to Magistrates 2. On the 12. Psalme 3. A Method for a Preacher and study of Divinity 4. Vpon the Romans 5. Of the reading and meditation of the Scriptures 6. Method of Theologie 7. Theologicall Topicks 8. Chatechisme Workes in two Tomes Tome 1. 1. Of the study of the Scripture 2. Of the Institution of Colledges anew 3. A tryall of Students in Divinity 4. Of Chatechising 5. Of iustification by faith and of the faith and workes of a man iustified 6. Of Beneficence to poore 7. Of â—easts their lawfulnesse and unlawfulnesse Tome 2. 1. Of the duty of hearers 2. Of Gods providence 3. Of examining our selves 4. Of the marriage of Ministers 5. Whether their opinion be to be received that hold Babylon in the Apocalips to be 〈◊〉 6. The opinion of the 〈◊〉 Greekes and Latines of the digestion of the Decalogue 7. Some things of the truth of Apostleship Doctorship and other degrees 8. Of the Sacraments 9. Vpon that of the Romans 1. God gave them up to a reprobate sence and how God punisheth one sinne with another 10. Schoole notes upon 10. books of the I thicks of Aristotle 11. Physicks 12. Logtcke Rhetoricke Arithmeticke Geometry Cosmography Opticks Astronomy After his death his sonne Lawrence Hyper and John Mils put forth these in Print 1. Short Annotations on the Prophet Isaiah 2. Commentaries on the Gallathians Ephesians Philippians Colossians and Theslalonians 3. Vpon Timothy Titus Philemon Iude upon the Hebrewes So that he prosited not onely the Church of God in his life time but he also is usefull being dead so that both in life and death I may say of of him that he lived and dyed to the glory of God and the good of his Church WOLFGANGVS MVSCVLVS AMongst other famous Lights of GODS Church this Musculus is not of least ranke or dignity his Parents were but oâ— meane conditions and low fortunes he was borne at Dusa a Town of Lorraine neare to Alsatia by labour study and industry he became excellently qualisied in the knowledge of the Scriptures and so entred into the ministery From 15 yeares of age to thirty he lived in the Palatinate in his first proceedings he was protected as it were under the wings of Reinhard of Rotenbergh chiefe Governour of Litzelstein those his adversaries had then crush'd his hopefull proceedings by the authority of the Elector of Mentz but that they durst not then meddle in the iurisdiction of the Palatinate for which he gives thankes in his Dedicatory Epistle to his common places which he writ in his old age to Fredericke Count Palitine of Rhene being for holinesse and piety called by the name of Pius hee was called to exercise his Ministery in the City of Strasburgh he was a most welcome colleague to Bucer Thence hee went to preach at Augusta Hee was much supported by Vrbanus Regius a learned Divine in the yeare 1531. which was the next yeare after the declaration of the Augustan Confession in this Church of Augusta he exercised his gifts and gave himselfe to the study of sacred Letters and Ecclesiasticall Histories by turning those ancient Doctors and Fathers out of Greeke into Latine and also by setting forth Commentaries which in those times gave much light to the ignorant But Musculus by the command of the Emperor was forced to leave Augusta and by reason of civill warre in which turmoyles hee came to Berne here hee had most Christian entertainement and was received courteously here he was a publick professor of Divinity for 14 years he was alwaies either writing or printing some things which did conduce to the enlargement of Christs Kingdome till at last in the yeare of his age 66. and of the Incarnation of Christ. 1563. he changed this life for a better not dying without sufficient testimony both of great labour and learning in his never dying workes A catalogue of them I have here presented to your view 1. Commentaries on Genesis 2. Enarrations on the Psalmes 3. Commentaries on Mathew in â—hree Tomes 4. Vpon Iohn 5. Vpon the Romans and Corinthians 6. Vpon the Philippians Colossians Thessalonians and the first of Timothy 7. His Common places 8. Vpon the Commandements 9. A Booke against Coccleius 10. A Treatise whether a raw Christian may Communicate with the Papists or not in 4 Dialogues 11. How farre iniury is to bee suffered of a Christian. 12. Of Oathes against Anabaptists 13. Of the Germane warre 1546. Translations of Greeke Authors 1. Commentaries of St. Chrysostome upon Saint Paules Epistles 2. Epistles of St. Basil and Nazianzen and some other Fathers 3. Ethicks of Basil. 4. Of solitary life 5. Many Homilies 6. Schoole notes of Basil upon all the Psalter 7. Thirty nine Epistles of Cyril 8. A Declaration of those 12. Anathemaes in the Ephesine Councell 9. Opinions of Nestorius confuted by Cyril 10. Synopsis of the Scriptures out of Athanasius 11. One hundred and forty questions out of the old and new Testament 12. A Synopsis of Theodore Bishop of Tyre Ecclesiasticall Histories 1. Ten bookes of Eusebius of Ecclesiasticall affaires 2. Five bookes of Eusebius of the life of Constantine 3. Eight bookes of Socrates the Ecclesiasticall Historian 4. Nine bookes of Zozomen 5. Two bookes of Theodore 6. Sixe bookes of Euagrius the Monke 7. Out of prophane Histories five bookes of Polybius Berna professor publicus occubuit IOANNES CALVINVS HE was born in France the breeder of many great wits was endued with excellent parts both of Nature and learning which appears by his indefatigable Labour Cares Studies Watchings The sirst piece that gave the World notice of his ability was his Institutions dedicated to Francis the first King of France Philip Melancthon cald him The Divine by way of excellency at first he addicted his studies to the Civill Law under the government of Peter Stella at Aurelium who was then counted the ablest professor of that way in the study of this Calvine prosited exceedingly so that hâ—e might have had faire preferment by it but he intended another course for he was bent to study Divinity which he did at Biturigum under Volmarus a Germane who lov'd Religion and favoured the professors of it hee also learnd the Greeke tongue and the Hebrew at Basil by the company of Symon Grynaeus and Wolgangus Capito you shal have his commendation in a few lines bestowed upon him by a great Divine For a piercing ludgement for stating Divinity questions for experience in Church affaires for Readinesse and Purity in his Writings Preachings for Labour and Study for resolving of doubts for his Disputations for Constancy in Adversity Humility in in Prosperity for despising Honour Promotions for Parsimony Continency Sobriety Piety few or none have paralleld or out-stript this man His labours are so well approved of in the Church that his writings are extant almost in most parts of the Christian World Witnesse France Germany Italy Transilvania Poland England Scotland Spain and other Kingdomes Provinces Common-wealths hee did
