John Foxe's Book of Martyrs

1583

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1956	Queene Mary. Visitation in Cambridge. M. Bucer, Paulus Phagius condemned.

Anno 1557.
Heere beginneth the XII. Booke, containing the bloudye doings and persecutions of the aduersaries against the Faithfull and true seruantes of Christ, with the particular processes and names of such as were put to slaughter from the beginning of Ian. An. 1557. and the fifte of Queene Marie.

The order and maner of the Cardinals visitation in Cambridge, with the condemning, taking vp, and burning the bones and Bookes of Bucer and Paulus Phagius, An. 1557. Ian. 9.

Ianuary. 9. Visitation at Cambridge, with the burning of Martyn Bucer and Paulus Phagius bones.

C Ardinall Poole, three yeares after his retourne into Englande, hauinge somwhat withdrawn his mind from other affaires of the realme, and hauing in all poyntes established the Romish religion, began to haue an eye to the vniuersity of Cambridge, whiche place amōg other, speciallye

seemed to haue neede of reformation out of hand. To perform this charge, were chosen

The Inquisitours.

Cuthbert Scot, not long before consecrated Bishop of Chester, Nicholas Ormanet

an Italian, Archpriest of the people of Bodolon,

in the dioces of Veron, professed in bothe the lawes, and bearing the name of the popes Datary,

Tho. Watsou, elected Bish. of Lincolne, Iohn Chrystopherson, elected bish. of Chichester, and Henry Cole Prouost of the colledge of Eaton. There was good cause why the matter was especially cōmitted to these persons. For as touching Ormanet, it is wel knowen that he was a man of much estimation with Iulius the 3. at that time B. of Rome, and was appoynted to come into Englande with Cardinall Poole, because without his knowledge (as in whome hee put his chief trust and confidence) the B. would haue nothing done that was of any importance or weight.

Ianuary. 9. Visitation at Cambridge, with the burning of Martyn Bucer and Paulus Phagius bones.

The Inquisitours.

These persones thus appoynted (in the meane while as the visitors were addressing themselues to their iourney) sent their letters with

A Citation sent before to Doctour Andrew Perne Vicechauncellour.

the Cardinals Citation before doctor Andrew Perne, Vicechācellor then of Cambridge, with the other Commissioners associate, commāding him to warne all the Graduates of the Vniuersitie in theyr name, to be in a readinesse against the 11. day of Ianuarie, betwixt 8. and 10. of the clocke, in the churche of S. Marye the virgin: willing him especially to be there hym selfe in presence, and also to sette forward all the residue,

to whose charge it belonged, þt they should search out all Statutes, Bookes, Priuiledges, and Monuments appertaiuing to the Vniuersitie, or to any of the Colledges, or finally to any of thēselues, and these to present the same before them at the day appoynted, and euery mā to appeare there personally: for they woulde not faile, but be there at the same time, to lay before them such things as should seme necessary to this charge of reforming þe vniuersitye, and further to geue charge of all such things as should seeme most for the profit & behoue of the same, together with such thyngs as were to be done on theyr parte, accordinge as shoulde seeme most agreeable to the Decrees of the Canon lawe.

A Citation sent before to Doctour Andrew Perne Vicechauncellour.

This citation of the Cardinal being brought to Cambridge by master bullocke, was first exhibited in the Conuocation house of Regents, and there openly redde by the Orator of the Vniuersitie the 11. of December.

Preparation in Cambridge toward the visitation.

After thys,

vppon the 24. of December, whyche was Christenmasse euen, the Vicechancellor, wyth the heads of houses meeting together in the Schooles, it was there cōcluded, that the visitors charges should be borne by the vniuersitie and Colledges (which then cost the Vniuersitie an 100. pound thicke) and also that no master of any Colledge should suffer any of the fellowes, scholers, or ministers, to goe foorth of the towne, but to retourne before the Visitation.

Preparation in Cambridge toward the visitation.

On friday, the 8. of Ianuarie, the Queenes Commissioners, videlicet, Doctor Perne Vicechauncellor, Doctor Segewicke, Doctor Haruy, M. Francke, Kust, and an other who is here namelesse, also with sir Iames Dyer, the Recorder, M. Chapman, Euered sitting together in the Hal, certaine were there called by the appoyntment of L. Hawes, and charge giuen what should be done. And first the Commission was read. Then were all the high Con-

stables called to bring in theyr precepts, and sworne. Also 2. of euery Parishe of 10. or 12. hundredes, were sworne to inquire of heresie, lollardie, conspiracie, seditious words, tales, and rumors against the King and Queene. Item, for hereticall and seditious bookes, for negligences & misdemeanour in the church, for obseruation of Ceremonies, for Ornaments, and stocke of the church.

