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fro' religion and true diuinity, and filling them w th unsauery 

 stuffe of church discipline, and veneration of preists ; ffor a 

 contumacious finding fault w th the absence of Bishops, and that 

 before the laity whoe weare naturally proud, and ready to appre- 

 hend, and accuse the clergy, and take exceptions to theire mis- 

 demeanors, all w cl1 considered the Archbishop inioyned them, 

 that if anything fault-worthy happened amoungst them they 

 should first complain to the bishop of the Dioces, and if neither 

 reformation followed, nor punishment were orderly inflicted, 

 then to repaire unto him, whoe warranted to correct them most 

 severely, that p r sumed on theire owne greatnesse, or the suppor- 

 tation of others, soe that he would receaue the blame of all, 

 espetially if either the sermons weare not framed to the edifiing 

 of the people, or the Preacher reformed to the good example of 

 others. 



While these things weare debated in theire consistories, there 

 repayred unto them certaine lords from the king, namely John 

 Dinham, lo r Treasurer of England, John, Eaiie of Oxford, Tho. 

 Earle of Darby, whoe weare p r sently admitted into theire con- 

 claue, and declared to the Archbishop that ffrancis Duke of 

 Britan, to whom King Hen. was so much obliged, and fro* 

 whome he receaued such hospitality, was in some distresse, 

 as misdoubting the ambition, and intrusion of y e flrench king, 

 whoe lay a long time in waite to take him unprouided; 

 wherefor King Hen., in requitall of former gratuities, could 

 doe no lesse then succour and assist him, wherein he was to craue 

 the beneuolences of his subiects, espetially the clergy, to whome 

 he now sent to knowe what he might lawfully demaund, and they 

 willingly affoerd. W ch the Archbishop fully co'prehending, he 

 conferred w th his brethren, and w th out further procrastination 

 concluded to give him 25,000 sterling, and a whole demy. 

 He collected a great sum of money through the p'vince 

 of Canterbury, but wheither as a subsidy or gratuity I disput 

 not upon, w ch was performed w th some solemnity of words; 

 " ffor the glory of God and defence of the Church of England " ; 

 whereupon out of the Dioces of Canterbury alone (and soe for 



