Henry Standish

descended from a right Ancient Family of his Name in Lancashire, became, when young, a Franciscan or Greyfrier, but in what convent, I know not as yet, studied for some time in the convent of his Order at Oxon, and partly at Cambridge, proceeded D. of D. of this University, as a certain Register (a)(a) Reg. fratrum Minorum, Lond. MS, in bib. Cotton. sub Effig. Vitellii. F. 12. fol. 68. belonging to his Order tells us, made Guardian of the Franciscan convent in London, Provincial of his Order, and in 1519. being nominated Bishop of St. Asaph, received consecration thereunto in the conventual Church of the Franciscans at Oxon before-mention’d, on the eleventh of July the same Year. In 1526, he, with Sir John Baker were sent Ambassadors to Denmark, and in 1530, he was one of the Bishops that assisted and directed Qu. Catherine in the sute concerning her divorce from K. Hen. 8. He was esteemed a learned Man of his time, and a most zealous favourer and assertor of the Catholick Religion; for which, had he lived longer, he would have suffer’d much. He hath written,

Several Sermons preached to the People.

Treatise against Erasmus his translation of the New Testament.—With other things, as ’tis probable. He gave up the Ghost at London, in the beginning of August in Fifteen hundred thirty and five: 1535 Whereupon his body was buried in the Church of the Franciscans, commonly called Greyfriers in the said City, now known by the name of Christ-Church. Over his Grave was soon after a Tomb erected with the 13 l. 6. s. 8 d. which he bequeathed for that purpose. He gave (b)(b) Reg. Hogen in offic. praerog. Cantuar. Qu. 26. 40 l. to pave the Choir of the Cath of St. Asaph, and for other necessaries; five marks to the Franciscans of Oxon to be prayed for; ten marks also for the reparation of their Church, and for the building of an Isle joining to the said Church forty pounds. For exhibition of Scholars in Oxon forty pounds, besides legacies to Ralph Standish Lord of Standish in Lancashire his near Kinsman, to Agnes Worthington his Sister, and Will. Standish his natural Brother. See more of this H. Standish in Rich. Kedermyster, under the Year 1531.