Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.

The Succession, names and number of the right reuerend Fathers in God, Lords and Bishops of Dunwich, Elmham, and Norwich, and of such of them as I finde to haue beene reputed Saints.

OF the Bishops of Dunwich and Elmham, I haue already written; of which number, Felix the first Bishop was the first Saint.

In the yere vi. hundreth thyrty and two * 1.1Kynge Edwyne, by holy doctryne, Of Saynt Felix, an holy Preste that was tho, And preachyng of the holy archbyshop Paulyn, Of Chrystes worde, and verteous discyplyne Conuerted Edordwolde, of Estangle the kyng, And all the realme, where Felix was dwelling.

* 1.2This sacred Bishop Felix was borne, brought vp, and sublimated with an Episcopall Mitre, in the parts of Burgundy; which worldly pompe and honour, together with his owne Countrie, hee forsooke, onely to propa∣gate the Gospell, and came into England to preach the word of God, in the daies of Honorius Bishop of Rome, Honorius being as then Archbishop of Canterbury. He was a man euery way learned, & what he daily taught, hee carefully put in practise by his holy conuersation, and charitable good workes. He deliuered the word with great mildnesse and pleasant elocuti∣on, whereby the more easily he subiugated his Auditors to the yoke of ••esus Christ. Hauing gouerned the East Angles 17 yeares, he died at Dun∣wich, his Seat,* 1.3 the eight of the Ides of March, Anno 647. where in the Church of his owne Foundation, he was first buried; but after a time, his bones were taken vp and conuaied to Some in Cambridgeshire, and there solemnly encoffined in the Chancell of the Church there, which hee like∣wise built. And afterwards, in the raigne of King Canute, his sacred re∣liques were remoued from thence to the Abbey-Church of Ramsey in Huntingdonshire, by the procurement of Ethelstan, at that time Abbot of the said Monastery.

The next Bishop that I finde, was Humbyrct, or Humbert, who kept his See at Elmham,* 1.4 and being reputed holy, was reckoned for a Saint, of which a late writer.

* 1.5The See at Norwich, now establisht (long not stird) At Eltham planted first, to Norwich then transferd, Into our bed-roule here, her Humbert in doth bring, (A Counsellour that was to that most martyred king Saint Edmund) who in their rude massacre then slaine, The title of a Saint, his Martyrdome doth gaine.

Now to come to Norwich, the first Bishop of Norwich was William Herbert: the second, Euerard: the third, William Turbus: the fourth, Iohn of Oxford: the fift, Iohn de Grey: of these I haue written before.

The sixt, was Pandulfus, the Popes Legate, hee was consecrated at Rome, by Honorius the Third, Bishop of Rome, and died the fift yeare of his consecration, 1227.

The seuenth was Thomas de Blundeuill, an officer of the Exchequer, preferred thereunto by Hubert de Burgo, the famous chiefe Iustice of En∣gland: he died, August 16. 1236.

The eight, Radulph, who died, An. 1236.

The ninth was William de Raleigh, who was remoued to Winchester.

The tenth was Walter de Sufield; the eleuenth, Simon de Wanton; the twelfth, Roger de Sherwyng; the thirteenth, William Middleton, of whom before.

The fourteenth was Raph de Walpoole, translated to Ely. The fifteenth was Iohn Salmon; the sixteenth was William Ayermin, of whom before.

The seuenteenth was Antony de Becke, Doctor of Diuinitie, a retainer to the Court of Rome,* 1.6 and made Bishop by the Popes Prouisorie Bull. Hee had much to doe with the Monkes of his Church, whom it seemeth hee v∣sed too rigorously. He also withstood Robert Winchelsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, in his visitation, appealing from him to Rome. This boiste∣rous vnquiet humour, it seemes, was his death; for it is said, that hee was poisoned by his owne seruants.

The eighteenth Bishop was William Bateman, who died at Auinion, in the yeare 1354. and was there buried, of whom hereafter.

The ninteenth was Thomas Piercy: The twentieth was Henry Spencer: The one and twentieth was Alexander, of whom before.

The two and twentieth was Richard Courtney, Chancellour of the Vni∣uersitie of Oxford, a man famous for his excellent knowledge in both lawes. A man of great linage, great learning, and great vertue, and no lesse beloued among the common people. He died of a Fluxe in Normandy, at the siege of Harflew, Septemb. 14. 1415. in the second yeare after his con∣secration. His body being brought into England, was honourably interred at Westminster.

The three and twentieth, was Iohn Wakering, of whom I haue spoken before.

