course of his life unblameable Master Foxe in his History of Martyres saies hee might be called Englands Apostle the workes which he writ besides the translation of the Scriptures are these that follow 1. A Christians obedience 2. the unrighteous Mammon 3. The practice â—f the Papists 4. Commentaries on the seventh Chapter of St. Matthew 5. A discourse of the last will and testament of Tracij 6. An answer to Sir Thomas Mores Dialogues 7. The Doctrine of the Lords Supper against More 8. Of the Sacrament of the Altar 9. Of the Sacramentall signes 10. A foote path leading to the Scriptures 11. Two letters to Iohn Frith All these are extant together with the workes of two Martyrs Barnes and Frith in English in Folio and thus after much labour and persecution this worthy member of Christ yeelded to the flames expecting a ioyfâ—ll resurrection IOHN BRADEFORD THIS Scholler was not inferiour in parts either of doing or suffering to others he was borne in the County of Lancaster in that famous Marte Town of Manchester He was by his parents brought up from his Cradle to learning and he was singular for docility and diligence so that he profited admirably in his studies and exercises which hee undertooke then hee was sent to Cambridge and was admitted into Queenes Colledge where hee tooke all degrees so that hee was made Master of the same Colledge which hee governed with great dexterity and sincerity Afterwards in the reigne of King Edward the â—xth he was appoynted Diâ—inity Lecturer in the Catheâ—rall Church of St. Paul in London which taske he performed not without admirable demonstration of laâ—our and learning But in the time of Queene Mary the state of Religion altering and the Protestant professors being hated this famous Bradford among the rest for the love of Jesus and his Gospell which hee had faithfully preached was consumed in the fiery flames of Persecution and so was crowned with that glorious name of Martyre This he suffered the first of July 1555 in that noted placâ— called West Smithfield Londoâ— the last words that hee waâ— heard to utter were Oâ— England repent hee left behind him his famous disputationâ— which hee had with the Papists which are extant at large in Foxes History of Martyrs He had a famous Epitaph written of him His workes which hee writ in English are these 1. Two Sermons the first of Repentance the second of the Lords Supper 2. Some letters to his fellow Martyrs 3. An answere to ones letter desiring to know whether one might goe to Masse or not 4. The danger ensuing the hearing of Masse 5. His examination before the officers 6. Godly Meditations made in Prison cald his short Prayers 7. Truths Complaint 8. Melancthon translated of Prayers HVGH LATYMER THis worthy Divine was borne in Leicester shire brought up to learning from a youth afterwards hee was â—laced in Cambridge where â—e tooke not without deâ—ert the eminent Title of Doctor of Divinity his asâ—ect did promise much sinâ—erity and ingenuity and hee was of Candid manners and â—f courieous and meeke carâ—iage for his singular learâ—ing he was by King Edwardâ—he â—he sixth made Bishop of Worcester where while hee â—ate in that See all good men â—erceived his singular care dexterity in managing that weighty function He was alwaies ready and forward to propagate the truth But he also in the time of Queene Maries Reigne was both dâ— prived of his Bishoprick anâ— ministeriall function anâ— being cast into prison wâ— condemned to the fire Hâ— was much like that old anâ— cient Father of the Primitive time St. Polycarpus 〈◊〉 either you looke upon thâ— forme of his Martyrdome or weigh well the saying 〈◊〉 them both at the time 〈◊〉 their sufferings That old Polycarpus being fourescore and above a little before his death uttered that sweeteâ— saying of St. James Fideliâ— est Deus qui non sinit nos tentariâ— supra quod possumus that is God is faithfull who will not suffer us to bee tempted above our strength And a little after he said Pater Celestis suscipe spiritum meum which is Oh Heavenly Father receive my Spirit In like manner this Father Latimer for so he was cal'd was a constant and stout Martyr of Jesus Christ and was burnd at Oxford the sixeteenth day of October in the yeare of Grace 1555. hee left his Sermons behind him wherein we may reade his sincerity and piety many of them were preached before King Edward the sixth and the Illustrious Lady Katharine Dutches of Suffolke and aâ— now to bee had in any oneâ— hands almost having beenâ— so many times imprinted with the Publicke approbation of all learned and iudicious Divines and to the comfort of all well disposeâ— Christians who may gatheâ— great profit out of them Hiâ— life actions and sufferings are at large to be read in Master Foxes History NICOLAS RIDLY LEarning did not onely adorne this worthy Divine but also parentage being well descended hee was borne in the Bishopriâ— of Durham In his youth he was endued with many singular vertues and his Parents spared no cost to have him well and Christian-like educated well knowing the power of good education to helpe much hee was sent to Cambridge to study where hee tooke degree of Batchelor of Divinity and presently he was made Master of Pembrook Hall but his parts and gifts were so eminent as appeared by his wife and religious deportment in that preferment that that religious and pious King Edward the sixth took notice of him and being fulâ—y certified of his integrity of life and excellent scholâ—ership made him Bishop of Rochester nor did his hand stay untill he had cald him â—rom that See to the Bishoppricke of London where hee shewed the parts of a true Bishop and shepheard of soules by his painfull watching prayings preachings But these Halcyon dayes of the Churches peace lasted not long but King Edward paying Natures debt and Queene Mary comming to the Crowne of England this worthy Prâ—late sate not long quiet for religion being altered and the Bishop of Romes authority comming in again he was remov'd and cast both from his Ecclesiasticall dignity and wholly from the Ministery and was condemned to be burnd as an Heretique This English Father might fitly be compared to that old Father of the Church St. Ignatius not onely for his famous writing upon the Lords Supper but also for his suffering so constantly and zealously in the cause of Christ. Wel this man was a choice flower of Christ his Church and therefore is not unworthily stiled a Martyr for in the same day and same houre was he with Father Hugh Latimer burnd to ashes in the Vniversity of Oxford over against Baliol Colledge his last words in the flames that he was heard to utter were these Into thy hands O Lord doe I commend my Spirit His works besides that Treatise of the Lords Supper are extant in English which follow 1. A Conference with Father Latimer 2. A right forme
time he was borne in a Towne of smal repute in the Palatinate and both Bucer and hee had but low estates but by study and labour this raised his name and maintained himselfe He got the skill of the Hebrew admirably well by the frequenting of Capnioes Lectures and afterward became excellent in it by the meanes of Capito publicke professor of the same tongue in the famous Vniversity of Strasburgh he prov'd so rare in this language that few hitherto have gone beyond him this Fagius was cald from Strasburgh to Heidelbergh by the Count Palatine of the Rhine to order the Churches affaires and to preach the Gospell which hee performed with good successe but in those civill turmoyles in which the Emperor had the upper hand all came to nothing at which time the face of the Church was disconsolate in Germany but in England it did flourish wonderfully the Emperor bringing that Idolatry and superstition into his Land which was driven forth of England so that those Doctors which the Emperor disliked and hated were welcome and ioyous to King Edward the sixth and to his Nobility and people This Fagius teaching in Cambridge but even a short time was admired of the whole Vniversity for this Fagius when he had long bin Pastor in Strasburgh came with Martin Bucer into England 1549. and dyed in November whom presently after Bucer followed not without the great griefe of all learned and pious men there are some who thinke them both to be poysoned but as they both liv'd alike so they were both alike in their deaths and in Queene Maries Reigne they were both digd out of their graves and were burnt finding the cruelty of the Romish sect even when they were laid to rest This Fagius dyed at forty five yeares of his age whose losse both Church and Common-wealth felt and mourned for His workes which hee writ are these that follow Out of the Hebrew Tongue Imprinted translated by Fagius are these following 1. A worke call'd Thisbi from the Authour This bites Elias contayning 702. words explained in this worke 2. Two short Chap. or Apothegmes of the Fathers which containe godly and profitable Sentences of the old wise Hebrews with some Schoole-notes 3. Morall Sentences of Ben-Syra Alphabetically the Nephew as the Iewes beleeve of Ieremy the Prophet with a Commentary 4. Tobias the Hebrew sent new from Constantinople translated 5. Hebrew Prayers used by the Iewes at solemne Feasts by which wee may see the old Rites of that people which both Christ and the Evangelists have performed A little Treatise of Faith of a certaine Iew turned to Christianity 200. yeeres