accidisse putat, quo nostra regio in hac religionis vastitate et scismate miserius non fuerit afflicta. Non est opus recensere in hoc loco eversa monasteria, spoliata templa, strages sacerdotum, cedes nobilium, motus et tumultus populi, totius regni egestatem, quæ etsi aliunde accidere possunt, tamen cum tam gravia sint, ut opprimant, ultionis et vindictæ, quam probandi causa in malos et nocentes infligi putamus. SED SUNT ísta fortunæ ludibria, graviora sumus passi religionis et conscientiæ detrimenta, pietas in Deos omnis evanuerat, virginalis sacerdotum professio ad libidinem soluta est, animus quasi consopitus jacebat, quem nullæ ceremoniæ excitabant, ipsa mens opinionum varietate ita distracta, ita sibi ipsi dissentiens, ut infinitis erroribus implicaretur. In hiis erant duo præcipuè fontes ex quorum rivulis et hausisse Academiam paulo liberalius, et illa potione ferinè inebriatam confitemur, Prior ortum habebat ex illa nostri violenta divulsione a Catholicæ ecclesiæ unitate, re non dissimili illius pugnæ, quam olim Menemius Agrippa in intestina civium discordia, de corpore humano memoravit. Posterior ex immensa palude et cæno Wicleviano emanavit, quem celebris apud nos imo miserabilis de sacramentis altaris patefecit. DE CUJUS REI veritate plerique suo sensu abundantes, pro arbitrio quisque suo statuebat, nos philosophos, nec illos quidem optimos, imitati ex Epicureorum schola ad scripturæ lumen aliquid attulimus, Quod enim Christus omnino precise et sine exceptione de vera et perpetua sui corporis præsentia affirmarat (in cujus verbi veritate fundamentum fidei nostræ collocatur) id nos ita sumus interpretati, ut mancam, et alienam Christi vocem judicaremus, nisi illa Epicuri propria particula quasi adderetur, et quod Christiani corpus et sanguinem id nos quasi corpus et sanguinem diceremus. SED NON EST istius temporis preterita nimium meminisse quæ utinam æterna oblivione obrui possent, neque ulla tantæ labis memoria ad posteros nostros propagetur, tamen fuerunt attingenda generatim quidem, quod erranti confessio salutaris sit, membratim vero quod Academia hiis vulneribus a Censoria potestate confecta a Censoria medicina ad salutem reduci postulat. Ipsa vero pro se et suis spondet, omnes in authoritate vestra futuros, quos assiduis concionibus adeo ad penitentiam edocuit, ut et eos ad sanam religionem fidissime transiisse, et in eadem

diligenti presentis vitæ usu superioris ætatis damna sarcituros putetis. Nam qui primi in hoc cursu sunt acerrime contendunt in eo quod tam voluntarie susceperunt, et qui pigrius egressi, quasi pomeridianis horis ad hoc certamen accesserunt, ea certe præbent jam immutatæ voluntatis indicia, ut quomodo temere et juveniliter a sana religione defecerunt, ita non nisi mature et cum judicio ab heresi descivisse videantur. Universis vero simul restituta et desiderata religio magis placere videtur quam si assidue percepta, neque ad tempus obscurata fuisset. QUAPROPTER ACADEMIA supplex et prostrata primum a Deo immortali pacem et veniam petit precaturque ab eo, ut hodiernum diem ad suorum salutem conservandam, et rempublicam hanc constituendam illuxisse patiatur. Deinde pro se, pro suis, pro universis, pro singulis, hanc petitionem ad celsitudines vestras affert, ut superiorum temporum offensas ex errore et inscitia profectas presenti hominum industria condonetis. De reliquis vero pro summa prudentia vestra et singulari in nos amore eam sententiam feratis, ut suorum causas vel justitia vestra bonas inveniat, vel clementia. bonas esse faciat. In utrisque par erit beneficium, sive Academiam pro causarum equitate judicaveritis, sive pro amoris vestri abundantia innocentem eam esse volueritis, Nos pro referenda gratia summam in sacris modestiam, assiduam in literis operam, perpetuum veræ religionis amorem, sempiternam vestri beneficii memoriam repromittimus*.

