in 1642. quarto 2 Speech in the House of Commons at the passing of two Bills Lond. 1641. qu. c. Several Arguments and Discourses See in Joh. Rushworths Append. p. 28. and in a book intit The Sovereigns Prerogative and Subjects Privileges discussed c. Lond. 1657. fol. Reports in the Common Pleas and Exchequer in the 2.3.4.5.6 and 7. of King Charles I. Lond. 1683. fol. These things I think are all that he hath extant except his Humble submission and supplication to the House of Lords 28. Sept. 1642. which is more than once printed under his name yet whether genuine I cannot tell He was untimely taken from this world to the sorrow of his Majesty on the 27. of Aug. in sixteen hundred forty and five being then a Colonel of a Foot Regiment in Oxon and Privy Counsellor to his Majesty and was buried between the two lower Pillars which divides the first North isle from the second on the North side of the Choire of the Cathedral of Ch. Church in Oxon. At which time Dr. Hen. Hammond the University Orator did lay open to the large Auditory then present the great Loyalty prudence knowledge virtue c. that had been in the person that then lay dead before them Over his grave was a costly monument of black and white marble erected in the month of May an 1683 at the charge of his only daughter and Heir Anne Littleton the Widdow of Sir Thom. Littleton Bt with a noble inscription thereon wherein 't is said that this Edward Lord Littleton was descended from Tho. Littleton Knight of the Bath qui sub Edwardo IV. Justiciarius Leges Angliae municipales prius indigestas in Enchiridion feliciter reduxit Opus in omne aevum Jc tis venerandum c. GILES WIDDOWES was born at Mickleton in Glocestershire elected Fellow of Oriel Coll. 1610 being then Bac. of Arts of that House of two years standing or more Afterwards he proceeded in that faculty entred into Orders and became a noted Preacher At length being made Rector of S. Martins Church in Oxon he resign'd his Fellowship in 1621 and lived in the condition of a Commoner for several years in Gloc. Hall of which he was for the most part of his time Viceprincipal He was a harmless and honest man a noted Disputant well read in the Schoolmen and as conformable to and zealous in the established discipline of the Church of England as any Person of his time yet of so odd and strange parts that few or none could be compared with him He was also a great enemy to the schismatical Puritan in his Sermons and Writings which being much offensive to his quondam Pupil Will. Prynne a controversie therefore fell out between them an 1630 and continued for some time very hot till Prynne was diverted by other matters He hath written The schismatical Puritan Serm. at Witney concerning the lawfulness of Church authority for ordaining c. on 1. Cor. 14. ver ult Oxon. 1630. qu. Which being unadvisedly written and much displeasing to Dr. Abbot Archb. of Cant. was as scurrilously answer'd by Prynne in his appendix to his Ante Arminisme The lawless kneeless schismatical Puritan Or a confutation of the Author of an appendix concerning bowing at the name of Jesus Oxon. 1631. qu. and other things as 't is said but such I have not yet seen He was buried in the Chancel of S. Martins Church before-mention'd on the fourth day of Febr. in sixteen hundred forty and five having been before much valued and beloved and his high and loyal Sermons frequented by the Royal Party and Soldiers of the garrison of Oxford to the poorer sort of whom he was always beneficial as also ready at all turns to administer to them in their distressed condition CHRISTOPHER POTTER Nephew to Dr. Barn Potter mention'd under the year 1641 received his first breath within the Barony of Kendall in Westmorland became Clerk of Queens Coll. in the beginning of 1606 and in that of his age 15 afterwaâ—ds Tabarder M. of Arts and Chaplain in 1613 and at length Fellow of the said College He was then a great admirer of Hen. Ayray Provost of that House some of whose works he published and a zealous puritanical Lecturer at Abendon in Berks. where he was much resorted to for his edifying way of preaching In 1626 he succeeded the said Dr. Barn Potter in the Provostship of his Coll. and the next year proceeded in Divinity Soon after when Dr. Laud became a rising favourite in the Royal Court he after a great deal of seeking was made his creature and therefore by the precise Party he was esteemed an Arminian In the latter end of 1635 he being then Chapl. in Ord. to His Maj. he was made Dean of Worcester upon Dr. Rog. Manwarings promotion to the See of S. David having before had a promise of a Canonry of Windsore but never enjoyed it and in the year 1640 he executed the office or Vicechancellour of this University not without some trouble from the members of the Long Parliament occasion'd by the puritanical and factious party of the Univ. and City of Oxon. Afterwards the grand rebellion breaking out he suffer'd much for the Kings cause and therefore upon the death of Dr. Walt. Balcanquall he was designed and nominated by his Maj. to succeed him in the Deanery of Durham in the month of January 1645 but died before he was installed He was a Person esteemed by all that knew him to be learned and religious exemplary in his behavior and discourse courteous in his carriage and of a sweet and obliging nature and comely presence He hath written and published A Sermon at the consecration of Barnab Potter D. D. Bish of Carlile at Ely House in Holbourne 15. March 1628 on John 21.17 Lond. 1629. oct It must be now noted that a certain Jesuit known sometimes by the name of Edw. Knott and sometimes by that of Nich. Smith and at other times by Mathew Wilson which was his true name born at Pegsworth near Morpeth in Northumberland did publish a book intit Charitie Mistaken c. whereupon our Author Potter answered it in another intit Want of charity justly charged on all such Romanists as dare affirme that protestancie destroyeth salvation c. Oxon. 1633. oct Which book being perus'd by Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant. he caused some matters therein to be omitted in the next impression which was at Lond. 1634. oct But before it was quite printed Knott before-mention'd put out a book intit Mercy and truth or charity maintained by Catholiques By way of reply upon an answer fram'd by Dr. Potter to a treatise which had formerly proved that charity was mistaken by Protestants c. printed beyond the Sea 1634. in qu. Whereupon Will. Chillingworth undertook him in his book called The religion of Protestants c. which contains an answer only to the first part of Mercy and truth c. For tho Chillingworth had made
the same time was such a great party of that Faction present that Oliver being suspicious of some mischief that might arise sent Maj. General Joh. Bridges with eight Troops of Horse to those parts who taking up his quarters at Wallingford many of his men attended in and near Abendon during the time of Praying Preaching and Burying After the burial were tumults raised by Preaching which would have ended in blows had not the Soldiers intercepted and sent them home SIMON BIRCKBEK son of Tho. Birck Esq was born at Hornbie in Westmorland became a Student in Queens Coll. in the year 1600 and that of his age 16 where he was successively a poor serving child Tabarder or poor child and at length Fellow being then Master of Arts. About which time viz. 1607. entring into holy Orders he became a noted Preacher in these parts was esteem'd a good Disputant and well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen In 1616 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and the year after became Vicar of the Church of Gilling and of the Chappel of Forcet near Richmond in Yorksh by the favour of his Kinsman Humph. Wharton Esq Receiver general of his Majesties Revenues within the Archd. of Richmond the Bishoprick of Durham and County of Northumberland In which place being setled he was much esteemed by the Clergy and Laity of the Neighbourhood for his exemplary life and conversation He hath written The Protestants evidence shewing that for 1500 years next after Christ divers guides of Gods Church have in sundry points of Religion taught as the Church of England now doth Lond. 1634. 35. qu. There again with many additions in fol. an 1657. This book was valued by Selden and other learned men because therein the Author had taken great and worthy pains in producing out of every Century Witnesses to attest the Doctrine of the Ch. of Engl. in the points by him produced against the contrary doctrine of the Trent Council and Church of Rome Answer to a Romish Antidotist Lond. 1657. at the end of the former book printed in fol. Treatise of Death Judgment Hell and Heaven He was buried in the Chappel of Forcet before mention'd on the 14 of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and six near to the Font there Over his grave was soon after a grey marble stone laid with an Inscription thereon engraven which for brevity sake I shall now pass by and only tell you that this our Author Birckbek submitted to the men in power in the times of Usurpation and therefore kept his Benefice without fear of Sequestration RICHARD CAPEL was born of good Parentage within the City of Glocester educated in Grammar Learning there became a Commoner of S. Albans Hall in the beginning of the year 1601 and in that of his age 17 elected Demy of Magd. Coll. soon after and in the year 1609 he was made perpetual Fellow of that House being then Mast of Arts which was the highest degree he took in this University While he continued there his eminency was great was resorted to by noted men especially of the Calvinian Party had many Pupils put to his charge of whom divers became afterwards noted for their Learning as Accepted Frewen Archb. of York Will. Pemble c. Afterwards leaving the Coll. upon the obtaining of the Rectory of Eastington in his own Country became eminent there among the puritannical Party for his painful and practical way of preaching his exemplary life and conversation and in doing many good offices for those of his function When the book concerning Sports on the Lords day was ordered to be read in all Churches an 1633 he refused to do it and thereupon willingly resigning his Rectory obtained licence to practice Physick from the Bishop of Glocester so that setling at Pitchcomb near to Strowd in the said County where he had a temporal Estate was resorted to especially by those of his opinion for his success in that faculty In the beginning of the grand Rebellion he closed with the Presbyterians was made one of the Ass of Divines but refused to sit among them and was as I conceive restored to his Benefice or else had a better confer'd on him He was esteemed by those of his opinion an excellent Preacher and one that kept close to the footings of Jo. Dod Rob. Cleaver Arth. Hildersham and Jo. Rainolds of the last of whom he would often say that He was as learned a man as any in the world as godly also as learned and as humble as godly He hath written God's valuation of mans soul in two sermons on Mark 8.36 Lond. 1632. qu. Tentations their nature danger and cure in four parts Lond. 1650. oct c. Each part came out by it self before that time Brief dispute touching restitution in the case of usury Printed with the Tentations This Brief dispute with the Short discourse of Usury by Rob. Bolton and the Usurer cast by Chr. Jellinger M. A. are replyed upon by T. P. Lond. 1679. Apology in defence of some Exceptions against some particulars in the book of Tentations Lond. 1659. oct Remaines being an useful Appendix to his excellent Treatise of Tentations c. Lond. 1658. oct He paid his last debt to nature at Pitchcomb before mention'd on the 21 of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and six and was buried within the Precincts of the Church there His Fathers name was Christopher Capel a stout Alderman of the City of Glocester and a good friend to such Ministers that had suffer'd for Nonconformity He was born at Hoo-capel in Herefordshire and by Grace his Wife daughter of Rich. Hands had issue Rich. Capel before mention'd EDMUND WINGATE son of Roger Windg of Bornend and Sharpenhoe in Bedfordshire Esq was born in 1593 became a Commoner of Queens Coll. in 1610 and took one degree in Arts which being compleated by Determination he retired to Greys Inn where he had entred himself before that time a Student for the obtaining knowledge in the municipal Laws But his genie being more bent to the noble study of Mathematicks which had before been promoted and encouraged in Queens Coll. did at length arrive to great eminence in that faculty and was admired by those few in London that then professed it In 1624 he transported into France the Rule of Proportion having a little before been invented by Edm. Gunter of Gresham Coll and communicated it to most of the chiefest Mathematicians then residing in Paris who apprehending the great benefit that might accrue thereby importun'd him to express the use thereof in the French Tongue Which being performed accordingly he was advised by Mounsier Alleawne the Kings chief Engineer to dedicate his book to Mounsier the Kings only Brother since Duke of Orleance Nevertheless the said work coming forth as an Abortive the publishing thereof being somewhat hastned by reason an Advocate of Diion in Burgundy began to print some uses thereof which Wingate had in a friendly way communicated
concerning the water of S. Vincents Rocks near Bristol Brief and accurate treatise concerning the taking of the fume of Tobacco These four last were printed with Via recta Philosophical discourse of dieterical Observations for the preserving of health Printed 1620. qu. He died at Bathe on the 27 day of March in sixteen hundred and sixty and was buried in the south Isle joyning to the great Church there dedicated to S. Peter Over his grave was soon after put a very fair Monument with the bust of the defunct in the east wall with a large inscription thereon made by Dr. Rob. Peirce a Physician of Bathe sometimes a Com. of Linc. College a copy of which with most envious notes on it you may see in a book intit A discourse of Bathe c. printed 1676. in oct p. 170. 171. written by a Physician of note in that City HENRY HAMMOND son of Dr. John Hammond Physitian to Prince Henry was born at Chersey in Surrey on the 26 of Aug. 1605 educated in Grammar Learning in Eaton School near to Windsore where he was much advantaged in the Greek Tongue by Mr. Tho. Allen Fellow of that College In the year 1622 Jul. 30 he was made Demie of Magd. Coll. and the same year was admitted Bach. of Arts. In 1625 he proceeded in that faculty and on the 26 of July the same year he was elected Fellow of that house being then Philosophy Reader and a singular ornament thereunto In 1633 he had the Rectory of Penhurst in Kent confer'd on him by the Earl of Leicester who a little before had been deeply affected with a Sermon that he had delivered at Court and in the latter end of the same year he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences In 1638 he was licensed to proceed in the faculty of Divinity and in 1640 he was made a member of the Convocation of the Clergy called with the short Parliament that began the 13 of April the same year In 1643 he had the Archdeaconry of Chichester confer'd upon him by Dr. Duppa Bishop thereof and the same year he was nominated one of the Ass of Divines but sate not About which time being forced to leave his Rectory by the Presbyterians he retired to Oxon for shelter and the year following was entertained by the Duke of Richmond and Earl of Southampton to go as their Chaplain with them to London to treat with the Parliament for a composure of the unhappy differences in Church and State so that behaving himself with great zeal and prudence was also the same year appointed to attend the Kings Commissioners at Uxbridge for peace where it being his lot to dispute with Rich. Vines a Presbyterian Minister that attended the Commissioners appointed by Parliament he did with ease and perfect clearness disperse all the Sophisms that had been brought by him or others against him In the beginning of 1645 he was upon the death of Dr. VVill. Strode made one of the Canons of Ch. Ch. in Oxon and Chaplain in ord to his Majesty then there by vertue of which place I mean the Canonry he became Orator of the University but had seldom an opportunity to shew his parts that way In 1647 he attended the King in his restraint at VVoobourne Caversham Hampton Court and the Isle of VVight but he being sequestred from the office of Chaplain to him about Christmas the same year he retired to his Canonry in Oxon and being elected Sub dean of his house continued there till the Visitors appointed by Parliament first thrust him out without any regard had to his great Learning and Religion and then imprison'd him for several weeks in a private house in Oxon. Afterwards he was confin'd to the house of Sir Philip Warwick at Clapham in Bedfordshire where continuing several months was at length released Whereupon retiring to Westwood in Worcestershire the seat of the loyal Sir John Packington to which place he had received a civil invitation remained there doing much good to the day of his death in which time he had the disposal of great Charities reposed in his hands as being the most zealous promoter of Alms giving that lived in England since the change of Religion Much more may be said of this most worthy person but his life and death being extant written by Dr. Jo. Fell his great Admirer I shall only now say that great were his natural abilities greater his acquired and that in the whole circle of Arts he was most accurate He was also eloquent in the Tongues exact in antient and modern Writers was well vers'd in Philosophy and better in Philology most learned in school Divinity and a great Master in Church Antiquity made up of Fathers Councils ecclesiastical Historians and Lyturgicks as may be at large seen in his most elaborate Works the Titles of which follow A practical Catechism Oxon 1644. and Lond. 1646. qu. There again in 1652 in two vol. in qu. This Catechism was first of all published upon the importune Request of Dr. Christop Potter Provost of Queens Coll. to whom he had communicated yet could never get him to set his name to it Of Scandal Oxon. 1644. qu. Of Conscience Lond. 1650. qu. Of resisting the lawful Magistrate under colour of Religion Oxon. 1644. Lond. 1647. qu. Of Willâ—worship Oxon. 1644. qu. Considerations of present use concerning the danger resulting from the change of our Church Government Printed 1644 and 46. Lond. 1682. qu. Of Superstition Ox. 1645. Lond. 1650. qu. Of sins of weakness and wilfulness Oxon. 1645 50. quart Explication of two difficult texts Heb. 6. and Heb. 10. Printed with Sins of weakness c. Of a late or death-bed repentance Ox. 1645. qu. View of the Directorie and vindication of the Liturgie Ox. 1645. 46. c. qu. Of Idolatry Ox. 1646. Lond. 1650. qu. The Reader â—s now to understand that after the Lord Falklands book called A discourse of the infallibility of the Church of Rome was published came out a book written by a Rom. Cath. intit A Treatise apologetical touching the infallibility of the Church Catholick c. printed 1645. Whereupon our Author Dr. Hammond wrot and published A view of the Exceptions which have been made by a Romanist to the Lord Viscount Falklands Discourse of the infallibility of the Ch. of Rome Oxon. 1646. quart The power of the keys or of binding and loosing Lond. 1647. 51. qu. Of the word KRIMA Of the Zelots among the Jews and the liberty taken by them of taking up the Cross Lond. 1647. qu. joyned with the second Edit Of resisting the lawful Magistrate Vindication of Christs representing S. Peter from the Exceptions of Mr. Steph. Marshall Lond. 1647. qu. joyned with the second Edit Of resisting the lawful Magistrate Of fraternal admonition and correption Lond. 1647. 50. qu. Copie of some papers past at Oxon between Dr. Hammond the Author of the Practical Catechism and Mr. Franc. Cheynell Lond. 1647 and 50 in qu. View of some
from all appearance of evil c. Oxon 1640. 1660. oct and qu. Want of Church-government no warrant for a total omission of the Lords Supper c. Lond. 1650. qu. Ox. 1653. oct Vindication of Dr. Will. Twysse from the Exceptions of Mr. Joh. Goodwin in his Redemption redeemed Oxon. 1653. fol. The Examiner examined or a Reply to Mr. Fulwoods Examination of want of Church-Government no warrant for omission of the Lords Supper Lond. 1653. This Mr. Fulwood is the same with Franc. Fulwood sometimes of Emanuel Coll. in Cambridge afterwards Minister of West Alvington in Devonshire Archdeacon of Totness D. of D. and Canon of Exeter an eminent Writer of his time A mixture of scholastical Divinity with practical in several Tractates Oxon. 1656. qu. The titles of those Tracts are 1 Concerning the sinful fear of man 2 Of Christs incarnation 3 Of the resurrection of Christ 4 Concerning the fulness of Christ and 5 Of the excellency of Praise and Thanksgiving being all the effect of certain Sermons Dr. Hammond's 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a greater ardency of Christs love of God at one time than another proved to be utterly irreconcileable with his fulness of habitual grace and perpetual happiness and impeccability of the Soul Oxon. 1657. qu. Replyed upon by a third person in a book intit The Refuter refuted See in Will. Creed under the year 1663. Treatise concerning the indifferency of humane actions Oxon. 1659. qu. Brief and scholastical discourse touching the nature of Thanksgiving on Ephes 5.20 Oxon 1660. qu. Mostly the same mention'd in the fifth head of A mixture of scholastical Divinity c. Of original righteousness and its contrary concupisence Oxon. 1660. qu. Written against Dr. Jer. Taylor Sermon enlarged into a Treatise concerning the last and general judgment c. on Rom. 2.16 Oxon. 1660. qu. Certain Letters between him and Dr. Jer. Taylor concerning a passage of his Hen. Jeanes in his farther explication of original sin Oxon 1660. qu. Uniformity in humane doctrinal Ceremonies grounded on 1 Cor. 14.40 Or a reply to Dr. Hammonds Vindication of his grounds of Uniformity Oxon. 1660. qu. Dr. Creed's voluminous defence of Dr. Hammonds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 briefly examined and the weakness thereof fully discovered Lond. 1661. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The work of heaven upon earth c. Serm. at Taunton in Somersetsh 11 May 1648 being a day set apart for the annual commemoration of the deliverance of that Town by the relief which they received on the 11 of May 1645 on Psal 92. ver 1. Lond. 1649. qu. and others besides what are before mention'd as also an Answer to John Milton's book intit Iconoclasies c. printed 1651. qu. and said to be written by one Jeans which I have not yet seen He gave way to fate in the City of Wells some few days before the fatal day of S. Barthelmew in the month of August in sixteen hundred sixty and two and was buried in the Cathedral Church there At which time one of his perswasion intended to preach a Sermon of Mortality but Dr. Piers the then Bishop of that place who had no affection for Jeanes because he knew him to have been an Heretick and often had call'd him so examined the Sermon least any thing therein might be spoken in commendation of him and his opinions JOHN BIDDLE or Biddellus as he is by some Authors written Son of Edw. Bid. a Taylor was born at Wotton Under Edge in Glocestershire baptized on the 14. of January 1615 and afterwards being a youth of great hopes was by the benevolence and exhibition of George Lord Berkley educated in Grammar learning in the Free-school there by John Rugg and John Turner successive Masters thereof Under the last he made so great proficiency in his studies that he englished Virgils Bucolicks and the Two first Satyrs of Juvenal Both which were printed at Lond. in 1634 in oct and dedicated to John Smith of Nibley in the said County Esq Mecaenas of the Wottonian Muses In the beginning of that year having a little before composed and recited before a full auditory an elaborate oration in Latine for the gracing the funeral of an honorable School fellow he was entred a Student of Magd. Hall and for a time if I mistake not was put under the tuition of John Oxenbridge a Person then noted to be of no good principles Before he had taken the degree of Master of Arts being about that time a Tutor in the said Hall he was invited to take upon him the care of teaching the School wherein he had been educated by the Overseers thereof but refused it and after he had compleated the said degree which was in 1641 he became Master of Crypt School within the City of Glocester where for a time he was much esteemed for his diligence in his profession severity of manners and sanctity of life At length the Nation being brought into confusion by the restless Presbyterians the said City garrison'd for the use of the Parliament and every one vented his or their opinions as they pleased he began to be free of his discourses of what he had studied there at leisure hours concerning the Trinity from the holy Scriptures having not then as he pretended convers'd with Socinian Books But the Presbyterian Party then prevalent there having notice of these matters and knowing full well what mischief he might do among his disciples the Magistrate summoned him to appear before him and after several interrogatories a form of confession under three heads was proposed to him to make which he accordingly did 2. May 1644 but not altogether in the words proposed Which matter giving then no satisfaction he made another confession in the same month more evident than the former to avoid the danger of imprisonment which was to follow if he should deny it Afterwards being more satisfied in his mind by reading various Authors he drew up several arguments against the generally received deity of the Holy Ghost which he intended shortly after to print but being betrayed by one whom he took to be his sure friend who had as it seems a copy of them he acquainted the Magistrate and Parliament Committee then in the said City of the matter Whereupon after they had perused them they committed the Author then labouring under a feaver to the common Goal there on the 2. of Decemb. 1645 to remain in that place till the Parliament should take cognizance of the matter But a certain Person of note dwelling in Glocester who had a respect for Biddle for the truth is except his opinions there was little or nothing blame worthy in him he procured his liberty by giving sureties for his appearance when it should please the Parliament to send for him About the month of June in 1646 the learned Usher Primate of Ireland travelled through that City in his way to London and having before heard of spake to and used him with all fairness and
Jo. Stow's Survey of London and his continuators Discourse of the Empire and of the election of the King of the Romans c. Lond. 1658. oct Lexicon tetraglotton An English-French-Italian-Spanish-Dictionary Lond. 1659. 60. fol. A particular vocabulary or nomenclature in English Italian French and Spanish of the proper terms belonging to several Arts and Sciences to common professions and callings both liberal and mechanick c. in 52 Sections Lond. 1659. Printed with the former book Proverbs or old sayed sawes and adages in English or the Saxon tongue Italian French and Spanish Whereunto the British for their great antiquity and weight are added This is also printed with Lex tetragl A cordial for the Cavaliers Lond. 1661. Answer'd as soon as it peep'd abroad by Rog. L'estrange in a book entit A caveat for the Cavaliers which having given offence to divers Persons he published a second edition of it with his name and a preface to it Soon after our author Howell set forth a vindication of his Cordial under this title Some sober inspections made into those ingredients that went to the composition of a late Cordial for the Cavaliers Lond. 1661. Upon which L'estrange briefly reflects in the close of a piece of his intit A modest plea both for the Caveat and Author of it A French Grammar and a dialogue consisting of all Gallicismes with additions of the most useful and significant proverbs c. Printed at London twice the last time was in 1673 fol. He also added to A French and English Dictionary composed by Randle Cotgrave Sundry animadversions with supplements of many hundreds of words never before printed with accurate castigations throughout the whole work The parley of Beasts or Morphandra Qu. of the enchanted Island c. Tom. 1. Lond. 1660 fol. The second part of casual discourses and interlocutions between Patritius and Peregrin c. Lond. 1661. oct Printed in a book intit Divers historical discourses of the late popular insurrections in Great Britaine and Ireland Apology for Fables mythologiz'd Printed in the said book also Twelve treatises of the late revolutions Lond. 1661. octav New English Grammar for Forreigners to learn English with a Grammar for the Spanish or Castilian tongue with special remarques on the Portugues dialect for the service of her Majesty Lond. 1662. oct Discourse concerning the precedency of Kings Lond. 1663. fol. Translated into Latine by B. Harris L. P. Lond. 1664. oct Poems on several choice and various subjects occasionally composed Lond. 1663. oct Collected and published by one who calls himself Serjeant Major Payne Fisher somtimes Poet laureat to Oliver Treatise concerning Embassadors Translated into Lat. by John Harmer of Magd. Coll. Lond. 1664. oct Concerning the surrender of Dunkirk that it was done upon good grounds Lond. 1664. oct He also translated from Italian into English 1 S. Pauls late progress upon earth about a divorce 'twixt Christ and the Church of Rome by reason of her dissoluteness and excesses c. Lond. 1644. oct The Author of it whose name I cannot yet learn made it publick about the year 1642 and being forced to fly from Rome for so doing in the company and under the conduct of one that pretended friendship to him was betrayed at Avignion and there first hanged and then burned 2 A Venetian looking-glass or a letter written very lately from Lond. to Card. Barbarini at Rome by a Venetian Clarissimo touching the present distempers in England Printed 1648. in 3 sh in qu. 3 An exact history of the late Revolutions in Naples and of their monstrous successes not to be parallel'd by any antient or modern History Lond. 1650. oct Published in Ital. by Lord Alex. Giraffi The second part of this History came out soon after by the same hand who also translated it from Ital. In both which it appears that the said Revolutions were occasion'd by the excessive Gabells laid upon common Vendibles which exciting the Mobile headed by Tomaso Anello commonly called Masaniello a Fisherman all things in Naples were for some time turn'd topsie turvy 4 A letter of Advice sent from the prime Statesmen of Florence how England may come to her self again Dated at Flor. 12. Mar. 1659 Printed at the end of The second part of casual discourses c. before mention'd He also Ja. Howell translated from French into English The nuptials of Peleus and Thetis consisting of a Mask and Comedy or the great royal Ball acted lately in Paris six times c. Lond. 1654. qu. and from Spanish into Engglish The process and pleadings in the Court of Spain upon the death of Anthony Ascham Resident for the Parliament of England and of Joh. Baptista Riva his Interpreter c. Lond. 1651. fol. The said A. Ascham who was born of a gentile family was educated in Eaton School and thence elected into Kings Coll. in Cambridge 1633 Afterwards taking the degree of M. of Arts closed with the Presbyterians in the beginning of the Rebellion took the Covenant sided with the Independents became a great creature of the Long Parliament by whose authority he was made Tutor to James Duke of York and an active Person against his Soveraign At length being looked upon as sufficiently Antimonarchical was by the Rump Parliament sent their Agent or Resident to the Court of Spain in the latter end of the year 1649. In the beginning of June following he arrived at Madrid and had an appartment appointed him in the Court but certain English Royallists then in that City taking it in great disdain that such a notorious Rebel one of the destroyers of their Nation as they call'd him should come there from the murtherers of his sacred Majesty of England six of them named Joh. Guillim Will. Spark Valentine Progers Jo. Halsal Will. Arnet and Hen. Progers repaired to his lodging Two of them stood at the bottom of the stairs two at the top and two entred his Chamber of whom Spark being the first drew up to the table where Ascham and another were sitting and pulling off his hat said Gentlemen I kiss your hands pray which is the Resident Whereupon the Resident rising up Guillim took him by the hair of the head and with a naked dagger gave him a thrust that overthrew him Then came in Spark and gave him another and because they would make sure of their work they gave him five stabs of which he instantly dyed Whereupon Jo. Bap. Riva his Interpreter thinking to retire to his Chamber four others that were without the Chamber gave him four wounds whereof he presently expired Afterwards five of the Englishmen took sanctuary but were haled thence imprison'd and Spark suffered The sixth Person named Hen. Progers fled to the Venetian Embassadors house and so escaped The said Anth. Ascham who was slain 6. June 1650 hath written A discourse wherein is examined what is particularly lawful during the confusions and revolutions of government c. Lond. 1648. oct and other things as 't is probable
he wrot a scoffing ballad At length he having lived beyond the age of man concluded his last day in the Navy-Office in Seething-lane within the City of London on Saturday the 18. of Febr. in sixteen hundred and seventy Whereupon his body was buried at the upper end of the Chancel of the Church of S. Olaves in Hart-street on the 27 day of the same month Soon after was a neat monument erected over his grave with an inscription thereon much becoming the person for whom it was set up His eldest Brother which his Father had by his first Wife Elizabeth Warham was named Matthew who was created Knight of the Bath at the Coronation of K. Ch. 1. The second was named Thomas who was buried in the Church of S. Peter in Sandwych in Janu. 1631. EDWARD LEIGH Esq Son of Hen. Leigh was born at Shawell in Leycestershire 24. of March 1602 being the day and year on which Qu. Elizabeth deceased bred in Grammar learning under one Mr. Loe of Walshall in Staffordshire became a Communer of Magd. Hall under the tuition of Will. Pemble an 1616 ran through the severe discipline then and there used and proceeded in Arts in 1623 But before his Regency was expired he went to the Middle Temple and studied the common Law wherein he made considerable progress yet before he had been there two years he with others were forced thence by tho great plague that violently raged in London an 1625. So that instead of retiring into the Country he went into France and spent there half an year with great improvement to himself and his studies After his return he spent some years in the said Temple not only in the study of the Laws but of Divinity and History in both which in his elder years he attained to some eminence Afterwards he retired to Banbury in Oxfordshire and became a constant hearer for some time of that noted puritanical preacher Will. Wheatley But he dying in 1639 our author Leigh receeded to London where continuing till the civil distempers broke forth was upon the withdrawing of divers members of that unhappy convention called the Long Parliament to the King at Oxon chose a Recruiter or Burgess for the Town of Stafford Afterwards upon a vacancy he was appointed one of the House of Commons to sit in the Ass of Divines as did Philip Earl of Pembroke Will. Visc Say c. of the House of Lords with Joh. Selden Franc. Rous Bulstr Whitlock c. other members of the said house where he behaved himself as learnedly as most of the Divines then sitting He was also then a Colonel of a regiment for the Parliament was Custos Rotulorum for the County of Stafford and afterwards was numbred among those Presbyterian members that were turned out of the House of Commons by the Army 6. Dec. 1648 and imprisoned thereupon in the publick Inn called the Kings head in the Strand From which time till towards the Kings restauration when he with the rest of the ejected members then living were restored by General Monk to their places in Parliament he had little else to do but to write books the titles of which among others which he wrot before that time do follow Selected and choice observations concerning the twelve first Caesars c. Oxon. 1635. oct To which he added six more making up the number 18 which were printed with the former in another Edition The observations on the rest that followed were made by Henry Leigh the authors eldest Son M. of A. of Magd. Hall which being printed with the former at Lond. 1657 in oct had this title put to them Analecta Caesarum Romanorum Afterwards they were illustrated with their several effigies and coines Lond. 1664. oct and in another Edit that came out in 1670 in oct they had observations of the Greek Emperours added to them by the same hand Treatise of Divine promises in 5. books Lond. 1633 there again the third time 1650 and the fourth in 1657. octavo Critica sacra on the Hebrew words of the old and on the Greek of the New Testament Lond. 1639 and 46. in qu. There again in two parts in fol. 1662. In which book the author expressing his great skill in the Languages was the reason therefore why the learned Usher primate of Ireland had a respect and kindness for him Supplement to the Critica sacra Lond. 1662. fol. A Treatise of Divinity in three books Lond. 1646. qu. The Saints encouragement in evil times or observations concerning the Martyrs in general Lond. 1648. 51. oct Annotations on all the New Test Lond. 1650. fol. A philological Commentary or an illustration of the most obvious and useful words in the Law with their distinctions and divers acceptations as they are found as well in Reports antient and modern as in records and memorials never printed Lond. 1652. 58. 71. oct A Systeme or body of Divinity in 10 books Lond. 1654. and 62. fol. Treatise of religion and learning in 6. books Lond. 1656. fol. Which book laying dead on the Booksellers hands had this title put to it in 1663. Faelix consortium or a fit conjuncture of religion and learning in one entire volume consisting of six books c. From which Treatise Will. Crowe of Suffolk Master of the Free-school at Croydon in Surrey took many things when he composed his Elenchus Scriptorum in sacram scripturam c. Lond. 1672. octavo Choice French proverbs Lond. 1657. 64. oct Annotations on the five poetical books of the old Test viz. Job Psalmes Proverbs Ecclesiastes and Canticles Lond. 1657. fol. Second considerations of the High Court of Chancery Lond. 1658. in 2 sh in qu. England described or the Counties and Shires thereof briefly handled Lond. 1659. oct Copied mostly from Camden Choice observations on all the Kings of England from the Saxons to the death of K. Ch. 1. Lond. 1661. oct Three Diatriabes or discourses 1. Of travel 2. Of money 3. Of measuring c. Lond. 1671. oct This book is called in another edit 1680. The Gentlemans guide in the three discourses c. He also published The Magistrates Authority in two Sermons Lond. 1647 qu. penn'd by Christopher Cartwright B. of Div. and Minister at York To which our Author Leigh put a preface to vindicate himself against a lying pamphlet as he calls it which entitles him a man of a fiery disposition and one generally made chair-man upon any business that doth concern the Clergy He paid his last debt to nature in his house called Rushall Hall on the second day of June in sixteen hundred seventy and one and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Rushall near to Walshall a Market Town in Staffordshire before mention'd as I have been informed by letters written to me by his Son Henry EDMUND STANTON son of Sir Franc. Stanton Knight was born in Bedfordshire became a Communer of Wadham Coll. in the beginning of the year 1615 aged about 14 years was
and mostly lived in Somerset house in the Strand within the liberty of Westminster c. One of his Adversaries tell us that Cressy was an author grave and sober whose reason was very keen and sharp one that he was the Coripheus of the Roman party which is true but I must take leave here to tell the reader that while he continued in Oxon he was accounted a quick and accurate Disputant a man of a good nature manners and natural parts and when in Orders no inconsiderable preacher But after he had spent diâ—ers years in a religious order and was returned into England his former acquaintance found great alterations in him as to parts and vivacity and he seemed to some to be possest with strange notions and to others a reserved Person and little better than a Melancholick Which mutation arose not perhaps known to him upon his solely giving himself up to religion the refinedness of his soul and the avoiding of all matters relating to humane and profane learning as vanities His works are these Exomologesis or a faithful narration of the occasions and motives of his conversion to Catholick unity Paris 1647. and 53. in oct In the last edition is an Appendix in which are cleared certain misconstructions of his Exomologesis published by J. P. author of the Preface to the Lord Falklands Discourse of infallibility This Exomologesis was the golden calf which the English Papists fell down to and worshipped They brag'd that book to be unanswerable and to have given a total overthrow to the Chillingworthians and book and tenents of Lucius Lord Falkland Sancta Sophia or directions for the prayer of contemplation c. extracted out of more than XL treatises written by the late rev Father Aug. Baker a Monk of the English congregation of the holy Order of S. Benedict Doway 1657. in 2. vol. in a large oct Certain patterns of devout exercises of immediate acts and affections of the will Printed with S. Sophia Roman-Catholick doctrines no novelties or an answer to Dr. Pierces Court Sermon miscalled The primitive rule of reformation Print 1663. in oct A non est inventus returned to Mr. Edw. Bagshaw's enquiry and vainly boasted discovery of weakness in the grounds of the Churches infallibility Pr. 1662. oct Letter written to an English Gent 16. July 1662 wherein Bishop Morley is concern'd Printed among some of the said Bishops treatises Lond. 1683. qu. The Church History of Britanny from the beginning of Christianity to the Norman conquest c. Printed at Roan in Normandy 1668. fol. 'T is mostly taken from 1 Annales Ecclesiae Britannicae Printed at Leodes 1663 in 4. vol written by Mich. Alford alias Griffith a Jesuit 2 The first and 2 vol. of Monast Anglic. Printed at Lond. 1655. and 1661. fol. 3 The Decem Scriptores Hist Anglicanae Printed there also in 1652. fol. and the collection in Ms contained in several folios made from several antient Mss relating to English antiquities chiefly in the Cottonian Library by Aug. Baker before mention'd Many severe censures have been given by learned men of the author Cressy for publishing many Miracles and Monkish stories in the said Ch. Hist of Britanny particularly by that great Master of the English language Edward somtimes Earl of Clarendon who knew him well in the University to be much averse to such matters as also the author of Reflexions upon the devotions of the Rom. Church c. Lond. 1674. oct Yet let this be said of him that forasmuch that he doth mostly quote his authors for and leaves what he says to the judgment of the Readers he is to be excused and in the mean time to be commended for his grave and good stile proper for an Ecclesiastical Historian After it was published he went forward with a second volume which was to conclude about the time of the dissolution of Monasteries made by K. Hen. 8 but before he had finished 300 years after the Norman Conquest he died Answer to part of Dr. Stillingfleets book entit Idolatry practised in the Church of Rome Printed 1672. in oct Fanaticisme fanatically imputed to the Cath. Church by Dr. Stillingfleet and the imputation refuted and retorted c. Printed 1672. oct Question why are you a Catholick Pr. 1673. oct Qu. why are you a Protestant Pr. 1673. oct Epistle Apologetical to a Person of honour touching his vindication of Dr. Stillingfleet Print 1674. oct The Person of honour was Edw. E. of Clarendon Reflections on the Oath of Supremacy This I have not yet seen He also published Sixteen revelations of divine love shewed to a devout servant of our Lord called mother Juliana an Anchorete of Norwych who lived in the days of K. Ed. 3. Printed 1670. oct and dedic by Cressy to the Lady Mary Blount of Sodington Widow of Sir George Blount and also changed from old into modern English more compendiously a book written before the change of religion entit An abridgment of the book called the cloud of unknowing and of the counsel referring to the same This is not printed but in Ms and was shewed to me by Fath. Wilfrid R a Benedictine Monk See more in Maur. Chawney in vol. 1. p. 160. At length Mr. Cressey having lived to about the age of man he surrendred up his last breath at East Greensted in Sussex in the house of Rich. Caryl Esq on the tenth day of Aug. S. Laurence day in the year sixteen hundred seventy and four and was buried in the Church there as I have been informed by the Superior of his order on this side of the river Trent in England named Gregory Mallet alias John Jackson who dying in the Sheldonian Family on the 10. Sept. 1681 was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Long Compton in Warwickshire THOMAS TRAHERNE a Herefordshire man born was entred a Communer of Brasn Coll. on the first day of March 1652 took one degree in Arts left the house for a time entred into the sacred function and in 1661 he was actually created Mast of Arts. About that time he became Rector of Credinhill commonly called Crednell near to the City of Hereford afterwards Domestick Chaplain to S. Orlando Bridgman Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and Minister of Tuddington called by some Teddington near Hampton Court in Middlesex and in 1669 Bach. of Divinity He hath written Roman forgeries or a true account of false records discovering the impostures and counterfeit antiquities of the Church of Rome Lond. 1673. oct Christian Ethicks or divine morality opening the way to blessedness by the rules of virtue and reason Lond. 1675. oct He died at Teddington before mention'd in the house of S. Orl. Bridgman and was buried on the tenth day of Octob. in the Church there under the reading desk in sixteen hundred seventy and four This Person who always led a single and a devout life was well read in primitive antiquity as in the Councils Fathers c. DAVID WHITFORD a
A letter to a friend in Wilts upon occasion of a late ridiculous pamphlet wherein was inserted a pretended prophecy of Thom. Becket Lond. 1666. in two sheets in qu. The said letter was written to Tho. Gore of Alderton Esq who gave Dr. Tully the rectory of Grigleton and the Prophecy was published by one W. Tinker alias Littleton a Minister who therein usurped Dr. Tully's name to his disparagement Praecipuorum Theologiae capitum Enchiridion didacticum Lond. 1665.68 c. oct Appendicula practica de coena Domini Printed with the Enchiridion Symboli Apostolici Expositio Ox. 1673. octavo Precationis Dominicae Expositio Ox. 1673. octavo Justificatio Paulina sine operibus ex mente Ecclesiae Anglicanae omniumque reliquorum quae reformatae audiunt asserta illustrata c. Oxon. 1674. qu. Dissertatiuncula de sententia Paulinâ c. Printed with Just Paulina written chiefly against Mr. George Bulls book entit Harmonia Apostolica and Mr. R. Baxters Aphorismes But Mr. Baxter sitting not still as he never yet hath done published an answer to it bearing this title A treatise of justifying righteousness in two books 1. A treatise of imputed righteousness c. with an answer to Dr. Tully's Letter which he calls angry 2. A friendly debate with the learned and worthy Mr. Christop Cartwright containing first his animadversions on his Aphorismes with my answer Secondly his exceptions against that answer thirdly my reply to the sum of the controversies agitated in those exceptions All published instead of a fuller answer to the assaults of Dr. Tully's Justificatio Paulina Lond. 1676. oct The Aphorismes of Mr. Baxter here defended against Dr. Tully were answer'd as to some passages 1 By Will. Eyre of Salisbury in his Vindiciae justificationis gratuitae c. 2 By John Crandon Minister of Fawley in Hampshire more largely in a just volume intit Mr. Baxters Aphorismes exoriz'd and authoriz'd c. Lond. 1654. qu. To both which Mr. Baxter quickly after publish'd distinct replies placed at the end of his Apol. Lond. 1654. qu. One called An admonition to Mr. Will. Eyre c. and another An unsavoury volume of Mr. John Crandons anatomiz'd c. But Crandon died before this answer against him came out The said Aphorismes also were excepted against and animadverted upon at their first coming forth 1650 by many learned men some of whom wrot upon the motion and desire of their author himself among whom were Mr. George Lawson Dr. John Wallis Mr. John Warren and Mr. Christoph Cartwright were the chief which being as he himself confesseth then but crude and defective for want of time and use of writing this being his first some suspected it of errour in doctrine some of novelty some of divers undigested expressions and some overvaluing it received those imperfections with the rest Upon this he published his suspension of these Aphorismes then his fuller explication and defence of them in his Apologie c. Afterward his additional explication and defence both in his Confession of faith c. and in his Four Disputations of Justification c. And tho he hath in these three several pieces thus largely explain'd himself and his Aphorismes yet Dr. Tully as he complains fell notwithstanding upon him without taking notice of any of those following treatises which clear and illustrate his former doctrine in these points But whatever hath been the Doctors dealing towards him on this account at which he seems to be so much concern'd of this I am assured that his publishing the above named book consisting of two parts the far greater part of the former being by his own acknowledgment written 3 or 4 years before and nothing newly added and immediatly directed against the Doctor but barely the 6.7 and 8. Chapters with the answer to the Doctors letter and the latter part being wholly made up of papers which had passed so many years before between the learned Mr. Christ Cartwright and himself concerning his Aphorismes his publishing I say these in answer to the Doctors book which came out some time after was generally looked upon as a scornful slighting and very unfair way of his And tho he thinks fit to call the Doctor in the general Epistle to the Reader more than once a worthy Person yet for all this in the very entrance on the 6 Chapt. of the first part he sufficiently discovers his anger against him in liberally bestowing on a great part of his Justificatio Paulina this foul character viz. that it is defective in point of truth justice charity ingenuity and pertinency to the matter But his published papers wrot long before those books to which they are very improperly by him called answers is not unusual with him and the ingenious and learned Mr. Hen. Dodwell hath not long since complained of this his unjust usuage in relation to himself To conclude since the publishing of the said Justificatio Paulina the author thereof is charactarized by some Church men and Fanaticks to have been a main pillar of the Chur. in defence of her true doctrine Nay and long before it was published a certain hot headed Fanatick tells us in a book afterwards by him made extant that he Tully with Mr. Tho. Barlow did keep this University of Oxon from being poyson'd with Pelagianism Socinianisme Popery c. The other things that Dr. Tully hath written are these A Letter to Mr. Rich. Baxter occasion'd by several injurious reflections of his upon a treatise entit Justificatio Paulina Oxon. 1675. qu. Animadversions on Mr. Baxters pamphlet entit An appeal to the light Oxon. 1675. qu. Printed with the aforesaid letter At length our author Dr. Tully after he had spent his last years in a weakly and lingring condition surrendred up his pious Soul to God in the Parsonage house at Grigleton before mention'd on the fourteenth day of January in sixteen hundred seventy and five and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there In his Deanery which he had not enjoyed an year succeeded Dr. Tho. Cartwright sometimes of Qu. College in his Principality of S. Edm. Hall Steph. Penton M. A sometimes Fellow of New Coll. who was elected thereunto by the Provost and Fellows of Queens Coll. Proprietaries of the said Hall on the 15 of Feb. 1675 but with this condition that he resign his rectory of Tingwick in Bucks and that the society of New Coll. present a Fellow of that of Queens thereunto which was accordingly done and in his Rectory of Grigleton Rich. Hine M. of Arts of Merton Coll. EDWARD WEST son of Tho. West of the antient borough of Northampton Gent. became a Communer of Ch. Ch. in the year 1651 and there received a severe discipline under a Presbyterian Tutor After he had taken one degree in Arts he translated himself to S. Maries Hall where continuing till he was Master of that faculty took the Ministry upon him according to the Presbyterian way and was benefic'd After his Majesties
c. and somewhat of Dr. Is Barrow on the same subject Several tracts as 1 A discourse of religion on three heads first the ends and uses of it secondly the life of religion and superadditions to it and thirdly the superstructions upon it and animosities about it 2 A treatise touching provision for the poor before mentioned 3 A letter to his Children advising them how to behave themselves in their speech 4 A letter to one of his Sons after his recovery from the small-pox Lond. 1684. in oct Discourse of the knowledge of God and of our selves first by the light of nature secondly by the sacred Scriptures Lond. 1688. oct Brief abstract of the Christian religion Considerations seasonable at all times for the cleansing of the heart and life These two last were printed with Discourse of the knowledge of God c. He hath also translated into English The life of Pomponius Atticus written by his contemporary and acquaintance Cornel. Nepos c. Lond. 1677. oct To which are added by our author Hale Observations political and moral thereupon He also wrot the preface to and published the Abridgment of many cases and resolutions c. made by Judge Henry Rolle as I shall tell you when I come to him and under his Hale's name ought to be put The perjur'd Fanatick or the malicious conspiracy of Sir John Croke of Chilton Henry Larimore and other Fanaticks against the life of Rob. Hawkins Clerk and late Minister of Chilton occasion'd by his suit for tithes Discovered in a trial at Ailesbury before Sir Matth. Hale Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer Lond. 1685. in 10. sh in fol. Which Rob. Hawkins was afterwards Vicar but a poor one if not scandalous of Beckley in Oxfordshire These I think are all that are published under the name of Judge Hale The rest that he hath written and not yet extant are many among which are 1 Concerning the Secondary origination of mankind folio 2 Concerning religion fol. in 5. vol. 3 Of Policy in matters of religion fol. 4 De anima fol. written to Mr. Rich. Baxter 5 De anima fol. Transactions between him and the said Mr. Baxter c. and many others as you may see elsewhere And left behind him as a Legacy to Linc. inn Library several volumes of collections made by him mostly from records in the Tower and divers matters relating to Glocestershire all which may be of great use to Lawyers and Antiquaries At length after this most learned and religious person had lived to the age of 67 he gave way to fate on Christmas day 25. Dec. in sixteen hundred seventy and six whereupon his body was buried on the 4. of Jan. following in the yard belonging to the Church of Alderley among the graves of his Mothers Ancestors At which time Evan Griffith the pious Minister of that place preached his funeral sermon on Isay 57.1 which was afterwards as I have been informed made extant by him the said Griffith sometimes of Oriel Coll. in Oxon as it seems who dying in the beginning of June 1681 after he had been one of the Wednesdays Lecturers at Wotton Under-edge in Com. Gloc. several years was buried at Alderley before mention'd To conclude all that I shall farther say of this worthy person Sir Matth. Hale whom we have now brought to his grave shall be the very same words which conclude his life written by a Native of Edenburgh called Gilbert Burnet D. D. sometimes Professor of Div. in the Univ. of Glascow but then 1682 Preacher at the Rolls in Chancery-lane running thus He was one of the greatest patterns that this age hath afforded whether in his private deportment as a Christian or in his publick employments either at the bar or on the bench Which character being without doubt true as most things of him in the said life are yet I must take leave to tell the reader that most knowing and observing men had a better esteem of Judg Hale before the said life was published than after as also in some respects before the publication of Additional notes on the life and death of Sir Matth. Hale The author of which Mr. R. Baxter the learned and most eminent Nonconformist takes often occasion to reflect in them on the Church of Englands and its Orthodox Sons THOMAS FORD was born of a Plebeian Family in Devons entred a Batler in Magd. Hall in Easter term an 1619 aged 16 years took the degrees in Arts entred into Orders and became a very faithful Tutor in his House for several years But being puritanically educated as all in his time of the said House were and not able to endure certain passages acted in the University preached a very factious sermon at S. Maries on 2. Thes 2.10 for which he was banished thence an 1631 as I have at large elsewhere told you So that retiring into his own Country to get preferment he was kept back from it by the endeavours of Archb. Laud till such time that he should make his peace and recantation for what he had done At length the small cure of Oundle in Northamptonshire being bestowed upon him he continued there as I conceive till the grand rebellion began At which time finding no opposition he retired to the City of Exeter and became much resorted to for a time by those of the Presbyterian perswasion But leaving that place when garrison'd for his Majesty he retired to London or near it became one of the Ass of Divines in the room of Mr. Bolls deceased an 1644 and frequently preached up the cause there Afterwards upon the declining of the Kings interest he went to Exeter again was made Minister of S. Laurence Church there became the prime leader of the faction took the Engagement as before he had done the Covenant and was one of the Assistants to the Commissioners of Devon for the ejection of such whom they then called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters After his Majesties restauration he continued in his cure till silenced for Nonconformity an 1662 so that preaching in private among the brethren he obtained a livelyhood from them to the time of his death A certain Doct. of Divinity of his time and perswasion that knew him well hath several times told me that this our author was a man of very great parts and of unbyassed principles one and the same in all times and changes He hath written A treatise tending to prove the lawfulness of singing Psalmes Lond. 1657 in oct or tw 'T is grounded on Ephes 5.19 One John Foord hath written Expositio libri Psalmorum Lond. 1646. qu. Published by Thom. Paget but whether he was ever of Oxford I cannot tell The Sinner condemned of himself Being a plea for God against all the ungodly proving them alone guilty of their own destruction c. Lond. 1668 in oct containing 256. pages He preached once before the Lords of the Long Parliament at a Fast held 29.
