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The life and death of Sr. Thomas Moore, who was Lord Chancelor of England to King Henry the Eight
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More, Cresacre, 1572-1649.; More, Thomas, 1565-1625.
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1642
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Wing M2630; ESTC R7630
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vvitty conuersatioÌ 1. S. Thom. Moor his mariage and first vvife Chosen out of a charitable compassion against his ovvne affection His children by her Iohn More Margaret Roper Elizabeth DaÌcy Cecily Heron. Anne Cresacre vvife to M. Iohn More 2. His secoÌd mariage vvith a vvidovv Not very faire but kind stepmother M. Alington his step-daughter Margaret Clement Carefull gouernment his famyly 3. His knovvledge and rare integrity in profession of the lavv He is made Iudge of the sherif of Londons court His pleÌtyfull but honest gaines 4. K. Henry the 7. offended with S. Tho. For crossing him in parlement in an vnjust imposition Sir Iohn More the father imprisond to be reuenged vpon the soÌne Bad couÌcel giuen by a politik bishop Auoided by councel of the religious bishops chaplain He retires to his quieter studies Empson and Dudley put to death for vvicked couÌsel The happines of a good conscieÌce 5. The beginning of S. Th. Mores fauour vvith K. Henry 8. Warily at the first declined by S. Th. He is employed by the K. on an embassage into FraÌce To Flanders and BurguÌdy 6. His more serious vvritings His Vtopia greatly esteemed by all learned men By Budaeus By I. Paludanus By P. Aegidius By Buslidius By Paulus Iouius His story of K. Richard the 3. He vvas vvonderfully studious amidst his serious affaires The office of a discreet housholder His lectures publik vpoÌ S. Austin de ciuit Dei 7. By pleading for the Pope against the K. he makes him of his priuy Councel K. HeÌrie 8. learning and courtesy A gracious King for his first tvveÌty yeares S. Thom. More knighted and made Threasurer of the exchequer The familiarity of K. HeÌry with S. Thom. More Discreetly lessened by S. Th. himself He is seÌt by the K. to appease the prentises of London 8. He is by the King chosen speaker of the lovver house of Parlament A suÌmary of his first speetch in ParlameÌt 9. Cardinal Wolseys entry into parlament And a motioÌ to the lovver house Frustrated by S. Tho. Mores vvisdome Who pleasantly and vvittily diuerteth the Cardinals displeasure And obtaineth against him not to be sent Leger embassadour into Spaine 10. He is made ChauÌcellour of the Dutchy of Lancaster S. Thom. Mores iudgemeÌt of K. HeÌrâes extraordinary fauour Queen Catherins iudgement of S. Th. Mores loyalty Cardinal VVolseys vaniglory Flattered by most men But nothing at all by S. Th. More 1. His courteous behaueour in midst of honour His meeknes in repreheÌding 2. His readines of vvitt in all occasions 3. His frindship and estimatioÌ vvith the learned of all Christendom Cuthbert Tunstall Bishop of Durrham Tunstall a glorious confessour in Q. Elizabeths dayes Frindship of S. Th. More vvith B. Fisher. With Cardinal Poole in his yonger dayes VVith D. Lea Archebishop of yorke VVith Lapsetus Grocinus Linacre Montjoy G. Latimer I. Crocus 4. With learned meÌ of other nations as I. Coclaeus G. Badaeus M. Dorpius Lascarus Philip Beroaldus Hierom Buslidius Peter Aegidius B. Rhenanus Cranuild Viues C. Goclenius Sir Tho. Mores frindship to D. Erasmus Roderodamus ForsakeÌ vvhen he perceaued Erasmus hate in ReligioÌ Erasmus liued alvvayes a Catholique Priest S.T. Mores constancy in frindship His pleasaunt coÌuersation proceeding froÌ a quiet conscieÌse A vvitty and mery repreheÌsion His candour and innocence 1. S.T. Mores home-entertainments deuotioÌs The excellent order of his family His vviues employmeÌt His seruants discipline Euening prayers Vigils His deuotioÌ on good fryday His tabletalke 2. His behaueour tovvard his vvife and children and counsels giueÌ theÌ To desire heaueÌly matters To beare afflictioÌs patieÌtly So vvithstand teÌptations of the diuel Against too much curiosity in dressing A happy houshold Their ordinary recreations 3. S.T. More studiously vvrate against heresies in midst of of his affaires The praise of his Dialogue His ansvver to the Supplication of beggars The Supplication of soules of Purgatory The vvofull effects of heresy Against Tindal Frith and Barnes Apology Debellation of Salem Bizance Comfort in tribulation 4. A vievv of many vvitty pithy speeches of S. Th. Mores The vulgar no true judge of things Sinners distasted Why fevv do feare death No man sure of long life VVorlds vanity VVorldly losses hurt not The folly of old misers Madnes of couetous meÌ Fruicts of tribulation Hovv fonde it is to loue this