His Refolution in Judgment. Subjects came chearfully to the hearing of their Causes, and without fear of partiality in any particular Perfon. And howfoever the Cause went, the Archbishop could not be impeached of rafh or inconfiderate proceeding, feeing he had the consent and approbation of all Profeffions. For the Archbishop always gave Sentence, and ordered matters as the greater part of the Court did encline, beginning at the Junior firft, although himself would fometimes diffent from them in opinion, and fo he would tell them, but without tartnefs; yea in fuch kind and loving manner, as no man was hindered in delivering his mind. By which means he was fure always to have the Cause fully debated, and every man's opinion fully known; which when he found concurring with his own, and the Proceedings ordered according to the Rules of Juftice, he would go on to fentence and determine the Caufe. 110. Wherein he carried himself with great refolution, and courage, were the Perfons never fo great that were interested in the fame, as you may perceive by one Inftance (among many) when himself was yet no Counsellor of State. State. A Gentleman of good Note fee- An Instance. ing how the Court was enclined to order his Cause (not according to his defire) told the Archbishop, that upon another occafion there grew fome fpeech of that Caufe before the Lords of the Council,and their Lordships were of another opinion than his Grace, and the rest of the Commiffioners, feemed to be; what telleft thou me (faid the Archbishop) of the Lords of the Council? I tell thee, they are in these Cafes to be advised by us, and not we by them. He would upon fuch like Occafions oftentimes fay unto his private Friends towards his latter time (when they talked familiarly with him, and obferved his courage and ftoutnefs) That two things did help much to make a man confident in good Caufes, namely, Orbitas, & Senectus; and (faid he) they feed me both. High Commif III. This orderly proceeding and He upholds the courfe upheld the Reputation and Dig- Dignity of the nity of the Commiffion Court; which fion-Court. albeit it be of great Authority, and dealeth for the most part in matters of great weight and importance, yet the want of worthy Affiftants and Counfel (if the like care fhould not be continued) may make vita. make it grow to be of little reputation, as experience hath fomewhat taught us fince the decease of this good Archbifhop: Whereunto not unaptly may be Plutarch. in applied that which Plutarch reporteth of Cato Utican, When he was Prator: For he would oftentimes go on foot, bare legged, and without his Gown, unto his Prætorian Chair, and there give fentence of life and death, whereby he rather defaced and impaired the majesty and dignity of his Office, than gave it countenance by his manner of proceeding; although otherwife he were a good Commonwealth's man, and miniftred juftice uprightly unto all. fatisfaction. His dispatch of 112. But I return unto our Archbi. Caufes to great fhop again. He gave audience unto Suitors twice a day, and afforded them fet hours for their dispatch, at which time he would fo courteously entreat them, giving them fo mild and gentle Answers, that even they that fped not of their Suits, did depart without dif Wherein I may juftly compare him unto Titus, qui neminem unquam à fe triftem dimifit; he dismissed no man forrowful from his prefence. Wherefore he gave alfo exprefs commandment unto his Officers, that Suitors and Strangers fhould ever be cour Sueton. in vita. contentment. teously teously entertained, as well for expedition of their Suits, as for Hofpitality fake. 113. He had a defire always to keep His great Hofa great and bountiful Houfe; and fo pitality. he did, having the fame well ordered and governed by his head Officers therein, and all things in plentiful manner, both for his own fervice and entertainment of Strangers, according to their feveral Qualities and Degrees. He often feafted the Clergy, Nobility, and Gentry of his Diocels and Neighbourhood. And at Christmas, especially, his Gates were always open, and his Hall fet twice or thrice over with Strangers: Upon fome chief Festivaldays he was ferved with great folemnity, fometime upon the Knee, as well His state for the upholding of the State that belonged unto his Place, as for the better education and practice of his Gentlemen and Attendants in point of fervice. 114. Every Year he entertained the His entertain Queen at one of his Houses, fo long as ment of the he was Archbishop; and fome Years Queen. twice or thrice; where all things were performed in fo feemly an order, that The went thence always exceedingly 2 H well He was always bonourably received by the Gentlemen of the Country. ་ well pleased. And befides many publick and gracious Favours done unto him, he would falute him, and bid him farewell by the name of Black Hufband; calling alfo his Men her Servants, as a token of her good contentment with their attendance and pains. 115. Every third Year he went into Kent (unlefs great occafions hindred him) where he was fo honourably attended upon by his own Train (confift ing of Two hundred Perfons) and with the Gentlemen of the Country, that he did fometimes ride into the City of Canterbury, and into other Towns, with Eight hundred or a Thousand Horfe. And furely the Entertainment which he gave them, and they him, was fo great, that, as I am verily perfuaded, no Shire in England did, or could, give greater, or with more chearful minds, each unto other. The Fatherly care which he had of his Clergy, (whom he never charged with vifitation, but once in twenty Years) his Affability amongst the Gentlemen, and courteous ufage of his Tenants, gained him fo great a love, that he might very far prevail with them; yea, they never denied him any request that he made unto them. 116. At 2 |