CARTWRIGHT. 147 increasing to so great .a degree that his life was thought to be in danger, he wrote to the lords of the council, the Earl Of Leiceste,r; and the Lord Treasurer Burleigh, for permission to come home. These two noblemen made honourable men- tion of him in Parliament. They also interceded with the queen, but could not procure her favour and consent. Nevertheless, he ventured to return once more to his native country. But it was no sooner known that he was landed, than he was apprehended by BishopAylmer, and cast into prison.* When he appeared before Whitgift, now made Archbishop, he behaved with so much modesty and respect, as greatlysoftened the heart of his adversary ; who, upon the promise of his quiet and peaceable behaviour, suffered him, after some time, to go at large. For this favour, both the Earl of Leicester and Mr. Cartwright thanked the archbishop ; but all the endeavours they used could not obtain him a license to preach.t The earl did every thing for him in his power, and made him master of the hospital at Warwick; where, for some time, he preached without a license, being exempt from the jurisdiction of the prelates4 This noble earl, and his brother, the Earl of Warwick, were his constant friends and patrons as long as they lived.§ Mr. Cartwright was so celebrated, that King James of Scotland offered him a professorship in the university' of St. Andrews ; but he modestly declined it. Afterwards, Mr. Cartwright, in the dedication of his " Commentary on Ecclesiastes" to that king, made thankful acknowledg- ment of the royal favour. The Archbishop of Dublin invited him into Ireland, offering him considerable prefer- ment ; and it is said he went into Ireland, but soon returned to England.11 Indeed, such was his distinguished reputation, that the most celebrated divines, both at . The bishop, to cast the reproach of this from himself, proceeded against Mr. Cartwright, not in his own name, but in the name of the queen ; with which her majesty no sooner became acquainted, than she was greatly incensed against him. Aylmer, poor man ! to makeup the breach, wrote to the treasurer, entreating him to use his utmost endeavours to appease the queen's indignation.-Strype's Whitgift, p. 225.--Strypes Aylmer, p. 117. Strype's Annals, vol. iii. p. 340, 341.-Strype's Whitgift, p. 225, 226. Clark's Lives, p. 19. § The Earl of Warwick, who died of an amputation of his leg, was a person of great sweetness of temper, and of unexceptionable character. He was affectionate to his relations, kind to his domestics, and grateful to his friends. He was called by the people, long before and after his death, TOE GO. EA. OF WARWICK.-Biog. Briton. vol. v. p. 443, 444. Edit. 1775. I Kingdom's MS. Collet. Pref. p. 33.
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