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 236 ANDREWS. beth : who being unwilling fo fine a genius ftiould be buried in the country, procured him the vicarage of" St. Giles's Cripple-gate, in London ; and got^him afterwards chofen a prebendary and refidentiary of St. Paul's, and alfo prebendary of the collegiate church of Southwell. Being thus preferred, he diftinguifhed himftH as a diligent and excellent preacher, and read divinity lectures three times a week at St. Paul's in tern-time. Upon the death of Dr. Fulke, he was chofen mafter of Pembroke hall, to which college he became a con- fiderable brnefaclor. He was alfo appointed one of the chap- Jains in ordinary to queen Elizabeth, who took great delight in his preaching. He was in no lefs efteem with her fuccdlbr king James I. who gave him the preference to all other di- vines as a preacher, and made choice of him to vind cate his fovereig'.ty. His majefty having, in his " Defence cf the Rights of Kings," afierted the authority of Chriftian princes over caufcs and perlbns ecclefiaftical, cardinal Bellarmine, under the name of Matthew Tortu?, attacked him with great vehemency and bitternefs. The king employed An- drews to anfwer the cardinal, who did it with great (pirit and judgmenr, in a piece entitled " Tortura Torti," &c. His majciiy upon this promoted him to the bilhopric of Chichefter, to which he was confecrated November 3, 1605 ; and at the lame titoe made him his almoner, in which place Andrews behaved with great honour and fidelity, not even making thofe advantages to himfelf which he might legally have done. Upon the vacancy of the bifhopric of Ely, he was advanced to that fee, and confecrated September 22, 1609. He was alfo nominated one of the king's privy councilors of England, and afterwards of Scotland, when he attended his majesty to that kingdom. When he had been nine years in the fee of Ely, he was advanced to the biihopric of Win- chefler, and de.f Waller the poet: who going to fee the kin^ at dinner, overheard a very extraordinary converfation between his majefjy, the biihop of Wincbefter, and Neale bifnop cf Durham. Tl'ffe two prelates ftanding b hind the king's chair, his majefly afktd them, " Mylords," faid he, ** can- " this formality in parliament :" The bifhop of Durham readily anfwered, tl God forbid, fir, but you fhould ; you turned, and laid to the bifhop of Winchvfter, " Well, my 44 lord,
 * k not I take my fubjedts money when 1 want it, without all
 * ' are the breath of our noftrils." Whereupon the king