thus engraued about the Verge. 'Die quifquis fneris bene domifi memorerU ^uis fueratque dator^ nunquifuus ejje precator] Siue prees've fubesjpropter donnmteneark* Si fic hortor te pro donatore preeare^ Die que perhennis eifit lux que locus requiei. In a Chappell which he built for the Gouene, thcfe vcrfcs. T urma feneSiutis^ plebs egra, cohrjqne flilutis In mthin tbeT>iocejJe of London. In vejlris precibus Are Jacra cum celebratiS'^ Banc f roper fabrkam fextum memorate Uhannem, After this manner did he adornc,new build, and enrich both his Church and Abbey; and in all his new buildings or rcpairings, heecaufcd the pi- ctures of a Lambe and an Eagle to be thereupon drawne or depi£lcd with thefe verfes following,* which you may reade vppn theroofeortopof the Quire in the Abbey Church at this day. Die vbicunqae njides fit fidius vt K^gnus ^ \^ks Effigies eperh,fextifuntiftalohanms Parte velin tote iavijfe, 'velin /aciendo Bfi ffpf/i hoc vnum caufauit earn faciendum* He buvli much at his Mannor of Titten-Hanger not farre from hence, and in his Studic there infcribed thefe verfes. Jpfe lohannis amor wbethamftede vbique proclamor^ Eius ^ alter honor hie lucis in ange reponor^ In a Chappell there which he much enlarged, he caufed to be painted vpon the walls the fimilitudes of all the Saints of his ownc Chriftian name oilobn: with his owne pidure, which fceroingly thus prayeth. Cum ftroparnomen^par ferreprecor fimulomgn', T urn paribus que pari, licet impar, luce locari. He repaired or rather built anew the Church of Redburne,and confecrated the altar againc: ouer which thefe verfes were written vpon the wall. M'fimel X, terno C quater 1 quoque querno Ara refiecratay domus hec varijfque nottata, Vpon the couering or roo& ouer the Ghanccll, vnder the pi^urcs of the Lambe and Eagle, thefe. Ecce pecus mundi tellens peeeata rotundi* Enet auisy celi refer ans arcana fideli. En pecus en et auis, opus en fextique lohannis, Hebuilta LibraricintheMonkcs Collcdge in Oxford, to which he gaue many boakes, in fomc of which he writ thefe verfes. , EratribusOxonie datur in munus liber ifie. ^ Per pat rem peeorum Prothomarty ris ^ngligenofum, ^luem fi quis rapiat ad partem fiue reponat. Vel lude laqueum, 'vel furcas fentiat Amon, In other of the bookcs which he gaue to the faid Librarie, thefe. Difcior vt do5lifieret noua re^a plehi Culta magi/qae T^ee datur hie liber ara Minerue, His qm dijs dtciis libant heloeaufia minijlris. Ccc* ^ i6€ j ^Jndm Funeral/ (t^Ti^^onunm^ iEt Cine bibttkm fitiunt fre Netware lym^ham^ Bfique librtqae Ucii idtm dator^ a^or et vms, ; Hg built alfo a Gbappcll adioyningto the Librarie, and in the principall window vnder the pidures of the Crucifix, the Virginc Mary ^ and Saint lif hi? Baftift^ hccaufcd thcfe deprecatory rimes to be put in the glafle. Mors medicwa necis via vhe^payppuUttts, ' Sis (pes prom^ta precis , lex cure^ laus O^onAchatus, MAtris meftiaaj mm prolis, vulnera quina^ Sint rma leticia fati pulfante fuina. pirginu tmbutor^ fidei fortipme t»tor, Neminis 'vt reputor feror omnis oro fecutor. He bcfto wed great charges vpon the Abbots lodging-houfe in London. By his wifedome he did Co mediate with Vmfrej^ Duke of Gloceftcr,tfaat he gaue to this Church {ormtus veftimentdrum) a foite of veftments worth three thoufand markes 5 with the Mannour of Pembroke in South Wales, for that the Monkes (hould pray for his foule ; and chofc this Church for the place of his buriall. Vpon which, thefc rimes. vUra iam di^a, que funt numero fatis ampU, T)iHe$ item celta Penbrok a flebe voeatA : Per patris media fttit Ecclejiepropriata^ Ojfa tegique fua legit ^ Propriator^ in ipfa» He gaue much to the Churches of Winflow and Newcnham, and other Churches in London. He gaue a challice of pure gold and of great waight to the Priory of Tinmouth, where he was brought vp as a ScholIer,a Chal- lice to Wallingford,another to the Church of Worcefter. An eftimate of his charitable and pious deuotions to this and other Churches, you may fee in thcfe two lines, befide what money and goods he bequeathed vpon his death-bed. Summa prim diBa ft fit fine fraude quttata Bist^rmillenas fertur tranfcendere libras. And jpretergefta iam diBa^ faith the booke, fecit Abbas prefattts multa alia opera bona quenon fcripta in libro hoc* Hec antem fcripta fufjt vt glori* fieetur deus in omnibus^ qui dedit fervulofuo gratiam ad peragendum hec pAvcula indiebus fitis,Etvt ea legant FratreSyatque lege/Jtes,vt ardentio- rem habeant appetitum ad orandum in fiecie pro animid eius. He was a general 1 good fchollerj lome fourefcore and oddcftucrall Trca- tifes are fet do wne in this booke of Saint AlboHStWnttcn by this Abbot.Be- fore the names whereof theft verlcs. Nomina librorum cum contentis ir esrum ^uo$ fiument alii domino pre ffanteylohannts Fecit vel f:ribi^ferii'elfVeirenoHAtti. Hie fubfcribuntur mentditer vt teneantur, « He vpjfhin the Diocese of LonUon. He gaue oucr his charge for a time, and vndcrtooke it againc a little be- fore his death, which happened in the raigne of Edward the fourth. He was buried in his owne Chappell which he had prouided in his life time. To whofc memory this Epitaph was made by one of the Monkes. Cdntegit ifie lapis vemrahilis ojfa Uhmnis Whethamjlede^ AhbM hie qm fait tius in Annus Her iodusy do5ios {^AmtnSj^ eis miferatus. Nec fraudes fAtiens car arum Preshyterattts. In lubrieos vhineesy in adHlterijfque lobannes Ex tit it ymo Petrus in omnes Symonianos, . ' Infiper in lacerts dmibusmanfifque vetufiis^ Sic reparater erat^fic reparando rmabat: ^uod fibipreterittts nen fit compar Pater vUus, Siue coequalis manet impar rebus in iftis Murcds fnillenas decies numero repetitas Scriptd/erunt pofi fe que liqutfat expofuiffes Pro diUUoris anima tui dulciter ora AlbaniJanSiiconventus qualibethora: His next fucccflbr -wssiohn stoke, of whom, as alfo of all the reft In the Catalogue, I hauc already fpoken: and now I willreturncbacke againc to the reft of the Epitaphs and Infcriptions which I finde in the Church. In a wall in the body of the Church ouer a vault, Vir Domini verm iacet hie Her emit a Roger us Bt fub eo clar us merit u Her emit a Sigxrus, Memoriah Dornini Thome Rutland quondam fiihprioris hmut C^tonajle- rij qui ex luce migrauit lM* ccccc» xxi, cuius anime propitietur altipmus. Amen, JEcce facer dos eram^ iam fa6ius vile cad/tuer, Et cito puluis erit quefo memento met, Sijlegradumquiad me venit hic^ ^ funde^precitor^ (JHe deus vt leuet, ^ ducat ad 'vfque polum, Vpoq his breft on the portraiture, this Englilh Diftick is ingraucn. lelus Chryft, Marys fon, Hav mercy on the Ibwl of Rychard Sttndon, This Towne vaunts her fclfc very much of the birth and buriallofSir lohn (jMandeutll^m^ijthc famous Trauailer,who writ in Latinc,Frcnch, and in the Englifti tongue, his Itinerary of three and- thirty yeares. And that you may belecue the report of the Inhabitants to bee true, ihcy hauc lately pcnfild a rare piece of Poetry, or an Epitaph for him, vpon a piller; neere to which, they fuppofe his body to haue becnc buried, which I rhinke not much amiffeto let downe* for although it will not bee worth rhe reading, yet doe but fet it to fome lofty tune, as to the Hunting of An Gcc»2 tichrift. EfiUjehanms fyheihmfieae. 7(egfyitii one i^^are two Her- mits. Tho.mUnd Snb-prior. Rich St9ni$n Pricft. kaight. 56.^ 1 (lAncient Fmerall aSX^fonmmts tichrift, or the like, I know it will be well worth thefinging : markc how All ycc thatpaffc, on this pillar caft eye, This Epitaph read if you can; Twill tell you a Tombe onc't flood in rhisroomc. Of a brauc fpirited man. Iffhfi MandeuiU by name, a knight of great fame. Borne in this honoured Townc. Before him was none that eucr was knowne> For trauaile of (b high renowne. As the Knights in the Temple, croffc-legged in marblej In armour, with fword and with fliecld. So was this Knight grace, which time hath defac't. That nothing but ruines doth yeeld. His Trauailes being donne, he ftiineslike the Sun, In hciuenly Canaan. To which blcffed place, O Lord of his grace, Bring vs ail man after man. That he was borne here in this Towne I cannot much deny 5 buU am ftr e that within thcfe few yeares,! faw his Tombe in the Gitie of Leege, with- in the Church of the religious houle of the GuiiiUmmitsif/ith this Infcrip* tion vpon it, and the verfes following hanging by on a tabic. Hie iacet virmhilis D. loannesde MAndevilet\^h'D,dd Bar bam miles ^ Domimsde Campdi: uatus dejttgiia, Mediciitcprefejfor^deumpimus era- m ; ^ honor urn Urgtpmus pauperibus erogdtor qui toto quafi or he luftrato* Leodij diem 'vite fue cUuftt extrmHtn* K^nn, DomMX^CC, lxxi» 'wceJJe of London. j ^tfp And grant them in heucn a plafc to hav. Vpon the fame marble, vndcr the pifture of the Grofle, thcfe words arc en- graueii, which the forefaid Smith fcemes to fpeake. By this tokynof the holy crofT, Good Lord favowr fowls from loflf. Elijabeth his wife thcfe. Cry ft who dyed for vs on the Rood tree, Sav the fowl of my Husbond,owrchyldrcn,and mce. Here liech . ; . .Rapb Rowlat Citizen of London, Merchant of the Sta- pie, and loan his wife. Which Rafh dyed, M. c c c c c xix. on whoft. Thisfamilieisnowcxtin^,and the inheritance diuolued by marriage vnto the Maymrds, as appearcth by an Epitaph vpon the wall not long fince made for on of the Maynardsy who married one of the hcires of Sir Rafh Rowlat kviH^t. -it • i To the picture of Chrift hanging on theCrofle, this in(cription was lately to be read vpon one of the pillars in the Church. Fly the falQiodeof the fiend for he wil fownd the, Dread not my dreadful doomes for I dyed for the. Cal on me thy Sauyour Chryft, I can chere the My mercy is more than thy miflc, I may amend the Sec how my fyde was pcrced for the, and I ftial help the. In this Abbey Church is a goodly Font of folid braCfe, wherein the kings children of Scotland were wont to be baptized 5 which Font Sir Ri- chard Lea knight, Mafter of the Pioners, brought as a fpoile out of the Scotiilh warres, and gaue it to this Church. As may appcare by this loftie and arrogant infcription about the fime; as if the Font in it owne perfon did proclaime the knights a£l to all pafifengers in thefc words, lately Eng- liflicd. When LeethaTowne of good account among the Scots, and Edin- brough their chiefc Citie were on a fire,Sir Richard Lea knightjfaued mce from burning, and brought meeinto England. And I being mindfull ofthis fo great a benefit,whereas before I was wont to ferue for baptizing of none but Kings children, haue now willingly offered my ftruicc eucn to the mca- ncft of the Englifli Nation. Lea the Vi&our would haue it fo. Farewell. In theyeare of our Lord,M.D.xliii.and of the raignc of King Henry the eight xxxvi; Thcfe already written arc all the Epitaphs or infcriptions which I finde in this Abbey Church: howfocucrit doth retainc the afties of many a wor- thie man conquered by death, both before and fince the Conqueft; As of Egfridkm^ oi the Mercians, fonne to great Offa the Founder, who added CO thofe twenty Lordftiips or Mannors , wherewith his father at the firft endowed this foundation: Terramqui^qae Maneriorum in loco dicio Pyne- • f ^J^^^j-^J""* feid cum terminis fuis antiquiss^ mamium de Simtridge ttTirefeU. Cartas que Patrufui benigm in fua ferena cencepone corffrmamt ; fr$ con* Y Ccc* 3 firmatione Efjr'id Itingof chc Mercians. ficpe di(l.bib; Celt. 570 (L// ncient Funeral/ both her foundation and fall is plainly deciphered. Behold that goodly Fane which ruin d now doth ftand, ^i. Dfoyten. To holy L^/h^ built, firft Martyr of this Land, Toijoi. Song 16 Who ill the faith of Chrift from Rome to Britainc came, And dying in this place rcfign'd his glorious name. In memory of whom (as more then halfe Diuine) Our Englifb offa rear'd a rich and fumptuons Shrinc; And Monaltery here : which our fuccecding Kings, From time to timeendow'd with many goodly things. And many a Chriftian Knight was buried here, before The Norman fct his foot vpon this conquered fliorc; And after thofe braue fpiritsin all thofe balcfull flowers, That with DukcRohert went againfl the Pagan powers. And in their countries right, at CreCTy thofe that flood, And that at Poy ters bath d their bilbowcs in French bloodj Their valiant Nephewes next at Agincourt that fought. Whereas r<5bcllious France vpon her knees was brought. j In Atmdei de n'a- uerlty. Mjf. in bib. Con. npithin the Dioceffe of Londm,. In tbis religious houfc at fbmc of their returncs. When nature claim'd her due, here plac't their hallowed vrnes.' Which now dcuouring Time, in his fo mighty waftc, Dcmollifhing thofc walls, hath vtterly defact. So that the earth to fcclc the ruinousheapcs of ftones. That with the burth'nous weight now preflc their facred bones, Forbids this wicked brood, ftiould by her fruits be fedj As loathing her o wae wombc, that fuch loofc children bred. But I will come to the quarrel! of the houfesof Yorke and Lancaftcr, which filled vp our Ladies Chappellficre.with the dead bodies of the No- bilitie,flaine in and about this Towne of Saint ^/^4»/jwhofe funcrall Tro- phies are wafted with deuouring time,and fiates or Pe wcs for the Towncf- men made ouer their honorable remaines. Of thefe Lords hcreburicd,thus writeth the old Poet, uhn Cower, ^uosmars,qtias iJMartU forsfeua^fudque Jar or is Bella proftrarunt., medioque neearunty Mors fic occifis tumuUuerat hie Jimulipfos^ Pofique necem requiem caufiuit habere ferennem Et medium fine quo vult hie requiefier^nemo^ Hie lis J hie pugna, mors eft qui terminat arma, MorSffors,^ Mauors quijirauerunt T>ominos hos. Butamongft fo many of the Nobilitic here interred, I finde few remcm- bred,raue Edmund Duke of Somcrfet, Henry Earle of Northumberland, and lohn the valian t old Lord Clifford, The death of this Edmund Duke of Somcrfet, grandchildc to lobn of G4«»^,fore grieucd King Henry the fixth j becaufc in him he had alwaycs put great truft and confidence : being a chiefe Commander, and one who had long gouerned Normandy, beene Regent of France, and for his coun tries fake had alwayes right valiaiuly borne himfclfc againft the French. Yet his anions, whatfoeuer they were, did not pleafe the common people^ nor many other of ranke and qualiticin thofe timcj.For Harding who lined in thofc dayesj thus writ of him. Thei flewe the Duke Edmondy then of Somcrfet, For caufe he had the realmes wclc fo lette. He was flainevnder thefigne of the Caftle in the Towne,bcing long before warned (as it is reported) to auoidc all Caftles. Henry Lord Perey^ Earlc of Northumberland aforefaid. was the fonne of Henry^furnsmcdHot-lpurr, flaine at the bartell of Shrewsbury by King Henry the fourth. But his fathers offence, and his Grandfathers, being for- giuen him,hc was reftored to his Grandfathers dignities by Hefiry the fifth, to whom, and to his fonne Henry the fixth, he euer continued a loyall fub- ieft.ftoutly maintaining their right to the Crowne of England; in which quarrell he here loft his life. The old Lord C///f/-^ here interred, is fpecially remembred in the bat- tell. 57? Edmund Duke of Somcrfet, HafMy^*if ^ff^r v/mtftf Grataque fcrs Domimptt *^os atque pattern Monaehorum, Nunc abijtt fed non ob^t,quia nomine vimt Nec recubat) magis aflch vigilat, quia fama Juperjles^ yefittu Maurut.fmtf in 'viSu BenediQMy Pacomitu mtnitis , Bafilius ^ rudiment it: Nec fibi defuerat ipfum decuit quod habere^ Impar nAmfteterat tit Pater abf que pare. Pro Paftere pectts^plebs pro domino gemit omnis. Almaque Sponfr flet cecidijje virum. y^Jlra tamen ciuem letentur habere perhennem^ Exult atque Poltu quod fit ei thalamus, 5- Vpon a Monke of this houfehcrc buried. ^ui lacrimdns Lazarum revocafii quadraduammy K^d vitam Monachum reuocesfichic tumulatum. Fac / I (•Ancient Fmerali oSA^fonumenti Fac tecttmqm frui requie cum luce perhemi: Ymdieat ex iure^ vixit Momchalitcr ipfe* 6. VponanotherBrother of the Coucnt here interred. jjle Patery pater ijle pists. Pater hie tttmulatu^l £t pater, ^ water. Pedagogies eratque mini(ler Damrexitfpecorum fuerat^cur quod tribuenduml ^uatuor hijs rejiatynunc detur^eique reviuat^ In veto Fratrum quia tot fait vnus eifdem, Sicque vices que modos alternauit va riantes \ Morte premi talem culpat pietas pietstem^ 7- Vpon lohn crejjy a young youth, of the ancient familic of the Crejfjest I hereby at Harding, ^um puer ipfe fui^puer lihroqm vacaui^ Mortis mole rut, moriens hie me fepeliui* Heresmagnm eram^preclara Jlirpe que natf^^i D umque fuperfueram lohn Creffy rite vocattts^ ^uipretergrederk lege^ prt mepojique preceris. Vpbn another young boy, where buried I know noti 'l Sl^e iuuenes que fines ^ puerosy que viros premit mncs Mors fuhmole tua^precor^ in te,, voce fub ifia. Sit ttbipojfe breue\ nunquam fatum puerile Per te mutetur^ fit canussum morietur. Fix vndennis eram morfu cum mortis obibam, Dum mater ploratypuerhicin morte laborat^ Dumque Petra ttgiturrogatvt rc^uics /ibidem f. Ft rogat ipfa fibi fit per pes pax reqniei. Sic ms clamemusyfeeum pariterque rogemw^ Ft fibi cum requie lax lucejcat fine fine, 10. Vpon Thomas Pakington flaine in the firft battel!, here in Saint Albans ^ who was Sword-bearer to Henry Lord Perc'j^ Earlc of Northumberland, hercaifo flaine, as I hauc (aid before. He lies buried in Saint Peten Church in this Towne, with an Epitaph vpon a marble- ftone, to the fame effect. Me vis profirauity me pofi mortem tumulauiti Hac fub mole petre • perq^feu ftc periere T res magni Domini'^ fueram tunc fcutifervni Portitor ac gladq : pax fit eique mihi» Jpfi Thomas di^us Pakingt$n eramque vocdtus: II. Vpon Margaret Bifiworth zMzide'. wthin theT>ioceJJeof London. 577 legis hec memora ucet hie quod femina clar4, ^ue M^rgarcta fuerat Byejrvortb vocitata, Hanc mors feu a nimis, etas fihi dum iuuenilis Infuit^ mtd6io Jleterat dum corf ore Virgo ^ Pefle fuA ftrauit hie ftratam ^ tumulauit, M.femeL x querno ; Cquater^ter ^ I.Jib'f iunl$0 V. queydie LinAmartis decies repetita Trajjftjt a feculo fibi propcius Detti efio, 12. Vpon lohn Dttnpahle an Aftrologian, a Mathematician, a Mufitian, and whatnot. Muficm hie Michaltti alter ^ nouus PthoUmeui^ luttiorac Athlas fufportamroboreeeloSf , Pattfat fub cinere ; me Her vir de maliere 2VuKqaam natus erat'^'vicij quia lahe carebai. Et virttttis opes pojfedit vnicus emnes. Cur exoptetur, pe optandoque preeetur Perpetuijs annis eelebretar fama lohannis i^mjlapil'yin pace requie/cat ^ hjc ftne fine* '3- Vpon one Peter y buried in the lower part of this Quire. Petrum petra tegit ; qui pofi obitum fibi legit Hie in fine ehorife Jitb teilure reponii Petra, fuit Petrus petree quia eondicionu^ Subfians ^ folidus quafi pojlis relligionis. Hie fibi/ub Fetra fit pas paufi quietao 14. Vpon one Peter Tones ^2^, Doftor.and a Parfon, a confabulatorie Epitaph. iaeet hie? Paftor : qtiis item? gradaamine Do£ion ^uodnomen? Petnuieognomen quale? Johannes: K^nnts qaot rexit? ter trinis ; quot fibi vixit? Luftra bis feptem : ^ujs finis? finSius eidem: visit enim faniieymoriens Jie defijt atquC'^ 'J- Hie foboles eineris, hie proles ^ mulieris Compaufant j vtero pariendi rurfm ab vno, Partupttluereo renouatur vitd Jeeundo Et fttb perpetuo mors manet exilio. In this Manufcript arc diuers other Epitaphs of his making , which I (hall meetc withall by the way. I had like to hauc forgotten K^lan Straylerythc Painter or Limmer out of the pictures, in the golden Regifter, of all the Benefaftours to this Ab bevi who for fuch his paines (howfoeucr he was well payed) and for that Ddd, he Alan Sttsjltr., f * That is of euery houfca penny. stoiv Annal' Sir "Reit'in Enimfell knight and Vifcount. he forgaue three Qiiiiiwgs foure pertccof an old debt owing vnto him for colours, is thusremembred. Nomen Ptiioris Alafius Strayler hahetnr ^ijim piiechorts celeftibiis ajfocietur* But it is high tiradto take Icauc of the Abbey, which at the firft fas you may percciue by the premifTes) was endowed with much land, and many large priuiledges,and daily augmented, and fucceffiuely confirmed by the charters of many of our Englifh and Saxon Kings and Princes ; and much enlarged in all by fundrie Abbots,and other finccre well-afFeaed perfons. So that before the difTolution fuch were the priuilcdges of this place, that the King could make no fecular Officer ouer them but by their owne con- fent.-they were alone quite from paying that Apoftolicall cuftome and Rent; which was called * Rom-fcotor Peter-pence: whereas neither King, Archbifliop, Bifliop, Abbot, Prior,nor anyone in the kingdome was freed from the payment thereof. The Abbot alfo CorMonke appointed Arch- deacon vnder him) had pontificall iurifdidion oucr the Priefts and Lay- men, of all the poffcQSons belonging to this Ghurch; ft) as he yeelded fub- iedion to no Archbiftiop, Biftiop, or Legate, faue onely to the Pope of Rome. This Abbot had the fourth place among the Abbots,which fate as Barons in the Parliament houfe, Howfoeucr Pope i^drian the fourth, whole furname was Breakefpcare, borne hereby at Abbots Langlcy, grant- ed this indulgence to the Abbots of this Monafteric -^tbat as Saint ^Iban wasdiftin£tly knowne to be the firfl Martyr of the Englifh Nation : fo the Abbot of this Monafteric (hould at all times among other Abbots of Eng- land, in degree of dignitie, be reputed firft and principall. The Abbot and Couentof this houie were acquitted of all Toil through England. They madelafikcSfad audiendum ^ termm4ndttm^ within themfelues ; and no other luft ice could call them for any matter out of their libertie.They made Bayliffes and Coroners: They bad the execution, and rcturne of all Writs, the goods of all out la wes, with Gaole and Gaole deliuerie within them- felues. And receiued to their owne proper vfe the Rom-fcot (before fpokcn of) throughout all the County of Hertford. This Abbey was furrendred vp, by the Abbot and Monkes there • by deliuering the Couent feale into the hands o[T,Pope: D. Peter: Mafter C4«fW//Z>, and other the Kings vifiters,thcfifth day of December, 1 539. It wasvalucd,at a farre vnder ratCj to bee worth of ycarely reuenue,twothou{and fine hundred and ten pound, fixe ftiillings, penny halfc penny, q: Saifjt Peters Church in Saint Albans. ' This Church and Churchyard was ftuft full with the bodies of fuch as were flaine in the two battells, fought here at Saint i^lhans. In which I finde a funeral! Monument for my valiant countreyman, Sir Bertin Emm- Jelly who fighting on the Kings partie,died of a wound receiued in the firft battell.Vpon whofe Tombe this Infcription, inlayd in brafle , is yet to be read. Herelyth Syr Bertin Entwifel knyght, which was borne in Lan carter Shyre, mthin theDioceJJeof London. I 579 Shyre,and was Vicound and Baron ofBrykbeke in Normandy,and Ba/ifFc ot Conftantin.WhodiedthexxviiiofMayjM.cccc.lv. on whof fowl efii have mercy. Of which Sir B^r«»,thusfpeaketh Leland it\ his Commentaries. Ther isaVifcowntofBrykbck in Normandy, faith he, callyd Bertym^or Ber- ^rfw^Cw/Vn'^y^//; that cam into England, and was much on thcfaftyon of lyng Heiiry the fixth, and flay n at on of the Battels at Saint i^lhom, and )erycd in the Peroche Chyrch of Scynt F^r^r,vnder the plafc of the Lecio- rium in the Qny re, wheras a memoriall of hy m ther yet remey neih. Ther was a dawghjer of this Vifcount callyd Lucy^ of whom Mafter Bradene of Sforthamptonfliy re is dcfccndyd. and in the fame Shy re is a mean gcntyl- man ofthat name.' Thefe Entnifells were gentlemen of good refpeft in our countrey in our "athersdayesjwhofemanfionhoufe retaines the vi^mtoi Ent wife U to this lourc : Thelaft heire of which houfe (as I haue it out of the collcftions of yi.Dalton, aliai iV/j/roji king of Armes) was one Wtlfred £»/>r//?//, who bid the land that was left him, and ferued as a Lance at Mufclborrow- ield, in the fecond y eare of the raigne of king Edward the fixih; after that le ferued the Guyes in defence of Meth. After that he was one of the foure Captaines of the Fort of \'ewhaueniwhcrc being infe(3:cd with the plague, and (hipped for England, was landed about Portfmouth, and being vnccr- taincofany houfe, died vnder a hedge, in September, Am. 1549. Rap^ 54/'//?;^^;'^ the father, and Ra pbe the ConMyOtBapthprpg in theEaft- iding of Yorkcftiircj which for many defcents hath yceldcd both name and habitation to that knightly familic ; fighting in this Towne vnder the jannerof King the fixth, loft their Hues, and here lye buried toge- ther 5 with this Epitaph. Cum Pure Radulphd Bihthorp met ecce Radulphud Filiuiy hoc duro marmore preffus humo. Henrici fexti Dapifer^ Pater i^rmlger etuSf Mors fat is id d&cuft, fidm vterque fait, C. Domini quater M. femel. L. feme I F.femel ann» Hgs necAt baud foloi mors truculmta duos. Lux hijs poflrema Mai] tjicena feeunda-, Det Dens hijs lucem^ det fine fine diem. Behold where two Kaulph Babthorps^ both the fonne and father lie, Vnder a ftonc of marble hard, interr'd in this mould dric: To Henry fixth the Father Squire, the fonne he Sewer was, Both true to Prince, and for his fake they both their life did paffc. The yeare one thoufand and foure hundred fiftiefivc, Grimme death, yet not alone, did them of breath depriue. The laft day of their light wasth twentith two of May: God grant them light in heau'n, and without end a day. andTlafhe his foone. In the yere of Crift on thowfand j»wr hundryd fuf trcw wyth fowr and I Rich, skiprvitb. I Rychard Skipwith gentylman in birth,latc fdow of new Innc. I Ddd*2 In! (fixteeo i2b I ^Ancient Fmerall itfAfmuments h.Sk'ipivkb and loau. The. Va}(iagton. Ed. BeuM Huni-mafter within Saint Albans iibcrtie, ind Alice bis wife. f^'ill.iviiter »nd Gyacc his wife. Ed. ivefiby and loan his wife. Citely Wt^ly. ^iU.n'eJiby. Ed. trep). Sloi» Annal. In my age twentr on my fowl party d from the body in Auguft the fixtcnth day, And now Ily her abyding Gods mercy vndyr this fton in day, Delyring yo wthat this Hil fee, vnto the Meyden prey for mec That bare both God and man. Like as ye wold that oder for yce (hold, When ye nc may nor can. Hie duo confortes Skiptvith quelodma loanftei Compdujam vna^gemrofm^'vntUtCt alter: yt pariter paufam inpAce precare ^utefcafit, Tu qui met ra legis^fic quod requiefcere fops. Hie iacet Georgiw Skipmth Ar. In this Church arc others of this familic interred, whofc Monuments are quite defaced j of which name, Gentlemen of ancient defcent, fairc pof- ftffions, arid knightly degree, do at this day flourilh at Cotes in the Coan- ty of Lciccftcr. Ittnior enfe rtti,fueram tunc Enfifer vni ^Dc Borea comiti^ Ai6io cogmmine Percy Ft Perijperiit fthi^iproh dolor) mfts ademit T rmfcurfum ftadtj : pax fit eique mihi: Iffe T homai di^tts^ PakiftgteM eramque vocdttui '-Midfeet Edmardm BeuUed (^r. qftoftdam Magifler Ludivenattci tit' p-a lihertatem Abbatis de Sancio Albam ^ Alicia vxor eiiUtqui Edwardus obijt via Jan. M.ccccJxxv, Wi/liam JVittorzndhisvfy^Grafi, Vndyr this fton ben buryed her. In hcvyngood Lord grant them a plafej As thow them boght with thy blood fo dcr. Which WiHidm as her hit doth apper. The ninth dey of March paff this prefcnt ly fF, On thowfand fowr hundryd and fix yer Of Crift ; whof grafc be ther prefcrvaiyfF. Hie iacet Edmundus Wejlby qu$ndam Hundredaritu San^i Albani, ^ loafind n,'Xor dm ft Ha ^ heres Ade Stonham et cortfangnineat et beres Alicie f^ttehall, , . . ob.vltimff die lulii M^cccc.xhii, Hicjacet Cecilia Wejlby vxor Bartholomei Wejlby^ que obiit l. lulH Ann. M.c?a: lxxxxv. -r-*"'^ ' i^^-fl Hie iacet wiRelmus Wejlby qnondam Hmdredarius et Balium Liber* talis 1 . Hie iacet Bdmnndus Weftbj Armiger. I»fiiciar.pacuin Com, Hert.et Hur/dredarius ac Baliuus dt Franchefia SanSii ^IkaniyCt Mar gar eta vxor eins<^qni Ed. ohtit xviii Septemb . M.cccc.lxxv. Henry the frxrh was in this Edmunds houfc {HmdrederoU S. Aihm) during the timcof the firft battel! mthc Towne. ■ ' ^ =■ ■ ' ' 'i? n* •: ,f):. ■ Bic vpithin theT>ioceJJeof London. 581 Hicidcet Thomas A(lry gener.fiHus Radulphi Ajlry militis^ et ElifahethA vxor eitts fil/a W'dklmi Skipmth Armtgert, qui quidem Willel. ob Muccccvii, Hie iacet Richardus RAyn[hdw Armig,feruie»s ad arma Regis Henriei oCtnui • Here \y1h7h0mas Blake gentl. and iMaudhis wife. WhkhTho, died the third of December, 155^. 58. Hen, 8. De Sudeley D omina mtus uhn Lind que vocatttSy (JJ/ orte ruit ftratus hie <^ rmiger intumulatus* t^ttla Marefchallum quern regia nohilitauit, Egra laes rapuit, raftum cineri fociauit , ' Sufflico qui grader es feu inmarmerelumina fges, Ora, cum Juperis (it fibipaufa pijs. ob.^.Septemb.CAtt/j. 1454. Hie iacet lohannes Bermel de villa San^i Albani in Com> Hen. gen* qui obiit . . . . 1400. Dammodo vixifii quia fpemque fidem tenuifti^ Bultor ^ Ecclefieycultorfuerafque M^rie. Vita^filus^requiestibi cum deitatelohannes Sit Bermel,prima mors^ et tua vita fecunda. Hie iacet Symon Bemwel qui oh. 28. Ian. K^nn. 1455. Hic iacet Reginald us Bernwel qmi 0b. 12. t^pril, i/^-j 7; Here lyech Brian Leckleyt who died .... 1507 and Alice Lock' /e^, who died. • . . I54<^. Here Richard Lockley, Elifabeth and Agnes his wyfs. Whych Rf- chard dyed, 1544. ^br their fowls and al Chriftian fowls of yowr chcritc, fay a Pater N after and an Ave, Vndcra marble ftone in the Quire a religious man lieth interred, whofc name is worne, or ftolne out with the braffc j onely the forme of a Rofe re- raaineth ; and in the turnings of the Icaues this InfcriptioH. Lo al chat ere I fpene, fomtym had I. Al that I gav to good intent, that now hav I. That which I nether gav nor lent, that now aby I. That I kept, til I went, that loft I. An old tranflatioh from thefc Latinc couplets following. £l»pd expendi^habni, ^Hod donauiyhabeo, ^uodnegaui^punior* ^uod fervauitperdidi. Hic iacet Dominas Edtvardus HiH miles ordinis San^i Johanna Baptifie^ qut obttt • Ann.,, cccccxxxvi. This knight was one of the Fraternitieof that religious order of S. lohns lerufalem\ an Hofpitall. Of which I haucfpoken inanother place. (|.,v, Ddd,3 Saint rho.A^ryznd Elif. his wife. Rich. Rgynjh/nv Sergeant at Artne*. Tbo. Bkke. la.Llndi Mar* lhallof the Kings Hall. lo. BetiMcll. Simon Bemtpel- ReineldBerfnvet Brian Locliltj, Alice Loililty, l^ch.Lockky, EliJ. »nd A^et his wiucs. SuEd.HlU knighe. 58i Ancient Fmerall a^^onuments la.Pecocke and. MMdbisvtife, rho.iretiun. 7ik '^'oluetiyhU w.'uesand children. r/iU,LUj Prieft, Catherine bis wife. Rob. TurbervUl, and Dsr. his wife. Sir /#, TurbcT' vill Prieft. J^J'ill.Davy and ^arg.hii wife. lo GtiUjatTtia l^ricft. Saint Michaels within Saint Allans. lohn Pecock et Mawd fa femnu gifomt icy E Dieu de font almes eit mercy. Amen, Hie iacet t homos Woluey (or Woken') Latomm in Arte,nec mn Armi- geriUufiripmi Principis Ric, fecundi quondam Regis Angliequi obtjtAnno Dom. ccccxxs. in Auy nomine di^USy Cum Margareta (ponfalifedore iun^a: Cum prece deuota qui, tranfis flayprecor-ord. Hie iacet lohannes Gril, quondam Magifler San0i luliani, i&r»f,thefe vcrfes are dcpided. Camd.in Hcrt, Jac.de veragtne mvi(,S,6er. S. Geymam ihe buriallpliceof many Chrifli ans. Cajnd. Ui Hert Gmmkrf, Infcriptions. 584 1 (tAncient Funeral/ oSM^onumem Horrida, mper eram a(jfe0$f latehdque ferarum^ Rttricilis tant»m numinihujque locus, Edemisor fAufto hue dum forte fufervemt Orpheus Vlterius qui we mn ftnit ejfe rudem^ Comocatf avulfis virgulu virenm truneis Et fedem quA vel Dijs flamjfe poteft. Sicquc met cull or^fic eft mjhi cnltus ^ Orfheus: F lor eat o softer cultus amor que diu. In the faid Orchard is a little banquctting houfc raoft curionfly adorned; round about which the liberall Artcs are deciphered, with the pidurcs of fomcofthofemen which haue beenc excellent in cuery particular Art. And firft he begins with the Art of Grammcr. Thus. Lex (urn fermonis linguarum rtguU certd^ ^uime mn didkiteatera nulla petat. The pidures of T^onattUy Liljy Serum ^ and Prifciam Arithmaticke. Ingenium exacuo^ numerorum arcana recludo^ ^ui memores didicit quiddidicijfeneqmt, StifeliWiBudenSy Pythagoras. Logicke. Diuido multiplices^ res explaaoque latentes: Vera exqmro,fal/a arguo^ cunHa proh, K^riJloteleSj Roaulpbtts^ PorphiriuSfSeton/ts, Mufickc. Mitif^o mxroresy ^ acerbas lento euros, Geftiat vt placidis mens biterata fonts* K^rion^Terpandery Orpheus. ^ Rhetoricke. Me duct fpltndefcit gratis prudent ia verbis Jarnque ornata mtet qua fuit ante rudtsi CicerOilfocratestDemoJfines^^intilian* Geometric. Corpora defcriho rerum ^ quo finguHapaSlo Apte funt for mis appropriata fuis: Archimedes, EuclydeSyStraboy Kyipottinius. Aftrologic. Aftrorum lufirans curfus virefquepotentes Elicit miris fata futura modis» KegiomontaniUy Haljy Coopernktts, Ptoldmeus, Redborne. mthinthe "Diocejfe of London. Redborne, This Rcdbornc in times paft was a place renowned , and reforted vnto, in regard of AmfhthAlus the Martyrs rcliques here found. Who inftruded S. Alhan in the Ghriftian faith (as I hauc laid before) and for Chrifts fake fuf- fcred death vnder Dioclefian. He was furnamcd Deuanms ; for that he was borne vpon the riucr of Dee in Wales, the fonne of a Prince, faith his Le- gend. A man (faith fi^/r) both for learning and good life vnmatchable, preaching (and that with happie fuccclTc) the glad tidings of the Gofpdl, throughout all the parts of Britainc. For, to cfcapc the execution of the Edidof the Empcrourj hee fled fromVerulam (with a great number of fuch as he had conuertcd j into the kingdomc of Scotland, and into the Ifle of Anglcfeyin Wales ^ whereof hee was madeBithopt preaching in all places the true and liuely word, difputing and writing againfl the worfliip. pcrs of falfe Gods. But being afterwards apprehended, he was brought to the fame place where his Scholler Saint Alban fuffered martyrdome , and whipped abouta ftake, whereat his intrailes were tied ; fo winding his bo- welsoutofhis body, was lafllyfioned todeath,like znothtt Stephen, For whofebody fomeof theperfecuted Chrifliansgotaflolne buriall here at Redbornc; from whence it was reraoued with all celebritie, and enfhrined by the reliques of (his Scholler) Saint Alhan i in the yeareof Grace 1 1 78. thzi'^-^Ay o{\un^» Hullttmvnquam tarn iucundumtam falutaretn diem liidit VerHlamium (faith Harps feeld) occur rebAt enim LMartyr martyr/^ Magijiro difctpulus^ hof^es H jpiti^ ^ cdeftis ciuif conciuicdejli. The Co- uentofSaint.(^/^4»j had fuch a care that his reliques ftiould beedeuoutly prefcrucd, that a decree was made by T homa^ then Abbot; that a Prior and three Monkes (hould be appointed for fo facred an office ; for which they were to rccciuc twenty pounds yearely allowance. Such was the price and eflimacion in thole daycs,ofthe bones and alhcsof religious perfons, re- markable for their hofincfTe. This Amphibdus was a rare Linguift, and a profound Diuine for thofetimes.Hewrita bookeagainilthcerroursofthc Gentiles, and ccrtuine Homilies vpon the foure Euangcliffs , with other learned works mentioned by Bale. Sir Richard Read knight, lieth here entombed. Of whom hereafter, ac cording to my method. Mergate. Neare to this Village fbmetime was a little religious houfc of Nunnes, of which I neder read nor heard further , then by an old petition in rime, which rtmnes by tradition from one traucllcr to another,as they pafTe along this thorrbwfare. Vpon which I lately happetied in a very ancient Manu- fcript in Sir Robert Cottons Library: and thus it wasdeliuered in their Eng- Hill .* the words arc fignifida/ftand niodeft, if you do not mifinterprct. The pety tiown of thre pore Nuns of Mergate. We thre pore Nuns of Mergate, Pyiconfly compleyncth to yowr gud cftate. Ofonc Syr of Whipcfuade, ' ^ Who '5h Amfb'AalHS. Bale Cent. 2. Uiflor.TEctl. Afgl.Sexpf'f Cent. I. 58d (tAncient Fmerall oSAdonumerUs It. OmdeU}. Ro,Albin and Marg.hii wife. and Harg. his wife. Who hath ftoppy d owr water gate, Wy th too ftons and a ftakc Hdp vs Lordcfor Cry ft hys (akc. Fhmfied, Jiic iacet lohannes Ottndeley Re^or ifiius EccUpeyCt de Bdrughy Lincoln, Diocef. Canon in Ecclef College beate LMarie Je Warwick^ ^ Camer ari- as ex parte comitis War. in Scaccario 'Domini Regis ^quiobijt "J* Maij yi^i/^, Miferere miferator^ quia vere fum feccator^ Vnde precor licet reus miferere mei Deus. Here arc in this Church three wondrous ancient Monuments , whofe infcriptionsare quite periftit, fuppofedby the Inhabitants to hauc beenc made for ccrtaine Noblemen, Lords of this Mannor. Which may very well be true, by thefe words of our grand Antiquarie Maftcr Camden, Somewhat aboue (faith hce) Flamftcd rtieweth it fclfe vpon the hill, which in the time of King Edward the Gonfeffour, Leoffiane the Abbot of Saint Lyilbans gauc vnto three Knights, Tarnoty Waldefe, and Turman^ for to defend and lecure the councrey thereby againft checucs. But William the Conqucrour tooke it fiom them, and gaueitto Roger Todeney^ox tonjy a noble Norman,whofe poflcflSon it was,Dut by a daughter it was transfer- red at length to the Beauchamps^ Earles of Warwickc. Hempflede, Vpon a faire Tombe of marble and Tuch, inlaid with brafle , with the pourtraiturc of a man armed, of goodly Iineaments,togctbcr with his wife, I reade this French Infcription. Roherd Alb jfi gift icj Et Margaretefa femwe ouvike luy *Deiu de le& ^Imes eyt mercy. Berkamfted. In the body of this Church ftands a ftately Tombe, of an antique rich ^bricke,ftrangelydepaintcd, whereon the (hape of a man in knightly ha- biliments, with his wife lying by him, are ciitin Alabader^and about the verge of a large marble thereunto adipyning,this Infcription engrauen in braSe. ffic iacet Ricbardas Torynton ^ Mtrgareta vxor eius, qui quidem Ri- chardus ohp die CMartij . . . . i jod. ^ Margareta ob. ^. Martii 13. ; . This T oryntoUf^s I haueit by relation, was the founder of this Church, a man infpeciall fauour with Edmond Plantaginet^ Duke of Cornwallj who was fonne of Richard Plantaginety fecond fbnneof king lohn^ Earle of Cornwall, and king of the Romanes. Which Richard full of honours and mthin the l^iocejje of London. ycares, ended his life here at his Caftle of Berkamfted, but was buried achis Abbey of Hales. Of whom hereafter. , Here are diuers Tombes to the memory of the name of Waterhoufe^ whofcinfcriptions of antiquirie are all taken away with the braffc, and the carefuU prefcruing of the reftaltogecher neglcded. Hiciacem Johannei Water huu/e, ^ Mar gar eta. m 4. die Ang. l^6y Ed. -^9. In thisChurch are diuers funerall Monumenfsto the memoric of the much honoured families of the Rujfels, and Morifm. Of whom I fliall lauc occafion by order of method to fpeake hereafter. Aldenhm, Here lycth bcried the body of lohn Long, faltyr City zen,and Aldyrman of London, and Dame Mar gar jt hys wyff ; whych lohn dyed the vi dey of luly, M. Vc. xxxviii.Whos fowl lefu pardon. This man was SherifFe of London in the yearc borne he was at 3crkamftcd in this County, being the fonnc of Wiiiiam Long, of the fame, gentleman, anciently defcended from Longs of WilHiire, and father he was io lohn Long of Holme Hall, in the County of Derby gcntlemnniwho was father to George Long Efouire, now liuing, Gierke of the office of Pleas in his Maieflics Court of Exchequer, and one of his Maieflics luffices of Peace within the County of Midlefcx. He lined after he was made of London (which was in the cleuenth of the fcuenth) 43,yearcs..^ ' ' jiugafii,ter quingem^Ji dempjeris vnuntt Bt ter^ tresy decieSy ut erat verbum caro faBum Trux lux vndena ; miferis fuhtraxit Afytam^ tv. Fatronum patrie\ deem orbiSy lampada morum. Sluem decor&nt Latria.fapientiay [^efque fidefque. Scilicet Edmund Brook .-jfalaetur vt ipfe precemur. If you will take my eonftru5l:ion of this intricate Epitaph, this man (hercfo much commended; died the eleuenth dayof Auguft, M.cccc. Ixxxx. Eec 2 Her Tho. Dau)5, Mte and loanc his wiues. knigiit, and Miirgajcihii v/ife. lohn Wydmi Hejdon and loane his mother. lo.it Y{^\om ^nAMaud his wice. Jo. Long Aldcr- mantand Lady ^larg&nt his wife. Erf. Broc)^. 59^ aA ncient Funerall z5\d6numents \o. Penne. USiertlmllSx. Chrifiian his wife. M ill, ff'araer & loitn his wife. Lhcos Goedjvrt The. Fre)vlc!i & £/»y.his wife. Here lycth lohn Penn who in hys lufty age O wr Lord lift cal to hys mercy and grafcj Benign, and curtcys,frec withoutynragc; And Sqwirc with the Due of Clarence he was. The eyghtenth dey of lun dcthdid him embrafc: The yer from Criftsincarnatioon A thowfandfowr huEKlryd feucnty and con. Hie ucent lohames Bentwel. . . . ^ Chriftiana vxor , . . i ^88. Herd lyeth willkff* Warner and loan his wy£ Whyeh William dyed .... 1531 -and loan 1 588. on whof fowls; Here vndyr this marble fton Lyeth G'i'tfiJ^I'^r dcpartyd and gon; It pieafyd the Lord God in Odobrc the tenth day, She being in chyldbed deccffyd withbutyn nayj And Edmond her iiffe fonne lyeth ber by, On whos fbwlys lefu have mercy. 1547- HtxtXytih Rafh Stefney Efquyrc, the firft Lord of the Lordfhypof this Towne of Aldenham_, and Patron of this Church. Who dyed 3. Decemb. 1544* on whof fowl lefu haue mercy. Amen. In the South wall of this Church the proportion of two wcemen lyc cut in ftonc, who (as I haue it by relation j were two Sifters here entombed, the builders of this Church, and cohcires to this Lordfliip, which at their deaths gaue the faid Lord(hip to the Abbey and Couent of Weftminftcr. Here is now the feate of that right honourable Lord, Sir Edward Carey ^ knight. Baron of Falkland, lately Lord Deputic of Ireland. Some of which familie lie here fairely entombed. South Mimmes, A feat of a worftiipfull familie of the Coningeshies, faith Camden , def" ccnded to them by Prw/V^, from the Knolles^^nzknt pofTeffors thereof. In the Belfrey of this Church is a goodly marble flone inlayd all ouer with braffe, vnder which one of the Frowicks lieth interred. A gentleman who made his recreations for the good of his neighbours , as appearcs by his Epitaph, compofed by John Wethamftedy Abbot of S. Alham aforefaid. Hie iacet Thomas Frovfick Armig.qttiohiit j 7. Menf* Febritar, 1448.