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Cotton, sir John Gates, sir Robert Bowes, and sir Walter BOOK Mildmay, to examine the account of the fall of mony, by the two proclamations.

20. The lord Ogle leaving the wardenship of the middle marches, because my lord Evers land lay there, he was made deputy-warden there, with the fee of 600 merks; and sir Thomas Dacres of the east marches, with the fee of 500 merks.

24. Thomas Gresham came from Antwerp hither, to declare how monsieur de Langie, treasurer to the emperor, of Flanders, was sent to him from the regent with a certain pacquet of letters which the Burgonions had taken in Bullonois, coming from the dowager of Scotland: the effect whereof was, How she had committed George Paris the Irish-man to prison, because she had heard of his meaning to return into England; how she had found the pardon he had, and divers other writings; and how she had sent O-Coniers's son into Ireland, to comfort the lords of Ireland. Also he shewed certain instructions, anno 1548, upon the admiral's fall, given to a gentleman that came hither, That if there were any here of the admiral's faction, he should do his uttermost to raise an uproar.

29. Henry Knowls was sent in post into Ireland with a letter, to stay the deputy, if he met him, in Ireland, because of the business; and that he should seem to stay for his own affairs, and prolong his going from week to week, lest it be perceived. Also he had with him certain articles concerning the whole state of the realm, which the deputy was willed

to answer.

30. There was a letter of thanks written to the regent, and sent to Mr. Chamberlain, to deliver her for the gentle overture made to Thomas Gresham by the treasurer Langie. He was also willed to use gentle words in the delivery of the letters, wishing a further amity: and for recompence of her overture, to tell her of the French king's practice, for 5000 Scotch footmen, and 500 horsemen. And also how he taketh up by exchange at Lubeck 100000l. whereby appeareth some meaning that way the next spring.

28. The lord Paget was put to his fine of 60007. and 20007. diminished, to pay it within the space of

at days limited.

years,

Here the Journal ends; or if more was written by the king,

it is lost.

SOME OTHER PAPERS WRITTEN WITH KING BOOK EDWARD THE SIXTH'S OWN HAND.

Number 1.

A collection of passages of scripture against idolatry, in

French, dedicated to the protector.

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coll. libr.

LE fervent zele que je vous apercoy avoir en la reforma- In Trinity tion de idolatrie, tres-cher et bien aimé oncle, m'a incité Cambridge. comme par maniere de passe temps, en lisant la sainct escriture, de noter plusieurs lieux en icelle qui defendent de n'adorer ny faire aucuns images. Non seulement de dieux estranges, mais ausi de ne former chose pensant la faire semblable à la majesté de Dieu le creature si tresbahy. Veu qui lui mesme et son St. Esprit, par la bouche de ses prophetes, l'a si souvent defendu, que tant de gens ont osé et osent commetre idolatrie en faisant et adorant les images. Mais je croy que cestoit pourtant qu'ils n'avoient ou n'entendoient pas ses paroles. Car comme il dit il ne peut estre veu en choses qui soient materielles. Mais veut estre veu par ses ouvres, ni plus ne moins que quand on voit quelque excellente piece d'ouvrage sans voir ouvrier qui l'a fait, on peut imaginer son excellence: ainsi regardant et considerant l'excellence du firmament et les choses tant parfaites et merveilleuses, qui y sont comprises, nous pouvons imaginer quelle è le Createur qui les a formées seulement par sa parole, et en telle maniere nostre oeil spirituel pouroit beaucoup mieux voir quelle chose c'est que de Dieu, que nostre oeil corporell ne le pourroit voir en chose que creature humane ait fait et formée. Pourtant, cher oncle, apres avoir noté en ma Bible en Anglois plusieurs sentences qui contradisent à tout idolatrie à celle fin de m'apprendre et exercer en l'escriture Francoise, je me suis amusé à le translater en la dite langue Francoise: puis les ay fait rescire en se petit livret, lequell de tresbon cueur je vous offre: priant Dieu le Createur de vous donner grace de continuer en vostre labeur spirituel au salut de vostre ame et à l'honneur et gloire d'iceluy.

Then follow seventy-two passages out of the Old Testa

PART ment, against worshipping strange gods or images, with little paraphrases of his own, he concludes.

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Il y a autres places en la sainte escriture, tant apocryphes que autres, desquelles je ne fais nulle mention pour le present, qui toutesfois sont correspondentes à celles dont est fait mention par cy devant. Mais pour tant que quasi tous les prophetes et autres saints, desquels la sainte escriture parle deffendent de ne commetre idolatrie je desire et exhorte toute la congregation des Chrestiens qu'un chascun d'eux vueille delaisser cest abominable vice.

Cotton lib.

A discourse about the reformation of many abuses.

Number 2.

The government of this realm is divided into two parts, one ecclesiastical, and the other temporal.

THE ecclesiastical consisteth in setting forth the word of Nero C. 10. God, continuing the people in prayer, and the discipline. The setting forth of the word of God, consisteth in the good discreet doctrine and example of the teachers, and spiritual officers; for as the good husbandman maketh his ground good and plentiful, so doth the true preacher with doctrine and example, print and graft in the people's mind the word of God, that they at length become plentiful. Prayers also to God must be made continually, of the people, and officers of the church, to assist them with his grace. And those prayers must first, with good consideration, be set forth, and faults therein be amended. Next, being set forth, the people must continually be allured to hear them. For discipline, it were very good that it went forth, and that those that did notably offend in swearing, rioting, neglecting of God's word, or such the like vices, were duly punished, so that those that should be the executors of this discipline, were men of tried honesty, wisdom, and judgment. But because those bishops who should execute it, some for papistry, some for ignorance, some for age, some for their ill name, some for all these, are men unable to execute disci

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pline; it is therefore a thing unmeet for these men: where- BOOK fore it were necessary, that those that were appointed to be bishops, or preachers, were honest in life, and learned in their doctrine; that by rewarding of such men, others might be allured to follow their good life.

As for the prayers, and divine service, it were meet the faults were drawn out (as it was appointed) by learned men, and so the book to be established, and all men willed to come thereunto to hear the service, as I have put in remembrances in articles touching the statutes of this parliament. But as for discipline, I would wish no authority given generally to all bishops, but that commission be given to those that be of the best sort of them to exercise it in their diocesses.

Thus much generally for religion.

Temporal regiment.

The temporal regiment consisteth, in well-ordering, enriching, and defending the whole body politick of the common-wealth, and every part of the whole, to one part, not the other. The example whereof may be best taken of a man's body; for even as the arm defendeth, helpeth, and aideth the whole body, chiefly the head, so ought servingmen, and gentlemen chiefly, and such-like kind of people, be always ready to the defence of their country, and chiefly of their superior and governor; and ought in all things to be vigilant and painful for the encreasing and aiding of their country. And forasmuch as they, in serving their king and country, have divers great and manifold charges, even as the arm doth many times bear great stresses for defence of the head and body, having no kind of way to enrich themselves, neither by merchandize, neither by handicraft, neither by husbandry; as the arm doth decoct no meat it self, nor engendereth no blood; therefore even as the stomach, liver, and lights, which parts engender the blood, doth send nourishment to the arms and legs sufficient to strengthen the part, even so must the artificers so use their gain in working, and so truly and justly make that that they work: the merchants must so sell their ware, and so labour to bring in