out to buy provision Novem. 24. Thursday the Souldiers at Lambeth House brake open the Chappell doore and offer red violence to the Organs but before much hurt was done the Captaines heard of it and stayed them Friday Decemb. 2. Some of the Kings Forces taken at Faruham about 100. of them brought in Carts to London tenne Carts full their legs bound they were sufficiently rayled upon in the streets Munday Decemb. 19. My Petition for Mr. Conniers to have the Vicaridge of Horstam before it came to be delivered the House had made an Order against him upon complaint from Horstam of his disorderly life so I petition for my Chaplaine Master William Brackston refused yet Dece 24. St. Thomas Day This day in the morning my young Dun Horse was taken away by warrant under the hands of Sir John Evelyn Master Pym and Master Martin Decemb. 23. Thursday Docter Layton came with a warrant from the House of Commons for the Keyes of my house to be delivered to him and more prisoners to be brought thither c. Such as would not serve the King were sent back with an oath given them Janu. 5. A finall order from both Houses for setling of Lambeth prison c. Thursday all my Wood and Coales spent or to be spent there not reserving in the order that I shall have any for my owne use nor would that motion be harkened to January 6. Friday Epiphanie Earle of Manchesters Letter from the House to give Allhallowes Bred-street to Master Seaman January 26. Thursday The Bill passed the Lords House for abolishing Episcopacie c. Feb. 3. Friday Doctor Heath came to perswade me to give Chartam to Master Corbet c. Febr. 14. Tuesday I received a Letter dated January 17. from his Majestie to give Chartam to Master Redding or Lapse it to him That afternoone the Earle of Warwicke came to me and brought me an Order of the House to give it to one Master Culmer This Order bare date Feb. 4. Saturday Feb. 25. Master Culmer came to me about it I told him I had given my Lord my answer Thursday March 2. St. Ceddes day The Lord Brooke shot in the left eye and killed in the place at Litchfield going to give onset upon the Close of the Church he having ever beene fierce against Bishops and Cathedralls His Bever up and armed to the knee so that a musket at that distance could have done him but little harme Thus was his eye put out who about two yeares since said hee hoped to â—â—e to see at Saint Pauls not one stone left upon another March 10. Friday This night preceding I dreamed a warrant was sent to free mee and that I spake with Master Lieutenant that may Warder might keepe the Keyes of my lodging till I had got some place for my selfe and my stuffe since I could not goe to Lambeth I waked and slept againe and had the very same dreame a second time Munday March 20. The Lord of Northumberland Master Parpoint Sir John Holland Sir William Ermin and Master Whitlock went from both Houses to treat of peace with His Majestie God of His mercy blesse it and us March 24. Friday one Master Foord told mee he is a Suffolke man that there was a plot to send mee and Bishop Wrenn as Delinquents to New-England within 14. dayes and that Wells a Minister that came thence offerd wagers of it The meeting was at Master Parkes a Mercers House in Friday-Street being this Foords son in Law I never saw Master Foord before March 28. 1643. Tuesday Another Order from the Lords to give Chartam to one Master Edward Hudson My answer as before Aprill 11. Tuesday An other order for the same and very peremptorie this came to me Aprill 12. Whereupon I petitioned the House Thursday Aprill 13. my former answer being wilfully mistaken by Hudson That very day another Order very quicke which was brought to mee Friday Aprill 14. I petitioned the House againe the same day with great submission but could not disobey the King Apr. 12. Another Order to collate Chartam on Master Ed. Corbet brought to me Satur Aprill 22. I gave my answer as before but in as soft termes as I could Munday Apr. 24. Tuesday Aprill 25. It was moved in the House of Commons to send me to New-England But it was rejected the plot was laid by Peters Wells and others Munday May 1. My Chappell Windowes at Lambeth defaced and the steps torne up May 2. Tuesday the Crosse in Cheapside taken downe May 9. Tuesday all my goods seized upon Books and all The feasers were Cap. Guest Layghton and Dickins The same day an order for further restraint of me not to goe out of it without my keeper This order was brought to mee May 10. Tuesday May 16. An order of both Houses for the disposing of my Benefices c. voyd or to be voyd this order was brought to me Wednesday May 17. at night Me thinkes I see a cloud rising over mee about Chartam businesse there having beene a rumour twice that I shall be removed to a prison lodging May 23. Tuesday I sent my petition for maintenance This day the Queene was voted a Traitor in the Commons House Saturday May 29. Another Order to collate Edward Corbet to Chartham It was brought to me Friday May 26. I answered it Munday May 27. as before Thus farre the Bishop proceeded in his Diary which had an unexpected period put unto it being seized on in his Pocket by Master Prynne in the Tower May 31. 