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siialbe excommunicated. When the Cardinall perceaued that 

 nothing would satisfie or apease this prating frier, he beckoned 

 to the other to holde his peace, and soe administering occasion of 

 better taulke, he suddenly rose from the table, dismissing his 

 guest, and applied himself to the hearing of poor petitioners. 



I haue insisted the longer on this relation, either because I 

 would approue Sr Th. More, in his owne words, who was brought 

 up in the Cardinall's house, and by his goodnesse settled in the 

 Universitie of Oxforde, as in his Utopia, may appeare, out of 

 whose larger discourse I have thus abbreuiated the matter. 



Or in regard of the euerlasting memory of so famous a Prelate 

 by whome you must needs be the more graced, and as it weare 

 tickled w th the renowne of one of y r affinitie, name, and family, 

 ffor euen Oxford itselfe, that famous TJniv r sity, besides the 

 acknowledgement of many receaued benefits, he hath adorned her 

 monuments w th his armes and diuises both in the Pulpitt of St. 

 Marie's, the Divinity Schoole, the College gates, and other places 

 of eminency, all w ch make full demonstration of his learning, 

 vertue, high descent, and munificence in importing great matters 

 unto them. 



The office of Chancellourshipp w ch I neuer knew conferred on 

 any one but of the hiest honour and worthynesse, and for w ch 

 many haue laboured, both directly and indirectly, as a matter of 

 great consequence and glory, the Univ r sity itselfe by a ginerall 

 consent p r sented unto him, wherein he demeaned to their per* 

 petuall good, and his owne eternall commendation ; bequeathing 

 by his laste will and testament a certain some of 613 3s. 4d p' 

 an'um for the maintenance of 20 poor schollers at Oxforde, and 

 10 at Cambridg, 20 yeare togither. The rest of his substance 

 he bestowed in mainetaining the poore, releiving of orphans, pro- 

 moting his frionds and acquaintance, honoring his kindred > 

 enriching his family, and in repairing or building his houses, 

 and public edifices, for he set upright his palace at Lambeth, 

 redy to fall. He built the Castle by Wisbich euen in o r grand- 

 father's dayes, he made a cawsway in the fenne for the better 

 accom'odating of passengers, and enriching the towns, by w ch 



