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AT what time it pleased king Henry the eight to make [ 1554] the church of Westminster a cathedrall Sée, he appoin∣ted for the first Bishop of the same (who also was the last) Thomas Thirlby Doctor of Diuinity. The yéere 1550. he was
〈…〉〈…〉, by 〈…〉〈…〉 vnto the Bishop∣ricke of Ely, but also 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of her priuy Councell. After her death, 〈…〉〈…〉 the reformation intended by our grand 〈…〉〈…〉 Elizabeth; he was com∣mitted to the tower 〈…〉〈…〉 from his Bishoprick by act of parlilament. Hauing 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a time of imprisonment, nei∣ther very sharpe nor very long, his friends easily obtayned licence for him, and the late secretary Boxall to liue in the Archbishops house, where they had also the company of Bi∣shop Tonstall till such time as he died. The Archbishop in∣treated them all most kindly, as considering no doubt the variablenes of this mutable world, how possible it was for God that so lately had set him vp, to cast him downe, as he had done those men. He liued in this sort the space of 10. yeres and vpwards; taking more pleasure (I assure my selfe) in this time of his imprisonment (for so some men will needes estéeme it) then euer heretofore in the middest and fullest streame of his highest honors. He departed this life at Lamb∣hith August 26. 1570. and lieth buried in the middle of the chauncell there at the head of Bishop Tunstall vnder a mar∣ble stone.