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encrease this multitude by foreign doctors, that have not BOOK domicilia fixa, but are here and there at their pleasures; and have not either special care or certain knowledge of the learning and discretion of scholars in colleges, must needs cary an absurdity two ways. The one is, that the number of such extraordinary or extravagant doctors may exceed the number of the heads; to controwl their censures, grounded upon knowledge. The second is, that there may be by faction drawn a devotion of scholars from their heads, to serve the appetites of foreigners; and so leave their own fathers for stepfathers.

But because I see I should excede the limits of a letter, if I should prosecute this matter, I will alter my purpose with concluding my former sentence for both the graces: which without the allegation of any arguments ought to be accepted in favour of continuance of laws, against any that will take the office to abrogate: which you know how in some commonwealths were so disliked, as they were ordered to speak thereof with ropes about their necks: you can tell why. And yet I do not, like a stoic, maintain this opinion; but I do know how the same may be limited in times and places.

As for the intention of your last grace, to compel doctors to preach more oftner than by constraint they need; I like well of all voluntary actions; especially in such action as preaching is. Wherein I think admonition more convenient than to make new laws so suddenly against laws in use. And so far forth am I moved to have them preach, as I wish them to lese the name and preferment of doctors, that will leave the office of doctors; which is by etymology to teach.

I must now end, with my most harty exhortation to move you all to concord; and to shew your earnestness in observing the laws which you have: and especially to be more careful for government of the youth, being, by common report, far out of order, in following all sensuality in sundry things that I will not now name. For I should then speak of sundry things ungrateful to hear; and yet not unknown

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Number XXXIV.

A part of a letter of the bishop of Ely to the lord Burghley; of the ill state of St. John's college: for want of

statutes.

ALIUD est, quod ædes D. Johannis maxime attingit. Jam agitur triennium fere, quod gregis illius nescio quam visitationem molimur. Statutis illos fraudavimus. Hactenus enim nullis statutis, nullis regulis, nullo regimine, et nullo ordine continentur, nullis fere lectionibus, nullis fere disputationibus, nulla prorsus obedientia, nulla reverentia, omnia confuse, aguntur. Seniorum vix pars dimidia adesse dicitur. Omnes fere huc illucque sparguntur, atque evaguntur. Magister bonus homo; sed sæpe procul abest, sacerdotiisque suis sæpe vacare cogitur.

Desideratur et meus et tuus Ithellus. Ex cujus quidem morte, ne unus quidem ex visitatoribus ad me accessit. 157 Unde in tanta tanti collegii confusione et dissipatione, ad te

solum in tam gravi et horribili hominum malitia confugere
invitus cogor. Scio enim quam undique maximis variisque
negotiis adhuc obrueris atque involveris. Facile quidem
hoc negotium meo judicio absolvere poteris, si vel antiqua
statuta reddideris authoritate regia confirmata, et admodum
paucis mutatis, et in ordinem redactis. Hoc autem meo ju-
dicio facile tu quidem effeceris, si vel acutius calcar addere
digneris istis in academia substitutis. Ipsi enim ad tuum
incitamentum in re tanta, tam pia, festinabunt currentque.
Est enim, ut Ithellus mihi retulit, ad umbilicum perducta.
Utinam autem, ut res tanta perficiatur, priusquam ipse fatis
concessero: quod mox futurum esse sperandum est. Dom.
Jesus Christus te nobis diutissime servet incolumem. Dow-
namiæ, 18 Junii, 1580.

Tuæ celsitudini ex animo longe carissimus,
Richardus Coxus.

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Number XXXV.

The names of all the noblemen and great officers of the queen, from the beginning of her reign till about the year 1580. Drawn up by the lord treasurer Burghley's own hand.

Note, Those that have a † standing before their names were then deceased.

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OFFICERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD.

Lord Steward.

+ Earl of Arundel.

Earl of Pembroke.

Lord Chamberlain.

+ Lord Howard.

Earl of Sussex.

Treasurer.

Sir Thomas Cheney.
Sir Thomas Parry.
Sir Edward Rogers.
Sir Francis Knowles.

Comptroller.

Sir Thomas Parry.
Sir Edward Rogers.
Sir James Crofts.

Master of the Horse.

Earl of Leicester.

Vice-chamberlain.

Sir Edward Rogers.
Sir Francis Knowles.
Sir Christopher Hatton.
Captain of the Guard.
Sir William Saint Loe.
Sir Francis Knowles.
Sir Christopher Hatton.

Treasurer of the Chamber.

Sir John Mason.

Sir Francis Knowles.
Sir Thomas Heneage.

Master of the Requests.
Dr. Haddon.

Dr. Wylson.

Thomas Sackford.

Dr. Dale.

Master of the Jewel-house.
John Astley.
Mr. Waldgrave.

Master of the Wardrobe.
John Fortescue.

Master of the Revels.

Sir Thomas Benger.

Tylney.

Master of the Posts.

Sir John Mason.
Mr. Randolph.

Steward of the Marshalsea.
Thomas Sackford.

Knight Marshal.
Sir [Owen] Hopton.
Hopton.
Sir George Carey.

OFFICERS FOR JUSTICE.

Lord Chancellor.
Chief Justice of England.
Sir Robert Catlyn.
Sir Christopher Wray.
Chief Justice of the Com-
mon-Pleas.

Sir James Dyer.
Sir [Edmund] Anderson.

Master of the Rolls.

Sir William Cordal.
Sir Gilbert Gerard.
Lord President of Wales.
Lord Williams, of Thame.
[Sir Henry Sydney.]
[Earl of Pembroke.]

OFFICERS FOR THE REVENUE.

Lord Treasurer. Marquis of Winchester. Lord Burghley.

Chancellor. Sir Thomas Baker. Sir Walter Mildmay.

Chief Baron.

Sir Edward Sanders.
Sir Robert Bell.
Sir John Jeffrey.
Sir Roger Manwood.

Under-treasurer.

Sir John Baker.

Sir Richard Sackfield.
Sir Walter Mildmay.
Chancellor of the Duchy.
Sir Edward Waldgrave.
Sir Ambrose Cave.
Sir Ralph Sadler.

Master of the Wards.
Sir Francis Englefield.
Sir Thomas Parry.
Lord Burghley.

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Number XXXVI.

A catalogue of all the English popish books writ against the reformation of the church of England; from queen Elizabeth's first entrance to the year 1580. With the names of such learned divines as answered them.

I. Harding against the Apology of the English Church. Answered by Jewel.

II. Harding's Answer to Jewel's Chalenge. Answered by Jewel.

III. Harding's Rejoynder to Jewel. Answered by Edward Deering.

IV. Cole's Quarells against Mr. Jewel. Answered by Mr. Jewel.

V. Rastell's Return of Untruths. Answered by Mr.Jewel.