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LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1859. 



No 174.— CONTENTS. 

 NoTFs ! — Page 



Bishop Jewel and George Bromley, by Bev. Thomas Lathbury - 349 



Father Paul's Portrait, by J. Yeowell - - - - 350 



Was Shakspeare ever a Soldier ? by William J. Thorns - - 361 



The Sapiens ol the Stoics : Mistranslations of Montaigne - 355 



Sir Joshua Kcynolds's Portraits of Mrs. Hoare ... 355 



Piedmoutese, Austrian, and French Armaments, by T. J. Buckton 356 



The " Five Great Powers," by Dr. Doran - - - - 356 



Mn«oR Notes : — Scottish Capital Punishments in the Sixteenth 

 Century — Old Irish Almanacs — Epigram — Steam Navigation 357 



Queries : — 

 Manuscript Volume on Irish Military Affairs, 1 756—80 - - 338 



Minor Qceriks : —Paraphrases used in the Scotch Kirk _Bel- 

 thazar Eegis, D.D. — Precedence of Deans, &c. — Thirty-two 

 Found Cannon, when first introduced ? — Wicquefort, &c. - 353 



Minor Qdeiiies with Answers : — Psalms of David in Prose and 

 Metre, 1633 — Sir Wm. Alexander — DeUrbe - - - 360 



Hrplies ; — 

 Ceremony for the Souls of the Slain in Battle, by Bev. J. H. 



Todd 361 



Barrymorc and the Du Barrys ..... 362 



Dr. Watts's Last Thoughts on the Trinity, by S. W. Bix, &c. - 362 



The (Armada) Lord Howard of Effingham: his ReligioS - 361 



Beplies to Minor QnERiEs:_Great Events from slender Causes s 

 Napoleon Bonaparte — Rev. Dr. Gosset—Houseling Cup — The 

 Old Countess of Desmond — " Pitch-kettled " — " Shlzn — Cru- 

 cifying Children by the Jews — Chapel Scala Cell, &c. - - 364 



Notes on Books, &c. ,_.... -367 



BISHOP JEWEL AND GEORGE BROMLEY. 



In the early period of Elizabeth's reign some of 

 the public men, though they complied with the 

 Reformation, were lukewarm in their attachment 

 to the cause. Cecil managed to comply under 

 Queen Mary, though he had supported the Refor- 

 mation under King Edward. On Elizabeth's ac- 

 cession some, who complied, were secretly attached 

 to Rome, and others were indifferent. The indi- 

 vidual, whose case I now submit to the notice of 

 the public, however, was regarded by his contem- 

 poraries as a sound Protestant. Strype says : — 



" On the 10th of March deceased Mr. Caryl, Attorney 

 of the Duchy, a man famous for his abilities in the law : 

 but a Papist." 



He adds : — 



" Indeed about this time the Lawyers in most eminent 

 places were generally favourers of Popery. Hales, before- 

 mentioned, stepped in while Caryl lay upon his deathbed, 

 labouring with the Secretary to prefer in his room 

 George Bromlej% a good Lawyer, and as good a Protes- 

 tant : of whom he gave this character : ' That, for his reli- 

 gion and knowledge of the law of God, he ought to be 

 preferred above many." — Strype's Annals, I. ii. 195. 



I have in my possession a copy of Jewel's J)e- 

 fence, which was presented by the author to George 

 Bromley. On the title, in Jewel's hand, is the 

 following Inscription : — 



" D. Georgio Bromleio Araico Charissimo 

 Johan Sarisburien. Dono Dedit. 



Vive ut Vivas." 

 On a fly-leaf is the following address : — 



" To the Eight Worshipful Sir George Bromley, Knyght, 

 Justice of Chester." 



It is evident that Bromley was regarded by 

 Jewel as bis dear friend. The volume remained 



in the Bromley family until lately. Various MS. 

 notes are written on the margins, and they are 

 manifestly in the handwriting of Bromley himself. 

 These notes are neither friendly to Jewel, nor 

 favourable to the Reformation. I now give a se- 

 lection of passages. 



In reply to Jewel's assertion that the state of 

 morals was improved since the Reformation, 

 Bromley writes : — 



" There have been more mj'nisters hanged for haynous 

 crymes within theis 20 yeres than Preists before in 200 

 yeres." — See the Records in the Tower. 



On a passage from Cyprian, quoted by Jewel, 



he says : — 



" By Baptisme or other Sacraments. By This Saying, 

 Cyprian affirmeth moe than Two Sacraments." 



On a note of Jewel's relative to the Virgin 

 Mary, we have : — 



" As though our Ladie were aji Apostate or a reprobat, 

 and not the child of God." 



To Jewel's insinuation of Pelagianism against 

 Harding, Bromley says : — 



" Not so, for the Catholiques depend on the grace and 

 assistance of God." 



He is severe against Jewel on the character of 

 Augustine : — 



" No man sayth it but you. Why do you call him in 

 contempt Austin the Monke? Austin the great Pillar 

 of the Church, and Basilius Magnus were both Monks, 

 and yet reputed honest men." 



Bromley's accuracy in historical knowledge is 

 manifest in these notes. Jewel quotes Geoffrey 

 of Monmouth in disparagement of Augustine. 

 Bromley writes in the margin : — 



" GefFray of BWiimouth, that lying foole, and St. Aug- 

 tine being both in a balance, which is of more wayght 

 and credite? Beda sayth that Austen was Anglorum 

 Apostolus. You maye be ashamed to alleage him." 



To some remarks of Jewel's on the Canonists, 

 he replies : — 



"He fyndeth fawlt with the Canonists for Exaltinge 

 the Pope with Vayne Tytles: but this Insignis Palpo 

 will needs correcte Magnificat, and Singe in praj'se of the 

 Secular powers as longe as they will defende his reli- 

 gion." 



There are various notes of the same description, 

 and they all indicate strong opposition to Jewel's 

 views. They must have been written soon after 

 the publication of the book in 1567. Jewel died 

 in I57I ; and the following note, which occurs to- 

 wards the end of the volume, was evidently writ- 

 ten during the author's life : — 



" Why doth your L. and your jolye men ryde a Preach- 

 ing, and make your entry upon your pretie Palfrys? Say 

 what ye will ye are a pretye younge Pope yourselfe." 



This unfriendly note is a comment on Jewel's 

 recommendation to the Pope to go from place to 

 place to preach the Gospel. Notwithstanding 

 Bromley's reputation as a Protestant it is evident 