1643 By vertue of this warrant unexpectedly sent unto him from the close-Committee by a Member of the Commons House with unavoydable strict commands to put it in diligent execution the next morning 30. May 1643. At the Committee of Lords and Commons appointed for the safetie of the Kingdome BY vertue of an Order of both Houses of Parliament these are to authorise and require you to repaire unto Colonell Manwaring at the Guild-Hall to morrow morning about 4. of the clocke and to receive from him tenne foote Souldiers appointed to attend and assist you in the service hereafter mentioned And you are further required and authorized with the Souldiers before mentioned to repaire unto the Tower of London and there to search all the prisoners remaining under restraint by Order of either of the Houses of Parliament or of this Committee and to seize upon all Letters and Papers and to see them put into some safe place to be perused by such as shall be thereunto authorized And you are forthwith to certifie us what you shall have done in execution hereof and in the meane time so to sever and restraine their persons that they speake not one with another nor with any other that thereupon some further order and direction may be given And the said Colonell Manwaring as also the Lieutenant of the Tower and all other His Majesties Officers and loving subjects are hereby required to be ayding and
The exceptions which the Archbishop of Canterburie exhibited against the Sermon of Doctor Sibtharpe were first brought to mee and those things which follow April 29. Sunday I was made a Privie Councellour to the most illustrious King Charles I pray God to turne it to his honour and to the good of this Kingdome and Church This day he was by His Majesties speciall command sworne of His Privie Councell sate at the Board and signed Letters as His Teste under the Seale of the Councell Table and Sir William Beechers hand attests found in his studdie among other writings which makes his ill advise to the King more criminall May 13. Whitsunday I preached before the King c. June 7.8 I attended King Charles from London to Southwicke by Portsmouth Iu. 11. His Majestie dined a bord the Triumph where I attended him June 17. The Bishoppricke or London was granted me at Southwicke Iune 24. I was commanded to goe all the progresse Iune 27. the Duke of Buckingham set forwards towards the Isle of Ree Iuly 4. The King lost a Jewell in hunting of 1000l value That day the Message was sent by the King for the sequestring of the archbish. of Canterburie Iuly 7. I Dreamed that I had lost two teeth The Duke of Buckingham took the Isle of Ree Iuly 26. I attended the King and Queen at Wellingburrough Iuly 29. The first news came from my Lord Duke of his successe Aug. 12. The second newes came from my Lord Duke to Winchester Aug. 26. The third newes came to my Lord Duke to Aldershot Septe Newes cames from my Lord Duke to Theobalds and after that to Hampton Court I went to my Lord of Rochester to consider about the archbish. of Canterburie and returned to Hampton Court The Kings speech to me in the withdrawing Chamber That if any did c. I before any thing should sinke c. Octo. The Commission to the Bishops of London Durham Rochester Oxford and my selfe then Bath and Wells to execute Archiepiscopall jurisdiction during the sequestration of my Lord G. of Cant which Commission being of his own procurement in malice and envie against Archbishop Abbot shal here be inserted for his casuall homicide of his Keeper in shooting at a Bucke CHARLES By the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the FAITH c. TO the Right Reverend Father in God George Bish. of London And to the right Reverend Father in God Our trustie and well beloved Councellour Rich. Lord Bishop of Durham And to the Right Reverend Fathers in God Iohn Lord Bishop of Rochester and Iohn Lord Bishop of Oxford To the Right Reverend Father in God Our right trustie and well beloved Councellour William Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells Greeting WHereas George now Archbishop of Canterburie in the right of his Archbishopricke hath severall and distinct Archipiscopall Episcopall and other Spirituall and Ecclesiasticall powers and jurisdictions to be exercised in the Government and Discipline of the Church within the Province of Canterburie and in the administration of Justice in causes Ecclesiasticall within that Province which are partly executed by himselfe in his owne person and partly and more generally by severall persons nominated and authorized by him being learned in the Ecclesiasticall Lawes of this Realm in those severall places whereunto they are deputed and appointed by the said Archbishop which severall places as we are informed they severally hold by severall grants for their severall lives as namely Sir Henry Marten Knight hath and