since 7. A Literall exposition of the Hebrew sayings in the foure first Chapters of Genesis with a Chaldaick Paraphrase of Onkel on the same 8. A Booke of the truth of Faith full of Learning written by an Israelite many yeeres since to shew the perfection of Faith of Christians 9. The 4. first Chapters of Genesis with the German Version for yong Hebricians with Schoole-notes 10. Commentaries on some of the Psalmes by R. David Kimhi 11. An Hebrew Preface to Elias a Levite his Chaldee Lexicon 12. Thargum or a Chaldaick Paraphrase upon the five Bookes of Moses translated with short and learned Annotations 13. A Collation on the chiefe translations which are in use upon Genesis 14. An Isagoge or short Introduction to learne the Hebrew Tongue These are the Labours of this learned man which are great if you either weigh the Languages or the shortnesse of his life MARTINVS BVCERVS ALthough Luther in his time was very eminent in the Church yet this Bucer for his Piety Learning labour care vigilancy and his writings is little inferior to him both of them were singular Ornaments to the Gospel both High Dutch the one of Isleben the other of Selestadt both of them Monkes the one of the Order of Saint Augustine this a Dominican He was stiri'd up first by Luthers Sermon preach't before the Emperor at Wormes and so of a Dominican was turned to a famous Protestant What labours he sustained in propagating the Gospell of Jesus Christ those that read his Bookes the never dying Monuments of his Care may easily iudge his Workes and his Ecclesiasticall History doth declare how farre he excell'd in Judgement for writing for Prudence in counselling for his happinesse in setling Churches for Dexterity in compounding controversies for his Moderation in Disputations who although hee was Pastor of a Church in Strasburgh and taught Divinity there for the space of twenty yeeres yet other Churches Meetings Commencements and publicke Acts did experimentally feele his Wit I would to God he could have taken away that contention betwixt Zuinglius and Luther which he did strive to effect and I wish that those of Collen at the earnest and often intreaty of Herman Veda Arch-Bishop had admitted this man to have taught Theology there it would certainely have proved to the overthrow of the Roman cause in that City which thing had beene effected had that Westphalian Gropper kept his Coop and had not beene admitted into the Court of that Prince for hee could not endure either the Arch bishop or Bucer and so did endeavour to betray them both but what the Arch-bishop of Colen desired but could not effect was done by our Reverend Arch-bishop of Canterbury Tho. Cranmer Primate and Metropolitane of all England a man singular for Learning and Piety for hee endeavoured greatly by often sending of Letters to bring first Bucer and then Paulus Fagius from Strasburg into England Edward 6. that pious Prince being then King of England of whom an Historian hath given this Encomiasticke Line Tantae Regem expectationis Europa saeculis nunc aliquot nullum habuit That is That Europe in long time had not such a King for great hopes Well that Bucer which Colen reiected England entertained and the famous Vniversity of Cambridge with great applause admitted into her Schooles in the yeere of our Lord 1549 who when hee had for the space of two yeeres with the generall approbation of all learned Divines professed in publicke Commencements the last but one of February he departed this fraile life being in the yeere 1551 and of his age 61. Hee was bravely interr'd and had many learned Epitaphs made of him his body after it had beene buried 5. yeeres was taken up and burned in Q. Maries Reigne at Cambridge The Church of God felt and lamented this mans losse if we may beleeve Calvine in his Epistle to Viretus writing thus of him Quam multiplicem in Bucero iacturam fecerit Ecclesia Dei quoties in mentem veniâ— cor meum prope lacerari sentio As often as I doe thinke what a manifold losse came to the Church of Christ by losing this Bucer my heart almost doth rent in pieces This Testimony proceeding from such a Man as Calvin doth sufficiently declare the worth of this Bucer I have here to his life set downe his Labours in writing Arguments
Grammar 10. Ecclefiasticus Latine and French 11. A Looking-glasse of Tremelius against Genebrard 12. Twelve Orations for the reading of the Old Testament 13. An Oration of Vrsinus life 14. Upon Gregory 13. his Cursings against Gebbard Bishop of Colen 15. Upon St. Iudes Epistle 16. Foure Speeches for reading the Old Testament 17. Upon the 4 first Psalmes 18. A Catholicke Apology in Latine 19. An Hebrew Lexicon 20. His table of Purgatory 21. A Christian admonition against Iohn Haren in French 22. A book called the Academy 23. His 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Greeke and Latine 24. Translation of 2. Epistles of the Kings and one of Plessis in Latine 25. His sacred Paralels 26. Upon the Prince of Anhalt his death 27. Notes upon the three first Chapters of Genesis 28. A confutation of some Arguments of the Creation 29. Notes upon the Apocalyps 30. Second Edition of his Lible 31. Manilius with corrections and Notes 32. His first defence of the Catholicke Doctrine of the Trinity 33. A Commentary on Daniel 34. The King of France his confession in French 35. Upon the Death of Iohn Cassimeire Count Palatine 36. Commentary on Psal. 101. 37. Exposition upon the Apocalyps in French 38. Commentary on Ionah the Prophet 39. An Analysis upon Genesis 40. Ciceroes Epistles to Atticus and Q. his brother with Corrections and Notes 41. A defence of the Catholick Doctrine of Nature and Grace 42. A praise of Peace 43. The peaceable Christian in French 44. Of the observation of Moses policy 45. Of Divinity 46. An Oration against the Iesuites in Latine 47. Notes upon Tertullian 48. Notes and Animadversions upon Bellarmine of the Translation of the Roman Empire These be this painefull Labourers fruits more he writ which are not come forth and some things by the iniury of times are lost these be sufficient to shew his paines and labour and will for ever eternize his Name These are the Names and Lives of the Forreigne Divines those that follow are of our owne Nation 〈◊〉 WICKLIFEE AMongst many famous Writers of this Nation as Beda Alckvine John Carnotensis Girald Nigellus Neckam Sevall Bacanthorpe Ockam Hampoole of Armach this Wickliffe is not the least of worth hee was famous both for Lifes and Learning he was brought up in the famous Vniversity of Oxford in Merton Colledge he gave himselfe after hee was Maister of Arts to the study of Schoole Divinity wherein having an excellent acute wit he became excellently well qualified and was admired of all for his singular Learning and sweetnesse of behaviour He preached the Gospell under that famous King Edward the third who alwayes favoured and protected him from his raging Adversaries The Bishop of Rome lost by his Doctrine the power of making and ordayning Bishops in England and the Tenths of spirituall promotions and also the gaines of his Peter-pence The Popes ever since pretending to bee Imitators of St. Peter have still desired to fish in this Iland knowing how profitable this Kingdome hath beene to that See of Rome In the time of King Richard the second this Wickliffe was banished in which misery and affliction hee shewed a singular spirit of courage and constancy wheresoever hee â—vent or whatsoever he suffered At last returning from Exile he died in the yeare of our Saviour Iesus whom he had Preached 1398. and was buried the last day of December in his Parish Church of Lutterworth in Leicester-shire But in the yeere 1428. which was 41. yeeres from the time of his death his dead body was by the Decree of Pope Martin the fifth and the Councell of Sene dig'd up and burned with the Execrations of that fiery Pope thus he found the cruelty of them being dead whom he had being living taught to be so He writ as Pius Aenaeas testi fies more than two hundred faire volumes most of which were burned by Subinck Archbishop of Prague in Bohemia The Catalogue of his Works you may reade in the Centuries of John Bale some of them I have here set downe 1. Of Christ and Antichrist 2. Of Antichrist and his members 3. Of the truth of the Scriptures 4. Of the fountaine of Errors 5. A booke of Conclusions 6. 7. Of Ecclesiasticall and Civill government 8. Of the Impostures of Hypocrites 9. Of Blasphemy 10. Lectures on Daniel 11. On the Apocalyps 12. Of the marriage of Priests 13. The Divels craft against Religion 14. His policy to overthrow faith 15. Of Apostacy 16. Two bookes of Metaphy sickes one containing 12. Bookes 17. Glosses upon the Scripture 18. Of falling away from Christ. 