^ Elifahetba vxor eiusj/jMe ch- J400 — ac fueri eorundem quorum am- mahus propitietur altipmus. Amen, iacet hie firdtus Thmds Frotviek voeitatuSf MoribuStetnatUyvi^Ufgeftuymoderatu Virgenerofus erat^generofaque gefa colehat. Nam quod amare foleni gemrofi, flufquefiequentant Aucupium voluerum, venaticumqueferarum, Jdultumdilexitvnlfetfoueis^oUauit^ Ax vpithin theDiocejJeof London. I m Ax T ixas caueis ; hr cutter quecunque fropinquis . Jfjtulefant dampm^pro pojfc fugauerat ipfa. Inter e OS etiam fi litis cement vnqmm - . Accendi faculaSy medium extinxerat ip/as, Fecerat et pacem. Cur nunc pacts fibi pauftm Det Deus et requiem, que jemper perm4mt*i^mert\\ Stan don. In the Quire of this Church licthentombed.the body of Sir RAph Sad- leit y ihc lalt knight Banneret of Englandj priuye Gounfellor to three Prin- ces. A man fo aduanced (faith Camden) for his great Seruiccs and Hayed wifdomc. Hec was brought vp vnder politicke great Cromwellt Eark of Effcx (as appeares by the profe and verfc engrauen vpon his Monument) who, when he came to mans eftate, employed him as his Secretary, But //^/^ry the eight conceiued fo good an opinion of his difcrcet cpraporte- mcnt,3nd ingenious pregnancie, that he tooke him from the fcruice of the fayd Cromwell about the twcntie and fixt yearc of his raigne, made him his principalLSccretaryjand vfed hisaduice in matters of greateft truftand im- portance, efpecially in the affaires and pafTages betwixt the two Realmesof England and Scotland. He continued his louc towards him to the end of bis life J and for thefpeciall truft and confidence hcehad in his approued wifedome and fidelitie, together with the Earle of Arundell, thcEarle of Eflex, and others, he made choifeof him for the ayding and affifting of the Executors of his laft Will and Teftamentj by which his laft Will (the co- pie whereof I haue in my cuftody) he gauc him two hundred pounds as a Legacie. Inthefirftof Edward the fixt hee was chofenTreafurer for the. Armie fent into Scotland, vnder the condud of Edward Dukeof Somer(et,Pro. tedorjand lobn Earle of Warwickej where,in the battell of Muflclborrow, he (hewed great manhood aad proweflc. His great diligence, faith Hollinjhead.^ in bringing the fcattered troopes into order, and ready forwardneffein the fray, did worthily merit no fmall commendacions ^ After which Battle he with Sir Brands Brian, Gaptaine of the light horfemen,and Sir Raph Vane, Gaptaine of all the horfemen, were honoured for their valiant good feruice, with thedignitic of Knights Bannerets. In the tenth yeare of the raigne of Qucene Elifaheth hee was preferred, and aduanced by her, to the Chancellourftiip of the Dutcbieof Lancafter. But his honours and offices are moft fuccinftly engrauen vpon his goodly Tombe, in thefe Hexameters. Radulphtts Sadlier titulum [ortitus Eqt^eftrem, P rincipihus tribus ar cants, a fenfibus vnui^ Attfjfictis fum Cromwelli dedu6ius in Aulam Henrici o^aui '.,quemSecretarius$mni officio coluiyRegiqttegregiquefidelts. Vexillarum Equitemme Muffelburgia 'viMl-^ Ecc«^ sir Raph Std- Itlr snight Banneret. Bdwardus knight, lieth interred by him (of whom m another place, for Ihauc already* come nearer to thefc times then 1 determined) the father of Raph Sadleir Efquirc, that bountifull goodttoufe'kecper now lining, Ann. 1^50. Ncarevntothefairc builded manfion houik tht^^xd Raph sadUir f6me time liood a little religious fabricke of ^^ufline Friers, but by whom fbundcdj or howcndowcd, I doe not finde. It was a cell to the Priory of C/^/'dn SufFolkc, feme part of which cellisftandingatthisday. Here lycth Syr William Cefyn knyght, fomtym of the privy Chamber to king Henry the eight, and maftcr of the Hocfc to Quenc, hygh Steward ofthe liberty and Mannour of Stondon. Who dyed viii of December, M.cccccxxxviii. Here lyeth lehn Ifeley fomtym Alderman of London. Who dyed .... M.cccclxxiiii,and lohn hisfonn, who dyed the fame yere. Here lyech lehn C»rf^jyStockfiftimonger of London. Who dyed the the xxiiii of September, M. cccclxv. Here lyeth Phtllep K^Jlley Efquyre, who dyed the xiiii ©f luly, in the yere M.-cccc. . . : He had foure wiucs, Lettisy Margaret^ Elifah, and i^lice. DigfrvelL Hie iacent Johannes Perient y^rmiger pro cerpore Regis Richardi fecun- di : et Penerarttu eiufdem Regis. Et t^rmiger Regis Henrtci quarti.EtAr- wigerettam Regis Henrtci qttinti'^ Et LMagifer Equitum JohannefiUe Re' gis Nauarr, et Regine Anglic qui obiit . ; . ; . . , ,et lohanna vxfir eius, quondam capitaltf Domicilla que obijt xxfiij Ly^prilis.Ann.Domi' niy ^ ccccxv, ..... This Infcription here cngrauen to the memory of fuch a remarkcable man, being Squire for the Body to three fuch potent Princes, EnGgne or Pcnon- bearer to one, and Maftcr of the Horfe to loane^ the fccond wife of King Henry the fourth, glues me occafion to fpcake fomewhat in particular of thefe his honours and offices. And firft in gcnerall of the (ignification and Etymology of the name of Efquirc. Next in degree after knights Claitb Camden in his treatife of Degrees ot ; States in England) arcEfquires, termed in Latine K^rmigeri^ that is, Co- ftrclsjor Bearers of Armcs,the lame that Scutiferiy that is, Shield- bearers, and Homines ad arma^ Men at Armes : the Gothcs called them Schilpcr^ alL mithin the Diocejje of London. all, of carrying the Shield : as in old time among the Romanes, fiich as were named ScuUrij, who tooke that name cither of the Efcuicheons of Armcs which they bare as Enfignes of their de{ccnt,or becaufc they were Armour- bearers to Princes, or to the better fort of Nobilitie.i?<4;?«/^j[; Earle of Chc^ ftcr, giues Vidb L^rmigero fuo tenememum in BruheSoy to FieHhis Ef- quitea Tenement in Bruhcll. And fb ArchbiQiops,Biftiops,Barons,knights, hmufm$di iif4f^;?4;^/,and fuch fort of Pceres of the kingdome had their Efquiers. In times paft eiicry knight had two of thefe waiting vpon himithey car- ried his Morion and Shield • as infeparablc companions they ftucke dofe vnto him, becaufc of the faid knight their Lord, they held certaine Lands in Efcuagc, like as the knight hirafelfe of the king by Knights feruice. The old GAulijh knights (faith .yr/on atthis^day in the Weft parts ofthekingdome, they be failed PFi&r/^-j^/r/'r^^.for diftinfandjQthefitftri?eg(tttt^^ fonnca oncly of thcfe doihthetitic ^longi rS; I J !>^bi^ id ' ^ f In the fifth and lafl jplacc.be thofe Ranged, and taken for E(quires ; who- fbeucr hauc any fuperiour publicke Office in the common wealc, or fcrue the Prince in any wor(bipfulI Galling; sr; .■■'I , • But this name of Efquire, which in ancient time was a name of charge and office onely, crept firil'among other titles of dignitic and worftiip (fo farrc as I could euerobfcruc, faith Camden) in the raigneof Richard the fecond. . . -■ In ancient deeds we finde little mention made of gentlemen or Efquires, but fince the time of Hemy^\\t fourth thefe additions to names haue bcene vfualiy infcrted in writings, by reafon of the Statute of the firft of Henrj thefifth,f4/'. 5. that in all cafeswherein Proceffe of Outlary licth, additions fliall be made of the eftate, degree, or Miftcric of which the parties fued This Pertent is here ftiled alfo Peneraritu i Rjc ficundi^ bccaule ^as I coniedurcj he had thexarriage of the Kings Penon. Which word fignifi- crh a Banner or Enfignccarried in warre ; or a litde Streamer worne on the top of a kwnce by a Horfeman- A word borrowed from France; for Penon in Frci ich fignificth the fame thing. Mafter of the Horfe (which office this deceafed Gentleman enioyed vn- der the Queene as aforcfaid)is he that hath the rule and charge of the Kings or Quecncs ftable, being an office of high account.. Hitching. Here lycth willym Poller Gentylman who dyed the xx day of May in the fyfth yere of kyngff^*^)' theeygth. Here adioyning to the Towne was a Priory of white Friers Carmelites, founded by king Edward the fecond, Ioh» Mlomvill^ Adam R0»ft,and Iob» Cohham : and dedicated to the Honour of our alone Saviour, and the blcf- fed Virginc; valued in the Kings books vpon thefurrender thereof (which was vpon the ninth of May, ^«A;.2d.^:;. , ■•■'-^•^-'r Diuers other befide the founaerertdoi^(;(? tfhisrclfgioiis Stfu£l:ur^ S>f)- bnpain.;- t?-: Willelmtts de Montefi:(i) oMim prep(ffitt?^ mimfliis-^ homiTtiliis fups tarn Francis qmm Anglis Salfttem.Sciatts quod ego concedo et confirm do' nationem quam ftctrunt Ecclefie San^e LMarie de Ham-^ Matheus Qeran^di tot A terra fu4 de Cambridg cum pertinenciis abfque omni fervid o^ ^ Geral- dus de Hamma de vno prato pet conceffum Martini flii fai, ^ aliorum quorum fuorurh, 'Dotiationem etiam quam fecit ergo CapellaKas meus decime Domiftifmeit^C: ^;uod(iqui( hominum me or urn Elem^jham de terra f4. cere voluerit^ quod de feodo me$ [it^ mn concede vt alibi det nifi ad Abbati- am medm de H^m, Et infaper ft quis hominum rhscrum quicquam benefcii deincepseidem Ecclefie facere vokerit in terra^prato vel quacnnqne re Itbere donttt Mfinbib.Cott Founcfation of the Abbey of Weft Ham. Cart, Antq. LtieraE, Inbib.Ceit. 598 (t/^f nctent Fmerali )*SA-i onuments Gamd.hBjfes, I'O' Hamtrlen E and Rkh,\xi% brother. Wen.Kiiltb). Marg,K,ctkbj. 19. EglesfeeldSi Editha his wife. M'fl/wr Profl,8c Anne hi* wife. f^al. Clark and E/i/; bis wife. Sir Geage Monox Lord Mator* denet^ hec^ omnia que ei ego cohccdo coufirmo Abbatit ^ Monachts de Bam imperpetmm.Precor igitur omnes homines meos vt ijlam meam Elemep,nam manuteneant et corferuant. Wis tefiibus Margaretavxore rnea^ Richard o de Poylei^ Humfrido flio EuflAchii Willelmo fiUo Rkhardi WtlUlmo de By- r<7«r. The Scale of this deed is in blouddy waxe. The Baronie or habitation of this familie de Monte Fixo^ or Montfchet, was 374«|/?f<3? in this County, from whom theTowncis called Stanfted Montfichct to this day. They were reputed men of very great Nobilitie; vntill that their ample inheritance was diuided among three Sifters. One of which progenie, namely Richard ^vfzs in the raigncs of king John and Hen^ ry the third famous for his high proweffe and ehiualrie:Thrce the moft for- cible and valiant knights of England (faith Stow) in ihofe dayes were Ro- bert Fitz-watery Robert Fitz- Roger ^znd Rich. Mont -Fichet. Here lieth lohn Hamrton Efquyr, Sergeant at Armes to kyng ffenry the eyght, and of Edith his wife, and Richard Hamerton his brother of the Pa- ryfli of Fedfton in the County of Yorke. Which John and Richard fell both ficke in an houreand died both in one houre, i^inti. Dom. M.ccccc xii.on whofe Sowles lefu haue mercy. Amen. JJic iactt Hcnricus Ketleby efaondam Servtens illuftrif^imi Principis Hen- riciflii metuendifimi Regis Hen.feptimi qui obiit 8. die Augufli, i \ o8. Hicfubpede facet Margareta quondam vxor Jfibanms Ketleby de Com. Wigern. ^Jdrmig. que obiit i o. die Junii. . • ^ f Of your cherite prey for the fowles of Jo Eglesfceld ^who died ij.of Au guft, i504;andfor the fowl of his wyf. Who died 22.of lunc 1533. Of your cherite prey for thcfoul of iVdlter Fro/ie of W^efl Ham,E^quyr, and Sewar to kyng JJarry the eyght, and of ^nne his wyff, doughter of and widow ofRich^rd Caly Merchant of the Staple of Calis. VVhicti Anne died the xxiii of Odober 1 527. For the word Sewar, faith Minjhetp,\ haue heard of an old French book containing the O flScers of the king of Englands Court, as it was anciently goucrned, that he whom in Court we now call Sewar, was called Affeour^ which corameth from the French Affeoiry to fcr, fetlc, or place, wherein his Office in letting downc the tneate is well cxpreffedi Or Sewar, faith he, is deriue^ perhaps from the French word Efquirc, id eft^ a Squire, becaufc he goeth before the meat as a Squire or Gentleman Viber.Thc Fees allowed to this Officer int he raigneof Qpeenc Elizabeth (as I haue it out of a generall collection ofall the Offices of England in her dayes j was thirtie and three pounds thirteene {hillings foure pence. Orate pro animaValentini cUrke ^ Elijabethe vxoris eius qui quieUm Valentinus obiit 6 , die lunii 1 5 g 3 . tf-f di£iA Elifabetha, • . . • Walthm StotP» Here lycth Sir Georg Monox knight, fomty m Lord Maior of LoQdoi^ and Dame Ann his wyfc, whych Sir Geor^ dyed ' J43* and Dame An^— — 1500. This Lord Maior, rcedificd the decayed Steeple of this Church,an ^ a?^ ded thereunto the fide Iflc,with the Chappcll wherein he hctbcntpmbcd. He wuhm the DtoceJJe of London. 599 1 He founded here a faire Almcfhoufc in the Churchyard, for an Aim cffc Pricft,and thirtccne poore Almefle people, which he endowed with com- pctentreucnues.Healfo madeacawfeyof timber for foot Trauellers ouer the marfhes, from this Towne to Lock- bridge. Jlford, Hie iacet Themas Heron flins ^ heres lohannis Heron militis Thtfsurar* Camere Bernini Regis ^qm ohiit in Alderhrokefi^. Martii 15 17. et^^m* Reg. Regis Henrici% none. The valiant Familie of the or Hf/>«w, in foregoing ages, were the warlike poflelTors of very large reuenues in the County of Northum- berland ; parcels of whofe Baronie, was Chipches Tower, Swinborne and Foard Caftles, belonging now to the houfcs of the Woderingtons , and Carrs. Tbo. UtroH, Comd. in Nor- thumb. Raynam, Hiciaeet Riehardus Pafiner generofus, quondam Scriha communis The- fiuriypre Magiftreet conventn Rhodi in Prior Atn Sancli lohannis lerujalem in K^ngltAf nec non Senefchallus Ho(pitii San^ii lohannist temfore reuerendi Patris fratrts ivi/le/mi Tournay Prioris ac etiam Superuiforis omninm M aneriorumyterr arum et tenementorum infra regnum Anglic ^ad Prtorem dtBi Prioratus pertinentittmytempore frefati Prioris^ac tempore reuerendo- rum Patrumfratrum Jo. Longft.rother^to.Weftomlo, Kendall. . . , ol^Hf VltUlC \JQfVvm ^i/af*/** JL^vif»% jrx.i) ti i> 1/ f Rkb. FafpUn Barking. Hcrelyeth Rjchard Cheyney and loane his wyi Whych Ry chard dyed i5i4.onwhof. . . . lohn Scot and loane his wyf. 1519. Vnder the pifturc of a Ship failing in the haven, this Infcription. Dejiderata porta: In'p'eni PortumyfpeSy et fortana valete^ Nil mihi vobifcumj ludite nunc alios. Here are to be leene the ruines of the fiift Nunnery in England, built in the mfancic of the Saxons conuerfion to Chriftianitic,by Erkenwald Biftiop of London • which he dedicated to the honour of Ghrift, and the blclled Virgine Mary his mother, in which he placed blacke Nunncj 5 and made his Sifter Bthelburgh the firft gouerneffe or Abbcffc ouer the reft. Wherein liie deuoutly (pent her dayes, and died the 5 of the Ides of O^ober, about the yeare ^78. i Her next fucceffor was Hildetha^ who gouerncd her charge with great 'auRentie and ftridneffe of life for many yeares, till being oucrladcn with decrepit old age, ftielaidafide the burthen of mortality, and entrcd into the Rub Cheney & ^ounehis wife. Jo. Scot and leant his wife. Subp'iilwa 7>(a- uit infirm na- v'lgmu. Id. Capgtaue In S.Etbelburgh: g. Hildctha, ioycs 6oo Lib. 4 M.7 ctim fubjsqucmbus. The charter of Erkentv lid to the Nunnesof Barking. Ex lib. Abb. it Earki'iig in bib. Cott. ioyes of hciiucn, the Idtsof December^ about theycare 72 1. Many mira- cles (faiitb venerable Bede) were wrought here in this Church (Tamous for the' Sepulture of thefe and other Saints) at the Shryncs of ihefe holy hand- maidens of God, much confirming the dotirine of thofe daycs for wbich fin that moft pregnant and ftuitfull age of Saints) they wercca- nonized, and their dayes kept holy.This houfc was valued at the fupprcffi- on to be worth 1084. l6.s i.d.ob.q. In mmitje Dei rtojlri et Saluaioris lefu chrifii. Ego Erkentvaldus Epifco- pas ProuiKcie Eft Saxomm feruorum "JDei fert4us/Dile6lifimisin Chrifto fororihus in (Jiiendfterio quod appellator Berecing habitantiltts qnod dee aaxiliante c6f}(}rttxi,CoHcedo vttam 'vosquam pofleriveftri in perpetuum 'vt con(lru^um eft ita peftideatis. Et ne quis Preful euiuflthet fit ordinist uei qui in meum locum fuccejferit^'vlUm in eodent Monafterio exereeat potefta- tem. Nec fui iuris ditione^ contra cnnonum decreta^ inquietudines aliquas fa- cere preftimat. Ea verotantum faciat inpredi5io Mondfterid que ad vtilita- tem animaram pertinent \ crdinationes Sacerdetum vel confecrationesi Ancillarum Dei, Ipfa wceJJeof London Uieiacet RichardmTrsftvel flius lehaujiis Trefml generoji qui ebijt i^Iultj 150^. Here lieth Aa»e Baremine^ wyf to Syr WiSiam Baremwe^ who dyed 27 Decern. 1522.00 whof. Here lieth Sir Thomas VrfaickeKxii^t Recorder of London,who died By the meanes of this Recorder Frjwick, (whofe perfwafions were for- cible with the Citizens) King Edward the fourth was recciucd into Lon- don, with generall applaufc, y^mo regmfui vndecimo-^ who, cntring into the Biftjop of London his Palace by a Pofternegate, there tookeKing ^^;?r^ thefixt,andthe Archbiftiop oiYoxkQ^ George Nemllt Prifoncrs, and fent them both to the Tower on Maundy Thurfday. Here lieth Eliz.abetb Fit^Lewu^ wyfe of Sir Richard Fit^Lewis^ Am^itx o^Sit Raph Sheldon: Qcic dyed the fecojid of January, M.ccccc. xxii. vpon whof fowl. Thorndon, not farr^ off, where now the Lord Petre hath a goodly faire houfc, was in times paft, (faith Camden) the dwelling place of this wor- fliipfull Familic of Fitz'Lewis-^ the laftof which name (if wee may belceue the common report,) by occafion that the houfe happened to be fet on fire in the time of his wedding feaft, was piteoudy bimfelfe therein burnt to death. Rlchwfd Tref- Anne LadyAt- Sir Tbo.l'rf- Stew yAnnd. Wenmngton. In the Church of this little Pari fli which (as I am told) containes but twelue Manfionhoufes, are three ancient monuments, ftiamefully defaced, ho wfo!;ucr fome fragments of their infcriptions remaining. Gilder hurgh ,,,.l'an de grace . , . MiL ccc. Ixxxix, loama ^loanna Enfant s lohan et Mariore de Gildefburgh gi fent icy D ieu de lour almes eit Mercy, Amen. Mar tori qefufi la feme lohindc Gildefburgh gifi icy^ Dieu def* alme eit mercy. Amen, Ai$eUy: flic idcet RadulfBits deKneuyntont ebitus eius die Touts ante fefittm fan- ^iNiehelai Anno Bom, M, cccJxxiii. Reg, Regis Ed. tertij xhiijitera Ddviinicalts F, Hiciacet Editha Perty vxor wiBelmi Pert, que in vita fua pudemfuit et fidelts obt xxviii, Septemb, M,ccee. /. vii, cuit^ anime. South Camd.in EfTex. Gilder/hff^. RAfbKfimien. 60Z j oJncient Fmerall a^^onummts Sffuth OkendcH, s ir Ingram Hic iacet liigftrAwus Bruin miles quondam Deminm ifiius FiUe et huim Brwtfi Knight, ^cclefu Patrsnuiy qui obijt 1 2 . Aug. 1 400. One of the Anccftors of this Bruin, (as I haue it out of a bookc of the vi- fitation ofEffex in the Heralds office) was Ghamberlaine to King Edward the firft, who gaue him the Mannor of Bekingham in Kent, who married ifold^ths. folc heire of this Mannor of fouth Okenden,whofcrucd Q-E/ia- ner^ wife to the faid King Edward^ which gaue to them diuers Lordfliips camdXn Effex. Hampftilre. This Familie ofBr»i»,{aith Camden, was in former ages,as famous as any one in this tra6l. Out of the two heires female whereof, be- ing many times married to fundry husbands, Charles Brandon, Duke of SufFo!ke,theT/W/, Bernersy Harlejlons, ffeueninghamSfatc dckcnded^and of that houfe there be males yet remaining in Southamptonftiire. Corifigham. In bib. Cot. The Monuments in this Church, (which haue beene many ) arc quite defaced. I read in an old Manufcript, thus much of the Baudes there buri- ed, and in other places fometimes Lords of the To wnc, and Patrons of the Church. Anno Domini iij/^. Sir Symon de Baud ovBauld, Knighc, died in the holy land. The worthy ^„;jo I jgp. iv/f ^. Bauld Knight died in Gallicia in SpaiflC. Bwdl Amoi2i6.SirlValter B4«/mo 1 3 4<^. Sir John le Bauld died in Gafcoigne. Anno 1375. Sir fViUiam Bauld died at Hadham Parua.' Afir)0 1410. onthcfeaft ofSaint^^r/^tf^w^ip, died Thomas Bauld^ot Bawde, the firft Efquire at little Hadham. Aono 1 449. 7 ho.Barvde the lecond Efquicr, diedat little Hadham. A>«fio 1 500. (JMenf lunij ohijt Dominm Thomas Bawd miles, obijt apud London y cuiui anime propitietur dens. Anno 1 5 50. obi^t lehannes Baud Ar» apud Coringham, This ancient familie of ^tBavodes,Ston faith, as he had read out of an i ancient deed, gaue vnto the Dcane and Chapter of Pauls, vpon the day of the conuerfion of Saint P<«»/,agood Doc; and vpon thefcafl of the com mcmoration of Saint Paul,akt Buckej in conlidcration of twenty two A. crcs of land, by them granted, within their Mannor of Wcfllcy in Effex, to be inclofcd into their Parke of Coringham. Sir William Baud about the third of Edward the firft, was the firft that granted this deed, which was confirmed by his fbnne Walter, and others of bis line. This Bucke and Doc were brought vpon the faid fcftiuall daies, at the ri!i7wald^'^' houresofProceffion,andthorowtheProccflGon to the high Altar; the witina" manner of itis reported by Stow, who partly (as he faith j faw ir, thus. On \%\\Mthin the T>ioceJJe of London. On the feaft day of the commemoration of Saint the Buckc being brought vpto the ftepsot the high Alt^r in Pauls Church,atthe hourcof Procefflon,thc Deanc andChaptcrbeingapparclkd inCoapes and Vcft- mcnts, with Garlands oi Rofes on their heads, they fent the body of the Bucke to baking, and had the head fixed ona Pole,bof nc before the Croffe in their Procefllion, viuill they ififued outofrhc Weft dore; where the Kee- per that brought it, hfovved the death of the Bucke, and then the Homers that were about the Cicie, prefently anfwcred him in like manner. For the which paiiies, they had each man of the Deanc and Chapter, foure pence in money, and their dinner, and the Keeper that brought it, was al- lowed, during his abode there for that feruice, meate» drinke and lodging, at the Deane and Chapters charges, and fiue (hillings in money, at his go- ing away, together with a loafe of bread, hauing the pidurc of Saint Paul vponit,6(c. There was belonging to the Church of Saint pW, for both the daies, twofpeciallSutesofVeftments,theonc embrodercd with Buckcs, thco- chcr with Does, both giucn by the faid Bauds, 5tf»i3fisihefurname ((aith Ferjlegaft) of a worfliipfull familie in Eng- land, and ofaMarquefle in Germany, anciently written Bade, and the let- ter D vfed of our Anceftors in compofition, as th : fo the right name is Bat^Ci and fb this family ( might he) tooke the name of fbme office belong- ing to the Bathe, at the time of the Coronation of fome King, when as the Knightsof the ^theate wontto be made. A Bucks head bomt before the Proceflloa at Pauls. mm Rakgh', Here is a monument in this Church which makes a (hew of great anti- quity, but who fhould be therein entombed, I could not certainly learhcjj fomc of the Inhabitants fay, that one of the ancient houfcofthe Akns^ other fay, that it was made for one of the familic of the ElTcxcs, who were Lordsofthistowne, and noblcBarons of England, both before andfincc the Conqueft: Swein deEJfex,t\ic fonneof Rol^ert.who was the fonnc of Winmarke, Baron of Ralegh, built the ruined Caftlc in this towne, in the|, raignc of Edmrd the Confeffor,whom the King calleth Brother, in this his Charter to Ranulp^ Pefcrktng, In our naones of comeoipt. Iche Bdward Koning Haue geucn of my Forcft the keping; Of the hundred of Chelmer and Dancing, To Randolph Peperkwg land to his kindling, Wy th Hcorte and Hynde, Doe and Bocke, Hare and Foxc, Gate and Brocke, Wyldefowel with his flockc, Partrich, Fefant hen, and Fcfant cocke. With greene and wyldc ftob and ftockc To kepen and to yemen by al her might? Both by day and ckc by night. Fff*i The forme of an old deed of Gift. CamdM Efiex out of the Ttcafurieof the Exchcqaet And 6o^ Ancient Fmerall aSA^Tonmrnts And hounds for to hold, Good, and (wife, and boldc. Foure Grc^^hounds, and fixe Racchcs, For Hare, and Foxe, and wilde Cattes. And therefore iche made him my bookc. Witnes the Biftiop Woljlon, And bookeylered many on. And.yiv^/»of Eflex our brother. And teken him many other. And owrfteward Howelirit That by fought me for him. HoUinf. in the Hiftory of Scotland,pag. 148. WW. Talburgh. This forme of Grants was vfed both before and after this Kings time, for example. I King AMflane^ geues to Paullane] Odhiam and Rodhiam, Als guid and als faire, Ais cuy r yay my nc wairc. And yarto witnes Mawd my wy ff, Andt0fl/rf«»theConquerour gauecertainc lands by the lijcc dcede, to one Pauline Roydot$, thecoppie whereof was found in the Regiftcrs Office at Glocefter, (which I had from my dearc dcceafed friend, Aug. Vincent,) which is almoft all one with that, to the Norman Hunter, colledcd by lohn Stow out of an old Chronicle in the Librarie at Richmond, I mlliam^ Kyng, the thurd yere of my rcignc, Geuc to the Paulyn Roy don, Hope and Hopetownc, With all the bounds both vp and downc. From hcuen to yerthjfrom yerth to hcl> For the and thyn ther to dwel. As truly as this Kyng right is myn; For a croflebow and an arrow. When I fai com to hunt on Yarrow. And in teken that this thing is footh, I bit the why t wax with my toothy Befor LMegg, Mawd, and Margery , And my thurd Sonne Heny^ Such was the good meaning of great men in thofe daies, that a few words did make a firmc bargainc : but to returnc from whence Ihauedi- greOed. Orate pro anima Wiiielmi Talhttrgb quondam Reports ijlius Ecclefie, qui chi\t afud London in Parochia San^i Petri apud cornhiLyT^ecemh, 1420. Es teftis Chrtftty quod non iacet hie lapis ifle. Corpus vt or»etur,ftd fpiritus vtmemoretur, Hmc tu qui tranfis, magnuf,medifu^puer an Jisy Pro me funde preces, quia fic mihi ft aalis ego iaceo vermiculojm hcmo. Orate jfroanima WiUelmi Sutionnufer Valecil mone,domm Regis ^ lohame'v^coriseiusyqni ob. . . 1428. Faletti (faith learned Selden) was vfed for young heires,or young gen- tlemen, or attendanrs. And rale^us, or to tell you once tor all (faith Camden) was in thofe dales, viz,, tempore Ed. 3, an honourable title as well in France, as in England, but afterwards applied vntoSeruants and Groomes: whereupon when the Gentrie reic(!l:cd it,by changing the name, they began to be called Gentlemen of the Bedchamber. Orate pro animahm lohannisBarringten^et T homa fine v xons eiusy qui quidemlohanms obiit 8. die menf. Neuernb, 1415. et Thomajir.a ohm 15. Septemb. 1420. ^orumammabns. 60$ Kkh.Lmdnt. Ryding from Ralegh towards Rochford, I happened to haue the good companie of a gentleman of this countrey, who, by the way, (hewed me a little hill, which he called the Kings Hill; and told raeof a flrange cuftoma- ric Court, 6( of long continuance, there yearely kept,the next Wednefday after Michaelmas day, in the night, vpon the firft cockcrowing without any kinde of light, fauc fuch as the hcauens will affoard : The Steward of the Court writes oncly withcoales, and calleth all fiich as are bound to ap- pcare, with as low 2 voice as polEblie he may ; giuing no nodce when he goeth to execute his office. Ho wfoeuer he that giues not an anfwer is deep- ly amerced; which feruilc attendance (faid he) was impofed at the firil,vp- oncerraine Tenants of diuers Mannors hereabouts, fur confpiring in this place, at luch an vnfeafonable time, to raife a commotion. The title of the Entric of the Court, hec had in memory, and writ it do wne for me when wccame to Rochford. Thus itrunnes in obfcure barbarous rimes. Curia de T> omino Rege dicia fine Lege, Tenta ejl ibidem per eiufdem confuetudinem. i^nteortum filis luceat mfi polta: Semfchallut folui fcribit nifi colis. Clamat clam pro Rege-^ in Curia fine lege. Et qui non cito tenerit citius fcnitebit. Si'venerit cum lumine^ err at in regimine, Et dam fiint fine lumine capti Jtmt in crimine. Curia fine cur a iurata de iniuria Tenta die UHercttrij prox. pofi fejlum Sanlfi Mkhaelis, Thus much hauc I fpoken of a LawlcfTc Court, for which I haue nei- ther law nor reafon. For I am furc that this difcourfe is impertinent, and quite from the fubic^l to which I haue tied my felfe to treat of. Yet I hope tncfe lines will noc feeme much vnpleafing for my Reader to perufe, when Fffg his "'ill. Sutton Si loam his wife. Titles of Ho- nour. 2. pm.ca.p. Camden in Yorkeftiire. leh. and Tfco- mafiite Baring' ton. LflwSefse Court. 1 6o6 Ancient Fmerall ^5\4 onuments '[[pfe Crymvill. Camden' Hofpitall at Rochford. Catad- ia Efsex. Foundarion of tlic Priory. L]b.Mon,dt Lewes. lo. Lucas. I his minde is ouercharged with dull, hcaoie, and vncomforwbic Ep taphs. Rochford. I am looking for fbme Monument or other in this Church, to the mc- mone of fome one of the Lords of ancient Nobilitie, to which this Towne gauc the Surname of Rochford (as now it glues the title of Vifcount Roch- ford to that truly honourable and right worthie gentleman Hcmy Gary, Lord Hunfdin, and Earle oi Douer. Prispur t^n»c Sr/okt/haH file lohnjllolde Landmare.qe giftici : Dku de Jaime est j^ite et mercy, qe ob iour de Seynt Valetin Un L fu cnjl, M. ccc, Ixxxxvi. Of your cheritc prey for the (owl of Rc/e Crym'viS, wyf of Richard CrymvilL Which iftf/fdefefyd viii. April, M. cccccxxiiii. on her fowl lefu haue mercy. Hic iacef Maria Dilcock^ que ohiit xiiii die Decembrii, Am. Bom.M.Vc Cmtis anime The Tower and the Steeple of this Church was built from the ground, isihe inhabitants by tradition affirmc, by Lord Rkhy Baron of Lccz,and Chancellour ot England. A moft prudent and iudicious Statef- m.in,a fingular treafure and fupportcr of the.kirigdome : who for his great good defer ts receiucd the office of Chancellour of England at the hands of King Edward the fixth.Ho wfoeuer the Armes of the Bfn/ers^ Earles of Or nond (whofe inheritance this Towne was in times pafl ) arc cut in fome places on the ftone. Robert Laid Richland Earle of Warwickc, lately deceafed, founded here fixe Almes houfcs,for fiue poore impotent men, and an aged woman But here Jet me conclude what i haue fpoken oi this towne, with the words of C&mdert. More inward (faith he) is Rochford placed, that hath giuen name to this Hundred; now it belongeth to the (now Earks of VVarwicke) Barons Rich, and in old time it had Lords of great nobility, furnamed thereof^ whofc inheritance came at length to Butler^ Earle ofOrmond and Wilt- (hire, and from them to Sir Thomas Bullen, whom King Henry the eight created Vifcount Rochford.and afterward EarleofWiltftiirejoutofwhofe progenie fprung that moft gratious Quecnc Eliz^Abetb, and the Barons of Hunfdon. Ptitlemll. Swein de Ejfex (before rcmembred) built here a Priory for blacke Monkes, which he dedicated to the bleflcd Virgine C^iary* Which was much augmented by others, and holden to be a cell to the Priory of Lewes: vntill the yearc 1518 when as a great contention arofe bet wecne the two Houfcsrinfomuch that lohn Prior de Prttlemlnoluit Joluere vnam Marcam Priori de L^voes nomine [ubieEiionis. This houfe was valued at the fuppreH fiontobc worth 1^4 1. 14.s.5.d. ob. ycarely. Hic iacet Magifter Johannes Lucas yTheologie BHchaUureus^ quondam njicarm mthin theViocefe of London. 'vtcArtm ijitus Ecclefie VarochialU, e^ui 06. \ 6. Ian. 1 47 7. Cmus anime Prey for the fowl of lohn Cock the younger, ami M4rg.,ra his wyff; Whych//? dyed 1522 Her viidyr this Grauilon lythberycd Rjchard Bcwrd. . . . Merchant of Cailys. J. , dyed. . . 1432. Vndcr this infcription thcfe words arc cngraucn in a tre we Loues knor. ,^^d fervauiperdidi-^ quod expendi hahtiv^ ^_»od donam habtti^ qmd negAuiptrdidi. 6oy le. Cocl{e and ■JAtaygarei his wife. Rich, Bomd. Stangate. Hercfbmctime flood afmall Priory builc by the PrcdecefTours of the PriorofZ^iw, about what time I cannot learnci valued to bee yearely worth 43.1. 8. s.6.d. Saint Ofithes. Whofc ancient name was Chkhy now grownc out of vfc by rcafon of Ofith the virginc of royall parentage^ who being wholly dcuotcd to the fcr- uice of God, was here flabbed to death by the OaniQi pyrat^s, in the yearc ($55 in the monethof Odober. And being by our Anceftours honoured for a Saint, ^/£^^4r<^ de Beavtycs Biftiop of London, in her memoriall, built here a religious houfc, of Regular Chanons, about the y eare 1 1 20. in the raigne of King Henry the firft. His grant I hauc read in the Records of the Tower, beginning thus. Rtchardus Dei gratia London Eptjcopus^^c. Salu. tern. Sciatts qaoi egodedi Ecclefie SanCie Oftthe virgints de Ciz. ecclefioi de Sudemeneftra et de Clachentom cum omniLus que ad iUti^ pertinent, ^c. King Henrf confirmes and augments this donation by his Charter dated at Koan in the nineteenth yeaic of his raigne. And many others fo added to the reuenues of this Monaftcry , that at the time of the fuppreflGon,it was valued 31758. pound, fiuc Shillings eight pence. This Biftiop, the founder, was diucrs times about to rcfignc his Bj(liopricke,ihat he might become a regular Canon in this his owne new built Monaflerie 5 and that the rather, ^ecaufc being taken with an irrccouerablc Palfie, he well knew his time to be fhort. But he fo long deferred the execution of this inrent, that he was furprifedby death bciorc he could performc it, the fixteenth day of lanua- ie, » i7.He w^a* Vardenot thcma!chcsofWales,andgouernourofthc CoJnry of Salop, hefitc BiJliop twenty yeares, in which time (befide the Duildingof this Monaflcry) bepurchaf/, de tUfiribus AngUe ftriptorihus^ from whom Bale doth not much di{rcnt,/#^///« dijfutator^elegans cociona- terjnommconcerutionefcholajlicapromptttsetexpeditus^ in dubiis expli- candis cUrus et dilucidusi in decernendis et diffiniendis rehus arduiseonfians et fundus. He was called from Cambridge to takevpon him the gouernement of this Priorie. in which office he ended his daies, in theyearc 1404. and was interred in the Church of his Couent^ vpon whofe Tombe this Epitaph was cngrauen,as I hauc it in a Manufcript. Carmeli Thomas decus hicidcet Ordinisalmus Preful, cut virtus tot honA iunHa. dedtt^ IngeniumyFtrmamy mores ^ linguamque difertam, P$fi mortem et vitam : que manet vfque piis, Obiit Anno Domini M. eccciiii. Robert of Colchefter a Carme and a good fcholler, was likewifc here in. terredjwith this Epitaph or infcription vpon hiigraueftone. Orate pro anima Robertide Colchtfler Fratris de monte Carmeli liter a- tiftmi^piifmiquey ac quondam prior is huius Cenobiiy obiit in vigiliis S. Agathe ^virginis^Anno Domini M.cccc, Ixvl An Epitaph to the memory of Frier wiUiam Horkijle here inhumed. Carmelitapius iacet hie pro parte wilhelmus, Pars erat ad fuperos Horkijle pofiea tutus, obiit Anno Dom. 1475 . His iicet MagifierBrattr Richardus \A^on faerepagine profijforjbuiuf- que conuemus carmelitarum peruigilac verfutus quondam Gubernator.^ni ex hac luce migrauit 4nnoT)om.M>cccc,xl'vi,cuius anime propitietur al- ttfimus. Hercfometimc likewifc one Frier Tho. Hatfeld was remcmbred with this Epitaph. In campo mortis F rater celeberrimus Ha tfelde Conditur^eximium continet vrna virum, Dogmate precipuusynullique fecundus amore, C/ar0itfngenio,moribuStOre,flflo, The Monument of anothcr^namcIcflcjCarmclitc was thus infcribcd. Miferi beatus portus hie eft corporis ^ ^uiftmviator^qmrif.'iffenefcio* ^ui fis futurusy tu tamen per me fetes. Ego tuque puluiSt vmbra et vmbre [omnium. Venit abij: ftevos vent fits i*bibitis omnes. Cokhejler. JtaledeCitrMe- melitis.SHjf' Robert CeUbt' Per. wlUkmVior' kePey. Richard AllfU, Th9.lUtfitld. 6n (iAncient Fmerall 'iU\am his fonne. Mfinlib-Cot. placed therein black Monks, tranflated from Abingdon, to which Abbey he mads this Priory tobefubiedl: vpon this occafian^ as I haue icout of the booke of Abingdon. Gf^^y <5l^ r^?'^ the fonne and heire of the forefaid /Aubrey by Beatrice. his wife, dying in hisfathers life time, was buried in the Monaftcry of A- brngdon,to which hchadbeene a benefactor, whereupon, faith the Story, i /^w^r^'jy his father and Bif^mVir his mother were determined to choofc A- bingdon for their burial! place, in refpefl of the tender affedion they bore to their child. But their Lands lying here in EfTex farre off, they procured a Grant from King Henry the fii fl to build a religious Houfe at Colnc in EfTex, for their foules health, their Sonnes, and others, as alfb for their Se- : pultures ; et banc domum Sanlfo Andree Afojlob dedicatawy fuhieBAm et | cohercntem Ecclefie K^b 'tngdomnfi fAcieh.mt. Not long after the liniiliing of this workc, andalittic before his death, Jubreyzhc Founder tooke vpon himthehabiteof Religion in this his owne houfe, wherein bee died, and was here buried by a younger fonne of his, named WiUUm^ 'in whofe re- membrance this Epitaph was engrauen vpon their Monument. Cedunt A vita votis animifque cupitAy Barbarmy et Scita , GemiltSy et Jjraelua : Haspariter metoA habet omnis jexiis ei etAS^ En puety enfeniffr. Pater alter yfiltui alter y Legem^ fortttnarn, terram venere fub nnam Non iwveni tote quas epota-vit Athene ■ iVires njel epes 'v a here. Sed va/tfere fidet^ et frediA qua memoYU-bm. * Vt vaieanty vakant per fecu/a cttn(ia ''^rec,amm. For the faid Aubrey de Vere and Beatrice his wife, I found this Infcrip- tion to be engrauen vpon their Monument, in thebookeof Colne Priory. Here lyeih ^nlbery deFeer^tht firfl Erie of Guifnes,thc fonne of o^/- phonfiis de Veeryt\\Q, whychc <^ulbery was the fownderof this place, and Bcf/rr/ hyswyffyflcr of kyngH[''}'///4»!i the Conquerour. This Prioric was valued at the fatall oucrthrow of fuch like buildings to be yearcly worth 1 75. 1. 1 4. s. 8. d ob. The houfe is ftanding at this day, conucrtcdintoa priuate dwelling place, as alfoihe old Chappcll to it, wherein are diucrs Monuments,vnder which lie buried many or this thrice honourable Familie of the r-f ^.f >but they are all gone to decay, and their Infcriptions by timeand flcalth quite taken away. Vpon oncTombe of Ala- barter which is thought to bee the ancienteft, is the peurtraiiurc of a man lying in his armour, crofTc'leggcd, but jvhac was carucd,ai his feet cannot be difccrned. Vpon another, isone lying amted with tlip blew Bore vnda his head, which was alfo croHTe-lcgged, as I was informed but now is no- thing remaining from the middle downcward. A third of wood armed crofle-legged, on his Targqc the Armcs of the houfe of Oxford 5 and there lieth by him a woman made of wood,which is thought to haue bccne his Lady, and CountefTe. Here are two more likewife in wood artncd , and croire-lcgged,the one hath an Hound or Talbot vndcr hia feet: the cqtc Armour ■aithin theDiocejjeof London. I 61-} Armour of the other is quite broken away with his Target. Here is one in Alabafter not crolTe- legged, the Garter about one of his leggcsj what is vn- dcr hisfcet cannot be dilccrncd. A woman pouriraycd in Alabafter with a Falcon vnder her feet, and a little Monument of Alabafter, vpon which is the image ofonc in a Gowne, with a purfc hanging at his girdle; hec is in length about foure foot. But I will fticw the Reader the names of liich Earks and others of this houie which by fuppofition and certainty are laid to hauebcenehcere interred; which may giuefome light to the further knowledge of thefe, in this manner intombed. Aubrey de Vert the foniie of Aubrey, Chamberlainc vnder King Hgnry the firft.or Camerdrius Anglie^ as 1 finde it in old Cartularies , hauing loft this his Office of great Chamberlainc, and other dignities, in the turmoiles betwcene King Stephen and Maude the Empreire,was by the faid Empreffe and Henry the fecond (as you may haue it more fully in Vincents difcouery of errours)reftorcd to all his former honours, and withall created Earic oi Oxford. He died in theycare 1 194. the fixth of king Richard the firft,and was here buried by his father. His wife Agnes or \^deliza lieth buried by him, who was the daughter of Hinry of Effex, Baron of Ralegh, the Kings Conftable. Such was the Epitaph or in&ription vpon his Tombejas it is in the book of Colne Priory. Hiciaceti^lbericus de Vere^ filius Albericide yeery Comes dt Guifney ^ primus Comes Oxonie magnus Camerarius i^nglie qui propter fummam audatiam,^ effrenafampraaitatem Gryptme Aubrey ^vocabatur^obiit 26, die lyecembrisy anno Cbriftit i l^^.Kichardi 1 . fixto, t^ubrey ds Vere^ thefohnc of the forefaid Aubrey ^ fucceeded his father in all his dignities; I findc little written of hira in our Hiftories , faue that outof hisGhriftian pietiehe didconfirmc the gift feptem librat, terre which Aubrey his father gaue to the Chanons of Saint ofith here in EfTcx, addingtheretofoniethingofhisowne.Hedycd in theycare of our Lord, Iii4.andfleepeth now in the fime Bed, with three othtr Aubreyes his Anceftors. To whom this Epitaph vpon Conrad the Emperour at Spires in Germany may be fitly applied. Filius hiCf Vattrhit^ Auus bic^ Proauut tacet ijlic. The great Beliire, the Grandfire, Sire, and Sonne . ].ic here interred vnder this Graueftone. Hugh de Vere the Ibnne of Robert the firft of that Ghriftianname,EarIc of Oxford, and Lord great Chamberlaine of England, was here entombed with his Anceftors, who died in the yeare 1163. He had the title of Lord Bolebecky which came by his mother JfabeH de Bolebeck, daughter and heireof ffugh de Bolebeckj iBitotif who w^s Lord of Bolebeck Caftic in Whitechurch within Buckinghamftiire, and of SwafFam Bolebeck in Cam- bridgcfhirc . Hec had to wife Hamfia the daughter of Saier de ^in- fj^ EarIeofWinchefter,asappearcsby this Infcription fbmctimc infculpt vpon their Tombc. Hiciacent Hugo de Veer eiui nominu primus: Comes Oxonie quartm, magnm Camerarius iyinglie^filius (J* heres Roberti Comitis^ & Harvifua I Ggg^^ "^xor Attbrej dtJ^ere ihc fifft Eailo of Oxtord, furnamcd the griame. Lib. Abb. dt Colne. Aubrey de vert the fecond Earlc of Ox. ford. Uni/jdeVtre Earle of Ox* ford. dJncient Funeral! aSAdTomments %obm de vere Earic of Ox- ford. Robert de vere Jne fonne ot T(obertE3xl(;of 7(pbtrt de Vere Jiarlco! Ox for{<,and Duke of Ireiand. sp'ed in Vila Adhrfyde Vere Earle of Ox- ford. Jehndeyeti Harle of Ox- ford. 