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
fell was on the 11. of October in the forty fourth yeare of his age and of our Lord 1531. His workes are contained in foure Tomes which are large witnesses for him and will in all ages speake to his commendation which are here reckoned Tome 1. 1. A worke of Articles 2. An exhortation to the whole state of Switzeâ—land 3. A supplication to the Bishop of Constance 4. An Epistle to the Senate people and Church of Toggia 5. Of the certainty and purity of Gods Word 6. An answere of the Tigurines to the Bishop of Constance of Idols and Masses 7. An answere to Valentine of the authority of the Fathers and Doctors of the Church of Images and Purgatory 8. Institutions for youth 9. A good shepheard 10. Of two-fold Justice Divine and Humane 11. Of the choyse and free use of meates and of scandall 12. Of the Virgin Mary 13. Some treatises of GODS providence Tome 2. 1. Of Baptisme against Anabaptists 2. Epistles to Ecchius Faber and Balthazar Hubmeir 3. Of Originall sinne to Vrbanus Regius 4. Of the Authors of Tumults and Seditions 5. To Matthew Albert of the Lords Supper 6. Of true and false Religion to King Francis 7. A sermon of the Confession of his faith 8. Another to perswade to perseverance 9. An account of his faith to Charles the 5. 10. An Epistle to the Princes of Germany of the reproaches of Ecchius 11. An Exposition of Christian Faith written to Francis the French King a little before his death 12. Acts and Conclusions of some Disputations Tome 3. 1. Commentaries upon Genesis Exod Isaiah Ieremiah 2. Psalter out of Hebrew into Latine 3. An Apologie for translating of it Tome 4. 1. Annotations upon the 4. Evangelists and the history of our Saviours passion 2. Vpon the Epistles of St. Paul to the Romans Corinthians Philippians Colossians Thessalonians Hebrewes 3. Vpon St. Iames and first Epistle of St. Iohn These are the Catalogue of this Famous instruments labour his time was short but he put it out to the best use so that though his yeares were but few yet they were well imployed One gives him this Eulogie Pastorem piet as fletque virum patria 〈◊〉 OECVâ—AMPADIVS I Should here have placed Zuinglius but I doe not strictly observe the Series of time as the one so this was famous in the City of Basil in Switzerland Hee was a German by birth in the towne of Winsperg which is a City of note in the Francs he tooke the degree of Master of Arts in Heydelbergh and applyed himselfe to the study of the Civill Law in Bononia hee learned Greeke of Capnio or Ruetline who is not much affected and he got his Hebrew from a certaine Spaniard when he supplyed the place of a faithfull Shepheard in Germany he was called to Basile Erasmus of Roterodam in making the Annotations upon the Now Testament tooke his advice and used his helpe much in that worke and thus much he doth ingenuously confesse that by the helpe and industry of a great Divine viz. OEcolampadius not onely eminent for piety but also excellently well seene in 3 languages did he set forth to the world that booke OEcolampadius being urged much by his friends admitted that degree of Doctor in Divinity Some Roman Sophisters at Basil could not affect him he read publicke Lectures in that City at the desira of the Senate upon the Prophet Isaiah when he applyed himselfe to preaching he did performe that office with singular meeknesse and learning He turned St. Chrysostome into Latâ—e in this place and Theophylact whom he stiles Chrysostomes little Bee for gathering such choice Flowers and sweet sentences from that Mellifluous Father of the Church he defended the truth against Ecchius and Faber in which controversies he gained love and commendation even from his Adversaries many famous Cities sent to him for advise in the ordering of the Churches affaires witnesses of this are the Cities of Berne and Vlmes hee was admirable successefull in appeasing Sects and Contentions that arose in the Church â—ake in particular these commendations of him for godlinesse of life and sweetnesse of behaviour for writing for his Commentaries for his Preachings for confutations translations he got not