he well knew was a shell without a Kernell His Majestie gave mee the grant of the Bishopprick of Saint Davids June 29. being St. Peters day The Generall expectation in Court was that I should then have beene made Deane of Westminster and not Bishop of Saint Davids The King gave me leave to hold my Presidentship of Saint Iohn Baptist Colledge in Oxford in my Commandam with the Bishopricke of Saints Davids I was chosen Bishop of Saint Davids October 10. 1621. I was consecrated Bishop of Saint Davids Novem: 18. at London house Chapple by the Reverend Fathers the Lords Bishops of London Worcester Chichester Ely Landaffe Oxon the Archbishop being thought Irreguler for casuall Homicide Aprill 13 1622. the King renewed my Commendam Aprill 16. 1622. I was with his Majesty and the Princes Highnesse to give notice of letters I received of a Treasonable Sermon as he tearmes it preached in Oxford on Sunday Aprill 15. by one Master Knight of Broad-gates May 10. I went to the Court to Greenwitch and came backe in a Coach with the Lord Marquesse of Buckingham I then promised to give his Lordship the discourse he spake to me for June 8. being Whitsunday my Lord Marquesse of Buckingham was pleased to enter into a nearer respect to me THE PARTJCVLERS ARE NOT FOR PAPER June 15. I became C. CONFESSOR as himselfe confessed and said he held it his great honour to the Duke of Buckingham who Iune 16. Trinity Sunday received the Sacrament at Greenwitch Iuly 5. 1622. he entered Wales and visited his Dioces Agust 15. he set forwards for London and in Christmas time December following he was thrice with the King and reade over to him his Answer to Fisher which he desired might passe in the name of a third person R. B. least he should be thought too much ingaged the reby against his freindes the Papists Ianuary 11. 1622. he writes My Lord of Buckingham and I in the Inner Chamber at York House Quod beet Deus Salvator noster Iesus Christus Ianuary 29. I was instituted at Peterborough to the Parsonage of Creeke given me in my Commendam and inducted into it Ianuary 31. Munday February 17. The Prince and the Marquesse Buckingham set forwards very secretly into Spaine February 21. I writ to my Lord of Buckingham into Spaine March 31. 1623. I received letters from my L. of Buckingham out of Spaine And Aprill 9. Iune 13. and August 17. I received other letters from the Duke out of Spaine Iune 15. A very faire day till towards five at night then great extremity of thunder and lightening much hurt done the Lanthorne at Saint Iames his house blasted the Vane breaking the Princes Armes to peeces the Prince then in Spaine It was their Saint Iames day stilo novo October 3. 1623. I was with my Lord Keeper Williams to whom I found some had done me very ill Offices October 31. I acquainted my Lord Duke of Buckingham with that which passed betweene the Lord Keeper and me Decemb. 14. Sunday night I dreamt that L. K. Williams was dead That I passed by one of his men that was about a monument for him That I heard him say his lower lippe was infinitely swellen and fallen and he rotten already This Dreame did much trouble me On Munday morning I went about businesse to my L. K. of Buckingham we had speech in the Sheeld-Gallery at White-Hall There I found that the L.K. had strangly forgotten himselfe to him and I thinke was dead in his affections Decem. 27. I was with my L.D. of Buck. I found that all went not right with L. K. c. He sent to speake with me because he was to receive the next day Ianuary 11. My L. K. met me in the withdrawing Chamber and quarrelled me gratis Ianu. 14. I acquainted my L. D. of Buck. with that which passed before betweene L. K. and me Febr. 6. My Lord D. of Buckingham told me of the Reconciliation of L. K. the day before Febr. 18. hee told me of the reconciliation and submission of L. K. And that it was confessed unto him that his favour to me was a chiefe cause Invidia quo tendis c. At ille de novo faedus pepigit March 17. L. K. His complementing with me c. March 27. 