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hath carried it with Temper, and upon their Promise, and his Hopes ofConformity, he hath inhibited but three in Norfolk , and as many in Suf-folk, of which one is no Graduate, and hath been a common Stage-player.

His Lordship humbly craves Direction what he shall do with such Scholars(some in holy Orders, and some not) as Knights, and private Gentlemen keepin their Houses, under Pretence to teach their Children. As also, with someDivines that are beneficed in Towns, or near, but live in Gentlemen’s Houses./ approve Tor my Part I think it very fit, the beneficed Men were presently com-manded to reside upon their Cures; and for the rest, your Majesty’s In-add, that cJe structions allow none to keep Chaplains, but such as are qualified by Law.must be taken, All which notwithstanding, 1 most humbly submit, (as the Bistiop doth) to1 those Qualified y our Majesty’s Judgment.

tj Law, keep For Recusants, whereas formerly there were wont to be but two or three pre-“forJabUMcn ^ ente< ^> his Lordship hath caused above forty, to be indicted in Norwich at the° rma last Sessions; and at the Assizes in Suffolk, he deliver’d a List of such as werepresented upon the Oath of the Church-wardens, to the Lord Chief Justice,and his Lordship to the Grand Jury ; but they flighted it, pretending theBiJhop'sCer- Bjfsiop’s Certificate to be no Evidence. But the true Reason is conceived toCaftmuft be" be, because he had also inserted such as had been presented to him formost unque- Recusant-separatists, as well as Recusant-romanists,

jhonabie Em- fjj s Lordsliip’s Care hath been such, as that though there are above 1500Clergymen in that Diocese, and many Disorders, yet there are not thirty ex-communicated, or suspended, whereof some are for Contumacy, and willnot yet submit ; some for obstinate Denial to publish your Majesty’s De-claration ; and some in contemning all the Orders and Rites of the Church,and intruding themselves without Licence from the Ordinary, for many Yearstogether.

Last of all, he found that one half of the Churches in his Diocese had nota Clerk able to read, and to answer the Minister in Divine Service ; bywhich Means the People were wholly disused from joining with the Priest,and in many Places from so much as faying, Amen. But concerning this, hisLordship hath strictly enjoyn’d a Reformation.

If this Account given in by his Lordship of Norwich be true, as I believe itis (and ought to believe it, till it can be disprov’d) he hath deserv’d very wellRinsed "and ^ Oiurch of England , and hath been very ill rewarded for it. Hisassuredly his humble Suit to your Majesty is, that you will be graciously pleased, in yournegative Cm- own g 00 d Time, to hear the Complaints that have been made against him,ftihw/* that he may not be overborn by an Outcry for doing Service.

In a MS. concerning the Bishops of England, writ in Archbishop Sancroft’f

own Hand.

Winchester.

T ANC. Andrews: After the Prince’s Return from Spain, Dr. Wren , who

' was there with him, lodg d still (when he was in London) at Winchester-house where he had three Rooms reserv’d for him ; but being to go forCambridge by Break of Day, he went the Night before to his Sister’s Housein Friday-street, having taken his Leave of the Bishop. But before he couldget up in the Morning, there came a Message from the Bishop, that he mustwithout fail be at Winchester-house by ten o’Clock. He went precisely at theTime, and though he used not to come from his Study till near twelve, yethe found him now in his great Gallery (a Place where he scarce came once aYear) where he was lock’d up with the Bishops of Durham and St. David's,(Neil and Laud) sitting all down again, the Bishop of Durham said, Doctor,after you left us Yesterday at Whitehall, we entering further into Discourse