Deo iuuante, nil nocet liuor malus:
Et non iuuante, nil iuuat labor grauis.
Post tenebras spero lucem.  

 

Miraris Ianam Graio MarginaliaGraia being her surname signifieth in Latin a Grecyan. sermone valere?
Quo primum nata est tempore, Graia fuit.

Tu, quibus ista legas incertum est lector, ocellis:
Ipse equidem siccis scribere non potui.

Iana iacet sæuo non æquæ vulnere mortis,
Nobilis ingenio, sanguine, martyrio.
Ingenium latijs ornauit fœmina musis,
Fœmina virgineo tota dicata choro.
Sanguine clara fuit, regali stirpe creata,
Ipsaque Reginæ nobilitata throno.
Bis Graia est, pulchrè Graijs nutrita camænis,
Et prisco Graiûm sanguine creta ducum.
Bis Martyr, sacræ fidei verissima testis:
Atque vacans regni crimine, Iana iacet.

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MarginaliaFebruary. 12. MarginaliaLady Iane and L. Gylforde Dudley beheaded.Thus the xij. day of February (as I sayd) was beheaded the Lady Iane, and with her also the Lord Gilford her husband, one of the Duke of Northumberlands sonnes, two innocēts in comparison of them that sate vpon them. For they did but ignorantly accept that which the others had willingly deuised, and by open Proclamation consented to take from others and geue to them.  

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MarginaliaA wonderfull example vpon Morgan the Iudge who gaue sentence agaynst the Lady Iane.Touching the condemnation of this Lady Iane, heere is to be noted, that the Iudge Morgan who gaue the sentence of condemnation against hir, shortly after he had condemned her, fell madde, and in his rauing cried out continually to haue the Lady Iane taken away from hym, and so ended his life.  

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MarginaliaFebruary 21.And not long after the death of the Lady Iane, vppon the xxj. of the same moneth,  

MarginaliaHenry D. of Suffolke beheaded.was Henry Duke of Suffolke her father also beheaded at the Tower Hill, the iiij. day after his condemnation: about which time also were condemned for this conspiracie many Gentlemen and Yeomen, whereof some were executed at London, and some in the Countrey. MarginaliaL. Thomas Gray apprehended and executed.In the number of whome was also Lorde Thomas Gray, brother to the sayde Duke, being apprehended not long after in North Wales, and executed for the same.   Sir Nicholas Throgmorton very hardly escaped, as ye shall heare (the Lord willing) in another place.

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MarginaliaFebruary. 24.The xxiiij. of the same moneth, the yeare of our Lorde 1554. Boner Bishop of London sent downe a Commission, directed to all the Curates and Pastors of his dioces, for the taking of the names of such as would not come the Lent following to auriculare confession, and to the receyuing at Easter: the copie of which monition heere followeth.

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MarginaliaA monition of Boner B. of London to all ministers of his Dioces. EDmund by the permission of God, Byshop of London, to all Parsons, Vicares, Curates and Ministers of the Church, within the Citie and Dioces of London, sendeth grace, peace, and mercy, in our Lorde euerlasting. For as much as by the order of the Ecclesiasticall lawes and constitutions of thys Realme, and the lawdable vsage & custome of the whole Catholicke Church, by many hundreth yeares agone, duely and deuoutly obserued and kept, all faithfull people beeing of lawfull age and discretion, are bounde once in the yeare at least (except reasonable cause excuse them) to be confessed to theyr owne proper Curate, and to receaue the Sacrament of the aultar, with due preparation and deuotion: and for as much also as we be credibly enformed, that sundry euill disposed and vndeuout persons, geuen to sensuall pleasures and carnall appetites, following the lusts of their body, and neglecting vtterly the health of their soules, MarginaliaComming to confession. do forbeare to come to confession according to the sayd vsage, MarginaliaReceiuing the sacrament of the aultar. and to receaue the Sacrament of the aulter accordingly, geuing therby pernicious and euill example to the yonger sort, to neglect and contemne the same: we minding the reformation heereof for our owne discharge, and desirous of good order to be kept, and good example to be geuen: do will and commaund you by vertue heereof, that immediately vpon the receipt of this our com-

