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Jos. Hall's Honour of the married clergy. bk. 1. s. 3: long since our kind apostate, M. Carier, gave us here in England from bigger men than himself an overture of the likelihood of this liberal dispensation from his Holy Father of Rome, upon the conditions of our re-subjection. Would we therefore but stoop to kiss the carbuncle of that sacred toe, our clergy might as well consist with holy wedlock as the Grecian'.

P. 256 1. 12. WM. BARLOW. He preached before convocation 1601 (Fuller's Ch. Hist. ed. Brewer v. 249). On his Hampton Court Conference (reprinted by Cardwell) see Heylin's Hist. Preb. 373, 374 and Baker's note on A. 15. 13 coll. Jo.; no traitor (Bancroft's Daungerous Positions, 39). Attack on him by Andr. Melvill (Cambr. MS. Gg. i. 29 art. 5). Mr Browne Willis takes notice that when they repaired bp. Wm. Barlow's tomb at Buckden, they placed the real arms of Barlow of Barlow in Lancashire, being sable, an eagle with two heads displayed, sitting on a ragged stock, argent, in the room of those of Barlow bp. of Chichester in Edward 6 time: which no doubt was rightly done; as Mr Baker observes that he was of an ancient family in Lancashire.' WM. COLE. 1777.

20 P. 257 l. 14. RI. NEILE. See Alumni Westm. 15; Surtees' Durham, IV. 157 seq.; Calendars of State Papers; index to Laud's Works: index to Durham High Commission (Surtees Soc. 1858); his letter to the college of physicians about Jo. Lambe the quack (Goodall's Coll. Phys. 398 seq., where read 1617 for 1627); 3 original Latin letters to Casaubon in MS. Burney 365 f. 237; letter (Savoy 16 July 1607) asking to be allowed as lord Cranbourne's proxy to take his M.A. degree at Cambridge (MS. Baker XXIX. 387): letter to him (misdirected to Ri. Sterne) in G. J. Vossii Epist. p. 106; Laud's letters to him (Prynne's Canterb. Doome 77, 78, 411; cf. Heylin's Laud 64, 65); Walter Holmes' Septimana Epigrammatum Richardo Episc. Durh. MS. Addit. 11, 039; Winwood's Memorials II. 141; Rushworth 1. 621; index to Nichols' Progresses of James I. Bishop of Rochester, his patronage of learned divines (Heylin's Laud, 54—56, 59, 60, 68, 69); author of Spalato's Shiftings etc. (ib. 103); falling sick early in 1625, procures Laud's appointment as clerk of the closet (ibid. 134); advanced to the privy council by Laud (ibid. 160); commissioner to exercise Abbot's jurisdiction (ibid. 161); bp. of Winchester (ibid. 165, 166); a patron of Arminians (ibid. 171); charges against him in the commons (ibid. 186); abp. of York (ibid. 214); he died 31 Oct. 1640. Heylin (Laud 431=459, 460 of ed. 1668) gives the following character of him: With little-better Fortune did the Convocation take beginning at S. Paul's Church on the morrow after, handselled at their first meeting by the sad news of the Decease of Dr. Neile, Archbishop of York, which had been brought unto the Town the day before. A man he was who had past through all Degrees and Orders in the Church of England, and thereby made acquainted with the conveniences, or distresses, incident to all conditions. He had served the Church as Schoolmaster, Curate, Vicar, Parson, Master of the Savoy, Dean of Westminster, Clerk of the Closet to both Kings successively, Bishop of Rochester, Lichfield, Lincoln, Durham,

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and Winchester, and finally, Archbishop of York, in which place he died. Many good Offices he had done to the Church and Church-men in his attendance at the Court, crossing the Scots in most of their suits, their Ecclesiastical Preferments, which greedily and ambitiously they hunted after, and thereby drawing on himself the general hatred not 5 only of the Scots but Scotizing English. But of this Prelate we have spoke so much upon other occasions, that we may save the labour of any further addition, than that he died as full of years as he was of honours, an affectionate Subject to his Prince, an indulgent Father to his Clergy, a bountiful Patron to his Chaplains, and a true friend to 10 all which relied upon him; more fortunate in the time of his death than the course of his life, in being prevented by that blessed opportunity from seeing those calamities which afterwards fell upon the King, the Church, and all that wish well to either of them; which must have been more grievous to him than a thousand deaths.'

