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family of love increase. Some account of the first rise of
this sect here. Some of them in Colchester in queen Mary's
reign. Freewill men. Christopher Vitelli comes from Delph
to Colchester. Crinel's confession concerning him and his
doctrine. Henry Nicolas, the founder of the family of love,
his doctrines. Libertines: their speculations. A book writ
against them. Puritans. One of them expostulates with the
lord Burghley and that he should use more liberty of
speech with the queen. The queen calls in her commissioners
for concealments. Proclamations for the length of swords,
bucklers, &c. Against carrying and shooting in guns, &c. nor
where the queen's residence should be. No coats or doublets
of defence to be worn: nor pocket dags suffered. Procla-
mations about apparel. Letters from the privy-council for
keeping Lent. P. 279.
CHAP. XIX.
Books published this year, 1579. A confutation of the prin-
ciples of the family of love; by William Wilkinson: and
another by J. Knewstubs. A book in answer to the assertion,
that the church of Rome is the true and catholic church.
The Gaping Gulph; by J. Stubbs. His letters wrote with his
left hand. Some farther account of him and his abilities. Plu-
tarch's Lives set forth in English by sir Thomas North. Ca-
talogue of the bishops of Exon. A book of Simples and Sur-
gery, by William Bullein. Egyptians and Jews pretending to
do cures by palmistry and charms in these times. Richard
Bullein, a divine and physician. Hugh Broughton, fellow
of Christ's college, Cambridge; outed of his fellowship
(founded by king Edward) wrongfully. His remarkable case.
The decision of a college statute; being the ground of this
contention. One undertakes to make saltpetre. One offers
to fortify the seaports of England and Ireland. The names
of the queen's privy-counsellors. P. 299.
CHAP. XX.
The French king's brother departs. The queen's concern there- Anno 1580.
at. The French ambassador and prince of Condé in private
communication with the queen, about assisting of the king of
Navar. What it was, the queen tells the lord treasurer. His
thoughts of Condé's message. The queen's message by Ran-
dolph to Scotland, in favour of earl Morton, and for re-
moving D'Aubigny from the king. Her notable declaration
to those states assembled, by Randolph. Ill counsellors about
the king their names and characters. That nation's in-
gratitude to the queen. Some account of earl Morton.
D'Aubigny professes himself a protestant. The lord presi-
dent of the north, his letter concerning these Scotch matters.
A popish rebellion, and invasion in Ireland. P. 317.
CHAP. XXI.
A reformation endeavoured of certain abuses in the church. The
Her an-
parliament's address to the queen for that purpose.
swer. Church holydays: much sin committed then. The
disaffected to the church busy. Appoint fasts. A fast ap-
pointed at Stamford: the lord Burghley's letter forbidding it.
Beza's book concerning bishops, translated into English. His
letter to Scotland. A popish school set up at Doway; and
another in Scotland. Dr. Allen's book. The pope sends
over priests into England. Intelligence from Switzerland of
the pope's preparations against England. Commissions for
search after papists in Lancashire and Yorkshire. The arch-
bishop of York's letter concerning them. Countess of Cum-
berland: lady Wharton. Children of northern gentlemen
sent to Caius college, Cambridge; Dr. Legg, a papist, mas-
ter. Intelligence from the bishop of Winton, concerning pa-
pists in the county of Southampton. A search in papists'
houses. Sir William Tresham in Hoggesdon. Priests taken :
their confession. Popish cases found in sir James Hargrave's
study. P. 331.
CHAP. XXII.
Divers popish emissaries taken up. The conference at Wis-
bich. Feckenham's confession. Dr. Fulk sent by the bishop
of Ely thither. Account of the conference published. Fulk's
challenge. The pope's factors abroad discovered by A. M.
> Design in Rome of invading England. Some of the prin-
ciples taught in the English college at Rome. Campion con-
fesses where he was entertained in London, and elsewhere,
viz. in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Several disputations with
him in the Tower, in answer to his challenge. Some account
of Campion, and his course of life. Parry at Paris: corre-
sponds with the lord treasurer: intercedes for certain popish
fugitives: the Ropers: sir Anthony (alias lord) Coppely. Ad-
vice for defence in case of invasion. P. 352.
CHAP. XXIII.
Gualter of Zurick acquaints the archbishop of Canterbury what
was doing in the synod at Frankford, for union. Formula
concordiæ; disliked. Zanchy's confession of faith; disliked:
and why. The harmony of confessions: a motion to this ef-
fect to the king of Navar. Horn, bishop of Winton, dies.
Translates two seasonable sermons of Calvin in his exile.
His apology for his flight. His last will. Dr. Overton made
bishop of Litchfield and Coventry. Some passages of him.
