BISHOP AYLMER. 49 



Archbishop made his complaint to the said Secretary against CHAP. 

 Bishop Ay liner s proceedings, shewing the many good turns 

 he had done him ; and withal the good promises the said 

 Bishop had before his consecration made him, not to trou 

 ble him in this regard. He also sent up his servant from 

 Bishopthorp, where he now was, to enter into reasonable 

 conditions with Bishop Aylmer, with which he made Wal- 

 singham privy ; who soon laboured with the Bishop in this 

 affair to bring things to an accommodation. But it could 

 not or would not be done ; and the reason was, because it 

 was not safe for him to put this suit to an end by arbitra 

 tion ; which Walsingham was willing to take upon him, and 

 the Bishop declared himself to have been willing to leave it 

 to him ; but that for the security of his posterity it must be 

 decided by law : which the Bishop signified in his letter 

 written to him in May. 



Therein he signified, &quot; That he found himself marvel- His letters 

 &quot; lously beholden to him for his good continuance and ready cre t a ryl 

 &quot; answers of his matters, that his man whom he sent unto 

 &quot; him found at his hands. That the cause that moved him Paper-office. 

 &quot; so earnestly to urge the commission for dilapidations was, 

 &quot; that unless he had end by law, he and his executors could 

 &quot; not be discharged ; which he was sure, if her Majesty un- 

 &quot; derstood, she would grant him justice for his indemnity : 

 &quot; otherwise he assured his Honour, he had as lief be without 

 &quot; the bishopric, as to dwell still in that danger. That if it 

 &quot; might be put in arbitrement, he minded to choose none 

 &quot; but him, if he would give him [the Bishop] leave to be 

 &quot; so bold with him.&quot; 1 



Upon this they go to law. There is a book in the Paper He sues the 

 f^tn ft T p T ., Archbishop. 



Office consisting of divers sheets of paper written m Latin, 



as it seems, of the Bishop s own penning, wherein he ar 

 gued his own case ; and by his many quotations of the civil 

 law shewed himself very well studied therein. It was en 

 titled his Allegations, beginning thus : 



Ad decisionem prcEsentis controversial pracmittendum est, 

 quod inter alia, quce ad curam et solicitudinem providi et 

 vigi-lcmtis pas tor ix pertinent, curare debent mcralissimi 



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