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A14573	A catalog of the bishops of Excester with the description of the antiquitie and first foundation of the Cathedrall church of the same. Collected by Iohn Vowell alias Hoker, gentleman.	Hooker, John, 1526?-1601.	1584 (1584)	STC 24885; ESTC S102101	32,358	40

matrone his house and houshold another church in which was exercised all godlinesse and vertue No one person being in his house which did not from time to time giue an account of his faith and religion and also did liue accordinglie and as he had a care for the good successe in religion so had he also for the direction of the gouernment in ecclesiasticall causes and bicause he he was not skilfull therein neither would be hindered from his godlie studies and be incombred with such worldlie matters which neuerthelesse he would haue be doone in all vprightnes iustice and equitie he sent to Oxford for a learned man to be his Chancellor and by the ministerie of the writer hereof he procured and obteined one Maister Robert weston Doctor of the ciuill lawe and afterwards Lord Chancellor of Ireland vnto whom he committed his consistorie and the whole charge of his ecclesiasticall iurisdiction allowing vnto him not onelie all the fées therevnto apperteining but also lodged and found him his wife familie horse and man within his owne house and gaue him a yéerelie pension of xl pound And surelie the Bishop was no more godlie and carefull of his part concerning preaching but this man also was as diligent and seuere in dooing of his office without reproch of being affectionated or corrupted And notwithstanding this good man now a blamelesse Bishop and liued most godlie and vertuous yet the common people whose old bottels would receiue no new wine could not brooke nor digest him for no other cause but bicause he was a preacher of the Gospell an enimie to papistrie and a married man Manie deuises were accompted against him for his confusion sometimes by false suggestions sometimes bp open railings and false libelles sometimes by secret backbitings and in the end practised his death by impoisoning but by the prouidence of God the snares were broken and he deliuered After that he had béene Bishop about thrée yéeres K. Edward died and then Quéene Marie hauing the crowne the religion was altered and he depriued And notwithstanding the malice of the Prelats and archpapists was most bitter against him and who had sworne his death yet by the goodnesse of God he was most miracouslie preserued and deliuered from out of their hands at the sute and by the meanes of the king of Denmarke who so earnestlie sewed and so often wrote to the Quéene for him that he was deliuered and sent vnto him with whom after that he had staied a while he went againe into Germanie vnto the Palsegraue who most louinglie receiued him placed him againe in his former benefice of Burghsaber where he continued vntill the death of Q. Marie And then the preaching of the Gospell being againe receiued and hauing a frée passage he returned into England but would neuer returne to his Bishoprike notwithstanding it was reserued for him and sundrie times offered him but liued a priuate life continuing in London preaching and teaching the Gospell so long as the strength of his bodie would permit and at length being verie old and striken in yéeres he died and was honourablie buried at S. Magnus church in London IOhn Voiseie after the depriuation of Miles Couerdale was restored to this church and for the better setling of the Romish religion did here staie for a while but his mind was adicted to his own countrie that he returned thither and made his onelie abode there practising there what he could to haue the making of kersies to come to seme effect but the same being more chargeable than profitable came to small effect this man being verie old died in his owne house with a pang and was buried in his parish church there anno 1555. IAmes Troblefield succéeded Bishop Voiseie and was consecrated anno 1556. he was a gentleman borne and of a good house verie gentle and courteous he professed diuinitie but most zelous in the Romish religion yet nothing cruell nor bloodie And yet that he might not séeme to doo nothing he was contented to prosecute and condemne a giltles poore séelie woman named Agnes Pirest for religion heresie who was burned in Southingham for the same it was laied to hir charge as dooth appéere by an inditement taken at Launceston Die lunae in quarta septimana quadragesimae anno Philippi Maria secundo tertio before William Stanford then iustice of the assise that she should denie the reall presence in the sacrament of the altar and that the same was but a signe and a figure of Christs bodie and that none dooth eate reallie the bodie of Christ but spirituallie He was verie carefull to recouer some part of the lands of his Bishoprike which his predecessor wasted and did obteine of Q. Marie to him and to his successors the fée ferme of the manor of Crediton After that he had béene Bishop about two yeares Q. Marie died and he was depriued and liued after a priuate life WIlliam Alleie in the second yeare of Q. Elizabeth was chosen Bishop and installed the sixt of August 1561. In all Q. Maries time which were called the Marian daies he trauelled from place to place in the North countrie where he was not knowne and sometimes by practising of phisick and sometimes by teaching of scholers he picked out a poore liuing for himselfe and his wife