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B00832	The lives of saints written in Spanish, by the learned and reuerend father Alfonso Villegas, diuine and preacher. ; Translated out of Italian into English, and conferred with the Spanish. By W. & E.K. B..; Flos sanctorum. English	Villegas, Alfonso de.; Ribadeneyra, Pedro de, 1526-1611.; Kinsman, Edward.; Kinsman, William.	1614 (1614)	STC 24731.5; ESTC S95676	392,335	715

of the plagues that he sent vpon them was when he slew all their first borne So also when IESVS CHRIST departed from Bethleem the Bethleemits remained also in lamentation For a sure thing it is that in the place frō whence God departeth there remaineth nothing but sorrow and wayling Let vs praie vnto his diuine majestie that he alwaies remaine in our compaine that we maie alwaies be glad and ioyfull in him and that our ioy may be true and perfect enjoying it in this world by grace after in heauen by glorie Amen The Catholique Church celebrateth the feast of the holie Innocents on the 28. of December and their Martyrdome was in the time of Octauian Augustus in the beginning of the second yeere of CHRISTE according to Ioannes Lucidus The life of S. Thomas Arche Bishop of Canterbury and Martyr THE lyfe of this holy Prelat and famous martyr collected out of foure Historiographers of his tyme Wilhelmus Cantuariensis Ioannes Carnotensis or Sarisbe●ens Alanus Abbot of Teukesbyrie Herbert of Hos●ham clerke Petrus Blessensis Archedeacon of Bathe and manie epistles of Popes kinges and Bisshops is in this manner SAINT Thomas vsually called of Canterbury B. and martyr was borne in London the head cittie and royall seate of great Britanie His father was one Gilbert surnamed Becket a man inferioure to none of his cittizens for kindred and riches and superioure to most for a singular good carriage and holie conuersation This Gilbert being in the flower of his youthe voluntariely receaued the holy cross an ensigne of suche as enrolled they re names to serue against Infidells and trauailed into the holie land where as he returned from visiting those sacred places of Hierusalem he together with others was taken by his enemies that lay in ambush made prisoner to an Admirall a Prince of great account amonghst the Infidells There he remained in captiuitie the space of one yeare and a halfe wherein the only daughter of the aforesaid Admirall was so wonne with the carriage and excellente good partes and qualities of Gilbert with his discreet and weighty reasoning of matters that concerned Christian Religion and also with his noble and stoute resolution to dye for Gods honoure that he afterwards by flight hauing obteined his libertie she wounded with his loue and led with desire of being a Christian forsooke all her wealth abandoned her fathers house her countrie followed him secretly into England There being first well instructed in Christian religion and baptized in the Churche of S. Paule by the Bisshop of London with greate solemnitie in the presence of sixe Prelats she was marryed to Gilbert all but especially the Bisshop of Cicester wondring at this heauenly vocation and admirable prouidence of God and prophecying that her wombe should beare a childe whose sanctitie and holie laboures would make Gods Churche renowned and glorious Not long after was Thomas borne and brought vp by his vertuous mother in all good manners and excercises But he learned of her especially the feare and loue of allmighty God with a greate deuocion to his B. virgen mother Marie next after Christe reposing in her his greatest confidence and making her Patron and Protectriss of all the wayes and steppes of his lyfe He was first brought vp in a religious howse of Merton after was instructed in liberall sciences then sent to studie in the vniuersitie of Paris from whence returninge home he discharged with honoure and great good satisfaction some publicke offices of the cittie of Londō And hauinge now for the space of three yeares attended vnto temporall affayres and followed courte-businesses shewing himselfe therein quicke discreete and well aduised and thereby attained greate creditt and learned much prudence and experience hauing also been carryed with affection to youthfull sportes of hawking hunting yett euer without staining or blemishing his good name with anie vice or imperfection led by the instinct of the holie Ghost more then by anie friends persuasion he retired weaned himselfe from secular affaires and betooke himselfe to Theobald Arche B. of Canterburie where his industrie diligence and well aduised managinge of matters wonne him a chiefe place and greate reputation amongst the Arche B● most familiar trustie friends After his admittance into the companie of Theobalds counseloures and chiefest followers he