We sayd at the first, that the Cardinall thought the Vniuersitie to haue neede of reformation.

The cause why the reformation was taken in hande.

The reason whye hee shoulde thinke so, was this: either because the same of long continuance since any man could remember, had cast of the Yoke of the B. of Rome, and cleaued

to the wholesome doctrine of the gospel, or els by reason that bothe for the late schisme, not yet worne out of memorie, and for the doctrine of Martine Bucer, who not long before openlye in the sayd Vniuersitie interpreated holy Scripture, they saw many so sore corrupted and spotted with thys infection, that (euen as when a fire is spred in a towne) vnlesse a speedy remedy were adhibited out of hande, it were not possible, to their thinking, to quench it many yeares after. Who also feared (if it were not looked to in time) least this mischief should take rote, and by litle and litle infect al the members next vnto it, which yet were whole and sounde.

The cause why the reformation was taken in hande.

The comming of the Inquisitors, and of their entertainment.

This was the yeare of our Lorde 1556. To the intent therfore to make a salue for this sore, the Inquisitours, of whome we spake before, came vnto Cambridge the 9. day of Ianuarie. And as they were yet on theyr iourney, not farre from the towne, diuers of the Masters & Presidents of the colledges met them, and brought them courteously, first into the town, and after to their lodging. They were entertained in Trinity colledge by M. Iohn Christopherson Master of the same house, and lately before elected

M. Christopherson M. of Trinitye Colledge, Bishop elect of Chichester.

B. of Chichester. Notwithstanding they were desired, some to one place, and some to an other as occasion serued, eyther to do theyr dueties, or to shew theyr good wils:

Cole to the kings Colledge, and D. Watson to S. Iohns. But whether it were for the acquaintaunce of Christopherson, or for the largenes of the house, which semed most conuenient for theyr purpose, they al tooke vp their lodgings in the sayd Colledge with M. Christopherson.

The comming of the Inquisitors, and of their entertainment.

M. Christopherson M. of Trinitye Colledge, Bishop elect of Chichester.

An Oration Gratulatory at their comming thither.

At theyr comming thether an Oration was made by a felowe of the house, who in the name of all the rest, wt long Protestation declared that they were moste heartely welcome thether, & that he and his fellowes gaue them great thanks, that it had pleased theyr lordships to haue so good opiniō of them, as to chuse their house especially to lodge in, whereby they had bothe encouraged them to stande in hope of some further beneuolence towardes them, and also done great worship to theyr Colledge by theyr being there: wherefore they should looke at theyr hand agayne for as much duetie and reuerence, as lay in theyr power to perfourme.

An Oration Gratulatory at their comming thither.

Watson aunswereth to the Oration.

To this Oration Watson made answer, that this forewarde and earnest good willes and mindes of theyrs, in doing suche curtesie, was right thankefully taken, both of him and his, exhortinge them to continue stedfastly in the same, and to procede also when nede should require: for it was so far from any of their thoughts, to stop thē in this theyr race, that they would rather haste them forwarde to runne throughe more speedely, being not wtout good cause perswaded to conceiue good hope of their beneuolēce towardes them, in asmuch as they would do for them, what soeuer might tourne to theyr profit and commoditie.

Watson aunswereth to the Oration.

Ianuary 9.

Thys day, for asmuch as it was towarde euening ere they came, and the sunne was going down, was nothing els done. The next day being

Ianuary 10.

the 10. of Ianuarie, they bestowed in recreating them selues after theyr iourney, and in setting other things at a stay. Neuerthelesse to the entent the same should not escape altogether without doing of somewhat,

S. Maryes and S. Michaels interdicted because of Martyn Bucer and Paulus Phagius buryall.

they interdited the 2. Churches, namely S. Maries, where Martin Bucer, and S. Michaels, where Paulus Phagius lay buried.

Ianuary 9.

Ianuary 10.

S. Maryes and S. Michaels interdicted because of Martyn Bucer and Paulus Phagius buryall.

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