stiffely write against the Papists so that it is said of him as St. Augustine was famous in the old Church so Calvine in the moderne Campian the Iesuite was a bitter adversary to him he wanted not divers others for it hath alwayes beene knowne that the upholders of truth never wanted enemies He dyed of a Consumption contracted by extraordinary fastings and watchings in the yeare of Graâ—e 1564. and of his age 54. being borne in the yeaâ—e 1509. on the tenth of July his workes are here registred Commentaries on the Old Testament 1. Vpon Genesis 2. Harmony upon the foure Books of 〈◊〉 3. Vpon Iosuah 4. Vpon all the Psalmes 5. Vpon Isaiah Lectures 1. Vpon Ieremiah 2. Vpon the 21 Chapt. of Ezek. 3. Vpon Daniel 4 Vpon the lesser Prophets Vpon the new Testament 1. His harmony on the Evangelists upon Iohn Acts all the Epistles to the Hebrewes Peter Iohn Iames Iude. Sermons 1. Vpon Deuteronomy upon the Decalogue Iob 119. Psalme Canticles Isaiah 38. Chapters on the eight last Chapters of Daniel upon 10. 11. Chapters of the Epistle to the Corinthians upon the Galathians Ephesians Timothy Titus Of the Nativity Passion Death Resurrection Ascension of our Saviour Christ Vpon Gods Election and Providence Vpon Genesis upon 1. and 2. of Samuel upon the 18. Chapt. of the 1. of the Kings Vpon many Psalmes upon Iosuah Isaiah Ieremiah Ezekiel and lesser Prophets upon 123. Psalmes Other Workes 1. Institutions 2. Of the Eucharist 3. Vpon the victory of Jesus 4. Genevas Chatechisme 5. Of Reforming Churches 6. Of scandals a forme of confession of Faith his answer to Sadolets Epistle Of Free-wil against Pighius Against the Articles of the Sorbonists Acts of the Synod of Trent Against Anabaptists Against Libertines Of superstition 4. Sermons of flying Idolatry of bearing Persecution of the beauty of Gods House Of Gods Worship Against Judiciall Astrologie A defence of the Orthodox Faith â—oncerning the Trinity of Preâ—estination the Ministers of Tigurium and Geneva their agreement about the Sacrament a meanes to preserve Concord a true Communicant Epistles Answers Councels Seneca of meeknesse enlarged with a Commentary AVGVSTINVS MARLORATVS THis famous Scholer was borne in the Dukedome of Lorraine and was a Monke of the Order of St. Augustine but at length comming from that profession he proved a very famous Shepheard in the Church of Christ Jesus his manners modesty piety watchfulnesse learning were singular ornaments hee having studied the body of Divinity in France came to Lausanna which is a famous Towne of the Lords and States of Berne scituated hard by the Lake of Lemana and is a place famous for Divinity and excellent rare Printing This place Marlorate thought very convenient to settle in then entring into the Ministery he preached hard by that famous Lake of the Allobroges in the Towne of Geneva he profited much in the knowledge of Sacred Letters as appears by his studies and writings who almost knowes not that hard piece of worke his Commentaries or a Catholicke exposition upon Genesis Psalmes Isaiah and the whole new Testament including the sentences of the Ancienter Fathers of the Church with wonderfull Skil Order Brevity and perspicuity so that his labours may be termed as one saith not unfitly A Library for Divines He brings in so many of the Fathers opinions as ornaments and at last adds his owne the Gospell was preached by him all along the River Rhodanus and the Lake Lemana and the west parts of France This Marlorate amongst other Divines was cald to the conference of Possen 1561. which though it did not work that reformation in the Church which was wished yet it made the cause of the professors of the Gospell not to be so odious as formerly it was many did love the truth being by these meanes discovered which ignorantly before hated it and the professors of it In the yeare 1562. the City of Roan was besieged by the Adverse part and wonne wherein Marlorate was planted but he with three other principall Citizens were put to death not unworthily deserving the name of a Martyre This was done the thirtieth of October of his age the 56. whose workes being ever living Monuments are preserved to the benefit of the Church of God and are here set downe 1. A Catholicke and Ecclesiasticall Exposition of the new Testament 2. An Exposition upon Genesis 3. An Exposition on the Psalmes of David 4. An Exposition upon the Prophecy of Isaiah 5. His Thesaurus or Treasure-house of the whole Canonicall Scripture digested into common places Also the hard Phrases Alphabetically Printed which usually are met withall in the Scriptures by the care and industry of William Feugerius of Rohan professor of Divinity to whom Marlorate left this Worke being not altogether perfected at the time of his Dissolution And thus this famous Scholler having beene a painefull Writer and afaithfull Preacher finished his course and expects the second comming of his Lord Jesus PETRVS MARTYR THis Martyr was a Florentine his Fathers name was Stephen Vermilius and Mary Fumantine was his Mothers name both of ancient extraction and good meanes So also they both had a great care that his youth should be well seasoned with Letters being their onely childe His Mother understanding the Latine interpreted Terences Comedyes to him imitating those worthy Matrons of Rome as the Gracchi Lelii Catuli so also others of latter yeares have beene renowned for this act as Olympia Morata an Italian Jane Dutchesse of Suffolke but especially the Lady Bacon who turn'd into English the Apologie of the Church of England made by worthy Iewel Bb. of Salisbury This Martyr in his youth followed not the vaine pleasures and delights of Italy but followed vertues Lore and addicted himselfe to a Monkes life which then was held holy and blamelesse So he was admitted into the house of the Cannons Regular of the Order of St. Austin which for Learning and discipline was at that time held the purest in all Italy he studied at Patavia and was very able in Philosophy Schoole Divinity Greeke and Hebrew being a Monke Regular hee preached at 26. yeares of his age at Brixia then in the most famous Cities of Italy and France on this side the Alpes at Rome Bononia Pisa Venice Mantua Bergom in the Colledges of his order he expounded Philosophy and sometimes Homer and Divinity also He was made Abbat of Spoletto for his learning then Prâ—efect in St. Peters Colledge at Naples then Visitor Generall of his order and last hee was designed Prior of of St. Fridrian at Luca. But leaving Luca hee came to Tigurum where Bullinger Pellican and Gualter did give him free intertainment Then he was called to Strasburg at the intreaty of Bucer where hee professed Divinity five years Thence at the instance of Archbishop Cranmer and by the will of King Edward 6. hee was admitted into England and so to Oxford where hee read the Divinity Lecture Here he did great good while he stayed but in the daies
