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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
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AFTER this, he commonly went to his Study again, and from thence to Bed, his Gentlemen reading some part of an Author to him, to compose his Mind, and then committing himself to his God and Saviour, he betook himself to his Rest.
HE was extreme careful of the Revenues of the Church, not caring whom he offended to preserve it from impoverishing in an Age, when the greatest men finding the Queen not over liberal to her Courtiers and Servants, too often paid themselves out of the Church Patrimony, for the Services they had done the Crown, till they ruined some Bishoprics entirely, and left others ⟨p. 50⟩so very poor, that they are scarce able to maintain a Prelate.
HE was extream careful of the Revenues of the Church, not caring whom he offended to preserve it from impoverishing in an Age, when the greatest men finding the Queen not over liberal to her Courtiers and Servants, too often paid themselves out of the Church Patrimony, for the Services they had done the Crown, till they ruin'd some Bishopricks intirely, and left others ⟨p. 50⟩so very poor, that they are scarce able to maintain a Prelate.
THERE is one instance of this mentioned by all that have written our Bishops Life; a Courtier (who was a Lay-man) having obtained a Prebendary in the Church of Salisbury, and intending to let it to another Layperson for his best Advantage, acquainted Bishop Jewel with the Conditions between them; and some Lawyers opinion about them. To which the Bishop replied; What your Lawyers may answer I know not; but for my part, to my Power, I will take care that my Church shall sustain no loss whilst I live. What was the event of this, none of them have told us.