the Popish Plot was discovered but also wrot and published divers books in vindication of the Church of Rome and thereby gained the character by the men of that party of the prime Champion of England to stand up for their Cause A noted Author of the English Church saith that the author of the Guide in Controversies Ab. Woodhead is a person most highly famed among the Roman Catholicks and that he is in his opinion the most ingenious and solid writer of the whole Rom. Party His Works plainly shew him to have been a person of sound and solid judgment well read in the Fathers and in the polemical Writings of the most eminent and renowned Defenders of the Church of England who have quite down from the Reformation successfully managed the Protestant Cause against Rome He was so wholly devoted to retirement and the prosecutions of his several studies that no worldly concerns shared any of his affections only satisfying himself with bare necessaries and so far from coveting applause or preferment tho perhaps the compleatness of his learning and great worth might have given him as just and fair a claim to both as any others of his perswasion that he used all endeavours to secure his beloved privacy and conceal his name And altho he obtained these his desires in great part yet his calm temperate and rational discussion of some of the most weighty and momentous Controversies under debate between the Protestants and Romanists rendred him an Author much fam'd and very considerable in the esteem of both He hath written very many things some of which were published in his life time and some after his death all without his own name or initial letters of it set to them The Catalogue of most of them follow A brief account of ancient Church Government with a reflection on several moderne Writings of the Presbyterians The Assembly of Divines their Jus divinum Ministerii Anglicani published 1654 and Dr. Blondel's Apologia pro sententia Hieronymi and others touching this subject Lond. 1662 and 85 in four parts in a thin quart This book was generally reported to have been written by him yet a certain R. Catholick who was originally of Univ. Coll and much pretended to know all the Works that Mr. VVoodhead had written which he had with great zeal bought and collected for the honour he had to the author hath several times told me that he was not the author of that book but Obad. VValker The Guide in Controversies or a rational account of the doctrine of the Romane Catholicks concerning the ecclesiastical Guides in Controversies of Religion reflecting on the later Writings of Protestants particularly of Archb. Laud and Dr. Stillingfleet on this subject This book is divided into four discourses the two first of which were printed at London 1666. in qu. But before they could appear in publick they were burnt in the grand conflagration at London except a very few copies that were saved and vended abroad The other two discourses were published at London 1667 qu. and there again altogether with additions and some alterations an 1673. qu. In the composition of this book The Guide I have been credibly informed by several R. Catholicks that one Perkins a learned man of that perswasion did assist the author Part of the third discourse is refuted in a book intit A second discourse in vindication of the protestant grounds of faith against the pretence of infallibility in the Rom. Church in answer to The Guide in Controversies by R. H. and against Protestancy without Principles and Reason and Religion c both written by E. W. I say refuted by Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet Chaplain in ord to his Majesty Lond. 1673. oct Exercitations concerning the Resolution of Faith against some exceptions Printed 1674. qu. These Exercitations are in vindication of some part of the third discourse from what was said against it by Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet in the Second discourse just before named An appendix to the four discourses concerning The Guide in Controversies Further shewing the necessity and infallibility thereof against some contrary Protestant Principles Printed 1675. qu. Some copies of this book have this title A discourse of the necessity of Church Guides for directingâ—Christians in necessary faith c. The second part of the Appendix printed with the former containeth Annotations on Dr. Stillingfleet's answer to N. O's considerations of his Principles These two parts contain an Answer to what Dr. Stillingfleet in a piece of his called An answer to several late Treatises occasion'd by a book intit A discourse concerning Idolatry practised in the Church of Rome c. hath said against our author Woodhead his book named Dr. Stillingfleets Principles c. considered which I am now about to set down Dr. Stillingfleets principles giving an account of the faith of Protestants considered Paris 1671. oct This is answer'd in Dr. Stillingfleets first part named An answer to several late treatises c. before mention'd Considerations on the Councill of Trent being the fifth discourse concerning The Guide in controversies Printed 1671. qu. 'T is said that there is a sixth part which is concerning the alienation of Church lands but Quaere The Roman Churches devotions vindicated from Dr. Stillingfleets misrepresentations Printed 1672. oct The Rom. doctrine of repentance and indulgence vindicated from Dr. Stillingfleets mis-representations Printed 1672. oct These three last books were published under the initial Letters of N. O. or O. N And the two last are briefly replyed upon by Dr. Stillingfleet in the general preface to his first above named wherein having only touched on Seren. Cressy's piece entit Fanaticisme fanatically imputed c. wrot against him saith these things of our author N. O. Woodhead compared with Ser. Cressy whose book he affirms to be rayling and the author mad is a meer pattern of meekness and that he writes pertinently without the others bitterness and passion And elsewhere in the same Preface he stiles him a moderate man An historical narration of the life and death of our Saviour Jes Christ in two parts Oxon. 1685 qu. Published by Obad. Walker and then said not to be of his composition but of his Tutor Ab. Woodhead Before it went to the press it was viewed by Dr. Will. Jane the Kings Professor of Divinity who made some deletions and corrections in it yet afterwards they were put in again by Mr. Walker when it was in the Press Several exceptions were made against divers passages therein and great clammoring there was in the University against the book particularly by Dr. George Reynell of C. C. Coll yet on the 13 of Oct. the same year when Mr. Nath. Boys of Univ. Coll. was introduced into his late Majesties K. Jam. 2. presence he his Majesty was not then only pleased to commend him for his Sermon as being an ingenious and well pen'd discourse I mean that Sermon which he had preached in S. Maries Church on 26. Jul. going before being
then a Thanksgiving day for which he was forced to make his palinody on the first of Aug. following in the Apodyterian for several things therein savouring of Popery but also the said Historical narration lately published as he said by the Head of Univ. Coll for a very good book and wondred why any one should find fault with it c. Two discourses concerning the adoration of our B. Saviour in the Eucharist The first contains Animadversions upon the alterations of the Rubrick in the Common Service in the Common prayer book of the Church of England The second The Catholicks defence for their adoration of our Lord as believed really and substantially present in the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist Oxon. 1687. qu. Published in an 1686. by Mr. Walker without licensing by the Vicech by vertue of the Kings license granted to him to print certain books laying by him at Oxon. But A.C. of Trin. Coll. obtaining by another hand the said book while t was in printing sheet by sheet from L. Lichfield the Printer came out an answer to it about a month after entit A discourse of the holy Eucharist in the great points of the real presence and adoration of the Host In answer to the two discourses lately printed at Oxon on this subject To which is prefix'd a larg historical Preface relating to the same argument Lond. 1687. qu. Published in Feb. 1686 and written as t was then reported by Will. Wake of Ch. Ch. Another book also was published against it entit A reply to two discourses lately printed at Oxford concerning the adoration of our blessed Saviour in the Eucharist Oxon. 1687. qu. Published in the latter end of May that year and written as t was then commonly reported by Doctor Hen. Aldrich Can. of Ch. Ch. In the introduction to this book 't is said that a scandalous report was industriously spread about the nation as if Oxford Converts came in by whole shoales and all the University were just ready to declare Upon the comming out of the first answer Mr. Walker perceiving that he had been falsly dealt with by the Printer in permitting his book to go away sheet by sheet as 't was printed he set up Cases of Letters and a Press in the back part of his Lodgings belonging to him as Master of Univ. Coll. where he caused to be printed another book of Mr. Woodheed entit Church government part V. A relation of the English reformation and the lawfulness thereof examined by the Theses delivered in the four former parts Oxon. 1687. qu. with K. Alfreds picture in the title cut in a wooden bordure This was published in the beginning of Apr. the same year but the zealous men of the Church of England then in the University perceiving that Mr. Walker would cut their own throats at home as they said were resolved to answer whatsoever he published So that about the 13. of June following were published Animadversions on the eight Theses laid down and the inferences deduced from them in a discourse entit Church government part V. lately printed at Oxon. Oxon. at the Theater 1687. qu. Two discourses The first concerning the spirit of Martin Luther and the original of reformation The second concerning the celebracy of the Clergy Oxon. in Mr. Walkers lodgings 1687. qu. This was published in a very short time after Church Government To the said two discourses came out An answer to some considerations on the Spirit of Mart. Luther and the original of the reformation lately printed at Oxon. Oxon at the Theater 1687. qu. Published on the 10. of Aug. the same year and written by Mr. Franc. Atterbury of Ch. Ch. Pietas Romana Parisiensis or a faithful relation of the several sorts of charitable and pious works eminent in the Cities of Rome and Paris The one taken out of a book written by Theodor. Amydenus the other out of that by Mr. Carr. Oxon in Mr. Walkers Lodgings 1687. oct Answered in a book entit Some reflections upon a treatise called Pietas Romana Par. lately printed at Oxon To which are added c. Ox. 1688. qu. Written by James Harrington B. A. of Ch. Ch. since a Barrester of the Inner Temple The Pietas Parisiensis before mentioned was written by Tho. Carre Confessor of Sion Printed at Paris 1666. in tw Motives to holy living or heads for meditation divided into considerations counsels and duties Together with some forms of devotion in Letanies Collects Doxologies c. Oxon. in Mr. Walkers Lodg. 1688. qu. Published by him about the 12 of July the same year Catholick Theses Ox. 1689. qu. Concerning images and idolatry Ox. 1689. qu. Succession of the Clergy Antient Church Government Apocalyps paraphrased A larger discourse concerning Antichrist The reader may now be pleased to know that when Mr. Walker left Oxon which was on the 9. of Nov. 1688 to prevent the insults of the rabble upon the comming into England of the Pr. of Aurange he caus'd to be lodged in the house of a certain Boatman near Oxford Wharff many printed copies of certain books written by our author Woodhead that had not then been sold and the copies of these four last books that were then about half finished to the end that they might be conveyed by water to London there to be disposed of as he should think fit but the waters being then too high for their passage the said books remained in the Boatmans hands till the 23. of Dec. following At which time some of Col. Mordants Soldiers then in Oxon. searching the house of the said Boatman a reputed Fanatick under pretence for the finding out a P. Priest which he was suspected to harbour they discovered the said books and finding upon examination that they belonged to Mr. Walker they seized on and convey'd them away to the Colonels quarters with intentions to have them publicly burnt but upon farther consideration they at length after they had detained them several weeks did as I have heard restore them to the person whom Mr. Walker had appointed to look after them But to return It was also reported very frequently that he Woodhead wrote Gods benefits to mankind Oxon. 1680. qu. Published by Mr. Walker as his own nay and many stick not to say which is a wonder to me that he was the author of The whole duty of man and of all that goes under the name of that author He the said Abr. Woodhead did also translate from Lat. into English S. Augustine's Confessions with the continuation of his life to the end thereof extracted out of Possidius and the Fathers own unquestion'd works Printed 1679 in a large oct And from Spanish into English 1 The life of the holy mother S. Teresa foundress of the reformation of the discalced Carmelites according to the primitive rule Printed 1669. c. qu. Written originally by her self 2 The history of her foundations 3 Her death and burial and the miraculous incorruption and fragrancy of her body This S.
is reprinted as if it was a new thing by Dr. Hen. More among the additions to the Sec. edit of Saducismus triumphans Plus ultra or the progress and advancement of knowledge since the dayes of Aristotle c. Lond. 1668. oct An account of which book you may see in the Royal or Phil. Transactions nu 36. Several Sermons as 1 Fast Sermon on the Kings Martyrdome on Rom. 13.2 Lond. 1667. 2 Catholic Charitie recommended in a Serm. before the L. May. of Lond. on 1. Pet. 1. part of the 22 verse in order to the abating the animosities among Christians that have been occasion'd by differences in religion Lond. 1669. qu. 3 Seasonable recommendation and defence of reason in the affairs of religion against infidelity Sceptisme and fanaticisme of all sorts on Rom. 12. latter part of the first verse Lond. 1670. oct See more Sermons following The way of happines in its difficulties and encouragements cleared from many popular and dangerous mistakes Lond. 1679. oct This had also another title put to it the same yeare with alterations thus A discourse concerning the difficulties of the way to happines whence they may arise and how they may be overthrowne with an account of the shortness and vanity of the animal religion c. in oct A Seasonable recommendation and defence of reason in the affaires of religion against infidelitie Sceptisme and Fanaticismes of all sorts Lond. 1670. qu. Philosophia Pia A discourse of the religious temper and tendences of the experimental Philosophy which is profest by the Royal Society Lond. 1671. oct A Praefaratory answer to Mr. Hen. Stubbe the Doctor of Warwick wherein the malignity hypocrisie and falshood of his temper pretences and reports c. in his animadversions on Plus ultra are discovered Lond. 1671. oct A farther discovery of Mr. Stubbe in a brief reply to the last Pamphlet against Jos Glanvill Lond. 1671. oct Ad Clerum Somersetensem Epistola ΠΣΟΣΦΩÎΗΣΙΣ Pr. in one sh in oct at the end of the Farther discovery An earnest invitation to the Lords Supper Lond. 1673. 74. 77. in tw Seasonable reflections and discourses in order to the conviction and cure of the scoffing and infidelity of a degenerate age Lond. 1676. oct Made up of four Sermons viz. 1 The sin and danger of scoffing at religion on 2. Pet. 3.3 2 The Churches contempts from profane and fanatick Enemies on Psal 123.3.4 3 Moral Evidence of a life to come on Matth. 22.32 4 The serious considerations of a future judgment on Acts 17.31 Essays on several important subjects in Philosophy and Religion Lond. 1676. qu. Which Essays being 7 in number except the last were published singly before by the author whose preface to them gives a particular account of his new furbishing and vamping them up in this collection An Essay concerning preaching written for the direction of a young Divine c. Lond. 1678. oct A seasonable defence of preaching and the plain way of it Printed with the Essay concerning c. Saducismus triumphans or full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions in two parts The first treats of the possibility the second of the real existence of them with a Letter of Dr. Hen. More on the same subject The first part consists of his Considerations about Witchcraft c. reprinted herein the fifth time The second part is made up of an Answer to part of Mr. John Websters Display of suppos'd Witchcraft c. Lond. 1667. fol. and of our authors former narrative of the Daemon of Tidworth and a second relation printed with it inlarged together with a collection of 26 modern relations The authors imperfect preface to the second part gives an account of the several editions of his former treatise of Witches and relates the many motives which induced him to those large additions in this edition The person who perused his papers after his death disgested his materials that were left somewhat incompleat into order and distinctness tied the pieces methodically together and supplied what was wanting by advertisements scatter'd through the whole work The last advertisement is the most considerable and as an appendage to the first part concerning the possibility of apparitions c. is added an easie true and genuine notion and consistent explication of the nature of a spirit translated out of the two last Chapters of Dr. More 's Enchiridion Metaphysicum c. Lond. 1681. oct and there again in 82 with large additions of the said More the publisher of both editions An account of which additions he gives in the beginning of the work Some discourses Sermons and remains Lond. 1681. qu. with his picture before them Before these Sermons in number eleven most of which came out in small vol. is prefix'd a short preface of Anth. Horneck the publisher of the said Discourses c. In which is briefly drawn our authors character mostly as to his eminent ministerial endowments in very lively and graceful strokes The zealous and impartial Protestant shewing some great but less heeded dangers of popery c. in a Letter to a member of Parliament Lond. 1681. qu. This book being published a little before the authors death was so displeasing to some Parliament men that they would have called the author to an account for it if he had lived a little longer Letter to the Earl of Bristol with another to a friend of the usefulness of the universal character with the way of learning it MS which I think is not extant See more of our author Glanvil and some of his writings in Rob. Crosse under the year 1683. He hath also published Two Discourses viz. A discourse of truth by Dr. Geor. Rust Bishop of Dromore and The way to happiness and salvation Lond. 1677. in tw which discourses came out afterwards 1683 in oct with this title Two choice and useful treatises The one Lux orientalis c. The other a discourse of truth by the late reverend Dr. G. Rust L. Bish of Dromore in Ireland with Annotations on them by Dr. Hen. More as I suppose These Annotations are full as large as the discourses themselves on which they are written The title to the latter Annotations on Dr. Rusts discourse run thus Annotations upon the discourse of truth In which is inserted by way of digression A brief return to Mr. Baxters reply which he calls a placid collation with the learned Dr. Hen. More occasioned by the Doctors answer to a letter of the learned Psythophorist which letter of Mr. Baxter Dr. More published without the authors knowledge in the sec edit of our author Glanvils Saducismus triumphans c. whereunto is annexed a devotional Hymn translated for the use of the sincere Lovers of true piety Lond. 1683. oct Mr. Glanvill hath a pretty large letter before Dr. Rust's discourse concerning the subject and the author of it The Annotator to the reader before his Annotations on the last discourse endeavours to make people believe that Dr.
c. These two Speeches are said to be printed at Amsterdam but were not 6 Speech in the H. of Lords 25. Mar. 1679. upon occasion of the Houses resolving it self into a grand Committee to consider of the state of England 7 Speech lately made by a noble Peer of the Realm Printed in half a sheet of paper in fol. like a Gazette in the latter end of Nov. 1680 The beginning of which is this My Lord in the great debate concerning the Kings Speech c. pretended to have been spoken in Parliament but 't was not Which Speech being full of rascallities was by order of the House of Lords burnt by the hand of the common Hangman before the Royal Exchange and in the Pallace-yard at West on the 4. of Dec. following Therein in the Shuboleth of factions which he could truly pronounce he had cajoled the Brethren of Scotland But in the latter end of Jan. following came out an answer to it by Anon. intit A Letter from Scotland written occasionally upon the Speech made by a noble Peer of this Realm written by a better Protestant than the author of it tho a servant to his Royal Highness the Duke of York Two seasonable discourses concerning this present Parliament Oxon alias Lond. 1675. qu. The first discourse is thus entit The debate or arguments for dissolving this present Parliament and the calling frequent and new Parliaments The other discourse is A Letter from a Parliament man to his friend concerning the proceedings of the H. of Com this last Sessions began 13. Oct. 1675. The first discourse contains 10 pages the other seaven And tho no name is set to them yet it was very well known to all that Shaftesbury wrot them who tells us in the said Letter that the said Parliament consists of old Cavaliers old Round-heads indigent Cavaliers and true Country Gentlemen The first of which discourses if not both together with the Speech before mention'd on the 20. of Oct. 1675 and the protestation and reasons aforesaid are all answer'd in the body of a book which I shall anon mention entit A pacquet of Advices c. part 1. A Letter from a person of quality to his friend in the Country Printed 1675. qu. It contains 32 pages and speaks much in the praise of some of the temporal Lords but gibes at the spiritual bench particularly at Ward of Salisbury whom he makes a very rogue It is also chiefly as I remember against the Test and was published after the Parl. had been prorogued 22. of Nov. the same year It was answer'd by March Nedham in his pamphlet entit A pacquet of Advices and Animadversions sent from London to the men of Shaftesbury c. part 1. As for the Test it self which was the same with the corporation oath and part of the Declaration required to be subscribed in the Act of Uniformity only with this additional clause I do swear that I will not at any time endeavour an alteration of the government either in Church or State was brought into the House by Robert Earl of Lindsey but violently opposed by Shaftesbury altho this very clause too had passed the Parliament long before meeting with little opposition in a particular Bill which concerned only Nonconformist Preachers known by the name of The Oxford or The five-mile Act which hath been ever since so loudly clamoured against by that party His case at the Kings bench on his confinement to the Tower Lond. 1679 in 4. sh in fol. Expedient for the setling of the nation discoursed with his Majesty in the House of Peers at Oxford 24. March 1680. Lond. 1681 in one sh in qu. The expedient was for setling the Crown on James Duke of Monmouth No Protestant Plot or the present pretended conspiracy of Protestants against the Kings Government discovered to be a conspiracy of the Papists against the King and his Protestant Subjects Lond. 1680 in 4 sh and an half in qu. Tho no name is put to this yet the general report was that the Earl of Shaftesbury was the author or at least found materials for it and that his servant who put it in the Printers hands was committed to prison Not long after the publication thereof which was partly answer'd in a pamphlet intit A plea for succession in opposition to popular exclusion c. Lond. 1682 in 5 sh in folio came out by the same hand The second part of no Protest Plot c. Lond. 1682 in 4. sh and an half in qu. great part of which is concerning the duty and power of Grand Juries with reference still to the Earl of Shaftesbury Afterwards came out a third part in qu. containing about 20 sheets written as 't was vulgarly said by Rob. Ferguson a Scot by the appointment and consent of Shaftesbury which mostly reflects on the printed proceedings against Shaftesbury when the indictment of High Treason was charged against him It endeavours also at large to lessen the credit and invalidate the Testimony of those several witnesses which appeared against the said Earl when the before mention'd indictment was charged against him by representing them singly in the blackest and most malicious characters that can be It doth more than ordinarily reflect upon Edmund Warcup a Justice of Peace in Middlesex as if he had corrupted and managed most of the evidences against the said Count. He is also touched upon in the first and second part which I shall now for brevity sake omit and only tell you that all three parts contain chiefly a vindication of Shaftesbury as to his not being in the least concern'd in any plotting design against the King and that they are taken to task by Roger L'estrange in some of his Observators They were written as well as the bad subject of them could bear and the third part which is very libellous was answer'd by a pamphlet entit A letter to a friend containing certain observations upon some passages which have been published in a late libell entit The third part of no Protestant Plot. Lond. 1682. in 3 sh in qu. Written chiefly in vindication of James Duke of Ormonde and his administration of affairs and government in Ireland A modest account of the present posture of affairs in England with particular reference to the Earl of Shaftesbury's case And a vindication of him from two pretended Letters of a noble Peer Lond. 1682 in 5. sh in fol. Which two letters supposed to belong to George Earl of Halyfax were doubtless forged and â—eigned only purposely to give Shaftesbury a greater liberty and scope of railing at and libelling the said Count. But this the reader must know that tho there is no name to this Modest account and therefore it cannot be reasonably fastned upon our author yet the general report was at its publication that 't was his and at that time it was judged to be so by Rog. L'estrange in two or three of his Observators weekly intelligences that then
This little book which was written for the training up of children in Independency I have not yet seen and therefore I cannot tell you where or when 't was printed Of the death of Christ the price he paid and the purchase he made Or the satisfaction and merit of the death of Christ cleered and universality of redemption thereby oppugned c. Lond. 1650. qu. Diatriba de justitia divina seu justitiae vindicatricis vindiciae c. Oxon. 1653. oct The doctrine of the Saints perseverance explained and confirmed c. against Joh. Goodwins Redemption redeemed c. Lond. 1654. fol. Vindiciae Evangelicae or the mystery of the Gospel vindicated and Socinianisme examined in consideration of a Catechisme called A Scripture Catechisme written by John Biddle M. A and the Catechisme of Valentinus Smalcius commonly called The Racovian Catechisme Oxon. 1655. qu. Vindication of the testimonies of the Scripture concerning the deity and satisfaction of Jesus Christ c. against Hugo Grotius Printed with Vindiciae Evangelicae Vindication of some things formerly written about the death of Christ and the fruites thereof from the animadversions of Mr. Rich. Baxter Printed also with Vind. Evang. Of the mortification of sin in Beleivers c. resolving cases of conscience thereunto belonging Lond. 1656. oct c. A review of the Annotations of Hugo Grotius in reference to the doctrine of the deity and satisfaction of Christ c. with a defence of the charge formerly laid against them Oxon. 1656. qu. Written in answer to Dr. H. Hammond Catechisme or an introduction to the worship of God and discipline of the Churches of the New Testam Printed 1657. oct c. Animadverted upon by Geor. Fox the Quaker in his Great mystery of the great whore unfolded c. Lond. 1659. fol. p. 263. Of the true nature of Schisme with reference to the present differences in religion Oxon. 1657. oct Review of the true nature of Schisme with a vindication of the congregational Churches in England from the imputation thereof unjustly charged on them by Mr. Dan. Cawdrey Minister of Billing in Northamptonshire Oxon. 1657 oct Of Communion with God the Father Son and Holy Ghost each person distinctly in love grace and consolation or the Saints fellowship with the Father Son and Holy Ghost unfolded Oxon. 1657. qu. In this book as in some other of his works he doth strangely affect in ambiguous and uncouth words canting mystical and unintelligible phrases to obscure sometimes the plainest and most obvious truths And at other times he endeavours by such a mist and cloud of sensless terms to draw a kind of vail over the most erroneous doctrines But against this book came out another long after written by Dr. Will. Sherlock entit A discourse concerning the knowledge of Jesus Christ and our union and communion with him c. Lond. 1674 c. Which book at its first coming out made a great noise and found many Adversaries viz. besides Dr. Owen who wrot a vindication as I shall tell you anon was 1 Rob. Ferguson a noted Scotch Divine who taught boys Grammar and University learning at Islington near London in his book called The interest of reason in religion c. Printed in oct 2 Edw. Polhill of Burwash in Sussex Esq in his Divine will considered c. as it seems 3 Antisozzo or Sherlocismus enervatus c. Pr. in oct said to be written by Benj. Alsop a Nonconforming Minister who since the death of their famous A. Marvel hath been Quibler and Punner in ordinary to the dissenting party tho he comes much short of that person It was the first piece in which he bestowed his pretensions to wit and buffoonry and it was admired much by the Brethren Besides these Tho. Danson put in his answer entit A friendly debate c. and one or two more viz. the author of Speculum Sherlockianum supposed to have been written by Hen. Hickman and Prodromus or a character of Mr. Sherlocks book called A discourse c. Lond. 1674. oct Written by Sam. Rolle sometimes Fellow of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge Afterwards Sherlock made a Reply to Owens Vindication and Fergusons Interest of reason c. not taking any particular notice of Polhill and Antisozzo in a second piece called A defence and continuation of the discourse concerning the knowledge of Jesus Christ and our union and communion with him with a particular respect to the doctrine of the Church of England c. Lond. 1675. oct Dr. Owen hath also written A defence of Mr. John Cotton from the imputation of self-contradiction charged on him by Mr. Dan. Cawdrey written by himself not long before his death Lond. 1658. oct whereunto is prefixed by our author Owen An answer to a late treatise of Mr. Cawdrey about the nature of Schisme Nature power and danger of temptation Oxon. 1658. octavo Pro sacris scripturis adversus hujus temporis Fanaticos exercitationes Apologeticae quatuor Oxon. 1658. oct Of the divine original authority self evidencing light and power of the Scripture c. Oxon. 1659. oct Vindication of the integrity and purity of the Hebrew and Greek text of the Scripture Printed with The Divine Original c. Considerations on the Prologomena and Appendix to the late Biblia Polyglotta This which is also printed with The Divine Original c. was written against Dr. Brian Walton A paper containing resolutions of certain questions concerning the power of the supreme Magistrate about religion and the worship of God with one about Tythes Lond. 1659 in one sh in qu. Answer'd soon after by a Quaker in another sheet entit A Winding-sheet for Englands Ministry which hath a name to live but is dead 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sive de natura ortu progressu studio verae Theologiae Libri 6. c. Oxon. 1661. qu. Digressiones de Gratia universali scientiarum ortu c. Pr. with the former book Animadversions on a Treatise entituled Fiat lux c. Lond. 1662. oct Which book Fiat lux or a general conduct to a right understanding and charity in the great combustion and broiles about religion in England between Papists and Protestants Presb. and Independents printed the same year in oct was written by a learned Franciscan Fryer called John Vincent Cane who dying in or near Somerset house in the Strand within the liberty of Westm in the month of June 1672 was buried in the Vault under the Chappel belonging to that House About 1665 he Cane published a little thing entit Diaphanta written by him partly against Mr. Edw. Stillingfleet in which he endeavours barely to excuse Catholick religion against the opposition of several Adversaries It is briefly animadverted on by the said Mr. Stillingfleet in a Postscript to his reply to Mr. Joh. Sargeants Third Appendix which reply is placed as an Appendix at the end of Mr. Joh. Tillotsons book called The rule of faith He also wrot An account of Dr. Stillingfleets late book against the
which was shortly after as I shall tell you anon So that whereas he was first a Presbyterian and afterwards a true Son of the Church of England he was then esteemed by the generallity especially when his Reasons for abrogating the Test were published very popishly enclined It was about that time said that he seemed very much to favour the Cath. Cause that he proposed in Council whether it was not expedient that at least one College in Oxford should be allowed Catholicks that they might not be forced to be at so much charges by going beyond the Seas to study The same Bishop inviting two Noblemen R. Cath. to a banquet drank the Kings health to an heretical Baron there wishing a happy success to all his affairs and he added that the Faith of the Protestants in England seemed to him but to be little better than that of Buda was before it was taken and that they were for the most part meer Atheists that defended it c. Thus a certain Jesuit of Liege to another at Friburg in a letter dat 2. Feb. 1687. And father Edm. Petre another Jesuit one of the Privy Council to K. Jam. 2. tells us in the same month that the Bishop of Oxon has not yet declared himself openly the great obstacle is his wife whom he cannot rid himself of his design being to continue Bishop and only change Communion as it is not doubted but the King will permit and our holy father confirm tho I do not see how he can be further useful to us in the Religion in which he is because he is suspected and of no esteem among the Hereticks of the English Church nor do I see that the example of his Conversion is like to draw many others after him because he declared himself so suddenly If he had believ'd my counsel which was to temporize for some longer time he would have done better but it is his temper or rather zeal that hurried him on c. But to let pass these and other matters which are related of him by that party the Roman Catholicks I shall proceed to give you an account of his published writings which are these Tentamina Physico-Theologica de Deo sive Theologia Scholastica c. lib. 2. Lond. 1665. qu. This book an account of which is in the Philosoph Transactions numb 18. is answer'd by N. Fairfax M. D. in his book entit Of the bulk and selvedge of the world These Tentamina are much enlarged in a book in a large quarto entit Disputationes de Deo c. as I shall tell you by and by A free and impartial censure of the Platonick Philosophy Lond. 1666. qu. Ox. 1667. oct At which time as his Adversary tells us he was proclaimed under the hand of another mascarade Divine The wonder of his age An account of the nature and extent of the divine dominion and goodness as they refer to the origenian hypothesis concerning the preexistence of soules c. This book which is printed with the Free and impartial censure is briefly reflected on by Anon. in a book entit Deus justificatus or the divine Goodness vindicated c. Ox. 1667. Lond. 1668. oct A discourse of Ecclesiastical Polity wherein the authority of the Civil Magistrate over the Consciences of subjects in matters of external Religion is asserted c. Lond. 1669. 79. oct Of which book hear what Mr. Baxter says I can shew you a Manuscript of one both impartial and truly judicious even the late Judge Hale expressing so great dislike of that Debate The Friendly Debate and Ecclesiastical Policy as tending to the injury of Religion it self that he wisheth the authors would openly profess that they would write for themselves and no more so abusively pretend it is for Religion c. A defence and continuation of the Eccles Politie c. against Dr. Owen Together with a Letter from the author of The Friendly Debate Lond. 1671. oct On the said book Ecclesiast Politie and Reproof to the Rehearsal a certain Scotchman named Rohert Ferguson a Divine of some note hath written reflections in a book entit A sober enquiry into the nature measure and principle of moral virtue c. Lond. 1673 oct A discourse in vindication of Bishop John Bramhall and the Clergy of the Church of England from the Fanatick charge of Popery together with some reflections upon the present state of affairs c. This discourse was published by way of Preface to a Treatise of the said Bishop Lond. 1672. and by it self in oct Lond. 1673. In the said Discourse or book is a great deal of rallery against Dr. Joh. Owen his doctrine and writings but more especially against some passages of his book of Evangelical Love Church peace c. and much said in defence of that sharper way which he took in his former answer to the Doctor and somewhat against Baxter's Grotian religion discovered Whereupon our author Parker being esteemed by the Nonconformists a forward proud ambitious and scornful person was taken to task purposely to clip his wings or take him shorter by their buffooning Champion Andr. Marvell somtimes one of John Miltons companions in a book which he published entit The Rehearsal transpros'd or animadversions upon a late book entit A Preface shewing c. Lond. 1672. oct Which title The Rehearsal c. was taken from a Comedy then lately published by George Duke of Buckingham called The Rehearsal wherein one Mr. Bayes acteth a part Afterwards our author Parker wrot an answer to Marvell who stiles him throughout his book Mr. Bayes entit A reproof to the Rehearsall transpros'd in a discourse to its author Lond. 1673 oct Besides which answer came out five more against Marvell viz. 1. Rosemary and Bayes or Animadversions upon a treatise called The Rehearsall transpros'd c. Lond. 1672 in 3. sh in qu. 2 The Transproser rehears'd or the fifth act of Mr. Bayes Play c. Oxon 1673 oct Written by Rich. Leigh somtimes Commoner of Qu. Coll. 3 Gregory Father-Greybeard with his vizard off or news from the Cabal in some reflections c. in a letter to our old friend R.L. from E.H. Lond. 1673. oct subscribed Edm. Hickeringhill 4 A common place book out of The Rehearsall transpros'd digested under these several heads c. Lond. 1673. oct 5 Stoo him Bayes or some animadversions upon the humour of writing Rehearsals transpros'd Oxon. 1673. oct All or most of which answers which were to the first part of The Rehearsall transpros'd were wrot in a buffooning burlesquing and ridiculing way and stile in which fashion of writing Marvell himself had led the way Besides Marvell's answer to the said Preface of Dr. Parker I find another small piece wrot against it partly entit The authority of the Magistrate about Religion discussed in a rebuke to the prefacer of the late book of Bish Bramhalls c. Lond. 1672. oct by J. H supposed to be Joh. Humphrey