19. Of truth and lying Besides these he writ many of Philosophy and traâ—slated the Bible into the English tongue making Prefaces and Arguments to euery Booke he also traâ—slated the twelve Bookes of Clement the Parson of Lanâ—hon containing the harmony of the Evangelists And thus went out this Lampe of England of whom one thus hath said Mortuus est pâ—sthà c â—ssa cremata sua IOHN BALE HEE was an Englishman borne in Suffolke fitted and furnished with all maner of learning at Cambridge His Parents had many Children and were Papists This Bale being a boy was shut up 12. yeares in a Cloyster of Friars Carmalites hee was first brought from that darknes to light by the Right Honourable the Lord Wentworth but he was troubled first under the government of Leo at Yorke and afterwards under Stokesley at London being Arch-bishops But Bale got his freedome by the meanes of Cromwell who was privy Councellor to King Henry the eighth for some dainâ—y and eleganâ— Comedies which he compos'd yet he was forced to flye and remained in Lower Germany eight yeares in which hee writ many workes He was called home by King Edward the sixth and was made Bishop of Ossar in Ireland where he preached But in Queene Maries dayes Ireland was too hot for him and so left it but after many dangers he was taken by Pirats stript mocked and vncivilly handled at last was sold but his ransome being paid he returned into Germany which was at that time the safest receptacle for distressed Christians living at Baâ—ile he compiled that work of his 13 Cenâ—uries of all the famous writers of Great Britains in all ages to the yeare of Christ 1557. Hee was much helped by Leland living in Germany his special friends were Alexander Alerius a Scotish man where hee writ the like Catalogue of the famous men of that Nation likewise Gesner Simler and Lycosthenes loved him dearely He was a powerfull engine against the Roman Church as appeares by that Distiche of Lawrence Humâ—hred 〈◊〉 Lutherus patefecit Platina multa Quadam Vergerius Cuncta Balaeus habet Englished thus Full much did Luther Platinâ— did well So did Vergerius Bale doth all excell This worthy Scholler dyed in Ireland in the yeare of our Redemption 1558. and of his troublesome life 67. His workes are these that follow 1. His Heliads of English 2. His British writers 3. 3 Tomes upon Walden 4. Vpon the
Executioner kindling the firâ— behinde him Hierome cald to him and bade him kindle iâ— before his face for said he I am not affraid of it for had I I had not come hither at this time having had so many opportunities offered mee to escape it The whole City of Constance admired this mans constancy and Christian-like magnanimity in the suffering this death It is not certaine whether he set out any thing in print or not but certaine it that many brave Manuâ—ipts and worthy Oratiâ—s had in sundry Vniversiâ—s with his Letters and â—nclusions went to the fire â—s wel as tho Author who deâ—ivered up himselfe a pleasant â—acrifice into the hand of his Saviour Iesus whom hee so dearely loved for as one sung of him that he should say at the giving up of the Ghost Hanc animam in flammis offero Christe tibi ERASMVS ROTERDAMVS Hâ—e was borne at Roterodam upon St. Simon and Judes Eve and lived 57 years his Mothers name was Margaret at Zevenbergen His faâ—hers name was Everard He had two unckles almost ninety yeares old a peece his education was at Deventer Schoole nine yeares Peter Winchell being his Tutor once chiefe Schoole-master at Goud so sent to St. Hertogen Bosch here he was solicited to enter into a Cloyster to turne Monke they gave him time to resolve he answered Hee was too young to know the world unâ—itter to know a Cloyster because as yet hee knew not himselfe yet at last he had bound himselfe to that life being drawne by the strong perswasions of one Corneliuâ— his Chamber-fellow at Deventer living then at Stein nere Goud hee told him the holinesse of that kinde of life rich furniture and copiousnesse of Bookes the rest and tranquility of minde with the Angel-like society of the Brethren The first that tooke notice of him was Henry Bishop of Bergh but this Bishop missing for want of meanes a Cardinalship gave leave to Erasmus to travell to Paris with promise of yearely maintenance but failed a fault too frequent in great men Here falling sicke by ill dyet hee returned to his Lord Bishop and was nobly entertained and recovering health hee went amongst his owne friends againe into Holland but staid not but departed againe for Paris he was afraid to study Divinity least mistaking the grounds hee should be termed Heretique But the Plague raging in Paris a whole yeare he went to Lovaine but he had seene England before and his noble Maecenas the Lord Montioy where he was wonderously entertained and writ a Booke in the praise of the King and all England heâ— he had the favour of thâ— Arch-bishop of Canterbury but from hence he went into Italy and stayed at Bononia Now hee was almost forty yeares old hence he went to Venice where he printed his Adagies so he passed to Patavia thence to Rome where he was much esteemed of by Raphael Cardinal of St. George he had meanes enough if Henry the 7. K. of England had lived at last hee returned for Brabant and was admitted into Charles the 5. Emperors Councell by the helpe of Iohn Silvagius great Chancellor All his workes are printed â—t Basil sold by Hierome â—roben 1540 in Folio being â— Tomes 1. Containes those things which â—onduce to the Latine and Greeke tongues Divers Translations of Greeke Orators Poets Tragedians Morals Similes Colloquies Declamations Epigrams 2. 1000 of Proverbs his Attica Musa and Cornucopia full of all manner of learning 3. His Epistles 4. Containes institutions of Manners Apothegmes Institutions of princes with divers others 5. Enchyridion of a Christian souldier his Commentaries upon some Psalmes Prayers institution of Christian marriage many Treatises Theologicall 6. The New Testament with Annotations 7. Paraphrases upon the New Testament 8. Some things translated out of Greeke into Latine out of St. Chrysostome Athanasius Origen Basill 9. Many Apologies against detractors of his workes Fabricius Clauditur exigua Rotorodomus Humo MARTINVS LVTHERVS THis Luther was borne in a Dorpe in Saxony named Isleben his parents were not eminent either in wealth or honour he was brought up carefully in the liberall Arts and being of an excellent wit and a great courage and magnanimous spirit he left the Cloystered life being graced with the stile of Doctor in Divinity not unworthily having a charge of soules in Saxony he preached Gods Word constantly and zealously He spoke much against Indulgences and Popes Pardons and Bulls sold by Teccelius He received his degree of Doctor by the intreaty of the Duke of Saxony and the Vniversity being then of the Order of St. Augustine by the hands of Doctor Stupitius who seeing Luther something willing to refuse that degree told him that God had much worke to be performed by the wisedome of Learned men and intended to use his labours in that kinde Maximilian the Emperor reading with great delight the disputations of Luther against Teccelius gave speciall command to Doctor PfEfinger that hee should defend this man safely for he saw that his Labours and workes would in short time be very necessary and usefull against the iniuries and contrivings of the Bishop of Rome but Luther going on did write couragiously and sharply against that See insomuch that he is reputed of many to bee carried with too much zeale I lee was called to appeare at Wormes but being disswaded from the iourny by some of his friends in regard the Adverse part were strong he answered resolutely that he would appeare in that place Though all the Tiles of Wormes were Divels Luther spoke some things which he said should come to passe and so indeed they fell out Onewas which he writ to Scnepfius Doctor of Theology that after his death many of his followers would fall away and that what neither would bee done against the Church of God by the Turke nor the Pope should be done by some of his followers who hating those of the Reformed Religion did maintaine thar vaine Idoll of Vbiquity with Brentius and Smedelinus and leane to the Romish cause Another was that when Charles the Emperor should oppose against the Gospell of Christ that then he would lose all his domiminions in Low Germany and so it came to passe in his son Philips reigne who striving to advance the Roman cause lost the Spread Eagle for thereupon the united States revolted and defended their owne liberties against the houses of Spaine and Austria Well after a great deale of labour to advance the Gospell and to abate the power of Rome this great Heroicke spirit gave up his Spirit into the hands of his Maker All or the most part of his works are printed in High Dutch Latine by Sigismund Sueve most of those that are extant are here numbred 1. Proposition of Penitents and Indulgences 2. A disputation of the Popes power 3. An Epistle to Silvester Cajetan 4. Epistles to them of Breme to the Brethren in Holland Brabant Flanders and to Charles the fift Duke of Saxony 5. An Appeale from the Pope
