or because she conceived the man was rewarded in rewarding his Master. In∣deed
she bestowed great boons on Sr. Robert and amongst the rest the Stones of
Cambridge Castle to build his house at Salston. Hereby that stately structure,
anciently the ornament of Cambridge is at this day reduced next to nothing.
40. Iohn Dudley Duke of Northumberland came to Cambridge with his Army
and a Commission to apprehend the Lady Mary. At night he sent for Doctor
Sandys the Vice-Chancellour and some other Heads of Houses to sup with him,
he enjoyned the Vice-Chancellour to preach before him the next day. The
Dr. late at night betake himself to his prayers and study, desiring God to direct
him to a fit Text for that time. His Bible opens at the first of Ioshua, and, (though
he heard no voice, with St. Augustine, Tolle & lege) a strong fancy enclined
him to fix on the first words he beheld, viz. Verse the sixteenth, And they an∣swered
Ioshua, saying, All that thou commandest us, we will doe and whithersoever
thousendest us, we will go. A fit Text indeed for him, as in the event it proved,
to whom it occasioned much sanctified affliction. However, so wisely, and
warily, he handled the words, that his enemies got not so full advantage against
him as they expected.
41. Next day the Duke advanced to Bury with his Army, whose feet marched
forward, whilest their minds moved backward. He, hearing that the Coun∣try
came in to the Lady Mary, and proclaimed her Queen, returned to Cam∣bridge,
with moe sad thoughts within him, then valiant Souldiers about him.
Then went he with (if he sent not for) the Major of the Town, and in the
Market place proclaimed Queen Mary. The beholders whereof more be∣lieved
the grief confessed in his eyes, when they let down teares, then the joy
professed by his hands, when he cast up his cap. The same night he was arre∣sted
of high Treason by Roger Slegge, Sergeant at Armes, even in Kings Col∣ledge,
which is fenced with priviledges moe then any other Foundation in the
University. Here Oxford-men will tell us, how their University would not sur∣render
up Robert Stillington, Bishop of Bath and VVells, when in the Reign of
King Edward the fourth convict of high Treason, but stood on their Acade∣micall
immunities. But Cambridge is sensible of no priviledges inconsistent with
allegiance, accounting in the first place, Gods service perfect freedome, and next
to it, Loyalty to her Sovereign, the greatest Liberty. As for the Duke, though
soon after he was set at liberty, on the generall Proclamation of pardon, yet
the next day he was re-arrested of high Treason, by the Earle of Arundel, at
whose feet the Duke fell down to crave his mercy; a low posture in so high a
person. But what more poor and prostrate then pride it self, when reduced
to extremity.
42. Behold we this Duke as the mirrour of humane unhappinesse. As
Nevill, Earle of VVarwick was the Make-King: so this Dudley Earle of Warwick
(his title before lately created Duke) was the Make-Queen. He was Chan∣cellour
of the University of Cambridge, and also Senescallus (High-Steward, as
I take it) of the Town of Cambridge, two offices which never before or since,
met in the same person. Thus, as Cambridge was his verticall place, wherein
he was in height of honour: it was also his verticall, where he met with a sud∣daine
turn, and sad catastrophe. And it is remarkable, that though this Duke
(who by all means endeavoured to engrand his posterity) had six Sons, all
men, all married, none of them left any issue behind them. Thus, far better it
is to found our hopes of (even earthly) happinesse on goodnesse, then
greatnesse.
43. Doctor Sandys, hearing the Bell ring, went according to his custome
and office attended with the Beadles, into the Regent-House, and sate down in
the Chaire according to his place. In cometh one Master Mitch, with a rabble
of some twenty Papists, some endeavouring to pluck him from the Chaire,
others the Chaire from him, all using railing words, and violent actions. The
Doctor, being a man of metall, g••oped for his dagger, and probably had