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A45581	A briefe view of the state of the Church of England as it stood in Q. Elizabeths and King James his reigne, to the yeere 1608 being a character and history of the bishops of those times ... / written ... by Sir John Harington ..., Knight.	Harington, John, Sir, 1560-1612.; Chetwynd, John, 1623-1692.	1653 (1653)	Wing H770; ESTC R21165	84,945	232

Normans whose posterity continued in great prosperity till the days of her Majesty who for peace for plenty for glory for continuance had exceeded them all that had lived to change all her Councellours but one all officers twice or thrice some Bishops foure times onely the uncertainty of succession gave hopes to Forreiners to attempt fresh invasions and breed feares in many of her Subjects of new Conquest the onely way then said he that is in pollicy left to quase those hopes and to asswage these feares were to establish the succession He noted that Nero was specially hated for wishing to have no Successor that even Augustus was the worse beloved for appointing an ill man to his Successor and at last insinuating as farre as he durst the neernesse of bloud of our present Soveraigne he said plainly that the expectations and presages of all writers went Northward naming without any circumlocution Scotland which said he if it prove an errour yet will it be found a learned errour When he had finished this Sermon there was no man that knew Q. Elizabeths disposition but imagined that such a speech was as welcome as salt to the eyes or to use her own word to pin up her winding sheet before her face so to point out her Successor and urge her to declare him wherefore we all expected that she would not onely have been highly offended but in some present speech have shewed her displeasure It is a principle not to be despised Qui nescit dissimulare nescit regnare she considered perhaps the extraordinary auditory she supposed many of them were of his opinion she might susspect some of them had perswaded him to this motion finally she ascribed so much to his yeares to his place to his learning that when she opened the window we found ourselves all deceived for very kindly and calmly without shew of offence as if she had but waked out of some sleepe she gave him thanks for his very learned Sermon Yet when she had better confidered the matter and recollected her selfe in private she sent two Councellours to him with a sharp message to which he was glad to give a patient answer But in this time that the Lords and Knights of Parliament and others were full of this Sermon a great Peere of the Realme that was then newly recovered of an impediment in his hearing I would he did heare no worse now being in great liking of the Archbishop for this Sermon prayed me to prove my credit with his Grace to get a Copy thereof and to use his name if need were alledging that impediment which caused though he were present that he carried away little of it I did so and withall told how my selfe had stood so incommodiously by meanes of the great presse as I heard it not well but was faine to take much of it on trust on others mens reports who varyed so as some I was sure did him wrong The Archbishop welcom'd me very kindly and made me sit with him a pretty while in his Lodging but in fine he told me plainly he durst give no Copy for that Sir John Fortescue and Sir John Wolley as I remember had beene with him before from the Queene with such a greeting as he scant knew if he were a prisoner or a free man and that the speech being already ill taken the writing might exasperate that which already was exulcerate so he denyed my suit but in so loving a fashion as from that time to his end I did greatly honour him and laid up in my heart many good lessons I learned of him and it was not long ere the Queen was so well pacified that he went downe with the Presidency of Yorke in the vacancy halfe against his will committed to him Till afterward the Lord Burleigh now Earle of Exeter of whose courage fidelity and religious heart the Queen had great assurance was made the Lord President But to returne to this Archbishop as he was in place so was he in learning and especially in reading not second to any in his time insomuch as in Cambridge long since he was one of the chosen disputants before the Queen and a Jesuit 26. yeares since disgracing our English students as neglecting and not reading the fathers excepts this Matthew Hutton and one famous Matthew more and of this Hutton he saith Qui unus in paucis versare patres dicitur who is one of those few that searcheth the fathers for matters of the world I can say but that that is known to the world his eldest sonne is a Knight of faire living and now or lately Sheriffe of Yorkeshire and a man of very good reputation One other Sonne he had that had an ill life brought to a worse end his name was Luke Hutton so valiant that he feared not men nor