P. 153 l. 13. Ra. Leaver's lease of Bassingburne. See pp. 387 1. 20, 389 1. 22; see too the lease of Millington manor to Fras. Pilkinton, pp. 385 1. 40, 394 1. 31. Leon. Pilkinton seems to have been active in the college business; many of his notes appearing in the lease book, see p. 384 1. 8.

P. 153 1. 21. Mr Ashton's chapel should not have been converted to profane uses, nor should the upper part of bp. Fisher's chapel have been turned into a room for the advantage of the master. See p. 93 1. 12.

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P. 153 1. 30. Bp. Fisher in his statutes had allowed the master room for his stable, yet he did not mean that the old chapel should be the place. See 10 Stat. 1524 c. 10, Stat. 1530 c. 35 (Early Statutes pp. 168 1. 14, 280 1. 34): Habeat et cameras post decessum meum, quas mihi superius reservavi. Habeat etiam hortum et pomerium quae cameris vicina sunt. Habeat et locum pro stabulo simul et clausuram australem ultra pontem, sic quod nemini sociorum aut discipulorum in ea deam. 15 bulandi libertas auferatur'. To these were added Stat. 1545 c. 35 (p. 169 L. 13) and Stat. Eliz. c. 33 a dovecote near the master's rooms and 'clausuram borealem ultra pontem'. There is an express provision in the statutes against the master taking college property to his own use, on pain of being 'furti criminis reus' (pp. 168 l. 36, 169 l. 35, 20 281 1. 7; retained in Stat. Eliz. c. 33).

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P. 1541. 5. It was very well that the missals and breviaries were turned out of chapel. See the barbarous act (Stat. 3 & 4 Ed. VI. c. 10) 'for abolishing and putting away divers books and images'; whereby all books called antiphoners, missals, grailes, processionals, manuals, 25 legends, pies, portuasses, primers in Latin and English, couchers, journals, ordinals, or other books or writings whatsoever, heretofore used for service of the church, written or printed, in the English or Latin tongue, other than such as shall be set forth by the king's majesty', were, under pain of fine and imprisonment, to be delivered 30 up to the bishops to be openly burnt. See p. 162 1. 5. In Gutch's Collectan. Cur. II. 274-281 are orders from abp. Parker and the High Commission for destroying superstitious books and church plate; partly reprinted in Parker Corresp. 296, 297, 300, cf. ibid. 304; ibid. 303, 304 the large amount of spoils divided by the dean and chapter of 35 Canterbury. See Grindal's Works, P.S. 135, 159.

P. 154 1. 25. Mr Beaumont, joined the English congregation at Geneva in 1556, Ath. Cant. 1. 245, 555. On 25 Jan. 156%, he wrote to the puritan leader, Ant. Gilby, contradicting a report spread by Mr Wodd [sic] that he is turned back agayne to the toyes of Popery and Pudles 40 of Superstition'. Neither king Edward's last book nor the surplice superstitious; yet he has petitioned against both square cap and surplice, which nevertheless he wears. Tho. Wood's letter to Gilby (Lond. 4 Oct. 1565) had represented that Beaumont was very earnest about cap matters. Some of the boys 'Clipt of all the heere of his 45 Horse tayle and toppe, and made him a crown, like to a Popish Prest ... This Storye is so prety and pleasant that I could not but make ye Partaker theroff'. (MS. Baker XXXII. 427-431).

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P. 155 1. 7. Cecil's letter of 12 July 1564. Printed in Peck Desid. Cur. VII. 15 art. 1; Cooper's Ann. III. 181. See for the visit itself, Nichols' Progr. of Eliz. vols. I. III., Peck VII. 15; Whitaker's Richmondsh. I. 281, 282; Cambr. MS. Mm. 4. 39; MS. Baker x. 181-232=C 113210; Cooper's Ann. II. 181–207.

P. 155 l. 13. It is well known how qu. Eliz. treated Dr Humphreys at Oxford. When he drew near to kiss her hand, Mr. Doctor, says the Queen smiling, that loose gown becomes you mightily well, I wonder your Notions should be so narrow' (Peck bk. VII. n. 18. I § 7; cf. Wood's Annals, ed. Gutch, II. 156). See his letters to Ant. Gilby, MS. Baker XXXII. 431, 432.

P. 155 1. 30. A certain person.

David Morton. See p. 557 1. 10.

15 P. 155 1. 37. preb. of Durham. 'Leonard Pilkington S. T. P. preb. Durh, was rector of Whilborn in that county, of the gift of his brother, as Bp. of Durham; this I collect from Mr Br. Willis's Survey, p. 269, who in his printed copy has added this MS. note, that he was also rector of Middleton in Tesdale, in the same county.' WM. COLE.

