or was about the firft of Queen Mary's reign expelled out of Corpus Chrifti College in Oxford, (of which he was a Fellow,) for adhering to the truth of those principles of religion, to which he had afsented and given teftimony in the days of her brother and predeceffor, Edward VI; and this John Jewel having within a short time after a juft caufe to fear a more heavy punishment than expulfion, was forced, by forfaking this, to feek safety in another nation, and, with that safety, the enjoyment of that doctrine and worship for which he suffered.

But the cloud of that perfecution and fear ending with the life of Queen Mary, the affairs of the Church and State did then look more clear and comfortable; fo that he, and with him many others of the fame judgment, made a happy return into England about the first of Queen Elizabeth; in which year this John Jewel was fent a commiffioner or vifitor of the churches of the western parts of this kingdom, and efpecially of those in Devonshire, in which county he was born;

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and then and there he contracted a friendfhip with John Hooker, the uncle of our Richard.

About the fecond or third year of her reign, this John Jewel was made Bishop of Salisbury; and there being always observed in him a willingness to do good, and to oblige his friends, and now a power added to this willingness; this John Hooker gave him a visit in Salisbury," and "befought him for charity's fake to look

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favourably upon a poor nephew of his, "whom nature had fitted for a fcholar; but "the estate of his parents was so narrow, "that they were unable to give him the "advantage of learning; and that the Bi"fhop would therefore become his patron, "and prevent him from being a trades66 man; for he was a boy of remarkable "hopes." And though the Bishop knew men do not usually look with an indifferent eye upon their own children and relations; yet he affented fo far to John Hooker, that he appointed the boy and his fchoolmafter should attend him, about Easter next following, at that place: which was done

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done accordingly; and then, after some queftions and obfervations of the boy's learning, and gravity, and behaviour, the Bishop gave his fchoolmafter a reward, and took order for an annual penfion for the boy's parents; promifing alfo to take him into his care for a future preferment; which he performed: for about the fifteenth year of his age, which was anno 1567, he was by the Bishop appointed to remove to Oxford, and there to attend Dr. Cole, then Prefident of Corpus Chrifti College. Which he did; and Dr. Cole had (according to a promife made to the Bishop) provided for him both a tutor (which was faid to be the learned Dr. John Reynolds) and a clerk's place in that college which place, though it were not a full maintenance, yet with the con-. tribution of his uncle, and the continued penfion of his patron, the good Bishop, gave him a comfortable subfiftence. And in this condition he continued unto the eighteenth year of his age, ftill increafing in learning and prudence, and fo much in humility and piety, that he seemed to be

filled with the Holy Ghoft, and even, like St. John Baptift, to be fanctified from his mother's womb, who did often blefs the day in which the bare him.

About this time of his age he fell into a dangerous fickness, which lafted two months; all which time his mother, having notice of it, did in her hourly prayers as earnestly beg his life of God, as Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, did that he might become a true Chriftian; and their prayers were both so heard as to be granted. Which Mr. Hooker would often mention with much joy, and as often pray "that he might never live to occafion

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any forrow to fo good a mother; of "whom he would often fay, he loved "her fo dearly, that he would endeavour "to be good, even as much for her's, as " for his own fake."

As foon as he was perfectly recovered from this fickness, he took a journey from Oxford to Exeter, to fatisfy and fee his good mother, being accompanied with a countryman and companion of his own college, and both on foot; which was then

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then either more in fashion, or want of money, or their humility made it fo: but on foot they went, and took Salisbury in their way, purposely to see the good Bishop, who made Mr. Hooker and his companion dine with him at his own table; which Mr. Hooker boafted of with much joy and gratitude when he saw his mother and friends: and at the Bishop's parting with him, the Bishop gave him good counfel, and his benediction, but forgot to give him money; which when the Bishop had confidered, he fent a fervant in all hafte to call Richard back to him; and at Richard's return, the Bishop faid to him, "Richard, I fent for you "back to lend you a horse, which hath "carried me many a mile, and, I thank "God, with much eafe:" and presently delivered into his hand a walking-ftaff, with which he profeffed he had travelled through many parts of Germany. And he faid, "Richard, I do not give, but "lend you my horfe: be fure you be "honeft, and bring my horse back to me "at your return this way to Oxford.

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