Inner-Temple 1618. being first Attorney-General to K. James He was afterwards made Lord-Keeper of the Great-Seal and 1. of Charles I. by whom he was created An. 4 Regis Baron Coventry of Alesborough in this County He enjoyed the dignity of Lord-Keeper fifteen Years if it was not more proper to say that Dignity enjoyed him The Patent whereby he was created Baron makes mention of his most worthy Services to K. James and K. Charles he died before the Civil Wars never Lord-Keeper made fewer Orders which were afterwards reversed his being firmly grounded on the consent of Parties In this year 1618 were executed at Tyburn 19 Pirats and one Garnet a Jesuit And the destruction of the Spanish Army sent against the Venetians Martin's Fort relieved by the Marquess Schomberge Ebsham-Waters now Epsom found out in a dry Season the Water first observed in a Horse or Neats footing run through some Veins of Allume and are abstersive and sanative being outwardly and inwardly taken Sir Jo. Doderidg bred in Oxford a general Scholar was second Justice of the King's Bench his Soul consisted of two Essentials Ability and Integrity holding the Scale of Justice with a steady hand He is famous for the expression That as old and infirm as he was he would go to Tyburn on Foot to see such a Man hang'd that should proffer Mony for a place of Judicature it being necessary that those who buy such Offices by whole-sale should sell Justice by re-tale to make themselves savers He was commonly called the sleeping Judge because he would sit on the Bench with his Eyes shut a posture of attention He died leaving no Issue An. 1628. and was interred in our Lady's Chapel in Exetâ—r Tobias Mathew D. D. bred in Oxford became Bishop of Durham and at last of York when placed there he merrily said He wanted nothing but Grace he died An. 1628. Tho. Taylor born at York and bred in Christ's College in Cambridge entered into the Ministry at 27 years of Age continuing in the same at Reading and London 35 years a pious and charitable man and a painful Preacher A little before his death he avowed That we served such a Master who covereth many imperfections and giveth much Wages for a little work He died about 1628. Note also in this year 1628. Dr. Lamb was murdered in the City of London for which the said City was fined 6000 l. Nath. Shute born at Gigleswick Yorksh and bred in Christ's College in Cambridge was an excellent Schollar and solid Preacher at St. Mildred-Poultrey in London though nothing of his is extant in Print save a Sermon called Corona Charitatis He was an uncomfortable Preacher in one sense in that he left no hope of imitation for such as should succeed him He died An. 1638. Note There were four other Brothers to this Nath. viz. Josiah Minister of St. Mary Woollnoth London Robert in Linn Thomas in Chester and Timothy in Exeter all famous for Learning and laborious Preachers Sir Rich. Hutton born at Perith Cumberland of a worshipful Family and bred in Jesus College in Cambr. diverted from Divinity by the importunity chiefly of George Earl of Cumberland became Barrister in Grays-Inn and 't was observed he seldom or never took Fees of Clergy-men afterwards being Recorder of York he was Knighted and made Judge of the Common-Pleas and continued though his opinion was against Ship-Money the King using to call him the honest Judge he died and was buried at St. Dunstan's in the West An. 1638. Joseph Mede born near Bishop-Stratford Eslex wrote de Sanctitate relativa he was a learned Man good Preacher and charitable to the Poor From that place of Scripture Judges 3. 30. And the Land had rest eight Years he observed that that was the longest time of Peace that the Church of God enjoyed And seeing the same lease of Halcyon days was expired in England since 1. Elizabeth he did grievously suspect some strange concussion in Church and State which came to pass accordingly He was a Millenary and was as much dishonoured by some furious Followers as even Aristotle was by ignorant Pretenders to his Philosophy He died An. 1638. leaving near 3000 l. to Christs College in Cambridge where he was bred Edm. Doubleday Esq a man of great Stature Valor Gravity and Activity attended Sir Tho. Knevet Novemb. 4. 1605. when he searched the Cellar beneath the Parliament-House where they found Guy Faux with his dark Lanthorn in the dead of the Night providing for the death of many next Morning He was newly come out of the Devils Closet the inner Room where the Powder lay Faux beginning to bustle Mr. Doubleday ordered him at his pleasure up with his Heels and theâ—â— with the Traitor lay the Treason 〈◊〉 along the Floor by God's good 〈◊〉 detected and defeated Faux vow 〈◊〉 that had he been taken in the innâ—â— Room he had blown up himself and all the Company therein Mr. Doubleday died An. 1618. John Moile born in or near South-Molton Devon bred in France where he became perfect in the Language spent his youth in Military imployments and in his reduced Age was made an Examiner in the Court of Tho. Lord Burgley and President of the North Afterwards being Governour to the Lord Ross he went to Rome with him where that Lord was courted and Mr Moile imprisoned in the Inquisition the Priests in vain hacking at the root of his constancy he continued 30 years in Prison and died 1638. at 81. Salkod a branch of a worshipful Family bred beyond the Seas either Jesuit or secular Priest coming over into England to angle for Proselytes his line broke and he was cast in Prison whence being brought to King James by his Arguments with a Benefice bestowed on him in Somersetshire he became a Protestant he was not a little proud that the King was pleased to stile him the learned Salkod See his true Character in the Book he writ of Angels He died An. 1638. Benj. Johnson whose Mother married a Brick-layer for her second Husband was bred in Westminster-School then in St. John's College in Cambridge being also honorary Member of Christ's Church in Oxford where he continued but few Weeks for want of further Maintenance being fain to return to the trade of his Father-in-Law he helped at the new Structure of Lincoln-Inn when having a Trowel in his hand he had a Book in his pocket some Gentlemen afterwards manumised him freely to follow his own ingenious Inclinations his Wit was elaborate wrought out by his own Industry he would sit silent in learned Company and â—uck in besides Wine their several Humors into his observation he was paramount in the dramatique part of Poetry and taught the Stage an exact conformity to the Laws of Comedians his Comedies were above the Vulgar which are only tickled with down-right obscenity and took not so well at the first stroke as at the rebound when beheld the second time yea they will endure reading and that