holdeth by the grants of the said Archbishop the Offices and Places of the Deane of the Arches and Judge or Master of the Prerogative Court for the naturall life of the said Sir Henry Marten Sir Charles Caesar Knight hath and holdeth by grants of the said Archbishop the Places or Offices of Judge of the Audience and master of the Faculties for the terme of the naturall life of the said Sir Charles Caesar Sir Thomas Ridly Knight hath and holdeth by the grant of the said Archbishop the Place or Office of Vicar Generall to the said Archbishop And Nathaniell Brent Doctor of the Lawes hath and holdeth by the grant of the said Archbishop the Office or Place of Commissary to the said Archbishop as of his proper and peculiar Dioces of Canterburie And likewise the severall Registers of the Arches Prerogative Audience Faculties and of the Vicar Generall and Commissary And of Canterburie hold their places by Grants from the said Archbishop respectively whereas the said Archbishop in some or all of these severall places and jurisdictions doth or may sometimes assume unto his personall and proper judicature order or direction some particular Causes Actions or Cases at his pleasure And for as much as the said Archbishop cannot at this present in his owne person attend these services which are otherwise proper for his cognizance and jurisdiction and which as Archbishop of Canterburie he might and ought in his owne person to have performed and executed in causes and matters Ecclesiasticall in the proper function of Archbishop of that Province WEE therfore of our Regall power and of our Princely care and providence that nothing should bee defective in the Order Discipline Government or right of the Church have thought sit by the service of some other learned and Reverend Bishops to be named by us to supply those things which the said Archbishop ought or might in the cases aforesaid to have done but for this present cannot performe the same KNOW yee therefore that Wee reposing especiall trust and confidence in your approved Wisdomes Learning and Integritie have nominated authorized and appointed and doe by these presents nominate authorize and appoint you the said George Lord Bishop of London Richard Lord Bishop of Durham John Lord Bishop of Rochester John Lord Bishop of Oxford and William Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells or any foure three or two of you to doe execute and performe all and every those Acts matters and things any way touching or concerning the power jurisdiction or authoritie of the Archbishop of Canterburie in Causes or matters Ecclesiasticall as amply fully and effectually to all intents and purposes as the said Archbishop himselfe might have done And we doe hereby command you and every of you to attend performe and execute this Our Royall pleasure in and touching the Premises untill we shall declare our will and pleasure to the contrary And we do further hereby will and command the said Archbishop of Canterburie quietly and without interruption to permit and suffer you the said George Bishop of London Richard Bishop of Durham John Bishop of Rochester John Bishop of Oxford and William Bishop of Bath and Wells any foure three or two of you to execute and perform this our Commission according to our Royall pleasure hereby signified And wee doe further will and command all and every other person persons whom it may any way concerne in their severall places or Offices
for high Treason for delivering a Petition and a Protestation into the House that this was not a free Parliament since they could not come to vote there as they are bound with out danger of their lives Ianuary 4. Tuesday his Majesty went into the House of Commons and demanded the persons of Master Denzill Hollis Sir Arthur Haselridge Master Iohn Pym Master Iohn Hamden and Master William Stroude whom his Atturney had the day before together with the Lord Kimbolton accused of High Treason upon 7. Articles they had Information and were not then in the House They came in after and great stir was made about this breach of the priviledge of Parliament February 6. Saturday Voted in the Lords House that the Bishops shall have no votes there in Parliament The Commons had passed that Bill before great ringing for joy and Bonefires in some Parishes February 11. Friday the Queene went from Greenwitch towards Dover to goe into Holland with her Daughter the Princes Mary who was lately Maried to the Prince of Orange his sonne But the true cause was the present discontents here the King accompanied her to the Sea February 14. His Majesties Message to both Houses printed by which he puts all into their hands so God blesse us February 14. An Order came that the 12. Bishops might put in Baile if they would and that they should have their hearing upon Friday February 15. they went out of the Tower on Wednesday February 20. Sunday there came a tall man to me under the name of Master Hunt he professed he was unknowne to me but came he said to doe me service in a great