1624. Saterday Easter even my speech with my Lord Duke of Buckingham about a course to ease the Church in times of payment of the Subsedies now to be given His promise to prepare both the King and the Prince Easter Munday I went and acquainted my Lord Keeper with what I had said to my Lord Duke He approved it and said it was the best office that was done for the Church this seaven yeares and so said my Lord of Durham they perswaded me to goe and acquaint my Lords Grace with what I had done I went His Grace was very angry asked what I had to doe to make any suite for the Church told me never any Bishop attempted the like at any time nor would any but my selfe have done it That I had given the Church such a wound in speaking to any Lord of the Latie about it as I could never make whole againe That if my Lord Duke did fully understand what I had done he could never endure me to come neere him againe I Answered I thought I had done a very good Office for the Church and so did my betters thinke If his Grace thought otherwise I was sorry I had offended him and I hoped being done out of a good minde for the support of many poore Vicars abroad in the Country who must needs sinke under three Subsidies in a yeare my error if it were one was pardonable so we parted I went to my Lord Duke and acquainted him with it lest I might have ill offices done me for it to the King and the Prince Sic Deus beet me servum suum laborantem sub pressura eorum qui semper voluerunt mala mihi May 3. 1624. my Lord Duke of Buckingham came to Towne with his Majesty sicke and continued ill till Saturday May 22. May 16. Whitsunday night I watcht with my Lord Duke this was the first fit that he could be perswaded to take orderly May 18. Tuesday night I watched with my Lord Duke He tooke his fit very orderly Saturday he missed his fitt June 8. Tuesday I went to New-Hall to my L. Duke of Buckingham and came backe to London on Friday It is reported that the Duke made the Bishop at that time put off his Gowne and Cassocke and then to Dance before him like an Hobgoblin to make him merry May 29. and Iune 4. he was marvellously troubled in his Dreames concerning E. B. which dreames contained all the carriage of E. B. towards him after which hee tooke his lasting leave of him July 23. Hee went to preach at his commendams of Creeke and Jbstocke and to set things in order there August 26. his hotsetrod on his foote
and lamed him so that he was forced to stay a weeke longer in the Country then he intended September 9. 1624. my Lord Duke of Buckingham consulted with me about a man that offered him a strange way of cure for himselfe and his Brother At that time I delivered his Grace my Copies of the two little Bookes which he desired me to write out September 25. My Lord Dukes proposall about an Army and the meanes And whether Suttons Hospitall might not c. October 10. I fell at night in passionem Iliacam which had almost put me into a feaver I continued ill 14. dayes October 13. I delivered up my Answere about Suttons Hospitall November 26. I went to my L. Keeper and had a Messenger sent to bring up a Salt-Peeter man who had digged in the Colledge Church at Brecknock being too bold upon his Commission to answere that sacrilegious abuse He prevented his punishment by death December 23. I delivered my Lord Duke a littele Booke about Doctrinall Puritanisme in some ten heads which his Grace had spoken to me that J would draw for him that he might be acquainted with them Ian. 5. My L. Duke of Buckingham shewed me two letters of c. the falshood of c. Ian. 15. The speech which I had with my L. Duke at Wallingford House January 21. The businesse of my Lady Purbecke made knowne unto me by my Lord Duke January 23. The discourse which my Lord Duke had with them about Witches and Astrologers January 25. I acquainted my Lord Duke with my hard hap in my businesse with L. C. D. for which I had beene so often blamed Jan. 28. I tooke my leave of my Lord Duke His wish that he had knowne K. L. sooner but c. An 1625. March 27. Advent Sunday I preached at White-Hall when I went into the Pulpit there was a prevayling Rumour that King Iames was dead being called away with the dolor of the Duke of Buckingham I broke off my Sermon in the midst The King died that day of a Tertian Ague at Theobalds Prince Charles that day was proclaimed King Aprill 3. I delivered into the hands of the Duke of Buckingham briefe Annotations upon the life and death of most renouned King Iames which he Commanded me to describe The Copy whereof found in the Bishops Study under his owne hand is here inserted The Memorables of our late deare and Dread Soveraigne King IAMES of famous memory 1. HE was a King almost from his Birth 2. His great Clemency that he should Raigne so long and so moderatly that knew nothing else but to raigne 3. The difficult times in Scotland during his Minority as much perplexed with Church as State factions 4. His admirable patience in those younger times and his wisedome to goe by those many and great difficulties till God opend him the wayes to his just Inheritance of this Crowne 5. His peaceable entry into this Kingdome contrary to the feares at home and the Hopes abroad not without Gods great blessing both on him and us 6. His ability as strong in Grace as Nature to forgive some occurrences 