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A40655	The church-history of Britain from the birth of Jesus Christ until the year M.DC.XLVIII endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.	Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661.; Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. History of the University of Cambridge snce the conquest.; Fuller, Thomas, 1608-1661. History of Waltham-Abby in Essex, founded by King Harold.	1655 (1655)	Wing F2416_PARTIAL; Wing F2443_PARTIAL; ESTC R14493	1,619,696	1,523

a J. Scot his ●ables Author hath affirmed But finding no such place in that b See Speeds maps in the Catalogues of both Count●● County a Wakerly nigh Stanford in Northamptonshire blame me not if willing to restore my native shire to its right and the honor of his nativity This Richard being the last foundation-Fellow and third Provost of Kings-Colledge purchased four Tenements in Millstreet over against the late Carmelites then newly Queens-Colledge and founded an Hall thereon for one Master and three Fellowes dedicating it to St. Katherine the Virgin and Martyr since augmented by the bounty of others 41. This may be termed Aula Bella Properly a prety Hall if not a proper a pretty Hall even by the confession of the Poet so critical in the word Sed qui bellus homo Cotta c Martial lib. 1. Epigra 10 pusillus homo What thing is in it self but small d in his list of Edward the fift folio 62. That Cotta we doe pretty call And the beholding of this House mindeth me of what Sir Thomas More wrteth of a She favourite of King Edward the fourth as to this particular conformity betwixt them otherwise far be it from me to resemble this Virgin Hall to a wanton Woman namely that there was nothing in her Body one could have changed except one would have wished her somewhat higher Lowness of endowment and littlensse of Receit is all can be cavilled at in this foundation otherwise proportionably most compleat in chappell cloisters library Hal c. Indeed this House was long Town-bound which hindered the growth thereof til Dr. Goslin that good Physitian cured it of that disease by giving the Bull-Inn thereunto so that since it hath flourished with buildings and Students lately more numerous than in greater Colledges Masters Benefactors Bishops Learn Writers Col. Livings 1 Robert Roch. 2 John Tarton 3 John Wardoll 4 Rich. Barleston 5 Thomas Green 6 Rain Bainbrig 7 Edwin Sands 8 Edm. Cosin 9 John May. 10 Edm. Hound 11 John Overal 12 John Hills 13 Richard Sibs 14 Ralph Brounrig 15 Willam Spurstow 16 John Lightfoot 1 Isabel Canterbury Sister to the founder 2 William Tayler 3 Katherine Mils 4 Robert Simpton 5 Hugh Pembertō 6 John Chester 7 Thomas Green 8 The Lady Elizabeth Bernardiston 9 John Leach 10 Rich. Nealson 11 Rob. Shorton 12 D. Thimblebie 13 Dr. Middleton 14 Hugh Garret 15 Rosamond Paster 16 John Colmlex 17. John Duke 18 John Claypoole 19 John Gostlin Knight 20 Thomas Buck. Esquire Bedle. 21 Mr. Christopher Shirland 22 Mrs. Stafford 23 Mr. Tho. Hobbs 24 Mr. Peter Phesant 25 Lady Cocket 26 Mrs. Jurdain 27 Ann. Lady Bernardiston 28 William Gouge 39 Mr. Coulson 30 Mr. Skirne Esquire 31 Mr. Alured 32 Mr. Cradock 33 The worthy company of Mercers of the City of London Edwin Sands Master Archbishop of York John May Mr. Bishop of Carlile John Overal Mr. Bishop of Norwich Ralp Brounrig Mr. Bishop of Exeter Edwin Sands Archbishop of York Richard Sibs a most Pious and profound Divine Thomas Godwin Fellow an eminent Preacher John Lightfoot an excellent Linguist Coaton Rect. in the Diocess of Ely valued at 6l 12s 9d 0b So that lately in this were maintained one Master six Fellowes with all the Students above an hundred Joannes Boynton Can. Thomas Rotheram Can. Thomas Northwood Can. Richardus Badew Can. Tho. Cosine Can. Joannes Blithe The foundation of Jesus Colledge Can. Robertus Fitz-hugh Can. Richard Freyer 1476 17 Ro. Woodroof Proct. Thomas Swayne 1477 18 Gerard Borell Proct. Guil. Stockdale 1478 19 John Laycroft Proct. Robert Wellby 1479 20 Robert Luther Proct. Guil. Tompson 1480 21 Roger Bower Proct. Phil 1481 22 Morgan Thomas Hole Proct. Jo. Green 1482 Edv. 5. Rich. 3. and James Grave Proct. Jo. Smith 1483 2 and Ro. Hacumblen Proct. John Butler 1484 3 and Gilb. Geuge Proct. John Butler and Gilb. Urmsen 1485 Hen. 7. Proct. Gilb. Fitz-John 1486 2 Hen. Babington Proct. Tho. Waters 1487 3 and Guil. Birly Proct. Richard Walle 1488 4 and John Basset Proct. Tho. Medcalfe 1489 5 Roger Layburne Proct. Gual Bedman 1490 6 John Wolfe Proct. Ric. Burton 1491 7 and John Wolfe Proct. John Sickling 1492 8 and John Walle Proct. Jo. Lound 1493 9 and Ric. Huddleston Proct. Ric. Bramton 1494 10 and John Robinson Proct. John Fisher 1495 11 and Thomas Cooke Proct. Jac. Denton 1496 12 and Tho. Gogney Proct. 