Chap. VII. The HISTORY of the PtJaIrANS. 295 " that he may have occafion to turn his complaint into giving to us a Queen " good report of your charitable dealing, we bid you heartily farewel. Elizabeth, " Hampton Court; November the a¢th, 1584. Signed, rt 5gt. .dmbrofe Warwick, Fr. Knollys, Walter Mildmay, Fr. Wangham, Wm. Bu;ghley, Bromley, Chan. Fr. Bedford, Rob. Leice/ler, Charles Howard, 7atnes Crofts, Crr. Hatton. After forne time the bifhop returned this anfwer; " j Befeech your lordfhips to confider, that it is a rare example thus to The biijhop's " prefs a bifhop for his zealous fervice to the queen and the peace "fiver. " of the church, efpecially the man being found worthy to be committed for non- conformity, to fay nothing of his contemptuous tiling of me; neverthelefs, finco it pleaferh your lordfhips to require force reafonable " fum of money, I pray you to confider my poor eflate and great - " charges otherwife, together with the great vaunt the man will make " of his conqueft over a bifhop. I hope therefore your lordfhips will be " favourable to me, and refer it to my felt, either to bellow upon him " tome frnall benefice, or otherwife to help him as opportunity offers. " Or if this %hall not fatisfy the man, or content your lordfhips, leave " him to the trial of the law, which I hope will not be fo plain for him as he taketh it. Surely, my lords, this and the like mutt greatly " difcourage me in this poor fervice of mine in the commiffìon. What recompence the poor man had for his long imprifonment I can't find. But he was too wife to go to law with a bifhop of the court of high commifhoñ, who had little confcience or honour, and who not- withffanding his poor e/iate andgreat charges, left behind him above a6000 1. in money, an immenfe fum for thofe times. lordfhip complained that he was hated like a dog, and commonly L. of Ayl- filed the opprejor of the children of God; and that he was in danger of mer, p, 96, being mobed in his progress at Malden, and other places ; which is not flrange, confidering his mean appearance, being a very little man, and his high and infulting behaviour towards thofe who were examined by him, attended with ill language and a cruel fpirit. This appears in num- berlefs inflances: When Mr. Merbury, one of the minifters ofNorthamp- ton, was brought before him, he fpake thus,-- - ,B. Thou
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