studied at Bolognia and at Al●isiodorum was greatly imployed in Church affaires of greatest importance oftentimes sent for decision of weightie controuersies to Rome from whence he euermore returned with good dispatche in his busines lastly he was made Archedeacon of Canterburie a place in those dayes of highest degree in the English cleargie next vnto Lord Abbots and Bissh Muche about that time Henry duke of Aquitaine and Normandie succeeded kinge Stephen in the crowne of England Theobald fearing least the kings good nature might be abused by some of his craftie counselours and by such as vnder the cloake and pretence of publicke autoritie thirsted after the Churches reuenues and the commons spoyle drawen to some ouer sharpe course and rough proceeding desirous also that the bond of loue and amitie might encrease betweene the Prince and his Prelats and the kings gracious fauoure shine vpon his cleargie a thing most necessarie for the good and well fare of all the kingdome and well assured of his Archeadeacons sufficiencie to doe all faithfull seruice to the kinge good offices to all manner of people brought him to the courte and wrought him into the fauoure of his Maiestie from whome he receaued the office of high Chanceloure of England It might seeme in outward shew and apparance that Thomas had now forgotten quite that euer he was an Archedeacon His retinue was greate his followers men of good account his housekeeping such as might compare with yf not surpasse the greatest Earles of the kingdome his stuffe verie costlie and full of brauerie so farre forth as bridles of beaten syluer his principall care to retaine his Princes fauoure and winne all mens good will which care did also compell him sometimes to shew himselfe plyant to this Maty in his fare his discourse in hauking in huntinge and sporting aswell as in his serious affaires A table that daylie and Honorably intertained Barons Earles a house that wellcomed all needie afflicted persons a hand that bountifully bestowed large gyfts in howsehold stuffe apparail prouision plate and coyne Finally fortune did seeme to haue made him her darling and all things so flowed according to his wish his desire that one would haue Iudged him to haue laide cleane aside the verie thought of a cleargie man But this was only the outside of Thomas for inwardly he was humble and abject in his owne eyes much addicted to praier and deuotion a greate tamer curber of his owne body in so muche that manie times he would chastize himselfe with a cruell discipline lashing himselfe vpon the bare backe his zeale was greate for the good of the churche and reliefe

father both of Prince an People iudged by the Peeres that were his children and Suffragans pronouncing sentence of condemnation against their Metropolitan ouer whom they had no iurisdiction He was further call'd in question about 500li. receaued of the King during the time of his Chanceloureship He acknowledged the receite but pleaded 't was a guift and yet was the money adiudged to the King and he straight wayes enforced to giue securitie for the payment thereof or in plaine tearmes commaunded to his face to remaine there as prisoner When some perceauing the Archbishop quite forsaken of his bretheren and in daunger of shipwrack offered themselues of their owne accord to enter band for the payment of the monie and so this daunger was eschewed Many other controuersies of old forgottē Excheq matters were maliciously enforced against him by his Aduersaries only of purpose as men talked then to ouerwhelm the Bishop But Henrie Bishop of Winchester a man renowned for nobilitie of birth and a sanctlike life found a way to free him from all further troubles in this kinde by auouching That when being Archdeacon and Chanceloure he was chosen for to be Archbishop he was by the Kings authoritie freed and acquitted of all debts and obligations of Courte and Exchequer and so deliuered ouer to the Church of England Which testimonie being so euidently true none could withstand Now remained the last and the fiercest assault concerning those royall Prerogatiues The Archbishop hoping thereby to moue his Maiestie the sooner to compassion and clemencie towards the Church resolued the last day to goe to Court in his sacred roabes and bare footed with his crosse in his hand and kneeling on his knees entreate his Maiestie for peace Heerein also his aduersaries depraued his good intention and informed the King that he was come all armed to courte His Maiestie hearing the bruite of armes and not informed nor reflecting of what sort and condition they were withdrew himselfe into an inner roome there calling vnto him the Noblemen and Bishops made a grieuous complaint and narration how the Archbishop was come not as into the Courte and