244. The HISTORY of the PuMTAN S. Chap. VIa Queen his efleem both in city and country. The calling his ordination in que Elhzabeth, tion was exprefly contrary to the flatute 13 Eliz. by which (rays Mr. f foreign 'S78 Strype) The ordination o reformed churches was declared valid s p. 524. and thofe that had no other orders, were made of like capacity withothers, to enjoy any place of mini/lry within England. His. death. But the death of Mr. Whittingham, which happened about fix months. after, put 'an end to this and all his other troubl'es:. He was born in the_ city of Cher, i 52¢, and educated in Brazen Nofe College, Oxon ;. he was afterwards,tranflated to Chrifl Church, when it was founded by king Henry. VIII. being reckoned one of the belt fcholars in the univetfity; in the year 1.550; he travelled into France, Germany, and Italy, and re= turned about the latter end of king Edward VI. in the reign of queen Mary, he w.s with the exiles at Francfort, and upon the divifion there went with pact of the congregation to Geneva, and became their mi- nifier. He had a great-fháre in tranflating the Geneva bible, and the psalms in metre, as appears by the first letter of his name{W] over many of them. Upon his return home, he was preferred to the deanry of Durham, 1563, by. the intereft. of the earl. of Leicrer, where he fpene A . Ox. the remainder of his life. 1-It did good fervice, lays the Oxford`hiftorian,. p' 145 againfä the popish rebels in the north, and in repelling the archbifiop of York,from v:/iting the church cf Durham ; but he wasat bell buta luke- warm confomidt, -an enemy to the habits, and a promoter of the Geneva- doctrine and difcipline. However, he was a truly pious and re- ligious man, an excellent preacher, and an ornament- to religion.. He died while the caufe of his deprivation,,for not being ordained.according to the rites of the Engli/h church, was depending, ,7une to,. 1579, in. the 65th year -of his age. Strype'sinn. We have mentioned the bishop of Norwich's feverity in. his primary p 284. vifetation ; his lordship went on dill in the fame method,. not without Come marks of unfair designs; for the incumbent of Sprowton,_ being fur, p. a86. M.S. peeled tobe of the family of Love, his lordship deprived him,. and im- mediately begged the living for his fon-in-law Mr. Maplefdon, who was already archdeacon of Suffolk.. He Chewed no mercy to his fufpended clergy, though,they offered to fubfcribe, as far as the laws of the realm required. At length they petitioned their metropolitan Grindal, who though in,difgrace, licenfed them to preach throughout the whole diocefe ofNorwich, disrante beneplacito, provided they did not preach against the eflablifhed orders of the church, -nor move contend-tins-aboutceremonies; but frill theywere deprived of their livings. Mr. Law- The reverend Mr. Lawrence,. an admired preacher, and incumbent ofa. rence de- parish in Suffolk, was fufpended by the fame bishop, for not complying proved. with the rites and. ceremonies of the. church.. Mr. Calthorp a gentleman of
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