was made Bishop of Waterford and Lord Treasurer of Ireland and after Archbishop of Tuam and twice Lord Chief Justice of that Kingdom He dyed an 1288. and was buried in Trinity Church in Dublin St. Dunstan born in and Abbot of Glassenbury was Bishop of London and Worcester and Archbishop of Canterbury and for promoting of Monkery was reputed a Saint His skill in Smithery was so great that the Goldsmiths in London are incorporated by the name of the Company of St. Dunstans He dyed Anno 988. He was the strictest of the Clergy against the marriages of Priests in his life time Sewald bred in Oxford was Scholar to St. Edward who was wont to say to him Sewald Sewald thou wilt have many afflictions and dye a Martyr Nor did he miss much of his mark therein though he met with peace and plenty at first when Archbishop but afterwards opposing the Pope who intruded one Jordan an Italian to be Dean of York he was for his contempt Excommunicated Note that at the same time there were 300 benefices possessed by Italians who did not only teach in the Church but misteach by their lascivious and debauched conversations Let us now return to Sewald who never returned into the Popes favour but dyed of grief in the state of Excommunication An. 1258. yet was he reputed a Saint in vulgar estimation Eleanor Eldest Daughter to King Ed. I. and Queen Eleanor born at Windsor afterwards was married by Proxy a naked sword interposing between her and his body to Alphons King of Arragon who dyed before the consummation of marriage The Princess was afterwards married to H. 3. Earl of Berry in France from whom the Dukes of Anjou and Kings of Sicil are descended She dyed An. 1298. Edward III. Son to Ed. II. and Queen Isabel born at Windsor a pious and fortunate Prince was Passive in deposing of his Father practised on in his minority by his Mother and Mortimer His French Victories speak both of his Wisdom and Valour and though the conquests by H. 5. were thicker his were broader in France and Scotland though both in length a like as lost by by their immediate Successors He was the first English King that coyned Gold He first stamped the Rorse Nobles having on one side Jesus autem transiens per medium illorum ibat and on the Reverse his own Image with a Sword and Sheild sitting in a Ship waving on the Sea He had a numerous and happy Issue by Philippa his Queen after whose death being almost 70 years old he cast his assections on Alice Pierce his Paramour to his dishonour it being true what Epictetus returned to Adrian the Emperor asking of him what love was In puero pudor in virgine Rubor in Foemina furorin Juvene Ardor in sene Risus In a Boy Bashfulness in a Maid Blushing in a Woman Fury in a young Man Fire in an Old Man Folly However this King had few equals none superiours for Wisdom Clemency and Courage He dyed An. Dom. 1378. Wulstan of Brandsford was Prior of Worcester and built a most beautifull Hall in his Convent Hence he was preferred Bishop of Worcester 1338. He was verus pontisex in the Grammatical notation thereof building a fair Bridge at Brandsford over the River Teme and dyed not long after Jo. Eversden was breda Monk in Bury Abby whereof he was Cellerer or Caterer but mounting himself above this mean imploy he buried himself in Poetry Law and History whereof he wrote a fair Volume from the beginning of the World Being a Monk he was not fond of Fryers And observeth that when the Franciscans first entred Bury a few years before his death there hapened a hideous Hurricane levâ—lling Trees Towers yet went they out with a clam at the time of the dissolution He dyed 1338. Anno 1378. Note that in this year in the Reign of Richard II. the Sussexians of Rye and Winchel-sea imbarked for Normandy and afterwards entred by night into a Towncalled Peter's Port took all such Prisoners who were able to pay ransom and safely returned home with their spoils amongst which were some Bells the French had formerly taken from the Towns in this County which they lately invaded It was a worthy advice which William Earl of Arundel gave to his Son Henry Fitz-Allen never to trust his Neighbours the French which I would commend to the inhabitants of this County and indeed now and forever to all England John Stratford of Stratford Warwickshire being born there was preferred by the Pope to the Bishopr of Winchest whereupon falling into the displeasure of Richard II. for a time he took it in so ill part that he forsook that King whilst in his extremity this cost him the displeasure of the Queen Mother and Edw. III. till at last converted by his constancy they turned their frowns into smiles upon him When he was Archbishop of Cant. he furnished the King with great sums of money at his first seting forth for France But when the King sent to him again for another supply instead of Coyn the Bishop sent him Counsel whereat the King returning into England was so highly offended that the Bishop was forced to pass his publick purgation in Parlia by which he was restored to the reputation of his Innocence He built and bountifully endowed a Beautiful Colledge in Stratford He dyed Anno 1348. having been a man of great charity meekness and moderation Ralph Straford his Kinsman was Bishop of London and there being a grievous Pestilence there this Bishop bought a piece of Land for the burial of the Dead lying near Smithfield called No mans Land Eustathius de Fauconbridge was chosen Bishop of London An. 6. Hen. III. He was chosen Chief Justice then Chancellor of the Exchequer and afterwards Treasurer of England and twice Ambassador to the King of France He dyed October 31. 1228. and was buried in the Presbytery Maurice Chamnee bred a Fryer in the Charter-House He only escaped when 18 of his Order lost their lives by him written for refusing the Oath of supremacy 'T is said he warped to the will of H. 8. to preserve his Covent from destruction He dyed beyond the Seas about 1580. Sir Amias Preston of an ancient Family at Cricket in Somerset An. 88. seized on the Admiral of the Galiasses wherein the Governour with most of his men were burnt or killed He took the Town of Puerto Sancto and the Isle of Cochi surprized the Fort and Town of Coro sacked the City of St. Jago put to Ransom the Town of Cumana and entred Jamaica all in the West Indies and returned home safely He sent a challenge to Sir Walter Raleigh the Privy Counsellor which was by him refused having a Wife and Children and a fair Estate and Sir Amias being a private and single Person though of good quality because Sir Walter condemned those for ill humours where the Hangman gives the Garland These two Knights were reconciled afterwards and Sir Amias dyed about the