42. This year a new Colledge was made in Cambridge of an old Nun●ery sounded some three hundred years agoe Viz. anno 1133. by Malcolme of the Scots Royall-race Earle of Cambridge and Huntington and dedicated to St. Radegund This Radegund daughter to Berthram Prince of Thuringia was wife to Lotharius King of France Son to Clodoveus the great the first Christian King of that country whose sequestring herself from her husbands company about the year 560 liv'd The incontinence of Saint Radegunds Nuns and died in a small Monasterie in Poicton thereby gaining the reputation of a Saint 43. But it seems the Sisters living in Cambridge Nunnery consecrated to her honor fell as far short in chastity as she over-did therein Indeed one of them left a good memory Anno Regis Henr. 7. 12 Anno Dom. 1443 or at least hath a good Epitaph inscribed on her monument in the Chappell Moribus ornatae jacet hîc bona Berta Rosata But the rest were not so sweet and fragrant in their reputes squandring away the wealth and ornaments of their house which was no wonder for those to doe which were prodigals of their own persons Not able therefore to go away from their shame they went away with their shame and quitting their covent concealed themselves privately in their own countrey Tradition e Godwin in his catalogue of Bishops of Ely in the life John Alcock saith that of the two remaining one was with child the other but a child so that their land seemed lapsed for want of owners or rather for the owners want of honesty 44. John Maiors testimony here of But let us heare what John Maior f De gestis Scoto●um fol. 9. the blunt Scotch Historian saith hereof living in Cambridge some years after whilest those matters were yet fresh in most mens memories Quoddam mulierum coenobium in collegium Jesu converterunt consilio eruditissimi pariter et optimi Viri Stubis doctoris Theologi Nolebant mulieres illae includi sed scholasticorum consortium admiserunt Unde graves viros scandalizarunt quocirca eis ejectis allis Coenobiis imposit is earum loco studentes inopes positi sunt quatenus literis virtutibus incumberent folium darent in tempore suo Hanc mulierum ejectionem approbo Si enim proreligione

upon his men playing at bowls was upon a sudden strook with a palsy had thence to his death-bed and being advised by some to remember God yea so I do saith he and my Lord Cardinal too D r. Gesserte the bloodie Chancellour of Sarisburie died suddenly on a Saturday the day before he had appointed moe than ninety persons to be examined by inquisition M r. Woodrosse that cruell Sheriffe of London being but a week out of his office was so striken by the hand of God that for seven yeers space till his dying-day he was not able to move himself in his bed Burton the cruell Bailie of Crowland was poisoned to death with the stinch of a crowes dung muting on his face What shall I speak of Dale the Promoter eaten up with lice Alexander the Keeper of Newgate consumed with offensive rottenness Robert Balding smitten with lightning at the taking of William Seaman Clarke who hang'd himself in the Tower with many moe So that we may conclude with the prophecie of a Deut. 32. 43. Moses Rejoyce O ye nations with his people for he will avenge the blood of his servants and will render vengeance to his adversaries and will be mercifull unto his land and to his people 38. And now What use to be made of the Martyrs sufferings to take our leaves of those Martyrs what remains but 1. That we glorifie God in and for their patience b Matth. 9. 8. who had given such power unto men 2. That we praise God that true doctrine at this day may be professed at an easier rate then in that age In Faires and Markets for the most part commodities are sold dearest in the morning which towards evening may be bought at a lower price Sure I am they paid most for the Protestant-Religion at the dawning of the day from Popery life or limbe was the lowest price thereof which since may be purchased at a cheaper pennie-worth 3. That we embrace and defend that doctrine which they sealed with their lives and as occasion shall be offered to vindicate and assert their memories from such scandalous tongues and penns as have or shall traduce them 39. It is inconsistent with our History Parsons his Cavill against the Martyrs calling answered