5 ΙΟ 15 20 25 30 35 40 6 13 Febr. 164 letter to Whichcot about his plate and books (ibid. = B 98); same day preaches before the Commons (Nalson 1. 330). Added to assembly of divines by the Lords with consent of the Commons (Commons' Journals II. 395). He confessed himself as much enlightned in Church affairs by the Kinge himselfe, as by any of the books he ever had read' (Warwick's Memoirs, 89). 'Reverend Dr. Holdsworth was fetch'd from his house in Broad Street, and hurried before their Committee for preaching a Sermon on Good-Friday at Rood-Church, which that sandy-chapp'd Pillorian Walker brands with superstitious' (Merc. Melanchol. 3-10 Apr. 1648, p. 191). Died 22 Aug. 1649 (Ric. Smith's Obituary). Catalogue of his books, MS. Cambr. Univ. Libr. Dd. viii. 45. 'To Sir Rob. Wiseman for advice about Dr. Holdsworth's Library, £1'. Univ. accounts, year ending 3 Nov. 1663 (MS. Baker XL. 60). 'Paid to Dr. Boldero for charges and disbursements in following the suit between the University and Eman. Coll. concerning their claim to Dr. Holdsworth's Library 'Paid to three masters of arts chosen by the university to take account of Dr. Holdsworth's Library, the which after 3 Months pains they effected, and for a Gratuity ............ 'Paid likewise to Mr. Crow for his joint pains with the foresaid masters and for digesting the Books of the said Library into an exact Catalogue 'Paid to a young Scholer for transcribing the said Catalogue for the use of the 3 Lord Bishops to whom the difference between the said Univ. and Eman. college was referred..... 'Paid to Mr. Tho. Buck for money expended by him upon several accounts, relating to Dr. Holdsworth's Library, ut patet per acquitt......... 'In Margine [memorand. that besides this summe of lib. £26 11 8 15 0 0 13 6 8 4 77 14 II £77. 148. 11d. the said Mr. Tho. Buck did freely give 120 P. 215 1. 6. king's mandate for Dr Beale, 14 Febr. 163, p. 503 l. 1; also 45 in Patrick Papers 22 n. 18 f. 16 and thence in MS. Baker xxx. 408, 409; Cal. St. Pap. p. 464. 'Dr Beale's Arms, v. my MS. 57, 373.' WM. COLE. P. 215 l. 18. Lane in Holland as chaplain to the earl of Southampton, see p. 491 1. 31. P. 215 n. 2. Probably June 6 is a clerical error for June 9; for Rob. Lane was buried in the chapel 11 June 1634 (Letters of abp. Williams, Cambr. 1866, p. 78). P. 215 1. 27. P. 215 1. 35. Holdsworth presented the college with books, see p. 627 1. 38. Holdsworth had the offer of a mitre, Bristol, which he rejected 5 because of the smallness of the income, for a bishop should be hospitable (Ri. Pearson). P. 216 1. 2. debt with fees to actuaries, pp. 503 1. 25 (cf. Cal. St. Pap. 29 Mar. 1634, p. 530), 505 l. 22. Secr. Windebank supported the college in resisting payment (Beale to W. Cal. St Pap. 24 June 1634, where IO is added 'if H.M. would bestow upon them some eminent fellow, the writer would have hope of raising St John's in a short time'). P. 216 1. 15. Wm. Beale v. c. 1634-5. Laud's Works, IV. 187: 'One Mr Jenkins is produced, but to what end I know not, unless it be to bespatter Dr Beal. He says that seven years since Dr Beal was Vice- 15 chancellor of Cambridge; that in his sermon he then inveighed bitterly against the power of Parliaments, and named some unsavoury speeches of his, both concerning their persons and proceedings. Surely, if Dr Beal did as is testified, he was much to blame. But what is this to me? If it be said, I did not punish him; how could I punish that I 20 knew not? And I profess I heard not of it till now at bar. If it be said, I did prefer him; that I do absolutely deny.' P. 216 1. 20. the sheriff's oath. Tho. Wendey, sheriff, was in trouble with the privy council 1586 and 1589 for refusing the oath (Heywood and Wright II. 420-429 from Baker). P. 216 1. 27. the archbishop's power of visiting. 'v. Prynne's Cant. Doome p. 126.' Wм. COLE. Laud's Works III. 227; IV. 193, 194; V. 124, 126, 366; VII. 317, 318, 335. 25 P. 217 1. 4. his successor. 'Henry Smith D.D., master of Magdalen, v.c. in 1635.' WM. COLE. Smith has left a valuable collection of 30 historical documents Patrick papers 22 and 23; St John's MS. S 45 n. 7. P. 217 1. 7. The king's visit to St John's. On 14 March 1641. See the letter of Jos. Beaumont 'St Peters the best day of my life March 21, 1641' in Cooper's Ann. III. 322: The king 'walked to S. Johns, viewed 35 their Chappell and Library and took a travelling banquet in the further Court, which was presented to him upon banquet chargers. He was their saluted by a speech from the Orator, and another from Mr Cleveland. He spake very kindly concerning Dr Beal (who was absent), saying, he would not believe such as he to be dishonest men, till he saw 40 it so proved. At St Johns Gate he took coach and so went to Huntingdon.' At the banquet the king 'eate a little and gave the Prince good store to put in his pocket; Then the Noblemen and the rest of his followers made quick despatch of the remainder' (MS. Baker XXXIII. 