¶King Edward died, Abr. Fl. ex I. [...] martyrologi [...] D. Sands vicechancell [...] when the duke of Nor|thumberland came down t [...] Cambridge t [...] proclame the ladie Iane quéene. the world being vnworthie of him, the duke of Northumberland came downe to Cambridge with an armie of men, hauing com|mission to proclame ladie Iane quéene, and by pow|er to suppresse ladie Marie, who tooke vpon hir that dignitie, and was proclamed quéene in Norffolke. The duke sent for doctor Sands being vicechancellor, for doctor Parker, for doctor Bill, and maister Lea|uer, to sup with him. Amongst other spéeches he said; Maisters, praie for vs that we spéed well: if not, you shall be made bishops, and we deacons. And euen so it came to passe: doctor Parker, and doctor Sands were made bishops, and he and sir Iohn Gates, who was then at the table, were made deacons yer it was long after on the tower hill. Doctor Sands be|ing vicechancellor, was required to preach on the morrow. The warning was short for such an audito|rie, and to speake of such a matter: yet he refused not the thing, but went to his chamber, and so to bed. He rose at thrée of the clocke in the morning, tooke his bible in his hand, and after that he had praied a good space, he shut his eies, and holding his bible be|fore him, earnestlie praied to God that it might fall open where a most fit text should be for him to intreat of. The bible (as God would haue it) fell open vpon the first chapter of Iosua, where he found so conueni|ent EEBO page image 1146 a péece of scripture for that time, that the like he could not haue chosen in all the bible. His text was thus: Responderúntque ad Iosue, atque dixerunt, Omnia quae praecepisti nobis faciemus, & quocunque miseris ibimus: sicut obediuimus in cunctis Mosi ita obediemus & tibi, The t [...]xt of D. Sands [...]revpon [...] tantúm sit Dominus Deus tuus tecum sicut fuit cum Mose, qui contra|dixerit ori tuo, & non obedierit cunctis sermonibus quos prae|ceperis ei, moriatur: tu tantùm confortare & viriliter age. Who shall consider what was concluded by such as named themselues by the state, and withall, the auditorie, the time, and other circumstances, he shall easilie sée that this text most fitlie serued for the pur|pose. And as God gaue the text, so gaue he him such order and vtterance, as pulled manie teares out of the eies of the biggest of them.

In the time of his sermon one of the gard lift vp to him into the pulpit a masse booke and a graile, which sir George Howard with certeine of the gard had ta|ken that night in master Hurlestons house, where la|die Marie had béene a little before, & there had masse. The duke with the rest of the nobilitie required doc|tor Sands to put his sermon in writing;The duke & [...] desire D. Sands to write his sermon that it might be printed. and appoin|ted maister Leauer to go to London with it, and to put it in print. Doctor Sands required one daie and a halfe for writing of it. At the time appointed he had made it readie, and maister Leauer was readie booted to receiue it at his hands, & carie it to London. As he was deliuering of it, one of the bedels na|med maister Adams, came wéeping to him, & praied him to shift for himselfe, for the duke was retired, and queene Marie proclamed.

Doctor Sands was not troubled herewithall, but gaue the sermon written to master Leifield; ma|ster Leauer departed home, and he went to dinner to one master Moores a bedell, his great friend. At the dinner, mistresse Moore séeing him merrie and pleasant (for he had euer a mans courage, and could not be terrified) dranke vnto him, saieng: Master vicechancellor,Mistresse Moore spake [...]uer than peradventure [...]he thought. I drinke vnto you, for this is the last time that euer I shall sée you. And so it was, for shée was dead before doctor Sands returned out of Ger|manie. The duke that night retired to Cambridge, and sent for doctor Sands to go with him to the mar|ket place to proclame quéene Marie. The duke cast vp his cap with others, and so laughed, that the tears ran downe his chéekes for greefe. He told doctor Sands that quéene Marie was a mercifull woman, and that he doubted not thereof: declaring, that hée had sent vnto hir to know hir pleasure, and looked for a generall pardon. Doctor Sands answered; My life is not deare vnto me, neither haue I doone or said anie thing that vrgeth my conscience.D. Sands w [...]ds to the duke touching his owne ser|mon and the dukes action. For that which I spake of the state, I haue instructions warranted by the subscription of sixteene councellors. Neither can speach be treason, neither yet haue I spoken fur|ther than the word of God, and lawes of this realme dooth warrant me, come of me what God will. But be you assured, you shall neuer escape death: for if shée would saue you, those that now shall rule will kill you.