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Accused by the commons (Prynne's Canterb. Doome 162, 354); severe against foreign protestants (ibid. 403). See for an account of him by one strongly prejudiced against him, Prynne's Antipathie 1. 222 seq. Calamy's Account 825: When he [John Shaw] had preach'd his first Sermon there [at York], Archbishop Neal sent for him by his Ap- 20 paritor. The Archbishop at first began to deal roughly with him; but when he heard that he was chaplain to Philip Earl of Pembroke, the then Lord Chamberlain, he told him that he had nothing against him; but that he heard he was a rich Man, and that he was brought in by Vaux the Lord Mayor of York, to Head the Puritan Party against 25 him: But, said he, I tell you I will break Vaux and the whole Puritan Party. But Mr. Shaw continu'd without Disturbance.' Sam. Clarke's Lives, 1677, p. 48: 'It was given out, that Bishop Neal, translated from Rochester, was to succeed [to Lichfield] (that which he [Wm. Bradshaw] much dreading, in divers of his Letters had oft up, Lord 30 keep us from Rochester), and so he did indeed, though not immediately; yet not long after. For Doctor Abbots [Geo. Abbot, consecrated 3 Dec. 1609].., who came in between them, sate not long there, but before many moneths expired, stept [in 1610] from Litchfield to London. But Bishop Neal was the man, whom all the pious, as well 35 private men as Ministers, in these parts mis-doubted would do the most mischief. And it was reported, that the Bishop was minded to reside from [? for] the space of time at Drakelow, a place not far distant from New-Hall; whose neighbourhood was like to prove no more beneficial to Master Bradshaw, than the brass pots company in the Fable 40 to the earthen pitcher. But, howsoever in one of his Letters he manifesteth his fears to that purpose, that ... he much doubted that Zone would be too hot for him, yet in another afterward he signifieth that he had not as yet heard aught from him, or of any complaints that had been made to him against him. Nor indeed doth it appear that he 45 was at any time after molested, or disturbed in the exercise of his Ministry.' See ibid. 117, 118 an account of Arth. Hildersam's being silenced by Neile's means in Nov. 1611: "The occasion of Bishop Neales complaint to King James was this: One Edward Wightman, a damnable Heretick (afterward burnt at Lichfield for Blasphemie and 50

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Heresie) dwelling in Burton upon Trent ... and coming sometimes to
the Exercise there, the Bishop and his Friends gave out, that Wight-
man learned his Opinions (at least that of the souls sleeping) of the
Puritans, and at the foresaid Exercises, and of Master Hildersam by
name. Bishop Neal informing King James of this, the King com-
manded him (when he was in the Countrey) to send for Master Hilder-
sam, and to hear what he could answer Wightman in this matter. The
Bishop accordingly sent for Master Hildersam, but would not hear his
defence till Wightman came. Wightman being called to his second
publique hearing, Novemb. 26. 1611. (in the hearing of more than 500
people) charged the Bishop with sundry wrongs he had done him,
naming this for one; That he had given it out, that he had learned his
Opinions from Master Hildersam: whereas I professe (said he) he
never taught, nor confirmed me in any of them; but was of all men
ever most opposite unto me in them, and caused mine own Friends to
reject me for them. ... Yet after this [after Hildersam's various at-
tempts to reclaim Wightman], viz. November 27. 1611, before the
Bishop, he impudently avouched to Master Hildersams face, that at
the Conference forenamed he should say, That the whole drift of the
Scripture indeed did make for the Opinion of the souls sleeping, but
that the Church had otherwise judged of the matter.
sam did protest, that he never spake or thought so.
Bishop himself .. openly professed, that he was assuredly perswaded,
that Wightman had greatly wronged him ... Yet he remained under
the Censure of silencing, which was procured to be inflicted on him
upon this occasion; and the two forenamed Exercises were put down.
Master Hildersam continued silenced a long time, yet could not
live peaceably from men, though he lived quietly with men. For
December 8. 1612, Letters missive were sent out of the High-Com-
mission Court requiring his appearance there; accordingly he appeared
April 22. 1613, at which time he was judicially admonished and in-
joined, that (saving the Catechizing of his own Family only) he should
not at any time hereafter Preach, Catechize, or use any part of the
office or function of a minister, either publiquely or privately, until he
should be lawfully restored and released of his said suspension.' Ri.
Rothwell (Clarke, ibid. 69) 'had some contests with the Prelates,
especially with Bishop Neal then of Litchfield. Neile said of a court
sermon of Dr. John Preston's, which was regarded by the puritans as
a prophecy of the disaster in the isle of Rhé (ibid. 110): 'he talked
like one that was familiar with God Almighty.' Dr Wm. Gouge
(ibid. 239) only published 'Serjeant Finch his Book about the Calling
of the Jews, ... and the author himself owned it, yet for his publication
of it he was committed to prison, and kept there for the space of nine
weeks together. King James being informed that the Serjeant had in
that Book declared, and endeavoured to prove, that the Jews should
have a visible Kingdom, which should be above all other King-
doms, which Doctrine he abhorred, he thereupon grew extream im-
patient: Bishop Neal also with others, provoked him against the
publisher of the Book, which so incensed him, that he would admit of
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'Had not Mr Drake positively put down the arms which I have tricked out for Abp. Neile above, in the plate of arms of the abps. 25 of York, in his excellent Eboracum, I should have supposed the following coat had been granted to him, as I know not to whom it can be applied besides. It is in that curiously old book, which goes under the name of Sylvanus Morgan, but was really the work of Dr Edward Waterhouse and called The Sphere of Gentry Folio. London. 1661. 30 V. p. 112. Do. Neal of Westminster 1612. Ermin a Lyon rampant Gules, entre 3 right hands gules. I am apt to think they belong to him.' WM. COLE.

