III. to the bout ex change. Archbishop elect, and the three other elects; which was, CHAP. that he and they had the honesty and courage to prefer to the Queen a secret address for her granting of several things Anno 1559. of great benefit and use to the Church and ministers of it: His address as, to stay the exchanges of bishops' lands for great tithes Queen a and impropriations in the Crown, so much to the detriment of the episcopal sees, and to the disabling of her Majesty's bishops to encourage learning, and to exercise that hospitality that was expected from them; offering her an equivalent, viz. a thousand marks a year during their lives. In the same address they requested divers other very needful things, as in behalf of the small bishoprics, and of the inferior clergy; as may be seen in the Annals of the Reforma- Annal. of tion. The excellent letter itself will be found in the Life tion, p.98. and Acts of Archbishop Parker. But however godly and pious the intention of this our elect was, yet little was effected thereby. But hereby he and his fellow bishops discharged their consciences. Reforma Grindal In the beginning of January, Grindal (who was now con- writes again secrated Bishop of London) wrote again to Martyr. And to Martyr. by this letter it appeared, that he and the rest of the pious bishops and ministers were at this time under great fears, perhaps about the success of religion, and it may be, somewhat jealous of the Queen's purposes. Martyr and the rest of the brethren at Zurick assured him, that they heartily condoled with them, and that they had, and would not cease to pray to God to avert the troubles and feared evils from them. with him crucifix. Peter Martyr, in a former letter, had shewed a great dis- Consults like at having the crucifix placed upon the table at the ad-about reministration of the Sacrament, which the Queen retained in taining the her chapel; whereupon Grindal now asked his judgment, whether he did not hold this among the things that were indifferent. To which that learned man replied in the negative; and that he should not advise any to distribute the Communion with that rite: but he prudently added, that he that was in the very midst of the battle must not expect counsel so far off, he being at such a distance from them, BOOK who were taking their consultations about it on the very I. spot: a calling, said he, is not rashly to be cast away, nor Anno 1559. yet to be taken up with the injury of truth. The sum is, 33 And that he would Queen a gainst it. as he went on, the worship of images is by no means to be tolerated: that neither Bullinger nor he esteemed such matters among the ádiápopa, i. e. things indifferent, but rejected them as forbidden.. Yet he exhorted him by no means to refuse the ministry which was voluntarily offered him, unless he were driven and compelled to these things. In fine, the good Bishop prayed him to use his interest with the Queen, and to write a letter, to dissuade her against write to the setting up or continuing the crucifix. But Martyr excused himself, and pleaded his extraordinary business; adding, that he thought his letters had not much weight with her; since he had writ twice before to her, both publicly and privately, and knew not yet whether what he writ was received; so little notice was taken, as he judged, of him: especially seeing, as it was said, the English were now consulting about embracing the Augustan Confession, and of entering into league with the German Protestants, who all had the crucifix in their churches. He gave him leave to consider then what little place his letter, or the letters of those of his rank, were like to find. Grindal also prayed him to put Bernardin Ochin and Bullinger upon writing to her. He did so, and Bernardin promised he would; but Bullinger declined it also. CHAP. IV. Some Made Bishop. Arms granted him. His Officers. HAVING thus related at large the correspondence be- IV. better pacifying of his conscience, and the directing of him CHAP. in certain matters, wherein he must be concerned, if he were bishop, I shall now go on to shew him entering upon his Anno 1559. episcopal honour and office. stop the ex bishops' He, together with the other first four elects, in a private The elects address to the Queen, offered her a pension of a thousand labour to marks a year, for themselves and for the rest of the province change of of Canterbury, (which they undertook for,) to stop the ex-lands. changing of bishops' lands, which the Parliament had empowered her to do; and shewing her in humble manner, that the present alteration of lands, by exchange from her, having been lands of monasteries dissolved, parsonages, and such like, were very inconvenient; which they offered to describe at large to her in writing. But this commendable boldness of Grindal and his colleagues took not effect, nor would the annual pension be accepted, as was shewn before. The consecration of Grindal, B. D. to the see of London, Grindal was December 21, 1559, being forty years of age. And with him were consecrated Cox elect of Ely, Meric of Bangor, and Sandys of Worcester. The consecration was celebrated in the Archbishop's chapel at Lambeth, by Archbishop Parker, assisted by Barlow, Scory, and