to a Councell 6. Of the freedome of Monks 7. The difference betwixt true Bishops and those of the Romish Church 8. Of the Priest hood Lawes and Sacrifices of the Pope against Henry the eight King of England 10. Against those who deny marriage to Priests 11. Axiomes of Erasmus for Luthers cause 12. Confession of faith exhibited to the Emperor at the Commencement at Augusta 13. An Apology for the Augustan confession 14. Epistles to his Friends to Princes to divers Common-weales to Cities to Churches 15. To Councells 16. Disputations 17. Sermons 18. The whole Bible tranâ—ated out of Hebrew into high Dutch Mens quêis Impura venite Hic etenim 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sordida corda lavat PHILIPPVS MELANCTHON FITLY may this man follow Luther being both at one time famous and indeed Luther could never have found a more faithfull and trustier friend than this Melancthon For Luther was vehement Melancthon milde Luther couragious Melancthon warily fearefull Luther was fit for the Pulpit Melancthon for the Schooles Luther onely for plaine Divinity Melancthon was excellent in all manner of Philosophy so that his fame was onely among such as were full of zeale that way but Melancthon was renowned of all that heard him or reades his workes For his learning was not onely Theologie but Philosophy and even an Encuclopaedia of all variety of learning By these two Wittenbergh was as famous as Rome it selfe These Learned men fetcht Students from severall quarters to heare them Melancthon bred up many a rare Schoolemaster and excellent Theologues which furnished most part of Germany his fame was not onely great for Learning in the City of Wittenbergh but also in forraine parts nay with his very Adversaries who not onely praised him for that but also for moderating his spirit and for his dexterity in the managing all his actions and Disputations so that King Francis the first King of France whose name will bee ever fresh among the Learned sent an Embassador and Letter in which and by whom hee earnestly desired Melancthon to come into France that by his Conference and Councell matters pertaining to the Church and Religion might bee fairely decided and determined where he used such affability and sweetnesse of behaviour and carriage that he wrought there very effectually and gaind the love even of his opponents he was the most earnest against that poynt of Transubâ—tantion and no waves favoured that poynt of the Lutherans either of the Vbiquity or Consubstantiation So when this learned light had laboured hard to reform both Doctrine and Discipline of the Church and when hee had exercised his Pen to the publishing of many rare and profitable works to the Church of Christ hee yeelded up his soule to God All his writings were printed at Basil in the yeare of Grace 1544. and 1545. by Hervagius being 5. Tomes the names of which I have here inserted Tome 1. 1. Commentaries upon Genesis 2. Vpon the Proverbs of Salomon 3. Briefe explications upon some Psalmes 4. Annotations up St. Matth. upon St. Iohn 5. Vpon the first Epistle to the Corinths 6. An apologie for Luther against those Parisians 7. Against Anabaptists 8. Sentences of the Fathers of the Lords Supper 9. Of the qualification of Princes of the Law-suites of Christans 10. Of the Tree of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Church of Synods and of Ecclesiastique writers Tome 2. 1. Commentaries on the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans 2. Another on the same 3. Schoole notes on the Colos. 4. Common places of Divinity Tome 3. 1. A Confession of Faith 2. A Catechisme 3. A briefe method of Preaching of the office of a ' Preacher and of attaining to skil in Divinity 4. Theologicall disputations 5. An Epistle to Carthusianus of vowes 6. An Epitome of the Doctrine of the ' Reformed Church 7. An Epistle to Iohn Earle of Weda Tome 4. 1. Philosophicall workes 2. Commentaries upon the soule cald De Anima 3. Vpon Aristotles Ethicks 4. Epitome of Morall Philosophy 5. Vpon Aristotles Politiques Tome 5. 1. A Latine Grammar 2. A Greeke Grammar 3. Logicke Rhetoricke 4. Enarrations on Hesiods workes 5. Words fit for measures and Arithmetique 6. Epigrams These were Printed by Hervagius but there are divers others set forth by Christopher Pezzelius professor of the Schoole of Breme 1. An Admonition and Premonition to those that reade the Alcoran 2. A defence for the Marriage of Priâ—sts 3. Commentaries on Daniel 4. A discouâ—se on the Nicene Creed 5. Vpon Luthers life and death 6. Many Schoole notes on Cicero's Epistles 7. Translations of Demosthenes and Pâ—utarch 8. Greeke and Latine Epigrams 9. Two Tomes of Epistles 10. Carioâ— his Chronologie enlarged with many Histories By these it is evident that this worthy Instrument did not hide his Talent but did imploy it to the glory of God and the profit of his Church and so dying in the Lord hee rested â—om his labours HVLRICVS ZVINGLIVS AS all Germany admired their Luther so all Swâ—zerland this Zuinglius He was as famous at Tigurum as the other at Wittenbergh Zuinglius as himselfe testifies in his worke of Articles which is full of learning began to preach the Gospell in the yeare of Christ one thousand five hundred and sixeteene he spoke much against the Popes Pardons and Indulgences This poynt hee learned well of his Tutor Doctor Thomas Witenbach of Biele when hee read upon it at a publicke Session of Divines at Basil. Zuinglius was solid in all manner of learning hee was a diligent searcher of the Scriptures which he might the easlier doe because he was so expert in the Holy Tongues he was admirable for refining his owne language he was such an Engine against the Popes uniust proceedings that their side wanting ability to hurt did as to Luther by great gifts and presents as so many baites strive to allure him to their side and cause and these enticements proceeded not from meane persons but from Cardinals themselves who lay at Basil as Embassadors There fell betwixt Luther and Zuinglius a sharp contention about the Vbiquitary presence of Christ in the Eucharist Zuinglius constantdenyed and it is thought since it had beene better for the Church of God if Luther in that poynt had wanted a pen to write or a tongue to speake but such insirmities accompany the best of men This Zuinglius feared neither dangers nor death so that hee might preach the Word of God He stir'd up the courages of the souldiers for the cause of Christian liberty maintaining at that time a sharpe warre hâ— put them in good hope of immortality he exhorted he comforted them nay hee accompanied them and dyed in the head of the battell So that one truely saies of him Quod pro Aris focis sanguinem profuderit But his Enemies cruelty towards his carcase is remarkable that when he was kild they tooke his body and cut it in foure pieces and committed it so to the fire This Battell in which Zuinglius
invention of things by Polydore 5. Vpon Capgraves Catalogue 6. Vpon the lives of Bishops 7. An Epitome of Leland 8. The acts of the Rom. Bishops Two Comedies in severall sorts of verseâ— 1. The life of St. Iohn Baptist. 2. Of Christ. 3. Of his Baptisme aâ—d Tentation 4. Of Lazarus rais'd 5. Of the high Priests Councell 6. Of Symon the Leper 7. Of the Lords Supper and washing his Disciples feete 8. Of the Passion of Christ. 9. Of his buriall and Resurrection 10. Vpon the marriage of Kings 11. Of the Popish sects 12. Against Detractors 13. Papists treacheries 14. Against adâ—lterating Gods Word 15. Of Ioh. King of England 16. Of the impostures of Thom. Becket 17. Of the promises of God 18. Of the preaching of St. Iohn 19. Corruptions of Divine Lawes 20. Pammachius translated Bookes in prose in English 1. Vpon the Apocalyps 2. Against Standish 3. Against the custome of swearing 4. Mystery of iniquity 5. Against Antichrist 6. The triall of Sir Iohn Old-Castle 7. Some Dialogues 8. Against Baals Priests 9. Apology for Barnes and Gray against Smith 10. Against perswasion to Popery 11. Vpon Anne Askew 12. To Elizabeth after Queen 13. Vpon the single life of Clergie men 14. Lelands Journall 15. Of true Heretiques 16. Expostulations of Popery 17. Vpon Mantuan of death 18. Against the Popish masse 19. Of the calling to a Bishopricke 20. Against Bonners Articles 21. Vpon Luthers death 22. Iohn Lambards Confession 23. A weekes worke to God 24. Thorpes Examination â—ranslated into Latine 25. Iohn Pomers Epistle to â—he English men 26. Of the writers of England and Scotland enriched with 500 Authors 26. Abreviations of Leland While hee lived among the Papists he collected these and writ them 1. A bundle of all writers 2. Writers fâ—om Helia 3. Writers from Bertholde 4. Additions to Trytemiuâ— Germane collections Frenâ— collections and English 5. The spirituall warre 6. The Castle of Peace 7. To the Synod of Hull 8. The History of St. Brâ— chard Of Symon an English man 9. Prefaces upon Mantuaâ— It doth by all these appearâ— what an industruous labourer Bale was in his time whose memory is yet fresâ— amongst us IOHN COLLET THIS Collet was sonne to Henry Collet Knight and twice Lord Maior of London he was Doctor of Divinity in the Vniversity of Oxford and Deane of St. Pauls in London hee was a great Scholler living in the darke time of Popery he embraced true Religion in the reignes of Henry the 7. and 8. Kings of England His sincerity was seene in his extraordinary and laborious Sermons but specially in that which hee preacht to Henry the eighth at his siege of Tournay His Argument was stiled Christianus Miles or the Christian Soldier whereupon hee being called to tryall by the Kings Councellors The issue proved happy for he gave great content to the King insomuch that the King taking a cup of Wine said Deane I drinke to you let every man take whom he will for his Confessor you onely shall be my Doctor And truely this great Deane of St. Pauls taught and lived like St. Paul Hee was expert in St. Pauls Epistles and illustrated them with his Commentaries He preacht against the worshiping of Images concerning Iustification by the Merits of Christ freely against idle Priests against those that were marryed and yet lived inordinately His nature was against those which persecuted the professors of truth Hee derided one that thought St. Paul meant by those words an Heretique after the first and second admonition Devita that he should be cut off taking the verbe to be a substantive De vita ac si de vit â tollenduâ— He founded and built that famous Grammar schoole called Pauls Schoole where an hundred fifty and three poore mens sonnes should be taught freely and a fine house of dwelling for the Schoolemaster which Schoole beares this inscription in Latin Schola Catechisationis puerorum 〈◊〉 Christi Opt. Max. side bonâ—â—tteris Anno Christi M. D. X. â—hich doth evidently prove â—at hee was a true Religious â—an Hee assigned a large â—nnuall stipend to the head â—choole-master and Vsher he â—ft rents and houses which â—e committed to the care of â—e Worshipfull company of â—ercers in London That learâ—ed William Lylly the Author â—f the Latine Grammar was â—e first Schoole-master of â—is place Doctor Collet lies â—mously buried in the Caâ—drall Church of St. Paule â—pon whose Tombe Lyly hath engraven Latine verses and this Motto Disce muri mundo Vivere disce Deo His writings were these 1. Of the institution of youth 2. Of Manners Lib. 1. 