The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…

RETURNING back to London, and giving the Queen a good and satisfactory account of their Visitation, the 21st of January following, Mr. Jewel who was then only Bachelor of Divinity, was consecrated Bishop of Salisbury, which he at first modestly declined, but at last accepted, in obedience to the Queens command. This See had been void by the death of John Capon his immediate Predecessor, who died in the year 1557. now near three years. And here the Divine Providence again gave him the advantage in point of Seniority over his Tutor Mr. John Parkhurst, who was not consecrated Bishop of Norwich till the Fourteenth of July after; but then his Tutor had the advantage of him in point of Revenue, for Mr. Jewel's Bishopric had been miserably impoverished by his Predecessor; so that he complained afterwards, that there was never a good Living left him that would maintain a Learned Man; for (said he) the Capon had devoured all: because he hath either given away or sold all the Ecclesiastical Dignities and Livings. So that the good Bishop was forced all his Life-time after to take extraordinary pains in travelling and preaching in all parts of his Diocese, which brought him to his Grave the sooner: whereas his Tutor had a much richer Bishopric, and consequently more ease, and out-lived his Pupil Jewel three years.

RETURNING back to London, and giving the Queen a good and satisfactory account of their Visitation, the 21st of January following, Mr. Jewel who was then only Batchelor of Divinity, was consecrated Bishop of Sarisbury, which he at first modestly declined, but at last accepted, in obedience to the Queens command. This See had been void by the death of John Capon his immediate Predecessor, who died in the year 1557. now near three years. And here the Divine Providence again gave him the advantage in point of Seniority over his Tutor Mr. John Parkhurst, who was not consecrated Bishop of Norwich till the Fourteenth of July after; but then his Tutor had the advantage of him in point of Revenue, for Mr. Jewel's Bishoprick had been miserably impoverished by his Predecessor; so that he complained afterwards, that there was never a good Living left him that would maintain a Learned Man; for (said he) the Capon had devoured all: because he hath either given away or sold all the Ecclesiastical Dignities and Livings. So that the good Bishop was forced all his Life-time after to take extraordinary pains in travelling and preaching in all parts of his Diocess, which brought him to his Grave the sooner: whereas his Tutor had a much richer Bishoprick, and consequently more ease, and out-lived his Pupil Jewel three years.