The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3Browne, Thomas, Sir
Religion
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 3
Browne, Thomas, Sir
Christianity; Ethics; Religion and medicine
For his eminent Knowledge in the _Greek_ Language, he was much
countenanc'd by Sir _Henry Savile_, Provost of _Eaton_ College, and
settled in a Fellowship thereof: Afterwards made Bishop of
_Chichester_; thence translated unto _Norwich_, where he lived about
three Years. He came unto _Norwich_ with the evil Effects of a quartan
Ague, which he had about a Year before, and which accompany'd him to his
Grave; yet he studied, and writ very much, had an excellent Library of
Books, and Heaps of Papers, fairly written with his own Hand, concerning
the Ecclesiastical History. His Books were sent to _London_; and, as it
was said, his Papers against _Baronius_, and others transmitted to
_Rome_; from whence they were never return'd.
On the other Side was buried Bishop JOHN OVERALL, Fellow of _Trinity_
College in _Cambridge_, Master of _Katherine_ Hall, _Regius_ Professor,
and Dean of St. _Pauls_; and had the Honour to be nominated one of the
first Governours of _Sutton_ Hospital, by the Founder himself, a Person
highly reverenc'd and belov'd; who being buried without any Inscription,
had a Monument lately erected for him by Dr. _Cosin_, Lord Bishop of
_Durham_, upon the next Pillar.
Under the large Sandy-colour'd Stone was buried Bishop RICHARD CORBET, a
Person of singular Wit, and an eloquent Preacher, who lived Bishop of
this _See_ but three Years, being before Dean of _Christ_ Church, then
Bishop of _Oxford_. The Inscription is as follows:
Richardus Corbet _Theologiæ Doctor,
Ecclesiæ Cathedralis Christi Oxoniensis
Primum alumnus inde Decanus, exinde
Episcopus, illinc huc translatus, et
Hinc in cœlum_, Jul. 28. _Ann._ 1635.
The Arms on it, are the _See_ of _Norwich_, impaling, _Or a Raven sab._
Corbet.
Towards the upper End of the Choir, and on the South-side, under a fair
large Stone, was interred Sir WILLIAM BOLEYN, or BULLEN, Great
Grandfather to Queen _Elizabeth_. The Inscription hath been long lost,
which was this:
_Hic jacet corpus_ Willelmi Boleyn, _militis,
Qui obiit_ x _Octobris, Ann. Dom._ MCCCCCV.
And I find in a good Manuscript of the Ancient Gentry of _Norfolk_ and
_Suffolk_ these Words. _Sir_ William Boleyn, _Heir unto Sir_ Tho.
Boleyn, _who married_ Margaret, _Daughter and Heir of_ Tho. Butler,
_Earl of_ Ormond, _died in the Year_ 1505, _and was buried on the
South-side of the Chancel of Christ Church in_ Norwich. And surely the
Arms of few Families have been more often found in any Church, than
those of the _Boleyn's_, on the Walls, and in the Windows of the East
Part of this Church. Many others of this noble Family were buried in
_Bleckling_ Church.
Many other Bishops might be buried in this Church, as we find it so
asserted by some Historical Accounts; but no History or Tradition
remaining of the Place of their Interment, in vain we endeavour to
design and point out the same.
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