3. Foureteene bookes upon St. Paul 4. One booke on the Proverbs 5. One booke of St. Matthew 6. One booke of the feare of Christ. 7. One booke of the twelve Articles of Faith 8. Vpon the Lords Prayer 9. Ordnary Sermons 10. Extraordinary sermons upon speciall occasions 11. Of the sayings of Christ. 12. Disputation against Erasmus Roterdamus 13. One Sermon to the Clergy in English WILLIAM TINDALL THIS famous Schollâ— was borne in the coâ—fines or borders of Wales 〈◊〉 had his youth trained 〈◊〉 in Oxford in Magdalen Colledge in the liberall Sciences where hee attained to great skill in the Tongues when he had gathered great knowledge of Gods Will as it was revealed in his Word He dedicated his first fruits of learning to the Colledge and then entred into holy Orders In that darke time of Popery having embraced the Truth he also instructed his wife and divâ—rs others in the knowledge of it Furthermore hee turn'd many famous bookes and writings into English and namely Erasmus his Enchyridion of a Christian Souldier But his name being growne somewhat famous he was vext by his adversarie the Adherentâ— of the Bishop of Rome and whereas he studied the quiet of his owne Conscience hâ— left this Land and went into Germany and had great conference with Martin Luther and Iohn Frith in Saxony by whose helpe hee set upon the translation of the Scriptures into English tongue for the goâ—d and prosit of the rude and ignorant people and having translated the New Testament and the Pentateuch or five bookes of Moses caus'd them faithfully to bee imprinted at Hamburg with learned Prefaces to each of them and sent them into England He writ many other famous pieces in English and when hee had staid a good while in Germany he came downe to Antwerp in Brabant where hee did much good by instructing the Merchants and enduing them with the knowledge of the truth but hee had not travelled long before his adversaries had laid him out for the fire therefore being by Letters and Messengers sent out of England taken he was led as a Prisoner to Filford Castle in in Flanders where for the testimony of Iesus Christ and for the Profession of the Gospell hee suffered constantly a cruell Martyrdome being burnd to Ashes His last words hee spake were these Open oh Lord the Kings eyes of England Hee was through the whole
of celebrating the Lords Supper 3. A friendly farewell to his loving friends and favourers being in Prison at Oxford 4. With a mournfull Lamentation of the deplored estate of the Church of England being falne to Popery His writings could not be many because his time was but short and he imployed it most in preaching THOMAS CRANMER THIS reverend and grave Arch-bishop was borne in the County of Notingham sprung from an ancient and worthy family He was brought up to study in the Vniversity of Cambridge in Jesus Colledge in which he made a wonderfull progresse in learning and prov'd in a short time an excellent and usefull member in the Church for his rare endowments he was by that potent Prince Henry the eight King of England made Arch-bishop of Canterbury after the death of his predecessor Warran in the yeare 1532. All the time of King Henry his Reigne he shaved his beard but that King dying hee let it grow greatly as you see him here lively presented he was the first Archbishop except onely one which was Richard Scroope Archbishop of Yorke that was adiudged to death in England by formall course of Law But this Cranmer was and underwent two yeares and an halfe imprisonment with much sorrow in darknesse nastinesse and want Certaine it is that he was a man devoted wholly to Religion and Godlinesse for he in the time of King Edward procured many Divines to repaire from forraine parts into this Kingdome and saw that they were supplyed with necessa ries among whom was Mâ— tine Bucer Paulus Fagius Io hannes Lascus and Peter Martin If he had not loved the Goâ— spell of Jesus he would noâ— have so friendly relieved and cherished his followers He needes no other commendations than those which are given him by Andreas Osiâ—der Peter Martir in K. Heâ— the eighth his reigne Osiâ—der in his preface to his Evangelicall harmony thus speaks of him Amote c. I love your Grace not onely for those endowments which are common to others as greatnesse of birth comlinesse of person sweetnesse of carriage charity to all especially â—o Students and professors of Gods Word but much more for those Abstrusiores ac plane â— leroicas animi tui virtutes those are his very expressions in English Abstruse and plainely Heroicall vertues of your minde together with your Visedome Prudence Fortitude Temperance Justice care for your Countries good Loyalty to your Soveraigne contempt of worldly wealth love of heavenly riches love of the truth Gospell and professors of it This Encomium is large and true proceeding from the penne of such a Divine and Peter Marter gives him as much praise in his Epistle to his booke of the Eucharist Quem enim potuissem c. Whom could I finde so true a Bulwarke for the truth and especially Huius Eucharistici Sacramenti For the Sacrament of the Eucharist than your sacred selfe nay he saith Qâ—is sanctior firmior Doctior Who so holy whose stedfast who so generally learnedâ— It is your Grace that are expert in all the Writings of the Fathers Councels Canons Popes Decrees Controversies of these saith he I am an eye witnesse or else I should scarce have believed â—t Ye for all these parts this famous Father of the English Church was adiudged to the sire and suffered it at Oxford 1556. the 21. of March and of his age 72. in which weighty charge of governing the affaires of the Church He writ many things which are here to his eternall praise truely registred 1. A Catechisme of Christian Doctrine 2. Ordinations of Churches reformed 3. Ofordaining Priests 4. Of the Eucharist with Luther 5. A defence of Catholicke doctrine 6. To the professors of the Truth 7. Ecclesiasticall Lawes in Edward the sixth his reigne 8. Against Gardners Sermon 9. Doctrine of the Lords Supper 10. 12 Bookes of common places out of the Doctors of the Church 11. Christian Homilies 12. To Richard Smiths Calumnies 13. Confutations of unwrittaâ— truths 14. Of not marrying oneâ— sister two Bookes 15. Against the Popes primary two bookes 16. Against Popish Purgatory two bookes 17. Of Iustification two Bookes 18. Epistles to Learned Men. Out of Prison hee writ these 1. Against the sacrifice of the Masse 2. Against adoring the Host. 3. To Queene Mary with others 4. Emendations of the Translation of the English Bible and added Prefaces to it EDWIN SANDES ARCHBI THIS Worthy Doctor of the Church of England proceeded of a good house and family and tooke his degree of Doctor in the famous Vniversity of Cambridge he was Master of Katharine Hall and Vice-Chancellor of the said Vniversity the same time When Iohn Duke of Northumberland passed by that way with his Army to oppose the proclaiming of Mary Queene of England he caused this Sands to preach for and in defence of the Lady Jane Grey which was declar'd Queene which he performd with that modesty gravity and wisedome that hee satisfied Northumberlands Duke and did not much incense the other party for when there was a suddaine change of things so that the next day the great Duke and himselfe were both taken Prisoners this worthy Sands at the intercession of many friends was acquitted and fully set free and so together with his wife went into Germany a good policy to shun a comming threatning storme where he kept himselfe close during the reigne of Queene Mary but that Queene dying hee was cald home into England in Queene Elizabeths Reigne and was declared Bishop of Worcester and was consecrated â—e one and twentieth of December in the yeare of our Lord 1559. Hee did succeed that famous Arch-bishop Grindall in two places to â—it in the Bishopricke of London and the Archbishopricke of Yorke the one in â—570 and the other in sixe yeares after and when he had enioyed that spirituall promotion of Arch-bishop 12. yeares he departed this life the eighth of August 1588. about the age of threescore and lies buryed in the Collegiate Church of Southwelâ—in â—in Notingham shire a man of whom it is hard to be said whether more famous for his singular vertues learning or for his Noble Parentage and Of-spring which hee left behinde him for he left many Children of which three were Knights and excellently well qualified gentlemen either for body or mind But his sonne Sir Edwine Sands prov'd the learneder more famous and deare to his Countrey There is a booke of famous sermons extant in Print of this Prelates which is counted a worthy piece of work doth sufficiently declare his Piety and Schollership to succeding Ages ALEXANDER NOWELL THis Effigies speaks Christian Meekenesse and gravity and he was as this shewes him to be borne he was in Lancashire of an ancient family of the Nowels Hee tooke the degree of Doctor in Divinity in Queen Maries dayes he as many other famous Divines were forced to doe departed this Land to shunne the troubles of those times and to secure their owne persons from their Adversaries Hee