Pallace of a King but the house of a Traitour in so odious and despitefull a manner as neuer was heard of before in the courte of any Christian King There wanted not others that seconded amplified his Maiesties speeche alleadging that his pride had now drawne him so farre as to make him fall into open Treason and Periurie himselfe and with his manner of proceeding cast vpon the King and all his kingdome an aspersion and infamous note of Treason All the chamber rebounded with Periurie Treason and the officers of the Courte came forth and with enraged lookes pointed at the Bishoppe that was left all alone with his crosse in his handes the banner vnder which he was to fight the portraiture of him that he was to follow only some few of his Chaptaine about him and euen those were not permitted by the officers to speake vnto him Proclamations were made that none should declare himselfe of the Archbishops side vnder paine of being accounted an enemie to the state The Bishops they appealed against their Primate as one that was periured not obseruing the allegiance he had sworne to his Maiestie The Earles and Barons were now come forth to giue iudgement against him To whome all but especially to the Earle of Leister that had spoken in the behalfe of the rest the Archbishop made this answer Iudgement against me my Lord and my Sonne neither law nor reason doth permit that children should iudge and condemne their Father My ordinarie Iudge is the Bishop of Rome to him I appeale from your Iudgement And likewise I summon these my brethren to appeare and decide all matters and controuersies in his Tribunall Hauing said these words and fearing with his stay to giue them occasion of heynous sacriledge hee forthwith departed from the Courte many of his aduersaries and some others of the Courtiers following after and reuiling and calling him a haughtie proud and periured Traitoure All his traine and followers were fledde and only some cleargie men attended on him with a great number of sicke folkes and poore men that hartily reioyced and praised God who had deliuered his seruaunt from the hands of his enemies How glorious a procession quoth the Bishoppe doth accompanie oure returne from the face of tribulation Sithence they haue shared in oure affliction let them all come in that wee may all feast together in our Lord. After prayer some mention was made of the bitternesse and dreadfulnesse of that day Vnspeakeably more bitter quoth the Bishop and more dreadfull will the latter day be And I charge you all that each man demeane himselfe modestly quietly patiently and that none be so bold as to vtter any rough or distastfull words In such traunces as these a patient milde suffering is most gratefull to God and most auaileable to worke good in all men whether inferiours or superiours In the dead of the night two Noblemen of great renowne in the kingdome and his faithfull friends came vnto him and with ruefull lookes and teares in their eyes and knocking their breast protested by the dreadfull iudgement of God almightie how they certainly knew that some debauched and wicked people had conspired together with mutuall oathes bound themselues to kill him Wherefore greatly fearing least the cause of the Church which was not fully made knowen to the world should be not only endamaged but vtterly ouerthrowen with his death he resolued to depart out of the kingdome He desguised himselfe trauailed by night went strange and vncouth wayes lay secret and hidden euen in his owne Lordships hearing seruice from out of a little hoale finally apparailed in a white monkes weede and going barefooted and calling himselfe brother Christian got safely in a little boate out of the Realme and with great labour penurie affliction difficulties and daunger sometimes trauailing twelue leagues in a winters day barefooted arriued at last at Sens in Fraunce where Alexander 3 Pope driuen out of Italie by a schisme resided The King had sent before his comming thither an honorable Embassage by the Archbishop Of Yorke and 4. other Bishops the Earle of Arundell and other Noblemen to certifie the Pope and complaine against the Archbishop and obtaine that he might be sent backe into England with a ●egat which they call a latere to haue his cause decided there And although they obtained not their suite by reason of the Archbishops absence who according to law should first be heard in his appeale before any course were taken against him yet so had they alienated the affections of the Cardinals from him that verily esteeming him a rash presumptuous stiffe-necked man and one that for matters of no importance had made an vproare in the kingdome and broaken that vnitie and bond of peace which before was betweene the king and the cleargie none of them would shew him