194 THE LIFE OF 



CHAP. w hen he followed himself. And again on another occasion, 



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., &quot; that he would spare him for that time, because it may be 



&quot; he was at his bowls ; and it was pity to trouble him, lest 

 &quot; he swore.&quot; 



His person- jj ut now at j ast to wm( J U p m short my accounts of this 



Bishop, and to draw towards a conclusion. As to his per 

 son, he was mean of stature, but of courage great, and very 

 valiant in his youth ; which quality departed not from him 

 The picture when he was old. He wore a long gray beard. A good 

 th^posses- original picture of him is preserved to this day, or at least 

 sion of Mr. fad lately remain, in the town of Bishops Stortford, fastened 



Aylmer, of . , J _ , , . , -. j -, ~* f 



Cheims- into the wainscot of an house there, once inhabited by Mr. 



ford&amp;lt; Aylmer, an apothecary, that derived himself from him. 



His house- He kept a regular well-ordered family, duly observing 

 the hours of prayer twice in the day, whereat he himself 

 was constantly present when he was at home, with the rest 

 of his officers, chaplains, and servants ; the number of 

 which consisted of above fourscore persons. And he was a 

 good master, friend, and father to them and his dependents. 

 Among the rest of his Chaplains, Dr. Vaughan was one, 

 Archdeacon of Middlesex, and his cousin, and he that after 

 wards was the worthy and beloved Bishop of London. This 

 Vaughan was a deserving man, and known both for his 

 learning, readiness in preaching, and other godly gifts, in 

 ferior to few ; and long a Prebend of the church of St. 

 Paulas. And being a senior Prebendary made interest with 

 the Dean for the place of a Residentiary in that church, but 

 was several times put by; which troubled not only him, 

 but the Bishop too, knowing well his worth. But in April 

 1592, Archdeacon Molins lying in great extremity of sick 

 ness, and so a Residentiary^ place likely again to become 

 vacant, the Bishop concerned himself for Dr. Vaughan. 

 And that his interest might the better prevail, (divers hav 

 ing been already recommended to the Dean of Paul s,) he 

 addressed a letter to the Lord Treasurer, being moved in 

 conscience, as he said, lest by too many repulses the worthy 

 man should be discouraged ; praying his favourable assist 

 ance in this suit ; that it would please him at his [the Bi- 