7. The continuance of full 22. yeares Raigne all in peace without war from forraine Enemy or Rebellion at home 8. The infinit advantage which people of all sorts might have brought to themselves and the enriching of the State if they would have used such a government with answerable care and not made the worst use of peace 9. Gods great mercy over him in many deliverances from private conspirators and above the rest that which would have blowne up his posterity and the state by Gunpouder 10. That in all this time of his Raigne of England he tooke away the life of no one Noble man but restored many 11. That the sweetnesse of his nature was scarce to be paralleld by any other 12. It is little lesse then a miracle that so much sweetnesse should be found in so great a hart as besides other things sicknes and death it selfe shewed to be in him 13. Clemency Mercy Justice and holding the State in peace have ever bin accounted the great vertues of Kings And they were all eminent in him 14. He was not only apreserver of peace at home but the great peace maker abroad to settle Christendome against the Common Enemy the Turke which might have beene a glorious worke if others had beene as true to him as he was to the Common good 15. He was in privat to his servants the best Master that ever was and the most free 16. He was the Justest Man that could sit betwene parties and as patient to heare 17. He was bountifull to the highest pitch of a King 18. He was the greatest Patron to the Church which hath been in many ages 19. The most learned Prince that this Kingdome hath ever knowne for matters of Religion 20. His Integrity and soundnesse in Religion to write and speake Beleeve and doe Live and die one and the same and all Arthodox 21. His tender love to the King his son our most gratious Soveraigne that now is and his constant reverence in performance of all duties to his Father the greatest blessing and the greatest example of this and many Ages 22. The education of his Majesty whome we now enjoy and I hope and pray that we may long and in hapinesse enjoy to be an able King as Christendome hath any the very first day of his Raigne The benefit whereof is ours and the honour his 23. His sicknesse from the begining more grevious then it seemed A sharp Melancholy humour set on fire though usherd in by an ordinary Tertian Agu 24. He was from the begining of his sicknesse scarce out of an opinion that hee should dye and therefore did not suffer the great affaires of Christendome to move him more then was fit for hee thought of his end 25. His devout receiving of the blessod sacrament 26. His Regall sensure of the moderate Reformation of the Church of England and particulerly for the care of retayning of absolution the comfort of distressed soules 27 His continuall calling for prayers with an assured confidence in Christ 28. His death as full of patience as could be found in so strong a death 29. His rest no Question is in Abrahams bosome and his Crowne changed into a Crowne of Glory Aprill 6. 1625. I gave the Duke a Schedule wherein the names of Ecclesiasticall persons were described under the Letters O. Orthodox and P. Puritans The Duke of Buckingham himselfe commanded that I should thus digest then to shew them as he said to King Charles Aprill 9. The Duke of Buckingham most venerable to mee by all Titles certified mee that some body I know not out of what envy had blemished my name with King Charles his most Excellent Majesty taking occasion from the error into which I know not by what fate I fell heretofore in the case of Charles Earle of Devon December 26. 1605. The same day I
to be attendant observant and obedient to you and every of you in the execution and performance of this our Royall Will and Command as they and every of them will answer the contrarie at their uttermost perills Neverthelesse wee doe hereby declare our Royall pleasure to bee That they the said Sir Henry Marten Sir Charles Caesar Sir Thomas Ridley and Nathaniell Brent in their severall Offices and places aforesaid and all other Registers Officers and Ministers in the severall Courts Offices and Jurisdictions appertaining to the said Archbishop shall quietly and without interruption hold use occupie and enjoy their severall Offices and Places which they now hold by the Grant of the said Archbishop or of any other former Archbishop of Canterbury in such manner and forme and with those benefits priviledges powers and authorities which they now have hold and enjoy therein or there out severally and respectively they and every of them in their severall places being attendant and obedient unto 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 