here to enter the lists with that railing book which Parsons the Jesuite hath made against those good Martyrs Onely be it remembred that his Cavill-General is chiefly at their calling because they were most Mechanicks Weavers Shooe-makers c. An exception lying as well against just Joseph a Carpenter hospital Simon a Tanner zealous Aquila and Priscilla Tent-makers attentive Lydia a purple-seller And is it not injurious to inferr their piety to be less because their painfulness was more If it be farther objected that it is improbable that these fillie souls should be more illuminated with knowledge than the great Doctours of the Romish Church know that Christs birth was revealed to the c Luke 2. 1. shepherds in their calling watching their flocks by night and concealed from the Priests and Pharisees the pretended shepheards of Israel and God might give more light to these industrious artificers than to their idle Masters of Arts. 40. Behold your calling saith the Apostle how not manie wise men after the flesh c. Poverty and piety oft goe together But God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to confound the wise 1 Cor. 1. 26 27. And allwayes in time of persecution the Church is like a copse which hath in it more under-wood than oakes For great men consult with their safety and whilest the poorer sort as having little to lose boldly embrace religion with both armes the rich too often do only behold it at distance with a smiling countenance but dare not adventure to entertain it except with very great secrecie We conclude all with this observation that such Martyrs as were artificers by their vocation humbly continued in the station wherein Divine Providence had placed them none presuming as too many now adayes to invade the ministeriall function not adventuring to preach save onely that their real Sermon of patience at their death 41. So much for the first forme A Catalogue of Confessours with their places of refuge of Christians in those dayes which were martyr'd A second sort succeeds of such who being Confessours for the Faith fled into forrain parts from persecution This their removall is not onely defended from cowardize but warranted for Christian Policy by our Saviours a Mat. 10 23. precept But when they persecute you in this City flee into another Had all fled Religion had been at a losse for champions to defend her for the present had none fled Religion might have been at a loss for champions to maintain her for the future We will give in a particular both of such eminent persons and of the places wherein they were entertained Partly that such places may receive their deserved praise for their hospitality to exiles and partly that our harbouring the banished Dutch flying many yeers after from the cruelty of Duke d' Alva in London Norwich Canterbury Colchester and Sandwich may appear not so much the giving of a free and fair curtesie as the honest paying of a due debt and wiping off an old score runn on trust by our great-grand-fathers Som seated themselves at 1. Emden in East-Frizland a Staple-Town of English Merchants I finde neither the names nor number of those that harboured here only it appears that John Scorie late bishop of Chicester was here Superintendent of the English Congregation in Emden 2. Weasel then in the Dominions as I take it of the Duke of Cleve but bordering on the Low-Countries in the possession of the King of Spaine The English meeting here was rather a Chappel then a Church or rather a Tabernacle then a Chappel because soon set up and as suddenly taken down again For they who formerly had fled so farr from Mary were now loth to live too neer to Philip and for fear of so potent a neighbour quickly forsook this place and disposed themselves elsewhere in these four following Church Colonies 3. Arrow a Troubles of Franksord printed Anno. 1575. pag 185. a small city in Switzerland on the banks of the River Arrola belonging to the Republique of Berne The most noted men abiding here were Thomas Leaver Robert poumall Richard Laughorne Thomas Turpin Boys Willford Vpchaire 4. Strasburgh where they found most courteous entertainment The most eminent English abiding here as may be collected from their solemne b Tr. of Fr. pag. 23. joynt-subscription to a letter were James Haddon Edwin Sandys Edmond Grindal John Huntington Guido Eaten John Geoffrey John Peader Thomas Eaten Michael Reymuger Augustine Bradbridge Arthur Saule Thomas Steward Christopher Goodman Humsrey Alcocson Thomas Thomas Lakin Crafton 5. Zurich This was no formed Congregation of Pastours and people but rather a flock of Shepheards and therefore the letters unto them