was Deane of the Famous Church of St. Paul in London Hee was the first that returned from Forreigne parts hee presently writ two bookes of true Religion against the Papists and also of his first and last Lent Sermons He was for thirty yeares together Preacher to Queene Elizabeth of blessed memory Hee was likewise Patron of Middleton Schoole Hee gave to Brazen-nose Colledge in which hee studied from the thirteenth of his age till twenty sixe to thirteene Students to bee maintained two hundred pounds of English money being at the same time principall of the same Colledge Hee was the Author of much good to Pauls Schoole Hee did propagate godlinesse by his frequent Preachings and Catechismes Hee had the testimony for abilities and rare parts of both Vniversities and of Forreigne Churches and of those happy Prince King Edward the sixth and Queene Elizabeth as also of their true hearted Nobles Hee was a speciall maintainer of the Poore and more specially of learned Schollers Hee was a comforter of the afflicted both for their bodies and soules and hee was an especiall reconciler of contentions and Law suites witnes for ever to his praise that agreement and unity which hee alone procured betweene Sir Thomas Gresham and Sir Iohn Ramsey being falne out and fully intending to prosecute their causes at Law but by this reverend Divines perswasion and meditation were made Friends and so continued to their dying day Hee sate long the Deane of St. Pauls and lived till he was ninety yeares old and yet then had his perfect sight Hee dyed in the yeare of our Lord 1601. on the thirteenth of February and lyes buryed in the Famous Cathedrall Church of St. Paul in London with this Epitaph upon his Tombe 〈◊〉 os â—vestigia Evangeliza itium pacem With some Verses also annexed this being the last of them Sic oritur floret demoriturque Deo His Workes set forth are as followeâ—h 1. Against Thomas Dormâ—n an English Papist in two boâ—s in quarto English 2. Another Booke against Dorman and Sanders of Transubstantiation in quarto English 3. His greater Catechisme in Latine in quarto 4. His lesser Catechisme in Latine in Octâ— 5. The same in Latine Greeke and Hebrew IOHN IEVELL THIS famous Instrument may truely answer to his Name for heâ— was a rich Iewell both tâ— Church and Common-wealth He was borne in Devonshire and brought up to ripenesse in that flourishing Vniversity of Oxford first in Merton Colledge and afterwards in Corpus Christi Colledge where with the approbation of all the Learned hee tooke the degree of Batchelor in Divinity In his time hee was a famous and no lesse painefull Preacher of the Gospell of his Saviour In the Reigne of Queene Mary he fled into Germany to enioy the liberty of his Conscience and to avoide those snares thâ—t were laying for him in which he had beene intrapped had he stayed but the dayes of Queene Mary ending and famous Queene Elizabeth comming to the Crowne this worthy Scholler returned to England and at his comming was ioyfully received of his Mother the University who bestowed upon him the famous Title of Doctor of Divinity And not long was it before that renowned Queene Elizabeth for his singular learning and knowledge in all the Sciences and Tongues made him Bishop of Salisbury which Diocesse he governed with wonderfull care and vigilancy not onely feeding the soules of his people but also at all times distributing food to the bodies of the poore and distressed And as he was admirable for his dextrous and pious government of the affaires of the Church so was he also renowned farre and wide for his learned works and writings which foiled the Adversaries and quite stopt their mouths and rest yet unanswered which did mightily disparage their Cause Hee writ both in Latine and English for hee was excellent in the knowledge of the Tongues but that piece which most wounded the Roman Cause was his Apology for the Church of England which worke is piously reserved as a memoriall of him in all our Churches so that it may be sayd of him hee is dayly read in our Meetings and whose fame is through all the Churches Peter Martyr for this his worke gave him great commendations in these words Apologia tua Frater charissime c. Your Apology most deare Brother hath not onely afforded me content and satisfaction in all respects but it is approved of for a learned eloquent worke of Bullinger and his followers also of Gualter so that they cannot praise you enough neither doe they beleeve that any worke in this time hath beene set forth fuller of all manner of learning and entire perfection those be Martyrs very expressions This worthy and Reverend Juell of our English Church did as it were foretell in part his Dissolution as appeares by two Letters sent by him to the Reverend Father in God the Lord Bishop of Norwich which Doctor Lawrence Humphred doth set forth This worthy InstrumeÌ„t yeelded to Death at his Palace in Monktonfarley the Citizens of Salisbury did greatly bewaile his death it was in the yeere of our Lord 1573 and of his Age the 50th and lyes buryed in the Cathedrall Church of Salisbury in the middle of the Quire under a fairâ— Marble-stone with this Inscription in Latine which I have Englished because it sets forth his praise To John Juell an English man in the County of Devon sprung of the ancient Family of the Juels of Buden of the University of Oxford exâ—ed in Queene Maries dayes into Germany but â—n Queene Elizabeths Reigne was Bishop of this Diocesse where he sate Eleaven yeeres and Nine Moneths ruling faithfully and with great Integrity a Man religious learned sharpe-witted solid in Judgement endued with Piety and singular Humanity An expert Divine a Jewell of Jewels dyed at Monktonfarley buried at Salisbury being a Cittizen oâ— Heaven Laurence Humphred hath consecrated this Monument in witnesse of his favour and love in the yeere of Salvation 1573 IX Kalends Octob. Psalme 112. The Righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance He also made a Monument himselfe which will last longer than that of Marble which are his Workes that â—ollow 1. A Synopsis of that seditious Bull of Pius quintus sent into England 1569. in English 2. A short treatise of the Scriptures 3. A Treatise of the Sacraments 4. A Sermon preached in King Edwards Reigne upon 1. Pet. 4. 11. 5. Sixe Sermons before Queene Elizabeth at Pauls Crosse in English 6. The Apology of the Church of England 7. A Volume against Thomas Harding wherein 77 qâ— stions are discussed and decidâ— by Scriptures Councels and Aâ— cient Fathers translated into Lâ— tine by William Whittaker 8. His Reply against Harding turned out of English in to Latine by Tho. Bradocke John Wolley Secretary to Queene Elizabeth made some Verses upon his Death these are the two last of them Moribus ingenio â—octrina relligione Nulla ferent taleÌ„ saecula longa viruÌ„ For manners
Wit Learning Religion Like him these times will yeeld us few or none MATHEW PARKER This countenance speaks Gravity and hee was no lesse than he appeares He was borne in the City of Norwich furnished with Learning in the Vniversity of Cambridge Hee was BibleClarke in Corpus Christi Colledge and after he was made Fellow of the same Colledge but he was called from hence to be Chaplaine to Queene Anne Wife to Henry 8. King of England He tooke degree of Doctor in Divinity and first he was made Deane of Stoake and Queene Anne dying the King made him one of his Chaplaines and that King dying he was reputed worthy to be Chaplaine to King Edward the sixth he obtayned no meane preferments and dignities under both Kings as the Mastership of that Colledge in which hee was bred He was Prebend of Ely and Deane of Lincolne all which promotions in King Edwards dayes hee did quietly possesse untill the second yeere of Queene Mary then he was for marrying a Wife stript from all his preferments and lived an obscure and poore life But that storme being over and the Archbishopricke of Canterbury being voide by the death of Cardinall Poole Queene Elizab. iudged none fitter for this eminent preferment for Life and Learning than this Grave Prelate and so did bestow the Archbishopricke upon him He was installed the 17. of December and sate Primate and Metropolitane of all England the space of 15. yeeres in which space hee did many famous workes of Charity As first he gave to the City of Norwich the place of his birth a Silver Basen and Eure double guilt weighing an hundred and threescore and ten Ounces to this he gave 50. Shillings yeerely to be distributed to the poore of that City Hee tooke care also for sixe anniversary Sermons â—o be preached in five particular Parish-churches in Norfolke Hee built a faire Grammar-schoole at Rochdale in Lancashire he gave to Corpus Christi or Bennet-Colledge of which he was Head Thirty Schollerships hee builded the inward Library and furnished it with many faire Bookes printed and Manuscripts rare and scarce for worth and antiquity Moreover he gave to the Students of the same House a piece of Plate of 30. â—unces of Silver double guilt and withall gave the perpetuall Advouzon of the Parsonage of Saint Mary Abchurch to the Colledge these with many other deeds of Charity this Reverend Prelate freely did performe But one thing I cannot omit of him which was his great care for the preservation of ancient Histories whose names before this time had perished but that that fastened a Nomenclature or Catalogue of the Authors This Father of the Church deceased in the yeere of Jesus Incarnation 1574 being 70. yeeres old and lies buryed in the Châ—ppell at Lambeth covered with a Marble and an ingraven Epitaph his workes are these that follow 1. A Sermon when Mar. Bucer was buried out of Wisdome Cap. 4 ver 7. to 19. 