20 P. 156 1. 12. Aretius, Hyperius, Sadeel. St John's Library Q. 6. 16; O0. 3. 20; Pp. 2. 7-9. 'Ex dono grauissimi viri Leonardi Pilkington sacræ theologiæ Doctoris, qui olim huius Collegij Præfectus fuit.' Written on a slip of paper pasted on the title page.

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P. 157 1. 3. as I said. p. 155 1. 7.

35 P. 157 L. 18. his lady, a person noted for her learning. See a Greek letter to her by Andr. Downes, p. 396 l. 10. Peck, Desid. Cur. 1. 5 § 5: 'she translated a Peece of Chrisostome out of Greeke into Englishe'. See index to Strype under Burghley (Mildred Cook), lady: 'spake and understood Greek as if it were English... Ascham considered her and lady Jane Gray the two learnedest women in England... Laurence's testimony to the same effect, who had been her tutor'. See below, n. on p. 174 1. 32.

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45 P. 158 1. 3. Lewknore's gratulatory poem, ibid. 47; see Cooper's Ath.

Cant. I. 251.

P. 158 1. 10. the setting the communion table. See Strype's Ann. 8vo. I. (1). 241; Memor. II. (1). 355; Injunctions of Eliz. 1559 (Tierney's Dodd 11. App. cclxxi.) that the holy table in every church be decently made, and set in the place where the altar stood'. On later disputes about the position of the Lord's table, see Bramhall's Works 5 V. 77; index to Laud, s. vv. Altar, Communion Table.

P. 158 L. 38. Wm. Master's oration, in Nichols III. 39. See Ath. Cant. II. 65. Two speeches of his to the earl of Leicester are in MS. Baker x. 232 C 208-210.

P. 159 1. 18. Andr. Perne's Latin sermon, 6 Aug. 1564, in Nichols, III. IO

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P. 159 1. 30. Plautus acted in King's chapel on Sunday. 'I suppose this was in the spacious ante-chapel, never put to any sacred use'. WM. COLE. Until the senate-house was built, the rude raillery of the prevaricators and all the scenes of the commencement were tolerated in 15 St. Mary's. There was made by her Highnes Surveyor and at her own cost, in the Body of the Church [i. e. of King's chapel] a great Stage containing the Breadth of the Church from the one Side to the other, that the Chappels might serve for Houses. In the Length it ran two of the lower Chappells full, with the Pillars on a side' (Peck bk. VII. 20 p. 36).

P. 159 1. 34. this, which was innocent in queen Elizabeth, when it came to be acted over again in a succeeding reign in a more inoffensive manner, was looked upon as so profane and scandalous as to alarm the nation. See in Hearne's Camd. Ann. I. præf. XXVIII, XXIX. a licence (26 Apr. 11 25 Eliz.) to Jo. Seconton Powlter, a poore man, havinge foure small children,...to have and use some playes and games at or uppon nyne severall sondaies for his better releif...., that is to say, The shotinge with the Standerd, the shotinge with the brode arrowe, the shotinge at the twelve skore prick, the shoting at the Turke, the leppinge for men, 30 the runninge for men, the wrastlinge, the throwinge of the sledge and the pytchinge of the barre.' On the Book of Sports see above all the wise and moderate summary in Fuller (Ch. Hist. v. 452-458, VI. 98— 104 ed. Brewer). A Brief Defence of the several Declarations of King Ja- the First, and King Ch― the First, concerning Lawful Recreations 35 on Sundays, commonly call'd the Book of Sports, against the Cavils and Clamours of Puritans and Phanaticks. 1708. 4to.; Stage Condemned, and the Encouragements given to the Immorality of the Theatre, King Charles I. Sunday's Mask and Declaration for Sports and Pastimes on the Sabbath, largely related and animadverted upon. 1698. 8vo. 40 Peregrine Philips was born at Ambra co. Pembr. 1623, his Father, who was a good old Puritan, being Minister of the Place, and suffering for not reading the Book of Sports, call'd the White Book' (Calamy, Contin. 841). Life of Bp. Morton (York, 1659, 12TMo), 60–62: ‘About this time (riz. Anno 1617.) the Kings Majesty returned out of his Pro- 45 gress from Scotland, and passed through Lancashire, where he was Petitioned by the Plebeyans of that County, for Recreation to be allowed on the Lords day which was accordingly gratiously granted

