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rest, influenced by the prevalent terror, went most unwillingly to the church. Thus God out of the mouth of babes and of sucklings has perfected praise ; for in this persecution there is no order, or sex , or age, that has not nobly defended the Catholic faith . (273 ) What they suffered for the faith who were appointed to Bishoprics. 1. John Danister , priest, should first be mentioned, because he is the only confessor of those who left the kingdom. In attempting to cross the sea he was apprehended and cast into a most foul prison , and confessed the faith. And when , at about the same time , another priest, who had been lodged in the same prison , had begged his liberty through his friends, the governor of the prison , mistaking the persons, would have let Danistergo. But this most honourable man declined to make use of the permission which was offered, and pointed out the man who ought to be released. The governor , admiring his uprightness , continued to deal with the Council until he obtained freedom for Danister as well. This man, a Winchester boy, who afterwards studied at Oxford, surpassed all his contemporaries in writing verse and poetry of all kinds. As a young man he surpassed in literary studies and in civil law , and now finally that he is grown up, he excels in theology . Of his skill in this he gave an example at Louvain , where he preached last Lent with great applause. On account of his gravity he was always called Cato. 2. Maurice Clenock. Although he had had licence to leave the kingdom, he was afterwards deprived of all his benefices. A man of the greatest integrity . No one is unaware how much labour this man underwent for the faith. He was named Bishop of Bangor by Queen Mary and Cardinal Pole. He was a doctor of civil law . 3. Gilbert Burfurd, Canon of Wells . He studied theology at Oxford . He was superior to Danister in scholastic learning , but inferior to him in eloquence and knowledge of law . He was grave and an excellent man of business. (274) 4. William Taylor made great progress in theology at Cambridge . He was head of Christ's College. A man of great soul, unless perchance he be overcome by prospects of promotion . 5. Giles Capel, a Canon of Wells, a man not less deserving of honour on account of learning than on account of his wonderful modesty and probity ; yet in theology he was learned enough. 6. Henry Joliffe , Dean of Bristol ; not unlearned, but chiefly praiseworthy for his zeal in the Catholic faith , though this may be said of all.
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Conclusion These few things , most illustrious Cardinal , I have briefly set down , that writing somewhat of each order and degree I might at least enable you to judge of similar cases. As I could not name one in a hundred of the priests and scholars, how many thousands