Head fiction, or in other words affirmed to have passed through a mock form of consecration together at London in September 1559, and no true form whatever (and Barlow is also added as a consecrator at the Nag's Head by Constable). Besides the sees already mentioned, there remain-1. Llandaff, retained by Kitchin until his death in 1563"; 2. Gloucester, which remained vacant from Brook's death until 1562, when Richard Cheney was consecrated to it;-3. Bristol, vacant from Holyman's death in 1558 until given in commendam to the same Richard Cheyney by letters patents of the Queen April 29, 1562 (Reg. Park.);-4. Oxford, vacant from 1558 until 1567;-5. Sodor and Man, in which Thomas Stanley appears to have continued from 1556 to 1568 (Br. Willis). Further, upon the translation of Young to York, Rich. Davies was translated from St. Asaph to St. David's May 21, 1561 (Reg. Park.) and Thomas Davis consecrated to St. Asaph May 26, 1561 (İbid.). To the evidence for the several consecrations above given may be added, in general ;— 1. the direct testimony of the Life of Parker in the De Antiq. Brit. Eccl. in 1572, to each of the above consecrations and confirmations (with one exception); corroborated also by the Life of Parker in the Historiola and in its Puritan translation in 1574 (see above p. 11, note c);-with the similar testimony 2. of the Table of Consecrations, which is printed in the same book'; and 3. of Thynne in Holinsheads, in 1586; and 4. of Godwin in a That Kitchin died in 1563, not 1566 (see above p. 56. note x), is proved by Reg. Park. vol. i. fol. 179. a. Vacat. sedis Landav., first institution by Abp. Feb. 4, 1563-4. He is mentioned in the first list of Bps. in the Parl. of 1565 (I suppose from copying the list of the previous Parliament in 1563), but is omitted in all succeeding lists (Lords' Journ.). Congé d'Eslire Feb. 27, 1561-2 (R. xv. 622), Roy. Ass. April 15 (R. xv. 623; Reg. Park.), Confirm. April 18 (Reg. Park.), Consecrat. April 19, by M. Cantuar., assistentibus Edm. London., Edm. Petriburg. (Ibid., and Table of Consecrat. in De Antiq. Brit. Eccl.), and Restit. of Tempor. May 2, 1562 (R. xv. 623) without reservation. e Congé d'Eslire Feb. 20, 1560-1 (R. xv. 607), Royal Assent May 17 (Reg. Park.), Confirm. May 21, 1561 (ibid.), Restitut. of Temp. June 2, 1561 (R. xv. 614). A letter from (Rich.) Davies, Bp. of St. Asaph, to Parker, is in C.C.C.C. MSS., vel. 114. p. 523, dated "Wryxham April 18, 1561," where he had been detained by illness on his journey to London about his translation. By M. Cantuar., assistentibus Rich. Meneven., Edm. Roffen.; at Croydon. Roy. Ass. May 14. (Reg. Park.), Confirm. May 23, 1561 (ibid.), Restitut. of Temp. April 8, 1562 (R. xv. 623). "Anno itaque Domini 1559 Cantuariensis Archiepiscopus electus est" (scil. M. Parker) "a Decano et Capitulo Ecclesiæ Metropolitica Cantuariensis. Posteaque eodem anno 17 die Decembris, adhibitis quatuor Episcopis, W. Cicestrensi, Johanne Herefordensi, Milone quondam Exoniensi et Richardo Bedfordensi, lege quadam de hac re lata requisitis consecratus est. Primo conse crationis suæ anno Lamethi sacravit undecim, et confirmavit duos in sua provincia Episcopos proximisque duobus annis integrum numerum provinciæ suæ Episcoporum sacrando complevit; præterquam in sede Landavensi, ubi.. remansit Antonius. Episcopi qui primo anno ab eo consecrati fuerunt, sunt hi.