onely a great renowne to himselfe but also brought singular profit to the Church of God This OEcolampadius so holy for life so learned so qualified in affaires Ecclesiasticall lived not long but at the age of 49. yeares within a few weekes after Zuinglius departed from Earth to Heaven and dyed at Basil in the end of November in the yeare of Grace 1531. his workes are these that follow 1. Annotations on Genesis 2. Exegesis upon Iob. 3. Commentaries upon Isaiah 4. Commentaries upon Ieremiah 5. Enarrations upon the Lamentation of Ieremiah 6. Homilies upon the same in high Dutch translated into Latine 7. Commentaries on Ezekiel 8. On Daniel 9. Annotations on Hosea Ioel Amos Ionas and on 2 Chapt. of Micha 10. Commentaries on the three last Prophets 11. Certaine Sermons on the Psalmes 12. Annotations on Mathew Iohn Epistle to the Romans 13. Explanations on the Hebrewes 14. 21. Sermons upon the 1. Epistle of St. Iohn 15. A booke of the Genuine sence of these words This is my Body 16. An exhortation to the reading of Gods Word 17. Of the dignity of the Eucharist 18. Of the ioy of the Resurrection and the Mystery of the Trinity 19. A speech to the Senate of Basil for the reducing of Excommunication 20. Divers Sermons upon severall occasions 21. That the masse is not a Sacrifice against Images 22. A Catechisme 23. Annotations upon St. Chrysostome 24. Little Treatises of Prosper Augustine and St. Ambrose against free-will 25. Enchyridion to the Greek Tongue 26. Treatises against Anabaptists as Charles N. Balthazar Hubmeir 27. Genesis turn'd out of the Septuagint 28. 66. Homilies of St. Chrysostome upon Genesis 29. Annotations upon the Acts Corinthians 30. A Treatise of Almse-deeds 31. A Treatise against Iulian the Apostata 32. Of true faith in Christ. 33. An Epistle of Gennadius the Patriarch of Symony 34. Of the praises of St. Cyprian of the love of the poore of the praise of the Machabees 35. Gregory Nyssen of the life of Moses 36. An Epistle of Nicephorus of the power of binding and loosing 37. Enarrations of Theophylact upon the foure Evangelists 38. A Tract of St. Basil against Vsury 39. A Metaphrase of Gregories Bishop of Neo-Caesaria upon Fcclesiastes Most of these latter works were translations out of Greeke all these do lively shew that this O Ecolampadius was a painfull labourer in the Lords Harvest during the time of his pilgrimage and so having finished his worke he went to rest in the Lord. PAVLVS FAGIVS IT is very sit that Paulus Fagius should bee reckoned amongst the Famous Protestant writers having done and suffered so much for the cause of Jesus He was Bucers collegue they both came out of one and the same City into England at one and the same
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
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
sufficient and strong enough to proove his worth and Wit which if all were put together would make Nine large Tomes 1 The 〈◊〉 translatidonâ— of Hebrew into Latine with a double Exposition of matter and words wherein soâ—e â—ommon places are handled ouâ— of the Scriptures and Fathers 2 Enarrations upon the 4. Evangelists 3. Metaphrases upon the Epistles of St. Paul 4. Decisions and reconcilement of hard places of Scripture and of those that seemâ— to be repâ—gnant oâ—e to another 5 Commentaries on the Romans and Ephesians 6 Sophonias out of Hâ—brew with a Commentary 7 A Preface to the fourth Tome of Luthers Postills 8 Of the true Doctrine and Discipline and Ceremonies of Churches 9 Acts of the conference had at a Commencement at Ratisbone 10 A Defence against the Bishop of Abrince 11 Writings of Bucer and Bartholmew Latonius 12 Things disputed at Ratisbone in the yeere 1546. 13 Treatises of the reconciling of the Churches had at Ratisbone 1541. at Spires 1544. at Wormes 1545. and at Augusta 1548. 