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Memorials of worthy persons (lights and ornaments of the Church of England.), the fourth decad. / by Cl. Barksdale.; Memorials of worthy persons. Decade 4
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Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.
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1663
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Wing B802; ESTC R9168
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mention of a love there begun between him and Dr Donne whom he of this nation who pretends to learning or ingenuity and is ignorant of deserves not to knoâ— This friendship was generously elemented and as it was begun in their Youth in the â—niversity and there maintained by correspondent inclination and studies so it lasted till Age and Death forced a separation 8. The year after Sir Henrie proceeded Master of Arts his Father whom he did never mention without this or some like reverential expression That good man my Father changed this for a better life leaving to Sr Henry as to his other younger sons a rent charge of an hundred Marks a year to be paid for ever out of one of his Mannors of a much greater value About two years after being about tâ—o and twenty and having to his great Wit added the ballast of Learning he laid aside his Books and betook himself to travel and a more general conversation with Mankind imploying the remaining part of his youth to purchase the rich treasure of forein knowledg Of which both for the secrets of nature the dispositions of many Nations their several Laws and Languages he became the possessor in a very large measure 9. In his Travels which was almost nine years before his return into England he stayed but one year in France and most of that in Geneva where he became acquainted with Theodore Beza then very aged and with Isaac Casaubon that most learned man Three of the remaining eight years were spent in Germanie the other five in Italy the stage on which God appointed he should act a great part of his life where both in Rome Venice and Florence he became acquainted with the most eminent men for learning and all manner of Arts as Picture Sculpture Chymistrie Architecture and divers other manual Arts even Arts of inferiour nature of all which he was a most dear lover and a most excellent Judge 12. He returned out of Italy into England about the 30th year of his Age being then noted by many both for his person and comportment For indeed he was of a choice shape tall of stature and of a most pleasant behaviour which was so mixed with sweet discourse and civilities as gained him much love from all persons with whom he entred into an acquaintance And whereas he was noted in his youth to have a sharp wit and apt to jest That by time travel and conversation was so polished and made useful that his companie seemed to be one of the delights of mankind In so much as Robert Earl of Essex then one of the darlings of fortune invited him first into a friendship and after a knowledge of his great Abilities to be one of his Secretaries After the Earls Apprehension he passed into France and thence into Itaâ—y After some stay in France where he met with his old friend Vietta then Secretary to the great Duke he went the fourth time to visit Rome and injoyed the company of his friends notwithstanding his Religion in the English Colledge and satisfied himself concerning some curiosities 11. After his return to Florence the Duke having intercepted certain Letters that discoveâ—ed a design to take away the life of the then King of Scots sent Sir Henrie to impart it to the King under the name of Octovio Paldi an Italian Having deliverd his Letters and Message and privately told the King that he was indeed in Erglish-man he abode there three months with much pleasure to his Majestie and so returned to Florence with a fair account of his imployment Queen Elizabeth some few months after departed and King James was proclaimed When he was come into England he commanded the Lord Wotton to fend for his Brother Henrie Being brought to the King he took him in his arms and bade him â—elcome by the name of Octovio Baldi saying He was the most honest and therefore the best dissembler that ever he met with adding Since I know you neither want learning travel nor experience and that I have had so real a testimonie of your faithfulness and abilities to manage an Embassage I shall make use of you in that kind hereafter And indeed the King did so moâ—t of those 22 years of his raign but before he dismist Octavio Baldi from his present attendance upon him he resto ed him to his old name of Henrie Wotton by which he then Knighted him 12. Not long after this the King having resolved according to his Motto Beati pacifici to have â— friendship with his neighbour Kingdoms of France and Spain and also for divers weighty reasons to enter into an alliance with the State of Venâ—ce â—nd to that end to send Ambassadors to these several places did propose the choice of these employments to Sir Henrie Wotton Who considering the smalnesse of his own estate which he never took care to augment and knowing the Courts of great Princes to be sumptuous and necessarily expensive inclined most to that of Venice as being a place of more retirement and best suiting with his Genius who did ever love to joyn with busâ—nesse studâ—e and a tryal of natural experience foâ— which fruitful Italy that darling of nature and cherisher of all arts is so justly famed in all parts of the Christian World Having therefore resolved upon Venice and a large allowanâ—e being appointed by the King for his voyage thither and a settled maintenance during his stay there he left England nobly accompanied through France to Venice by â—entlemen of the best Families and Breeding that this Nation afforded Sir Albertus Morton his Nephew went his Secretarie and William Bedel a man of choice learning and sanctified wisdom his Chaplain 13. An. 1605. Sir Henrie Wotton was received by the State of Venice with much honour and gladnesse both for that he delivered his Embassage most elegantly in the Italian Language and came also in such a juncture of time as his Masters friendship seemed useful for that Republick In the contention with the Pope which lasted several years the Venetians still acquainted K. James with their proceedings by the help of Sir Henrie Wotton Mr Bedel and Padre Paulo whom the Venetians did then call to be one of their Consultors of State and with his pen to defend their cause Which was by him so performed that the Pope saw plainly he had weakned his power by exceeding it and offered the Venetians Absolution upon very easie terms which the Venetians still slighting did at last obtain by that which was scarce so much as a shew of acknowledging it These Contests were the occasion of Padre Paulo his knowledge and interest with K. James for whose sake principally Father Paulo compiled that eminent Historie of the Council of Trent Wâ—ich History was as fast as it was written sent in several sheets in Letters by Sir H. Wotton Mr Bedel and others unto K. James and the then B. of Cant in England and there first made publick both in â—nglish and in
