The Lord Hastings. Sir Anth. Cook of Essex. Sir Robert Lytton. Sir John Porte of Derbyshire. Sir Chr. Barker, Garter. Sir James Hales. Sir Thomas Brycknal. The Knights of the Carpet dubbed by the King on Shrove-Tuesday in the morning, and at other times during the utas of the abovesaid noble solemnization were, Sir John Radcliff. Sir Thomas Gray. Sir Anthony Angier. Sir John Mason. Sir John Wyndham. Sir John Vaughan, &c. CHAP. Anno 1547. E. F. CHAP. IV. Papists' behaviour towards the King. Lent sermons. the King. THE papistical sort were always jealous of this Prince, The Papists even before he came to the crown, as liking neither his in- jealous of structors nor his way of education. And as the Gospellers had their eyes upon him always, and placed great hope in him, so the Papists looked asquint at him. And no small fears there were among good men, lest that sort should have taken him off from good principles, by some means or other, or from continuance in life, to proceed in them. One John Bale. writer in the latter end of King Henry hath these words: Many things I conclude concerning Prince Edward, "whom, I doubt not, but the Lord hath sent for the sin"gular comfort of England. Not that I temerariously de"fine any thing to come concerning him; considering it only in the Lord's power. But I desire the same Lord "to preserve his bringing up from the contagious drinks "of those false physicians. And this is to be prayed for "of all men." his orders The King was but young, which supplied the Papists Undervalue with pretences to slight and disobey his orders, especially because he BOOK about religious matters. And indeed they cried out afterI. wards of his proceedings, as being done in his minority, and Anno 1547. done by others, the chief men about him. They would or24 dinarily say, “Tush, this gear will not tarry: it is but my Some scru ple the name of King. mon before "Lord Protector's and my Lord of Canterbury's doing. "The King is a child, and he knows not of it." But old father Latimer upon this hath these words: "Have we not "a noble King? Was there ever King so noble, so godly, "brought up with such noble counsellors, so excellent and "well learned schoolmasters? I will tell you this, (and I speak it even as I think,) his Majesty hath more godly "wit and understanding, more learning and knowledge at "this age, than twenty of his progenitors, that I could 66 name, had at any time of their life." 66 66 Nay, some there were, set up probably by the Papists, that made scruple of the lawfulness of the very name of King; because it is spoken in 1 Sam. viii. as a thing displeasing to God, when the people of Israel would have a King, and that it was a rejecting God, that he should not reign over them. Which gave occasion to the above-recited First ser- preacher thus to speak: "There is a great error risen nowthe King. adays among many of us, which are vain and newfangled men, climbing beyond the limits of our capacity and wit, "in wrenching this text of Scripture. They wrench these "words awry after their own fancies, and make much "doubt as touching a King, and his godly name. But it "makes no matter by what names the rulers be called, if "so be they walk ordinately with God, and direct their steps with him. For both patriarchs, judges, and kings, "had and have their authority of God, and therefore godly." Bishop of St. David's preaches before the King this Lent. 66 66 Lent being come, care was taken to put up good preachers in the King's chapel to preach before the King. And one of these was Barlow, Bishop of St. David's, who this February preached at Court; urging in his sermon a redress of several abuses in religion, and laying some platform Winchester for a reformation. The Bishop of Winchester was then at his doctrine. Court, and was mightily disturbed at it, calling it his tat offended at Foxii MSS. IV. tling; and noting several points in that sermon, sent them CHAP. to the Lord Protector; urging to him, in a letter from his place in Southwark, the great danger of making any alter- Anno 1547. ations; and that the Bishop of St. David's, and such as he, laboured to disorder the realm, it being a time rather to repair what needed reparation; "that he laid a platform "for confusion and disturbances in State; and that the "Council, who had so much other business to do, should "not have such inward disorders added to them. That if "his brother St. David's did, like a champion, with his "sword in his hand, make enter for the rest, the door of "licence opened, there would be more by folly thrust in "with him than his Grace would wish. And that if the "Bishop of St. David's, and such other, had their heads "cumbered with any new platforms, he would wish they "were commanded, between this and the King's full age, "to draw the platform diligently, to hew the stones, dig "the sand, and chop the chalk, while the time was un“seasonable for building. And when the King came to full 66 age, to present