returning for England landed at Plimouth Sept. 9. 1588. In his next Voyage he was severed from his Company near Port Desire by him so called formerly in the Magellan-straits and never seen or heard of afterwards Queen Mary eldest Daughter to K. Henry VIII and Q. Katherine of Spain was born at Greenwich Feb. 18. 1518. She derived a great Spirit from her Father and her Devotion from her Mother She attained to the Crown by complying with the Gentry of Norfolk and Suffolk promising them to continue Religion as Established by King Edw. VI. After the breach of which Promise she never prospered losing successively the hearts of her Subjects the hopes of a Child the company not to say affection of her Husband the City of Calais her Mirth her Health and her Life which ended November 17. 1558. Cardinal Poole died the same day Note That in this Queens short Reign being but 5 Years 4 Months many were made Martyrs for the Truth of the Gospel the Romish Superstition so much prevailing and tyrannizing that 408 or more suffered Fire and Faggot whereof 44 of note were in the County of Essex This was carried on chiefly by Bishop Bonner who was a Bastard-son of one Savage a Priest brother to Sir John Savage Knight of the Garter Privy-Counsellor to H. VII His Mother Concubine to this Priest was sent out of Cheshire to cover her shame and laid down her burden at Elmley in Worcestershire where this bouncing Babe Bonner was born he caused the death of twice as many Martyrs as all the Bishops in England besides after 10 Years Imprisonment in the Marshalsea he died and was buried in St. George's Church-Yard in Southwark But enough of this Herostratus who burned so many living Temples of the Holy Ghost Let them which would be more fully informed of Queen Mary and Bonner read Fox's Works lately reprinted in Folio with new Copper Cutts Q. Eliz. 1558. The second Daughter to K. H. 8. born at Greenwich who coming to the Crown at Q. Mary's death upon the 17th Novemb. still a vulgar error accounted for Queen Eliz. birth day who was born in Septemb. She was Heir to the Learning Bounty Courage and Success of her Father besides Goodness wherein she was daughter to her Mother Her learning appears in her two Latine Speeches to the University and a third a lâ—ttle better than extempore to the Poland Embassador Her bounty was founded on merit Her courage was undaunted never making her self so cheap to her Favourites but that she valued her own authority A prime Officer with a white staffe was commanded by the Queen to confer a place then void on one of her servants whom she commended unto him Pleaseth your Highness Madam saith the Lord the disposal thereof belongeth to me by vertue of this white Staff conferred on me True said the Q. yet I never gave you your Office so absolutely but I still reserved my self of the Quorum but of the Quarum Madam returned the Lord presuming on the favour of her Highness Hereat the Q. in some passion snatching the staff out of his hand you shall acknowledge me said she of the Quorum quarum quorum before you have it again The Lord waited staffless almost a day before the same was reconferred Her success was admirable keeping the K. of Spain at Arms end all her Reign by her Policy and Prosperity She was much beloved by all her people in so much that since it hath been said that Q. Eliz. might do that lawfully which K. James might not Her popularity having sugared many things her Subjects thanking her for those Taxes which they refused to pay to her Successor You shall find more of her valour and Noble Actions in 1588. She dyed at Richmond William Winter Knight and Vice-Admiral of England assaulted the Fort of French in the Island of Inchkeeih in Edenburgh Frith He with Sir Tho. Smith demanded the restitution of Calais he conducted a great Treasure of the Genoa Merchants safely into the Netherlands in despite of the French opposing him 1568. He with Rob. Beale was sent into Zealand to demand restitution of some English Ships He did signal service when the Spanish Fleet was fallen towards the coast of Zealand 1588. Lidney House in Gloucester the seat of the Family had produced many more Mariners happy in Sea Voyages John Russel born at Kingston Russel Dors bred beyond the Sea was a man of great accomplishment and was recommended by Phil. King of Castile Father to Ch. 5. Emp. to Hen. 7. as a person of great abilities he could see more with his one eye than many others could with two King Hen. 8. made him a Controller of the Houshold and Privy Counsellor and an 1538. created Lord Russel and made him Keeper of the Privy Seal A good share of the golden showr of Abby Lands fell into his lap K. Ed. 6. who made him Earl of Bedford sent him down to suppress the Western commotion and relieve Exeter Which he performed with great wisdom valour and success and some few years after dyed and was buried at Cheineys in Buckinghamshire William Cecil our English Nestor for Wisdom and Vivacity born at Burn in Lincolns was Secretary and Treasurer above 30 years together He steered the Court at his pleasure and whilst the Earl of Leicester would endure no equal and Sussex no superior therein he by siding with neither served himself with both you may easily imagin how highly the wise Queen Eliz. valued so great a Minister of State coming once to visit him when sick and being much hightned with her head attire then in fashion the Lord's servant who conducted her through the Door may your Highness said he be pleased to stoop the Queen returned for your Masters sake I will stoop but not for the King of Spains All England in that Age was beholden to him for his bounty as well as the poor in Stamford for whom he erected a fair Bead-house acknowledged under God and the Q. their Prosperity the fruit of his prudence He dyed very aged 1598. Jane Cecil Wife to Sir Rich. Esq and Co-heir to the worshipful families of Ekinton and Walcot saw being near a 100 years of age the preserment of her Son Sir William Treasurer of England she Leaded and Paved the Friday Market-cross at Stamford besides 50 l. given to the Poor She dyed 1588. and was buryed in St. Martins in Stamford Barnaby Potter was born within the Barony of Kendal Westmerl 1578. and bred at Queens Coll. in Oxford whereof he became Provost he was chaplain in Ordinary to Prince Charles being accounted at Court the Penitential Preacher and by K. Ch. the I. was preferred Bishop of Carlisle He was commonly called the Puritanical Bishop and they said of him in the time of King James that Organs would blow him out of the Church which is not probable because he loved Vocal Musick and could bear his own part therein He was a constant Preacher and a hard Student