'uxor eius^filU Saeri de ^imy comttis Wintoniey qui quidem Hugo obiit 12(5^. Quorum animabus propitietur altijiimus, Robert de Vere, the fonnc of Hugh aforefaid, Earle of Oxford , who en- ioycd his fathers inheritances and honours the fpace of thirtic and two yearcs,lieth here entombed with his anceftours : who died in the ycare 1 19%. y^licehis wife,the daughter and heire of Gilbert Lord SawfordXoxA of Hormcadin Hertfordftiire was interred by him, who died at Caufcld houfeneareDunmow, the ninth day of September, 1312. Here lieth buried the body of Robert de VereSomc and fucceffour to the forefaid Robert , whofe goucrnmcnt both in peace and warrc was fo pru- dent, his hofpicalitic and other workes ofcharitie fo wifely abundant • and his Temperance with a religious zeale fo admirablie conioyned,that he was of all furnamed the good tarleofOxfordjand the vulgar eftcemcd him as a Saint- He died the 19. of A prill, 1351. Here lyeth entombed Robert de Vere , Richard the fcconds Mignionj who to addcto his honours created him Marqueffe of Dublin, a title not knownc before that timein England,and in the yeare following Duke of Ireland, with commiffion to execute moft infeparable prcrogatiucs royall. Tfaefe Stiles were of too high a nature, and therefore infinitely fubiedcdto cnuy. Whereupon, like a fccond Gaaefionyh.'i was hated of the Nobilitie. cfpecially for that he was a man necprudentia^ ceteris procertbu^^mc armis 'ualentier^ as Walfmgham faith, 9. R, 2. But it was not long before he was banifiied England by the Barons, for abufing the Kings eare to the hurt of . the State. He had to wife a young, faire, and noble Lady, and the Kings neare kinfwoman f for fhe was grandchildc to King Edward by his daugh- ter Ifabei/) he put her away, and tooke one of Queenc Annes women, a Bo. | hcmian of bafe birth, Seilarijfilia^ faith Walfingham^ a Sadlcrs daughter, fomcfay a loyners,aiia£tfullofwickedneffc and indignitie. Yet this in- t^iicrable viilanie offered to the hiond xoyiWyKin^ Richard did not cn. counter, neither had the po wer,fome fay , who deemed that by witchcrafts and foiceries (pradifed vpon him by one of the Dukes followers) his iudgc- mcnt was fo feduced and captiuated, that he could not fee what was honefl or fit to doe. But where Princes are wilfull or flothfull,3nd their Fauoritcs flatterers or time- feruers, there needs no other enchantments to infatuate, yeaand ruinate the greateft Monarch Vpon his banifbment he went into France, where he lined about fiue yeares, and there being a hunting.hc was flaine by a wildc Boare, in the yeare 1 3^2. King Richard hearing thereof, out ofhisloue,caufed his body to be brought into England,and to beap- parrclled in Princely ornaments and robes,and put about bis neck a chainc of gold, and Rings vpon his fingers, and fb was buried in this Priory j the King being there prefcnt, and wearing blackes. After the death of Robert Duke of Ireland, who died without iffuc, his Nephew t^ubrej de Vere fuccccded him in the Earledome of Oxford i he enioyed his honours not paflGng eight yeares, but dyed die Veneris in fejlc SanhiGeorgij^ Ann.prirrto Hen. quartifi^oo* and lieth here entombed with his worthie Anccftors. Here lieth buried in this Priorie Ioh» de Vere, the third of that Chrifti?n name, and the thirteenth Earle of Oxford, Lord Bolebecke, Samford.and Scales, within the Diocejfe of London. 6iy Scales, great Chamberlaine, and Lord high AdmiralJ of England. Who died the fourth of ^f^yy the eight, 1511. hauing beene Earle of -Oxford fulLfifty yearesi a long time to tugge out, in the troublcfome raignes of fo many kings, cfpecially for men ot eminent places and high fpirits, cuer apt to take any occafion to Qiew their manly prowefTc: which fire of honour flamed in this Earles breafl,at Barnet ficld,whcre (in a mifl) the great Earle ofWarwickes men, notable to diflinguifh betwixt the Sun with fireames vpon King Edwards liuery, and the Starre with fticames on this Earles li- uery, ftiot at this Earles followers; and by that mifprifion the bactcll was loft. After which he fled into Cornwall,and feized vpon Saint Muhaels Mount. But Edward the fourth got him in his power, ;ind committed him prifoner to the CafllcofHamcs beyond the Seas, where he remained for thefpaceof twclueyearesjvntillthcfirflof King H^nry thefeuenth, with whom became into England, and by whom he was made Captainc the Archers at Bofworth- field, where after a fliort rcfiftancc hcc difcomfitcd the Foreward of King Tf/VWrf', whereof a great number were flaine in the chafe, and no fmail number fell vnder the vi(5lors fword. This Earie gaue a great contribution to the finiftiing of Saint Maries Church in Cambridge; Hishofpitalitie, and the great port he carried here in his country, may be gathered out of a difcourfe, in that cxquifite Hiffory of Henrj the feuenth, penned by that learned and iudiciousStatefman, Sir Francis BacGU^Yikomt Saint Albany lately deceafed. The laft Earle that I finde to be here entombed of ancient times, is lohn deVercy the fourth of that chriftian name, Earle of Oxford, Lord Rulbeck Samfordand Scales, Lordgreat Chamberlaine of England, and Knight of the Garteti he was commonly called little of Campes, Caflle Cam- pes,in Cambridgefhire, being the ancient fcate of the Veres y where this £atk vfed much to refidc; He married daughter o^Thomas How- 4r^ Duke of Norfolke, and died without ifluc the 14 of Ju!y,i52^. I finde in a booke of DunmoWy in bib. Cot. that Maud^ the wife of lohn iGceJfe of London. 6ip vnder father and fonnc, doth to the publiquc good fully anf were the place and dignity. Before thefc times, in a place called Wcftfield, three quarters of a mile diftantfromthistownc, and belonging to the Abbey there, was found by touching of a plough, a great bra^n pot : The ploughmen fuppofingto haue beene hid trcafure, fent for the Abbot of Cogeftiall to fee the taking vp of it; and he going thither, met with Sir C/cmeut Harle/lo^flnd defired himalfo to accompany him thither. The mouth of thepot was clofcd with a white fubftance, like paft or clay, as hard as burned brick ; when that by force was remoued, there was found within it another pot,but that was ofearthi that beingopened, there was found inicalcfTerpotofearth, ofthe quantity ofagallon,couered with a matter like Vcluet, andtfaftencd at the mouth with a filke lace, in it they found fomc whole bones, and ma- ny pieces of fmal! bones wrapped vp in finetilke, of frcflb colour,which the Abbot tooke for the reliques offome Saints, and laid vp in his Veftuary. Bocking Derewards. So denominated of the Doremrdes fomeiiraes Lords of this towne,and Patrons of this fat Parfonage,which isxxxv.1. x.s.in the Kings bookes.as I am pcrfwaded by relation, and thefe Infcriptions vpon ancient Tombcs, Hiciacet lohames Doreward Armig.filittsWtMmi Doretvardmil. . . . qui ohijt . , , . 1 420. et Ipkbella vxor eitts . . . . ; Hie iacet lohannes Doreward i^'rmiger qui tbiit xxx.dielanuar. Anno Dam. Mil.cccc. Ixv. et EUncba vxor eius que obiit ... die menf, . ... L/f n D om^ Mil. ccccdx. quorum anrmabus fropitietur deus. Amen. Ckuiger Ethereus nobis fis Janitor almus. Hauljleed. The Lordlhip of Stanfteed within this Parifti, was the ancient inheri- tance of the noble family of the BourchierSy in which they had a manfion houfe; many of which furname, lie here cntombcd3 to continue whofc re- membrance in the fouth fide of the Quire is a Chappell, which to this day is called Bowfcrs Chappell, wherein they lie interred; the infcriptions which were vpon their monuments, are quite gone, this one following excepted. Hie iacet Birtholomeus quondam Dominusde Bourgchier^ qm obiit viii. die menf. Maii Anno Dom. M.ccee.ix , et Margereta Sutton ae idoneaLo- uej vxoreseius. Quorum animabus propitietur Deu s. Amen. Vnder another ot thefe monuments, lieth the body of Robert Bourchier, Lord Chancelor of England, in the fourteenth yeare of King Edward the third, from whom (faith the light of great Britaine, C/4r^«^/^A^A?) fprang a moft honourable progenieofEarles,and Barons of that name. Here ftands a monumentjvnder which one ofthe right honourable fa- railie of the reres\\QX\\ interred, it is much defaced .... Georgio Fer, daughter & heirc of Edward T ruffell of li'Vm Earle of Oxford. vpithin the DioceJ/e of London. of StaffordQiire knight Banneret. Which were three fonncs and three daughters, namely, lohn dt Fercy the fixth of that Chriftian name,EarIe of Oxford; Aubrey de Fere fccond fonnc ^ Geffrey Fere thz third fonnc (Fa- ther of lohn Fere of Kirbcy Hall,of Sir Bratjcis Fere knight, the great Lea- der in the Lowcountries, and of that renowned Souldier, Sir Horatio Fere knight, Lord Baron of Tilbery in this County) Elizai>etAymmk6 to Tho- mas Lord Darcy of Chich ; jime wife to Edmund Lord Shejfield , and Francis^mmxt^io Henry H0w nour. The founda- tion of a Prio- rJe in Hcue- Lutit Lsdy Pri.Jie!scof Hcninghsm. 6ii (tAncient Funerall f waf tuner all CM omments Hen iMgley 1 wife . Hie facet Henricus Langley Armig. qui ohijt xx. Sept. M, cccc. hiiu et Margareta vx^reim vnaflUmm et heredum lohamisW^ldene Armigeri^ queot^tv.MartUt UH. cccc. liii. Hie f4ces T hom4s Langley Ar, qui fhijt i Mar. M. cccc, lit. Htn.ungky and Lady Ku' jf«srwe his wife. Hcrclyth/? Langley Efquyr, and Dame Katherin his wyfF, whych Henry dcpartydthis lyn, n April, M.cccc,Ixxx. viii.and Dame Katherine died the ycrc of our Lord God, M. ..... on whof. Vpon this laft marble jlonc are the portraitures in brafle, of the three daughters of Henry Langley ^ amongft whom his inheritance was diuided, as I haucit by tradition, as Waldens was before: whofe chief c feate was at Langley Wilborcsm this parilb. 7baxted: Rlc. Damtmy and Alice his wife. This Church is fpatious, beautifailj and built Cathedrall-likc ; but nei- ther in this Church, in Braintrie, nor fcarccly in any other Church featcd within a Market Towne, ftiall you findc cither Monument or Infcription ; onely fome two or three Infcriptions are here remaining. Her lyth Ry chard Dammary and Alys his wyfF, and Ry chard Dammar j his {Qm^Ione^Eli\ahyth^ and Anns>n whoffoulys God hau mrrcy .Which Ry chard the yongyr gawc a Meide cally d ^hel Mcide, for a perpetual my nd ycrly to be kept for ther foulys and alchriilen (oulys. 0 ir watct Clarlie Pr ief^. Sir Walter Clerk ^ifi icy Dm de f'dm eit mercy. iivifi L^rieand i^/it pie in London, euery one (ixe (hillings viii.d. the ted ofhis bountifull cha- ritie you may reade m St9w Suruay. - ^. -..^-^-a-Tc'.-L^-u...-. nil I 1 -■ T-' ' .1. ■-||^■■■■■ Little Bajffin. ff^iU.Buarcbier or BawftTt Earlcof£we. HercisagoodlyTombcofmarbleonthe north (ide of the Chanccll, vndcr which faith Brooke, in his Catalogue ofNobility, ivilliam Bcurchier 1 EarlcofEwc in Normandy lycth interred; but whom I rather be- lecue) fin his di(coucry of Brookes Errors) approues this Earlc,asalfo his wife Attne (the daughter of ThomM of Woodftocke Duke of Gioccfter)to be buried in the Abbcv of Lanthonie bv Gloucefler. if this monument could mthin the Dtocefje of Lmdon. could rpcakc like others by herinfcription, it might haply decide the con- troucrfie : but all the words vpon it are, Fili Det miferere met. Mater Dei wijerere mei.Whkh fecmingly commeth by a label! from a man , and a woman thereupon pourtraied. Of this Earle more when I come to Lan- thony. Betwecnc the Chancell and the Bo wfers Ifle or Chappell, is a very coft- ly arched Tombeof poliftied marble, inlaid with brafle, the picture of a man and a woman, and in diuers places of the forcfaid Arch, on the wo- mans fide,is the Fetter lock and Bowfers knot, but without infcription. By fuppofition made to the mcmorie of Henry Bourchier (fonne of miliam Bo«rf/^/>raforefaid, Earle of EfTexand Erve-^ and Ifabell his wife, daughter of Richard Earle of Cambridge , and fitter of Richard Duke of Yorke. Which Henry died quarto Aprilisy 148^. a valiant and worthie Nobleman be was, fortunate in Martiall enterpnlcs ; and in matters of peace fo learn- ed, wife, and politicke, that he was thought fit by Edward the fourth to be Lord Chancellour of England. In the fame Chappell,on the North fide, remaincth a very faire Al. tar Tombc of marble, within the which lyeth the body of Henry Lord Bourchier and Earle of EflTcx, Sonne and heire of William Ftfwrf^/Vr, that died before his father, and grandchilde to i^^ar^ Earle of Effex, next before mentioned : ouer his Tombe hangeth as yet part of his achieuemcnts, as the cote of his Armes, Helme,Crcfl,and fword. This Earle brake his necke by a fall from his horfe, the twelfth day of March, in the one and thirtieth yeare of t;he raignc of King Henry the eiglir, 1 5 3p.His horfe was young, faith Storv, and he theoldeft Earle in England; for if you will reckon the yeares from the death of his Grandfather, who liucd after his fonne, the father of this I^enry (as I hauc faid before^ vntill the yeare of this hisfatall mistortune,you ihall findc thenitobe fifty fixe j and what age he was athis Grandfathers cjcathyou may imagine; In the Hall of the Mannor houfe of Newton, in the Parifti of little Dun- mowe, remaincth in old painting two pofturesj the one for an anceftor of the Bourchier combatant with another, being a Pagsn king, for the truth of Chrift; whom the faid Engjifliman ouercame, and in memory thereof his defendants hauceuer fince borne the head of the faid Infidell , as alfo vfed the fur name of Bourchier or Borvfer, Here are foure wondrous ancient Monuments of the Louaines , all the Infcriptions of them are worne out, thefc few words excepted. Sire Thomas Louaim icigift ^argarie /a file Moun. ... I This noble familie of the Lovaines in former ages did here inhabite, by the name of Fitx^-Gilhert , one of which houfe, namely, OHauriee Fitz. Gilbert i was furnamed de Louainey as defcended from Godfrey of LouatPCt brother to Henry the fixth of that name, Duke of Brabant. Who being fent hither to kecpe the honor of Eye his poffcrity flouriChcd among the Peeres of this Realme, to the time of EdwArd the third ; when the heire generall was married to the houfe of Bourchier. This Bovpfers Chappell ffor it is fo commonly caHed) is now the burial) place for the noble familic of the Maynards, Hhh.3 In E.ofEfscx. H«». Bourclwr H. of Efs«. Stovf Anhal. Out ofcertaine ancient coIJe- dionsin EiTcs. Sir rbt.LS' vai»t icnighr. CamA.va. Efjcx etM Benefadorihm omnibus Ecclefie pauperis huius. The treble Bell in the fteeple of this Church is called the Bowfers Bell on which is cafta pccceof coineof filuer, of King Edward xhs. fourth • \i was giucn by one of the Gounteffes of Eflex, as one may partly gather by an old Infcriptioni vpcn it is the Bowfers knot. T iltey* Here fometimc ftood a Monaftery founded by Msurice Fitz,'Gilberty before rcmerabrcd, not long after the Conqueft, which he dedicated to the honour ofthcVirgineJ»/aur knight. HxtraSl. lib. Dunmorv, in lebili}?ttSjduhijiiCecis,claudiSiperegriniSf Vefpereet ahfcettfo LMachuti foUNouemhris ^indecimo hie moritur^ 'viuen vt incipiaf. Ergo preces cincri dones qtdcumque viator ^ Ijla preces tantum flehilis vrna petit. His death happened in the ycare of our fauing health, one thoufand fiuc hundred and cightecne, as by the humble petition of the Subprior and his brethren to their Patron Sir Rokrt Radcliffe Knight, Lord Fit^water (afterwards Earle of SulTex) for thcfpeedy cle^lion of another Prior may appeare, the forme whereof, tranfcribed out of the originall, I thought good here to infert, being a prefident not commonly knowne in thefe daies. Egregio et prenobili viro Domino Roberto Radclif wiliti. Domino Fitz.- water; vejlri humiles et deuoti filij Galfridm Shether Supprier et prefidens Domfts fme Prioratusbeate Marie Virginisde Dunmowe or dints fin6li Au~ guftini London Bioc .vefire fundAtionis et patronatui-^ eteittjdem loci con- uentusj omnimod, Reuerencias cum honore^ orationumque f^^ffTAgia, et qmc- quid duUius dc latere Crucifixi hauririfeterit: vefire reuerencte innotejci- mtis et certificamtu per prefentes ^od bene memorie Dominus lobannes Blakemorenojter idmdudum et diSiehomus nofire Priory quint o decimo die infiantu menfis Nouembrts viam eji vninerfe carnis ingrejfus, et fequent. prox. ex tunc dig ipfi»s corpus Eccleftajlice tr adit urn eft fepultatex ^Sicqae futnus etefi di£ia domus ftue prior atus Prior is et pa ft or is Jolatioet regimine deJlitut.Neigiturex diurna eiufdem vacatione grauia nobis proueniant incommoda'y •vejlrereuerencie humiliter et denote fupplicamus;quatims cum fitisnofteretdilie Domus Jlue prioratusfmdatoryetpatronus vtprefertuty ve^ram vt maris eft ad noui feu futuriprioris ^ f aft or is ele^ionem proce- dendo AC iuxta canonicas Janiiiones deiprejidio celebrand.patronalem licen' ciam nobis concedere dignemini cum fauore, Profperitatemque veft^ram con* feruet t^lii/im»spertemporalongiora,7)at:in domo noftra Capitulariy no- ftro fttb figiUo xvij.diepredi£ii menf^Nouemb, Anno Domini miUeftmoquin^ gent eft mo decimo nono. In the hall ofthcMannorhoufeofNewton Hall, in this Parift), remai- neth in old painting, two poftures, th one for an Anceftor of the Bourchi- combatant with another, being a pagan king, for the truth of Chrift, whom the faid Englifhman oucrcame, and in memory thereof, his defcen- dants haue cuer fince borne the head of the faid Infidell, as alfo vfcd the furnamcof 5tfrp/?y,as I had it out of the collcioceJje of London. for (in the pedegree of Sir Alexander Raddiffe of Ordfall in the county of Lancaftcr, knight of the Bathidcfccndcd, as the Earlcof Suflcx is, from the Radclijfeft anciently of Radcliife in the (iiid County^ the fonne of that valiant and generally beloucd Gentleman, Sir lehn ^Radcliffe^ Lieuetenant Colonell, flainc, fighting againft the Frcnch,in thelfleof Rhee, the 2p.day of OiSober, in theyeare of our Lord, one thoufand fixe hundred, twenty and feuen j I finde that Sir lohn Radcliffe Knight, (fonne of Sir lohn Rad. flijfe knight, who married Katherim, the daughter and heirc of Edward Lord B«r»^i^ofA<3:onBurnelI in the county of Salop) married EW^bethy the daughter and heire Walter ^ Lord Fitz, watery of ^Woodham, a Ba- >:anofgreat riches, as of ancient nobility^ the father of who was Fa- ther of Rdert Radcltffe, the firft of that firnarae, Earic of Suflex, Vifcount ^itz,-water. Lord Egremont and BurnellyWho with other two Earles, his Sonne and Grandchilde,lie here interred vnder a fumpiuous monument, asappcarcthby theirfeuerall infcriptions and liuely portraitures. To the memory of the firft Earle (for I ara tied by my method onely to his at this lime) thefc funcrall lines following are engrauep. Robertm Radcliffe miles Dminus Fitz..tvater, Egremmdet Burnel^Vj' cecomes Fitz-rvater (magms Camerariusy A»glie) CamerariusHoJpitij Re- gis Henriciodiauiy aceidtm a C9n[ili\s Pr^lijs in GaUIa commifis aliqnoties inter frimos du^ieres honoratus, inalijs Leki facifque confdtattombHs non inter peftremos hahitus^^qttitatisy I»ftitiaycmjtami£t magnum at at is fua colunten, ohijt xxvii,die N^uemb. Anno Dom. M, ccccc. xlii. atat. This Earlc had three wiyes,whofe portraitures are cut here vpon the Tombe,by all ofwhich he had iflue. By his firft wife Elizabeth ^ who was thedaughtcrof^^f^z-y^^rf/fl^^/pukcofBuckinghamj heehad Henry ynhcr him Earlc of Suflex, here intombcdi Genrge RadcliffsyZnd Sir Humfrey Rat- eliffe of Elnefto w. By Margayet his fecond wife, daughter of Thomas Lord Stanley^ Earle of Darby, he had ^# Rolllnf. />.489. Catal. of Hon. iVunor Duch- cfff otGloucc* ftcr. Cronk. tripart. in bib. Cot. The Swanne the Duke of Gloc. cogni- fancc. (*J ncient Funerall s5Vi omments me pretiofo tno fanguim redimijli miferere meu me ad Chnfiianitatcm vocajti mifenre met* Here lycth Rdcrt Frevyt, a man letterd Cowndyt For hy s fo wl and for all chriftine, fey a Fater Nofier and an Ave, But I flnall forget the Foander Thomas of Woodflockc,the fixth fonnc of King Edward the third, and Vncic to King Richard ^ wtiow3s taken by force from this his Caftle of Pieflfy, by rhonhta Mowhray, Eiirlc Mar&all, and conuaycd to Gallis,whaehc wasfmothcred vndcra Featherbed, 1 397. His body was afterwards conueycd with all funeral) pompe into England, and buried here in this Church of his owne foundation, in a goodly Icpul- chre prouidcd by himfclfe in his life time. Whofe rdiques were afterwards remoucd and laid vnder a marble, inlaid with braffejn the Kings Chappell at Wcflminfter. In which Church Eliamr his wife fof whom I hauc fpo- ken before) lieth entombed, with this French infcription , who after the death of her husband became a Nunnc in the Abbey of Barking within this County. Cy gifl Altonore de Bohun ajfne fiUe et des heirs I'hounrahle feigmur Monj. Humfrey de Bohun Cottnte de Hereford d'Bjfex et de Northamfton et Conflable d-Engleterre F cmme a fuijjunt tt neble prince Tha, de Wood- flock Fiii^atrefexcelkmettre puijant jei^nour Edward Re i d'Erxyktcrre pHts le Conqueft tiers. Due de Glocefire^ CouHfe d''E([fxie de Buchiagham et Covftable d'Engleterre, quemorufi le tierz, imr d'Ociohery tan d(t grace il99.de gi aijme Dieujc face mercy ^ K^ntcjg,- But againc to rciurneto the Duke her husband, touching whofe life and death, with the manner thereof, thuswriteth Gowerm his booke called F0X clamamis. 0 quam For turn ftabilis non permaf^0 fffia, Exemplum cujm flat in or dine carmini^ htijm Rex agit^ et * Cygnm patitur de Corde benignusy llle proftratas non efi de Rege levatuiy Ad Plejfye captus tunc eft velut Hoftia raptus Rexjubet arma geri^ nec eo volmt mifereri ; Cum Sponfa natt Ittgent quafi tnorti gravati ; Plufque Lupofevit Rex dummoda ^emina fievit* Nilpietas mumt quern tunc manus invida punid Rex fietit obliqum nec erat tunc unns amicus, O Regale genasy Princeps quaji pauper egenus, TMrpiter attra^usjacet et fine iure fubA^tts, Sunt ibi Fautores Regis de forte Priores ^ui Cygnum pendent^ ^bicaptum ducere tendent. Sic ducendo dHcem^perdit fine lumine lm:em, Anglia que tota tenebrefcit luce remote ; Trans mare natayit^ regnum qui femper amavit'y Blent centum niiUe quia Cygnu^s preterit iSe, Calijiyportus petit unde dolus latet orius, Error quern Regis genuit putredine legit Careen mthin theDiocepof London. I I Cdrcere conclufus fubito fait ilk nclufm, Nefcit qu9 fine, fit vite,ftve ruine Tunc Rex datum fampfit quafi Falco vclatum^ Vnde fuasgentes perdit Cujlodecarmes, A little after follow thcfc vcrfcs , touching the deniall of buriall to bcc granted vnto him among the reft of his honourable androyall Anccftors. sic nece deviSium^fic corpus ab hoftereli^umy clam de cemUvi fufceperat \^nglix n&viy Per mareregreditur^ corpus necadhnc feptlitnr^ 2iAmque fepulturamy defendit Rex fibi puram ; Defuper a latere patris loca yjfta tenerey Dummodo quefivit vixbajfa fepulchra fubivit. Of the manner of his death ihcfe three vcrfes following. Heu quam tortorum quidamdefirte malorunfy Sic Ducts elegit plumarum pondere le£iiy Corpus qua^atum ')ugulant que meant ')UguUtunt, Such was the end of this royall Prince, fonne to a King, and vncle to a King '■ who by our writers is difcommended in this, that he was euer repi- ning againft the King in all things whatfocuer he willied to haue forward ; Eratenim virferocipmus ^ precipitis ingeni] {zs^olidor cenfurcs him) a moft fierce man, and of an headlong wit ; who thinking ftill that thofc times, wherein he had raaftrcd the King, were [nothing changed, thoiigh the King was aboue thirty yecares old, forbarc not, roughlie, not fo much to admonitb, as to check and fchoole his Soucraignc. Hatfeld PeuerdL So denominated of one Randolph Veuerell the owner thereof, to whom Edward the ConfefTor was very munificent for that hce had married his kinfwoman, the daughter of Ingelrick, a man of great Nobilitie among the Englilh Saxons. A Lady of that admirable beautie,that with her lookes (he conquered the Conquerour Williar»y who defined nothing more then to be herprifonerin Armes, which to cffed, hce begins to expreffe a kindc of loue to the remembrance of her decealed father Ingelrick, enriching the ColledgeofSaintAf4m>/5/(e^r<«» fctting apart all worldlie employments, flie fpent the remainder of her dayes, and here de- parted her life about the yecre iioo.fixteeneyceres after the death of the Conqucrour. Here ftic liethburied, and her image or portraiture cut in ftone is to be fecnc at this prefent day in the Church window. This houfe was a Cell to Saint Alhons, valued to be yccrdy worth Sj.l.ip s. y.d. Harlow, nk iacet Rohertus Symond quondam Auditor principalis Regis Henrici feptimi in Ducatu fro Lancajlne quick Erum- narum fortm met a viarum^ mors. • lohn Drunkefion Vulneraquinque Dei ftntmedicinamei, Scilieety Fia mors ^ Pafio Chrijli, Ra.Tendefing- Danhury, Hlc iacet Gerardtts quondam filius ^ heres Gerardi Brayhrohe militis qui ohi\txxix. (Jllarci) M.cccc.xxii. Icy gift perne Femme a Gerard Braybroke, fillea CMonfieur Reynold de Grey Seignour de vfilton^ que moruflviii* jour dauerilj'ande grace M,cccc. xiiii. a qua Dieu fait mercy » I ftiall haue occafion to fpeake of the Brailfrokest when I come to Brai- brokc in Northamptonftiire, of which ihcy were Lords. Here lie two men armed in their portraitures, and croflc legged, which were (as it goes by rdationfrom father tothefonne) of the familic of the Darciesy who for a time had here their habitation. Although it be fomewhat from tnypurpofc, yet I hold it not much a- mi He to ammufc my Reader with a fhort ftory . Vpon Corpus Chrifti day, in the ycare 1 402.the third of Henry the fourth, at Euenfbng time, the De- uill entrcd into this Church, in thclikeneflcofa Gray Frier, and raged hor- ribly, playing his parts like a Dcuill indeed, to the great aftoniflimcnt and fcareofthc pariftiioners ; and the famehoure with a tempeft of whirlc- wind and thunder, the top of the Steeple was broken downe, and halfe of the Chanccll fcattered abroad. Great Baddow, Hie iacet RohertmTenderingnnper Firmarim Maneri) de magna Bad- dorp mthin the T)ioceJfe of London, 6^1 doi^qui obt)t xx 06iob M.ccccc.xxxvnMmo Hen.viti xxix. This pntycr foilowing is inlaid in brafTe vpon the n.arble. + Omnipotefos ^miftricors Deus^ t» cu']fts pore/late hum :m conditio cofi- fifiit : animam famuli tut Roberti^ qnefo ab ommhm ahjoivcpeccnh ; utpe- mtentie frticium quern 'voluntas e'yss opt&btt^ prevcntus viorie non pcrdat» ^erDommummjtrum lefum C^nftum. Amen, Htc tumuUntur T homos Kitle^ ^ Margeria, uxor e'yi^y qui qmdem Tho- moierat Ptncerm quondam cumillufiri Principe 7 ho. Woodftcke^ ^^"ce dii- dum Gloceftrie \ deinde cum nobili^ima Domina CemitiJfA Hereford, ^ pc flea cur/t Chriflianifmo Principe f^ invi^if^tmo Henrico quhno, ultin'to cum honor e digni^imo Katherina Regina ^ e\ufdern Dornini Re^i6 confort^: r^ove Cantarie Sanile Trihitatis in Capella i/ltus Ecclefie Fnndator j qui quidem T homos plenus annoram ebi]t xvti.Decemb. M .cccc. xlix. ^ diita Mar- gempenultimo die Februart] M, cccc, Ixi' ex hac luce migravit. Principtbus pUcaiffe viris non ulntna lam eft. Orate Badewe Ed/^. ' 1 read thatonef^/wa^J Badewe did hold certainc Tenements in this Towne by Sergcantic ; 'uiz,. to keepc and conuey one of the Kings Pal- freycsforthcfpaceoftwcntiedaicsat the Kings charges when hec (hall happen to come into thefe parts. K^nno 5. Ed.'^, Tho ?\i7Vand Miirz^ry his wife. Chenfford. Orate pro ammabfts lohannis Biglon mper Carnificis iflim z>ille, ^ Flo. rentie Hxoris eim ,qm quidem lohannes obiit die . , . . An,Dom. I 500. et dtcia Ftorencia obijt i; Nouemb: 1 509, ^mrum animabm. This marble Monument is faire inlaid with braffe, befitting the corps of a more eminent man then a Butcher. From a labeil of brafife thefe words feeme to proceed out of his mouth : oflende mihi Dentine miferecordia?n tuam.Vxom hers thefe; Et Idutaretmm danobis. This Church was reedified aboutfbme hundred thirtie and feuen yeares fince, as appearcth by a broken infcription on the out fide of the South wall. Prey for the good eflatof the Townftiyp of Chelmsford that haihbin willying and prompt of helpys, to ... . this Chirch,and for all them that be M cccc. Ixxxix. Here flood a fmall religious houfe, built by Malcolme king of ^cots,for Friers Preachers: valued atp.l. 6.s.yd. per annum. lohHEJg'on Rutchcr and Fic/anct his vv:fc. Engerjlofj, Hie iacet lohannes Rocheford i^r, filim Domini Radulphi Rocheford militigy qui obiit decimo die Nouemb, 1444. et anno Regis Henrict fextiyi,^ Of this furname I haucfpoken before in Rocheford. Hie iacet Gertrudis flia lohannis T errel de War ley eqnitis auratiy^ con- iftx frenobtlis viri Gulielmi Petri E quit is aurati, quo obiit 28. Maii. 154s. lii ^ ■ H |^r lo.Ecchford. Gertrude Lady Fetre. I trude his firfl: wife, cucn to thefe later times 5 whofe Epitaph ^according to my method) I referue for another part of thcfe my funerall Monumenis. Vnder the pidiure of Chrift in one of the windowesarc thcfe two words,'! Petra nojlra. Waltbam Abbey. This Abb; y was founded by a King of England , who of all other raigned leaft and loft moft. For within the compaffe of a yearc, hce lofl both his life and his kingdome,ai one caft,and both of them to a Stranger; I meane HaroU thefccond, thefonnc of Earle GoJwift.Who hauing built and fufficiently endowed this his Foundation, for a Deane, and eleucn fccu- lar blacke Canons, he caufed it to bee confecrated, to the honour of a cer- \ tainc holy Croffe, found farrc Weft ward, and brought liithcr by miracle. King He»ry the fecond new builded this Monaftery, and placed therein Regular Canonsj augmenting their number to foiire and twenty, and alfo their reucnues. Richard Cordelion his fonnc confirmes the gift and ex- change of the Canons made by his father, by his Charter to be read in the : Tower, in thefe words. Ricbardm Dei gratia^ ^c. Inde ej{, quod ficut Pater nojler n^utationem CanonicorumfecuUrium^ ^ injlitutionem Canomccriim rcguUrtum fecit in Ecclefia de (^Valtbam, ^ eis quafdam nouas fojj'i^iones^ et vetcres ccncefit^ ^ confirmauit : Sic nos Uudabtliter vtrorum commutatiomm in prefata Ecclejia faSiam^tioflra autem approbamus. Etpro falaieprediBi fair is m- (Iri^ et LMatris nofirCy et Fratrum nofirorumyet pro faUte omnium fidelium^ conjtitutionem Camnicornm Regularittm in eadem Ecclefia faElam^^ dona- tiones, ^ pojjefiones noaai^que a Patre nojlro eis fiHe [nut pejcnti carta no- jlra confirmcimtti, Dat, ^c. /^mj' the third cncreafcdmuch their rcuenues with Fairesand Mar- kets J a Fairc here for feuen day es ; and at Epping a Mai ket eucry Monday, andaFaire for three dayes. So by the munificence of thefe Kings, their SucccfTours^and Subieds,tbis Abbey at the gcnerall furucy, and fiirrendcr, was valued (at Rabin Hoods pennic worths) to difpendyearely 900. pounds foure (hillings and foure pence. The Catalogue of religious houfes faith, 1079. 1. 12. s. anda pennie. The Church of this Monaftery hath efcaped the hammers ofdeftru£lion, and with a venerable afpe£l:, (heweth vnto vs the magnitude of the reft of this religious Structure. Htrtm Harold mzdc his vowcs. and prayers, for vidlorie when hee marched againft the Norman Conquerour, In which battcll by the (hot of an arrow through the left eye into his braines, he was flaine the 1 4. of Oiftobcr, being Saturday, \o66. hauing raigned nine monethsand odde dayes: whofe body by the mediation of his mother Gi- ?/&4,and two religious men of this Abbey, beino obtained of the Conque- rour (howfocuer at the firft by him denycd, affirming that buriall was not fit for him, whofe ambition had becne the caufe of fomany funeralls) was conucyed mthin theDioceffe of London. conucyed (wich great la.tKntacion) by hisfaid mother Githa, and a fmall dckdcd remainder of the Engiiih Nobiiicie, to this his owne Church, and herein folcmnly interred, vpon whofe Monument this Epitaph was en- graucn. Heu cadis hefle ferc^ Rex, a Bucc Kege futmo Pay par is ingUdio, mtlne ^ b?OnDet (faith Robert of Glocefter) toltl) gur of a man f^gljtpng; btfet al about tx)^^ golD anD p^cciode (h)njs;,U)^ic^23anecafcurt1)e:t3atatle Buc si^tUtam (em to t^e i^apCmtOftne of Via blCtOJp,; Whofe bodyes were in like manner brought to this Church, and here entombed. It is faid that Girthcy not holding it beft to hazard the Kindomc of Engfand atonccaft,fignified tothc King, that the fuccefle of warrc was doubxfull.that^ victory was rather fwaycd by fortune then by valour, that aduifcd delay was moft important in martial! affaires ; and if fo bee bro- ther (faid ht't) you haue plighted your faith to the Duke, retire your felfe, for no force can feruc agiinft a mans owne confciencci God will re- uenge the violation of an oath; you may referue your felfe to giue them a new encounter, which will be more to their terrour. As for me, if you Will commit the charge tome, I will psrformc both the part of a kinde brother, and a couragious Leader. For being clcare in confcicnce, I (hail fell my life, or difcomfit your enemy with more felicitie. But th^ King not liking his fpeech, anfwercd, I will neuer turnc my bick, with di{honour,to the Norman, neither can I in any fort digeft the reproach of a bafe minde : well then be it fo (faidforae discontented of the comp iny) let him beare the brunt that hath giuen theoccafion. T\\\'^Hirold is much commended for his courteous affabilitic, gentle deportment, Iufticc,and warlike pro wefTe, in nothing blame worthy, faue thcit in the opinion of his owne valour, he addiifted himfcHe wholly to his owne refolutions, ncglefting the wife deliberations of his beft friends and Councellors. And that his courage could neuer ftoope to be lower then a King. For which he is taxed to be an impious man.falfdy afpiring tothc Crowne by vfurpation. Ofvsrhich my old Author, with whom I will con- clude, hath thcfc rimes. i^atoii) t^efall^ ^cle,t^ dent ^btoatl) DeD lep The burial] of King HjjoW. Win Kinn Ha- rolds bictiuen. Qamd. Re- mained. The Charter Rob. Gloieji. (L/^ ncient FuneraLi (v5Vi onuments Uu^ Ntvltl chccfe For- rcftcr of Eng- land; Mat. Paris ad Paris eodm m. 1223. Paris ad an, Ii45. lebnUeviU. Inblh.Cot. }^}^ n felue U t co^one &ins, t^)ulii Oe^ ii/V^Wchefirft,king of England, for his match^cfie va'our furnamcd Cordelion^ox Ltom hearty is, by feme of our old Engiilh writers, laid to haae flame a Lion, and by the pulling out of his heart, to haue gained that attribute or denomination ; the truth is, that Hugh lilevtlh gentleman of noblelinagCjOncof King/?/V^4r€my^ CounrdJor of Eftate» and one ofthe executors of King the eightjandof lome Chamfer. m»n his wife; of whom more hereafter. * This Monaftcrie isnovr oneofthemanfion houftsof that honourable Lord, Sir Bdward Denny Knight, Baron B enny of Waltham, and Earleof Norwich. I found fince I writ the premiffes, that Edward the Confeffour was the prime caufe of this religious foundation, for that he gaue to Harold ctmmt Lands here conditionally that hce Ihould thereupon build a Monaftcrie, and furnifh it with all neceffarics, asappearesby his Charter of that dona- tion amongft the Records in the Tower. Eg9 Edwardus Dei dono Anglorum Rext i;c. Haraldo Cemiti meoquan- dam terrarn antiquitm ab incQlis ijlim loci Waltbam nuncnpatamy cum mnihm ad fe pertinentijs campis^ fratiSffyhUi aquis^ ^c. jub conditione quodinprefcrtpto locoMonafierium cdifcctyinmemoriam mei et conjugis mee Eadithe, Etinjuper ernet diferfis Sandorum martyram et reliquijs et li- bruy Anglicifque vejlibus et alijs ornament is eongruentibus : Ibiqtte *Ca' tervutam quorundam Fratrum Canortice Regule Jubje^am confiituet, Plu* rmequeterre ttt donentur in Monafterij i^iusextruendi ufumyet aliment um, ipfiu6 etiam Haraldi cure et fidei c&mmift^ ^c. Here he names the lands in particular, which 'arc many. Et hec mntA (faith he) ad dtluendameaet Antecejforum meorum peccata collatafunt, £luodfiquis meorum fuccejforum aliquam partem tUius terre jubtrahat^ vel fubtrahi proinde requifitw emendare noluerit. Ei DominmjuftM judex Regnum partter ac Coronam auferat^ ^e, Preterea volo et promitto, quod omnia in Mona fieri/ iUius opem data vel danda pnt femper liber et a Sherifsy eta hmdredisj et extra Curiam fan^e Cruets omnibus placitis Geldis^ ^c. Scriptum efl autem ijlud privilegium Am. Dominice incarnAtionis M, Ixii. lnt%mtt in tlsi This Story is likcwife wrought in the Hangings in the Qmre of Wefl- minflcr Abbey, cxpiayncd by thefe verles following vnder the pourtrai- jcures of Saint John Euangeliftand kit\^ Edward. \ ^ Vililm vorld as yow may fe, And of Mafter loh» CrewUnd \)oCtoi of Diuinitie. Within this Church to fing pcrpctuell, They ftablyftia Doftorjor Bachdcr of Diuinitie, Or a Matter of Art, for nedecontinucll. Ten pound for his Salcrie and chamber fee. And thre pound more, there as yow may fc: Yerlie xx s. the liuelodeto repare. For euery y ere an o hity the refidue is fare. Of Precfts xii, and Clerks vi, alfoo, Six pens the Preeft, and fbwr pens euery Clerk, For brede, chefe, and Ale in mony there mufl goo: To poor folk xl. d. fulfilling this werk: The Bay lie and Wardens of this Church mxxd herk: To levy the ly velodc, difpofe, and cmployj And ech of them yctly for their labour (hall xl.d.enioy: Moreouer this call to yowr remembrance anon, That in the beadroll of vfage euery Sonday redd; T he fowls of this Avery ^ Beatrice ^ and lohti^ Be prayed for in fpeciall ^ fe that owr will be fpedd. And thatthe Curate of this Church curtefly be ledd And for bis labor have in reding of that Roll Forty pens to prey for them and euery Chriflian fowl. The Chantrie Preefi in this Church fhall by nd him preching? And in other when he is difpofyd Soul helth to avans: (king; Namely at South OkendoB,Hornchurcb, Dagenham, and Bar- At euery of them twife a ycre, or moo to Goddys plcalans, And at two times fcuerall this is fufficians. Forty days in the yerc he fhall haue to difport, If his difpofition require fuch comfort. The Baylieand Wardens of the fame town; This chanrre Preefi fhall puruay and prouyd, Within fix wckes by thcr own elc^on. But] mthin the'DioceJJeof Lomion. 6^9 But aftyr fuch feyfon if it (ball bety d, To ftand lenger vacant, thei fhall itnothyd, The Bifhop of London, and the Archdekon, As is owr will for that on tym fliall hauc ther dcftion. . Butaftyr fix wckcs a moncth of vacation. Not cletby them twein, depriuyth ther libcrtc. For then ftiall the King ha gift and nomination, Namely for that on tymj we will that foit be. A cheft in the Church with euidcnfes fe, Concerning the liuelode with Indenture tripartitcj Remeyning with the Bifliop,and Herresof Aucry The third with the Wardens trowth to Annuity. Now Icfu for thy bitter paflfion, Reward the fowls with euerlafting Wis of them, which caufed thisFoundation; And of thy mercy let them neuermis. And Virgin Mary ftiew thy grace in this. Eternally, that they may hue with the. Amen, Amen, Amen, forcherite. It feemeth that this Tombe was made by himfclfe in his life time, and that he trufted to his Executors to (ctdownethcycare and day of his de- parture, his wiucs, and Do(3:orCrfrt'/4i;^/. For the verge of the monu* mcnt is thus inlcribcd, making one date for all,* .... ycre of owr Lord 1480. . . t and Beatrtcehis wyf which deceffid the day of the ycre of owt Lord God 1480 and of Mai- {{zTlohn CrowUnd ..... who deceffid the day of the yerc of owr Lord God, 1480. cm whoffoulslefuhaue mercy. Vpon the fame monument this Epitaph following is inlaid with bradc. Her lyeth Elifabph Hamys^ fifter to Mafter Attery Cornhurgh Sqwire Farwel my frendys, the Tydeabydeth no man 5 I am dcpartyd fro hens, and folall ye. But in my pafagc the beft fong I can. Is Requiem etermm: now lefu grant it me, When I haue endyd all my auerfite; Grant me in Paradys to haue a manfioii, That fhed thy blood for my redemption. Ijlo fuh Itfide . . ; ... Chrijl$ Talewmh i,,..qMi migrauid id do- tnintttn . • . « . 1 i_ I know not what to make of this broken Infcription,onely I findetnat one Nicholas Taleworth held a Tenement in Haucring fhereby J by Sear- geantie, to giuethe King a paire of Hare- skin gloucs cuery Chriftmas day fat.'^l^Ed'l, Moflglorious Trinity on God and pcrfons thrc Haue mercy on the fowly s Richard SdSardyund his wyf Margery, I Kkk> WhofI Talewmb. Ricb-BMBard and Margfrle hit wife. 6^6 (tAncient Fmerali Be(ech yow for cherite, Sey a Pater Nofter and an Ahc. The whych deceflyd the on and twenty th of Septembrc, In theyer ofowr Lord God, on thowfand four hundred feiienty gnd thrc. Her lye lohn outfedy and I»ttt his wyfF, Wholiuyd longtogeddyrwithoutyn ftfy£ John left this world,and paffyd to heucn On thowfand fyue hundryd y ere and clcuen; This Church is beautified with a fumptuous funerall Monument, wher- in diucrs of the familie of the Cookes lie entombed: whofc habitation was at Giddy-Hall hereunto adioy fling, which houfe was built for the moft part by S\tThom4s Cooke Lord Maior of London, and knight of the Bath, at the Goronaiionof£/i£/<^^/^j wife to King f^/wtfr^ the fourth .* vpod the Frorttirpice of which, thefevcrlcs were cngrauen of later times. vEdihui hit fronttm FroAUHi thtntds dedit olim Addidit i^ntonitattra firawMttSf 1568^ tSdes quifcfuejuas*^ Domini fed mania pauci ^dipcant'y leator cur a minora decet. VpmiAfier, TfaistowneofVpmenfterorVpminfter,as it is diuerfly written, lying three miles from Rumpford, requireth fome large remembrance from race, inrefpcftthatithath enioyed within little more then the fpace of three hundred ycares, diucrs eminent families, who haue beene Lords of the (atec,ot at leaftofthcManno* of Gainsy called alfo the Manrtor of Vp- menfter, lying within the fame, to which manner, as long tradition hath left to'poftcritie, there is a little Ifle or CHippcll,ftanding on the north fide of the ChancellofthefamcChurch,bcloftging,andtimeoutof mindc,ap- pcridantto thfe Mannor of Gain^ afordfaid, and appropriated to the Lords ofthe fame for their particular place of buriall for themfelues and their ifTue. The firfl familie (of whofcpoffcritl^ f cin dilate) which I findd td hauc bcene Lords ofthe faid mariner of Gains, rf/f*wVpmenftcr, was that moft ancient mthintheT)ioceJleof London. ancient fimame of EngAwe (whether thence drawneor no,I leauc to others to conicdlure) and it is warranted by a long tradition that Sir roh» Engain Knight, the fonne o^Fitalis Engamhtm^ * Lord of the faid Manner, did build the before mentioned Ghappcli, which fince hath recciued its deno' minationfrom the blefifed Virgin.T his family ended in the male line, when Sir Thomas EngAjnc Knight , fonne of lohn Engayne Elquire, and grand- childe to the former Sir lohn^^^x. his three daughters ^his coheirs, of whom locofA the eldeft was wife oUohn de Goldington. Elizabeth the fecond,was married to Sir tamence de Pakenham knight;and Mary the third daughter and cohcire, was wifeofSir William de B4?7/4^^ knight. There is no tombe orgraucftoncleftofthis farailie, but onely their coat-armour in the Eaft window of the aforcfaid ChappeSl. This Msnnor of Gains, alias Vpmenfter, was afterwards feuerally in rhe poffeffion of Symo^ de Hauering f* who I concciue was but the Fcoffe in truft of .fir lohn the fonne and heire of lohn Engayne) of Alice de Ferrers, * afterwards attainted by kO: of of Parliament in A.1.R.2 and of ffenry de la Felde 5 whofe further mention, leauing the liift two in fiicnce , ferueth onely to this prcfent Narration. ^ The faid Henry de la Pelde did by his Deed indcnted,t_/^'.^. // 4. cntaile the faid Mannourvpon RichardjWalser^and Z^?^;? his fonnes, each after o- ther vpon the default of iiTue ; and laftly, vpon lohn DeincoNrt and Eliza- beth his wife,the daughter o{ the faid Henry de la Felde^ in whofe right af- terwards it lliould fecme he came to be Lord thereofjand there licth buried together, with his wife, vnder afaireTombc, placed iuft vndcr the Arch which diuideth the faid North Chappell or Iflcfrom the Chancell of Vp- menfter Church. Es teflls Chrifte quod non iacet hie lapis ifie Corpus vt ornetur fed jhiritus vt merKoretur, And about the tombc, though fomewhat mutilated, is written this Epi- taph. San^c deus fir.Be forth fanBe miferecors faluator miferere : Animabus Rogeri DencoftTt Armigeri ^ Elifabeth confortis fiie^ quorum corpora Jitb ifto iapide marmoreo tamulantur ac etiam orate ^ Filiarum piarum qui qttidem Roger us obiit 'vicefmo ........ >f» Domini Millefimo cccclv, Nec non orate proanimahtts omnium defun^iorum hie ^ vbique in Chrifto quiefeemium. The next owner of this Mannor of a new firnamc, I finde to haue beene Nicholas iVayte^of whom or his farailie, I can fay little ; onely by his falc it cametobethe inheritance of Ralph Lat hum Efquire, a lyneall defcendant in the male linc,from a younger branch of the ancient familie of Luhom of Lancafhire, who were Lords of that place in the faid Countie(as all the receiued defcents of that familie warrant) from the time of King . vntill the latter end of £. g.whcn l[abel the folc daughter and heire of S\i Thomas Lathom Knight, was married to S'w lohn Stanly e knight , from whom the now Earle of Darbie is lineally defcended.and fas I conceiuej is from ihe right of this intermarriage. Lord of the Mannor of Lathom at this dayl Kkk a The * Ex Autographo eiufdem earie dttt. an. 2. E.1, fetus T{adul- pbum Latbum Amig. domi- num Mmaie eiujdem, * Ercaetr.de a. 41.^.3. *EX AutQ^A' fko iiufcUm - carta dat. lo. ;«/jj,it.i5.E.i. pem R.L prytedi£i. * In this place tis probable the words to befupplied are Pro animbm fil 'mnm [mm \ g^t I indent Fmerall(i5Adomm€nts \ The Epitaph oi thisabouc iaid Ralph Lathum^is placed in braflcjfct into 2 fairs marble (loflC,coucring his tombc, and is asfolbwech. Here lieth buried Rajff Lathum cfqnire, late Lord of Vprniftrc, and E- Uzabah his wife,which ji^j^dcccaled the xix. day of luly, An^ M. ccccc. Lviu whofe foule and all chriftcn foules lefus haue mercy. The next familic to whom by the fale of William Lathom , fonne and faeirc of the aforefaid Ralfe Lathom^ the before mentioned Mannour ol Gains did appertaine, was the familie of T)ewes^ (from whom alfo it was a* gaine at laft repurchafed by Lathem) for Adrian B trees being defcended of the ancient ftemmcof2)^i Ewes, Dynafts or Lords of the Dicion of Keflcll in the Dutchic of Geldcrland, fetling and marrying in England not many yeares after the beginning of the raigric of King Hen. 8. had ilTue, Gerardt Dtwes his fonne and heire,who hauing purchafcd the faid Mannor of Gains as aforefaid, was after his death, according to the former vfage, buri- ed in the faid Chappell, appendant to the (aid Mannor, as other Lords of the fame had becne, whofe Epitaph, becaufe it is replcnifhcd with many j particulars touching the antiquity and enfignes of this familie, I haue beene more exa^ in the full delineation thereof in the figure following. * Sbe vns the daoghttrofSif Ad mthmtheDioceJJe of London. j dyj Ad memorial^ aeternam Gcerardt D'Ewes Filij Primogcniti Adriani D'Ewes ex Illuftri6( perantiqua Familia DcsEwcs Dynaftarum ditionis de Keflel in ducatu Gelriae oriundi & Aliciac Rauenfcroft coniugis fu« viri fin- gularis fub hoc marmorc tumulatiqui obiit die xii. Aprilis, Anno Domini C 1 3 D X C I. Vnico rcUao fui ipfius & Graciae Hind primac fua: coniu- gis Filio & haered^ Paulo D'Ewes Arraigero(qui duxit in vxorera Sifliliam Filiam vnicam h Hairedcm Richardi Simonds dc Coxdcn in Pago Dor- fetcnfi Armigeri) & vnica filia Alicia nupta Gulielrao Lathum dc Vp- mcnfter in Gomitaiu ElTcx Armigero. Egrcgia 6f^ (tJncient Fmerall de Playze, by marriage of the yongeft daughter o{ Richard LMont-ftchet, of whom came JSliz^heth Countclfe of Oxford, who was daughter tolohn ffotvardkaight, by whom the land came to the Earle of Oxford; South church. In this Church arc fome old Monuments of the Bruins, which haue beenc mthin the Dioceffe of London. bccnc old inhabitants there, and dcfccnded» faith Norderiy as face thinks, from lor^An It Brune^ a knight, Lord of Hacwell in Henry the thirds time. Hereisan old raannor wherein the old knights which furnamcd thcm- (cluesofthctowne,C^rrf^ inhabited, whereof one Sir >ff/V/&*r iffue one fonne and two daughters. Herelieth lohane (omtym wyff of William daughter andheire of Thomas fly de. Who died. ... 1487* Here lieth lehn Pinchon Efquire, who died ; . : . , with lone his wyff, daughter to Sir i?/V^<«r»/?tf»«^tf daughter of Sir Robert Pakenhamoi Streethamin Surrey, was hisfecond wife; (he is likewifc buried by her husband at Writle, ob. 1522. Finchingfeeld, lohn Barners of Pcches in Finchingfeeld Parifh Efqj died,^^/?». "Dom. ISOO. mthinthe DioceJJe of London. 1500. and there lieth buried by him, his firft wife Elifabeth , daughter of Symon Wifeman. * * • . Here lieth buried Nicholas BarnetSy with his wife Margaret^onc of the daughters and cohcircs of lohn Swyndon E(quirc,who died. . . i 441. . ; . . Of this name thus much as folio weth. Sir Barkers, or Eerners (for it is written both waycs) (faith Mils) was (b great in fauour with Richard the fccond, that it coft him his head, though he were reftord in bloud by A61 of Parliament, the one and twentieth ycareof the faid King Richard^ was theoncly off-fpring offo many knights of the Berners of Berners Ro- ding in Eflex.This Sir lames Eerners had three fbnncs; Sir Richard Birners of Wcfthorfley in Surry, whofe daughter and heire Margerie was married to lehn Eourchier, created Lord Eerners, From whom SirTho, Knyvet of Alhulthorp in Norfolkc knight. T-^^>.whofe Grandchildc lohn Berners Ef- quirc,Sewcr to Prince Edward thefifth,was great Grandfather of WiUiam Berners of Tbarfield in Hartford Giire; kvAwiUiam^o{ whom are come the Berners of Finchingficld in Eflex. iV/c. Bartiers & iPHarg.his wife. Catal. of Ho- nour, title Eflex. Greap Thorndon. Hie . : : ; heres lohannis Eton Ar..., que qnidem IfabelU federe matri- moniali nufftt Roberto Tyrell {^rmig.vni filiorum. .... Voluiturin terra magne 'viftmis alumpna Elisbetque Tyrell generofo [anguine cUra^ vxor 'ueneranda mariio, arnica deo, , . , .oro vobis dignetur vt mijerere Vt gratiamque Dei fic famulctur ci. Hie iacet humata Alicia fliA wHlelmi Cogef}ale militis Antiochie con-- fort is fue quondam vxor lohannis Tyrell mi lit is y qui qmdem lohannes Alicia habuertmt inter Je exitum,fili0s ^ filias-,quoTum nomina junt firipta ex vtraque parte iftius Upidis .... M.cccc.xxii- Fflii* 1 . ivalterm. i.Thonsas.'^. WiHelmus Jenier. ^Johannes. 5. TVillelmus iu- nior.6»lchames Tyrell Glericus. Filie, i, Alicia. 2. Elizabetha,'^. Alione- ra. 4. Another whofe name is worne out of the Tombeflone. Here lyeth Thomas Tyrell^ fbnne and heire of lehn Tyrell knyht , and Dame Anne his wyff,doughtcr to ^yr Williant Marney knyght, which Tho' mas dcccy fyd the xxii of March in the yeare of ... . In the glafle of the Eaft window. . . : . . Tyrell kny th and Dame . . . ; . and for al the fbulys fchuld be preyd for. Prey for the wclfar of the feyd Thomas Tyrell knyth.of lohn Tyrell kny th, t^lyce hys wyffe, and for al chriften fouls. ... The JfakUTjttU, Slip TyreU. Sujthn rjrtU and Alicehi% wite« Their chil- dren. Tho.Tirell. 0jS (ijfncknt FurieraU p^y and Anne hi& wife. Stanbridge, Edtvard Mackwilliams Efq.and Hefiry his fonnc, with A^i^e Spelmant wife of the faid Henry lye here buried in theChancell vnder a faire Tombe, whereupon this Epitaph following is cngrauen or inlaid in brafle. Remember all yce that by this roune be to paff. And groundly revoluein yowr remembrance. Both the world is frayle and britlc as glaff, The end is death of euery many chance- All worldly peple muft Icrne tofoot his danccj As Edward Mackmlli^am that lith vndre thisftonn, Out of this tranfy toryc liff is paft and gonn : Harry Mackwilliham, his fonn, lith here a'fo. With Ann LMackwilliham hislovyngwiffand dere, Thes thre pcrfons togidder and no mo, Vndrc this Tombe interred they be here. Prey for their fouls,Iprey yow, with harte intccre, A Pater Noflcr,an Ave, and a Crcede, And iii hundry d deyes of pardon yow have for yowr meede. This Anne is figured on the Tonibe kneeling, with the Spelmns Arm:s of plates all oucr her gowne,and fo in the great Eaft- window of the Chin- jcell. Afldon. within the Diocejje of London. on. in the fouth Iflc of this Ghurch,and in the fcuth window thereof, there arc feene three fcuerallC/<»^^tf^j kneeling in their compleat Armour, with theirfcuerallEfcutchionJofArmes vpon their breafts, (being S. a bend Or, betwccnc 2 cotizesdauncitee Or) of which three the firft \%{\xWiUi(im Clofton Knight, there mentioned to hauc died in the fifth ycare of King Edrvdfd the third. The fecond Sir Themas Clcpton Knight mentioned to haue died the fecond yeare of the raigne of King Richard the fecond, and the third Edmund Clopton, the yeare of whofe deceafe is there fet downe to haue beene the thirteenth ycare of the faid King Richard* And it is very likely the faid Edmund lieth there buried vnder the Window ; for Sir WU- lium de Cloptoi of Clopton,thc father of ihefe three, and of other brethren buying the Man nor of Newenham, lying for the mofl part in this parifh, ofM» de Lacy, the brother andheirc of Sir Henry de Lacy Knight, in Anno 2. \ fof which I hauc feene theoriginall deed) left to the faid Ed- mund his fecond fonne by luetta the daughter of Wtllmm de Gray^ his hrfl wife, his faid Mannor, from whom itdcfcending to WiUiam Clopton his Ibnneand heire, and he dying without ifTue Cas did alfo Sir WiUiam C/^/^- the fonne of the aboue mentioned Sir The (aid Mannor of Newenham pafTcd by Conucyance, dated at Afhdon; 6Jie lumj an,\\. Hen, 4; as did raoft of all the other large pofleflGons of the C Uptons in Suf- folke and Cambridgefliire, to ivilliam Clopton of Melford, the (bnnc and hcixc oi Sir Thomoi Clopton Knight, wholyethburied with his wife, the daughter and heire of Mylde^ vnder afaire Tombc in the north Iflc of the /aid Church of McIford, called ihtcloptons Ifle,as doth alfo the faid Wil- liam Clopton his fonne lie buried vnder the fame Tombc, and Margery his wife, the daughter and heire of Elias Francis Efquire, in the fame Iflc, whofe Epitaph is there found on her Grfluc-flone, asfolloweth. Hio iacei Margeria Clopton, nuper vxor WHlielmi Clopton Armi^.fiUa etheresElie Frawis Armigeri que obi'yt lunij AnnoDom. M. cccciiii* cuius animepropitieturDeus. And on this graucflone is there an Efcutcheon of Clopton, with an Er- mine on the bend, empaled with the Armcs of Francis, being gules, a SaU teire betwcene foure croffes formie Patees, Or, from which faid ivilliam and Af4r^w>, haue the three feuerali Families of C/^'/'/tf/jj of KenttveU, Cajle- and Z//? mthm the T>wceJJe of Lonaon. Additions, or certaine Epitaphs and Infcriptions vpon Tombes and Graueftones within certaine Churches in the Gitie of London: Colleded by myfelfe and others not many yeares agoe,of which, few or none, of any Antiquity, arc remaining in the faid Churches at this prefent day j fuch is the de- Ipight not Co much of Time, as ofmalcuolent people to all Antiquities, efpecially of this kind. Snwt Pauls* IN this Gathedrall Church,and ncere vnto Sir Iff^n Beaachamps Torab, (commonly called DnVcymfreys) vpon a fhire marble ftone, inlaid all ouer with braflc, (of all which, nothing but the heads of a few brazen nailesareacthis day vifible) and engrauen with the reprefentation and cote- Armes of the party defund. Thus much of a mangled funcraltln- fcription was of late time pcrfpicuous to be read, as folio weth. Hie idcet Pagantts Rset miles Gayeme Rex Armorum Pater Catherine Ducijfe Lancafirie This Sir Payne Roet had ifiTue, the aforcfaid Dutcheffe, and t^nne who was married to Geffrey Chaucer^ our famous EngliQi Poet, who by her had ifliic, Sir Thomas Chaucer^ whofe daughter Alice was married to Thom4t Montacute^ Earleof Salisbury, by whom (he had no iffue,and alter to Wtl- Uam de la pole Duke of SufFolke, and by him had loh» Duke of SnfFolkc and others. The abouefaid /('<«r(&^r/»^,eldeftdaughtcrof this King of Armes,was firft married to Sir Otes Svpynford Knight, and after to lobn of Gaunt the great Duke of Lancafterjof whofe iflue by her is obferucd to be defcendcd amoft royall and illuftrioasof fpring;wWf//V(f/, Eight Kings, foure Queencs,and fiue Princes of England* Sixc Kings, and three Queenes of Scotland^ two Cardinals, aboue twenty Dukes, and almoft as many Dutches of the king- dome of Englandj diuers Dukes of Scotland, and moft of all the now anci- ent Nobiliticof both thefe Kingdomes,befide3 many other potent Prmces, and eminent nobility offorraigne parts. Saint Giles Criplegate, Here vndcr a large marble ftone (whereupon no I nfcription is at this day remaining, neither any Effigies of the dcceafed Icffj both of which were in- laid and engrauen vpon the monument as I was credibly in formed j lieth interred the body ofSir/fl^wW^r/tff^^/^y Knight, altas. Garter, principall King at Armcs, Father of fVilliamWrifftheJIey ^Yotkc Herald; who had if- [wtyThamas ivnothtjley. Knight of the Garter, Lord Chancellor of Eng- land, and the firft of that firname, Earlc of Southampton, h:. U\, His Sir Payne Roet KingofArmes. Gfffny Chaucer Rroiher in Law by marri- age to lohn, Duke ofLan- caflcr. 66% I ^Jncient Fmerall ii5\fonuments His creation was the eighteenth ycarcof the raignc of King Ed, 4. as ap- peares by this his Patent following. Pat,\%. Ed. 4. m»iS.part 1. fiex omnmhtu ad quos ^c.Salutem.Sciatii quod cnm mn fit mmi.fit Urn diu ab antiquis teforibmvfitdtUy quod inter ceteros officialese MinSjflros quos Principa later thus fro eoru magnificencia Atqsgloria^adherere decet eorU afficif Arm or a cur a comittitur copia habere deheat^ vtnectepus beUoru qui- bui neq-jpacts ftffe coHertientibus ^ aptis Miniflris debeat preteriri.Nos igttur cofiderationis acte in laudabilta ferutcia que deleBus nobis Jfibarfnes'^ffrythej alias nuper di6lus Norrey^Rex Armoru parciu Borialitt Regni nofiriAvglie, in hijsqueadofficiumiUudfpeBare intelLiguntur,exercuit.^dirigentes eund* propterea^ ^ non minus tb folerciam et fagacitatem quas in eo Jatis habemus explor.atasy in principalem Haraldum Officiarium incliti nofiri Ord^^u Garter ij^ Armor umque Regem Anglicerum^ ex gracia nofira fpeciali erexi- mtUyfecimtu^^confiituimuSy ordinauimmy creauimusy et cor4nauimu4\ ac per prefenteserigintus^facimuiyconfittmmw^ordtnammycreamusy ^ corona- musy ac ei officium tUudynec non nomen le Garter^ Stilum titulumlibertates e preeminencias , huiujmodi officio conueuiencia et concordanciaj ac aban- tiquo confuetdy damns et concedimuSy ac ipfitmineifdem realiter inuefiimus» H abend, occupand, etexercend. offcium tUud,ac nomen yfiilumy titulum ^ preemtnencias prediSl. eidem lehanniprotermino viie fuey cum omnibus iU' rtbtiiyproficuisyCommoditatibM e emolumentis eidem officio qualitercum- que debit, pertirten ,fiue fpeB an. Et "vlterius concepmus et per prefentes con- cedimus prefatg lobanni in Regem Armorum Anglicorum vt prefer tar tre^l. ^uadraginta libras per annum racioneet caufa offici] iHius, Percipiend. ei' dtm Johanni fingults annkdurante vita fuay pro vad^Sy ^ feodis offcqpre- di^iiy de parua cufloma nojlray in portu ciuitatis noftre Londony per manus cuflumartornm fiue colleclorum cujluinc predi5iey in portu predtUo pro tern, pore exifiep. ad terminosSan6ii Michaelis et Pafche per equales porcionesy v* na cum tali Liberatura yeflure^ qualemy et eifdem modo et forma prout aliquif alms buiu/modi Rex Armorum fiue principalis Haraldus tempore i DofnmEdwardi nuper Regis Anglieterci] progenitor is neftrt habuit et per- eepit. Habend (Jr percipiend, annuatim Liberaturam huiufmodiy eidem lo- banni fingults annis ad terminum vite fite admagnam Carderobam noflram per inaaus cufiodis eiufdem pro tempore exifientis.Eo quod expre(fa mencio de vero 'valore annuo premi^orum^feu alicuius eorunty aut de ali)s donis fiue concefionibus eidem lobanni per nos ante hec tempera faB, in prefentibus mi- nime fait, exifiit. ^yiut aUquoHa,tuto^ a^Uy ordinacioneyproutfioncyfeu re. \flrt6itene in contrarium fa£l, edit, ordinat feu prouif y^ut aliqua alta rCy caufa 1/elmateria quacumque no» afiant: In cuiusy^c. Tefie R^apudWefim, fexto die /ulijper ipfum Regem ^ de data predtU, Now here I hauc iuft occaCo giuen ine,to fet down the manner of the ere- ation or crowning of Gartcr,principal K.of Arms>& of Clarentteux^ Nor* roy^ Prouinciall Kings of Armcsjas alfo the creation of Heralds, & Purfur- ; uants of Armes; which anciently was done by the King,but of later times is I performed by thcEarlc Mar(baU,hauing ancfpcciall CommiflSon therefore SxA/ch. Titrr, Load. * mjothtflty. mthinthel)iocejJe of London. | 66^ figned by the King for euery particular Creation. And firft I will begin with Garter, and ftiew what neccflarics are to be prouidcd for him, at the time he fliall be crowned, which are thcfe following. A Booke and a Sword to be fwornc vpon. A Growne guilt. AColIarofElTes. A Bowie of wine, which Bowie is fee to the new created King. And a Coat of Armes of veluet richly cnbroydcred. The creation or aowningofCartcr, as well anciently as in thefe daies, was,and is on this manner. I will indance with Sir Gilbert DethUk knight, wbowas created Garter principall king of Armes,on Sunday the twentieth day of Aprill, in the fourth of Ed. the fixt. Firft, the faid Garter kneeled downc before the Kings maieftie, and the Kings Sword was holden on a booke, and the faid Garter laid his hand vpon the booke, andalfo vpon the fword, whiles CUrentieuxy king of arracs, read the oath. And when the oath was red, and the faid Garter had kifled the bookeand the fword, then the faid Claremeux read the let- ters patents ofhisofficci (which were dated the 2^. of April in the yeare aforefaid) In the reading whereof, as the words doe follow in order, fo did the Kings maicftic firft take the cup of wine, and pouring it on his head, named him Garter. After that,his Maieftieput on him his coat of Armes, and the collar of SS about his neck, afndlaftly the crowne vpon his head, and To finifhed the ceremony. The Mtb tf Garter frincifaVi King^ef irmes at a Chapter holden at Greenmch in the 2 8 yeare of King^ H^my the eight, Yc (hall take the oath that yc (hall obey firft of all the fupreme head of this moft noble Order,aHd after him,thc other knights of the fam6,namely, in fuch things as (hall belong to yourodicc, and (ball bee found reafonable. And becaufe yc be taken in here, as to be priuie of counfcU here to bee ta- ken. Yefliallfwearethatye(baUbeamanoffilencc,trucand faithfuU in all things here to be done, and (hall in no wife difclofe any part thereof. Ye (hall fwearealfo, that yecfhall faithfully and diligently, fulfill pcr- forme and execute all fuch things as (hall be committed, put in credit, or charge vnto you. And ye ftiall diligently enquire of all noble and notable aftsofany, and of euery of the Knights of this moft noble Order j andyee (hallcertilie the Regifter thereof, that he may the better dcfcribe and com- mend the fame to memory. Moreouer, if any Knight of this order die, yce (hall incontinent vpon knowledge thereof, caufe the Soueraigne,and after him the other Knights, then alioCjto be afccrtayned thereof And finally, yc ftiall fweare,thatye (hall truly and faithfully,vfe and ex- ercife this fame your office. So God you helpc, and this holy Euangcly. LIU 2 (tAncient Fmerall ceffe of London. •66^ nefle of your meffages, and as necre to the charge to you committed, in word, and in fubftance, as yourfaid reafon may atraine vnto. Alway kee- ping your fclfefccrct for any manner f£he office the which his HighnefTe will eie^l you to at this time. DifcoUcring in nb wi.fc thpt : arc charged ro kcepe ciofe, vnlefleit be |>reiudiciall vnto iW flm% oLr Soueraignc Lord, and to his Realme. •• - " ' • ' Thirdly, ye (hall doe your full diligence to haue knowledge of all the Noble Gentlemen within your Marches, which (hould beare coares in the field, inthcferuiccof our Soueraignc Lord, his Liuctenants, Orlicers, or Commiffioners, and them with their Iffues truly to regifter, and £ich Armes as they bcarc with their differences due in Armes to bee giutn, and to enquire if any of them hold by any ieruicc, as by Knights Fee,' whereby they (hould doc the King our Soueraigj^e Lord feruicein the dcfcnceof this his Realme, which alfo ye fiiall truly ^nd indifferently note and rcgiifter. j Fourthly, ye (hall notbeftrangcto teach Purfuiuants or Heralds, ne to cafe them in fuch doubts concerning theofficc of Armes as they fl-jall moue you vnto, and fuch as cannot be cafed by you, ye (hall (hew to the Confta- ble or Marfhall ; or ifany Purfuiuanc askeany doubt of you, yec (hall askc him firft whether he haucdefircd any of the Heralds to inftrud him in the fame 5 and if hee fay nay, yc fhall limit him to one of them, or eafc him if yon can. And ifyoucannot,to moue the faidcaufc at the next Chapter, and if the faid doubt be not there detc ^"ipincd, by the faid Chapter, then to (hew it to the Conftablc or Marfhall. Alfo ye fhall kecpc duly in your Mar- ches(ifye be prefent in the precinds thereof)y our Chapter s,to the cncreafc of cunning in the office of Armes, and the doubts that there cannot bee ca- fed, ye fhall moue vnto the Conflable or Marfhall. Fiftly, yc fhall obferue and keepe to your cunning and power, all fuch Oathcs as yc made when ye were created Herald, to the honour and wor- fhipofNobles,andintegriticofliuing. Namely, inefchuingof diflande red places and perfbns reproached, and to bee more ready to excufc then to blame any Noble perfon,vnlefre ye be charged to iay the foot h by the King,Gonflable, or Marfhall, in place ludiciall. And alfoycc fhall promife truly to regifter all aits of honour in manner and forme as they bee done, as farrcforth as your cunningand power may extend. So help you God and the holy Euangcles, and by the croffc of this Sword, that longcth to Knighthode. Lll 3 Necejpiries 666 dA ncient Funerall zSM omments Necejfaries to ke frouided for the Creathn of an Herald cf K^rmes. Firft, a Bookc, whereon he muft take his oath; Item, 3 Sword, which muft be drawnc. Item^ his Letters Patents, which muft be read by an Officer, jtemjZ Collar of SS of filucr, to put about his neck. //^w,aBowlcofwinctopourc vpon his head, which Bowie the new Herald i« to hauc. Item^ his Coat of Armes, which muft be Sattcn embroydered, and en- riched with gold. 7he wanner of the Heralds creatitn. The Herald of Armes is brought into the prcfencc of the King or his EarIcMarniall,or theEarIc MarLhals Deputy, by two of the cidcft He- ralds, the Kings of Armes going before them, and all tbc Heralds and Pur fuiuants following, all making their due rcucrcncc. Then hee kncelcth downc,and his oath being read by Garter, hefweareth to the ccntcns by kifllng both the Booke and crofle of the Sword hilc. The Patent is read by one oj the Heralds, and at /«i;»«^, the king or the Earle Marlhall tur- ncth the Coat Sleeues to the fides, and putteth the Collar of SS about his neck, whereby he is created an Efquire j but of late times the Coateis car- ricd in by an Herald of Armes, and after by him prcfented to the Earle Mar(hall,whoimmediatly inucflcth the new Herald therewith j and at No- meK imfonimus, he poureth the wine vpon his head, and calleth him by his name, as Lancaftcr, or otherwife, as his office doth require. The Oith of the Herald at the time of bis ere* at ion before his Soueraigne. Firft, yeftiallfwcare that ye ftiall be true to the moft high and mighty Prince the King, our Soueraigne Lord. And if you haue any knowledge, or hearc any imagination oftreafon, or language, or words that might found to the derogation or hurt of his eftatc and highneflc (which God defend) ye ftiall in that cafe as haftily ,and as foone as it is to you pofflble, difcoucr and flicw it vnto his highnefle, or to his noble and difcrcetCounccll ; anc to conceale it in no wife. Alfo,yeftial! promife and fwearc that yc fliall bee conuerftnt, and fer- uiccable to all Gentlemen, to doe their commands to their worftiip anc knighthood, by your good counfell that God hath lent you,and eucr ready to offer your fcruicc vnto them. Alfo ye (hall promife and fwearc to be fecrct, and to kccpc the fecrets of Knights, Viftthm the 'Diocejfe of London, Knights, Elquires, Ladies, and Gentlewomen, as a confcffour ofarmcsi and not to difcouer them in any wife, except ic bee for trcafon, as it is be- fore faid. AHoye (liall protnifcand fweare, if fortune fall you in diucrs Lands and- Countries wherein you goe or ride, that you finde any gentleman of name, and ofarmcs, that hath loft his goods in worfliip and knighihod, in the iCings feruice, or in any other place of worlfcip, and is fallen into pouertic, ye ih ill aide/upport,and fuccour him in that ye may, and if he aske you of yourgood tohisfuftcnance,yeQiallgiuehim part of fuch good as God h ith lent you, to your power ,and as you may beared Alfo ye fhall promifc and fvveare, if you be in any place, that you heare any language between^ party and party, that is not worfliipfull, profitable, nor vercuous, that you kecpe your mouth clofc, and report it not forth, but io their worfhip, and the bcft. Alfo ye (hall promifeand fwcarc, iffo be you be in any place, that you heare any debate or language difhoneft betweene gentleman and gentlewo- Tian,the which ye be priuy to,iffobcye be required by Prince, ludge, or any oihereto beare witncfle, vnlefle that thelaw will needs compel! youfo ro doe; you iTiall not without licence of both parties ; and when yee hauc caue, ye (hall not for any fauour, loue, or awe, but fay the footh to your knowledge. Alfo ye Qiall proraife and fweare, to be true and lecrct to all gentlewo- men, widdowes, and may dens, and in cafe that any man would doe them wrong, or force them, or difinherite them of their Liuelyhood, and they haue no good to purfue them for their right to Princes, or ludges : if they require you of fupportation, ye ftiall fupport them, with your good wife- dome and counfell to Princes and ludges. A fo ye (hall promife and fwcarc, that you fhall forfakc all places of dif^ hontfly , the play of Hazardy, and tHc common haunt of going vnto Ta- uerncs, and other places of debates, efchuing vices, and taking you to vcr- tues to your power. This article, and all other articles aboue faid, ye (hall truly kecpe, fo God you helpc, and holydoomc, and by this Bookc, and CrofTc of this Sword, thatbelongeth to Knighthood. Things neceffarie to he fronided for the Creatm »/a PurfuiuantatArmes, Firft a Booke, whereon he muft take his Oath. • itemy his Letters Patents which muft be read by an Officer. Item, His coat of Armes of Damraaskc embroydered. item^ a Bowie of wine to be poured on his head, and that Bowie is to be raken by the new Purfuiuant of Armcs. The manner of the Purfuiuants Creatitn, The Purfuiuant of armes (hall be brought into the prefencc of the King, (orhisEadcMarftwlI, ortheEarlc Marttials Deputy) bctwccnctwo of the ^Ancient FuneraU ^i5\4onuments thccldeft Purfuiuants,and kncciedownc bctorc hiTn,laying bis band vpon the booke, Garter principall King of arn^es reads the oath vndcr written ; and fo hcc kiHeth the booke. Then his letters Patents fliall bee read by an Herald, and when he faith Cf out of yfe in this %ealme: as aljo the Succefion of the Kings Heraulds, and Purjuiuants of Armes baue from ancient times to this prefent day Succeeded one another. x^nd fyjiy The Saccepon of the frmcif all Kings 9fArmt, G After is the principail King of Armcs (as I haue written before) and gocth firft as the onely ring-leader ot them all; not fomuch for the an- tiquitie of his Creation, as for thefuperetninenceof the Order ofthe Gar- ter: for he was but inftituted by King Henry the fifth. His peculiar Office is C which partly you may readc in his oath) with all dutifull feruice to attend vpon the Knights of the Garter at their Solemnities ; To aducrtife them which are chofcn of their new eledion, to calf them to bee cnftaulled at Windfore J To caufe their Armcs to be hanged vp vpon their Scates , and to marftiall the Funcrall Rites and Ceremonies of them, as alfo ofthe grea- ter Nobilitic, as of Princes, Dukes, Marqucflcs, Earlcs, Vifcounts, and Ba- rons : and to do many other feruices vnto the King and State. The priuilcdges of Garter King of Armes,his goods and Seruants as ap- pcarethin the Black-booke ofthe raeft honourable Order of the Garter. Whereof this ancient inftitution following is caregiftred. Hij tres hujui ordinu officiates Scriha, 'videlicet y Garterw Rex Armorttmy ^ Hopiariuj ah atra virga nuncupate 5 iff, cum fuis tarn rebus quam mi- nijlris in fuis efftcijs permanentihus fHb perpetuajupremi prote^ione ac pro* pugnaculo fecure durahuut. Vnde fi quavfs injuria feu vitlentia ipjis infer a- tur, velab eis qui fupremo fuhjeCit funty'uel exterm quotiei caujas fuas arbi- trio fttpremijubmittenty ipfe cU Sodaltbus exhibebit ets iujliciamaut exhibe- damtXAquoet congruoprocurabit. Siuero pars aduerfa caufam fuam fu- premo fubmittere detraHabit ipfe cum Commilitonibus eum erga Officiates hosanimum habebity'vt ip forum cdufam quoad iuftum atque aquum erJt cum debito fauore tueri velit. Sir William Brugge or Brugges knight, was the firft King of the name Garter, in the raigneof Henry the fifth, as aforefaid- His Patent was confir- med by Henry the fixth in the foure and twentieth yearc of his raigne, as it is in the Patent Rolls of that ycarc,the eleuenth membrane* lohnSmert fucceeded Sir William Brugge in the faid Office Patent, Ann, 59. Hen, 6, Member 14. In the fourteenth of Edward the fourth, he was imploycd with a defiance to the French King Lewis the eleuenth ; The which no little abaflied the faid King. YetncuerthcleflTc following the /aid Officer of Armcs directions, obtained by that meanes a Peace which he much coucted. And Edward the fourth as willingly affented, becaufc he was dccciued by the Duke of Burgundy and the Conftablc of Francc,who failed him in their promifcd aides. The French King gauc vnto the faid King of Armes vpon his returnc three hundred French Crowncs, and a peccc of Veluet of thirty yards long. The Garttr princi pall King of Armcs. In Arch. Turr, Loncl. I 66& ^fncient Fmerali ^5M^onuments The next was ^it lohn Wrythe or Wrt0thejle)y here interred, ancJ.qreatcd as aforcfaid. ? c^^V. , . , This Sir lohn Wrfpttejley, Ann. 23. Edwardi qttarti, was impioycd into Scotland, and with him Northumberland Herauld, with letters of procu- racie figncd, and fcaled by the King his maftcr to rcdemand diuers great fummes of money which had beene disburfed to lames the third. King of ScotSj^ponaproraifeofmarriageentendedtohaue becnemade betwcene the Prince of Scotlandjand Lady Cicily, daughter of King Edw. the fourth, who in that Treatiehauing the libertie of rcfufall, thereupon redemandcd the forefaid fummes by his faid procuratours. Next to him Sir Thomas Wriothejley created in the time of Henry the feuenth. This Sir r-^i^. Wriothejley in the ip. of ^.8- was ioyned Embafladour with Vifcount Lifle (the natural! fonne to King Edward the fourth) and others which carried the Garierto the French King Francis the firft. He that fuccecded him was Six Thomas iVall^ Knight,crcated \^nn»26. Hen, 8. Sir Chriftopher Baker Knight of the Bathe created Garter, Ann, 28. H^n» 8. 1536. Sir Gilbert Bethick Knight, was preferred to the Office of Garter , the fourth of Edward the fixth. He died in the yeare 1584. This Sir Gilbert Dethick was ioyned EmbafTadour with the MarqueiTe of Northampton, to carry the Garter to the French King Henry the fccond, x^nn, 5. E. 6. And the like for the fame purpolc to the Prince of Pymont, with Edward Lord Clynton ; And alfo with the Lord Hunfden to the French King Charles the ninth; and with the Earle of SulTcx) to the Empe- rour Maximilian 5 and likcwife with the Lord WiUoughby to Fredericke King of Dcnmarkc. SnWiBiam Vet hick Knight,was crowned Garter in the eight and twen- tieth yeare of Qoeene Elizabeth '^hc was dcpofed the firfl yeare of King lames. This Sir William Dethick licth buried in Pauls , neare vnto Sir Payne RoetySn^cizht^Q marble-flone. Whereupon this Infcription fol. lowing is engrauen. Hie in Domino yGttlielmfti Dethick Eques x^ttratmfilius ^ heres Gilberti Dethick Equitis aurati. ^ui ambo fuerunt Garter ij Principales Re- ges Armor um Anglicor urn. Hie t^nnoi^^^.atat. 2>\. llleannoi6iz.€tat, fra 70. in Domino obdormierunt. And after his depofing Sir William 5'^^4r Knight (now liulng, Ann. 16^1,) was created Garter : he hath written a learned booke called Honour Militarieand Ciuill. A Suecefion of the Prouinciall Kings of K^rmes, Prouinciall Kings of Armes are, at this day,onely xyf/ofilarentieux^zn^ Norrey. Clarentieux was ordained by Edward the fourth: for he obtaining the Dukedomc of Clarence by the death of George his brother, who was fe. crctly murdered in the Tower of London, made the Herauld which pro- ] perly belonged to the Duke of Clarence, a King at Armes, and called him ^ Clarentius, feithin the 'DioceJJe of London. CUrentiusy or CUrentieux : but in whofe time, or vpon what occafion this name, and Office of Ciarencieuxhz%z.r\yl do not finde,faiih Siv Henry spel. mattt Glo^Ut H. but certainly it was of greater Antiquitic then from Ed- warkthc fourcb,and mightbe called South -Roy, of his Prouincc of South, as North- Roy or Norroy of the North parts. His proper Office is to Mar (hall and difpofethe FuncralU of all the leflcr Nobilitie, as Knights and Eftjaii'csjthorow the Rcalrae on the South fide ofTrent. The office of Norrey (the time nor the reafon of his Creation and Title I do not know) is the fame on the North fide of Trent, that cUrentteux hath on this fide, as may well appeare by his name , fignifying the Nor. tberne King, or King of the North parts. Thefetwo (laith MilUs) haue by Charter power to vifitc the Noblc- mens Families, to fetdowne their Pedcgrees, to diftinguilh their Armes, and in the open Market place to reproue fuch as falfely take vpon them Nobilitie or Gentrie. And to order euery mans Exequies and Funeralls,ac. cording to their dignitie, and to appoint vnto them their Armes or £n- figncs. The names, fumameSi and feuerall tdiun^s of thefe Kings of A^***esy 4ccor» ding to the forefaid Catalogue beginning at Edward the frjl^ and continued to thefe times, laques Hedingky in the time of King Ed, the firft, was King of Armes by the name of Guy on. Sir Payne Rowet in ihe raigne of Edward the third, was King of Armes by thenameofG«;<'*• /o/&w March was King of Armes by the name of Norrey, 2, pars pat. An, ^,R.^.Mevtbr. 31. Richard del Brugge^ other wife called Lancafier, was King of Armes for the North in the time of Henry the fourth,and in the firft oiHemy the fifth. IVilliam T}»dall in the time of the forcfaid Henry the fourth, was King of Armes by the name ofLancafier. ..... in the time of Henry the fifth, was King of Armes by the name of Jgincturt, William HorJIey, alias Clarentieux. John Kiteby alia* Ireland, lohn Wrexmrth Quyon, John Ajhwell, Lancafter, 7 horn as MoreyGuyonne. Roger Leigh, Clarentieux. John Wry the, Norroy. Thomas C ollyer, Ireland. lohn Kings of A: tuts in the raigae of Kbg H.tbe5. H«»,tbeSixt (tAncient Fmerall oSAdomments Ed. the fourth. Sicb.thc third, i Kings »n the raigncof He«, chcfcuenih. Hea.thc eight. In the raigoe oiEd. the fixt . In the raigne of Cl.Mary. WiUiam HAWhJlotv Guyonne, Sir Thomas Holme^ knight, cUrtncieux* John F errant March, lohn MoorCi Norroy. officio Heraldi Regis Armorum fartium Bmalhm Regui Anglk pent- fignationem lehannis fVrythe, alias di&i GatterevacAnte Rex cenfiituit I&- hamem tMore ac diCium Windeftre^ Heraldum Regem que Arintrum far- tiumBomlium Regni K^nglie^^^ impnit ti n$men vulgare Ntrrey fro termino 'vite fue T ejle Rege afud W, 9> IftUi* a. fm pad K^mt, l8. fi. 4. Memhr, 4. Richard Ajhwell^ Ireland. William Ballare, March, In Edward the fifths time no OflSccrs were Created. Richard Champney, Ghucejler, i, Ric^i Walter Belling Ireland, koger Uacadot Clarettcieux, Thomas Tonge^ Norroy, William Carltlet Norrfy, John Toung^ Norroy . 7homas Tong Clarencieux, lh$ma4 Beuolti Norroy. Thomas Wall, Norroy, Thomas Beuolt Clarencieux, who m the fourteenth of Henry the eight, was imploycd to defie the French Kingj And in the 19. of Henry the eight, to defie the EmpcrourC^<«>'/« the fifth : which he performed with great grace, as may appeare in the Spanifli Story, and rcceiued liberal! gifts; lohnloyner Norroy, Thomas Hawley Norroy , Thomas Hartley Clarencieux. chrijiopher Barker Norroy, Wi^iam Fellow Norroy, Gilbert D ethick Norroy . William Harney Norroy, Bat tholomew Butler Vtjler. William Hartley Clareneieux i^^6.0bijt i^66» Laurence mt/m the 'Dioceffe of London. 67 i Laurence I>alton Norrej 1 5 56. obi^t 1 55 1 . WiHidm Flower Norrov , 15^1. ohijt 1 588, Nicholas Narboone Fijhr^ Robert Cooke Clarencfeux,\')66. Hecwas imploycd with the Esric of Darby for carrying ofthc Garter to theFrcnch King Henry ih^ third, 15^3. the $[of Eli&akth: Ificholas T abman^ Lancajler. NichoUs Narboone, 'Richmond, afterward Vlfier, Heralds creited in the happy Raigne of ^eene Elizabeth, John CockCi Zanca/ler, i . Eliz. 1 5 imploycd to attend the Earle of Leycefter, Lieutenant and Gouernour general! of Qucene Elizabeths for- ces in the Lowe Countries. *R^bert Cooke, Chejler, 4. Eliz>. 1 5^2. and next, ClarentieHX. Richard Turpyne, Windfire^i, Eliz,. 1 554; WilliamColborne T orke, 7. Eli^. 1^6^^ I Hugh Cotgraue, Richmond, p. Eliz, 1 5<5^. lohn Hart, Chefier Hera/dp 9. Eliz. who writ a booke of the Reforma- tion of the EngliCh Orthographic, imprinted, Dom, 15, Raph Langma»,T orke, 10 Eliz. I'^Syt William Dethick, Torke, 11. Eliz. l^^p.and next of all Garter, aS, 1 586. In the time of his being York6 Herauld, he was imploycd to attend the Embaflage fenc by the Earle of Suffex to carry the Garter to the Emperour Ji/4jf/w/7M».And afterwards was ioynedEmbaffadour with the Earle of Shrewsbury to carry the Garter to the French King Henry, Robert Glouer, Somerfet. 14. Eli\, 1 571. A man he was of infinite indu- ftriCi and incredible paines,amanofan excellent wit, and learning ; wit- - j neflc 'mthin the T)iQceJJe of London, ncfTe that Catalogue of Honour begun by himrelfe in Latine, and finiOicd by his kinfman Thamas Milics, in which he vndertooke to cieare che Ds.f- cents, and KeyaH peocgrecs of our Kings and Nobilitie, l-e attended the EmbalTagc fcnr by the Earic ot Darby , which carried the Gaiter to the French King He}»ry thethird : Arsd was Princely rewarded. He died lo of Apnii. i 588. aged 4$. ycorcs, and heth buried m S.G«/a Church.Cri plcgatc - CO v/nofc memory a Monument is there cre^lcd^whofe infcn'ption youmi'y rende in Stow^^ Suruay. Edmund Kmgbt, Chejhr^ i-j^Eliz.. 1574 afterwards Norroy, A^j^i.^^, Eliz„iy^i, as before. Richard Lee ^Richmond, 27. Eliz,. 1 584, afterwards CUrmieux» 'Nichola6 Paddy ^Lancajier^ 5 1 , Eltz. 1588. H>4v>'phrn H4kis Torke, 30. EUz> .1587. obijt Linnar. i ^. 1 59 f . ivdii,''m .^e^arySmer/etty. Elt^. 