Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…

First, he did never inhibit me in my life, and if he did inhibit his Curate to receive me, what pertaineth that to me, which neither did know thereof, nor yet made any suit to the curate deceitfully, nor it did not appear to me very likely that the Curate would so little have regarded my Lords inhibition, which he maintaineth so vigilantly, not knowing my Lords mind before. Therefore I conjected with my self that either the Curate was of such acquaintance with my Lord, that he might admit whom he would, or else (and rather) that it was a train and a trap laid before me, to the intent that my Lord himself, or other pertaining to him was appointed to have been there, and to have taken me if they could in my sermon, which conjecture both occasioned me somewhat to suspect those men which desired me, though they speak never so fair and friendly, and also rather to go. For I preach nothing, but if it might be so, I would my Lord him self might hear me every sermon I preach. So certain I am that it is trueth, that I take in hand to preach. If I had with power of my friends (the Curate gainsaying and withstanding) presumed to have gone into the pulpit, there had been something wherefore to pretend a contempt. I preached in Kent also, at the instant request of a Curate: yet here I not that his Ordinary layeth any contempt to my charge, or yet doth trouble the curate. I marvel not a little, how my Lord Bysh. of London, having so broad, wide, and large Diocese committed unto his cure, and so peopled as it is, can have leisure for preaching and teaching the word of God, opportune importune, tempestive, intempestive, privatim, publice to his own flock, i•stando, arguendo, exhortando, monendo, c•m omni lenitate & doctrina, have leisure (I say) either to trouble me, or to trouble him self with me, so poor a wretch, a stranger to him & nothing pertaining to his cure, but as every man pertaineth to every mans cure, so intermixing & intermeddling himself with an other mans cure, as though he had nothing to do in his own. If I would do as some men say my Lord doth, gather up my •oyle, as we call it, warily and narrowly, and yet neither preach for it in mine own cure, nor yet other where, peradventure he would nothing deny me.

First, he did neuer inhibite me in my life, and if hee did inhibite his Curate to receaue me, what pertaineth that to me, which neither did know thereof, nor yet made any sute to the curate deceiptfully, nor it did not appeare to me very likely that the Curate would so litle haue regarded my Lords inhibitiō, which he mayntayneth so vigilantly, not knowing my Lords minde before. Therefore I coniected with my self that eyther the Curate was of such acquayntaunce with my Lord, that he might admitte whome hee would, or els (and rather) that it was a trayne and a trap layde before me, to the intent that my Lorde himselfe, or other pertayning to hym was appoynted to haue bene there, and to haue taken me if they coulde in my sermon, which coniecture both occasioned me somewhat to suspect those men which desired me, though they speake neuer so fayre and frendly, and also rather to go. For I preach nothing, but if it might be so, I woulde my Lorde him selfe might heare me euery sermon I preache. So certayne I am that it is trueth, that I take in hand to preache. If I had wt power of my frendes (the Curate gaynesaying and withstanding) presumed to haue gone into the pulpitte, there had bene something wherefore to pretend a contēpt. I preached in Kent also, at the instaunt request of a Curate: yet here I not that his Ordinary layeth any contēpt to my charge, or yet doth trouble the curate. I maruel not a little, how my Lord Bysh. of London, hauing so brode, wyde, and large Dioces committed vnto hys cure, and so peopled as it is, can haue leysure for preaching and teaching the word of God, oportune importune, tempestiue, intempestiue, priuatim, publice to his owne flocke, istando, arguendo, exhortando, monendo, cm omni lenitate & doctrina, haue leysure (I say) eyther to trouble me, or to trouble him selfe wt me, so poore a wretch, a stranger to him & nothing pertayning to his cure, but as euery man pertayneth to euery mans cure, so intermixing & intermling himselfe with an other mans cure, as though he had nothing to doe in his owne. If I would do as some men seyn my Lorde dothe, gather vp my oyle, as wee call it, warely and narrowly, and yet neyther preache for it in mine owne cure, nor yet other where, peraduenture he woulde nothing deny me.