with due commendation so long as either Ingenuity or Learning are fashionable in our Nation He died An. 1638 and was buried in the Abby Church of Westminster under a small Stone with this Inscription O rare Ben. Johnson Sir Robert Car Son to Thomas Laird of Fumhurst in the South of Scotland who being active for Mary Queen of Scots was thereupon forced to fly to York was born in this City 'T is reported that his first making at Court was by breaking his Leg at Tilting in London whereby he came first into the cognizance of K. James who reflected on him whose Father had been a kind of Confessor for the cause of the Queen his Mother besides the young Gentleman had a handsom Person and a conveniency of desert Honours were crowded upon him made Baron Viscount Earl of Somerset Knight of the Garter Warden of the Cinque-Ports c. He was a good natur'd Man doing himself more hurt than any Man else but yet much harm to others viz. Sir Tho. Overbury lost the favour of this Earl by dissuading him from keeping Company with a Lady Wife of another Person of Honour to whom afterwards he was married her first Husband still living Earl of Essex and had a Child by her a Daughter who was afterwards married to a Person of Honour but Sir Tho. Overbury under a pretence for refusing to be sent Ambassador to Russia was sent to the Tower and his strict restraint encouraged his Enemies to practise his death which was by Poison effected for which divers were executed the Earl had the sentence of death which by K. James contrary to his word was never executed but gave him a lease of so many years as a pardon for his Life though he was banished the Court lived privately even from the sight of his Wife and in much sorrow and grief died An. 1638. In this year 1638. Lewis XIV King of France was born or rather per ignotam illicitam viam by that politick and governing Cardinal sent into the World to be a Plague to all Christendom a spoiler and robber of his own Country a troubler of the Gallican-Clergy a great opposer of his Infallible Holiness a severe and cruel Tormenter of the Hugonots first eating and plundering their Goods by his Booted Apostles his Dragoons and then unmercifully abusing their Bodies by Wounds Irons Whippings Prisons Famine and Death it self but without burial which by us is never denied to any Roman-Catholick He governs all his Vassals and Slaves that should be his Subjects by his will rigour and injustice and when they have got any thing for their own Family the King's Officers take it for their Master and there is no remedy for this general contagion But yet let me inform you of one piece of good nature that is rooted fast to him tho' he resists the Pope he loves the Turk and much condemns the Emperor for fighting against him and the French K. has many times lately assured his Brother the Turkish Emperor That he will divert all his Enemies that is all Christian Princes from invading his Countrey by his own powerful Armies And pray do not think much of these his strange and extravagant expressions for he hopes as there is but one King of Heaven so there will be but one on Earth and that must be a French one There was also in this year 1638. a many little Devils called the Covenanters in Scotland gathered into a riotous Body and chused David Leisley for their General and sollicited France for aid and though it took little effect yet you may learn that the Scotch were always great lovers of the English Their Covenant consisting of 666 words the mark of the Beast was set on Foot and every one willing or not swallowed it down by the help of labouring Preachers the Covenanters All this was but a preparative for their coming into England which they did the next year and according to their Covenant to settle the King in his Throne in Peace and Honour and make him a Glorious King which contrary to their Covenant by Perjury falsehood and selling his Person was accomplished in an 1648. next to be observed being a year full of wonder and horrour but before we give an account of that take notice there was four persons concerned in a Tumult in Moor-fields pretending to reform by pulling down Baudy Houses on the Easter Holidays who was sentenced and executed as Traytors May 9. 1638. I wish the Mobile in these our days were well informed of this late action Now also in this year take in John Lilburn the Quaker who was whipped at a Carts Tayle in Febr. 1638. Anno 1648. At Preston in Anderness Duke Hamilton Aug. 7th entred England with an Army Most beheld him as one rather cunning than wise yet rather wise than valiant however he had Officers what did â—ken the geat of fighting as wool as ony of oor Age. He would accept of no English assistance Their Van and their Rear were many miles asunder and they met the resistance of Major General Lambert before they expected it He at Preston gave the Scotch Army such a blow as stunned it though it reeled on some miles more Southward into Staffordshire Where at Vlcester the Duke was taken Prisoner and utterly defeated and afterwards made a Prisoner in the Tower and then condemned and executed with the Lord Capel which is the next to be taken notice of Arthur Capel Esq of Hadham Hartf was by Ch. I. Created Baron 1641. after the surrender of Oxford he retired to his House from whence he went to Colchester His Loyalty to his Master was proof against all Batteries and Sollicitations of his Enemies He was sent Prisoner to the Tower by the Parliament which was butindeed but a part of the Dom. Com. He escaped from the Tower in Feb. but was retaken and sent back and the next day an Act made for his Tryal and being condemned was beheaded 1648. undaunted on the Scaffold Hence one alluding to his Arms a Lyon Rampant in a Field Gules betwixt three Crosses made these following Lines Thus Lyon like Capel undaunted stood Beset with Crosses in a Field of Blood He wrote a book of Meditation wherein judicious Piety is discovered he was Grandfather to this present Earl of Essex The Earl of Holland was executed at the same time with this Noble Lord Capel and Duke Hamilton March 9th an 1648. And now give me leave to bring in a Murder without any former precedent and I hope none will be so wicked and horrid as to think of the like fact for the future Char. the I. our Lawful and good King was taken from his own House at Holdenby in Northamptonshire and carried to Childersley by Cornet Joice then to Roysten Hatfield Windsor Hampton-Court this was done in May and June Then the King escaped to the Isle of Wight but stay'd not long before he was brought back and Jan. 4. an Ordinance was engrossed and read for
