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His offer; to discover all the coiners, and such as practised
magic.
CHAP. X.
P. 134.
Books translated and set forth in the English tongue. Bullin-
ger's Decads to be read by unlearned curates instead of
sermons. Sarcerius's Common Places. Henry Nicolas the
author of the family of love, his epistles. The Courtier, by
Balthasar count Castiglione. The high esteem that book
obtained. Buchanan's History of Scotland. A blazing star.
Gualter's letter to bishop Cox about it. Dr. Wylson made
secretary of state. Some account of him. Put into the inqui-
sition. His book of the Art of Rhetoric. T. Cartwright
marries a sister of Stubbs, whose right hand was cut off.
Thomas Lever dies. His excellent letter about impropria-
tions belonging to colleges and hospitals.
CHAP. XI.
P. 144.
Anno 1578. Monsieur Gondy, French ambassador, comes to the court with
intent to go to the Scottish queen. News at court of fo-
reign matters. Duke Casimire comes to court. His esteem
here with the queen and nobles. His manifesto in taking
arms for the defence of those of the Low Countries. Simier,
the French ambassador, still at court soliciting the amours
of the duke of Anjou. The archbishop of York continues his
visitation. Account thereof sent up. The trouble he met with
about the dean of Durham, Whittingham: by occasion of in-
quiry into his orders, taken at Geneva. A commission for vi-
sitation of that church. P. 158.
CHAP. XII.
Abbot Feckenham at the bishop of Ely's. Conferences with him
by the bishop and by Dr. Pern, dean of Ely. An account
thereof written to court. Feckenham's confession. The said
bishop's excellent letter to the queen, being in her progress.
He orders the stay of vessels laden with corn, passing through
his liberties, in order to transport it from Lynn. Deodands
claimed by the bishop of Salisbury, the queen's almoner. Dr.
Young becomes bishop of Rochester: his character. The
case between the bishop of Bath and Wells and the lord Pou-
let about impropriating a benefice. P. 176.
CHAP. XIII.
Sectaries. Their principles, and dangerous assertions. Coppin,
a prisoner in Bury. Wilsford; makes it an high crime in the
queen to be styled caput ecclesiæ. Chark and Dering;
their sayings. A bookseller taken up for selling the Admo-
nition to the Parliament. Mackworth holds the having two
wives lawful. Imprisoned in the Marshalsea. The council's
order about him. Large indulgences accompanying certain
crucifixes, given by the pope to Steukley. Exeter college po-
pish. The state of the university of Cambridge. A decree
made against the disguised apparel of students. Peter-house:
the state thereof. Dr. Perne, master thereof: his good go-
vernment. The heads complain of mandamus's to their chan-
cellor which he acquaints the queen with. P. 186.
CHAP. XIV.
The queen's progress. The university wait upon her at Aud-
ley End. Her splendid entertainment at Norwich. A sen-
tence in the star-chamber. Magic practised to take away
the queen's life. A conjurer suddenly falls down dead. A fo-
reign physician consulted for the queen's tooth-ache. Dr. Ju-
lio, the Italian physician, the queen's servant: his suit.
Shows before the queen, performed by certain of the young
nobility. Lord Rich assassinated: and another. Remarks of
some persons of note, dying this year. Sir Nicolas Bacon,
lord keeper. The lady Mary Grey. The lord Henry Seymour.
Books now set forth. The Holy Bible; the Geneva edition.
Bishop Jewel's Defence in Latin. Mr. Fox's Good-Friday
sermon at Paul's Cross. View of Antichrist. A book against
the outward apparel and ministering garments. A Display of
Popish Practices. The Way of Life. Guicciardin's history.
Books printed in Germany: in a letter to the bishop of Ely.
P. 201.
CHAP. XV.
The queen's match with the French king's brother; concerted. Anno 1579.
Provoked by a seditious book against it. Issueth out a pro-
clamation: the sum thereof. Stubbs the author punished:
remains prisoner in the Tower. His petition. A nobleman
(thought to be sir Philip Sidney) writes to the queen, upon
the parliament's suits to her to marry. The earl of Lei-
cester under dislike with the queen about this French match.
His protestation, and offer of exile.
CHAP. XVI.
P. 228.
Sandys, archbishop of York, troubled for dilapidations by the
bishop of London. The archbishop's letter to the secretary
hereupon. The bishop of London moves for a commission
for inquiry into the dilapidations: and why. Reasons of-
fered by the archbishop for qualifying the sentence. Diffe-
rence between this archbishop, and the earl of Huntington,
and the dean of York. Motions for reconcilement with the
earl, and the dean. The archbishop's letter about it. The
dean's vindication of himself. The archbishop's sermon at
York, on the 17th of November, 1579. P. 245.
CHAP. XVII.
Cox, bishop of Ely, defends the see against a lease for Hatton
Garden. The Lord North's actions against him. Labours to
resign his bishopric. His letters thereupon; and requests.
