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Chap. XIX. 'Twas opened on April the third. The Abstract tels us, that Dr. Whitgift preached, his Text being Acts 15. 6. in qua (to ufe the Words of the Abftract) de inftituto & auctoritate fynodorum, de inimicis ecclefiæ, Puritantibus fcilicet & Papiftis, de ufu veftimentorum & ornamentorum, & poft de multis in futura Synodo refor-' mandis, tractabat. The Sermon was never printed, but the original MS. is in Lambeth Library. And 'tis obfervable, that it takes no notice of any Defign to revise the Articles; tho' that was most certainly done by this very Convocation. 'Tis probable therefore,that nothing of that kind was intended,till it was understood, that the Houfe of Commons were refolved to have a Bill brought in to oblige the Clergy to fubfcribe the Articles.

On April 7. being the fecond Seffion, Dr. John Elmer, Archdeacon of Lincoln, was prefented and confirmed Prolocutor. Which done, the Abstract has thefe Words; Et tunc dictus Reverendiffimus voluit & juffit, ut omnes de cætu eorum, qui Articulis Anni 1562: hactenus non fubfcripferunt, modo iis fubfcribant ; & quod omnes & finguli, qui iis fubfcribere noluerint aut recufaverint (fi qui tales inveniantur) a dicta domo inferiori penitus excludantur.

The third Seffion was on Fryday, April 20. the fourth on Fryday April 27. but nothing was done on either of them relating to the Articles. The fifth and Sixth Seffions were on May 4, 11. when we find these Words, viz.

Friday, May 4. the Bishops being affembled, and Prayers faid, poft tractatum aliquandiu inter Reverendiffimum & Confratres fuos fecrete habitum, tandem unanimiter convenit, ut fequitur, viz.

That when the Book of Articles touching Doctrine fhall be fully agreed upon, that then the fame shall be put in print

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by the Appointment of my Lord of Sarum, and a Price rated for the fame to be fold.

Item, That the fame being printed, every Bishop to have a competent Number thereof to be publifh'd in their Synods throughout their feveral Diocefes, and to be read in every Parish Church four times every Year.

Fryday, May 11. the Bishops being met in a low Parlour at Lambeth, de & fuper rebus Ecclefiæ & libro articulorum de doctrina (ut apparuit) fecrete femotis omnibus arbitris tractarunt; which may perhaps have been the Subject of that two Hours Conference, which they bad afterwards on Wednesday, May 23. Seff. 8.

On Wednesday, May 30. the Convocation was diffolved, &c.

The Reader can't but obferve, that this Account is very fhort. However, by the Affiftance of fome other Particulars, I fhall be able to enlarge it.

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CHA P. XX.

Of that Copy of Wolf's Edition of the Articles, which was fubfcribed by the lower House of Convocation in 1571, and is now lodg'd in the Bodleyan Library, and which I have called Bod. i.

Varia by correcting, & Copy of Wolf's
N the foregoing Collation I have exhibited the

Edition, which was fubfcribed by the Lower House of Convocation in 1571, and which is now lodg'd in the Bodleyan Library, and denoted by

Bod. I:

That those who fubfcrib'd this Copy, were undoubtedly the Lower Houfe of that Convocation which met in 1571, appears, not only from the feA veral

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Chap. XX. veral Endorsements of the Subscription Roll (of which I fhall presently take notice) but alfo from the following Copy of the Subscription it felf. Only obferve, 1. That I have been forc'd to add Numbers,for a reafon that will foon discover it self. 2. That this Roll confifts of Two Pieces of Parchment, both of the fame Bredth, the one pafted to the other. In the firft or upper Piece the Subfcriptions are written in Two Columnis, and each of them generally makes Two or Three Lines: but in the fecond or lower Piece there is one Column only.

I Johannes Almerus, Proloquutor.

2 Thomas Godwynus, Decanus Cantuar.

3 Thomas Lawfe, Procurator Capituli Cantt. 4 Andreas Peerfon, nomine Cleri Cant.

5 Jo. Hyll, Procurator Cleri Cant.

6 Alexander Nowell, Decanus D. Pauli London. 7 Tho. Wattes, Archidiaconus Midd. & Procurator Capituli London.

8 Jo. Briggewater, Arch. Roffen. & Procurator Cleri Roffen.

9 Bartholomæus Busfellus, Procurator Cleri Roffen. 10 Johannes Garbrand, Procurator Cleri Sarisburienfis. 11 Joannes Yong, Procurator Cleri London. 12 Henricus Wright, Procurator Cleri London. 13 Gabriell Goodman, Decanus Westmonafter. 14 Guillielmus Latimer, Archidiaconus Westmonafter. 15 Francifcus Newton, Decanus Winton. 16 Guliel. Overtonus, Procurator Capituli. 17 Stephanus Chefton, Archidiaconus Winton. 18 Joannes Watfon, Archid. Surrey.