1 588. afterwards Nerroy^ then Gar- ter, jtipra. lama: Thomas^ Chefler^ 34. Eliz. 1591. March 16, Mtp'> Brooke^ 7orke^ 54. Eliz. 1592. March \6, V/:lu-^m Camden^ Ricbmofidi^(tci:watd Clarettdettx, fupra. lohn Rnueffy Richmond, Thsmof Lant^ Windfor, kn'oot T K(mU^SomerfetyV/z% imployed to attend vpon the embsfTige fentbv the Hisrie of Nottingham, to F hi lip the third, King of Spaine,to re- ceinc his Oath for the Peace in amo 1604. Rti hi rd St, Gesrgey Windfer^ then Ncrroy^ and now cUrentieux. Fya»cff Ti&//?»ir,/:-*»^<ioceJJe of London. Ichff yijhwe//j Cadranextr^ Blewmmley Leopard. Thomas Moore Arttdope extr, Blervmantle^ Guyon. Thomas Urovone Falcon extr. ohqt, Roger Leigh ^Walling ford Rouge-cre'txjClaremicHx: lohnWrjthe^ or Wriothejlty, here interred, K^ntelope extraordinaric Rouge Croix, Leopardj Norroy^Garter. Thomas Collier Falcon extr. BlevemAntle^CUrenceylreUnd, lohnUHowhey Cadran ext. Rouge Croix yExceterfilarentieux. Furfmuantiof Armes created in the raigne of Henry the Sixt. Robert Afbwellfitf^ Antelope extr. fecondly, Rougecroix^ thirdly, Wind- for, JVilliam HaukeJIow Wallingford, BlewmmletLeopardfiHyon. John Horjley Falcon, BlervmantUt Mowbray, lames Billet t^ntelope^ Rougecroix, Chefter. John Mallet Fanlconj Rougecroix, Clarence. Richard Stanton, Wallingford, Bkvtmantle^ Chefter, Robert Durham FaulcontKougecroix, Exceter, Thomas Holme Fattlcon,clarencieux. lames CoUytr Cadran^ Blevomantle^ Lancafter. John Ferrant Wallingford, Elervmaatley March. John Moore, Antelope, Rougecroix, Qhe(ler,Norroyi Roger Mallet Faulcon, BlewnHntle^ Faulcon Herald. Richard t^fhweU Cadran, Rougecroix, Lanca ft er, Ireland. Thomas Tange, Antelope, Rougecroix, Richmond, Norroy. Purfuiuants §f Armes ^reat^di^ thj^raigfje of Edward the Fourth. Henry Franke, firft Comfort, fecondly, Blewmantle,i\\\x6\y, Torke, William Carlile, Faulcon, Rougecroix, Richmond, Norroy. Richard Champney, Qallis, Blewmantle, Faulcon, Gloacefter, Roger Stamford, Guynes, Rougecroix, Chefter. Richard Slaske^ Comfort^ Rougecroix, Vfindfor. John Young, Guines^ Blervmantle,yFindfor^ Nor} oy. Thomas Beuolt, Barwike, Reugecroix,Lancafter, Norroy, Clarencieux. Thomas VFaters, Comfort, Rougecroix, Carlile. Rowland Plain for d,Cdlis, Ble wmantle, torke. Robert[Br0n>ne, Guynes, Rougecroix, Richmond. Thomas VVall,CalUs,Blewmantle,Richmond, Norroy. William lennings, Burwieke, Rougecroix Lancajler. Roger Br omUy, Faulcon, Blewmantle, Chefler. lehn Waters fRofeblanch, Rougecroix, Torke. In the fhcrt raigne of Edmrd the Bift, none mn created. ncient Funerall c5\4onuments In the raigne of KichAtdthe T hird^ the Purfuiuants wire created. ihemtts Franke^ firft Guinesy fccondly, Zlenvmintle. George Berrey^ ComforttKougecmx. L&Krence Alfordt Ko/e biAnchyBlewmamle. In the time of Henry the Seuentby were created thefe following. vyiBiam TyndaU^t^ Gmnes, fccondly, Kcuge-Dragon, thirdly, Lan- cafier. Kaph Lagyffe^ Calif Portcullis^ Torke, lohnloyne/^ Comfort ^KoHgecroix^Ktchmnnd^Norroj, Thomas HawleyyKo/ehlanch, CarlflsyNorrcy^ Clarencieuxi Thomas H ally Bermckey Kougecroix, VFt-fdferfy Garter. Chriftopher Birker^ Qallis, Kouge^Drar^m^^jchmond^Norroy ^Garter, lohn Pondy HameSy Kouge-croixy SomerjeU Allen Dagnally Gaines, Extr, Kandalfe lackfon Montorgill, Extr. Kifhard R.ateliffe, Barnes, Leonard VFarc9ppyBarp?icke, In the time of Henry created thefi, Thomas Harvley Kouge-Croix, Allen D agnail Brfk Portcullis in ordinary, fccondly, Torke. ^Andolfe lackfon ^^rfiKouge-Dragon in ordinary, fccondiy Chefier^ Leonard^ arcopf Blewmantle in ordinary, Carlile. ThomasV^riothefleyy V\/allingford^ and next Garter 2nd Knight. Charles Wriothejley Barrvikey Kouge-Croixt^rndfor. Kichard Crooke Nottingham, Kouge-Croix, V^indfir, Thomas Mylner Qallis, Kouge Bragm^ LancaHer, lohn Narhoone, Blewmantle,Kichmond, Thomas T raheyron^ Nottingham, PortcuUis, in Ordinary, Somerfet^ Sartbolmew Butler, Kotfge'croix,r or ke,Vlfier. Kichard S torke, Kifihanke, obijtl FottiJeap Homll,Guines^ougedrdg0n, Lancafler, lufiinian Barker^Kifehank, Kougecroix, Richard K^atcliffe, Callis, Blewmantle,Somerfit, GiUertDethickeyHames,Kougecroix,Kichmond,Norr6y, Carter, William Flower, Cuines, Kouge-croix, Chejler, Norroy, Laurence Dalton, Callis, Kougecroix, Kichmoad^ Norroy, Edmund Atkinfon, Hames, Blewmantle, Somerfet, Simon Netphaldy Bullen, ohijt, Martin Marol/e^Call/s, Torke,' Nicholas Tfthman^ Hames, Lancafter, Kichard Withers, GuineSi Nicholas] rpithin the DioceJJe of London. Nicholas Narhone, BulUn. \NilltAm Lambert y ^ifebankeyObi\t» Nicholas BellorVy Callis, obijt, Henry Kay , Ber vpike obijt Henry Fellofv^GtiyneSy $bi)t. I «8f furfuiuants createdin the time ofEimrd the Sixt, Robert Fayery, Portcullis, obijt, SimtndNewbaldy "Reugecroixi obi']t, Martin Ma relfe, Kougedragott, Tor Ike. Nicholas Tubman, Kfugecroix, Lancajler. Richard Withers, Portcullis, NicholasNarbootte,Blewmantle,K.ichmoMdyFlfter» In the raigne of ^ueene Mary, thefe, Thelip Butler, Attelon, obi]t, Hugh Cotgraue, Kougecroix, Richmond. John Qocke Portcullis, William Colborni Rou^tBragon, Torke. Ithn Hollinfaorth, Rifebanke, BlervmAntleyObyt, j^ur/niuant created in the raigne of ^lueene Elizabeth of famous memo- ry, at whofe Coronation, thefe PurJitiMAnts,Heraul4(^ andKings^ were Officers, Hugh Cotgraue, Rougecroix, John Cock, Portcullis, William Golborne,Rougedragon,^ John HoUinfvDorth,Blervmantle» Purfuiuants. Charles Wriothepy Wind for, William Flower, Chefier ;Heraldse ijor,'^ Edmund \^tkinfon,Somerfet, \ Martin Marolfe,Torke: C Nicholas Tubman, Lancajler. \ Nicholas Narbeone, Riclfm$nd, J Sir William *Dethick Garter, William Haruey, CAirtf»/^V*x. C j^jjjgj^ Laurence Dalton,Norroy . * Bartholomew Butler, flfier. Edward 4$% (^Ancient FmeraU meffe of London, Afi^u(line VificcHt^ Rougerofe Extr. Rougcdragon^ Wind/ote. Idhn BradJJ}aive Rougerefe^ Extr. Rougecroix Wind fare, John HamVne Blanchlion^ extr, ThsmasJhompfon Rougedragon, In the raignt of our Sou^raigne Lord and King now liuivgy thefe. • T homas Preflon, Portcullis, Who in the ycare 1 67,0. vpon the birth of the right excellent Prince Charles, was by his Maicftie impioyed co the Lords luftices of the kingdomc of Ireland with his Maiefties moft gracious letters (according to the ancient cu dome j fignifying to that Realmethat moft happy newes. Vpon whofe arriuail, the State there made great and hrg- exprcilions of their ioy full hearts for fuch welcome tidings, worthily rcceiuing and bountifully rewarding thefaid Officer of Armcs. George Oweit^ RoageeroiX' Willtam Rylej, R«age Rofe^ extr. Created 31. lulij 1^30. Voblcmcnand Peeres of this Land, in ancient time had their Heralds peculiar vnto themfelues, faith Mi^e.u For Chefter the Herauld, and Falco the Purfuiuant, liued at the command of the Prince of Wales , and ferucd him : Humfrey Duke of Gloceftcr, and Earlc of Penbroke, had the Herald Penbrooby his dofnefticall Seruant.iJ/V^^r-j/alfo Duke of Glocefter,hauing now obtained the kingdomc, would needs haue his Herauld G beefier to be called King of Armcs for all Wales. Charles Brandon Duke of SufFolke, retained SufFoikc Herauld, and Mar lean Porfuiuant.The Marqucffe of Dor- ccftcr, kept Grtf^j' Herauld. The Earle of Northumberland, Norihurabcr- and Herauld, and Efperance Purfuiuant, Arthur Plantaginet Vifcount Liflc, tooke vnto himfelfc Lifle Purfuiuant, and Baron Haftings , Hafling Purfuiuant. But the condition of the Seruant is made better by the dignitic of his Lord and Mafter, fo thefe forenamed Heraulds liued not with like authorinc or priuiledges with the Kings. And here now giuc mc Icaue to fpcake a little more of the iEcymologie, Antiquitic, and dignitie of Herauldsin generall. Herald, Herold, or Heraalt,«!//Vi/«r quafi Herus altm^ a high Maiftcr; For this Officer was of great authoritie amongft the Romanes, who plural- ly called them Feciales^ a faciendo^ quad belli paeifque factendit penes eos itu eraty or Fediales a fader § faciendo. And fo with vs the word fignifictli an Officer at Atmcs, whofe function is to denounce warrc,toproclairae peace, or otherwife to be employed by the King, in martiall mefTages, or other bufinefTej and fothey arccalled Internunci] vel pacis^vel helU ferendiMd- fengers to carrie and offer either warre or peace. Heralt, faith ferfiegan^ in the Title of Honours and Offices, is meercly a Teutonic or Duytch word, and in that tongue and no other, the true ymologie thereof is onely to be found. To begin then with the firft fyllablc thereof, which is Here , though in compoficion abridged to ffery ii is the true and ancient Teutonic word for an Armie, the fame that Exerdtw is in Latine ; and in that fence it is yet vfcd Tlic/Etymolo gif, Antiquity, ,ind Dignity of Her»id>i. 6>) ctJnctmt funerali (i5W onuments He'-slds Pricfts vied in Gern^any. Anci whereas tt;c ucimanes doc n ow vk H:re alio tor Lord, yet anciemly they lovfed it not. And although the Teutonic be morc mi2:cd wuh other ftrange languagcsj yctthis word Here^as they vfe it or Lor dor mailer, hath crcpcinto their language Uotn Heru-yin Latine, atcer that the Latine tongue became knowne vntothem. AHealtinchc Teutonick, is a rooft couragious perfon, a champion, or an cfpccia' I challenger to a fightorcombac.of the weapon thac fuchfome- jmc moft vfcd, called a Hcaltbard,becaufcit was borne by aHtalr,we yet, hough corruptly, rctaine the name 0^ Holbard,aad£hc Netherlands make It Heilbard. Hcre;-healt by abbrcuiation Heralt, as alfo Herald, doth rightly fignific, the Champion of the armie. And (growing to be a name of Office ; hethat hath in the arraic the cIpcciaU charge to challenge vnto battel! or combat: in which fenfe our name of Herald doth ncareft approach vnto Fecialis in Latine, as I hauc touched before. The Bcciales amongft the Romanes, faith one, were Priefts^ For Numa Powfilim (who flourifhed circa mn. mundt the fecond King of the Romanesj diuided the inftituiion of dinine honour into eight parts , and fo inflituted and ordained eight feuerall orders of Priefts ; and endowed the Gollcdgeof thefc Feciales or Heralds with the fcuenth parr of this his fa~ cred conftitution. Their Collcdge at Rome was compofed of twenty He- rauldsjchofcn out of ancient and eminent families, the c|;iiefe whereof (for excellence) was called fater Patratusyhecaufc by being chiefc of that corn- panic, he ought to haue children, and his owne Father yet liuing. Their chicfe office was. To take care that the Romanes did not commence, and make vniufl: warre againft any confederate Citie,and that if any fuch a city had committed any thing againft the conditions of the confedcracic, truce, andcntercourfe, then they were ro go as EmbafTadours, firft to challenge their right in milde words^ which if dcnyed, then to proclaime warre, Ne- que iuflum alie^uod iellum fare cenfebatttr^ mfi td per Feciales ejfet indi6lurn\ Neither \«^as any warre thought to be iuil and lawful), but that which was denounced by theic Feciales, or Heralds. In France Cfiiith i^nirew FAvine) Heralds hauc cucrbeencin high cfleemc,and not onely the King Armes, Mom-ioy^s. Benis,h\nz\(o the other Heralds, and Purfuiuants,wei- of noble extraftion ; and Mom-ioy could not be admitted without making proofe of his NoblenefTe by three races, is well of his Fathers ftockc, as by his mothers fide. There was two rhoufand pounds of rents in Lands an J free tenure, allowed for the faid Mo/tt -ioi particularly, and athoufand pounds of annuall penfion , bcfides other rights. As for the other Hcrald5,thcy hauc a thoufand pounds in pen- fion, with other rights and priuiledgcs* Now for fuch rights dndpriuiledges as were granted to kings ofArmcs and Heralds, fbme doe afcribc them to the King and Empcrour Charle maigne : others to {Alexander the Great of MacedoH, and others to the Emperour of Germany, Charles king of Bohcmia,fourth of that name,nou- r:fhed-from his youth in the Court of the Father of Cheualrie, Philip de Valoysy king of France, fixth and lafl of that name , as here folio weth the tenure in thefc words. 7he Heralds of France pfno dcfccnt. mthin theDioceJJe of London. The Priuiledges granted t9 Kings ^and Heralds ef ArmeSf tranflated out of the French in the Theater of Honour, My Soaldicrs, you are and ftiall bee called Heralds , Companions for kings, and ludgcs ot crimes committed by Noblemen 5 and arbitratours of their quarrels and differences. You muft iiue hereafter exempted from go- ing any more to warre, or miiitarie fadions. Councell kings for the bcft.the benefit of the weale publique,and for their Honour and Royall dignitie. Corre If any one of them (hall deny y ou^ let him bee infamous, without glory or.honour, and reputed as criminall of high treafon. In like manner alfo, haueyou an efpcciall care, to keepe your felucs from vilifying your no- ble exercifc, and the Honour wherewith you ought to come neare vs at all times. See there be no entrance into Princes Courts,either of drunkenneilc, ill fpea king, flattery, babling indifcrectly, ianglery, buffonneric, and fuch other vices, which foyle and Iliame the reputation of men. Giuc good ex- ample eucry where, maintaineequitie, and rcpaire the wrongs done by great men to their infcriours. Remember what priuilcdgcs we haue granted you, in recompenceof the paintuil trauclls in warre, which yon endured with vs. And let notthe Honours which we haue beftowed on you , bee conuerted to blame and infamie by difhoncff lining.* the puniftiment where- of we rcferuetoour felfc,and to the Kings of France our Succcflburs. Seuen Danifti Kings, be(ides feme of Norway, and Sweden, haue had for their proper appellation the name of Herald, or Harold , which is all one with Heralt, faith Verjiegan. So honourable was it accounted of in old time,that fo many Kings thereby were called, in regard as it appcareth, that themfclues might be honoured and refpe^led as the moft couragious ofthearmic- Heralds (faith Stow) (out of an old Hiffory, written abouc fixe hundred ycares finee, which he found in the Reucflric or Treafurie of Saint Pauls Church) be they which our Elders were wont to call Heroes^ that is to fay^ thofe which were greater, or furpaflfing all men in Maieftie, and yet inferi- our tothe Gods. For, whom the people ofantiquitie did perceiue to be no- table, and furmounting all others in his ads and feates, renowned in vcr- tues, and friendly or gracious vnto them ; him Would they magnific, and exalt in the highcfl degree, and as it were, with their good words make him cofin to /^J-t/e the omnipotent. Placing fuch atnongft the Gods, ifitfo were, that they had wrought foine miraculous feate abouc the common courfc of Nature. Rut if there were no fuch miraculous or wonderfiill deeds, but that through theirvertues they feemcd wondcrfull and honou- rable,then thought they to call fuch perfons, not altogether Gods, npr jet fimplie men, butinuentcd out ameane word and name for them, cabling them HeroeSy as it were haIfc-gods,and of this word Heroes sit ^(pm,grow- ctb by corruption of vfe this name Herald. In the fame place heproues that Heralds here in England were as an- N n n» cient sioi» in the life of Btutt. 6U (tAncient Funerall (tfAfomments The Armes of Bmtt. Cold Harbcr the Heralds Colledg«. £/M»orLady Wuthtflt]). loan Wtoibejltj^. lo.H'mtbtfltf. Sit Hat. Grej. KtpnaldLotA Grty^ Earlcof Kent. SittfiliXheyuey and Margaret his wife. cicnt as the day es of Brute (who flourilhed aboue clcuen hundred ycarcs before the birth of Chrift) who barcC^ith hccj Gules, two Lions ram- pant, cndorfcd Or, according to this pcece out of Har dings Chronicle. He bare of Goulis twoo Hones of goldc Gountre Rampant, with golde only crouned. Which kings of Troy in bataill bare full bold. Neither can itbeiuftly faid,for all this, that Heralds were not knowne nor in requeft in this kingdomc, but fince the time of Brute, For cuen from the inftanr, that the defendants of Adam were diftinguiftied into Nobles and Yeomenjthere haue beenc combats, battells, and encounters, and con- fequcntly Heralds, deriued from the body of Nobilitic. Now at the length let me turne backe to the forefaid defijnft 5ir lihn Wriothejley y to whom, and to the reft of the Kings Heralds and Purfui- uantsof Armes; king Richdrd the third in the firfl yeare of hisraigne, granted and gaue by his letters Patents, all that mcfluage with the appurte- nances called Cold-Harber, in the Parifli of All Saints the little in London^ freeing them 4 SubfidijSttheelon^Sy^ omnihui Reifub, muneribui -.Dated at Weliminfter the fecond of March, without fine or fee. How the faid He- ralds departed therewith (faith Stovi>) I hauc not read ; but in the raigne of Henry the eight, the Bifliop of Durbams houfe, neare Charing Crofle>bc' ing taken into the Kings hand; Cutbben T unfidlf Bifliop of Durham, was lodged in this Gold-Harber. But in myiudgement I ftilldigrenc, or at leaft wife driue off my Reader oucr long from the knowledge of the time of this mans death; which I can- not fct downc neither certainly :yet I gather by circumftanccs,that it flaould be about the latter end of the raigne of king Hen. the feuenth. Here lyeth burled by her husband, Eleanor ^ the fecond wife of the fore- faid Sir lohn Wriothejley. Here licth buried l^an wyfe to Thmas Wriothejley, fonne to the faid Sir John Wriothejley* Here lyeth lohn Wriothejley the younger, fonne to Sir John Wriothejly and Eleanfir, witlvothersot that familie, mentioned by Stow in his Suruay of London. This Church is likcwife much honoured by the Sepultures of Sir Henry Grey knight, fonne and heire to George Grey, Earle of Kent: as alfo by Regi- nald Grey, Earle of Kent. Of which (their Funeralls being fo neare thefc times) in another place. S. Benet Pauls Wharfe, Id this Church lie entombed the bodycs of Sir Wil/iam Cheyney knight, and Dame Margaret his wife, which Sir William cheyney deceafed, Ann. 1442. In this Parifti and partly (as I take it) in Saint Peters the little, is a fairc houfe, fometime (belonging to the Stanleys ^M^on the outward wall where- of are embofled the Armes, or rather, if you will, the Icgges of the Ifle of Man; vpithinthe 'Diocejje of London, _ I ert P^t/jkke, as then Garter, principall King of Armes, who lieth buri- ed in this Church iT'/^^^^f^'ij Haulejt Clarencieux^ king of Armes of the fouth }^mSiWiIliatn Haruey , Nerreyy king of Armes of the north parts- and to the other Heralds and Purfuiuants of Armes fexpreffing their titles and order) pro tempore fuerwtiW perpetuitm^'vt ejfent vmm corpus cor' poratum in re^ fa6t0y ^ nomine - haheantque fuccefionem perpetuam, nec non quoddamftgillum commune. To the end that the faid King of Armes, He- ralds, and Purfuiuants of Armes, and their fucccffors might('at their liking) dwell togethcr,and at conuenient times, mcete together, fpeakc, conferre, and agree among thcmfelucs, for the good gouernement of their faculty, and their Records might be more fafcly kept, &c. Dated the i8. day of Iuly,i555. Philip and Mary^xhs, firftand third ycare. This Corporation confiftsof thirtcene in number, whofc names and titles at this time, 'viz,. Anno i 3 1. are as folio weth. ^ Sir ^Nilliam Segar Knight, Garter, Principall King of Armcs.' SxtKichardS.Georget^m^tyClarencieux* Sir lohn Borough Knight. Norroy, Prouinciall Kings: W/7//4W P^^/^^, Lancafter, Sk Henry S.George, Knight, Richmond. He/$ry GhiitifigjChc&ct, lohnPhilipot Somerfet. W/illidm le Neut^ Yorkc. io^»5rrf^i/J4w,Windfore. Heralds. Thefc fixe Heralds, mr^ah offciorum pntflantiaffide creAtionis euittfque antiquitate locos obtinent: not from the excellence of their office, but ac- cording to the prioritic of their creation, take prcheminence.' And to make vp the number,thcrearc fourc Purfuiuants in this Colledgc, helpers and fiirtherers flikewife) in matters of Heraldry, although of an infcriour Claflc, 'viz,, 4 Kouge-crejfey lb called of the red crofle, by which Saint George the Tu- telar Saint of all £ngli(hmen is famozed, I Blew mantle, Co called of a skie-coloured coate of Armts,Fr4HCfca ma- ieJlatu,o{a French-like MaicftyaflTumed by K.Edwardthc third. Kouge-Dragon, of a red Dragon fuftaining the Shield Roiall of theEn- gli(h,inftituted by King Henry thcfeuenth; Port culliSi of the Port cullis which the faid Henry the feuenth vfedin his Cognifance; If you would know more of this Colledge, may it picafc you perufc Sir Henry Spilmans Gloflarie, lit era. H, Nnn 2 Saint rhsHeraWi Office. The body cor- porate of the Heralds. Hen^yiptlmatt. Gloflit.H. 688 (tA ncient Funerall onuments lohn Lelcnd the Antiquary LeUtidi sueria, Ltlands New yeaies gift. The ftudy of Antiquiiy in Hex.thc eight. The care King HwbadofRe- The workes of ancient Wri- ters faued and ccaferued. The Kings Li- braries aug- mented. The plaine and foime of auncient Writers. Kerc licth interred the body of lohn Leland, or Lcyknd^ Natiue of this honourable Cirieof London, brought vp in the Vniucrfities of England and France, where he greatly profited in all good learning and languages: Keeper of the Libraries he was to King Henr'j the Eight, in which Office he chiefly applied himfelfe to the ftudy of Antiquities^ wherein he was (b laborious and cxquifite,that few, or none, either before or fince, may bee with him compared: which will beft appeareby hisNewyeares^ifttothe (aid King Htr^jy;, written in Latine.and tranflated into Engliftiby his con- temporarie companioni lohn £tf/f,and by him intituled. The loboryoufe lourney andferche of lohan LtyUr^de, for EttgU tides Antiqnitees^giuen of him as a Nervy cares gift to Kypge Hen- ry the Ejghte in the thirty feuemhyeere of his Keygne, Vbituacclfitudinivifumfftiti^c, fb it begins in Latinc. Where as it pleafed youre hyghnefte vpon very iuft confideratyons to encourage mee, by theauthoryteof youre moftc gracioufe Commyffion,to pcrufe and dy- ligcnclyto (crcheall the Libraries of Monafteries and Collegics of this youre noble Realme, tolhe ententthat the Monuments of auncyent Wry- tejs, as well of other Nacyons, as of your owne Prouynce, myghte be brought out of deadly darkeneffc, to lyuely lyght, and to rcceiuc lyke thankes of their pofteryte, as they hoped for at fuch time, as they employ- ed their long and great fludies to the pnblique wcalthe. Yea, and furthermore, that the holy fcripture of God might both be fin- cerely taught and learned, all maner offuperfficionand crafty coloured do- drinc of a rcwte of romane Bifliops totally expelled outcof this your mofl Catholiquc realme. I thinkc it now no lefle, than my very dcwtie, breuely to declare to your Maieftie, what frutes hauc fpronge of my laborioufe iourney and coftly entcrprife, both roted vpon your infinite goodncfleand liberalite, qualitees, right highly to be eflcmed in al Princes, and moft fpc- cially in yow,as naturally your owne wele knowne proprictes. Firft I haue conferued many good authors,the which other wife had ben like to haue perifticd, to no fmall incommodite of good letters. Of the which, parte remaine in themofl magnificent libraries of your royall Pala- ces. Partalfo remaine in ray cuflodic, whereby I truft right fhortlyjfo to defcribe your moft noble Realme, and to pubhfli jthe Maieflie of the excel- lent a^les of youre progenitors, hitherto (ore obfcured, bothc forlacke of cmprinting of fuch workes as lay fecretly in corners. And atfb becaufe men of eloquence hath not enterprifed to fct them forth in a fioriftiing ftilc,in fomc times pafl not commonly vfed in England of Writers, othcrwife wele learned, and now in fuch eftimacion, that ex- cept truth be delicately clothed in purpurc, her written veritces can fcant finde a Reader. That all the world fhall euidently percciue, that no parti- cular rcgion,may iuftly be more extolled, than yours for true nobilitie and vertues at all points renoumed. ___„^_ Farther * mthin the DwceJJe of London. 68p Farther, more part of the cxemplaries,curioufly fought by mc, and for- tunately found in fundry places of this your dominion, hath bene eraprin- ted in Germany, and now be in the prefles chefcly of Frobenus^ that not aionly thcGermaincs,but alfothe Italianes themfelfe, that count as the Grckesded full arrogantly, all other Nacions to be b.irbaroufe and vnlet- tered, fauing their owne,Qial! haue a diredoccafion openly of force to (ay: ThiUBrttanniaprimafmt parens, altrix (jiddehoc ettam ittre quidem oftimo) cenferuatrix fuw virorum wAgaorum turn maxime ingenhrumt Britaine was a mother, a nurfe,and a maintainer, not oncly of worthy men, but alfo of moft excellent wits. And that profite hath rifen by the abrefaid iourncy, in bringing full many things to light, as concerning the vfurped autorite of the BiQiop of Rome and his complices, to the manifeft and violent derogation of Kingly dignite: I rcferre my Iclfe moft humbly to your moft prudent, learned, and high iudgement, to difcerne my diligence in the long Volume, wherein I haue made anfwcr for the defence ot y our fupreme dignitie,alonly lening to theftrong pillorofholy fcripture, againft tfec whole Collcdge of the Ro- manifts, cloking their crafty affedions and arguments, vnder the name of one poore Pighius ofVltraied: in Germany, and ftanding to them as to their oncly anker, hold againft tempefts that they know will arife, if truth may be by licens lette in to haue a voyce in the general! counfell. Yet herin only I haue not pytchcd the fupreme workc of my labour, wherunto your grace, moft like a kinglye Patron of all good lernyng,ded animate me. But alfo confidering and expending with my felfe, how great a number of excellent godly wittcs and writers, Icrned with thcbcft,as the times ferued, haty)ene in this your region; Not onely at fuch times as the Romane Emper^s had recourfe to it, but alfo in thofc daies that the Sax- ons preuailed ofoie Britaines, and the Normans of the Saxons, could not but with a feruent zelc, and honcft corage, commend them to memory. Els,alas,like to haue bene perpetually obfcured,or to haue lightly reracm- bred as vncertaine fhaddowes. Whejfor I knowing by infinite varietieof bookes, and aflliduoufc rea- ding of them, who hath bene lerned, and who hath written from time to time in thisrealme, haue digefted intofourboke5,the names of them, with their liues and monuments of lerning, And to them added this title. De 'vi- rU i3ufiri^u4iio\ow\ng the profitable example of Hterome^ Qinnadie^ Caf fisdore^ Seueryane^ and T rtttemte^^ late Writer. But al way fb handling the matter, that I haue more exfpaciated in this cam pc, then they dcd, as in a thing thatdefircd to befomewhatat large, and to haue ornatufe. The firft boke beginning at the Druides,is deduced vnto the time of the comming of S. K^ugufitne into England. The fecond is from the time of Attgufiine^ vnto the aduente of the Normans. The third from the Normans,to theend of the moftc honourable reignc of the raightie, famoule, and prudent Prince, Hcmy the feuenth your Father. The fourth bcginneth with the nameofyourMaieftCjwhofe glory in lerning, is to the world fo clercly knowne, that though emonge the Hues of other Icrned men, Ihaueaccu rately celebrated the names oiBladudy MulmuutK^Cenft Amines LMAgnusy Sigebert^^lfrtdus, K^ljriius mignus ^ AtbeliiajK,2xA Henry the firft, N n n# 5 Kings Britaine, the Mother oi worthy men, inA OEccllenc Wits. ThisYoIumche called Anupbi- Urchia^miucn agamA the ambirioQ!! Em- pire, orvfur pcd juthoritic R( iaJI of the Bifliup of Komt. Albcrm Pighi- U3f a Canon fomeritQc ia theCathedraU Church of Vtrecht in the Low Coua- tries. Ulanils affefli- oa toward his Country. FsurBo«kes of illuflrious men, oi of the Bntifh writers. Learned Prin- cef. 690 (tAncient Fmerall Thedefcripti- on ofail En- gland in a c}u8- diate table of fjucr. A Bookeof the Topogra- phic of Eng- Kings, and your progenitors. And alfo Etheltvar dfkcondfonnc to Alfride the great, Humfrjde^ Duke oi Glocefter, and Tipeme Earlc of Worccftre, yet conferred with your grace, they feruc as fmall lights(if I may freely fay my iudgement, your high modefty not offended) in refpcft of the daye ftarre. Now farther to infinuate to your grace, of what matters the Writers, whofe Hues I haue congefted into foure bookes, hath treated of i may right boldly %; that bcfide the cognicion of the foure tongues, in the which, pare of them hath excelled,that there is no kinde of liberal! fciencCj or any feate concerning learning, in the which they haue not (hewed cer- taine arguments of great felicitic of wittc. Yea, and concerning the interpre- tation of holy Scripture, both after the ancient forme, and fens the fchola- flicall trade, they haue reigned as in a ccrtaine excellency. And as touching hiftoricall knowledge, there hath bene toihc number of afullhundrethor mo, that from time to time hath with great diligence, and no leflTe faith, woldeto God with like eloquence, pcrfcribed the ades of your noble predeceflors, and the fortunes of this your Realme,. fo in- credibly great, that hee that hath not feanc, and throughly rcdde their workes,can litle pronounce in this parte, Whcrfor, after that I had perpended the honeft and profitable fludics of thefe Hiftoriographers, I was totally enflamed with a louc, to fee througly all thofe partes 'of this your opulent and ample realme, that! had reddc of ,n theaforfaid Writers. In fo much that,all my other occupa- cions intermitted, I haue (btrauelcd in your dominions, both by the fee coaftes and the middle parts, (paring neither labour nor cofts, by the fpacc of thefe fixe yceres pafl, that there is almofl neither capj nor bayc, hauen, creke,or pere, riucr, or confluence of riuers, brcches, walhes, lakes, meres, fenny waters, mountaines, vallies, mores, hethes, forcftfi, woodes, cities, burges,caftels, principal! manor places, monaftcries, and collcgcs5but I haue feane them, and noted in fo doing a whole world of things very me- morable. Thus inflruded, I truft Ihortly to fee the time, that like as C^rolus Hiag- utis had among his treafurcs, three large notable tables of filuer, richly en- ameled; one of the fite and dcfcription of Conftaminople , another of the fite and figure of the magnificente Citee of Rome, and thethird of defcryp- cyonof the world.So fhail your Maicffie haue this your ;world and impery of Englande, fo fet forth in a quadrate table of filuer, if God fend me life to accomplifli my beginning, that your Grace fhall haue ready knowledge at the firft fight of many right delegable, fruitful!, and neceffary plcafures, by contemplucion thereof, as often as occafion (hall moueyou to the fight of it. Andbccaufcthatitmay be more permanent, and farther knowne, then to haue it engraued in filuer or brafTc; I entend by the leaue of God, within the (pace of t welue moncths following, fnch a dcfcription to make of your realme in writing, that it (hall be no raaftery after, for the Graueror Pain- ter to make the like by a perfect example. Yea, and to wade farther in this matter, where as now almofl no man can welegefTeatthcfhadow of the ancient names of hauens, riuers, promon- tories, mthin the T>wcejfe of London. roriesjhillcs, woods, Cities, Towncs, Caftlcs, and varyete of kyndcs of people, that Cejar^ Liuiy Straho^ Diodorm^ Fabiusy Pi^lor^ Fomponius Me- Uy Plimutt Cornelius Tdcitus, ftolomeus^ Sextus Rttftts yAmmiAnus tJMAr- cdlinus, Solitmsy Antonintu^ and diuerfe other make mencyonof. I truft fo to open this wyndow,that the lyght ftiall be fccnc, fo long, that is to fay, by the fpace of a whole thoufand yecrcs flopped vp, and the old glory of your renowned Britayneto reflorifli through the worlde. This done, I haue matter of plenty, already prepared for this purpofe, that is to fay, to write an Hiftory, to the which I cntend to afcribe this ti- lle,i)tf Antte^HttAtc Britanmca.ot c\Cc Civile Hifioria.Andjchis worke I en-i tend todiuideintofo many bookcs, as there be Shyrcs in England , and (hires and great dominions in Wales. Sothat leftccmethatthis Volume will encludc a fifty bookes, whereof each ohc fcucrally (hall containe the beginnings, encreafes, and memorable ads of the chiefc Townes and Ca- ftles of the Prouince allotted to it. Then I entend to diftribute into fixe bookes, fuch matter as I haue al- ready colleded, concerning the I Acs adiacent to your noble realme,and vn« drc yourfubieccyon. Wherof three (hall be ofthefc Ifles, re^a, Mona, and jdeuAvtAy fomtime kyngedomcs. And to fuperaddc a worke as an ornament and a right coracly garlande to theenterprifesaforcfaid,! haue feleded ftuffe to be diftributed mto three bookes, the which I purpofe thus to entitle , De NohilitAte BritanmcA. Wherof the firft (hall declare the names of Kynges and Qucnes, with their children. Dukes, Earles. Lordes, Capitayncs and rulers in this realmc to the coramy nge of the Saxons and thcyr Conqueft. The feconde (hall be of theSaxons The thirde from the Normans to the reygne of your moft no- blc grace, defccnding lineally ofthe Btytaync,Saxon, and Norman kynges. So that ail noble men (hall clerely percey ve their ly ncall parcntele. Now, if it (ball be the pleafure of Almighty God^that I may ly vc to per- forme thefc things that be already begonne, and in a great forward ncfle, I truft that this your realmc fliall fo wcle be knowne, ones payntcd wytb his native colours, that the renowne thereof (hall geue place to the glory of no other region. And my great labours and coftes, procedynge from the moft habundant fountayne of your infinite goodne(re towards me your pore fcholar and moft humble fervaunt,(hall be euydently feane to have not on- ly pleafed, but alfo profyted the ftudyoufc, gentill,and equall redcrs. This isthcbriefedeclaracyonof mylaborioufc iourney , taken by mocyon of your hygbneffe, fo much ftudying at all h6urcs,aboutc the frutefull prefer- ment of good letters, and auncyent vertues. Ghrift contynueyour moft royall cftate and the profperyte, wyth fuc- ceiTyon in kyngely dignite , of your deerc and worthy lye beloued fonnc Pry nee Edmrd^ grauntynge you a numbrc of Prynccly fonnes.by the moft gracyoufe, bcnygne, and raodeft Lady your Qucne Cataryne, lobannes LejlAndus K^ntiquAritts. I6hn BaU^ in his declaration vpon this Treatife/aith that the next ycare after chat Le'^Und prcfcnted this New-ycares Gift to king Henv'^y the faid kmgdeceafed,and Lc'iUnd\>'^ a moft pitifull accident fell befides his wits- which The naincf of leuerall nati. ons,Cities,anj&» WratP (a deteftablc PrieflJ tookc Sir lohn Cauendif) kmght,coGn to the forefaid chicfc luflice of the Kings Bench, and beheaded him, together with Sir of Cambridge, Prior of Saint Bdmundsbury, whofe ^heads they fet on the Pillory in the Market place. Here reflyth the body of William Burd Efquyr,Iate Clark of the Pipe and Priuy Seale,wbych payd the generall tribute of Nature,dcuyded from the ^94" (iJ ncient Funerall (i5\donuments Clarke of the Priuie Scale. Jo.HaniJh0rne Sergeant at Arines,and Ag- »fi bis wife. The office of Sergeant at Amies. CclvtBlit>S, Oesrge..iil Lord Maior, ItanaBdMarg. bis wiuesi the mundane vexations by naturail death the xv day of Auguft, the xxi yere of kyng ffeiiry the eyght, Clarke of the Pipe (faith the Interpreter) is an Officer in the Kings Ex- chequer, who hauing all accounts and debts due vnto the king, deliuered, and drawne downe out of the Remembrancers Offices, chargeth them downe into the great Roll. Who alfo writeth fummons vnto the Shiriffe to leuie the faid debts,vpon the goods and chattels oi the faid debtors : and if they hauc no goods, then doth he draw them downe to the Lord Trea- furers Remembrancer, to write Extrcats againft their Land. The ancient Rcuenc w of the Crowne remayneth in charge before him, and he feeth the (ameanfwered by the Fermcrsand ShirifFes to the king.He makcth a charge to all Shiriffesoftheir fummons of the Pipe and Greene wax, and feeth it anfwered vpon their accounts. He hath the ingroffing of all LeaflTcsof the Kings lands; and it is likely that it was at the firft called, and ftill hath de-^ nomination of Pipe, and Clarke of the Pipe, and Pipe Office, becaufe their Records that arc regiftred in their fraallcft RoUes, are altogether like Or- gane Pipes ."but their greatRoU called the Great Roll, ^y.fi^^.j.f*^. is of another forme. Clericus Triuati SigiB^ot Clarke of the priuie Seale,is an Officer (where- of there be fourein number) that attendeth the Lord Keqjer of the priuie Seale.or if there be none fuch, vpon the principall Secretarie, writing and making out all things, that be fent by warrant from the Signet to the Priuie Scale, and are to be pafled to the Great Sealc ; as alfo to make out fas they are rearmed) Priuie Seales, vpon any efpeciall occafion of his Maicilies af- faires, for loane or lending of money, or fuch like. Of this Officer and his funaion,you may reade the Statute, <_^;>;7.2 7* H(f».8 . i. Hie iaeet Johdnnes HArtijhor)}e^ql^onddmSermens Domini Regis Ad Arma qui obijt vii) die Martij (Sivn. Dom.M.ccccxxix, ^ Agnes vxor eius^ que obiit ..... M.cccc, The office of Sergeants at Armes is to attend the perfon of the King, to arrefl Traitors, or great men that do or arc like to contemne meflengers of ordinarie condition for other caufcs; and to attend the Lord high Steward of England, fitting in ludgementvpon any Traitor, and fuch like. Of thcfc by the Statute Eic,2,cap. ^4 there may notbcabouethirtie in the Rcalrae. There be alfo two of theie Sergeants of the Parliament, one of the vppcr, and another of the lower houfc,whofe office feemcth for the execu- tion of fuch comraandcments, cfpecially touching the apprehcnfion of any offender, as either houfc (hall thinkc good to enioynethcm. There is one Sergeant at Armes that belongcth to the Chancerie,who is called Sergeant of the Mace, as the reft may be, becaufe they carrie Maces by their office- He of the Ghanceric attendeth the Lord Chancellour or Lord Keeper in that Court. Another in like manner attends the Lord Treaftrer. Of your chcrite prey for the fouls of George, ... Maiorof London, and lohaft and Margaret his wyffs, which . . . • deceffyd . . : . M. c c c c c. xxxvi on whof fowls By the computation of yearcs I finde nofuch man by the Chriftian name of GMr^^.tohaucbeene Lord Maior about this time, excepting Geprge Moffox'. wholkth buried at Waltham Stow. Hie within the 'Dioceffe of London. Hie iacet Uhannes Ktrkham nuper Ciuis ^ K^ttornatus London^ ^ Eli fabethA 'vxor dies qui quidem Johannes ohijt primo die Septembris . •• M.CCCC. xx'Vf\. quorum animabus ... Here lyeth lohn Mynne Efquyr, late maftyr of the Kyngs wooddys of his new granted Court ofGencrallSurueyours of his Londes, and Audi, tourofdiuers andfundry Renencws of the fame Courts which defeflyd the XV. dey of Deccmb. M.cccccxlii. on whos foul, lefu hauc mercy. Diuers other Infcriptions hee colleded of perfons here interred about the beginning of Qucene Elizabeths raigne, which are not as now vifible. In this Church was foraetime (faith Stoof) a Brotherhood of Saint Ba^ ^/4» and founded in theyeare i377.thc 5i.of£^ was Sheriffe ofthisCitie in the yeare, 14^5: Saint Michaell Ba]hi[barv. Here vndy r lieth buried, the bodies of Sir James Terfordy Knight, Mer. ccr. lohnKjrkJxon and £/;/.his wife. lobnMjm. The fcnn elati- on of the Bto- cherhood in S. Botolphs. Ed»ard Mmll his wife. »n and AjM his wife. Sit ffillim lohtOlney, LoidMRior« Sir WMaln Terfardf Lord Maior,aod E/i/. his wife. 6p6 Sit Roger -^ee 75_a/e his wife. Tbo.Brsmfit, Atidritf Chyett. lobttAfarthj Lord Maior, hi»wifc. qj'ncient Fmerall appeareth tohauebeenefct vpinmemorieof^a Des Ewes olim Dy naftarum duio- na!.us,inteiHnarDm pacria? fuse difcor. genarum afylum fceptrum tencntc Re- glicam nomine Alkiam ex perantiqua vxorem duxit, ct quatuor dc ca ge- ^ Andream, Obijt ifte Adrianits dc ^. ^nn,Dom. 1 551. & infra limites cur. Dida autem Alicia maritura fu- rap dcbitum pcrfoluit mcnfc lulij. An. in hac Ecclcfia non procul ab ifta fc- ges Anglia?, viz, 7. 8. E. 6. 6f viz. Matrem,vi. vxorcs & duasfilias, mthin theT>iocejJeof Lonaon. 699 Saint Mary Magdalen in old Pijh-Jlreete. Orate pra animabui Thome Pigot Armigeri^ ^ Richardi Sutton Pifcina- ri] et lohanne vxoriieorundem-.qui qmdern Thomas obijt xiii. die Decern* bris AnnoDom. M.ccccJxxxv/f^pradt^.Richard.obijtix. die Maii, An* Dotn, M-cccc, Ixxxi. quorum animabtts fr$ftci(tHr Beta, Of your cherite, pray for the Ibuls of William Holland Citifon and Goldfmith of London, and Mir gar et his wyfF, which William dcccffyd the v'. of May, in the yere of owr faluacion, M. ccccc. xxv. on whos fouls. Saint Nicholas Cold Abbey, Of your cherite pray for the fouls of Richard 5'/i>r)',Fi{hmonger of Lon- don, and lone his wifc,which Richard dcceflyd thcxx.of Auguft,M.cCccc. xxxii. and the (aid lone .... Here lieth Richard Fernefold fomccirae Citifon and . : . . London, fonnc of Peter Fernefold.Comctimc of Stcnning, in the County oi Su(Icx,Gentyl man, and il/4y^<«^tf/ his wife, which ^^/^-^rfr^deccflyd the xxv. of Match, . . . . M. ccccc. xxv. and the faid CMargaret the xvi. of Auguft, M. ccccc. vi. on whos fouls.... Hie iacet humatuts Walterus T urke vocitatui famofus fttlcher cinis animoftu Pauperibus .... Pijcinarim yicecomes, Maior cittitatis fuemt Londoniarumque, Anno mi lien 0 tricenteJ?tmo . .. .pleno « Ociobris obijt triceftmoque die* Pray for the fouls of Thomas ?adyngtonSrbts Preturam tanta ingenij dexieritate^ tma animifrom- ptitudine^ ^ verborum comitate gcpt^vt omnium Senatorumet populi me- rit 0 nuncupetur delitie, Lites mire perofus, Pauperum PatrpnuSy delt^orum cor reel or y omnibus ordinibus iuxtacharusy etnutnerofa fobole beatus fuit. Cantariamt vt njoctnt^ in hoc templo perpetm fiabiliuit Dom'ma Katherina vnica coniuxconiugicharifimo et bene merentiet Robertus Leefis Executores fidelipmi pojuere 5. Kalend. Nouemb. 1531. He had by his wik Cathertn fixtcene children, as did fomctimc appearc by their pourtrai- turesontheTombe-ftonc. He was t\\z£onY\toi lohn Bayly ofTbackfled in EfTex. GlatJvile fub glebe tegit hie lapis ojfa JohanniSf Obfequio Regis fubijt fe plurimis annis. Sci quos viuens . . . moriens Juos ad vos. Spiritm ajpiretferte iuuamenei. Prey ofyowrcherete for the fouls of \yignts Cheyney^ wydow,late wyfF vnto fVilliam Cheyney, fomtym Efquyr for the Body vnto kyng Harry the feuenth. Whyche^^m dyed the fy ftecnth day of luly in the ycre of our Lord God on tho wfand four hundry d eyghty and feuen And for the fouls oiWilliam chey ney, Robart Molyneux ^ dnd Robert Sheryngton^ her hufi bands, and all Criflen fouls. Hie iacet lohannes Rayninggenerofits qui olijt 12. dielunij^ Ann. Domini 1^69 Cuius anime propitietur Dgus, Of yowr charite pray for the foul oiWiHiam Porter ^ late Clarke of the Crowhe, and Elijabeth his wife^the which dcpartyd the 4 of March, 152 1 . on whofe fouls. . . • Clarke of the Crownc, is a Clarke or Officer in the Kings Bench, whofe fun£tion is to frame, reade,and record all Indictments againfl Traitors, Fe- lons, and other offenders, there arraigned, vpon any publike crime. He is otherwife called Clarke of the Crownc office. And Ann. %.Hen. /^.cap.io. he mthin the T>iocejJe of London. joi he is called Clarke of the Crowneof the Kings Bench. The reafon of his denomination is becaufc he reads and records Indidments againftTraitors, Felons, &c. which areagainft the Kings Growne and dignitie. Saifft Nicholas Olaue, Herclyeth the body of William Fylolljfonn and heyr apparaunt to IVil- liam FjMof Woodlond in the county of Dorfet knyght, and to Dame Dorothy hys wyffdawter and heyr to lohn Iftyld of Stondon, in rhe Shy re of Hertford Efquyr. Whych WiUiam the fonn dyed in the lyff of his h^zi wythowt ylTue the iiii day of Septembyr, in the yere of owr redemption, M.cccccix. and in thcycrc of his age the fyxteenth. Whos foul God par- don. Amen. Orate fro animahus lohannis Wejicliff ^ loanne 'vxorts fue^ qui quidm Johannes quondam fttit Mai or viHe Sandwici ^ o^ijt 19. Deeemh, i^j^, quorum animabns fropitietur Deus* Amen, Icigifi WiUiam Newport iadis Citiun ^ peffamerede Londre. ^ Ma fie fa femme^ (J* lenr en/em de ens engendre: Dieu de lour alues eit pitye. Amen. \^meo» This Newport wasjonc of the ShcrifFes of London in the yearc 1375. fficiacetWillelmns Read Ciuis ^ Pifienarifts London qui obiit , . . . ^ Margeria vxor eifts, que obiit fexto die luni]^ Anno Domini MiSefmo qua- dringentefimo quadragefmo feptimo, Vpon the foe marble ftone as followcth. Who that pafly th by this wayi For mercy of God, behold, and pray For all fouls criften, and for vs On Pater Nofter^nd an t^ve. To the bleifyd Saynts,and owr bleflyd Lady,^ Saynt Mary to pray for vs; loanhii wife. ^T'tU, Nevfiport wife. vflllXeai and Afarg his wife. ^iproalijs fir at, pro fe laborat. Many Monuments of the Dead in Churches in and about this Citie of London, as alio in fome places of the countrey , are couered with featcs or pewes,made high andealie for the Parifliioners to (it or fleepe in^ a faQiion of no long continuance, and worthy of reformation. 70Z 1 ■31. Drayon, Pol. 17. Seng. London lying likcahalfe moone. LondonEtidge (he Crow ne ot Tames. Camd- in Mid. Ancient Fmerall &5\ Expreffing both the wealth and brauery of the Land. (So many fumptuous Bowres, within fo little fpacc The All-beholding Sunncfcarfe fees in all his race) And on by London leads, which like a Crcfcentlics, Whofe windowes fcemc to mocke the Star-bcfreckled skies. Befides her rifing Spyres, fo thickethemfelues that (how. As doe the briftling reedes, within her bankes that grow. There fees his crouded Wharfcs,and people peftred (bores, His bofome ouerfpread with (hoaics o\ labouring ores: With that moft coftly Bridge, that doth him moft renowne. By which he cleerely puts all other Riucrs downc. Midlefex ^faith Camden) is for airepaffing temperate, and for foile fer- tile, with fumptuous houfcs,and prery Towneson all fides pleafantly beau- tified and cuery where offercth to the view many things memorable: Whereupon a Germane Poet thus vcrfified. ret mthin the Dioceffe of London. 