Viaticum from the hands of Dr. Alex. Monro Principal of K. James's Coll. at Edinburgh and his colleague in S. Giles's Church named Dr. John Strachan Professor of Div. at Edinb did assist after the manner of the Church of England They and several other Ministers and Layicks communicating then with him he regretted with tears the overthrowing of their Church saying he never thought to have outlived the Church of Scotland yet hoped others should live to see it restored c. His Father Will. Annand before mentioned lived very obscurely divers years after he came into England But at length obtaining the Vicaridge of Throwley in Kent 1649 and afterwards the rectory of Leveland in the same County the Usurper then ruling he caused his Son to be educated in learning in a good condition RICHARD SHERLOCK was born at Oxton in Cheshire and originally as 't is said a Student in Magd. Hall where he obtained a part of Acad. learning Thence he was translated to Trin. Coll. near Dublin where he proceeded Master of Arts in 1633 entred into the sacred function and soon after became Minister of several small Parishes in Ireland united together and yeilding no more than 8O l. per an At length upon the breaking out of the rebellion in that Country he journied into England and became Chaplain to a Regiment of his Majesties forces at Namptwich in Cheshire But that place being taken by the Parliament forces in Jan. 1643 he retired to Oxon where he became Chaplain to the Governour of the Garrison there and at length by the favour of Dr. Pink Warden of New College he was made one of the Chaplains of that House much about the time that P. Gunning and Is Barrow were made Chaplains also In 1646 he had the degree of Bach. of Div. confer'd on him in consideration of several Sermons that he preached either at Court or before the Parliament in Oxon but in the year 1648 or thereabouts being thrown out of his Chaplains place by the Visitors he became Curat for Dr. Jasp Mayne in an obscure Village called Cassington near Woodstock in Oxfordshire who allowing him 16 l. per an for his pains for the Vicaridge there is esteemed to be worth but 50 l. yearly he gave a good part thereof away to the poor of that place At length leaving that Cure upon the ejection of the Doctor about 1652 he went into Lancashire became Chaplain to Sir Rob. Bindlosse of Borwick hall in the Parish of Warton Bt where as long as he continued he was very much troubled with the People called Quakers against whom he wrot several things as I shall tell you anon After the restauration of K. Ch. 2 an 1660 he was made Doctor of Div. of the Univ. of Dublin and about that time by the favour of his honorable Patron Charles E. of Derby whose Chaplain he was Rector of Winwick in Lancashire a place among other fat benefices of England of greatest name He was a person of a most pious life exemplary conversation of great charity hospitality and so zealous a man for the Church of England that he was accounted by precise persons popishly affected and a Papist in Masquerade He hath written and published The Quakers wild questions objected against the Ministers of the Gospel c. briefly answered Lond. 1654. oct 1656. qu. Animadverted upon by a noted Quaker called Rich. Hubberthorne in a book entit A Reply to a book set forth by the Priest of Borwick-hall in Lancashire called Rich. Sherlock c. Lond. 1654. qu. and by another more noted than he named George Fox in his book called The great mystery of the great Whore unfolded c. Lond. 1659. fol. p. 242.243 c. A discourse of the holy spirit his workings and impressions on the souls of Men This is also against the Quakers Discourse of divine revelation mediat or immediat Discourse of error heresie and schisme These three last pieces are printed with The Quakers wild Questions c. The principles of holy Christian Religion or the Catechisme of the Church of England paraphras'd c. Lond. 1656. oct Written for the use of Borwick-hall The thirteenth impression of this book came out at Lond. 1677. oct Sermon preached at a visitation held at Warrington in Lanc. 11. May 1669 on Acts 20.28 Lond. 1669. qu. Mercurius Christianus The practical Christian A treatise explaining the duty of self-examination c. Lond. 1673. oct Confessions Meditations and Prayers in order to the receiving of the holy Communion of the body and blood of Christ Printed with Merc. Christ The second part of the practical Christian consisting of meditations and psalmes illustrated with notes or paraphrased relating to the hours of prayer c. Lond. 1675. oct The practical Christian or the devout Penitent A book of Devotion containing the whole duty of a Christian in all occasions and necessities c. in 4 parts 1. Of self examination confession of sins c. 2. Of the Communion of the holy body and blood of Christ 3. Of the hours of Prayer and occasional meditations 4. Of the four last things death judgment hell and heaven Lond. 1676. 77. c. Several short but seasonable discourses touching common and private prayer relating to the publick offices of the Church c. Oxon. 1684. oct c. This book contains 1. The irregularity of a private prayer in a publick congregation which was first printed 1674 in 4 sh in qu. 2. Dr. Steuarts judgment of a private prayer in publick c. 3. A discourse of the differences between long prayers prohibited and continuance in prayers commanded 4. Meditations upon our going to Church with short directions for our demeanour in the House of God c. 5. Sermon preached upon the Archbishop of Yorks provincial Visitation at Warrington At length this most holy zealous mortified and seraphical Dr. Sherlock having spent all his time in holy and chast celebacy surrendred up his most pious soul to God in sixteen hundred eighty and nine and was buried on the 25 of June within the Chancel at the first entrance into it out of the body of the Church at Winwick before mention'd at which time his friend and acquaintance Tho. Crane M. A. preached his funeral Sermon which being extant you may see a full account therein of the great piety charity hospitality strictness of life c. of him the said Dr. Sherlock Some years before his death he caused his Grave-stone to be laid in that place where his body was afterwards buried and ordered for his epitaph to be engraved in brass and sixt upon his stone this following Exuviae Richardi Sherlock S. T. D. indignissimi hujus Ecclesiae Rectoris Obiit 20 die Junii anno aetatis 76. an dom 1689. Sal infatuum conculcate Whereupon a certain Person reflecting upon it and much honouring his pious memory did subjoyn and add this further inscription En viri sanctissimi modestia Qui Epitaphium se indignum inscribi
thus Mr. Waterhouse went over into Ireland as Physitian to the Army there of whose diligence fidelity and abilities I had much experience while I was there He constantly attended the Army and had to my knowledge done very much good to the Officers and Soldiers by his skill and industry Whether this Joh. Waterhouse hath published any-thing I know not sure I am that Edw. Waterhouse Esq of the same family hath in order to which he had spent some time as a Sojourner in Oxon for the sake of the public Library in the time of Oliver He hath written A discourse and defence of Arms and Armory shewing the natures and rises of Arms and Honour in England from the Camp the Court the City c. Lond. 1660. oct and wholly composed as Sir Will. Dugdale hath enformed me a book intit The Sphere of Gentry deduced from the principles of nature An historical and genealogical work of Arms and Blazon in 4 books Lond. 1661. fol published under the name of a busie and pragmatical person called Sylvanus Morgan an Arms-Painter living sometimes near the Old Exchange in London 'T is a rapsodical indigested and whimsical work and not in the least to be taken into the hands of any sober Scholar unless it be to make him either laugh or wonder at the simplicity of some people This Edw. Waterhouse Esq one of the Royal Society and a cock-brain'd man who hath published other things as the Bodleian Catalogue will tell you did afterwards by the perswasion of the Archb. of Canterbury take holy orders on him and became a fantastical Preacher He died near London an 1671. An. Dom. 1651. An. 3 Car. 2. Chanc. Oliv. Cromwell Gen. of the Parliament Forces now on foot in England Vicech Dr. Greenwood again Nov. 6 nominated and recommended to his Office by the Chancellours Letters dat 2. Octob. this year Proct. Matth. Vnit of Trin. Coll. Apr. 9. Sam. Lee of Wadh. Coll. Apr. 9. The junior Proctor being not of sufficient standing in the degr of Master for the taking on him the Procuratorial Office at which time he was elected by the Society of his Coll the Visitors dispensed with it by their order dat 22 Mar. 1650. Bach. of Arts. Oct. 16. Rowl Stedman lately of Balâ— now of Vniv Coll. Feb. 10. Benj. Parry of Jes Coll. The last of these two was afterwardâ— of C. C. Coll. and at lâ—â—gth Bishop of Ossory Feb. 13. Nathan Hodges of Ch. Ch. Feb. 13. Hen. Thurman of Ch. Ch. Feb. 13. Edw. Veel of Ch. Ch. The first of these three was afterwards an eminent Physitian in London and the last whom I shall mention among the Masters 1653 a Nonconformist and both as I presume now living Feb. 28. Joh. Cawley lately of Magd. Coll now 1651 Fellow of that of All 's See among the Doctors of Div. in 1666. Mar. 2. Tho. Woâ—lnough of Magd. Hall 16. Thom. Vincent of Ch. Ch. Adm. 112. ☞ But one Bach. of Law was admitted this year Mast of Arts. May 29. Daniel Greenwood of Brasn Coll. This person who was son of Joh. Greenwood was born at Sowerby in the Vicaridge of Halyfax in Yorksh became Scholar of Christs Coll. in Cambr. an 1645 or thereabouts where spending as much time as made him capable for the degree of Bach. of Arts went to Oxon and by the endeavours of his Uncle Dr. Dan. Greenwood Principal of Brasn Coll was made Fellow of that House in 1648 in which year several of the antient Fellows thereof were ejected for their Loyalty In 1653 he became Rector of Steeple Aston near Dedington in Oxfordshire by the presentation thereunto of the Princ. and Fellows of his Coll. and wrot and published 1 Sermon at Steeple-Aston in Oxfordshire at the funeral of Mr. Franc. Croke of that place 2 Aug. 1672 on Isay 57.1.2 Oxon. 1680. qu. 2 Serm. at the funeral of Alex. Croke of Studley in Oxfordsh Esq buried at Chilton in Bucks 24 Oct. 1672 on 2 Cor. 6. ver 7.8 Oxon. 1680. qu. He the said Dan. Greenwood died suddenly of an apoplexy at Woodstock an 1679 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Steeple-Aston before mention'd near to the body of his Uncle Dr. Dan. Greenwood Over his grave is a table of marble fix'd to the north wall of the said Chancel containing an Epitaph for the said Doctor and another for this his Nephew Which last runs thus Heic etiam deponuntur reliquiae rev viri Danielis Greenwood hujus Ecclesiae per anno xxv Rectoris qui singulari erga Deum pietate pauperes munificentia omnibus quibus innotuit humanitate feliciter decurso hujus vitae stadio in caelest Patriam festinans tristi sui desiderium moriens reliquit Octob. xiv an Dom. MDCLXXIX aet suae LI. May 29. Rich. Adams of Brasn Coll. He was a Ministers son in Worral in Chesh and originally of Cambridge where he was examined and admitted in Arts 26 Mar. 1644. Afterwards he went to Oxon when the Garrison thereof was surrendred to the Parliament was admitted a Student of Brasn Coll. 24 Mar. 1646 aged 20 years and soon after made Fellow thereof In 1655 he left his Fellowship being about that time beneficed in Breadstreet in London and in 1662 he was removed for Nonconformity from which time to this he hath continued a Nonconformist Preacher and now liveth if I mistake not in Southwark Under his name hath been published several Sermons as 1 The duties of Parents and Children on Col. 3.20.21 'T is in the Supplement to the Morning exercise at Cripplegate Lond. 1674. and 76. qu. 2 Of Hell on Mat. 24.41 'T is in The Morning exercise methodized c. preached at S. Giles in the Fields in May 1659. Lond. 1676. qu. 3 The earthly and heavenly building on 2 Cor. 5.1 at the funeral of Hen. Hurst M. A. c. Lond. 1690. qu. c. He also and Edw. Veel or Veale did publish Steph. Charnock's book intit A treatise of divine providence c. Before which they put an Epist to the Reader giving a short but imperfect account of the said Charnock's life See among the Writers in Steph. Charnock an 1680. p. 491. Jun. 18. Edw. Baâ—shaw of Ch. Ch. Jun. 18. Hen. Eedes of Linc. Coll. Of the last of these two is large mention made among the Writers The other was originally of Cambridge where he performed his exercise for Bach. of Arts. Afterwards going to Oxon he entred himself into Magd. Hall where continuing till the ejection of loyal Fellows of Linc. Coll was made by the Visitors in 1648 he was by them put in Fellow there where he behaved himself very factious and turbulent On the first of May 1660 he resign'd his Fellowship otherwise had he tarried there a little longer he had been expell'd About which time by money and friends he obtained one or two rich Parsonages and in 1662 became Canon residentiary of Chichester and afterwards Doctor of Div. at Cambridge This is the person
created M. of A. in Convocation by vertue of a dispensation from the Delegates 24. Samson Eyton of Vniv Coll. lately made Fellow thereof by the Visitors who had spent 8 years in study in Harwarden Coll. at Cambridge in New England was then actually created M. of A. by vertue of the Delegates order Dec. 22. Joh. Boncle commonly called Bunkley was actually created M. of A. by vertue of the Chancellours Letters O. Cromwell which speak very honorable in his behalf as that his eminent learning and worth is such that I accoâ—â—t that I may very freely commend him unto you He is known to learned men He is like to adorn that degree viz. of Mast of Arts a considerable ornament to the Vniversity c. The same day he was elected superior Beadle of Divinity in the place of John Blagrave deceased by vertue of the Letters from the said Chanc. also But Boncle being soon after made Master of Charter house School near London in the place of Sampson Wilson removed to a Living in Peterborough he resign'd his Beadleship in the year following Afterwards he became Master of Eaton School and Fellow of the Coll. there whence being remov'd after the restauration of K. Ch. 2 he became Master of the School in Mercers Chappel in London where he was living in 1673. In the latter end of July this year Ralph Austen Deputy Registrary to the Visitor for Will. Woodhouse and Registrary afterwards in his own right was entred a Student into the publick Library to the end that he might find materials for the composition of a book which he was then meditating The book afterwards he finish'd and entit it A treatise of Fruit-trees shewing the manner of grafting planting pruning and ordering of them in all respects according to new and easie rules of experience c. Oxon. 1657. sec edit qu. Ded. to Sam. Hartlib Esq This book was much commended for a good and rational piece by the honorable Mr. Rob. Boyle who if â— mistake not did make use of it in a book or books which he afterwards published And it is very probable that the said book might have been printed more than twice had not he the author added to and bound with it another treatise as big as the former entit The spiritual use of an Orchard or garden of Fruit-Trees c. Which being all divinity and nothing therein of the practick part of Gardening many therefore did refuse to buy it He hath also written A dialogue or familiar discourse and conference between the Husbandman and Fruit-trees in his nurseries orchards and gardens wherein are discovered many useful and profitable observations and experiments in nature in the ordering of Fruit-trees for temporal profit c. printed 1676. 76. in oct Much of the former book is I presume involv'd in this This Mr. Austen who was either a Presbyterian or an Independent I know not whether was a very useful man in his generation and spent all his time in Oxon to his death in planting gardens there and near it in grafting in oculating raising Fruit-trees c. He was born in Staffordshire and dying in his house in the Parish of S. Peter in the Baylie in Oxon was buried in the Church belonging thereunto in the Isle joyning on the S. side of the Chancel on the 26. of Octob. 1676 after he had been a practiser in gardening 50 years An. Dom. 1653. An. 5. Car. 2. An. 0 1 Oliv. Protect Chanc. Oliver Cromwell General of the Parliament Forces sworn Protector of Engl. Scotl. and Irel. 16. Dec. this year and soon after proclaimed Vicechanc. John Owen again 19. Oct. He was created Doct. of Div. by a Diploma dated 23. of Dec. this year as I shall tell you by and by among the Creations Proct. Philip Ward of Ch. Ch. Apr. 20. Rob. Gorges of S. Joh. Coll. Apr. 20. Bach. of Arts. June 21. Thom. Wight of C. C. Coll. 30. Richard Lucy of Queens Coll. Of the first of these two you may see more among the Masters an 1656. The other was made Chancellour of the Church of S. David by his Father Dr. Lucy Bishop thereof and died in 1689. July 4. Henry Stubbe of Ch. Ch. He was now a usual courser in the Greek tongue in the publick Schools 6. Joseph Alleine of Corp. Ch. Coll. Oct. 17. Ezek. Hopkins of Magd. Coll. The last was afterwards successively Bishop of Raphoe and London-Derry 18. Joh. Wagstaff of Oriel Coll. Dec. 23. Edw. Fowler of C. C. Coll. Jan. 25. Nich. Stratford of Trin. Coll. The second of these three who was admitted in Convocation was afterwards B. of Glocester and a Writer and therefore to be remembred among the living Writers hereafter The last was afterwards B. of Chester and a Writer also and therefore to be remembred in future time Feb. 2. Clement Ellis of Qu. Coll. Feb. 2. Joseph Williamson of Qu. Coll. Both these are living the one a Writer the other a man of note See more of the last among the created Doctors of the Civil Law in 1674. Will. James of Ch. Ch. was admitted the same day Feb. 4. Tho. Duncombe of C. C. Coll. 23. John Nye of Magd. Coll. Of the first of these two you may see more among the Doctor of Div. 1671. and of the other among the Writers in this Vol. under his Father Philip Nye p. 370. Adm. 157. or thereabouts Bach. of Law Four were adm but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop Mast of Arts. Apr. 25. Hamlet Puleston of Jes Coll. Apr. 25. Will. Squire of Brasn Coll. June 10. Joh. Parry of Jes Coll. 21. Rob. Lovel of Ch. Ch. 22. Joh. Hall of Pemb. Coll. 27. Joh. Smith of Brasn Coll. 30. Charles Perot or Perrot of Oriel Coll. This person was born at Radley near Abendâ—n in Berks had spent some time in travel to learn the modern languages returned a well bred Gentleman wrot two or more political pamphlets in defence of the prerogative without his name set to them and therefore he would not publickly acknowledge or communicate the titles of them to me See in March Nedham among the Writers an 1678. p. 469. This Mr. Perot who was Fellow of Oriel Coll died on the 23 of April 1677 aged 45 or thereabouts his Father being then living Whereupon his body was buried near to that of his Grandfather Rob. Perot Gentleman and by that of his Mother Elizabeth daugh of Sir Will. Stonehouse of Radley before mention'd in the Chancel of the Church of North-Lee near to Witney in Oxfordshire Oct. 11. Thom. Ashton of Brasn Coll. This forward and conceited Scholar who was Son of a Father of both his names was born at Tuerdley in Lancashire admitted Servitour of the said Coll. 13. June 1647. aged 16 years took a degree in Arts and then was made Fellow thereof After he had proceeded in that faculty he became straightway a malepert preacher in and near Oxon And at length having a turn to preach at
to be celebrated in a letter to the same friend in the Country to whom the Bankers case was formerly sent In 1680 was a book published entit The rights of the Bishops to judge in Capital cases in Parliament cleared Being a full answer to two books lately published the first entit A letter from a Gentleman to his friend c. The other A discourse of the Peerage and jurisdiction of the Lords spiritual in Parliament endeavouring to shew the contrary Lond. in oct Tho no name is set to this book yet it was commonly then reported to have been written by Thom. Turner the same I suppose who was author of The Case c. Sir Tim. Turner before mention'd died very aged in 1676. and his Son Thom. the Writer about the beginning of the year 1680. Qu. Jan. 25. Lancelâ—t Addison of Qu. Coll. 29. Thomas Sprat of Wadh. Coll. Both these are Writers and now living and therefore are to be remembred hereafter The first is Dean of Lichfield the other B. of Rochester Feb. 13. Tho. Tomkins of Ball afterwards of All 's Coll. 24 Rob South of Ch. Ch. He is also living and hath published several things and therefore he is to be numbred hereafter among the Writers Adm. 147. Bach. of Law Oct. 12. Rob. Sharrock of New Coll. Dec. 14. Nath. Bond of All 's Coll. Mar. 15. Joseph Keble of All 's Coll. As for Nath. Bond who was of the same family with Dennis Bond mention'd in the first vol. p. 323 he was as I conceive Recorder afterward of Weymouth being then a man of those times In the latter end of Apr. 1689 he being by writ called to the degree of Serjeant at Law by K. Will. 3 was sworn on the 2 of May at the Bar of the Common-pleas in Westm Hall with several others that had been with him called to that degree Afterwards he was Knighted made one of the Kings Serjeants c. The last of the said three Joseph Keble is living in Greys Inn and hath published several things and therefore he ought hereafter to be mentioned among the Writers Adm. 10. Mast of Arts. May 30. Benj. Parry of Jesus Coll. 31. Nath. Hodges of Ch. Ch. June 1. Tho. Vincent of Ch. Ch. 13. John Cawley of All 's Coll. July 6. Zachary Mayne of Magd. Coll. This person who was originally of Ch. Ch. and afterwards made by the Visitors first Demie of Magd. Coll and then Fellow took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1652 at which time he had the letters of the Chancellour O. Cromwell for the dispensation of the want of two or three terms in which letters he is stiled eminently godly and of able parts Afterwards he was senior Collector of the Lent in 1652 and when Master of Arts a godly preacher in these parts After his Majesties restauration he conformed and wrot 1 Treatise of Justification c. Lond. 1662. oct 2 S. Pauls travelling pangs c. Pr. 1662. oct and perhaps other things He is now living a School-master in or near Exeter as I have lately been informed by one of his contemporaries in Magd. Coll. July 6. Hen. Thurman of Ch. Ch. Feb. 23. Seth Bushell of S. Maries Hall He accumulated the degrees in Arts and was admitted in Convocation Adm. 65. Bach. of Phys Apr. 11. Joh. Betts of C. C. Coll. June 21. Ralph Bathurst of Trin. Coll. These were both learned Physitians the former of which hath published several things of his faculty the other not but left his profession for his original fac of Div. as I am now about to tell you Bach. of Div. Two were admitted this year as Jam. Stopes of Magd. Hall and Thomas Harward of Trin. Coll. but neither of them were Writers ☞ Not one Doct. of Law was admitted this year Doct. of Phys Apr. 11. John Arnold of Mert. Coll. He afterwards withdrew himself and stood not in the Act to compleat his degree went to York and there practised his faculty to the time of his death Joh. Betts of C C. Coll was adm the same day He accumulated the degrees in Phys June 21. Ralph Bathurst of Trin. Coll. He accumulated having before been employed in the service of the State as Physitian to the sick and wounded of the Navy which work he managed with much diligence and success to the full satisfaction both of the Generals at Sea and also of the Commissioners of the Admiralty c. After his Majesties restauration he reassumed his former fac of Divinity became one of the Royal Society President of his Coll one of his Majesties Chaplains and on the 28. June 1670 was installed Dean of Wells upon the promotion of Dr. Rob. Creighton to the See of B. and Wells In Apr. 1691 he was nominated by their Majesties Bishop of Bristow with liberty to keep his Deanery in Commendam but he refused it because he was minded to carry on his benefaction to his Coll being then about to reedifie the Chappel thereof and to do good thereunto and his Church of Wells He is accounted a most celebrated Latine Poet as it appears by those many Copies of verses of his that are extant some of which are made publick in a book lately printed at the Theater in Oxon entit Musarum Anglicanarum Analecta c. printed in oct Doct. of Div. May 29. Joh. Conant M. A. Rector of Exeter Coll. was then admitted in Convocation In 1662 he left his Rectory because he refused to subscribe to the Act of conformity but afterwards upon better thoughts conforming he became a Minister in Northampton where he now continues an aged man In 1676 June 8. he was installed Archdeacon of Norwich in the place of Mr. John Reynolds deceased which Dignity was confer'd upon him by Dr. Edw. Reynolds B. thereof whose Daughter he formerly had married and on the 3. of Dec. 1681 he was installed Preb. of Worcester in the place of Nath. Tomkins deceased He is a learned pious and meek Divine but hath published nothing Seth Ward of Wadham Coll Savilian professor of Astron was admitted in the same Convocation May 31. Joh. Wallis of Exeter Coll. Sav. Prof. of Geom. About this time arose a controversie between Dr. Wallis and Dr. Ward before mention'd concerning seniority in Doctorship Wallis he aver'd that he was incorporated Mast of Arts of this University before Ward and therefore 't was his but it appearing that Ward stood first in the Proctors book at Cambridge for they proceeded in Arts both in one year the Vicechancellour Dr. Owen decided the matter on Wards behalf Whereupon Wallis went out Grand compounder and so got seniority not only of Ward but of the rest that proceeded in Div. this year Dr. Wallis was afterwards against oath and statute elected Custos Archivorum in the place of Dr. Langbaine at which time stood for that office one every way capable of it viz. Dr. Rich. Zouche which being a most unjust act as being carried on and done by the godly
depos'd from his Protectorship in the beginning of this year Vicechanc. the same viz. Dr. Conant 8. Oct Proct. George Philipps of Qu. Coll. Ap. 13. Thomas Wyatt of S. Joh. Coll. Ap. 13. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 14. Franc. Turner of New Coll. July 11. Charles Bridgman of Qu. Coll. Oct. 12. Joh. Lloyd of Mert. Coll. The first of these three was afterwards successively B. of Rochester and Ely and having written and published several things he is hereafter to be remembred among the Writers and Bishops The second was afterwards an Archdeacon as I shall tell you among the Masters an 1662 and the last who was afterwards of Jesus Coll was at length B. of S. David Oct. 12. Jam. Janeway of Ch. Ch. 14. Sam. Hardye of Wadham Coll. He was the author of The Guide to Heaven c. printed at several times in two parts in oct the last part of which was published 1687. 88. and therefore he is hereafter to be numbred among the Oxford Writers Nov. 1. Benj. Woodroff of Ch. Ch. He hath published several things and therefore he is also hereafter to be remembred Jan. 16. Thom. Guidott of Wadh. Coll. Feb. 28. Sam. Parker of Wadh. Coll. The first of these two who is now a Physitian of note is hereafter to be remembred among the Writers The other who was afterwards of Trin. Coll. was at length B. of Oxon. I have mention'd him at large among the Writers in this vol. Feb. 28. Joh. Langford of Ch. Ch. This person who was a Ruthyn man born in Denbighshire did afterwards translate into good welsh The whole duty of man Lond. 1672. oct He took no higher degree in this University but elsewhere and is now living and beneficed in Wales Mar. 15. Sam Holding or Holden or Linc. Coll. This person who hath published several things is hereafter to be remembred among the Writers Adm. 148. Bach. of Law May 18. Thomas Jones of Mert. Coll. Oct. 12. Will. Trumbull of All 's Coll. Of the last you may see more among the Doct. of the Civil Law 1667. Adm. 4. Mast of Arts. June 2. Joh. Dobson of Magd. Coll. 4. Joh. Skelton of Queens Coll. The last was afterwards Chaplain to Dr. Tho. Barlow Bishop of Lincolne who collating him to the Archdeaconry of Bedford was installed therein 22. Mar. 1678 and afterwards to the Prebendship of Biggleswade in the Church of Linc. was installed also therein 3. May 1684. June 21. Thomas Hockin of Magd. Coll. This person who was afterwards Fellow of All 's Coll hath written A discourse of the nature of Gods decrees Being an answer to a Letter from a person of quality concerning them Lond. 1684. oct In the title of this book he writes himself Bach. of Div sometimes Fellow of Allsouls Coll. and late Preacher at Great S. Barthelmews in London But whether he took the said degree of B. of D in this University it appears not June 21. Will. Shippen of Vniv Coll. He was afterwards Proctor of the University and at length Rector of Stockport in Cheshire and author of The Christians triumph over death Sermon at the funeral of Rich. Legh of Lime in the County Pal of Chester Esq at Winwick in Lancashire 6. Sept. 1687 on 1. Cor. 15.55 Oxon. 1688. qu. He is Doct. of Divinity not of this University but by the Diploma if I mistake not of Dr. W. Sancroft Archbishop of Canturbury June 25. Henry Foulis of Qu. Coll. June 25. Capel Wiseman of Qu. Coll. June 25. Henry Denton of Qu. Coll. The last of these three who was Son of Thomas Denton of the antient and gentile family of his name living at Warnel-Denton in Cumberland travelled afterwards to Constantinople in the quality of a Chaplain to the English Embassador and after his return did translate into English A description of the present state of Samos Nicaria Patmos and Mount-Athos Lond. 1678. oct Which book was written by Joseph Georgirines Archbishop of Samos living then 1678 in London who the year before had for some weeks been in Oxon about the Act time to obtain money from the Academians towards the finishing the Greek Church in London This Mr. Denton who was Fellow of Queens Coll and presented by the Provost and Fellows thereof to the Rectory of Blechingdon in Oxfordshire on the death of Joh. Hook B. D. sometimes Fellow of Magd. Coll which hapned 20. of Feb. 1673 was buried in the Church there 19 Aug. 1681. July 2. Arthur Brett of Ch. Ch. 4. Dav. Lloyd of Oriel Coll. 8. Rich. Morton of New Coll. Adm. 78. Bach of Phys June 4. Nath. Hodges of Ch Ch. July 9. Joh. Smith of Brasn Coll. Adm. 6. Two also were licensed to practise Physick of whom Hen. Brunsell M. A. of Magd. Hall was one ☞ Not one Bach. of Div. was adm this year Doct. of Law May 18. Nicholas Staughton of Exet. Coll. Esq was adm Doctor of the Civ and Can. Law being then dispensed with for certain Terms and on the 27 of June following after he had spoken a formal Speech before the Members of the University for which he was laughed at because not at all desired or required he was admitted ad suffragandum in domo Convocationis Congreg About a month or two after was printed a sharp Libel intit Sundry things from several hands concerning the Vniversity of Oxford c. And at the end of it were printed 25 Queries the last of which runs thus Whether the Boy Dr. Staughton of Exeter Coll. did well to lye in his scarlet Gown that night he was made Doctor since his degree was a thing he ought not to have dreamed of He was then Lord of the ancient Mannour of Staughton in Surrey which unexpectedly fell to him after the death of divers persons of that name and on the 29 of January 1660 he was created a Baronet May 18. Tho. Jones of Mert. Coll who accumulated the degrees of Law by vertue of the Chanc. Letters was then adm to proceed Doct. of Phys Jun. 2. Thom. Jeanes of Magd. Coll. This person who was originally of Trin. Coll. in Cambr. did while he was a Junior there with Joh. Fidoe and Will. Shaw his Contemporaries of the said House write and publish The Parliament justified in their late proceedings against Charles Stuart Or a brief discourse concerning the nature and rise of Government together with the abuse of it in Tyranny and the peoples reserve To which is added An answer to a certain paper entit The humble advice to the Lecturers of Banbury in Oxfordshire and of Brackley in Northamptonshire Lond. 1648 in 2 sh and an half in qu. Afterwards Jeanes going to Oxon was made Fellow of Magd. Coll. by the Visitors and always after during his stay there he was esteem'd by all that knew him a good Scholar and a generous and stour man But so it fell out that after Dr. Tho. Pierce became President of the said Coll. he found means to expell him thence an 1662 under pretence of
Lel. p. 8. (h) Ibid. p. 7. (i) Ib. p. 8. (*) Printed at Lond. in oct an 1660. p 17 (*) It is to be observed that when with some difficulty he obtained leave to kiss the Kings hand after his return from exile he out of guilt fell backward as he was kneeling 1662. (*) 'T is said that one Mrs. Catherine Johnson a pretender to Prophecy did some time before tell Will. Lenthall that the Oath of Abjuration against the Royal Family should be endeavoured to pass in Parliament which if he would deny he should afterwards be forgiven for what he had done against the King So that upon her warning he upon the proposal of that Oath absented himself from the House for about ten days under pretence of the Gout See more in a book intit The mystery and method of his Majesties happy Restauration c. by Joh. Price D. D. Lond. 1680. oct p. 40. 1662. (a) In his Anti-Baal-Berith p. 275.276 (b) Farther continuation of the Friendly Debate Lond. 1670. in oct p. 147.148 (c) The Author of The fourth Plea of the Conformists for the Non-Conformists Lond. 1683. qu. in a Postscript at the end (d) In Mr. Hooker's life written by Isaac Walton (e) In a book intit Mirabilis annus secundus or the second year of prodigies Being a true and partial Collection of many strange signes c. printed 1662. num 21. p. 86.87 (f) Tim. Rogers (g) Wethersfield in Essex 1662. (a) The Author of The Nonconformists vindicated from the abuses put upon them by Durell and Scrivner c. Lond. 1679. p. 70. (b) See the Life of Archb. Laud written by P. Heylyn part 2. an 1639 1662. 1662. (*) Dr. Joh. Williams 166◠3. (a) Reg Matric P. pag. 395 (*) Will. Assheton in his Epistle before Bish Sandersons Discourse of the Church c. before mention'd 1662 3. 166◠3. 1663. 1663. (*) See in a book intit Canterburies Doome c. published by Will. Prynne (†) The said Articles were answer'd by R. M. 1663. 1663. (*) Joh. Horne 1663. 1663. 1663. 1663. 1663. 1663. 1663. (a) In Gestis Cancellariatus Vniv Oxon. Gul. Laud MS. p. 28. (b) Ibid. p. 27. 1663 4. Clar. 1663. Clar. 1663. Clar. 1663. 1664. (a) See the Acts in the book called The Looking-glass pag. 43.44 1664. 1664. 1664. 1664 5. 1664 5. 1664 5. Clar. 1664. Clar. 1664. Clar. 1664. (a) See in a book entit A Pearl in an Oyster-shel or pretious treasure put in perishing vessels c. Lond. 1675. oct pen'd by Richard Moore sometimes Rector of Aldchurch in Worcestersh ejected thence for Nonconformity and now 1682 lives at Wetherock-hill near Kings Norton in the said County 1665. (*) Pet. Heylyn in his letter Combate Lond. 1659. p. 82. (a) Sober sadness or historical observations upon the proceedings c. Oxon. 1643. p. 32. (b) See Canterb. Doome p. 173. (c) Letter from Mer. Civic to Mer Rustic printed 1643. p. 9. (*) In Dr. Jo. Hinkley's Fascic literarum Lond. 1680. oct pag. 34. (†) See in Is Basire in his Sacriledge arraigned Lond. 1668. sec Edit in the Preface 1665. (a) It should be 2 Ed. 6. Dom. 1649. (b) 'T is in oct H. 138. Th. in bib Bod. pr. at Lond. 1663. (c) The book is interleaved and therein as in the Margin he hath noted many things with his own hand (d) Edw. Leigh in his Treatise of Religion and Learning c. lib. 3. cap. 15. (e) As in the book of Nativities collected by Dr. Rich. Napier of Buckinghams MS. in the hands of Elias Ashmole Esq and in an Almanack for 1673 published by Joh. Gadbury (f) In his Vnderwoods pag. 243. (g) So in Sir Ken. Digby's Epitaph made by R. Ferrar. (h) Hen. Stubbe in his Animadversions upon the Plus Ultra of Mr. Glanvill p. 161. 1665. (†) Franc. Lord Bacon 1665. 1665. 1665. 1665. (a) In Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon lib. 1. p. 367. b. 368. b. 369. a. b. 370. a. 386. a. 389. a. 391. a. b. 394. a. 398. b. 400. a. b. 402. a. b. 403. b. 404. a. 405. a. 407. a. 408. a. 410. b. 411. a. b. 413. b. lib. 2. p. 34. b. 305. a. (b) Reg. Convocat Univ. Oxon. T. p. 97. 1665. 1665. (*) In the Memoires of noble and reverend Personages written by Dav. Lloyd Lond. 1668. fol. p. 521. 1665. 1665. 1665. (a) Ser. Cressy in his Epist Apologetical p. 46.47 (b) See in The life of Mr. Rich. Hooker Lond. 1670. p. 95. written by Is Walton 1665. 1665. (c) In Anthropos Theomag p. 53.54 (d) Ibid. p. 63. (e) In his Man-Mouse p. 114. 1665 6. 1666. 1666. 1666. (a) In the Collection of Letters at the end of Archb. Vsher's Life fol. p. 261.270 c. 1666. (b) In Offic. Armorum H. 8. fol. 32. b. 1666. 1666. 1666. (c) Sebast Smith D. D. Canon of Ch. Ch. and Rich. Croke Recorder of the City of Oxon. 1666. (*) So I have been informed by his Son the Butler of Furnivals inn in Holbourn near London 1666. (a) Lib. matric P. pag. 473. (b) In his Epist or familiar Letters vol. 1. §. 6. nu 60. 1666. (a) See in the Mysterie of the good old Cause c. Lond. 1660. oct p. 11. 1666. (*) D. Lloyd in his Memoires c. p. 600. 1666. 1666. 1666 7. Clar. 1666. 1667. (a) See in the beginning of our Authors book intit Abuses whipt and stript and there you 'll find an account of himself while he studied in the Univ. of Oxon. 1667. 1667. 1667. (a) Lib. matric PP fol. 78. b. (b) Dr. Lazarus Seaman 1667. 1667. (a) See Dr. Geo. Rusts Sermon at Bish Taylors funeral (b) Hen. Jeanes in his Epist to the reader before Certain letters between him and Jer. Taylor Lond. 1660. (c) G. Rust ut sup (*) Ibid. (d) Tho. Long in his Preface to the book entit Mr. Hales his Treatise of Schisme c. (e) Ibid. See also in Responsio Roberti Grovii ad lib. qui inscrib Celeusma c. Lond. 1680. qu. p. 80. 1667. 1667. 1667. 1667. 1667. 1667. (a) In his Poems called Fragmenta aurea Lond. 1648. oct p. 8. (†) The said Sir Joh. Suckling was made one of the principal Secretaries of State 30 of March 1622. So Camden in his Annals of K. James 1. an 1622. (†) Thomas Walkley in his New Catalogue of the Dukes Marques Earls Viscounts Barons of England c. also Baronets Kts c. Lond. 1658. oct p. 163. 1668. 1668. 1668. 1668. 1668. (a) The marriage was consummated 4. Oct. 1655. So Theodosia his Widow in The narrative of his life from his silencing to his death p. 91. (b) In the Introduction before Jos Alleines life p. 17. 1668. (c) Printed at Lond. 1672 and 1677 in a large octavo 1668. (a) So have I been informed by the Letters of James Webb of Butleigh in Somersetsh Gent. Son of John Webb who married the Cosin German of the said Inigo Jones 166◠(b) John Durell in his S. Ecclesiae Anglicanae
resorted to for his edifying preaching After his death were published of his composition by one H. M. Eighteen Sermons preached upon the incarnation of the nativity of Jesus Christ c. Lond. 1642. qu. The five first are on John 1. ver 1. the four following on Joh. 1. ver 2. and the nine following those four are on Joh. 1. ver 6. to ver 14. Which learned Lucubrations promise no less than what they appear a compendious volumn of Divinity He died in the prime of his years in the beginning of Septemb. in sixteen hundred forty and one and was buried in the Parish Church of Cookham near to Maydenhead before mentioned on the seventh day of the same month Contemporary with the said Jo. Dawson I find another of Ch. Ch. who after he had continued in the state of M. of A. about ten years was admitted Bach. of Div. 1634 but this person who was of gentile parents in London hath published nothing as I can yet learn I find also one Joh. Dawson Author of Paraphrasis metrica in Proverbia Salomonis Lond. 1639. oct but whether written by either of the former or by a third I cannot tell unless I can see the book HENRY MARTEN Son of Anth. Marten of London Son of Will. Marten of Okyngham in Berks by Margaret his second Wife daugh of John Yate of Lyford in the said County was born in the Parish of S. Michael of Basinghaugh within the said City of London educated in Wykeham's School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1582 took the degrees in the Civil Law that of Doctor being compleated in 1592 at which time he was an eminent Advocat at Doctors Commons as afterwards in the High Commission Court In 1595 he left his College and became successively Judge of the Admiralty twice Dean of the Arches a Knight and in 1624 Judge of the Prerogative in the place of Sir Will. Byrd deceased In all which Offices and Employments he shew'd himself a most excellent Civilian the best for ought that I know that ever appeared in our Horizon and therefore highly venerated by all good and learned men Towards his latter end he purchased a fair Estate mostly lying in Berks which his ungodly Son Harry squandred away His Writings were many and by some were thought very worthy of the press but in whose hands they are now or whether embezil'd with his Estate I know not All that I have seen are these Several speeches in Parliament As 1 Speech at a general Committee of both houses 22 May 1628. 2 Sp. as to the rational part of the matter of a Conference had by a Committee of both houses concerning Sovereigne Power an 1628. c. In which Parliament Sir Henry was a Burgess for the University of Oxon. Debates touching his Majesties Propositions and the Duke of Buckingham c. an 1628. See in Jo. Rushworths Collections vol. 1. p. 521.617 Several arguments and discourses in Parl. See in a book entit The Sovereigns prerogative and the Subjects privileges discussed c. 3 and 4 of K. Ch. 1. Lond. 1657. fol. p. 140 c. p. 188. Besides other things among which is his Speech in Parl. concerning the petition of right He paid his last debt to nature on the 26 of Sept. in sixteen hundred forty and one aged 81 and was buried in a Chappel joyning on the north side of the Chancel belonging to the Church of his mannour of Longworth near to Abendon in Berks. Over his grave and that of his Wife their son Harry Marten before mention'd erected a comely monument with an inscription thereon the Contents of which I shall now pass by for brevity sake ROBERT BURHILL or Burghill received his first breath at Dymock in Glocestershire but descended from those of his name as I conceive that lived at Thinghill in Herefordshire was admitted Scholar of Corp. Ch. Coll. 13 Jan. 1587 aged 15 years Probationer Fellow thereof 20 Mar. 1584 being then M. of A. and about that time in holy orders At length having a parsonage confer'd on him in Norfolk and a Residentiaryship in the Church of Hereford he proceeded D. of Divinity He was a person of great reading and profound judgment was well vers'd in the Fathers and Schoolmen right learned and well grounded in the Hebrew Tongue an exact Disputant and in his younger years a noted Latin Poet. He was much respected and valued by Sir Walt. Raleigh for his scholastical accomplishments who finding him a person of great learning had his assistance in Criticisms in the reading and opening of Greek and Hebrew Authors when he was composing the History of the World during his confinement in the Tower of London But let those things which he hath published that have been taken into the hands of very learned men speak his worth and excellency The titles of which follow Invitatorius panegyricus ad regem optimum de Elizabethae nuper reginae posteriore ad Oxoniam adventu c. Oxon. 1603. in two sh in qu. In controversiam inter Jo. Howsonum Thomam Pyum S. T. Doctores de novis post divortium ob adulterium nuptiis c. in sex commentationes Elenchum monitorium distinctus Ubi ad excusam D. Pyi ad D. Howsonum Epistolam quâ libri Howsoniani refutationem molitur ad ejusdem alteram manu scriptam Epistolam ejusd argumenti quâ contra Alb. Gentilem disputat diligenter respondetur Oxon. 1606. qu. In the general Title before the second Edit of Dr. Howson's Thesis printed herewith the aforesaid large Title is thus abbreviated Theseos defensio contra reprehensionem Thomae Pyi S. T. Doctoris The Elenchus Monitorius at the end contains 4 sheets Responsio pro Tortura Torti contra Mart. Becanum Jesuitam Lond. 1611. oct De potestate regiâ usurpatione papali pro Tortura Torti contra Parellum Andr. Eudaemon-Johannis Jesuitae Oxon. 1613. oct Assertio pro jure regio contra Martini Becani Jesuitae controversiam Anglicanam Lond. 1613. oct Defensio responsionis Jo. Buckridgii ad apologiam Roberti Card. Bellarmini printed with the Assertio c. Comment in difficiliora Job MS. in two folio's in Corpus Ch. Coll. Library Which book Elias Wrench of the said Coll. transcribed in a fair character and put the Hebrew into Hebrew letters which before were in Latin At the end of the said Commentary in the second Vol. was added Paraphrasis poetica on the said book of Job by E. Wrench before mention'd born in Glocestershire Son of Elias Wrench if I mistake not Prebendary of Glocester admitted scholar of C. C. Coll. 5 Jan. 1621 afterwards Fellow Bach. of Div. and in Apr. 1644 Rector of Trent in Somersetshire by the presentation of the President and Fellows of his house where he died and was buried in the month of June 1680. Our Author Burhill also wrot a book entit Tractatus contra Monarchomachos Hierarchomachos pro Regibus Episcopis MS.
