John Foxe's Book of Martyrs

1576

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1850		Corrected pagination. The original page number is 1862.

¶ Here beginneth the xij. Booke conteynyng the bloudy doynges and persecutious of the aduersaries against the faithful and true seruauntes of Christ, with the particular processes and names of such as were put to slaughter from the beginnyng of Ianuary, Anno. 1557. and the fift of Queene Mary.

The order and maner of the Cardinals visitation in Cambridge, with the condemnyng, takyng vp, and burnyng the bones and Bookes of Bucer, and Paulus Phagius, anno. 1557. Ianuar. 9.

Anno. 1557. Ianuary. 9.

Visitation at Cābridge, with the burnyng of Martin Bucer and Paulus Phagius bones.

CArdinall Poole, three yeares after hys retourne into Englande, hauyng somewhat withdrawen his minde from other affaires of the Realme, and hauyng in all pointes established the Romishe Religion, began to haue an eye to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge, whiche place among other, espe-

Anno. 1557. Ianuary. 9.

Visitation at Cābridge, with the burnyng of Martin Bucer and Paulus Phagius bones.

cially seemed to haue nede of reformation out of hand.

The Inquisitours.

To performe this charge, were chosen Cuthberte Scot, not long before consecrated Bishop of Chester, Nicholas Ormanet an Italian, Archeprieste of the the people of Bodolon,

in the Dioces of Veron, professed in both the lawes, and bearyng the name of the Popes Datary, Thomas Watson, elected Bishoppe of Lincolne, Iohn Christopherson, elected Bishoppe of Chichester, and Henry Cole Prouost of the Colledge of Eton. There was good cause why the matter was especially committed to these persons. For as touching Ormanet, it is well knowen that hee was a manne of muche estimation with Iulius the thirde, at that time Bishoppe of Rome, and was appointed to come into England with Cardinall Poole, because without hys knowledge (as in whom he put his chief trust and confidence) the Bishoppe woulde haue nothyng done that was of any importance or weight.

The Inquisitours.

These persons thus appointed (in the meane while as the visitours were addressyng them selues to their iourney)

A Citation sent before to doctor Andrew Perne Vicechauncellor.

sent their letters with the Cardinals Citation before Doctour Andrew Perne, Vicechauncellour then of Cambridge, with the other Commissioners associate, commaundyng him to warne all the Graduates of the Vniuersitie in their name, to bee in a readines against the eleuēth daie of Ianuary betwixt eight and tenne of the clocke in the church of saint Mary the virgin: willyng hym especially to bee there hym selfe in presence, and also to sette forwarde all the residue to whose charge it belonged, that they shoud search out al Statutes, Bookes, Priuileges, and Monumentes apperteinyng to the Vniuersitie, or to any of the Colledges, or finally to any of them selues, and these to present the same before them at the day appointed, and euery man to appeare there personally: for they woulde not faile, but be there at the same tyme, to lay before them suche thinges as should seeme necessarie to thys charge of reformyng the Vniuersitie, and further to geue charge of all suche thinges as should seeme most for the profite and behoue of the same, together with suche thinges as were to be done on their parte, accordyng as should seeme most agreable to the Decrees of the Canon lawe.

A Citation sent before to doctor Andrew Perne Vicechauncellor.

This Citation of the Cardinall beyng brought to Cambridge by Master Bullocke, was firste exhibited in the Conuocation house of the Regentes, and there openly red by the Orator of the Vniuersity the eleuenth daie of december.

After this, vppon the 24. of December, whiche was Christenmasse euen, the Vicechauncellour,

Preparation in Cambridge towarde the visitation.

with the heades of houses meetyng toether in the Scholes, it was there concluded, that the visitours charges should be borne by the Vniuersity and Colledges (which then cost the Vniuersitie an hundreth pound thicke) and also that no Master of any Colledge should suffer any of the felowes, scholers, or Ministers, to go forth of the towne, but to returne before the Visitation.

Preparation in Cambridge towarde the visitation.

On Friday, the viij. of Ianuary, the Queenes Commissioners, videlicet, Doct Perne Vicechauncellour, Doctor Seghwicke, Doctor Haruy, M. Franck, Kust, and an other who is here nameles, also with sir Iames Dyer, the Recorder, M. Chapman, Euered sittyng together in the Hall, certaine were there called by the appointment of L. Hawes, and charge giuen what should be done. And firste the Commission was read. Then were all the high Constables called to bryng in their preceptes, and sworne. Also ij. of euery Parishe of x. or xij. hundredes, were sworne to inquire of heresie, lollardy, conspiracie, seditious wordes, tales, and rumors against the Kyng and Queene. Item, for hereticall and seditious bookes, for negligēces and misdemeanour in the church, for obseruation of Ceremonies, for Ornamentes, and stocke of the church.

We sayde at the firste, that the Cardinall thought the Vniuersitie to haue neede of reformation.

The cause why the reformation was taken in hande.

The reason why he should thinke so, was this: either because the same of long continuaunce since any manne could remember, had cast of the Yoke of the Bishoppe of Rome, and cleaued to the wholsome doctrine of the Gospell, or els by reason that both for the late Schisme, not yet worne out of memory, and for the doctrine of Martine Bucer, who not long before openly in the sayd Vniuersitie interpreted holy Scripture, they saw many so sore corrupted and spotted with this infection, that (euen as when a fire is spread in a towne) vnlesse a speedy remedie were adhibited out of hande, it

The cause why the reformation was taken in hande.

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