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A45326	The life & death of that renowned John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester comprising the highest and hidden transactions of church and state, in the reign of King Henry the 8th, with divers morall, historicall and political animadversions upon Cardinall Wolsey, Sir Thomas Moor, Martin Luther : with a full relation of Qu. Katharines divorce / carefully selected from severall ancient records by Tho. Baily ...	Hall, Richard, 1535 or 6-1604.; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. Testamentum.; Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?	1655 (1655)	Wing H424; ESTC R230	97,933	254

stair-case whereby we climb unto pre●erment But so small a B●shoprick a competent height whereby he might so over● look the plaines that were under him that in the end with too large a prospect he did not lose his owne eyes Thus being mounted in the Kings favour there will not be wanting those who will be ready to say concerning such a one thus shall it be done to the Man ●●om the King honnour 's and accordingly the University of Ca●bridge considering with themselves what bene●it they had received already at his hand and what future benefit they might receive with a greatefull and prudent minde and forecast unanimously chose and ordained him their high Chancellour a Magistracy that hath no les●e authority and jurisdiction thereunto belonging than of an Arch Bishop in causes Spirituall and of a high Judge in causes that are Temporall Hitherto we have traced him to his Bishoprick and high dignity of Chancellorship of the most renowned University of Cambridge how he behaved himselfe in both these places we shall leave the mentioning of those particulars to the post fu●era of this History as most proper for them onely it shall suffice for the present that his whole life seemed to the world to be no otherwise than as if he had used the Church as if it had been his Cloister and his Study as his Cell Governing his Family with such Temperance Chastity and Devotion as if his Palace for continency had been a Mo●nastery and for Learning an University In the yeare of our Redemption 1509. it happened that the most wise and fortunate King Hen. 7. departed this life upon the twentieth day of May being upon a Sunday whereupon he had the opportunity to performe two acceptable and good Offices and both of them deeds of Charity whereby he gained unto himselfe great applause and commendation the one in comforting the sorrowfull Mother of the King his Mistresse who seemed to be overwhelmed with griefe who received great contentment in his consolations The other in edifying the people by his Sermon which he preached at the Funerall solemnity of the Kings buriall exhorting them to the imitation of those noble and virtuous actions which they saw to have raigned more over his Passions than himselfe had exercised authority over his Subjects powring into every ●are an antidote against the feare of Death and a preservative unto eternall Life About the yeare 15●7 at the time when this worthy Bishop of Rochester had governed his See 12 yeares Luther began in Germany to set up his new found Doctrine then as himselfe reports unknown to the world But the Divine Providence who never suffered an Athanasius a Lyberius or an Hillary to be wanting where there was an Aris risen up to rend and teare the undesiled spouse of Christ his Church in pieces nor a Damasus Gregorius Basilius or a Nazianzen where there was a Macedonius Nor a C●lestin or a Cyrill where there was a Nestorius nor a Leo where there was an En●yches Nor an Irenaus where there was a Valentine nor a Tertullian where there was a Martian nor an Origen where there was a Celsus nor a Cyprian where there was a Novatus nor a Ierome where there were Helvidians Iovinians Vigilantians and Luciferians nor an Austin where there was a Donatus or a Pellagius did not suffer such a Leviathan to roule about and beat the sides of that Ship into which Christ entred out of which he taught and of which S. Peter was the onely Master but that there should be still a Fisher to oppose and wound the Monster with such harping irons as that this Kingdome never was much troubled with his Doctrines whiles this good Bishop lived nor ever could have had its entrance till the others Exit brought it in For Hearing how that severall of Luther's Bookes and Writings were brought over by Merchants whose profession though it deserves to be ranked among the best of Educations yet like Solomons Merchants they sometimes bring home together with their Gold from Ophir Apes and Peacocks Feathers and dispersed among the people too apt to entertaine any new fashion of their Soules as