exercise for the degree of Bach. of Divinity Which being done to the great liking of all the auditory Prideaux openly said before them in the Divinity School thus Accepimus responsionem tuam mi fili tanquam ad ventantis Veris gratissimam primam rosam Our Author Primerose hath written Theses Theologicae de peccato in genere specie Genev. 1620. qu. Thes Theol de necessitate Satisfactionis pro peccatis per christum Sal â—ur 1 20. qu. Disputatio Theologica de divina praedestinatione et annexis articulis amplitudine mortis Christi vi et efficacia gratiae dei et usu liberi arbitrii in conversionis negotio c. Bas 1621. Treatise of the Sabbath and the Lords day the nature and the original of both printed 1636. qu. with other things which I have not yet seen After he had left Oxon he retired into France and became Minister of the Protestant Church at Roan in Normandy where I find him in sixteen hundred forty and two How long afterwards he lived or when or where he died I know not nor can I yet learn of any person tho many that have been in those parts have told me that he was esteemed one of the learnedst reformed Divines in France THOMAS SALESBURY son and heir of Sir Hen. Salesbury Bt was born of an ancient and gentile family of his name living at Leweni near Denbigh in Denbighshire became a Gent. Com. of Jesus Coll. about the beginning of the Reign of K. Ch. 1. but taking no degree he retired after he had seen the vanities of the great city to his patrimony and having a natural genie to Poetry and Romance exercised himself much in those juvenile studies and at length became a most noted poet of his time as it partly appears in this book following which he wrot and published The history of Joseph Lond. 163 ... printed in English verse in 13 chapters and all contained in about 16 sheets in quarto Daniel Cudmore Gent. did also exercise his muâ—e on the same subject some years after And in prose that history is written by several persons in divers languages especially in that of the French which being translated into English by Sir Will. Lower a Cornish Knight was printed at London 1655 oct This Sir William who was a noted poet was son of John Lower of Tremere a younger son of Sir Will. Lower of St. Winnow in Cornwal and died at London about the beginning of the year 1662 but where buried unless in the parish Church of S. Clements Danes within the Liberty of Westminster where his Uncle Tho. Lower Esq to whom he was heir was buried 21 of Mar. 1660 after he had laid dead since the 5 of Feb. going before I know not What other things our Author Salesbury hath written and published I cannot tell nor any thing else of him only that he as formerly a member of Jesus Coll. was among several persons of quality actually created Doctor of the Civil Law of this University in the year 1642 he being then a Baronet and that departing this mortal life in the summer time before the month of Aug. in sixteen hundred forty and three at which time he left behind him a widdow named Hester was as I suppose buried in the Vault in Whitchurch joyning to Leweni before mentioned near to the body of his Father Sir Henry who died 2 Aug. 1632. The reader is to know that there hath been one Thom. Salusbury who translated into English The learned man defended and reformed c. Lond. 1660. oct written originally in the Italian tongue by Dan. Bartolus a learned Jesuit as also Mathematical Collections from Gal. Galilaei c. but his sirname differing in one letter from Salesbury he must not be taken to be the same with Sir Thomas before mention'd who was in time before him and an active man in the Kings Cause in the beginning of the Rebellion 1642 for which tho he died soon after his Family notwithstanding suffer'd for it DUDLEY DIGGES the son of Sir Dud. Digges mention'd before under the year 1638. was born in Kent particularly as I conceive in Chilham became a Commoner of Univ. Coll. in the beginning of the year 1629 where by his wonderful pregnant parts overcoming the crabbed studies of Logic took the degree of Bach. of Arts in the beginning of Lent term 1631 being then scarce 19 years of age In the year following he was elected probationer-Fellow of All 's Coll. as a Founders kinsman and in Octob. 1635 he was licensed to proceed in Arts at which time prosecuting his studies with unwearied industry advantaged by a great memory and excellent natural parts he became a great Scholar general Artist and Linguist In the beginning of the civil war he wrot An answer to a printed book entit Observations upon some of his Majesties late answers and expresses Oxon. 1642. qu. 1647. third edit He also wrot so subtile and solid a treatise of the differences between the King and Parliament that such Royalists that have since handled that controversie have come far beneath him The title of it is this The unlawfulness of Subjects taking up Arms against their Sovereign in what case soever with answers to all objections Oxon. 1643. qu. It was reprinted at Lond. 1647. whereupon a complaint being made to the Committee of Complaints the Printers and Publishers of it were to be tried at the Kings-bench It was also published again at Lond. 1662 in oct part of which impression lying dead there was a new title dated 16â—9 put to it At length being untimely snatch'd away to the great sorrow of learned men by a malignant fever call'd the Camp disease raging in the Garrison of Oxon on the first day of Octob. in sixteen hundred forty and three was buried in the outer Chappel of All 's College Of the said Disease Doctor Edward Greaves Fellow of that house wrot a little treatise entit Morbus Epidemicus c. as I shall tell you when I come to him JOHN SEDGWICK son of Joseph Sedg a northern man born sometimes Vicar of S. Peters Church in Marlborough afterwards of Ogbourne S. Andrew in Wilts was born in the Parish of S. Peter in the said town of Marlborough educated in Grammar learning at that place and in Logic in Queens Coll into which he made his first entry in Easter term an 1619 and in that of his age 18. But making no long stay there he translated himself to Magd. Hall where he applyed his mind to Divinity before he was Bach. of Arts. In the time of Christmas 1621 he was admitted to the order of a Deacon by the Bishop of London and in Nov. and Dec. following being a Candidate for the degree of Bach. of Arts had his Grace denied four times by the Regents because that when he was to be admitted to the order of Deacon he did belye the University in using the title of Bach. of Arts before he was
notwithstanding not long before and I think then also he refused to subscribe the 39 Articles and so consequently did not desert the Religion of Rome out of desire of preferment or for temporal ends which the Author of The direction to N. N. objected to him by reason that this his refusal did incapacitate him for all places of benefit in England a previous subscription of the said 39 Articles being the only common door that here leads to any such This refusal was grounded on his scrupling the truth only of one or two Propositions contained in them and these his small doubts too were afterwards fully satisfied and removed before his advancement in the Church otherwise he could not have conscientiously subscribed the 39 Articles which is indispensibly required of all persons upon any ecclesiastical promotion But to return so it was that he finding not that satisfaction from the Jesuits concerning various points of Religion or as some say not that respect which he expected for the common report among his Contemporaries in Trin. Coll. was that the Jesuits to try his temper and exercise his obedience did put him upon servile duties far below him he left them in the year 1631 returned to the Church of England tho the Presbyterians said not but that he was always a Papist in his heart or as we now say in masquerade and was kindly received by his Godfather Dr. Laud then B. of London So that fixing himself for a time in his beloved Oxford he did in testimony of his reconcilement make a Recantation and afterwards wrot a book against the Papists as I shall anon tell you For which his service he was rewarded with the Chancellourship of the Church of Salisbury upon the promotion of Dr. Br. Duppa to the See of Chichester in the month of July 1638 and about the same time with the Mastership of Wygstans Hospital in the antient Borough of Leycester Both which and perhaps other preferments he kept to his dying day He was a most noted Philosopher and Orator and without doubt a Poet also otherwise Sir Joh. Suckling would not have brought him into his Poem called The session of Poets and had such an admirable faculty in reclaiming Schismaticks and confuting Papists that none in his time went beyond him He had also very great skill in Mathematicks and his aid and counsel was often used in making Fortifications for the Kings Garrisons especially those of the City of Glocester and Arundell Castle in Sussex He was a subtile and quick Disputant and would several times put the Kings Professor to a push Hobbes of Malmsbury would often say that he was like a lusty fighting fellow that did drive his Enemies before him but would often give his own party smart back-blows And 't was the current Opinion in this University that he and Lucius Lord Falkland had such extraordinary clear reason that if the great Turk or Devil were to be converted they were able to do it He was a man of little stature but of great soul which if times had been serene and life spared might have done incomparable service to the Church of England He wrot and published The Religion of Protestants a safe way to salvation or an answer to a book entit Mercy and truth or charity maintained by Catholicks which pretends to prove the contrary Oxon. 1636. 38. Lond. 1664. 74. c. All which impressions were in fol. In which book the Author made very much use of Joh. Daillé a learned French Divine as about the same time the L. Falkland did in his Writings who was wont to say it was worth a Voyage to Paris to be acquainted with him He calls him our Protestant Perron c. The book that The Religion of Protestants c. answer'd was written by Edw. Knott a Jesuit against Dr. Potters book entit Want of Charity c. as I shall tell you when I come to speak of him under the year 1645. Before the said Relig. of Protestants c. went to the press it was at the desire of Dr. Laud corrected and amended by Dr. Joh. Prideaux who afterwards among his friends would liken it to an unwholsome Lamprey by having a poysonous sting of Socinianism throughout it and tending in some places to plain infidelity and atheisme After it was published the general character given of its Author was that he had better luck in pulling down buildings than raising new ones and that he has managed his sword much more dexterous than his buckler c. yet the very same Author who reports this doth in a manner vindicate him elsewhere from being a Socinian which may in some sort confute the Jesuit Edw. Knott before mention'd It must be now known that our Author being of intimate acquaintance with Joh. Hales of Eaton he did use his assistance when he was in compiling his book of The Religion c. especially in that part wherein he vindicates the English Church from schism charged on her by Knott And that he might more clearly understand Hales he desired him that he would communicate his thoughts in writing concerning the nature of Schism Whereupon he wrot a Tract thereof as I shall tell you when I come to him out of which our Author Chillingworth urged some Arguments which as one thinks are the worst in all his book and so it is thought by many more However if not as some affirm yet they have caused ill reflections not only on the private reputation of Hales and Chillingworth but on the Church of England as if it did favour the Socinian Principles But as for an exact summary of the doctrines of his belief after what manner to be qualified and how little he favoured Socinianism which that he did in an high degree his adversaries of Rome and some of the sectarian party at home did constantly and malitiously suggest When the said book was in the press Dr. Potter of Qu. Coll. wrot to Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant. 15 Sept. 1637 that Knott the Jesuit was in Oxon and had the sheets thereof sent to him as they came from the press giving five shillings for every sheet but this doth otherwise appear from Knott's words elsewhere There was also another Jesuit called Will. Lacey then dwelling in Oxon who perusing the said book gave his opinion of it in a Treatise entit The judgment of an University-man on Mr. Chillingworth's book which I shall elsewhere mention Besides him were two or three more at least that answered it as J. H. in Christianity maintained or a discovery of sundry doctrines tending to the overthrow of Christian Religion contained in the answer to a book entit Mercy and truth c. printed 1638. qu the Author of The Church conquerant over humane wit c. printed the same year and E. Knott in his Infidelity unmask'd c. Our Author Chillingworth hath also written The apostolical institution of Episcopacy demonstrated Lond. 1660. qu. there again
and are printed in a book intit Gerard. Jo. Vossii clarorum virorum ad eum epistolae Lond. 1690. fol. published by Paul Colomesius I have seen and perused a Ms transcrib'd under the hand of Joh. Birkenhead containing all the passages which concern the University of Oxon. since Dr. Laud's first nomination and election to the Chancellourship of the said University It commences 12 Apr. 1630 and ends 14 Dec. 1640 bound up in a vellam cover in fol. and endorsed thus Gesta sub Cancellariatu meo Oxon. This Ms was communicated to me when I was composing the Hist and Antiq. of the Univ. of Oxon. by Dr. Peter Mews President of S. Johns Coll. wherein finding many useful things for my purpose which another may do for his and therefore it escap'd Prynn's hands I thought it therefore not unworthy of a place here as I could do of many other things under his hand which I have seen reserved in private custody as choice monuments but time calls me away and I must hasten Yet I cannot but let the Reader know that there is a fol. Ms going from hand to hand entit Wholsome Queries resolved by Dr. Laud manifesting that Monarchy is no safe Principle for Protestants c. sed caveat lector At length in the beginning of the civil Distempers this worthy Archbishop was upon suspicion of introducing Popery into the Nation arbitrary Government and I know not what aggravated in an high degree committed Prisoner first to the Black-rod and afterwards to the Tower where remaining about four years was at length by the Votes of a slender house beheaded on Tower-hill on the tenth day of January in sixteen hundred forty and â—our Whereupon his body being buried in the chancel of the Church of Allhallowes Barkin which he before had consecrated remained there entire till July 1663 at which time being removed to Oxon was on the 24 day of the same month deposited with ceremony in a little Vault built of brick near to the high Altar of S. Johns Coll. Chappel Thus died and buried was this most reverend renowned and religious Arch-prelate when he had lived 71 years 13 weeks and four days if at least he may be properly said to dye the great example of whose vertue shall continue always not only in the minds of men but in the Annals of succeeding ages with renown and fame RICHARD BAKER son of Joh. Bak. of Lond. Gent. by Cath. his wife daug of Reynold Scot of Scots hall in Kent Kt. a younger son of Sir Joh. Baker of Sissingherst in Kent Kt. Chancellour of the Exchequer and of the Council to K. Hen. 8. was born in Kent particularly as I have been informed by his daughter at Sissingherst before mention'd entred a Commoner of Hart Hall in 1584 and was matriculated in Mich. term that year as a Kentish man born and the son of a Gent. being then in the 16 year of his age at which time several of the family of the Scots before mention'd studied then in the said Hall After he had spent about 3 years in Logic and Philosophy in that house then flourishing with men of note in several Faculties he went to one of the Inns of Court afterwards beyond the seas and nothing was omitted by his Parents to make him an accomplish'd person In 1594 after the celebration of a most solemn Act he was with other persons of quality actually created Master of Arts and in 1603. May 17. he received the honour of Knighthood from K. Jam. 1. at Theobalds at which time this our Author who lived at Highgate near London was esteem'd a most compleat and learned person the benefit of which he reaped in his old age when his considerable estate was thro suretiship very much impaired In 1620 he was High Sheriff of Oxfordshire being then Lord of Middle Aston and of other lands therein and if I mistake not a Justice of the Peace He was a person tall and comely of a good disposition and admirable discourse religious and well read in various Faculties especially in Div. and Hist as it may appear by these books following which he mostly composed when he was forced to fly for shelter to his studies and devotions Cato variegatus Or Catoes moral disticks varied Lond. 1636. 'T is a Poem Meditations and disquisitions on the Lords Prayer Lond. 1637. qu. there again 1640 fourth edit qu. A copy of this book in Ms being sent to his quondam Chamber-fellow Sir Hen. Wotton before it Went to the press he returned this testimony of it I much admire the very character of your stile which seemeth unto me to have not a little of the African Idea of S. Austins age full of sweet raptures and of researching conceits nothing borrowed nothing vulgar and yet all flowing from you I know not how with a certain equal facility Med. and disq on the three last Psalmes of David Lond. 1639. Med. and disq on the 50 Psal Lond. 1639. Med. and disq on the seven penitent Psalmes Lond. 1639. qu. Med. and disq on the first Psal Lond. 1640. qu. Med. and disq on the seven consolatorie Psalmes of David namely the 23.27.30.34.84.103 and 116. Lond. 1640. in qu. Med. and Prayers upon the seven days of the week Lond. 1640. in 16. which is the same I suppose with his motives of prayer on the seven days of the week Apology for Laymens writing in Divinity Lond. 1641. in tw Short meditation on the fall of Lucifer printed with the Apology A solliloquy of the soul or a pillar of Thoughts c. Lond. 1641. in tw Chronicle of the Kings of England from the time of the Roman Government unto the death of K. James c. Lond. 1641. c. fol. Which Chronicle as the Author saith was collected with so great care and diligence that if all other of our Chronicles were lost this only would be sufficient to inform posterity of all passages memorable or worthy to be known c. However the Reader must know that it being reduced to method and not according to time purposely to please Gentlemen and Novices many chief things to be observed therein as name time c. are egregiously false and consequently breed a great deal of confusion in the peruser especially if he be curious or critical There was another edition of it that came out in 1653 and 58 in which last was added The history of the raigne of K. Ch. 1. with A continuation from his death to 1658. Lond. 1660. fol. made by Edw. Philipps sometimes a student of Magd. Hall Afterwards in 1671 if I mistake not came out another edit in which was contained an addition of The first thirteen years of K. Ch. 2. that is from the death of K. Ch. 1. to the Coronation of K. Ch. 2. as also the Occurrences of his Restauration by George late Duke of Albemarle extracted from his Excellencies papers c. which as I have been informed were for the most part
the honor of the Protestant Religion and the English Nation insomuch as his many conflicts with and conquests of the learned Sorbonists in defence of the Protestants and opposition to the Papists caused even those his adversaries to give him this encomium that he was Featlaeus acutiss acerrimus Upon his return into England he repaired to his College took the degree of Bac. of Div. 1613 and soon after became Rector of Northill in Cornwall by the favour of Ezeck Arscot Esq one of his Pupils and a Cornish man born But before he was scarce warm there he was sent for from thence to be domestick Chaplain to Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury and by him was prefer'd soon after to the Rectory of Lambeth in Surrey In 1617 he proceeded in Divinity and puzled Prideaux the Kings professor so much with his learned arguments that a quarrel thereupon being raised the Archbishop was in a manner forced to compose it for his Chaplains sake The Archb. of Spalato being also present at the disputation was so much taken with our Authors arguments that he forthwith gave him a Brothers-place in the Savoy Hospital near London he being then Master thereof About that time he had the Rectory of Alhallowes Church in Broadstreet within the City of London confer'd upon him by Canterbury which soon after he changed for the Rectory of Acton in Middlesex and at length became the third and last Provost of Chelsey Coll. In 1625 he left Canterburies service being then married and retiring to Kennington near Lambeth where his wife had a house laid aside his polemical Divinity wholly devoted himself to the study and practice of Piety and Charity and composed his Ancilla Pietatis which the next year was published From that time to the beginning of the Civil War may be many things here spoken of him worthy of memory as of his often disputes with persons of contrary Religion his writing of books against the Church of Rome c. which shall now for brevity sake he omitted In Nov. 1642 after the King had encountred the Parliament-Soldiers at Brentford some of the Rebels took up their quarters at Acton who after they had missed our Author Featley whom they took to be a Papist or at least that he had a Pope in his belly they drank and eat up his Provision burnt down a Barn of his full of Corn and two Stables the loss amounting to 211 l. and at the same time did not only greatly profane the Church there by their beastly actions but also burnt the rails pull'd down the Font broke the windows and I know not what In Feb. following the said Rebels sought after him in the Church at Lambeth on a Lords day to murder him but he having timely notice of their coming withdrew and saved himself In 1643 when the Bishops were altogether disinabled from performing their Office and thereupon the Assembly of Divines was constituted by the Blessed Parliament then by some so call'd our Author was appointed a member thereof shewing himself among them to have more of Calvin in him than before being as t is said a Calvinist always in his heart tho he shewed it not so openly till that time But so it was that our Author being a main stickler against the Covenant there which he was to take did in a letter to the learned Dr. Usher Primate of Ireland then at Oxon in the middle of Sept. the same year shew to him the reasons why he excepted against it A copy of which letter or else another which he about the same time wrot being treacherously gotten from him was first carried to the Close Committee and at length to the House of Commons Whereupon our Author being judged to be a Spye and a betrayer of the Parliaments cause was seised on committed Prisoner to the Lord Petre's house in Aldergatestreet on the 30 of the said month and his Rectories taken away that of Acton being bestowed on the infamous Independent Philip Nye and that of Lambeth on Joh. White of Dorchester the old instrument of sedition who afterwards got an order to obtain and keep his Library of books till such time that he could get his own back which had a little before been seised on at Dorchester by the command of Prince Rupert In the said Prison-house he continued till the beginning of March 1644 and then after much supplication made to the Parliament in his behalf he being then drawn very low and weak by the Dropsie he was remov'd for health sake to Chelsey Coll. of which he was then Provost where spinning out a short time in Piety and holy Exercise surrendred up his last breath to him that first gave it He was esteemed by the generality to be one of the most resolute and victorious Champions of the reformed Protestant Religion in his time a most smart scourge of the Church of Rome a Compendium of the learned Tongues and of all the liberal Arts and Sciences Also that though he was of small Stature yet he had a great soul and had all learning compacted in him He was most seriously and soundly pious and devout and tam studio quà m exercitio Theologus insignis c. as 't is express'd in his Epitaph What the Reader may further judg of him may be by his works the Catalogue of which follows The life and death of Jo. Jewell somtime B. of Salisbury 'T is an abridgment of the said Bishops life written by Laur. Humphrey D. D. drawn up by our Author whilst he was a Student in C. C. Coll. an 1609 at the command of Dr. Bancroft Archbishop of Canterbury Which being by him concluded and sent to Lambeth was suddenly printed and prefix'd to the said Jewells works before he had time to revise it and to note the errata therein Most if not all of the said life is printed in English in a book intit Abel redivivus collected and written by Tho. Fuller Lond. 1651. qu. History of the life and manner of death of Dr. Joh. Rainolds President of Corp. Ch. Coll. in Oxon. It was delivered in a Lat. Oration from a pew set in that Coll. quadrangle when the said Rainolds was to be inter'd in the Chappel there Most or all of the said life is remitted into the before mention'd Abel redivivus Life and death of Rob. Abbot D. D. somtimes Bishop of Salisbury Written in Latine also as it seems and remitted into Ab. rediv. in English The Romish Fisher caught and held in his own net Or a true relation of his conference with Joh. Fisher and Joh. Sweet Lond. 1624. qu. Appendix to the Fishers net with a description of the Romish wheel and circle Printed with the former book A defence of his proceedings in the conference together with a refutation of Mr. Fishers answer under the name of A. C. to a treatise intit The Fisher caught in his own net Lond. 1624. qu. The sum and substance of that which passed in a
of it in the year 1612. Where being setled he did not only go over the harmony of the Gospels in less than 12 years making thereon above 600 Sermons but wrot also several books and laid the foundation of others All which in due time he would have published had he not been unadvisedly engaged for the debts of one very near related to him Which debts he being unable for the present to pay having before spent his small patrimony for the printing of his books remained in the Prison call'd Bocardo in Oxon and in the Kings bench and elsewhere till such time Sir Will. Boswell a great encourager of deserving men Dr. Rob. Pink Warden of New Coll. and if I am not mistaken Dr. Usher before mention'd had laid down the debt and released him Dr. Laud also Archb. of Canterbury did give his assistance upon the desire of Sir Hen. Marten for the delivery of him from prison but Selden who was desir'd and importun'd to contribute towards refused it for no other reason as 't is thought than that his Marmora Arundeliana could not stand uncontradicted by him and that instead of a most judicious he gave him only the name of an industrious Author for his labour 3 That about that time he put up a Petition to K. Ch. 1. wherein among several things that he desired was that his Majesty would give him leave to travel into foreign parts viz. into Turkey Ethiopia or the Abasen Emperors Country to search and find Copies especially of civil and ecclesiastical Histories to be published in print or whatsoever Copies may tend to the propagation or increase of good learning And farther also whereas he had Leiger-Embassadors and Agents with his Confederates Emperors Kings and Princes of other Countries they might in his Majesties name in behalf of Mr. Lydyat and his Assigns move their Highnesses to grant the like privilege to him and his Assigns c. What the effect of this Petition was I find not however from thence his noble intentions and publick spirit may be discover'd 4 That tho he was a person of small stature yet of great parts and of a publick soul and tho a poor and contemptible Priest to look upon for so he was held by the vulgar yet he not only puzled Christop Clavius and the whole College of Mathematicians but also that great Goliah of literature Joseph Scaliger who when he was worsted by our Authors Writings tho he would never acknowledge it howbeit great men particularly the famous Usher held it for granted he betook himself unmanly to his tongue by calling him in a scornful manner a beggarly beardless and gelt Priest 5 That as he was much esteemed by learned men at home among whom were Usher before mentioned Sir Adam Newton Secretary and Sir Tho. Chaloner Chamberlain to Pr. Henry Dr. Jo. Bainbridge Mr. Hen. Briggs Dr. Pet. Turner c. who were his great acquaintance so was he by the Virtuosi beyond the seas who were pleased and that worthily to rank him with the Lord Bacon of Verulam and Mr. Joseph Mede But when they heard that our Author and the said Mede were very poorly prefer'd they answer'd that the Englishmen deserved not to have such brave scholars among since they made no more of them 6. That in the civil War which began an 1642 he suffer'd much at his Rectory of Okerton before mention'd by the Parliament Party for in a letter written by him to Sir William Compton Kt. Governour of Banbury Castle dat 10 Dec. 1644 I find that he had been four times pillaged by the Parliament Forces of Compton house commonly called Compton in the hole in Warwickshire to the value of at least 70 l. and forced for a quarter of a year together to borrow a shirt to shift himself that also he had been twice carried away from his house once to Warwick and another time to Banbury To the first of which places being hurried away on a poor jade was infamously used by the Soldiers there and so sorely hurt that he was at the writing of the said letter not throughly whole and he doubted scarce ever should be c. The cause of all which ill usage was for that he had denied them money and had defended his books and papers and afterwards while a Prisoner in Warwick Castle had spoken much for the King and Bishops His Works are these Tractatus de variis annorum formis Lond. 1605. oct Praelectio Astronomica de naturâ caeli conditionibus elementorum Disquisitio physiologica de origine fontium The two last were printed and go always with the first Defensio tractatûs de variis annorum formis contra Josephi Scaligeri obtrectationem Lond. 1607. oct Examen Canonum Chronologiae Isagogicorum Printed with the Defensio Emendatio temporum ab initio mundi huc usque compendio facta contra Scaligerum alios Lond. 1609. oct Explicatio additamentum argumentorum in libello emendationis temporum compendio factae de nativitate Christi ministerio in terris Printed 1613. oct Solis Lunae periodus seu annus magnus Lond. 1620. oct c. De anni solaris mensurâ Epistola Astronomica ad Hen. Savilium Lond. 1620. 21. oct Numerus aureus melioribus lapillis insignitus factusque Gemmeus è thesauro anni magni sive solis lunae periodi octodesexcentenariae c. Lond. 1621. in one large sheet on one side Canones Chronologici ne◠non series summorum magistratuum triumphorum Romanorum Oxon. 1675. oct Published from a Ms in the library of Dr. Jo. Lamphire Letters to Dr. Jam. Usher Primate of Ireland Printed at the end of the said Usher's life 1686 published by Dr. Rich. Parr These I think are all the things that he hath extant As for those many Mss which he left behind him at the time of his death are mostly these Annotations upon that part of Mr. Edw. Breerwood's Treatise of the Sabbath wherein he denies the Christian Sabbath on the Lords day or the first day of the week to be established jure divino by Gods Commandment The beginning of this Mss is There was brought to me being Prisoner in the Kings Bench on Friday Evening 3 Dec. 1630. c. Annotations upon some controverted points of the chronical Canons The beg is Notwithstanding there be divers c. A few Annotations upon some places or passages of the second and third Chapters of the book intit Altare christianum The beg is There have been Christians ever since c. Treatise touching the setting up of Altars in Christian Churches and bowing in reverence to them or common Tables and bowing the knee or uncovering the head at the name or naming of Jesus occasionally made 1633. Written upon the desire of some London Ministers to declare his judgment therein dedicated to Archb. Laud in gratitude for his releasing him from prison In a postscript at the end of his discourse concerning bowing at the name of Jesus he
born in S. Michaels Parish in Oxon in the month of Aug. 1622 became a sojourner of the said Coll. in the beginning of the year 1640 was elected Fellow soon after took the degree of Bach. of Arts in 1644 and in the year following he by the name of Captain Mathias Prideaux was by vertue of the Chancellours letters actually created Master of Arts. Under the name of this person was publish'd after his death An easie and compendious introduction for reading of all sorts of Histories Oxon 1648. qu. There again 1655. qu. To which is added A synopsis of the Councils written by the Father of the Author Mathias who as 't is said had a considerable hand in the Easie and comp Introd This Mathias Prideaux who was esteemed by his contemporaries an ingenious man died at London of the Small pox in sixteen hundred forty and six or thereabouts to which place he receded after the surrender of the Garrison of Oxon to the Forces under the command of the Parliament He had written one or more trite things but were never published JOHN GREGORY the miracle of his age for critical and curious learning was born at Agmundesham commonly called Amersham in Bucks on the 10 Nov. 1607 applied himself to academical learning in the condition of a Servitour in Ch. Ch. an 1624 being then put under the tuition with his Master Sir Will. Drake of the most ingenious and learned Mr. George Morley afterwards Bishop of Winchester where for several years spending sixteen of every 24 hours he arrived to great learning and took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1631. About which time being received into the favour of Dr. Duppa the vigilant Dean of his house he was by him made Chaplain or petty Canon of the Cathedral and after that his own Domestick and Prebendary of Chichester and Salisbury when he successively sate at those places as Bishop He attained to a learned elegance in English Latine and Greek and to an exact skill in Hebrew Syriack Chaldee Arabick Ethiopick c. He was also well vers'd in Philosophy had a curious faculty in Astronomy Geometry and Arithmetick and a familiar acquaintance with the Jewish Rabbines antient Fathers modern Criticks Commentators and what not His works are Notes on the View of the Civil and Ecclesiastical Law written by Sir Tho. Ridley Kt. Oxon. 1634. qu. second Edit Ox. 1662. oct there again 1675. 76. qu. In which notes he being scarce 26 years old when he wrot them he made an early discovery of his civil historical ecclesiastical ritual and oriental Learning through which he miraculously travel'd without any guide except Joh. Dod the Decalogist whose society and directions for the Hebrew tongue he enjoyed one Vacation at his benefice in Northamptonshire Notes and Observations upon some passages of Scripture Oxon. 1646. Lond. 1660. 65. 71. 83. qu. translated also into Lat. and remitted into the Critica sacra From â—hich notes may easily be discovered his exact skill in the oriental Tongues Certain learned Tracts as 1 A discourse of the 70 Interpreters the place and manner of their interpretation 2 Discourse declaring what time the Niceen Creed began to be sung in the Church 3 Serm. upon the Resurrection on 1 Cor. 15. ver 20. 4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a disproof of him in the 3 of Luke ver 36. 5 Discovery of an antient custom in the Ch. of Sarum making an anniversary Bishop among the Choristers on Innocents day 6 The several accounts of time among all nations from the Creation to the present age 7 The Assyrian Monarchy being a description of its rise and fall 8 Descript and use of the terrestial globe Which eight Tracts were printed under the title of Gregorii posthuma at Lond. 1650. 64. 71. 83. qu. with a short account of the Authors life set before them written by his dearest friend John Gurgany son of Hugh Gurgany of London Priest sometimes a Servitour of Ch. Ch. afterwards Chaplain of Merton Coll. who dedicated them to Edw. Bysshe Clar. King of Arms a Patron not only to the Author but Gurgany in the time of their Afflictions Optica promota seu abdita radiorum reflexorum refractorum mysteria Geometricè enuclâ—ata Lond. 1663. published then under the name of Jo. Gregorius Observationes in loca quaedam excerpta ex Joh. Malatae chronographia Ms which after his death came into the publick Library at Oxon where it now remains Edm. Chilmead having afterwards prepared the whole work of Malâ—ta for the Press intended as it seems to prefix the said Observations as a Preface he having therein spoken something of the said Author but that Author being publish'd at Oxon in 1691 Gregories Observations were laid aside as containing things little material and instead of them there is added a Preface or Prolegomena to Malata by Humph. Hody Bac. of Div. Fellow of Wadh. Coll. See the said Preface § xliii He the said Gregory did also translate from Gr. into Lat. 1 Palladius de gentibus Indiae Bragmanibus 2 S. Ambrosius de moribus Brachmannorum 3 Anonymus de Bragmanibus Which Translations coming after his death into the hands of Edm. Chilmead Chapl. of Ch. Ch. came after his into those of E. Bysshe Esq before mentioned who published them under his own name in 1665. as I shall tell you elsewhere At length after an industrious and short life he gave way to fate on the thirteenth day of March in sixteen hundred forty and six and was buried on the left side of the grave of W. Cartwright in the isle joyning on the south side of the choire of the Cath. of Ch Church in Oxon. Some years before his death he being reduced to poverty because he was deprived of the benefit of his two Prebendships he retired to an obscure Ale house standing on the Green at Kidlington near Oxon kept by one Sutton Father to that Son whom our learned Author had bred up from a boy to attend him There I say spending some time in great retiredness died obscurely and by the contribution of one or more friends his body was conveyed to Oxon. CHARLES BUTLER was born at one of the Wycombs Great Wycombe I suppose in Bucks entred a Student into Magd. Hall in the year 1579 took a degree in Arts and being made one of the Bible Clerks of Magd. Coll. was translated thereunto Soon after proceeding in that faculty he became Master of the Free-school at Basingstoke in Hampshire where continuing 7 years with the enjoyment of a Cure of a little Church called Skewres was promoted to the Vicaridge of Lawrence-Wotton three miles distant thence a poor preferment God wot for such a worthy scholar where being setled he wrot and published these books following which shew him to have been an ingenious man and well skill'd in various sorts of learning The feminine Monarchy or a Treatise of Bees Ox. 1609. oct Lond. 1623. Ox. 1634. qu. translated into Latine by
c. He hath also written Lectures on the three books of the Punick War in Luc. Florus which are now about to be published At length departing this mortal life on the first of Aug. in sixteen hundred forty and seven was buried on the third day of the same month in Exeter Coll. Chappel His study of books and collections in MS. came after his death into the hands of his old Friend Francis Rouse Provost of Eaton Coll. near to Windsore and his Lectures in MS. to Bodleys Library He left also behind him a Widow and Children who soon after became poor and whether the Females lived honestly 't is not for me to dispute it HENRY MASON was born in a Market Town in Lancashire called Wygan or Wiggin became a Servitour of Brasn Coll. in the beginning of 1592 elected one of Humph. Ogles Exhibitioners thereof 2. Nov. 1593 took one degree in Arts two years after entred into Holy Orders and became Chaplain of Corp. Ch. Coll. in 1602. The next year he proceeded in Arts and seven years after was admitted to the reading of the Sentences At length being made Chapl. to Dr. Jo. King B. of Lond. was by his endeavours as I suppose made Rector of S. Andrews Undershaft in that City where by his exemplary life edifying and judicious preaching and writing he did great benefit and was by all that knew him accounted a true Son of the Church of England His writings are these The new art of lying covered by Jesuits under the veil of Equivocation Lond. 1624. qu. there again 1634. in tw Christian humiliation or a treatise of Fasting with a brief discourse of Lent Lond. 1625. qu. Epicures Fast or a short discourse discovering the licentiousness of the Rom. Ch. in her religious Fasts Lond. 1626. in qu. Tribunal of the conscience or a treatise of examination Lond. 1626. 27. qu. Short discourse declaring the condition of Worldly cares with some remedies appointed for them Lond. 1628. Certain passages in Mr. Sam. Hoards book entit Gods love to mankind c. Answer'd by Dr. Twisse under the name of Additions in his Riches of Gods love to the vessells of mercy c. as I have told you before in Dr. Twisse Hearing and doing the ready way to blessedness Lond. 1635. in tw Rules for right hearing of Gods word printed with the former book Several Sermons as 1 The Christians fast c. on Matth. 4.2 Lond. 1627. qu. 2 Contentment in Gods gifts or some Sermon notes leading to equanimitie and contentation on Joh. 20.3.4.5.6 Lond. 1630. in tw 3 Sermon on Luke 11.28 This I have not seen nor a MS. in fol. containing matters of Divinity which he left in the hands of his acquaintance Dr. Gilb. Sheldon afterwards Archb. of Cant. From whom it came to Dr. Dolben Bish of Roch. afterwards of York in whose possession it was when he died At length when the Puritan or Presbyterian began to be dominant in 1641 our Author Mason through vexation occasion'd by that Party was forced soon after to leave his Rectory of S. Andrew beforemention'd purposely to make room for a godly brother Afterwards he retired with his goods and books to Wygan his native place where living in obscurity for some years not without vexation by the Rebels surrendred up his most pious and devout Soul to him that first gave it in his house situate and being in a street there called Scoles in the beginning of August in sixteen hundred forty and seven and in that of his age 74 or thereabouts and was buried on the seventh day of the same month in the yard or cemeterie close to the ground-work of the pillar or buttress at the east end of the Church at Wygan He had before given to the poor of that Town 13 l. per an to bind poor children apprentices his librarie of books to the School and a considerable number of Bibles to the poorer sort of people for their children there JOHN VERNEUIL Vernulius was born in the City of Bourdeaux in France educated in the University of Mountalban till he was M. of Arts flew from his country for religion sake being a Protestant and went into England where he had his wants supplied for a time by Sir Thom. Leigh Afterwards he retired to the University of Oxon. in 1608 and on the fourth day of Nov. in the same year being then 25 years of age he was matriculated in the University as a member of Magdalen Coll. from which House as from others he received relief In 1625 he was incorporated Master of Arts being then second-keeper of Bodleys Library where he performed good service for that place and wrot for the use of the Students there these things following Catalogus Interpretum S. Scripturae juxta numerorum ordinem quo extant in bibl Bodl. Oxon. 1635. qu. sec Edition The first was began by Dr. Tho. James Elenchus authorum tum recentium quam antiquorum qui in 4 libros sententiarum Thomae Aquinatis summas item in Evangelia Dominicalia totius anni de casibus conscientiae nec non in orationem Dominicam Symbolum Apostolorum Decalogum scripserunt This is printed with the Cat. Interpretum c. an 1635. Nomenclator of such tracts and sermons as have been printed and translated into English upon any place or book of the Holy Scripture now to be had in Bodleys Library Oxon. 1637. 42. in tw He also translated from French into English A Tract of the Soveraign Judge of controversies in matters of religion Oxon. 1628. qu. written by Joh. Cameron D. D. of Saumaur Divinity Professor in the Academy of Mountalban afterwards Principal of Glascow in Scotland And from English into Latine a book entit Of the deceitfulness of mans heart Genev. 1634. oct written by Dan. Dyke of Cambridge The said Joh. Verneuil died in his house within and near the East-gate of the City of Oxon in the latter end of Septemb. in sixteen hundred forty and seven and was buried on the last day of the same month in the Church of St. Peter in the East within the said City at which time our publick Library lost an honest and useful servant and his children a good Father ROBERT PINK Son of Hen. Pink of Kempshot in the Parish of Winslade in Hampshire was born there educated in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. in 1596 took the degrees in Arts entred on the Physick line was admitted Bach. in that faculty 1612 afterward studied Divinity was elected Warden of his Coll. 1617 proceeded in Divinity and was much esteemed by K. Jam. 1. for his dexterity in disputing as by K. Ch. 1. for his eminent loyalty He was a zealous defender of the University privileges and liberties especially when he performed the office of Vicechancellour and esteemed by all that knew him most eminent for his knowledge in Philosophy and Divinity He hath written Quaestiones selectiores in Logicâ Ethicâ
Physicâ Metaphysica inter authores celebriores repertae Oxon. 1680. qu. published by Joh. Lamphire Principal of Hart Hall Poemata Latina Gesta Vicecancellariatus sui 'T is a MS. containing the Acts and Gests of his Vicechancellourship of the University from 26. July 1634. to 22. Jul. 1636. It is written in a little thin fol. containing 80 pages and hath therein several of his speeches spoken in convocation Which book I had the liberty to peruse when I was composing the Hist Antiq. of Univ. of Oxon and may be useful to curious men in other respects if given to a publick place many things being therein that are not entred into the publick registers of the University He died much lamented by the members of his Coll. because he had been a vigilant faithful and publick spirited Governour by the poor of the City of Oxon because he had been a constant benefactor to them by the Orphans to whom he had been a Father and generally by all who knew the great vertues piety and learning of the Person on the second day of Novemb. in sixteen hundred forty and seven Whereupon his body was buried in the outer Chappel belonging to New Coll. between the pulpit and the screen leaving then behind him certain matters fit for the press In 1677 Dr. Ralph Bridoake Bishop of Chichester who had in his younger years been patroniz'd by the said Dr. Pink erected out of gratitude a comely monument for him on the W. wall of the outer Chappel at some distance from his grave WILLIAM SLATYER a Sommersetshire man born was matriculated as a Gentlemans Son of that County and a member of St. Maries Hall in Lent time an 1600. aged 13 years Whence translating himself to Brasn Coll. was entred there as a plebeians Son of the same County in July 1607. The next year he took a degree in Arts was made Fellow of the said Coll proceeded in that faculty 1611. entred into holy Orders was soon after beneficed and in 1623 took the degrees in Divinity being then in good esteem for his knowledge in English History and his excellent vein in Lat. and English Poetry His works are these Palae-Albion or the Historie of Great Britaine from the first peopling of this Island to the Raign of K. James Lond. 1621. fol. in Lat. and Engl. verse the Lat. on one side and the English on the other with various marginal notes on the English side relating to English History and Antiquity Psalmes or Songs of Sion turn'd into the language and set to the tunes of a strange land Printed at London but when I know not because not set down in the title Psalmes in four languages and in four parts set to the tunes of our Church Printed at Lond. in tw engraven on copper Genealogia Regis Jacobi Lond. 1630. 'T is in a thin fol. in lat and Engl. and the Genealogie is derived from Adam What other things he hath published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he giving way to fate at Otterden in Kent where he was then or before as I presume beneficed in the month of Oct. or Nov. in sixteen hundred forty and seven was there buried leaving behind him a Widow named Sarah The Reader may be pleased now to know that one Will. Sclater a Bedfordsh man born was elected into Kings Coll. in Cambridge 1593 was afterwards Vicar of Pitminster in Sommersetshire and a publisher of several Sermons and Theological Tracts as you may see in Oxford or Bodleys Catalogue of books but this Person whose Sirname differs from him that was the Poet before-mention'd must not to be taken to be the same with him as some to my knowledge have done He died in 1626 and left behind him a Son of both his names who was born at Pitminster was Fellow of Kings Coll. also and afterwards Minister of Columpton in Devon Prebendary of Exeter and Doct. of Div. He hath several Sermons in print of which one is entit Papisto-Mastix or Deborahs prayer against Gods enemies on Judges 5.31 Lond. 1642. qu. and hath published An exposition with notes on the fourth chap. of the Rom. Lond. 1650. qu. written by his Father c. HENRY WILKINSON was born within the Vicaridge of Halyfax in Yorkshire 9. Octob. 1566 made his first entrie into the University in Lent term 1581 elected Probationer-fellow of Merton Coll. by the favour of his Kinsman Mr. H. Savile the Warden in the year 1586 proceeded in Arts applyed his mind to the sacred faculty of which he was Bachelaur and at length 1601 became Pastor of Waddesdon in Bucks He hath written and published A Catechisme for the use of the congregation of Waddesdon in Bucks This hath been several times printed in oct and the fourth impression came out at Lond. 1637. The debt-Debt-book or a treatise upon 13 Rom. ver 8. wherein is handled the civil debt of money or goods Lond. 1625. oct and other things which I have not yet seen This Person being an old Puritan was elected one of the Assembly of Divines in 1643 and dying on the 19 of March in sixteen hundred forty and seven was buried in the Church at Waddesdon before-mentioned having had issue by his Wife Sarah the only daughter of Arthur Wake of whom I have made mention in Isaac Wake an 1632. p. 491. three daughters and six sons of which number Henry Wilkinson Senior commonly called Long Harry was one of whom shall be large mention made hereafter MICHAEL HUDSON a Westmorland man born became a poor serving child of Queens Coll. in the year 1621. and in that of his age 16 afterwards Tabarder and in the year 1630 Fellow of that House he being then Master of Arts. About that time he took holy Orders married Capt ..... Pollards daughter of Newnham Courtney in Oxfordshire and was beneficed in Lincolnshire But when his Maj. K. Ch. 1. set up his standard he left his Benefice adhered to him and after Edghill battle retiring to Oxon was in Feb. 1642. actually created Doctor of Divinity and made Chaplain to his Majesty About that time he being esteemed an understanding and sober Person and of great fidelity was made Scoutmaster General to the Army in the north parts of England under the command of William Marquess of Newcastle whereby he did wonderfully advantage himself in the ways and passes of those parts In that employment he continued some years with very good success At length his Maj. who usually called him his plain dealing Chaplain because he told him his mind when others would or durst not having an especial respect for his signal loyalty and courage entrusted him and John Ashbournham one of the Groomes of his Bedchamber with his Person at what time he left Oxon in a disguise 27. Apr. 1646 in order to surrender himself into the hands of the Scots then besieging Newark on Trent Afterwards his Maj. being setled for a time in Newcastle a Serjeant at Arms or his
the English Midianite wherein are compared by way of parallel the carriage or rather miscarriage of the Cavaliers c. Lond. 1642. Which Pamphlet tho 't is but one sheet in quarto yet forsooth he had a co-operator in writing it and who should that be but one George Laurence of New Inn as rank a Presbyterian as Love Englands distemper having division and errour as its cause wanting peace and truth for its cure c. Serm. preached at Uxbridge 30. Jan. 1644. on Jerem. 33.6 Lond. 1645. qu. His vindication from those scandalous aspersions cast upon him by the Malignant party who charge him to be a hinderer of the treaty at Uxbridge c. Printed with Englands Distemper and by it self in one sh in qu. at Lond. 1651. Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Will. Dells Sermon preached before the H. of Commons 25. Nov. 1646. on Heb. 9.10 Lond. 1646. and 47. qu. Which animadversions were replyed upon the same year by Dell. The reader is to note that our Author Love preached the same day being a solemn Fast before the said H. of Commons but his Sermon being much displeasing to the Independents and malepert against the then proceedings of Parliament he had neither thanks given him or order to print it but Dell a Minister attending on his excellency Sir Tho. Fairfax being encouraged to print his netled Love so much that he forthwith wrot the said animadversions Answer to an unlicensed Pamphlet annext to the Sermon entit A reply to Mr. Loves contradictions Lond. 1647. oct Which Reply to the contradictions of Mr. Loves Sermon was written as it seems by Dell. His case Pr. 1651. qu. and thereupon followed soon after Quaeries upon it but who wrot them I know not His vindication Printed 1651. qu. pen'd by himself His Advocate Pr. 1651. qu. pen'd as I have been informed by himself Several petitions to the Parl. in Jul. and Aug. Lond. 1651. qu. A full narrative of the late dangerous designe against the state c. Lond. 1651. qu. This is said to be written by him and by him sent to the Parl. Wherein he setteth down his several meetings and several actings with Major Alford c. Mr. Tho. Case Mr. Tho. Cawton Dr. Drake Mr. Rich. Drake Maj. Rob. Huntingdon Mr. Will. Jenkyns c. His Speech and Prayer on the Scaffold on Tower-hill 22. Aug. 1651. Lond. 1651. qu. On which Sp. and Pr. were animadversions made and published by Anonymus and on his decollation a Poem by Dr. Rob. Wild Rector of Ainoe in Northamptonshire intit The tragedy of Christop Love at Tower-hill Lond. 1660 in one sh in qu. Grace the truth and growth and different degrees thereof The sum and substance of the last 15 Sermons preached by him Lond. 1652. in oct there again 1654 and a third time in 1657. qu. The first Sermon is on 1. Kings 14. part of the 13. vers published with an Epistle before them subscribed by Edm. Calamy Simeon Ash Jerem. Whitaker and Will. Taylor dated 13. Feb. 1634. Sermon at the funeral of Mrs. B. being the last Sermon he ever preached on Job 30.23 Printed with the book of Grace beforemention'd Against the said Sermons were great complaints made by divers Officers of the Army and other notorious Independents to the Parliament in 1652 thus several pamphlets have been lately published in vindication of Mr. Love wherein they the Presbyterians account him a Martyr as in the pref to his Sermons and charge the Parliament with injustice in putting him to death c. more particularly Mr. Edm. Calamy in his late Epistle before Mr. Loves Sermons and his funeral Sermon hangs out a flag of defiance to the State proclaiming Mr. Love to die in and for the Lord And the Saints meaning the Independents and Anabaptists he calls Murtherers Traytors Rebels Blasphemers c. and chargeth the highest sins to have ascended into Pulpits and Thrones c. But upon examination Mr. Calamy as 't is said was not the Author of that Preface but another more violent than he Heavens glory Hells terror or two treatises the one concerning the glory of the Saints with Jesus Christ as a spur to duty in 10 Sermons The other of the torments of the damned as a preservative against security in 8 Sermons Lond. 1653. 58. qu. Soules cordiall in two treatises Lond. 1653. oct Treatise of effectual calling and election in 16 Sermons on 2. Pet. 1.10 Lond. 1653. qu. ibid. 1658. oct This treatise hath an Epist commend before it subscribed by E. Calamy Jerem. Whitaker Simeon Ash Will. Taylor and Allen Geere Scripture rules to be observed in buying and selling Lond. 1653. on one side of a sh of paper The true doctrine of mortification and sincerity in opposition to hypocrisie Lond. 1654. in oct Combate between the flesh and the spirit as also the woful withdrawing of the spirit of God with the causes thereof c. being the sum and substance of 27 Sermons Lond. 1654. 58. qu. Ded. by Will. Taylor to Edw. Bradshaw Mayor of Chester and the Epist to the reader is subscrib'd by E. Calamy S. Ash and Jer. Whitaker before-mention'd Sum or substance of practical Divinity or the grounds of religion in a catechistical way Lond. 1654. in tw Christians directory tending to direct him in the various conditions that God hath cast him into in 15 Sermons Lond. 1654 and 58 qu. The Epist to the Reader is subscrib'd by Calamy Ash Taylor and Geere before mention'd all Presbyterians The dejected Soules cure tending to support poor drooping sinners c in divers sermons Lond. 1657. qu. The ministry of the Angels to the heirs of Salvation Or a treatise of Angels Lond. 1657. qu. Of the Omnipresence of God in several sermons began 13 May 1649 and ended 3 June following Lond. 1657. qu. The sinners Legacy to their posterity on Lam. 5.8 Lond. 1657. qu. These four last books have an Epist commend before them subscribed by Calamy Ash and Taylor before mentioned as also by Will. Whitaker Math. Poole and Jos Church Presbyterians The penitent pardon'd A Treatise wherein is handled the duty of confession of sin and the privilege of the pardon of sin Lond. 1657. qu. Discourse of Christs ascension into heaven and of his coming again from heaven wherein the opinion of the Chiolists is considered and solidly confuted Lond. 1657. qu. This with The penitent pardoned c. is the substance of several Sermons Both published by Calamy Ash Taylor and Will. Whitaker before mention'd The natural mans case stated or an exact map of the little world Man in 17 sermons Lond. 1658. oct These are all the things that he hath extant as I conceive and therefore I have nothing more to say only that he was beheaded on Tower-hill on the 22 of August in sixteen hundred fifty and one Whereupon his body being afterwards carried to his house and there reposited for a time was buried with great lamentation by the Brethren