when the Twelve Bishops whereof this was one remonstrated the just fears they were in and Protested their dissent from all Laws which should be enacted till they might attend service of the House with freedom and saftey They were all charged with high Treason by the House of Commons and committed to Prison c. 27. Our Bishop being after four months discharged from this his first imprisonment returned to his lodgings in Duresm House and there attended his devotions and study till suchtime as his Adversaries thought fit to give him another occasion to exercise his patience under a second Captivity upon occasion of baptising a Child of the Earl of Rutland's according to the Order of the Church And in custody he remained six months before he could obtain his enlargement After this he remained in Duresm house till he was thrown out thence by the soldiers that came to Garrison it a little before that horrid fact was committed upon the person of our late Gracious King and after that being importuned by his honorable friends the Earl and Countess Rutland he became a part of their care and family at Exeâ—er-house for some short time But being loth to live at the charge of others while he was able to subsist of himself and thinking the air of the Country might better suit with his declining years he betook himself to sojourn first with Captain Saunders in Hartfordshire and after with Mr Tho. Rotheram in Bedfordshire till by the great civility and earnest importunity of that Noble young Baronet Sr Henry Yelverton he went with him to his house at Easton-Manduit in Northampton-shire where he found all the tender respect and care from the whole family which a Father could exspect from his children till after some four months he rendred up his happy soul into the hands of his Heavenly Father 28. When the House of Commons had voted for the dissolving of Bishopricks and selling the lands that belonged to them some prevailed for another Vote of Yearly Allowance to present Bishops during their lives Our Bishop had 8001 per an voted to him but while he was able to subsist without it never troubled himself to look after it And at last pressed by necessities having procured a Copy of the Vote found it to contain no more than only that such a sum should be paid but no mention either by whom or whence And by that time he could procure and explanation of the Order to make the Pension payable out of the Revenues of his own Bishoprick all the Lands and Revenues of it were sold or divided among themselves Only by the importunity of his friends he obtained an Order to have 1000l out of their Treasury at Gold-smiths Hall with which he paid his debts and purchased to himself an Annuity of 200l per an during his life upon which he subsisted ever since 29. No man can expect any considerable Legacies in the Will of a person deceased who made his own hands his Executors while he lived like his great kinsman Arch-bishop Morton who chose rather to inrich his kindred and servants in his life time then at his death or rather like Arch-bishop Warham successor to Morton who lying on his death bed called for his Steward to let him know what money he had and understanding from him it was but thirty pound thanked God for it and said He never desired to dye richer Our Bishop had so much left him at his death that he gave 40l to one of his servants who then attenâ—ed him having provided for the other formerly and 10l to the poor of the Parish and his Chalice with a Patin double guilt to the Noble Baronet for the use of his Chapel The rest deducing some small remembrances he ordered for his burial whiâ—h was also sufficient for a Monument though far below his worth yet sutable to his great Modesty 30. I cannot omit the chief Legacy of his Will for the common good of souls in the Church of England particularly in his own Diocess See it in the Funeral Sermon where he concludes thus My earnest exhortation to them is that they would still continue their former Affections notwithstanding all temptations to the contrary both to the Doctrine Discipline Government and Form of Worship in this poor afflicted Church Which if I did not believe to be the securest way for the salvation of souls I had not ventured my own upon the same bottom 31. His high esteem of the sacred Liturgie of the Church of England attended him as I may say to his Grave For he gave expresse command to his Chaplain not to omit nor so much as transpose as he had observed too frequently to be done by others the reading of the Lesson 1 Cor 15. which the Church hath prescribed to be read at the Grave and which being read there while such a spectacle of mortality is before their eyes could not said he but have a greater influence upon their souls than any Funeral Sermon he had ever heard preached Great fervor and devotion he shewed in the Church-prayers whereunto he seldom answered with a single Amen and at which duty he never kneeled upon a Cushion I think in all his life nor ever prayed but upon his knees till he was confined to his death bed and even would neverly with his Cap on his head if he either prayed himself or any other prayed by him while he had strength to pull it off with his own hands Great consolation he took in the Church-preparations for his long home viz. in the profession of his faith and Charitie and Repentance in receiving the benefit of Absolution and the Viaticum of the Holy Eucharist 32. He lived a great number of years and very few ever husbanded theit time better for he was never idle with his good will He was often up at his devotion and study before four a clock even after he had lived above fourscore years and yet very seldom went to bed till after ten and then had alwaies a servant to read some book to him till such time as sleep did surprize him and so had he alwaies when he travelled in his Coach that his journy might not be too great a hinderance to his study He used to lye on a straw bed till he was above fourscore 33. He led his life in a holy and chast celibate The issue of his brain was numerous beside M. SS above twenty several Volumes in print some of which are these that follow Apologia Cath. p. 1. pars 2. The Catholick Appeal Causa Regia The Grand Imposture and proofs Sermons Confessions out of forein Divines for Bishops Gods Providence the last book he lived to publish a fit Meditation for his declining years in those sad Times 34. To add somewhat of his Character 1. His patience In the greatest tryal of his temper that ever he had the news of the Vote that the Revenues of the Church were to be sold he only said The Lord gave