-Edmundus Grindall, Episcopus Londinensis,.. Richardus Cox, Eliensis Episcopus, . . Edwinus Sands, Wigorniensis Episcopus, Johannes Juell, Salisburiensis Episcopus;.. post hos, Gilbertus Bareley Bathoniensis et Wellensis Episcopus, Johannes Bentham, Lichfeldensis et Coventrensis, Rowlandus Mericke Banchorensis, Thomas Yong Menevensis, Richardus David Assavensis. . . Deinde Nicolaus Bullingham ad Lincolniensem Episcopatum evectus est. Et Edmundus Ghest. . Roff. diocesi præfectus est. Eodem anno confirmati sunt Gulielmus Barloe, regnante Edwardo Rege Bathoniensis et Wellensis Episcopus, ad Episcopatum Cicestrensem postulatus; et Johannes Scorye, a Cicestrensi Episcopatu, quem eodem Edwardo Rege gesserat, ad sedem Herefordensem. . . Proximo anno consecravit hos; Robertum Horn Wintoniensem Episcopum, Johannem Parkhurst, Norvicensem Episcopum, Richardum Cheiney, Glocestrensem, Thomam David Assavensem, Edmundum Scamblerum, Petriburgensem. Præter hos quinque confirmavit eodem anno in Eboracensi Metrop. Ecclesia Thomam Yong Archiepiscopum a sede Menevensi translatum et Thomam David in sede Menevensi ab Assavensi deductum" (Matthæus, Strype's Parker, Append. num. xc.). The mistakes, such as they are, are marked by italics; and it will be observed, that the years are reckoned from Parker's consecration, and not very accurately, and that Alley is omitted. The original MS. of this Table exists still in C.C.C.C. MSS. vol. 114. p. 416, headed "Anno d'ni 1561," in which year the first part of it was probably drawn up, and containing seven columns, viz. Diocesis, Nomen, Gradus, Ordo, Patria, Ætas, Consecratio. It is printed in some copies of the De Antiq. Brit. Eccl. ed. 1572, and in the edit. of 1605 (in this last with Horne and Scambler's names interchanged so as to attribute to each the other's sec, and with an eighth column added, viz. Academia), and as a fly-leaf opposite the title-page of the Puritan translation of the Historiola (see above p. 11. note c.-it has been torn out of the copy in the Bodleian Library but still remains in that belonging to the Univ. Libr. at Cambridge) in 1574. The first, second, and seventh columns tally precisely with the Table above in the text (Barlow and Scory being marked as "co'fir" 1559"); except in six cases; "Meneven. Yonge. consec. 1559. Jan. 2," the second figure apparently cut off in the binding,-"Roffen. Edm. Guest 1559 Jan. 21," the date of the three pre ceding consecrations, instead of March 24, the date of the two that follow,-Horne and Scambler, "1560 Jan. 16," which was not a Sunday, instead of Feb. 16,-Pilkington and Downham "1561 Mar. 2," i. e. 1561-2 according to the usual mode of reckoning in the Registers, nstead of 1560 for 1560-1. * pp. 1490, 1491; a castrated passage; quoting "Reg. Park." in the margin. It is a literal trans 1601;-5. the agreement of the order of precedence observed among the Bishops in Convocation, e. g. in 1562-3 (Wilkins, Concil., tom. iv. p. 237-Lamb. Hist. Acc. of 39 Art., pp. 20, 21), omitting of course the five principal sees, with the several dates and order assigned above for their consecrations (Llandaff, Gloucester, and Carlisle being however absent, and Scory signing after Cox and Sandys, instead of before them); 6. the exact agreement of the same dates and order of consecration with the order of precedence observed in Parliament, in the first session after the above consecrations, viz. 5 Eliz., from Jan. 11, 1562-3 to April 10, 1563; in which moreover all the Bishops are named, and those of both Provinces placed together, not as in Convocation separately (Lords' Journ.)'. It may be mentioned likewise, that the days of Consecration above assigned by the Register all fall lation (abridged) of the Matthæus, with precisely the same details, the same omission, and the same mistakes, and the further inaccuracy of confusing the dates of Parker's election and consecration (see the first sentence in note e above) as if they had happened on the same day. h The first edition of Godwin, De Præsulibus, in 1601, was a spurious edition, published without his knowledge; it is therefore of little weight when inconsistent with other information in any single case, and yet of considerable weight when agreeing in many dates with another document. Now it happens that in the cases here considered, Godwin agrees very remarkably with the Table mentioned in note f, errors and omissions inclusive;-for he assigns no