particular and prefaced it that he was not set on by any States man or any of the Parliament so he drew out a paper out of his Pocket and shewed me 4. Articles drawne against me to the Parliament all touching my neare conversation with Priests and my endeavours by them to subvert Religion in England He told me the Articles were not yet put into the House they were subscribed by one Willoughby who he said was a Preist but now come from them I asked him what service it was he could doe me He said he looked for no advantage for himselfe I conceived hereupon this was a peece of villany and bid him tell Willoughby he was a villain and bid him put his Articles into the Parliament when he will so I went presently into my inner Chamber and told Master Edward Hide and Master Richard Cob what had befallen me But after I was sorry at my heart that my indignation at this base villany made me so hastie to send away Hunt that I had not desired Mr. Lieutenant to seaze on him till he brought forth this Willoughby February 25. Friday the Queene went to Sea for Holland and her eldest Daughter the Princesse Mary with her March 6. Sunday after Sermon as I was walking up and downe my Chamber before dinner without any slip or treading a wry the sinnew of my right leg gave a great cracke and brake asunder in the same place where I had broken it before February 5. 1628. It was two moneths before I could goe out of my Chamber On Sunday May 15. An. 1642 I made shift betweene my man and my staffe to goe to Church There one Master Ioslin preached with vehemency becomming Bedlam with Treason sufficient to hang him in any other state and with such a particular abuse to me that Women and boyes stood up in the Church to see how I could beare it I numbly thanke God for my patience All along things grew higher betweene the King and the Parliament God send a good issue May 29. foure ships came into the River with part of the Ammunition from Hull August 22. Munday The King set up his Standard at Nottingham August 24. The Parliament having Committed three Officers of the Ordinance and sent two new ones in the roome this day they brake open all the doores and possessed themselves of the stores August 27. Saturday the E. of Southampton and Sir Iohn Culpeper sent from the King to have a Treaty for peace refused unlesse the King would take downe his Standard and recall his Proclamation which made them Traytors September 11. Bishops voted downe and Deanes and Chapters in the lower House That night Bonfires and ringing all over the City Ordered cunningly by Pennington the new Lord Major Ante ult. August about this time the Cathedrall of Canterbury grosely profaned September 9. Friday An Order from the House about the giving of Alhollowes Bread-street The Earle of Essex set forwards towards the King September 10. Bishops c voted downe in the upper House Dubitatur October 15. Saturday resolved upon the question that the Fines Rents and profits of Arch-Bishops Bishops Deanes and Chapters and of such notorious Delinquents who have taken up Armes against the Parliament or have beene Active in the Commission of Array shall be sequestred for the use and service of the Commonwealth Oct. 23. Sunday Kenton held Oct. 24. An order from the House to keepe but 2. servants to speak with no prisoner or other person but in the presence of my Warder this common to other Prisoners The Order not sent me till Oct. 26. and I sent a petition to the House for a Cooke and a Butler Thursday October 27. this order revoked Friday October 28. and this granted me October 26. Wednesday my Cookes relation to me of some resolutions taken in the City November 2. I dreamed the Parliament was removed to Oxford the Church undone some old Courtiers came in to see me and geared I went to Saint Johns and there I found the roofe of some part of the Colledg and the Walls cleft and ready to fall downe Wednesday November 9. in the morning 5. of the Clocke Captaine Browne and his Company entered my House at Lambeth to keepe it for publicke service and they made of it November 8. 78. pounds of my Rents taken from my Controuler by Master Holland and Master Ashurst which they said was for maintenance of the Kings Children The Lords upon my Petition to them denyed they knew of any such order and so did the Committee yet such an order there was and divers Lords hands to it but upon my Petition they made an order that my Bookes should be secured and my goods Nov. 10. some Lords went to the King about an accommodation November 12. Saturday A fight about Brainford many slaine of the Parliaments forces and some taken Prisoners The fight is said to begin casually about billetting since this voted in the House for no accommodation but to goe on and take all advantages Novemb. 16. Wednesday an order to barre all Prisoners men from speaking one with another or any other but in the presence of the Warder nâ— goe out without the Lieutenants leave And to barre them the libertie of the Tower Novemb. 22. Tuesday Ordered that any one of them may goe
