36 THE LIFE OF 



CHAP, one Cawood b , perhaps son of the Popish printer of that 

 name, who talked very liberally, extolling Campion 1 s learn 

 ing, and attributing the victory to him : and for his confi 

 dent and slanderous reports was brought before the Bishop, 

 who gave him the punishment of confinement in the Clink. 



CHAP. IV. 



His dealing- with the Puritans. His advice concerning the 

 University. His trouble about Jelling his woods. 



Puritans. JL HESE were some of our Bishop s dealings with Papists. 

 He was also industrious for the checking of another sort of 

 opposers of the Church established, chiefly its enemies in 

 regard of the ecclesiastical regiment of it, which they 

 thought to be Antichristian, because used in the Popish 

 Church. These were now commonly known by the name of 

 Puritans and Precisians; whom the Bishop had indeed little 

 kindness for, and they as little for him. I proceed to shew 

 what happened between him and them, and his opinion con 

 cerning the danger of them. 



His opinion In the year 1577 he met with several persons of a con- 

 of some of t rary way t o Papists; of whom he informed the Lord Trea- 



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surer, that in respect of their hindering unity and quietness 

 they were not much less hurtful than they ; namely, Chark, 

 Chapman, Field, and Wilcox. These he had before him ; 

 the two former he had some hopes of; but the two latter 

 shewed themselves obstinate, and especially Field ; who, 

 notwithstanding the Archbishop^s inhibition, had entered 

 into great houses, and taught, as he said, God knows what. 

 And advice His advice concerning these men was, that they might be 

 profitably employed in Lancashire, Staffordshire, Shrop 

 shire, and such other like barbarous countries, to draw the 

 people from Papism and gross ignorance : and that though 

 they went a little too far, yet he supposed it would be less 



b See Additions, Numb. II. 



