and the present Bishop thereof Dr. James.
It is noted of Dionysius of Sicily that he had no care of any religion that was pro∣fessed in his country, as neither had his father before him, making but a sport to robbe their Gods, taking away Aesculapi∣us Beard of Gold, because his father Apollo had no Beard, and Jupiters golden Cloake saying that it was too heavy for Sommer and too cold for Winter, yet used he to conferre sometimes with Philosophers, and have the choysest of them and give them honourable entertainment, which honour at last bred him this commodity, that losing his Crowne hee learned to beare poverty not onely without dismay but with some disport. The like I may say of a late great Earle of this Realme, Son of a great Duke, who though he made no great conscience to spoyle the Church livings no more then did his fa∣ther, yet for his reputation and perhaps for his recreation, he would have some choyce and excellent men for his Chap∣laines