point of Reliefe and Punishment hath beene the chiefe support of Our Parliaments Honour and of the peoples love and assistance to Parliaments It is one of the principall clauses in * Magna Charta wch Our Ancestors and your Honours have so much contended for and we all have lately Covenanted to maintaine viz. We shall deny NOR DEFERRE TO NO MAN IVSTICE OR RIGHT Let it therfore be put in present reall execution that so none may have cause to take up this mournfull complaint of Solomon I returned and considered all the Oppressions that are done under the Sun and beheld the teares of such as were Oppressed and they had no Comforter Wherefore I praised he dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive c. And this through Gods blessing will bee the speediest way to put a period to our Wars Distractions Grievances and gaine Your Honours highest Reputation Grace Favour with God and all good men Now the good God strengthen both Your hearts and hands to execute speedy * Iustice and Iudgement for all that are oppressed that the man of the earth may no more oppresse and Crowne all your publike Councells Enterprises with such happie successe as may occasion all succeeding Generations to blesse God for You as the best-deserving Parliament ever yet Assembled which is the Cordiall Prayer of Your Honours most devoted SERVANT William Prynne A BREVIATE Of the LIFE of WJLLJAM LAVD Archbishop of CANTERBVRIE Extracted out of his owne DIARIE BEfore any entrance made into the relation of the Impeachment or Triall of the Archbishop of Canterburie it will bee neither impertinent nor unnecessary to present the World with a Summary of his life extracted for the most part out of his owne Diary written with his own hand and found in his Pocket upon search of his Chamber in the Tower May 31. 1643. Some passages whereof objected against him at his Triall are here totally omitted and reserved for their proper place to avoyd Repetitions HEE was borne at Redding in Barkshire Octob. 7. 1573. of poore and obscure Patents in a Cottage just over against the Cage which Cage since his comming to the Arch-bishopricke of Canterbury upon complaint of Master Elveston that it was a dishonour the Cage should be suffered to stand so neare the House where so great a Royall Favourite and Prelate had his birth was removed to some other place and the Cottage pulled downe and new built by the Bishop In his Infancie he was like to perish of a disease as he writes but that God reserved him to be a future scourge yea plague to this Church and STATE and for another kinde of Death July 1589. Hee came a poore Scholler to Oxford June 1590. hee was chosen a Scholler of Saint John Baptists Colledge June 1593. hee was admitted a Fellow thereof June 1594. hee proceeded Batcheler of Arts and July 1589. Master of Arts June 4. 1600. He was made Deacon and Aprill 5. 1601. he was made a Priest by Doctor Young Bishop of Rochester Anno 1602. He read a Divinitie Lecture in Saint Johns Colledge maintained by Mistris May May 4. 1603. He was chosen Proctor of the Universitie and on September third next ensuing hee became Chaplaine to the Earle of Devonshire which after proved his great happinesse and gave him hopes of greater preferments as himselfe records July 1604. He proceeded Batchelour in Divinitie His supposition when he answered in the Divinitie Schooles for this degree concerning the efficacie of Baptisme was taken verbatim out of Bellarmine and he then maintained there could bee no true Church without Diocesan Bishops for which Doctor Holland then Doctor of the Chaire openly reprehended him in the Schooles for a seditious person who would un-Church the reformed Protestant Churches beyond the Seas and sow division betweene us and them who were brethren by this novell popish position Decem. 26. 1605. He being the Earle of Devonshires Chaplaine married this Earle to the Lady Rich another mans Wife at Wansteed in Essex which day he puts into the Catalogue of dayes of speciall observance to him both in his Diary and the Manuscript booke of his private devotions October 26. 1606. Docter Ayry of Queenes Colledge questioned him for a Sermon then preached by him at Saint Maries as conteining sundry scandalous and popish passages in it Novem. 16. 1607. He was invested into the Vicarage of Stanford in Northamptonshire Anno 1608. He proceeded Doctor in Divinitie and that yeare August 5. he was made Chaplaine to Doctor Neale then Bishop of Rochester Septem. 17. 1609. he preached his first Sermon to King James at Theobalds October 28. 1609. he was inducted into West-Tilburie in Essex for which he exchanged his Advowson of North-Kilworth in Leicestershire to be neare his Lord of Rochester Dr. Neale who on May 25. 1610. gave him the Rectory of Cuckston in Kent October 2. 1610. He resigned his fellowship in Saint Johns Colledge in Oxford and the same moneth fell sicke of a kentish Ague caught at his new benefice which held him two moneths whereupon he left Cuckston and Novem. 