beginning of King James Rob. de Leic a Frank in Oxford was one that brought Preaching into fashion in that Age He wrote of the Hebrew and Roman Chronological Computation He died at Lichfield 1348. Sir John Philpot whose Family hath long resided in Vpton-Court in Kent was bred a Grocer in London whereof he was Mayor 1378. He set forth a Fleet in the Reign of â— 2. at his own cost to repress the Insolence of one John Mercer a Scot who was taken with all his Ships and rich Plunder therein Two Years after he conveyed an English Army into Britain in Ships of his own hiring and with his own Money released more than 1000 Arms there which the Soldiers had formerly engaged for their Victuals The Nobility accused him for acting without a Commission yea pro tantorum sumptuum prâ—mio veniam vix obtinuit That is He searcely obtained his Pardon by a great charge and by râ—ward and gifts Sir Hugh Calvely born at Calvely in Cheshire of whom 't is said He could feed as much as two and fight as much as ten men his strong Appetite would digest any thing but an injury so that killing a Man is reported the cause of quitting his Country and going for France where he became such an excellent Soldier that he converted the most difficult Atchievements into easie performances by martial Valour He was one of 30 English in France who in a Duel encountered as many Britains He revenged the Blood of the English who whilst his hands were tied behind him were slain before his Face An. ult E. 3. 'T was he that after an unfortunate Voyage of the English Nobility An. 1. R. 2. took Barkbulloign and 25 other French Ships besides the Castle of Mark lately lost and by him recovered and the next Year he spoiled Estaples with the Plunder of which he inriched the Calicians He married the Queen of Arragon whose Arms are quartered on his Tomb. He died 1388. John Booth Bachelor of Law was consecrated Bishop of Exeter An. 6. Ed. 4. He built the Bishops Chair or Seat in its Cathedral which hath not his equal in England but the sofest Cushion belonging to it was taken away when Bishop Vescy alienated the Lands thereof When the Bishop had finished this Chair he could not quietly sit down therein such were the troubles arising from the Wars between York and Lancast therefore retiring to his private Habitation at Horsley in Hampshire He died 1478. and was buried in St. Clement Danes in London There was an elder Brother Sir Rog. Booth of Barton in Lincolnshire Father of Margaret Wife of Ralph Nevil third Earl of Westmoreland Theorithoid a holy Nun at Barkin in Essex after her death was reputed a Saint She died 678. This Nunnery was valued 1000 l. yearly rent at the dissolution in Henry 8. Sim of Gaunt born in London was preferred Bishop of Salisbury by Ed. 1. He gave the first leave to the Citizens thereof to fortifie that place with a Ditch and Walls 1298. And no less was his care of the Church than of the City making good Statutes whereby it was ordered even unto our Age. Henry eldest Son to King John born at Winchester An. 1208. was a pious but poor King He was at first postponed to King Lewis of France afterwards imbroiled with the Barons Wars and imprisoned yet at last he obtained a comfortable old Age by the means of his Son Prince Edward He would be governed by those he knew wiser than himself the main cause of his peaceable death and pompous burial in the Abbey of Westminster of his own foundation Philip de Repton became D. D. in Oxford a great Asserter of the Doctrine of Wickliff but he recanted and became a Persecutor wherefore he was termed by those he molested Rampington He was made Abbot of Leicester Chancellor of Oxford Bishop of Lincoln An. 1408. and was created by Pope Gregory 12. Card. of St. Nerius c. though he had solemnly sworn he would make no more Cardinals 'till the Schism in Rome were ended He resigned his Bishoprick after 12 Years possession Will. White a Wicklevite and the first married Priest since the Pope's solemn prohibition thereof was constant to his calling and was as a Partridge daily on the Wing removing from place to place he was seized condemned and burnt at Norwich 1428. As for Marian Martyrs those in this Shire suffered either by the cruelty of Griffin Bishop of Rochester or Thornton Suffragan of Dover William Gray Son to the Ld. Gray of Codnor was as honourable He first studied in Baliol Coll. in Oxford then at Ferrara in Italy where he was an Auditor of Guarinus of Verona He was made by H. 6. Proâ—urator in the Court of Rome and was freely elected to the Bishoprick of Ely by Edw. 4. He was Lord Treasurer the last Clergy Man that ever was preferred to that Office until Bishop Juxton in our days enjoyed it He died 1478. and lies buried in the Church of Ely Will. Caxton of Caxton a diligent and learned Man bred beyond the Sea and lived 30 Years in the Court of Mary Dutchess of Burgundy Sister to K. Edw. 4. He continued Polychronicon unto the end of that King with good Judgment and Fidelity He collected and printed all Chaucers Works and on many accounts deserved well of Posterity and died 1488. Stephen Brown Grocer was born at Newcastle afterwards Knighted and made Lord Mayor of London 1438. In which Year happened a great Famine caused much by unseasonableness of Weather but more by some huckstering Husbandmen who may be properly called Knaves in Grain Sir Stephen sent some Ships to Dantzick whose seasonable return with Rye suddenly sunk Grain to reasonable rates whereby many a languishing Life was preserved He was one of the first Merchants who in want of Corn shewed the Londoners the way to the Barn-Door I mean into Spruceland Edw. Fox born in Duresly in Gloucestershire was Almoner to King H. 8. he first brought Dr. Cranmer to the knowledge of the King He was afterwards Bishop of Hereford and was the principal Pillar of the Reformation as to the managerie of the politick part thereof Of the many Books he wrote that De differentia utriusque potestatis was his master-piece He was imployed on several Embassies into France and Germany and died Anno 1538. Mary Groy the youngest Daughter of Henry Duke of Suffolk frighted with the infelicity of her two elder Sisters forgot her honour to remember her safety and married one whom she could love and none need fear Martin Kayes of Kent Esq Serjeant-Porter and died without Issue 20. Ap. 1578. James Goldwel born at great Chart in Kent was Dean of Salisbury Secr. to Edw. 4. and at last Bishop of Norwich He repaired the Church of great Chart and founded a Chapel on the South-side thereof he died 1598. His Brother Thomas by Qu. Mary was preferred Bishop of St. Davids and in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth he went to Rome where
