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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51279	The life and death of Sr. Thomas Moore, who was Lord Chancelor of England to King Henry the Eight	More, Cresacre, 1572-1649.; More, Thomas, 1565-1625.	1642 (1642)	Wing M2630; ESTC R7630	170,245	434

merrie ieastes and wittie sayings were able to fill a whole volume if they were all gathered togeather some of which Doctour Stapleton hath sett downe in two seuerall Chapters whereof I shall also mention some hereafter but the greatest number haue neuer bene sett downe in writing as daily faling from him in his familiar discourse All which shew plainely that he had a quiett conscience full of alacritie and a wittie conceipt able to please all men that resorted vnto him and who would not be glad of his companie who was by nature most affable in his Princes fauour verie high and stored with worldlie blessings as ample possessions wealth enough and pompe of the world euen at will He vsed when he was in the Cittie of London a Iustice of peace to goe to the Cessions at Newgate as other Iustices did amongst whome it happened that one of the ancient Iustices of peace was wont to chide the poore men that had their purses cutt for not keeping them more warily saying that their negligence was cause that there were so manie Cutt purses brought thither Which when Sir THOMAS had heard him often speake at one time especially the night after he sent for one of the chiefe Cutt purses that was in the prison and promised him that he would stand his good friend if he would cutt that Iustice's purse whilst he sate the next day on the Benche and presently make a signe thereof vnto him the fellow gladly promiseth him to doe it The next day therefore when they sate againe that thiefe was called amongst the first who being accused of his fact sayd that he would excuse himselfe sufficiently if he were but permitted in priuate to speake to some one of the Benche he was bidde therefore to choose one whome he would and he presently chose that graue olde man who then had his pouche at his gyrdle and whilst he roundeth him in the eare he cunningly cutts his purse and taking his leaue sollemnely goeth downe to his place Sir THOMAS knowing by a signe that it was dispatched taketh presently an occasion to moue all the Bench to distribute some almes vpon a poore needie fellowe that was there beginning himselfe to do it When the olde man came to open his purse he sees it cutt away and wondering sayd that he had it when he came to sitt there that morning Sir THOMAS replyed in a pleasant manner what will you charge anie of vs with fellonie He beginning to be angrie and ashamed of the matter Sir THOMAS calles the cutt purse and willes him to giue him his purse againe counselling the good man hereafter not to be so bitter a censurer of innocent mens negligence when as himself could not keep his purse safe in that open assemblie For these his wittie ieastes he may well be sayd to haue bene neither hatefull to the Nobilitie nor vnpleasing to the people Yf we reade his letters they shew greate eloquence a pure latine phrase and a religious minde for alwaies they expresse either humilitie in himselfe zeale of Gods honour loue to his neighbour compassion of the afflicted or a deare affection to his wife and children so that it may be sayd that he had pectus verè candidum a verie sincere hart and surely they breathe out matter either of wonderfull deuotion or admirable wisedome THE FOVRTHE CHAPTER THE PIOVS HOME-employmente of Sir THOMAS MORES and his godly councels giuen to his vvyfe and children 1. Sir Th. Mores home-entertainements and deuotions 2. His beehauiour towardes his wyfe and children and councels giuen them 3. Sir Th. More studiously vvrote agaynst beresyes in midst of his affayres 4. A vievv of many vvitts and pithy speeches of S.T. Mores 5. Sir Th. Mores profound skill in diuinytye 1. ALthough he liued a Courtier and a lay married man yet when he came home he would both in the morning and in the euening before he went to bedde say in his Chappell certaine praiers deuoutely vpon his knees with his wife children and familie and because he was desirous sometimes to be solitarie and would sequester himself from the world to recollect himselfe and shake of the dust of earthlie businesses which otherwise would easily defile his soule he built for himselfe a Chappell a librarie and a gallerie called the New buildings a good distance from his mayne house wherein as his custome was vpon other daies to busie himself in prayer and meditation whensoeuer he was at leasure so vsually he would continue there on the Frydaies in memorie of Christ's bitter passion from morning vntill night spending the whole day in deuotion so that he became an excellent man in the Contemplatiue life of all which lett vs heare what Erasmus writeth MORE hath built neare London vpon the Thames side to witt at Chelsey that which my lo of Lincolne bought of Sir Robert Cecile a commodious house neither meane nor subiect to enuie yet magnificent enough there he conuerseth affably vvith his familie his vvife his sonne and daughter in lavve his three daughters and their husbands vvith eleauen grandchildren there is not anie man liuing so louing to his children as he and he loueth his olde vvife as vvell as if she vvere a yong mayde and such is the excellencie of his temper that vvhatsoeuer happeneth that could not be helped he loueth it as though nothing could happen more happily You vvould say there vvere in that place Plato's Academie but I do the house iniury in comparing it to Plato's academie vvherein there vvas only disputations of numbers and Geometricall figures and sometimes of morall vertues I should rather call his hovvse a schoole or vniuersitie of Christian religion for there is none therein but readeth or studieth the liberall Sciences their speciall care is pietie and vertue there is no quarrelling or intemperate vvordes heard none seene idle vvhich housholde discipline that vvorthie Gentleman doth not gouerne by proude and loftie vvordes but vvith all kinde and courteous beneuolence euerie bodie perfourmeth his dutie yet is there alwaies alacritie neither is sober mirth anie thing vvanting And againe he writeth thus His first vvife vvhich vvas but yong he caused to be instructed in learning and to be taught all kinde of musike she dying after she had brought forth foure children he married as is aforesayd a vvidovve not for lust but to be a gouernesse to his yong familie vvho although she vvere inclining to olde age and of a nature somevvhat harsh and besides very vvorldlie yet he persvvaded her to play vpon the lute violl and some other instruments euerie day perfourming thereon her taske and so vvith the like gentlenesse he ordered his vvhole familie He suffered none of his seruants either to be idle or to giue themselues to anie games but some of them he allotted to looke to the gardin assigning to euerie one his sundrie plott some againe he sett to sing some to play on the organs he suffered none to giue