Of the consecration of the bishops in the Church of England with their succession, iurisdiction, and other things incident to their calling: as also of the ordination of priests and deacons. Fiue bookes: wherein they are cleared from the slanders and odious imputations of Bellarmine, Sanders, Bristow, Harding, Allen, Stapleton, Parsons, Kellison, Eudemon, Becanus, and other romanists: and iustified to containe nothing contrary to the Scriptures, councels, Fathers, or approued examples of primitiue antiquitie. By Francis Mason, Batchelour of Diuinitie, and sometimes fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxeford.

CHAP. VIII.

The Episcopall line and succession of the most Reuerend Father in God, George now Lord Archb. of Canterbury, particularlie declaring how he is Canonically descended from such Bishops as were Consecrated in the daies of King Henry the eight, which our Aduersaries acknowledge to bee Canonicall.

He was Consecrated 3. December. 1609. By

• 1. R. Bancroft Cons. 8. May 1597 by
• Lancel. Eli. Whose Consecrations were before described, and may bee deduced in the like manner.
• Richard Rosf. Whose Consecrations were before described, and may bee deduced in the like manner.
  • 2. Ioh. Whitg. Cons. 21. Apr. 1577. by
    • Iohn Young. See the next page.
    • Anthony Rud. See the next page.
    • Richard Vaughan. See the next page.
    • Anthony Watson. See the next page.
    • 3. Ed. Grindal Cons. 21. Dec. 1559. by
      • 4 Mat. Parker Cons. 17. Dec. 1559 by
        • Wil. Barlow. in the time of Henry 8.
        • Ioh. Hodgskins. in the time of Henry 8.
        • 5 Miles Couerdale Cons. 30. Aug. 1551. by
          • Thomas Cranmer. in the time of Henry 8.
          • Iohn Hodg••kins. in the time of Henry 8.
          • 7 Nicholas Ridley, Cons. 5. Sep. 1547. by
            • Henry Lincolne. in the time of Hen. 8.
            • Iohn Bedford. in the time of Hen. 8.
            • Thomas Sidon. in the time of Hen. 8.
        • 6 Ioh▪ Scory, Cons. with Miles Couerdale vide 5.
      • 8 Ioh. Hurly Cons. 26. May 1553. by
        • Thomas Cranmer.
        • Christ. Sidon.
        • 9 Iohn Taylour Cons. 26. Iuly 1552. by
          • Thomas Cranmer.
          • Iohn Scory▪ vide 6.
          • Nich. Ridley, vide 7.
      • William Barlow. in the time of Henry the 8.
      • Iohn Bedford. in the time of Henry the 8.
    • 10. Ioh. Elmer Cons. 24. Mar. 1577 by
      • ...Edmund Grindall, ••ide 3.
      • 11 Edw. Sands, Consecrated with Edmund Grindall. vide 3.
      • 12 Iohn Piers Cons. 15. Apr. 1576. by
      • Robert Horne vide 13.
      • 19 Ri. C••r••else cons. 21. May 1570. by
        • Mathew Parker vide 4.
        • Robert Horne. vide 13
        • 20 Edm. Guest cons. 24. Mar. 1559 by
          • Mathew Parker vide 4
          • Nicholas Bullinghā vid. 17
          • Iohn Iewell vide 18
      • Edmund Grindall. vide 3.
      • Edwin Sands. vide 11.
      • 13 Rob. Horne cons. 16. Feb. 1560. by
        • Mathew Parker. vide 4.
        • Edmund Grindall. v. 3.
        • 14 Tho. Young Cons. 21. Ian. 1559. by
          • Math. Parker vide 4.
          • Edmund Grindall. v. 3.
          • Ioh. Hodgskins, in the time of H. 8.
          • 15 Rich. Cox, with Edm. Grindall. v. 3.
        • 16 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cons. 24. Mar. 1559. by
          • Mathew Parker vide 4
          • 17 N. Bullinghā cons. 21 Ian. 1559 by
            • Mathew Parker v. 4
            • Edm. Grindall v. 3
            • Richard Cox vide 15
            • Iohn Hodgskins.
          • 18 Ioh. Iewell cons. 21 Ian. 1559 by
            • Mat. Parker v. 4
            • Edm. Grindal v. 3
            • Richard Cox v. 15
            • Io. Hodgskins.
  • ...

• ...
  • 21 Iohn Young Consecrated 16. Mar. 1577. by
    • Edmund Grindall vide 3
    • Iohn Elmer. vide 10
    • Iohn Iewell. vide 18
  • 22 Ant: Rud, Consecrated 9. Iun. 1594. by
    • Iohn Whitgift. vide 2
    • Iohn Young. vide 21
    • 23 Richard Fletcher Cons: 14. Dec: 1589. by
      • Iohn VVhitgift. vide 2
      • Iohn Elmer. vide 10
      • Iohn Young. vide 21
      • 24 Iohn Bullingham. Cons: 5. Sep: 1581. by
        • Edmund Grindall. vide 3
        • Iohn Elmer. vide 10
        • Iohn Young. vide 21
  • 25 Richard Vaughan, Cons: 25. Ianuary 1595. by
    • Iohn Whitgift. vide 2
    • Richard Fletcher. vide 23
    • Iohn Young. vide 21
  • 26 Anthony Watson, Cons: 15. August 1596. by
    • Iohn Whitgift. vide 2
    • Iohn▪ Young. vide 21.
    • Richard Vaughan. vide 25
    • 27 Thomas Bilson, conse: 13. Iune 1596. by
      • Iohn Whitgift. vide 2
      • Richard Fletcher. vide 3
      • 28 William Day, consecrated 25. Ia∣nuary 1595. by
        • Iohn Whitgift. vide 2
        • Richard Fletcher. vide 23
        • Iohn Young. vide 21

PHIL.

These are domesticall testimonies of your owne; neither doe I know whether they be true.

ORTH.

The records alleadged, are of such high credit and reputation, that they cannot possibly be infringed. As for the maine point whereupon all the rest dependeth, that is, the Consecration of Archbishop Parker, as it was solemnly performed in a great assembly, so it was published in print in his owne time, when all things were in fresh memorie. And though some of his spitefull and bitter enemies did then scornefully coment vpon his life, yet the trueth of this fact they neuer called in question.

PHIL.

Surely (Orthodox) I cannot but maruell▪ if your extracts be true, how the contrary opinion was so commonly receiued in the English Col∣ledges at Rome and Rhemes.

ORTH.

Truely (Philodox) that which a man wisheth, hee is willing to beleeue, & the mind sophisticate with malice is ready vpon euery light occa∣sion to imagine the worst, yea and somtimes to blaze that for certaine which hath neither shew nor shadow of truth. Yet these vaine surmises you receiue for oracles, and deliuer one to another by the holy hand of tradition, wherein you glory as in an vnanswerable argument. So did your fellowes at Fram∣lingham: so did Hart in the conference with Doctour Rainolds: but when hee had heard his answere, iustifying our Bishops by authentical records, a 1.1 he would needes haue that whole point left out of the conference, saying he would not presse him with it, and confessed, hee thought that no such thing could haue beene shewed, and that himselfe had beene borne in hand otherwise. Now (Philodox) as he was delu∣ded, so are you: but as he receiued satisfaction, so I hope will you.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Doct. Rei∣nolds in his letter to M. Thomas Barker of Monck So∣ham in Suf∣folke, the ori∣ginall wherof is in my hāds, and the same Doctour of godly memo∣ry did some∣times relate the same vn∣to myselfe.