264 ?he HISTORY of -the PURITANS. Chap. V . .ueen the like by his relations and friends ; then giving himfelf up to God, he Elizrhech, took his bed about the end of February, and died March 4, 1583, in ' Sv the 66th year of his age. He was a heavenly man, endued with a large and generous foul, of a tall ftature of body with a roman note ; his clothes were neat and plain ; for he was frugal in his own drefs, though very bountiful to others. His doors were always open for the entertain- ment of ftrangers. He boarded in his own houfe twenty-four fcholars, moft of whom were upon charity. He kept a table for the poor every Lord's day, from Michaelmas toEafler, and expended five hundred pounds for a free fchool for their children. Upon the whole, he was a pious; devout, and open hearted divine ; a confcientious non-conformifi, but againft feparation. He was accounted afaint by his very enemies, if he had any fuch, being full of faith and good works ; and was at daft put into his grave, as a [hock of corn fully ripe. ZJearbofibp. The fame year died EDMUND GRINDÄL, archbifhop of Canterbury, Grindal. at Copland in the county of Cumberleind in the year i 519, and edu- cated in Cambridge. He was a famous preacher in king Edward's days, andWas nominated by him to a bifhoprick, when he was only thirty- three years ofage; but that king dying loon after, he went into exile, and im- bibed the principles of a further reformation, than had as yet obtained in England. Uponqueen Elizabeth's accefiìon, he returned to England, and was advanced firfi to the fee of London, and then to York and Canterbury, though he could hardly perfuadehimfelffor fome time, to wear the habits, Grindal's and comply with the ceremonies of the church ; nor did he ever heartily trfe, P. 235. approve them, yet thought it better to fupport the reformation on that foot, than hazard it back into the hands of the papifts. He was of a mild and moderate temper, eafy of accefs, and affable even in his higheft exalta- tion. He is blamed by fome, for his gentle ufage of the puritans, though he ufed them worfe than he would have done, if he had been left to himfelf. About a year or two after his promotion to the fee of Canter- bury, he loft the queen's favour on account of the prophefyings, and was fufpended for fome years, during which time, many puritan minifters took flicker in the counties Of Kent and Sorry, &c. which made more work for his fucceffor. The good old archbifhop being blind and broken- hearted, the queen took off his fequeftration about a year before his death, and fent to acquaint him, that if he would refign, he fhould have her favour, and an honourable penfion ; which he promifed to accept within fix months; but Whitgift who was defigned for his fucceffor, refufing to enter upon the fee while Grindal lived, he made a fhift to hold it till his death, which happened ,udy the 6th, 1583, in the fixty=third year of his age. Camden calls him a religious and grave divine. Holding- bead Pays he was fo ftudious, that his book was his bride, and his ¡lady his is
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