&48 THE TOMB OF THE SUFFRAGAlf BISHOP OF CORNWALL. 



and willed him and desired him oftentimes to take some good reasonable way with 

 his Parishioners, whereunto he answered and said he hath been at all times 

 content to be ordered according to good reason and conscience, saving always the 

 rights of his Church whereunto he is sworn, but ye be so unreasonable and so full 

 of malice and dissimulation that no man can trust you, for ye speak fair words 

 and think otherwise in your hearts and he hath proved you many days, and he 

 saith furthermore that ye be so full of craft and so full of malice that if Christ 

 were here again and dwelling with you, ye would [put] him on the cross and 

 crucify him again, and he said moreover ye have not handled him like your 

 Curate, nor like no good ghostly children. He said, once he sued a process against 

 certain persons for the duty of his Church — at your request the matter was had 

 in communication, and also in arbitrament, and nothing came of it. So by your 

 subtle means and fair words he lost all his costs, which he purposeth never to do 

 no more after this, but assuredly and fastely to stick and abide by the process, as 

 ever did any priest in the right of his Church. And whereas ye malign and 

 grudge against his priest that serveth his Church, he purposeth not to change him 

 for your pleasures, for he payeth him his wages, and also he is admitted by the 

 ordinary to serve there ; ye may complain to the ordinary. Of envy and malice, 

 ye cannot be content with no one. He could not tarry among you. He could open 

 and shew some things that would put some of you to [shame.] 



Shewed Mr. Vicar of mine own mind : If he be disposed to go to law and to 

 vex and trouble his poor parishioners, he should be answered, and have trouble 

 enough his handful. 



The Vicar shewed me he would shortly send down a letter of his mind to you 

 all that sent him a letter, he told me also he could never bring you to no good 

 purpose, and thus I commit you all to Grod. From London the 22nd day of 

 February, with the hand of your heartily loving friend, to my poor power. 



...After I had spoken at good length with Mr. Vicar and perceived no fruit 

 nor towardness in him, nor that he would be as me thought comformable to no 

 manner, peace, and unity, as good charity required, I delivered your letter to Mr. 

 Middleton for the defence ; and delivered him iiijs- viij'i- for his procuracy, and he 

 hath promised me to look substancially at every court for your cause. Doubt ye 

 not. I have retained Mr. Doctor Feytor in your cause, and given him vi^- viij"^- 

 He is called a cunning man, and as soon as the Vicar hath put in his libel and 

 declaration, ye shall be ascertained of the copy of the same with diligence." 