vvorld Against Confessours that flatter their ghostly ChildreÌ AfflictioÌ more profitable then pleasure Against differring of ameÌdment Visions and illusions Pusillanimity a daungerous teÌptation Danger of prosperity Of riches and honours All riches of this vvorld none of our ovvne Couetousnesse Bad marchants A prediction of heresy Riche are not goods The vvorst affection Almes deeds An the vvorld a prison To suffer for God The vvorld no recoÌpenser Heresy impudeÌ Prayer Detraction Ingratitude Faith the mistresse of reason No truth among heretikes Better preuent then redresse Hereticall traÌslations Auoid heresy Fasting Desire of heauen Monasticall life Faith and good vvorkes Bad life no miracle School-diuinity Heretikes Impugning of heresie Heretiks falsplay Their contumelies His hatred against heresy in good earnest 5. His profound skill in diuinyty None handled Luther more kindly Sir Thomas More vvell studied in S. Thomas doctrin And other school-diuines His epistle against Pomeranus 1. Cardinal Wolsey his ambition Pope AdriaÌs humility Wolsey the author of K. H. 8. fall LonglaÌd B. of LoÌdoÌ Wolseys instrumeÌt 2. K. Henry communicateth vvith S. T. More his scruple concerning his first marriage Sir Tho. Mores discreet ansvver to the kings scruple His most vpright conscieÌce and constant zeal of the truth 3. He foresavv in spirit the fall of religion in England 4. The miraculous reductioÌ of his sonne Roper from heresy by his prayers The hot spirit of heresy The great piety and charity of his sayd soÌne M. Roper 5. Another miraculous cure vvrought by prayer vpon his daughter Margaret 6. Sir Tho. Mores domestiqs schoole Modesty the ornament of vvemen Learning to be desired for vse not for praise In vvhat coÌsisteth deiectioÌ of spirit What ornameÌt Sir Tho. More required in his children A vvomaÌ may attaine to learning as vvell as a man The end to vvhich all learning must be directed He desireth it may by all meanes be beaten from his children 7. The delight Sir T.M. bad in his childreÌs learning They studied Astronomy He discourieth pleesauÌtly He willeth theÌ to write with care and premeditation His earnest care of his childreÌs good employmeÌt The care his children had to please him in their studies Bookes dedicated by learned men to his children He payes his daughters letters with gold 8. The learning and piety of his daughter Margaret The esteeÌ that the B. of excester had of her learning Some of her writings Her traÌslation of Eusebius Her skill in Astronomy Why humanity is best studied in our yonger yeares 1. Charity of Sir Tho. More to his neighbours His three wishes for the good of Christedom Vnity in peace Vnity in
religion End of the kings controuersie He neuer asked anything of the King Liberality to his parish Churche His mercifull workes to his poor neighbours 2. The beginning of K. HeÌries separation from the Church Scruple of his mariage with Q. Catherin CoÌmissioneirs froÌ Rome about it The dispensatioÌ questioÌd And supplied by a new coÌfirmatioÌ K. Henry appeals to a generall councel and falls from the Pope His iniurie to S. Thomas of Canterburies body Q. Anne BoleÌs incontineÌcy 3. Cardinall Wolseys disgrace downfall Sir Tho. Mores embassage for peace happy successe therin Bishop Stokelies quirk in Q. Catharins marriage His conference with Sir Thomas about it Strokesly vndermines the Cardinall For backwardnes in the kings diuorce forwardnes for a frenche matche The Cardinal discontented Arrested and depriued of all honours riches Sir Tho. More elected L Chauncelor Only worthy of the place in Cardinal Wolseys iudgement 4. The honourable ceremony with whiche he was enstalled The Duke of Norfolks oratioÌ in behalf of Sir Tho. More Of his worthinesse for so great a place The first lay man that euer was mad Lord Chauncellour Good reasons why that ould custom was altered Sir Tho. Mores modest and discreet reply He acknowledgeth his owne vnworthinesse The Dukes loue And the kings fauour and bounty Which he esteems beyond his deserts Al which encrease in him a full purpose to discharge well so great a charge And desireth fauorable interpretation of his endeuours A wise ponderation of his predecessour Cardinals example The danger of highe honours A warning to vse them well CommoÌ ioy of S. Thomas his promotion 5. The behaueour of S. Thomas in the dignity of L. Chancellour Towards his father the auncientest iudge of the realme Towards all sutours especially the poorer sort No accesse to bribery Means how great men may do fauours in iustice Notable integrity Euen against his owne kinred Long delayes in law the misery of poor clients remedied by Sir Thomas A pleasauÌt tale of a table 6. King HeÌry desire Sir Thomas to allow his diuorce Sir Thomas noble and discreet refusall Accepted for the