of the Roman Empire Interest Principum Germaniae c. It stands the Princes of Germany in hand to looke well what new Sect of professors the Bishop of Rome doth send into their Dominions and Territories and well to consider what will be the issue and end of their proceedings And a little before hee speakes that these were at first onely busied in building and making their nests and holes and lest that great Sorcerer should bewray himselfe before he was well placed and setled he and his followers writ nor printed any thing or if they did they set it forth with so many generall ambiguities doubts that it was very hard to say what was peculiar to this Sect alone but now they have disclosed themselves fully So this Chemnitius having proved himselfe an undaunted Soldier of Jesus Christ departed this life at Brunople in the yeere of Christ 1586. and in the 64. of his age not without the great griefe of that City I have heere set downe his workes 1. Of the Originall of the Iesuites and by what policy that Sect came first up 2. The chiefe heads of their Divinity set forth by themselves at Collen 1560. with Kemnitius his addition of Annotations on the same 3. An Explication of the Doctrine of the two Natures in Christ. 4. The Grounds of the true Doctrine of the Substantiall presence exhibition and taking of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Lords Supper 5. A Forme or Index or rather an Enchyridion of the chiefe points of Heavenly Doctrine by questions and answers declared out of the Word of God 6. Of Originall sinne against the Manichees 7. A Sermon of Baptisme 8. A tryall of the Decrees of the Councell of Trident explicating the chiefe places of Christian Doctrine in 4. parts And so hee having fought the Lords battailes couragiously layd downe himselfe quietly expecting a ioyfull Resurrection ARETIVS BENEDICTVS THough this famous and strong City of Berne may bee iustly commended for many worthy actions of Peace and Warre yet neither of those makes it so renowned as Piety and Love shewed and afforded to the professors of it For this is the Basis and sure ground-worke of all policies and State-affaires which will soone fall if not maintained by this supportment It so fell out that in the yeere of Jesus Christs Incarnation 1528. there was a great Disputation at Berne performed by many grave Divines approved for Learning and truely Orthodoxe about some coÌ„troversies in Religion by which meanes those of Berne were greatly enlightned in the points of Religion and the Word of God 〈◊〉 preached not onely in 〈◊〉 City but in the 〈◊〉 Countries Amongst other Divines 〈◊〉 Note this Aretius was not 〈◊〉 least who was publicke Professor of Divinity in that City Hee is famous for his Endowments of Meekenesse Piety Learning Labour and especially for his dextrous Method in Reading and Preaching so that hee did truely divide the Word Divers other Theologues tooke their Method from him and would not make tryall in licke of their owne parts before they had heard his publicke Exercises Hee was so famous for his writings that his Labours in Divinity brought no small gaine to the Printers One of his Bookes was printed in the space of three yeeres twelve times called his Examen Theologicum which doth shew not onely the profit of it but also the Excellency being a worke fit for all who intâ—nd the study of Divinity When this Aretius had continued his Labours in the Schooles and Pulpits of Berne for many yeeres with singular approbation and profit he left this City and was enrolled a Citizen of Heaven not without the griefe of his Auditors nor without a sufficient testimony of his paines and travailes as may witnesse these Workes of his now extant in Print and here Registred 1. A forme for Students 2. Two Tables of the Hebrew Grammar 3. His Tryall for Divines 4. The History of Valentine the Gentile beheaded at Berne with an Orthodoxe Defence of the Article of Faith concerning the Trinity against his blasphemies 5. A censure of the Propositions of the Catabaptists of Poland denying that Baptisme succeeded Circumcision 6. Two Treatises one of the reading the other of the interpreting the sacred Scriptures 7. His common places containing all the heads of Divinity explaind 8. Eight Lectures on the Lords Supper 9. Commentaries on the foure Evangelists 10. Upon the Acts of the Apostles 11. An Introduction to the reading of St. Pauls Canonicall Epistles 12. Commentaries on all Saint Pauls Epistles 13. Commentaries on the Apocalyps 14. Some Physicall Workes of compositions and their degrees HENRICVS BVLLINGERVS ABout the same time that Zurich lamented the death of Zuinglius God brought this Bullinger into place Hee was a Switzer of the County of Bremogarts There is also a Towne called by this name seated two great Miles from Lucerne and hath beene in former Ages one of the Cities tyed to the Roman Empire which appeares as Simler testifies by the large priviledges which it hath Bullinger was borne heeâ—e who being a youth was excellently well qualified in the Liberall Arts and taught them with profit and commendation to divers others but he leaving the Schooles entred into the Church â—nd exercised his Gifts in â—is owne Countrey But Zuingliuâ— being dead hee was sent for to Tigurine where he preached the space of so many yeeres as Zuingliuâ— was borne except onely one These Churches flourished in his time and were happy by his Iudicious Government many famous Doctors were not ashâ—med to follow his Method in his Lectures Sermons Writings Commentaries controversies he was beloved of his Adversaries for the moderating of his spirit at all times Hee laboured chiefly to procure the Churches quiet and for this purpose was very able in the Ecclesiasticall Histories and Ancient 〈◊〉 wâ—ose steps he approved and imitated This famous Bullinger when he had faithfully painefully and dextrously maâ—aged the affaires of the Church of Zurich the space of 44. yeeres and instructed them in all manner of Learning having made himselfe also renowned in the Churches abroad departed hence giving his Soule to his Creator Hee dyed in Zurich having exercis'd his gifts 50. yeeres and being aged 71. in the yeere of Grace 1575. September 17. â—nd lyes ingrav'd by Peter Martyr as one expresses it â—n an Epitaph quiescit Contiguus Petri Martyris exuvijs His Workes are contained in 8. Tomes which doe sufficiently commend their Author they are heere digested orderly Tome 1. 1. A Catechisme for the Tigurine Schoole-masters 2. An Epitome of Christian Religion in 10. Books to William Landgrave of Hessen 3. Decads of Sermons upon the chiefe heads of Christian Religioâ— in three Tomes Tome 2. 1. Confession and Exposition of the Orthodoxe Faith 2. Declaration proving the Protestant Church to be neither Hereticall nor Schismaticall 3. Compâ—ndium of the Popish and Protestants Tenents 4. The old Faith and Religion 5. Instruction to those that shall be examined by the Inquisitors 6. A
