British Biography

OR,

An ACCURATE and IMPARTIAL ACCOUNT

OF THE

LIVES and WRITINGS

Eminent Perfons,

GREAT BRITAIN and IRELAND;

From WICKLIFF, who began the REFORMATION by his
WRITINGS, to the PRESENT TIME:

The feveral Incidents and remarkable Actions of their LIVES,
and the Particularities of their Deaths, that can be collected
from HISTORY, FAMILY MEMOIRS, and RECORDS, will
be related; a Catalogue and Specimen of their Writings
given, with occafional Remarks; and their Characters deli-
neated with Freedom and Impartiality By Josewarn
VOL. II.

PRINTED for R. GOADBY;

And fold by RICHARD BALDWIN and WILLIAM LEE,

LONDON

MDCCLXVE

CONTENTS

birth, 3. his education, 4. elected Fel-

low of his College, ibid. appointed

tutor to the children of the Marquis

of Dorfet, ibid. who gives him the

Rectorship of Lymington, ibid. is fet

in the ftocks by Sir Amias Pawlet, 5.

enters into the fervice of John Ne-

phant, ibid. made Chaplain to King

Henry VII. ibid. fent on an Embaffy

to the Emperor Maximilian, 6. his

extraordinary expedition, ibid. made

Dean of Lincoln, 7. appointed Al-

moner to Henry VIII. ibid. his me-

thods of ingratiating himself with

that Prince, 8. made Bishop of Lin.

coln, 11. and Archbishop of York,

ibid, created a Cardinal, 15. engroffes

the fole administration of public af-

fairs, 16. his pride and oftentation,

17. the number of his servants, ibid.

elects a legantine court, 19. founds

public lectures at Oxford, 21. careffed

by the Emperor and King of France,

23. intrigues for the Papacy, 28.

his infolent behaviour to the citizens

of London, 32, lays the foundation of

his College at Oxford, 34. makes the

King a prefent of his palace at Hamp-

ton Court, 35. fets out on an Em-

baffy to France, 37. his pompous

manner of travelling, ibid. concludes

three treaties with the French King,

40. returns to England, 41. made

Bifhiop of Winchester, ibid. fits as

Legate with Campejus, in order to

determine the King's divorce, 42,

incurs the difpleafure of the King,

44, 45, 46. the Great Seal is taken

from him, 47. the meanness of his

behaviour under his misfortunes, 48.

removes to Efher, ibid. difcharges

many of his fervants, 51. a bill of

indictment preferred against him, to

which he pleads guilty, ibid. his

fpeech to the Duke of Norfolk, 53.

the King grants him a full pardon,

54. fets out for his Diocese of York,

55. a remarkable change in his con-.

duct, 56. is arrefted for high treason,

57. his death, 58. and character, 59.

XXIII. The Life of Sir THO-

MAS MORE. His birth, 63, his
education, 64. applies himself to the
ftudy of the law, 65. the aufterities
practifed by him, ibid. elected a Mem-
ber of Parliament, 66. his spirited
and upright behaviour in this capa-
city, ibid. his integrity in the exercife
of the profeffion of the law, 67. his
marriage, ibid. his first meeting with
Erafmus, 69. he is knighted, made
Mafter of the Requests, Treasurer of
the Exchequer, and a Member of the
Privy Council, 71. marries a fecond
wife, ibid. an account of his domef-
tic life, 72. his piety, ibid. chosen
Speaker of the Houfe of Commons,
ibid. his remarkable motion there
concerning Wolfey, 73. incurs the
Cardinal's difpleasure, 74. the King's
familiarity with him, 75. his many
learned friends, ibid. employed to ne-

gociate

gociate the treaty of Cambray, 76.

made Lord Chancellor, 77. his up-

right and difinterested discharge of

that office, ibid. is concerned in the

perfecution of the Proteftants, 79.

refigns the Great Seal, 83. refufes to

concur in the affair of the divorce,

86. his declaration to the Committee

of the Council. ibid. accufations

brought against him by his enemies,

88. which only tend to demonftrate

his integrity, 89. is committed to
the Tower for refufing to take the
oath required by the act of Succef.
fion, 90. his unconcerned behaviour
under his misfortunes, ibid. his trial,
92. and condemnation, 93. his execu-
tion, 95. his character, 96. account
of his family, 97. and of his works,
ibid. inftances of his wit and plea-
fantry, 99.

XXIV. The Life of RICHARD

PACE. His birth, and education,

101. his preferments, ibid. employed

in fundry Embaffies, 102. his reputa-
tion among the Venetians, 103. is ill
treated by Wolfey, 104. lofes his
fenfes, ibid. and dies, 105. his cha-
racter, ibid. an account of his works,
ibid.

XXV. The Life of THOMAS

CROMWELL, Earl of Effex. His

birth and education, 107. his travels,

ibid. takes a journey to Rome, ibid.

is prefent at the facking of Rome,

108. returns to England, and is taken

into the fervice of Cardinal Wolfey,

ibid his grateful behaviour to his

mafter under his misfortunes, ibid.

obtains a feat in Parliament, and

defends the Cardinal in the Houfe of

Commons, ibid. is taken into the

King's fervice, 109. he is knighted,

made mafter of the jewel-houfe,

Chancellor of the Exchequer, and a

Privy Counsellor, &c. 110, created

Lord Cromwell of Okeham, and

made Vicar-General, and Vice-Gerent

over all the Spirituality, 111. exerts

himself very much in promoting the

Reformation, 112. his grateful difpo-

fition, 113. is created Earl of Effex,

and appointed Lord High Chamber-

lain, 117. promotes the King's mar-

riage with Anne of Cleves, ibid. in-

curs the difpleasure of the King, ibid.

is committed prifoner to the Tower,

bid. is attainted of high treason, 118,

and executed, 119. his character, ib,

XXVI. The Life of Sir EDWARD

HOWARD. He is fent against Sir

Andrew Barton, 121. is made Lord

High Admiral, 122. invades France,

ibid. attacks a fquadron of French

gal ies, 124. and lofes his life in the

action, ibid. his character, ibid.

XXVII. The Life of THOMAS

HOWARD, Duke of Norfolk. His

early bravery, 126. is made Lord

High Admiral, ibid, scours the feas of

French veffels, ibid. lands in Brittany,
and ravages the country, ibid. contri-
butes greatly to the victory over the
Scots at Flodden field, 127. appointed
Lord Deputy of Ireland, ibid. com-
mands both the English and the Im
perial fleets, 128. his fucceffes againft
the French, ibid. made Lord Tread
furer, 130. commands an army in
Scotland, ibid. conftituted Earl Mar-
shal of England, ibid. falls into trou-

bles, 131, is committed to the Tower,

ibid. a bill of attainder passes against

him, 132. his death, and character,
ibid.

XXVIII. The Life of HENRY
HOWARD, Earl of Surry. His
birth, and education, 134. defends the
beauty of his miftrefs against all op-
pofers, ib. made Field Marshal of the

English army in France, ib. where he

diftinguishes himself, ib. is repulfed,

135. is deprived of his command, ib.

and charged with treasonable designs,

136. is tried, ib. condemned, ib. and

executed, 137. his character, ib. and

account of his works, 138.

XXIX. The Life of HUGH LA-

TIMER, Bishop of Worcester. His

birth and clucation, 141. his zeal for

Popery, ib. is converted to Protestan-

tifm by Thomas Bilney, 142. attacks