1610. was inducted into Norton by Proxy In the midst of this sicknesse the suite about the Presidentship of Saint Johns began in which there was great Towsing Christmas 1610. The Lord Chancellour Elsmeer complained against him to King James being incited thereunto by Docter Abbot then Archbishop of Canterburie as he writes who alwayes opposed him as foreseeing he would prove a dangerous fire-brand both in Church and State and a bitter Enemy to the Protestant Religion being then commonly reputed in Oxford a man cordially addicted to Poperie and a Papist in heart keeping companny with those who were most Popishly affected May 10. 1611. Hee was chosen President of Saint Johns Colledge by one casting voyce after much canvasing which election was questioned and heard for three houres space before King James at Tichburne August 29. being the day of beheading Saint John Baptist Novem. 3. Hee was sworne the Kings Chaplaine April 18. 1614. Doctor Neale Bishop of Lincolne gave him the Prebend of Bugden and after that the Arch-Deaconrie of Huntington Decemb. 1. 1615. Nov. 1616. King James gave him the Deanerie of Glocester and in March following he set forward with the King into Scotland and returned a little before him August 2. 1617. hee was inducted into Ibstocke in Leicestershire in his returne from Scotland Iune 1618. He set up a great Organ in Saint Johns Chappell and April 2d 1619 He fell suddainly dead for a time at Wickham in his returne from London to Oxford Ian. 22. 1620. He was installed Prebend of Westminster having had the advouson of it ten yeares before June 3. 1622. He writes thus in his Diarie The Kings Gracious speech unto mee concerning my long service He was pleased to say Hee had given me nothing but Glocester which
RIght Reverend Father in God Right trustie and well beloved Councellour We greet you well whereas it hath pleased God of infinite grace and goodnesse to vouchsafe unto Us a Sonne borne at our Manour of Saint Jamses the 29th day of this present moneth of May to the great comfort not only of our selves in particular but to the generall joy and contentment of all our loving Subjects as being a principall meanes for the establishment of the prosperous estate and peace of this and other our Kingdomes whose welfare wee doe and will ever preferre before any other earthly blessing that can befall us in this life We therefore according to the laudable Custome of Our Royall Progenitors in like case heretofore used have thought fit to make knowne unto you these glad Tydings being well assured that with all dutifull and loving affection you will imbrace whatsoever may make for the prosperous advancement of the publike good And to this purpose We have sent these our Letters unto you by Our trustie and welbeloved Servant Sir William Segar Knight of the Garter principall King of Arms being an Officer of Honour specially by Us hereunto appointed for the more Honourable expression of Our good affection to You Given under Our Signet at Our Pallace of Westminster the last day of May In the Sixth yeare of Our Raigne Ex per Kirkham To the Right Reverend Father in God Our Right Trustie and Well beloved Councellour William Lord â—â—th of LONDON Sunday May 27. I had the honour as Deane of the Chappell my Lords Grace of Canterburie being infirme to Christen Prince Charles at Saint Jamses Hora fere quinta pomeridiana Sunday Aug. 22. I preached at Fulham c. Wednesday Octo. 6. I was taken with an extreame Cold and lamnesse as I was waiting upon St. George his Feast at Windsor and forced to returne to Fulham where I continued ill about a weeke Friday Octo. 29. I removed my Family from Fulham to London House Thursday Novem. 4. Leighton was degraded at the High Commission Tuesday 9. of Novem. That night Leighton broke out of the Fleete The Warden sayes he got or was helped over the wall The Warden professes he knew not this till Wednesday noone he told it not me till Thursday night he was taken againe in Bedfordshire and brought backe to the Fleete within a fortnight Novem. 26. Friday part of his sentence was executed upon him at Westminster Tuesday Decem. 7. The King swore the peace with Spaine Don Carlo Coloma was Ambassadour December 25. I preached to the King Christmas day Ianuary 16. Sunday I consecrated Saint Katharin Creed-Church in London Janu. 21. The Lord Wentworth Lord president of the North and I c. In my little Chamber at London House Friday Janu. 23. I consecrated the Church of Saint Giles in the Fields Febr. 23. Ashwensday I preached in Court at White-Hall March 20. Sunday His Majestie put his great Case of Conscience to me about c. which I after answered God blesse him in it March 27. 