14 A Gratulatory Letter to the Church of England 15 An answer to two Epistles of Stephen Gardiner Bishopâ— of Winchester concerning the single life of Preists 16 Answerâ— to the Objections of Murnerus and some others concerning the Lords Supper 17 Of the best way to have Councells 18 A Treatise of restoring Church-goods 19 Translation of the greater Postill of Luther and Pomeranius his Commentaries on the Psalmes into Latine 20 An Apologeticall Epistle to those of East Frisland and other parts of Low Germany 21 An Apology against Brentius of the Lords Supper that Images are not to bâ—e had in Churches out of the Scriptures Fathers and the Edicts of the most Religious Emperors 22 An Epistle to the University of Marpurgh of Heresies and Hereticks 23 The Confession of the foure Cities of Straâ—burgh Constance Menning and Lindare 24 Of the Baptisme of Infants 25 Of the mystery of the Eucharist 26 Of a Nationall Synod 27 Of a Councell against Coccleius and Gropperus 28 Of the false and true administration of the Lords Supper Of offering Masses Care of the dead Of Purgatory against Latomus 2. Bookes 29 Causes of the absence of famous Divines from the Councell of Trent 30 Of the Kingdome of Christ to King Edw. 6. 31 Lestures at Cambridge upon the Ephesians set forth by Tremelius 32 Of the power and use of the holy Ministery 33 A Treatise that none ought to livâ— to themselves 34 Answers to his Adversaries Objections 35 An exposition of the Disputation betweene 〈◊〉 Tegerius and the Ministers of Strasburgh 36 An 〈◊〉 to the Ministers of Switzerland 37 Psalter translated into Dutch 38 The Causes of the Reformation aâ— Straâ—burgh with an admonition to Frederick Count Palatine 39 An admonition to the Ministers of Strasburgh to beware of the Articles of James Cautius which tâ—nd to Anabaptisme 40 Acts of the Disputation of those of Strasburgh against Hofman 41 A prâ—paration to a Councell 42 A greater Catechisme 43 A lesser 〈◊〉 into Latine by by Sleidan 44 A 〈◊〉 to the Bookâ— of the Office of Magistrates 45 Colloquies of the Ministery of the Church 46 Of the true office of a Pastor and of the cure of Soules 47 Three Sâ—rmons upon the Gospell Come unto me all c. 48 Colloquies upon the peace of Religion at Nurrenburgh and Francford 40 Of the Jewes whether and how far to be suffered among Christians 50 Of Church-goods and who are the right Possessors of them 51 An Answer to a Dialogue against Protestants 52 All the Acts and writings for the reconcilement of controversies in Religion from the Emperor oâ—her Princes and the Popes Legats faithfully collected and expounded 53 The Reformation at Colen 54 A first and second defence of the â—eads of Religion handled at Bonna and other places in the Archbishoprick of Colen 55 A Consutation of the new Faith set forth at Lovaine in 32. Articles 56 A defence of the Colenish reformatioÌ„ 57 A defence against Gropperus 58 Against the Bull of Paule 3. and his Legats demands 59 A godly admonition to the Emperor Princes and other States of the Empire assembled at Wormes about reformation of the Church 60 Against the restoring the Masse and the other Sacraments and Ceremâ—nies of the Roman Church 61 Impediments of reformation 62 Against the Sophisters of Colen 63 Of the Conference of Ratisbone 64 An exposition upon the 120. Psal. 65 A Treatise of afflictions of our times 66 A refutation of Calumnies 67 A Sermon at Berne 68 Of the Ministers and Sacraments 69 Luthers Commentaries upon the two Epistles of Peter translated into Dutch 70 Some writings of Sturmius of the Eucharist in Latine 71 Retractations with Commentaries on the Gospell 72 Other Manuscripts of his which hee writ in England All these his Workes doe shew that he was a painefull Woâ—kman in Gods Vineyard and did all he could to propagate the Gospell of our Saviour ANDREâ—S GERARDVS HYPERIVS THis Gerard takes part of his name from the place of his birth being Hyperia a faire and strong Towne in Flanders amongst the Dutch Divines he is one of the most elegant when he was a youth hee was of an excellent wit and addicted to study he left not till he had the Encuclopaedia of Sciences and Arts his father was a Lawyer hee got much by â—oachim Ringâ—lbergh of Antwerp a youth of excellent endowments whose praise this Gerard set forth in a speech made to the Parisians when this Gerard had studied at Paris and Lovaine he tooke a view of Italy France Germany Spaine and England at last being appoynted Professor of Marpurgh hee there