340 ?he_HISTORY of the PURITANS. Chap. VIII aneen ventieles or meetingsfor Paying prayers in private houfes ; any that were El1590.h, y age and did not receive the facrament at church three times a year; S. MJ with others, calculated to diffolve all friendfhip in country towns, and L. of Whit- Pet a whole diocefe in a flame. When Sir Francis Knollys had read the . gift p' 3°9' articles he fent them to the treafurer, calling them by their proper name, articles of inquftion, highly prejudicial to the royal prerogative : But there was no (topping his grace's career. 1590, Among the divines who fuffered death for the libels above- mentioned, Mr. Udal'i were the reverend Mr. UDAL, whole cafe being peculiarly hard, I (hall examination. give the reader an abftraEt of it. He had been minifter of King/ion Piercer upon Thames; where having been filenced by the official Dr. Hone, he lay p. r29. P $ y by for half a year, having no farther profpef of ufefulnefs in the church. At length the people of Newcajile upon Tyne wanting a minifter, pre- vailed with the earl of Huntingdon to fend him to them : when he had . been there about a year, he was fent for up toLondon by the lord Hunfdon and the lord chamberlain, in the name of the whole privy-council : Mr. Udal fet out December 29th 5589, and on the r 3th of yanuary, ap- peared at Lord Cabbala's houle before the commiflîoners, lord Cobham, lord Buckhurft, lord chief juflice Anderfon, Dr.ohn Young bifhop of Roche/ler, Mr. Fortefcue, Mr. Egerton the queen's folicitor, Dr. Aubery, and Dr. Lewin. The bifhop began the examination in this manner: Bfop. Have you the allowance of the bifhop of the diocefe to preach at Newca/ile? Udal. There was neither bifhop of the diocefe, nor arch- bifhop of York at that time. Fort%ue. By what law thendid you preach at Newcafile, being flenced at King/ton? tidal. I know no law againft it, feeing I was filenced only by thecial, whole authority reaches not beyond his archdeaconry. L. C. J. Anderfon. You are called to anfwer concerning certain books, thought to be of your writing. Udal. If it be any of Martin's books; I have difowned them a year and a half aga at Lambeth. L. C. J. Anderfön. Who was the author of the demonflra- tion, or the dialogue? Udal. I (hall not anfwer. Anderfon. Why will you clear yourfelf of Martin, and not of thefe ? Udal. Becaufe I would not be thought: to handle the caufeof difcipline. as Martin did ; but I think otherwife of the other books, and care not though they should be fathered upon me; I think the author did well, and therefore would not difcover him if I knew him ; but would hinder it all I could. L. C. J. Anderfon. Why dare you not confefs, if you be the author? Udal. I have faid I liked of the books, and the matter handled in them ; but whether I made them, or no; I will not anfwer, for by the law I ana not obliged to it. Anderjbn. That is true, 'if it concerned the lots of your life [and yet the judges tried and condemned him for his life.] Udal. I pray your lordfhip, does not the law fay, No man (hall be put to anfwer
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