2. A booke of the Antiquity of the Church of Canterbury and of 70. Archbishops of that See 3. The History of England of Mathew Paris 4. The flowers of the History of Mathew of Westminster 5. The History of Gyrald the Welchman of Tho. Walsin◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 famous Father of whom it is said Integer vera Relligionis amans IOHN FOXE BEhold this Man and thou canst not choose but wonder at his extraordinary labour and travaile to gather together so many of Gods servants in a bundle hee was borne in the County of Lancaster his young yeeres shewed that he was layd out for a Scholler and so he had education accordingly in a famous Schoole After being ripe he was sent to Oxford and was admitted into Magdalen Colledge where hee gave himselfe strictly to study and then profest Divinity hee attained to an excellent skill in the Latine Greek and Hebrew Tongues in King Edward 6. his Reigne and for his better safety and security left this Kingdome in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dayes and lived in the Low-câ—untries But when the Date of that Qâ—eenes dayes were expired he camâ— backâ— into England and pâ—oved a famous Divine Hâ— had an excâ—llent faculty in preaching and added â—o painefulnessâ— constancy and willingnesse but that worke oâ— his called The History of the 〈◊〉 made his name famâ—us in this Kingdome and else where and will for evâ—r 〈◊〉 his praise He wâ—s a man of an humble spirit and hâ—d tâ—uely leaâ—n'd thaâ— Doctrâ—ne of St. Paul In what estate soever he was in therewithall to be content Hee was one that had as it seem'd crucified himselfe to the world and its vanities as it may appeare in a kind and fatherlâ— reprehension of his eldest sonne who having a great mind to travel into forraigne parts which when hee had pâ—rformed he came to his Father in Oxford then being old and he being aâ—tired in a loose out-landish fashion who are you said his Father not knowing him to whom his sonne replyed I am your sonne to whom this Master Foxe answered Oh what enemy of thine hath taught thee so much vanity which speech of his shewed that his minde was weaned from the love of the world And indeed I cannot conceive how hee could have any liberty to addict himselfe to follow delights and pleasures doing so exquisiâ—ely such rare pieces of Schollership which tooke up all his time nay it is rather to be wondred how he performed so great labours in so short a time which he could not have done without long and tedious watchings and fastings which three study fasting and watching will subiect the flesh to the Spirit and this course tooke â—ee This man never sought afâ—er greedily any promotions or preferments but held and â—pproved of that estate in which he dyed He departed â—his life in London and lyes â—uried in the Church of Saint Giles without Cripple-gate upon whose Marble Monument his Sonne Samuel Foxe hath caused to bee ingraven this Inscription Christo S. S. To John Foxe his honoured Father the faithfull Martyrologian 〈◊〉 our English Church a mosâ— disert searcher into thâ— Antiquities of Histories a most stiffe Bulwarke and fighter for the Evan gelicall Truth which hath revived the Martyrâ— as so many Phoenixes from the dust of Oblivion is this Monument made He dyed 18. of Aprill 1587. and of his age 70. He writ and set forth these things that follow 1. Meditations on the Apocaâ—ps 2. A Treatise of Christ crucifiâ— Lat. 3. Of Christ tryâ—mphing in 〈◊〉 4. The continuation of Williâ— Haddon against Osorius 5. Against the Pope Lat. 6. Short and comfortable exâ—rtations to the afflicted Angliâ— 7. Short notes of Election in English 8. The foure Evangelists in Saxon-English 9. His History of Martyrs 10. A Sermon made at the baptizing of a Iew the Text out of the 11. to the Romans in Lâ— tine 11. Vrbanus Rhegius 〈◊〉 Faith translated 12. One hundred and fifty Ti tles and Orders of Common places 13. A supplication to the English Lords for the afflicted brethren
14. A Gratulatory to the English Church and to her Pastors 15. Of the Eucharist 16. Of receiving those that are fallen 17. Expostulation of Christ with Mankind 18. Against the Calumnies of Del-Rius 19. Of Excommunication These be the fruits that this â—ighteous Tree planted in Gods Church did bring forth which doe sufficiently declare him WILâ—IAM GRINDALL THis great Divine waâ— borne in Cumberland he studied the Liberall Artâ— and Sciences at Cambridge iâ— Pembrooke-hall of which Society hee was first made Fellow and afterwards Master After this he was taken of Nicolas Ridley theâ— Lord Bishop of London to be his Houshold Chaplaine which worthy Prelate commended him to King Edward 6 but the unwished for death of that King hastening hee did misse of preferment that way Then he in the Reigne of 〈◊〉 Mary went into Germany and lived there till that Queene dyed but she being dead hee returned home againe and was chosen by Queene Elizabeth to that preferment which King Edward the sixt had laid out for him 1550. that was the Bishopricke of London which See he did wisely and religiously governe about 11. yeeres and then 1570. hee was made Archbishop of Yorke where he was Archbishop 6. yeeres from whence for his singular Piety and Learning he was in the yeere 1575. installed Archbishop of Canterbury where he ruled the affaires of the Church of England the space of 7. yeeres dextrously and religiously Two yeeres before his death hee lost his sight but Death comming tooke away this glorious Lampe of our English Nation and hee lyes buryed at Croydon 1583. and of his age 64. This Prelate was not void but plentiful and abounding in good works and charitable actions witnesses are first that free Grammar schoole which hee built at St. Bees or Bege in Comberland a little towne which schoole he endowed with the yearely revenewes of thirty pounds for ever He tyed upon Pembrook-hall lands worth twenty two pounds yearely for ever for the maintenance of a Greek Lecturer and for the sustenance of one fellow and two Schollers which should be sent from Bees Schoole He also gave to the same Hall divers worthy and rare bookes and a piece of Plate weighing forty ounces of silver Hee granted likewise to Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge a yeerely pension for ever for the maintenance of one Fellow which should be taken from his Schoole at St. Bege in Comberland He gave also to Christs Colledge in Cambridge a place of excellent literature and piety from which hath sprung many a famous Divine and Statesman a piece of plate weighing forty sive ounces He gave likewise to Queenes Colledge in Oxford the yearely revenewes of twenty pounds for ever to the maintenance of one Fellow and two Schollers to be chosen out of the aforesaid Schoole and at his death he bequeathed to the same Queenes Colledge in Oxford a great part of the bookes in their Library and a piece of Plate and forty pounds in money He likewise gave to eight poore almes-men at Croydon meanes valued yearely at 50 pounds Lastly he gave to the City of Canterbury 100 pounds of English money to be for ever for a stocke for to set the poore of that City on worke and to keepe them from idlenesse and beggery And so having done such and so many remarkable passages of Charity this reverend Metropolitane is laid to rest in the Lord. There is a Sermon of his which he preached at St. Pauls Crosse when the Funeralls of the Emperor Ferdinand were celebrated in English LAVRENS HVMPHERDE THis Worthy Divine was borne in the County of Buckingham studied in the famous Nursery and seed-plot of learning the Vniversity of Oxford in Magdalen Colledge hee departed this land as many other great Divines and Religious professors did in Queene Maries Reigne but in the beginning of Queene Elizabeth he returned home and was excellent for the Pulpit or the schools and tooke his Degree of Doctor in Divinity hee by his great abilities of learning set foâ—th Gods glory and mightily discovered that dangerous nest of Iesuites with their close and politique practices against Princes and their settled governments if they were not 〈◊〉 to the Roman Bishop His Books which he hath â—et forth doe evidently declaâ—e and manifâ—ly prove with what diligence and study hee found out the frauds impostures of the followers of Rome by ancient histories hee was made publique professor of Divinity or else Doctor of the Chaire in Oxford and President of Magdalen Colledge which dignities and preferments he did many yeeres with great commendation and approbation keepe and enioy He ended his life at Oxford and was there buried in the yeare of Christs Incarnation 1589 the whole Vniversity deploring and lamenting deepely the losse of so famous a governour and did see that his funerall rites were with all solemnity duly peâ—formed â— answerable to his place and office Hee was intimate with Bishop Iuel and grieved for his death and the Church of England missed them both this Humphred was at the time of his death little lesse than seventy yeares old his works are here faithfully â—ecorded 1. Of Nobility and the ancient originall of it 2. A little booke of the Conservation of true Religion 3. Consent of the Fathers of Iustification 4. Interpretation of Tongues 5. Of Iesuitisme 1. part of the practice of the Roman Court against Common-wealths and Princes with a premonition to English men 6. Iesuitisme 2 part of Puritan-poperie or the Doctrine Iesuiticall against Campian and Iohn Duraeus also Harding a confutation Also Pharisaisme old and new a sermon in Oxford Anno 1582. 