The history of the worthies of England who for parts and learning have been eminent in the several counties : together with an historical narrative of the native commodities and rarities in each county / endeavoured by Thomas Fuller.

Romish Exile Writers.

JOHN HEIWOOD was born in * 1.1 London, and was most familiar with Sir Thomas More, whom he much resembled in quickness of parts, both undervaluing their friend to their jest, and having Ingenium non edentulum, sed mordax. I may safe∣ly write of him, what he pleasantly * 1.2 writes of himself, that he applied mirth more then thrift, many mad plays, and did few good works. He hath printed many English pro∣verbial Epigrams, and his Monumenta Literaria are said to be non tam labore condita, quàm lepore condita. He was highly in favour with Queen Mary, and after her

death, fled for Religion beyond the seas. It is much, that one so Fancyful should be so conscientious. He lived, and (for ought I find) died at Mechlin about the year 1566. Gasper Heiwood his son, was a great Jesuit, and executed here in Q. Elizabeths raign.

MAURICE CHAMNEE most probably born in this City, was bred a Friar in Charter-house, now called Suttons Hospital. He was imprisoned for refusing the Oath of Supremacy, with 18. of his Order, all which lost their lives for their obsti∣nacy, whilst our Maurice (like Jobs messenger) only escaped alone to tell of his fellows misfortune, and write the history of the execution. Some of Chamnee's party, report to his praise, that * 1.3 Martyrdome was only wanting to him, and not he to Martyrdome. Others more truly tax him, for warping to the Will of King Henry the eighth, not so much to decline his own death, as to preserve his Covent from destruction, who sped in the first, and failed in the latter. However fearing some afterclaps, he fled beyond the Seas, passing the rest of his life in the Low-Countries, dying Anno Dom. 1581.

EDMUND CAMPIAN was born in this * 1.4 City, and bred Fellow in Saint Johns-colledge in Oxford, where he became Proctor Anno 1568. when Queen Eli∣zabeth visited that University, being made Deacon by the Protestant Church; he afterwards renounced that Order, and fled beyond the Seas. A man of excellent parts, though he who rod post to tell him so, might come too late to bring him tidings thereof, being such a valuer of himself, that he swelled every drop of his ability into a bubble by his vain ostentation. And indeed few who were reputed Scholars, had more of Latine, or less of Greek, then he had.

He was sent over with Father Parsons into England, to reduce it to the Church of Rome; to this purpose he set forth his Ten Reasons so purely for Latine, so plainly and pithily penned, that they were very taking, and fetch'd over many (Neuters before) to his perswasion.

It was not long before he was caught by the Setters of the Secretary Walsingham, and brought to the Tower, where one of his own Religion saith that he was * 1.5 exqui∣sitissimis cruciatibus tortus, rack'd with most exquisite torments.

Yet the * 1.6 Lieutenant of the Tower truly told him, that he had rather seen then felt the rack, being so favourably used therein, that being taken off, he did presently go to his lodging without help, and used his hands in writing. Besides, (as Campian con∣fess'd) he was not examined upon any point of Religion, but only upon matters of State. Some days after he was ingaged in four solemn disputations, to make good that bold challenge he had made against all Protestants.

Place.	Auditors.	Time.	Opposers.	Questions.	Campians answer.
The Chappel in the Tower.	The Lieute∣nant of the Tower, Mr. Bele, Clerk of the Coun∣sel withmany Protestants and Papists.	1581 August 31	Alexander Nowell Dean of Pauls.	1. Whether the Protestants had cut off many goodly and principal parts of Scripture from the body thereof?	Affirmative
		Septem. 18	William Day Dean of Windsor.	2. Whether the Catholick Church be not properly invisible?	Negative
		23	William Fulk D. D.	3. Whether Christ be in the Sacrament Substantially, very God and Man in his Natural Body?	Affirmative
		27	Roger Goad D. D.	4. Whether after the Consecration the Bred & Wine are Transubstantiated?	Negative
			William Fulk D. D.	5. Whether the Scriptures contain suf∣ficient Doctrine for our Salvation?
			Roger Goad D. D.	6. Whether Faith only justifyeth?
			John Walker
			William Clarke

An * 1.7 Authentick Author giveth this unpartial account of Campian in his Disputati∣on, ad disputandum productus expectationem concitatam aegre sustinuit, and in plain truth, no man did ever boast more when he put on his Armour, or had cause to boast less when he put it off. Within few days, the Queen was necessitated for her own security to make him the subject of severity, by whose laws he was executed in the following December.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Pi•…•…z de Ang. Script. Anno 1556.
• * 1.2

  In his 5 hun. of Epig. num. 100.
• * 1.3

  Pitz. in Anno 1581.
• * 1.4

  Pitz. de script. Ang. in Anno 1581.
• * 1.5

  Idem ibidem.
• * 1.6

  In the Princes report of the first days con∣ference fol. 1.
• * 1.7

  Camb. in his Eliz. An. 1580.