Irish bishop; but naming his preferments, first calls him Episcopus Penricensis: in 1539, made bishop of Bangor; and removed to Chester 1541. He was married, and therefore, upon queen Mary's access to the crown, was deprived of his bishopric, but complied with the old religion. I find him alive in the year 1555, being Foxe'sActs. then at Fulham at bishop Boner's, and there he lodged. Upon his coming, he brought his present with him, a dish of apples, and a bottle of wine. While he was here, he exhorted Mr. Hawkes, convented for pretended heresy before Boner, to "learn of his elders, and to bear with some things, and be taught by the church, and not to go too far." In that queen's reign he became Boner's suffragan, and vicar of Dunmow in Essex'. November the 4th, Thomas Morley, formerly abbot of Thomas Morley. Stanley in Sarum diocese, of the Cistertian order, was consecrated, in the chapel of Lambeth, suffragan of the see of Marlborough, by the archbishop, assisted by John bishop of Lincolns, and John bishop of Rochestert. q["Joannes Byrdus, patria Coventriensis, theologus Oxoniensis, et ultimus ac 32 sectæ suæ Carmeliticæ provincialis præses fuit. Ob conciones quasdam, quas anno Domini 1537, contra primatum Rom. pontificis, coram illustrissimo rege Henrico octavo ac regni primoribus fecit, illum idem rex Penricensem, Bangorensem, ac tum demum Cestriensem episcopum regia authoritate constituit.-Claruit anno Domini 1554, omni dignitate ob initum matrimonium dejectus." Bale, Script. illust. catal. p. 724. ed. Basil. 1559.] in his eye, and he brought with Richard December the first, the archbishop, according to the Ungworth. direction of the act for suffragan bishops, nominated to the king two persons, out of which he might elect a suffragan for Dover, viz. Richard Ungworth, prior of the priory of Langley Regis, and John Codenham, both doctors in divinity. December the 8th, the king answered Cranmer's letter by his privy seal: wherein he appointed Ungworth to be consecrated for his said suffragan. And accordingly December the 9th, John bishop of London, by virtue of commissional letters from the archbishop, assisted by John bishop of Rochester, and Robert bishop of St. Asaph", consecrated the said Ungworth. On the 10th, the archbishop issued out his commission to the said suffragan, ordaining him his suffragan by those presents, until he should think fit to withdraw his said commission again: signifying, that what he was to do was within his diocese and city of Canterbury, and jurisdiction of Calais, and the marches thereof; to confirm children, to bless altars, chalices, vestments, and other ornaments of the church; to suspend places and churches, and to reconcile them; to consecrate churches and altars new set up; to confer all the lesser orders; to consecrate holy oil of chrism and holy unction; and to perform all other things belonging to the office of a bishop. The bishop's letter to the king, desiring him to appoint him a suffragan out of those two above named, and the archbishop's commissional letters to suffragan Ungworth, No. XXI. may be seen in the Appendix. And he that is minded to No. XXII. read the form of the king's mandate to the archbishop for making a suffragan, may find it in the History of the Vol. i. Col- Reformation". lect. 51. book 2. The reason why the archbishop all this while, that is, [u John Stokesley, John Hilsey, and Robert Warton.] [See Burnet's Hist. of Reformat. vol. i. pt. ii. B. 2. No. 51. p. 206. ed. Oxon. 1829.] Thornton, ner's Hist. from the first making the act in the year 1534, to this time, had nominated none for suffragan to this see till now, might be, because there seemed to be a suffragan already, even the same that had been in the time of archbishop Warham, namely, John Thornton, prior of John Dover; who was one of the witnesses appointed by that suffragan. archbishop to certify what was found and seen at the See Somopening of St. Dunstan's tomb. Richard Thornden seems Cant. Append. p. to have succeeded Ungworth in this office some years 63 after, and was very dear to the archbishop, having been 423. [ed. by him preferred to be prebend of Canterbury; though 1640.] he proved very false to him, and was among those that Richard made a treacherous combination against him in the year 1543; and in queen Mary's time became a great persecutor". Lond. Thornden. December the 9th, John Hodgkin, professor of divinity, John Hodgkin. was consecrated at the same time, and by the same bishops as above; but to what see is not mentioned. The bishop of London, together with this Hodgkin, had nominated to the king Robert Struddel, professor of divinity. Both he recommended to the king, by letters, to be made suffragans at large, without mention of any see in his diocese; but only expressing that his diocese wanted the comfort of suffragans, that might bear a part in his cure; and so mentioned those two; adding, that the king might appoint them to some see within the province of Canterbury. Hodgkin, if I mistake not, was consecrated suffragan of Bedford, and was afterwards one of those that assisted at the consecration of archbishop Parker. He was a black friar. In the year 1531, [Burnet's Hist. of Reformat. vol. ii. pp. 499, 630, 1, 700. part ii. B. 2. No. 8. p. 350. iii. p. 291. 2. For an account of his death, see Foxe's Acts and Monuments, p. 2099. ed. Lond. 1583.] * [See Burnet's Hist. of Reformat. vol. ii. pp. 805, 6. pt. ii. B. iii. No. 9. pp. 508-511. See also archbishop Bramhall's Consc. Henry he, with Bird, laboured with Bilney at Norwich, a little before his death, to bring him off from the doctrines for which he was condemned. Afterwards Hodgkin, coming nearer under the archbishop's eye, by his means came to better knowledge in religion, and married a wife; but in queen Mary's time put her awayy. March 24, Henry Holbeach, prior of the cathedral church of Wigorn, S. T. P. (Hugh bishop of Wigorn2 having recommended him to the king for suffragan bishop of Bristow,) was accordingly consecrated in the bishop of London's chapel, in the said bishop's house, situate in Lambeth-marsh, by the said bishop; Hugh bishop of Wigorn, and Robert bishop of St. Asaph, assisting. of Protest. bishops vindicated. y ["Another was a black friar, bury, married, and afterwards in queen Mary's time put away his wife." Foxe's Acts and Monuments, p. 1008. ed. Lond. 1583.] z [Hugh Latimer.] [Robert Warton.] CHAPTER XVII. THE BIBLE IN ENGLISH ALLOWED. THE next year I find the careful archbishop again at Ann.1538. Canterbury, looking after his charge. And here he read The archlectures upon the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews, half bishopreads the Lent in the chapter-house of the monastery of the Hebrews. Holy Trinity. upon the tion for Bible. Now, viz. 1538, the holy Bible was divulged, and A declaraexposed to common sale, and appointed to be had in reading the every parish church. And then, that the sacred book might be used with the more benefit, both of the clergy and lay people, for this reason a declaration was issued out, to be read openly by all curates, upon the publishing of this Bible, shewing the godly ends of his majesty in permitting it to be in English; and directions how they should read and hear it. Namely, to use it with reverence and great devotion; to conform their lives unto 64 it; and to encourage those that were under them, wives, children, and servants, to live according to the rules thereof; that in doubtful places they should confer with the learned for the sense, who should be appointed to preach and explain the same, and not to contend and dispute about them in alehouses and taverns. They that are minded to read this declaration may find it in the Appendix. This Bible was of so quick sale, that two N. XXIII. years after it was printed again. received It was wonderful to see with what joy this book of The Bible God was received, not only among the learneder sort, and read and those that were noted for lovers of the reformation, with great joy. but generally all England over, among all the vulgar and common people; and with what greediness God's word |