7°i Tot campoStfyluaSy totregia teCiajothortos ^rtifici dtxtra excultos^ totvidimusarceSj Vt nunc AHfonioTAmifis cum Ttbrideccrtet, So many fieldsi and plcafant woodsjfomany Princely Bowres, And Pallaces we faw bcfidcs, fo many ftatdy to wres, So many Gardens trimly dreft by curious hand which arc. That now with Romanc Tiberu^ the Tames may well compare. This County is comprifed within ftiort bounds, being in length, where it is the longeft, not palling twenty miles, and in the narrowtft place not paffingtwclue miles. The length thereof (faith Speed) extended ftom Stratford in the Eaft, to Morehall vpan Colne in the Weft, is by meafure nineteene Englifli milesj and fi:ora South Mims in the North to his Maicfties Mannour of Hamp- ton Court in the South, are little aboue fixteene miles : the whole circum- ference extending to ninety. In forme it is almoft fquare, /or aire paffing temperate, for foile abun- dantly fertile^ and for pafturageand graine of all kindes, yceldif g the bcft, fo that the wheat of this County hath /crued along time for the Maiichti 10 our Princes tabic. It lieth feated in a vale, mofl wholfome and rich, hauing Ibme hills a:fo, and them of good afccnt j from whofe tops the profped of the whole is feenc like vntoZoar in Egypt, or rather like a Paradife and Garden of God. Fiue Princely houfes inheritable to the Englifli Crowne , are feated in this Shire, which are, Enfield, Hanworth, Whitehall, S. UtKes^ and Ham- pton Court, a City rather in flicw, then the Pallacc ofa Prince : and for (lately port and gorgeous building notinferiour to any in Europe. A workc of admirable magnificcHce (faith Camden) built out of the ground by T homas Welfey Cardinall,in oftentation of his riches, when for very pridc,being other wife a moft prudent man,he was not able to manage his minde. But it was made an Honor, enlarged and finished by king Hen- ry the eight fo amply, as it containeth within it fine feuerall inner Couns, paffing large, cnuironed with very fairc buildings wrought right curioufly , and goodly to behold. Of which Ley land writeth thus. Efi locus infalitd rerum (plendore Jitperbas, CAlluiturque 'vaga l'amiJiniflHmir3i6 vnda^ Nomine ab antiquo iam tempore dicltts Avona, Hie Rex Henricus taleis oiiauitts xdes Ere xityqualeis tot 0 Sol aureus or be Nonvidit, A (lately place for rare and glorious (lie w. There is which Tames with wandring ftreame doth dowfie- Times paft, by name of Avon men it knew; Heere Henr^ th'Eight of that name built an houfe So fumptuous,as thaton fuch an one (Seckc through the world) the bright Sunnc aeuer (hone. And Gen 14: 10. Hannpton Couit. Cmd. in Mid, zJncient Fmerall iocejJe of London. M^rcia fflendifemm regerent cum fydera celum^ A^icercntque ferostoruis afft^ihm Anglos, Albani VilUm trauquilU pace vigentem Feddrum maltfiviolenter /anguine fufs, Rexaderatprefensficttmijue cohors fatis ingem De Dominis Regni: contrarius hijt Ehraci moft fierce and audi Batcailc, betwixt King -E^jr^r*/ the fourth, andJJ/- f/&4/-^/ A'. Fahian (aithy (farre Icffe) fifteenc hundred, fb vnccr- tainc, as I haue faid before, is the number of the dead flaine in battaile. Howfocuer a part oncly of Hertford Qiirc is comprifed within this Dio- ccfTe, yet giue me leaue to (ay fomewhat in this place, of the whole Coun- ty; A rich Countrie (JiiithC/arencieux) income Fields, Paflurcs, Me- dowes. Woods, Groues, and cleere riucrcts. And for ancient towncs it may contend with the neighbours, euen for the beff . For, there is fcarccly another in all England that can ftiew more good townes in fo fmall a com- paflejthc whole circumference of the Shire being but about an hundred and thirtic miles. In this County, and in the towne of S. Albans, two mortall and bloody battels of Englands ciuiil diflcntions, haue beene fought. The firft where- of chanced the 24. of May, Anno 1 45 5. by Richard^ Duke of Yorke,with his affociates, the EarlesofWarwicke and Salisbury, and Lords of Faw- conbridge,andCobham,againfl King ^^»ry the fi>:t. In whofe defence, EdmundyDukcofSomcdcttHefiryt Earle of Northumberland, and LotdClijford, withfiuethoufand more, loft their Hues, the King himfelfe was wounded in the necke with an arrow, the Duke of Buckingham, and Lord Sudleyy in their faces; Humfrey Earle Stafford in his right hand,arad the Earle Dorfct almoft flaine. On the Dukes part, oncly fixe hundred were flaine. Of which battel 1, and of the tiraerous flight of the Souldiers on the Kings partic, the learned Abbot of Saint Albans, John Whwhamjieadj who liued in thofe daies, writes thus. Burials of the (lead flame at Bamcc field. Cami, iaH«r/. The firft battel of S. Albans. M fin bib. Cot 7o<5 ^Ancient Funeral/ eft$ moK t\)m m^m t)e ^aD 23atta^le$ Deo, atiD men tOalX) ac 3lje( Dpon Bi^dicDonHe anD about t^er' 31 foj t^c * Mv^^ of ^cm t^at flepnc t^er lucre, Certainc fraall hillocks arc rcmayning neare to this Church at this day, out of which haue beene digged the bones of men^ Armour, and the water chaines of horfe bridlcsj as the Inhabitants told me. CUudim the Emperour (faith S. Danjei) had the honour of taking the whole Ifle of Bricaine to the Romanc Empire, which though thus wonnc, was not, till a long time after, oucrcomc. For now the Britaines (vnder- flandingthc mifery of their diffociation : how their fubmiOSon brought but the more oppreffion) colleague themfelues againft the Roraanes.taking their occafion vpon the outrages, committed on the perfon and ftatc of Queene yaodicia^ox Beudicea^Widovj oiPraJtttagffs king of the Icenians, (the Inhabitants of Norfolke, SufFolke,Cambridge,and Huntingtonfhires) a great and rich Princc.who (at his death) had left Nero hisheire,and two daughters, hoping thereby to free his houfe from iniuries. But it fell out contrary5 for, no fooner was he dead, bur his kingdome was fpoiled by the Centurions, his houfe ranfacktby flaucs, bis wife beaten,and his daughters rauiftied. Befidesthe chiefe men of the Icenians (as if all the region bad beene giucn in prey) were reft of their goods, and the kings kinfmen eftec- mcd as captiues : with which contumely , and feare of greater mifchiefc, they confpire with the Trinobants (the Inhabitants of Midlelex and EfTex) and others (not yet inured to (eruitudc) to refume their liberty. And firft fetvpon the Garrifons of the Veteran Souldiers (whom they moft hated j defeited the ninth Legion, whereof they flew all thefoore, forced Ceredis the Legar,and leader to flight, and put to the fword feuenty thoufand Ro- manes and aftbciatcs, inhabiting this muhicipall Townc Camolodunum, now Maldon, as alfo London and Verulam j before Suctonm the Goucr- nour of the Prouincc could aflemble the reft of the difperfed forces,t©make head againft their armie^conduded by r4r'df/m,who,(with her twodaugh- ter^ brought into the field to mouecompaflion and reuengej incites them to that noble and manly worke ofliberty. Which to recouer, ftie protefts to hold her felfc there but as one of the vulgar(without weighing her great honour and birth) refolued to winne, or dye. Many of their wiues were likewifethcretobcfpcftatoursandincouragcrsof their husbands valour. But i mthin the T>ioceJJe of London. But in the end Suetonim got the vidory with the flaughtcr of fourefcore ihoufand Britaines ; of the Romanes onely foure hundred were flainc, and not many moc hurt, faith Tacitus, lib.t^nmL 14. r^i. 1 1. faodicia feeing the oucrthrow of her Army, was notwithftanding vnuan- quiftied in her owne Noble Spirit,and fcorning to bea fpedlacle in their Triumphs, or a vaflall to their wills, after the example of Cleopatra , ftic made an end of her mifcries and life by poyfon : She was affoardcd hono- rable buriall,and fo were the reft of her vanquifticd Armie there flainc ae. cording to their qualitic , neare vnto the places where the battel] was ftruckcn. yio dJncient Fmerall c5W onumetits SMellite B.Jof London. BISHOPS OF LON DON CANONIZED SAINTS. ESitfff the fir(\. Bi (hop of this See, after the rernouall of the Archbiftiopricke to Canterbury, had a ftirine ercded to his honour in this Church, as I haue touch- ed before. In his time, and partly by his inftigation, this Cachedrall Church was built by Ethelhert King of Kent. He was confecrated Bilhop of London by Saint o^«y?/»,Archbifliop of Canterbury, the yeare ^04. In the gouernment whereof hce continued nineteene ycarcs ; in which time and about the fourth yeare of his confccrationjhe went to Rome to conferre with Boniface the Pope about diucrs things, and was by him honourably entertained. A yeare or two after his returncjdied both Ethelbert King of Kent, as alfo Sebert of the Eaft A nglcs, whom he had conucrted to the Chriftian Faith. King Sebert left behinde him three wicked fonnes,that being neucr bap- tized, came notwithftanding one day into the Ch urch at Communion time, and asked the Bifhop what hee meant that heedcliuered not of that fame fine bread vnto them as he was wont to their father Sebert , and did yet vr7to the rcfl of the people. He anfwered, that if they would be waQied in the water of ]ife,as he was, and the reft of the people there prefent ; then would he deliuer vnto them of this bread alfb: but otherwifc, neither was it lawful! for him to deliuer, nor them to receiue it. This notwithftanding they would haue enforced him, and when they could not preuaile, were fo enraged, as they expelled him their dominions.hardly holding their hands from doing him violence at that time. Hee, being tK. - exiled, went firft vnlo Laurence Archbifhop of Canterbury, and finding him in little better cafe then himfelfe was at London, departed into France, together with /«- fiui Bifbop of Rochefler.Being fent for fbone after by Laurence^ it happen- ed the fame yeare that the (amc Laurence dicd^ and hee was appointed to iucceed himt where he fate about fiucyeares,euenrntill the day of his cx- fpiration. Of which an old Anonimall Manufcript, thus. €;o to^ome ^eltte tl^ain pla^ttl^ $an Cuccctie, 3Ind toent to bi^flfto^er <^oD tooltte of W m&^^ 'C^e pete of Ct^fte$ natimtcb^ tP8l>t IjunDj^u full mzntv anD fotoje account^D m^m ert^e (o^P)3( ^aD ^^ti anD (urmot»nrrD. Gregory the Great, Bifhop of Rome, writ to Meditus concerning the pu- rifying Cbutnot the pulling downe) of Idolatrous Churches withmthcfe kingdoracs; An Epiftlc well worthy the obferuation, which I haue read in Goteelinm the Monkc, who writes of the life and anions of Saint Attfltny or mthin the DioceJJe of London. 7" of Other Bifliops of the Sec of Canterbury, as alfb of diuers Saints in thofc primiiiue times : and dedicates his workcs to L^njelmcy Archbi/hop of Canterburyi Such was the letter of (7/^«'^/?r;(asfo'loweth. Dilelii^imo fl 'to Mellito Lyt l^hatit Gregorius fernHs feruorum DeL Pofl difcefsiomm Congregationis no fire ^ue tecum eft ^ vaide fumta frtfpertfi rtdditi^quiAmcfjildeprofperitate'veftri itineris Audijfe nos cmtigit. Cum ergo T>ca4 omnipotent V9s ad reuerertdifsimum fratrcm noflrum Augufiinurn EpifcopHm perdaxerity dicite ei quid di» mecum de caufa K^ttglorum (o- git am tracttm^ videlicet efnit, Fana idolorum dejlrai in eadem gente mini- medeheant^(ediffi queineisfunildoUdeflrnAntur. Aqua benedidain eif dem Fatiis afpergatur, Altaria cortftruantur Reliquie cornpenantttr^ fuia ft Fana eadem bene fortftruda y^""> ^((^Jfi eft: vt a cnltu Demonum in cbfe- qttium vert Dei debeant commntari^ vt dumgens if [a eadem Fitna fua no- videt deflruiydt cordeerrorem deponati^ Dominum verum cognoftens et adoranSy ad l$ca que conftievit familiarit/s concnrrat, Et quia Boues folent in faerificio Demonum mnltos occidere^ debet eis eciam de re hac aliqua folem- nitas iramutari,vt die dedicationis velnatalicqs ftn^orum Martyrum quo- rum iUio reliquie ponuntur, tabernacnla fibi circa eafdem Eccleftas que ex Fanit ccmmutate funt de ramit arbornm faciant^ ^ religicfts cemiuqs fo- lemnitatem ctlehrent Nec ammalia immolent^fed ad landem Dei in vfnm fuum animalia occidantyCt D cnatori omnium de ficietate fua gracias refe* rent \ vt dum eis aliqua exterwis gaudU res exuantur^ad interior a gaudia conptntire facilim valeant. Nam darts mentions fimul emnia abfcidere im- pojsibile efte non dubinm efty quia et is quifummnm lecum afcendere nititur^ gradibus velpafsiius nonautem faltibus elettatur. Sic ifraheletico populoin Egypto Domittus fiqmdem innttuittfid tamen eis facrifciorum vfum quern Diabolo folebat exibere in cultu preprio referuauit, vt eis in fu$ faerificio ani- maliaimmolare preciperet^qnatinus cer mutant es aliudde faerificio ammit- terent^alind refiner ent. Ft et fiipfi ejfent animaliaque offerre confiteuerant, vera tamen Deehec etnon y dolts immolantes iam jacrtpcia if fa non t^e»t> Hec igitur dileCfionem tuam freiiflo Fratri neeejfe eft dicere^ vt ipft in prefentiitiic fofttus perpendat qualiter omnia deheat dif^enfare. Deus te in- columem cuflodiat dileHifsime fili.Data die quint o decimo Kalendarum Au^ gttftarumy imperante noftr§ Mauritio Tyberio fi')fsimo Augufto annt nono decimo ipoft CenfuUtus eiafdem Dominitanm o{fauo decimo ^ lnii6iione qitarta. Hereby wc may (ee the pious aduife and great pollicic of this learned Father of the Church, for the conueriing of the misbcleeuing Pagans, or heathen people of this kingdomc from Idolatrie, to the true wor(hip of the euerliuing God. My forenaraed Author Getceline in the 53. Chapter of his firft Booke, cells me that the names of the prime pillars of the Englifb Church, and the efpeciall propagators of theGofpcll,in theft times, were engrauen vpon the Tarpcyan Rockeat Rome, of which number this my MeUitus is one of the principal!. As appearesby thefe Latine Rimes following, fomctime likewiie engrauen or cut in the fbrefaid Rocke vnder eachieuerall name to their further glory. Ppp a T>ux Sim, Uftvcs F.q, aurat. 7IZ ^Ancient Fmerall (i5\donuments Bedt tib.ica.j. MeUlm quen- ched by his praycfj the fire burning the Citie of Can- teibMry. . ClAda or Cedda. Dux Auguftims preceflit in or dine primus ^ Lauriger mundus Lauremi fede fecundus, Tertius eft gratm MeSitus meUigeratus, ^u/irtus adeft luflus dulcss dans nomine gufius» ^uintus Honorius Eccle vigor extat honor que, Bens dedit eft fextus cut dat fus munera Qhriftus* Theodorus iuxta fert fabbata feptimus alma. His feptem ducihus njiget Anglia tot que die bus. Additur o£iauus Monachorum Dux t^dnanus, Anglorum ftella Mildretha reftrt fua meUa, Ocio Patres Rome reliqui comitantur honore* Ex Angiis nati merit is horum fociati. Bine manatdiuis Euangelii via riuis. Hi font Brithpaldus, Tatynnus vo/qae Nothelme: Et lamberte patres : primes proceres imitantes. Tot Jim ul Ecclefie cingunt front em pietate. It is written or^^////»/, that when vpon a certaine time the Citie of Canterbury was by negligence (eton fire, and began to wafte and confiimc away by much incrcafing of the flames, fo that no hclpc of man, nor caft- ing of water thereon, was able to quench or ftay the fame, the greateft part of the citie being at length aimoft burnt, and the furious flaflics extending themfelucs euen vntothe Bifliops place; this good Bilhop feeing mans helpe now to failc, and trufting onely in the aide and fuccour of almighty God, commanded that he might be carried out of his houIc,and fct againft thefc fierce flames of fire, piercing and flying all round about. Now where the greateft rage of this burning was; there was the place of Martyrdome of the foure holy crowned Saints.Whan then the Bifliopby his feruants was brought forth , and fci in this place, here he began with prayer (ficke as he was, for he was often troubled with infirraitiesof body, and much gricued with the Gowtc,notwithftanding euer whole and found of mindc) to driue away the perill of the fire ; which the ftout ftrength of ftrongmen with much labour could not before bring to pafTe. And behold the winde that blew from the South, whereby this fire was firft kindled and blafted abroad ^now fuddenly bent againft the South) firft tempered his blafisj for feare of hurting the places right ouer in the other fide , and after quite quenching the flames, ceafing and extinguiftiing the fire, made all calme and well againe. And truly this good man of God which did fcr- uently alway burne with the fire of inward charity , and was wont with his often prayers and holy exhortations to driue from himfelfc, and all his, the danger of ghoftly temptations, and trouble by fpirits of the aire, might now iuftly prcuailc againft the windc , and eafiiy ceafe thefe temporall flames, and obtaine that they fliould neuer hurt him nor his. See more of him before in Canterbury. After tht death of MeUitus, the Church of London was long with- out a Paftor, euen vntill that Segebert the tonne of Segebm (furnamed the _ little) mthin the T>ioceJje of London. Htc!e)obtainiiigtheKingdomeofthe Eaft Saxons, by the perfwafion of Ojxem^ King of Northumbeiland, became a Chriftian,and procurco Ceada .1 vemious and godly Pricftjto be confecratc Bilhop of his country: which was done in tlie holy Hand, neerc to Barwickc, by PiriAn, Bifhopot Dur ham, from whence he returned to this his DiocelTe, and began w itb more auihoritie ro pcrfed the woj kc hee had already begun, eroding in diuers places. Churches, making Pricftsand Dcacons,whoin preaching &bapri- fing,might aflGft him,e(pccially in the Cities of Ithanccfter 6c Tileburg,the oneftandingvpon the Thames, the other vpona branch thereof, called Pantjin which two places diuers newly affcmbling together chrifiencd, he inflruded them after the rules of religious pcrfons, as farre as their tender capacity could then concciuc. And hereby way ofdigrcffion, Icimefpeake fbmcwhat of this fmali hamler o\ Tilbury, in ancient time the feat o{ the BiQiops of Loadon^and noqucflioninthorcdaies,when as Bifhop C^^^/d by baptifme ingrafted the £aft ">axons in the Church of ChrifV, a prettie faire citie, howfocucr it confifkth MOW oncly of a few cottages, much honoured by that famous, religious, .^nd fortunate gre it Commander in the warres, ^'n Horace Vtre Knight, Lord / . -'^ of Tiibury. Of whom, and of his elder brother, Sir Franca Fat Kii v;.h^, deccafed, and honoLjrably buried, like (as hec w^s ) an expert and valiant warriour j in the Abbey of Weftminflerj a late Poet hath thus written. Then liu'd thofe valiant Veres ^ both men of great command. In ourimploymcnts long: whofe either Marfhall hand Reacht at the highcfl wreath, it from the top to get. Which on the proudefl head. Fame yet had euer fee But to rcturnc: this man of God Cedia^ hauing, at firfl and lafl, continu- ed a long time in thefe countries, preaching the: word of life, by which !iee madca great haruefl vnto Ghtifl: wentdownc into his owne countrie of Northumberland, (which he oftentimes vfed to vifitc) where he builded a Monaftcrie at Leftinghen, wherein he died, and was buried, of whom no more,vntillIcomctofpeakcofthat Foundation, faue onely thefe verfss following; i : . J . ; r Now London place doth take Which had thofe of whom time Saints worthily did make. As Ctdda (Brother to that reucrend Bifhop chad. At Lichfield, in thofe times, his famous feat that had) Is Sainted for that See amongfl our reverend men. From London though at length rcmoou'd to Leflingcn A Monaflery, which then richly he had begun.' JSrro;?iP4/7 ANCIENT FVNERALL MONV^ MENTS WITHIN THE Diocefleof Norwich. In SufFolkc. Dun'^ichm H E firft feate of the Biftiops of this Dioccflc was at Dunwich in SuffoIkc,and the firft Bi(hop thereof was i='^//\v,aBurgundian. At Dunmok than was FelixSyvA Byfiiop Of Eftangic, and taught the Chryftcn fay ib, That is full hy e in hcuen I hope. His happie comming into this kingdomc, happened vpon this occafion, as followcth. Sekrty or Sigeberty king of the Eaft Angles, a man in all points learned, and moft Chriftian, who whilcft his brother was yet liuing,bcing himfelfe baniOied into France by his father Redwaldy was there baptifcd and inftru- £led in the Faith j of which faith he laboured to make all his Realme par- takers, as foone as he came vnto the Crowne. Whole good endeuour here* in, theforefaid Felix did moft earncftly fauour , and with great praifc ap- plic himfelfe. Who when he came from Burgundy (where he was borne, and tookc holy orders j into Britaine to Homriui the Archbifliop , vnio whom heeopened his defire and purpofc, which was, to preach the word of God vnto the forefaid Eaft Angles. The Archbifliop gladly gaue him licence, and lent him forth to fow the feed of eternall faluation, in the mii^ beleeuing hearts of the people of that countrey. His zeale and vertuous de- fire proucd notinvaine: For, this holy fausbandman.and happie tiller of the fpirituall field, found in that Nation plentifulneffc of fruite,and increafe of people thatbcleeucd hira. For he brought all that Prouince (being now deliuered by his helpe from their long iniquitie and vnhappincflej vnto the faith and workes of lufticc, and in the end to the reward of perpetuall bhflcand happineffe for euer, according to the good abodemcnt of his name. Ffiix^ the firft Bifllop of Diin«fich,or Dunnok. VinrdingnCa'.^u Hi(i.EcU, 7i8 a// ncient Fmerall is5\4omments Two and fifty religious ftrufiorcs, as many wind- niil«,and as manytoppo Ships in Dun- wich. RtctriA'Dt**- ThcAitcof Dunwich fiact the foregoing tine. Sn ptrifl) Churches. Tifo houfci of Fticia. name, which in latinc is called Feltx^ and in our Englifli tongue, loundeth Happy. He was made Bilhop about thcycareof our redemption, ^30. and chofc Dunwich for hi« Epifcopall Chaircjbeing a Citie in foregoing ages, fpacious, much frequented, and well peopled with inhabicantSo Famous alfo fora Mint therein, fomcmcn of the towne can yet (hew of the coines, which are fterling pence, with this infcription, Ciuitatis Dunrvic, But now by accrtaine peculiar fpitc and cnuy of Nature, that fuffcreth thegrccdy fcatohaucwhatit will, and cncroch ftill without all end, the grcatcft part thereof violently carried jaway with the waucs, and it lieth (as it were) dcfolate: The common fame and report of the Inhabitants is, that before the towne came to decay, there belonged thereunto, two and fifty religious houfts, as pJtiCh Ghurches, Priories, Hofpiials, and Chappclsj as many Windmils, and as many toppe Ships. But certaineit is, as appearetbby manifcft and found Record which I haue fecne (faith StdVf) that cucn of late time, there was within the faid towne, fixe parifti Churches, twohou- fesofFriers, an houfe which bad beeneof Templars, two Hoii)itals, and three Chappels: fourc of theft parifti Churches arc now of late fwallowcd vp in the Sea, and but two of them remaining on the land, to wit. Saint Peters^znd AllSMtntf. The Inhabitants of Dunwich dcfiring fuccour for tlicir Towne, againft the rage of the Sea, affirme that a great [piece of a Forred, fometime thereby, is deuoured and turned to the vfe of the Sea. In theraigneof iVfffiam the Conquerour (faith CdmJen) Dunwich had in it two hundred and fixe and thirty Burgefiesyan hundred poore people: it was valued at fiftie pounds, and tbrecfcorc chou^d Hcrit^s of gift, for fb we reade in Domefday bookc. In the raigneof Henry the fecofid, as wilUim of Newborough writeth. It was a towne of good note, and fiill fiored with fundry kindcs of ri- ches. Ac which time when England was all on a light fire with new ftirres and broiles, this towne was (b fortified, that it made Rohert, Earle of Leicefter afraid, who with hisarmicouer-ranne all the parts thereabout at his plea- fiire. But to draw neerer to tbefe our times,! haue read and copied out a large Treati(cofDunwich,(nowin thecuftody of Sir SimondsD'Ewes Knight) ofwhichfb much in this place as I findetobee any way pertinent to the premiffes, and my purpofe. This treatifc or relation of Dunwich, was writ- ten in the raigne ot Queene ^ir;,and (eat to one Mafter DtjSiom a friend of his, whofe name is there concealed. Sir,&c. Sixeparifh Churches were anciently in Dunwich, the firft was Saint Leontrdst now drowned in the fea; the (ccond, Saint Peters, now (landing; the third, Similthm^ likewife fwallowed vp oftheiSea;the fourth. Saint Msrtiniy now lying vndcr thrwaucsj the fift, Saint Nicholatt now altogether (hipwrackt; anothc fixc,the Parifhof Ml Sdiotfynow (lan- ding and remaining. Al(b there was two houfes of Friers, very faire Chur- ches and building, walled round about with a fione wall, with diuers faire gates, as yet there may be feene; the which grey Friers was of the order of Saint Frincis^ and called the Friers Minors: and the blacke Prices were of *i yfithin the 'DioceJJe of 3\(omich. 7'5> the order of Saint Domimckcy (and were called the Friers Preachers; Alfo there was in the faid Towne, an ancient and very old Church,cal- Icd the Temple of our Lady- the which Church, by report, was in the lewcs time, and was valtcd ouer. And the roofc of the fame Chnrch, and alfo the Iflcs,were leaded all ouer. And it was a Church of great priai- ledgeand pardon in thofedaies, and wasindowcd wichdiuers Rent?, Te- nements, Houfes, Lands, and other profits and commodities, both free andcoppie; as well in Don wiche, Weftelton, Dyngle, &c. asalfb in diners otherplaces,&c. And commonly there was kcpta Court, called Don- wichc Temple Court, on the day of All Soules, for the leuying and gathe- ring vp of the yeercly rcucnue of the fame. Alfo there is in the faid Towne, two Hofpitals, the one is called Saint tames y which Church is a great one^and a faire large one after the old fafhi- on, and diuers tenements, houfes, and lands to the fame belonging, to the vfe of thepoore, ficke, and impotent people there. But now lately, greatly dccaied and hindrcd by euill Maflers of the faid Hofpitall, and other euilly difpofcd couetous perfons, which did fell away diuers lands and rents from the faid Hofpitall, to the great hinderanceofthe poore people of the faid I Hofpitall, as plainely it is to be proued. j The other Hofpitall was of the holy Trinitie.and was, and is, called the Mafifi Diea, whereof the Church is now pulled do wne, and decaied by the I meancsoffuch euill Maflers and couetous perfons, as decayed the other j Hofpitall. But there is yet diuers tenements, houfes, lands, and rents,rcmai. j ning to the vfe of the poore of the fame Hofj)itall. The which Mafon Dieu was an houfe of great priuiledgc, and a place exempt, and there was a very little proper houic, and a proper lodging for the Maftcrs of the fame, for the time being to dwell in. As there hath beene maflers of the fame Ma/o^ Dietfy in times paflthat hath beene worfhipfull, viz. one there was of late daics,a Maflcr of Arte,and another that was a Squyre, and fuch like, &c. I would to God thefe iniuries aad wrongs done to thefe two poore Hofpi- tals might be rcflorcd, and reformed againe to their former eflatc. For,furc- ly , w hofoeuer fhall doe it, fhall doe a good workc before Godj J pray God bring it to pafTe, Amen. Aifo there was in the faid Towne ofkDon wiche, three Ghappels, wher- of one was of Saint ^ntcny, another of Saint Francis^ and a third was of Saint Katherwe. The which threc^faappels were put downe,whcn all the houfes of Religion were put downe; But you fhallfurther vndcrfland,thai the common fame of a great num- ber of credible perfonsis,andhath beene for along time pafl, that there hath beene in the Towne of Donwichc before any decay came vnto it, fiftie andtwoparifh Churches, houfes of Religion, Hofpitals and Chap- pels, and other fuch like^ as many wind-mils, and as many toppc Ships. Alfo I thinke you doc remember the manner, forme, and fafhion of the building and making of Saint /£'/>»j Church, and Saint Nicholas Church, how they were clofe fled both North and fouth, and the fteeples in the middefl like Cathedrall Churches now vfed, and as it feemetn, as the old manner of Gathedrall Churches then was; And moft likefl fo was the Church of Saint Felix: for certainly one of thefe three Churches, wai the Bifhops One houfe of Templars. TwoHofphals The couetouT- ne(re«9fthe Mafteri and Officers. Thedeftruai- on of both Holpitalj. Three Chap, pcisi i$A ncient Fmerall ioceJJe of ^I^mtch. 7^' and Alice his wiues. Sir Henry HArnold Knight and Fryer. The grey Friers of Dun wich was founded firft by RichArd Pith^iohn and Alice his wife, and after by King Henry the third; of which I haue no further knowledge/ i.: n .1 -iiTi - Herein lay interred the bodies .^\t Robert Valence^ the Heart of Dame Hbeforc they chuft, demand of thekingGo«'^^r<*.; a 4 which was ordained Anno 25. Ed. 3. Statute tertio. b {[*■ ^.1/ ; o' ykvol :s,nt Sir William Elmham^ Sir William Sptnetr^ Sir William Frefill, qai ob- ijt Anno I 5 7. Willtam Lee Efquifc, and bis wife, daughter of Harlefione^ lay here interred. The famous Poet, and themoft learned Monke of this monaflerie, was! here interred. I mcane lohnLidgate, fb called of a fmall village not farre off where he was borne. A Fillage (faith Camden) though fmall, yet in this re- fpe<5t,not to be paffed ouer in filencc, bcaufe it brought into the world, lehn Lidgate the Monke, whofe wit mayfeeme to haucbeenc framed and fliapenby ihevcrymufesthcmCelucs : fo brightly reftiine in his Englifh vcries,all the pleafant graces and elcgaacic of fpeech, according to that age, hauing trauclled through France and It^y, to leame the languages and Arts. Erat autem mn fohln ^Ugms Pm»\ tt Xhetpr di/erttts, verum eiiam Matbematteus experttes^ Pbihf^us acmffs\ tt Theologtss non contemnen' dm: Forhewasnotoncly 3n:d^ant Pott, and an eloquent Rhetorician, but al(b an expert Mathematician, m acute Philofopher, and no meane Diuine, faith Pitfem- you may knowi ftwher of him. in his Prologue to the ConptUlit^C CoHged'epire. fcbn Lidgatt Monk«t 728 iiAncient Fmerall dn lobn (qd nc) well brouke ye your name, Thogh ye be (ble, beeth right glad and light, Praying you to (bupe with vs this night; y^i And yc ftiall haue made at your deuis, A great pudding, or a round bagis A francnc • moile, a tanfe, or a * froifc. To been a Monke (lender is your * coi(c Ye haue beeneficke I dare mme head aflure. Or let ^d in a faint pafture; Lifc vp your head, be glad, take no forrcw, And} mthin the 'DioceJJe of 3\(omich. I 7*9 And ye fliould home ride with vs to morrow/ I fay, when y c refted hauc your fill. After fupper, flccpc will docn none ill, r Wrap well your head, clothes round about, Strong nottie ale will make a man to tout, Take a pillow that ye lye not low, If need be, fparc not to blow, To hold wind by mine opinion. Will engender colics paffion, And make men to greucn on her * rops When they hauc filled her mawcs and her crops. But toward night, eat (bme Fennell rede, Annis, Coramin, or Coriander fede. And like as I hauc power and might, I charge you, rife not at midnight, Thogh it be fo the Moonc (bine cicrc, I will my felfebeyour * Orlogcrc, To morrow earcly when I fee ray time. For we will forth parcell afore prime. Accompanie * pardc (hall doe you good; Thus, when theHoft had cheated vp Ltdgdte with thcfcfairc promifes and wholefome admonitions for his health, heelaies his commands vpon him in thefe tcrmes following. What, looke vp Monkc, for by Cockesbloud Thou flialt be nierry, who fo that fay nay, For to morrow anonc as it is day. And that it ginne in the Eaft to daw. Thou fhalt be bound to a new law, At going out of Canterbury toun. And lien afidc thy profeffioun, Thou flialt notchcfe, nor thy felfc withdraw, If any mirth be found in tby maw. Like the cuftome of this company. For none fo proud that dare me deny. Knight * nor Knaue,Chanon, Prielf , ne Nonne To tell a talc plaindy as they conne. When I alEgne, and fee time oportune. And for that weourpurpofe will contunc. We will homeward the fame cuftome vfc. And thou (halt not plaineiy thee excufe : Be now well ware, ftudy well to night. But for all that, be thou of heart light. Thy wit (hall be the (harper and the bet. ' Nappy AIc •Gun: ♦Clockcj •Verely. But Irunne too farre with thefe rimes, it is time to returnc. Scrip/it / 7?o Ancient Fmerall a^M^onuments Scripfit pmim Anglice partim Lautie^partim frofa partim verju Ubros »«- mera pluresjtruditidm polit iff twos. He writ partly Englifh, partly Latinc, partly in prorc,& partly in vcrftj many cxquifite learned books faith Ptf/e- us, which arc mentioned by him and Bale^2iS alfo in the latter end of Chdu- tf^r/ workes thelaftedition.Heflouriftiedinthe raigne of Henry thefixt, and departed this world, ^agcd about thrcefcorc yearcs j circiter t^n.i^/p, vpon whofe tombc this Epitaph following is faid to haue bccnc engrauen. Mortutts feclfi.fuperis fuperftes^ Hie iacet Lidgat tumttlatui vrna : £lMfuit quondam celel>ru Britanpte Fam4 Pc'ejis. Thcfe and infinite many other worthy perfonages here, in this Abbey Church entombed, were by King Henry the eight, vttcrly ouerthrownej what time, as at one clap he fuppreifed all monafterics, perfwaded thereto by fuch as vnder a goodly pretenfe of reforming Religion, preferred their priuaterefpeds, and their owneenriching.before the honour of Prince and Countrie, yea, and before the glory of God himfelfe. Saint M dries Chufeb in the {^hhey yard. This Parift) Church is wondrous ancient, built in the very infancic of chriftian Keligion, in the daies Felix the firftBiftiopof the Eaft- An- gles, as I haue it out of a Lieger bookc fometimesbelonging to the Abbey, in thcfe words. The anriquity Arbitror qtfod parechia ville a tempore antiqao in memeria SanBe Marie of S. Uatks. Virginis fuerit confiru^iai 'videlicet^ ah initio prime Chrifiianitatis ijlists preuinciftet a tempore printi predicatorisfilicis memarie, ^ Jandipmi £- pifcopi Felicis Orientalium Saxonum, The funerall monuments in this Church are almoft all defaced, cfpeci- a!ly fuch as are of any anticjuitic. Vpon one Tofobe there rcmaineth onely thefe tew words, for the memory of Roger Drurj^ Efquire, and \^gnes his wife, he died 1472. and (he^ 1445. 0 Drury Such as ye be, fometym were wee. Such as we ar, fuch fall ye be. At Ikcfworth,at Haulflecd, ncere to Rougham, and clfe where the fa- milic ofDrury, (which fignifieth in old Englifh, a Pretious lewell; bath bcene ofgrcatrefpe£t and good note, cfpecially fincc they married with the hciresof Frefill, and Saxam, faith Camdenin this trad. This name is much honoured by Sir wiliiam Drury Knight, Lord Pre- fident of Munfter, and Lord chiefc lufliceof all Ireland, as you may readt in the continuation of the Irifh Cronidc, penned by Ithn Vowell^ alitu Hooker y where his valiant good fcruiccs at Muttrell, Bulloigne, and Callais J in Hxury and Ag- Mfi bis wife. Drury. mthin the'DioceJfeefS^rHi'ich. I in France: at the commotion in Deuoiifliire, at Barwickc being Prouoft Mar(hall,and at the bcfieging and taking of Edcnborrough Caftic, where he was gcnerall of the Armie, ate (ct downc at large: this man lieth buried at Dublin in Ireland- Sir Robert T)rtiry Knight, here lieth entombed, who dcceafcd in the yeare, i520.asappearethon his monument. Sir mlltam Drary Knight, deceafed the 2 7. of luly, in the yeare 1515. asaforefaid appeareth. Roger Drury Efquire, ob^t an. 1471. wife of Roger Drury^ obijt an. 1445" Dame wife of . . . DrnrySir Bdmend Wancy Knight, ebijt an, 1 3 72. Dame EU Stanley ^ obt)t an, 1457. William t^tteLee Ef- quire. Robert Peyton^ Erquire,tf^^'< an. ... loin Smithy E(quire. Orate pro WtUelmi Carew, militts ^ Margarete C0nfortis fue^ . . . ille obijt 26. Maiff ijoi,//?^ .... 1525. lohn Carew Armig. Margareta , , 141J. Care w Caftle in Pcnbrokcfhire gauc both name and original! to the no? table familie de Carew^ faith C4»!>^^»,whoauouch thcmfcluesto haue bccne called aforetime de Montgomery ^ and haue bcene pcrfwadcd that they are dclccnded from that Arnelph de Montgomery ^ who wonne Pcnbrokeftiirej who, by forae, is reckoned amongft the Earlcs of that County. Of this ancient firname (rightly honoured by the King in creating George Carew, Earleof Totncs, Lord Baron of Clopton) I ftiall haue occa (ion to ipcakc in diuers other places. Buria quern Domtnum ac 0/ bbatem nouerit dim, Jltifu hie recubant ojfo fepulta vtra. Sttffelce Melforda n»men nat^ Ichannem 'Dixerunt Kemis,frogenie, at que pater, liagnanimttiypudens^ doCtus frit atqite benignus. Integer, et Foti Religionu amsns* Regniquicum HenriciOHaui viderat annum Terdecimumac primum Martins atque dies, Vnum terque decern, ,, .flAmine terras Occidit, O anime farce benigne Deus. 1 5 40. Within the compaflc of an heart in braflc vnder the Communion tabic thefc words oncly remaining. Orate pr«, • .. Elif,Shantltw, • . 1457- IHVS, Here is an old Monument vnder which (as I was told) one Icnkin Smkb Efquire, lieth entcrred: a great Bene^our to this Church. SubtAcethicJlratHsIohitFiners (icvoeititus ^ • . . Diaconus quondam Subburiefaiius. Further I finde thcfc perfons following to haue bccnc here intcrre d. S\T EdmondWaMjVm^XiOb^tanio. ii-]i,X>dmt Ela Stanley cbiitan, 1457. Dame wife of . . . « Vrury Robert PeytM^c^Wiitbijt 4n. . . . William \^ttelce Elquirc. - - ' ^ The Sir 7{c6ir/, and Dtuij, Sir mS'idmCa- Knight, his wife. Marg. bii wife. yietefisCamd.in Pcnbickcfhirc . bot of Bury the laft. ElifSbMtU». It. fmftl ncient Funerall aSAdomments The Chatter of £«/.4 for the Foundation. Ex lib. Abbat'it de Bury, ThiiCoUcdgc dedicated to the honour & Raoicof Icfus. The Founder}. The value. The time of the foundation TheCoIledge in Bury. Edwardus Dei gratia Rex t^ngHe ^ F ramie y et T>ominu^s Hibernie^ amnihfts ad quos pre femes litere feruenerint, Salutem. Sciatis quod nos de gratianfiftra (peciali, ^ obfinceram deuetienem quam ad fanciam ^ indiai- duamtmnitatem^ac dnlcifimum rjomen left^gloriofifimamque T)ei geni-^ tricem Mariam^nec mnomfJes fan6i9igerimui^ et habemtts ; eoncefimm, ^ licentiam dedimusyac per prefentes cencedtmtu et licentiam damm^ pro no- ba et heredibm no^ris^ quantum in nobis eftrdiUBts nobis Henrico Hardman ClericOy T heme Ampe Ckrico^ Richardo T^xlrs^ WiUelmo Thems^ Clememi clerks, Ade Newharve, et Radnlfho Duke quod ipft^aut eorum aliquis^vel aliqui executores et afignati fui feu eorum alicui^, ad laudem gloriam ^ Hooorem Dei ac di5ii dulctj^imi naminnc left, qaandam Cantanam ac Gtl- dam perpetuam de vne cujlode ^ focietate Capellan&rum, ac Fratribus et So- rorihm deGildaillaejfe volenttbua ditfina fingulis diebus in uilla de Zury San^i Edwnndi in Com. Suf.ad jpeciaiiter exorand.pro falubri flatu nO" fir 0 yet preclarifime confortts mjlre Eliftbethe Regine Anglie, et precarif- ftmorum fliorum nojlrorum Edwardiprimogeniti Principis WaUie et Ri- cbardi Ducts Ebor. ceterorumque liberorum noflrerumy nec non di^ortm Henrici Thome, Richardi^ WiUelmit Clememsj %^de^ et Radulphi, dam vixerimuStCt pro animtbus nefiris cum nb hac lace migrauerimus ^ac pro mmAbnsWi^elmiCote clerici^Iohannis Smyth nuperde Bury San£ii Ed- mundi Armigeri, et Anne 'uxoris eius : acpro animabus parentHm^benefa- Horum^et querumcunque Fratrttmtet Sororum de Gilda predicia exifien' cium feu effe volertciumy et fuccefforum ptorum^et ariiiiiabus omnitim fide~ Hum defunCiorum imperpetuum celebratur, aliaque pittatis et miferecordie opera, iuxta ordinationesyfiabilimenta^ et conjlitutiones per prefintes, Hen* Tho. Ricff.Willdem. Adamytt Radttlpb.feu eorum aHquem heredes^xecu. fiue afignatos (uos prediB.feu eorumaliquos-i^vel alt quern in hac parte faciend. \fa6lur.ac fubitur.acquandsm manftonem pro eifdem cujlode et CapeUanis in- fra dilfam villam de Bury San£ii Edmunds facere^fundire^ erigere, creare, etftabilire popnt. Et quod Canteria et Cilda iUe,cum ftc faiie fundate, ere^e^ create et Jlabilite fuerint Cantaria et Cilda dulcifsimi nominis lefa infra vtUam de Bury San0i Edmundi in Com. Suff.perpetuis futuris tern* poribm nuncupentur, et appellentur, Etquod cujloset Societas Capellanorum ac fratres et for ores Cantarie et Gilda predict, et fuceefforesfui, cujlos et fo- cietas Capellanorum, ac fratres et for ores Cant arte et Glide dulcipmi nomi- nis lefu infra 'villam de Bury San^i Edmundi in perpetuum vocentur, habe- antque fitccefionem perpetuam, ac commune SigtUum fibi et fmceffarihuA \fuis cuftodibus etfocietati CapeUanoram ac fratribmetfororibm Cantarie et CildeprediHarumy^c. He giucs liberty to the {oxt{'ii\^Benry,ThmAS, Richard,WiUiam^ cle- wM/, v^i4;9,andi;4/>i&,toendovrtheraidColiedge with lands, to the va- lue of twenty pounds per annum» vltra reprifas^md fuch lands as were not holden of the king in Capite. He alTo grants many priuiledges and immunities to the faid Colledge, too long here to rehearfe. 2n euites ret Tefiimonium has literas noftras fieri feeimtts patentes, T. me iiH Wthin the T>mejje of 3\(^rmc/], 70 ipfo apud Wcftrnonalleriumy qair.to die NoutmbrU. Anno Regnr mflH vice- fimo frimo. Per if jam Regem et de dat. predi^. au£loritate Farhamem, ei pro fexaginta et vadccim UbrU Joluttts tn ti.