setled himselfe which Vniversity first found him an excellent Philosopher and afterwards a rare Divine his skill in Philosophy is seene by his succinct perspicuous and learned Exposition upon Aristotles Aethicks pleasant and profitable to be read both of Divines and Philosophers he propounded it to the Students of Marpurgh Even as Melancthon was for Saxony so was Hyperius for Hassia he was well read in the Histories Ecclesiasticall and Polyticall both of Fathers Schoole-men Sophisters but most of all hee gave himselfe to the reading of St. Chrysostome in whose sentences examples figures hee tooke singular pleasure and made singular profit He is commended for his modeâ—y patience and constancy which doe appeare in his writings for he seemes not to be at any time carryed away with â—pleene or affected zeale and these three he termed his Warlicke Engines by which he did resist his Adversaries defend himselfe and conquer them TACEO FERO SPERO He dyed at Marpurgh in the yeare of the Worlds Redemption 1564 and of his life 53. in the Calends of February when he had professed 22. yeareâ— in that City One hath wittily cut his Epitaph in this verse Flandria quem genuit Hassia nâ—stra tegiâ— His writings which he left to the World as a rich Legacy are these here set down 1. A Commentary on the 20. Psalme of the honour due
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
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
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.
at 58. years of his age departed not without the griefe of the whole Clergy people but specially of the inhabitants of Salisbury at the instant houre of death he cald his servants and with great paines declared his faith and told them they should finde in his writings he sealed up his writings with these words That faith which I have set forth is the truth and in that faith I dye and so gave up the Ghost in March 1618. and lies buried in Sarisbury Cathedrall Church His workes are here set downe 1. The reformed Catholick in 3. Tomes in English against Wil. Bishop an English Papist in the defence of William Perkins 2. A demonstration of Antichrist against Cardinal Bellarmine other Papists in Latine 3. A defence of his bookes against the Cavils and Sophistications of Eudaemon-Iohn for Isack Causabon and against the Apologie of the said Iohn for Garner 4. The old way A Sermon in Latine at Oxford set forth by Thomas Drax. IOHN WHITGIFT LOoke upon and wonder at the Effigies of this reverend Prelate who was so eminent a governour of our English Clergy He was borne in York-shire of an ancient family of the Whitguifts and was the eldest sonne of Henry Whitguift of great Grimsbey in Lincolne-shire Merchant he had an unckle called Robert Whitguift Abbat of Wellow Monastery in Lincolnshire of which unckle he had education who was wont to say that neither he nor the Popish religion would long continue and used this saying of our Saviour Matth. 15. 13. Every Plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up His unckle seeing his forwardnesse to learning sent him to London to Schoole in St. Annes Schoole where prositing much by the advice of his said unckle hee was sent to Cambridge he was at first admitted of Queenes Colledge but not liking that house he removed to Pembrooke Hall Nicholas Ridley being then Master who being certified of Master Bradford of this Schollers forwardnesse and poverty for his Father was decayed by losses at Sea he gave him a Schollership in that Hall and 1555 he was made Fellow of Peter-house Doctor Pearne being then President or Master who favoured him in Queene Maries dayes He having before taken 3. Degrees went forth at last Doctor of Divinity and canvas'd this Question That the Pope is Antichrist being also a famous Preacher hee succeeded Doctor Hutton who was Arch-Bishop of Yorke from a Fellow to bee Master of Pembrooke Hall and was Doctor Coxes Chaplaine the Bishop of Ely He was likewise made the Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmond her Lecturer or Professor which hee performed with such praise that hee was made in short time the Queenes Doctor of the Chaire