* This speech was addressed to the Visitors on January 11th, 1556, in the gate-house of Trinity College. The Bishop of Chester answered it in a few sentences. It has been printed by Fox.-ED.

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF THE CHIEF ACTORS IN QUEEN MARY'S VISITATION. THOSE PRINTED IN SMALL CAPITALS WERE THE VISITORS.

Atkynson Ric. D.D. . . Late Provost of King's College. He was one of the deputation sent by the senate to Oxford in 1554 to dispute against Cranmer and Ridley.

CHRISTOPHERSON J. B.D. Master of Trinity, and Bishop of Chichester.

COLE HEN. D.D.

Cosins Edw. D.D.
Dyer Sir James

Evered Mr.

Francke Mr.

Fuller J. LL.D. . .

...

In 1558 he was ejected from his Mastership and Bishoprick. One of the Visitors. Provost of Eton. One of the Visitors.

Master of Catherine Hall.

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the detection of heretical books, etc."

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the detection of heretical books, etc."

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the
detection of heretical books, etc."

Master of Jesus. A member of All Souls
Oxford.

Gardiner Steph. LL.D.. Master of Trinity Hall, Chancellor of the

Junior Proctor.

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the detection of heretical books, etc."

In 1562 Master of Clare Hall.

Late Master of Clare Hall from which situ-
ation he was ejected in 1553 and died in
1556.

Master of Corp. Christ. on the cession of
Matthew Parker in 1553.

An esquire Bedel, writer of the following
journal, died in 1558.

Late Master of Trinity Hall ejected in 1553.

An Italian Priest, the Pope's Datary. His name does not occur in this journal; he is invariably termed THE DATARY. He was one of the Visitors.

President of Queen's College ejected 1559. Master of Peterhouse, Vicechancellor during the Visitation. Fox says, "He was a man meetest for the purpose" [the exhumation and burning of Bucer's bones] "both for the office he bare, and also by the testimony of Christopherson he was deemed to be the most Catholicke of all others." He however conformed to the Protestant creed on Elizabeth's accession and retained his Mastership.

High Steward of the University.

Late Master of Jesus ejected in 1553. Died
1556.

Cardinal, Archbishop of Canterbury, and
Chancellor of the University.

Senior Proctor.

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the
detection of heretical books, etc."
Master of Christ's College. He was one of
the deputation sent by the Senate to
Oxford to dispute against Cranmer and
Ridley. Bishop of Chester, and one of
the Visitors.

Sedgewicke J. D.D. . . . Regius Professor of Divinity, in which office

he succeeded Bucer. He was one of the
deputation sent by the Senate to dispute
against Cranmer and Ridley, and also one
of the Commissioners "for religion, the
detection of heretical books, etc."

Stokes J.
Swynbourne Roland. . . Master of Clare Hall. Having been ejected

Public Orator and Fellow of King's College.

Taylor W. D.D.

Thurlbye D.D.

Walker

from his Mastership in 1549 he was restored in 1553 and finally ejected in 1558. Chaplain to Scot Bishop of Chester, whom he succeeded as Master of Christ's College*, and was ejected from his Mastership in 1559.

Bishop of Ely. Deprived of his Bishoprick in 1559.

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the detection of heretical books, etc."

WATSON THOMAS D.D.. Late Master of St. John's, Bishop of Lincoln. Deprived of his Bishoprick 1559. One of the Visitors.

One of the Commissioners "for religion, the detection of heretical books, etc."

.. Master of Pembroke College ejected from his Mastership in 1559. He was Vicechancellor in 1554 and one of the deputation sent by the Senate to Oxford to dispute against Cranmer and Ridley.

See an account of his appointment and admission to the Mastership,

p. 188.