Sir Thomas More in some cases com|m [...]nded.And albeit the fall of this sir Thomas More was reprochfull, issuing from a treasonable offense: yet as in pagans manie times there is somwhat which may teach christians lessons for their lerning to their shame: so in this papist was one praise-worthie pro|pertie among the rest most eminent, which I will note to the rebuke of protestants. ¶The reuerend fa|ther doctor Elmer bishop of London, Abr. Flem. [...] of a ser|mon made at Paules crosse by doctor El|mer bishop of London on the eightéenth of October 1584. in a sermon at Paules crosse by him made in a solemne audience assembled at the parlement time 1584, teaching diuerse points of doctrine, and the duties of sundrie degrées, said, that it was commendable for noble men and gentlemen, and a great furtherance to the loue of religion, to be deuout: he brought an ex|ample of sir Thomas More, a man for his zeale (saith the bishop) to be honored, but for his religion to be abhorred.
This knight would diuerse times put on a sur|plesse,Whether it w [...]re mattins or euensong it makes no matter. and helpe the préest in proper person to saie seruice: insomuch that vpon a time being at Chelsie, and busie about that exercise, the duke of Norffolke then liuing, came to the said sir Thomas, then lord chancellor of England, about speciall affaires: and being informed that sir Thomas was at the church; thither went the duke, expecting the end of seruice.Sir Thomas More de|uo [...]tlie giuen in his kind. In the end, the duke and the lord chancellor met, and after mutuall gréeting the duke said thus:
What! is my lord chancellor become a parish clarke? What will the kings maiestie saie to this geere, when he shall vnderstand that the lord chancellor of Eng|land, a speciall péere of the realme, and in highest roome of honor in the land next the prince is become a parish clarke?Now trulie (saith sir Thomas) I thinke, and verelie beléeue, that his highnesse will be so farre to misdéeme or mislike me herein, that when he shall heare of the care which I haue to serue both his maister and mine, he will accept and take me for a faithfull seruant. And thus much of him.]
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king of Scots knight of the garter.This yéere in the time that the king went his pro|gresse to Glocester, and to other places westward, the king of Scots was installed knight of the gar|ter at Winsore by his procurator the lord Erskin: and in October following, Stephen Gardner (which after the cardinls death was made bishop of Win|chester) was sent ambassador into France,The bishop of Winchester [...]mbassador into France. I. Stow. where he remained thrée yeeres after. ¶In August the lord Thomas Fitzgerard, sonne to the earle of Kildare, was taken in Ireland, and sent to the tower of Lon|don.