date beyond "the beginning of Eliza. beth's raigne" to the confirm. of Scory, no date at all to the consecration of Young, Guest Jan. 21, 1559, Horne and Scambler Jan. 16, 1560; dating Grindall's consecr. also Dec. 1, 1559, which is probably a misprint, Barkley no date, Alley "an. 1561," Best March 2, 1561, Downham no date, Sandes "translated from London to Worcester 1560," and the rest, Parker included, correctly. It seems to follow that he had seen that Table in 1601. There is a memorandum of intended Bishops in the State Paper Office, assigning the several sees to the Bishops actually consecrated to them as above given, excepting in the following cases;"Wynton. M. Pilkington, Norwich. M. Thomas Sampson, Lichfelde [et] Coue. M. Alex. Nouell,.. Exeter. M. Miles Coverdall, . Eborac. Doc. May, .. Dunelm. Doc. Robert Horne, . . Carliolen. M. Parrye, Chestren. M. Tho. Becon.-Oxoniens. Peterburg. Glocestrens. Bristoliens." (no names). It is endorsed in a later hand Aug. 1559. And see also Strype, Annals I. i. 229. The following is the passage of Sanders referred to in c. iv. pp. 46-49, and c. vi. p. 98, note n, of the foregoing Discourse, containing his whole account of the ordination of Qu. Elizabeth's first Bishops. It is added here, as by itself deciding the question of fact beyond all reasonable contradiction, considering its author and date; and this by what it does not, as much as by what it does, affirm:-from the edit. of the De Schism. Anglic. in 1585, fol. 165. a.167. a., which is varied only in one or two trifling changes of phrase in the edition of 1610. "Cæterum Episcopatus ac alias prælaturas Ecclesiasticas avide et sine scrupulo captant isti" (Protestants at Elizabeth's accession); " etiam tum cum adhuc scirent veros Episcopos cum toto orbe communicantes superesse, nec ulla vel causa vel potestate legitima exauthoratos: certoque cognoscerent tales Ecclesias, Cathedras, ac officia nunquam fuisse ab aliis nec pro aliis quam Catholicis instituta: sed sic de istis ipsi cogitabant quemadmodum de regnis dixit ille; ea semper esse occupantium. Elizabetha quidem ita hæc per literas patentes conferebat, ut tamen oportuerit eos quibus collata erant, CERTIS PERSONIS AC RITU ETIAM CERTO SECUNDUM LEGES REGNI ORDINARI. Henricus Octavus radix peccati cum ab Ecclesia et Sede Apostolica regnum suum divisisset, decrevit, ne quisquam electus in Episcopum bullas Pontificias seu mandatum Apostolicum de consecratione requireret sed Regium tantum diploma ut adferret; secundum quod, a tribus Episcopis cum consensu Metropolitæ ordinatus, jubebatur lege comitiorum facta ad imitationem antiquorum Canonum [scil. 25 H. VIII. c. 20.] "esse verus Episcopus: nec alio modo ordinatum pro Episcopo agnosci oportere: ceremoniam autem et solennem unctionem more ecclesiastico adhuc in consecratione illa adhiberi voluit, quam postea proficiens in pejus Edv. Sextus sustulit et pro ea Calvinicas aliquot deprecationes substituit; servata tamen semper priori de numero præsentium Episcoporum qui manus ordinando imponerent, lege. Has leges novas sustulit Regina Maria; ista" [Eliz.] "in integrum restituit et renovavit; ut proinde oportuerit hos Reginales prælatos ita quoque ordinari, ut consentiente Metropolitano, duo vel tres Episcopi assistant ipsisque manus imponant. Sed hoc perridicule accidit, ut cum isti Superintendentes creandi essent, nec a Catholicis Episcopis impetrare potuerint ut ipsis manus admoverent; nec inter se aut tres duosve Episcopos aut ullum omnino Metropolitanum ab aliis Episcopis prius ordinatum habebant, cujus vel manu vel consensu consecrari possent; nec etiam ad vicinos Lutheranorum aut Calvinistarum Ecclesias sese contulerunt, ut inde mutuas Episcoporum (qui forte nec ibi erant) operas peterent: instabant quidem multum apud quendam Archiepiscopum Hybernum (quem tum Londini in vinculis habebant), ut in hac illis necessitate" [viz. in the want of a