found so much of moment and matter relating to the subversion of Religion and Government here established and as it appears by his Tryal at large in Print he was found guilty and was drawn hang d and quartered at Tyburn avowing his innocence to the last it may be he expected a Pardon for he was heard to say There was no truth in Mortal Man however his Master was not sorry for his Exit tam cito Richard Langhorn Esq a Counsellor committed to Newgate upon the same account and suffered after the same manner Mr. Staly the Goldsmith in Covent Garden for speaking some Treasonable words suffered after the same manner Ireland and Grove were also executed at Tyburn and afterwards several Priests as Gavan Whitebread Oliver Plunket and others executed Also Harecourt and Blundel In Oct. Ld. Wil. Powis Howard Viscount Stafford Lord Arundel of Wardour Lord Petre John Lord Bellasis surrendred themselves are sent to the Tower of London where Lord Petre dyed Viscount Stafford was beheaded on Tower-hill and after some years the rest by the bold Lord Chief Justice Jefferies when all other Judges râ—fused was bayled out Of whose character and carriage you may see more in 88. following In Septemb. in this year 1678. Titus Otes swears to his information before Sir Edmundbury Godfrey On the 28th Dr. Tong Kirby and T. Otes discover the Plot to the Privy Council For Tong and Titus there were assigned very good lodgings in Whitehall a strong Guard so many dishes of Meat and a very considerable Pension however it was not pleasing enough to Otes for in January after he tells the Lords in plain terms that if they will not help him to more money he must be forced to help himself he was a man of a haughty spirit and great considence but his knowledge and honesty were best made known by his Narratives and several examinations before the Lords and Commons and at the Tryals and condemnations of several persons who suffered death as you read before in this present year And it was observed when he went before the House of Commons or any Committee whatsoever when he had pump'd himself dry he would tell them his memory would not serve him any longer at that time and then at the next time of his appearance he would descend to the bottom of the Plot and bring new matter every time to be registred for the belief of future Ages But after some few months there came in somany new Discoverers finding good acceptance into the Plot-Office as did a little abate the reputation of the old ones viz. Dugdale Bedloe Bolron Mawbry Comins Allen Dangersield Zeal Boice Prance Jennings Everard Turbervile young Tong Smith Irish Evidences c. These would meet by couples or sometimes more and upon some questions interrogatories and debates that would arise amongst them things of small matter of moment would be made great and improbabilities made plain truths Some pieces were made up and brought to perfection and some laid by being they could not be hammered out according to their intentions For the King and Council finding out some of their designs in going too high in their discoveries thought it high time to turn the torrent of their swift and ambitious proceedings and so by degrees they dwindled away And now I must bring to your memory the most sad and strange murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey a Gentleman of a very competent Estate and in Commission for the Peace in Westminster and Middlesex was respected by the King beloved by his Neighbours for his Government in the Parish and his many works of Charity largely and freely distributed to the poor and distressed in St. Martins in the Feilds Being wanting four days from his House in Harts-horn Lane a great noise and rumour there was spread abroad and great search made for him but to no purpose till Octber 21. 6. days after his absence one Broomwell a Baker and another with him a Blacksmith both of St. Giles in the Feilds coming by accident into Primrose-hill two miles distant from his own House they found his body in a sitting posture in a small Ditch and his own Sword run through it his Hat and Gloves laid not far from him the two persons abovesaid gave notice to the Neighbourhood c. No Actors in this Murder as yet could be discoveed The King Car. II. was pleased to issue out a Proclamation promising a pardon and 500 l. to any that should come and make known this bloody fact this reward of 500 l. put some heat into Mr. Wrenn who applies himself to Bedloe and tells him one Miles Prance a Silversmith in Prince's Street was wanting and he believed he was one of the Murderers of Sir Edmundb Godfrey These two agreed to divide the 500 l. and Bedloe presently sets up for a discoverer and informs the Privy Council against Prance who being taken and carried before the King and Council owns himself guilty and was committed to Newgate After a little time he denies it and said he knew nothing of the murder The King sends for Prance and took him into his Closet and told him if he would tell him the truth he would pardon him if otherwise he should certainly be hang'd these words I had from Prance's own mouth upon which saying of his Majesty Prance upon his Knees told the King what he had at first confessed to the Council was true that he was guilty with the rest naming Robert Green Henry Berry Laurence Hill that they murdered him by the Watergate in Somerset-House carrying his body into Dr. Goden's Chamber for five days Then they put his Body into a Chair and Prance and another were the first that carried him away they set him down in the Piazza's in Covent Garden then two others took it up being two Priests Kelly and Fitzgerald and carried it to the Sohoe where they left the Chair amongst the buildings and Green brought a Horse whereupon his body was set and Hill behind it the two Priests on each side to guide it thus they carried it to Primrose-hill and left it upon that spot of ground where it was found Thus far this relation came out of Prance's Mouth to the writer hereof several times and he would needs carry me one day to Primrose-hill to shew me the place where the body was left Those that are not satisfied with this let them read his first and second Narrative which give more particulars and more at large But let us look back to see what the Coroners Jury did super visum corporis two judicious Chirugeons Mr. Skelhorn and Mr. Cambridge gave in their Opinions that Sir Edmundbury Godfrey was murdered his neck being broken and beaten also upon his breast with some obtuse weapons and upon this and some other particulars the Jury brought in their verdict Murder but the Murderers then was not discovered Now let us return to Prance and take notice of his first Confession and the effect of it Green Perry