Suffragan Hodgson: and a sermon was then preached by Alexander Nowell, the said Bishop of London's chaplain, upon that suitable text, Take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers. consecrated. letter to ercise his An exchange of lands was in hand between the Queen 34 and our Bishop, even before his consecration, but yet still TheQueen's not fully finished; before the concluding whereof, he could empower not make an end of compounding for his first-fruits; the in- him to exconvenience of which was, that it laid a stop to him in the jurisdiction. exercise of his episcopal office. For the taking this off, he required the Queen's authority for his acting as Bishop. Whereupon, the day after his consecration, she warranted him by this her letter: "Right Reverend Father in God, right trusty and well- Ex Regist. "beloved, we greet you well. Whereas we be informed, Grind. "that now upon the confirmation of your election to the E 1. 66 BOOK "bishopric of London, and consecration, you stand in doubt "to exercise any jurisdiction, which otherwise you might; Anno 1559. " for that you have not yet compounded for the first-fruits "of the said bishopric; which thing cannot conveniently "be done, until the exchange betwixt us and you be in "order requisite finished: for avoiding of disorder and in"conveniences, which otherwise might grow among our "people within the city and diocese of London, we have thought good to require you, all scruple of our laws in "respect of such order in proceeding set apart, to use and "exercise all such ecclesiastical jurisdiction as appertaineth "to the Bishop of London, in as ample and large manner "as ye were in full possession, and as ye had compounded "with us for the first-fruits of the same. And these our "letters shall be warrant sufficient for your discharge in "that behalf. Given under our signet, at our palace of "Westminster, the xxii. day of December, the second year "of our reign." Installed. Grind. Regist. The next day, that is, December 23, was the day of his installation; which was performed in this manner. First, in the chapter-house of St. Paul's, Thomas Young, Professor of Laws, produced his proxy for the Bishop before William May, LL.D. Dean of the church, and the Canons greater and less, and other members of that church, and took the oath of supremacy, in animâ ipsius Episcopi; and also swore the Bishop's residence according to the custom, unless dispensed with, and to observe the rights and privileges of the church of St. Paul's. Then was the said Dr. Young enthronized, or installed, in proxy for the Bishop; the Dean of Paul's, and John Molins, Archdeacon of London, conducting him from the chapter-house, the Dean on the right hand, and the Archdeacon on the left, to the great west door of the choir; and thence through the middle of the said choir unto the Bishop's seat between the said choir and the place of the high altar, the other greater and less Canons going before; and there they seated him. Then Te Deum was sung; and the Dean made this prayer in English. IV. Dean of St. "O Lord, Almighty God, we beseech thee to grant to CHAP. "thy servant EDMUND our Bishop, that by preaching " and doing those things which be godly, he may both in- Anno 1559. "struct the minds of the diocesans with true faith and ex- Paul's "ample of good works, and finally receive of the most prayer for "merciful Pastor the reward of eternal life; who liveth Bishop. “with thee, and the Holy Ghost, world without end. 35 "Amen." These things were done, together with other ac customed usages. the new grants him arms. Now did Sir Gilbert Dethick, alias Garter, Knt. principal Garter king of arms, honour the Bishop with a blazon of arms, to be made use of in all his sealed letters and instruments. The patent whereof ran in this tenor: mor. Sheld. Omnibus Christi fidelibus has presentes literas visuris, le- Offic. Arcturis vel audituris, GILBERTUS DETHIKE, alias Garter, Books, N. Miles, Principalis Rex Armorum Anglicorum, salutem, 162. p. 15. cum debita et humili commendatione. Equitas vult, et ratio postulat, quod homines virtuosi, et laudabilis dispositionis et vitæ honorabilis, sint per eorum merita honorati et remunerati in suis personis, existentes in hac vitâ mortali tam brevi et transitoriâ, et in quolibet loco honoris præ cæteris exaltati, demonstrando signa et exempla virtutis ac etiam humanitatis, viz. scutum cum insigniis honoris: eâ intentione, ut per eorum exempla alii magis conentur eorum vitam in bonis operibus et factis clarissimis exercere. Et ideo ego prædictus Garter Rex Armorum ut supra, non solum ex divulgatá famâ, verùm etiam ex meo cæterorumque nobilium fide dignorum testimonio, sim veracitèr instructus et informatus, quod Reverendus in Christo Pater D. EDMUNDUS GRINDAL Londinen. Episcopus diu in virtute claruit, ac veri et Christiani Prasulis officio functus est et fungitur indies; adeo ut benè mereatur et dignus sit in omnibus locis honoris admitti, numerari et recipi in numerum et consortium aliorum veterum præclarorum ac illustrium virorum: quapropter ob memoriam ejus tantæ virtutis et humanitatis, authoritate ac potestate mihi officioque meo Garterii Regis Armorum per Sereniss. Dominam Reginam concessis et attributis, ordi |