or to any foure three or two of you in all things according to the Tenor of this our Commission as they should or ought to have beene unto the said Archbishop Himselfe if this Commission had not beene had or made IN WITNESSE whereof wee have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents Witnesse Our selfe at Westminster the ninth Day of October in the third yeare of Our Raigne Edmondes Per ipsum Regem Octo. The Dean of Canterburies speech that the businesse could not goe well in the Isle of Re there must be a Parliament some must be sacrificed that I was as like as any spoken to Doctor W. The same speech after spoken to the same man by Sir Dudly Diggs I tould it when I heard it doubled let me desire you not to trouble your selfe with any reports till you see me forsake my other friends c. Ita Ch. R. The retreat out of the Isle of Re November My Lord D. returned to Court The Countesse of Purbecke censured in the High Commission for Adultery December 25. I preached to the K. at Whit-Hall Ianuary 29. Tuesday A resolution at the Councell Table for a Parliament to begin March 17. If the shires goe on with levying mony for the Navy Ianuary 30. Wednesday My L. D. of Buckinghams sonne was borne New Moone die 26. The L. George Feb. 5. Tuesday The straining of the backe sinew of my right leg as I went with his Majesty to Hampton Court I kept in til Feb. 14. saving that upon Tuesday Saint Valentines day I made a shift to goe and Christen my L.D. sonne the L. George at Wallingford House March 7. I preached at the opening of the Parliament but had much a doe to stand I continued lame long after Iune 1. An. 1628. Whitsunday I preached at Whit-Hall Iune 11. my L.D. of Buckingham voted in the House of Commons to be the cause or causes of all grievances in the Kingdome Iune 12. Thursday I was complaind of by the House of Commons for warranting D. Manwarings Sermons to the Presse Iune 13. D. Manwaring answered for himselfe before the Lords and the next day being Saturday Iune 14. was censured after his censure my cause was called to the report The same day the house of Commons were making their Remonstrance to the King One head was Innovation of Religion therein they named my Lord the Bishop of Winchester and my selfe one in the House stood up and said now we have named these Persons le ts thinke of some causes why we did it Sir Edward Cooke answered have we not named my Lord of Buckingham without shewing a cause and may we not be as bold with them This Remonstrance was delivered to the King Tuesday Iune 17. Thursday Iune 26. the session of Parliament ended and was proroged to Oct. 20. Tuesday Iuly 1. my conge deslier was signed by the King for the Bishopprick of London Iuly 15. Saint Swithin and faire with us I was translated to the Bishoprick of London the same day the L. Weston was made Lord Treasurer Saturday August 9. A terrible salt rhume in my left eye had almost put me into a Feaver Tuesday August 12. my L. D. of Buckingham went towards Portsmouth to goe for Rochell Saturday August 23. Saint Bartholemews Eve the D. of Buckingham slaine at Portsmouth by one Leiutenant Felton about 9. in the morning August 24. The newes of his death came to Croyden where it found my selfe and the Bishops of Winchester Elye and Carlile at the consecration of Bishop Mountague for Chichester with my Lords Grace What a professed Votary and Creature this Bishop was to the D. of Buckingham will appeare by these his speciall Prayers for him written with his owne hand in his booke of privat Prayers and Devotions found in his Chamber at the Tower P. 164.165.166 much used as is evident by the fouleing of the leaves with his fingers Pro Duce Buckinghamiae GRacious Father I humbly beseech thee blesse the * Duke of Buckingham with all spirituall and temporall blessings but especially spirituall make and continue him faithfull to his Prince serviceable to his Country devout in thy truth and Church A most happy Husband and a blessed Father filled with the constant love and honour of his Prince that all thy blessings may flow upon himselfe and his posterity after him Continue him a true-hearted freind to me thy poore servant whom thou hast honoured in his eyes make my heart religious and dutifull to thee and in and under thee true and secret and stout and prudent in all things which he shall be pleased to commit unto me Even so Lord and make him continually to serve thee that thou maist blesse him Through Jesus Christ our only Lord and Saviour Amen That he was privy to his Iourney into Spaine with Prince Charles now our Soveraign which voyage was * purposly plotted to pervert him in his Religion and