Dr. Thomson.
AT Glocester I shall at this time make a very short bait, the last Bishop there∣of being but lately removed to London, and the present Bishop scant yet warme in his seat; yet this I must say, that I have heard some students of good judgement that knew him in Oxford affirme, that in his very young yeares he gave a great hope and good presage of his future excellency, having a rare gift ex tempore in all his Schoole exercises, and such a happy wit to make use of all occurrents to his purpose, as if he had not taken the occasions, as they fell out by accident, but rather bespo∣ken such pretty accidents to fall out to give him the occasions. I have often heard him before Queen Elizabeth, and it was not possible to deliver sounder matter nor with better method, for which cause he was greatly respected and reverenced at the Court. But for his latter Sermon before the two most magnificent Kings, your Highnesse Father and Unckle, I can∣not