and Hill were all apprehended examined and committed to Newgate and at their Tryal upon Prance's Oath and Evidence against them they were found guilty of the murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey and upon Feb. 8. 1678. were executed all living and dying Papists Now observe in all this his own Sword that was thrust through his Body was never mentioned as the cause of his death for if that Sword had been made a party by the Owner it would have equalized the Romances of St. Dennis and St. Winifrid Now remember also that Kelly and Fitzgerald the two Priests were at the murder and they would have run Sir Edm. through with their own Sword in Somerset-House but the other Homicides would not suffer them saying the Blood would be a means to discover them And the abovesaid Mr. Fitzgerald soon after the murder said in the hearing of Mrs. James then living in Katherine-Stree That the PAPISTS had murdered Sir Edmondbury Godfrey and that it would be their destruction And when Mr. Edward Coleman heard of the same Murder he struck his hand on his Breast with these words Then we are undone And now to bring this relation to a period I shall only add That Prance always told me for many years That what he had so oft declared to me of that murder was true and that he would justifie it to the last drop of his blood And here we must leave him being now turned Protestant till 88 where you may find him a Papist again But to proceed the House desired the King to give Bedloe the 500 l. reward for his discovery which Mr. Wrenn had not long before put into his head Capt. Bedloe gets the Mony but contrary to agreement of dividing it betwixt them the Capt. would not give one crum of comfort to the Wrenn There were also in this year several Gentlemen and others imprisoned in the Country and some brought to London to see the Tower but being they neither suffered death nor were Fined we shall pass them and come to a year of more strangeness and wonder than this Anno. 1688. This year is ushered in with so much wonder that if it be set down here for a real History not one of a Thousand will believe it however it must be left to every one 's own choice Upon the great hopes of the Queen's conception the King orders some of the Bishops to make an Order of Thanksgiving in behalf of the King the Q. and the Royal Family upon occasion of the Queen's being with Child which was performed accordingly throughout England Then followed by the instigation of the Priests and Papists to the King a Proclamation was procured for the reading a Declaration for Liberty of Conscience in all Churches and Chapels in England This proved very unhappy to the King in disgusting his best Subjects the Church of England nay almost the generality of the Non-Cons did not approve of it The Romans did use their utmost endeavours to promote it knowing thereby their Religion would be introduced and extirpate all but their own the Quakers and Anabaptists did run with the stream and Will. Penn the Quakers chief Illuminator was a daily Sollicitor to the King and Father Peters his Brother Priest for Liberty of Conscience The King or at least the Priests being not satisfied brought the King to put forth a second Declaration to the same purpose All the Clergy except some few ignorant and Popishly affected stoutly refused to read the said Declaration The Bishops also had a Conference about it and not finding it consentaneous to their Consciences but on the contrary would open the door to let in all Heresies and Irreligion and nothing should have been settled in England but Slavery Popery and Poverty The Archbishop of Canterbury being Dr. William Sancroft Dr. Kenn Bishop of Bath and Wells Dr. Lloyd Bishop of St. Asaph Dr. White Bishop of Peterborough Dr. Lakâ— Bishop of Chichester Sir John Trelauny Bishop of Bristol Dr. Turner Bishop of Ely These seven Bishops on the 8th of June applied themselves to His Majesty by way of an humble Address to let him understand They could not safely and with a good Conscience suffer the Clergy in their several Dioceses to read the said Declaration The King enraged at this the said Bishops were all sent to the Tower and there remained Prisoners their Crime being a pretended scandalous Petition to the King To let him know they could not read the said Declaration c. And there they remained to the 15th day of June and then was called to the King 's Bench-Bar and upon their own recognizance upon 100 l. a piece was Bailed to appear 14 days after upon which day being the 29th of June a Jury being sworn the Indictment read and argued on both sides by the learned Counsel for several hours the Verdict was brought in Not Guilty to the great encouragement and comfort of good Christians and for levelling the pride and insolence of the haughty Papists and their adherents And now 19 days before this happy Verdict had delivered the Bishops from their Prisons I suppose you expect to hear of another delivery that is what became of the Queen's Concept Now I must beg of you this favour to remember that if the Concept was not believed the Birth will be as little credited however we had it by Tradition as Papists have most of their Religion whether Articles of Faith or matter and form of Worship and so are imposed upon easie Believers But if you will be so careful to go to find out the Pope's Infallibility the inerrability of the Roman Church the Supremacy of St. Peter's Successors pardons for sin at a cheap rate the exact time of blowing up the Fire of Purgatory praying to Saints long since departed but a moiety of the Sacrament to the lay People worshipping of Images cum multis aliis such-like improbable Follies after all your pains and enquiries be forced to take all upon trust and without any plain mathematical demonstration sit down with an implicit Faith and believe as the Church believes not contradicting their report for as there was a resolute party did believe and did also publish it abroad after the murder of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey committed by others he was his own selo de se by sheathing his own Sword in his own Body yet how far that was congruous to reason let the discreet man give sentence Now after this digression you may understand that there was upon the 10th of June Anno 1688. â— day long before appointed and very precisely too for that purpose a Man-child brought forth into the presence of many persons of great Quality but of the implicit Faith Madam Wicks the Mid-wife or Woman of Honour being a knowing Artist and well instructed in such affairs gave to every one of her own perswasion a full and satisfactory account of the whole matter from the very begining to the end That He was the true product of the forementioned