The capacious title of these collections is The History of Great Britaine being the life and raign of K. James the first relating to what passed from his first access to the crown till his death Lond. 1653. fol. In which History which some call an infamous Pasquil you 'll find the Author to favour Rob. D'evereux the last Earl of Essex and his allies and to underprize such as were more in the Kings favour than he The reason is because he from his youth had attended that Count in his chamber and had received an annual pension from him several years After his death he was received into the Family of Robert Earl of Warwick and by him made his Steward of whose Father named Robert also he maketh honourable mention in the said History in which may easily be discerned a partial Presbyterian veine that constantly goes throughout the whole work And it being the Genie of those People to pry more than they should into the Courts and Comportments of Princes do take occasion thereupon to traduce and bespatter them Further also our Author having endeavour'd in many things to make the world believe that K. James and his Son after him were enclined to popery and to bring that Religion into England hath made him subject to many errors and misrepresentations He gave way to fate at Felsted near to Little Lighes the seat of the Earl of Warwick in the County of Essex about the beginning of October in sixteen hundred fifty and two and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there After his death the said History coming into the hands of a certain Doctor had some alterations made therein as 't is said by him who shaped it according to his desire In the year before the said Hist was published came out a most desperate and libellous book full of lyes mistakes nonsense c. entit The divine Catastrophe of the Kingly family of the house of Stuarts or a short History of the rise raigne and ruin thereof Wherein the most secret and Chamber-abominations of the two last Kings Jam. 1. and Ch. 1. are discovered c. Lond. 1652. oct written by one who pretended to be a diligent observer of the times named Sir Edw. Peyton Knight and Baronet the same who had written and published A discourse concerning the fitness of the posture necessary to be used in taking the bread and wine at the Sacrament Lond. 1642. qu. The said book called The divine Catastrophe c. being highly resented by the Royalists the Author of it therefore was condemn'd of great baseness and ingratitude His puritanical education had been at Cambridge for a time and therefore he being out of my road I have no more to say of him but this that he was bred in Grammar Learning at S. Edmunds Bury that after he had left the University he setled on his patrimony in Cambridgshire in which County I suppose he was born that afterwards he served in one or more Parliaments in the latter end of Jac. 1. and in others after and was Custos Rotulorum for Cambridgshire of which office he was deprived by the endeavours of the great favourite of K. Jam. 1. called George Duke of Buckingham At length he siding with the Presbyterians in the time of grand rebellion had his share of sufferings for that cause while the war lasted wrot a sharp Pamphlet against the Kings violation of the rights and privileges of Parliament as he calls them by endeavouring to seize upon and imprison five of the members thereof 4. Jan. 1641. and was ready upon all occasions to blast the reputation of his Majesty and his followers At length having lived to see the Line of the Steuarts extirpated for a time died at Wicket in Cambridgshire in the beginning of the year 1657. JOHN GREAVES Son of John Gr. Rector of Colmore near to Ailresford in Hampshire was born there educated in Grammar and Polite learning under his Father the most noted Schoolmaster in all that Country became a Student in this Univ. in the fifteenth year of his age an 1617 took a degree in Arts and being Masters standing was a Candidate for a Fellowship of Merton Coll. in 1624 at which time shewing himself an admirable proficient in Philosophy Latine and Greek Learning was the first of five that was elected Afterwards being made compleat Fellow and Master of Arts he had more liberty to pursue his critical studies much advanc'd by his acquaintance and familiarity had with Pet. Turner a senior Fellow of that House who finding him a compleat Master and gentile withal was by his endeavours brought into the favour of Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury At length in the year 1633 his worth and knowledge being well known to that worthy Person he sent him to travel into the Eastern parts of the world to obtain books of the Languages for him The voyage he performed not without great danger and having satisfied himself with many curiosities return'd in 1640 to the great content of his Patron and three years after upon the death of Dr. Bainbridge he became not only the Savilian Professor of Astronomy in this University but also superior reader of Lynacres Lecture in Merton Coll. In the performance of which especially that of Astronomy his learning was so made manifest to the remnant of the Academians then left that he gained thereby to himself an unperishing reputation But then again the Parliamentarian visitation coming on the impetuous Visitors mostly Presbyterians who did not or at least would not discern between Dunces and Scholars threw him out of his Lecture and right to his Fellowship which by supreme authority he kept in Commendam with his Astr Lecture and the rather for this cause that he avoided an answer to several articles of misdemeanour pretended to have been committed by him while the King was in Oxon that were by the endeavours of some factious and puritanical Fellows put up to them and prosecuted Among them I find these 1 That he betrayed the College in discovering to the Kings Agents 400 l. in the treasury which thereupon was taken away for the Kings use 2 That contrary to his oath he conveyed away a considerable part of the College goods without the consent of the company and thereby gratified Courtiers with them in other houses 3 That he feasted the Queens confessors and sent divers presents to them among which was an holy thorne and that he was more familiar with them than any true Protestants use to be 4 That he was the occasion of ejecting Sir Nath. Brent from his Wardenship for adhering to the Parliament and bringing in Dr. Harvey into his place 5 That he was the occasion why Mr. Edw. Corbet and Mr. Ralph Button puritannical fellows were turned out of their respective offices and chambers in the College because they abode in the Parliaments quarters c. 6 That he gave leave to Father Philips the Queens confessor and Wyatt one of her
Oct. 1646 where he continued a constant Preacher doing good in his zealous way to his dying day His love to learning was very great and his delight to exercise himself was greater than his weak body could bear He had a strong memory which he maintained good to the last by temperance He was well skill'd in Greek and Hebrew was a fluent Preacher but too much addicted to Calvinisme He hath transmitted to posterity A Breast-plate for the keeping of the heart being the substance of certaine Sermons on Prov. 4.23 former part Lond. 1660. in oct A rich treasurie for the promises being the substance of other Sermons on Micah 7.19 Lond. 1660. oct Some or all of these Sermons were published in 1650. in oct Which two treatises The Breast-plate and Rich treasurie were published by Hugh Gundrey beforemention'd and one Joseph Crabb who dedicated them to William Lord Sydenham a member of Olivers Council one of his Lords and sometimes a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll. in this University Exposition on the first Chapt. of the Epist of S. Paul to the Ephesians whether this was published after his death I cannot tell He paid his last debt to nature on the 27 of Novemb. in sixteen hundred fifty and five and was buried I suppose in the Church of Neitherbury having before married Joane the Daugh. of George Scullard of Rumsey in Hampshire and been appointed an Assistant to the Commissioners of Dorsetshire and Pool for the ejection of such whom the godly party called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters GILES WORKMAN Son of Will. Workm was born at Newton-Bagpath in Glocestershire entred a Batler in Magd. Hall in the year of his age 18 dom 1623 took the degrees in Arts and afterwards became Vicar of Wallford in Herefordshire Master of the College School in Glocester and at length by the favour of Matth. Hale Esq afterwards L. Ch. Just of the Kings-bench he became Rector of Alderley in Glocestershire He hath written A modest examination of Lay-mens preaching discovered to be neither warranted by the Word of God nor allowed by the judgment or practice of the Churches of Christ in New England c. Lond. 1646. in about 6. sh in qu. What else he hath published unless one or more Sermons which I have not yet seen I know not nor any thing besides only that he dying in sixteen hundred fifty and five as his eldest Son hath informed me was buried in the Church of Alderley beforemention'd This Person who was a quiet and peaceable Puritan had a Brother called John Workman a schismatical Lecturer in Glocester who by medling with things indifferent created not only a trouble to his Diocesan but to the Archb. of Canterbury as you may fully see in Canterburies Doome THOMAS WILLIS whom some pedagogical Writers call Volentius was born of a gentile Family of his name living at Fenny compton in Warwickshire began to be conversant with the Muses in S. Johns Coll in Easter term 1602 aged 19 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts and soon after became Schoolmaster at Thistleworth or Istleworth in Middlesex where he spent near 50 years of his time in the instruction of youth for whose use he wrot these things following Vestibulum Linguae Latinae A Dictionary for Children consisting of two parts c. containing near ten thousand words besides thrice the number derived from and known by them c. Lond. 1651. oct Phraseologia Anglo-Latina Anglicisms latinized c. Lond. 1655. oct This is the same which hath another title sometimes set to it running thus Proteus vinctus Sive aequivoca sermonis Anglicani ordine alphabetico digesta latine reddita To this Book was afterwards added Paraemilogia Anglo-latina Or a collection of Engl. and Lat. Proverbs and proverbial sayings matched together Both which were printed in one Vol. at Lond. 1672. oct This last was wrot with a design to supply what was defective and wanting in our Author Willis his Phraseologia c. by Will. Walker bred up in School learning under Joh. Clerk Bach. of Div. sometimes publick Schoolmaster of Lincoln afterwards teacher of a private School in Fiskerton in Nottinghamshire and a Writer of school-books under whom he the said Walker being ripen'd for the University was sent to Trin. Coll. in Cambridge where he took the degrees in Arts and one in Divinity afterwards he became Master of the publick School at Lowth in Lincolnshire founded by K. Ed. 6. then Rector of Colsterworth in the same County by the donation of Dr. Tho. Pierce as Prebendary I think of Lincoln who had been for several years a great encourager of Mr. Walker's useful studies and at length Master of the Free-school at Grantham where he continued to the time of his death which hapned in the beginning of January or thereabouts an 1684. This person who was very useful in his generation hath written and published 1 Treatise of English Particles several times printed 2 Troposchematologiae Rhetoricae libri duo Lond. 1668. dedic to his Patron Dr. Pierce before mention'd 3 Explanations of the Royal commonly called Lillyes Grammar in two parts Lond. 1670. 74. oct 4 Modest plea for Infant Baptism Cantab. 1677. in tw 5 English Examples of the Lat. Syntaxis c. Lond. 1683. oct with his picture before it aged 59 years and other things as 't is probable which I have not yet seen particularly his Dictionary of English and Latine Idioms and his book intit De argumentorum inventione libri duo c. in oct ROBERT MATON son of Will. Maton of Tudworth in Wilts was born in that County became a Commoner of Wadh. Coll. in Mich. term an 1623 aged 16 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts and afterwards holy Orders but where beneficed unless in his own Country I cannot tell nor any thing else of him but that as to opinion he was always in his heart a Millinary which he never discovered in publick till the Rebellion broke out and then the Press being open for all Opinions he published these things following Israels Redemption or a prophetical history of our Saviours Kingdom on earth that is of the Church Catholick and Triumphant on Acts 1.6 Lond. 1642. oct Discourse of Gog and Magog or the battle of the great day of God Almighty on Ezek. 38.2 Printed with the former book Comment on the 20 chap. of the Rev. Lond. 1652. quart Israels Redemption redeemed or the Jews general and miraculous Conversion to the faith of the Gospel and return into their own Land and our Saviours personal reign on Earth proved from the Old and New Test c. of purpose to satisfie all Gainsayers and particularly Mr. Alex. Petrie Minister of the Scottish Church at Roterdam Divided in two parts Lond. 1646. qu. Which book being answer'd by the said Petrie it came out again under this title with additions and amendments A Treatise of the fifth Monarchy or Christs personal reign on
the times reduced to those necessities under which he lived c. And whereas he had been heard to say in his former days that he thought he should never dye a Martyr yet he was known to live a Confessor and died little less than a Martyr for the Doctrine and Discipline of the Church of England The Publisher of his Remains doth tell us that He was a man of as great sharpness quickness and stability of wit as ever this or perhaps any Nation bred His Industry did strive if it were possible to equal the largeness of his capacity Proportionable to his Reading was his Meditation which furnished him with a judgment beyond the vulgar reach of man So that he really was a most prodigious example of an acute and piercing wit of a vast and illimited knowledge of a severe and profound judgment c. He tells us also that he was true and just in his secular Transactions and charitable beyond example and as a Christian none was ever more acquainted with the nature of the Gospel because none more studious of the knowledge of it than he That he was sollicited to write and thereby to teach the World but would resolve against it yet did not hide his Talent being so communicative that his Chamber was a Church and his Chair a Pulpit and was as communicative of his Knowledge as the celestial Bodies of their Light and Influences When the King and Court resided at Windsore he was much frequented by Noble-men and Courtiers who delighted much in his company not for his severe or retired Walks of Learning but for his polite Discourses Stories and Poetry in which last 't is supposed he was excellent for a noted Poet of that time doth bring him into The Session of Poets thus Hales set by himself most gravely did smile To see them about nothing keep such a coile Apollo had spied him but knowing his mind Past by and call'd Falkland that sate just behind Those that remember and were well acquainted with Mr. Hales have said that he had the most ingenious Countenance that ever they saw that it was sanguine chearful and full of air Also that his stature was little and well proportion'd and his motion quick and nimble And they have verily supposed that had not Extremities contributed to the shortning of his days Nature would have afforded him life till he had been 90 years old or more The things that he hath written are these Oratio funebris in obitum Cl. Equitis Tho. Bodleii 29 Mar 1613. Oxon. 1613. qu. printed again in 1681. in the Collection of Lives published by Dr. Will. Bates Several Sermons as 1 Serm. at S. Maries on Tuesday in Easter week on Pet. 3.16 Oxon. 1617. qu. and divers others which you may see in his Remains One Joh. Hales hath a Sermon of Duells extant on Numb 35.33 which I take to be the same with our Author yet it is not printed in his said Remains Another also Concerning the abuse of obscure and difficult places of Scripture c. Quaere Dissertatio de pace concordia Ecclesiae Eleutheropoli 1628. in tw This book which is much celebrated by famous Authors is printed in the same character and at the same supposed place as his Brevis disquisitio and therefore by the generality is taken to be written by our Author Brevis disquisitio an quomodo vulgo dicti Evangelici Pontificios ac nominatim Val. Magni De Acatholicorum credendi regula judicium solidè atque evidenter refutare queant Eleuth 1633. in 16. This book containeth as the Puritan then said Sundry both Socinian and Pelagian Points as also that the body which shall be raised in the Resurrection is not idem numero And that Souls do not live till the Resurrection besides other points c. 'T is true that certain of the principal Tenents were cunningly inserted therein pretending them for the best Expedients to appease some Controversies between the Ch. of England and Rome A Tract concerning Schism and Schismaticks wherein is briefly discovered the original and cause of all Schism All or most of this Pamphlet was taken as 't is said from Socinus and written about the year 1636 partly as some think out of discontent that he had no preferment confer'd on him partly as others say for the encouragement of some great Masters of Wit and Reason to dispute the Authority of the Church and partly at the request of his friend W. Chillingworth who desired some such matter of to be used by him in the composition of his book intit The Religion of Protestants c. Several copies of it were transmitted from hand to hand and one coming into those of Dr. Laud he therefore sent for him as I have already told you entred into a long discourse with him about certain particulars therein and being drawn over to his mind our Author Hales as 't is said recanted and was then resolved tho before inconstant to be orthodox and to declare himself a true Son of the Church of England both for Doctrine and Discipline This Tract was afterwards published without a name in one large sh in qu. an 1642 when the Press was open for every Opinion And since it hath given great advantage and use to some that have not loved nor are Lovers of the Ch. of Engl. as 1 E. S. in his Irenicum 2 Dr. Jo. Owen in his Plea for the Nonconformists 3 The Author of Separation no Schism wrot against Dr. Jo. Sharp's Sermon before the Lord Mayor on Rom. 14.19 4 Andr. Marvell in his Rehearsal transpros'd part 1. c. So that advantage being taken by it and the Tract several times printed some of the orthodox Clergy have answer'd it among which have been 1 Rob. Conold M. A. in his Notion of Schism in two letters The last of which is against Hales 2 Tho. Long B. D. in his Character of a Separatist but more largely in his book intit Mr. Hales's Treatise of Schism examined and censur'd c. One Philip Scot also a Rom. Cath. doth modestly accost our Author in his Treatise of the Schism of England Amsterd 1650. in tw but he goes another way to work See more in Will. Page among these Writers under the year 1663. Golden Remains Lond. 1659. 73. 88. oct These Remains consist of Sermons Miscellanies Letters and Expresses from the Synod of Dort c. Tract concerning sin against the Holy Ghost Lond. 1677. oct Tract conc the Sacrament of the Lords Supper A just censure of which you may see in a book intit An account of the Greek Church c. written by Tho. Smith B. of D. of Magd. Coll. printed 1680. p. 169. Paraphrase on S. Mathews Gospel Tract concerning the Power of the Keys and Auricular Confession Miscellanies With these is printed his Tract concerning Schism before mention'd according to the orig copy These four last things are printed and go with his Tract concerning sin
to him especially in regard Gunter himself had learnedly explained its use in a far larger Volume For albeit it were great presumption in Wingate to assume to himself the reputation of having better abilities to describe any of the uses thereof yet he could averr upon his own knowledge that he did forbear to explain its use because he took it for granted none would meddle with it but such only who were already well able to understand how to number upon it having before hand acquainted themselves with the manner of numbring upon Scales and with the nature of Logarithms After our Author Wingates return from France where he taught the Kings daughter Henrietta Maria afterwards Queen of England and her Ladies the English Tongue he importun'd Gunter to make a fuller Explanation how to number upon it viz. the Rule of Proportion to the end that the use thereof might by that means be made more publick but his Answer was That it could not be expected that the rule should speak intimating thereby that the Practitioner should in that point rely much upon discretion and not altogether depend upon precepts and examples Some time before the grand Rebellion broke out he the said Wingate became a Bencher of Greys Inn having a seat then at Ampthill in Bedfordshire afterwards took the Covenant was made Justice of the Peace Recorder of Bedford and had other places of profit confer'd on him In 1650 or thereabouts he took the Oath called the Engagement became known to Oliver and was one of the six persons that were elected for the Town and County of Bedford to serve in that Parliament called by Oliver that met at Westminster 3 Sept. 1654 about which time he was appointed one of the Commissioners for his County of Bedford to eject such whom they then called ignorant and scandalous Ministers and Schoolmasters He hath written The use of the rule of Proportion in Arithmetick and Geometry wherein is inserted the construction and use of the same rule in Questions that concern Astronomy Dialing Geometry Navigation Gageing c. printed at Paris in the French Language 1624 in oct and at Lond. in 1645 and 58. in oct Of natural and artificial Arithmetick or Arithmetick made easie in two books Lond. 1630. oct with an Appendix concerning equation of time The first of which books which treats of natural Arithmetick is only a key to open the secrets of the other performed by Logarithms and both borrowed from John Neper Baron of Markiston in Scotland and Hen. Brigges But that way and method which our Author takes is not by Multiplication and Division but by Addition and Substraction by which a man may resolve more questions in one hour than by the other in a whole day In 1650 the first of the said books was reprinted at London in oct and enlarged with divers Chapters and necessary Rules and an Appendix of John Kersey Teacher of the Mathematicks in London and Surveyour born at Bodicot near Banbury in Oxfordshire an 1616 and died in Chandois street near S. Martins lane in Westminster of a Consumption about 1677 after he had published two volumes of Algebra in fol. c. The second book was enlarged and reprinted by our Author Wingate at London 1652. oct c. Tables of Logarithmes of the right Sines and Tangents of all the degrees and minutes of the Quadrant To which is annexed their use for the resolution of all the most necessary Problems in Geometry Astronomy Geography and Navigation c. Lond. 1633. oct It is printed with the Table of Logarithms of all numbers from 1 to 100000. contracted by Nathan Roe Minister of Benacre in Suffolk The construction and use of the Logarithmetical Tables and resolution of Triangles c. This book was first written and published in French afterwards in English Lond. 1635. oct The said Treatise is nothing else but an orderly Compendium as well of the Construction as also of the joint and several uses of Briggs his Logarithmes of the Sines and Tangents of all the degrees and minutes of the Quadrant And altho this our Authors Tables be not the very same as theirs yet are they all taken and collected out of them and do all participate of the self same nature and operation An exact abridgment of all Statutes in force and use from the beginning of Magna Charta untill 1641. Lond. 1642 and 1655. oct continued under all their proper titles of all Acts in force and use untill the year 1670 c. by T. M. Lond. 1670 in a thick oct Thence continued to 1681. oct This abridgment hath been made use of upon divers occasions both in studies and employments especially at the Assizes and Sessions of Peace The body of the Common Law of England as it stood in force before it was altered by Statutes or Acts of Parliament or State together with a collection of such statutes as have altered or do otherwise concern the same Lond. 1655. oct 2d edit Ludus Mathematicus or an explanation of the description construction and use of the numerical table of proportion Lond. 1654. oct Construction and use of the line of proportion whereby the hardest questions of Arithmetick and Geometry in broken and whole numbers are resolved by addition and substraction Lond. in oct Tactometria seu Tetagne-nometria or the Geometry of Regulars practically proposed after an exact and new manner with rules for gageing Vessels Lond. in oct The exact Surveighour of Land to plot all grounds to reduce and divide the same by the plain Table Theolodite and circumferentur c. Lond. in oct Maxims of reason or the reason of the common law of England Lond. 1658. fol. Justice revived Being the whole office of a Country Justice of Peace briefly and yet more methodically than ever yet extant Lond. oct said to be written in the title by E. W. of Greys Inn Esq which I take to be our Author Edm. Wingate Statuta Pacis or the table of all the Statutes which any way concerned the Office of a Justice of Peace the several duties of Sherriffs Head Officers of Corporations Stewards in Leets Constables c. Lond. in tw The exact Constable with his original and power in the Offices of Church Wardens Overseers of the Poor Surveyours of the High-wayes Treasurers of the County stock and other inferior Officers c. Lond. in tw said to be written by E. W. of Greys-Inn Esq which I take to be our Author He also published Britton sometimes Bishop of Hereford as 't is said an antient treatise of the Law Lond. 1640. oct 2d edit What other Books he hath written or published I know not nor any thing material of him besides only that he dying in Greys-inn-lane in Holbourne near London was buried in S. Andrews Church there on the 13. day of December in sixteen hundred fifty and six and that as I have been informed he was Master of Arts of this University and born at Sharpenho beforemention'd Both
set forth It is a thousand pities that so worthy a piece should lose its grace and credit by an ill expositor since those Persons who read that translation taking it for genuine and upon that presumption not regarding the Latine Edition are thereby rob'd of that benefit which if you would please to undertake the business they might receive This tendeth to the dishonour of that noble Lord and the hindrance of the advancement of learning c. The said Dr. Wats also did translate from Ital. into Engl. Davila's book containing The History of the Civil Wars of France but Sir Ch. Cotterell and William Aylesbury Esq having had the start of him in that work prevented him from printing it He died at Erinsham near to Oxon in his return from the City of Bathe where he had overcome his antient body by too much sweating on the ninth day of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and seven and was buried in that Chancel of Allsaints Church in Oxon commonly called the College Chancel as belonging to Linc. Coll. and not to the Parish of Allsaints At which time he left behind him these three MSS. of his composition which would have been published by the Author had he lived a little longer viz. 1 Digressions on the advancement to learning 2 An Apologie for the instauration of sciences 3 Imperial Politicks JOHN LANGLEY was born near Banbury in Oxfordshire became a Com. or Batler of Magd. Hall about the year 1612 took the degrees in Arts and some years after was made Master of the College School in and Prebendary of the Cath. Church of Glocester In which School teaching about 20 years was elected Chief Master of that of S. Paul in Lond. in the room of Dr. Alex. Gill in Jan. 1640 where as at Gloc. he educated many who were afterwards serviceable in Church and State He was learned in the whole body of learning and not only an excellent Linguist Grammarian Historian Cosmographer and Artist but a most judicious Divine and so great an Antiquary that his delight and knowledge in antiquities especially those of our own Nation doth deserve greater commendation than I can now in a few lines express He was beloved of learned men particularly of Selden and those that adhered to the Long Parliament but had not much esteem from the Orthodox Clergy because he was a Puritan and afterwards a witness against Archb. Laud at his trial as may be elsewhere seen He hath written Totius Rhetoricae adumbratio in usum Scholae Paulinae Lond. 1644. Camb. 1650. c. oct Introduction of Grammar Several times printed He also translated from Lat. into English the Book of Polid. Virgil intit De rerum inventoribus which book had been translated by Joh. Bale in the time of K. Ed. 6. but in old and rude English Our Author Langley also had made several collections of Histories and Antiquities that he had gathered in his travels through several parts of England which after his death coming into the possession as 't is said of his Brother living near Banbury he sold them with his collection of Coins merely for money sake He died in his house joyning to S. Pauls School on the 13. day of Sept. in sixteen hundred fifty and seven and was buried in Mercers Chappel in Cheapside At which time a Funeral Sermon on Acts 7.22 touching the use of humane learning was preached by Dr. Edw. Reynolds sometimes Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. wherein he said much to the honor of the Defunct The reader is to note that one John Langley was Minister of West Tuderley in Hampshire was elected one of the Ass of Divines in 1643 and afterwards became a publisher of several matters of Divinity but he is not to be understood to be the same with the former Joh. Langley JOHN GUMBLEDEN a Hampshire man born was entred a Batler of Broadgates Hall in the latter end of 1616 aged 18 years made Student of Ch. Ch. soon after took the Degrees in Arts preached at Longworth in Berkshire several years and was admitted to the reading of the sentences in 1632. Upon the turn of the times he sided with the Presbyterians became Chaplain to Robert Earl of Leycester and afterwards for a short time Rector of Coytie in Glamorganshire He hath published Several Sermons as 1 Serm. on Gen. 6.5.6.7 printed 1626. qu. 2 Serm. on Gen. 22.1.2 print 1627. qu. 3 Gods great mercy to mankind in Jesus Christ at Pauls cross 1628 on Isa 53.6 Oxon. 1628. qu. 4 Two Sermons preached before the Univ. of Oxon on Matth. 11.28 and on Acts 10.3.4 Lond. 1657. qu as also another on Acts 1. from 1. to 5 which I have not yet seen Christ tempted the Devil conquered or a short exposition on a part of the fourth chapt of S. Mathews Gospel Lond. 1657. qu. He concluded his last day in Sept. or Oct. in sixteen hundred fifty and seven and was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Coytie beforemention'd He had other things of the like nature fit for the press laying by him which had he lived he would have published JOHN FRENCH Son of Joh. Fr. of Broughton near to Banbury in Oxfordshire was born at Broughton entred into New Inn 1633 aged 17 years took the degrees in Arts entred on the Physick line practiced his faculty in the Parliament Army by the encouragement of the Fiennes men of Authority in the said Army and at length became one of the two Physicians to the whole Army under the conduct of Sir Tho. Fairfax Knight In 1648 at which time the Earl of Pembroke visited this University he was actually created Doctor of Physick being about that time Physician to the Hospital called the Savoy and one of the Coll. of Physicians His works are these The Art of Distillation or a treatise of the choicest spagirical preparations performed by way of Distillation c. in 6. books Lond. 1651. 53. c. qu. The London Distiller exactly and truly shewing the way to draw all sorts of Spirits and Strong-waters printed with The Art of Distillation c. The Yorkshire Spaw or a treatise of four medicinal Wells viz. the Spaw or Vitrilone Well c. their causes virtues and use Lond. 1652. in tw One J. F. Med. Doct. hath translated from Lat. into Engl. 1 A new light to Alchymie and a treatise of Sulphure Lond. 1650. qu. written by Mich. Sandivogius 2 Nine books of the nature of things Lond. 1650. qu. written by Paracelsus 3 A Chymical Dictionary explaining hard places and words met withal in the writings of Paracelsus c. Lond. 1650. qu. Which J. F. this translator I take to be the same with our Author Joh. French who died in Oct. or Nov. in sixteen hundred fifty and seven at or near Bullogne in France he being then Physician to the English Army there He had a Brother named William French of Caies Coll. in Cambridge said also to be Doctor of Physick and Physician
of the superlative worth of that eminent servant of Christ Rowl Wilson beforementioned a member of the Parl. of England and of the honorable Counsell of state and one of the Aldermen and Sherriffs of the City of London by George Cokayne teacher of the Gospel at S. Pancras in Soper-lane in London This Rowl Wilson was Son of Rowl Wilson a Merchant of London was a Collonel in the Parliament Army was nominated one of the Kings Judges but refused to sit among them and dyed much lamented by the Citizens of London and those that were Lovers of the Parliaments cause in the beginning of March 1649 as having been a Gent. of excellent parts and great piety of a solid sober temper and judgment and very honest and just in all his actions 4 The fountain opened and the water of life flowing forth for the refreshing of thirsty sinners c. in several Sermons on Isay 55.1.2.3 Lond. 1657. qu. 5 The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of Salvation to poor Sinners c. in several Sermons on Rev. 3.20 Lond. 1658. in tw second edit 6 Elisha's Lamentation upon the suddain translation of Elijah preached at the funeral of Mr. Will. Strong Preacher of the Gospel at Westminster Abbey on 2. Kings 2.12 Lond. 1654. qu. This Will. Strong had been Fellow of Catherine Hall in Cambridge was afterwards Rector of More Chrichel in Dorsetshire which place he leaving in the time of the Rebellion upon pretence of being disturbâ—d by the Cavaliers he retired to London became Minister of S. Dunstans in the West one of the Assemb of Divines a holder forth before the Parliament and at length preacher of the Gospel at Westminst Abbey as before 't is said in which Church he was buried on the fourth day of July 1654. but removed to St. Margarets Church yard adjoining after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. as I have elsewhere told you He hath several Theological Treatises and many Sermons extant as also The Parabole of the Prodigal which I have not yet seen Parliamentarie Sermons as 1 Englands Preservation c. preached before the H. of Commons on Jer. 4 3. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Hamane Vanity on Esther 9.3 Lond. 1643. qu. 3 Thanksgiving Sermon 9. Apr. 1644. on Psal 3.8 Lond. 1644. qu. 4 An Arke against a deluge c. Fast Sermon on Heb. 11.7 Lond. 1645. qu. 'T was preached 22. of Oct. 1644. for the uniting of the Army together 5 Nature and danger of Heresies fast Serm. on Rev. 12.15.16 Lond. 1647. qu. He also preached three more which I conceive were printed Speech in Guildhall in Lond. 6. oct 1643. to obtain money to carry on the warr and for the Scots assistance Lond. in qu. The best and worst malignant Printed 1648. qu. This I have not yet seen The doubting Christian resolv'd A treatise of the nature kinds springs and remedies of doubtings Lond. 1653. oct The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved or faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way for sensible sinners discovering the quality objects acts c. of justifying faith c. Lond. 1656. qu. The Shepherd of Israel or an exposition of the 23 Psalme together with the Doctrine of providence practically handled Lond. 1658. Published by Humph. Chambers Simeon Ash Edm. Calamy and R. Byfield Presbyterian Ministers Synopsis of Christianity in a clear exposition of the Creed ten Commandements and the Lords Prayer Lond. in oct Anatomy of secret sins c. wherein divers weighty cases are resolved c. together with the remissibleness of all sin and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost Lond. 1660. qu. The bowells of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting Covenant c. Lond. 1661. fol. A short Catechisme What other things he hath written I know not nor any matter else of him only that he died very wealthy at Marlborough beforemention'd being Lord of the mannour of Ashmansworth in Hampshire about the beginning of January in sixteen hundred fifty and seven and was buried near to the body of his Father in the Chancel of Ogbourne S. Andrew near to the said Town of Marlborough in Wiltshire not with his feet towards the East but towards the South because there wanted room to lay his body otherways GERARD LANGBAINE a great ornament of his time to this University was born at Barton kirke in Westmorland educated in the Free-school at Blencow in Cumberland became a Student in Queens Coll. under the tuition of Mr. Tho. Wetherall in the beginning of 1626 aged 18 years where he was successively a poor serving Child Tabarder and at length Fellow being then Master of Arts. In 1644 he was unanimously elected Keeper of the Archives or Records of the University and in the latter end of the year following Provost of his College In June 1646 he was admitted D. of D. being then in general esteem for his great learning and honesty skill in satisfying doubts and discretion in the composure of controversies especially those between the two Bodies the University and City He was also an excellent Linguist able Philosopher and Divine a good common Lawyer a publick spirited man a lover of learning and learned men beloved of us Usher Selden and the great Goliahs of Literature He was also an excellent Antiquary and as judicious in his writings so indefatigable in his studies and of immense undertakings as by those rapsodies of collections that he left behind him appear As for those things that he hath written and published they are these Notae in librum Dionisii Longini de grandi eloquentiâ sive sublimi dicendi genere c. Oxon. 1636. and 38. oct The said Longinus is translated into Latin and hath the Greek on one side and the Lat. on the other and the notes which are in Lat. are at the end of the book These things I note because the same work being done by other hands this may be distinguished from it Brief discourse relating to the times of K. Ed. 6. Or the state of the times as they stood in the raigne of K. E. 6. by way of preface to a book entit The true Subject to the Rebell or the hurt of sedition c. written by Sir Joh. Cheek Knight Oxon. 1641. qu. Life of Sir Joh. Cheek Kt. Set also before the said book which Langbaine reviewed corrected and published upon a foresight that a Rebellion would break out as shortly after it did against K. Ch. 1. of ever blessed memory Episcopal inheritance or a Reply to the humble examination of a printed Abstract or the Answers to nine Reasons of the House of Commons against the Votes of Bishops in Parliament Oxon. 1641. qu. To which is added A Determination of the late learned Bishop of Salisbury Davenant englished These two were reprinted at Lond. 1680. Review of the Covenant wherein the original grounds means matter and ends of it are examined c. printed 1644 and at Lond. 1661. qu. Answer of the
degrees in Arts holy Orders and was made either a Reader or Curate of S. Margarets Church in the City of Westminster In the time of the rebellion when he saw the Church of England declining he changed his Religion for that of Rome and went to Paris where by the name of Rolandus Palingenius he made a shift to get a livelyhood by his mendicant scribbles his lepid veine and art of Poetry among the English Gentlemen and other Grandies of France He hath written Varia Poemata Mostly in Lat. some in English and some in French to which he would somtimes make additions of copies to them on new Patrons as they came to his knowledg just as Payne Fisher afterwards did to shark money from those who delighted to see their names in print This Will. Rowland who wrot himself in the title of his Poems Gul. Rolandus Poeta Regius was a boon Droll a jolly companion and was generally called Doctor having had that degree conferâ—d on him as I have heard at Paris At length retiring for health sake to a village called Vambre near to that great City he having brought his body into a consumption by too much lifting ended his days there in sixteen hundred fifty and nine or thereabouts I have seen a Book intit Legenda lignea c. containing a character of some hopeful Saints revolted to the Church of Rome Lond. 1653. oct In which book p. 172 c. you may see a full if not too smart character of this Will. Rowland but whether all is true that is said of him there for the Book is full of scurrilities may be justly question'd Since I wrot this I find one Will. Rowland Master of Arts and Dr. of Physick as he writes himself to have translated into English besides several books of Physick that he hath written A Treatise of spirits and wind offending mans body Lond. 1668. qu. Written by Dr. Jo. Fienus but the translation being by him dedicated to the vertuosi of the Royal Society first founded 1660 I cannot take him to be the same with the former ROBERT DINGLEY Son of Sir Joh. Dingley of London Knight and Nephew by the Mother to Dr. Hen. Hammond was born in Surrey entred a Student in Magd. Coll. in the beginning of the year 1634 aged 15 years took the degrees in Arts holy Orders and became a great observer of Church ceremonies and a remarkable Bower to the Altar when he came into the Chappel But soon after the Presbyterians carrying all before he as a vain man sided with them became an enemy to those things which he before had a zeal for and for the love he bore to the cause became by the favour of his Kinsman Coll. Robert Hammond Governour of the isle of Wight Rector of Brightestone alias Brixton or Brison in the said Isle where he was much frequented by the godly party for his practical way of preaching and hated by the Royallists for his activity in ejecting such that were by some called ignorant and scandalous Ministers and Schoolmasters during the time that he was an Assistant to the Commissioners of Hampshire an 1654. 55. c. He hath written The Spiritual tast described or a Glimpse of Christ discovered in two parts grounded on Psal 34.8 and on Malac. 4 2. Lond. 1649. oct Before which book is the picture of the Author fat and jolly in a Presb. Cloak This book came out in 1651. with this title Divine relishes of matchless goodness c. The disputation of Angells or the Angell-Guardian 1 Proved by the divine light of nature c. 2 From many rubs and mistakes c. 3 Applied and improved for our information c. chiefly grounded on Acts 12.15 Lond. 1654. oct As the former book was perused and commended to the World by Tho. Goodwin Pres of Magd. Coll. and Will. Strong so this by Nich. Lockyer of New Inn afterwards Provost of Eaton Coll. Messiah's splendor or the glimpsed glory of a beauteous Christian printed in oct Divine Opticks or a treatise of the eye discovering the vices and virtues thereof as also how that Organ may be tuned chiefly grounded on Psal 119.37 Lond. 1655. in oct Philosophical Historical and Theological observations of Thunder with a more general view of Gods wonderful works Lond. 1658. oct in which year he had a Sermon published on Job 26.14 in oct which I have not yet seen But our Author Dingley having said and preached some things not pleasing to the Quakers he was animadverted upon by George Fox in his Great mystery of the great whore unfolded c. Lond. 1659. fol. p. 361. c. He died at Brightestone beforemention'd in sixteen hundred fifty and nine and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there with this inscription on his grave Here lieth the body of Mr. Robert Dingley Minister of this place second Son of Sir John Dingley Knight who died in the fortieth year of his age on the twelfth day of January 1659. JOHN SALKELD fourth Son of Edw. Salkeld Gent. second brother to George Salkeld somtimes of Corby Castle in Cumberland Esquire lineally descended from Sir Rich. Salkeld Kt Lord Warden of Carlile in the time of K. Ric. 3 was born at Corby Castle and when very young journied through Oxon beyond the Seas but in what house he was entred unless in Qu. Coll. I cannot tell His continuance there as I have been informed was so short occasion'd by his Religion that we can scarce reckon him among the Oxonians For so it was that his Father soon after conveyed him into Spain entred him among the Jesuits in the University of Conimbria where as also at Corduba and Complutum he continued among them in the condition of a Jesuit many years and was Assistant in the studies to the famous Jesuits Franc. Suarius who was his fellow student several years and Mich. Vasquez Afterwards he was sent into Portugall where he read Philosophy about six years then into the English mission but being taken and brought before K. Jam. 1 who had several times heard of him and his eminency for learning he entred into divers disputes with him at several times At length being overcome by his solid arguments Salkeld turned Protestant was recommended to Dr. King Bishop of London for maintenance and in Nov. 1613 became by the presentation of his Majesty Vicar of Wellington in Somersetshire being then Bach. of Div. where he used to boast of his conversion and to stile himself the Royal Convert In 1635 he was made Minister of Church Taunton in Devonshire worth to him about 200 l. per an whereupon one Walt. Travers was instituted Vicar of Wellington in his place on the 16. of July the same year But after the Civil Wars broke forth he suffer'd for the Royal cause being esteemed by the obstinate and incredulous Presbyterians a Papist in his heart or at least popishly affected He was a Person profoundly read in Theological and other Authors and K. Jam. 1. doth
stile him in his works the learned Salkeld of which character he would often glory His works are A Treatise of Angels c. Lond. 1613. oct dedic to K. Jam. 1. Treatise of Paradise and the principal contents thereof c. Lond. 1617. oct ded to Sir Franc. Bacon L. Keeper of the Great Seal He gave way to fate at Uffculme in Devonshire having for 14 years before been sequestred of Church Taunton in the month of February in sixteen hundred fifty and nine aged 84 years or more and was buried in the Church there as I have been informed by his son John Salkeld of Uffculme before mention'd Gent. He then left behind him several things of his composition fit for the Press among which were two concerning Controversies between Rome and the Church of Engl. and another of the end of the world which last and one of the former were conveyed to London by his son to his Kinsman Sir Edw. VValker Garter K. of Arms who communicating one of the said former things to Dr. Sam. Parker Chaplain to Dr. Sheldon Archb. of Canterbury to know of him whether it was fit to be printed he found it a solid piece and the Author of it learned but the design Cassandrian c. as by his letters I was informed WILLIAM HICKS son of Nich. Hicks Gent. was born at Kerris in the Parish of S. Paulin near to the Mount in Cornwall an 1620 and baptized there on the second day of January the same year After he had been instructed in Grammaticals in the high School at Exeter under Mr. Will. Hayter and partly at Liskerd under one Granger he became a Commoner of Wadham Coll. in Lent Term 1637 and there ran thro the Classes of Logic and Philosophy But being taken thence in the beginning of the Civil War before he could be honored with a degree he was by his Relations put in Arms against the King and in short time became so fanatical in his opinion that he was esteemed by some to be little better than an Anabaptist So that being looked upon as a zealous brother for the Cause he was made a Captain in the Trained Bands and became very forward against those of the loyal party He hath published Revelation revealed being a practical Exposition on the Revelation of S. John Lond. 1659. fol. Which book laying dead on the sellers hands was a new title afterwards put bearing date 1661. with the Authors picture before it in a clock Quinto-Monarchia cum quarto 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a friendly compliance between Christs Monarchy and the Magistrates being a glass for the Quinto-Monarchians and all others that desire to know under what dispensations of Providence we now live c. printed and bound with Revelation revealed c. which was written as the common report went in Exet. Coll. and Cornwall by a Kinsman of Will. Hicks called Alexander Harrie a Ministers son in Cornwall Bachelaur of Divinity and sometimes Fellow of the said Coll. of Exeter which book Revelation rev coming after his death into Hicks's hands he published it under his own name without any mention of A. Harrie who was a learned man and had in great veneration by those that knew him This Mr. Hicks died at Kerris in the very beginning of March in sixteen hundred fifty and nine and was buried on the third day of the same month in the Parish Church of S. Paulin before mention'd Besides this Will. Hicks was another of both his names Author of Oxford Jests and afterwards of Oxfords Drollery Which books several times printed in oct answering not the expectation of Cambridge men because they have supposed that they were written by a scholastical Wit I desire therefore that they should know that the said Will. Hicks who stiles himself in the titles of his books a Native of Oxon as having been born in S. Thomas Parish of poor and dissolute Parents was bred a Tapster under Tho. Williams of the Star Inn Inholder where continuing till after the Rebellion broke out became a Retainer to the family of Lucas in Colohester afterwards Clerk to a Woodmonger in Deptford where training the young men and putting them in a posture of defence upon the restauration of K. Ch. 2 obtained the name of Captain Hicks and was there living in 1669 when his book of Jests was published which gave occasion of other books of the like nature to be afterwards made extant as Cambridge Jests London Jests Englands Jests Poor Robins Jests Westminster Quibbles in verse c. This Hicks who was a sharking and indigent Fellow while he lived in Oxon and a great pretender to the art of Dancing which he forsooth would sometimes teach was also Author of Coffee-house Jests the third Edition of which came out in 1684 and of other little trivial matters meerly to get bread and make the pot walk PHILIP TAVERNER son of Joh. Taverner of Wycombe Great Wycombe in Bucks was born in that County admitted a poor Scholar of Exeter Coll. 12 May 1634 aged 17 years took one degree in Arts holy Orders and was made Vicar of West Drayton and afterwards Minister of Hillingdon both in Middlesex He hath written The Quakers rounds Reply to Edm. Burrough Quaker Both which are animadverted upon by George Fox Quaker in his book intit The great mystery of the great whore unfolded c. Lond. 1659. fol. p. 283 and 308. The Grandfathers advice directed in special to his Children Lond. 1680 81. oct published after the Authors death for the common good What other books he hath written I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died and was buried at Hillingdon as I have been informed by those of the neighbourhood TOBIE VENNER was born of gentile Parents at Petherton near to Bridgwater in Somersetshire became a Commoner of S. Albans Hall in 1594 aged 17 years took one degree in Arts entred upon the Physick line practis'd that fac for some time in these parts afterwards at Bridgwater and lastly in the City of Bathe and near thereunto In 1613 he took both the degrees in Medicine had then and always after the name of a plain and charitable Physitian was resorted to by rich and poor and venerated by all persons for his happy and successful practice in his faculty He did not only shew the right way for living long but acted it himself confirming the theory of the one with the practice of the other for near 60 years He hath written and published these things following Via recta ad vitam longam or a Treatise wherein the right way and best manner of living for attaining to a long and healthful life is clearly demonstrated Lond. 1620. 1650 c. in qu. This plain book which was written in condescension to mean capacities got him most of his practice Compendious treatise concerning the nature use and efficacy of the Bathes at Bathe Advertisement concerning the taking of Physick in the Spring Censure
Provinces of Flanders Lond. 1652. fol. written by Guido Cardinal Bentivoglio 3 Hist of the Wars of Flanders Lond. 1654. fol. written by the said Cardinal This translation hath the E. of Monmouths picture before it 4 Advertisements from Pernassus in two centuries with the politick touchstone Lond. 1656. fol. written by Trajano Boccalini 5 Politick discourses in three books Lond. 1657. fol. written by Paul Paruta a noble Venetian to which is added a Short Soloquie in which Paruta briefly examines the whole course of his life 6 Historie of Venice in two parts Lond. 1658. fol. written by the said Paruta with the Wars of Cyprus wherein the famous seiges of Nicossia and Famagosta and the battle of Lepanta are contained He also began to translate from the said Italian Language The Historie of France written by the Count Gualdo Priorato but died after he had made some progress therein Afterwards it was finished by Will. Brent Esq and printed at Lond. 1677. fol. being the same Person that had before wrot a book intit A discourse upon the nature of eternity and the condition of a separated Soul according to the grounds of reason and principles of Christian Religion Lond. 1655 in a small oct written while he was a Prisoner in the Gatehouse at Westminster It was afterwards printed there again in 1674 in 6. sh and an half in qu. By the way it must be known that tho we have had several of the Brents who have been Students in this University yet this Will. Brent was not but educated while a youth in the Coll. of English Jesuits at S. Omer Afterwards being entred into the society of Greys-inn he became a Barrister and a Solicitor or such like Officer under Tho. Earl of Strafford when he was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland He was born at Stoke Lark in Glocestershire in the Parish of Ilmington in Warwickshire and having suffered much for his Religion by Imprisonments payments of money and I know not what lived privately several years at Foxcote in Warwickshire and in his last days at London He died in the Parish of S. Giles in the Fields near London in the beginning of the year 1691 aged 80 years or more He the said Hen. Carey E. of Monmouth did also translate from French into English 1 The use of the passions Lond. 1649. oct 2 Man become guilty or the corruption of his nature by sin printed at Lond. Both written by Joh. Franc. Senault before the first of which is the picture of the said Earl a shoulder peice standing on a Pedestall What other translations this noble Count hath made besides unless The Hist of the late Wars of Christendome printed in fol. 1648. which I have not yet seen I know not nor any thing else of him only that he giving way to fate on the 13 of June in sixteen hundred sixty and one was buried in the Church of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire He had an ingenious Brother named Thomas whom I have mention'd in the Fasti 1613. One H. Cary a Lawyer hath written The Law of England or a true guide for all Persons concerned in Ecclesiastical Courts printed 1666 in tw but what relation he hath to the Earl I know not WILLIAM TAYLOR was born at Kighley in Yorks 30. Sept. 1616. entred a Batler in Magd. Hall in 1631 took one degree in Arts was made Schoolmaster of Keniton or Keynton in Herefordshire proceeded in his faculty went to Cirencester in Glocestershire about the latter end of 1639 became Schoolmaster there in the place of Henry Toppe then ejected by the puritanical Townsmen But that Town being taken by storm by the Royal party 2. Feb. 1642 Toppe was restored So that Taylor retiring to London became Preacher at Bowe near that City and afterwards Minister of S. Stephens Church in Colemanstreet in the place of Joh. Goodwin turn'd out by the Parliament But he meeting with opposition there he exercised his function for some time in a Church in Woodstreet and kept a Lecture at S. Giles near Cripplegate every Sunday and another Lecture on a week day at S. Peters Cornhill Afterwards being recalled by the Rump Parliament to S. Stephens he kept it to his dying day He was a frequent Preacher not only in his own but in other Churches and a laborious and learned man in his profession He hath written and published Sermons as 1 Serm. on Phil. 2.10 and others as 't is said which I have not yet seen and also collected and reviewed several of Mr. Christop Loves Sermons before they went to the press and set epistles before some of them He died on the fifth day of Sept. in sixteen hundred sixty and one and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of S. Stephen beforemention'd at which time Dr. William Spurstow of Hackney preached his funeral Sermon wherein he spoke many things to his honour which for brevity sake I now omit This Will. Taylor tho he was a zealous Presbyterian yet he was a lover of the King in all revolutions as a Doctor of his perswasion hath often told me BARTEN HOLYDAY Son of Thomas Holyday a Taylor was born in Allsaints Parish within the City of Oxford in an house opposite to Linc. College entred into Ch. Ch. and exhibited unto by his kinsman Dr. Ravis somtimes Dean of that House an 1605 aged 12. or more years and was I think at that time a Chorister Afterwards when he was about to take the degree of Bach. of Arts he was elected one of the number of Students being then noted to have a most admirable veine in Poetry and Oratory In 1615 he proceeded in Arts took Holy Orders soon after became a most eloquent and quaint Preacher and had two Benefices in the Dioc. of Oxon. confer'd on him whereof one was the rectory of Crowell In 1618 he went as Chaplain to Sir Franc. Steaart when he conducted to Spaine Dedicus Sarmiento de Acunna the Earl of Gundamore after he had continued several years in the English Court as an Embassador from the K. of that Country in which journey behaving himself in a facete and pleasant way did much obtain the favour of that Count. Afterwards he became Chaplain to K. Ch. 1. and succeeded Mr. Will. Bridges Son of Dr. John Bridges B. of Ox in the Archdeaconry of Oxon. before the year 1626. In 1642 he was by vertue of the Letters of the said King actually created with others Doct. of Divinity and sheltred himself in and near Oxon during the time of rebellion but when the royal Party declin'd and the Independent had taken place upon the installation of Oliver to the Protectorship he who before had lost his Livings and the profits of his Archdeaconry did side with that faction so far as to undergo the examination of the Triers or rather Spanish Inquisitors in order to be inducted into the rectory of Chilton in Berks in the place of one Tho. Laurence ejected for being not Compos mentis For which