Augustine Not c See his answer to Augustine's third question to proceed too rigorously in the Alteration of Ceremonies but to allow a Latitude according to Time and Place Oh for a little in him of S t. Paul's Temper who was d 1 Cor. 9. 22. made all things to all men that by all means he might gain some Had Augustine's Joynts been suppled with the Oyl of Humility one bended Knee might probably have bowed many Hearts unto him whereas now he lost their Affections Pride being an unwinning Quality rendering the Proud party scorned by his Betters hated by his Equals feared perchance by his Inferiours but loved by None Had not he who is said to have cured the Blind need to have his own Eies opened herein Who though he be commonly called Augustine the lesse in distinction from his Name-sake Father S t. Augustine of Hippo yet may be allowed Augustine the great if a Measure be taken from the Dimensions of his Pride and Haughtinesse 8. We passe now from this Augustine's Pride Augustine's Prophesie to his Prophesie who enraged at the British Bishops for denying Subjection unto him flatly fell a menacing them that seeing they would not submit to his Motion and joyn with him in Preaching to the Saxons soon after they should feel the force of their Enemies Sword and be suddenly confounded by those whom they would not endeavour to convert Which accordingly came to passe 9. For not longafter 603 alias Ethelfride the Pagan King of Northumberland The massacre of the Monks of Baugor having conquered Chester invaded VVales and bade the Britans battel Amongst them was a Regiment of the Monks of Bangor 605 all naked and unarmed save with Tears and P●ayers whole Vollies whereof they discharged to Heaven for the good Successe of their Country-men being all by themselves upon an Advantage of Ground and one Brockmaile a Britan as Captain of their Life-guard had a Company of Souldiers to defend them Ethelfride being informed that these Monks prayed against him concluded them to be his effectual Enemies though otherwise offering him no Hostility and fiercely falling on them put twelve hundred of them to the Sword fifty onely escaping Brockmaile most basely deserting them whom he was set to defend 10. But here some Birds sing a different Note from the rest Augustine suspected to be their murderer which must be listened unto namely such Authours considerable for their Number Antiquity Gravity and Learning who accuse this Augustine for the Designer of the Death and Destruction of these innocent British Monks so that he cunningly foretold what he himself cruelly intended to fulfill Thus well might Iezabel who a Revel 2. 20. calleth herself a Prophetesse certainly foreshew the death of Naboth for denying his Vine-yard to Ahab when she had purposely before-hand packed and plotted the same An heavy Accusation if true that Augustine to use my b M r. Abraham Wheelock is his notes on Bede pag. 115. Friend's Expression Gregorii Vicarius should be Gregis sicarius Ecclesiae futurae Anglicanae Conversor should be praesentis Britannicae everfor so that instead of a Prophets Reward he deserved the Punishment of a Murderer But to clear this point conceive we a Grand-Jury of four and twenty judicious Readers empannelled before whom the Memory of Augustine is indicted of Murder and Witnesses produced on both Sides Let none censure me if in these Proceedings my Pen failes in legal Formalities such Exactnesse not being by me intended but onely some general Conformity with a Law-triall to fix the History in our Fancies with more Pleasure and Delight 11. The Bill first was solemnly read Witnesses produced against him running to this effect That Augustine the Monk commonly called the English Apostle not having the Feare of God before his Eyes out of fore-thought Malice feloniously did plot project and contrive the Murther of twelve hundred Monks of Bangor by soliciting Ethelbert the Christian King of Kent to move Ethelfride the Pagan King of Northumberland with force of Armes to kill and slay the Monks aforesaid c. An Accusation so hainous that at first it filled the whole Jury with Silence Horrour and Amazement till afterwards they recollected themselves to attend unto the following Witnesses 1. Ieffery Monmouth whose Welsh Bloud was up as concern'd in the Cause of his Country-men Ethelbert King of Kent said c Manuscript in pub lib. Cantab pag. 167. he when he saw the Britans disdaining to yield Subjection to