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A45326	The life & death of that renowned John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester comprising the highest and hidden transactions of church and state, in the reign of King Henry the 8th, with divers morall, historicall and political animadversions upon Cardinall Wolsey, Sir Thomas Moor, Martin Luther : with a full relation of Qu. Katharines divorce / carefully selected from severall ancient records by Tho. Baily ...	Hall, Richard, 1535 or 6-1604.; Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547. Testamentum.; Bayly, Thomas, d. 1657?	1655 (1655)	Wing H424; ESTC R230	97,933	254

to her service he might have been where he was twice together perpetuall dictator who afterwards mounted the high capitoll of Chancellourship of that University a dignity which is able to adorne the brightest Purple But now Vicechancellour-ship Mastership and all must be laid downe as at her feet who with her knees requites the courtesie whiles she kneels unto him as her Ghostly Father Remaining in which office he behaved himselfe so temperately and discre●tly that both the Countesse and her whole Family were altogether governed and directed by his high wisdome and discretion Having by these opportunities lodg'd much Divinity within his Mistris Soule and the Divine himselfe within her heart he makes it soon known unto the world what love it was wherewith he p●osecuted so faire an opportunity viz. to make his Mistresse a most glorious Queen in Heaven and himselfe acceptable in doing good improving all that opportunity not to the advantaging of himselfe in worldly honour but to the inclination of his Mistresse minde to workes of Mercy and finding in her owne naturall disposition a liberality and bountifulnesse to all sorts of people his worke was onely to advise her that that bounty should not ru●ne a course where it might be sure to lose its due reward but that it might b●stow it selfe in deeds of Almes as to the poor in redemption of Captives in marrying poor and distressed Virgins reparation of Bridges and High-wayes in many such deeds of Charity he implored her who easily was won thereto to imploy so large a Talent as God had given her that she might reap plentifully by sowing much Nor did he suffer her to rest thus satisfied with the distribution of such doles of bread and worldly food but at his perswasion also she erected two noble and goodly Colledges in Cambridge to the glory of God and benefie of his Church The one whereof she dedicated to Christ our Saviour and called it Christs Colledge largely endowing the same with store of maintenance for all manner of Learning whatsoever this Colledge she in her life time beheld built and finished of Stone and Brick as it now standeth The other she dedicated to Saint Iohn the Evangelist endowing it with like proportion of maintenance to the same intent and purpose but she lived not to see this Colledge finished but it was compleated after her death by this good Man at his owne cost and charges as hereafter shall bee declared Also upon his motion she ordained a Divinity Lecture in Cambridge and another in Oxford to be openly read in the Schools for the benefit of such as should be Preachers to the intent that the darke and hard places of Scripture might be opened and expounded in maintenance whereof she gave good store of Land to be disposed as stipends to the Readers and that for ever What good cannot such a Man doe who held such keyes within his hand such a Lady at his feet CHAP. II. 1. His preferment to the Bishoprick of Rochester 2. His contentednesse with that small Diocesse 3. His promotion to the high Chancellorship of Cambridge 4. His care and vigilance in that office 5. His opposing of Martin Luther 6. His excommunicating of Peter de Valence and his tender-heartednesse therein 7. His election to the Master-ship of Queens Colledge THese proceedings of his together with many other performances of deeds of Charity procured from others whereof not any one was ever performed whereunto according to his ability he did not set his helping hand together with his daily Preaching to the people with most carefull diligence gained him so much love and reverence from all sorts of people especially from the Bishops and all the Clergy in generall that that most worthy and grave Prelate Bishop Fox Bishop of Winchester a man in no small authority and estimation with King Henry the 7. of whose Councell he was never left so commending of him to the King upon all occasions as he saw his time convenient for his virtuous life and perfect sanctity untill such time as by the death of William Barous Bishop of London Richard Fitz Iames Bishop of Rochester being translated unto that See the B●shoprick of Rochester became void he found his opportunity to present this Doctor Fisher as a fit and worthy Pastor for that Cure nor was it otherwise possible but that so great a glory about the Moon should borrow though but by reflection some small lustre from the Sun whereupon the King directed his Letters to the Chapiter of the Church of Rochester to the intent they should elect the nominate within his letter for their Bishop whereunto without any the least contradiction or negative voice they all most willingly assented which act of theirs was shortly afterwards confirmed by the See Apostolick by Iulius the second Pope at that time in the Month of October in the year of our redemption 1504. and of his age 45. This sodain● and unexpected promotion of this holy Man in regard he never had been formerly advanced to any other dignity of the Church caused some to suspect and deem it as a thing that was purchased either by his Mistresse purse or favour from the King her Sonne which when it was told unto the King his Majesty replyed Indeed the modesty of the Man together with my Mothers silence spake in his behalfe Solemnly protesting that his Mother never so much as opened her mouth for him in that particular And openly affirming that the pure Devotion perfect Sanctity and great Learning which he had observed and often heard to be in the Man were the onely advocates that pleaded for him the truth whereof may be gathered out of the very Statutes of S. Iohn's Colledge in Cambridge where he took occasion to praise much to the honour of the King at whose hands so frankly and so freely he received this Donation The like mention he makes of the Kings bounty and liberality towards him in his Epistle Dedicatory to Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester before the book which he wrote against O●colampadius where he makes mention of the King as his chiefest and best friend and patron So farre was this good man from making any meanes by friends to be a ●ishop that all the friends he had could scarce perswade him to accept the Office after that it was granted to him Which modesty of his was very much confirmed by the sequell of his deeds for at one time after another being offered the two great Bishopricks of Lincolne and Ely he refused both and from the hands of Hen. 8. but we may behold him in the foresaid Epistle Dedicatory not only satisfying but enjoying himselfe with his little shock where his words have this beginning Habeant al●● proventus pinguiores c. Others have larger Pa●tures but I have lesser charge of Soules so that when I shall be called to an account for both I shall be the better able to give an account of either Not making so high and heavenly an office a