The life of the Most Reverend Father in God, James Usher, late Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh, primate and metropolitan of all Ireland with a Collection of three hundred letters between the said Lord Primate and most of the eminentest persons for piety and learning in his time ... / collected and published from original copies under their own hands, by Richard Parr ...

LETTER CXIII. A Letter from the most Reverend James Usher Arch-bishop of Armagh, to the most Reverend George Abbot Arch-bishop of Canterbury.

My most gracious Lord;

WHen I took my last leave of you at Lambheth, I made bold to move your Grace, for the settlement of the Provostship of our Colledg here, upon some worthy Man, whensoever the place should next become void. I then recommended unto you Mr. Sibbes, the Preacher of Grays-Inn; with whose Learning, soundness of Judgment, and up••••ghtness of Life, I was very well acquainted: And it pleased your Grace to listen unto my Motion, and give way to the coming over of the Person named, when time required. The time (my Lord) is now come, wherein we have ••t last wrought Sir William Temple to give up his place, if the other may be drawn over. And therefore I most humbly intreat your Grace, to give un∣to

Mr. Sibbes that Encouragement he deserveth; in whose behalf I dare un∣dertake, that he shall be as observant of you, and as careful to put in Execu∣tion all your Directions, as any Man whosoever. The matter is of so great importance for the good of this poor Church, and your Fatherly Care as well of the Church in general, as our Colledg in particular so well known, that to shall not need to press you herein with many words. And therefore leaving it wholly to your Grace's grave Consideration, and beseeching Al∣mighty God to bless you in the managing of your weighty Imployments: I humbly take leave, and rest

Your Grace's in all Duty ready to be commanded, J. A.

Droghedah, Janua∣ry 10th, 1626.