[Footnote 28:  A Protestant Divine, and Professor of Divinity at Leyden, born at Artois in 1531, came to England in 1587.  He was the bosom friend of Whitgift.  For some time he was master of the Free Grammar School of Southampton.  Dr. Saravia was one of the Translators of King James’s Bible, and died in 1613.  His tracts have been printed, both in Latin and English.]

[Footnote 29:  A most learned Jesuit.  He read theological lectures at Ingolstadt, where he died in 1625, aged 63 years.  His works were published at Ratisbon, in 1734-1741, in 17 vols. fol.]

[Footnote 30:  Our biographer has lamented that it was not in his power to recover the name of Mr. Hooker’s worthy school-master.  That of his grateful parish-clerk was Sampson Horton.  It appears from the parish-register of Bishop’s-Bourne, that “Sampson Horton was buried the 9th of May 1648, an aged man who had been clarke to this parish, by his own relation, threescore yeares.”]

[Footnote 31:  “Can there be any of friendship in snares, hooks and trepans?”

“Nothing but gins, and snares and trapans for souls.”—­Dr. South.]

[Footnote 32:  “A certain lewd woman came to his chamber, and solicited his charity under this cogent argument, ’that if he should deny her, she would lay base attempts to his charge;’ and by this means, at several times, she had gotten money from him; until at last Providence was pleased to concern itself for the righting wronged innocence.  It so fell out, that this woman came to him when his two dear friends Mr. Sandys and Mr. Cranmer were with him:  wondering to see such a person come with so much confidence, they inquired of their tutor the occasion of it, who in a little time tells them the truth of the whole abuse.  Upon which they contrive a way to be present in his chamber, where they might hear the whole discourse at her next coming.  An opportunity soon offered, and the lewd woman persisting in her threats of laying ill things to his charge, if she was denied what she came for, money, his two friends stepped forth from behind the curtains to her confusion and the shame of those who had employed her in so vile an action; for his slanderers were punished for this their vile attempt, who at their suffering shewed a penitent behaviour, and made an open confession.”—­Prince’s Worthies of Devon.]

[Sidenote:  Cowper’s epitaph]

This following Epitaph was long since presented to the world, in memory of Mr. HOOKER, by Sir WILLIAM COWPER, who also built him a fair Monument in Bourne Church, and acknowledges him to have been his spiritual father.

  Though nothing can be spoke worthy his fame,
  Or the remembrance of that precious name,
  Judicious Hooker; though this cost be spent
  On him, that hath a lasting monument[1]
  In his own books; yet ought we to express,
  If not his worth, yet our respectfulness. 
  Church-Ceremonies he maintain’d;