1631. Coronation day and Sunday I preached at Saint Pauls Crosse Easter Munday Aprill 10. I fell ill with the great paine in my throat for a weeke It was with cold taken after heate in my service And then with an Ague A fourth part almost of my Family were sicke this spring Tuesday June 7. I Consecrated the Chappell at Hamer-Smith Saturday June 26. My nearer acquaintance began to settle with D. S. I pray God blesse us in it Janu. 26. My businesse with L. T. c. about the Trees which the King had given me in Shotover towards my building in Saint Johns at Oxford which worke I resolved on in Novemb. last And published it to the Colledge about the end of March This day discovered unto me that which I was sorry to find in L. T. Weston and P. C. Cottington sed transeat July 23. The first stone was layd of my building at Saint Johns Aug. 23. In this June and July were the great disorders in Oxford by appealing from Doctor Smith then Vice chanceler The chiefe Ring-leaders were Master Foord of Magdalen-Hall and Mr. Thorne of Bailiell Colledge The Proctors Master Atherton Bruch and Master John Doughtie receaved their appeales as if it had not beene Perturbatio pacis c. The Vicechancelor was forced in a Statutable way to appeale to the King The King with all the Lords of his Councell then present heard the Cause at Wood-stocke Aug. 23. 1631. being Tuesday in the afternoone the sentence upon the hearing was That Foord Thorne and Hodges of Exeter Colledge should be banished the Vniversitie and both the Proctors were commanded to come into the Convocation House and there resigne their Office that two others might be named out of the same Colledges Dr. Prideaux Rector of Exeter Colledge and Doctor Wilkinson Principall of Magdalen-Hall receaved a sharp admonition for their mis-behaviour in this businesse Munday Aug. 29. I went to Brent-Wood and the next day began my Visitation there and so went on and finished it Friday Nov. 4. The Lady Mary Princes borne at Saint Jamses inter horas quintam sextam matutinas It was thought she was borne three weekes before her time Decemb. 25. I preached at Court Febr. 15. I preached at Court Ashwednesday Febr. 19. D.S. came to my Chamber troubled about going quite from Court at Spring 1. Sunday in Lent after Sermon April 1. 1632. I preached at Court Saturday May 26. Trinitie Sunday Eve I consecrated the Lord Treasurers Chappell at Roehampton May 29. Tuesday my meeting and setling upon expresse termes with K.B. in the Gallerie at Green-witch In which businesse God blesse me June 15. Master Francis Windebanke my old friend was sworne Secretarie of State which place I obtained for him of my Gratious Master King Charles June 18. Munday I married my Lord Treasurer Westons eldest sonne to the Lady Francis Daughter to the Duke of Lenox at Roehampton June 25. D. S. with me at Fulham Cum Ma c. July 10. Doctor Juxon the Deane of Worcester at my suite sworne Clarke of His Majesties Closet That I might have one that I might trust weare His Majestie if I grew weake or infirme as I must have a time July 17. I consecrated the Church at Stanmore Magna in Middlesex built by Sir John Walstenham Decemb. 2. Sunday The Small-Poxe appeared upon His Majestie but God be thanked he had a very gentle disease of it Decemb. 27. Thursday the Earle of Arundell set forward toward the Low-Countries to fetch the Queene of Bohemia and her Children Decemb. 25. I preached to the King Christmas day Janu. 1. My being with K. B. this day in the afternoone troubled me much God give mee a good issue out of it January 15. K. B. and I unexpectedly came to some clearer Declaration of our selves which God blesse c. Febr. 11. Munday night till Tuesday morning the great fire upon London Bridge many Houses burnt
tamen haud multum fido August 19. Friday I was in great hazard of breaking my right Legge August 19. Munday King Charles and Queene Mary entered Oxford being to be there entertained by me as Chauncellor of the Vniversity August 30. on Tuesday I entertained them at Saint Iohns Colledge It was Saint Felix his day and all passed happily Charles Prince Elector Palatin and his Brother Prince Rupertus was there these two were presented in Convocation and with other Nobles were made Masters of Arts Wednesday August 31. they left Oxford and I returned home-wards the day after having first entertaind all the heads of Houses together October 14. Friday night I dreamed marvelously that the King was offended with me and would cast me off and tell me no cause why Avertat Deus for cause I have given none November 20. Sunday night my fearefull dreame Master Cob brought me word c. December 24. Saturday night Christmas Eve that night I dreamed I went to seâ—â—e M. St. and found him with his Mother sitting in the roome it was a faire Chamber he went away and I went after but missed him and after tyred my selfe extreamly but neither could I find him nor so much as the house againe March 30. 