not other endeavours to corrupt and make them fpeak that lari→ guage for which the faction then fought, which indeed was— to subject the sovereign power to the people.

But I need not ftrive to vindicate Mr. Hooker in this particular; his known loyalty to his prince, whilft he lived, the forrow expreffed by King James at his death, the value our late fovereign (of ever-bleffed memory) put upon his works, and now, the fingular character of his worth by you, given in the paffages of his Life, especially in your Appendix to it, do fufficiently clear him from that imputation. And I am glad you mention how much value Thomas Stapleton, Pope Clement the VIII. and other eminent men of the Romith perfuafion, have put upon his books: Having been told the fame in my youth by perfons of worth that have travelled Italy.

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Laftly, I muft again congratulate this undertaking of yours, as now more proper to you than any other perfon, by reafon of your long knowledge and alliance to the worthy family of the Cranmers (my old friends alfo), who have been men of noted wifdom, efpecially Mr. George Cranmer, whofe prudence added to that of Sir Edwin Sandys, proved very ufeful in the completing of Mr. Hooker's matchlefs books: one of their letters I herewith send you, to make use of if you think fit. And let me fay further; you merit much from many of Mr. Hooker's best friends then living; namely, from the ever-renowned Archbishop Whitgift, of whofe incomparable worth, with the character of the times, you have given us a more short and fignicant account than I have received from any other pen. You have done much for the learned Sir Henry Savile, his contemporary and familiar friend; amongst the furviving monuments of whofe learning (give me leave to tell you fo) two are omitted; his edition of Euclid, but especially his tranflation of "King James's Apology for the Oath of Allegiance," into elegant Latin; which flying in that drefs as far as Rome, was by the Pope and Conclave sent to Salamanca unto Francifcus Suarez 2 (then refiding there as Prefident of that college) with a com

z Or rather his works entitled "Prælectiones tredecim in Principium Elementorum Euclidis Oxoniæ habitæ. Oxon. 1621." 4to, Sir Henry Savile having read thirteen lectures upon the first eight propofitions of Euclid, furrendered the chair to Mr. Briggs, taking leave of his audience in his laft lecture with thefe words, "Trado lampadem fucceffori meo, * doctiffimo viro, qui vos ad intima Geometria myfteria perducet."

(Ward's Professors of Gresham College, p. 121.)

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a A celebrated Jefuit, the author of many controverfial and other tracts. He was born in 1548, and died in 1617. His works are contained in 32 vol. folio. The treatife here alluded to, is entitled fenfio Fidei Catholicæ, contra Anglicana Secte Errores, unà cum Refponfione ad Jac. Regis Apologiam pro Juramento Fidelitatis, Mag, 1619." A copy of this book was burnt in England by public authority. It is related of him, that he met death with the most joyful tranquillity and composure of mind, uttering these words, "Non putabam

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mand to answer it. And it is worth noting, that when he had perfected the work, which he calls "Defenfio Fidei Catholicæ," it was tranfmitted to Rome for a view of the inquifitors; who, according to their cuftom, blotted out what they pleased, and (as Mr. Hooker hath been used fince his death) added whatfoever might advance the Pope's fupremacy, or carry on their own interest ; commonly coupling together Deponere et Occidere, the depofing, and then killing of princes. Which cruel and unchriftian language, Mr. John Saltkel, the amanuenfis to Suarez, when he wrote that anfwer (but fince a convert, and living long in my father's houfe), often professed the good old man (whofe piety and charity Mr. Saltkel magnified much) not only difavowed, but detefted. Not to trouble you further; your reader (if according to your defire, my approbation of your work carries any weight) will here find many just reasons to thank you for it; and poffibly for this circumstance here mentioned (not known to many) may happily apprehend one to thank him, who heartily wishes your happiness, and is unfeignedly,

Sir, your ever-faithful and affectionate old friend,

CHICHESTER, Nov. 17,

1664.

HENRY CHICHESTER.

"tam dulce, tam fuave effe mori." (Dictionnaire Historique, &c. à Paris, 1777.)-Dr. Robert Abbot, Bishop of Salisbury, delivered a course of lectures against Suarez. They were published after his death by his fon, with this title, “ De Supremâ Poteftate Regiâ Exercitationes habita in Academia Oxonienfi, contra Rob, Bellarmine et Francif. Suarez. Londini, 1619." 4to.-Pope Paul V. dishonoured his title of Holiness, and caft an indelible flain on his infallibility, by an exprefs approbation of the doctrine advanced in the writings of Suarez in defence of the murder of Kings.

b Mr. JOHN SALTKEL OF SALKIELD, a native of Cumberland, was for fome years a member of the Church of Rome and a Jefuit. He was profoundly read in theological and other authors: but being for the fame of his learning brought before King James, he was fo far convinced by his Majefty's arguments, as to come over to the Church of England, for for which he was wont to ftyle himself "The Royal convert ;" and the King honoured him fo far, as to call him "The Learned Salkeld” in his works and writings.—(Echard's History of England, vol. II. p. 871.)— "Never had England more learned bishops and doctors: Which of "them ever returned from his Majefty's discourse without admira"tion? What king chriftened, hath written fo learned volumes? To "omit the reft, his last of this kind, wherein he hath fo held up Cardinal "Bellarmine and his mafter Pope Paulus, is fuch, that Pleffis and Mouline, the two great lights of France, profefs to receive their light in this difcourfe from his beams, and the learned Jefuit, Salkeild, could "not but be converted with the neceffity of thofe demonftrations.” (Holy Panegyric, Bishop Hall's Works, p. 1142.)-Mr. Salkeild became Rector of Church Taunton in Devonshire, in 1635, and was afterwards, for his loyalty, deprived of his preferment, and died at Ulculm, in Feb. 1659-60.