Chap. III. The HISTORY of the PURITANS. 57 at the death.of king Edward; but now fhe infinuates, that the old religion .2; Mary, is to be reftored, tho' without compulfion. Next day there was a tumult 5L at St. Paul's, occafioned by Dr. Bourne, one of the canons of that church, preaching againft the late reformation : He fpoke in commendation of Bonner, and was proceeding to fevere refle&ions upon the late king Ed- ward, when the whole audience was in an uproar ; force calling to pull down the preacher, others throwing atones, and one a dagger, which Ruck in the pulpit. Mr. Rogers and Bradford, two popular preachers for the reformation, hazarded their lives to lave the doctor's, and con- veyed him in fafety to a neighbouring houle; notwithftanding which ad of charity, they were firft imprifoned, and loon afterwards burnt for herefy. To prevent the "like tumults for the future, the queen publifhed an inhibition, Aug. a 8th, forbidding all preaching without fpecial licenfe; declaring further, that fhe would not compel her frtbjeds to be of her .religion, till publick order fhould be taken by common affent. Here was another intimation of an approaching storm : The jubjetis were not to be compell'd, till publick order fhould be taken for it. And a proclama- rtion was alto publifhed, for mailers of families to oblige their appren- tices and fervants, to frequent their own pari(h churches on Sundays and holidays, and to keep them at home at other times. The emitting up all the proteflant pulpits at once, awaken'd the Sufolkuffolk Mea men, who prefummg upon their merits and the queen's engagement, Lent PaniOed- a deputation to court, to reprefent their grievances; but the queen check'd them for their infolence: And one of their number happening to mention her promife, was put in the pillory three days together, and had his ears cut off for defamation. On the 22d of Augufi, Bonner of London, Gar- diner of Winchßer, Tonfial of Durham, Heath of fPorceller, and Day of Ghiche/ler, were reflored to their bifhopricks. Some of the reformers con- Reformers tinuing to preach after the inhibition, were taken into cuftodv, among imprifon'd. whom were Hooper bifhop of Gloucefler, Coverdale of Exeter, Dr. Taylor of Hadley, Rogers the proto- martyr, and fexeral others. Hooper was com- mitted to the Fleet, Sept. t. no regard being had to his wive zeal in "af- ferting the queen's right, in his fermon; againft the title of the lady Jane ; but fo frncerely did this good man follow the light of his confcience, when he could not but forefee the fad confequences which were likely to enfue. Coverdale of Exeter being a foreigner, was ordered to keep his houle till fur- ther order. Burnet fays he was a Dane, and had afterwards leave to retire: H¡t. Re¡or. iBut according to Fuller he was born in Torkfbire. Archbifhop Cranmer was Vol. III. ifo filent at Lambeth, that it was thought he would have returned to the old ull P: ZZ, 2 F t39' er'sa-- refigion; but he .was preparing a proteftation againft.it, which taking air, thies, 13. III. he was examined, and confeffing the fad, was Pent to the Tower, with hi P 758. V i..I. I Chop
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