reconcile him to Rome is apparent by this insuing prayer annexed to the former O Most mercifull God and gratious Father the Prince hath put himselfe to a great adventure I humbly beseech thee make cleare way before him give thine Angells charge over him be with him thy selfe in mercy power and protection in every step of his Journey in every moment of his time in every consultation and addresse for Action till thou bring him backe with safety honour and contentment to doe thee service in this place BLesse his most trusty and faithfull servant the Lord Duke of Buckingham That he may be diligent in service provident in businesse wise and happy in Councell for the honour of thy name the good of the Church the preservation of the Prince the contentment of the King the satisfaction of the State preserve him I humbly beseech thee from all envy that attends him And
greatest she had of his condition since she needed any such August 11. One Robert Seale of Saint Albons came to me at Croydon and told me somewhat wildly about a Vision he had at Shrovetide last about not preaching the word sincerely to the people And a hand appeared unto him and death and a voyce bid him goe tell it the Metropolitan of Lambeth and made him sweare he would do so and I beleive the poore man was over-growne with phansie So I troubled my selfe no further with him or it Aug. 30. Saturday at Oatelands the Queene sent for me and gave me thankes for a businesse with which she trusted me her promise then that she would be my freind and that I should have immediate addresse to her when I had occasion September 30. I had almost fallen into a Feaver with a cold I tooke and it held me about three weekes December 1. Munday my Ancient freind E. R. came to me and performed great kindnesse which I may not forget Dec. 4. Ian. 8 I maried the Lord Charles Harberts and the Ladie Marie Daughter to the Duke of Buckingham in the Closet at White-Hall February 5. Thursday I was put into the great Committee of trade and the Kings revenew c. Sunday March 1. The great businesse which the King Commanded me to thinke on and give him account and L. T. Saturday March 14. I was named one of the Commissioners for the Exchequer upon the death of Richard Lord Weston Lord High Treasurer of England That evening K. B. sent to speake with me at White-Hall a great deale of free and cleare expression if it will continue Munday March 16. I was called against the next day into the forraign Committee by the King March 22. Palme Sunday I preached to the King at White-Hall Apr. 9. An. 1635. And from thence forward all in firme Kindnesse between K.B. and me May 18. Whitsunday at Greenwitch my account to the Queene put off till Trinity Sunday May 24. then given her by my selfe And assurance of all that was desired by me c. May Iune Iuly In these moneths the troubles at the Commission for the Treasurye And the difference which hapned betweene the Lord Cottington and my selfe c. Saturday July 11. Wednesday Iuly 22. two sadde meetings which K. B. and how occasioned July 12. Sunday at Theobalds the sope businesse was ended and settled againe upon the new Corporation against my offer for the old sope-boylers yet my offer made the Kings profit double two Yeres after the new Corporation was raised how it is performed let them looke to it whom his Majesty shall be pleased to trust with his Treasurers staffe In this businesse and some other of great consequence during the Commission for the Treasury My old friend Sir F. W. forsooke me and joyned with the Lord Cottington which put me to the exercise of a great deale of patience c. September 2. Wednesday I was in attendance upon the King at Woodstocke and went thence to Cudsden to see the House which Doctor Iohn Bancroft then Lord Bishop of Oxford had there built to be a house for the Bishops of that sea for ever He having built that house at my perswasion September 3. Thursday I went privatly from the Bishop of Oxfords house at Cudsden to Saint Iohns in Oxford to see my building there and give some directions for the last furnishing of it and returned the same night staying there not two houres Sept. 23. I went to Saint Pauls to view the building and returned that night to Croyden September 29. The E. of Arundell brought an old man out of Shropshire He was this present Michalmas day shewed to the King the Lords for a man of 152. or 153. yeares of Age October 26. Munday this morning betweene foure and five of the Clocke lying at Hampton Court I dreamed that I was going out in hast and that when I came into my outer Chamber There was my servant W. Pennell in the same riding suit which he had on that day senight at Hampton Court