235, 236, quoted ibid. 323). Worthington's Diary 14 Mar. 1641: 45 'The King in transitu visited Trinity and St. John's Coll.' An earlier visit had been paid by the king, for the college writes to Falkland 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 12 Jan. 1644, that the crowd's forward loyalty 'ne baculis quidem inhiberi,' see this history, p. 531 1. 40. P. 217 L. 9. being harangued by Jo. Cleivland. The speech is in his Works, 1687, p. 134, and thence in Cooper III. 322: 'Vivas Augustissime, Pietas tuorum et Tremor Hostium.' P. 217 l. 14. in parliament. On 1 May 1640 complaint was made against Beale's sermon at St Mary's 27 Mar. 1635; extracts from his sermon were referred to a committee, and he had notice to hear his charge on 7 May. Parliament was dissolved 5 May. Articles against him were exhibited in parliament 6 Aug. 1641 and printed in 4to. 1641, repr. in Heywood and Wright, Cambr. Univ. Trans. II. 442, 443, transcribed in MS. Baker XII. 164; see his protestation ibid. 167, 168; and the order for his ejectment 173, from the original on parchment, St John's MS. H. 14 art. 3. They charge him with preaching at St Paul's 1640 against puritans and for papists; with preaching at St Mary's against the subjects' freedom. '4. That in the same sermon hee said it was a sin of damnation not to bow at the name of Jesus,...and that the sin was the same for not bowing with submissive reverence to the communion table both at our first entrance and departure out of the church. 5. That in his colledge he did most tyrannically usurp conformity, and did exult in a most majesteriall way, commanding the deanes of the said colledge to execute the inflictions of severe punishments on all those who would not observe conformity; as to bow very low at the comming in at the chappel to the communion table, and likewise at their going out thereof, without any exception both of the fellowes, schollers, and students of the said colledge. 6. That because those papisticall innovations did oppose the pious consciences of some which would not observe them, there were foure expelled upon the non-performance thereof. 7. That after the expulsion of those, hee commanded the president, lecturers, and deanes to admit none into the colledge unlesse they tooke an absolute oath of the performance thereof. 8. That he was the sole encourager of Dr Cozins in his vice-chancellorship to tyranize in that jesuiticall, popish, and canterburian religion 9. That he commanded the deanes of the said colledge to severely punish, according to the exprest infliction, who would not likewise convert their face towards the east at Glory be to the Father etc. and many times in divine service; so that he did luxuriously introduce popish innovations and ceremonies. 10. That at the offering at the communion he compelled the fellowes to give 12d., the batchelors of arts 8d, and the pensioners 6d., and the subsizers 4d., which, after it was collected, was never given to the poore, according to the intent of those which gave it charitably, but was forthwith put to their private use, either for erecting pictures, or images, or divers other idolatrous things, or wax-candles, and a numerous multiplicity of the like detestations. II. That he did seduce and allure divers young students out of other colleges, promising them upon their conformitie great preferment in his colledge, which he did frequently; and those who were proper for preferment were frustrated, and witball greatly contemned without any respect, because they did not observe his papisticall superstition.' See Prynne's Canterb. Doome 73, 167, 177, 193 (his acquittal of Adams); 357, 359, 360. P. 217 1. 20. the same zealous member. 'Nat. Fines.' WM. COLE. P. 217 1. 21. canons of 1640. Printed in Wilkins and Cardwell. The first in particular, on the divine right of kings, and the etc. oath gave 5 great offence. See Fuller VI. 161-172 with Brewer's notes, and the index to Laud's Works s. v. Canons. P. 217 1. 27. the ornaments of the chapel. Contributions were sought from old members of the college, pp. 517 l. 26 seq., 518 1. 1—6, 1. 16—43, 519 l. 12-15. ΙΟ P. 217 1. 34. rails. Laud gave great offence by requiring communion tables to be set 'altar-wise' and to be railed in; see D'Ewes' account of Matt. Wren's first visitation 29-31 Mar. 1636 (Autobiogr. II. 141, 142): 'whereas to avoid idolatry... at the reformation the altars were removed; now the communion tables were removed out of 15 the middle of the chancels, and ordered to be set up close to the east wall, where the ground was to be raised and the table to be railed in.' Many puritan ministers were involved in trouble by such scruples as D'Ewes here expresses; see the index to Laud's Works s. v. Communion-Tables. When the popular party prevailed, 20 'setting up an altar,' 'altar worship' 'east worship,' 'railing in the altar,' are often mixed up in the articles against them with grave moral offences, as though the two classes of crimes were equally heinous e. g. Dr Cheney Rowe of Trinity coll., was a drunkard and non-resident and prevented the removal of the altar steps and rails in St Mary's (see this 25 and other examples, MSS. Baker XXVII. 