their labours to him, and in the mean "time not to disturb the state of the realm." vindicates By these subtile counsels did Winchester study to wean St. David's the Protector from entering upon a reformation of the cor-t ruptions of the Church, or at least to delay it. And to divert his mind from it, in the same letter, he threw in before him another plausible business; namely, to forward a match 25 between the young King and the daughter of the King of the Romans, if the Emperor would offer her, as he had once before done; saying, that by this alliance the Protector's estimation would increase, and the King's surety not a little augmented: and this he shewed might be a good check for France. But all the effect this letter of Bishop Gardiner had upon the Lord Protector was, that he gave to the Bishop of St. David's these notes and animadversions upon his sermon, to consider the same, and vindicate himself and his discourse, as well as he could. Which he did, and called it his purgation. The Protector having received it, conveyed it unto Winchester, that he might see his own BOOK cavilling answered. And he again, like a champion for the J. Popish cause, discussed this purgation, and sent it to the Anno 1547. Protector. It was writ with such a freedom, that he asked the Protector to bear with him. Dr. Ridley also preaches before the King. 66 Soon after, Dr. Ridley preached at Court on a Wednesday. His sermon also ran upon the same subject. Winton was then also present. The business of his sermon was to confute the Bishop of Rome's pretended authority in government, and usurped power, and in pardons. He discoursed also touching the abuses of images in churches, and ceremonies, and especially holy water, for the driving away devils. This learned man used much modesty in his dis course; having such expressions as these, that "he was always desirous to set forth the mere truth and unity," and would often add, when he laid down any thing, that "it was as far as he had read;" or, "if any man could Winchester "shew him further, he would hear him." Winton, who was very fond both of images and holy water, and could not hear them spoken against, wrote him a large letter in behalf of both these. The copy whereof he also sent to the Pag. 1226. Protector. The letter is extant in Fox's Monuments. as the Bishop of St. David's, so Ridley also answered Winton; but the answers are lost. offended again. Dr. Glazier preaches at But This Lent, in the month of April, Dr. Hugh Glazier Paul's Cross preached at St. Paul's Cross, and affirmed there, that "Lent was not ordained of God to be fasted, neither the in Lent. Stow. The Complin said in English. 66 eating of flesh to be forborne: but that the same was a po"litic ordinance of man, and might therefore be broken "of men at their pleasure." This Glazier was formerly a friar: Archbishop Cranmer made him his Commissary for Calais and the parts thereabouts. The Complin, being a part of the Evening Prayer, was sang in English in the King's chapel, before any act of Parliament enjoined it. CHAP. V. State books, and others, now published. The Bishop of 26 for the su translated printed. THE book De Vera Differentia inter Regiam Potestatem, Anno 1547. et Ecclesiasticam, (called The King's Book, either because An old book King Henry was the author, or rather the authorizer of it,) premacy about this time was reprinted by Henry Lord Stafford, with a into Engpreface dedicatory by him made, and set before it. It was lish and first printed in Latin in the year 1533, when King Henry thought of shaking off the foreign power of Rome: and whereas before it was in Latin, that it might be communicated unto all princes, what the extent of regal power was; so now it was put into English, by the aforesaid Lord, to prepare the people the better to bear what the King was now doing in the reformation of the Church, and to make the subjects the willinger to let go the Pope and his religion. sultation, English. And Octob. 30 came forth, translated into English, the Bp. of Cobook of the reformation of the Church of Colen; whereof len's ConHerman, the good Archbishop and Elector, was the great printed in instrument. This book shewed itself in this kingdom at this juncture, undoubtedly, by the means of Archbishop Cranmer, and probably of the Protector, as a silent invitation to the people of the land to a reformation, and as a motive to incline them to be willing to forsake the old 'superstition, when they should see the beauty of a reformed Church so lively laid before them in this book. And perhaps it was intended to serve as some pattern to the heads and governors of this Church, whereby to direct their pains they were now ere long to take about the emendation of religious worship. This book took so well, that it was printed again the next year, together with the mention of the place where it was printed, namely, London, and the persons who printed it, namely, John Day and William |