* • Humble ' in M. B.— G. f ' Studying ' in M. B.— G.
t Not given in M. B.— G. g - Stryde ' in M. B.— G. || ' Gwinn ' in M.B.— G.
\ ' That house ' in M. B.— G. ** ' Graves ' in M. B — G.
ft See Brook's ' Puritans,'vol. ii. p. 308, seq. ; Clarke's ' Lives of Thirty-two Eng- lish Divines,' ed. 1677, p. 133; Geffrey Whitney's ' Emblems,' p. 223 ; Bancrofts •Daungerous Positions,' pp. 5, 57 (Bk. 2, c. 10), 44 (Bk. 3, c. 2), 120, 122, 143; Sutcliffe's ' Answere to Throckmorton,' p. 47 ; Prynne's • Cantcrb. Doome,' p. 376. — M. XX ' Was ' in M. B.— G. ?g ' Grown ' in M. B.— G.
nil ' Me ' in M. B.— G. «il^ ' Friends ' iu M. B.— G.
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Mother, and his 2 Brethren,* as long as he Uued. So much did this Heavenly-minded Man of God slight this present world (which the most men are so loth to part withal, when they Dye) that he freely and undesired, parted with it, whilst he lined, requiring nothing of them, but only to be liberal to the poore. Nay ouer and besides, if any faithful honest man came down from Cambridge or London, where he liued, by whom he might conveniently send, he seldome or never fayled to send his Mother a Peice of Gold, for the most part, a ten shillings Piece, but 5 shillings was the least, and this he continued as long, as his Mother liued. And would she haue been persuaded to exchange her Country Life for the citty, he often told me, yt he would willingly have maintain' d her there, in good view and fashion, like his Mother, but she had no mind to alter her accustomed course of Life, in her old daies, contenting her self with her own Meanes, and that Addition, w''*' her Son made thereunto.
His special -^^^ ^^^ ^^^ Special liindnes to my self, in particular, I can- kindness to not omit, that being Trusted by Personages of Quality, with diners sumes of mony, for pious and charitable uses, he was pleased, among many others, not to forget Me. At one Time he sent me down three Twenty shillings peices of gold inclosed in a Letter : and at 2 other Times, deliver[ed] me, with his own hand, two Twenty shilling pieces
His singular more : and so far was this Humble Saint fi-om Pharisaical humility. ostentation, and vain glory, and from taking the honour of
these good works to himself, that he plainly told me, that these Gratuities were not of his own cost, but being put in Trust, and f left to his own Discretion, in the distribution, he lookt upon Mee as One, that took great Paines in my ministry, and in teaching Scholers, and at that Time Labour- ing under the Burden of a great charge of children, and so thought me a fit object of their intended charity. And from myselfe His love descended down to my Son, for my sake, for whom I (before he had euer seen him, being ihen at the Grammar Schole at Bury) he, then chosen M"' of Katherin Hal, promis'd me a SchoUership there, of 5 pound a yeare, and to provide for
His reality ^^^ ^ Tutour and a chamber. And such was his constancy of in his pro. spirit, and his Reality, that whatsoeuer promise he made me, liciHs dives he would be sure, both to Remember it, and to make it good, quiiibetisesse ^s freely as he first made it, that was, unaskt and undesired:
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and for these manj-fold kindnesses, all that he desired at my hands, was no more but this, that I would be careful of the soules of my people, and in special of his Mother, his Brethren, and his sisters, and would give them good counsel, in their disposing themselves in Marriage, or upon any other occasion, as I saw, they stood in need. And this one thing, I may not passe over, concerning myself, that in his last wil and Testament, he gave me a Legacy of 40 sh. with the Title of his Loving Freind, w°^ I the rather mention, because I had not the least thought, to haue been in yt sort remembred by him, at his Death, lining j] at no lesse distance from him, then of three score miles. In a word, such was the Loneliness of this sweets seruant of God, such his learning, parts, piety, prudence, humility, sin- cerity, Lone and meeknes of Spirit (whereof euery one was a Lodeston to attract unto, and fasten my spirit, close to his) that (I professe ingeniiously) no man yt ouer I was acquainted withal, got so far into my hart, or lay**
* ' Brothers ' in M. B., and so c4scwhcre. § Not in M. B.
t ' As ' in M. B.— G II ' Being ' in M. B.— G.
X ' For wliom ' droi>pccl in M. B. — G. ^ ' Same ' in M. B. — G.
** 'Was'inM. B.— G.
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SO close therein : So that many Times I could not part fi-om him, with dry eyes. But who am I ? or what is it to be belov'd of me, especially for Him, that had so many and so great Friends, as he had ? yet even to Me, the great God is pleased to say. My son give me thy Heai't, pmv. 23 2«. and this poor and contrite hart, I know, he wil not despise, ^sai. 51. 17. And this Hart of mine, as small as it is, yet is too great, to close with a Proud, Profane, worldly, mahcious hart, though it be in a Prince. But true* Vertue and Grace, are the Image of God himself, and where they are discerned f by AVisdom's children, they command the Hart, and are truly louely and venerable, whereas Carnal, vitious, and unmortified Aifections (whereof this Man of God, was as Free, as any man, I know lining) they do render a man (whateuer he bee), if not hateful and contemptible, yet at least less louely and honourable. But my Love to this good Man hath transported me beyond my pm-pose, w"^ was to speake of some things, lesse visible to others, especially concerning his first Education : for when he came to the University and the Citty, there his Life, and Actions were upon a publick Theatre, and his own works, without a Trmnpet, prov. 31. 31 would prayse him in the Gates. As for his kindnes to his and 23. kindi'ed, and to my selfe, I know none, yt took more notice of them, then I, and therefore I could not hide them from the juiy oth ibss world (upon this occasion) without some kind of Sacriledge. aetut 08.