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CHAP, years of age ; and yet, according to his constant practice, 

 _L_L__ went this year 1589, his triennial visitation, which he held at 



London, August 30. Now among other injunctions, the 

 Clergy there were required, 1. To give God public thanks 

 for the French King s victory. 2. That they be ready with 

 furniture according to the proportion assigned them ; that 

 is, with arms for the Queen s defence, who was now in 

 daily apprehension of the enraged Spaniard, since their 

 shameful defeat the last summer. 



Suspends At St. Albans in Hertfordshire was placed somewhile 

 Aiilansf St a S one Dyke for preacher ; and that in some measure by 

 the means of the Lord Treasurer, who dwelt not far off: 

 for he had recommended him to the Bishop of London to 

 allow him ; and because he was but Deacon, and somewhat 

 suspected of nonconformity, the said Lord promised the 

 Bishop, that if he troubled the congregation with inno 

 vation, he would join with the Bishop in punishing him. 

 But now in November 1589, the Bishop stayed him from 

 preaching for troubling his auditory with new opinions and 

 notions, thwarting the established religion d . But Dyke had 

 gained a great vogue among that ordinary sort of people ; 

 who therefore made their application to the said noble per 

 son, that he would prevail with the Bishop that he might 

 be restored to his ministry. And in compliance with their 

 suit the kind Lord writ to the Bishop about Dyke, and the 

 interest made for him ; and desired to know upon what 

 cause he had forbidden him the pulpit. The Bishop 

 Gives his readily gave these reasons for it : viz. That he was only 

 Beacon, an d so had continued many years, refusing and dis 

 allowing of the ministry of the Church of England, and the 

 priesthood, as the book called it, which Dyke, I suppose, 

 reckoned Popish. That the people, if they listed, might be 

 sufficiently instructed by one Mr. Williams, a grave preacher 

 and better learned, without new-fangled innovations, where 

 with the other did exceedingly keep them occupied : and 

 added, he thought it necessary to have him there. That 

 Dyke was and had been charged with ill-favoured matters 



d See Additions, Numb. IV. 