with me me-thoughts I wondered to so him for I left him sick at home and asked him how hee did and what he made there And that he answered me he came to receive my blessing and with that fell on his knees that hereupon I layed my hand on his head and prayed over him and therewith awaked When I was up I told this to them in my Chamber and added that I should find Pennell dead or dying my Coach came and when I came home I found him past sence and giving up the Ghost so my prayers as they had frequently before commended him to God Nov. 22. Saturday Charles Elector Palatine came to White-Hall to the King November 30. Saint Andrews day Munday Charles Prince Elector Palatine the Kings Nephew was with me at Lambeth and at solemne Evening prayer December 14. Munday Charles Prince Elector came suddenly upon me and dined with me at Lambeth December 25. Christmas day Charles Prince Elector received the Communion with the King at White-Hall He kneeled a little beside on the left hand He sate before the Communion upon a stoole by the wall before the Traverse and had another stoole and a Cushine before him to kneele at December 28. Munday Jnnocents Day about 10. at night the Queene was delivered at Saint Iamses of a Daughter Princesse Elizabeth I Christened her on Saturday following Ianuary 2. Tuesday February 2. Candlemas day my nearer care of I. S. was professed and his promise to be guided by me and absolutly setled on Friday after February 5. February 28. I consecrated Doctor Roger Manwaring Bishop of Saint Davids March 6. Sunday William Iuxon Lord Bishop of London made Lord High Treasurer of England no Church-man had it since Henry the 7ths time I pray God blesse him to carry it so that the Church may have honour and the King and the State service and contentment by it And now if the Church will not hold up themselves under God I can doe no more Aprill 7. 1636. Thursday the bill came in this day that two dyed of the plague at White-Chappell God blesse us through the yeare May 16. Munday the settlement between L. M. St. and me God blesse me May 17. Tuesday I visited the Deane and Chapter of Saint Paules London c. May 19. Thursday the Agreement between me and L. K. Ch which began very strangly and ended just as I thought it would Iune 21. Tuesday my hearing before the King about my right to visit both the Vniversities Iure Metropolitico It was ordered with me The hearing was at Hampton Court Iune 22. Wednesday the Statuts of Oxford finished and published in Convocation August 3 Wednesday night towards the morning I dreamed that L. M. St. came to me the next day and shewed me all the kindnesse I could aske And that Thursday August 4. He did come and was very kind towards me somnijs
blesse him that his eyes may see the Prince safely delivered to the King and State And after it live long in hapinesse to doe them and thee service through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen After this upon the Dukes unhappy voyage to Ree which lost Rochell and all the Protestant Townes in France he made this speciall prayer for him O Most gratious God and mercifull Father Thou art the Lord of Hosts all victory over our Enemies all safety against them is from thee I humbly beseech thee goe out with our Armies and blesse them Blesse my deare Lord the Duke that is gone Admirall with them that Wisedom may attend all his Councells and courage and successe all his enterprises That by his and their meanes thou wilt be pleased to bring safety to this Kingdome strength and Comfort to Religion victory and reputation to our Country And that he may returne with the Navy committed to him and with safety honour and love both of Prince and People Grant this for thy deare sonnes sake Jesus Christ our Lord Amen When this Duke was slaine he made this speciall prayer on that occasion much daubed through frequent use with his fingers O Mercifull God thy Judgements are often secret alwayes just At this time they were temporally heavey upon the poore Duke of Buckingham upon me upon all that had the honour to be neare him Lord thou hast I doubt not given him rest and light and blessednesse in thee give also I beseech the comfort to his Ladie blesse his Children uphould his freinds forget not his servants Laye open the bottome of all that irreligious and gracelesse plot that spilt his blood Blesse and preserve the King from danger and from security in these dangerous times And for my selfe O Lord though the sorrowes of my heart are inlarged in that thou gavest this most honourable freind into my bosome and hast taken him againe from me yet blessed be thy name O Lord that hast given me patience I shall now see him no more