the English Crown to King James He reduced the Court of Trinity Colledge to a spacious and beautiful Quadrangle and added a stately new Court at his own expence of above three hundred pounds He died 1618. Richard Rich Knight well descended was Sollicitor to Henry 8. upon his Deposition chiefly Sir Tho. More was beheaded Under Cromwel he was a lesser Hammer to knock down Abbies some of which stuck justly to his fingers By Edw. 6. He was made Lord Chancellor of England being an opposer of D. Dudley he resigned his Office by prevention having got a fair Estate at Lees Abby in Essex whereof he was Baron He died in 1558. being direct Ancestor to the Right Honourable Charles Rich now Earl of Warwick Richard Mulcarter of ancient Extraction was born in Westmorland and bred in Kings Gollege in Cambridge afterwards in Oxford He was chosen the first Master of Merchant-Taylors School in London where his Scholars prosited so well that the Merchant Taylors intended to six him as his Desk to their School till Death should remove him this he perceived and therefore gave for his Motto fidelis servus perpetuus asinus but after twenty five years he was made Master of St. Paul's School Such was his Discipline that the Indulgence of Parents rather increased than mitigated his severity on their offending Children He was plagiosus Orbilius and which qualified the matter unpartial Amongst the many excellent Scholars which he bred Bishop Andrews was most remarkable At last quitting the place he became Parson of Standford-Rivers and died very aged Anno 1578. William Wilford born nigh Plimouth was a valiant and successful Seaman After the French had by a suddain Invasion burnt several hundreds of Houses in Plimouth on that side of the Town called since Britain-side he took 40 Ships on the Coasts of the Britains and burnt as many at Penarch repaying the Monsieurs in their own Coin He died in 1508. This brave exploit was done in the Reign of Edw. IV. Sir John Popham of most ancient Descent was born at Huntworth in Somersetshire when a Youth he was stout and well skill'd at Sword and Buckler and wild enough in his Recreations Afterwards he applied himself to a more profitable Fencing the Study of the Common-Laws wherein he became Eminent He was preferred the Queen's Attorney and afterwards Lord Chief Justice of England He deposed upon his Oath in open Court at the Tryal of the Earl of Essex 1600. That he had been violently detained at the Earl's House by his Military Men there assembled which some conceived â—antamount to an Imprisonment Note the rarity of the precedent He cut asâ—nder the knot of Northern Robbers and others with the Sword of Justice He represented effectually to King James the inconvenience of frequent Pardons He used exemplary Severity against Malefactors shunning the dangerous Rock of cruel Mercy whereby the Lives of many Thousands were preserved He died an 1608. Tâ—omas James born in the Isle of Wight D. D. and Keeper of the Library of Oxford was a Member of the Convocation held with the Parliament of Oxford I. Car. where he made a motion that some might be Commissioned to peruse the Manuscript Fathers in all English Libraries for detecting Popish Editions He was Sub-Dean of Wâ—lls and died 1628. Sir Will. Mounson Kt. of an anâ—ient Family in Lincolnsh was made Vice-Admiral in an primo Jac. Sâ—r Richard Leveson Admiral by whose diligence and valour Trading was killed on the Coasts of Portugal and a Caract of 1600 Tun taken which had in her 300 Spanish Gentlemen and amounted to the value of 1000000 Crowns of Portugal account though the Marquess de Sancta Cruce lay hard by with 13 Ships and all were secured under the Command of a strong Castle in the Dispute the Syllogisms of Fire and Sword which were used by the English tho' the Premises were opposed with the best Spanish Logic were answered by the Opponent with a fair concession In the conclusion the Goods gotten in the Caract might be valued but the Good gained thereby was inestimable for henceforward the Spanish beheld the English with admiration and quitted their Thoughts of Invasion This worthy Knight died according to the best computation in 1608. The Family still Flourisheth with a very large and plentiful Estate of 6000 l. per Annum at Burton near or as some call it under Lincoln FINIS A Catalogue of Books lately Printed for and Sold by John Weld at the Crown between the Two Temple-Gates in Fleet-street 1. AN Historical Account of making the Penal Laws by the Papists against the Protestants and by the Protestants against the Papists c. The true Ground and Reason of making the said Laws being very necessary to be known by all Gentlemen and Practitioners of the Law Fol. By Samuel Blackerby Barrister of Grays-Inn 2. The Sacrifice a Tragedy Written by the Honourable Sir Francis Fane Knight of the Bath In Quarto The Second Edition Enlarged 3. Mr. Henry Hurst's Funeral Sermon Preached and Published at the earnest Desire of his Relatives and People By Richard Adams M. A. sometimes Fellow of Brafen-Nose College in Oxon. Quarto 4. A New Discovery of the Private Methods of France to Frustrate the Glorious Designs of the Confederate Princes c. Wherein is contained some secret Passages never before known to the World how the late King James was only made a French Tool during his short Reign to enslave these Three Kingdoms to the unsupportable Tyranny of France Quarto 5. The Lives of Famous and Illustrious Men who lived before our Blessed Saviours Nativity Translated into English by several ingenious Gentlemen in the University of Oxford for the benefit of such as do not understand the Original Language Octavo 6. The Life of God in the Soul of Man Or The Nature and Excellency of the Christian Religion with the Methods of attaining the Happiness it proposes Also an Account of the beginnings and advances of a Spiritual Life With a Preface By Right the Reverend Father in God Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum The Second Edition Corrected to which is added a Table Octavo 7. England's Alarm Or The French King's Cruelties exposed Containing a true account of what Usage these Three Nations may expect if ever they are so unhappy as to become a Prey to that most Cruel and Bloody Tyrant Octavo 8. A Discourse of Wit wherein is shown what is meant by it the Causes Variety Original Progress and Signs of it with a Character of a great Wit and of one that is only a pretender thereto Also the Ingenious Art of Writing and Translating well with a pleasant Discourse whether Women can be really Witty or no. The Objections alleg'd that they cannot be Witty answered and the contrary plainly proved by their Sagacity in managing Intriegues whether good or bad with a true Story of a Lady's Dexterity to be rid of two Husbands at once c. Twelves 9. Dr. A. Horneck's Practical Discourse of the great Necessity and Indespensible Obligation which lies upon every Christian to apply himself betimes to the Serious Practice of Religion Twelves