Mr. JEWEL had not been long at Frankfort, before Peter Martyr hearing of it, often solicited him to come to Strasburgh,1 where he was now settled and provided for; and all things considered, a wonder it is that he did not perish in England;2 For there was no Person more openly aimed at than he, because none of them had given wider Wounds than he to the Catholic Cause. One Tresham a Senior Canon of Christ-Church, who had held some Points against him at his first coming thither, now took the benefit of the times to be revenged on him, and incited those of Christ-Church and of other Houses to affront him publicly. So that not finding any safety at Oxford, he retired to Lambeth to Cranmer, where he was sure of as much as the place could afford him. A Consultation had been held by some of the more fiery Spirits, for his commitment unto Prison. But he came ⟨p. 15⟩thither (as was well known) on the public Faith, which was not to be violated for the satisfaction of some private Persons. It was thought fit therefore to discharge him of all further employment,3 and to license him to depart in peace: none being more forward to furnish him with all things for his going hence, than the new Lord Chancellor; Bishop Gardiner, whether in honour to his Learning, or out of a desire to send him packing, shall not now be questioned; but less humanity was showed to him in his Wife, whose Body having been buried in the Church of St. Frideswide, was afterwards by public order taken out of the Grave and buried in a common Dunghill. But in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth was removed and her bones mixed with St. Francis: And the truth is, the Queen (who was a bigoted Papist, and too much Priest-ridden) breaking not only her promise to the men of Suffolk, who had stood by her in her greatest necessity, and treating them with extreme severity for but challenging the performance of her promise;4 one Dobbe who had spoken more boldly than the rest, being ordered to stand three days in the Pillory; but also her more solemn engagement made the Twelfth of August 1553. in the Council; That although her Conscience was staid in the Matters of Religion, yet she was resolved not to compel or strain others, otherwise than as God should put into their Hearts, a persuasion of that truth she was in; and this she hoped should be done by the opening his word ⟨p. 16⟩to them, by Godly, virtuous, and learned Preachers:
Mr. JEWEL had not been long at Franckford, before Peter Martyr hearing of it, often sollicited him to come to Strasburgh,1 where he was now settled and provided for; and all things considered, a wonder it is that he did not perish in England;2 For there was no Person more openly aimed at than he, because none of them had given wider Wounds than he to the Catholick Cause. One Tresham a Senior Canon of Christ-Church, who had held some Points against him at his first coming thither, now took the benefit of the times to be revenged on him, and incited those of Christ-Church and of other Houses to affront him publickly. So that not finding any safety at Oxford, he retired to Lambeth to Cranmer, where he was sure of as much as the place could afford him. A Consultation had been held by some of the more fiery Spirits, for his commitment unto Prison. But he came ⟨p. 15⟩thither (as was well known) on the publick Faith, which was not to be violated for the satisfaction of some private Persons. It was thought fit threfore to discharge him of all further imployment,3 and to license him to depart in peace: none being more forward to furnish him with all things for his going hence, than the new Lord Chancellor; Bishop Gardiner, whether in honour to his Learning, or out of a desire to send him packing, shall not now be questioned; but less humanity was shewed to him in his Wife, whose Body having been buried in the Church of St. Frideswide, was afterwards by publick order taken out of the Grave and buried in a common Dunghill. But in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth was removed and her bones mixed with St. Francis: And the truth is, the Queen (who was a bigotted Papist, and too much Priest-ridden) breaking not only her promise to the men of Suffolk, who had stood by her in her greatest necessity, and treating them with extream severity for but challenging the performance of her promise;4 one Dobbe who had spoken more boldly than the rest, being ordered to stand three days in the Pillory; but also her more solemn engagement made the Twelfth of August 1553. in the Council; That altho her Conscience was staid in the Matters of Religion, yet she was resolved not to compel or strain others, otherwise than as God should put into their Hearts, a perswasion of that truth she was in; and this she hoped should be done by the opening his word ⟨p. 16⟩
- 1Peter Martyr.
- 2Ecclesia Restaurata, p. 196
- 3Peter Martyr also helped himself, for he would not go without the Queens Passport and leave, and when he had it, concealed himself fourteen days on the English Coast, then privately took Ship and arrived at Antwerp in the night, and before day took Coach and so got safe to Strasbourg, the 30th of October 1553.Peter Martyr also helped himself, for he would not go without the Queens Pasport and leave, and when he had it, concealed himself fourteen days on the English Coast, then privately took Ship and arrived at Antwerp in the night, and before day took Coach and so got safe to Strasbourgh, the 30th of October 1553.
- 4Burnet To. 2. p. 246. Ib. p. 245.
