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him. His request hereupon. Papists in prison pervert many. 

 Visits. Complaints of commutation of penance. His advice 

 for the reforming thereof. Silenceth a dangerous Minister. 

 Another suspended by him, viz. George Giffard, Minister of 

 Maiden. Restored. Suspended again. A large testimonial of 

 him by his auditors. Giffard wrote against Barrow the Sepa 

 ratist. Casts Archbishop Sandys for dilapidations. His reasons 

 against a new commission for examination of the matter. The 

 Bishop desires the judgment of the Judges concerning certain 

 Papists. Vauce, a Popish Priest. Takes up Cartwright the 

 Puritan. The Queen offended with the Bishop. Charged un 

 justly to have spoiled the bishopric. A controversy between 

 the Queen and him about a vicarage. A Presbytery set up at 

 Hatfield. Enormities and strange doctrines of their preacher. 

 His dealing at Hatfield. Composes a prayer for a present occa 

 sion. The Bishop endeavours to pacify the citizens concerning 

 the strangers. Holds a visitation. Visits in London. Goes 

 into Essex. A strange rudeness intended against the Bishop at 

 Maiden. Goes to Wickham. Dr. Aylmer, Archdeacon. Visits. 



CHAP. VIII. 



Cawdry s case: who was deprived, and deposed from the 

 ministry. P. 84. 



Ann. 1587. Cawdry of Luffenham cited before the Commission. The 

 1591. Bishop deprives him. Cawdry refuses to submit to the sen 

 tence. His lawyer s arguments. James Morice his lawyer. 

 Cawdry vindicates his abilities in learning. Urges his using 

 the Common Prayer. The reason of his sentence. Which he 

 would not abide by : and why. His letter to the Lord Burghley. 

 Offers some kind of submission : but will not recant publicly. 

 Appears at Lambeth. Degraded and deposed. The Bishop of 

 Peterborough sequesters his living. Cawdry sues in the Star- 

 chamber. The Lord Burghley recommends his case to the Bi 

 shop of London. The Bishop s letter to the said Lord. Caw- 

 dry s counsellor s angry advice. Dr. Aubrey s judgment of 

 the case. The statute urged by Cawdry s counsel. Offered to 

 be restored to his ministry upon subscription. 



CHAP. IX. 



The Bishop s contest with one Maddocks. Smith the 

 preacher at St. Clement s suspended. A visitation. Dyke, 



