Chap. V. 7hre HISTORY of t,ee PJRJTANS., 187 in Oxford, and was chaplain to queen .Inne Bullen, and one of the Queen four divines nominated by archbilbop Cranmer, to bifhopricks in Ireland. 'Elizabeth, In the beginning of queen Mary's reign, he went into voluntary exile, CMJ and refìded at Frankfort, where he anfwered the objections of Dr. Horne, concerning church -difcipline and worfhip. Upon his return into Eng- land, he was chofen one of the difputants againft the popi(h bithops, and fhewed himfelf fo profound a divine, that the queen, out of her high efteem for him, offered him the arch-bifhoprick of Canterbury ; but he refufed it from puritanical principles, and would accept of no pre- ferment in the church, as it then ftood : He excufed himfelf to the queen, by faying, he could live plentifully on the gofpel without any preferment; and accordingly did fo: He went up and down like an apoftle, preach- ing the word where it was wanted ; and (pent his life in celibacy, which gained him the higher efteem with the queen, who had no great af- feétion for married priefts. He died this year in a good old age; but in Ath. Ox. what church or chapel he was buried, I know not. P. 172. Our archbifhop was very bufy this fummer, with the bithops of Win- 'ibp. Par- defter and Ely, in harafíing the puritans ; for which purpofe he fum- ker'r zeal moned before him the principal clergy of both provinces, who were diff °stun°r- affected to the uniformity eftablifhed by law, and acquainted them, that y if they intended to continue their miniftry, they muff take out new li- cences, and fubfcribe the articles framed according to a new all of par- liament, for reforming certain diforders in minifiers; otherwife they mutt refign quietly, or be deprived. He took in the bifhops abovementioned to countenance his proceedings, but Grindal declared he would not be concerned, if his grace proceeded to fufpenfion and deprivation; upon which Parker wrote back, that " He thought it high time to fet about " it ; and however the world might judge, he would ferve God and his " prince, and put her laws in execution; that Grindal was too timorous, L. of Grin. there being no danger of a premunire; that the queen was content the dal, p. i65. " late book of articles (though it had not the broad foal) fhould be " ° profecuted ; and in cafe it mould hereafter be repealed, there was no " fear of a premunire, but only of a fine at her pleafure, which he was " perfuaded her majefly, out of love to the church, wouldnot levy : But Grindal being now at York, wifely declined the affair." In the month of ynne, the archbifhop cited the chief puritans about MS. p. rT7. London toLambeth, viz. Mr. Goodman, Lever, Sampfn, Walker, Wyburn, Puritansfat- Goff, Percival, Deering, Field, Brown, j ohnfon, and fome others. Thefe Pend"?. divines being willing to live peaceably, offered to fubfcribe the articles of religion, ar far as concerned the dol=trine and facraments only, and the book of Common Prayer, as far as it tended to edification, it being acknow- ledged on all hands, that there were tome imperfeélions in it ; praying B b z with
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