Grammar 10. Ecclefiasticus Latine and French 11. A Looking-glasse of Tremelius against Genebrard 12. Twelve Orations for the reading of the Old Testament 13. An Oration of Vrsinus life 14. Upon Gregory 13. his Cursings against Gebbard Bishop of Colen 15. Upon St. Iudes Epistle 16. Foure Speeches for reading the Old Testament 17. Upon the 4 first Psalmes 18. A Catholicke Apology in Latine 19. An Hebrew Lexicon 20. His table of Purgatory 21. A Christian admonition against Iohn Haren in French 22. A book called the Academy 23. His 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Greeke and Latine 24. Translation of 2. Epistles of the Kings and one of Plessis in Latine 25. His sacred Paralels 26. Upon the Prince of Anhalt his death 27. Notes upon the three first Chapters of Genesis 28. A confutation of some Arguments of the Creation 29. Notes upon the Apocalyps 30. Second Edition of his Lible 31. Manilius with corrections and Notes 32. His first defence of the Catholicke Doctrine of the Trinity 33. A Commentary on Daniel 34. The King of France his confession in French 35. Upon the Death of Iohn Cassimeire Count Palatine 36. Commentary on Psal. 101. 37. Exposition upon the Apocalyps in French 38. Commentary on Ionah the Prophet 39. An Analysis upon Genesis 40. Ciceroes Epistles to Atticus and Q. his brother with Corrections and Notes 41. A defence of the Catholick Doctrine of Nature and Grace 42. A praise of Peace 43. The peaceable Christian in French 44. Of the observation of Moses policy 45. Of Divinity 46. An Oration against the Iesuites in Latine 47. Notes upon Tertullian 48. Notes and Animadversions upon Bellarmine of the Translation of the Roman Empire These be this painefull Labourers fruits more he writ which are not come forth and some things by the iniury of times are lost these be sufficient to shew his paines and labour and will for ever eternize his Name These are the Names and Lives of the Forreigne Divines those that follow are of our owne Nation 〈◊〉 WICKLIFEE AMongst many famous Writers of this Nation as Beda Alckvine John Carnotensis Girald Nigellus Neckam Sevall Bacanthorpe Ockam Hampoole of Armach this Wickliffe is not the least of worth hee was famous both for Lifes and Learning he was brought up in the famous Vniversity of Oxford in Merton Colledge he gave himselfe after hee was Maister of Arts to the study of Schoole Divinity wherein having an excellent acute wit he became excellently well qualified and was admired of all for his singular Learning and sweetnesse of behaviour He preached the Gospell under that famous King Edward the third who alwayes favoured and protected him from his raging Adversaries The Bishop of Rome lost by his Doctrine the power of making and ordayning Bishops in England and the Tenths of spirituall promotions and also the gaines of his Peter-pence The Popes ever since pretending to bee Imitators of St. Peter have still desired to fish in this Iland knowing how profitable this Kingdome hath beene to that See of Rome In the time of King Richard the second this Wickliffe was banished in which misery and affliction hee shewed a singular spirit of courage and constancy wheresoever hee â—vent or whatsoever he suffered At last returning from Exile he died in the yeare of our Saviour Iesus whom he had Preached 1398. and was buried the last day of December in his Parish Church of Lutterworth in Leicester-shire But in the yeere 1428. which was 41. yeeres from the time of his death his dead body was by the Decree of Pope Martin the fifth and the Councell of Sene dig'd up and burned with the Execrations of that fiery Pope thus he found the cruelty of them being dead whom he had being living taught to be so He writ as Pius Aenaeas testi fies more than two hundred faire volumes most of which were burned by Subinck Archbishop of Prague in Bohemia The Catalogue of his Works you may reade in the Centuries of John Bale some of them I have here set downe 1. Of Christ and Antichrist 2. Of Antichrist and his members 3. Of the truth of the Scriptures 4. Of the fountaine of Errors 5. A booke of Conclusions 6. 7. Of Ecclesiasticall and Civill government 8. Of the Impostures of Hypocrites 9. Of Blasphemy 10. Lectures on Daniel 11. On the Apocalyps 12. Of the marriage of Priests 13. The Divels craft against Religion 14. His policy to overthrow faith 15. Of Apostacy 16. Two bookes of Metaphy sickes one containing 12. Bookes 17. Glosses upon the Scripture 18. Of falling away from Christ. 19. Of truth and lying Besides these he writ many of Philosophy and traâ—slated the Bible into the English tongue making Prefaces and Arguments to euery Booke he also traâ—slated the twelve Bookes of Clement the Parson of Lanâ—hon containing the harmony of the Evangelists And thus went out this Lampe of England of whom one thus hath said Mortuus est pâ—sthà c â—ssa cremata sua IOHN BALE HEE was an Englishman borne in Suffolke fitted and furnished with all maner of learning at Cambridge His Parents had many Children and were Papists This Bale being a boy was shut up 12. yeares in a Cloyster of Friars Carmalites hee was first brought from that darknes to light by the Right Honourable the Lord Wentworth but he was troubled first under the government of Leo at Yorke and afterwards under Stokesley at London being Arch-bishops But Bale got his freedome by the meanes of Cromwell who was privy Councellor to King Henry the eighth for some dainâ—y and eleganâ— Comedies which he compos'd yet he was forced to flye and remained in Lower Germany eight yeares in which hee writ many workes He was called home by King Edward the sixth and was made Bishop of Ossar in Ireland where he preached But in Queene Maries dayes Ireland was too hot for him and so left it but after many dangers he was taken by Pirats stript mocked and vncivilly handled at last was sold but his ransome being paid he returned into Germany which was at that time the safest receptacle for distressed Christians living at Baâ—ile he compiled that work of his 13 Cenâ—uries of all the famous writers of Great Britains in all ages to the yeare of Christ 1557. Hee was much helped by Leland living in Germany his special friends were Alexander Alerius a Scotish man where hee writ the like Catalogue of the famous men of that Nation likewise Gesner Simler and Lycosthenes loved him dearely He was a powerfull engine against the Roman Church as appeares by that Distiche of Lawrence Humâ—hred 〈◊〉 Lutherus patefecit Platina multa Quadam Vergerius Cuncta Balaeus habet Englished thus Full much did Luther Platinâ— did well So did Vergerius Bale doth all excell This worthy Scholler dyed in Ireland in the yeare of our Redemption 1558. and of his troublesome life 67. His workes are these that follow 1. His Heliads of English 2. His British writers 3. 3 Tomes upon Walden 4. Vpon the
