therein. Thus, my lord, most heartily fare you well. At Lambeth, the 8th day of October. The following Articles are on a different sheet, but obviously belong to the foregoing complaint. 66 1. "Not fulfilling the King's Injunctions, which require preaching. 2. Item, Not singing the collect for the King in the mass, agreeing "to the Injunctions. 3. "Item, Not blotting out papa, until it was within this half year, "and singing the said papa openly in the church. 4. "Item, Papa written again, after it had been once put out, into a "certain church book, throughout the calendar. 5. "Item, A book continual four years suffered in the library, which "called them heretics and schismatics that did not set the Bishop of "Rome above all powers, as kings and emperors, &c. 6. "Item, Another book which was named Alexander de Hayles, "which proved the Bishop of Rome above all powers. 7. Item, They would not suffer the Bible to be read openly in the "hall at dinners, as the statue biddeth, till that we ourselves proffered "to read it. 8. "Item, Mr. Chedsay, one of the deans, said, that if he saw any "scholar have a New Testament in his hand, he would burn it. 9. "Item, Mr. Shepreve1 said, that studying of the Scripture was "subversion of good order, and that, if he durst, he would bar us from "reading of Scripture. 10. " Item, That Mr. Donne would have had satisfaction of Sir Mar"shall for putting out papa in Gregory's works in the library. 11. "Item, Mr. Slater said, the there were some in the house which "could prove the Bishop of Rome's authority. 12. "Item, Mr. Goyge reported in Hamsher, that Sir Marwin and "Sir Marshall were heretics, and had heresy books, and were naught. 13. "Item, Mr. Slater forbade the scholars a company. 14. "Item, The divinity lesson, which ought by the statute above all "other lessons to be read, is not read. 15. "Item, Mr. Smythe said, that such as Sir Marshall is, have done "much hurt with preaching. 16. "Item, That few or none, except the Masters, have any part of "Scripture in their chamber. 17." Item, Sir Garret for saying that it were better for Sir Marshall "to let papa alone than put it out of the church books, was punished "with losing a fortnight's commons, and had his meat and drink given "him. 18. "Item, Sir Turnbull said, when four of Sion, London, and "Sheenek, were put to execution for holding with the Bishop of Rome, "that he trusted to have a memory of them among other of the saints "one day. 19. "Item, Sir Bocher said, that all they which be of the new learn"ing, were advoutrers and naughty knaves. 20. "Item, Mr. Donne called Sir Marvin and Sir Marshall Neo"Christianos, i. e. a new kind of Christian men. 21. "Mr. Slater complained of certain to their friends, because he "perceived them to favour the truth. i [Hebrew Professor of the University about 1538. See his praises as a linguist and a poet in Wood, Athenæ, vol. i. p. 60.] k [See Letter CXLV.] My Lord, I beseech you to be good lord unto M. Bul, parson of Norflete, whom I have known many years to be a man of good learning, judgment, soberness, and a very quiet man, whatsoever report is made of him to the contrary. Your own ever assured, To my very singular good lord, my T. Cantuarien. MSS. Chapter ster; CCXXXVII. TO CRUMWELL. House, My very singular good Lord, after my most hearty comWestmin- mendations unto your good lordship; these shall be to Crum- yield unto you my most hearty thanks for this bearer Markeham, to whom, as I understand, you are so good pondence. lord as to prefer him to the farm of the Priory of Newsted, well's Corres Original. beseeching your lordship, as you have herein been his especial good lord, so you will continue; and I doubt not, but that he shall so handle himself, both in the King's service, and towards your lordship, that you shall not forthink that you have done for him. Thus, my lord, most heartily fare you well. At Lambeth, the 10th day of October. 1 The two Observants whom you sent unto me to be examined, have confessed that which I suppose is high treason. I shall send them with their depositions unto your lordship this night or tomorrow. Your own ever assured, To my very singular good lord, my Lord Privy Seal. T. Cantuarien. 22. “Item, Mr. Donne forbade reading of the Bible in the ball. 23. 