He told further that Mr. Plowden[115] had such a checke as he neuer chancd [?] of, for saying to a circumuenting justice of peace, upon demand made what were to be done in such a case, that by the lawe neither a justice nor the counsell could committ anie to prison without a cause, vpon their pleasure.
fo. 58.
3 Nov. 1602.Mr. Gardner of Furnivales Inne told howe that Mr. King, preacher at St. Androes in Holborne, beinge earnestly intreated to make a sermon at the funerals of [a] gent, of their house, because the gent. desyred he should be requested, made noe better nor other aunswer, but told them plainely he was not beholding to that house nor anie of the Innes of Chauncery, and therefore would not. He is greived it seemes because the gents. of the Innes come and take up roomes in his churche, and pay not as other his parishioners doe. He is soe highly esteemed of his auditors, that when he went to Oxeford[116] they made a purse for his charges, and at his return rode forth to meete him, and brought him into towne with ringing, etc.
6.6. I heard that the Earl of Northumberland liues apart againe from his lady nowe shee hath brought him an heire, which he sayd was the soder of their reconcilement; he liues at Sion house with the child, and plays with it, being otherwise of a verry melancholy spirit.[117]
A gentlewoman which had bin to see a child that was sayd to be possessed with the diuel, told howe she had lost hir purse while they were at prayer. "Oh," said a gent. "not vnlikely, for you forgott halfe your lesson; Christ bad you watch and pray, and you prayed onely; but, had you watched as you prayed, you might have kept your purse still." (W. Scott nar.)
5."I was muzeled in my pleading," said Mr. Martin, when he was out, and could not well open.
"He will clogg a man with a jeast, he will neuer leaue you till he hath told it." (Of Mr. L.)
fo. 58b.
November 6.Mr. Overbury, telling howe a knave had stolne his cloke out of his chamber, said the villeine had gotten a cloke for his knavery.
One said of a foule face, it needes noe maske, it is a maske it selfe. "Nay," said another, "it hath neede of a maske to hide the deformitie."
I heard that Dr. Redman, Bishop of Norwiche,[118] Dr. Juel, professor at . . . . . [119] in the Low Cuntryes, and Mr. Perkins of Cambridge,[120] all men of note, are dead of late.