over the Semi

pifts.

within the Province of Canterbury, to proceed with the Recufants by their Authority Ecclefiaftical, and Cenfures of the Church, and called yearly upon them for an account of their doings. He fent forth alfo many Warrants by vertue of her Highness's Commission for Caufes Ecclefiaftical, and thereby had daily brought before him both Recufants and Priefts; who according to the quality of their Offences were reftrained, and proceeded against, or delivered over unto the Civil Magiftrate to be dealt withal, as to Juftice appertained, after the Laws were enacted against Recufants and Seminary Priefts.

ile kept a 98. Thus this grave and prudent fraight hand Archbishop always carried a moft viginary Priefts lant eye, and ftraight hand over the and fubtle Pa- fubtle-headed Papifts; as fearing left they conceived an hope of advancing their Cause and Quarrel by help of the aforefaid Contentions betwixt the Bifhops and thefe Sectaries; and fo foon as they should have found the Forces on both fides fufficiently weakned and enfeebled by a long continuance of the Conflict, to have deftroyed the Vanquished with the Vanquishers, where

by

by to re establish their Papal Jurifdi&tion, and fuperftitious Impieties; as not long after this Archbishop's death they attempted to do, by the divelish Device of that damnable Powder-Treason; which if it had fucceeded, their intendment then was, to have put both alike to the Sword.

99. You may perceive by the Pre- He is unjustly miffes, how untruly fome of the uncha traduced by ritable and precipitate Sectaries tradu- the Sectaries, ced him for a Papist, and called him The Pope of Lambeth in their Libels, and Conventicles, and most unjustly reproached him with the Title of Doctor Pearn's Servant, whom they likewife taxed with Popery, and falfly charged him to have infected the Archbishop therewith, because of his affection and love unto him, for the reasons specified before. The truth is, as the Archbishop was of his own nature a very loving kind man, fo he did hate in- He hated Ingratitude in any, and could never be gratitude, taxed with that fault. He was likewife (as the Gentlemen of Worcestershire and Kent had daily experience) very firm, Is firm in his and marvailous conftant, where he af- Friendships. fected and profeffed love, which brought him in great difpleasure in the Caufe of

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the

the late Earl of Effex; with whofe Life, and Actions, though I have nothing to do (having only taken upon me to report another Man's) yet thus much I may truly say, that his misfortune drew upon the Archbishop the greatest difCenfured for contentment, and fevereft reprehenfion bis affection to from her Majefty, that he had ever bethe Earl of fore undergone in all his life.

Effex.

100. For after that the Earl began to fall upon Courses difpleafing and diftaftful unto her Majefty, nevertheless fuch was the confidence the Archbishop had in the Earl's Loyaly, and his own ftedfastness in that Friendship which he had formerly profeffed unto him, that he could not be drawn from being a continual Interceffor for him; whereThe Queen dif- with her Majefty was fo highly dif pleafed at his pleafed, and fo fharply rebuked him for the Earl,which the fame, that the good old Archbimuch grieves fhop came fometimes home much bim. grieved and perplexed.

interceffion for

Tacit. An

nal. lib. 4

101. Within a while after, the Earl (forgetting that unto Princes the highest judgment of things is given, and unto us the glory of obedience is left) went out Earl of Effex indeed. The Archbishop being that Sunapprehended, day Morning at the Court (whether Feb. 8. 1600. direction, or by his own accord, I know

not)

arms his Servants for the

not) haftned home without any Attendant, and commanded as many men as he then had in the House to be presently armed, and fent them over unto the Court, but not to go within the Gates until Mafter Secretary Cecill, or fome other by his inftruction, fhould appoint them a Leader. There were immedi- The Archbishep ately prefented unto him Threefcore men well armed, and appointed, who Queen's de with a Meffage from the Archbishop, fence. fhewed themselves before the Court, of whofe arrival there Mafter Secretary Cecill, with the reft of the Lords of the Council, were right glad, and faid he w taken at was a moft worthy Prelate. They had Court, speedily a Leader appointed unto them, and marched prefently, and were the firft that entred into the Gates of Effexhoufe; and in the first Court made good the place until the Earl yielded himself, Earl of Effex and was by the Lord Admiral brought to brought to Lambeth-hoafe, where he remained an houfe, then hour or two, and was from thence con- fent to the Tower. veyed to the Tower. The Archbishop had likewife in readiness that Afternoon Forty Horsemen well appointed, and expected Directions from the Court how to dispose of them. The next Morning he fent a Gentleman to know

Lambeth

good opinion'

how the Queen did, and how she refted all night. To whom he made answer, that the refted and flept the better for his care the day before; but I befhrew his heart (faid fhe) he would not be lieve this of Effex, though I had often told him it would, one day, thus come to pass.

102. After this, when her Majesty understood that her own recommendaThe Archbishop tion of the Earl had wrought that good in the Queen's opinion of him in the Archbishop, and and favour to that fhe now found his readiness for her her dying-day. defence, with Horse, and Men, and the nearness thereof unto the Court,to ftand her at that time in great ftead, fhe began to entertain him in her wonted favour and grace again, and ever after continued her good opinion of him unto her dying day.

Queen Elizabeth died

1602.

Dr. Watson,

103. Towards which time, though by reafon of her melancholy Difeafe, March 24 he was impatient of others speeches The Archbishop, with her, yet was fhe well pleafed to Dr. Bancroft, hear the Archbishop, the then Bishops Dr. Parry, of London, and Chichester, and the now Bishop of Worcester, with fome other Queen in ber Divines, give her comfort and counfel to prepare her felf to God-ward, and most devoutly prayed with them, ma

attend the

Sickness.