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avoid the perfections of the Catholics . After re-maining there eight years, .he was, on the acceffionof Edward VI . recalled, and, in 1552, made Bi-ihop of OlTory; where he was particularly affidu-ous in propagating the Proteftant faith to little pur-pofe, and frequently at the hazard of his life.

The acceffion of Queen Mary once more drovehim abroad. Upon his return to England in 1560,•Queen Elizabeth made him Prebendary of Canter-bury ; as he probably did not choofe to return tohis former flock of wolves. He died at Canterburyin 1563, in the fixty-eighth year of his age.

His character as an author principally refts on hisCatalogue Scriptorum, which contains much infor-mation no where elfe to be found. Hall, in hisPreface to Leland, fays of him, qui id fade comma-culatum , in fuas ce-nturias traduxit. Fuller, not un-aptly, calls him bilious Bale. He w r as, indeed, thevery reverie of a polifhed writer, and implacable tothofe who differed with him in religion.

William Hughes, Bifhop of St. Afaph, 1575,16th Elizabeth.

Edmund Scambler, Bifhop of Norwich, 1584,27th Elizabeth.

Hugh Bellot, Bifhop of Chefter, 1595, 37thElizabeth.

George Floyd, Bifhop of Chcflcr, 1604, 2dJac. I.

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