Metropolitan] "succurrat, et ipsi libertate et præmiis præpositis, si vellet istorum ordinationi præesse; sed vir bonus nullo modo adduci potuit ut hæreticis sacras manus imponeret, vel alieno peccato communicaret. Atque ita omni legitima ordinatione destituti, cum vulgo dicerentur" [ed. 1610. "eum omni 1. o. d. vulgo dicerentur"], et ipsis legibus Anglicanis vere probarentur, non esse Episcopi, brachium seculare invocare conati sunt, ut laicalis magistratus confirmationem in futuris comitiis acciperent" [scil. A.D. 1566, 5 Eliz.]; "quorum auctoritate, si quid minus rite et legaliter IN PRIORI INAUGURATIONE gestum esset, aut omissum, ipsis condonaretur; idque postquam Episcopali officio et Cathedra absque ulla Episcopali consecratione aliquot annis functi essent. nomen illis impositum, ut Parlamentarii Episcopi dicerentur." Hinc There are a great many untruths in this account; but it is obvious, how far short it falls of subsequent inventions, and how much it admits. The italics are of course not Sanders'. upon Sundays, except two, viz. Dec. 21, 1559 (Thursday-St. Thomas's day) and May 26, 1561 (Whit Monday), both days within the Rubric but the latter especially not such as a forger in 1613 would have been likely to select or to select successfully. To explain the foregoing Table and notes, it is necessary to add, that the documents relating to a Bishop's admission into his see, according to the then law and practice, were as follows:-1. Those relating to the Vacancy; viz. certificate of Dean and Chapter to Queen of the death or removal of the former Bishop, and requesting licence to elect a successor, Commission of Dean and Chapter of Canterbury or York (according to the province) delegating the spiritualties to commissioners, writ from Queen De Custodia Temporalium (ordinarily to the intended successor in the see); the last two of course not necessary, for the Chapter and the Queen might, if they pleased, retain spiritualties and temporalties respectively in their own hands; of these no notice is taken in the Table;-2. Those relating to the Election, appearing in Reg. of Dean and Chapter; viz. the Congé d'Eslire and Letters missive, the Certificate to the Queen in reply of Election made accordingly (reciting, when at length, but sometimes abridged, receipt of Congé d'Eslire, appointment of day of Election, Citation of Chapter, actual Election), Certificate of same to the elect Bishop, Proxy of Dean and Chapter to ask the consent of the elect Bishop, Proxy of same to appear at Confirmation of elect Bishop;-3. Those relating to the Confirmation, appearing in Reg. of Archbishop; viz. Royal Assent to election, including either expressly or by implication, mandate to Archbishop to confirm and (if not a case of translation) consecrate, Archbishop's commission to his Vicar-General to confirm in his place (a general commission, appearing once for all, and not in each successive consecration), Record of Process of Confirmation (containing a recital of, a. Royal Assent, b. Proxy of elect Bishop to appear for him at confirmation (usually), c. Citation to all opposers of the election in the name of the Archbishop, d. Declaration of Mandatary that the citation had been duly published, e. Prima Schedula contra Oppositores in name of confirmer, summoning them to appear under pain of contumacy, f. Summary petition of elect Bishop's proxy, setting forth the points to be proved by him, g. Process of election viz. the above-named certificate of Dean and Chapter to Queen, h. Parole testimony (the two last in proof of the summary petition), i. Secunda Schedula contra oppositores, k. Consent of elect Bishop, 1. Oath of Supremacy taken by elect Bishop, m. Definitive Sentence of Confirmation), and, lastly, Certificate of Confirmation by Archbishop to Queen;-4. Those relating to the Consecration; viz. Record of it in Archbishop's register, Certificate of it by Archbishop to