Chap. VIII. The HISTORY 'of the PURITÄNS. 35.7" hofpital in Warwick, where he continued without further difiurbance Zueen the reft of his days; but many of his brethren remained under fufpen- El,zabeth, fon, while their families were ftarving, as the reverend Mr. Fenner of L....NJ Cranbrook fufpended leven years, Mr. Leverwood of Manchelfey feven But many of years, Mr. Percival LY burn of Roche er five years, Mr. Rockeray re- his brethren y y y y p under fufpen bendary of Rochejier four years, Mr. Barber of Bow- church, London, An. two years fix months, Mr. Field of Aldermary, London, Mr. Smith lec- M. S. turer of St. Clements, (whofe printed fermons were a family book all over P 584 England) many years ; Mr. Travers of the Temple, Mr. Collet of Ea/lon on the hill, Mr. Settle of Buxßead Sufiòlk, Mr. Gellibrand Dyke, Fleming, Mr. Kendal, Mr. Hubbock of Oxford, with divers otherswhole names are before me. Mr. Hubbock was an excellent divine, and was called before the commiflon for laying, that a great nobleman (meaning the arcbb op) had kneeled down to her maje/ly, for flaying and hindering her intent to re- form religion. But hisgrace not being willing to infift upon this, com- manded him to fubfcribe, and in cafe of refufal to enter into bonds not to preach any more, nor to come within ten miles of Oxford; which Mr. Mr. fhb- Hubbock declined, Paying, He had rather go to prifon than confent to bock', fuj- " be filent from preaching, unlefs he was convinced that he had taught Le "fshit " falfe doftrine, or committed any fault worthyof bonds." Sir Francis gift, p. 341, Knollys and the treafurer interceeded for him, but to no purpofe; upon 342. which Sir Francis wrote back to the treafurer in thefe words; " You " know how greatly, yea, and tyrannoufly the archbifhop hath urged " fubfcription to his own articles without law and that he has " claimed in the right of all the bifhops, a fuperiority over the inferior " clergy from God's own ordinance, in prejudice to her majefty's firpreme " government, though at prefent he Pays he does not claim it, therefore ' in my opinion he ought openly to retraa it." Thefe high proceedings of the commoners, brought their powers under examination ; moft were of opinion that they exceeded the law, but Tome thought the very court itfelf was illegal, imagining the queen could not delegate her fupremacy to others. Mr. Cawdery, late minifter of Luf Powers ofthe Bingham in Stfolk, had been fufpended by the bifhop of London for relu- 0°'=" oners fing the oath ex ocio; but not acquiefcing in his lordfhip's fentence, the J," aosde, bifhop fummoned him before the high commiffioners, who deprived him rya tali. for non-conformity and lack of learning, and gave away his living to ano- ther, thoughMr. Cawdery was one of the moft learned clergymen, and beft preachers in the country, and offered to give proof of his learning before his judges. When this would not be accepted, he pleaded with tears his wife and eight poor children that had no maintenance, but the hearts of the commifíioners not being mollified, Mr. Cawdery was advifed Hey;. Hilt. to appeal to the court of Exchequer, and proceed againft the chaplain who Prbfp3i8 had
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