1567.

Sent for to preach before

the Queen.

Was made

of great learning, and judgment, he
was perfuaded to fet down thofe his Le-
&tures in writing, which are like fhort-
ly for their excellency and worth, to be
published for the common benefit.

15. His fingular, and extraordinary
gift in preaching, caufed him, upon
the recommendation of Sir Nicholas Ba-
con, the then Lord Keeper of the Great
Seal of England, and Sir William Cecill,
principal Secretary (afterwards Lord
Treafurer of England) to be fent for to
preach before Her Majefty, who took
fo great liking of him, for his method,
and matter, that, hearing his Name to
be Whitgift, fhe faid he had a white-
gift indeed. And as his Gifts were then
efteemed white, fo his Fortune after-
wards proved white, and happy; his
good Name and Reputation white, and
fpotlefs fo that it may be properly
faid of him, that he was gallina filius
alba.

:

16. Her Majefty within four Months Master of Tri- after that he was Master of Pembrokenity College, July 4. 1567. Hall, made him Mafter of Trinity College, and caufed him immediately afQueen's Chapter to be fworn her Chaplain.

and the

lain,

1

17

IN

N the College, at his firft en- Found Divi trance, he found much divifion, fions in the College; (efpecially amongft fuch as laboured innovation in the Church) being begun and headed in the government of his Predeceffor Mafter D. Beaumont.

Yet

did he in fhort time wifely appeafe thefe wifely-ppeafed Stirs, and governed for five years fpace them. with great quietnefs both of the whole Company, and himself, until Mafter Thomas Cartwright (a Fellow of that College) his laft return from beyond the Seas.

18. The first difcontentment of the Cartwright's faid Mafter Cartwright grew at a Difpu- fir discontent, tation in the University before Queen Elizabeth, becaufe Mafter Prefton (then of King's College, and afterward Mafter of Trinity Hall) for his comely Ge. fture, and pleafing Pronunciation, was both liked and rewarded by her Majefty, and himself received neither reward, nor commendation; prefuming of his own good Scholarship, but wanting indeed that comely grace and behaviour which the other had. This his no small grief he uttered unto divers of his inward Friends in Trinity College, who were alfo very much difcontented, beB 2

caufe

His Self-con

geit.

cause the honour of the Disputation did not redound unto their College.

19. Mr. Cartwright, immediately after her Majesty's neglect of him, began to wade into divers Opinions, as that of the Difcipline, and to kick against her Ecclefiaftical Government; he also then grew highly conceited of himfelf for Learning, and Holiness, and a great Contemner of others that were not of his mind. And although the Learning and Qualities of any were never fo mean, yet if he affected Mafter Cartwright, and his Opinions, he should be in great eftimation with him, according to the faying of the Poet:

Præcipui funto, fitque illis aurea barba.

But if he were againft him in his fanciful Conceits, though he were never fo good a Scholar, or fo good a Man, he could not brook or like of him; as of Dr. Whitaker, and others: And although in their Elections of Scholars into that College, they made as good choise as any other, either before, or in their time, yet could he never afford the Electors, nor Parties elected, a good word, unless they fided with him in his Fancies.

20. And

20. And that he might the better Cartwright feed his Humour with these conceited went to GeNovelties, he travailed to Geneva; the Discipline neva; affected where observing the Government and of that Church. Discipline of that Church to be by certain Ecclesiastical Superintendents, and Lay-Elders, or Presbyters (as they called them,) he was fo far carried away with an affection of that new devised Difcipline, as that he thought all Churches and Congregations for Government Ecclefiaftical, were to be measured and fquared by the practice of Geneva.

21. Therefore, when he returned His oppofition home, he took many exceptions against to the Efta the Established Government of our Government blished Church Church, difallowing the Vocation of in England. our Archbishops, Bishops, Archdeacons, and other Ecclefiaftical Officers; the Administration of our Holy Sacraments, and obfervation of our Rites and Ceremonies; and buzzing these Conceits into the Heads of divers young Preachers and Scholars of the Univerfity, he drew after him a great number of Disciples and Followers. And upon a Sunday (Doctor Whitgift being from home) Master Cartwright with fome of his Adherents, made three Sermons in B 3 that

Preacheth against the Surpless.

that one day; wherein they fo vehemently inveighed (amongst other Ce remonies of our Church) against the Surplefs, as thofe of Trinity College were fo moved therewith, that at Evening Prayer they caft off their Surpleffes (though against the Statutes of the Houfe) and were all placed in the Chappel without Surpleffes, three only excepted; Doctor Legge, Mr. West and the Chaplain. By reafon of which Stirs, both that private College was greatly diftracted, and the whole Univerfity much perplexed and troubled.

22. For these his Opinions were now broached not only at home in their College Sermons, and Domeftical Common-Places, but by Mafter Cartwright himself, and his Adherents, in the publick Church of the whole University; wherein they mightily declamed against the Ordination of our Priests, and Deacons, and greatly traduced the Heads and Governors of the Colleges, because they attended the Service of thofe Places. The Reverend Bifhops, and Fathers of the Church, for their due obferving Ecclefiaftical Rules, and Conftitutions, were by them much perftringed, the Established Church paral