Queen (usually the same document with similar certificate of confirmation, being both in reply to a mandate usually commanding both);— 5. Those relating to Installation; viz. Mandate of Archbishop to Archdeacon of Canterbury or York (according to province) or to whomsoever the right of installing pertains (in the province of Canterbury it belongs to the Archdeacon of Canterbury), certifying consecration and commanding installation (this is sometimes recorded in Archbishop's register), Record of actual Installation (in Register of Dean and Chapter), Proxies (usually) of Archdeacon of Canterbury (or whoever it be), and of the (now consecrated) Bishop, to enthrone and be enthroned respectively in their steads;-6. That relating to Homage, viz. the record of it ;7. Restitution of Temporalties, reciting (at this time) Election, Royal Assent, homage done, and nothing more. It remains to add, that the periods of twelve and twenty days respectively, permitted by 25 H. VIII. c. 20, are measured between receipt of Congé d'Eslire and election, and receipt of mandate to confirm and confirmation, without reference to the dates upon those writs themselves: which will explain several apparent violations of the statute in the dates of the foregoing Table. [CUTHBERT TUNSTALL, Bishop of Durham. That this prelate was not deprived until some time subsequent to the date of the first commission for the consecration of Parker, is proved (in addition to the evidence adduced in p. 73. note c) by the following series of letters;-1. Two letters from Tunstall himself, London Aug. 19, 1559, to Cecil and Sir T. Parry, in the State Paper Office,-that he "wold be as glad to serve the Quene's highnes," &c., "as any subjects in ye realme," but that he would not consent to any such visitation in his diocese as was going on in London, because he "cannot" himself" agree to be a sacramentary;"-2. A letter from the Privy Council to the Abp. of Cant. elect (scil. Parker), Hampton Court, Sept. 27, 1559 (in C.C.C.C. MSS., vol. 109. p. 61), desiring him to lodge Tunstall in his house, and to confer with him on matters of religion;-3. A letter from Cecil to the same, Oct. 2, 1559 (ibid. p. 67), acquainting Parker, how pleased they were with the hopes he gave them of Tunstall's conformity;-4. A letter from the same to the same, Oct. 5, 1559 (ibid. p. 65), expressing concern that Tunstall would not conform, and hoping that the Qu. would assign him a suitable pension.] II. Table of the dates of death or deprivation, so far as is known, of the Bishops in possession of the several English Sees upon the death of Qu. Mary (Nov. 17, 1558). CANTERBURY (Vacant, by death of ROCHESTER, Maurice Griffith, died *CHESTER, Cuthbert Scot, deprived Reginald Pole, 16 hours after Qu. Mary, see above p. 76. note x). Spiritualties seized by Dean and Chapter of Cant. Nov. 1558. LONDON, Edmund Boner, Oath of Supremacy tendered May 30 (Wood, Ath. Oxon.). Spiritualt. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. June 2, deprived finally June 29, 1559; died Sept. 5, 1562 (Godw.). ELY, Thomas Thirlby, deprived July 5. Spirit. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. Nov. 23, 1559; died Aug. 20, 1570 (Godw.). Nov. 20, 1558 (Strype, Ann., I. i. 44, 45). Spiritualties in the hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. Dec. 9, 1558. BATH AND WELLS, Gilbert Bourne, deprived after Oct. 18, 1559 (see above p. 73. note c); died Sept. 10, 1569 (Godw.). LICHF. AND COv., Ralph Bayne, deprived June 21. Spirit. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. June 24, 1559; died within the year (Godw.-Le Neve-Zur. Lett. xxix.). June 21, 1559 (Spirit. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. same day); died in exile many years after at Louvain (Br. Willis). CHICHESTER, John Christopherson, died before Dec. 28, 1558 (Strype, Ann., I. i. 46). Spiritualt. seized Jan. 2, 1558-9 (Reg. Dec. et Capit. Cant.). HEREFORD, (Vacant by death of Rob. Wharton, Sep. 22, 1557-Le Neve.