The bishop of Norwich declines a remove to Ely. His ho-
nest letter on that occasion. By the lord treasurer's inter-
cession, the queen grants the bishop of Ely leave to resign.
Sectaries of the family of love in Norwich diocese. The
bishop of Norwich prevents a change of some lands belong-
ing to his church. The bishop of Peterborough endeavours
to ease a heavy tax laid upon the poorer sort there, for
draining a common. The bishop of London takes a seditious
printer, named Carter. Chatham hospital in danger by pre-
tence of concealment. The bishop of Rochester stirs in its
behalf. His notes upon the book called, The Gospel of the
Kingdom. The bishop of Lincoln's letter upon the queen's
thoughts of removing him to Norwich. The vicar of Cuck-
field, vicious: the bishop of Chichester required to deprive
him. P. 258.
CHAP. XVIII.
Parry false. Hath leave to go abroad, and give intelligence to
the queen. Returns. His letters to the lord treasurer; and
protestation of service: notwithstanding, privately reconciled
at Paris. His earnest letters thence, to be employed. The
family of love increase. Some account of the first rise of
this sect here. Some of them in Colchester in queen Mary's
reign. Freewill men. Christopher Vitelli comes from Delph
to Colchester. Crinel's confession concerning him and his
doctrine. Henry Nicolas, the founder of the family of love,
his doctrines. Libertines: their speculations. A book writ
against them. Puritans. One of them expostulates with the
lord Burghley and that he should use more liberty of
speech with the queen. The queen calls in her commissioners
for concealments. Proclamations for the length of swords,
bucklers, &c. Against carrying and shooting in guns, &c. nor
where the queen's residence should be. No coats or doublets
of defence to be worn: nor pocket dags suffered. Procla-
mations about apparel. Letters from the privy-council for
keeping Lent. P. 279.
CHAP. XIX.
Books published this year, 1579. A confutation of the prin-
ciples of the family of love; by William Wilkinson: and
another by J. Knewstubs. A book in answer to the assertion,
that the church of Rome is the true and catholic church.
The Gaping Gulph; by J. Stubbs. His letters wrote with his
left hand. Some farther account of him and his abilities. Plu-
tarch's Lives set forth in English by sir Thomas North. Ca-
talogue of the bishops of Exon. A book of Simples and Sur-
gery, by William Bullein. Egyptians and Jews pretending to
do cures by palmistry and charms in these times. Richard
Bullein, a divine and physician. Hugh Broughton, fellow
of Christ's college, Cambridge; outed of his fellowship
(founded by king Edward) wrongfully. His remarkable case.
The decision of a college statute; being the ground of this
contention. One undertakes to make saltpetre. One offers
to fortify the seaports of England and Ireland. The names
of the queen's privy-counsellors. P. 299.
CHAP. XX.
The French king's brother departs. The queen's concern there- Anno 1580.
at. The French ambassador and prince of Condé in private
communication with the queen, about assisting of the king of
Navar. What it was, the queen tells the lord treasurer. His
thoughts of Condé's message. The queen's message by Ran-
:
dolph to Scotland, in favour of earl Morton, and for re-
moving D'Aubigny from the king. Her notable declaration
to those states assembled, by Randolph. Ill counsellors about
the king their names and characters. That nation's in-
gratitude to the queen. Some account of earl Morton.
D'Aubigny professes himself a protestant. The lord presi-
dent of the north, his letter concerning these Scotch matters.
A popish rebellion, and invasion in Ireland. P. 317.
CHAP. XXI.
A reformation endeavoured of certain abuses in the church. The
parliament's address to the queen for that purpose. Her an-
swer. Church holydays: much sin committed then. The
disaffected to the church busy. Appoint fasts. A fast ap-
pointed at Stamford: the lord Burghley's letter forbidding it.
Beza's book concerning bishops, translated into English. His
letter to Scotland. A popish school set up at Doway; and
another in Scotland. Dr. Allen's book. The pope sends
over priests into England. Intelligence from Switzerland of
the pope's preparations against England. Commissions for
search after papists in Lancashire and Yorkshire. The arch-
bishop of York's letter concerning them. Countess of Cum-
berland: lady Wharton. Children of northern gentlemen
sent to Caius college, Cambridge; Dr. Legg, a papist, mas-
ter. Intelligence from the bishop of Winton, concerning pa-
pists in the county of Southampton. A search in papists'
houses. Sir William Tresham in Hoggesdon. Priests taken
their confession. Popish cases found in sir James Hargrave's
study. P. 331.
CHAP. XXII.
Divers popish emissaries taken up. The conference at Wis-
bich. Feckenham's confession. Dr. Fulk sent by the bishop
of Ely thither. Account of the conference published. Fulk's
challenge. The pope's factors abroad discovered by A. M.
Design in Rome of invading England. Some of the prin-
ciples taught in the English college at Rome. Campion con-
fesses where he was entertained in London, and elsewhere,
viz. in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Several disputations with
him in the Tower, in answer to his challenge. Some account
of Campion, and his course of life. Parry at Paris: corre-