Treatise of Gods eternall Covenant 7. An Assertion of the two Nain Christ. 8. Five excellent Bookes of Vigilius Martyr and Bishop of Trent five hundred yeeres since written against Eutiches with Bullingers Notes 9. Institution of Christian Matrimony 10. Institutions for sicke men 11. Declarations of Gods great benefits to the Switzers and Exhortations to Repenâ—ance Tome 3. 1. A Treatise of the Sabbath and Christian Feasts 24. Sermons 2. Two Sermons of the Office of Magistrates and of an Oath 3. Three Homilies of Repentance 4. Sixe Sermons of conversion to God out of Act. 8. 5. Daniels Prophecy explained with the excellency of Gods Word 6. Of the Office Propheticall and how to be performed 7. Exhortation to Ministers to leave controversies and contentions 8. Of the Originall of Mahometanisme 9. Of the persecutions of the Church Tome 4. 1. A Preface to the Latine Bible Printed at Zurich 1544. 2. Sixty six Homilies on Daniel 3. Epitome of the times from the Creation to the destruction of Hierusalem Tome 5. 1. One hundred and ninety Homilies on Esay 2. One hundred sixty Sermons on Ieremy 3. A briefe exposition on Ieremies Lamentation Tome 6. 1. Twelve Bookes Commentaries on St. Mathew 2. Sixe Bookes on St. Marke on St. Luke 9. on St. Iohn 10. on the Acts of the Apostles 3. A Series of times and Actions of the Apostles Tome 7. 1. Fourteene Commentaries on the Epistles of St. Paul 2. Seven more Commentaries on the same 3. Sermons on the Apocalyps translated out of Latine into Dutch French English Polish Tome 8. 1. A Demonstration of Christian perfection to Henry 2. King of France 2. Of the Authority of the Scripture certainty absolute perfection stability and of the Institution of Bishops and their Function with some others Thus this glorious Ornament of the Church having finish'd his course and kept the Faith after long travell and labour in Gods Vineyard was layd downe to rest RODOLPHVS GVALTâ—ERVS UErtue and Learning are attained unto by diligence as appeares in this Man He was richly adorned with abilities in all Sciences especially Latine and Greeke he was a very exquisite Orator and a dainty Poet so being furnished with these endowments hee entred into the study of Divinity He was holy in life and grave in his carriage and singular for his Learning hee was Pastor of the Church of Zurich above 40. yeeres which hee supplyed faithfully and with good successe not onely to the benefit of the Tigurines but also to many strangers who came to heare him So it doth appeare that he desired to doe good to the Church of God by his Homilies which hee set forth upon all the Prophets Apostles Evangelists whose labours serve Students to this day as a Library Printed by Froschover with great paines and diligence Well when this Gualter had raised up the the Cause of Christ and oppos'd that See of Rome having painefully discharged his Office in the Church of the Tigurines a longtime he gave up his Spirit to God and lyes buried in this City having lived 74. yeeres and in the yeere of Christ 1586. His workes are many and those profitable to be read a Catalogue of them I here present to your view 1. The combate of David and Goliah set forth Allegorically in Heroicke Verses 2. Epiceds of Marg. Blaurer upon Peter Martyr Bullinger Parkhurst Bishop of Norwich Symler Gualter 3. Arguments of all the Chapters in the Old and New Testament in Verse Elegiack 4. A Collation of the New Testament to the Greeke Copy 5. An Apology to the Catholick Church for Zuinglius 6. Orthodox confession of faith by the Ministers of the Church of Zurich 7. A sacred Comedy of Nabal 8. Of the Offices of Ministers 9. Of the antiquity of Schooles with the praise of their Founders 10. Five Homilies of the last times and of Antichrist 11. Homilies on St. Iohns Epistles upon Zacharies Song of the Nativity of Christ of the slavery of sinne and freedome of the faithfull 12. Of the Originall Dignity and Authority of the Holy Scriptures of Christs comming and of our preparation upon the 113. Psalme 13. Three Homilies upon the Ascension of Christ and sending the Holy Ghost 14. The Christians Looking-glasse Two Homilies 15. Homilies upon the twelve 〈◊〉 Prophets 16. Homilies upon St. Math. Marke Luke Iohn Acts Rom. Corinth Galath 17. Nineteene Homilies on â—entations 18. Tenne Homilies of the Bread of Life 19. Three hundred and twenty Homilies on Esay 20. Translation of the five Bookes of Moses 21. Twenty foure Bookes of Zuinglius translated out of Dutch into Latine 22. The Psalter into Dutch 23. Ten Sermons of Theodoret of Divine Providence 24. Upon Ciceroes Workes de Lege Agraria in Verrem 25. Of the quantity of Syllables and Verses 26. An Elegy on the studies of the German Nobility 27. Many sorts of Verses ancient and learned to Iohn Frisius a Tigurine And so having spent his spirits to the good of the Church and terror of his Adversaries and to the sweete content and comfort of his owne Soule hee had his desire fulfill'd which was To be dissolv'd and to bee with his Saviour free from further troubles and miseries which this Life was full of THEODORVS BEZA BEhold the grave countenance of this Man who seemes to bee alive though dead This Beza is famous through all the Christian world borne of Noble Parents who did enlarge Christs Kingdome wonderfully by his Vertue Piety writings and holy labours he was excellent in Learning in his youth especially for Latine and Greeke as also for the Politiques as appeares by those famous Monuments set forth by him His Tutor which hee had first was at Aurelium then at Zurich who was called Melior Volmarus a German by Nation a godly man well learned and excellent for the Greeke tongue to whom in the yeere of our Redemption 1560. Beza dedicated the Confession of his Faith aâ— unto a Parent or Patrone with which also he expressed the whole course of his former life At twenty yeeres of Age he was Licenciate in the Civill Law he had two Vncles one of them was a Senator or Alderman as it were of Paris the other was Abbat of Frigimontan both these did mainely desire to have this Beza nay this Abbat so greatly loved him that he had design'd him next successor in that Abbey which was worth five Thousand French Crownes yeerely howsoever he had two Benefices of which hee had no skill to governe so that hee had full friends Monies and ease and being enticed with the fulnesse and splendor of these he did suspect that Sathan had layd snares for him Therefore being mindfull of Holinesse and thinking of his good Tutor and the change of his life he fell into a Sicknesse which was the cause of his spirituall Health and welfare as hee would say So recovering his health he forsooke all and came to Geneva as to the safest Haven for his goods in the yeere 1548. Hence within a while hee went