hee comming to preach before Queene Elizabeth was so well approved of her that she made him Master of Trinity Colledge was sworne her Chaplaine in the yeare 1567. Hee was for ten yeares master of that famous society with the approbation of all the Vniversity except Thomas Cartwright and some few others who did oppose the rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England which this Whitguift maintained The Queene cald him to be Deane of Lincolne which hee held 7 yeares while he staid in Cambridge by his excellent learning and moderation he bred up many brave Pupils of which he saw 5. come to the dignity of Bishops to wit Redman Bishop of Norwich Babington Bishop of Worcester Rudd Bishop of St. Davids Golsborough Bishop of Glocester and Benedict Bishop of Hereford As also many Lords as the Earles of Worcester and Comberland Baron le Zouch Baron Dunboyr of Ireland Nicholas Bacon and Francis Bacon and the Farle of Essex and divers others Having beene Deane of Lincolne seaven yeares the Queene gave him the Bishopricke of Worcester 1577. and he taking his farewell of the Vniversity chose those words of St. Paul to the Corinthians 2. Cor. 13. 11. Within a yeare after hee was made Vice-President of Wales Sir Henry Sidney Knight being then he Lord President In the yeare 1583. upon the death of Grindal Arch-Bishop of Canterbury he was by the Queene chosen for Arch-Bishop and presently one of the Lords of her Maiestics honourable privy Councell During the reigne of this Queene he was in high esteeme insomuch that the Queene would familiarly cal him Her blacke Husband and when this Queene was on her death-bed hee was admitted still to pray by her and when shee was speechlesse yet she showed by signes of her liking his prayers and departed March 24. 1602. Then King James of blessed memory comming to the Crowne he annoynted him and set the Crowne upon his head and was alwayes high in the Kings favour but he grieved inwardly for Queene Elizabeths losse and out-lived her but a few moneths for in February next 1603. hee dyed but his sicknesse King James hearing of came to Lambeth and visited his Arch-Bishop and after many sweet words spoken to him told him that he would pray to God to give him life The Arch-Bishop strove to speake in Latine to the King but his words could not bee understood onely he often repeated this pro Ecclesia Dei that is for the Church of God which were his last words and so within few dayes after dyed being aged 73. and Arch-Bishop more than 20 yeares He was buried in the south side of the Church at Croydon where there is a faire Tombe in memory of him He performed many worthy charitable deedes in all places where he lived as at Lincolne Worcester in the Marches of Wales in Kent and Surrey but the chiefe of all is that famous Hospitall or Almes-house at Croydon dedicated to the Sacred Trinity in which a Warden and 24. Brethren and sisters are nourished To which hee adioyned a faire Free-schoole with a house for the Schoole-master and endowed those places with a sufficient yearely revenew Many of his Chaplaines came to be Bishops hee set forth no bookes but onely one great volume in English of the Rises Ceremonies and Ecclesiasticall polity of our Church defended and one Sermon preached before Q. Elizabeth 24. of March 1574. Text Ioh. 6. ver 25 26 27. THOMAS BECON THE life of man upon Earth is a reall pilgrimage and seldome is so setled or certaine but each moment may and doth oftentimes induce a mutation and wonder not that he is placed here living so long before but then I had not his Effigies This worthy and reverend Clergy man had reall experience of changes for in the reigne of King Edward the sixth hee did professe Divinity in the flourishing Vniversity of Oxford without impeachment or molestation but in the time of Queene Mary he as well as divers others left this Kingdome to enioy the liberty of their consciences and to avoyd if possible they could a storme that fell in that Queenes government and so travelled into Germany but Queene Mary dying hee returned to this Land againe and prov'd a diligent Shepheard and an eminent Writer as may bee proved