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which he cannot reherse. But for the Deanes, Prebendaries, BOOK and Singing mens offices, he saith, he knoweth none that came by any of them by mony. But that he that is now cater, whose name is Lennard Palmer, giveth 37. by yere to him that occupieth his room: and the two sextons 40s. a yere apiece to one Alexander Auger, who serveth for them both: and he that is verger 40s. a yere to one John Fox. And further saith, that one Sir John Toller, Canon of the house, is suspected for keeping of one of my Lady Surrye her mens wife, who dwelleth at the Py in Homestrete in Norwich. Which he beleveth to be trew. And further saith,

that Edmond England, Master of the choristers, is suspected for bearing and carying tales betwixt gentlemen; and by that means causeth unquietness. And that Sir John Toller aforesaid is a great brawler.

To the eighth he saith, they have both ornaments and books, as appears by their several inventories: and their church in better reparation than it was these 40 yeres. Neither is there any stock appointed by the church for reparations, but only they are borne out of the whole stock of the church.

To the ninth he saith, he wold have service songe more deliberately, with Psalmes at the beginning and ending of service, as is appointed by the Injunctions; and their chalice turned into a decent communion cupp; and a divinity lecture, according to their foundation; and their Prebendaries to be al Priests, and resident at home; some proviso to be made to save their woods from spoiling, which are now so much spoiled. And further he cannot say.

To the tenth he saith, that since he, this respondent, came to be a Prebendary in the house, there was no misordre, or any that did offer in any part of this article; and further, he saith, he cannot answer.

Per me Georgium Gardiner.

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Number LV.

Dr. John Caius to the Archbishop; when he sent him his book of the History of Cambridge.

IN most humble maner my duty considered; of late I sent your Grace your book of Oxford, by Mr. Dethick, (a Fellow of Keys college,) together with a letter, shewing such duties as Mr. Dethick received here, and did pay Now I send you by Dr. Pory the answer to the said Oxford book, desiring your Grace most hartily not to let it be copied at any mans hand, for that it is not yet so placed as I would have it, and therof more matter at your Graces hand. Your Graces judgment I much desire, and Mr. Haddons and Mr. Secretary Cecyls, who be men of wit and skil, and close also, if your Grace so require them. Your man, Mr. Joscelyn, I fear wil shew it to every body, and give out copies ante maturitatem, and do little good in it himself. I beseech your Grace remember what I writ to you in that matter heretofore. . I am sory that the book is no better written for your Grace. I have so much business, that I my self cannot write, nor scantly have leisure to confer it with the original, and yong men now-a-days be so negligent, that they care for nothing. I beseech your Grace therfore to pardon it, and to think that my desire is, that it should be much better than it is; if wel it could be brought to pas in tantis negotiis: trusting to give your 90 Grace one in print, if upon the reading therof your Grace shal think it worthy the printing. For, as your Grace said, it is troublesome writing out copies, and commonly they be depraved in writing.

I wholly commit it to your Grace's pleasure, and trust no man shal se it, til I hear further of your Graces pleasure. View it again I wold, before it be printed; for that many things be roughly left for want of leisure, and hast to satisfy your Grace. In the order of the Prelates I submit my self unto your Grace, as well as in other things. The names of the noblemen I know not, which were requisite to be

known, as hereafter at more leisure I mind to do.

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al things should be readier to your Grace, I have put to every pagina the number. If any thing your Grace would note, the number is ready to tel the place. If any thing your Grace wil have altered, note it seorsim, for avoiding the diversity of stiles. Some things that your Grace thought best should be put out, were by the writer put in before I was aware, and therfore remaine. But so, that what your Grace would have done with them, shal be done. I would have put them out again, but for blotting the book, and disgracing the same to the ey. I have not bound it as it is meet for your Grace; because I would your Grace by the rudenes therof should have no plesure to shew it to others, but those who I desire should se it. I shal desire your Grace to save it wel, and that I may have it again when your Grace have done. For that the original is not so good as it, nor so plain, &c. And thus submitting, not only my book, but my self also unto your Grace, I shal pray God for your prosperity, and long health, to your plesure. From Cambridg, this 8. April, 1567.

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Number LVI.

