LXXVI. TO THE ARCHDEACON OF CANTERBURYZ. 6148. fol. 39. b. Master Archdeacon, in my right hearty wise I commend Harl. MSS. me unto you. And where I am informed by my servant John Creakea, that the farm of your parsonage of Hayes is already, or else shortly like to be void, I heartily require you, at this mine instance, that you will grant to him the preferment thereof, whensoever the same shall next happen to be void, he finding you sufficient sureties for the payment thereof, and thereto giving you as much as any other reasonably will give. And what you intend to do herein, I require you to advertise me by this bearer, or as shortly as you may conveniently. And if there be any pleasure that I may do for you again, you may be sure to be bold of me accordingly. To the Archdeacon of Canterbury. LXXVII. TO BONER. In my right hearty manner I commend me to you. So Cotton it is, as ye know right well, I stand in dread, lest our holy Cleop. E.VI. MSS. f. 234. b. z [Wm. Warham, nephew to the late Archbishop. He resigned both Original. the archdeaconry of Canterbury, and the provostship of Wingham in Burn. Ref. March 1534, in favour of Edmund Cranmer, and retired on a pension. App.vol. III. Strype, Cranmer, p. 24; (edit. Oxf. 1812.) Le Neve, Fasti.] 66 a See Letters XVIII. XXXVII.] book ii. No. 24. b" I find moreover, that the Archbishop of Canterbury at this time, Strype, suspecting the Pope would proceed against him, by the advice of Cranm. our King made his appeal also to the Council, which he desired our p. 31. (6 agents to intimate to the Pope. The success whereof yet doth not appear in our Records." Lord Herbert, Life of Henry VIII. p. 389. Boner was now the English agent to the Pope, and had lately presented to him the King's appeal at Marseilles. There can therefore be little doubt of his being, as Strype supposes, the person who was entrusted with a similar commission by Cranmer. Yet Burnet considered, it does not appear on what grounds, that this Letter was addressed to Crumwell. See his Hist. of Reformat. vol. iii. p. 161; and Strype, Cranmer, p. 36. The appeal itself was probably never delivered; for Boner, writing on the 13th of November, nine days earlier, states that the Pope had already left Marseilles, and that he himself was on the point of setting out from thence on his return to England. Even if Cranmer's letter had been forwarded sooner, the rejection of the King's appeal as "fri"volous, forbidden, and unlawful," would have afforded but little en father the Pope do intend to make some manner of prejudicial process against me and my Church; and therefore having probable conjectures thereof, I have provoked from his Holiness to the General Council, accordingly as the King's Highness and his Council have advised me to do; which my provocation and a procuracy under my seal I do send unto you herewith, desiring you right heartily to have me commended to my Lord of Winchester, and with his advice and counsel to intimate the said provocation, after the best manner that his Lordship and you shall think most expedient for me. I am the bolder thus to write unto you, because the King's Highness commanded me thus to do, (as ye shall I trust further perceive by his Grace's letters,) nothing doubting in your goodness, but at this mine own desire ye will be contented to take this pains, though his Highness shall percase forget to write unto you therein: which your pains and kindness (if it shall lie in me in time to come to recompense) I will not forget it, with God's grace; who preserve you as myself. From Lambeth, the xxiid day of November. [1533.] Thomas Cantuar. MSS. LXXVIII. TO CRUMWELL. Right Worshipful Master Crumwell, I commend me heartily to you, likewise praying you to continue good masWestmin. ter to my friend of old acquaintance Mr. Newmand, this ster; Crumwell's Cor- bearer, to whom, albeit I have been a tedious suitor unto respond- you a long time, upon such comfortable promise as ye first made unto me for him, I eftsoons pray you now to make such resolute and comfortable answer therein, as I do trust ence. Original. couragement to the presentation of another from the Archbishop. See Boner's very curious narrative of his interview with the Pope, in Burnet, Reformat. vol. III. App. B. ii. No. 23.] Stephen Gardyner; who was at this time at Marseilles on an embassy to Francis I. 4 [See Letters IV. V. LXIV. CLIII.] to receive from you in the same; for seeing this was the first suit that ever I made unto you, wherein, after that ye had answer from Doctor Benete, ye promised me that I should have my desire, and that I should not mistrust the matter; it would grieve me that the same should now take none effect, seeing the matter doth now rest in your goodness and benevolence. As long as ye were only mediator for me in it to him that had the thing, ye did ever give me good hope and comfort in it, and therefore I do now trust verily, that, seeing the same thing is come to your own