-Thom. Reynolds nominated-Writ. de Cust. Temp. în R. xv. 491. Nov. 7, 1558,-but not consecrated). Spiritualt. seized Dec. 3, 1558 (Reg. Dec. et Capit. Cant.). •WORCESTER, Richard Pates, de-EXETER, James Turberville, de-YORK, Nicholas Heath, deprived prived before Bonner (Strype, Annals, I. i. 229), probably June 21 (ibid. 210). Spirit. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. June 30, 1559; died at Louvain] in exile several years afterwards (Godw. Br. Willis). BANGOR (Vacant, by death of Will. Glyn, May 21, 1558-Le Neve. Spiritual. seized Dec. 3, 1558-Reg. Dec. et Capit. Cant.). LINCOLN, Thomas Watson, deprived June 25. Spirit. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. July 2, 1559; imprisoned until his death in 1584 (Godw.). SARUM (Vacant, by death of John Capon alias Salcot Oct. 6, 1557 -Reg. Pole ap. Le Neve ;Father Peto nominated by the Pope, but excluded the kingdom by Qu. Mary, and died April 1558;-Franc. Mallet nomin. by Qu. Mary-Writ de Cust. Temp. in R. xv. 488, Oct. 14, 1558,but not consecrated). prived before Nov. 16, 1559 (Spirit, then in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant.); died many years afterwards, (Godw.). Le Neve dates his depriv. Jan. 155960, by a mistaken infer. from Parker's commission to take charge of Spiritualties. NORWICH, John Hopton, died shortly after Mary's accession.-His will is dated Aug. 24, 1558 (Le Neve); and see vacant before Jan. 1558-9 (Richardson edit. of Godw.). Spirit. seized Dec. 24, 1558 (Reg. Dec. et Capit. Cant.). WINCHESTER, John White, deprived June 25, and Spirit. in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. July 14, 1559: died Jan. 11, 1559-60 (Tanner). PETERBOROUGH, David Pole, deprived before Nov. 11, but after Sept. 30, 1559 (see p. 73. note c. above;) died in May or June 1568 (Wood. Ath. Oxon.). *ST. ASAPH, Thomas Goldwell (no-DURHAM, Cuthbert Tonstall, deprived min. but not transl. to Oxford; and Thom. Wood nomin.-Writ de Cust. Temp. in R. xv. 490, Nov. 5, 1558,-but not consecrated. to St. Asaph), deprived after June 25 (Strype, Ann. I. i. 229). Jurisdict. exerc. 'by Dean and Chapt. of Cant. July 15, 1559; died 20 years afterw. in exile (Godw.). ST. DAVID'S, Henry Morgan, deprived about Midsummer (Le Neve). Spiritualties in hands of Dean and Chapt. of Cant. Sept. 16, died Dec. 23, 1559 (Godw.). Sept. 29, 1559 (see above p. 73. note c); died Nov. 18, 1559 (Holinsh., Vita Park. in De Ant. B. E.). July 5, 1559 (Dean and Chapt. of York had Spirit. of See Feb. 3, 1559-60- -Wharton, Specim.); died in 1579 (Br. Willis). GLOUCESTER, (Vacant since death of John Brooks, Sept. 7, 1558Wharton, Specim. p. 149. Godw. says Feb. 1559, which seems an error. John Boursher nominated -Writ de Cust. Temp. in R. xv. 489, Oct. 25, 1558,-but not consecrated). Spiritual. seized Dec. 3, 1558 (Reg. Dec. et Capit. Cant.). BRISTOL, John Holyman, died Dec. 20, 1558 (Wood. Athen. Oxon.). Spiritual. seized Dec. 8, 1558 (Reg. Dec. et Capit. Cant.). OXFORD, (Vacant, from King's death Dec. 4, 1557-Godw.,-until Curwyn's translation Oct. 14, 1567-Reg. Park.,-Goldwell of St. Asaph nominated-Writ de Cust. Temp. in R. xv. 492. Nov. 9, 1558-to succeed King, but not actually translated). LLANDAFF, (retained by Anthony Kitchin, until his death in Oct. 1563, see p. 56. note x, p. 229. note a.) CARLISLE, Owen Oglethorp, deprived SODOR AND MAN, (retained by General Authorities. MS. list of deprivations in Strype, Annals, I. i. 210, 211, corroborated by a list of intended promotions, ibid. 229; and Reg. De et Capit. Cant. vacante sede Archiep. Cantuar. Thomas Stanley until 1568 acc. to Br. Willis, but no certainty from want of records.) p'. mort. Reg. Pole, in Lamb. Library. The Sees are placed in the order of the last Table; and those marked were filled during the life of the prior incumbent. |