The foure and twentieth was William Alnwick, translated to Lincolne, of whom hereafter in his place of buriall.

The fiue and twentieth was Thomas Browne, Bishop of Rochester, who being at the Councell of Basill, had this Bishopricke cast vpon him, before euer he vnderstood of any such intent toward him. In his time, the Citizens of Norwich (vpon an old grudge) attempted many things against the Church: but such was the singuler wisedome and courage of this Bishop, that all their enterprises came to none effect; he sate nine yeares, and died anno 1445. where buried, I doe not finde.

The sixe and twentieth was Gualter Hart, or Lyghart. The seauen and twentieth was Iames Goldwell. The eight and twentieth was Thomas Ian. The nine and twentieth was Richard Nyx, of whom before.

The thirtieth, was William Rugge, alias Reps, a Doctor of Diuinitie in Cambridge. He sate 14 yeares, and deceased anno 1550.

The one and thirtieth was Thyrlhey, a Doctor of Law of Cambridge, the

first and last Bishop of Westminster, translated to Ely.

The two and thirtieth was Iohn Hopton, a Doctor of Diuinity of Oxford, and houshold Chaplaine to Queene Mary, elected to this Bishopricke in King Edwards daies. He sate 4 yeares, and died in the same yeare that Queene Mary did, for griefe as it was supposed.

The three and thirtieth, was Iohn Parkhurst, who lieth buried in his Cathedrall Church, vnder a faire Tombe, with this Inscription.

Iohannes Parkhurstus Theol. professor, Gilford: natus, Oxon. educatus. Temporibus Mariae Reginae pro tuenda conscientia vixit exul voluntarius: postea Presul factus sanctissime hanc rexit Ecclesiam, per. 16. An. ob. 1574. aetat 63.

Vivo bono, docto, ac pio Iohanni Parkhursto Episcopo vigilentissimo, Geor∣gius Gardmer posuit hoc monumentum.

The foure and thirtieth was Edmund Freake, Doctor of Diuinity, who was remoued from hence to Worcester.

The fiue and thirtieth was Edmund Scambler, houshold Chaplaine for a time to the Archbishop of Canterbury: hee was consecrated Bishop of Peterborough, Ianuary 16. anno 1560. and vpon the translation of Bishop Freake, preferred to this See, where hee lieth buried vnder a faire monu∣ment, hauing this Inscription or Epitaph.

Edmundi Scambleri, viri reuerendissimi, et in ampliss. dignitatis gradu dum inter homines ageret locati corpus in hoc tegitur tumulo, obijt Non. Maij anno 1594.

Viuo tibi, moriorque tibi, tibi Christe resurgam, Te quia iustifica Christe prebendo fide. Huic abeat mortis terror, tibi viuo redemptor, Mors mihi lucrum est, tu pie Christe salus.

The sixe and thirtieth was William Redman, Archdeacon of Canterbu∣ry, consecrated Ianuary 12. an. 1594. He was sometime fellow of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge, and bestowed 100. markes vpon wainscotting of the Library there. Hee died a few daies before Michaelmas, Anno 1602.

The seauen and thirtieth, was Iohn Iegon, Doctor of Diuinity, and Deane of Norwich, fellow sometimes of Queenes Colledge in Cambridge, and afterwards master of Bennet Colledge: of the time of his death, or how long he enioyed this high dignitie, I haue not learned.

The eight and thirtieth was Iohn Ouerall Doctor of Diuinitie, some∣times Fellow of Trinitie Colledge, Master of Katherine Hall, and the Kings Professor in Cambridge; afterwards, Deane of S. Pauls, a learned great Schooleman, as any was in all the kingdome: how long hee sate, or when he died, I doe not certainly know.

Samuel Harsenet, Doctor of Diuinity, sometime Master of Penbroke Hall in Cambridge, Bishop of Chichester, and now graced with the me∣tropoliticall dignity of the Archbishoprick of Yorke, was the nine and thir∣tieth Bishop of this Diocesse. Which at this time is gouerned by the right reuerend Father in God;

Francis White, Doctor of Diuinitie, the Kings Almone••, sometimes Deane, as also Bishop of Carlile, an excellent learned man, as his workes now extant doe testifie.

Now it here followes that I should say somewhat of the scituation, cir∣cuit, commodities, and other particulars of this Diocesse, like as I haue done of London, but that is already most exactly performed, and to the full, by that learned and iudicious Knight, and great Antiquary, Sir Hen∣ry Spelman, in his booke (before mentioned) called Icenia: a Manuscript much desired to come to the open view of the world.

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