well as of their Bodies and how the people swallowed downe the novelty that was so taudred with pretences like unto some Generall who hearing of the approach and march of an enemy hasts to his army with no lesse a cause of vigilancy did so great a Champion of the Chu●ch hasten to so great a charge the University of which he was their Chancelour that he might take an account in what condition the main body of all Learning stood whereby ability might be drawn up in the saf●st posture to defend the Faith But No sooner was he come amongst them but he might perceive t●res to be already sprung in so faire a Seminary where so much good seed was sown For About the same time it fell out that Pope Leo the I0 had granted forth a generall and free pardon commonly called indulgences according to the ancient custome and tradition of the Catholique Church to all Christian people that were contrite through 〈◊〉 the Provinces of Christendome which is no otherwise than an application by that Ministry of the superabundant merits of our blessed Saviour who shed so many when the least one drop of his most precious blood was able to have redeemed a thousand worlds to the soul●s of true Believers This Luther formerly having written against and the Bishop and Chancelour of the University being carefull the Students there as well as others standing in need of such a remedy might be partakers of the heavenly bounty and causing certain copies of those Pardons to be set up in sundry places of the University one where of was fixed upon the School● gate A man without a name came secretly in the night time and wrote over the Pardon which was there fixed these word Beatus vir cu●us est nomen Domi●i spes ●jus non resp●xit va●itates insantas fals●s istas thinking the word istas which he had added would have brought the Pope and all his Clergy within the premunire of the Statute of Gods Word for setting up that Pardon whilest he forgot the severall pun●shments which are threatned by the same Word to all those who shall adde or diminish to the book of Life In the morning the schoole doores being opened and the Schollers resorting thither according to their wonted manner and beholding this strange spectacle there needed no Shiboleth to distinguish C●tholiques were much offended at so great an abuse of holy Scripture others approved the fact and thought it a fine thing as they were severally addicted The Chancellour having notice hereof was struck with horrour at the no lesse boldnesse than wickednesse of the fact whereupon he endeavoured to finde out the party by the knowledge of his hand but that in vaine then he call'd a Convocation where he declared unto them for what cause they were conven'd layes before them the foulenesse of

THE LIFE DEATH OF THAT RENOWNED JOHN FISHER Bishop of Rochester Comprising the highest and hidden Transactions of Church and State in the reign of King Henry the 8th with divers Morall Historicall and Politicall Animadversions upon Cardinall Wolsey Sir Thomas Moor Martin Luther with a full relation of Qu Katharines Divorce Carefully selected from severall ancient Records by THO. BAILY D. D. Vivit post funera virtus LONDON Printed in the yeare 1655. The Right reverend father in God Iohn Fisher B of Rochester John Fisher was his name of whom you read Like John the Baptist this John lost his head Both y● sharpe axes stroake theyr body's feeles Both theyr heads danc'd of by light payrs of heeles Read but this booke this Fisher through and then You 'l finde a fisher not of fish but men THE LIFE DEATH OF THAT RENOWNED JOHN FISHER Bishop of Rochester Comprising the highest and hidden Transactions of Church and State in the reign of King Henry the 8th with divers Morall Historicall and Politicall Animadversions upon Cardinall Wolsey Sir Thomas Moor Martin Luther with a full relation of Qu Katharines Divorce Carefully selected from severall ancient Records by THO. BAILY D. D. Vivit post funera virtus LONDON Printed in the yeare 1655. To my honoured Kinsman Mr. Iohn Questall Merchant in Antwerp SIR THere are but three reasons inducing an Author to dedicate his Book to any one man rather than to another The first is the patronage of his Work under the shelter of some o're-spreading tree whose armes may happily receive the suppliant under his protection and defend it from the stormes of persecution The second is a willingnesse in the Author to expresse a Gratitude by Dedication by reason of some former Courtesies received And the third is a fitnesse in the person to whom he dedicates his book whereby his dedication may become suitable to such a Patronage The first I never affected as never believing that the estimation of any Patron could be o● sufficient authority to