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the British Ocean," first printed in 4to. about the year 1627.

Which ^[1]match, the author of the Dedication tells us, Thomas More was very instrumental in making. He died April xi A.D. 1625, aged 59. Over his grave, it's said, was soon after laid a monumental stone of white marble at the charge of the English clergy at Rome, on which is the following inscription in capital letters.

D. O. M. S.

Thomae Moro Dioc. ^[2]Ebor. Anglo
Magni illius Thomæ Mori Angliæ
Cancellarij et Martyris Pronepoti
Atque Hæredi: Viro probitate
et pietate insigni :
Qui, raro admodum apud Britannos
exemplo, in Fratrem natu
minorem, ^[3]amplum transcripsit
Patrimonium, et Presbyter Romæ
Factus, inde, jussu Sedis Apostolicæ
in patriam profectus, plusculos
annos strenuam Fidei
propagandæ navavit operam:
Postea Cleri Anglicani negotia
vii annos Romæ et v. in Hispania
P. P. Paulo V et Gregorio XV. summa
integritate et industria, suisque
Sumptibus procuravit.

1. The Papists of those times had their expectations very much raised by this match of having their superstition agen established here in England. Accordingly we find books written by them about this time frequently dedicated to the King and Queen. And in 1622, was printed without the name of any place, a book with this title:
   Missale parvum pro sacerdotibus
   in Anglia itinerantibus,
   Ordo etiam Baptizandi, aliaque
   sacramenta ministrandi, et
   Officia quædam Ecclesiastica rite
   peragendi.
   Ex pontificali, et Rituali Romano, jussu
   Pauli P. P. Quinti editis extractus.
   
   
   But in an edition of this Ordo, &c. Duaci 1604, it's more truly said to be jaxta usum insignis Ecclesiæ SARISBURIENSIS.
2. The estate which he inherited of the Crisacres was in Yorkshire.
3. Somewhat more than 100l. per ann.