time by the king 1. The death of Sir Iohn More Sir Thomas neuer enioyed his fathers inheritance Rare pouerty in a L. high Chancellour Yet could it not stop Q. Annes malice against him 2. His admirable zeal in cause of catholike religion A liberal reward profered him nobly by the Bishops of Enggland As nobly and magnanimously refused by him only for Gods sake The heretiks calumny against him True glorie to be hated by heretikes Perfect patience always ioined with true perfectioÌ 3. Cheerfull mirth An vnmaÌnerly repreheÌsioÌ mannerly returnd on the reprehender A bold debtour pretily told his owne A mery arbitrement between his Lady a beggar A pleasaunt ceÌsore of a witlesse writing A mery mistaking 4. His earnest deuotioÌ in the seruice of God He vsed to sing in his surplice in his parishe churche To cary the crosse in procession on foote CoÌfessed communicated before any importaÌt businesse 5. Patience in temporall lesser An excellent resignatioÌ to the prouidence of God More care to supply his neighbours losses then his owne Godly care of his poor seruants God rewardeth true resignation euen in this world Vanity of iudgement of worldlings 6. S. Thomas resigned vp his office of L. Chancellour The neerer his end the more replenished with the loue of God A notable record that no cause was left vndecyded in the ChaÌcery A parlement called for Q Annes marriage Sir Tho. More sues to depose his office The king graciously accepteth his desire How merely he insinuated the matter to his wife A pleasauÌt ieast to diuere her from sorow 7. Prouident dispositioÌ of his houshold after his resignement Of his seruants all well rec2ommended Of his children liuing with him An incoÌparable resolutioÌ after so great an honour to beare cheerfully so low an estate Honourable pouerty of so great a personage 8. How earnestly and coÌsideratly he deposed his office An excellent letter to Archbishop WarrhaÌ to such a purpose Great offices daÌgerously vndertaken and as dangerous to be giuen ouer A true valuatioÌ of virtuous actions S. Thom. Mores humble estimation of himself He sends his Vtopia to the Archbishop His innocence in his office Testified in priuat and publik by the King The chief cause of his resignemeÌt to serue God more freely As thaÌkfull to the K. for permitting his resignement as for the office it self Another cause for his weak health ConteÌpt of all vainglory 1. His remote preparatioÌ to Martyrdome 1 Hatred to heresie Yet in his tyme no heretik pur to death 2. Continuall talk of spirituall matters 3. Desire to suffer for Christ 2. A notable lesson for all statesmen giueÌ to M. Cromwel But not kept by the sayd M. CroÌwell Bad Counsellours make bad Princes The reward of bad couÌsel exaÌplified in CroÌwell Of good Counsellours in S. Tho. More 3. The mariage of Q. Anne Archbis CraÌmers good qualities He concludes the mariage to be lawful The cause of EnglaÌds separation froÌ Rome Sir Tho. Mores propheticall ghesse of the oath of supremacy 4. Sir Tho. M. refused to be at Q. Annes coronatioÌ His couÌsel and predictioÌ to the Bishops his good frinds A notable story wonderfully and prophetically applied His purpose rather to be deuoured then defloured Q. Annes hatred to Sir Thomas And the kings displeasure Sir Thomas disposeth him self more immediatly to suffer death A ChristiaÌ stratagem 5. The first occasioÌ of calling into question for Q. Anne The holy Nunne of Kent Warned by reuelation to rebuke K. HeÌry Conferreth her reuelatioÌs with B. Fisher Her talk with Sir Thomas More Waryly handled by him 6. Accusations procured against Sir Thomas That he impugned the K. mariage Quarrels picked against his ChauÌcellourship A supposed bribe pleasantly confuted A courteous refusall of an honest reward Another of like nature Sir Tho. More a wise marchaÌt traffiking for heauen 7. Sir T. M. his first examination A parlament to attaint true men of treasoÌ The Kings deputies to examin Sir Tho. M. The Deputies faires words to winne Sir Tho. Fairly answered with a mild and constant refusall The Deputies threats Sir T. M. accused for autour of the kings book for the Pope His constant reply and euident refutatioÌ Wise wary counsel of Sir Tho. to the King The king acknowledgeth obligatioÌ of his crowne to Rome 8. His merry hart after his examination A fall giuen to the diuel The Kings indignatioÌ against Sir Tho. Prudent and politik aduise in so bad a cause Proceeding against Sir Tho. M. differed A braue answer to a frinds feare 1. The oath of supremacy Sir Tho. M. cited to take it His preparation before his going His discreet behaueour in that cause He refuseth the oath for conscieÌce sake All the clergy but Bishop fisher and D. Wilson did take the oath Vnder what coÌditioÌs Sir T. M offered to set downe his reason of refusall Sir