441-458; Walker's Sufferings, passim). See the various orders for removing rails, levelling chancels, removing tapers, candlesticks, pictures and images in Walker 1. 24, 25; the summary of White's Century, ibid. 83. Wordsworth (Eccl. Biogr. Iv. 310 ed. 3, from the Lambeth church- 30 wardens' accounts, fol. 293 A.D. 1643): Paide to John Pickerskill for taking downe the railes that were about the communion table 18.' Ibid. 34. tapers. By a college order at Qu. coll. 20 Jan. 163 the sum till then quarterly paid by members of the college 'in usum suppromi,' was thenceforth to be spent in wax candles and other things necessary 35 for the solemnity of the chapel service (MS. Baker XXV. 422). Compare Lenton's description of Little Gidding (Two Lives of Nic. Ferrar. Cambr. 1855, pp. xxxIII, XXXIV): 'I observed the chapel in general to be fairly and sweetly adorned with herbs and flowers, natural in some places and artificial upon every pillar along both sides of the chapel, 40 such as are in cathedral churches, with tapers (I mean great virgin-waxcandles) on every pillar. The half-pace at the upper end was all covered with tapestry. And upon that half-pace stood the communion table (not altar-wise, as reported) with a rich carpet hanging very large upon the half-pace; and some plate, as a chalice and candlesticks with 45 wax candles I asked what use they made of so many tapers? He [N. F.] said, to give them light, when they could not see without them.' 30 35 40 The principal promoter of ceremonial worship in Cambridge was Jo. Cosin, see index to Laud's Works, under Cosin. In Laud's Works, IV. 223, Jo. Wallis, Nic. le Greise, and Lazarus Seaman testify against Laud: "That at Peterhouse there were copes and candlesticks, and pictures in the glass windows.' In this history, pp. 507 1. 26 seq., 509 1. I seq., 511 1. 19 seq., we see bp. Morton's 'little bachelor Loe,' a man of great promise, under a cloud because he had scruples against bowing to the altar (See Lives of N. Ferrar, XXXIV. 29, 77, 329; index to Laud, 8. v. Bowing). In 1632 Nat. Barnard of Eman. was tried in the university consistory court for saying in a sermon at St Mary's, 6 May 1632, among other things: 'those Cassanders among us... that hold a possibility of salvation in the church of Rome, and so dishearten many weak ones among us; and those that set up crucifixes and altars now a dayes, contrary the law establisht and in force; and those that bow down toward the altar, which, to speak plain English,...do worship the altar, and are flat idolaters' (Heywood and Wright II. 394; cf. 397, 403). Dr Beale, says D'Ewes Autobiogr. II. 112, 'caused such a general adoration to and towards the altar and sacraments to be practised, that many godly fellows and scholars of the house left their places to avoid the abomination; so as to them this necessary exilement was a real persecution.' In the debate on the Remonstrance, 22 Nov. 1641, Jo. Pym said (Verney's Notes of the Long Parliament, Camd. Soc., 123): 'Alterworshipp is idolatry, and that was injoyned by the bishopps in all their cathedralls.' P. 218 1. 4 and 5. Ashton's and Fisher's chapels. See p. 93 n. 1. P. 218 1. 8. that the chapel furniture might be placed in a better light. 'Might not this window be struck out to give more light to the chapel! Prynn would have given the other reason.' WM. COLE. P. 218 1. 18. Vox Piscis. Fuller's Worthies, 8vo. I. 542: "The wits of the university made themselves merry thereat, one making a long copy of verses thereon, whereof this distich I remember: If fishes thus do bring us books, then we May hope to equal Bodlyes library. 'But whilst the youngsters disported themselves herewith, the graver sort beheld it as a sad presage.' Two jests: 'It might be found in the Code [the fish was a cod], but could never be entred into the Digest.' 'At the Act or commencement for degrees two things are principally expected, good learning and good cheare; whereupon this Sea-guest against the very time of Commencement brought his booke to furnish the one and his carkase to make up the other' (Cooper's Ann. III. 196). See more of this book in Mede's letters (Heywood and Wright, Camb. Univ. Trans. II. 346, 347, 351). 45 P. 218 L. 31. The king's letter for plate, pp. 533 1. 43; 534 1. 3. See the receipt and other particulars in Heywood and Wright II. 452—454; cf. Cooper III. 327, 328. |