addicted to the reformation, which then (in the reign of Henry the eighth) went on but slowly, and with much irregularity in its motions. But we are yet beholding to his first tutor for this, that he committed this Jewel to Mr. John Parkhurst a Fellow of the same College, and afterwards first Minister of Cleave, and then Bishop of Norwich, who was a man both of more learning and of a better faith; and prudently instilled * together with his other learning, those excellent principles into this young gentleman, which afterwards made him the darling and wonder of his age.

During his continuance in this Colledge, a plague happening in Oxon, he removed to a place called Croxham, where being lodged in a low room, and studying hard in the night, he got a lameness by a cold which attended him to his grave. Having spent almost four years in this College, the 19th of August Anno Domini 1539. the one and thirtieth of Henry the eighth, in the seventeenth year of his age, he was, by the procurement of one

• Prudently instilled.) Master Parkhurst " being desirous besides all other wholesome learning, to season his tender yeares with pure religion, tooke occasion often before him to dispute with Master Burrey about controversial points; and intending to compare the translations of Coverdale and Tindal gave him Tindal's translation to reade, himselfe overlooking Coverdale's. In the which collation of translations Jewel oft smiled: which Master Parkhurst observing, and marvelling that in those yeres he could note barbarismes in the vulgar translations, brake into these words, Surely Paul's Crosse will one day ring of this boy, prophecying as it were of that noble Sermon of his at Paul's Crosse (ann. 1560), which gave suclı a blow to the superstitions of the Popish Masse, or rather to the whole masse of Popish superstitions, that all the defenders of them have ever since staggered." Jewel's Life, prefixed to his Works. §. 4.

9 Called Croxham.) [In the English Life before his works it is called Witney.]

Mr.

Mr. Slater, and Mr. Burrey, and Mr. Parkhurst his two tutors, removed into Corpus Christi College in the same University, where, I suppose, he met with something of an encouragement; but it is much more certaine he met with envy from his equals, who often suppressed his ingenious Exercises, and read others that were more like their

own.

The twentieth day of October in the following year, he took his first Degree of Batchelor of Arts, with a great and general applause; when he prosecuted his studies with more vigor than before, beginning them at four in the morning, and continuing them till ten at night, so that he seemed to need some body to put him in mind of eating.

Being now attained to a great reputation for Learning, he began to instruct others, and amongst the rest Anthony Parkhurst was committed to his care by Mr. John Parkhurst his tutor, which was a great argument of his great worth and industry.

Being thus imployed, he was chosen reader of humanity and rhetorick of his own College, and he managed this place seven years with great applause and honor. His example taught more than any precepts could; for he was a great admirer of Horace and Cicero, and read all Erasmus * his works, and imitated them too, for it was his custom to write something every day; and it was

Anthony Parkhurst.) But Robert Serles, Vicar of St. Peter's Oxford, a zealous enemy to the new opinions in religion and literature, succeded, we are not told through what influence, in dissolving this relation: being filled with alarm at Jewel's design of instructing his young pupil in the Greek tongue, the study of which at that time in both our Universities, was considered as little better than synonymous with Heresy. See Humf ev's Life, p. 27.

2

All Erasmus.] "Chiliadas Adagiorum imprimis, et volumen Epistolarum." Humfrey's Life. p. 24.

his common saying, that men acquired learning more by a frequent exercising of their pens, than by reading many books. He affected ever rather to express himselfe fluently, neatly, and with great weight of argument and strength of reason, than in hunting after the flowers of rhetorick, and the cadences of words; tho he understood them, nơ man better, and wrote a dialogue in which he comprehended the sum of the art of rhetorick.

The ninth of February 1544. he commenced master of arts, the charge of it being born by his good tutor Mr. Parkhurst, who had then the rich rectory of Cleve in the diocess of Glocester, which is of better value than some of our smaller bishopricks. Nor was this the only instance wherein he did partake of this good mans bounty, for he was wont twice or thrice in a year to invite him to his House, and not dismiss him without presents, money, and other things that were necessary for the carrying on his studies. And one time above the rest, coming into his chamber in the Morning, when he was to go backe to the University, he seised upon his and his companions purses, saying, what money, I wonder, have these miserable, and beggarly Oxfordians? And finding them pittifully lean and empty, stuffed them with money, till they became both fat and weighty.

Edward the Sixth succeeding his father the 28th of January 1546. the reformation went on more regularly and swiftly, and Peter Martyr being by that Prince called out of Germany, and made pro fessor of Divinity at Oxon, November 1548, Mr. Jewel was one of his most constant hearers; and by the help of Characters which he had invented for his own use, took all his Lectures almost as perfectly as he spoke them.

About this time one Dr. Richard Smith, prede

cessor to Peter Martyr in that Chair at Oxon, and who was more a sophister than a divine, made an insult upon Peter Martyr, and interrupted him publiekly and unexpectedly in his lecture. The German was not to be baffled by a surprize, but extempore recollected his Lecture, and defended it with a great presence of mind, the two parties in the schools being just upon the point of a tumult, the protestants for the present professor, and the Papists for the old one.

Peter Martyr nettled with this affront, challenged Smith to dispute with him publickly, and appointed him a day: but Smith fearing to be called in question for this uproar, fled before the time to St. Andrews in Scotland. But then Tresham and Chadsy, two popish doctors, and one Morgan entered the Lists against Peter Martyr, and there was a very sharp but regular dispute betwixt them concerning the Lords-Supper. And Mr. Jewel having then a large share in Peter Martyrs affections, was by him appointed to take the whole disputation in writing 4, which was printed in the year 1549. For the regulating this disputation, the Council sent to Oxon, Henry Bishop of Lincoln, Dr. R. Cox Chancellor of that University, Dr. Simon Haines, Richard Morrison Esq; and Dr. Christopher Nevison commissioners and moderators.

In the year 1551. Mr. Jewel took his degree of Bachelor of Divinity, when he preached an excellent Latin sermon, which is extant almost perfect; taking for his text the words of St. Peter, Ep. 1.

cap. 4. v. 11. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God, &c. Upon which words he raised such excellent doctrines, and made such. wise and holy reflections in so pure and elegant a stile, as satisfied all the world of his great ability and deserts.

In the same time Mr. Jewel took a small living near Oxon called Sunningwell, more out of a desire to do good, than for the salary which was but small, whither he went once a fortnight on foot, tho he was lame, and it was troublesome to him to walk; and at the same time preached frequently both privately in his own College, and publickly in the University.

Besides his old friend Mr. Parkhurst, amongst others, one Mr. Curtop a fellow of the same College, afterwards Canon of Christ-Church, allowed him forty shillings a year, which was a considerable sum in those days; and one Mr. Chambers, who was entrusted with distributing the Charity of some Londoners to the poor scholars of Oxon, allowed Mr. Jewel out of it six pounds a year for books.

Edward the sixth dying the sixth of July, Anno Domini 1553. and Queen Mary succeeding him, and being proclaimed the seventeenth of the same month, Jewel was one of the first that felt the fury of this Tempest, and before any-Law was made, or so much as any order given by the Queen, was expelled out of the College by the Fellows upon their private authority, who had nothing to object against him, but 1. His following Peter Martyr; 2. His preaching some doctrines contrary to popery; 3. And his taking orders according to the laws then in force: for as for his life, it was acknow

5 Was expelled.] [Fuller in his Church History, saith he was ex pelled for refusing to be present at mass.]