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P. 258 1. 34. Jo. OVERALL. The fullest account of Overall is in Hugh 40 Pigot's Hadleigh, Lowestoft, 1860. 8vo., pp. 119-129; I have met with the following notices since that memoir was drawn up. A MS. of his was used in Archib. Campbell's 'Doctrine of a middle state between Death and the Resurrection, of Prayers for the Dead' etc. fol. 1721. At Hampton Court, Mountague's Appeal, 29, 30, 31; Prynne's 45 Canterb. Doome, 425. His controversy with Spalato (Tho. Smithi Vitæ Præf. vii.).

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to take care of their libraries (Gutch Collect. Cur. II. 19-21): 'By the perswasion of his Tutor he chose to live with Bishop Overall,... who gave him not only the keeping of his Library, but made him his secretary [cf. Is. Basire's Fun. Serm. on Cosin, 43] and committed to him the care of his Episcopal Seal By keeping Bishop Overall's Library, he began to learn, quanta pars eruditionis erat bonos nosse auctores (which was the saying of Joseph Scaliger) in the knowledge of which he would instruct him.

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'A. Spalato came into England in 1616... The King sent Bishop Overall to him, who took in his company his Secretary, and commanded him to be near him the same morning Spalato arrived, to hear what passed between them.

'After dinner, some other being present, the discourse began about the state of the Church of England; of which Overall having given a large account, Spalato received great satisfaction, and made his protestation, that he came into England then to live with us in the union and profession of that Catholick Religion, which was so much obstructed in his own country, that he could not with safety and peace of conscience live there any longer. Then he added what satisfaction he had received from the monitory Preface of King James to all the Estates and Churches of Christendom; wherein the true antient faith and religion of the Catholick Church is set forth, and no heterodoxies or novelties maintained: to the defence of which faith, and service of which church, as he had already a long time applied his studies, and wrote ten books de Republica Ecclesiastica, so, by the favour of GOD and King James, he was now come into England to review and publish them; together with the History of the Council of Trent, which he had brought with him from Padre Paolo of Venice, who delivered it into his hands; by whom he was chiefly persuaded and encouraged to have recourse to the King and the Church of England, being the best founded for the profession of true Catholick doctrine, and the freest from error and novelties of any Church in all places besides.

'They then descended to the particular points of doctrine, and abusive practices, &c. in all which the Archbishop agreed with the Bishop, and said, that they were all, either the fond opinions and bold practices of private men, or the ungrounded conceits and conclusions of the School-men, or the Papal decrees of Innocent 111, Eugenius IV, and other Popes ... but no determinations or decrees of the Catholick Church'.

Lord Brooke was his patron (Fuller's Worthies, 8vo. ed. III. 285). Overall kept up a correspondence with foreign scholars. Casaubon was in his house 1610 and speaks of him in very high terms (Casaubon's Epist. n. 695, 698, pp. 365, 366, cf. p. 424 bis, 428 b. 434 a). Invites Grotius (ibid. p. 532 b). Recommends Grotius (1613) to revise his tract de imperio summarum potestatum circa sacra (Colomesii Opuscula, 404). Grotii Epistolæ n. 100 and 110 are addressed to him. He was an old friend of Dominique de Bauldier, with whom he corresponded respecting the life of Wm. Whitaker (Baudii Epist. p. 82). Appointed to examine the treatise of Conr. Vorstius de Deo (Casauboui

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