of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury THOMAS CHALONER a younger son yet elder than James Chaloner before mention'd of Sir Tho. Chaloner Knight was born in Buckinghamshire at Steeple-Claydon near Buckingham as it seems became a Sojournor of Exeter Coll. in the beginning of 1611 aged 16 years but before he took a degree he left the College and what was fit to accomplish his natural parts which were good were not omitted by his Father He afterwards travelled into France Italy and Germany and returned a well bred Gentleman but ting'd as it seems with antimonarchical Principles if not worse About that time he setled at or near Gisburgh in Yorkshire where there is an Estate belonging to the Name and Family was elected a Burgess for a Corporation in Yorksh to serve in the Long Parliament about 1643 wherein he became a frequent Speaker an enemy to the King his Family and Government and a great stickler for their new Utopian Commonwealth All which he did partly out of his natural inclination and partly out of revenge for the loss which his Father endured and so consequently he for being deprived of the propriety of the Alum Mines in Yorkshire which he had discovered about the latter end of Qu. Elizabeth In 1647 he with Col. Jo. Temple were appointed Commissioners of Parliament in Mounster was one of the Kings Judges in 1648 and soon after made a member of the Council of State In 1658 he was elected a Burgess for Scarborough in Yorkshire to serve in that Parliament called by Richard to meet at Westm 27 of Jan. but afterwards shewing himself a zealous Rumper upon the turning out of the Fag end of that Parliament called the Rump by Col. Jo. Lambert and his Party on the 13 of Oct. 1659 he was committed to Prison by Ch. Fleetwood then made Commander in chief of all the Forces in England where continuing till 27 of Decemb. following was then released by the Members of the Rump Parliament who had retaken their places the day before and on the 2 of Jan. following he was appointed by the House one of the Council of State This Tho. Chaloner was as far from a Puritan or Presbyterian as the East is from the West for he was a boon Companion was of Harry Marten's gang was of the natural Religion and loved to enjoy the comfortable importances of this life without any regard of laying up for a wet day which at his last he wanted The things that he hath published are these An Answer to the Scotch Papers delivered in the H. of Commons concerning the disposal of the King's person Lond. 1646. qu. In answer to which divers did exercise their pens some scoffingly and some in earnest whereupon came out this Pamphlet intit The justification of a safe and well-grounded Answer to the Scottish papers printed under the name of Mr. Chaloner his Speech or Answer which doth maintain the honour of the Parliament and interest of the Kingdom of England Lond. 1646. qu. Written as 't was usually said by Tho. Chaloner Afterwards came out against Chaloner Lex talionis or a Declaration against Mr. Chaloner the Crimes of the times and the Manners of you know whom Lond. 1647. in one sh in qu. and also An answer to a Speech without doers or animadversions upon an unsafe and dangerous Answer to the Scotch Papers under the name of Mr. Chaloner his Speech c. in one sh in qu. A true and exact relation of the strange finding out of Moses his tomb in a Valley near unto Mount Nebo in Palestina c. Lond. 1657. in about 3 sheets in oct This book at its first appearance made a great noise and pusâ—ed the Presbyterian Rabbies for a time at length the Author thereof being known and his story found to be a meer sham the book became ridiculous and was put to posteriour uses At length in the beginning of the year 1660 upon a foresight that King Ch. 2. would be restored he therefore knowing very well that his former actions would not enduâ—e the touchstone withdrew himself beyond the seas and setling in a fearful condition at Middleburgh in Zeeland died and was buried there about sixteen hundred sixty and one Since my writing of this I find that this Mr. Chaloner published A speech containing a plea for Monarchy an 1â—59 But therein being several Restrictions came out an Answer to it by way of Address to General George Monke THOMAS CULPEPER or Colepeper was born of a gentile Family at Harietsham in Kent became a Communer of Hart Hall in 1591 aged 13 years departed thence without a degree went to the Inns of Court and afterwards to his Patrimony which is all I know of him only that first he received the honour of Knighthood from K. Jam. 1. on the 23 of Sept. 1619 secondly that he wrot A Tract against the high rate of Usury presented to the Parliament in 1623 printed several times the fourth Edit of which came out at Lond. 1668 prefac'd with a discourse by his son Sir Tho. Culpeper and thirdly that dying at Hollingbourne in Kent in sixteen hundred sixty and one was buried in an Isle joyning to the Church there on the 25 of January the same year leaving then behind him the character of a good man There is a stone over his grave but hath no Inscription on it CHRISTOPHER HARVEY a Ministers son of Cheshire was born in that County became a Batler of Brasenose Coll. in 1613 aged 16 years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated 1620 holy Orders and at length was made Vicar of Clifton in Warwickshire His works are these The right Rebell A treatise discovering the true use of the name by the nature of Rebellion with the properties and practices of Rebells Appliable to all both old and new Phanatiques Lond. 1661. oct Faction supplanted or a caveat against the ecclesiastical and secular Rebells in two parts 1. A discourse concerning the nature properties and practices of Rebells 2. Against the inconstancy and inconsistent contrariety of the same mens pretensions and practices principles and doctrines Lond. 1663. oct pen'd mostly in 1642 and finished 3 Apr. 1645. This book I suppose for I have not seen it or the other is the same with the former only a new title put to it to make it vend the better Another book goes under his name called Conditions of Christianity printed at Lond. in tw but that or any other besides I have not yet seen CONSTANTINE JESSOP son of Joh. Jess of Pembroke in Pembrokeshire Minister of Gods Word was entred a Student in Jesus Coll. in 1624 aged 22 years whence after he had gone a course he went into Ireland and was made Bach. of Arts of Trin. Coll. near Dublin At his return he was incorporated in this University an 1â—31 and in the year following proceeded in Arts being about that time in holy Orders but what his Employment was between that time and 1640
H. N. O. J. Oxon. which whether meant by Henry HickmaN I know not as yet Cyprianus Anglicus or the History of the life and death of Will Laud Archb. of Canterbury c. Lond. 1668. and 71. fol. Aërius redivivus or the Hist of the Presbyterians c. Oxon. 1670. Lond. 1672. fol. Historical and miscellaneous Tracts Lond. 1681. fol. Several of these are mention'd before as 1 Eccl. Vindicata 2 Hist of the Sabbath in 2 parts 3 Hist Quinqu articularis 4 Stumbling block c. 5 Tract de jure paritatis c. with Dr. Heylyn's life before them written by George Vernon Rector of Bourton on the Water in Glocestershire sometimes one of the Chaplains of All 's Coll. Which life being alter'd and mangled before it went to the Press by the B. of Linc. T. Barlow and the Bookseller that printed it Hen. Heylyn son of Dr. Heylyn made a protestation against it and Dr. Joh. Barnard who married Dr. Heylyn's daughter wrot his life to rectifie that of Vernon which was alter'd and Vernon wrot another published in oct Our Author Heylyn also composed A discourse of the African Schisme and in 1637 did upon Dr. Laud's desire draw up The judgment of Writers on those texts of Scripture on which the Jesuits found the Popedome and the Authority of the Rom. Church Both which things the said Dr. Laud intended as materials towards his large Answer to Fisher the Jesuit which came out the year following He also I mean Heylyn did translate from Lat. into Engl. Dr. Prideaux his Lecture upon the Sabbath as I have before told you and put the Scotch Liturgy into Latine an 1639 partly that all the world might more clearly see upon what grounds the tumults in Scotland that then before brake out had been raised At length after our Author Heylyn had spent his time partly in prosperity and partly in adversity paid his last debt to nature on Ascension day May 8. in sixteen hundred sixty and two Whereupon his body being buried before the Sub-deans stall within the choire of S. Peters Church within the City of Westminster had a monument soon after set up for him on the north wall of the Alley joyning on the north side of the said choire a copy of the inscription on which you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. pag. 205. JOHN LEY was born in the antient Borough of Warwick on the 4 of Feb. an 1583 but descended from the Leys of Cheshire educated in Grammar learning in the Free-school in the said Borough became a Student of Ch. Ch. in 1601 where continuing for some time after he was Master of Arts was presented by the Dean and Canons to the Vicaridge of Great Budworth in Cheshire and there continued several years a constant Preacher Afterwards he was made Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Chester Sub-dean thereof 1605 a weekly Lecturer on Friday in S. Peters Church in the said City and Clerk of the Convocation of the Clergy once or twice But he having always been puritanically inclined he sided with the Presbyterians upon the defection of the Members of the Long Parliament an 1641 took the Covenant was made one of the Assembly of Divines Examiner in Latine to the said Assembly Rector of Ashfield in Cheshire and for a time Rector of Astbury or Estbury in the said County Chairman of the Committee for the examination of Ministers and of the Committee for Printing one of the Ordainers of Ministers according to the Presbyterian way c. President of Sion Coll. about 1645 and afterwards when Dr. Ed. Hyde was ejected from his rich Parsonage of Brightwell near Wallingford in Berks he was appointed to succeed him by the Committee which if I mistake not he kept with other Benefices for a time In 1653 he was appointed one of the Tryers for the approbation of publick Ministers and in the year following an Assistant to the Commissioners of Berks. for the ejecting of such whom they then called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters Soon after upon pretence that he could enjoy but little peace or hope of settlement for after times at Brightwell for the truth is he was much hated while he lived there he obtained the rich Rectory of Solyhull in Warwickshire from the Patron thereof Sir Sim. Archer of Umberslade near Tamworth Knight before the year 1656 where he continued for some time At length breaking a vein within him by overstraining himself in speaking became very weak thereupon So that being not able to go on in the Ministry he resigned Solyhull upon some consideration given and went to Sutton Colfield in the said County where after he had lived privately for a short time gave up the ghost in a fair age He was esteemed in his time a man of note especially by those of the Presbyterian perswasion well vers'd in various Authors and a ready Preacher His works are these An Apology in defence of the Geneva Notes on the Bible which were in S. Maries Ch. in Oxon publickly and severely reflected on by Dr. Joh. Howson When printed I know not 'T was written about 1612 and submitted to the judgment of Bish Usher who did well approve of it Pattern of piety or the religious life and death of Mrs. Jane Ratcliff widow and Citizen of Chester Lond. 1640. oct Several sermons as 1 Serm. on Ruth 3.11 Lond. 1640. oct 2 A monitor of mortality in two funeral sermons occasion'd by the death of Joh. Archer son and heir of Sir Sim. Archer of Warwicksh Knight and of Mrs. Harper of Chester and her daughter Phebe of 12 years old The first on Jam. 4.14 and the other on Gen. 44.3 Lond. 1643. qu. 3 Fury of war and folly of sin Fast serm before the H. of Com. on Jer. 4.21.22 Lond. 1643. qu. c. Sunday a sabbath or a preparative discourse for discussion of sabbatarie doubts Lond. 1641. qu. Assisted in this work by the MSS. and advice of Archb. Usher The Christian Sabbath maintained in answer to a book of Dr. Pocklington stiled Sunday no Sabbath Defensive doubts hopes and reasons for refusal of the Oath imposed by the sixth Canon of the Synod Lond. 1641. qu. Letter against the erection of an Altar written 29 June 1635 to John Bishop of Chester Case of conscience concerning the Sacrament of the Lords Supper These two last things were printed and go with Defensive doubts Comparison of the parliamentary protestation with the late canonical Oath and the difference between them as also the opposition between the doctrine of the Ch. of England and that of Rome c. Lond. 1641. quar Further discussion of the case of conscience touching receiving of the Sacrament Printed with the Comparison Examination of John Saltmarsh's new Query and determination upon it published to retard the establishment of the Presbyterial Government c. Lond. 1646. qu. Censure of what Mr. Saltmarsh hath produced to the same purpose in his other and
he was one of the pillars of Presbytery and by others a person learned and well read in the Fathers and Councils One Mr. Ley a learned Divine wrot a book about 1624. intit The Christian Nomenclator c. against the Papists mention'd in Joh. Gee's book intit The foot out of the snare c. Lond. 1624. qu. p. 17. in marg whether the same with our Author Joh. Ley I know not HENRY JACKSON Son of Hâ—n Jacks Mercer was born in S. Maries parish within the City of Oxon admitted Scholar of C. C. Coll. on the first of Dec. 1602 aged 17 years or thereabouts having for two years before been Clerk of the said house admitted probat Fellow thereof 5 of Sept. 1612 to the reading of the Sentences five years after and at length upon the death of Dr. Seb. Benefield sometimes his Tutor he became Rector of Meysey-Hampton near to Fairford in Glocestershire which was all the preferment he ever look'd after for being a studious and cynical person he never expected or desired more He was a great admirer of Rich. Hooker and Joh. Rainolds whose memories being most dear to him he did for the sake of the first industriously collect and publish some of his small Treatises and of the latter several of his Epistles and Orations He also did diligently recognize and added marginal notes with a copious Index to the twelve books of Jo. Lud. Vives sometimes Rhetorick Reader of C. C. Coll. seven of the former of which are De corruptis Artibus the other five De tradendis disciplinis He had also made a Collection of several of the Works of Pet. Abaelard from antient MSS. of that Author had revised compared and collected them All which he did intend at his own charge to publish but the grand Rebellion breaking forth in 1642 the Soldiers belonging to the Parliament rifled his house scatter'd the said Collection and made it so imperfect that it could never be recovered He hath written Vita Ciceronis ex variis autoribus collecta Commentarii in Ciceronis Quaest lib. quintum Both which dedicated by the Author to Dr. Seb. Benefield are remaining under the Authors hand in my custody but whether they were ever printed I cannot tell He also translated from English into Latine Commentarii super 1 cap. Amos Openheim 1615. oct written by the said Dr. Benefield as I have elsewhere told you Also Joh. Fryth's book of Baptisme which he intituled De Baptismo cognitione sui next Joh. Hoopers Lectures on the Creed and lastly Hugh Latymers Oration to the Convocation concerning the state of the Kingdom to be reformed by the Gospel Which last Translation had before been done by Sim. Gryneus But whether these three last which are in MS. in my hands are published I cannot tell nor do I know any thing of the Translator besides only that he dying on the fourth day of June in sixteen hundred sixty and two was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Meis Hamp near to the grave of Dr. Benefield before mention'd I find another Hen. Jackson to be Author of The description of the little world or body of man printed 1660 in oct but of what University he was if of any I know not THOMAS MERRIOT was born at Steeple Langford in Wilts educated in Wykeham's School near Winchester admitted true and perpetual Fellow of New Coll. an 1610 aged 21 years or more took one degree in the Civil Law and for a time taught in the Grammar-school joyning to the Cloister there Afterwards being presented to the Vicaridge of Swaclyve near Banbury in Oxfordshire by the Warden and Society of the said Coll. he preached there and taught Grammar to the time of his death He hath written Vulgaria sive miscellanea prosaica hinc inde decerpta ad discipulos non vulgares è ludis literariis emittendos quà m maximè conducentia modo solerter edoceantur c. in novem classes distributa Oxon. 1652. oct Adagia selectissima c. Ib. eod an oct He died at Swaclyve on the 19 day of July in sixteen hundred sixty and two after he had been Vicar of that place 38 years and was two days after buried in the Church there EDWARD STANLEY was born of gentile Parents in the Parish of S. Peter within the City of Chichester educated in Wykeham's School made perpetual Fellow of New Coll. 1608 aged 20 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts left the said Coll. in 1623 and was about that time made Master of the said School and afterwards Prebendary of Winchester and Doct. of Div. He hath published Several Sermons three of which were preached in the Cathedral Church at Winchester The first on Sunday Aug. 19. an 1660 at the first return of the Dean and Chapter to that Church on Psal 14.7 The second on Jan. 30. an 1661 being the Anniversary of K. Ch. 1. of glorious memory on Jer. 4.20 And the third at the general Assize held at Winton 25 Feb. 1661. on Isay 1.26 Lond. 1662. in oct In which year the Author died and was buried at Winchester leaving then behind him the character of a learned godly and orthodox Minister of Gods word HENRY JEANES Son of Christop Jeanes of Kingston in Somersetshire was born at Allensay in that County as I have been informed by one of his rural disciples became a Commoner of New Inn in Midsomer term in the year 1626 aged 15 years where pecking and hewing continually at Logick and Physicks became a most noted and ready Disputant After he had taken the degrees in Arts he removed to Hart Hall took holy Orders and soon after was cried up for a learned Preacher in the University In the beginning of Aug. 1635 he was presented by Sir Joh. Windham to the Rectory of Beer-Crocomb and Capland in Somersetshire and soon after became Vicar of Kingston in the same County At length upon the change of the times in 1641 he closed with the Presbyterians notwithstanding he had before while he continued in the University been a scoffer of them and when Dr. Walt. Raleigh was thrown out of Chedsey near Bridgwater he became Rector of the Church there where during the times of Usurpation he took into his family divers Youths designed for the University and read to them contrary to his Oath Logick and Philosophy and had often times set Disputations among them while he himself moderated He was a most excellent Philosopher a noted Metaphysitian and well grounded in polemical Divinity He was also a scholastical man a contemner of the World generous free-hearted jolly witty and facetious and in many things represented the humour of Dr. Rob. Wild the Poet. All which qualities do very rarely or seldom meet in men of the Presbyterian perswasion who generally are morose clownish and of sullen and reserved natures The books that he hath written and published are many the titles of most if not all follow Treatise concerning a Christians careful abstinence
pity as well as with strength of arguments to convince him of his dangerous error telling him that either he was in a damnable error or else that the whole Church of Christ who had in all ages worshipped the Holy Ghost had been guilty of Idolatry But Biddle who had little to say was no whit moved either by the learning gravity piety or zeal of that good Archbishop but continued as 't is said obstinate After he had remained about six months at liberty in Glocester he was cited to Westminster to make his defence but being put off by the Parliament to a Committee to be examined his crime was by them laid closely to his charge The crime he denied not and desired withal that some Theologist whom they should appoint might dispute with him concerning that criminal matter in hand But it being delayed from day to day Biddle desired a certain Knight Sir Hen. Vane of that Committee that his cause might be heard or he set at liberty The Knight proposed it and shewed himself a friend to Biddle who thereupon was confin'd more close than before Whereupon came out his book for the satisfaction of all People with this title Twelve questions or arguments drawn out of Scripture wherein the commonly received opinion touching the Deity of the Holy Spirit is clearly and fully refuted Printed 1647. in qu. Before which is printed a letter tending to the said purpose written to the said Sir Henry Vane a member of the H. of Commons And at the end is An exposition of five principal passages of the Scripture alledged by the Adversaries to prove the Deity of the Holy Ghost These I say being published and making a great noise in the World the Author was summoned to appear at the Bar of the H. of Com. being asked whether he owned that book or Tw questions c. and the opinions therein he answered yea and that they were his Whereupon being remitted to his Prison they ordered on the 6. of Sept. 1647 that the said Book blasphemous against the Deity of Christ be called in and burnt by the hand of the common Hangman and that the Author be examined by the Committee of plunder'd Ministers Both which were done viz. the book burnt on the 8 of the same month and he examined While these things were in doing the book vended so fast that the same year it was printed again in oct and afterwards answer'd by Matthew Poole M. A. of Eman. Coll. in Cambridge in his Plea for the Godhead of the Holy Ghost c. Soon after or at the same time was published of Biddles writing A confession of faith touching the Holy Trinity according to Scripture Lond. 1648. oct It consists of 7 articles each of which is confirmed all along by subjoyned proofs and reasonings on them which for the most part tend to disprove the Deity of our Saviour Before the said confession is put a Preface against the Holy Trinity and about the same time came out of our Authors composition The testimonies of Irenaeus Justin Martyr Tertullian Novatianus Theophilus Origen who lived in the two first centuries after Christ was born or thereabouts as also of Arnobius Lanctantius c. concerning that one God and the Persons of the Trinity together with observations on the same Printed in oct Upon the coming out of which things the Assembly of Divines sitting at Westminster made their endeavours to the Parliament that he might suffer death in the month of May 1â—48 but what hindred it I cannot tell unless it was the great dissention that was then in the said Parliament However his confinement was made close Some time after the publication of Biddles first book it hapned that Joh. Cloppenburch D. D. and Professor in the University of Frisia was at Bristow in England where meeting with Will. Hamilton a Scot lately Fellow of All 's Coll. in Oxon the said William did not only then furnish him with a copy of that book but debated the controversie with him Afterwards upon the return of Cloppenburch to his own Country he did excellently well answer it in Latine which he had translated so much as he answer'd in a small treatise entituled Vindiciae pro Deitate spiritus sancti adversus Pneumatomachum Johan Bidellum Anglum printed at Franeker 1652. qu. It must be also noted that upon the publishing of the said book of Biddle I mean his Twelve questions Samuel Maresius D. D. and chief Professor of that faculty at Gronningen did take occasion in his Epist ded before his first Vol. entit Hydra Socianismi written against Joh. Volkelius and Jo. Crellius to give this account of the growth of Socinianisme Vigesimus jam praeteriit annus ex quo pestilentissima haec nutrix viz. Socinianismus in Sarmaticis paludibus primum nata caput erexit per Germaniam ac Belgiam nostram sibilis halitu faedissimo grassata etiam tetrum suum virus superato oceano intulit in Angliam in quâ tristi hoc tempore dicitur incredibiles progressus fecisse c. As for the Confession of Faith c. beforemention'd it was examined and confuted by Nich. Estwick Rector of Warkton in Northamptonshire in a book published by him in qu. an 1656 Which being dedicated to Edward Lord Montague of Boughton he takes occasion to say that Biddles writings have not been enclosed within the confines of our nation but have taken their wings and have fled beyond the Seas to the disreputation of our dear Country in the reformed Churches insomuch that Maresius Professor of Divinity at Groningen is bold to avouch I cannot say either truly or charitably that Socinianisme hath fixed its seat here in England and displayed openly the banners of its impiety The said Estwick also had some years before held forth an antidote against the Poyson of Biddles Twelve arguments against the Deity of the Holy Ghost Since which as 't is usual in deceivers so Estwick words it Biddle grew worse and worse and levied his forces against the Holy Trinity and published notwithstanding other matters replenished with Socinian Tenents Our Author Biddle continued yet in restraint and none of the Assembly durst venture to give him a visit either out of charity or to convince him of his errors nor indeed any Divine of note of the other party only Mr. Pet. Gunning who had several friendy conferences with him At length some of the Layty of London and others of the Country would come to him either to see or converse with him who being taken with his religious discourse and Saint-like conversation a certain Justice of Peace of Staffordshire prevailed so far with his keeper that upon security given for his appearance upon the least summons he should be surrendred up to him Whereupon he was conveyed into Staffordshire and not only made by him his Chaplain but also Preacher of a Church there These matters soon after being known at London John Bradshaw President of the Council of
Sancti Sanciti or the common doctrine of the perseverance of the Saints as who are kept by the power of God through faith unto Salvation vindicated from the attempts lately made against it by John Goodwin in his book entit Redemp redeemed Lond. 1654. fol. This book is animadverted upon by the said John Goodwin in his Triumviri or the Genius Spirit and deportment of three men Mr. Rich. Resbury Mr. John Pawson and Mr. George Kendall in their late writings against the free grace of God in the redemption of the world c. A fescu for a Horn-book or an Apologie for University learning as necessary to Country preachers Being an answer to Mr. Hornes books wherein he gores all University learning Printed in fol. with Sancti Sanciti before mention'd Fur pro Tribunali Examen Dialogismi cui inscribitur Fur praedestinatus Oxon. 1657. oct De doctrina Neopelagiana Oratio habita in Comitiis Oxon. 9. Jul. 1654. Twissii vita victoria De scientia media brevicola dissertatio in qua Twissii nomen à calumnis Francisci Annati Jesuitae vindicatur Dissertatiuncula de novis actibus sint ne Deo ascribendi These three last things are printed and go with Fur pro Tribunali At length after a great deal of restless agitation carried on for the cause our Author died at Cofton before mention'd on the 19 day of August in sixteen hundred sixty and three and was buried in the Chappel joyning to his house there leaving then behind him the character of a Person well read in Polemical Divinity the character also of a ready Disputant a noted Preacher a zealous and forward Presbyterian but hot-headed and many times freakish I shall make mention of another George Kendall by and by NICHOLAS CLAGETT was born within the City of Canterbury entred a Student of Merton Coll. in the beginning of the year 1628 took one degree in Arts went afterwards to Magd. Hall and as a member of that House took the degree of Master of that faculty being then esteemed by the generality thereof a very able Moderator in Philosophy Afterwards at two years standing in that degree he became Vicar of Melbourne in Derbyshire and some years after Rector of S. Maries Church at S. Edmonds-bury in Suffolk where he was held in great veneration by the precise party for his edifying way of preaching and for his singular piety He hath written The abuses of Gods grace discovered in the kinds causes c. proposed as a seasonable check to the wanton libertisme of the present age Oxon. 1659. qu. He paid his last debt to nature on the twelfth day of Sept. in sixteen hundred sixty and three aged 56 years or thereabouts and was buried in the Chancel of S. Maries Church before mentioned He left behind him a Son named William Clagett educated in Emanuel Coll. in Cambridge of which Univ. he was Doct. of Divinity afterwards Preacher to the honourable Society of Greys inn Chaplain in Ord. to his Majesty and Lecturer of S. Mich. Basinghaugh This Person who died at London in the beginning of the year latter end of March 1688 hath published several things as 1 A discourse concerning the operations of the holy spirit with a confutation of some part of Dr. Owens book upon that subject In three parts In the second part of which is An answer to Mr. Jo. Humphreys animadversions on the first part 2 Notion of Idolatry considered and confuted Lond. 1688. c. Another Son also he left behind him named Nich. Claget M. of Arts who is now or at least was lately Preacher at S Maries in S. Edm. Bury before mentioned Author of a Serm. intit A perswasive to peaceableness and obedience c. Lond. 1683. qu. and of another preached at S. Edm. Bury before William Bishop of Norwich c. 4. May 1686. c. JOB ROYS Son of a Father of both his names a Scrivener of London and he the Son of another Job of Lubenham in Leycestershire was born in the County of Middlesex in the Parish as it seems of S. Giles Cripplegate an 1631 educated partly in the Free-school at Abendon in Berks founded by John Royse 1563 became a Student in Pembroke Coll. 1650 and soon after was elected one of the Postmasters of Mert. Coll. where continuing under the tuition of a severe Presbyterian became well qualified with the spirit took one degree in Arts an 1655 left the Coll. soon after and retiring to the great City became a puling Levite among the Brethren for whose sake and at their instance he wrot and published The spirits Touchstone or the teaching of Christs spirit on the hearts of Believers being a clear discovery how a man may certainly know whether he be really taught by the spirit of God c. Lond. 1657 in a pretty thick octavo What other books he published besides this which was esteemed an inconsiderable canting piece I know not nor any thing else of the Author only that first if you had set aside his practical Divinity you would have found him a simple shiftless and ridiculous Person and secondly that dying in sixteen hundred sixty and three was buried in some Church in or near London being then weary of the change of the times and the wickedness forsooth that followed DAVID JENKYNS received his first being in this world at Hensol in the Parish of Pendeylwyn called by some Pendoylon in Glamorganshire became a Commoner of S. Emunds Hall in the year 1597 at which time several Welshmen were Students there After he had taken one degree in Arts he retired to Greys-Inn studied the Common Law and when Barrester was resorted to by many for his Counsel In the first of Car. 1. he being then a Bencher was elected Summer Reader but refused to read Afterwards he was made one of the Judges for South Wales continued in that office till the Rebellion broke out at which time he either imprison'd divers persons in his Circuit or condemn'd them to dye as being guilty of High Treason for bearing Arms against the King At length being taken Prisoner at Hereford when that City was surprized by the Parliament Forces in Decemb. 1645 he was hurried up to London and committed Prisoner to the Tower Afterwards being brought to the barr in Chancery he denied the Authority of that Court because their Seal was counterfeited and so consequently the Commissioners thereof were constituted against Law whereupon being committed to Newgate prison he was impeached of Treason and brought to the barr of the Commons house but denying their Authority and refusing to kneel was for his contempt fined 1000 l. and remitted to his prison and thence translated to Wallingford Castle About that time he used his utmost endeavours to set the Parliament and Army at odds thereby to promote the Kings Cause but it did not take effect according to his desire Afterwards passed an Act for his Tryal in the High Court of Justice an 1650 so that our
in the quality of a Gent. Com. for more than two years he went beyond the seas for a time and at his return received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty then at Hinchingbrook who before had restored to this our Author Digby his estate forfeited by his father on the 28 of Octob. 1623. In the year 1628 being then Admiral of a Fleet going to the Levant about which time I find him written è secretiori conclavi ad Carol. 1. in rebus maritimis Administrator praecipuus he acquired great honour by his gallant comportment at Algier in reescating many English Slaves and by bearing up so bravely in the resolute Onset on the Venetian Fleet in the Bay of Scanderoon and making the Pantolini to know themselves and him better This Onset was made as 't is reported on the eleventh of June his birth-day as Ben. Joh. will have it yet a Pamphlet that was publish'd the same year giving an account of all the Transactions of that Fight tells us it was on the 16 of the same month which if true then the fortune of that day is again mar'd For this his Valour and by his Travels into several Countries and converse with the Virtuosi of most civilized Nations he became The ages wonder for his noble parts Skill'd in six Tongues and learn'd in all the Arts. He was not only Master of a good graceful and judicious stile but also wrot an admirable hand both fast and Roman His person was handsome and gigantick and nothing was wanting to make him a compleat Chevalier He had so graceful elocution and noble address that had he been dropt out of the Clouds in any part of the World he would have made himself respected but the Jesuits who cared not for him spoke spitefully and said 't was true but then he must have stayed there above six weeks He had a great faculty which proceeded from abundance of wit and invention of proposing and reporting matters to the Virtuosi especially to the philosophical Assembly at Montpelier and Royal Society at home Which is the reason why many say that as he was most exactly accomplish'd with all sorts of Learning so was he guilty withall of extravagant Vanities Nay one a most noted Author doth not stick to say that this our eminent Virtuoso was the Pliny of our age for lying having been provoked to say so not only from the said Reports but from another which put men to a very great wonder viz. of a City in Barbary under the King of Tripoli that was turned into stone in a very few hours by a petrifying Vapor that fell upon the place that is Men Beasts Trees Houses Utensels c. every thing remaining in the same posture as Children at their Mothers breasts c. But this report the Reader is to understand that Sir Kenelme had from an Englishman Mr. Fitton residing in Florence Library-keeper to the great Duke there by Letter dated 2 Jul. 1656 and he from the great Duke who a little before had written to the Bassa of Tripoly to know the truth Which strange accident being look'd upon as the great wonder of the world was put into the common News-book of that time called Mercurius Politicus as having been received from Sir Kenelme then residing at Tholouse in France who sent a full account of it to a friend of his in England in Sept. following But as no man knew better than Sir Ken. how to abound and how to live like a Philosopher for both were indifferent to him so none of his time knew better how to take and pocket up Abuses which indeed belongs to a true Philosopher In the beginning of the Civil Wars he shew'd himself active for the Kings Cause and thereupon was forced to compound for his estate in 1649. Which being done the Parliament then sitting voted that he should depart the Commonwealth and not return without leave from the House under pain of death and confiscation of his estate Notwithstanding which he did afterwards return for a time and as 't is said cringed to Oliver but in what sense whether in order for the good of the Rom. Catholicks or for the carrying on of some publick design I cannot now tell About the same time he being Chancellour to Henrietta Maria the Queen Mother of England she sent him as her Envoy from France to the Pope was at his first coming to Rome highly venerated by all people as being a person not only of a majestick port and carriage but of extraordinary Parts and Learning At length growing high and huffing his Holiness he was in a manner neglected and especially for this reason that having made a collection of money for the afflicted Catholicks in England was found to be no faithful Steward in that matter As for his Works they are these Letter giving an account of the fight with the Venetians at the bay of Scandaroon Conference with a Lady about choice of Religion Par. 1638. c. Lond. 1654. oct Answer'd by Will. Twisse but never published Observations upon Religio Medici Lond. 1643. 44. oct c. They were the conceptions of one night and of an hasty birth The said Rel. Medici was pen'd by Dr. Tho. Browne as I shall elsewhere tell you Treatise of the nature of Bodies Par. 1644. fol. Lond. 1658. 1665. and 69. all three in qu. Answer'd by Alex. Rosse in a book intit The philosophical Touchstone or observations on Sir Ken. Digby's Discourses of nature of Bodies and of the reasonable Soul c. in which his erroneous Paradoxes are refuted c. Lond. 1645. qu. Treatise of the nature of Mans Soul Par. 1644. fol. Lond. 1645. 58. 69. qu. This which was answer'd by Rosse also with the Treatise of the nature of Bodies were translated into Latin by J. L. and had a Preface put to them by Tho. White who writes himself Thomas Anglus ex Albiis East-saxonum Par. 1651. folio Observations on the 22 d Stanza in the ninth Canto of the second book of Spencers Fairy Queen Lond. 1644. octavo Institutionum peripateticarum libri quinque cum appendice Theologica de origine mundi Par. 1651. fol. set at the end of the two Translations made by J. L. before mention'd Translated into English by the said Tho. White Lond. 1656. oct Letters to the Lord George Digby concerning Religion Lond. 1651. oct Of the cure of Wounds by the powder of Sympathy Lond. 1658. oct Spoken in French in a solemn Assembly at Montpelier in France 1657. and translated into English by Rich. White Lond. 1660. Reprinted at Lond. with the Treatise of bodies an 1669. and translated into Lat. by Laur. Stransius of Darmstad in Hassia It is also printed in the book intit Theatrum sympatheticum published by Joh. Andreas Endter at Norimberg 1662. in qu. and is also printed in the German Language This is the so much approved sympathetical powder said to be prepared by Promethean fire curing all green wounds that
entred in Jesus Coll. in Mich. term 1638 and was put under the tuition of a noted Tutor by whose lectures profiting much he took one degree in Arts was made Fellow of the said House and afterwards taking holy Orders from Dr. Manwaring Bishop of S. David had about that time the Rectory of S. Bridget before mentioned confer'd upon him by his kinsman Sir George Vaughan But the unsetledness of the times hindring him a quiet possession of he left it retired to Oxon and in a sedate repose prosecuted his medicinal genie in a manner natural to him and at length became eminent in the chymical part thereof at Oxon and afterwards at London under the protection and patronage of that noted Chymist Sir Rob. Murrey or Moray Kt Secretary of State for the Kingdom of Scotland He the said Vaughan was a great admirer of the labours of Cornel. Agrippa whose principles he followed in most of his works and to whom in matters of Philosophy he acknowledged that next to God he owned all that he had and therefore in his praise he did often passionately break out into poetical streines as that he was Natures Apostle and her choice High-priest Her mystical and bright Evangelist c. As he was a great admirer of Agrippa so he was no great favourer of the Aristotelian Philosophy condemning it as altogether imperfect and false a meer Apothecaries drugg a mixture of inconsistent contrary Principles which no way agree with the harmony and method of nature The whole Encyclopaedia of which abating the demonstrative mathematical part he says is built on meer imagination without the least light of experience and therefore he wishes that all true sons of his famous Oxford mother would look beyond Aristotle and not confine their intellect to the narrow and cloudy horizon of his text Our Author seems also to have had as little kindness for the Cartesian Philosophy as the former for he says that the Author of it was a whim and a wham a Fellow that invented ridiculous Principles of his own but hath cast them into such a method that they have a seeming dependency and Scholars mistake his knavery for his reason c. The truth is our Author Vaughan was so wedded to his beloved Agrippa that nothing could relish with him but his works especially his Occult Philosophy which he would defend in all discourse and writing He was a great Chymist a noted son of the fire an experimental Philosopher a zealous brother of the Rosie-Crucian fraternity an understander of some of the Oriental Languages and a tolerable good English and Latin Poet. He was neither Papist nor Sectary but a true resolute Protestant in the best sense of the Church of England His Works are these Anthroposophia Theomagica or a discourse of the nature of Man and his state after death grounded on his Creators Proto-chimistry and verified by a practical examination of principles in the great world Lond. 1650. oct Dedicated to his brethren of the Rosie-Cross Anima magica abscondita or a discourse of the universal spirit of nature with the strange abstruse miraculous ascent and descent Lond. 1650. oct It is joyned with the former book and they go both together But the Reader is to know that our Author having reflected on some of the Writings of Mr. Hen. More Fellow of Christs Coll. in Cambridge particularly as it seems on his Psychodia Platonica More thereupon came out with a book intit Observations upon Anthroposophia Theomagica and Anima mag abscond under the name of Alazonomastix Philalethes Par. alias Lond. 1650. oct Which observations being somewhat satyrical charging our Author to be a Magician and withal affirming that nothing but an implacable enmity to Immorality and Foolery and a zeal of discountenancing Vanity moved him to write against him in which his Writings he stiles our Author a Mome a Mimick an Ape a meer Animal a Fool in a Play a Jack-pudding c our Author thereupon came out with an Answer in vindication of himself intit The Man-mouse taken in a trap and tortured to death for gnawing the Margins of Eug. Philalethes Lond. 1650. oct Written in the greatest buffoonry and scolding imaginable out-stripping the pattern laid before him by his Adversary and not only plays and quibbles on his name like a Novice but falls fouly on his University in a childish manner All which doth fully make out the fantasticalness of the title But this also was replied upon by the said More under the name of Alaz Philalethes in a book intit The second Lash against Vaughans Anthropos Camb. 1651. oct Which answer and reply of More did afterwards so little please him tho they tended to a good end that he thought not fit to have them translated into Latine with the rest of his Philosophical Works which were printed 1679. fol. See the general Preface to the said Works concerning the occasion and stile of the aforesaid Answer and Reply Th. Vaughan hath also written Magia Adamica or the antiquity of Magic and the descent thereof from Adam downward proved c. Lond. 1650. oct A perfect and full discovery of the true Coelum terrae or the Magicians heavenly Chaos and first matter of all things Printed with Magia Adam The second wash or the Moore scoured once more being a charitable Cure for the distractions of Alazonomastix Lond. 1651. oct The first wash was the Man-mouse This worthy person Dr. Hen. More of whom we heard no farther as to this matter was born of Calvinistical Parents in a Mercate Town in Lincolnshire called Grantham and there for a while bred up under a Master of the same perswasion At about 14 years of age he was sent to Eaton School near Windsore where he usually spoke very slightly of the opinions of Calvin and about three years after he was entred into Christs Coll. in Cambridge where he became Fellow a great Tutor and a most noted Philosopher He died on the third day of Apr. 1687 aged 73 years and was buried in the Chappel of Christs Coll as I have been informed thence Lumen de lumine or a new magical light discovered and communicated to the world Lond. 1651. oct Aphorismi Magici Eugeniani Printed with Lum de lum 〈◊〉 both dedicated to the Univ. of Oxon. Aula lucis or the house of Light a discourse written in the year 1651. Lond. 1652. oct Published not under the name of Eug. Philalethes but under the two Letters of S. N. a modern Speculator being the two last Letters of Thomas Vaughan Large Preface with a short declaration of the physical work of the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross Set by him before a book intit The fame and confession of the Fraternity of R. C. commonly of the Rosie Cross Lond. 1652. oct Which Fame and Confession was translated into English by another hand I have seen another book intit Themis aurea The laws of the Fraternity of the Rosie Cross Lond. 1656. oct Written in
beneficial employment he wrot books to his last He had a singular command of his pen whether in verse or prose and was well read in modern Histories especially in those of the Countries wherein he had travelled had a parabolical and allusive fancy according to his motto Senesco non Segnesco But the reader is to know that his writings having been only to gain a livelyhood and by their dedications to flatter great and noble persons are very trite and empty stoln from other authors without acknowledgment and fitted only to please the humours of Novices His works are these Dodena's Grove or the vocal Forest Lond. 1640. 44. qu. Much cried up and taken into the hands of curious People at its first publication The second part of it was printed at Lond. in 1650 oct and tho not so much admired as the first which was translated into French and printed several times yet there was a translation made of it into the new refined French by one of the prime wits in the Academy of Breux Esprits of Paris Par. 1652. qu. Ou le Parler des Arbres Par. 1648. qu. The English copy I have not yet seen this being different from the Vocal Forest which bears another title in the French edit The vote or a Poem-Royal presented to his Majesty for a New-years gift by way of discourse 'twixt the Poet and his Muse cal Jan. 1641. Lond. 1642 in two sh in qu. Instructions for forreign travel Lond. 1642 in tw Dedicated to Prince Charles There again with additions 1650 in tw Casual discourses and interlocutions between Patricius and Peregrin touching the distractions of the times with the causes of them Written by the author in the prison call'd the Fleet presently after Edghill battle being the first book that came forth for the vindication of his Majesty Mercurius Hibernicus or a discourse of that horrid insurrection and massacre which hapned lately in Ireland Written in the Fleet 1643. Parables reflecting upon the times Lond. 1644. in 2 sh in qu. at the latter end of the second edit oâ— Dodena's Grove Englands tears for the present wars c. Lond. 1644. in two sh and half in qu. There again in 1650 in tw Put into lat under this title Angliae suspiria lacrymae c. Lond. 1646. in tw Preheminence and pedegree of Parliaments in two sections Lond. 1644 in tw There again in 1677 in 3 sheets in qu. Vindication of some passages reflecting upon him in a book called The Popish Royal Favorite pen'd by Mr. Prynne Lond. 1644 in tw Printed with the very next pamphlet before mentioned A clearing of some occurrences in Spain at his Majesties being there cited by the said Mr. Prynne out of the Vocal Forest This is also printed with the former Epistolae Ho-Elianae Familiar letters domestic and forreign divided into sundry sections partly historical political and philosophical Lond. 1645. 47. qu. Lond. 1650. oct There again 1655 and 73 in oct All which impressions contained two vol. and had to the last added a third and fourth volume Many of the said letters were never written before the Author of them was in the Fleet as he pretends they were only feigned no time being kept with their dates and purposely published to gain money to relieve his necessities A nocturnal progress or a perambulation of most Countries in Christendome performed in one night by strength of imagination Written in the Fleet 1645. Lustra Ludovici or the life of Lewis 13 K. of France and of his Cardinal de Richelieu Lond. 1646. fol. Divided into 7 lusters and dedicated to Pr. Charles at his Court in the Isle of Jersey An account of the deplorable and desperate condition that England stands in an 1647. in a letter to Francis Cardinal Barberini Written from the Fleet 1647. Letter to the Earl of Pembr concerning the times and the sad condition both of Prince and People Printed 1647 in two sh in qu. 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Discourse of the Interests of the Reipublick of Venice with the rest of the states of Italy Printed with the Survay Some sober inspections made into the carriage and consults of the late Long Parliament c. Lond. 1653. oct Dedicated to Oliver Lord Protector whom he compares to Charles Martel and complements him in smooth language The fourth edition of this book came out in 1660 with several additions containing reflections upon government in general with some prophetick paragraphs and a supplement of divers signal passages which the other three additions had not Hist of the Wars of Jerusalem Epitomiz'd Printed in oct Ah Ha Tumulus Thalamus Two counter poems the first an Elegy upon Edward late Earl of Dorset The second an Epithalamium to the L. Marquess of Dorchester with an Hymeneum or Bridal-sonet of 4 stanzas according to a choice Aire set thereunto by Mr. Will. Webb Lond. 1653 in two sh in qu. A Dialogue Published and couched under the name of Polyander Written about the time that Oliver began to be Protector In this Dialogue he gives his opinion for a single Person against all other governments The German diet or the ballance of Europe wherein the power and weakness glory and reproach virtues and vices c. of all the Kingdoms and States of Christendom are impartially poysed Lond. 1653 fol. The authors picture from head to foot is set before the title leaning under a British oak Parthonopoeia or the history of the most renowned Kingdom of Naples with a list of their Kings c. Lond. 1654 fol. The first part of it was written by Scipio Mazzella englished from Ital. by Samson Lennard Herald of Arms. The second part was compiled by our Authors Jam. Howell who besides some supplements to the first part draws the thread of the story to these present times Collected and translated from several modern Ital. authors Londinopolis An historical discourse or perlustration of the City of London and Westminster with the Courts of Justice Antiquities and new buildings Lond. 1657. fol. 'T is a short discourse mostly taken from
unicâ felicissime temperavit Infelices sui seculi errores non effugit modo sed strenuè fugavit c. JEREMY TAYLOR tumbled out of his mothers womb into the lap of the muses at Cambridge was educated in Gonvill and Caius Coll. there till he was M. of A. Afterwards entring into holy orders he supplied for a time the Divinity Lecturers place in the Cath. of S. Paul in London where behaving himself with great credit and applause far above his years came to the cognisance of that great encourager of learning ingenuity and virtue Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant. who thinking it for the advantage of the world that such mighty parts should be afforded better opportunities of study and improvement than a course or constant preaching would allow of he caused him to be elected Fellow of All 's Coll. an 1636 Where being setled love and admiration still waited upon him while he improved himself much in Books But this the Reader is to know that tho he came in meerly by the paramount interest of the said Archb yet it was done against the statutes of the Coll in these two respects First because he had exceeded the age with in which the said statutes make Candidates capable of being elected and secondly that he had not been of three years standing in the University of Oxon only a week or two before he was put in However he being a Person of most wonderful parts and like to be an ornament thereunto he was dispenced with and thereby obtained in that house much of that learning wherewith he was enabled to write casuistically About the same time he was in a ready way to be confirmed a member of the Church of Rome as many of that perswasion have said but upon a Sermon delivered in S. Maries Church in Oxon on the 5. of Nov. Gun-powder-treason day an 1638 wherein several things were put in against the Papists by the then Vicechanc he was afterwards rejected with scorn by those of that party particularly by Fr. à S. Clara his intimate acquaintance to whom afterwards he expressed some sorrow for those things he had said against them as the said S. Clara hath several times told me About that time he became one of the Chaplains to the said Archb. of Cant who bestowed upon him the rectory of Uppingham in Rutlandshire and other matters he would have done for him in order to his advance in the Church had not the rebellion unluckily broke out In the year 1642 he was with others by virtue of his Maj. letters sent to this University actually created D. of D. in that noted Convocation held on the first day of Nov. the same year he being then Chaplain in Ord. to his said Majesty and a frequent Preacher before him and the Court in Oxon. Afterwards he attended in his Majesties Army in the condition of a Chaplain where tho he had not a command of his time and books yet he laid the foundation of several Treatises in defence of Episcopacy the Liturgy Ministry and Church of England Upon the declining of the Kings cause he retired into Wales where he was suffer'd under the Loyal Earl of Carbury of the Golden Grove in Caermerthenshire to officiat and keep School to maintain him and his Children From which tho it continued but a few years were several youths most loyally educated and afterwards sent to the Universities In this solitude he began to write his excellent discourses which are enough of themselves to furnish a Library and will be famous to all succeeding generations for the exactness of wit profoundness of judgment richness of fancy clearness of expression copiousness of invention and general usefulness to all the purposes of a Christian By which he soon after got a great reputation among all Persons of judgment and indifferences and his name grew greater still as the world grew better and wiser When he had spent some years in this retirement in a private corner as 't were of the world his family was visited with sickness and thereby lost the dear pledges or Gods favour three sons of great hopes within the space of two or three months And tho he had learned a quiet submission unto the divine will yet the affliction touched him so sensibly that it made him desirous to leave the Country And going to London he there for a time officiated in a private Congregation of Loyalists to his great hazard and danger At length meeting with Edward Lord Conway a Person of great honour and generosity that Lord after he had understood his condition made him a kind profer which our author Taylor embracing it carried him over into Ireland and setled him at Portmore a place made for study and contemplation which he therefore dearly loved And there he wrot his Cases of conscience a book that is able alone to give its author immortality By this time the wheel of providence brought about the Kings happy restauration and out of a confused Chaos beauty and order began to appear Whereupon our loyal Author went over to congratulate the Prince and Peoples happiness and bear a part in the universal triumph It was not long after his sacred Majesty began the settlement of the Church and Dr. Taylor being resolved upon for the Bishoprick of Downe and Connor was consecrated thereunto at Dublin on the 27. of January 1660 and on the 21. of June 1661 he had the administration of the See of Dromore granted to him by his Majesty in consideration that he had been the Churches Champion and that he had suffer'd much in defence of its cause With what care and faithfulness he discharged his office all upon the place knew well and what good rules and directions he gave to his Clergy and how he taught them the practice of them by his own example Upon his being made Bishop he was constituted a Privy Counsellor and the University of Dublin gave him their testimony by recommending him for their Vicechancellor which honorable office he kept to his dying day He was esteemed by the generality of persons a compleat Artist accurate Logician exquisite quick and acute in his reasonings a Person of great fluency in his language and of prodigious readiness in his learning A noted Presbyterian also his Antagonist doth ingeniously confess that Dr. Taylor is a man of admirable wit great parts hath a quick and elegant pen is of abilities in critical learning and of profound skill in antiquity c. and another who knew him well tells us that he was a rare Humanist and hugely vers'd in all the polite parts of learning and had throughly concocted all the antient Moralists Greek and Roman Poets and Orators and was not unacquainted with the refined wits of the later ages whether French or Italian c. But he had not only the accomplishments of a Gentleman but so universal were his parts that they were proportion'd to every thing And tho his spirit and humour were
so general approbation that several impressions of them were made in qu. and oct This Disswasive from popery was answered first by a book bearing this title Truth will out or a discovery of some untruths smoothly told by Dr. Jer. Taylor in his Disswasive from popery c. Printed 1665. qu. written by his friendly Adversary Edward Worsely a Jesuit of the Family of Worseley in Lancashire And secondly by John Sargeant a Sec. Priest in one of his Appendices to Sure footing in Christianity as I shall elsewhere tell you 2 Unum necessarium or the doctrine and practice of repentance rescued from popular errors c. Lond. 1655. oct 3 Two answers to the Bishop of Rochesters Warner two letters concerning the chapter of original sin in the Unum necessarium Lond. 1656. in tw 4 A discourse of confirmation 5 Two letters to Persons changed in their religion This was first Pr. at Lond. 1657 in tw and put at the end of the second edit of Measures and offices of friendship 6 Three letters to a Gentlewoman that was tempted to the communion of the Romish Church The said edit containing the said six Treatises or Books bears this general title 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Or a collection of Polemical discourses wherein the Church of England is defended in many material points c. Lond. 1674. in a large fol. The other books that our author Dr. Taylor hath written and go under his name are these New and easie institution of Grammar for the use of the youth of Wales Lond. 1647. oct This is commonly said to be his yet there have not been wanting some that have said that it was written by Dr. Taylors Usher or Assistant named Will. Wyatt See more in the Fasti an 1661. among the created Bachelaurs of Div. Twenty five Sermons preached at Golden Grove being for the Winter half year beginning on Advent Sunday and continuing till Whitsunday Lond. 1678. fol. the fifth edit with his picture before them as before many of his other books Twenty seven sermons preached at Golden Grove being for the Summer half year beginning on Whitsunday and ending on the 25 Sunday after Trinity Lond. 1678 fol. sixth edit A supplement of eleven Sermons preached since his Maj. restauration Lond. 1678. fol. seven of them were before printed at Lond. 1664. fol. To which three more being added were printed again at the same place an 1667. fol. The ninth Sermon of the said eleven is that preached at S. Maries in Oxon before mention'd The general title set before the said twenty five twenty seven and the supplement of eleven Sermons with other things contained in the said Vol. runs thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A course of Sermons for all the Sundays in the year c. with a supplement of eleven Sermons preached since his Maj. restauration Whereunto is adjoyned A discourse of the divine institution necessity sacredness and separation of the office Ministerial c. written by the special command of K. Ch. 1. with Rules and advices to the Clergy c. This great vol. is closed with a Sermon on 1. Joh. 3.2 preached at the authors Dr. Taylor funeral by George Rust who succeeded him in the See of Dromore as I shall anon tell you A short Catechisme for the institution of young persons in the christian religion Lond. 1652. oct or tw An explication of the Apostolical Creed Printed with the Short Cat. and both composed for the use of the Schools in Wales A discourse of Baptisme its institution and efficacy upon all believers Lond. 1652. qu. A consideration of the practice of the Church in baptizing infants of believing parents and the practice justified Printed with the former Discourse The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the christian institution described in the life and death of Jesus Christ In three parts Lond. 1653. fol. sec edit Lond. 1667. fol. 4th edit The sixth edit of which book bearing the title of Antiquitates Christianae c. is printed together with another book entit Antiquitates Apostolicae Or the Lives Acts and Martyrdoms of the holy Apostles of our Saviour c. Written by Will. Cave D. D. Chapl. in ord to K. Ch. 2. sometimes of S. Johns Coll. in Cambr. since Minister of Islington near Lond Canon of Windsore and author of several books Clerus Domini or a discourse of the divine institution necessity sacredness and separation of the office Ministerial c. Lond. 1655 in a thin fol. This is mention'd before but not so full A farther explication of the doctrine of original sin Lond. 1656. oct The first explication is in his Unum necessarium before mention'd cap. 7. Both which explications being very heterodox were generally condemned A collection of Offices or forms of Prayer in cases ordinary and extraordinary c. Lond. 1658. oct The Psalter or Psalmes of David after the Kings translation with arguments to every psalme Pr. with the Collection of Offices See before in the first Vol. in Christoph Hatton an 1591. p. 223. The Ephesian Matron Lond. 1659. in tw Certain letters to Hen. Jeanes concerning a passage of his Jeanes in the explication of original sin Oxon. 1660. published by the said H. Jeanes The worthy Communicant or a discourse of the nature effects and blessings subsequent to the worthy receiving of the Lords Supper c. Lond. 1660. 67. c. octavo Cases of conscience occurring in the duty of him that ministers and him that communicates Pr. with the Worthy Com. Letter concerning praying with the spirit c. Lond. 1660. qu. set before Hen. Leslie B. of Downe and Connor his Discourse of praying with the spirit and with understanding in two serm preached at Hillsborough an 1659 on 1 Cor. 14. ver 15. Lond. 1660. qu. Rule and exercise of holy living c. together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian c. Lond. 1668 eighth edit The twelfth edit came out in 1680. and all printed in tw and oct Rule and exercise of holy dying c. Lond. 1668. eighth edit The twelfth came out in 1680 and all printed in tw and oct Ductor Dubitantium or the rule of conscience in all her general measures serving as a great instrument for the determination of cases of conscience In four books Lond. 1660. fol. which was the first edit I think There again 1676. third edit Rules and advices to the Clergy of the dioc of Downe and Connor c. Dubl 1661. oct Lond. 1663 c. See before Discourse of artificial beauty in point of Conscience between two Ladies Pr. 1662. oct A disswasive from Popery to the people of Ireland Lond. 1664. qu. This seems to be different from the two parts of the Disswasive before mention'd Qu. Succinct narrative of the life of Dr. Jo. Bramhall Archb. of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland This is in or at the end of the Sermon preached at his funeral 16 Jul. 1663 by our Author Dr. Jer. Taylor Which