66 Item, The Masters and Fellows of the house which be counted "of the new learning, as they called it, be admitted neither to any "office, ne yet to any council of the College business."] [These postscripts are in Cranmer's handwriting.] CCXXXVIII. TO CRUmwell. House, My very singular and especial good Lord, in my most MSS. hearty wise I commend me unto you. And whereas I Chapter understand that the town clerkship of Calais standeth now Westminster; as void, so that it is in their election there to choose a new Crumwell's officer; forasmuch, my lord, as there is one of Gray's Inn, Correspondence. named Nicolas Bacon ", whom I know entirely to be both Original. of such towardness in the law, and of so good judgment touching Christ's religion, that in that stead he shall be able to do God and the King right acceptable service: these shall be most heartily to beseech your lordship, by cause I have often times heretofore wished to have that town furnished with some officers of right judgment, that you will direct your favourable letters unto the Mayor of Calice and other the King's officers there, moving them to prefer this man in their election to that room; which thing I do more willingly require of your lordship, by cause that I am credibly informed that certain of the head officers there would gladly have him amongs them in this said room; and therefore, not doubting but that your lordship shall think your letters well bestowed hereafter herein, shall now beseech you to be his good lord in this behalf. Thus, my lord, right heartily fare you well. At Lambeth, the xxiii. day of October. n Your own ever assured, To my very singular good lord, my Lord Privy Seal. T. Cantuarien. [Nicholas Bacon, afterwards Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, was now about twenty-eight years of age, and it is not unlikely that this recommendation by Cranmer may have led to his subsequent advancement. His biographers do not mention that he was ever town clerk of Calais, but he must have been employed early in the King's service, for about 1544 he received a grant of some of the possessions of the dissolved monastery of Bury St. Edmund's, as "a proof of the esti"mation in which he was held by his Majesty." See Chalmers, Biogr. Dict.] MSS. CCXXXIX. TO CRUMWELL. My very singular good Lord, in my right hearty wise I commend me unto your lordship: and whereas I underWestmin- stand, that one Crofts being now in the Tower, and like to ster; Crumwell's Cor- be attainted of treason, hath a benefice in Somersettshere, respond- named Shipton Mallet, but of the yearly value of xxvii., ginal. which being the very parish where Doctor Champion P, my ence. Ori chaplain, was born, and where all his kinsfolk and friends [George Crafte was Rector of Shepton Mallet, in 1535. Val. Eccles. George Crofts, Chancellor of the Cathedral of Chichester, was indicted for denying the King's supremacy on the 4th of Dec. 1538. Burn. Ref. vol. i. p. 719. There can be little doubt of their identity. Crofts was implicated in the charges of treason brought against the Marquis of Exeter, Henry Pole Lord Montacute, and others; and was executed in the following January. Stow, Annals. P [See Letter CLXIII.] November. [1538.] most heartily fare you well. At Lambeth, the xiiiith day of Your own assured ever, T. Cantuarien. To the Right Honourable and my singular good lord, my Lord Privy Seal. CCXL. To CRUMWELL. House ster; Crumwell's Cor ence. My very singular good Lord, after most hearty recom- MSS. mendations; this shall be to signify unto you, that this day Chapter the King's Highness sent me a commandment to be with Westminhim tomorrow at ten of the clock, which I cannot do, if I be with you at Stepney before nine of the clock. But for respondso much as his Grace hath appointed me to be at two Original. sundry places about one time, which I cannot accomplish, Holograph. and I dare disappoint neither of his commandments without his Grace countermand the same; therefore I will send unto his Grace to know his determinate pleasure herein, and I will not fail to wait upon you at Stepney, at your hour assigned, unless the King's pleasure be to the contrary. Thus Almighty God ever preserve your lordship to his pleasure. From Lamehithe, the xix. day of November. Your own ever assured, To my singular good lord, my Lord T. Cantuarien. CCXLI. TO CRUMWELL. My singular good Lord, after my right hearty recom- MSS. mendations. Whereas I am credibly informed that Chapter your House, servant, Doctor Cave 9, if it may stand with your lordship's Westmin 9 [Neither this name, nor that of Barbar, is to be found in Ant. Wood's account of Christ Church. Respecting Barbar, see Letters ccv. ccxxx.] |