Railed upon and abused in the pulpit at Chichester, when
prebendary there. Two evils oppress bishop Cox. Elmer,
bishop of London, accused for felling his woods. Visits his
London clergy. The bishop of Norwich, his proposal for ru-
ral deans in his diocese. Mr. Laurence, a preacher, seques-
tered by that bishop for nonconformity. Endeavours made at
court to get him restored. The bishop's letter on that occa-
sion. P. 371.
CHAP. XXIV.
University matters. The heads of Cambridge apply to their
chancellor about two graces obtained. His letter; and deci-
sion. His advice to the vice-chancellor about a fast enjoined
the university by the bishop of Ely. Great disorders in St.
John's college. The bishop of Ely moves the lord treasurer to
finish the new statutes for that college. How things now
stood in the other university. The two chancellors com-
pared. William Whitaker preferred to a prebend at St. Paul's.
The queen's proclamation for horsemen, and breed of horses.
The queen sick. A new disease at court, and in the city. A
list of the great officers of the queen. Public prayers, occa-
sioned by an earthquake. Earl of Arundel dies. Peregrin
Bertie claims the title of lord Willoughby and Eresby. P. 384.
CHAP. XXV.
Books published this year, 1580. A Discourse of God's Judg-
ments against great Sins. A description of the earthquake.
Dr. Fulk's Retentive. His Challenge. Forty popish books in
English set forth by this time. What they were. All an-
swered. The genealogy of Mary queen of Scots: set forth
by bishop Rosse. Glover, Somerset herald, writes against the
bishop of Rosse's book. Dr. Dee's Instructions for the north-
east passage. Everard Digby's dialogue against a book of
P. Ramus. Answered. The holy Exercise of a true Fast. The
occasion of the writing thereof. P. 401.
THE APPENDIX.
BOOK I.
NUMBER I. Thomas Cartwright, B. D. lady Margaret profes-
sor, to sir William Cecil, knight, chancellor of the university
of Cambridge; in vindication of his readings.
P. 411.
Number II. Letters wrote from divers of the university to their
chancellor, in behalf of Cartwright. P. 412.
Number III. Epistola alia, D. Cancellario data; ut restituatur
Cartwrightus ad legendum.
P. 415.
Number IV. An astrological calculation concerning the queen's
marriage. Written by secretary Cecil, propria manu. P. 417.
Number V. The charter for wrecks on the coasts of Sussex;
granted by king Henry VI. to Adam, bishop of Chiches-
ter.
P. 418.
Number VI. Cautions given by Mr. Fox to the reader of his
Acts and Monuments; concerning some things mentioned in
the first edition thereof. P. 419.
[Number VI.] Dr. Thomas Wylson to sir William Cecil, kt.
when he sent him the copy of his translation of certain ora-
tions of Demosthenes, for his patronage thereof. P. 421.
Number VII. Mr. Walsingham, the queen's ambassador, his let-
ter from Paris to the lord Burleigh. His discourse with the
queen-mother, concerning her majesty's matching with the
duke of Anjou.
ibid.
Number VIII. A motion in parliament, 13 Elizab. about the
succession to the crown; according to K. Henry VIII. his
will. P. 425.
Number IX. A letter of Mr. Randolph, the queen's agent in
Scotland, to the lords Graunge and Lyddington: exciting
them to leave the Scottish queen's party. P. 447.
Number X. Dr. Stories last will and testament, made at Lo-
vain, anno 1552. P. 450.
Number XI. Two letters of Jewel from Oxford, to Parkhurst ;
soon after the access of queen Mary to the crown. P. 453.
Number XII. Certain puritans, taking offence against a sermon
preached by the bishop of Norwich, digested their exceptions
thereto under certain articles, sent to him by way of letter.
P. 454.
Number XIII. A true report of the words and confession ot
Thomas late duke of Norfolk, at his death on the Tower-bill,
June 2, 1572. P. 461.
[Number XIII.] Mr. Dering and Mr. Hansby, the duke of Nor-
folk's chaplains; their epistle to him concerning a book of
prayers, that they had composed by his command, for the use
of his children.
P. 465.
Number XIV. Five causes shewed against the queen of Scots,
anno 1572. P. 467.
Number XV. Whether it be lawful for a protestant to marry
with a papist? Which question was occasioned by a motion
of a match between the queen and the French king's brother.
P. 469.
Number XVI. A tract of the lawfulness of marrying with a pa-
pist. P. 470.
Number XVII. Whether a protestant prince may tolerate mass.
Both the argument and the answer.
Number XVIII. Another discourse upon the same argument.
:
P. 472.
P. 474.
P. 476.
Number XIX. An extract out of the Admonition to the Parlia-
ment containing such slanderous and unseemly terms, as
there, by the authors thereof, against the orders of the
church of England, and the state of the realm, that now is,
are uttered.
[Number XIX.] Field and Wilcox, from Newgate, to the lord
treasurer; for their liberty cast into prison for a book of
reformation, written by them, presented to the parliament.
P. 482.
Number XX. The lord treasurer Burghley to Mr. Dering: