Volume 1

Desiderata curiosa: or, a collection of divers ... pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history : consisting of choice tracts, memoirs, letters ... etc / Transcribed ... and illustrated with ample notes ... By Francis Peck.

Francis Peck

Date:: 1779

Credit: Desiderata curiosa: or, a collection of divers ... pieces relating chiefly to matters of English history : consisting of choice tracts, memoirs, letters ... etc / Transcribed ... and illustrated with ample notes ... By Francis Peck. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$7. Thereunto the lord chief juftice made anfwere, that he did in all humilitie proftrate him- felf to his maiefties good pleafure ; that he acknowledged that decree to be juft, and proceeded rather from his maiefties exceeding mercy, then from his juftice; gave humble thanks to their lordfhips for their favors & goodnefs towards him, & hoped that his behaviour for the future tyme fhail be fuch as fhould deferve their lordfhips favors. 8. The lords having thus far proceeded, the lord treafurer told him, that he had one thing more to let him know, which belonged to the earle mar (hall to take notice of; which was that his coachman uled to ride bare-headed before him; which was more than anie wayes he could aftiime or challenge to himfelf: and required, him to forbeare it for the future. 9. To which the lord chief juftice anfwered, that his coachman did it only for his own eafe, & not by his commandement. And foe, with the like fubmifiion & acknowledgment of favor, departed. NUMBER VIII. Mr. John Knewjlubs epitaph at Cockfteld in Suffolk. May 29. 1624. 22. J. 1. E. codice MS. penes Samuel. Knight S.T.P. 1731. Pojleritati Jacrum. Humillimus, pientiffimufq-, Dei Jervus, Johannes Knewftub, hujus ecdefine de Cockfieldeper annos xlv. vigilantiffunus & fideliffimus paftor; nutricius ecclefia id fcholarum ftngularis ; chrijliana veri- tat is, Jalutifera evangelii doblrinay vera, puraq ; religionis contra antichriftum Rcmanum ejujque emiffarias, acerrimus affertor id prop ugn at or ; nullis hujus Jaculi procellis Juccumbens, for- titer adverfus omnes cajus humanos, pro divini nominis gloria, Jumma cum tolerantia rejlitit. ’Tandem Jenio confeblus, lxxx°. retatis anno, ex hac miferrima vita in ccelejlem patriam, pie,Janc- teque migravit xxix°. Mali, anno reparata Jalutis, 1624. Heu quantulum tantoviro monumentum. I Johannis Knewftub imaginem hie P. C. B. O. ut cujus ingenii monumenta sterna fint, ejus corporis quoq\ memoria ne apofteritaie defideretur. Friends maye awhile by arte our viewe commende. But ’tys notlonge eare all thinges heere (hall ende. The arte of artes is fo to lyve & dye. As we may lyve in heav’n eternally. John Knewftub. 1 Fie lyved 80. yeares, & dyed the 29. of Maye, 1624. 1. * This Mr. John Knewftub was born at Kirby One Mr. J. Knewftub wrote ‘ a confutation of mora- * Stephen & fellow of [S. Johns] college, Camb. Ego 1 ftrous & horrible herefies taught by H[enry] NJailor,] * Johannes Knewftub, ex com. Weftmor. admijfus fum focius ‘ & embraced of a certain number, who call themfelves 4 pro domina fundatricc, 21. Martii 1367. Rcflor de Cock- ‘ the familie of love. Lond. impr. by Tho. Dawfon * field, com, Suff. inftitutus 17. Aug. 1597. Sepultus ibidem ‘ *579* 4°*' P. 1 Mail 31. 1624. Ex Uteris Cl. Bakcri datis, ult. Nov. * 173 r»* NUMBER IX. Mr. Henry Sands at Boxforde in Suffolk. Sacra id perpetua memoria. Nov.9.1626. Henrici Sands, miniftri verbi divini; qui populum per xl. annos in ecclefia de Boxforde erudivif; id, ut dobirina, fic vita fanblimonia pollentiffimus, ob merita pietatis & concordiae, Jummopere ab omnibus dilebtus. Vitam cum morte commutavit lxxvii°. atatis anno, id temporis ultirni, 1626. This face awhile my memory may fave. But ’tys not longe when death all thinges muft have. A holy lyfe wyll doe more good at lafte Then thowfand worldes of woorldly pleafures pafte. Henry Sands. Fie lyved 77. years, & dyed the 9. of Novemb. 1626.2 2. Ch. 1. E. codice MS. penes Samuel. Knight. 2. This & Mr. John Knewftub’s epitaph were certain¬ ly both wrote by one & the fame perfon. The very llile & manner of them both, as well as the difpolition of the parts in each, I think very evidently fliew it. The words ob merita pietatis id concordla in this laft are bor¬ rowed from fome antient Roman monument, where they often occur, fometimes at length, as above; & fome times in abbreviations thus, Ob. M. P. E. C.—F. P. N U M-$