sermon is numbred among those before mention'd Discourse upon the Beatitudes Left by the Author unfinish'd Christian consolation taught from five heads 1. Faith 2. Hope 3. Holy Spirit 4. Prayer 5. The Sacraments Lond. 1671. oct Contemplations of the state of Man in this life and in that which is to come Lond. 1684. oct Moral demonstration proving that the Religion of Jesus Christ is from God Lond. 1687. oct set at the end of A copy of a letter written to a Gentlewoman newly seduced to the Ch. of Rome printed then again at Lond. being one of the five letters before mention'd with some other little works of the said Author The said Moral demonstration had before been printed with one of the edit of his Cases of Conscience These are all the books and sermons as I conceive that this most worthy and eminent Author hath written and therefore I shall only add that he being overtaken with a violent fever surrendred up his pious soul to the omnipotent at Lisburne alias Lisnegarvy on the thirteenth day of August in sixteen hundred sixty and seven and was buried in a Chappel of his own erection on the ruins of the old Cathedral of Dromore In that See succeeded his most dear and excellent friend who preached his funeral sermon and afterwards made it publick named George Rust D. D. sometimes Fellow of Christs Coll. in Cambridge a learned Divine and an eloquent Preacher who dying in Dec. about S. Thomas day in 1670 was buried in the same Vault wherein the said B Taylor had been deposited After him succeeded in the same See Drâ—more Dr. Essex Digby and him Capel Wisemâ—n Dean of Raphoe sometimes Fellow of All 's College an 1683. STEPHEN SKINNER Son of Joh. Skin of London Gent. was born either in that City or in the County of Middlesex applied his studies to academical learning in the condition of a Communer as it seems in the royal foundation called Christ Church an 1638 aged 16 years or thereabouts but before he could take one degree the most unnatural Rebellion broke out to the great horror and reluctancy of all good men so that travelling beyond the seas he made progress in the studies of Arts and Philosophy in several Universities with very great improvement In 1646 or thereabouts he returned to his native Countâ—y and the Garrison of Oxford being that year reduced for the use of the Parliament he returned to the then disconsolate Muses and took both the degr in Arts that year Afterwards he finished his rambles in several Countries as in France Italy Germany the Spanish Netherlands c. visited the Courts of diveâ—s Princes frequented several Universities and obtained the company and friendship of the most learned men of them At length upon the renovation of the University of Heidelberge by Charles Lewis Elector Palatine he was adorned there with the degr of Doctor of Physick and held in admiration by all learned men at that place Afterwards returning once more to his native Country and to his Mother the Univ. of Oxon then quite alter'd to what he had left it was there incorporated in the same degr an 1654. About which time setling within the City of Lincoln practised his faculty there and in the neighbourhood with good success and therefore much resoâ—â—ed to by persons of all quality and beloved of the Gentâ—y He was a person well vers'd in most parts of learning understood all books whether old or new was most skilful in the oriental Tongues an excellent Greecian and in short a living library He hath written Prolegomena Etymologica with a large preface to it and these things following Etymolâ—gâ—con linguae Anglicanâ—e Eâ—ym Botanicum Eâ—ymolâ—gica Expâ—sitio vocum forensium Etymol vocum omnium Anglicarum Etym Onomasticon c. He died of a malignant fever at Lincolne before mention'd on the fifth day of Septemb. in sixteen hundred sixty and seven and was buried in the Cath. Church there After his death his before mention'd Works which had been by him left imperfect came into the hands of Thomas Henshaw of Kensington near London Esq who correcting and digesting them and adding many words to them of his own were publâ—â—hed 〈…〉 with an Epistle before them to the Reader of Mâ— Hâ—â—shâ—w's writing an 1671. fol. with this 〈◊〉 Eâ—yâ—â—lâ—gicon linguae Anglicanae c. In which book 〈◊〉 Woâ—ds and Additions and Explanations that have 〈…〉 H put to them were done by the said Th. 〈◊〉 a noted Critick sometimes a Communer of Univ. 〈◊〉 and therefore hereafter to be numbred among the 〈◊〉 Wâ—â—tâ—rs See more of Dr. Skinner in Hist 〈◊〉 Univ. Oxâ—n lib. 2. pag. â—80 JOHN READING born of sufficient Parents in Buckinghamshire was admitted a Student in Magd. Hall in 〈…〉 of the year 1604. aged 16 years took the 〈…〉 that of Master being compleated in 1610 〈…〉 a little bâ—fore the Camiâ—ia he had 〈◊〉 â—imself a 〈◊〉 of S. Alb. Hall On the last 〈…〉 1612 â—he was ordained Deacon by John Bishop of 〈◊〉 in the Church of Nowenham Courtney and on the 〈◊〉 of June 1614 he was made a Priest by the said Bishâ—p in the Church of Dorchester in the County of Oxon. 〈◊〉 that time he became Chaplain to Edward Lord 〈◊〉 of Harâ—â—gworth Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Governour of Dover Castle with whom going to Dâ—ver where he preached divers Sermons he was at the instant request of the Parishioners of S Maries who 〈◊〉 very much taken with his preaching made Miniâ—â—â—â— of that Church â— Dec. 161â— So that being setled there he was very much resorted to for his frequent and edifying Sermons and held in great esteem by the neighbourhood especially by the puritanical party Afterwards he was made Chapl. in ord to K. Ch. 1. and Bach. of of Divinity but whether of this University it appears not Upon the change of the times occasion'd by the violent Presbyterians he seemed much to discountenance them in his Sermons and Discourses and therefore in Apr. 1642 his study of books at Dover was plundered by one .... Sandys of Northborne in Kent a Militia Officer who usually shew'd his valour by plundring several of the loyal inhabitants in the County of Kent and in Nov. following he was by the command of Sir Edw. Boys a Parliamenteer taken violently by Soldiers out of his study being then upon his Paraphrase upon the whole Evangelist of S. John and had gone as far as the 8 and 9 verse of the 5 chap. and sent to prison and banishment for a year and seven months and not at all restored to his Cure of Souls at Dover Which Sir Edward that he might comply with the Schismaticks did prosecute so long as he lived our Author Reading to his utter undoing On the 27 of Jan. following 1642 his Majesty having had notice of his Sufferings sent his letters to Archb. Laud then a prisoner in the Tower that he bestow the Parsonage of Chartham in Kent upon him then void
by the death of Dr. Isaac Bargrave Dean of Canterbury Which being accordingly done as much as laid in the Arbishops power Mr. Reading did not receive any profit from it or from a Prebendship of Canterbury about that time bestowed on him because much opposed by Sir Nath. Brent Vicar-General In the month of July 1644 Sir Will. Brockman did freely bestow upon him the Parsonage of Cheriton in Kent and about the same time he was appointed by the Ass of Divines to be one of the nine Divines to write Annotations on the New Test Not long after upon the discovery of a plot for the taking of Dover Castle by the Cavaliers he was inhumanely seised on in a cold winter night in his house in Cheriton by the command of Major Boys Son of Sir Edw. before mention'd and hurried to Dover Castle and the next day sent to that of Leedes with many others of the Town of Dover Where continuing for some time he composed the book called The guide to the holy city At length being discharged from his imprisonment by the Committee of those parts they ordered also his Goods that had been plundered should be restored to him However Boys of Chilham a Sequestrator different from either of the former had money of him before he would part with them On the 10 of March 1650 he publickly disputed upon the receipt of a Challenge some days before with Sam. Fisher an Anabaptist in Folkston Church in Kent The subject of the debate was Whether all Christians indefinitely were equally and eternally obliged to preach the Gospel without ecclesiastical ordination or contrary to the commands of the civil Magistrate or to that purpose Fisher pleaded the affirmative fetching most of his Arguments from Jer. Taylors Discourse of the liberty of prophecying After the debate was ended our Author Reading thought himself obliged to answer several passages in the said book of Dr. Taylor which gave too great a seeming advantage to Fanaticism and Enthusiasm In the year 1660 May 25 about which time he was restored to his Cure at Dover he spake a short Speech to his Maj. Ch. 2 at his first landing there to take possession of those Kingdoms from whence he by a barbarous Usurpation had been ejected Which being done he presented to him a large Bible with gold Clasps in the name of the Corporation of Dover About that time he was restored to his Prebendship of Canterbury and Rectory of Chartham near it which he kept to his dying day He was in the opinion of many a severe Calvinist and one who had not only defended the irresistability of Grace in several Sermons in opposition to what Joh. Goodwin had delivered in the same Parish Ch. of S. Mary in Dover but in his oral disputes with Fisher the Anabaptist being then as zealous in disproving that mans tenet of Universal Redemption as he was in asserting Paedobaptism against Reading Farther since his Maj. return he did in a publick Sermon in the Cath. Ch. at Canterbury reprehend and disprove some doctrine to that effect which had been in the same place then lately delivered by Dr. Thom. Pierce Prebendary of that Church He hath written and published Several Sermons viz. 1 A fair warning after sickness Lond. 1623. qu. 2 Job's hour a funeral Sermon at Dover 10 Mar. 1623. Lond. 1624. qu. 3 Moses and Jethro or the good Magistrate preached at S. Maries in Dover on the election day on Exod. 18.24 Lond. 1626. qu. 4 Davids soliloquy containing many comforts for afflicted minds in sundry sermons at S. Maries in Dover on Psal 42.11 Lond. 1627. in tw 5 Characters of true blessedness preached in the same Church 21 Sept. 1637 at the funeral of Mrs. Alice Percivall wife of Anth. Percivall Esq on Psal 84.4.5 Lond. 1638. in tw dedic to the said Anthony then Captain of Arcliff Bulwark near Dover Comptroller for his Majesties Customs in Kent c. with several other sermons printed 1621. 1642. c. which I have not yet seen Brief instruction concerning the holy Sacrament for their use who prepare themselves to receive the Lords Supper Lond. 1645. oct A guide to the holy city or directions and helps to an holy life c. Oxon. 1651. qu. An antidote against Anabaptisme in a reply to the plea for Anabaptists Or animadversions on that part of Liberty of prophecying which in sect 18. p. 223. beareth this title A particular consideration of the opinions of the Anabaptists Lond. 1654. qu. In another title of this book which bears date 1655 it runs thus A particular answer to all that is alledged in favour of the Anabaptists by Dr. Jer. Taylor in his book called The liberty of prophecying In the 18 Section of which the Doctor hath mention'd more or things in more plausible terms than ever the Anabaptists have alledged for their own opinions Survey of the controverted points concerning 1 Infant baptism 2 Pretended necessity of Dipping 3 The dangerous practice of reâ—baptizing This was printed with the Antidote 1654. qu. and is sometimes called Anabaptisme routed c. An Evening sacrifice or prayers for a family in these times of calamity Speech made before K. Ch. 2. on the shore where he landed at Dover 25 May 1660. Lond. 1660. on one side of a sh of paper To which is added a Lat. copy of Verses with their English by Rich. Bradshaw This our Author Mr. Reading who had spent his time partly in prosperity and partly in affliction surrendred up his last breath on the 26 of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and seven and was buried on the 30 of the said month in the chancel of his parish Church of Chartham near to Canterbury before mention'd leaving then behind him fit for the press 1 Several Sermons preach'd before the King 2 Comments on the whole Bible The former are in the hands of Joh. Reading his son living in Essex and the other in those of William another son living in Dover 3 A whip for sacriledge Written in answer to a Pamphlet of Anth. Parsons intit The great case of tithes This Whip is contained in 13 sheets and is now in the hands of Basil Kennet M. A. of the University of Dublin Rector of Dimchurch and Vicar of Postling in Kent 4 A Lat. MS. in fol. containing a large Comment Paraphrase and Explication on the whole New Testament dedic to General George Monke and sent to be printed at Lond. in 1666 but being prevented by the great fire that hapned there that year it was delivered into the hands of Dr. Wrenn Bishop of Ely and whether it be recovered from the hands of his heirs or executors I know not The said Mr. Kennet hath also another Tract concerning Proper sacrifice in vindication of Sir Edw. Deering from the attempts of a popish Priest or Jesuit but being imperfect 't was not design'd I presume by the Author Mr. Reading for the press WILLIAM THOMAS was born in a mercate Town in Shropshire called Whitchurch
Kt and Bt now the Wife of Sir Tho. Millington Dr. of Phys erect the said monument at her proper charges JOHN TRAPP Son of Nich. Trapp of Kemsey as it seems in Worcestershire was born at Crome D'abitot commonly called Crumdebitot in the same County 5 June 1601 educated in Grammar learning in the condition of a Kings scholar under Mr. Hen. Bright in the Free-school at Worcester and made great proficiency in the three learned Languages In 1618 he made his Academical entry into Ch. Ch. and lived there some years in the condition as it seems of a Servitour under the tuition of Mr. George Jay a Student of that house and partly by the benefaction of Dr. Corbet then Dean thereof After he had compleated the degree of Master of Arts an 1624 he was invited to Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire to teach a Free school there where shewing great industry in that employment had the small Vicaridge of Weston upon Avon in Glocestersh about two miles from his school confer'd upon him both which places with the Church of Luddington in Warwicksh for some time he kept about 47 years He was by those of the puritannical party esteemed to be a person endowed with several virtuous qualifications and to be one of the prime Preachers of his time Yet this the Reader must know that upon the breaking out of the Rebellion he closed with the Presbyterians took the Covenant and in his Preachings and Discourses became violent against the King his Cause and his Adherents yet lost nothing for so doing but was a gainer by it as he was by the publication of these books following taken into the hands and admired by the Brethren but by others not Gods Love-tokens or the afflicted mans lessons brought to light and laid before him c. on Rev. 3.19 Lond. 1637. oct Theologia Theologiae or a true treasure of holy truths touching Gods word and God in the word Being a discourse on Hebr. 1. ver 1.2.3 Lond. 1641. oct Comment upon the four Evangelists and the Acts of the Apostles When this was first published I know not sure I am that his Exposition of S. Joh. the Evang. was pr. at Lond. 1646. qu. Comment upon all the Epistles of the Apostles and upon the Revelation Pr. in qu. A decad of common places Pr. in qu. Clavis to the Bible Or a new comment upon the Pentateuch or 5 books of Moses wherein are first difficult places explained 2 Controversies discussed c. Lond. 1650. qu. Comment on Joshua Judges Ruth first and second of Sam. first and sec of Kings and first and sec of Chronicles Solomonis ΠΑÎΑ′ΡΕΤΟΣ or a Commentary upon the books of Proverbs Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs wherein the text is explained some controversies are discussed divers common places are handled c. Lond. 1650. qu. Com. or Exposition upon all the books of the New Test wherein the text is explained some controversies are discussed c. with a Decad upon these ten heads Abstinence Admonition Alms Ambition Angels Anger Apostacy Arrogance Arts and Atheism Lond. 1656. fol. sec edit with the Authors picture before it In this folio book are contained the Comment on the four Evangelists and Acts of the Apostles Com. upon the Epistles of the Apost and upon the Rev. as also A Decad of com places before mention'd Com. or Exposition upon the twelve minor Prophets Wherein the text is explained some controversies discussed c. Lond. 1654. fol. The righteous mans recompence Or a true Christian characterized and encouraged Grounded on Malac. 3.16.17.18 Printed with the Com. or Expos upon the twelve min. Proph. Com. on Proverbs Ecclesiastes the Song of Songs Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel and Daniel Lond. 1656 and 60. fol. In this folio is contained the Com. on the Proverbs Eccles and Song of Songs before mentioned which were pr. in qu. 1650. Com. on Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job and Psalmes Lond. 1656. fol. At length this voluminous Author paying his last debt to nature on the 17 of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and nine was buried in the Church of Weston upon Avon in Glocestershire before mentioned near to the grave of sometimes wife What other things he left behind him fit for the press I know not Since my writing of this I find that our Author Trapp was appointed an Assistant to the Commissioners of Warwickshire for the ejection of such whom they then in Olivers Raign called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters WILLIAM PRYNNE a most noted and frequent Writer of his time was born at Swainswick near Bathe in Somersetshire an 1600 at which time his Father as afterwards this his son whom we now mention was a Tenant to Oriel Coll. educated in Grammar learning as I conceive within the same City of Bathe became a Commoner of the said Coll. of Oriel under the tuition of Giles Widdowes an 1616 took one degree in Arts in 1620 went afterwards to Linc. Inn to obtain knowledge in the Common Law where he was made successively Barrester utter Barrester Bencher and Reader At his first coming to that Inn he became a great follower and admirer of that noted Puritan Dr. John Preston then Lecturer there who finding him to be of an enterprizing nature hot-spirited and eager in pursuit of any thing that was put into him he was looked upon by Preston and his party as the fittest person to adventure upon such exploits which a more sober and considerate man durst not have appeared in Whereupon he was put into the road of writing not without the helps and advice of Preston and the Brethren and having made or gotten a Common-place-book published several matters against the loosness and debauchery so he took it of the times as against drinking of healths long or womanish hair Stage-plays wherein the Queen Henr. Maria was in a gross manner reflected upon several times and other matters relating to the Church Discipline and Members thereof which were altogether looked upon as aliene from his profession and pragmatical and impudent for him so to do About the time of Christmas an 1632 he published a book intit Histriomastix c. wherein breathing out nothing but disgrace to the Nation infamy to the Church reproaches to the Court dishonour to the Queen and some things which were thought to be tending to the destruction of his Majesties person as Dr. Pet. Heylyn an enemy to our Author Prynne tells us great complaints therefore were made of that book notwithstanding it had been licensed by Mr. Tho. Buckner Chaplain to Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury Before I go forward with this matter you may be pleased to hear what a certain Author saith of it thus About this time meaning the latter end of 1632 Mr. Prynne published his book called Histrio-mastix by license of Archb. Abbot's Chaplain which being against Plays and a reference in the table of the book to this effect Women actors notorious Whores relating
to some Women actors mentioned in his book as he affirmeth It hapned that about six weeks after this the Queen acted a part in a Pastoral at Somerset-house and then the Archbishop Laud and other Prelates whom Prynne had angered by some books of his against Arminianism and against the jurisdiction of the Bishops and by some prohibitions which he had moved and got to the High Commission Court These Prelates and their instruments the next day after the Queen had acted her Pastoral shewed Prynne's book against Plays to the King and that place of it Women actors notorious Whores and they informed the King and Queen that Prynne had purposely written this book against the Queen and her Pastoral whereas it was published six weeks before that Pastoral was acted Yet the King and Queen though thus exasperated did direct nothing against him till Laud set Dr. Heylyn who bare a great malice to Prynne for confuting some of his doctrines to peruse Prynne's books and to collect the scandalous points out of them which Heylyn did though as Prynne affirms not at all warranted by the text of his book but these two Gentlemen were well matched and alike in other things though so much different in Divinity or shew of it c. Thus our Author here quoted of whom I shall hereafter make large mention Upon the said Complaints concerning that book Heylyn being appointed to collect such passages out of it that were esteemed scandalous to the King Queen State and Government of the Realm did after some time deliver them in writing to Sir John Coke or Cook Secretary of State and to Dr. Laud Bishop of London the last of which did soon after on a Sabbath-day morning go to Will. Noy Attorney Gen. and charged him to prosecute Prynne for the said book which Noy did rigorously enough Afterwards Prynne was sent for before the Lords in the Inner Star Chamber where being examined about the said matters was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London on the first day of Febr. 1632 where remaining without permission of Bayle till the month of Feb. 1633 was at last brought to a Trial in the Court of Star Chamber having been first pre-condemned by the Gentlemen of his own profession and afterwards sentenced by that Court on the 17 day of the said month thro the eager prosecution of the said Noy to be fined 5000 l. to the King expelled the University of Oxford and Lincolns Inn degraded and disinabled from his profession in the laws to stand in the Pillory first in the Pallace-yard in Westminster and three days after in Cheapside in each place to loose an ear tho this last part of his censure was much moderated in the execution to have his book called Histriomastix publickly burnt before his face by the hand of the Hangman and remain prisoner during life After this sentence was executed which was in May an 1634. he was remitted to his prison But all this was so far from working any remorse in him that it rather hardned him in his ways for on the 11 of June following as soon as he could provide himself of pen ink and paper he wrot a most sharp and libellous Letter to Dr. Laud then Archb. of Cant. touching his censure in the said Court and that which the Archb. in particular had declared against him With this letter the Archb. acquainted his Majesty who thereupon commanded him to refer it to Attorney Noy Noy sent for Prynne from his prison and demanded of him whether the letter was of his own hand-writing or not to which Prynne cunningly replied that he could make no answer to that demand unless he could see the letter and might read the same No sooner was the letter put into his hands and Noy's back turn'd a little towards him but presently he tore it to pieces and flung the pieces out of the window to the end that the said letter might not rise in judgment against him if the Attorney should proceed to an Ore-tenus as he meant to do For this affront and the principal passages of the letter the Attorney acquaints their Lordships in open Court but there was no remedy for being there was no proof of the misdemeanour but the letter it self and that the letter could not be brought in evidence as it should have been the Archb. thought it a more noble act to remit the Crime than trouble the Court or any of his Majesties Ministers in the prosecution of it But herein Prynne sped better than some others who had before been snarling at him and laboured to expose him to scorn and danger In Apr. the same year which is a step back in this discourse he was solemnly degraded in the Univ. of Oxon and his name dashed out of the Matricula In 1636 he published two books at once or immediately after each other One of them was called The Quench Coal in answer to that called A coal from the Altar against placing the Communion-table altarwise The other named The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus against the Apostolical institution of Diocesan Bishops But that which was entituled to him by the name of a Libel was his Pamphlet called News from Ipswich intended chiefly against Dr. Wrenn then Bishop of Norwych who had taken up his dwelling in that Town and fell as scandalously foul on the Archb. himself and some of the other Bishops also and such as acted under them in the present Service For therein he descants very trimly as he conceived on the Archb. himself with his Arch-piety Arch charity Arch-agent for the devil c. With like reproach he fell on the Bishops generally calling them Luciferian Lord Bishops execrable Traytors devouring Wolves c. with many other odious names not fit to be used by a Christian and more particularly on Wrenn c. In Midsummer term he was brought to his Trial in the Star Chamber for what he had done but his Answer was so libellous and full of scandal that no Counsellor could be found to put his hand to it according to the course of that Court. So that instead thereof he exhibited a cross bill against the Archb. and his Confederates as he called them charging them with the greatest part of those Reproaches which had been made the subject matter of his former libels which being signed by no hands but by his own and tendred so to the Lord Keeper was by him rejected and himself taken pro confesso his obstinacy in not answering in due form of Law being generally looked upon by the Court as a self conviction On the 14 of June an 1637 he received his sentence which briefly was to this effect that he be fined 5000 l. to the King to loose the remainder of his ears in the Pillory to be branded on both cheeks with the letters S. L. for a schismatical libeller and to be perpetually imprison'd in Caernarvan Castle At the pronouncing of which sentence the Archb. made a long and elaborate
admitted Scholar of Corp. Ch. Coll. on the 4 of Oct. the same year and afterwards Fellow and M. of A. About which time taking holy Orders he became Minister of Bushy in Hertfordshire but his title to the Rectory being weak he changed it with Dr. Seaton for the Church of Kingston upon Thames in Surrey In 1634 he took the degrees in Divinity and being puritanically affected he sided with the Presbyterians in the beginning of the civil distempers was made one of the Assembly of Divines 1643 became a frequent Preacher within the City of London and sometimes before the members of the Long Parliament In 1648 he was for the services done for the cause constituted President of Corp. Ch. Coll. by the authority then in being and so long as he kept that place he shewed himself a zealous brother for the carrying on of the Presbyterian discipline Soon after he took the oath called the Engagement as before he had done the Covenant but upon the restoration of K. Ch. 2. being ejected to make room for him whose bread he had eaten for 12 years he retired to a Market Town in Hertfordshire called Rickmansworth where exercising his function among the Brethren till S. Barthelmews day an 1662 was then silenced for Nonconformity He hath published Several Sermons as 1 Rupes Israelis the rock of Israel preached at S. Marg. Westm before the House of Com. at their monthly Fast 24. Apr. 1644 on Deut. 32.31 Lond. 1644. qu. 2 Phinehas's zeal in execution of judgment Fast-serm before the House of Lords 30 oct 1644. on Psal 106.30 Lond. 1645. qu. 3 Sermon at Great Milton in the County of Oxon 9. Dec. 1654 at the funeral of Mrs. Elizab. Wilkinson late Wife of Dr. Hen. Wilkinson Princ. of Magd. Hall on 1. Thes 4.14 Oxon 1659. qu. To which is added 1. A narrative of her godly life and death 2 Verses and Elegies on her death made by certain Presbyterian Poets of the Univ. of Oxon. viz. John Wallis D.D. W. Carpender M. A. of Christ Church Edm. Hall of Pemb. Coll Dr. Hen. Wilkinson the Husband c. He the said Dr. Stanton hath other Sermons extant which I have not yet seen Dialogue or discourse between a Minister and a Stranger Lond. 1673. oct Treatise of Christian conference Pr. with the Dialogue He concluded his last day at Bovingden in Hertfordshire after he had exercised his gifts there in private for some years on the 14 day of July in sixteen hundred seventy and one and was buried in the Church there His life such as 't is was written by one Richard Mayow wherein the reader may satisfie himself more of the Doctor but not so fully as may be wished unless he reads the Appendix to it written by Will. Fulman of C. C. Coll. Sam. Clark in his collection of printed lives 1683 involves all or most of that written by Mayow without taking any notice of the Appendix either because he had not seen it or that it was too satyrical or made much against the Doctor as it doth with unquestionable veracity Mayow was sometimes Minister of Kingston upon Thames but ejected thence for nonconformity 1662 and was author of a book called A treatise of closet prayer Pr. in oct MERIC CASAUBON son of the most learned Isaac son of Arnold Casaubon by Joanna Rosseau his Wife which Isaac married the Daughter of Henry Son of Rob. Stephan both eminent men of their times as their works manifest This Person Mer. Casaubon whom we are now to mention who was descended from both sides of learned Parents was born within the City of Geneva in France in the month of Sept. 1599 and at 9 years of age being brought into England by his Father was instructed by a private Master till 1614 at which time he was sent to Ch. Ch. in this University where being put under a most careful Tutor Dr. Edw. Ã Meetkirk the Kings Hebr. Professor was soon after elected Student of that House and afterwards making a very considerable progress in Logick and Philosophy took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1621 at which time he was much noted for his sufficiences in the arts and sciences In the same year tho he was then young he published a Book in defence of his Father against the calumnies of a certain Rom. Catholick as I shall tell you in the Catalogue following Which making him known to K. Jam. 1 he ever afterwards had a good opinion of him That book brought him also into credit abroad especially in France whence he had offers and invitations for some promotion there his Godfather Meric de Vic sometimes Governor of Calis being then or soon after Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of that Kingdom The next book that he published was Vindicatio patris c. written by command of K. James in defence of his Father and the Church of England against the Puritans of those days of which book he gave a farther account in his Necessity of reformation About that time he being beneficed in Somersetshire at Bledon by the favour of Dr. Andrews B. of Winton and Bach. of Div. did chiefly design to go on where his Father had left off against Baronius his Annals but was diverted by some accidental occasions or provocations At length when he came to maturity of years for such a work and had acquainted Archb. Laud his great friend and patron with his design who was very ready to place him conveniently in Oxon or Lond. according to his desire to the end that he might be furnished with books necessary for such a purpose the troubles and divisions began in England so that he having no certain place was forced to sell a good part of his books and in conclusion after 20 years sufferings more or less he was grown so old and crazy in body that he could not expect to live many years and thereupon was forced to give over that project Some years after his publication of the said two books he was made Prebendary of Canterbury by the favour of Dr. Laud if I mistake not Rector of Ickham 4 miles distant thence and in 1636 he was actually created Doct. of Div. by command from his Majesty when he and his Queen were entertained by the muses there In the beginning of the Civil War that followed he lost all his spiritual promotions and lived retiredly with that little he had left In 1649 one Mr. Greaves of Greys Inn an intimate acquaintance with our Author Casaubon brought him a message from Ol. Cromwell then Lieu. General of the Parliament forces to bring him to Whitehall to confer with him about matters of moment but his Wife being then lately dead and not as he said buried he desired to be excused Afterwards Greaves came again and our author being in some disorder for it fearing that evil might follow he desired to tell him the meaning of the matter but Greaves refusing went away the second time At length
he return'd again and told him that the Lieu. Gen. intended his good and advancement and that his particular errand was that he would make use of his Pen to write the History of the late War desiring withal that nothing but matters of fact be impartially set down c. To which he returned answer that he desired his humble service and hearty thanks be returned for that great honour done unto him and withal that he was uncapable in several respects for such an employment and could not so impartially engage in it but that his subject would force him to make such reflections as would be ungrateful if not injurious to his Lordship Notwithshanding this answer Cromwell seemed so sensible of his worth that tho he could not win him over to his desires yet he acknowledged a great respect for him and as a testimony thereof he ordered that upon the first demand there should be delivered three or four hundred pounds by a certain Bookseller in London whose name was Cromwell whensoever his occasions should require without acknowledging any benefactor at the receipt of it But this offer as I have been informed by our authors Son John Casaubon a Chirurgion of Canterbury he scorned to accept tho his condition was then mean At the same time it was proposed by the said Greaves who belonged to the library at S. James that if our author would gratifie him in the foregoing request Cromwell would restore unto him all his Fathers books which were then in the Royal Library there given by K. James who had invited him into England and withal a Patent for 300 l. per an to be paid to the family so long as the youngest Son of Dr. Is Casaubon should live but this also was refused Not long after there was a proposal made by the then Sweedish Ambassador in England from Christina Qu. of Sweedland to our author M. Casaubon whereby he was invited by the said Queen into her Country to have the government of one or inspection of all her Universities and for an encouragement she proposed not only an honorable Salary for himself but offered to settle 300 l. per an upon his eldest Son during life But this also was waved with full design to spend the remainder of his days in England After the Kings return he was restored to his Spiritualities and went on in writing books which he continued almost to his last He was a general Scholar but not extraordinary in any one sort unless in criticisms wherein his Fathers notes might probably have set him up He was also a religious man loyal to his Prince exemplary in his life and conversation and very charitable to the poor The Writings and Translations which he published were many as the Catalogue following will tell you Pietas contra maledicos patrii nominis religionis hostes Lond. 1621. oct Vindicatio patris adversus impostores qui librum ineptum impium De origine idolatriae nuper sub Isaaci Casauboni nomine publicavit Lond. 1624. 25. in 8. sh in qu. Which book Of the original of idolatry was translated out of a French copy by Abr. Darcy Isaac Casaubon having been dead about 10 years before and was dedicated to Prince Charles and presented to K. James and all the Lords of the Council It is said to have been written before Isaac Casaubon was born but his name being fraudently inserted in the title page Meric the Son who was then a Student of Ch. Ch. informed his Majesty by Letters of the wrong done to his Father by making him the author of such a book contrary to his Genius and constant profession being full of impertinent allegations out of obscure and late authors whom his Father never thought worthy the reading much less the using their authority After his Majesties perusal of that letter he was much incensed at the matter and Dr. Mountaigne Bishop of Lond. had much ado to make his Chaplains peace for licensing it the printer and translator being for some time kept in prison Yet after all this the same translation was printed at Amsterdam with a justificatory preface of the former edition to make the book more vendible for their own profit tho discredit to the memory of others He the said Mer. Casaubon hath also written Notae emendationes in Optatum Afrum Milevitani Episcopum de schismate Donatistarum Lond. 1631. oct Translation out of Gr. into English of and notes upon Marc. Aurel. Antoninus his meditations concerning himself Lond. 1634. 35. qu. Revised and corrected Lond. 1664. oct 3d. edit c. Treatise of use and custome in things natural civil and divine Lond. 1638. qu. The use of dayly publick prayers in three positions Lond. 1641. qu. Notae emendationes in Marci Antonini Imperatoris de seipso ad seipsum libros XII Lond. 1643. oct Guil. Xylander did first of all make the said book publick in Gr. and Lat Which version our author did mend in many places and made it new c. The original cause of temporal evils Lond. 1645. qu. Discourse concerning Christ his incarnation and exinanition Lond. 1646. qu. Before which is an introduction Concerning the principles of Christianity and Divinity De verborum usu accuratae eorum cognitionis utilitate Diatriba Lond. 1647. in tw De quatuor linguis commentationis pars prior quae de lingua Hebraica de lingua Saxonica Lond. 1650 oct The author had not opportunity of finishing the other two tongues Gr. and Lat. Some annotations on the Psalmes and Proverbs Done at the earnest request of certain Booksellers whereof our author hath given a farther account in the first part of Credulity p. 106. Which Annotations were in the last edit of the Assemblies Annotations on the Bible reprinted with some additions Notae in Hieroclem de providentia fato Lond. 1655. octavo Treatise concerning Enthusiasme as it is an effect of nature but is mistaken by many for either divine inspiration or diabolical possession Lond. 1655. 56. oct Translation into Engl. of and notes on Luc. Florus Hist of the Romans Lond. 1658. 59. oct Notae in Epicteti Enchiridion Lond. 1659. oct Notae in Cebetis tabulam Lond. 1659. oct Notae in Paraphrasin Enchiridii Lond. 1659. oct De nupera Homeri Editione Lugdunâ-Batavicâ Hackiana dissertatio Lond. 1659. oct Dissertatiuncula super loco Homerico quo Dei in hominem tam mentes quam fortunas imperium asseritur Printed with the former book 1659. Vindication of the Lords prayer as a formal prayer and by Christs institution to be used by Christians as a prayer Lond. 1660. oct The first occasion of writing this treatise was the relation of a strange affront done publickly unto Christ or if you will more punctually to the Lords Prayer in the chief Church of Oxon by one Dr. John Owen that had under the usurping powers the chief â—â—vernment of that famous University from 1652 to 1657. Concerning the heinousness of which affront viz. by putting
on his hat when the Lords Prayer was repeating by the preacher see in Mr. Tho. Longs book intit No Protestant but Dissenters plot c. p. 167. 168. See also in Apologia pro Ministris in Anglia ejectis written as 't is said by Mr. Hen. Hickman who blames him also for it This action is denied by Dr. Owen that he ever did it in a letter to Dr. Lew. du Moulin but therein he doth err much for several now living in Oxon know it well enough A King and his Subjects unhappily fallen out and happily reconciled in a Serm. at Canterbury on Hosea 3. ver 4.5 Lond. 1660. qu. The question to whom it belonged antiently to preach and whether all Priests might or did Discussed out of antiquity as also what preaching is properly Lond. 1663. qu. Notae emendationes in Diog. Laertium de Vitis c. Philosophorum Lond. 1664. fol. Of the necessity of reformation in and before Luthers time occasioned by some virulent books written by Papists but especially by that entit Labarinthus Cantuariensis Lond. 1664. qu. Answer concerning the new way of infallibility lately devised to uphold the Rom. cause the holy Scriptures the antient Fathers and Councils laid aside against J. S. the author of Sure-footing his letter lately published Lond. 1665. qu. The said letter by J. S. that is Joh. Sargeant contained exceptions against some passages in the former book viz. Of the necessity c. which letter was printed at the end of Sure footing in Christianity and follows the four Appendixes relating to Dr. Tho. Pierce Dr. Dan. Whitby Dr. J. Stillingfleet and Dr. Jer. Taylor Printed 1664 in a large oct Notae in duas posteriores Terentii Comaedias Amstel 1669. in tw Letter to Dr. Pet. du Moulin D. D. and Prebendary of Canterb. concerning natural experimental Philosophy and some books lately set out about it Cambr. 1669 in 5. sh in qu. Of credulity and incredulity in things natural and civil c. in two parts The first was printed at London 1668. oct The second in Things divine and spiritual was printed at the same place also 1670. oct In this last part he takes a view of John Wagstaff's book entit The question of witchcraft debated Lond. 1669. oct But these two parts lying dead on the Booksellers hands they printed a new title to them running thus A Treatise proving Spirits Witches and supernatural operations by pregnant instances and evidences c. Lond. 1672. oct the Author being then dead Notae in Polybium Amstel 1670. oct in the third Vol published by Jac. Gronovius Notae emendationes in Hieroclis commentarium Lond. 1673. oct Variae Epistolae ad Ger. Joh. Vossium alios He also enlarged and amended the third edition of his Fathers Commentary on Aul. Persius his Satyrs Lond. 1647. oct And made fit for the press a book entit A true and faithful relation of what passed for many years between Dr. John Dee and some spirits c. Lond. 1659. fol. To which book M. Casaubon wrot a large preface confirming the reality as to the point of spirits in the said Relation At length after a life spent partly in adversity but mostly in prosperity he gave way to fate on the 14 of July in sixteen hundred seventy and one and was buried in the south part of the first cross Isle joyning southward to Ch. Ch. Cathedral in Canterbury Over his grave was soon after erected a handsome monument the inscription on which you may read in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon Lib. 2. p. 282. b. He had a design in his last days of writing his own life and would often confess that he thought himself obliged to do it out of gratitude to the divine providence which had preserv'd and delivered him from more hazardous occurrences than ever any man as he thought beside himself had encountred with particularly in his escape from a fire in the night time which hapned in the house where he lived while he was a boy in Geneva Also by his recovery from a sickness while of Ch. Ch. in Oxon when he was given over for a dead man Which recovery was made by a young Physitian that gave Chymical physick to him In his wonderful delivery from drowning when overset in a boat on the Thames near London the two Water-men being drowned and he bouyed up by the help of his priests coat In his bearing several abuses fines imprisonments c. laid upon him by the fanatical reformers in the time of his sequestration and other memorables But these things being by him deferred from time to time were at length hindred by death which seized on him sooner than he expected GILBERT IRONSIDE son of Ralph Ironside Bach. of Div. somtimes Fellow of Univ. Coll. afterwards Minister of Long Bridie by his wife dau of Will. Gilbert M. A. of Madg. Coll. and superior Beadle of Arts of the Univ. of Oxon was born at Hawksbury near to Sadbury in that County on the 25 of Nov. S Catherins day an 1588 admitted Scholar of Trin. Coll. 28 May 1605 Fellow 1613 being then M. of A and Bach. of Div. in 1619. At length he became Rector of Winterbourn Stepleton and Winterbourn Abbots joyning together in Dorsetshire both which he keeping till after the Kings restauration was made Preb. of Thokerington in the Church of York in Oct. 1660 about which time being nominated to the See of Bristow was consecrated thereunto being first created D. D. in S. Peters Church at Westm on the 6. of January 1660. That which I am to take notice of him further is that tho he was never Chaplain to any spiritual or temporal Lord or to any King or Prince or enjoyed any Dignity in the Church except the little Preb. beforemention'd yet being wealthy he was looked upon as the fittest person to enter upon that mean Bishoprick He hath written Seaven questions of the Sabbath Oxon. 1637. qu. Besides which and a Sermon printed in 1660 he had laid the foundation of other Theological treatises and had in some manner brought them to perfection but Civil Wars breaking forth and old age following the publication of them was hindred He died at Bristow on the 19. Sept. in sixteen hundred seventy and one and was buried in the Cathedral there near to the entrance into the Bishops Stall as I have been enformed by his Son of both his names lately Bishop of that See See more in Joh. White among these writers an 1648. p. 61. FRANCIS DROPE a younger Son of Tho. Drope B. D. Vicar of Comnore near Abendon in Berks and Rector of Ardley near Bister in Oxfordshire was born in the Vicaridge House at Comnore made Demy of Madg. Coll. in 1645 and ejected thence by the Parliamentarian Visitors in 1648 he being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards he assisted Mr. Will. Fuller in teaching a privat School at Twickenham or Twittenham in Middlesex where continuing till his Majesties return in 1660 was restored to
mentioned before under the year 1662 p. 211. was born at Broughton in Northamptonshire educated in Westm School elected thence a Student of Ch. Ch on the first of May 1646 aged 17 years yet capable of that place an year before but hindred from coming to Oxon because it being a Garrison for the King the discipline in that house was omitted While he continued in the state of Under-Graduat and Bach he did set an high value upon and expressed himself very often intolerably impudent saucy and refractory to the Censor and thereupon was either Sconst or put out of commons or forced to make his Palinody in a Declamation in the public Hall Farther also when quadragesimal Disputations were publickly performed in the Schools he would without any provocation take the questions either of an Under-Graduat or Bachelaur purposely to dispute with him and so consequently shew his parts and be shouldred out or carried out into the quadrangle on the Shoulders of his Admirers When a Sen. Bachelaur of Mert. Coll. E.W. above the standing of Master of Arts was present in the Schools in his formalities according as the Statute of his House required Bagshaw in despight of those things which he call'd trifles did express some scorn towards him and therefore being reprehended by the Senior Bach he sent a challeng to him to dispute but the other scorning to encounter with caus'd him to be kick'd into better manners In the year 1651 Bagshaw proceeded in Arts an year being then allowed to him and was Senior of the Act then celebrated and being soon after put in Office he shew'd himself a turbulent and domineering person not only in his College but in the University where 't was common with him to disturb the Vicechancellour with interposed speeches without formalities and his hat cock'd which posture also he used when he read the Catechist Lecture in his House In June 1656 he was appointed to officiat as second Master of Westm School in the place of Joh. Vincent and in Dec. 1657 he was by the then Governours of that School made the second Master But soon after he shewing himself too busie in that office pragmatical and ungrateful to the chief Master Rich. Busby he was by his endeavours outed of that place in May 1658 and Ad. Littleton sometimes of Ch. Ch. was put into his room Soon after he became Vicar of Amersden near Bister in Oxfordsh in the place of Mr. Rich. Watkins sometimes of Ch. Ch. also upon his removal to Whichford in Warwickshire and in 1659. Nov. 3. he took upon him holy orders as he himself confesseth from the hands of Dr. Ralph Brownrig B. of Exeter After the restauration of K. Ch. 2. he was entertained by Arthur Earl of Anglesie to be his Chaplain and then left Amersden but finding not preferment to be thrust upon him which he expected so confident he was of his own merit and abilities he grew highly discontented and as he had alwaies before shew'd himself opposit to that Government that was in being so then did he to the Hierarchy which before he had in some degree defended such was the mutability of the man In Dec. 1662 he upon his then return from Ireland where he had been gaping after great matters but without success and therefore enraged retired to London among the faction and being looked upon as a dangerous person as having then lately written and preached several matters against his Majesty and present Government Ch. and Bishops he was seized on by order of the Council and committed prisoner to the Gatehouse in Westminster where continuing till the 16 of Jan. was removed thence to the Tower of London and thence after a tedious imprisonment to Southsea Castle near Portsmouth on the 5 of Apr. 1664. How long he continued there I know not sure I am that upon his release and return to London he fell to the old trade of conventicling and raising sedition for which being ever and anon troubled had at length the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy tendred to him but he bogling at them at first and afterwards denying to take them was committed prisoner to Newgate where he continued 22 weeks before his death He was a person of very good parts which he himself knew too well well learned but of a hot and restless head and was as an eminent presbyterian who wrot against him saith an Anabaptist Fift Monarchy Man and a Separatist and a man of an txtraordinary vehement spirit who had been exasperated by many years hard and grievous imprisonments And that the Nonconformist Ministers of England were so far from being of his mind and spirit that when Mr. Baxter had written three books against him as an Anabaptist or a Millenary no one Minister of England wrot in his defence nor pleaded for him To these things I shall add that while he continued in Oxon he was a very troublesom person of a huffing proud and scornful carriage was very loose in his morals over familiar with another mans wife yet living in Oxon was false undermining and no credit given to his words or promises The books and pamphlets which he hath written are these Dissertationes duae anti-socinianae c. Lond. 1657. qu. Discussio istius quaestionis An bona Infidelium opera sint peccata Aff. Printed with the Dissertat De monarchiâ absolutâ dissertatio politica c. Oxon. 1659. qu. Appendix de monarchia mixta at the end of the former book These two were wrote against Monarchical Government of which hear Mr. Baxters Character The arguments in this discourse seem to be such poor injudicious slender stuff that it was one occasion of my writing 20 arguments against Democracy which I put into the book which I have since revoked viz. Political Aphorismes or holy Commonwealth c. Which book was published at Lond. 1657 in a thick oct Practical discourse concerning Gods decrees part 2. Oxon. 1659. qu. Dedicated to John Bradshaw who condemned K. Ch. 1. to die and in his epist complements in an high degree that famous Regicide The said Discourse written to Tho. Pierce Rector of Brington in Northhamptonsh is the sum of two sermons and was answer'd by Laur. Womack Archdeacon of Suffolk at the end of a book without his name set to it Entit Arcana Dogmatum Anti-Remonstrantium or the Calvinists Cabinet unlocked c. under this title Reflections upon a practical discourse lately printed at Oxon. Which Reflections touching upon some passages relating to Bagshaw's quarrel with Mr. Rich. Busby he presently concluded that the said Mr. Pierce somtimes of Madg. Coll was the author not only of them but of the Arc. Dogm c. and therefore first of all in some one piece of his he nibbles at Pierce's name and writings but finding him unconcern'd at as not to take notice of it he soon after published A true and perfect narration of the differences between Mr. Busby and Mr. Bagshaw the first and second Masters of
Westm School London 1659 in 4 sh in qu. and in the preface to it doth give himself ease upon Pierce by answering the calumnies as he calls them in he said Reflections that were thrown upon him Whereupon Pierce finding a grand mistake in the matter came out with a reply soon after written by way of Letter to Dr. Pet. Heylyn to vindicate himself as being not the author of those Reflections c. Saintship no ground of Soveraignity or a treatise tending to prove that the saints barely considered as such ought not to govern Oxon. 1660. oct The great question concerning things indifferent in religious worship c. Lond. 1660. qu. The second part of the great question concernig things indifferent in religious worship c. Lond. 1661. qu. The necessity and use of heresies or a third and last part of the great question about indifferent things in religious worship c. pr. 1662. qu. Discourse about Christ and Antichrist or a demonstration that Jesus is the Christ c. on Joh. 13.17 and Acts 26.8 Lond. 1661. qu. Treatise about the resurrection pr. with the Discourse about c. Exercitationes duae altera Theologica de presbyteris et episcopis altera Academica de philosophiâ veteri ejusque usu unâ cum duabus rationibus ejusd argumenti c. Lond. 1661. qu. Letter unto a person of honour and quality containing some animadversions upon the Bishop of Worcester Dr. G. Morley letter London 1662 in one sh and an half in qu. The said Bishops letter was written to Mr. Baxter in Vindication of himself from his misreports But to this letter of our author which was subscribed by D. E came out the same year three answers one by S. H. Sam. Holden Bach. of Arts of Ball Coll. A second called A letter with animadversions upon the animadverter on the B. of Worcesters Letter by J. C. M. D. in two sh in qu. And the third by Rog. L'estrange entit A whip for the Schismatical animadver upon the Bish of Worcesters Letter Lond. in qu. But whilst the said Whip was in the press came out The second part of animadversions with an answer to all that R. L'estrange intends to write Lond. 1662 qu. subscribed by D. E. The soberest excesses of which L'estrange took notice of in his pamphlet called A memento being chiefly a paraphrase on Sir Fr. Bacons Essayes But our author Bagshaw not returning any thing to the particulars therein charged upon him tho challenged by L'estrange both before and afterwards to call him to make a particular proof of what he had said concerning him he came out at length in print against L'estrange with a pamphlet Entit A Letter to Edw. Earl of Clarendon L. high Chanc. of England c. Lond. 1661. qu. wherein he not only endeavours to vindicate himself as to his former actions in relation to Church and State but also to use all means possible by little and false stories to vilifie and calumniate L'estrange Whereupon the same year the said L'estrange published an answer thereunto entit Truth and Loyaltie vindicated from the reproaches and clamours of Mr. Edw. Bagshaw c. Lond. 1662. And tho our author Bagshaw in these three foregoing papers was so forward as to appear in public for Mr. Baxter yet afterwards he had no thanks from him for his Labour saying that it troubled him that Mr. Bagshaw had wrot so unskilfully for him against the then Bish of Worcester Treatise about the spiritual nature of God and his worship grounded on Joh. 4.24 Lond. 1662. qu. Brief enquiry into the grounds and reasons whereupon the infallibility of the Pope and Church of Rome is said to be founded Lond. 1662 qu. Answered by Ser. Cressy in a book entit A non est inventus See in Hugh Cressy under the year 1674. Antidote against Mr. Baxters treatise of Love and Unity viz. the cure of Church devision London 1671. qu. Which being answer'd by Mr. Baxter in his Defence of the Principles of Love c. Lond. 1671. oct our author came out with a Reply in 5. or 6. sh in qu. which I have not yet seen Mr. Baxter calls it a Libell as he doth the Antidote in his book entit A Second admonition to Mr. Bagshaw written to call him to repentance for many false doctrines crimes and especially fourscore palpable untruths in matters of fact published by him in two small Libells c. Lond. 1671. oct To this Sec. adm of Mr. Baxter our author published a third answer intit in part A review or all Mr. Baxters calumnies confuted This was soon replyed upon by Baxter in a small piece bearing this title The Church told of Mr. Edw. Bagshawes scandall and warn'd of the dangerous snares of Satan c. now layd for them in his Love-killing principles c. Lond. 1672. qu. Ready way to prevent sin Lond. 1671. oct This I have not yet seen nor his Discourse of Conscience Pr. in qu. nor his Letter to Sir Jo. Robinson Lieut. of the Tower Written I suppose when he was a prisoner there Mr. Baxter tells us that E. Bagshaw wrote and published The life and death of Mr. Vav Powell that faithfull Minister and Confessor of Jesus Christ c. Printed 1681. in oct But how true his report is I cannot tell because there are such silly things and such canting and impertinent stuff in it that no generous Scholar or a Scholar of Academical breeding as Bagshaw was would or could be author of it T is true that he did finish and compleat Vav Powells little thing called A Collection of those Scripture prophecies which relate to the call of the Jews c. added to his Concordance of the Bible yet I cannot beleive that he was author of the said life At length after his time had been spent in a continued agitation in opposition to all that was in relation to the Church setled by Law he unwillingly laid down his head and died in an house in Tuttlestreet within the City of Westminster on the 28. of Dec. in sixteen hundred seventy and one and was buried on the first of Jan. following about the middle of the yard called the Fanatical burial place near Bunhill and on the north side of the New Artillery garden near London being then accompanied to that place by near a 1000 of Protestant Dissenters Over his grave was soon after built an altar monument on which was this inscription made by Dr. Jo. Owen engraven Here lies interred the body of Mr. Edward Bagshaw minister of the Gospell who received from God faith to embrace it courage to defend it and patience to suffer for it which by the most despised and by many persecuted esteeming the advantage of birth education and learning as things of worth to be accounted loss for the knowledge of Christ. From the reproaches of pretended friends and persecutions of professed Adversaries he took Sanctuary by the will of God in eternal rest the 28. Dec.