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by His Majesty. Whereupon, they growing insolent, and being incouraged and heartened by some Gentlemen who were Popish Recusants, they made ill use of the Kings gracious clemency; and thereupon Bishop Morton made his humble address-unto His Majesty, and acquainted him with sundry particulars of their abuse of His wellmeant gracious favour: Whereupon it pleased His Majesty, to command the Bishop, to adde what cautions and restrictions he thought fit to be inserted into His Majesties Declaration for that purpose, which was accordingly done, viz. That they should have no liberty for recreation till after Evening Prayer: That they should have no Beare-baiting nor any such unlawful sports: And that no Recusant, who came not to Morning and Evening Prayers, should be capable of such His Royall indulgence at all.' Of those who resolved flatly to refuse Twisse was one (Sam. Clarke's Lives of Divines, 1683, pp. 16, 17). Some read the book, and then preached against it, 'setting God and the King as openly opposite' (Fuller): e. g. Jonath. Jephcot at Swaffham: 'When the Book of Sports came out, he.. read it according to Order, and then preach'd for the sanctifying the Day' (Calamy, Acc. 113). So John Bartlet at S. Thomas's near Exeter, by bp. Jos. Hall's advice: 'When the Book of Sports was sent down, he was prevail'd on by the Bishop (who was naturally very timorous) to read it: and at the very same Time (as the Bishop also advised him) he preach'd on the fourth Commandment' (Calamy, Contin. 239). Ri. Culmer, 'being settled Minister of Goodnestone in East-Kent, he was driven from thence by Archbishop Laud, because he would not read the Book of Sports' (Calamy Acc. 388; see index to Laud's Works, under Culmer and Sports). Wm. Thomas of Ubleigh 'met with Trouble for refusing to read the Book of Sports, and had therein but one Companion in that Diocese, which was Mr. (afterwards Dr.) Chambers. Many Friends and Ministers wrote to him at that time to satisfie him as to the Lawfulness of what he scrupled, yet his Conscience could not allow him to read the Declaration. His Censure was for a time delay'd; but at length on June 23, 1635, he was suspended ab Officio, and on the 28th of July, a Beneficio. And he recorded it as his Observation, that while he was in the Consistory, and while Sentence was pronounc'd, he found himself more courageous than at other times. After three Years Suspension he was restor'd, upon the Intercession of some with Arch-bishop Laud on his behalf. And it was observ'd, that the first Publick Authoritative Restitution was granted in that very Diocese where the Business first arose. Mr. Thomas found that his Ministry had yet a greater Power and Reverence in the Hearts of his People afterwards, than before' (Acc. 588). See further evidence in Sam. Clarke's Lives (1683), 162, 170", and the life of the author, 6, 7; Sam. Clarke's Lives of 32 divines (1677), 136, 156, 242, 265, 405. A defence of the book, in Heylin's Laud, 241 seq., 246 seq. 290.

P. 160 L. 4, 5. Fuller's Cambridge, ed. Prickett, 264: 'Cartwright disputed like a great, Preston like a genteel scholar, being a handsome man; and the queen (upon parity of deserts) always preferred properness of person in conferring her favours. Hereupon with her looks, words

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Conderis hoc tumulo, Thoma Prestone, scholarem

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Quem dixit Princeps Elizabetha suum.'
Hutton. Matt. Hutton. See Peck, p. 41.

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Edm. Lewknore's poem. Ibid. 88.

Jo. Becon's oration. Ibid. 50. See Cooper's Ath. Cant. II. 16, 542. He appears to have collected the documents relating to the queen's visit. Univ. Libr. MS. Mm. iv. 39.

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But Ric. Longworth D.D. was installed preb. of Worcester 2 June 1568, which he vacated by death 1579, when he was succeeded by John Longworth D.D. installed 22 May 1579. v. Mr Br. Willis's 25 Survey of Worc. p. 668.' Wм. COLE.

P. 162 1. 8. one cope.

'As for selling the Copes that were found in the House,...he answered that he turned them into money, and bestowed that money upon the new Library and Books for the furnishing it' (Dr Thos. Goad's defence against the fellows of King's, Strype's Ann. 30 II. 421, an. 1576).

P. 162 1. 9. the university cross sold. By virtue of grace 26 Sept. 1565. Cooper's Ann. II. 216. On 4 Apr. 1554 bp. Gardiner had written to the heads, requiring each college to contribute its quota towards a silver cross to be used in processions, MS. Baker XXXIV. 328; St John's 35 contributed to the cross £3. 48., MS. C.C.C.C. ovI. art. 259; Lamb 101; the old cross was sold under Edw. VI. ibid. 100, 101.

P. 162 n. 4. Mr Strype's MSS. V. Strype's Annals Vol. I. p. 478 etc.' WM. COLE. See Cooper's Ath. Cant. I. 399, 567. In Aug. 1569 several of the fellows wrote to Cecil complaining of the degeneracy of their col- 40 lege, and that during Longeworth's government their house went more and more into decay of good learning. Qua fronte hominum vultus nos intueri possumus? The bp. of Ely visited the college and deprived Longeworth. At the election two factions contended, headed by Longeworth and Fulk. Fulk resigned; Longeworth was expelled. Jo. Mey v. c., 45 Andr. Perne, Edw. Hawford, Jo. Whitgift, and Wm. Chaderton, wrote