Laws and for a robbery done on St. Lukes day for names sake he died as bad a death I hope with a better mind then the Theef of whom St. Luke writes that he bad our Saviour if he were Christ to save himself and him The Arch-bishop herein show'd the constancy and severity worthy of his place for he would not endeavour to save him as the world thought he easily might deserving herein the praise of Justice which Eli wanted that was too indulgent of his Sonnes voices and having hereby no blot but such as may sort him with the great Monark of this last age King Philip with two famous Warriors of the old Romans Manlius and Brutus and with the highest Priest even Aaron His own death was more happy then his life to die Satur annorum full of years and to see and leave peace upon Israel Doctor Thoby Matthews The praises of a friend are partiall or suspicious of strangers uncertain and not iudicious of courtly persons complementall and mannerly of Learned and wise men more pretious of a Prince most cordiall and comfortable but of an adversary though often dangerous yet never undeserved what exceptions then can be taken to his just prayses whom friends commend strangers admire Nobles imbrace the Learned affect and imitate his Soveraigns have advanced and even his enemy and emulous cannot chuse but extoll and approve For Edmond Campion in his Pamphlet of the ten reasons which the Catholiques count an Epitome of all their Doctrine labouring to prove that the Fathers were all Papists to give the uttermost credit he can to his assertion saith that Thoby Matthew confest to him so much Pertentavimus saith he aliquando familiariter Thobiam Mattheum qui nunc in concionibus dominatur quem propter bonas artes virtutum semina dileximus We did once in familiar sort sound Thoby Matthews opinion he that now domineers in your Pulpits whom for his good learning and seeds of vertue we esteemed c. This then is the testimoniall of their Champion concerning his excellent guifts 27 yeers since if this commendation were then due as indeed except it had been very due that

did yeeld in those many points of Popery 1. Supremacy 2. The marriage of some Ministers 3. The Sacrament in both kinds 4. Removing Images 5. Justification But now for his sharp persecuting or rather revenging himselfe on Cranmer and Ridley that had in King Edwards daies deprived him his too great cruelty cannot be excused Lastly the plots he laid to entrap the Lady Elizabeth his terrible hard usage of all her followers I cannot yet scarce think of with charity nor write of with patience My father onely for carrying a Letter to the Lady Elizabeth and professing to wish her well he kept in the Tower 12 moneths and made him spend a thousand pounds ere he could be free of that trouble My mother that then served the said Lady Elizabeth he caused to be sequestred from her as an heretick insomuch that her own father durst not take her into his house but she was glad to sojourne with one Mr. Topcliff so as I may say in some sort this Bishop persecuted me before I was born Yet that I speak not at all in passion I must confesse I have heard some as partially praise his clemency and good conscience and namely that he was cause of restoring many honourable houses overthrown by King Henry the eighth and in King Edwards minority The Duke of Norfolke though Mr. Fox saith that Gardiner made him stay long for his dinner one day yet both he and those descended of him were beholding to him with the house of Stanhops and the Lord Arundell of Warder and I have heard old Sir Matthew Arundell say that Bonner was more faulty then he and that Gardiner would rate at him for it and call him asse for using poor men so bloodily and when I would maintain the contrary he would say that my father was worthy to have lain in prison a yeer longer for the saucy sonnet he wrote to him from out of the Tower which sonnet both because it was written in defence of Queen Elizabeth and because if I be not partiall it is no ill Verse for those unrefined times and toucheth the matter I enforce I will here set down presupposing that in the eleven moneths before he had sent him many Letters and Petitions full of reason that could not prevaile for his liberty The distressed prisoner writeth this Rime 1. At least withdraw your cruelty or force the time to work your will It is too much extremity to keep me pent in prison still Free from all fault voyd of all cause Without all right against all lawes How can you doe more cruell spight Then proffer wrong and promise right Nor can accuse nor will acquight 2. Eleven moneths past and longer space I have abid your divellish drifts While you have sought both man and place and set your snares with all your shifts The fault lesse foot to wr ap in wile With any guilt by any guile And now you see that will not be How can you thus for shame agree To keep him bound you can set free 3. Your chance was once as mine is now