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Caledtothe When he had thus spent his youth and pride of years, he was 

 caled, or if you will, cast by the hande of fortune fro* the 

 schoole to the court, where imployed in many waighty affaires as 

 the variety of times, and busines tumbled and tossed him, he 

 spent his manhood in many difficulties, and seasoned his wisdom 

 (w ch by that means was ever after made solide and imassaultable) 

 w th great experience. 



His Prefer g u t the first stepp w dl he made into the house of preferment 

 was the profession of the ciuell lawe, prouing an advocate or 

 proctour in the Arches, the principall Court of eclesiasticall 

 gouernment, wherein he was soe industrious, and elaborate, that 

 he obtained the name of the well sownding bell of St. Marie's, 

 and glad was that client whose cause he tooke in hand. 

 Canon Not long after he p'ceeded in Oxford to such degrees of both 

 lawes, as carried the marks of reputation and worshipp. There 

 such as stoode in need of his helpe and advise receaued the 

 fruite of his learning and skill, in greate abundance. Ther (and 

 what can be more pleasing to a free and generous minde) he 

 obtayned the frindship of the mighty, the loue of the best, the 

 wealth of the rich, the imparting of f auours from the officers the 

 good opinion of all, and enlarged his renowne to the uttermost. 

 There he was a supportation to his frindes, a helpe to straingers, 

 a refuge to the oppressed, a terrour to his insulting enemies, and 

 a sweete moderatour of doubtfull controversies. There he was 

 a fortunate determiner of causes, a punisher of guilty and obstinate 

 delinquents, an equall servant of iustice, to administer every 

 man his right. 



Beloved of "While he was thus imployed, and of every one, well allowed 



Boucer or and reputed, Thomas Boucer, Archbishop of Canterbury, tooke 



r * notice of his good parts and generall acceptation in the University 



for religion, piety, integrity, and iustice, and aduanced him to 



some places of honour, besides the reward of many and great 



benefitts. At last recommended to the regard of Henry 6, he was 



made one of his Priuy Councell, and soe demeaned himselfe that, 



to the admiration of his ccmpetitour, both in the ebbings and 



flcwings of fortune, he suffered noe manner of blastes to ehoue 