and so continued being not knowne to haue béene a préest during all Q. Maries time after whose death he went to London and there did reade diuinitie lecture in Paules verie learnedlie and to his great commendation and from whence he was taken and made Bishop of this citie He was verie well learned vniuersallie but his chéefe studie and profession was in diuinitie and in the toongs And being Bishop he debated no part of his former trauels 〈◊〉 spent his time verie godlie and vertuous Vpon euerie holie daie for the most part he preached and vpon the wéeke daies he would and did reade a lecture of diuinitie the residue of his time and frée from his necessarie businesse he spent in his priuate studies and wrote sundrie bookes whereof his prelections or lectures which he did reade in Paules and his poore mans librarie he caused to be imprinted the like he would haue doone with his Hebrue grammar and other his works if he had liued He was well stored and his librarie well replenished with all the best sort of writers which most gladlie he would impart and make open to euerie good scholar and student whose companie and conference he did most desire and imbrace he séemed to the first apparance to be a rough and an austere man but in verie truth a verie couetous gentle and an affable man at his table full of honest spéeches ioined with learning and pleasantnesse according to the time place and companie All his exercises which for the most part was at bowles verie merrie and pleasant void of all sadnesse which might abate the benefit of recreation loth to offend readie to forgiue void of malice full of loue bountifull in hospitalitie liberall to the poore and a succourer of the néedie faithfull to his fréend and courteous to all men a hater of couetousnesse and an enimie to all euill and wicked men and liued an honest a godlie and vertuous life Finallie he was indued with manie notable good gifts and vertues onelie he was somewhat credulous and of a hasty beléefe and of light credit which he did oftentimes mislike and blame in himselfe in his latter time he waxed somwhat grosse and his bodie full of humors which did abate much of his woonted exercises and hauing béene Bishop about eight yeares he died the first of Aprill 1570. and was buried in his own church WIlliam Bradbridge Deane of Sarisburie was the next Bishop consecrated at Lambhith by Matthew Parker Archbishop of Canturburie the 18. of March 1570. he was a professor of diuinitie but not taken to be so well grounded as he persuaded himselfe he was zelous in religion but not so forwards as he was wished to be in his latter daies he delighted to dwell in the contrie which was not so much to his liking as troublesome to his cleargie to such as had any sutes vnto him it was thought he died verie rich but after his death it prooued otherwise he died suddenlie no bodie being about him at Newton ferris the ninth yeare of his Bishopprike vpon the xxix of Iulie 1578. and was buried in his owne church IOhn VVolton now liuing next after Bradbridge was called to be Bishop of the sea and consecrated at Lambhith by Edmond Grendall Archbishop of Canturburie in August 1579. He is a professor of diuinitie and a preacher of the Gospell and vniuersallie séene in all good letters great good things are looked and hoped for at his hands and that he being now made a watchman ouer the house of Israel and a shéepheard ouer the Lords flocke to be a minister of the Gospell and a disposer of Gods holie mysteries will attend the same and performe the office of a true Bishop in preaching in season and out of season not by constraint or slowlie but willinglie and gladlie not for filthie lucre but of a readie mind by leading an vnreprooueable life to be example of good works in all sobrietie patience gentlenes and integritie And that he liuing thus godlie in this life may not onlie haue a good report to the posteritie but also looke for the blessed hope and appéering of the glorie of God and of our Sauiour Iesus Christ that when he shall present himselfe and his talent the people of God before the high and chéefe shepheard they may all enter into the Lords ioie and receiue an incorruptible crowne of glorie FINIS

scholers and great liueliehoods prouided for them and then the house was named Corporis christi colledge Whereof the one of them bare the name of a founder and the other of a benefactor Howbeit some diuersitie was betwéene these two Bishops at the first to what vse this colledge should be imploied for the founder was of the minde that he would haue made it for a house of moonks but the benefactor was of the contrarie mind and would haue it for scholers alledging that moonks were but a sort of bussing flées and whose state could not long indure whereas scholers brought vp in learning would be profitable members to the common wealth and good ornaments to the church of God and continue for euer The founder being a wise man and of a déepe iudgement when he had well pawsed and considered hereof yéeldeth herevnto and so it was concluded betwéene them to make and build a colledge for scholers And foorthwith for the good direction guiding and gouernment of the said colledge and scholers such wise good and politike statutes and ordinances were by good aduise and counsell deuised stablished and ordeined as wherby the said colledge hath béene and yet continueth one of the best nurseries for training and instructing of good scholers in learning within that vniuersitie This bishop and