sorte (the act of parliament leaving the forme of such lycense to the chancellour or vice-chancellour), I did direct the purveyour to certaine persons of best wealth, of whose habilitye I had good intelligence: amonge whom, dyvers repairing unto me, and showing their discontentments, that the same was not layde generally upon all sortes, and some of them saying (when they could not obtaine th'alteracion of my said lycense) that they could not make the provision, but would answerr the matter before the counsaill, I thought good beforehand to acquaint your honour herwith, as also that I have given warning to all the said parties comming to me, and to those townes whither the purveyour was directed by a minister of the Universitye of purpose sent with him, that if they did not hereafter better furnisshe our markett with graine and all other victualls for the benefitt of the University, according to the true intent of the said act, her majesties purveyours should be oftener licensed to come amongest them. And so leaving the consideracion unto your lordshipes wisdome, I commend the same unto almightie God. From the Kinges Colledge in Cambridge, the xijth of Januarye, 1595.

Your lordships humble and bounden
to be commaunded,

ROGER GOADE, procan.

PROSECUTION OF PETER BARO.

THE VICE-CHANCELLOR TO LORD BURGHLEY.

[From MS. Lansd. no. 80, art. 58.]

To the right honorable my verie good lord, the lord of Burghley, lord high treasurer of England, and chauncellour of the Universitie of Cambridge.

RIGHT honorable, my bounden dutie humbly remembred : I am loth and (as I have formerly signified) wilbe sparing

to trouble your lordship in any sute for Universitie causes but when there is urgent necessitie. Yet for that it is my part and dutie to acquaint your lordship with thinges falling out here (where your lordship is our chief head and chauncellor), as any speciall occasion of importance shall arise, I am bould to signifye a late troublesome publick accident, touching D. Barow, the Frenchman, his sermon ad clerum the xijth of this January, wherof I would sooner have written, but that untill now (after due examinacion and proceeding) I could not so fully certifye your lordshippe.

So it is, right honorable, that certaine new controversies (about substantiall pointes of true religion) being here raised, to the great trouble of the Universitie, before my being in office, it pleased God shortly after myne entrance (by the good travaill of my lord his grace of Canterburye, my lord of London, and other devynes there, upon the sending up of Mr. Dr. Whitaker and Mr. Dr. Tindall deane of Elye) to blesse us with good successe, and an happie peace and quietnes in those controversies. Untill, by the said sermon, Dr. Barowe (the Lady Margarets reader in divinitye), contrary to the good advise given by my lords grace of Canterbury by lettres, the commandement by mee given to every colledge (with particuler significacion also to Dr. Barow), and against the peace of the Universitie, did againe offensively revive in publicke the said controversies. For remedy wherof (being so daungerous against the peace of thuniversity and the church), I have, with thadvise of such assistance of heades as were at home, proceeded in such manner as by the severall copyes therof (by one of the bedelles now of purpose sent) may more plainely appeare. Wherunto, for brevitie sake, I am bould to referre your lordship. This being a cause of such importance, and ecclesiasticall, I have thought meete also to acquaint my lords grace of Canterbury therwith by this bearer. [And] for the better staying and meeting withall in tyme of the inconveniences

wise

already in part here found, and like more to breake forth in this University, and consequently in the church, upon this publicke occasion, it may please your good lordship to direct me and the rest of the heades presente with your and honorable advise (the rather for that here wanteth sufficient number of heades at home). Wherupon I shall rest without any further proceding against the partie untill I receyve your lordships pleasure and advise; yet meaning (with your lordships good lyking) to retaine the finall ordering locally here, in regard of the University jurisdiccion and priviledges, which I am bounde to my power to maintaine. And so doe humbly take my leave, with my hartie prayer to almightie God for your lordship. From the Kinges Colledge in Cambridge, the 29 of Januarye, 1595.

Your lordships humble and bounden

to be commaunded,

ROGER GOADE, procan.

PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PETER BARO.

[From MS. Lansd. no. 80, art. 60.]

Assertiones quædam D. Baronis in concione habita ad clerum, 12o Januarii. 1. DOCUIT Deum omnes et singulos absoluta voluntate ad vitam æternam creasse. Ratio. Creavit omnes ad suam imaginem, ergo ad beatam vitam; ac proinde neminem rejecit a salute, nisi ob peccatum superveniens.

2. Voluntatem Dei duplicem esse, viz. antecedentem et consequentem. Antecedente quidem voluntate Deum neminem rejecisse, alias improbasset opus suum. Ad hoc illustrandum adhibuit simili

Regis

tudinem Patris

Agricolæ.

Rex leges fert ad civium commodum. Pater non gignit filium ad patibulum, aut ut exhæredet. Agricola non ferit arborem, ut eradicet.