to keep this hold against your will And then you sware you know well how Though now you swearve I know how ill But thus the world his course doth passe The Priest forgets a Clerke he was And you that then cry'd justice still And now have justice at your will Wrest justice wrong against all skill 4. But why doe I thus coldly plaine as if it were my cause alone When cause doth each man so constraine as England through hath cause to moane To see your bloody search of such Whom all the Earth can no way touch And better were that all your kind Like hounds in hel with shame were shrind Then you had might unto your mind 5. But as the stone that strikes the wall sometimes bounds back on th' hurlers head So your foule fetch to your foule fall may turn and noy the brest that bred And then such measure as you gave Of right and justice look to have If good or ill if short or long If false or true if right or wrong And thus till then I end my Song But to shew a pattern what partiality can paint in his praise and what ill will can pervert to reproach I will adde an Elegie in English also written by one Mr. Prideaux in commendation and the same answered in execration of the same Bishop 1. THe Saints in Heaven rejoyce this earth and we may waile Sith they have won and we have lost the guide of our availe 2. Though death hath loosed life yet death could not deface His worthy work his stayed state nor yet his gifts of grace 3. As Gardner was his name So Gardned he his life With justice and with mercy both to 'stroy the weeds of strife 4. A Steven in Religion stout a Bishop by his acts A faithfull man most free from fraud as witnesse be his facts 5. A Judge most just in judgement seat of parties no regard An Eye to see an Eare to heare a hand that shunn'd reward 6. A heart to help and not to harm his will was wisdomes law A minde that malice could not move such was of God his awe 7. A faith in friendship firm and fast a mount the right to raise A Spright ' not pall'd with slanderous bruits nor puft with pride by praise 8. Not light of credit to reports revenge he never sought But would forgive and did forget the wrongs that were him wrought 9. A truth so tri'd in trust as tongue could never taint Nor earst was heard in guilefull wise a lie with lips to paint 10. Though Natures child by birth yet vertues heir by right Which held his height so madestly as measure master'd might 11. Ambitions climing cliffe could never move his minde Nor fortune with her fawning cheer his heart did ever blind 12. Nor Misery which most he felt or prison might him pall But bare his minde in levell so as change could be no fall 13. In all these turns of joy and woe he turned to the best And held him to the tried truth which now hath won him rest 14. From foes deface and envies bell his end hath made him free And pluckt him from this wicked world too worthy here to be 15. Who can give tears enough to plaino the losse and lack we have So rare a man so soon bereft when most we did him crave 16. When age and yeers had made him ripe and surely had him set To know himselfe and weeld the world and right with mercy met 17. And when of envy and of hate the conquest he had wonne And falsehood forc'd to fly his fort and right his race to run 18. And when of glory and of grace he wonne the palm and price And conquered all affections force with wisdoms good advice 19. And in the office that he bare and service of his Queen So choice a man to serve her call scarce anywhere was seen 20. Then death

that fatall fce the line of life did lose And in the belly of the earth as earth shee did him close 21. The Prince may plaine his death the Realm his lack may rue All men may say O Winchester most worthy wight adue 22. The poor may plaine and pine whose lacks he did relieve His Servants may lament their Lord which Lordly did them give 23. The Bishops may behold a Bishop then bereft A perfect Priest a shield of faith a mirrour of them left 24. His foes if any were that first did wish him gone In length of time and lack of life too late his loss will mone 25. O Pastor past this Pilgrims pain in earth thine Acts do live In skies thy vertues written are all penns thee praise shall give 26. Which after all these heaps of kap a happy life hast led And in the happiest hap of all in fame and love art dead The same answered verse for verse by an Ill-willer of the said Bishop 1. THe Devils in Hell do dance this Realm and we may joy Since they have got and we forgone the cause of our Annoy 2. Though death hath wipt out life yet death cannot outrace His wicked works usurped state nor faults of his deface 3. A Gardner such he was as spoiled so our plants That Justice withered mercy dy'd and we wrong by their wants 4. A Stev'n in name a Fox in fact a Bishop but in Weeds A faithless man full fraught with frauds as deem him by his deeds 5. A partiall Judge in Judgement seat of parties great respect A blinded eye a closed