19 Jobannes Brigges, Procurator Cleri Winton, 20 Joannes Sprynt, Procurator Cleri Winton. 21 Jobannes Pierfe, Decanus Ecclefiæ Chrifti Oxon. 22 Aegidius Laurens, Archidiaconus Wiltes. 23 Thomas White, Archid, Berks.

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24 Henricus Worley, Procurator Cleri Cicift. 25 Guilielmus Hopkinson, Procurator Cleri Ciceft. 26 Jo. Cottrell, Archidiaconus Wellen. et Archidiaco nus Dorfett.

27 Adrianus Hawthorn, Procurator Capituli et Cleri Bathon, et Wellen.

28 Tobias Matthew, Archidiaconus Bathon.

29 Philippus Biffe, Procurator Cleri Bathon. et Wellen. 30 (a) Guillielmus Latimerus, Decanus Petriburgen. 31 Nicholaus Shepard, Archidiaconus Northampton. 32 Willielmus Fluyd, Procurator Cleri Petriburgen. 33 Petrus Morwin, Procurator Henrici Squier Archidiaconi Barftapolis.

34 Oliverus Whiddon, Arch. Totton.

35 Andreas Perne, Decanus Elienfis.

36 Joannes Whitgift, Procurator Capituli et Cleri Elienfis.

37 Thomas Ithell, (b) alter Procurator Cleri Elien.
38 Tho. Thornton, Procurator Capituli Oxon.
39 Galfridus Lewys, Procurator Ĉleri Oxon.
40 Jo. Argallus, Procurator Cleri Oxon.

41 Arthurus Saulus, Procurator Ecclefiæ Cath. Glou ceftrenfis et Bristolienfis.

42 Guido Eyton, Archidiac. Glofceft.

43 Thomas Blage, Procurator Cleri Gloceftrenfis. 44 Anthonius Higgins, Procurator Cleri Glouceftrenfis. 45 (c) Johannes Igulden, fubftitutus pro Decano Exce ftrenfi.

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46 Thomas Noke, fubftitutus pro Decano Vigornenfi. 47 Gulielmus Turnbull, (d) Procurato Capitulo Wigorn, 48 Joannes Bullingham, Archidiaconus Huntingdon, et Procurator Cleri Wigorn.

(a) This is written in the fame Hand with Numb. 14.

(b) There is a fmall Stroke drawn thro' the Word alter; fa that I prefume, 'twas ftruck out by the Writer.

(c) Here beginneth the fecond Column on the first piece of

Parchment.

(d) 'Tis fo written.

49 Joban

49 Johannes Almer, Archid. Lincoln. et Procurator Cleri Lincoln.

50 Jo. Longland, Archidiaconus Bucks.
SI Willielmus Rodd, Archidiaconus Bedford.
52 Joannes Belley, Procurator Cleri Lincol.
53 Rogerus Kelk, Archidiaconus de Stow.

54 Th. Byckley, Procurator Rich. Barber Arch. Leiceftrenfis.

55 Gregorius Garthe, Procurator Capituli Linc. 56. Thomas Turner, Procurator Thoma Powell, Archi diaconi Wigorn.

$7-Johannes Langford, Procurator Cleri Wigorn. 58 Lawrentius Nowell, Decanus Lychefeild, et Archidiaconus Derbie.

59 Th. Byckley, Archid. Stafford. et Procur. Capituli Lichfild.

60 Thomas Chapman, Proc. Cleri Covent, & Lych. 61 Johannes Ellys, Decanus Heref. et Procurator Capituli et Cleri ibidem.

62 Edw. Cooper, Archidiaconus Heref.

63 Robertus Grinfell, Archidiaconus Salop.

64 Thomas Harley, Procurator Cleri Herefordenfis. 65 Thomas Huett, Præcentor Meneven. et Procurator Capituli ibidem.

66 Edwardus Throlkeld,Procurator Willielmi Luffy, Archid. Carmardyn.

67 Willielmus Blethin, Archidiaconus Brechon.

68 Willielmus Blethin, Procurator Capituli et Cleri Landaven.

69 Ludovicus Gwyn, Archidiaconus Cardigan, & Procurator Cleri Meneven.

70 Ludovicus Williams, Procurator Cleri Menevenfis. 71 Johannes Chepman, Procurator Cleri de Bristoll. 72 Johannes Northbroke, Procurator Cleri Briftoll. Ludovicus Baker, Archidiaconus Landaven, & Procurator Capituli et Cleri Landaven.

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