the abbat of Tauestoke did still contend and continue in lawe during their liues and during which sute this bishop died being excommunicated at Roome and who could not be suffered to be buried vntill an absolution from Rome was procured for him after that he had béene Bishop about xvj yéeres he died the xxv of Iune 1519. and was buried in his owne church IOhn Voiseie otherwise Harman succéeded Oldham by the preferment of K. Henrie the eight whose chapleine he then was and Deane of his chappell as also of this church he was Doctor of the lawes verie well learned and wise and in great fauour with the king who sent him sundrie times in embassages to forreine princes he was Lord president of wales and had the gouernment of the kings onelie daughter Ladie Marie princesse of Wales Of all the Bishops in the land he was accompted the courtlikest and the best courtier and although he were well reported for his learning yet better liked for his courtlike behauiour which in the end turned not so much to his credit as to the vtter ruine and spoile of the Church for of xxij Lordships and mannors which his predecessors had and left vnto him of a goodlie yéerelie reuenewe he left but thrée and them also leased out And where he found xiiij houses well furnished he left onelie one house bare and without furniture and yet charged with sundrie fées and annuities and by these meanes this Bishopprike which sometimes was counted one of the best is now become in temporall lands one of the meanest and according to the fore-prophesieng of Bishop Grandisson a place ●arse left for the Bishop to laie and rest his hed in and yet neuerthelesse he was a great fauorer of learned men and especiallie of Diuines whom he preferred in his church aboue others He was verie bountious and liberall vnto all men but especiallie vnto courtiers vnto his owne kindred and contriemen Vpon manie he bestowed much vnto the confusion of some of them and vpon the other he spent much by building of a towne named Sutton Colshull where he was borne which he procured to be incorporated made a market towne and set vp therein making of kearsies but all which in the end came to small effect in his time after the death of King Henrie the eight there was an alteration of religion by King Edward the sixt whereof insued rebellion and a commotion in this diocesse which in some part was imputed to this Bishop bicause he laie farre from it and dwelled in his owne countrie Wherevpon he resigned the Bishoprike into the kings hands after that he had béen Bishop about xxx yéeres and liued by the rents of the temporaltie of the Bishoprike which when he alienated and discontinued he did receiue vnto him for tearme of his owne life MIles Couerdale after the resignation of Voisie was by king Edward made Bishop of this citie and consecrated at Lambeth by Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canturburie anno 1550. He was borne in the North countrie and from his childhood giuen to learning wherein he profited verie much he was one of the first which professed the Gospell in this land in the time of king Henrie the eight he translated the Bible out of the Hebrue into English and wrote sundrie bookes vpon the scriptures which doctrine being verie new and strange in those daies and he verie straightlie pursued by the Bishops made his escape and passed ouer into lowe Germanie where he printed the Bibles of his translation and sent them ouer into England and thereof made his gaine whereby he liued but the Bishops namelie Doctor Stokesley Bishop of London when he heard hereof and minding to preuent that no such bibles should be dispersed within this realme made inquirie where they were to be sold and bought them all vp supposing that by this means no more Bibles would be had but contrarie to his expectation it fell out otherwise for the same monie which the Bishop gaue for these bookes was sent ouer by the merchant vnto this Couerdale and by that meanes he was of that wealth and abilitie that he imprinted as manie more and sent them ouer into England but he was then so narrowlie sought for that he was driuen to remooue himselfe out of Flanders into Germanie and dwelled vnder the Palsgraue of Rhene where he found much fauour first he taught yoong children and hauing learned the dutch ●oong the prince Palatine gaue him a benefice named Burgh●aber where he continued and liued verie well partlie by that benefice and partlie by the liberalitie of the Lord Cromewell who was his good Lord and reléeued him verie much At length when the religion was altered in England and the Gospell had a frée passage he returned and did verie much good in preaching of the same And when the commotion in Deuon was for religion he was appointed to attend the Lord Russell when he came to suppresse the same and verie shortlie for his learning and godlie life was made Bishop of this sea who most worthilie did performe the office committed vnto him he preached continuallie vpon euerie holie daie and did read most commonlie twise in the wéeke in some one church or other within this citie He was after the rate of his liuings a great kéeper of hospitalitie verie sober in diet godlie in life fréendlie to the godly liberall to the poore and curteous to all men void of pride full of humilitie abhorring couetousnes and an enimie to all wickednesse and wicked men whose companies he shunned and and whom he would in no wise shrowd or haue in his house and companie His wife a most sober chast and godlie