7. Of the life and death of Iuell with the defence of his Doctrine and refutation of obiections of Harding Sands Cope c. 8. Origen of true faith translated with a Preface to the same Author and Doctor 9. St. Cyrills Commentaries upon Isaiah into Latine translated 10. An Index to Forslers He brew Lexicon by him made 〈◊〉 BAâ—INGTON THis Prelate as hee was excellent for his parts so was hee of a very faire descent being borne in the County of Nottingham of the ancient family of the Babingtons in the said County where hee drew in the first rudiments of Literature till by his worthy Parents hee was sent to Cambridge and was admitted into that worthy Society of Trinity Colledge Doctor Whitguift being then Master This Babington proved so famous in Schollership that having his degrees hee was made Fellow of the same Colledge and giving himselfe to the study of Divinity he proved a worthy Preacher in that Vniversity After being Doctor in Divinity he was called by Henry that noble Earle of Pembrooke to be his Chaplaine by whose favour he was first made Treasurer of the Church of Landasse in Wales after hee was elected Bishop of the same 1591. and when he had sitten 4. yeeres in that See for his singular Piety and Learning he was by Queene Elizabeth translated to the Bishopricke of Exceter where he scarce stayed 3.
yeeres but he was made Bishop of Worcester and in the middest of all these preferments hee was neither tainted with idlenesse or pride or covetousnesse but was not onely diligent in preaching but in writing bookes for the understanding of Gods Word so that he was a true patterne of Piety to the people of Learning to the Ministery and of Wisedome to all Governours Whereupon he was made one of the Queenes Councell for the Marches of Wales He was Bishop of Worcester about the space of 13. yeeres He dyed of an Hecticke Feaver and so changed this fraile life for a better in the yeere of our Lord 1610. not without the great griefe of all and had all funerall Rites bestowed on him befitting so great and so grave a Governour and Father of the Church and was buried in the Cathedrall Church of Worcester in the Moneth of May. His workes extant are these that follow 1. Consolatory Annotations upon Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers and Deuteronomy 2. Upon the 10. Commandements the Lords Prayer and the Articles of the Creed 3. A comparison or collation betweene humane frailty faith 4. Three worthy learned Sermons THOMAS HOLLAND THis worthy Instrument of our Church was borne in Shropshire in the Marches of Wales and studied in that flourishing Vniversity of Oxford in Exeter Colledge I have placed him among these famous Divines for his excellent knowledge and learning admirable indowments of his minde He was graced with the stile of Doctor in Divinity by the Vniversity his Mother he long time professed Divinity in the same Academy and at last with the generall suffrages of all he was placed Doctor of the Chaire in which hee succeeded Doctor Humphred which place this Doctor for many yeare together held with the generall acclamations of all as wel of our owne as forraigne Divines but his disputations in publicke which are yet in Coppies in some Schollers hands are demonstrations sufficient to set forth his Schollership Hee that preached his funerall Sermon doth praise him sufficiently tearming him another Apollos powerfull in Scriptures Hee was admirably well read in the Fathers so that he was as it were familiar with them and hee was excellent for Schoole-men so that he was of some called the Seraphicke Doctor He was subtile in his Arguments and disputations and quicke at resolving doubts and questions so that with great applause he was Doctor of the Chaire for twenty yeares together how many famous glistering starres proceeded from him into our Church so that he was truely as Gregory Nazianzen spoke of his Father an Abraham the Father of many children to wit by scholasticall creation and even to the highest degree that the Vniversity doth afford I passe over many reverend Schollers and some Bishops of this Kingdome that were his sonnes this way but yet I cannot passe over those two famous pillars and supporters of our Church those reverend paire of Fathers George Abbat Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and John King Bishop of London In briefe he was not onely a sincere preacher of Gods Word but a faithfull and constant practitioner he was zealous for Gods honour and alwayes hated idolatry and superstition as appeared by his speech to the fellowes of this Colledge when he at any time went into the countrey I commend you to the love of God and wish you to hate Popery and superstition hee was for holinesse of life a pattern to all The whole time of his siknesse he was fervent in prayers and eiaculations full of ardency when his breath grew short hee uttered this speech in Latine Veni oh veni Domine Iesu stella matutina veni Domine Iesu cupio dissolvi esse tecum which is in English Come oh come Lord Iesu the bright morning Starre Come Lord Iesu I desire to bee dissolved and to be with thee and having spoken these words quietly surrendred up his soule into the Lords hands leaving this life for a betterâ— Hee dyed and was buried in Oxford according to the honoured custome of the Vniversity with all Funerall rites that were to bee performed for so famous a man in the moneth of March 1612. being then littles lesse than threescore and thirteen years of age ROBERT ABBAT THE place of this famous Schollers birth was Guilford in Surrey a Towne of good repute and his Parents were honest and vertuous and not obscure He was â—nished with Learning 〈◊〉 â—orts 〈◊〉 that ancient Colledge in Oxford called Bâ—l because builded by one of that name a King of Scotland He was Doctor in Divinity and Master of the said Colledge in wâ—ich government hee sâ—ed what a worthy Prelar◠〈◊〉 would prove to our English Church he was not onely thus adorned but he was made Doctor of the Chaire which place Doctor Holland had kept with great praise the space of twenty yeares This our learned Abbat after that hee had 20. yeeres proved himselfe a famous and painfull Divine and by his writings set forth had learnedly opposed his Adversaries of the Romish Church hee was by King James of blessed memory consecrated Bishop of Salisbury the third of December in the yeere 1615. and in this regard hee may iustly be said to equallize Seffred once Bishop of Chichester because that this as well as he lived to see his brother Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Primate and Metropolitan of all England While he sate Lord Bishop of this Diocesse he brought forth that learned and solid piece of Divinity concerning grace and the perseverance of the Saints which was termed his Vox Cygnea because he presently after dyed that speech which hee made to the Vniversity of Oxford is also full of Schollership which beginnes thus in Lattine Salva veneranda Mater Acâ—demiarum decus gloria and so goes on with expressions of his care and love to her All haite oh reverend Mather the glory and grace of all Vniversities I cannot containe 〈◊〉 selfe but I must needes reioyce and be glad that I have suckt thy breasts and not onely have had time to learne but also to teach publickly in thy Schooles I will never rest to wish thee â— thousand happinesses and blessings and all successefull prosperities but the businesse that I am now to deliver to thee from my Soveraigne is that thy Students would be carefull to avoyde those Bertians Grevincovians Thomsons and the like writers who never are content with the old pathes but are inventing new ones and thinke that they doe nothing well unlesse they be singular Oh I desire thee to retaine thy old piety and sincerity I hope this of thee and I wish that thou maist for ever flowrish and increase and be a Pillar and ground-worke of truth untill the second comming of the Lord Jesus He lived not long in that See till death took him from us for he sate but two yeares three moneths but he did mainly imploy his time both in publicke and private and so by reason his life was sedeÌ„tary he was troubled with the stone