3. Christum mortuum esse pro omnibus et singulis, ut omnes et singuli scirent se in Christo remedium habere, juxta illud, Christus venit ad servandum quod perierat. Omnes autem et singuli perierant in Adamo, ergo, etc. Nam remedium æque late patere atque morbum, et Deum non esse προσωπολήπτην.

4. Promissiones Dei ad vitam universales esse, et æque spectare ad Cainum atque Abelem, Esau atque Jacobum, Judam atque Petrum; et Cainum non magis a Deo fuisse rejectum quam Abelem, antequam se excluserat. Homines se excludere a cœlo, non Deum, juxta illud, Perditio tua ex te, Israel.

Collatione facta concordat cum originali copia, ita
testor, Thomas Smith, notarius publicus.

Jo. ALLENSON.

GUIL. NELSON.

ABDIAS ASHTON.

JOHN HOOKE.

JAMES CROUTHER.

GEORGE DOWNHAM.

[From MS. Lensd. no. 80, art. 64.]

Interrogationes desumptæ et conceptæ partim ex schedula quadam per Magistrum Ashton et alios contra Doctorem Barow exhibita, et partim ex accusatione eorundem verbo tenus ad investigandam veritatem de concione ejusdem.

1. An, 12o Januarii, 1595, Dr. Barowe in concione sua ad clerum habita in templo beatæ Mariæ docuerit, Deum omnes et singulos absoluta voluntate ad vitam æternam creasse: et voluntatem Dei creatoris ac etiam redemptoris fuisse, ut omnes et singuli ad vitam æternam pervenirent; vel in hanc sententiam.

2. Item, utrum docuerit eisdem die et loco, omnes et singulos antecedente et primaria voluntate Deum creasse ad vitam æternam, neminemque eadem voluntate rejecisse aut reprobasse ad mortem, sed tantum voluntate consequente; et Deum neminem unquam voluisse rejicere antequam ipse ab eadem rejectum fuerit ; vel in hanc sententiam.

3. Item, utrum tunc docuerit, ex parte Dei gratiam sufficientem datam et concessam esse omnibus et singulis, qua possunt servari si voluerint gratia recte uti, et si per eos non stet, et seipsos non excludant; vel saltem in hanc sententiam.

4. Item, utrum tunc docuerit beneficium mortis Christi, seu promissionem de semine mulieris contrituro caput serpentis, promiscue

spectare ad omnes et singulos, non magis ad Abelem quam ad Cainum, nec magis ad Jacobum quam ad Esauum, nec magis ad Petrum quam ad Judam; vel in hunc sensum.

5. Item, utrum tunc docuerit omnes Dei promissiones ad salutem factas esse et communicatas omnibus et singulis, ita ut per eas possint servari si velint, et si seipsos non excludunt; vel in hanc sententiam.

6. Item, utrum tunc docuerit mortis Christi beneficium omnibus et singulis ex æquo et promiscue ex parte Dei concedi ac tribui, nisi quis velit seipsum ab hoc beneficio excludere sua propria culpa; vel in hanc sententiam.

7. Item, utrum tunc aliquid præterea memineris eum docuisse de prædictis articulis aut eorum aliquo, vel contraria articulis in propositionibus nuper receptis aut eorum alicui vel ejusdem sensui.

Collatione facta concordat cum originali copia,
ita testor, Thomas Smith, notarius publicus.

[From MS. Lansd. no. 80, art. 65.]

Prima conventio Doctoris Barow coram procancellario et præfectis
collegiorum, Januar. 17, 1595.

Md. Januar. 17, 1595. In primo conventu præfectorum collegiorum dominus procancellarius declaravit sibi nuper delatam esse querelam in scriptis quorundam baccalaureorum in theologia, contra doctorem Barow, subscriptam ipsorum manibus, quam tunc eidem ostendebat: onerans eundem doctorem Barow doctrina sua in concione ad clerum nuper habita, qua controversias pacate consopitas, contra pacem academiæ, et mandatum procancellarii collegiis singulis significatum, ac propositiones per reverendissimos patres approbatas, (quarum prius factus erat conscius) resuscitavit.

Cui objectioni postquam negative respondisset, collatio longa habita est cum eo per dominum procancellarium, præfectos collegiorum domi præsentes, sc. doctores Barwell, Clayton, magistrum Chaderton, et magistrum Overhall, regin. professorem, de prædicta concione, super delata in scriptis querela. Quo facto dominus procancellarius ita collegit, primum urgendo, deinde eundem doctorem Barow onerando.

Urgebat (ex responsione quadam D. Barow tunc distinguentis de verbis ex æquo et promiscue ex parte Dei gratiam omnibus esse