Tranjlated out of .l!.atine into Engli!h. ~~~~ee~~;fii~~fs~~~~ ~fi~·or~~~i~i'S!~:, ~~dl~a'::i!.::t~;h~~:di~~1. befiowed on him: his to ~:i~~e:e~o~~ua~i~it~~d 6~:~in~0~h1t~i~1:d~::, ~;~~~:~:a~~g~~~~~~hrs~~fk:~"3f~~!fuefi~;: Flattery for Obedience; and inflead ofFidelny, Deceit and Complements, and fuch like friv~ )OU9 f.l:fhions of the Court. He was in bearing thofe Honours which his Vertue w~n to him cruel and proud: in regaining any that he Jofi:, able .to weary .any.man ~i~h fubm!{Iion a~d humility. For io his Fortunes alCo appeared as ~reat dtvcrfiry, as 10 bts condttlons. Some whtle he he was pleafing to King HenrJ, and high in hts favour; having by his Pen maintained the Kings Authority. againfi the Pope : Afrerwar~s, when his prevaricating therein w~s underfi:~, ~i;~~y~y ~~d~~n~J~~~~e~he3~1xt~~e :asm~~~~ o~l;h~e~~~d~~'e ~~t ~~p~~f~~e~~~~~~:~ft t~1! reproach of a mean efiate. At length in ~een Maries R..eign he was fet at liberty,. and being again refl:ored to his former H~nors~ h~ exerc1fe~ not f? much ~mma~d as tyranny: nll even fide with envy, that Cardinal Pool mD 1gnny out-ihmed htm,and wtth hetght of Honors overlbadow· ed his glory, haVing often, but frill in vain tried to cure his Malady with a «!:ardinaUhip, anger at ~~~h~~~a~~~~t~~L~~n~~~J~~d~~~:~~:~~mmended for many ~cellen~ies ofmind, while he lead a private life; but in his Honors unbrideled, and of no moderation : Well might one fay, Nature had made him a worthy man, and Fortune corrupted him. he fa~':l~f~~;:t/~:~t~r~~~~e~ ~:~~~i:r~~fi~i~~~~=k~~~fu:e 0i~;r~~~J~v;~ ~~~:/b~;~ta;~~ brief nothing on all fides, but Flight, Slaughter, and Gibbets; and that the Bifuop of Winp ehefttr was the principle Incendia ry of all this, who for private refpefis was already his enemy; he then began to fear what might become of him, and to think offome ~peedy way for his departure thence. As fooo as the Duke knew his intent, gently chiding h1s fearfulnefs, he ufed maRy words to perfwade him to leave all thought ofgoing away ; affirming it neither agreeable to honour or modefty, for him to fuffer his Tutor, fo weU deferving at his hands, at aoy time of his life, to be taken from him: but that it Chould then be done, was not befeerning for him that defired it. Let him but think with himfelf, how great a burthen of hatred his Schobr mull: needs bear, among thofe who were ignorant, whether he forfook him of his own accord, or were forfaken by him : yet that he imreated not to be excufcd from any hatred, which might light upon him, if at )eart he might do it with Mafter Foxes commodity: But in Hying, what ~~~:r~h~~~~~o~h~~t~n~~n~~~!~~me~6a~0h:er~!kn~~~~~!~' :11~hai~~~Fs ~:~~ ;~~~chd~~~\; ti: that it was nor yet come to fuch extremity; neither would he fuffer it lbould : That he had yet Wealth, and Favour, and Friends, and the Fortune of his houfe: if the mifchance prevailed further, himfelf would partake of the danger, and make the deftruaion common: That be remembred, with what Precepts he bad fortified his younger years; neither had he with more attention hearkened to his Inftructions, than he would with cooftancy put them in praB:ice ; only let him be ofgood courage, and fo avoid the violence of his ene~ies, as not. to be w~ary of his Friends company : That this he fpake, as hoping by hi9 authortty to prev;ul with htm : but if th:lt might not be obtained, he would then further him in the courfe he intended. There w:n in the Dukes Speech the more credit, bet::aufc it was known to proceed from the inbred fincerity of his heart , alld a moft tender good will towards him : and he grew now afuamed, nor fo much of that he had done in asking leave, as that he had believed his requeft b:~~tja~~t~: f~~3:e~n:d ~i: s~!::~e~h:tx~~s ~~dc~dH;~,a~[;gu~!~fio~~~: ~~eJ:~~~~~ Tutor from any injury; but his own part, to have a care, lefl: for his &fety, the Duke might incar apparent danger, or perpetual trouble:· neither that his fear wanted all excufe. For though he well knew the Duke could not be drawn from his promife and good intentions towards him; yet was he not ignorant, that by fome wile or other, he might be circumvented and deceived. For even at that time was the Bifbop of Winchejltr very intimate with the Duke~ relying upon the ancient Obfervance he had always ufed to that Family,by whofe credit he had mcreafed ~~~1:J~!~ o~~~~'erth~~ ~~e~;;[~f~~hi:0 !J~t~~t!~s s;:;~~ftt~h~~ur:~:~ie~"t~~~~:e:fr~ d;~;h~~ a~~~~g 0~ ab!~n~:~;~o\~e:.:O~d,t~~~th~~ft:ri}:: {~:t;k~~~~~t~r~~~~~~;v~::! ~tthm the.boufe) entred the room w~ere the D~ke and he were in difcourfe; and feeing the Btfbop, wuh a fuew of bafhfulneCs wuhdrew htm{elf. The lliihop asking who that was ; the Du!te anfwered,_ His .Phyfitian, who was fome 0 what uncourtly, as being. new come from the ~Uvb!:ty~i111 ~~e~fec~'}"~f~~ce;~: ;]'~ ~;;[g~e~n~!!A~hteha~i*!'h:r:! ~h~e~clr~~~~~ r::~~et~pr=i~b:~bt:~~:r la~r:~~y: !: :lt~f~ft~~o~~!~ ~~e~i~~a:!net~~rf~:en~f :~~f~;, a.nd then open deceiver; but by all means, the Bifhops being fick,muO:: be prevented. From that tt.me he eau~ all things neceffary for his flight, with the leafr noife that might b(.", to be pro- "fl~ed; fendmg one of his Servants before to Ipfwich-Haven, to hire a Bark, and make ready all thuJgS needful for the Voyage : and becaufe it feemed fcarce fafe for Mafler Fox to flay in c any
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