till we meet at the Resurrection O make that joyfull to us and all thy faithfull servants Even for Jesus Christ his sake Amen But to returne to his Diary where he proceeds thus Wednesday August 27 Mr. Elphinston brought me a very gratious Message from his Majesty upon my Lord Duks death August 30. As I was going out to meete the Corps of the Duke which that night was brought to London Sir W. Fleetwood brought me very gratious letters from the K. Majesty written with his owne hand Tuesday September 19. The first time that I went to Court after the death of the D. of Buckingham my deare Lord The gratious speech which that night the King was pleased to use to me Saturday Sept. 27. I fell sicke and came sicke from Hampton-Court Tuesday September ult. I was sore plucked with this sicknesse c. Munday October 20. I was forced to put on a Trusse for a rupture I know not how occasioned unlesse it were with swinging of a booke for my exercise in private November 29. Felton was executed at Tiborne for killing the Duke and afterwards his body was sent to be hanged in Chaines at Portsmouth It was Saturday and Saint Andrewes even and he killed the Duke upon Saturday Saint Bartholmews even December 25. I preached at Whit-Hall Wednesday December 30. The Statutes which I had drawne for the reducing of the factious and tumultuary election of Proctors in Oxford to severall Colledges by course and so to continue were passed in Convocation at Oxford no voyces dissenting Munday Ianuary 26. The 240. Greeke Manuscrips were sent to London House these I got my Lord of Pembrooke to buy and give to Oxford Saturday night Ianuary 31. I lay in Court I dreamed that I put of my Rochet all save one sleeve and when I would have put it on againe I could not finde it Friday February 6. Sir Thomas Roe sent to London House 20. Manuscripts in Greeke to have a Catalogue drawne and the Bookes to be for Oxford Munday March 2. the Parliament to be disolved declared by Proclamation upon some disobedient passages to his Majesty that day in the House of Commons March· 10. Thursday the Parliament dissolved the King present The Parliament which was broken up this March 10th laboured my ruine March 29. 1629. Sunday two papers were found in the Deane of Paules his Yeard before his house the one was to this effect concerning my selfe Laud looke to thy selfe be assured thy life is sought as thou art the fountaine of all wickednesse repent repent thee of thy monstrous sinnes before thou be taken out of the world c. And assure thy selfe neither God nor the world can endure such a vile Counceller to live or such a whisperer or to this effect The other was as had as this against the Lord Treasurer Master Deane delivered both papers to the King that night Lord I am a grevious sinner but I beseech thee deliver my soule from them that hate me without a cause Aprill 2 Maunday Thursday as it came this yeare about three of the clocke in the morning the Lady Dutches of Buckingham was delivered of her sonne the Lord Francis Villiers whom I Christened Tuesday 21. I preached Wednesday May 13. this morning about three of the clocke the Queene was delivered before her time of a sonne he was christened and dyed within short space His name Charles This was Ascention Eve May 14. The next day being Ascention day paulo ante mediam noctem I buried him at Westminster If God repaire not this losse I much feare it was Descention Day to this State August 14. dies erat veneris I fell sicke upon the way towards the Court at Woodstooke I tooke up my*lodging at my Ancient freinds house Master Francis Windebancke there I lay in a most grevious burning Feaver till Munday September 7. on which day I had my last fit I was brought so low that I was not able to returne towards my owne house at London till Tuesday October 20. I went first to present my humble dutie and service to his Majesty at Denmarke house Munday October 26. After this I had divers plunges and was not able to put my selfe into the service of my place till Palme sunday which was March 21. Aprill 10. The Earle of Pembrooke Lord Steward being Chancellor of the Vniversity of Oxford dyed of an Apoplexy Aprill 12. The Vniversity of Oxford chose me Chauncellor and word was brought me of it the next morning Wednesday Aprill 28. The Vniversity came up to the Ceremony and gave me my Oath Saturday May 29. Prince Charles was borne at Saint Iames paulo ante horam primam post merediem I was in the house three howres before and had the honour and the happines to see the Prince before he was full one hower old The King sent this Letter to him under the Privy signet to give him notice of the Princes Birth Charles Rex