Augustine and that they scorned to be subject to himself stirred up the Northumberlanders and other Saxon Princes that gathering a great Army against the City of Bangor they should go forth to destroy the Abbot Dionoth and the other Clergy who had formerly slighted them 2. Thomas Gray an old d Cited in Iewel 's Apolog part 1. pag. 11. Chronicler as it is written in French brought in this Evidence That Augustine being refused of the Christian Britans enflamed Ethelbertus King of Kent to levy his Power and to war against them himself being also in company as in the old Abstract of Chronicles is recorded and marching with him towards the Slaughter Where they had no more regard of Mercy then a Wolf hath upon a Sheep 3. Nicolus Trivet Anno Dom. 603 a Dominican who wrote some three hundred years since a Sir Henry Spelman's Councills pag. 111. deposed That Ethelbert King of Kent being highly offended incited Ethelfride King of Northumberland and other petty Saxon Kings because they had contemned Augustine in the Council c. 4. Elsebiensis Monachus commenting on those words of Merlin Delebitur iterum Religio Religion shall again be destroyed thus b Manus●r in Bennet Coll. Librar Camb. expoundeth them This was afterwards fulfilled either by Gormund or by Augustine who caused twelve hundred Monks to be slain at Bangor in Wales because they obeyed him not in a Councill These Testimonies much moved the Jury who notwithstanding reserved their other Eare as it became Honest men to hearken to the Depostions in Augustine's behalf 12. Amongst these Testimonies in his behalf that of c Eccles Hist lib. 2. cap. 2. editione VVholochiana Bede was most materiall Sicque completum est praesagium sancti Pontificis Augustini quamvis ipso jam multo antè tempore ad coelest a regna sublato ut etiam temporalis interitus ultionem sentirent perfidi quòd oblata sibi perpetuae salutis consilia spreverant Which words for it is seasonably remembred all Pleas must now be in English may thus be translated And so the prophesy of holy Bishop Augustine was fulfilled although himself long before that was taken out of this Life to the Kingdome of Heaven that also the treacherous People might feel the Revenge of Temporal Ruine because they had despised the Counsells of Eternall Salvation offered unto them 13. Much Difference arose hereabouts The Paragraph in Bede's testimony questioned the rather because

Queens officers as they had just cause more strick in searching as her Judges more severe in punishing the Papists Hereupon the Seculars complained that such proceedings against them tearmed persecution by them and justice by our State was caused by the Jesuits and that Parsons especially though he had kindled the fire left others to bear the heat thereof Yea which was more he was not himself contented to sleep in a whole skinn at Rome but lashed others of his own Religion and having got his neck out of the collar accused others for not drawing weight enough taxing the Seculars as dull and remiss in the cause of Religion and to speak plainly they differed as hot and cold poison the Jesuits more active and pragmatical the Seculars more slow and heavie but both maintaining treacherous principles destructive to the common-Wealth 31. If we look now on the Non-Conformists A general calm we shall finde them all still and quiet After a storm comes a calm wearied with a former blustering they began now to repose themselves in a sad silence especially since the executions of Vdal and Penry had so terrified them that though they might have secret designes we meet not their open and publick motions so that this Century affordeth little more then the mortalities of some eminent men 32. We begin with Richard Fletcher Bishop of London The death of Bp Fletcher and Bishop Coldwell bred in Bennet Colledge in Cambridg one of a comly person and goodly presence qualities not to be cast away in a Bishop though a Bishop not to be chosen for them he lov'd to ride the great horse and had much skill in managing thereof condemned for very proud such his natural stately garb by such as knew him not and commended for humility by those acquainted with him he lost the Queens favour because of his second unhappy match and died suddainly more of grief then any other disease with him let me couple another heart-broken Bishop John Coldwell of Salisbury D r of Physick S t Luke we know was both an Evangelist and Physician who never enjoyed himself after he had consented though little better then surprised thereunto to the alienation of Sherborn