to Lausanna a Towne of the Lords of Berne where he was called to be publicke Professor of the Greeke tongue but after 10. yeeres he returned to Geneva againe dedicating himselfe wholly to the study of Divinity and under-went the charge of a Shepheard of Soules faithfully and labouriously to the great proâ—it of the Church of Christ but the Piece that made him most Eminent in the Church was his Translation of the New Testament with Annotations Hee lived to 83. yeeres he was reported by Clemens Puteanus a Iesuite to be dead and dyed a Romish Professor which accusation and lye was most excellently well answered by Beza himselfe in which answer this is one Clause Vos autem c. but you in this one thing when you report me to be dead and that I renounced the Faith and Truth doe manifestly shew that your Father is the Devill vvho is the father of lyes and thou Puteanus especially doest shew thy selfe one of those that come from that pit Apoc. 19. So having laboured much in the Cause of Gods Church he gave his Soule to his Creator in peace His Workes are here registred 1. Poems Printed by H. Stephan 2. Psalmes printed with Buchanans 3. Schoole-notes on the Greeke Alphabet and of the Dutch pronunciation of the Greeke 4. Abrahams Sacrifice a Tragedy In Theology 1. New Translation of the New Testament with Annotations 2. Confession of Christian Faith with comparing it with the Popish Heresies 3. Another short Confession 4. Of the punishing Hereticks by the civill Magistrates against Martin Bellius 5. The summe of Christianity 6. The Doctrine of the Sacrament 7. A plaine Treatise of the Lords Supper against Westphalus 8. His Cyclops against Heshusius 9. The Defence of the Church of Geneva against his calumnies 10. An Answer to Sebastian Castalio concerning Predestination 11. An Answer in defence of his Translation against Sebastian Castalio 12. An Answer against the Renewers of Nestorius and Eutiches Sect of Omnipresence of the Flesh of Christ. 13. Of the Hypostaticall Union of the two Natures in Christ against Iacob Andrees 14. Of the Unity of the Divine Essence against Arrians 15. Theses of the Trinity of Persons and Unity of Essence 16. A little Booke of Christian Questions and Answers 17. Of the Sacramentall coniunction of the Body and Blood of Christ with the sacred Symboles against Illiricus 18. An Apology for the Calvinian and Bezan Doctrine of â—e LORDS Supper 19. An Answer to the Reprohes of Francis Baldwin 20. Against Selneuer 21. A Treatise of Poligamy â—nd Divorce 22. Theologicall Epistles 23. Calvins Life 24. Dialogues of Athanasius â—f the Trinity of Anastasius and Cyrill of the explication of Faith of Basil against Eunomius Foure Bookes in Latine set forth both in Greeke and Latine with Feobadius against Arrians 25. Psalmes of David and five Bookes of the other Prophets with Latine Paraphrases 26. French Psalmes to sing iâ— Metre 27. Upon St. Pauls Epistles to the Rom. Galath Philip. Colos. with Olevianus Notes 28. Icones or Pictures of many learned men especially Protestants 29. Pictures or Emblemes 30. Morall Ceremoniall Judiciall Law of Moses 31. Of the Hypostaticall union of both Natures in Christ. A Dispute with Doctor Iohn Pappius 32. A Preface to Hesiander of the Omnipresence of Christ. 33. A Translation of Theodores Greeke Booke against Hereticks denying the Hypostaticall Union into Latine 34. Questions and Answers of the Sacrament 35. An Answer to Iodic Harch of the Lords Supper 36. Of the Pestilence 2. questions one of the conâ—agion of it two of flying in that time 37. Salomons Song in Latine verse 38. Of the pronunciation of the French tongue 39. Homilies on Christs Resurrection Tertullian is expected to be set forth FRANCISCVS IVNIVS THough France hath abounded with many Professors of the Gospell and those rare Schollers yet there are very few that have out-stript this worthy Juniâ— Hee was of the City of Biturigum one who was well descended famous for Verue holinesse of life and learning hee had through the whole course of his life severall crosses as exercises of his Vertues in which hee admired the singular providence of God and his speciall mercies for his deliverances He was borne in the yeere of Jesus 1545. at thirteene yeeres old he studied the Civill Law â—n which hee spent 2. yeeres In which time in his owne Countrey in the Vniversity of Biturigum those famous and religious men of that Profession Francis Duaren Hugh Donellus Antony Contius and Lewes Russard did interpret the Civill Law unto him when as the variety of severall Sciences invited this Junius to the study of them hee determined with himselfe to set upon and to follow that which was the most excellent In the yeere of our Lord therefore 1562. hee came to Geneva where when hee had exercised himselfe in the sacred Letters and tongue he was esteemed very able to take the Ministry upon him Those then of Antwerp being destitute of a Minister for the French Congregation Junius at the perswasion of Crispine and the necessity of the Church so requiring came to Antwerpe 1565. in which City there were many spirituall Merchants that sought after those Celestiall Treasures but with what hazard and danger he exercised his Ministry heere and in other Townes of the Low Countries it is to be easily seene in the Histories of those times He preach'd a Sermon at Brussels where the Sermon ended they went into consultation how to stop and pull downe the Spanish too too bloody Inquisition whereat Junius held his peace these things were first determined in the House of the Earles of Colenburgh Whereupon the House two yeeres after was layd levell with the ground not without fearefull cursings and execrations That bloody Duke of Alva then swaying in those parts with his Spanish Tyranny for all these tempests Junius did great good in his Preaching and was well approved of many of the Lords who liked not the Spanish Servitude This Junius taught long in the Palatinate under Fredericke Cassimeire called Pius and his Nephew Fredericke 4. both in Church and Schooles That Translation of the whole Old Testament often printed and now used got him a great name He had great knowledge in the Scriptures and in Tongues Philosophy and History as appeares in his Notes upon Bellarmine of the translating of the Roman Empire He taught and writ in the Vniversity of Leyden for ten yeeres and upwards His Workes are many and are here registred 1. A Speech in French to the Spanish King for defence of the Low Countries 2. An Answer to Sandwich his brethren in England of Images 3. The Translation of the Old Testament with Immanuel Tremelius out of Hebrew 4. Acts of the Apostles and Epistles to the Corinthians out of Arabicke 5. Confession of Faith of Frederick Count Palatine 3. 6. Apocrypha translated with Notes 7. Iohannes Tilly of Kings and of the Kings of France translated into Latine 8. A Speech of the Hebrew Tongue 9. An Hebrew