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maundement, yee and euery ech of you within your cure and charge, do vse all your diligence and dexteritie to declare the same, straightly charging and commaunding all your parishioners, being of lawfull age and discretion, to come before Easter next comming, to confession, according to the sayd ordinaunce and vsage, and with due preparation and deuotion to receiue the sayd Sacrament of the aulter, and that ye do note the names of all such as be not confessed vnto you, and do not receiue of you the sayd Sacrament, certifying vs or our Chauncellour or Commissary thereof before the sixt day of Aprill next ensuing the date heereof: so that we knowing thereby who did not come to confession, and receyuing the Sacrament accordingly, may proceede agaynst them, as beeyng persons culpable, and transgressours of the sayd ecclesiasticall lawe and vsage: Further also certifying vs or our sayd Chauncellour or Commissary, before the day aforesayde, whether ye haue your aultars set vp, chalice, booke, vestiments, and all things necessary for Masse, and the administration of sacraments and sacramentals, with procession and all other diuine seruice prepared and in readines, according to the order of the Catholike Church, and the vertuous and godly example of the Queenes Maiesties: and if ye so haue not, yee then with the Churchwardens cause the same to be prouided for, signifying by whose faulte and negligence the same want or faulte hath proceeded, and generally of the not comming of your parishioners to Church, vndue walking, talking, or vsing of themselues there vnreuerently in the tyme of diuine seruice, and of all other open faults and misdemeanours, not omitting thus to doo, and certifie as before, as you will answere vpon your perill for the contrarye. Geuen at London the 23. of February, in the yeare of our Lord 1554.

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The next moneth following, which was the moneth of March, and the 4. day of the sayd moneth, there was a letter sent from the Queene to Boner Bishop of London, with certaine Articles also annexed, to be put in speedy execution, conteining as heere followeth.  

MarginaliaA letter of Q. Mary to B. Boner. Causes declared. March. 3. RIght reuerend Father in God, right trusty and welbeloued we greete you well. And wheras heretofore in þ^e time of the late raigne of our most dearest brother K. Edward þ^e 6. whose soule god pardon, dyuers notable crimes excesses and faults, with sundrye kindes of heresies, simony, adultery, & other enormities haue bene committed w^tin this our Realme and other our dominions, the same continuing yet hitherto in like disorder since the beginning of our raigne, without any correction or reformation at all, & the people both of the laitie and also of the clergye, & chiefly of the clergy haue bene geuen to much insolency & vngodly rule, greatly to the displeasure of almighty God, & very much to our regret & euill contentation, & to no litle slander of other Christen realmes, and in a maner to the subuersion & cleane defacing of this our realme, and remembring our duety to almighty god, to be to foresee (as much as in vs may be) þ^t all vertue and godly liuing shoulde be embraced, florish & increase, and therewith also, þ^t all vice & vngodly behauiour shuld be banished and put away, or at þ^e least wise (so nigh as might be) so bridled and kept vnder that godlines and honesty might haue þ^e ouer hand, vnderstanding by very credible report and publike fame, to our no smal heauines and discomfort, that within your dioces as well in not exempted as exempted places, the like disorder and euill behauiour hath bene done & vsed, like also to continue and increase vnlesse due prouision be had and made to reforme þ^e same, which earnestly in very deede we do mind & intend to the vttermost all þ^e waies we can possible, trusting of Gods furtherance and helpe in þ^t behalfe. For these causes, and other most iust cōsiderations vs mouing, we send vnto you certayne articles of suche speciall matter, as among other thinges be most necessary now to be put in execution by you & your officers, extending to the end by vs desired, and the reformation aforesaide, wherein ye shall be charged with our speciall commaundement, by these our letters to the intent you and your officers may þ^e more earnestly and boldly proceed therunto without feare of any presumption to be noted on your part, or danger to be incurred of any such our Lawes, as by our doinges of that is in the said articles conteined, might any wise greue you whatsoeuer be threatned in any such case. And therfore we straightly charge and commaund you, and your sayde officers to proceede to the execution of the said Articles, w^tout all tracte and delay, as ye will answere to the contrary. Geuen vnder our signet, at our Palace of Westminster the 3. day of march the first yeare of our raigne.

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