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forsaide theire trade, artes, and occupacions, aswell within BOOK and withoute the saide towne, as elsewhere over all this reaulme, wheireas they canne beste fynde the same: speciallie, as concerninge the threade, and the same, untill soche tyme, as by the indwellers of the towne, theyre canne be somoche sponne as the straunger shall neede, to furnishe his necessitie.

Item, That everie straunger maye freelie and francklie dye his owne woorkes, (clothes and beyes onlie excepted,) the whiche maye be dyed by the commune dyer allreadie theire beinge admitted, or soche as hereafter yet maye be admitted. And also to buye and sell amongs themselfes all manner of stuffe appertayning aswell to the forsaide trade, as to the dyenge.

Item, That it maye be lefull to everye straunger freelie to buye all and singulier soche goodes or workes; and againe to sell, utter, and transporte the same, aswell within this reaulme as withoute, (all forbidden and inhibited places beinge onlie excepted,) payenge for the custome, as her Majesties subjectes borne.

Item, That for the better conservation and maintainemente of the forsaide trade, it maye be lefull to the forsaide straungers, to make, and (as tyme shall requyre) to inuente and establishe soche ordres for the approbation, leadinge, sealinge, and the trewe and juste lenghtes and bredthes of theire wares and woorkes, as they by righte and raison shall fynde to be necessarie, requisite, and expediente.

Item, That it maye be lefull to the forsaide estraungers, freelie, francklie, and openlie to use and exercise all manner of husbandrie and tillinge of the ground. As for hoppes, onions, radise-rootes, turneps, flaxe, cabbusshes, roots, and all other thinges necessarie to gardines: and to plaunte and sowe all manner of thinges: and to use lykewyse and exercyse soche handycraftes and woorkes as hitherto have not so parfectelie bene used, knowen, nor practised at Stanford, as the makinge of cables, cordes, hattes, coffres, knyves, lockes, and all manner of woorkes in steele, iron, and cop

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BOOK per, after the facion of Norenbourgh, and of other places beyond the seas; and other the lyke woorks.

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And that to the conforte of the poore afflicted Christianes of the congregacion aforesaid, it maye be lefull openlie to make for and among themselves, garmentes and hosen; to bake, brewe, to exercyse the occupacion of a carpenter, joigner, and all kynde of husbandrie.

Item, That it be lefull to the saide estraungers, to have, ordeynne, and putte in, (be it of theire owne congregacion, or other,) theire owne messengers, postes, cartes, or waggines; for to serve them here within the reaulme, in transportinge and carryenge of theire owne lettres and marchaundises, as they shall fynde it moaste necessarie or profitable to the avauncemente and fortheraunce of theire trades and doynges.

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penes IN the conferrence that hath ben had with Campion, these thinges for the manner do seem to have geven hinderance, rather then furtherance, to any good effecte, and therefore conuenient that some other more certaine and proffitable order were taken.

The disputers be oft changed, whereof groweth, that as they grow acquainted with his maner, and so wax fitter to deale with him, they be removed, and theire course interrupted; but chiefelye, the rumors do growe very slanderous, that they be overcome, and newe drawen to supply theire want.

They choose daily newe questions, wherein he for his glorie taketh exceptions, that they come prepared, and he unprepared.

There is no certaine note taken in writing what is said, nor order kept of moderation, whereby bothe himself, when he is pressed, flyeth out, by running into bye maters, and

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filleth up the gap of his confusion with bragging and im- BOOK pertinent and insolent speches, and he beareth the disputers in hand, that they spake things which they spake not, and denieth what he himself hath spoken, and resumeth what he hath graunted at his pleasure: and the speches abrode are by his favorers carryed to his advantage.

There are admitted to be hearers without choise; some unhable to judge, and fitt to be perverted; some his favourers, and some of light consideration; and yet such as Mr. Lieutenaunt, without unkindnesse cannot well kepe out. Whereby bothe himself is made more obstinate, by reason of his vanitie standing upon glorie and credit, in presence of the multitude, and specially of those that he seeth present, and knoweth to favor him. And also his hearers, that may perhaps be Papistes, or slight regarders of religion, gather or make matter to do hurt by reportes.

It is thought that these inconveniences may have remedie, and some good done, if some such orders as follow be observed.

That there be a certaine number of chosen disputers, and those to continue without changing; but so as for easing themselves they shall agree, some to be sometimes absent and sometimes present, as in respecte of their owne affaires they shall thinke good.

As of Cambridge, Mr. Deane of Windsor, Dr. Still, Dr. Fulk, Mr. Whitacre, Mr. Ireton, Mr. Wiborne, Mr. Chark, Mr. Travise.