dignifie the patronage if it had not that within it selfe to make it acceptable according to that expression of the Father of the English Poets v●z I never knew that a Generalls Oration could make an Army either stand or fall but look how much habituall valour each man hath in himself so much in act it shews The Second I alwaies loved viz. to be gratefull to my friends and where such love and gratitude cannot otherwise goe or stand upon their owne legs on any ground they shall both creep on paper wherefore most worthy Cousin having received so great a benefit at your hands beyond the Seas as in my low condition not onely at once to relieve the Father in his necessity but also to adde so bountifull a hand in the bringing up of that child which by you● speciall charity is now able to live of it selfe to you onely do I dedicate this book as an acknowledgement of all your loving kindnesses Nor is the dedication of the History of this renowned Bishop and Cardinall elect to your selfe altogether improper for you being a Merchant your selfe he being a Merchants Son whereby it may appeare that men of your profession do not altogether bring home together with your Gold from Ophir Apes and Peacocks feathers but sometimes Iewels of Divine verity and highest estimation Thus with my prayers to God for you and your continuance in his Grace and Favour till you reach his Glory I take leave to rest Your most faithfull Servant and poore Kinsman T. B. The Life and Death of the most renowned John Fisher sometimes Bishop of Rochester CHAP. I. 1. The Time and Place of his Birth 2. How suitable both his Names were with his Condition 3. His comparison unto John the Baptist. 4. His temperance in Dyet and retirement of Life 5. His Education and Preferment 6. The countesse of Richmond the Kings Mother her great desire of winning him to her service 7. The great good deeds which she performed by his perswasion AT the time when as the Starres of Heaven frowned upon the Nation to behold Innocence swaying the Scepter of this Land so misbecomingly in the seven and thirtieth year of the Reign of the most Noble though unfortunate King Henry the sixt and in the year one thousand 〈◊〉 hundred fifty and nine after the time that a Virgin Daughter had produced her Father and a Creature her Creator when the blessed Vine sprang from the same Grape it bare and the root of Iesse shot from the Spring the Divine Providence brought forth under succour whose after growth made it soon known unto the world how worthily he received the two Names which both his Christendome and his Parents had bestowed upon him within the Collegi●t Church and town of Beverly scituate within the Province of York about eight score miles distant Northwards from the head City of the Nation viz. of Iohn and FISHER of Iohn being so like unto Iohn the Baptist who was twice baptized First with Water Secondly with Blood as by the first he was named Iohn so by the second he deserved to be stiled Iohn the Baptist having so fitly sympathized with the fore-runner of his Saviour by his following Christ that as like unto the others head became both Fountaine and their senselesse Trunkes streamers of Blood whiles the Spectators eyes became Rivers of W●●●● The first his Head was beg'd of King Herod at a banquet of Wine by a Psaltresse or woman dancer by the like light paire of heels the second Iohn of whom we treat his head was beg'd of King Henry whilst he was banquetting and making merry at his house of Hanworth The first was beheaded on the Birth day of King Herod the second was beheaded on the Birth day of King Henry having that very day compleated the just age of five and forty yeares And as the Holy finger of Saint Iohn the Baptist which pointed to the Lambe when he said Ecce Agnus Dei was miraculously preserved from corruption for a long space of time after his martyrdome so the head of this most blessed martyr wherewith he so de●cended and that so manfully the holy Catholick Church and Head of his Mother was by the like miracle preserved from corruption a long time after it was stuck up upon the Bridge of London with a fresh and lively colour untill such time as by commandement from the King it was taken downe and conveyed away from the sight of Men. The first made a Wildernesse his habitation The second turned his Pala●● into a Wildernesse and place of solitude so Austerely curbing his wanton appetite with the most spare and Lessian dyet as that he made his Refection to be his Locufts and so cooling his infrequent Pleasures with sighs and sa●cing them with so many Tears as that he made the selfe same bitter sweetings his wilde Honey the first wearing only a Girdle but the second contiually a Shirt of courser haire Only in this