hands and disposition at your pleasure, ye will now be as good in it, as ye were when ye were mediator for the same. The truth is, that my friend aforesaid was born in the same paroche, which thing moveth him to be the more desirous of it, and me to be the more importune upon you for him; for albeit I have offered unto him the expectation and advowsonage of some one promotion of my collation, of as good value as is the value of the same thing that I do desire of you, I assure you he hath refused the same, and desired me (as a man much affectionate to his native country) to continue suitor unto you in this behalf; so that he regardeth that beneficef much better than my said overture. And therefore I pray you, good Mr. Crumwell, stay not with me now in this matter, seeing I have sued so long for the same, and ever have had comfortable promise in it. And by these my letters I do faithfully promise you, that ye shall have, when ye will, as good a benefice of my gift for the same, as that is, and so should ye have had and shall have, and as much other pleasure as I may at any time show unto you, or to any friend of yours for your sake, though I had never written or spoken in this matter. When ye shall have cause to prove me, ye shall be assured to find me conformable to e [See Letter LIX.] f [If, as may be conjectured from Letter v, the benefice coveted by Newman was Barnack, Cranıner seems to have failed in his application: for Robert Benett, probably a relative of Dr. W. Benett to whom the advowson appears to have belonged, was rector there in 1535. Val. this my promise, God willing; who ever keep you. From Otforde the 26th day of November. Your own assured To the Right Worshipful and my Thomas Cantuar. Chapter well's Cor ence. Ori ginal. mer, p. 99. vol. i. LXXIX. To CRUMWELL. Right Worshipful Master Crumwell, in my right hearty Westmin- manner I commend me to you. So it is, that I lately rester; Crum-ceived certain letters from my friend Doctor Goderics, by respond- whom I do perceive, that ye have not only spoken to the King's Highness for the loan of a thousand marks to my Todd, Life use, whose pleasure is (as the same Master Goderic writeth) of Cran- that I shall receive of you at this time five hundred pounds and no more, but also have practised with my Lord of Wiltshire and other, which at this time do claim many duties of me; for which your kindness I do heartily thank you, praying you to cause the same five hundred pounds to be delivered to my secretary Thomas Berthlet, this bearer, which shall deliver unto you an obligation for the payment thereof, at such day as is expressed in the same; which obligation (in case the same be not made according to your mind) I will be glad to reform, and seal unto you a new accordingly as ye shall require a new to be made, and will send the same unto you with speed. From Otforde, the 26th day of November. Your own assured To the Right Worshipful and my well, of the King's Grace's most 8 [Probably Dr. Thomas Goodrich, afterwards Bishop of Ely and Lord Chancellor. He had been fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, at the same time with Cranmer. See his Life in Chalmers, Biogr. Dict.] LXXX. TO LORD ABERGAVENNY. 40. My very special good Lord, I commend me heartily unto Harl. MSS. your Lordship: signifying to the same, that my servant John 6148. fol. Creke hath advertised me of your loving mind towards me, how willing you be to accompany me at Canterbury h, wherefore I give unto you most hearty thanks. Nevertheless I will not at this season put you to any pains in this behalf. Notwithstanding, if your lordship do send me some venison, and especially a red deer or two, against Tuesday next, you should do unto me herein singular pleasure, which to requite I would be always ready, God willing; who keep and preserve your good Lordship. From my manor of Ottforde, the xxvii. of November. To my Lord of Burgaveny. LXXXI. TO THE ABBOT OF WESTMINSTER. 39. b. Brother Abbot, in my right hearty wise I commend me Harl. MSS. unto you. And where, of your benevolence, ye promised unto 6148. fol. me the next room which should chance to be void amonges the beadmen of the foundation of King Henry the Eighth [Seventh j?] for one William [John ?] Fyssher, so it is, as I am credibly informed, that there is now one of the said rooms void and in your disposition. I heartily require you therefore, that the said John F. may be preferred thereunto, according to your aforesaid promise. And in so doing I will be at all times ready to requite the same accordingly, God willing; who keep you, &c. The xxix. day of November. my brother Abbot, the Abbot Το of Westminster. h [Cranmer was installed at Canterbury on the 3rd of Dec. 1533. Lord Abergavenny, who held an office under him, had probably offered to attend him on the occasion. The approaching ceremony explains also the application for venison.] [William Boston or Benson. See Letter VII.] [See Letter XXVII.] |