Of Oxford, Mr. Dean of Poules, Dr. Mathew, Mr. Renolde, Mr. Bilson.

Of these alway iii to be doers.

That there be also present, as hearers or moderators, certaine persones especially appointed, as Mr. Lieutenaunt, Mr. Mollins, Dr. Hamond, Mr. Peter Osborne, Mr. Henrie Knollys, and such of the disputers as be not actors that 117 day. One preacher of either of the churches of strangers.

Two or three to be writers, the one to supplie the others absence, as their businesse shall require. Thomas Norton, or whome else you will: Mr. Feld, the Preacher, or some other.

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That none other be admitted to be present, without warrant from the councel in writing: to thend that Mr. Lieutenaunt may avoyde the unkindnesse in not admiting such as be not fitt.

That all the disputers kepe one uniforme order by agreement; that is, that they deale with him in his owne boke, as was done the first daie by the Deanes of Windsor and of Paules, and Mr. Whitacre: so to procede from chapter to chapter, beginning at the first, wherein lyeth most avantage against him. And the glorie of coming unprepared is taken from him.

That whatsoever be objected to him be written and repeated before the answere. And whatsoever he answere be written and repeated, and acknowledged by him before any replye. And at the end of the dayes conferrence, that he set his hand unto so muche as he hath so acknowledged.

Specially, that the moderators do see that no man speake till the sayeng of the opponent or respondent be written and repeated.

That by the discretion of the moderators, it may be free to him, aswell to oppose as answere, to take from him his vaine brag, which he openly and insolently hath often used: and is owt of his speeche carryed abroad by his favorers, that they dare not let him be opponent.

That he may have such bookes brought him as he will call for, being such as be parable and meete to be had, as the Fathers, or such like; but not the lewde bokes of the late writers of his owne side.

Number LXXV.

An extract of several passages out of certain epistles, and a book of Nic. Saunders, a Popish Priest, anno 1570. NEC parva spe ducor, propediem fore, ut suus etiam Epist. dedi- locus Catholicis Angliæ pastoribus pateat in quo verbum cat. ad Pium vitæ liberè prædicent, et sacramenta Christi rite admi

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Johan. Storæus secundum impias ejus regni leges, ad BOOK mortem, &c.

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In Anglia (ut de illis taceam, qui ob arma in causa fidei Epist. ad contrà tyrannos suscepta, crudelissimè passim necati sunt, &c. ron'. Quid quod eadem sola insula gravissimum hæreseos ju- Ibidem. gum, a paucis et iis obscuris homuncionibus impositum, in- Ibidem. vita prorsus et coacta sustinet?

In sola Anglia nemini licet fidem majorum, in qua bap-Ibid. tizatus est, profiteri, vel aliud in religione sapere, quam lex terrena, imò tyrannica, permittit.

Ab hac ergo tam immani tyrannide, ut fratres vestros, id Ibid. ipsum a vobis omni studio contendentes, quod in vobis est, liberetis, operam sedulò dabitis, &c.

Cum se a Regis Henrici pessimis consiliis abhorrere osten- Pag. 620. disset, (Polus) mox audit, fortunas primùm omnes ablatas esse, deinde læsæ majestatis notam, falsò quidem, sed tamen publici decreti specie, nomini suo inustam.

Maria sine liberis mortua, cum Elizabetha, Annæ Bolonæ Pag. 686. filia, regium thronum occupasset, mox de rejicienda Pontificis Romani authoritate cogitare cepit; nec injuria: videbat enim, si primatum Romanæ Cathedræ agnosceret, suo matrisque suæ honori derogatum iri, quam illa Cathedra non legitimè nuptam Henrico Regi fuisse pronunciaverat. Ne igitur, aut matrem illegitimè Regi nuptam, aut seipsam, vi-118 vente adhuc priore ejusdem Regis conjuge, illegitimè natam fateretur; maluit sedi apostolicæ, in æternum stanti atque adeò florenti, repudii libellum dare, quàm brevi perit uro honori suo quicquam detraxisse videri, &c.

Qui in Anglia degentes ab omni cum hæreticis com- Pag. 708. munione, tam in sacramentis, quàm in precibus abstinent: præterquam quod infiniti sunt, nec enumerari a quoquam facilè possunt: etiam tutum illis non est, ut hoc in loco detegantur, ne per eam occasionem citius eos ad pœnam rapi contingat.

Primùm in hoc genere tandem Maria, per Dei gratiam, Ibid. sereniss. Scotorum Regina promeretur, quæ ob Catholicæ fidei studium et amorem, à subditis suis hæreticis, &c. Et in Angliam fugere coacta, ibi hæreticam immanitatem de