1637. Thursday I Christened the Lady Princesse Anne King Charles his second Daughter shee was borne on Friday March 17 Iune 10. my book of Records in the Tower which concerned the Clergy and which I caused to be collected and written in Vellam was brought me finished T is ab A. 20. Ed. 1. ad An. 14. Ed. 4. Iune 14. This day Io. Bastwicke Doctor of Physicke Henry Burton Batchellor of Divinity and William Prynne Barrester at Law Were censured for their libells against the Hierarchy of the Church Iune 26. The speech J then spake in the Starre Chamber was commanded by the King to be Printed And it came out Iune 25. Iune 26. This day Munday the Prince Elector and his brother Prince Rupert began their Journey towards the Sea side to returne for Holland Iune 30. Friday The above named three Libellers lost their Eares Iuly 7. Friday a note was brought to me of a short Libell pasted on the Crosse in Cheapside That the Arch-bishop of Canterbury had his hand in persecuting the Saints and shedding the blood of the Martyrs Memento for the last of Iune Tuesday July 11. Doctor Williams L. Bishop of Lincolne was Censured in the Star-Chamber for tampering and corrupting of witnesses in the Kings cause Iuly 24. being Munday he was suspended by the High Commission c. August 3. Thursday I married Iames Duke of Lennox to the Lady Mary Villars sole Daughter to the Lord Duke of Buckingham the Mariage was in my Chappell at Lambeth the day raynie the King present August 23. Wednesday my Lord Major sent me a Libell found by the watch at the South-Gate of Paules That the Devill had left that house to me c. Aug. 25. Friday another Libell brought to me by an Officer of the High Commission fastned to the Northgate of Saint Pauls That the Government of the Church of England is a Candle in the snuffe going out in a stench The same day at night my Lord Major sent me another Libell hanged upon the Standard in Cheapside My Speech in the Starr-Chamber set in a kinde of Pillery c. Tuesday Aug. 29. Another short Libell against me in verse Sunday Oct. 22. A great noise about the perverting of the Lady New-port Speech of it at the Councell my free speech there to the King concerning the increasing of the Roman partie the freedom of Denmarke House the cariage of Mr. Walter Mountague and Sir Toby Mathew The Queene acquainted with all I said the very night and highly displeased with me and so continues Decem. 12. Tuesday I had speech with the Queene a good space and all about the businesse of Master Mountague but we parted faire Aprill 29. 1638. The tumults in Scotland about the Service-Booke offerd to bee brought in began July 23. 1637. And continued increasing by fitts and hath now brought that Kingdome in danger No question but there is a great concurrence between them and the Puritan partie in England a great ayme there to destroy mee in the Kings opinion c. May 26. Saturday James Lord Marquis Hamilton set forth as the Kings Commissioner to appease the tumults in Scotland God prosper him for God and the King June My visitation then began of Merton Colledge in Oxford by my visitors was adjourned to my own hearing against and upon Oct. 2. Oct. 2.3 4. I sate upon this busines these 3. dayes and adjourned it to July 1. Inter horas primam tertiam Lambeth The Warden appeared very soule Oct. 19. News was brought to us as we sate in the Star-Chamber that the Queen-Mother of France was landed at Harwitch Many and great apprehentions upon this busines Oct. 31. The Queen-Mother came into London and so to St. Jamses Nov. 13. The agreement between me and A.S. c. November 21. Wednesday the Generall Assembly in Scotland began to sit November 29. Thursday the Proclamation issued out for dissolving of the great Assembly in Scotland under paine of Treason Decemb. 20. They sate notwithstanding and made many strange Acts till December 20. which was Thursday And then they rose But have indicted another Assembly against July next Feb. 10. My booke against Fisher the Jesuite was printed and this day being Sunday I delivered a Coppy to His Majestie Tuesday Feb. 12. That night I Dreamed that K. C. was to bee married to a ministers Widdow And that I was called upon to do it no Service-Booke could bee found and in my owne booke which I had I could not finde the Order for Marriage Wednesday Coronation day March 27. 1639. King Charles tooke his journey Northward against the Scottish Covenanting Rebells God of his infinite mercy blesse him with health and successe Aprill 3. Wensday Before the Kings going I setled with him a great businesse for the Queene which I understood she would never move for her selfe The Queene gave me great thankes And this day I waited purposely on her to give her thankes for her Gratious acceptance she was pleased to be very free with me and to promise mee freedome Aprill 29. Munday This day the King went from Yorke towards New-Castle but stayes at Durham for a weeke at least May 28. His Majesty incamped two myles West from Barwick by Tweade June 4. Whitsun-Tuesday as I was going to doe my duty to the Queene an Officer of the Lord Majors met me and delivered mee two very seditious papers the one to the Lord Major and Aldermen The other to excite the Apprentices c. both subscribed by John Lilburne a prisoner in the Fleete sentensed in the Starre-Chamber c. June 5. Wednesday I delivered both these to the Lords of the Councell Saturday June 15. Munday June 17. The Peace concluded