eare a hand with bribe infect 6. A heart to harm and not to help his lust was laid far low A mind with malice over-whelm'd of God nor man no awe 7. A fained fickle friend and false that right could never bid A courage every storm cast down and praise puft up with pride 8. Of fowle reports and slanderous bruts he nourisht up the brood His wrongs to pardon or to passe revenge and rage withstood 9. A tri'd untruth in trust As tongues well try'd have told A mouth that breath'd more odious lies then It ' upbraid am bold 10. Scant Natures Child by birth sure Satans sonne in right Which rule maintain'd with sword fire and measur'd all by might 11. Ambitious clyming Cliffe had ravisht so his mind As he was sotted drunk therein and fortune made him blind 12. The smell of prisons misery felt his pride did greatly pall He bare his staffe so staggeringly as each change seem'd a fall 13. In all these turns of joy and woe he turned with the best And never left the surer side till breath did leave his brest 14. From Widow course and Orphans crie his end him cannot save Though that have rid kim of his raigne unworthy rule to have 15. Who can give thanks and joy enough that we have scapt this syre This monstrous man this bloody beast when most we did desire 16. When yeeres had fram'd him fit for Hell and pride so high had set As God nor man nor self he knew and might with mischiefmet 17. And when the envy and the hate he wan of every wight And falshood florisht in his Fort and wrong had wrong outright 18. And when he gloried most in pomp in honour and in health And by affection conquered all and wallowed all in wealth 19. And in the Office that he bare to rule above the Queen So cruel and so merciless scarce ever man was seen 20. Then God that most just Judge lifes line to part was pleas'd The Earth his Carrion corps hath caught the Devil his soulhath seiz'd 21. The Prince his death may please this Realm his life doth rue All men may well his birth-day ban this cursed wretch that knew 22. The poor may plain and pine for none be would relieve His men may joy his death was such his Goods were his to give 23. Good Bishops may beware this Ravener them bereft This popish-priest this shield of wrong a warning for them left 24. His friends if any were that wisht him longer ruigne With length of time might cause have caught too late his rule to plain 25. O thou devourer of the good thy wrongs in earth do dwell Thy cruel thirst of guiltless blood now must thou quench in hell 26. Which in the world of deadly hurts most burtfull life didst lead And now with Englands common jay in shame and hate art dead Which of these wrote truest I will not take upon me to judge left I should be thought partiall but that saying appeares true Scribit in Marmore laesus Therefore I will conclude against all partiall Poets with two verses of Horace Falsus honor juvat et mendax infamia terret Quem nisi mendosum mendacem Doctor John White He was born of a worshipfull house and in the Diocess of Winchester and became after Warden of Winchester thence for his great learning and vertuous life prefer'd to the Bishoprick of Lincoln and after upon the death of Stephen Gardner made Bishop of Winchester wherefore of him I may say his fame did well answer his name and so would all men say how contrary soever to him in Religion but for one black Sermon that he made yet for the colour is may be said he kept decorum because that was a Funerall Sermon of a great Queen both by birth and mariage I mean Q. Mary But the offence taken against him was this His Text was out of Eccles. 4. 2. Laudavi mortuos magis quam viventes faliciorem utroque judicavi qui nec dum natus est And speaking of Queen Mary her high Parentage Her bountifull disposition Her great gravity Her rare devotion praying so much as he affirmed that her knees were hard with kneeling Her Justice and Clemency in restoring Noble Houses to her own privat losse and hindrance And lastly her grievous yet patient death He fell into such an unfaigned weeping that for a long space he could not speak Then recovering himself he said she had left a Sister to succeed her a Lady of great worth also whom they were now bound to obey for saith he melior est Canis vivus Leone mortuo I hope so shall raign well and prosperously over us but I must say still with my Text Laudavi mortuos magis quam viventes for certain that is Maria optimam partem elegit thus he at which Queen Elizabeth taking just indignation put him in prison yet would proceed no further then to his deprivation though some would have made that a more haynous matter He was a man of austere life and much more mortified to the World than his Predecessor Gardiner who was noted for ambitious but vet to his Prince very obsequious But if Doctor White had had a true propheticall spirit he might have urged the second part of his Text Sed faeliciorem utroque judicavi qui nec dum natus et for that may seem