The Archbishop to the Lady Bacon: vindicating himself upon some displeasure taken against him by the LordKeeper.

MADAM,

Petyt. Ar

MY harty salutations to your Ladyship presupposed, MSS. G. in Christo Servatore et Judice. I understand that ye use mig. otherwhiles to be a good solicitor to my Lord your husband in the causes of the poor for justice, and I doubt not ye remember the Christian duty ye bear to him, as wel in respect of conscience to Almighty God, as for his honorable estimation and fame to the world. Et hoc est esse juxta divinam ordinationem verè adjutorium, salutare coram Adam datum a Deo, tempore vanitatis nostræ. Upon which

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BOOK ground I thought fit, now in the end of the term, after my Lords angry busines ny defrayed, to write a few words to you. To my Lord I perceive I may not write, except they be placentissima; and therfore I shal stay my hand. My Lord, as by his few lines written to me, in answer to my friendly letters, doth say he hath conceived that he thought not to have heard at my hands, before I had spoken with himself: and not so contented, but sent me a hard answer in words by my man, yet extern to us both, whom I wished not to have known any inkling of our private dealings; so privately, I say, written on my part, that I tel you the truth, coram Deo Servatore meo, the talk not opened nor conferred with, in any signification, to my yoke-fellow, tho' yet, I trust, not so great a day-body, and without God's fear, but can consider both reason and godlines. Yet I have kept my grief within my self from her: not as to have you think that such a matter were to be much regarded, however it be taken of such two, as we may be esteemed; but that I have used friendship toward my Lord in all points, whatsoever he conceiveth. But I am sory he can so soon conceive displeasantly against me, not deserved, I say, and to abide thereby, not deserved. For I mean not only prudently, but christianly, godly, and friendly. Howsoever it be 91 taken, the testimony of my conscience shal make me take this his storm quietly to Godward, rather offering him in my prayers to God, than careful of any submission, as having offended, which I intended not, as faulty [as I am] in his conceiving, as he writeth, for to have suspended my such writing, til I had heard from him, or spoken with him, &c.

Ye shal understand, that the party who came up with the Duke's Grace's letters, resorted to me a little before dinner, and shewed me in his talk, that he was appointed to come again that afternoon to have received his letters to the Duke's Grace in answer, &c. Whereupon I thought the time present such, as that before he should write to his Grace, to put to his wisdom and consideration so much as I did write. For after that time it had been too late to speak with himself, who at that afternoon had no leisure, if

I had come to him; and yet sending my letter by that BOOK messenger, nor making him privy of the sending, &c.

But concerning the matter it self, forsooth, I am sure I did so reasonably write, that if he had been the Prince of the realm, or I but his Chaplain, I might have written privately, as I did, (and where he findeth lack in me, that I did so write, yea much more than I did write,) both in conscience, and in good love of friendship. Madam, be not offended with my plainness, as tho' I wold make comparison with him; I know his office; I know his gifts of God, and his place: and yet may Matthew Parker write privately to Nicolas Bacon in matters of good friendship without offence. In al humility of heart I wil not stick to submit my self to his page of his chamber, and wil be admonished by him in reason, tho' he were mine enemy. And again, in doing mine office to God, and my duty of friendship to them, whom I will sincerely love and honour, I will not be abashed to say to my Prince, that I think in conscience, in answering to my charging. As this other day I was wel chidden at my Prince's hand; but with one ear I heard her hard words, and with the other, and in my conscience and heart, I heard God. And yet her Highnes being never so much incensed to be offended with me, the next day coming by Lambeth-bridge into the fields, and I according to my duty meeting her on the bridge, she gave me her very good looks, and spake secretly in mine ear, that she must needs continue mine authority before the people, to the credit of my service. Wherat divers of my Arches then being with me, peradventure marvailed, &c. Where peradventure some body would have looked over the shoulders, and slily slipt away, to have abashed me before the world.

If my Lord be angry with my busy plainnes, I fear not (if) Almighty God, Deus ultionum Deus, wil be content: if not, he wil ask account of me, if I hold my peace, when both my Lord and I shal stand dreadfully before his chancery. And therfore I wil not so covet the favour of men to displease God.

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