AND besides these, he maintained in the University several young Students, allowing them yearly Pensions; and when ever they came to visit him,1 rarely dismissed them without liberal Gratuities. Amongst these was the famous Mr. Richard Hooker his Country-man,2 whose Parents being Poor, must have been bound Apprentice to a Trade, but for the Bounty of this good Bishop, who allowed his Parents a yearly, Pension towards his maintenance well near seven years before he was fit for the University, and in the year 1567, appointed him to remove to Oxford, and there to attend Dr. Cole then President of Corpus Christi Colledge, who according to his ⟨p. 47⟩Promise to the Bishop, provided him a Tutor, and a Clerks place in that College; which with a Contribution from his Uncle Mr. John Hooker, and the continued Pension of his Patron the Bishop, gave him a comfortable subsistence; and in the last year of the Bishops Life, Mr. Hooker making this his Patron a visit at his Palace, the good Bishop made him, and a Companion he had with him, dine at his own Table with him, which Mr. Hooker boasted of with much joy and gratitude, when he saw his Mother and Friends, whither he was then travelling a Foot. The Bishop when he parted with him, gave him good Counsel and his Blessing, but forgot to give him Money, which when the Bishop bethought himself of, he sent a Servant to call him back again, and then told him, I sent for you Richard, to lend you a Horse which hath carried me many a mile, and I thank God with much ease. And presently delivered into his hand a walking-staff, with which he professed he had travelled many parts of Germany; and then went on and said, Richard, I do not give but lend you my Horse; be sure you be honest and bring my Horse back to me at your return this way to Oxford; and I do now give you ten Groats to bear your charges to Exeter; and here is ten Groats more which I charge you to deliver to your Mother, and tell her, I send her a Bishops Blessing with it, and beg the continuance of her Prayers for me. And if you bring my Horse back to me, I will give you ten more to carry you on foot to the College; and so God bless you good Richard. It was not long after this, before this good Bishop died, but before his death he had so effectually recommended ⟨p. 48⟩Mr.
AND besides these, he maintained in the University several young Students, allowing them yearly Pensions; and when ever they came to visit him,1 rarely dismissed them without liberal G•atuities. Amongst these was the famous Mr. Richard Hooker his Country-man,2 whose Parents being Poor, must have been bound Apprentice to a Trade, but for the Bounty of this good Bishop, who allowed his Parents a yearly, Pension towards his maintenance well near seven years before he was fit for the University, and in the year 1567, appointed him to remove to Oxford, and there to attend Dr. Cole then President of Corpus Christi Colledge, who according to his ⟨p. 47⟩Promise to the Bishop, provided him a Tutor, and a Clerks place in that Colledge; which with a Contribution from his Uncle Mr. John Hooker, and the continued Pension of his Patron the Bishop, gave him a comfortable subsistence; and in the last year of the Bishops Life, Mr. Hooker making this his Patron a visit at his Palace, the good Bishop made him, and a Companion he had with him, dine at his own Table with him, which Mr. Hooker boasted of with much joy and gratitude, when he saw his Mother and Friends, whither he was then travelling a Foot. The Bishop when he parted with him, gave him good Counsel and his Blessing, but forgot to give him Money, which when the Bishop bethought himself of, he sent a Servant to call him back again, and then told him, I sent for you Richard, to lend you a Horse which hath carried me many a mile, and I thank God with much ease. And presently delivered into his hand a walking-staff, with which he professed he had travelled many parts of Germany; and then went on and said, Richard, I do not give but lend you my Horse; be sure you be honest and bring my Horse back to me at your return this way to Oxford; and I do now give you ten Groats to bear your charges to Exeter; and here is ten Groats more which I charge you to deliver to your Mother, and tell her, I send her a Bishops Blessing with it, and beg the continuance of her Prayers for me. And if you bring my Horse back to me, I will give you ten more to carry you on foot to the College; and so God bless you good Richard. It was not long after this, before this good Bishop died, but before his death he had so effectually recommended ⟨p. 48⟩Mr.
- 1Mr. Hooker.
- 2Dr. Walton […] Mr. Hooker's Life.Dr. Walton 〈…〉 Mr. Hooker's Life.