%mfArio . , ' ; Mortonw. '-^^^ ^ 'vdJ 111 i Tbis religious Foundation, as it is in the Charccr,was callcda Chaiitrie, and a Guild. Cantaria eft *Mdes fur a : idee inftttuta et detata pradijs , Mi^i ibidem Cantaretur fro anima fundatens^ et frofih<^uorum eiusy faith Sir Hen. Sfeltnm^ Glojfar.lit. C, A Chantrieis a facred Ed: ficc, therefore inftitured and endowed with poffcffions, that Mafic might there bee fong for the foule of the Founder, and hi& kindred, Grlda efl [octet as quorundant^ fur a charitatis* rtligioxif, vel wercatura grati4 confaderaterum.h. Gild is a focietie of ccrtaine perfons confederated or liuin^ together, for the onely pure caufe of charitie, Religion, or for the trade of Merchandife. It is a Colledge, a fodalitic, or fcllowfliip ; a brotherhood, or companie incorporate: or it is an adunation, or a commonaltie of men gathered into one combination, fupporting their common charge by a mutuall cohfent. In the ycare and on the day of the moncth of a great part of this Towneof Bury was burnt downe tothe ground. Vpon the re- building whereof on the Frontifpice of one of thcHoufes this difiich fol- lowing is in golden letters; The definition of a Chantric andufa Gutld. idHenJSfelmtn ■lit. Q. Vt Prior ilU dmtu violent o corruit igne\ Hac fitt, dum fiammis terra pokfque fldgrenti 1609. KeditentOt Kedington, Iti the South window of this Church is to be feene a Bamdrdifion knee ling in his corapleate armour, his coat- armour on his breaft, and bchinde him feuen fbnnes. In the next pane of the glaffeis Ehfabet^ the daughter of Nervfort^ kneeling with her coat-armour like wife on her breafl, and feucn daughters bchinde hen and vnder itis thus written, now much defaced. Orate fro Anirndbus thome Barndrdifidn militts,et Elifabetbe njxoru eitiSy qui ill am feneflram fieri fecerunt^ Anno Domini M. cceu, . . . amma ...... DettSy i^men. l^- " Oueragainfl the faid South window, vnder the fecohd Arch of the (aid South fide of the C hurch, is the Monument of the faid Sir Thom^u Bimar, inftoneatIength,in hiscomp]eatnimour,and the (aid Dame El/fd' beth his wife by him. And in a cable of fione, Vnder their coac-armours, this Epitaph or Infcription. This is the Monument of Sir Thomas Bvocitatus , Tresreliquas proles fslita pietate parentes Tempore condigno tituUbunt nomine digno, Iftam progeniem foboles ^ vtrumque parentem Omnipctens fir met, aftincolumes rogo jeruet Temporibus longis, et fecum viuere celts Prefiet pofi fata ducens ad galmata grdU. Conferat hoc flamen pater et prtles prtcor. Amen, - Thetranflationofthcfclatinc Numbers, into EnglifliStanzacs, as fol- lowcth.fecmcth to haue bccnc compofcd at one and the fame time, as ap- pcarcs by the Charaftcr. Qneftion. Hfithin the'DioceJJe of J^^mich. 7i7 ^ueftion. What man lyeth here fey me fir Frcre? Antvvcre. ll^omamOi. VVhatcllis ? Agtt'gia tJOOHtail. ^ Whofe daughter Qic was I wold Icfc here. feing iSDUjard t^c fura aftur t^e conquett began, 3ljBi3]^attclccn^d tJoaiQi^ir faDir SnD of ^pa^n bo^ne boa^ mMu ^ What was hernamc? A l^amcJObanlllC^tg^t J©f atfCCl'lSl. QJ^Vhy fo dcciarid wold be ? A. jf o]t tbcre flje ftp fur a tbijSboajld^ M^u 23o^ne of btc mobtc, aiei cromcle^ telle me: miberfo^e m bonoure,^ ^Uincent of t^e 'Co iDbom (be bab Qnguler affectioun, Cbi^cbapelibemabe in purebeuotioun. Wa^ (he ought weddid to ony wight ? A. ^ea ^ic, c^to whom ? A. 3 ftiulb not l^c ^Co (I5rtbcrt of Clare, tbe i&t\t b^ rtgbt ^f ^lOUCeflre. Whos Son was he I A. fOt^U^ 3n Otbir <15tlbectijal. QThis Gencalogyc I defyre to knowc, wherfore telle mc Who was hisfadir ? ifiiplefethe ? A. %W ^tlber ttjei fabir b^a^ei tbat noble l^ntg^t ^ir lltcbarD of dare : to fe^ all and fum s£Pbtcb fo^^ f cccijailouc t^Jat *S5ile0btgbt, 3lnb bis? bOftC ClepiD, Dc Rcgimine principum; ^a^aoe furft f rece 3lugufttncji to Jngelonbe cum, <^mm to buelle, anb fo^ tbatbebe, lubeuen aob gtatmte^^mto^e to mebe ♦ ^ But leterally who was telle me. This Ricardis wiff whom thou preifeft (b \ A. Cbe CounteiQi of l^erefo^D anb #aulb b^gl^t Cbe, SBbtci)e U)i)andetb tbe i^notte bab bnboo £>f temporal CpouCatle, bttt»ijct bem t\»oo, i^ttb bmecies parcels encteQ]) our funbattoun, Ttic^e a0 our #onumentt js^ mai^e beclaratt'oun* of the furft Gilbert who was the wyff ? A. j^ame i^aulb, aHab^e f ul bonourable 23ojneof tbe ^UifteriES as; (beU)itbrpff i^ir aarmeisJ of gla^m tbe jengable, Snb fo} to ^ob tbet boolbe ben acceptable, ^ec lo^b anb (be bottb an bolr encent, #abebp our iC^irc^efco t^efunbament^ The firft con*, tning of Fxiers Auguftincs in- co England, Bobii y J 8 I ^ ncient Fmerall (i5\d^omments ^otjo to l^ame Jo^aa turne t»e agc^n )!Lattec (£)iiber tijai twfff, as to f ojnc fe^D V^X^itM !^et^^Cte. Q; was Qicbaryn i A. ftc* Q;Sey mc what fruitc was this ? A. ^3 bjatonfte of rtgl^t gtete lope 3 l»ije( Man or woman ? A. % HaD^ b^%l)t^ 2r Whatwashirname? ^. IgUfabCtft die l^'fi^t* ^ Who was her husband? .^.^ir3ofttl Of 25lU:3&, ^Bir c Of tl)e ^Ulllrisf; Co comopneD be W^xx^ armejo; ann <^louceC^rii5 t\m& ^nd tl^urg^, ai^Qjetoiti^ onrlx)^> tiotx3ejQSml)ouaie(t^re, ©o?touc,c^a]3itec §DUis;,an0 jfi;auottr,tx)l)icft Qic iOpaoe oute tie gtotmD^bot^ plaunc^er ano txiaU And who the rote <' A. (llC alO»e Dltl at ^ Hadftieonylffue? .^.^eafirfifeetl^ 2^ What? yf.aDOUglfttUt. ^what name had fficf aT' )lw^el?irmoOicmat)et^(ot^elt. Gi Who euir the husbondc othir might t)e ? aT' Jfe^^j^^gl)toarD^l^•ont^etl)^tDte)a^{^e, fyxi Utonel ta>¥c^ butted iie; bt , fo^ Cuc^ ap^ince tooCpmptU^^ ^ Left he onyc frute this Prince mighty A. ^icpea,aUougfttur atiDl^WPfte^iS^t, iia^om^it iSDmonD ^o^ttmer toeDDeBttuI^ ^enc of t^ ^atcl^e, amanl^ bnift^t. mftOjEt ^on flr mogcr tttleofrw, jlef te ^eire anotl^i'u ^eomonUe age^n : ^dmonlic leftenoone but betH barei^n* mi9^t t^uie^DtD ce(e of t^e l^l^^^ C^eljetre male. CLW hidcr paffid the nghc Of the Matchis Londis ? and in whome itftode I wold fay ne lernc, if that I might, A. f^vcmm m^Mtt &\z tljat noble rnxm^ 'Ctuc^niJous^tnij lefte of bi^bloDecoiali ^^at otiejs tffue DeiDct^at oti^tijJ ^atb al* ^ Whathightthat Lady whofciCTuc had grafc ThisLordcfchiptoattcyne. v^. J^ame3tme JWf^f, CO &\z of Cambjigsc ^«nt> to^ ff Mjajj. m^ic^bot^be DeDe, <©oD graunte Ijem bi^?* ©ut^r S>on EubarDtD^wlJPetlmet^,pj5 3&ufceofgoj!iebpbtfcentofWjJftibtr, ^nu ftatl^ ^©arc^ijai lonOijs bp tig^t woBir* ^ Is he folc or maricd this Pry ncc mighty ? ^ ^Ole* mthin the Dioceffe of 3\(^omich. ) 73 p ^ Who hath he wedded? 31 gtaciOUJI A»aDp. ^ What is hir name I the prey telle me I A. I^ame CecttC ^ir. C^Whos doughter was (he ? ^ Is ther ony frute betwix hem twoo ? A. ^ea Qr, t^onlt$ be 45ob fol slo^(ou^» ^ Male or female? yf. ^it bOt^e tOO, ^ The nombir of this progeny gracious, And the names to know I am defyrous. The ordre eke of byrth telle y f thou kan. And I wil euir be euen thy n owen man ? A. ^trafctrt^et^meoflongbatefite)a( <@oD fUcCt (cm Snne ix>W^ Ognpf^etl^ grafr, 3|n toBeti t^at al bee becttd J^mvnt^, iie, a^ fo^barei'iiejai toolb from bem cba(i^« l|arr^, i^btjoatb anb ^DmonO rcb m Wpla^ ^uccebib,anb afttrtboc^n bougbtrt^cam ;05ltrabetl^ anb ^at^mtz, anb afterboarbjoi mtlltam. 3obn aftir ^BtUtam neji^te bo^ne bsa;^?, moibic^sbepafftb tosobbtjoigrafc. d^eo^e b^ajO^ nejete, anb afttr Cbomajs 23o^n0b$aie(;^bicbCone afttr btb pafe i^f t^e patb of betl); to tl^e Ijeuenlp plafe I'iicl^arb Ituetl^ pit* but tbe lafte of all naajsn^tCiula to b^m bobom (!5ob litte calU* Co t^e ^u]^c of j^jcceHre Inne ntarteb tial 3n ^ir tenbce f outbe: but mp Ho^b l^ecrp, (^ob cbofett batb to enbetite beuen bltjai, ^nb lefte ^bboatb to fucccbe tempo^allp ^ob9 0rle of #arcbe>a(^bmotib of )Sutlonb fot^elef conute, bttb (o^tunabtl to rigbt bPgb mariage : C^e ot^tr fbuve Ctonb ^tt tn tbeir pupillage. KLongemotebe imcn to sobbt$ pleafaunce, Cb^bPS^ ^b mrgbtpi^^rnce mp|oQ)mte taitb bertue anb b^cto^p 90b bim auaunce €>f alb^0 etiem^eie;,ar)b ijrauntetbat be, 3tib tl^e noble 0^mce$ bt!eib)?ff ma^ fee l^ftcbflbtejel cl^tlb^en 0^ tbet beujsiboenbe ^nb aftir ti^i)$outelac^ tbe tope tbat tieuer W enbe« 3imem The 74© iJfncient Funerall tlAdomments laansfAcm ■'ountefle of jlnctfteraad Sdmrd Mont' Lhmll Duke f v_larence, & Elif. his wife. The char.ifier of LeontS Duke ui Clarence. 187, The body of I(f .t» of Acres was here entombed , as you baue already read : She ^x^as the fecond daughter of king Edward the firft, and Qucenc Eleanor, borne in the firft yeare of her fathers raigne, at a City in the Holy Landjfometime named Ptoloma uncommonly c^kA Acon^Aker,ot Acresy where hcrraothcr remained during the warres that her father had with the Saracens. She was married at cightccne yeares of age , and ouriiuing her firft husband (nominated in the Roll) (he degenerated fo farre in the cledi- on of another, as that fhemadechoifeof one Raph de Monte hermer fome- times her husbandsand herferuant. Shcdied hefeat her Mannourof Qarc the tenth of May,in the yeare 1^05. Here likcwile in the Aufttne Friars by his mother was interred the body of Edward Mont-hermtr^QlAcik fbnhe of thtiovcidA^ Raph Mottm-hermer (who hauing obtained the kings fauour, had the title of Earle of Glocefter and Hertford) and loanoi K^cres, Hcedied without ilTue, the time vn- certain e. LtoneOy or Leonell Duke of Clarence, and Earle of Vlfter in Ircland,was buried in the Chanceli of this Priorie Church, together with his hrft wife Ei/jQ^ff^, daughter and heireof WiHiamde Burgh^ Earle ofVlftcr afore- faid, as appeareth in the parchment Roll. She departed this world in the yeare 1363. And hee about fiue yeares afterwards, as I (hall hereafter (hew. ' This Lhfjell, furnam^d of Aritwerpc,thc placeof his birth, was the third fonnc of king Edward thz third j In all the world was then no Prince hym like Of hie ftature, and of all fcmclineflc Aboue all men within his bole kyngrikc By the (hulders, he might be feene doutlclTej As amayde in halleof gcntilnefle. And in all places fonne to Retorike, And in the feld a Lyon marmorike. Not long after the death of his wife Elifabeth, hee was remarried vnto Violent A the filler of lobn Galeae, Duke of Milain, with whom hee was to rcceiue a wondrous great Dowriejandin that regard he made a iourney to Millain, attended with a chofen eompanie of the Englifli Nobilitic , where inmofl royall manner he efpoufed thefaid Lady. Of which his iourney, and marriage, may it pleafeyou readcthefe following mcafures. The kyng his foonne fir Leonell create Duke of Clarence, and to Melayn him lent With chiualrie of fame well ordinate. And fquycrs frcfh, galaunt and fufiicient W ith oflScers and yomen as appenc. This Duke royall of Clarence excellent, At Mclayne wedded was then in royall wife With that lady faire and beneuolenc Full royally, as to fuch a Prince (hould fuffice. And mthin theT>ioceJJeof3'^(mvicb. 74' And all the rule he had by counecll wife, Fro mount Godard, vnto the citee of Florence And well beloucd was for his (apience. In citces all he held well vnitees. Create luftes ay,and ioyous tourncments Of Lords and knightes, he made great aflcrablccs Through all the lande, by his wife regimcntcs. They purpolcd hole by their common affentes To croune hym kyng of all great Italy, Within halfe a yerc, for his good goucrnaly. But Stotv^omoi Paulm louitu, writes more fully of this marriage. In the moneth of April!, faith he, LeoneB. Dukeof Glarencc,with a cho- fen companie of theEnglifh Nobilitie went towards Millaine,there to mar- rie with r/W/»//if the daughter of GaUdfius ih^kcond. of that name, Duke of Millainc, at whofe comming to Millaine,fuch abundance of treafiire was in moft bounteous manner fpent, in making moft fumptuous feafts, fttting forth ftatcly fights, and honouring with rare gifts aboue two hundred Englifhmcn, which accompanied his fonnc in law, as it fccmed to furpaflc the greatnclTc ofmoft wealthic Princesj for in the banquet whereat Fran- cis Petrarch was prcfenc , amongft the chicfeft guefts , there were aboue thirtie courfts of Icruicc at the table,and betwixt cucry courfe,as many prc- fcnts of wondrous price intermixed, all whlchyUbn Galeajttts, chide of the choife youth, bringing to the table, did offer to LeoneU, There were in one onely courfc feucnty goodly horfes , adorned with filkcand filuer furniture : and in the other filucr veflclls. Falcons, hounds, armour for horfes, coftly coates of maylc, breaft plates glittering of maffie fteelc, helmets and corfelets decked with coflly crcftes, apparell diftin£l with coftly lewells, fouldiers girdles; and laftly, certaine gemmcs, by cu- rious Art fet in gold, and of purple, and cloth of gold for mens apparell in greatabundance. Andfuch wasthefumptuoufnefTeof that banquet, that the meates which were brought from the table, would Efficiently haue fer- ued ten thoufand men But not longaftcr,/;^^^^// liuiog with his new wife, whileft after the manner of his owne countrey,as forgetting or not regard- ing his change of ayrc, he addifted himfelfeoucr-much to vniimelyban- quetings, fpcntand confumed with alingringfickneffe, died, at Alh Pom- peia, called iKoLaftguvfll/m the Marquifat of Mont-ferratin Piemont,on the Vigill of Saint Luke the Euangelift,i3d8. in the two and fortieth yearc of his fathers raignc. Firfl he was buried, faith Camde» in the Annallsof Ireland, in the Citieof Papie, hard by Saint t^uguftipe the Doto: and afterward cnterred at Clare in the Couent Church oi Aufin Friers in Eng- land. He had ifliic onely by his firfl wife one daughter, named Philip, Of which you may reade before in the printed copie of the parchment Roll; and in the Chronicle of lohn Hsrdinp^^% followeth*. . His wife was dcdde, and stc Clare was bnrlctf. And none heirc he had, but his doughter fiiitc, Philip that hight, as Cronides fpecified. A TO IWBfifindc- dion to be king of Italy. Stetv Atml A mofl fump- tuous fcaft. €oftly gifii giuen. Fragments of a feaft ftfEcient to fcruc ten thoHfKnd men. I Whom 74^ (tAncient Funerall ioceJJeof^h(omich. of the forefaid battell, his taking and mifcrablc imprifonincnt, thus tnuch out of Hardin^^ as folio weth. Syr Edmonde then Mortimer warred lore Vpon Owen^ and did hy m mckyll tene. But at laftc, Owen layc hym before, Wherein batell they faught, as well was fcne. Where Owen toke hyra prifoner,as then full kene, With mekell folke on ey ther fyde flayne. And fct Edmonde in pryfonc and great paync. He wrote vnto the ky ng for great focourc, For he ha*d made with Owen his fynaunce, To whom thekyng wold graunt then no fauourc Ne nought he wold then make him cheucfaunce For to comforte his foes difobcy faunce, Wherfore he layc in fetters and fore prifcnc For none paymcrrt of his great raunfonc. I, Here alfo lay buried the bodies of Sir Thomas Grey knight, and his firfl wife. Luce the wife of Walter Clopon : Sir T horn as Clovton^ and Adt his 7+J Sudbury. SAtnt Greg$ries» In this Church I ^w a marble ftone, (bme foure yards long , and two broad, fometimes inlayd all ouer withbraiki vnder wbich,the Inhabitants fay, that Simon iheoboldy alias Sudbury, lyeth interred ; which may bee true, for how(beucr he hath his Tothbe in the Cathedrall Church at Can- terbury, of which he was Archbifliop fasl hauc written before) yet that may be, perhaps, oncly his Cenotaph or honoraric funerall Monument. This Simian built, whilefl hee was Bilhop of London, the ChappcU or vppcr end ot the Church, where this fpatious Graucffonc lies couched. As appc'^i^es by this Infcription in the glaflc window. Orate pro Domino SjmeneThepold, alias Sudbury^qaiiJIdm Capellam fittfdautt. Anno Domini M, cccclxv.in c^mmemoractone omnium tnimarum dedicatydatyconfecrat. In the place where his Fathers houlc ftood,hc founded a goodly Col- ledge, which he furnifhed with fecular Qarks,and other Minifters, which at the time of the fuppreffion thereof, was valued at one hundred twenty two pounds cighteene fliillings, lands by the yeare. Thus writes Godwin in the life of this Archbiftiop. And I finde in the Catalogue of Religious Houfes, colledcd by Speedy that this 5/>wtf», together with one John Chart- /<;, founded alfo the Priory of Auguftine Friers inthisTowne;howfoeucr I haue a Manufcript tells me, that one Baldwin de ShiplingyOV Simper ling^ and Chabill his wife, were the fole Founders who lie buried in the Chan- cell of the Priory Church. Befides in the faid Church lie buried ( as I hawe it, HtfcLtaf. 201. Simon Archbi. fliopof Can- cel bury. The foundatld of AU Soules Chappell. The founda> tion of Sud> bur; CoUcdgc. ThefoundatI? on of the j Frieit. ! 744- (t/fncient hunerall ^s5\lonuments The educati- on of Arch Hi$ 'refer, ntcntl. €x Arthf, Tmis Unit JHftiibib.Cot- t in the notes ot bui lais, from WfUtam U NeuCy Yorke Herald) the bodies Robert ^ihz fonncof Sir WuUam Simperling knight.S r Robert CarbancH, and Sir Ifihn hisfonnc, Knights^ Sir WtlUam Grey^ Knight. Sir Peter Ctf /^rfif. Knight, and lultan his wife. Sir Thomas Gt far d \\\i fonnc, Knight, SirWiltinmGtfurd, Km^t. S\v William Cramiie, Knight. Sir ThomoA^ fonmof Sit WiilfafnCratfuile^ind Mdfide this vfiie. Sir Gtlfc't of Grcy- monde, and Qunnora his wife. Dame Agnes deBello Campo.Damc Alice de In(uh,mko(S>\r Robert /"//^^tr/rf/^r, Knight. Dame Kathertne Hengraue, Sir lohn CuUborp, and <^Uce his wife. The heart of Sir Thomas WcyUnd.. Sir Ioh» GtffArd Knight. Robert Giffard, Willidm G/ff4rd. St John Goldwg^ Knight, and Dame his wife. 7 hemoi Giffird de Finch 'tng- fM„ Uhn Liggon, Sir Thomoi Lotun Knight. Sir William Tender mg Knight, ifuiobfjt 1 575. and Margaret his wife, que obijt i 394;Damc lone shelton* Dame lorteWalgraueJohn Creffener, iJMaudCreJfmo*^, Margaret Fuller^ daughter of lohn Crejfenor. John Walgraue, William Cre^engr.Tho- Crcffenor. MaudHaukedont daughter oiS'wThomaa Lacj Knight. UamWdgraue. JohHDrury^{onr\coi William Drary Robert Crejfmor^ and Chriftian his wif^ Walter Crejfenor^ WiSiam Creffe/ior^qm obijt 1 454. and Margaret his wifcy que obijt i^^Si.Wi^li^m Wefi. EmmWeJl. JUaud^ witc of Robert de BeUo Camp, Htnry^ {■iX\\cx of Robert Saint Slupityn Philip Saint ^aintin . /tf/»^,daughter of. . . Crejfenory wife of RichardWal- graue : Alexander and John Crejfenor, Thomas IVefi, Thii f^cred ftrudurc was dedicated to the honour of our alone Sauiour, and SskmtBarthdomervi valued at 112 1. 18 s. 3 and iurrendred tbe^.of December, Afsno Regni Regis Hen, enfant ^6. But torcturne backcagainc to the fuppoftd Founder of this Monafteric, Simm^ ArchbifhopasaforefiidiWhofrom his childhood was tocr brought vp at the Schoolc, and being yet very y ong,was fcni by his father beyond the Seas to ftudy the Canon Law, and hauing proceeded Doftor of that faculty, became houfhold Chaplainc to Pope Jnnficent thefixt,andoneof the ludges or Auditors of his Rota The faid Pope by way of prouifion, thruft him into the Chancellorfbip of Salisbury, and then afterward, into the Biftiaprickc of London. Thus Simon de Sudbury per PafAm ad Epif copat. London vacant, per mortem CMichaelis vlttmi EpifcoptproU'/m^^c, habet^ ^c, Tefle R apud Weft, 1 5. Maij, I pars pat. x^nno 36 Ed.^, tMemb, 9. hauing (ate there Bidiop about fifteencyeercs, he was like wife by the Popes prouiforic Bulles, tranflatcd to Canterbury : 1 wo Synods were hel i in his time, at both which, he preached in Latine, in his ownc pcrfon, hauing laudably goucrned this Ste(as I haue partly touched before) fixe yccres, one monem, and ten da cs; he was moil vn worthily flaine,o rather wickw'dly murthered,by a company of villanous Rebels, whofe dcac' or martyrdome is coroparatiucly fct downc, with that of Saint Thomas, Becketfhy lihn Cemr inbisbookc called Vox CUmahtis^ Hit. i,eap. 14 thos. J^atuor in mirtemfpirarnnffedera Thome, Sym§!«ii et centum mtUe dedere netem, lie vita Thorn Ren motmcordedolebatt Sjmonts wthinthe'DioceJJeof 3*\(omicL 1 Symottii extremum Rex clolet atqne ^iem, Ira fuit Regis mors T home^ mors jet ah §mni Vulgari furia Symonis acia fuit* ^ifparilii caufd irunet et mors vna dmbus Immerito pAtittir iu/lua vterquetamen: lllcfi cdlo gUdijs pervjt capud vnum^ ^uodmagis acceptttm fitfiipit aradei. Alter itis €apite favo fcrt Tjttlnera cellum, Cuius erat medio papo fa6ia foro . UHilesprecipue reus eft in [Anguine Thome ^ Symonis inque necem rttfiicus arma dedit . Ecclefiam Chrijli Proceres quinoH timiterurtt, i ^'fartirij Thome cauja fuere necis : Iftjlicie Regni feruilegentu que repttgnans Symonis extremum cauftt in njrbe diem, Corruit ingremio matris Thomas medioque Ndtorum turha Symon in enfe cadit, T homam Rex pottiit filuajje^ fed ika pfitejfas Symonis ad vitam regtapojje caret, vita fuit Thome mors., et nunc i/lcio mortis Symonis ante fores quotidianagrauat. ^lui fuerat Crucifer, que patrum Primas in honor e 3 Hie magts ahieiim et cruciatus erat, ^i fuerat D ocior Legum fine lege peribatt Cefm etatteritur pafter ab oregregis, O maledi^a manm capud abfcifumferientis Culpa jit horribilis^pena perhennis erit, 0 qm tale Deo crimmprohibente patrajli Verfde qua pena qua nece dignus eris O furor in fane., gens ruflica^piebs violent a ^uam ttta fraus feeler is eft fuper omne fcelfu\ Anct fb he goes on, exclaiming again ft thcfauagc barbaroufneffc of the Rebels, and this their execrable horrid a£t. • Sir Robert Hales, Lord Prior of Saint Johns lerujaUm, nccre Clcrken- well, anda great many of others, that day tafted ofthe lame cupthe Arch- bifliop had done. The chiefc leaders of this damned crew, were Wat Tyler of MaidftoneinKent, whom M7rf//^calsthc Idol! of Clownesi/i&»Brf//, an excommanicatcd Pricft, who with his wicked doctrine nouriftied in them their feditious faries. This rebellious infurreclion isexa£J:ly,and tothelifccxpreft,by my fore- r.amed Author lo. Gower, in the fbrefaid bookc.thc eleucnth chapter, where in a vifion he fiignes to haue fcenc and heard certaine fpirits of their Pfeu doProphct B dl (pcrfonating hereby theleand all other Rebels) calling one vpon another to rife vpin commotion, as foUowcth. S f f Wat Sir Riltrt Haiti. 7^6 aJ ncient Fmerall aSAd muments The rsadie pronenefie of ihc common people to re- bellion. The cruelty mi piide ef the bafcr fort ofpeople. The horrible flrange tones and vociferati- ons of BaUes roaring bayes, thefe Ricbels. Feare aod di- ftradion cau- fed by commo- tion. Watte vocatt cut Thome 'vemt,neqtte Symme retardaty Betteque Gibbefimul Hykke venire iubent. C olle far it y quern Gibbe ittuat mcumenta parantes^ Cum quibta ad dampnumWillecoirevouet, Griggerapitydam Dawepepit^comeseji quibus Hobbe L or kin et in medio non minor ejfeputat, Hudde ferit quos ludde terit, dttm Tebbe iuuatur Jakke domes que viros vellity ^tnfi necaty H <>gg<^f*^^ pomp am vibrat, dum fe putdt omni MaioremRegenobilit ate fore* BallePropheta docet quern fpiritus ante malignus Edocuitque Jua tunc fuit alta fihola, Taliatqueplures furiat per nominA noui, ^efuerant alia pauca recorder egOi S epius exclamaot monjirorum vocibw altis Atque modis varijs dam variaretonss, ^dam flernutant Afjnorum mortfetin^-^ M ugitu4 quidam perfomere bourn, ^dam porcorum grunnitHs horridiores Emittuntque^fuo murmure terra tremit. Frendet Aperfpumam magnos facit atqite tumttltuf, £ t queritat verres auget et ipfe fgnos. LAtrattu queftrtts vrbis comprejerat auras Dftm Canum difeors vox furibunda volat, V nlpis egem vlulat lupus et verfutut in alt urn Cone lamaty quefuos conuocat ipfe pares. Nec minm in fonitu concuptgarrulus Anfer Auresy quefubito foffa dolore pauent. Rombuant vafpejonus horrendus eorum, Nullus et examen dinumerarepotejl. Conclamant pariter birfuti more leoniSy Omne que fit peius quod fuit ante malum. Ecce rudis clangor ^fonus altusy fedaque rixA, Vox ita terribilis non fuit vllaprius. Murmure faxA (enantyfonitumquereuerberat aery Refponfumque foni wndica t Eccho fibi. Inde fragoregrauis ftrepitus loca propria ferrety ^0 timet euentum quijqais adire malum. Terruerat magnas nimio pre turbine gent es Qraculusa cuius nomine terra tremit. Rumor it,et proceres fermonihus occupat omnes Confilium fapiens nec fapientis erat. Cafus inauditus ftupefa£las ponderat aures Et venit ad fenfus dures ab aurepauorl sjittemptant medicare fed immedicabile damfnum Abfquemanu medici curaque cefit ibi. But I hauc bin too long detained by thefe Rebels, whofe infernalKu- tempts within the DioceJJe of ^omich. I 74-7 tempts had condigne puniOament by (b littleof (6 much, which here is written , wc may cleerely behold the hideous face of Anarchic, or goucrn- ment without Prince or, ruler, as aifo the diftorted vifage of Plebeian fury. All Saints in SuSury or Allhallowei. Here ... .... lohn Duke^ and Ionehis\w\(e, : . . 1503. . : . Hie lacet lohannes Waldegraue Ar. filius ^ heres Edwardi Wddegraue ^ ifaklle vxoris fae qui qmdem lohmnes ob, 6 O^ob, . . 1514. cuius ani- me. ... Orate proanimabus Georgsj Waldegraue Ar.fili] et hereiis WillelmiWalde- graue militiSy et Anne vxoris ipfius Georgi] vniusfiliarum Roberti Drury militiSyquiGeongius obiitZ. die lulii anno i^i^.^uorunt animabus frop» tietur of your cherity prey for the foul of Sir WtU am Waldegraue, Knight of Bucrs Saint Af^r^ in who died II. December . .. and left bc- hynd, one fon and four doughtcrs,on whos fouls Icfu haue mercy. The faid Sir William Waldegraue dxz^uCzWys'm France, where his body is buried in Saint Maries Church there. Here lye buried, (as I haue it by relation) Sir rhomas Eden Knight, and T/^^w^sj Gierke oftheftarrc Chambcr,both vnder one monument. I read, that Alexander Eden, Efquire, SherifFe ofKent, tooktlaeJeeCadc, CaptaineoftheRebeli5,inthei9.oto/;r^ the Sixt, prifoner, for which, and tor other his good feruices againft the faid Rebels^he was made Cuftos or keeper of the Caftle at Rocheftcr. Of this firname is that learned Dodor of the Lawcs, Thmas Edefgyonc ofthe mafters of the Chancerie> and matter of Trinity Hall in CambridgCi of whofe Familic I ftiallhauc occafion tofpcakc in another place. Andfo I will take my leaue of this Towne, with the words of Camden in this €ounty. Stour, the riucr, pafleth on, and commcih to Sudbary (faith he) that is to fay, the South Burgh, and runneth in manner round about it, which men fuppofe to haucbeene in old time,the chiefe towne of this Shire,and to haue taken this name in regard of Norwich, that is, the Northren Townc. Neither would it take it well at this day to be counted much inferiour co the Townes adioyning: for, it is populous and wealthy, by reafbn of clo- thing there, and hath for the chiefe Magiflratc, aMaior, whocueryycarc is chofen out of ieuen Aldermen. Long Melford. Vpon thcoutfidcof this Church, thefe words following are cngraucn. Pray for the fouls of lohn Clapton ^ and Richard BoteleryOi whos gooddys this Chappell was built. InthefaidChappell,many ofthcancient family of the Cloptonslic en- tombed. S(C 2 Hie I9 "Dulie, and Axe his tvife. Itba Wtddsraitt. CiergtWald' grout and AHIk his wife. buiic» and his Lords. I haue alfo out of an ancient namelefle Manufcript in my ownc cuftody, thus deUuercd. iivnac of Bcnma«ftc,i»aia; t^an of mpWe Sff 5 Gurmund chriftencd. 75© (t4 ncient Fmerall €7vl onuments Hadlcy the Kings ieat:. Camd. lo,B«tteld. Burialt. C>f Banejf fell* ccuf U, m^g^tp anti ljopgl)t ©apt^ tM^om t!)c Ji^ full ftrongl^ t^an Dj'lit) f pgl)t ^nD^cmbcnqupftcto^t^ fo^cffg^tani) fcata? 1^ 3nt) ol)ar t)onD W to tt)^t gi)c gouernaj^U. '^tjt Uj^w^e (hunter, anD t^^ct^ oii^vis toii^si €J^jugfte grace tofee t\)m baptpme at tljei'i DeCpce* » Afterhc had gouerned thefecouniies ofSuffoike and NorfoikcCkecping his rcGdcncc here in this To'vnc) the (pace of cwelue ycarcs complete, he died and was buried in the kings towne , called Headlcga {Co Hadley is' called in the Saxons language) in Suftblke among the Eaft Englifh, in the yeare 88^. ' Ipjivkh in times paft Gipfwich. Had Ipfwich (theonely eye of this Shire) becnc as fortunate in her fur- name , as (he is blefled with commerce and buildings, (hce might well hauc borne the title of a Citie ; neither ranked in the lowcft row ; whofe trade, circuit, and featc, doth equall moft places of the land befides. It is adorned with twclue or fourtecne Churches ; in all whic h, I finde not sny funeral! Monument of Antiquitie, faueone which came to light not long finccvponthcremouallof a Pewein Saint Church fand foiike wift in other Churches many Monuments are buried) vnder which the Founder of the faid Church was interred, asappearcs by this Epitaph cn- grauen vponthe Stone. SuhUcet hie lapide lohn EottoU vir probm ipfe iftius Ecclefie primus Inceptor fuit tjle. Cuius animeDomine mtfireristu hone C rifle, Ohijt CM.ccccxxxiMtera dominicalis G, Since then that fofew funeral! Monuments arc remaining at this day in the Parilh Churches of this Corporation, I will take a view of the fitcs of the Religious Houfes in and about this Towne now ouerturned. Of which, and fuch pcrfons as I finde to haue bccne therein inhumed, as followcth. The Priory cf Saitit Trinity. This Priory was founded by Narmanythc fonne of E)7ott, and uh» de Oxenford^ Bifhop oC^oxmchytempere Hen. i. replcniflied with blacke Ca- nons Augujlines : and valued to bee yearely worth fourefcore and eight pounds fixe {hillings nine pence. Herein lay buried Normanthc Founder, and lAngeiine his wife, and Dame loane Filian. The Friers Preachers. This Monaflery was founded by Hettry de HmsbyyHenry Redred^ and Henry I mthin the T>ioceJ]e of 3\(omHch. Henry de LondhAmSi\th the Catalogue of Religious Houfcs.to whofe ho- nour confccrated I doe not learnc; neither doc I know any thing of the va- lue or furrendcr. Bodies which 1 finde to hauc beenc herein buried , were Dame Maud Boer ell ^ Edmond Saxham'^ia^Xixt : lohn Foftolphy^n^ jlgnes his wife. Gtll/ert Kou/dge, lone Charles. Edmond Charkton Efquirc. The white Friers Carmelites, This Religious Edifice was founded by Sir ihemas de Londham^ faith one, howfocuer I finde in the Catalogue of Religious Foundations afore- faid in .y/w^i, that the l-ord Sir Geffrey Hadiey, and Sir Itokrt Xiorton knights, were the Founders about the yeare 1 2 7>>. Herein (for of the dedication, value, or furrendcr, I finde nothing) were buried, Sir Thomas ^ and Sir Thomas de knights, lohn Londham Efquire, Margaret Colevile^ Gilhert Denham Efquirc, and Margaret his wife, daughter of Edward HaJlifJgs. An6 in a Manufcriptpenncd by Bikt I finde ihefe Carmelites following to haue bcenc here fomeiimcs in- humed, lohannes Hawle ob. 143^. Maij i^. Richardtis Hadley^ob. 1451. Aprilis prima. Uhan^esWylbet tf^. 1335.2. Decemh. lohannes Barmj^g- ham v$r do£fiJ^imHs. OxoniA diu fladuit ^ Parift]s inter Sorbomos-^ he was a man very learned ; he had ftudicd a long time in Oxford , and at Paris amongftthc Sorbons. He writ diuers bookes mentioned by Pitftm-^ and died a wondrous old man (being as then Prior of this Fraternitic) the two and twentieth day of Ianuary,/f;»»p repsraticnis humane 1448. lohannes Baljham Epifcopus \^fMienf. hie fepultus oh, 1 530. T he Grey Friers. Founded by the Lord Tiptoth. In which lay buried (for I finde no fur- ther of it then the Foundation) Sir Robert Tiptoth knight, and Dame fna his wife. The heart of Sir Robert yecre the elder : Margaret CountefTe of Oxenfordi wife of Sir Robert Veere the younger,EarIe ofOxenfcrd. Dame EUfabeth, wife of Sir T homos Vffordy daughter of the Ear!e of Warwick. Sir Robert Tiptoth the younger. Margaret wife of Sir lohn Tiptoth. Robert Tiptoth E(c^\tt. Elifabethyfford. Elifabeth Lady Spenfir^ wedded to Sir Phellip Spenfer^ daughter of Robert Tiptoth. PheUipy George^ Elifabeth children of Sir phellip Spenfer. lone daughter of Sir Hugh Spenfer. Sir Ro- bert iVarhefham^ and Dame lone his w'Sc.Iohn fonnc dtlViUiam Qlaydon. ?i\t Thomas ffardell kniQht.Damc Eli/abeth wife of Sir Walter Clopt on o{ Hudky.SirfVilliamLaypham. Sit Hugh Peachy and Sit Hugh Peachy Sir lohn Louehch knij^hts, Item the Heart of Dame Petronill Vfford. Dame Beatrix Botiler. Dime AHeline ^uatefeld. Dime Margery, ij^unte of Sir Robert Ffford. Dame Alice wy dow of Sir John Holbrok. TheBlacke Friers* Of this Houfe I oncly finde that one lohn Hares gauc ground to build .Jt 750 Ths f(5un>Jati- on oftheFrk s I Preacher?, Thefoundari- on of the Fricts Carme- lites. Burhllj. Foundation c( the Grey Friers. Buiialls. 751 ttJncient Fmerall aSAdonuments Pcrfons B.cgi- ftrcd. it larger. Thefc perfonagcs following I findc tohauc becne regUtred in tbe Martirologe of this boufe. The Lord Koger Biget^ Earle Marlhall..yir John S at tfiK Kni^ht^Lidy Margaret Plays, SiiKichard Piays. S\t Kobert Vf- ford Earle of5ufFolkc. Wolfey Colledge, Cardinal! Wolfij borne in this to wne, whole vaft minde al waics reached at thingSjbegan hereto build amoft magnificent and fumptuous Colledge, inthcplacc where fometimcftood afmall monaftery of blacke Canons, founded by Thomas de Lacy^ and Alice his wife, and dedicated to the he nour of^aint Peter and SimtPaul. lohn Alktdf and Agnts bis wite. his chrce wioes R$h.Tmrith andhiswiuet. The Founda- tion of the Priory ofS. Wo«dbridge. it^wdbrlige. " Wotdbridge, Hie iacet lohAttm Alhred quondam TtveleweueriJlm'vilU fih.^ri MfidieMdij .... i/^oo,et Agnes vxoreifn , . ; This Tweletvetter^ with Agnes his wife, were at the charges f people of all degrees being as then forward to beautificthe houfe of God) to cut, gild, and paint, a Rood Loft or a partition betwixt the body of the Church and the Quire whereupon the piftures of the Croflc, and Grucifixc, the Virgin Mary^oi Angels, Archangcls,^aints,and Marty rs,are figured to the life : which how glorious it was when it was all ftanding, may be difcerncd by that which rcmaineth. This their worke of pietie was depcnfild vpon the fabrickej of which fo much as is Icft; Orate . i . . . lohannit K^lbredeet Agnetis »,.., .... foluerunt fro fi" Bur a totius huifts operts fuperne. i ; . videlicet cracis crHcifixi^ Marie, f^rchangelorum et tctius candelab, The names of fbmeof the Saints portraied vpon the worke, and yet re- maining, are thefc, S. Paul, S. Edmrd^ S. Kenelm, S, Ofvaldy S. Cuthben^ S. Blafii S, ^uintinS. Zeodegare, S. Earnaby, S. iherome. Orate . . . Johannis Kempe,qui$bytilulij iJ^^^Mproammabm Mar- gareteac l&hanne ^ Margarete vxorutn * . . . Pray for ; . . of Robert Partrich^ Botcher . . . who dyed on Midfom- mer day, M.cccccxxxiii. Mariory and \^li& his wyfFs . . . Mariory the vi, of Henry the viii. Alis .... on their fouls, their children fouls, and all criflen fouls, almighty lefu hane mercy. • Here in this Towne was fometime a monaflery confecrated to the ho- nour ofthe blcfTcd Virgin founded by Sir Hugh Knightj valu. cd at fiftie pounds, three fhillings, fiue pence halfe penny per annum. The bodies buried in this Prioric Church, were thefe which follow. Sir ^*^^it^«/,oriZ«/«^, the Founder, and Dame Alice his wife. Sir IViSiam Rous, and Dame //i^f// his wife. Sir Arnold Rous, and Dame Eli- fabeth his wife. Sir Giles Rous, Sir Arnold RHs^^nd Dame ifabell his wife. Sir it/^i&W 5r^tr/, and Dame ^//« his wife- Sit John Brews, and Dame Ettelus wife. Sir lohn Brews, md Dame Agnes bis wife. Sir Richard Bretvs Lord mthin theT)iocepof^s(omich. LordofStradbroke. Sk Giles Brews. Sir Rol^ert iBrews, and Dame £/4 his wife. Sir T homos Bretvs^ and Dame lofte and Elizabeth his wiues. S'lv Ni- cholas iVeylandy and Dame Beatrix his wife, i'ir Thomas WejUnd. S\t Ro- bert Weyland. S\v Herbert Weyland. William Brews Efquire. William Mel- ton Richard Feningle, Muriell Council. Seuall iVoodbridge^Edmond Wood- bridge* Six lobnShandlow, and Dame Eliz,^ibeth his wife. The names of certaine perftns regi/lredin thes Monajlery in a Tables for rvhofe foules the Prior and Couent were bound to fray andfajMaJfe, S\v ffagh Rous, or Red, the Founder, and fixe other Knights of the fame firname. Sir Richard Brewsy knight, Lordof^tradburgh.or .ytradbrookc, Patron of the Church, wichfeuenother Knights of the fame firname, and their wiues. Sir Robert de Vffordy and Dame Cecily his wife. Robert de Vf- ford Earlc of ^ufFoIke, and Dame CMargaret his wife. This Robert, who was alfo Knight of the Garter, Lord of Eay and Fraralingham.Heand -^ow/^tj-^^, Earlc ol Salisbury, were Gene- rals ofKing£^ vfford, with his wife, the Countcffeof Vlfter, came Lord chiefe lufticeof Ireland: vpon whofe cntring, the faire weather changed Ibdainly into a diftemperature of the aire, and from that time there enfued great ftore of raine, with much abundance of tempeftuous ftornics, vntill his dying day, Noncof hisPredeceflbrsin the times paft was, (with grief c be it fpoken) comparable vnto him. For, this lufticer bearing the Office of lufticefhip, became an ppprcffor of the people of Ireland, a robber of the goods both of the Clergie and Laitie, of rich and poore alike: a dcfrauder of many vnder the colour of doing good : not obferuing the rights of the Church, nor keeping the law of the Kingdome: offering wrongs to the na- tural! inhabitants: miniftring iuftice to few or none, and altogether diftru- fting (fomc few onely excepted j the inborne dwellers in the land. Thefe things did he ftill, and attempted thclike,miflcdby the counfell and per- fwafionofhis wife. Thus he continued his rigorous gouernement for the fpaccalmoftof three yearesrand vpon Palme funday, 1 5 4^. which fell out to be the ninth day of Aprill, went the way of all flcfh. For whofe departure, his owne de- pendants, together with his wife,forrowcd not a little; for whofe death alfo the loyall fubic^is of Ireland reioyce no lelTe ; the Clergy and people both of the Land, for ioy of his departure out of this life, with merry hearts doe leapc, and celebrate a folcmne feaftat Eafter. At whofe death, the flouds ceafed, and the diftemperature of the aire had an end, and in one word, the common fort trucly and heartily praife the onely fbnne of God. Well, when this luftice, { now dead J was once faft folded within a fheet and Coffin of lead, theforefaid GountcfTe ( with his trcafurenot worthy to be bcfto wed among fiich holy reliqucs) in horrible gricfc of heart, conucicd him ouer into England, there to be enterred. Orate pro,., Hohtrti LAmbCy^ dUck Lambe , : . . . i i . , . . Lamhe. Thefe Lmbes haue beene fpcciali benefactors to this Church, being fbmetimcs men of faire pofTeflions in this parifti, as I was toldj their names with the pictures of Lambes are depenfild in many places of the wood- worke and feeling of the Church. Hie ment Symon Broeke et Emota, tMargaretd et i^lick *vxotes eiuSf quiqmdem Sjmon cbijt ii.oHob. 1488. An ancient Familie thefe were in this parifti, nowcxtin^,as I haue it by relation. Orate pro bono (tat u Chrijiopheri Willoughby t^rmigeri ^ Margerie 'vxoris em : this is in a glaffe window of the Church . - '^^^ V ■ , , — . CampfeyotCdmepy, rhe Nunnery | xhis was a Nunnery not farre from Vfford, founded by one Theobald, mthin theT>ioceJJeof3^micb, V5 and confecratcd to the honour of the Virgin Mary^^f^\^\Q\i was valued at the fupprcffion, to be ycarcly worth in Lands, one hundred eighty and two pounds, nine (hillings fiue pence. Thefe Nunncs were of the order of S, Clare, and called Minoreflcs. MAudy who was firft married to William Lord Eurgh^ Earle of Vlftcr, andafter,to Kaph de yfford^ch'ide IufticeofIrcland,repcnting herfelfeCbe- like) oFher own and her laft husbands delinquences committed in Ireland, of which I haue fpoken betorc, obtained licence of King Edward the third, by the procuration of her brother Henry, Earle of Lancafler, to found a Chantrie in this monaftcry , of fiue Chaplaines, fecular Priefts, to pray and fing MafTe for the foules of thefaid iviHiamdeBurgf?, and Kaph de Ffford* whofe body was here interred ; fuch is the Charter of the Foun- dation. EdmrduSy ^c. Sciatis quod i S die 0 Bohr is Anm regui no fir i ad re- quifitionem diUBi confangmrtei et fidclisnoflriHen.Com.Lama^rieynecmn Matildis comitifft Vlionie con[angttinee fireris eiufdem comitiSy^c. dederi- mtu et cenjefferimus ^re/ate comittjfe^ quod if fa quondam cantariam quin- que capellafiorumy quorum 'vnum cufiodem eiufdem cantarie duxerit nomi- nand, in capella 'virginisgloriofij infra. Ecclefism Monafter^ fiue prioratus monialium de campefe diuina celebrar, ad laudem Dei, & diSie njirginu ma- tris eius : pro fdute que Willelmide Bur^h- quondam comitis yltonie primi^ ae Kadttlphide Vjfordfecundiet 'virorumfuorum. Cuius quidem Radulpht corpus in eadem capelU quiefctt humatum, ^c, Teft, meipfo apud Wefi, ire. Letheringbam, In the parifli Church, and in the Church of the little Priory adioy ning, are diuersTombes and graueftones to the memory of that noble and an- cient Family of the Wtngfelds, all of which are fouly defaced. This Priory was founded by fir lobn Boy net, of the dedication order or time, I am alto- gether ignorant, it was valued at twenty fixe pounds, eightcene (hillings. Hue pence, of yearely coramings in. The Wing^elds here buried, were thefc. SitKobert Wingfeld,Lovd ofLetheringham.Sir Robert fVin^eld and E- liz,abetb Goufall his mkf Sir lohnmngfeld, and Elifabeth his wife. Sir Thomas wingfeld. Sir Robert Wingfeld, and Elifabeth Kujfell his wife, obijtKobertusj 1409. Thomas Wingfeld znd Margaret his wife: Kicbard Wingfeld, Ly^nneyind Mary. Infcriptions vpon the monuments of the Wingfelds^ partly remaining, arc thefc which follow. Hie iacet tumulatus Dominus IVillelmus Wingfeld^ Miles Dominus ifii- us ville^ pair onus iflius Eeclefie qui ob. prime die lulij 15^8. Cuius anime propitietur Deusy kmen. Hie iacet Willelmus Wtvgfeldt^rnUg.et Katherina vxor eius .... Do- minus et pair onus Quorum . , . . Hie iacet Dominus Kobertus VFingfeld, miles et Elifabetha, 'vxor eius, qui The foundaci* on of a Chan- trie in the Pri- ory Church at Caoipfey. King Edrvards Chatter. In Arch, Turrii Saph de Vffore here buried ir> our Ladies ChappcU. The Priory of LctbenngbatD SittriUMng' field Kaighc- ffUl.frlngfitlel. Sir RehMng- field Knight. 75^ ^Ancient Fmerai/ a^Adonuments Sir Anl9ny 'i'inlfitld knight of the Girccr, quiqff«/;4. King of the Eafl An- gles, together with his ddcfl fonne and heirc apparent Ferminm^ were here buried, both (laine in a bloudie fierce battaile, by Penda the Mercian King, a Pagan: of which my old Manufcripr. #ettiM anotif tytlei l^ofle Doiiti^ ^pm led; Inloaainna came f^ft toftt^ mf t^ie p^f Oe mthin the Diocejje of 3\(^orwich. I 7iocej]eof3^micb. trgniy et AnnevxoriseiusttfororU et heredu Roger i HeHaysmferdeTa- dington Armigeri.qai quidem Thomas otjjt xxi.die menftsSeftemhis^aano M,ccec.lxxix,et predicia i^nnAobi\t xJie menfts OHobrU extuacprox, fequent, Quorum animahHs propitfctar Deus, fiime». In the fame Chanccll is a Tombc of free ftone, couered with a fairc mar- ble, wich this following Inlcription in brafle about it. Herclyeth buried, the body FFtllUm Plajfers Efquire, fonneand heirc to ThomAs and Anne his wife, who married lane, daughter to fir of Knots Hall, Km'ghtj by whom hee had KTue, diucrs chil- dren, and dyed the xi. day of Nouember, anno M.1>,xii, Adioyning to this, is another Tombc, with the Effigies of a man cut in brade, and this Infcription at his fectc. Here vnder iycth buried, the body of Chriftopher PUy/ers Efquirc, true Patron of this Church, fonne and hcirc to Vy'illUm and lane his wife,who had two Wiucs: videlicet, Dorothy^ one of the daughters and heires of VVillUm AfeUkfiiCdXxow in the County ofNorfolke Efc}uirc,by whom he had iflucjT^m^/jand by A»»^, daughter to rr/i7/w Read of Becks Efquirc; he had ifTue, fcuen fonnes and foure daughters, and he dyed in the yearc of our Lord God, M.D. xlvii. Here likewife lye buried, the bodies of Thomas Playfers EfquirCjand of Wi]liamPlayfers EfquirCjPatrons of this Church* but they dyed but of late yeares. Thomas the 19 of September, 1572. and yriHiamy thcfirfl dayoflune, 1584. Or Ate pro anima %sberti Bumpfled generojiy qui obijt xv, die menfis o/- pr His i anno Bominu M,cccc* Ixxxii. Chriflophtr Playfers. TboMdffill. Baylor Eye. Where was a Monaftcry ofblacke Monkes, conlccrated to Saint Peter , and founded by Robert cJ^4/tfr,a Norman Baron, Lord of the Hand of Eye, fo called, bccaufe it is watered on euery fide with brookes, where are to bee feene, the rubbifti, ruines,and decaied walles of an old Gaftle that belonged to the faid Robert Mgiet: whofc donations which were many and great, were confirmed by King Stephens Charter^ of which thus much as follow, cth out of Selden in his Hiftory of Tithes, f 4/. 1 1. which hee had from the originall. ^uoniam, diuina miferecordia promdente^ cognonimus ejfe di^ojttuwy et long} lateque predicante Ecclefiayfenat omnium auribtu dimlgatum-^^uod Eleemojynarumlargitione pojfuut abfoluivinculapeceatorumy et adquiricC' lejlium premia gaudiorttm,Ego + Stephanus Dei gratia Anglorum Rex, partem habere volens eum illis qui felted commercio celejlia pro terrenis com- mutant, Dei amore compun^tttSyet pro falute anime mee et patri& mei,ma' trifque mee, et omnium parentum meorum + et antecejjbrum meorum Re- gum -{ryFillielmifcilicet Regis Aui met. 4* et FVtllielmi Regis Avuncu. It met + et Henrici Regis Auunculi met + et Roberti Malet, et concilio Ba- ronum meorum. Comedo DeOtet Ecclefie San&i Petri de Eia^ et Monachis ibidem in Dei feruitio congregatis, vt habeant omnes res fuas quetas et liberas The fejindati* on of the Mo- naftcry of Eye. Cmd.mSuff. King SUfbtm Charter of confirnaatioiii ncient Funeral/ tSXfomments A malcdidioii so the infrin- gers of this i Gharcer. mil, cmdval- kU, Rob. dH^n> Sir lebft Benitys Pricft. liber as ah ontni exa5}ione, et teneam eas in terrisyin Decimis^ in Ecclejiisy inommhuspojjejfionibus, (icut vnquam meltHSy^ homrahilius tenuerunt tempore Roberti Malet , et tempore meo amequam Rex efem cum Seca et Soc4y et Tolet Tiem et Infangamthief, ^precipio etiam v( teneant dt cjuo- cunque tembam {et non mitt&ntur inpUcitum ) fim teneham diequam Hen. ricns Rex frit vims et mortms et die qu* ad Regni coromm perveni , ^r. Dat. K^nnQ ab Imarnatione 'Dewiniy M.C.xxx'vii.apud Eia fecunde Anno R egni mei^ in tempore Ebrardi Epifiopi Norwicenfisy et Gaf/Jleni Prior is Eie, ^uicmque aliquid de bis que inhac cArta cominentury auferre aut minu- ere, aut dijlurbarefeienter voluerit atttoritate Domini Omnipotemis patris^ et Fiiii et Spiritus San^^i, et San6iorum Apoftolorum^et omnium San Hot um fit exctmunicatus^ Anathemati^atuSy et a confortio Domini ^et liminibas San6fe Ecclefie feqaeftrdttts donee refipifcaty et Regie poteftatixxx libras auri perfoluat. Fiat. Piat, Fiat. Amen. Amen. Amen, This Foundation in Lands, Tithes, and Churches, was rated to bee ycarely worth one hundred fourefcore and foure pounds nine ftiillings fe- ucn pence halfe pennie, qua. SittehnCtm- tralleis knight, and Mary his wife. ShTho.Corn. WaUeis knight, and Anne his wltie. Ockky or oke'ley. At the Eaft end of the Chanccll lyeth a Graucftonc, with this Infcri- ption. Orate pro animabus WiUelmi Cor»ml/eis, et Elifabethe vxoris fue^ qui quidemWillelmus obiit anno*I>omini LM,D.xjc. Quorum animabus prop- tietur Deus. Amen, Hictaeet Ro6ertusBu6lon ArmigerDominus^ Patronus ifl'tus ville qui obiit xvii die menfis Decembrisy anno Domini M. ccccviii. cuius anime fro- pitietur Deus. In theheartof the Chanccll licth a Tombcftonc with this Infcription. Orate pro anima Domini lohannis Dennis^ quondam Re6ioris iftius Ec- clefie^ qui obiit fvltimodie lulii, annoDominitM.D.xxix, Cuius anime propitietur Deus, Brome, In the Chanccll of this Church is crc£l;ed a marble Tombe forae foure foot high, vpon which lie the figures of Sir John CornxvaUeis knight,in Ar- mour, with a whitcftafFc in his hand, and a greyhound at his feet, and Mary his wife, with a Hound at her feet. Which Tombe bearcs this Infcription. lohannes Cornxvalleis miles WtlUlmi Cornwalleis Armigeri filius^n Domo PrineipisEdowardiOecommusyet'vxor eiufdem Maria Edrvardi Sulliard de F-jJex Filia. ^ui quidem Johannes xxiij ApriliSy Anno Dom. M.D.xliiii. obiit K^firugie in Co?^itatu Buckingbamy cum ibidem Princeps Edrvardus verfaretur. On the North fide of the Ifle neare vnto the former monument ftandeth a marble Tombe, vpon which lie the pourtraitures of Sir Thomas Corn- walleis knight, in Armour, and Anne his wife. .... Of mthinthe T>iocejJe of 3\(ont?ich. Ofthefc two, and of the familic of CornwAlleis, thnsCamden writes concurring with the words in thefe Infcripdons. At Brome, faith he,dvvelt a long time theFamilieof Cornrvdleis^oi knights degree: of whom Sir lohn Cernwalleis was Steward of Edward the fixth his houfhold, while he was Prince : and hisfonne Sit Thomas Jov his wifcdomeand faithfulneffe became one of the priuieGounccU toQucene Maryland Controllour of her royall Houfe, Here alfo in the faid Ifle is a Monument, whereupon is the EfHgies of ffenry Cornwalieis Efquire, in Armour kneeling thus vnder written. Hac conditione intraui vt tx 'trem , Cut nafci contigit morireftat. In the fliid Chancell lieth aTombeftone with this Infcription. Onte pre amma Edwardi CornwaReU Armigeri^ qui cbijt itii die Sep- tembris^ anno Domini M>D.x. cuiw anitne propitietur Dem. Amen, Vnder this is the forme of an heart ioyning to it,ftrcaming forth thefe fentences. Within the circumference of the Heart this word Credidi.Vrom the Heart, thefe lines; Redemptor mem ^viuit , Jn nouipmo die frper terram Jidhif. In came meA videbe T>eum Sduatorem. Helmingbam, In the Ghancell floorc vpon a Tombeflone this Infcription ih French. Wiliiam loce ^ K uterine fa femmegyfontycy *Dieu de lor almes eyt mercy : amen, * There are diuers other Tombeflones in this Chancell ^qk without ei- ther Infcriptionsor Armcs, which haue beene on them all, but arc taken our. tiintlejham. In the middle of the Chancell a faire blew marble ftone.thcreon in braflTe the proportion of a man in complcat Armour, vnder his head a Helme, thereon on a wreath his Creaf^. And on his left hand the pourtrai6l of a woman in braflc, a little hownd lying at her feete : vnder both thefe this Infcription. Hie iaeem venerabilis vir Johannes Tympcrleji K^rmigerherts ^ Vomi- ntss de Hyntyljham^ ^ Uargareta vxor eius. ^i quidem lobannes obijt. , . die menfis : i^'nno Domini M. cccc. ^ttorum animabtu propitietur altif- Jimus, On another marble ftone , a man in compleat /^tjomx m bri30e,fans Helme, with this Infcription. lo iwrirn . i -ri? o: ; Of your chcrite prey for the foul of William Temperley, 'why chdycd the X. day of March in the ycre of our Lord God M. D . xxvii. on whos foul and 761 Camd. inSuff. i-unXonfmHtk ff^tll. Jeke and Kathtrme bis wife. JoThnptrltfSc Marg. his wife. fm. TiiftrUy. l66 rho- r'in:p»hy his wife. The founda- tion of Fhxcon Nunnery. '}^' Tlixton. Or Felix ton, (fo named of Felix ^ the firft Biftiop of thcfe parts , like as many other places in this Shire) had in times paft a Monaftery of Nunnes, of whofe Foundation I hauc read ina namekfleManufcript.as followcth. MATgcry de Creke daughter to Galfride Hanes, the widow of BmheU. mew Creke, gaue her whole Maiinour of Flixton, with all the appurtenan- ces, which came to her by Inheritance, to haue a Religious houfc of Nuns ere£led, which fhould profcflc the Rule of Saint {^ufiiv.Simm de Wanton at that time Bifliop of Norwich, Sir Blundey Robert de Valines^ Wtili'^m de Medefndyhdn^, witnelTes of her donation and gift; which was in theraigne of King Henry iht third; for I finde that in his time thefe wit- neffes did flourifli. |t was valued at the gcnerall oucrthrow of fuch houlcs, at twenty three pounds foure fliiilings, pcnnic, halfc penny qua*- The Ptlory of Walcon. ixArcb.Tmii Land. Cart, an- The Monafte- ry of Edward- The founds ' tion ofHering- Seete Abbey. Walton or Waletune^ ^ A Priory dedicated to Saint Felix the BiQiop before remcmbrcdj where- in were placed blacke Monkey Benedidincs. And this is all I finde of this Foundation, faue that the Btgots or Bigods Earles of Norfolkc , were great benefadours to this religious building ; if not the folc Founders of the fame. As will appeare by this peece of a Record following. ' Rogertfi Eigod comes Ncr/olcie pro falute anime mee^ ^c.dediet concefi Ecclefie SanBi pelicis de Waletum et LMonachii ibidem Deo fervi. entibtts emnci donationes ficut antecejfores mei, ^c.f*m date. Edwardftow. AMonaftery was here founded by Peur de la Roche^ or Petrus de Rvpi bus, that rich Bilhop of Wincheftcr, in the raigne of King Johft. Heringfleet, Here fomctifflcs was a Religious Monaffery of Canons Regular, dedi- cated to the honour of Saint oUue^ founded by Roger the fopne of Osbert, Valued at fourty nine pounds cleucn (hillings, fcucn pence, Brifete, Xoithin theT^iocelleof ^hforx^irh 1 4ViCf i Brijite, Here was a Priory of blacke Canons confccratcd to Saint Leonard, Lejjtony or Latjton, The Priory of Leyfton, faith my Manufcript, repleniflacd with blacke Monkes Premonftratcnfes wasfirft founded by Ranulphde cUfj'vili^ghout thcyeare 1185. renewed and new builded by Sir Roi/ert defford, Earlcof Suffolkc, i3(53.itwas dedicated to the mother of Icfui, thacbleffed Virgine Marp And vpon the deftru^ion of ail fuch Edifices, valued far re vnderratcto haue annual! commings in, one hundred eighty one pound, feuentecne ftiillines, penny, halfe pennie. Thefoonda* tionof the Priory at Lei- fton. Hicham, Hoc tegitur faxe Johannes Spring, qui quidem Johannes ohijt duodecimo die men/. Augufiit Anno a chrifto nato, 0^,D, xhii. Cuius ar.tme propitie- iurDeus* Amen. Ji.Sping. , _ __ Laneham. Hcrelyeth buried the body of T homos Spring of Lanch3m,furnamed the Rich Clothier, who died .... in the y earc of our Lord God M. D. x. His Monument is in the carued Ghappell of Wainfcoc,in the North fide of the Chancel! which he built himfelfc 5 as alfo he built the great Chap- pell on the South fide of thfe Chancel!. Here lieth buried another T homtu Spring of Laneham, Clothier, who built the Vcftrieofthe (aid Church. He died the fcuenth day of Septem- ber, M.cccclxxxvi. the firft of Henry the fcuenth. Orate pro anima lacohi Springs qui ohiit Hi die Attguftiy M. cccclxxxiiii. Cuius anime propitietur Deus. Amen, The. ^prrngthc rich Clothier. tho. Sprmg Clothier. Javies Spring, Cnokrshurg or Burgh Caftell. Which as Camden faith out of venerable Bede, was a mofl plcafant Ga- ftle, by reafbn of the woods and fca together, wherein a Monaftcry was built by Furfeus a holy Scot ; by whofe perfwafions Sigebert king of the Eaft AnglesbecaraeaMonkc,andrefigned vp his kingdome ; who after- wards being drawncagainfl his will out of this Monaftery,to encourage his people in battel! againft the Mercians, together with his company, loft his life. In that place now there arc oncly ruinous walls, in forme as it were foure fquare.built of flint ftone and Britilh bricke. But the ftory of^ the Foundationofthis Abbey will bcftappeare in the life of Fnrfeus, written by Bedey and followed by Capgraue, Bade lib. 5. cap,i9. Capgraue lit.F, fo^ lit i53.asfolloweth. In the lime that .J/f^^tfr/ yet goucnicdthe Eaft parts ofEogland, a holy man Sigtbert kbg of the Eaft. Angles a Monke« His death. (tAncient Funerall (i5\^omments The foundati- on of chc Mo- 1 naftcric of Cnobcrsburg. GorlfioaFri- ety. TbaScroopeii Bifhopin Ireland^ miin,ci\kd Far feus, came thither out of Ireland, a man notable both for his fay ings and doings, of great venue, and much defiring to wander and trauell in Gods quarrel!, whercfocucr occafion fcrued. Comming there- fore to the eaftcoafts of England, hce was rcuerently receiucd of the laid King, where purfuing his godly defireof Preaching the word of God, hec both conucrtcd many Infidels, and confirmed thefaithfull in the faith and loueof Chrift,by his painefull Preaching, and vertuous examples. Where falling into fickncffes,hee had from God a vifion by the minifleryof An- gels, wherein he was warned to goe forward cheerefully in his painefull Preaching of the Gofpell, andto perfcuerc in his accuflomed watching and praying, becaufe his end and idcath was ccrtainc, though the houre thereof was moft vnccrtaine, according to the faying of our Lord. H^dtc/f therefore, jehaw mt the day nor the houre. With this vifion being much confirmed and encouraged, he haftened with allfpecd to build vp the Mo- naflcricin the place king Sigebert hadgiuen vnto him, and to inflru^ it with regular difcipline. This Monaftery was pleafantly fituated for the Woods and Sea adioyning, being ere^d in the village of Gnobcrsburg, and enriched afterwards by Anna, King of thatprouince, and many other Noble men, with fundry faire houfes, and other ornaments. This Mona- flery was founded about the yeare of our Lord, 6\6. and demolifhcd long before the violent deluge of fuch buildings, which happened in the raigne of King Henry the eight. Gorlficn, Here I faw, faith Camden,ih.t tower flceple of a fmall fuppreffed Friery, which ftandeth the Sailers in good ileed for a marker of which Friery I ncuer marked further. Lefioffe. Here lieth buried the body of Thomas ScrfiopeyOihttmk firnamed Brad- ley, of thctowne wherein he was borne, dcfccnded of the noble family of the Scrofipest ^ui elaritatem generis Uteris et ^virtutihfts flurimum illftjlr4* ht: who very much adorned the honour of his birth, by his learning and vcrtucs. He was firfl a Monkc ordinis SanUi ienedi£liy of the order of Saint Bentti after that, Sid ntaiorem afpirAns perfe^iontmj afpiring to a greatcrperfeftionoflifCjhcctooke vpon him the profeCGon and rule of a Dominican,andaftcr that,hefubmittedbimfelfe to the difcipline af the Carmelites, (of whofe Inflitiition he writ a learned Trcatifc) and preached the Gofpell inhaire and fackcloth round about the Countrie. Then hce withdrew himfelfc againeto his houfe of Carmelites in Norwich, and there remained twenty ycares, leading the life of an Anchorite, but yet af- ter that time, became abroad,and was aduanccd by the Pope to a Bifbop- ricke in Ireland, called Bremorenfts Epifccpatusy thefaid Pope^which was Eugenifts thefourtb) fcnt him in cmbaffage to the He of Rhodes (of which he writ a booke) from whence being returned, he left Ireland and his Bi^ ^ (bopricke. ffithin the DioceJJeof 3%on»ich. 1 7 the eight, vpon this occafion follow- ing. Certainc Gentlemen ofthepriuy Chamber, which through the Kings Ienitie,in bearing with their lewdnefTe, forgetting themfelues, and their duty towards his grace, in being too ^miliar with him, not hauing due re- fpe£ltohiscftate and degree, were remoued, by order taken from the Coun cell, VHto whom the King had giuen authoritie tovfe their difcreti- ons in that behalfc, and then were fourc fad and ancient Knights put into the Kings priuy Chamber, whofc names were Sir Richard ivingfield, Sir Richard lerninghamy Sir Richard Weft on ^ and Sir WiUiam Kingftone, Or it may be, Sir Robert lerninghami knighted by the Du ke of Suffoike, Charles Brandon, at the battaile, and yeelding vp of Mont de dier, a towne in France. V vv. But Sir Jernegan or lemittgbam. stmAnnal. lo. 7{kJtrmngbm I RicfTefion. frill. Kingflone, Knigbts. 770 Ancient Funerall .^U\^^♦>'ttt**<^ .... 77^ dJncient FmeraU cSMonuments Sir lohnlKh tuad and La- dy Aiiu his witc. dr'fKg knight, and Ktitb^'m hit wife. loan RtHmli. Stoke iuxta NeyUnd, This Church is highly honoured by the Sepulture of diuers of the il- luftrious Familicof the Howards* In the Eaft Window of the South part in the Church are tbefe portrai- tures of Sir lobn ffoward Knight^ and Dame K^/icehh wife,daughter and hcirc of Sir Wtlliam 7endring Knight, with the fubfcription following. Orau fro MmAbw 'Domini lohannis Howard ^ ^ Domini K^Ucid vxo ris etus* Vpon a faire marble, though much defaced, in the Qmrc. Orate fro Animabus lohannis Howard militisyqui ebp. ... i40D.tf^ Ali- cie'vxoris eim^ queobi')t in feflo SanSe Luce Euangelifie^ 1425. Vpon the Pauement before the high Aultar lyeth an auncient Graue- ftoncjhauing thereon the figure ofaKnighf incoraplcat Armour, rcfting his Head vpon his Gauntlet, with this circumfcri prion. Hiciacent Tnmulatiy Daminw WiUelmus Tendring^ miles ^ ^ Katherim Qlapten vxtreiufdem : obierunt anno Domini T408. ..... Domina Johanna Re dm eld quondam Jpoftfa wiHelmi Re dm t Id mi- litiiyac filia recolende memorie Domine LMargarete Howard Ductjfe Not- folcie hie fuferitts tumulate obijt .:.,^xx Febr. M.D, Nearc mthinthe DioceJJeof S^ormch. \ 771 Neare vnto Ac {ame,vpon thcpauemenc,is alio another Monument with thecircumfcription, as here vnder appeareth , the Brafles of the Figures, and fomc of the Armcs thereof, are moft impioufly ftolne away, and fo is the Brafleof the Infcriptions, Armes,and Images of three other faire ftones lying there neare. Vvv. I In I ant) iLatiie,(omctimeMfti)ntott)ensbt (tg^ andmi9l)t^ ^imt%ot'ti | 3io})n K^otioatt) l^ube of Boi^folfte> atiD mot^cc ^nto t^e ngbt noble | \ atiO puillant )a^mce, )l.o^b CbomaiS l^oboarb, l^uite alTo of j|o|folfte* f ) ii^()tc^)ldb]pbepavtetit|)i^^eCemUfe3nn?^om* 1452* In the South part of the faid Church bctweenc the high Altar and the Quicr is a monument (with this fimilitude and fubfcription , aforemen- tioned j of the right honourable Lady Kathehne^ daughter of William Lord mthin the'DiocejJeof ^Js(m»kh. I 775 Lord slimy the firft wife of lohtt Hcmrd Duke of Norfolkc, who was thefonncof S\tRcbert flotvard, and of Margaret his wife, daughter and co-hcire of Tho. CMevphraj^ Duke of Norfolke, fonne of hhn Lord Mtrv* hrAjy and Elifdetb his wife, daughter and hcirc of lohn Lord Segraue, and -fl/<fu or name-deuifc of the Lucies ) this his rcprcfentation or • pi<^ure Townc of gtcat note in former times. Btdal't.i ca.xi. Cmd, m SufT. Speed ca.i^, ddm, kings of the Eaft An' glei. Ratisford HofpitaJL Rombrughe, Catnd. in Su£F^ l»hn Texier, Burialls at Fernham. Sir Rhh. litcle found buried in the Abbey of Lcinct. Arm 1630, 778 (jy/ ncie?jt Funerall z5A4 onuments fn %.Gregonei Chutch ill Sudbury. In Allhalowes at Sndbury. Inthc Cherche ofChylton. In the Chnch of Adon. Ill the Cherch oflkclmgham. In S,M»ya Cherche at Bcry. picture ];iy vpon a flat marble ftoncjibatftone vpona trough or coffin of whire fmooch hewen Aftickr (tone, in that coffin, and in a Oieet of lad, (both being made lit for the dimenfion of a dead bodyj) the relnainesof an aiifie nrie carkaffcj lay enwrapped, whole and vodifioyntcd,and vpon the head, fome baircjor a [male quiddamo{\rmt appeared : they found like- wj(e other fiacues of men, in like manner proportioned, as alfo ofa woman in her attire and abilimcnis, with many graueftoncs and bones of the dc- ccafedjto feeall which, great confluence of people rcfortcdjamongft which number, I was not the hindmoft. Certaine Church colledi 'tom mthin thu County, taken by William Haruey cUremet/x, King of Armes,^ nov in the hafids of \ William Ic Neue, T orke Herald. George MAnnokeydyZiii^ • Sir mthintheT>ioceJJeof 3\Qmich. 1 77? ' SxtWilliAm'Drewry 6yktd.(cdt xxvii.of luly, an, Dfim. Ol€,D,xxv. asaforcfaid apcrcth. » Thomas Lewcas was feruant and Secretory, and one of the Gounfcll to /tfj^tf/'jDakc of Bedford, and ErleofPenbroke, as apcrethina Wyndow in the North fide of the fae Chcrche, dated in the yerc of our Lord, M. D.xxviii.in whichc Wyndoo, he and his wyef kaceleth in their cbtc Armor. In the faid Cherch, in the North fide, lieth buried, Uargery^ doughtcr and hey re of RohAH Geddynge^ with this Scry pture foloinge; Orate fro ant' mahus Margerienuper vxcris lefperfilHetheredU thome Lemas x^rmige- rij fUe et heredis CHherti Peche militu, lohdnnes AfpAU Amiger^ qui obiit xxf.die Sept, iW.D. xv. In the Cherch Henry Tomer EC(\uycr,md Margaret his wyef, and lone TorneryVfxk to the faid Henry ^ and loin Tomer, fon to the faid Henry , ly eth buried in the quire, in anno Dom, M.ccccdxiiij, Ina wyndoointheforefaidquire,is Wi^tAm Giprd and his wife, and Ithn Gyfordsind i^lyce his wife. In the Cherch ofH^uerell. /tf/&ii£ry»)&/^^efquicrdyfceafedthexxiii. of January, an, Dom.M^ eccc. xx^tf^.and Margaret his wife, the xxiii.of Noucmber, M. cccc. xlii. 20hn Bladtvell Efquire, and Anne bis wife, which John dylceafcd the xxix. of September, 4».iVD. Jfxxi/Vi. Thomoi Knighton gent, and Ales his wife, ythicliT homos died the xXiij. of ApriU, an, M.D.xxxii. In tbeChercb of Thorloo magna. Thomas FnderellECqmre^ and Anne his wife lieth buried in a Tombe in the quire, who dylceafcd the xi.of February, an, M, D.vHi. Thomas Stoteuyle,Patton ohhcfot^bld Chcrche, Maty Ida and lane his wiucs, which Thomas dyfceafcd, M.cccclx. ^ Thomas Stoteuyle Efquier, and Edph his wife, which Thomas died, M.cccc.xlvii. In DaUfliQ Chercb.] wife of/tfAffr^r*// of Gcpyngc Efquier, of t^c doughters of Sir lohn Sulyarde^ knight, dyfceafcd the xxiii. of February, M.D.lviii. Elifibeth, wife to lohn Sulyard Efquier, doughter to Sir John Jerninge' ham, knight, dyfceafed xix.of lanuary, an, ii/.D. xviii- Margaret^ wife to lohn Suiyard Efquier, dyfceafcd lafte of Auguft, M.U.X^l. , Margaret^ In the Cherch ufWctfaeRlen. 1 ! * 78o zJncient Funerall t^Afmuments \ In theCherch ofBucfall. In theCherch of Cretyoge. In the Gherch ofBadley. In theCherch Wetheringfct. In the ChcFcb of Eye. l|fet,Cherch of^||Kley, (jifargaret, wite of A/tdro Sulyard Efquire, dyfceafcd i of April, an, M.D. xxi. Andre Sulyard Efquire. dyfceafcd xxi.of 05:ober,M.cccc.xliii. /other^c called John Herberdo£Mt\kSyStx%c3m at Law, which died the xix,of I^, M. D.v, and in the xx, yeare of Henry the vij. and alfb Elizabeth raxmti doughter of 'Richard Brome, Efquire, being late wife of the forefaid lom f a xley, which dyed, M. D. ' Ry chard Floyde Efquire^ which died the xvuof lanuary, M.D.xxi. Robart mthin the T>iocejJe of S^omich. I 781 Rohert BuB$n EfquireXord and Patron of the townc of Ockley .which died the xvii. of December, M . cccc. viii; yf^illidm Cormahys^^n^ El(zAbeth\i\%yf\fkf which William died M. Elizabeth, wifctoWilliamCornwaJieyes Efquirc, who died the firft of AprillM.D.xxxvij. if^^4!r?5'tf«/y5B'^/5fEfqurrc,Scrge3ntatLaw, andluftyceof peace, and C^^jf// his wife, doughter of T^tfw^^ Efquirc, which died the xxvii. of September, M. D. xiiii. Catheren Beuthy late wife of Ry chard Bouth ofSufll Efquirc, which dy- ed the xiii. of luly, M. cccc.xlvi. Edmondlermy Efquirc, which died thclafl of September, an.M.T>.vi, in Codnam Ihomas B4r»«f^^,a Priefl that bare Armes, dyed theiii. of Aprill,M, chcrche. cccc. Ixxxix. In theCherch of Ockley. la the Chcrch of Threndc- fion. In ttieCherch ofBarram. Thomas SackfordECqmtc, Elizabeth and CUargaret his wiues, which Thomas dyed xxiii. of Nouemb.in an.MJ>,v. Thomas Sampfen 'E.Cciuirc, dyed the v. of February, M.D.vii. John WAlworth, gent, dyed thex. of Aprill, an. M. cccc. Ixxxviij, Clemencia Walworth^ wedo w,dyed in an. cccc. lxxxioceJJe of ■J\(omicb. Johnierm^ and Iz,akll his wycf,oneof the doughters of lohn Haptor, Efquyer, which lobn dyed the xii of January M. D iiii. loha Wyngfeld and Margaret his wyef, in the glafe wyndoo. lohn Rcw(Je and lane his wyef, Rebart Rowjffe and Kateren his wyef, and icxlohn and lohn^ Rebart, P^jchard,znd lohn^ Agnes, and lane cbyldren to the faid Robart^ Pray for the fouls. loh. Fremyngham dyed the xii of Iune,. xxxiiii. lohn Felbrydge and Margery his wyef in the glaflc wyndoo. Themas Sampfon efquyer, which dyed in ^Anno iM. ccecxxxix* and Margery his wyef^ lohn lenney Efquyer, Matylda doughter of John Bokell efquyer, and CMArgery his wy ves ; which lohn dyed M. cccclx. Etheldred lenny ^ doughter o{ Robart C/ff'r^ knight , which dyed in Anno M. D.ii, JobnHopton Efquyer, and Margaret his wyef. , lohn Hofton, Agnes and Margaret his wy ves. .•'^ John Normcheti(myzt dyzd the xv of Apryll.in^w;?^ ccccxXviiu and Matylda his wyet the xx of September, in anno M. ccccxvHi. Elizabeth Kneuet doughter of Thomas Hopton^ late vifycfc to Thimas Knevet efquyer, whych dyed in anno M. cccclxxu ^ ^, " " • ihomafyn Tendering late wyef of William Tendering cTc\uycr t on of the doughters oivrillidm Sidney y and Thomafyn 54r^»j^w;;, which Tho. mafyn dytd 'manno Mxecclxxxv, In Mctfcldc Cherch. In Lackefclde Cherch, In Debnara Cherch. Kenton Cheich. Playford Cherche. Cbcrcli. Intfae Cherche of Walderf- wykc. Xxx a Robartl 78+ 1 (Ancient Fmer all tn. . — — ~^ John Bemfied gent, dyed the vii of Apryll, in anno M. cccclxxix. Ales Bomfied hit v/yt^o{ William Bomfted. William P/^y^rj efquyer ,and Une his wyef, which WiUam dyed thciii of February in M D. ^w. Thomas Plafers efquyer, late Patron of the cherche,and Anne\\\s wyef, (yftcr and hcyre of Roger DenneiSy lateof Tauingto cfquycr, which Thomas dyed the xxiofScptemberjM.fw/A-A'/x. ;^ , . ..^^^^^ u - ■ . Sir Rohart Ty knight, which dyed the viii of b^iol)er,1n anno U\c€ccxv. Monptur ^ier de Wehngteti efi Dame Harves fa femme, .... Here endetb the Fmerall Monumeftts mthin the Qounty of Suffolke. V Ncrfolke. Soterley Cbctehe; I 78f Ifus the fourth Birtlop of the Eaft- Angles, waxing old . and fickly, diuidcd his Dioccfle into two parts j whereof the one hcc appointed to bee the lurifdiftion of a Bilhopthat Ihould haue his Sec at North Elmham in N orfolkc ; in the other at Dunwich aforcfaid he continued himfclfe, as alfo did others of his Succcflburs, to the number of eleuen. Elmham pagus obfcurm tt ignobilis : an obfcurc little village, and of no eftimation, fiith tiarpsfieldt 8. w/. p. was thus honoured and en- riched with the refidcnceof many rcuercnd holy Bi(hops,fucccffiucly from Bddwin who was the firft, vntill by reafon of the great troubles of thofc times in the Danifh warres, this See, as alfo the other at Dunwich , ftood voide almoff an hundred yeares, vntill King Edwy^ the twentie ninth Mo- narch of the Engliflrjmen , about the yeare955. preferred one Aihnlfe to this Biftiopricke of the Eafl Angles, who goucrned the whole Dioceflc alone,and conffantly kept his abode here at Elmham aforefaid j after whom fucccedcd Alfrid^ Theodred^ and Theedred, t^thelfta^, ^Ig^ri Altpyn^ Al- fricke^ and ^/A^jf, after him Sttgand, who enioying the place but a fhort time, was depriucd j the like happened to Grwkttell his fuccefTour.who be ingeonuifted to haue vfcd vnlawfuU meanesin obtaining this Dignitie, was likewifc dcpriued, and Stigand reftorcd to it againc. From whence he was aduanccd to the See of Winchefter, and after to the Archbifhopricke of Canterbury joad being fo preferred, hee fouad th.c meanes to procure this Bifhoprickc of the Eafl- Angles, vnto Egelmare his brother. All thefe Bifhops vntill the time o{ William the Conquerour, had their Sees here at Elmham. The faid Conquerour fubflitutcd his Chaplaine Arfafius in the place of Egelmare^ by whofc aduice the See was translated from Elmham to Thet- ford,ara3n very vnlearned, and of no extraordinary parts at all.- being Chaplaine to the Conquerour, who was then but Duke of Normandy, he would needs make a iourney toBcccoin Normandy, where Lanfranke (af- terwards Archbifhopof Canterbury) was then Abbot, as a1fb where Ar- fafitts h^d beene aMonke,and welleflccmed of for his learning, becaufc that before Lanfranks comming, he was Lttlc$ts inter Strahones araongft a number of drones meerely vnlearned,onely a little fmattering of learning he had, with which he made afairc (hew. But now by this time, by Lan- franks mcanes,thc monaftcry of Becco was become euen a very Vniuerfity,; floorifhing with all knowledge of good letters. Hither Arfaftus coming, after a pompous and bragging manner, atten- ded with a great \xQW^t',tAnfrankeyyN\iQ by and by atthenrft blufhefpicd Arfafltts his ignorance, caufed an Abccc to be laid before himy fereciam ho- mink Italica facet ia /7i»^ioceJJe of 3\(or^tcb. 787 1 Norwich. S. Trinities i the CathedraU Church. H'Erehertm didus Lofinga^ Ahh(U quondam Ramefeie^ qui fedem ihedford ARegeWillelmo emtrat in Anglta magnui fuit Simonte 'fomeshicfoflquam erroneum imtentutis impetttm dejleuifit^ Ro- mam iuit ac rediens fedem fuam 'vfque Nerwicum tranftulit^ ubi et celehre funhauit Monafterium de rebus quidem froprijs non Epifcopdibus : Jed et apsid Tedford Monaehos claniacenjes injiituity hic jeptut dicere confuenit. Err animus iuuenes. EmeHiemus Jenes : thus much out of an old Manufcript of the Abbey of EUcftiam, anciently put into Engliih by the Tranflator of Polychrenicont^s^oWowcth. 3i)otDte t^at nmcl^erbctt ^iofangc t^at liaD ben (bmtf me3lb- bot ofi^amCai?»8ntitoaie^ tbenne 28^^op of ^eDfo^b ijDasfagmc nout^fo^^tmoH^Jo^be^ab bougbte tbe ^StGri^op^pe^e of tbe &^n9c. I3ut after ^acbe be b9a^ Co^v> ^nb bpt»epc tbe bnioig^lfuU veilofbtje^^outb^nbtoUetbemkpeto Eome, $nb eame ^ome a- gapttc,anDcljmmg;Gbanbtojneb^bi!3i^cc ftom Cebfo^bto^I^o^ tDj>cbe« ainb^efotinbcb a foiempne-:a(lbbape to?tb W otrrte ca= ta^le, anb not lo^tb tbe cataplc of W 25j>f(l)op;t5c^e* asut at Ctbfo^b ojbameb ^onfecgi^of C!un^ tbatteere rpc&em tlje iKic^lb, anb e^ere of ildigion to ^bbtoarb: 3nb Ijab ofte in mpabe t^e bo^tbe of J\^itm, %%^t (lapbatoe err^b in owt pougtb, amenbe H^e in Ott? age.His repentance doth alfo appeare by the context of his Charter, beginning thus. In nomine Patrts etjil^ ^ Spiriim (anttu Amen, Herbert us Eptpopus, infirmitatis ^ impuritatis proprie conf^iuSy ame iujium ^ clementem ludi- cem Denm^mores ^vitamexpoMOme^^n, ei reueians luuemutis mee igno- rantids, ^c. Igitur pro redemption vitie mee., meorumque omnium peccato- rum abjolutiofie.apud Norxvicumin honor eet nomine ftncfe ^indiuidue TrinitatisEcclefiamprimamedifeaui quam caput et matrem Ecclefiam am* niurh Ecciefarum de Northfolke et Suthfolke caaftitm et cenfecraui Precep- t is igitur eoneefionibtts JVillelmi Regis et Henrici Regis fratris fui,^ con- pUo AnfelmiCant. Archiepifcopi^et omnium Eptfcoporum et Primaium to- tim Regni Anglie,i» Ecclefu eadem Monaehos ordinaui, ^e. His donations to this his mother Church of Norfolkc and Sutfolkc, fol- low, which are many and great, for he endowed it with is much lands, as mightfufficiently maintainethreefcore Monkes, who had their faire and fpatious Cloifters; But after they werethruftoutby King Henry the eight, there were fubftituted for them,a Deane, Cite Prebeiidaries, and othersi Witneffes to this his Charter, were King Henry the firft, and Maud his Qucene* eleuen Bifliops, and foureand twenty Earles,'Lords,a[nd Abbots: toeuery namcjthcfigneofthe crofTe. .-^ - ^ Fa^aefi hec donatio Anno BominiM^c, or din at i one Gregerii Epifcopi Rom.apudwyyidrelfores, The Thefoundaei- on of the Bi- fliops See ac Norwich. Herierfjthe firft Bifliopof Norwich. Cart, Ant'iq. in Atih.Turm Lgfid. 788 zAnctent FmeraU eSAdomments Gedttnn dt Prteful Aug. Mcdmf degeft. Regm Ang. lib, 4. The firftftone of this rdigous Strudurc, was laid by Herbert himfclf c, in thcyeare after Chrifts natiuitic,onc thoufand nincticfixc : with this in- (cription. 'Dommus Herlertus f»fmtfrimum Lafidmy la nomine Patris, Bili]i^t Spiritu6 Sdn^ii, Amen. Thatisi Tlo^D [23(0)0^3 l^erbert, latu ^tie f »(t ^ton This Biftiop was borne at Orford in SufFolke, his Fathers name was Robert de Lofing. Hcc was Prior o\ the raonaftcric of Fifcanc in Norman- die, and came backc into England at the requeft of William Rufus^ and li- ning in the Court for a time, bchaucd himlclfc infuchfort, that hec was much fauoured oftfac King, and obtained diucrs great preferments at his hands, whereby it carac topafle,that within the fpaccof three ycares, hce had fo feathered hisneft^jshe ^ould^buyfor his Father, the Abbacy of Wincheftsr, and for himfelfe, tjic BHhoprickcof Thctfbrd, which I haue partly touched here, and in another, place. Hauing finifticd this pious Fabj:icke**according to his minde, hce then determined to build an houft for himf^fe. (for as yet he had none in Nor- wich, the Sec being fo lately reinoi^sd fr(^ Theiford) and therefore on the north fide of the Church, hee founded '3 ftatcly palace. And more Cfuch was his repentance for his Simony- copjpiittcd) hec built Hue Churchesj .one oucr againft the Cathcdrall Churcba on the other fide of the riaer, cal- led S.z;^tf94r^y, another in this €itie alfo, another at Elmham, a fourth at Linnc>and a fift at Yarmouth. He,was ao excellent Schollcrfor tho/c times, and writ many learned Treatifes; mentioned by PitfaffSy in his booke omnium virtutum^ et bonarum liur^rjim jlHdijs impense dedituiymitUt ajfa • bills ^ cerpore venufio^'vultu decorOyn^oribtu candidu^^'oita integer. A man earneftly addided to the ftudies ofall vertiics and good Icarningi milde, affable, comely of perfonagc, gracefull of countenance, blamelefle in his carriage, pure, innocent, and finccre in the courfc of his life. The Monkcs of Norwich made great meanes and (iite to haue this Herbert a ca- nonifcd Saint, but fuch impediments were al waics in the way, that it could not be obtained. He departed this life the two and twentitb of luly, in the ycare ofgracc, one thoufand, one hundred and twenty, and was buried in this Church of his ownc Foundation, by the High Altar, to wfaofe memory, thcfc verfcs followiog were cngi:auen vpon his rrjonPQient. , ! ^. JnclytUi Hervertus iacet hie vtpijlica nardus Virtutum reddens flortbuse,t merit A quff fundAtm locm efi hie-, edificatm Ingentifludio^nec modico prscio. ] rir Ex vet.Mjfbt bib. Cot. within the T>ioceJJe of 3^nmb, 789 ! £«f>oxi. preterit, per vnum annum inte- grum^ 8 Septimanasy et 6 dies. T.R . apad Wejl. 9 lun^ 2 pars pat, an.^.Hen. 4. Af.ip. Before the Altar of Saint George ^ the body of Bifhop Wakering lyeth bu- ried, wboforhis life, learning, and wifedome, was highly efteemcd : in re- gard whcrcof,(bcforc he was aduanced hither to Norwich) King Henry the 4. made him Lord Keeper of the priuy Scale, and fo confequently, he wasofhis priuy Councell,inihcyearei4i4. heewas fentto the gencrall Councell hoK^enat Conftance in Heluetia, with Richard, Earle of War- wicke, the Bifhops of Salisbury, Bath, and Hereford, the Abbot of WcQ- minfter, and the Prior of Worcefter, with diuers other DoiJlors and lear- ned within the 'Diocejje of 3\(omich. I 79S ncdmenofthefpiritualtie.bcficics Knights and Efquires, in number all, eight hundred horfcs, fo well appointed and furnifhcd, as well the men, as horfcs, thatall nations meruailed to feefuch an honourable companic come fromaGountriefofarrediftantrinthisCounfell hcc fo behaued himfelfe, that for learning and wifcdome, hce obtained the gencrall applaufc of all the affemblie; Ihortly after his returne, he was confecrated Billiop, viz.thc laftofMay,i4i^. and hauing his charge with great praifc about nine yeares, he died the ninth of Aprill, one thoufand, fbure hundred, twentie and fiue. He built the Cloifter which is to be fcenc at this day in the Biftiops Pallacc, pauing the fame with ftones of diuers colours. Vpon the dore vnder the Rood loft, I finde this mayracd Epitaph foU lowing, inlaid in braffc. Hiciacet abfionfas jubmdrmore Prefulhonefius Seclo defunHuSi olimpafior quoque fponjits Ifiius Ecclejicj cum digno culmimmorum Prefuit egregie Di£ius Walter us Lyghert cegnemm notus Euellens acriterwala germina fruBus acerhi Difperfitpariter diuimfemina, verbis Anno wilUno C, quater /eptuageno Annexk binis hftabit eiprope finis. Septima cum decima lux Ma f fit numerate Jpfius eft anima de cerpore tunc fiparata . Fili Chrifie 'Dei^fons vite^fpes medicine^ Propitieris ei donans requiem fine fine. This man in the catalogue of Bilhops is called Walter Hart, In his pre- decelTorsdaies, the Citizens here of Norwich harbouring in their mindcs their old grudge, attempted many things againft the Church, butfuch was the fingular wifedome and courage of the faid Bifliop, whole name was Thomas Brorvnej that all their enterprifcs tooke Htde effefl.and now by the policieanddifcretionof thisZ/^^irr/.or Hart^ the malitious humours of thefe malccontentcd Townefmcn, before reafonable well allaied, was alto- gether extinguilhed. He paued the Church,and during his life, maintained twelue ftudents at Cambridge, with all things ncceifary for them at his owne charges. He departed this life the firftof May, 1472. as appcaresby his Epitaph in the twentie and fixt ycare of his confecration, and lieth bu- ried neere vnto the Rood loft, which he himfelfe erected. Here lieth buried the body of lames GoldrfeU^ fometimes Deane of Salif- bury, Secretarie to King fi^/n^W the fourth, and Bifliop of thisDioceflc, who died in February, M. cccc. Ixxxxviii. This Bifliop was a great repairer or new builder of great Chart Church in Kent, whcre(as it is faid^ he was borne. Here lieth buried the body of Tl&tfw*** /4», who died the firfl yeareof his conkcnt\or\i viz. anno 1495^. Y y y^ 1 After Biihopol Nor- wich. fhopofMofo wicb. Tbo.Jatu Bi- fliop of Nor- wich. 79^ (tAncient Fmeratl 'z5\d[omments 1 Rff.NWjBi- irtiop of Nor- wich. SkThmoi knight. Stm. Cami. in Suff. Joney Lady S/pinghm. Sir Tho. mad- ham f knighc« Richard Bremc. VtiorBq/ttfeS. After the dcceafe ofla/i, Richard Nix fuccecdcd, of whom I finde little worth the rehcarfing {(mh Godmn iti his Catalogue of Bifliops) hce hath the report ofa vicious and difToluteliuer; was blindeiong before his death fate yeares, and died, 153^. It is reported yet, that this Biftiop built the north erode Ifc of this Church, and guilded theroofc ofthefame, vpon which his cote of Armes istobefecne. In the Chapter Houfe was a goodly monument to'the memory of Sir Thomat Windham knight, with this (now mayracd) Infcription. Orat . . . Tho* Wyndham militis et Elifabethe vxerit eius . . ; vnuscon- 'flahttl I . . Domini Regis Hcn^ S.acvn ; . : militam pro corpore . . . This Knight, with others, went with Sir Edward Howard, Admirall, into Bifcay, the fourth of King ffenry the eight. Here lieth Dame Eti^faketh Calthrtp, wife of Sir Francis CMthrcp^ and after, of lohn Culpeptr Efquire . . . CaLhrepSj foroetime a familie of great account in thefe parts; Here lieth buried the body of Icne^ tlic wife of Sir ihmas Erpingham, Knight of the Garter, as appeareth by her Will made by licence of her husband,ithclaft of May, 1404 and proued 14 of July next following. Orate pro atiimahti^ T home Windham militis, Eleanore et domint Elifa. hethe vxorum eius* ^Ht quidem Thomas fuit unus cenftliariornm'Dominil Regif Henrici o^aui, acvnmmilitum pro cerporeeiufdem Domini Regis, necnonvice admirallus ..«..-.'..... This Knight lieth buried in the Chapter houfc vndet a goodly faire monument, if k were not fo much def acedtHc receiued the order of knight- hood from the bands of Sir Edmrd Howardt Lord Admirall of England the fourth of King Henry thecight, at Croiton Bay in France. He did good feruice at the winning ofTurney and Turwin, as alfb in other places; this hath bcene a nameof exemplaric note and knights degree at Gowtherkc in this Tra£l: for many defccnt. Hie iacet Richardus Brome K^rmiger cuius anime propitietur Deus. On the wall by him is a monument with his atchieuemcnt, cut, with helmc,coate,mantle and creaflrhis Crcaft is a bonch of broomegrcene,with golden flowers on a wreath. Next him, lies vnder an arched monument, the body of one Bofui/e, or BofmUy fometime Prior of this Church, with this Infcription onthe vpper part of the Arch. O tu qui tranfis, vir,aut mulier^puer an fif Rejpice pi^uras, apices lege, cerne figures : Et mmer efio tui; ftc bene difie mori, Vnder it, arc three pictures of dead mensskuls, one with teeth, another I without an vpper chappe, and oncly two teeth in the nether; and the third I without either chaps or teeth, betweene each of which is written, <5 morie- ris, O morieris.Omorieris, The Familie of BofviU is very ancient, farrc branched, and of knightly degree. mthin the DioceJJe of 3\(omicL degree, as it will appcare in many places of thcfc my cnfuing labours : ot which in this place, and vpon this occafion, I will onely giue a little touch. InthcChurch of Scucnoke, within the County of Kent, remainc the achiuemcnts and Funcrall rights of Raphe Bcfvtle of Bradburne in the [aid Parifli ofSeuenokjEfquirCjClerkof hcrlatc Maieftics Court of Wards awd Liueries»Grand(icrof Sir Raphe Bofvi/c^now of Bradburne,and Sir ffe»- ry Bofvile of Eynsford m the forcfaid County, Knights , defcended linc- a^y from the Bofuiles of Erdflcy,and Ncwhall in the County of Yorkc. The inhabitants of Scucnokc fay.that whilft the faid Riph BofwellXmtd^ being employed vpon many occafions for the ptibliquc ; hee dcftrucd and had the reputation of a moft worthie Patriot, and out of his particular to their Towne, hee procured ofQueene Elizabeth a Charter of Incorpora' tion , for the fetling and gouernment of Lands formerly giucn for the maintenance of a Frce-fchoolc, and thirtcenc Almes people in the faid Pa- rifh. For the more entire cflablifhmenc whereof, Sir Raph his Grand- childc, cooperating with other noble friends in fo charitable a fuitc, obtai- ned an Aft of Parliament in the 59, of Quccne £//;s:4^^//&,befidcs other bencfitcs procured by him in bchalfe of this Corporation and Parilh. Whereupon a well wifhing verfifier alluding to the Crcftc of this Familie, which is an Oxe comming out of a Sroucof Oakes,tookc cccafion to cx- prefTc his afFedion in this Diflich. D '^tibi dent Bojville boues 'viUafque Radttlpbe, Nec ViBa careat Bofue^ vcllUa bom. Here lieth vnder a fairc marble ftonc, one of the ancient Familie of the C/fw, and his wife, as appeares by their Armcs thereupon engrauen, for thcbralTeis quite taken aWay. Of which worthy Familie J fpcakc here- after. Pray for the fbule oiElifabeth water s^^nd uhn Waters Alderman, and for the foule of lohn Waminge Alderman and Maior of Norwich,and huf- bands vntothc faid Elifabeth Vpon the wall of a Chappell next to the Chapter houfe this Infcription. In honore beate Marie Virginisy ^ omnium Sanger urn wdklmm Beau- champe CapelUm hanc ordinauit^ ^ exfropr^s famptibus coafiruxit.Hcic- in he lies buried vnder the Arch in the wall richly gilt,as alfo the roofe. Orate pro anima FratritSymonis Folhrdnuper Prior is Lenne .... (^ui obijt., ,M.cc£Cci. Vnder a monument in the South CroiTe Ifle lieth one Baconthorp a Prior of this C hurch, the Infcription is worne or torne out of the flone. I will not fay that this Prior was lohn Bacomhorp, the Refolute Do^lor who f^ourifhed in the raignc of King Edwatd the third. For I findc that he was buried araongfl the Carmelites at Londooihowfocuer he was borne atBlackneyin this County, brought vp at Oxford and Paris in France^ and fb exceeding deeply learned he was as well in Diuinitie, as in both the (!^iuilland Canon Lawes,thathc proceeded Doctor in either faculty, in both the faid Vniucrfitics, and got the furname T>oQoris refoluti.of^iiohic ^or Rcfoluing DodiOViNemo doSius confrndebat ludsos -^nmo neruofius Tyy ^ confutabat 797 The Familie of : mil. Clere ind hit wife. El'sf. n'atert. StMchamps ChappelJ. Hi J buiiall. Bacenthorft Prior. Id. BacoHthorpe (he refolute little Dodor. 798