Wit Learning Religion Like him these times will yeeld us few or none MATHEW PARKER This countenance speaks Gravity and hee was no lesse than he appeares He was borne in the City of Norwich furnished with Learning in the Vniversity of Cambridge Hee was BibleClarke in Corpus Christi Colledge and after he was made Fellow of the same Colledge but he was called from hence to be Chaplaine to Queene Anne Wife to Henry 8. King of England He tooke degree of Doctor in Divinity and first he was made Deane of Stoake and Queene Anne dying the King made him one of his Chaplaines and that King dying he was reputed worthy to be Chaplaine to King Edward the sixth he obtayned no meane preferments and dignities under both Kings as the Mastership of that Colledge in which hee was bred He was Prebend of Ely and Deane of Lincolne all which promotions in King Edwards dayes hee did quietly possesse untill the second yeere of Queene Mary then he was for marrying a Wife stript from all his preferments and lived an obscure and poore life But that storme being over and the Archbishopricke of Canterbury being voide by the death of Cardinall Poole Queene Elizab. iudged none fitter for this eminent preferment for Life and Learning than this Grave Prelate and so did bestow the Archbishopricke upon him He was installed the 17. of December and sate Primate and Metropolitane of all England the space of 15. yeeres in which space hee did many famous workes of Charity As first he gave to the City of Norwich the place of his birth a Silver Basen and Eure double guilt weighing an hundred and threescore and ten Ounces to this he gave 50. Shillings yeerely to be distributed to the poore of that City Hee tooke care also for sixe anniversary Sermons â—o be preached in five particular Parish-churches in Norfolke Hee built a faire Grammar-schoole at Rochdale in Lancashire he gave to Corpus Christi or Bennet-Colledge of which he was Head Thirty Schollerships hee builded the inward Library and furnished it with many faire Bookes printed and Manuscripts rare and scarce for worth and antiquity Moreover he gave to the Students of the same House a piece of Plate of 30. â—unces of Silver double guilt and withall gave the perpetuall Advouzon of the Parsonage of Saint Mary Abchurch to the Colledge these with many other deeds of Charity this Reverend Prelate freely did performe But one thing I cannot omit of him which was his great care for the preservation of ancient Histories whose names before this time had perished but that that fastened a Nomenclature or Catalogue of the Authors This Father of the Church deceased in the yeere of Jesus Incarnation 1574 being 70. yeeres old and lies buryed in the Châ—ppell at Lambeth covered with a Marble and an ingraven Epitaph his workes are these that follow 1. A Sermon when Mar. Bucer was buried out of Wisdome Cap. 4 ver 7. to 19. 2. A booke of the Antiquity of the Church of Canterbury and of 70. Archbishops of that See 3. The History of England of Mathew Paris 4. The flowers of the History of Mathew of Westminster 5. The History of Gyrald the Welchman of Tho. Walsin◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 famous Father of whom it is said Integer vera Relligionis amans IOHN FOXE BEhold this Man and thou canst not choose but wonder at his extraordinary labour and travaile to gather together so many of Gods servants in a bundle hee was borne in the County of Lancaster his young yeeres shewed that he was layd out for a Scholler and so he had education accordingly in a famous Schoole After being ripe he was sent to Oxford and was admitted into Magdalen Colledge where hee gave himselfe strictly to study and then profest Divinity hee attained to an excellent skill in the Latine Greek and Hebrew Tongues in King Edward 6. his Reigne and for his better safety and security left this Kingdome in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dayes and lived in the Low-câ—untries But when the Date of that Qâ—eenes dayes were expired he camâ— backâ— into England and pâ—oved a famous Divine Hâ— had an excâ—llent faculty in preaching and added â—o painefulnessâ— constancy and willingnesse but that worke oâ— his called The History of the 〈◊〉 made his name famâ—us in this Kingdome and else where and will for evâ—r 〈◊〉 his praise He wâ—s a man of an humble spirit and hâ—d tâ—uely leaâ—n'd thaâ— Doctrâ—ne of St. Paul In what estate soever he was in therewithall to be content Hee was one that had as it seem'd crucified himselfe to the world and its vanities as it may appeare in a kind and fatherlâ— reprehension of his eldest sonne who having a great mind to travel into forraigne parts which when hee had pâ—rformed he came to his Father in Oxford then being old and he being aâ—tired in a loose out-landish fashion who are you said his Father not knowing him to whom his sonne replyed I am your sonne to whom this Master Foxe answered Oh what enemy of thine hath taught thee so much vanity which speech of his shewed that his minde was weaned from the love of the world And indeed I cannot conceive how hee could have any liberty to addict himselfe to follow delights and pleasures doing so exquisiâ—ely such rare pieces of Schollership which tooke up all his time nay it is rather to be wondred how he performed so great labours in so short a time which he could not have done without long and tedious watchings and fastings which three study fasting and watching will subiect the flesh to the Spirit and this course tooke â—ee This man never sought afâ—er greedily any promotions or preferments but held and â—pproved of that estate in which he dyed He departed â—his life in London and lyes â—uried in the Church of Saint Giles without Cripple-gate upon whose Marble Monument his Sonne Samuel Foxe hath caused to bee ingraven this Inscription Christo S. S. To John Foxe his honoured Father the faithfull Martyrologian 〈◊〉 our English Church a mosâ— disert searcher into thâ— Antiquities of Histories a most stiffe Bulwarke and fighter for the Evan gelicall Truth which hath revived the Martyrâ— as so many Phoenixes from the dust of Oblivion is this Monument made He dyed 18. of Aprill 1587. and of his age 70. He writ and set forth these things that follow 1. Meditations on the Apocaâ—ps 2. A Treatise of Christ crucifiâ— Lat. 3. Of Christ tryâ—mphing in 〈◊〉 4. The continuation of Williâ— Haddon against Osorius 5. Against the Pope Lat. 6. Short and comfortable exâ—rtations to the afflicted Angliâ— 7. Short notes of Election in English 8. The foure Evangelists in Saxon-English 9. His History of Martyrs 10. A Sermon made at the baptizing of a Iew the Text out of the 11. to the Romans in Lâ— tine 11. Vrbanus Rhegius 〈◊〉 Faith translated 12. One hundred and fifty Ti tles and Orders of Common places 13. A supplication to the English Lords for the afflicted brethren
