BISHOP AYLMER. 17 



and he would prove a careful and active Bishop to watch ( HAP. 

 the sheep against them. In fine, he signified to him, that 



&quot; he thought verily, that the Queen would have a good, 

 &quot; fast, earnest servitor of this man.&quot; All this took not ef 

 fect, and Aylmer was waved for this turn, and Dr. Sandys, 

 Bishop of Worcester, was translated to London. 



But at last, in the year 1576, he was preferred to be Bi- Made Bi 

 shop of London, upon Sandys\s removal from that see 



York ; who, in his farewell sermon at Paul s Cross, had Sandys s 

 these words concerning him ; &quot; My hope is, that the Lord 



ser mon. 



&quot; hath provided one of choice to be placed over you ; a 

 &quot; man to undertake this great charge, so well enabled for 

 &quot; strength, courage, great wisdom, skill in government, 

 &quot; knowledge, as in many other things, so especially in the 

 &quot; heavenly mysteries of God, that I doubt not but my de- 

 &quot; parture shall turn very much to your advantage.&quot; 



Yet between these two reverend and grave Bishops hap- Contest be- 

 pened some sharp difference, who before were very good mer^ow 

 friends, and had been fellow-exiles. For Aylmer, who sue- Bishop, and 

 ceeded Sandys in this see of London, required, as his due, C essor. 

 the whole incomes and benefits of the bishopric for the last 

 half-year, that is, from Michaelmas to Lady-day, though 

 Sandys continued Bishop of London the best part of that 

 time, namely, till Candlemas, before his remove to York. 

 Both of them appealed to the Lord Treasurer. Aylmer PaperOffice. 

 shewed him, by a note in writing, the present commodities 

 growing to the Archbishop of York upon his entrance : as, 

 for the Lady-day rent 500/. his demeans 4:001. a bene 

 volence of his Clergy 800/. besides woods to the value of 

 3000Z. And this, he said, was a true rate, and would be 

 avowed by those that were privy to the estate of the see of 

 York. Concluding hence that my Lord of York had no 

 reason to detain any part of the revenues of London from 

 the last Michaelmas, being so well left at York ; and he 

 coming so naked now r to the see of London. 



The Archbishop, on the other hand, shewed the Trea- Archbishop 

 surer, that the first sum mentioned was more by a great deal 

 than in truth it was : and perhaps some part of the tenths 



