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Sal. in Christo. Accepimus Reginam Scotorum paralysi CHAP. 

 graviter laborare, vel ad desperationem, et aliis nonnullis _ 

 torqueri morbis. Rex ipse optimce spei adolescens Parlia- Writes to 

 menti autlwritate decrevit de una religi&ne co?ifirmanda 9 et &quot;.. 

 Papistica efinibus suis exterminanda. Ita ut quisque wis-Epist. MSS 

 sam audituruS) primo moneatur, secundo bona ipsius Jisco 

 adjudicentur : si tertio peccaverit, solurn vertere cogatur. 

 HCEC ad te scripsi, turn ut hujus boni participem faciam ; 

 turn ut a te preces cum lacrymis Christo nostro fundantur^ 

 et nos beare, et suum Evangelium propagare pcrgat. Qua 

 concedat optimus Jesus noster, quern non minus tibi Jumi- 

 liarem existimo^ quam est amicus quisque amico. Ora, ora, 

 mi J rater ; nam plurimum apud Christum tuas valere preces 

 non dubito. 



Tui amantissimus 



JOHANNES LOND. 



In this year 1578, the infection of the plague spreading His care 

 in London, our thoughtful Bishop took care of two things, p ] a g ue i n 

 viz. to preserve the lives of his Clergy, and yet to make London- 

 provision that the infected might be visited, and have spi 

 rituals administered to them. Therefore he summoned the 

 city Clergy before him, (where also were present, as assist 

 ants, Nowell, Dean of Paul s ; Mullins and Walker, Arch 

 deacons; and Stanhop, Chancellor,) to elect and appoint 

 out of them visitors of the sick folk ; and all the rest to be 

 spared by reason of the danger of the infection. The for 

 wardness of many Ministers to undertake this office was 

 noted ; some for covetousness, and others for vain-glory, 

 and others to supply their wants, namely, such as were in 

 great debt, and others without service and employment. 

 But the Ministers generally disliked this motion ; thinking 

 it a part of their duties to suffer with their flock, and to 

 submit to God s will in the discharge of their functions. 



The Bishop shewed by this, his fatherly care of the city ; 

 and also his policy for ceasing of the plague, by dispersing 

 directions in books printed for that purpose. 



Several occasions fell out for Bishop Aylmer to exert his 