14. A Gratulatory to the English Church and to her Pastors 15. Of the Eucharist 16. Of receiving those that are fallen 17. Expostulation of Christ with Mankind 18. Against the Calumnies of Del-Rius 19. Of Excommunication These be the fruits that this â—ighteous Tree planted in Gods Church did bring forth which doe sufficiently declare him WILâ—IAM GRINDALL THis great Divine waâ— borne in Cumberland he studied the Liberall Artâ— and Sciences at Cambridge iâ— Pembrooke-hall of which Society hee was first made Fellow and afterwards Master After this he was taken of Nicolas Ridley theâ— Lord Bishop of London to be his Houshold Chaplaine which worthy Prelate commended him to King Edward 6 but the unwished for death of that King hastening hee did misse of preferment that way Then he in the Reigne of 〈◊〉 Mary went into Germany and lived there till that Queene dyed but she being dead hee returned home againe and was chosen by Queene Elizabeth to that preferment which King Edward the sixt had laid out for him 1550. that was the Bishopricke of London which See he did wisely and religiously governe about 11. yeeres and then 1570. hee was made Archbishop of Yorke where he was Archbishop 6. yeeres from whence for his singular Piety and Learning he was in the yeere 1575. installed Archbishop of Canterbury where he ruled the affaires of the Church of England the space of 7. yeeres dextrously and religiously Two yeeres before his death hee lost his sight but Death comming tooke away this glorious Lampe of our English Nation and hee lyes buryed at Croydon 1583. and of his age 64. This Prelate was not void but plentiful and abounding in good works and charitable actions witnesses are first that free Grammar schoole which hee built at St. Bees or Bege in Comberland a little towne which schoole he endowed with the yearely revenewes of thirty pounds for ever He tyed upon Pembrook-hall lands worth twenty two pounds yearely for ever for the maintenance of a Greek Lecturer and for the sustenance of one fellow and two Schollers which should be sent from Bees Schoole He also gave to the same Hall divers worthy and rare bookes and a piece of Plate weighing forty ounces of silver Hee granted likewise to Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge a yeerely pension for ever for the maintenance of one Fellow which should be taken from his Schoole at St. Bege in Comberland He gave also to Christs Colledge in Cambridge a place of excellent literature and piety from which hath sprung many a famous Divine and Statesman a piece of plate weighing forty sive ounces He gave likewise to Queenes Colledge in Oxford the yearely revenewes of twenty pounds for ever to the maintenance of one Fellow and two Schollers to be chosen out of the aforesaid Schoole and at his death he bequeathed to the same Queenes Colledge in Oxford a great part of the bookes in their Library and a piece of Plate and forty pounds in money He likewise gave to eight poore almes-men at Croydon meanes valued yearely at 50 pounds Lastly he gave to the City of Canterbury 100 pounds of English money to be for ever for a stocke for to set the poore of that City on worke and to keepe them from idlenesse and beggery And so having done such and so many remarkable passages of Charity this reverend Metropolitane is laid to rest in the Lord. There is a Sermon of his which he preached at St. Pauls Crosse when the Funeralls of the Emperor Ferdinand were celebrated in English LAVRENS HVMPHERDE THis Worthy Divine was borne in the County of Buckingham studied in the famous Nursery and seed-plot of learning the Vniversity of Oxford in Magdalen Colledge hee departed this land as many other great Divines and Religious professors did in Queene Maries Reigne but in the beginning of Queene Elizabeth he returned home and was excellent for the Pulpit or the schools and tooke his Degree of Doctor in Divinity hee by his great abilities of learning set foâ—th Gods glory and mightily discovered that dangerous nest of Iesuites with their close and politique practices against Princes and their settled governments if they were not 〈◊〉 to the Roman Bishop His Books which he hath â—et forth doe evidently declaâ—e and manifâ—ly prove with what diligence and study hee found out the frauds impostures of the followers of Rome by ancient histories hee was made publique professor of Divinity or else Doctor of the Chaire in Oxford and President of Magdalen Colledge which dignities and preferments he did many yeeres with great commendation and approbation keepe and enioy He ended his life at Oxford and was there buried in the yeare of Christs Incarnation 1589 the whole Vniversity deploring and lamenting deepely the losse of so famous a governour and did see that his funerall rites were with all solemnity duly peâ—formed â— answerable to his place and office Hee was intimate with Bishop Iuel and grieved for his death and the Church of England missed them both this Humphred was at the time of his death little lesse than seventy yeares old his works are here faithfully â—ecorded 1. Of Nobility and the ancient originall of it 2. A little booke of the Conservation of true Religion 3. Consent of the Fathers of Iustification 4. Interpretation of Tongues 5. Of Iesuitisme 1. part of the practice of the Roman Court against Common-wealths and Princes with a premonition to English men 6. Iesuitisme 2 part of Puritan-poperie or the Doctrine Iesuiticall against Campian and Iohn Duraeus also Harding a confutation Also Pharisaisme old and new a sermon in Oxford Anno 1582. 7. Of the life and death of Iuell with the defence of his Doctrine and refutation of obiections of Harding Sands Cope c. 8. Origen of true faith translated with a Preface to the same Author and Doctor 9. St. Cyrills Commentaries upon Isaiah into Latine translated 10. An Index to Forslers He brew Lexicon by him made 〈◊〉 BAâ—INGTON THis Prelate as hee was excellent for his parts so was hee of a very faire descent being borne in the County of Nottingham of the ancient family of the Babingtons in the said County where hee drew in the first rudiments of Literature till by his worthy Parents hee was sent to Cambridge and was admitted into that worthy Society of Trinity Colledge Doctor Whitguift being then Master This Babington proved so famous in Schollership that having his degrees hee was made Fellow of the same Colledge and giving himselfe to the study of Divinity he proved a worthy Preacher in that Vniversity After being Doctor in Divinity he was called by Henry that noble Earle of Pembrooke to be his Chaplaine by whose favour he was first made Treasurer of the Church of Landasse in Wales after hee was elected Bishop of the same 1591. and when he had sitten 4. yeeres in that See for his singular Piety and Learning he was by Queene Elizabeth translated to the Bishopricke of Exceter where he scarce stayed 3.