Manor from the Bishoprick 33. Here I am at a loss for the date of the death of Laurence Humphry The death of Laurence Humfry but confident I hit the but though miss the mark as about this time He was a consciencious and moderate Non-conformist condemned for luke-warm by such as were scalding-hot Dean of Winchester and Master of Magdalen Colledge in Oxford to which he bequeathed a considerable Summ of Gold left in a chest not to be opened except some great necessity urged thereunto But lately whilst D r John Wilkinson was President of the Colledge this Gold was shar'd between him and the fellows And though one must charitably beleeve the matter not so bad as it is reported yet the most favourable relation thereof gave a general distast 34. Sure I am A great Antiquaries good intention discouraged a great Antiquarie lately deceased rich as well in his state as learning at the hearing hereof quitted all his intentions of benefaction to Oxford or any place else on suspition it would be diverted to other uses On the same token that he merrily said I think the bestway for a man to perpetuate his memory is to procure the Pope to Can●nize him for a Saint for then he shall be sure to be remembred in their Calender Whereas otherwise I see all Protestant charity subject to the covetousness of posterity to devour it and bury the donor thereof in oblivion 35. M r Baltazer Zanches a Spaniard The charity of a Spanish Protestant born in Sherez in Estremadura founded an alms-house at Totnam high-cross in Middlesex for eight single people allowing them competent maintenance Now seeing Protestant Founders are rare Spanish Protestants rarer Spanish Protestant Founders in England rarest I could not pass this over with silence nor must we forget that he was the first confectioner or comfit-maker in England bringing that mystery to London and as I am informed the exactness thereof continues still in his family in which respect they have successively been the Queens and Kings confectioners 36. A Parliament held at Westminster The acts in the Parliament 1597. 40. wherein the deprivation of Popish Bishops in the first of this Queens Reign was declared legall Some will wonder what need is of this Statute at so many years distance but the Preface intimates the necessity thereof The Legality also of our Bishops and their Officers were again by act of Parliament confirmed And whereas there was a pretended concealment of some lands of the Bishoprick of Norwich the same by act of Parliament were setled on that See and the Exchange of Lands ratified made in the Reign of King Henry the Eight The contemporary convocation did nothing of moment 37. Thomas Stapleton this year ended his life The death of Tho. Stapleton 1598. 41. and was buried at S t Peters Church in Lovain it is written in his Epitaph qui Cicestriae in Anglià nobili loco natus where Cicestriae is taken not for the City but Diocess of Chicester having otherwise good assurance that he was born at Hemfield in Sussex the same year and moneth wherein * See Pitzaeus in his life S r Thomas Moore was beheaded observed by the Catholicks as a grand providence he was a most learned assertor of the Romish Religion wanting nothing but a true cause to defend On one account I am beholding unto him viz. for disswading * Idemibidem Pitzaeus from being a Souldier to be a Scholler whose History of our English writers hath so often been usefull unto me 38. Richard Cosine D r of the Law and Dean of Archeys this year ended his life The death of Dr Cosine One of the greatest Civilians which our Age or Nation hath produced a most moderate man in his own nature but most earnest assertor of the Ecclesiastical discipline as by his printed works doth appear 39. Robert Turner his death was now much bemoaned by the Papists The death of Rob. Turner 1599. 42. he was born at Barstable in Devon bred for a while in Oxford whence flying beyond the Seas he became Canon of Breslaw in Silesia and at the same time Privie Councellor to the Duke of Bavaria falling afterward into his displeasure probably because more pragmatical then became a forrainer however Ferdinand of Gratz afterwards Emperor took him from the Duke to be his own Secretary for the Latine tongue wherein he excelled as by his printed Orations doth appear he lieth buried at Gratz under a handsom Monument 40. Great was the grief of Protestants for the decease of Richard Hooker Anno Regin Eliza. 42. Anno Dom. 1599. The death of Rich. Hooker Turners Country-man as born also in Devon-shire and bred in Corpus-Christi