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highly into the paffion of anger, that he should not know what he had done with them, being "things fo materiall, and of fuch concernment; "and, calling his memory to a ftrict account, "at laft he discharged it upon John Gib, a "Scotchman, who was of his bed-chamber, and "had been an old fervant to him. Gib is called "for in haste, and the King afkes him for the 66 papers he gave him. Gib, collecting himself, "anfwered the King he received no papers from "him. The King broke into extreme rage, (as "he would often when the humor of choller began to boyle in him,) protesting he had "them, and reviling him exceedingly for deny

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ing them. Gib threw himself at the King's feet, protesting his innocency, that he never "received any, and defired his life might make "fatisfaction for his fault if he were guilty. "This could not calme the King's fpirit, toffed "in this tempeft of paffion; and, overcharged

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with it, as he paffed by Gib (kneeling) threw "fome of it upon him, giving him a kicke with "his foot; which kicke infected Gib, and turn"ed his humility into anger; for, rifing inftantly, he faid, Sir, I have ferved you from my youth, and you never found me unfaithfull; I "have not deferved this from you, nor can I live longer with you with this difgrace. Fare ye "well, Sir, I will never fee your face more.'

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" And away he goes from the King's prefence, "took horfe and rode towards London. Thofe "about the King put on a fad countenance to "fee him difpleafed, and every man was inqui"fitive to know the caufe. Some faid the King " and Gib were fallen out, but about what? "Some papers of the Spanish Treaty the King had given him cannot be found. Endymion "Porter, hearing it, faid, The King gave me "thofe papers;' went presently, and brought "them to the King; who, being becalmed, and "finding his error, called inftantly for Gib. "Anfwer was made, He was gone to London. "The King hearing it, commanded with all ex"pedition to fend poft after him, to bring him "back, protefting never to eate, drinke, or "fleepe, till he faw Gib's face. The meffenger "overtooke him before he got to London; and

Gib, hearing the papers were found, and that "the King fent for him with much earneftneffe, "returned to the Court; and, as foon as he "came into the King's chamber, the King "kneeled down upon his knees before Gib, in"treating his pardon with a fober and grave "afpect, protesting he would never rife till Gib "had forgiven him; and though Gib modeftly "declined it with fome humble excufes, yet it “would not fatisfie the King, till he heard the "words of abfolution pronounced. So ingenious

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was he in this piece of paffion, which had its fuddaine variation from a ftern and furious

anger to a soft and melting affection, which "made Gib no lofer by the bargaine."-The Hiftory of Great Britain, containing the Life and Reign of King James the First. By ARTHUR WILSON, Efq. Folio, 1652.

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"A new incroachment upon the Sabbath*," fays Wilfon," gave both King and People more liberty to profane the day with authority; for "if the Court were to remove on Monday, the "King's carriages muft go out the day before: "all times were alike; and the Court being to

. remove to Theobalds the next day, the car"riages went through the City of London on the "Sabbath, with a great deal of clatter and noise ❝in the time of divine fervice. The Lord Mayor,

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hearing of it, commanded them to be stopt; "and this carryed the officers of the carriages "with a great deal of violence to the Court; and "the business being prefented to the King with

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as much afperity as men in authoritie (croffed "in their humors) could express it, it put the

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King into a great rage, fwearing, he thought "there had been no more Kings in England "but himfelf; yet, after he was a little cooled,

*Book of Sports, put forth by proclamation in 1617, the fifteenth year of the reign of this Prince.

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"he fent a warrant to the Lord Maior, com"manding him to let them pass, which he "obeyed, with this answer: While it was in

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my power, I did my duty; but that being "taken away by a higher power, it is my duty "to obey.' Which the King, upon fecond "thoughts, took well, and thanked him for it."

James, by a proclamation in the feventh year of his reign, on the mature deliberation of his Council, forbad all new buildings within ten miles of London; and commanded, that if in fpite of this ordinance there fhould be any fet up, they should be pulled down, though notice was not taken of them till seven years afterwards. At the fuggeftion, however, of Archbishop Bancroft, James did not oppofe the building of a College at Chelsea*, "wherein," says Wilson, "the choiceft and ablest scholars of the king"dom, and the moft pregnant wits in matters "of controverfy, were to be affociated under a "Provoft, with a free and ample allowance not

* The fite of this College is now the Royal Hospital at Chellea. The College was abandoned foon after the death of Bancroft; "the King," fays Wilfon, "wifely confider

ing, that nothing begets more contention than opposition, "and that fuch fuellers as the Profeffors of it would be apt "to inflame rather than quench the heat that would arife "from thofe embers."

The Plan and Expence of Chelfea College are faid to have been Dr. Sutcliffe's.

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"exceeding three thoufand pounds a year, "whose design was to anfwer all Popish Priests "and others that vented their malignant fpirits against the Protestant religion."

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"In the reign of this Prince," fays Wilfon, "England was not only man'd with Jesuits, (all "power failing to oppose them,) but the women "alfo began to practise the trade, calling them"felves Jefuitrices. This Order was first set "afoot in Flanders, by Miftres Ward, and

Miftres Twittie, two English gentlewomen, "who clothed themselves in Ignatian habit, and ❝ were countenanced and fupported by Father "Gerrard, Rector of the English College at "Leige, with Father Flack, and Father More. "But Father Singleton, Father Benefield, and "others, oppofed them, and would not blefs "them with an Ite prædicate, for their defign

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was to preach the Gospel to their fex in Eng"land. And in a fhort time this Miftres Ward "(by the Pope's indulgence) became the Mother-general of no lefs than two hundred English damfels of good birth and quality, "whom fhe fent abroad to preach, and they "were to give account to her of their apoftolick Alabours."

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