on the â—â— of Sept. in the same year had then leave given to him to keep his Deanery and Archdeaconry in commendam In the beginning of the Rebellion he adhered to the Cause 〈◊〉 his Majesty and the first book that he wrot in his 〈◊〉 against the Rebels was his Vindiciae Regum c. for which he was fetch'd away from his house at Apethorpe in Northamptonshire by a Troop of Soldiers and carried Prisoner to Northampton where the Committee that were appointed by the Parliament to meet and sit there had the said book in their hands Afterwards he retired to Oxon and printed his Discovery of Mysteries and on that very day he was preaching at S. Maries before the House of Commons the Soldiers from Northampton went and plunder'd his House and all his Houshold-stuff at Apethorp where his Wife and Children then resided and sequestred his Lands for the use of the Parliament The next winter following he wrot his Jura Majestatis and according to his poor abilities out of the means he had in Wales he gave unto his Majestys own hands every winter for three years together the testimony of his loyalty and affection to the utmost of his power Upon the the declining of the Kings cause this our author being then brought very low the said Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery offered to procure him a Benefice in Lancashire worth 400 l. per ann conditionally that he would submit himself to the Parliament but he refused it as he did also the importunat invitation of his singular good friend Dr. Williams Archb. of York for the same purpose Soon after he retired into Wales where for 12 years together as he saith having not one penny of Ecclesiastical means nor 20 l. per an in all the world to maintain himself and servants of any temporal estate he was forced to live upon a little Tenement for which he paid 2 l. 10 s. per ann to Sir Gr. Williams and 4 l. Land per ann besides of his own So that he lived worse than a poor Curat with oaten-bread barley-bread buttermilk and somtimes water being not able to keep any drop of ale or beer for two lusters of years He went attir'd in very mean cloaths as he farther adds and was forced to do many servile works himself about his House Garden and Cattel And all this he did as he said rather than accept of means benevolence or maintenance from the Usurpers Rebels and the Robbers of Christ's Church He then also perswaded as he had done before some of the Earl of Pembrokes children who had been his Scholars to adheer to his Majesty altho their Father was misled to adheer to the Parliament but they refused Hen. Cromwell also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland while his Father was Protector of England offer'd him as he did other Irish Bishops an 100 l. per ann if he or they would submit to the then Government and conform in their Ministry but he scorn'd that motion also as he farther tells us After the Kings return in 1660 he was restored to his Bishoprick Deanery and Archdeaconry but rose no higher or was translated to any other place because the King was informed that he had kept pace with the Parliamenteers particularly with Philip Earl of Pembroke and that also he enjoyed his Deanery even in the times of Usurpation paying a small Rent to the Usurpers and not only suffered the Deanery House to go to ruine but helped it forward by selling some of the Wainscot of it which last is yet frequently reported by the Neighbours at Bangor Afterwards he retired into Ireland lived as privately as might be obtained what he could from the Revenues of his Bishoprick to make Reparations on the Cath. Church belonging thereunto The Works that he hath written and published are these The delights of the Saints A most comfortable Treatise of grace and peace c. Lond. 1622. oct Seven Gold Candlesticks or 7 Lights of Christian Religion Lond. 1627. qu. The true Church shewed to all men that desire to be members of the same in 6. books Lond. 1629. fol. The best religion wherein is largely explained the sum and principal heads of the Gospel Ibid. 1636. fol. This book contains 24 Sermons at least which he had formerly preached and mostly published besides some treatises among which is The delights of the Saints before mention'd Vindiciae Regum or the grand rebellion that is a looking glass for Rebels whereby they may see how by ten several degrees they shall ascend to the heighth of their design c. Oxon. 1643. qu. The discovery of Mysteries or the plots and practices of a private faction in this present Parliament to overthrow the established religion c. Printed 1643. qu. Jura Majestatis the rights of Kings both in Church and State granted 1. By God 2. Violated by rebels and 3. Vindicated by the truth Oxon. 1644. qu. The only way to preserve peace Sermon at the publick fast 8. March at S. Maries in Oxon before the H. of Commons on Amos 5.6 Oxon. 1644. qu. The great Antichrist revealed before this time never discovered And proved to be neither Pope nor Turk nor any single Person nor the succession of any one Monarch or Tyrant in any policy but a collected path or multitude of hypocritical blasphemous and most scandalous wicked men that have fulfilled all the prophecies of the Scripture c. Lond. 1660. fol. Seven treatises very necessary to be observed in these bad days to prevent the seven last vials of Gods wrath that the seven Angels are to pour down upon the earth Revel 16. c. Lond. 1661. fol. The declaration of the just judgment of God 1. Upon our late Kings friends 2. Upon the Kings enemies that rebell'd and warr'd against him c. This is printed at the end of the Seven Treatises c. Four Treatises suffering of the Saints burning of Sodom c. Lond. 1667. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The happiness of Saints on Joh. 20.26 Printed 1657. qu. 2 Gods war with the wicked Rebels and Murtherers on Isa 57.21 3 The property and prerogative of true Saints on Joh. 10.27.28 4 The monstrous murther of the most holy Jesus parallel'd to the murther of Kings on Acts 7.32 5 The four chief duties of every Christian man on 1. Pet. 2.17 6 The chiefest cause why we should love God on 1. John 4.19 7 The lively picture of these hard times on Jer. 14.10 8 The grand rebellion c. Psal 106.16 9 The tragedy of Zimri that slew his King that was his Master on 2. Kings 9.31 All these Sermons except the first with others were printed in folio an 1662. Other Sermons as 1 Description of the four Beasts explained in 4 Sermons on Rev. 4.8 Lond. 1663. qu. 2 The ejection of four devils on Matth. 17.21 Lond. 1664. qu. 3 The saving Serpent on John 3.14 Ibid. 1664. qu. 4 The monstrous murther of two mighty Kings on 2. Cor. 24.23 Ibid. 1665. qu. 5
freed himself from that suspicion I know not Sure it is that he was a most dangerous and seditious Person a politick Pulpit driver of Independency an insatiable esurient after riches and what not to raise a family and to heap up wealth He hath written Letter from Scotland to his Brethren in England concerning his success of affairs there Lond. 1643. qu. Steph. Marshalls name is also subscribed to it Exhortation to the taking of the solemn league and Covenant for reformation and defence of religion c. Printed at Lond. in Feb. 1643 and there again once or twice That edit which came out in 1645 is in tw The excellency and lawfulness of the solemn league and covenant set forth in a speech to the H. of Commons and the reverend Assembly of Ministers at the taking of the said covenant 25 Sept. 1643. Lond. 1660. second edit qu. Apologetical narration submitted to the honourable Houses of Parliament Lond. 1643. qu. In this narration are joyned with Phil. Nye others as Thom. Goodwin Sidrach Simpson Jerem. Burroughs and Will. Bridge all formerly in exile but then members of the Ass of Divines In an answer to this by Anon 't is said that it was written by Tho. Goodwin and Phil. Nye only as the title of the said answer tells you thus An anatomy of Independency or a brief commentary and moderate discourse upon The Apologetical narration of Mr. Tho. Goodwin and Mr. Phil. Nye Lond. 1644. qu. An Epistolary discourse about toleration Lond. 1644. qu. In this discourse are joyned with him Tho. Goodwin and Sam. Hartlib The keys of the Kingdom of Heaven and power thereof according to the word of God c. Lond. 1644. sec edit Thom. Goodwin had also a hand in this book Mr. Anth. Sadler examined or his disguise discovered shewing the gross mistakes and most notorious falshoods in his dealing with the Commissioners for approbation of publick preachers in his Inquisitio Anglicana c. Lond. 1654. qu. Tho no name is set to this pamphlet yet 't was generally reported that it was wrot by Joh. Nye Bach. of Arts of Magd. Coll. and Clerk to the said Triers or Commissioners assisted therein by his Father The Principles of faith presented by Tho. Goodwin Ph. Nye c. to the Committee of Parliament for religion by way of explanation to the proposals for propagating the Gospel Lond. 1654. qu. Beames of former light discovering how evil it is to impose doubtful and disputable formes for practices upon Ministers especially under the penalty of ejection for nonconformity unto the same c. Lond. 1660. qu. Case of great and present use c. Printed 1677. oct The lawfulness of the oath of Supremacy and power of the King in Ecclesiastical affairs with Qu. Elizabeths admonition c. Lond. 1683. qu. It was then reprinted and in 1687 being printed again it was dedicated by Hen. Nye the Authors Son to K. Jam. 2. Vindication of Dissenters proving that their particular congregations are not inconsistent with the Kings supremacy in Ecclesiastical affairs Printed with The Lawfulness c. 1683. Some account of the nature constitution and power of Ecclesiastical courts Printed with the former also an 1683. The Lawfulness of hearing the publick Ministers of the Church of England proved by Phil. Nye and John Robinson Lond. 1683. qu. He hath also a Sermon extant preached before the Citizens of London an 1659 Printed that year in qu. and perhaps more and something about catechising which I have not yet seen He died in the Parish of S. Mich. Cornhill or near it in Lond. in the month of September in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried on the 27 day of the same month in the upper Vault under part of the said Church of S. Michael I have been informed by those that knew this Mr. Nye that he had much more moderation in his last years than he ever before shewed To which I then made answer that good reason he had so to be because he was altogether incapacitated from being otherwise JOHN WILKINS Son of Walt. Wilk Citizen and Goldsmith of Oxon was born at Fawlsley near to Daventry in Northamptonshire in the house of his Mothers Father Joh. Dod the Decalogist educated in Grammar Learning under Edw. Silvester a noted Greecian who taught a private School in Allsaints Parish in Oxon entred a Student in New Inn in Easter Term an 1627 aged 13 years but making no long stay there he was removed to Magd. Hall under the tuition of Mr. Joh. Tombes and as a Member thereof took the degrees in Arts. Afterwards entring into holy Orders he became Chaplain to William Lord Say and afterwards to Charles Count Palatine of the Rhyne and Prince Elector of the Empire with whom he continued for some time At length upon the breaking out of the Rebellion he closed with the Presbyterians having always before been puritanically affected and took the Covenant Afterwards being designed by the Committee for the reformation of this University to be Warden of Wadham Coll he was actually created Bach. of Div. in the Pembrochian Creation 12 Apr. 1648 and the next day was put into possession of his Wardenship in the place of a loyal person then ejected The next year he was created Doct. of Div. and about that time took the Engagement that is to be faithful to the Commonwealth of England as it was then established without a King or House of Lords In 1656 or thereabouts he took to wife Robina the widow of Pet. French sometimes Canon of Ch. Ch. and sister to Oliver Cromwell Protector of England which marriage being contrary to the Statutes of Wadh. Coll. because they prohibit the Warden thereof from marrying while he is Warden he obtained a dispensation from Oliver to keep it notwithstanding Afterwards by the favour of Richard Cromwell who succeeded Oliver in the Protectorship he had the Headship of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge confer'd upon him upon the death of Dr. Jo. Arrowsmith in the beginning of 1659 which is the best preferment in that University But being ejected thence the next year about the time of his Majesties Restauration he became Preacher as it seems to the honorable Society of Greys Inn Minister of S. Lawrence in the Jewry in London in the place of Dr. Ward took the Oaths again which he before had taken when he took his Academical degrees and entred into the Ministry and became a member of the Royal Society of and to which he was one of the Council and at length a considerable benefactor Soon after he was made Dean of Rippon in the room as I suppose of Tho. Dod D. D. Rector of Malpass in Cheshire and sometimes Chapl. in ord to K. Jam. and K. Ch. 1. who dying 10 of March 1647 was buried in the Church of Malpass and at length by the endeavours of George Duke of Buckingham then in favour with K. Ch. 2 he obtained upon the death of Dr. George Hall the
other uses belonging to different Glands as well for conservation of the individual as propagation of the species Amongst other things we ought particularly to take notice of his being the first who discovered the Ductus in the Glandulae Maxillares by which the Saliva is conveyed into the mouth He hath also given an admirable account of morbid Glands and their differences and particularly of Strumae and Scrophulae how new Glands are often generated as likewise of the several diseases of the Glands of the Mesentery Pancreas c. Which opinions of his he often illustrates by Anatomical observations What else he hath written I find not nor any thing besides of him only that he dying in his house in Aldersgate-street in the month of October in sixteen hundred seventy and three was as I suppose buried in the Church of S. Bottolph situat and being without Aldersgate in London GEORGE SWINNOCK was born in the antient Borough of Maidstone in Kent an 1627 brought up religiously when a Child in the family of Rob. Swinnock a most zealous Puritan of that Town educated in Cambridge till he was Bach. of Arts went to Oxon to get preferment in the latter end of 1647 at which time he entred himself a Communer of Magd. Hall Soon after he became one of the Chaplains of New Coll and on the sixth day of Octob. following 1648 he was made Fellow of Ball. Coll by the authority of the Visitors appointed by Parliament In 1650 he became Vicar of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire and thereupon resigning his Fellowship on the 24 of Nov. the same year took the degree of Master of Arts six days after In 1660 or thereabouts he was made Vicar of Great Kimbel in Bucks and in Aug. 1662 being ejected tor nonconformity he was received into the family of Rich. Hamden of Great Hamden in the said County of Bucks Esquire and continued with him for some time in the quality of a Chaplain At length upon the issuing out of his Majesties Declaration for liberty of conscience in the latter end of the year 1671 he retired to his native place where he continued in preaching and praying among the Godly till the time of his death His works are these The dore of Salvation opened by the key of regeneration or a Treatise containing the nature necessity marks and means of regeneration Lond. 1660. c. in oct and in qu. commended to the Readers by the Epistles of Edw. Reynolds D. D Tho. Watson of S. Stephens Walbroke in Lond. and Mr. Rich. Baxter written in Jan. 1659. This book was printed the third time at Lond. 1671. oct The Christian mans calling or a treatise of making Religion ones business wherein the nature and necessity of it is discovered c. Lond. 1661. c. qu. The second part of this book which directeth Parents Children Husbands Wives Masters Servants in prosperity and adversity to do their duties was printed at Lond. 1663 c. qu. and the third part there in 1665 c. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The Pastors farewell and wish of welfare to his people or a valedictory Serm. on Acts 20.32 Lond. 1662. qu. It was preached as it seems at Gr. Kimbell before mention'd 2 The fading of the flesh and flourishing of faith or one cast for eternity c. Funeral sermon on Mr. Caleb Swinnock of Maidstone on Psal 73.26 Lond. 1662. qu. To which is added by the said Author The gracious persons incomparable portion 3 Men are Gods Gods are Men two Assize sermons These I have not yet seen and therefore I cannot tell you the Texts Heaven and Hell epitomized the true Christian characterized as also an exhortation with motives to be speedy about the work of Conversion Lond. 1663. qu. The beauty of Magistracy in an exposition of the 82 Psal wherein is set forth the necessity utility dignity duty and morality of Magistrates Lond. 1660. c. qu. Assisted therein by Tho. Hall of whom I have spoken under the year 1665. p. 235. Treatise of the incomparableness of God in his being attributes works and word opened and applied Lond. 1672. oct The Sinners last sentence to eternal punishment for sins of omission wherein is discovered the nature causes and cure of those sins Lond. 1675 and 79. oct What other things this Mr. Swinnock who was accounted an eminent Preacher among those of his perswasion hath written I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died on the tenth day of Novemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and three and was buried in the Church at Maidstone before mention'd In that most virulent and diabolical Pamphlet called Mirabilis annus secundus is a story of one Mr. Swinnock a Minister in S. Martins lane near Canon street in London sometimes Chaplain to one of the Sheriffs of that City who for his Conformity to the Ch. of England and for wearing a Surplice which he began to do on the 21 of Sept. 1662 after he had often said among the brethren he would rather burn than conform c. as the Author of the said Mirab. an saith it pleased the Lord as he further adds to strike him with sickness which proved a violent burning feaver whereof within a few days after before another Lords day came about he died c. Who this Mr. Swinnock was I cannot tell neither doth the Author set down his Christian Name otherwise we might have said something more of him and something to the disproof of that most vile Author THOMAS BROWNE was born in the County of Middlesex elected Student of Ch. Ch. in 1620 aged sixteen years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1627 made Proctor of the University in 1636 and the year after domestick Chaplain to Archbishop Laud and Bach. of Divinity Soon after he became Rector of S. Mary the Great called Aldermary in London Canon of Windsore in 1639 and Rector of Oddington in Oxfordshire But upon the breaking out of the grand Rebellion he being forced from his Church in London by the impetuous Presbyterians he retired to his Majesty to whom he was Chaplain at Oxford By virtue of whose letters he was actually created Doct. of Div. in Feb. 1642 having then only the profits of Oddington coming in to maintain him Afterwards he lost all for his Loyalty lived partly beyond the Seas in the condition of Chaplain to Mary Princess of Orange at which time he became acquainted with divers learned men in Holland and suffered equally as other generous Royalists did After the return of his Majesty he was restored to what he had lost kept some of his Spiritualities especially Windsore to the time of his death without any other promotion in the Church He hath written and published A copy of the Sermon preached before the University at S. Maries in Oxon. 24 Dec. 1633 on Psal 130.4 Oxon. 1634. qu. I have seen a Serm. of his on Joh. 11.4 preached before his Parishiones
month of July and in the same year he was not only named one of the Kings Serjeants which he refused to accept but was made one of the 3 Commissioners of the new Great Seal of the Commonwealth of England 8. Febr at which time the King Great Seal was publickly broken in the H. of Commons And farther also on the 14. of the said month he was elected one of the 30 persons for the Council of State wherein he sate and acted according to his ability In the month of June 1649 he was made High Steward of the City of Oxon by the Mayor and Citizens thereof in the room of the Earl of Berks Whom they for his Loyalty displaced and about the same time they made him their Recorder In July following he was constituted keeper of the Kings Meddals and Library which in 1647 he had hindred from being sold And that employment he the rather took because he was put upon it by Selden and other learned men and that he himself being accounted learned took great delight in such matters However being not alwaies at leisure to attend those places he had a Deputy allowed him and one John Dury a Traveller did the drudgery of the place On the 24. of Nov. 1651 he was continued one of the Council of State and likewise on the same day in the year following In the beginning of Nov. 1653 he set forth with a gallant retinew in the quality of an Embassador into Sweedland being impowred thereto by Oliver and the Little Parliament and had a thousand pounds per ann for his Salary In which Embassie and Country behaving himself with great prudence to the liking and with the approbation of all Christina Queen of that Country made him a Knight of the honorable Order of Amaranta of which Order the Queen herself is Soveraign and wears the badg thereof which is a rich Jewel tied to a crimson riband under her left breast You may be pleased to see more of this Order in Elias Ashmole's book intit The institutions lawes and ceremonies of the Order of the Garter Lond. 1672. fol. chap. 3. p. 123. and the copy or draught of the badge between pag. 94. and 95. After his return thence which was in July 1654. he was in Aug. following made one of the Commissioners of the Exchequer or Treasury for in his absence alteration or pretended reformation being made in the Chancery he stood off at his return from being any longer Commissioner of the Seal In January 1656 he being then Serjeant at Law was chose Speaker of the H. of Commons pro tempore upon the indisposition of him lately chosen and in the year following he was summoned by Oliver the Protector to sit in the other House by the name of Bulstrode Lord Whitlock which summons he obeying had thereupon a negative voice in that House over the people tho he had helped to put it down when it consisted of King and Lords In Aug. 1659 he was made President of the Council of State in Octob one of the Committee of Safety on the first of Nov keeper of the great seal pro tempore by the appointment of the said Committee and on the 30 of Jan. following he retired into the country for fear of being sent prisoner to the Tower by some prevalent Members in the in the Rump Parl. then newly restored for his being a member of the Committee of Safety At which time he leaving the Seal with his wife lock'd up in a desk she forthwith delivered it to Lenthal the Speaker From which time to that of his death we heard but little of him only that he lived retiredly mostly at Chilton in Wilts near Hungerford in Berks that he had been an observing person thro all changes guided more by policy than conscience and that he had advantaged himself much in Civil affairs by his relation to the publick and his eminent station To which I add that he was an excellent Com. Lawyer was as well read in books as in men and well vers'd in the Oriental Tongues and therefore belov'd of Selden who would have made him one of his Executors and the Virtuosi of his time The things that he hath extant are these Several Speeches viz. 1 Speech at a conference of both Houses 17. Feb. 1641. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Sp. to the Qu. of Sweden an 1653. The beginning of which is Madam by command of my Superiors the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England c. 3 Speech in Lat. to the said Qu. in May or Jun. 1654. The beginning of which is Multo equidem cum taedio ferrem c. 4 A learned and godly speech spoken when Serjeant Willam Steel Recorder of the City of London was made L. Chief Baron in the Court of Exchecquer at Westm 28. May 1655. 5 Sp. to the Mayor Aldermen and Common-Council of London 9. Aug. 1659. 6 Another Sp. to them 8. Nov. the same year which two Sp. are published in one sh in qu. Several discourses in the trial of Tho. E. of Strafford See in Jo. Rushworths Trial of Tho. E. of Straff Monarchy asserted to be the best most ancient and legal form of government in a conference had at Whitehall with Oliver Lord Protector and a Committee of Parliament in Apr. 1657. Lond. 1660. oct Made good by way arguments in at least five Speeches then by him spoken Memorialls of the English affaires or an historicall account of what passed from the beginning of K. Ch. 1. to the restauration of K. Ch. 2. Lond. 1682. fol. This is no more than a Diary which he began and continued for his private use In this book you 'll find divers of his discourses made on various occasions It was published by Arth. Earl of Anglesie but with a very bad index to it which is a disadvantage to the book in many respects He also left behind him several manuscript volumes of his own writing which are not determin'd by the heir whether they may or shall be published Several things in his life time were fathered upon him among which was a little thing published in Jan. 1659. entit My Lord Whitlocks Reports on Machiavil c. wherein the author tells us that when Whitlock was chose a member of the Long Parl. he had then no interest but contented himself with seeing the fashions of the Parl. house At length Pyms discerning eyes spying that curiosity presently attacqued his unconcerned undetermined mind and with the proffers of greatness and popularity brought him over to his design and became his Second c. Also that when he with other Commissioners attended the King at Oxon with propositions from both houses in order to peace the K. shewed to the Commissioners during their stay there great respect but of Commissioner Whitlock he took small notice c. which implanted in him ever after an implacable malice to him and his posterity c. That he was sent to make speeches against the young King at Guild hall
men especially in Ministers of the Gospel on 1. Cor. 3.21 Lond. 1643. 45. 47. qu. 5 True old light exalted above pretended new light or a treatise of Jesus Christ c. in nine Sermons Lond. 1660. qu. He hath also as it seems a Sermon extant on 1. Cor. 7.14 which I have not yet seen only mention of it in the title of a book written by Mr. Baxter running thus Plain Scripture proof of Infant-Church membership and baptisme Being the whole arguments at a publick dispute with Mr. Tombes at Beaudley and answers to his Sermon upon 1. Cor. 7.14 with all his letters by Messengers and his calling for answers in pulpit and in point with many things relating to Mr. Thomas Bedford and Dr. Ward and others upon that subject Printed 1652 or thereabouts and in an 1656. Two Treatises and an appendix to them concerning Infant-baptisme c. Lond. 1645. qu. Written mostly against Steph. Marshall Minister of Finchingfield in Essex An examen of a Sermon of Mr. Steph. Marshall about Infant-baptisme in a Letter sent to him in 4. parts Lond. 1645. qu. An apologie for two treatises and an appendix to them concerning Infant-baptisme published 15. Dec. 1645. against the unjust charges and complaints of Dr. Nathan Homes Mr. John Geree Stephen Marshall John Ley and William Husley together with a Postscript by way of reply to Mr. Blakes answer to Mr. Tombes Letter c. Lond. 1646. qu. See in Tho. Blake under the year 1657. p. 133. Exercitation about Infant-baptism in 12 arguments c. Lond. 1646. qu. A serious consideration of the oath of the Kings Supremacy Lond. 1649. qu. Antidote against the venome of a passage in the first direction of the Epist ded to Mr. Baxters book of the Saints everlasting rest Lond. 1650. qu. Praecursor or a forerunner to a large view of a dispute concerning Infantâ—baptism c. Lond. 1652. qu. Anti paedobaptisme or no plain or obscure scripture proof of Infants baptisme or Church membership being the first part of the full review of the dispute about Infant-baptisme c. against St. Marshall John Geree Rich. Baxter Tho. Cobbet Tho. Blake Josias Church Nath. Stephens c. Lond. 1652. qu. Anti-paedob or the second part of a full review and dispute concerning Infant baptisme c. against the Writings of St. Marshall Dr. Nath. Homes Dr. Daniel Featley Dr. H. Hammond Th. Blake Tho. Cobbet Rob. Bailee Joh. Brinsley Cuthb Sydenham Tho. Fuller c. Lond. 1654. qu. Anti-paedob or the third part being a full review of a dispute concerning Infant-bapt c. against St. Marshall Rich. Baxter J. Geree Th. Blake Th. Cobbet Dr. N. Homes John Drew Jos Church Will. Lyford Dr. D. Featley Jo. Brinsley C. Sydenham Will. Carter Sam. Rutherford Joh. Cragge Dr. H. Hammond Joh. Cotton Th. Fuller Jo. Stallam Tho. Hall and others c. Lond. 1657. qu. Refutatio positionis ejusd confirmationis paedobaptismum esse licitum affirmantis ab Hen. Savage S S. Th. D. in comitiorum vesperiis Oxon. mense Jul. 1652 propositae Lond. 1653. quart Plea for Anti-paedobaptists against the vanity and falshood of scribled Papers intit The Anabaptists anatomized and silenced in a publick dispute at Abergavenny in Monmouthshire 5 Sept. 1653 betwixt Mr. Joh. Tombes Joh. Cragge and Hen. Vaughan touching Infant-baptisme Lond. 1654. qu. Relation of a conference had between Joh. Tombes B. D. and Hen. Vaugen M. A. at Abergavenny 5 Sept. 1653 touching Infant-bapt Lond 1656. oct Relation of a dispute had between Joh. Tombes B. D. Respondent and Joh. Cragge M. A. Opponent at Abergavenny 5 Sept. 1653 touching Infant-bapt Lond. 1656. octav Animadversiones quaedam in Aphorismos Richardi Baxter de justificatione Published by the said Baxter without the Authors knowledge an 1658. I never saw this book only the mention of it made in our Authors Epist ded before his Animadversiones in librum Georgii Bulli. Short Catechisme about Baptisme Lond. 1659 in one sh in oct Felo de se Or Mr. Rich. Baxters self-destroying manifested in 20 Arguments against Infant-baptisme c. Lond. 1659. qu. A discussion of Mr. Rich. Baxters ten reasons of his practice about Infant baptisme delivered in a serm at Beaudley on Colos 3.11 Lond. 1659. qu. Romanisme discussed or an answer to the nine first Articles of H. T. Turbervill his Manual of controversies Lond. 1660. qu. Sephersheba or the oath-oath-book Being a treatise concerning swearing c. Lond. 1662. qu. Delivered in 20 catechistical lectures at Lemster an 1636. Saints no smiters c. a treatise shewing the doctrine and attempts of Quinto-Monarchians or fift Monarchy-men about smiting Powers to be damnable and antichristian Lond. 1664. qu. Theodulia or a just defence of hearing the sermons and other teaching of the present Ministers of the Ch. of England against a book unjustly intit in Greek A Christian testimony against them that serve the image of the beast c. Lond. 1667. oct Emanuel or God-man A treatise wherein the doctrine of the first Nicene and Chalcedon Councils concerning the two Nativities of Christ is asserted against the lately vented Socinian doctrine Lond. 1669. oct Animadversiones in librum Georgii Bullii cui titulum fecit Harmonia Apostolica c. Lond. 1676. oct What other things our Author Tombes hath written and published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died at Salisbury in sixteen hundred seventy and six and that he was buried on the 25 day of May in St. Edmunds Ch. yard there over against the Steeple on the north side at a good distance And lastly that soon after was put over his grave a flat stone with this Inscription thereon Here lyeth the body of Mr. John Tombes Bachelour of Divinity a constant Preacher of Gods word who deceased the 22 of May an 1676. aged 73. GILBERT COLES Son of Edm. Coles of Winchester Priest was born at Burfield in Berks educated in Grammar learning in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New Coll after he had served two years of probation an 1637 took the degrees in Arts and in 1648 or thereabouts became Fellow of the Coll. near Winchester but soon after was ejected by the Visitors appointed by Parliament Afterwards he was elected Fellow again by the Society of New Coll for the great respect they had for him he being about that time Rector of East-Meon in Hampshire and accounted by many a learned man Afterwards he became Rector of Easton near Winchester Doct. of Divinity and Rector of Ash in Surrey He hath written Theophilus and Orthodoxus or several conferences between two friends the one a true son of the Church of England the other faln off to the Church of Rome Ox. 1674. qu. He died in sixteen hundred seventy and six and was buried in the Church of Easton before mentioned Over his grave his widow soon after caused a stone to be laid with this Inscription thereon Gilb. Coles S. T. P. hujus ecclesiae Rector
a great admirer of the said Hobbes with whom he was intimately acquainted doth speak freely of Dr. Wallis and why he doth so is because as he tells us he was Sub-scribe to the Tribe of Adoniram i. e. Adoniram Byfield was Scribe to Assembly of Divines and had been an active Preacher in the first War and decyphered besides others to the ruin of many loyal persons the Kings Cabinet taken at Naseby and as a monument of his noble performances deposited the original with the decyphering in the publick Library at Oxford He tells us also that he the said Doctor was then the glory and pride of the Presbyterian faction which our Author Stubbe hated for his Patrons sake In the said Enquiry he tells us that he hath penned a farther discourse upon that subject but that I suppose was never printed The Savilian Professours case stated Together with the several reasons urged against his capacity of standing for the publick office of Antiquary in the University of Oxon. Which are enlarged and vindicated against the Exceptions of Dr. Joh. Wallis c. Lond. 1658. in 3 sh and an half in qu. The famous Dr. Rich. Zouche who had been an Assessor in the Chancellours Court for 30 years or more and well vers'd in the Statutes Liberties and Privileges of the University did upon great intreaties stand for the said place of Antiquary or Custos Archivorum thereof but he being esteemed a Royalist Dr. J. W. was put up and stood against him tho altogether uncapable of that place because he was one of the Savilian Professors a Cambridge man and a stranger to the usages of the University At length by some corruption or at least connivance of the Vicechancellour and perjury of the senior Proctor Byfield W. was pronounced elected Whereupon our Author Stubbe who was an eye and an ear-witness of all that had most unjustly passed he therefore wrot and published the said book The Commonwealth of Israel or a brief account of Mr. Prynne's anatomy of the Good old cause Lond. 1659. in oct An Essay in defence of the Good old Cause or a discourse concerning the rise and extent of the power of the Civil Magistrate in reference to spiritual Affairs c. Lond. 1659 oct Vindication of the honorable Sir Hen. Vane from the false Aspersions of Mr. Baxter Lond. 1659. oct The same year I find another book published to that purpose intit A Vindication of Sir Hen. Vane from the lyes and calumnies of Mr. Rich. Baxter Printed at Lond. A letter to an Officer of the Army concerning a select Senate mention'd by them in their proposals to the late Parliament Lond. 1659. qu. Miscellaneous positions concerning Government Lond. 1659. qu. They are I suppose the proposals of a model for the Government of the three Nations mention'd by his Antagonist Mr. Glanvill A light shining out of darkness or certain Queries c. Lond. 1659. qu. Printed twice that year the second edition of which hath therein several Additions and an Apology for the Quakers written by the said Stubbe The Commonwealth of Oceana put in a ballance and found too light Or an account of the Republic of Sparta with occasional animadversions upon Mr. Jam. Harrington and the Oceanistical model Lond. 1660. qu. The Indian Nectar or a discourse concerning Chocolata c. Lond. 1662. oct Concerning the said subject one Antonio Colminero of Ledesma a Spaniard and Doct. of Physick hath learnedly written and not unlikely the first of all that hath so done It was rendred into English by one who call'd himself Capt. James Wadsworth under this title Chocolate or an Indian drink c. Lond. 1652. oct Which book our Author Stubbe had seen and has as I conceive followed him in some things As for the said Wadsworth the Reader may know that he was the same who wrot The English Spanish Pilgrim born in Suffolk son of Jam. Wadsworth Bach. of Div. of Eman. Coll. in Cambr. afterwards a Rom. Cath. bred in puerile learning at Sivil and Madrid in Spain in Grammar and Academical among the Jesuits at S. Omers but at riper years left them and returned to the Church of England was living in Westminster in the time of Oliver an 1655 at which time he was characterized by an English Historian to be a Renegado Proselyte-Turncote of any Religion and every trade and is now living 1655 a common hackney to the basest catch-pole Bayliffs and too boot a Justice of the Peace in his bench book enters him and his wife Pimp and Bawd in his Precinct The miraculous Conformist or an account of several marvellous cures performed by the stroaking of the hands of Mr. Valentine Greatrak Oxon 1666. qu. with a Physical discourse thereupon c. Before I go any farther with the remaining titles of our Author Stubbes's books I must make a digression and tell you why this book was written and who the subject of it was Be it known therefore that this Val. Greatrakes son of Will. Gr. Esq was born at Affane in the County of Waterford in Ireland on S. Valentines day 14 Feb. 1628 was bred a Protestant in the Free-school at Lismore and at 13 years of age was designed to be a Student in the Coll. at Dublin but the Rebellion breaking out in that Nation he was forced with his mother to fly for refuge into England where by the favour of his Uncle Edm. Harris brother to Sir Edw. Harris Knight his mothers father he was for the present time relieved After his death his mother for his farther progress in literature committed him to the charge of a certain Presbyterian called Joh. Daniel Getsius a High German Minister of Stoke Gabriel in Devonshire with whom he spent some years in studying Humanity and Divinity and found from his hands much favour and love After 5 or 6 years absence he returned to his native Country at that time in a most miserable and deplorable Estate which made him retire to the Castle of Caperquin where he spent an years time in contemplation and saw so much of the madness and wickedness of the world as he saith that his life became a burthen to him and his soul was as weary of this habitation of clay as ever was Gally-slave of the oar which brought his life even to the threshold of death so that his legs had hardly strength to carry his enfeebled body about c. In 1649 or thereabouts he became a Lieutenant in the Regiment of Roger Earl of Orrery then acting in Munster against the Irish Papists and others then called the Rebels and in 1656 a great part of the Army there of the English being disbanded he retired to his native country of Affane the habitation of his Ancestors and by the favour of the then Governor he was made Clerk of the Peace of the County of Corke Register for Transplantation and Justice of the Peace After his Majesties Restauration he was removed as I have heard from
severe Puritans and under a puritanical discipline And being esteemed a plain honest man a Person of great integrity and profound in the Law he was entertained by both as well loyal as Presbyterian parties In 1643 he took the Covenant and as I have been often informed he appeared several times with other Lay-persons among the Assembly of Divines He was then in great esteem with the Parliament and was employed by the members thereof as to his counsel about several matters particularly in the reducing the Garrison of Oxford to their service who as a Lawyer was added to the Commissioners appointed by them to treat with those appointed by the King And in that capacity he did good service by advising them especially Fairfax the Generalissimo to have in his eye a preservation of that place Oxon so famous for learning from ruin Afterwards tho the loss of the blessed K. Ch. 1. was a great grief to him yet he took the oath called the Engagement and thereby was the more enabled to plead and practice his profession In Jan. 1651. he with Will. Steel Esq Recorder of the City of London Charles George Cock Esq Sir Hen. Blount Kt John Fountaine Esq a common Lawyer Hugh Peters Clerk Joh. Rushworth of Linc. inn Sir Anth. Ashley Cooper Bt c. were appointed by the Parliament to consider of the reformation of the Law and accordingly they met several times in the room formerly called the House of Lords but what the result of their meeting was I cannot yet tell On the 25. of Jan. 1653. our author Hale was by writ made Serjeant at Law and soon after one of the Justices of the Common Bench in which place he acted with great justice and integrity not without the displeasure sometimes as 't is said of the Protector In 1654 he was one of those 5 Knights who were elected for the County of Glocester to serve in that Parliament which began at Westm 3. of Sept. purposely as 't is said to obstruct the mad and wicked projects then on foot by two parties that had very different principles and ends In 1658 he was elected one of the Burgesses of the Univ. of Oxon to serve in that Parliament called Richards Parliament which began at Westm 27. Jan. the same year and in Ap. 1660 he was elected one of the Knights for Glocestershire to serve in that Parliament called the Healing and blessed Parliament which began at the same place on the 25 of the said month Which Parliament calling the King home from his Exile he was soon after made Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Knighted In the month of May 1671 he was upon the death of Sir John Keeling advanced to the place of L. Ch. Justice of the Court of Kings Bench and on the 18 of the said month took the usual Oathes before the Lord Keeper and his seat accordingly on that Bench. He was an unwearied Student a prudent man a solid Philosopher a famous Lawyer the Pillar and Basis of justice who would not have done an unjust act for any worldly price or motive the ornament of his Majesties Government and honour of England the highest faculty of the soul of Westminster Hall and pattern to all the reverend and honorable Judges a godly serious practical Christian the lover of goodness and all good men a lamenter of the Clergies selfishness and unfaithfulness c. a great contemner of riches pomp and vanity of the world a pattern of honest plainess and humility c. As for his works relating to learning they are these An essay touching the gravitation and non-gravitation of fluid bodies and the reasons thereof Lond. 1674. oct Difficiles nugae or observations on the Torricellian experiment Lond. 1674. oct Upon which two ingenious discourses Dr. Hen. More of Cambridge hath written Remarks so far forth as they may concern any passages in his Enchiridion Metaphysicorum c. Lond. 1676. oct Contemplations moral and divine In two parts Lond. 1676 c. in a large oct Directions touching and keeping the Lords day Lond. 1676 c. in a large oct Poems on Christmas day Lond. 1676 c. in a large oct Contemplations mor. and div The sec part Lond. 1677. oct They were both printed together at Lond. 1679. oct The primitive origination of mankind considered and explained according to the light of nature Lond. 1677. fol. This book came out a little before the authors death and why he published it I shall give you these three reasons 1 Because that some writings of his Contempl. mor. and divine did without his privity come abroad in print which he never intended And this book might have had the same fate if not in his life time yet after his death 2 Because possibly there had been some more care been used by him in the digesting and writing thereof than of some others that have gone abroad in publick 3 That altho he could never be brought to value the writings of his that were then published as worthy of publick view yet he found them well accepted by many which encouraged him to let this book come abroad under his own name wherein he used more care than in those lesser tracts c. Observations touching the principles of natural motion and especially touching rarefaction and condensation together with a reply to certain Remarks touching the gravitation of Fluids Lond. 1677. oct These observations being in answer to Dr. Hen. Mores Remarks before mention'd were replied upon by the said Doctor Lond. 1678. The primitive origination of mankind considered and examined according to the light of nature Lond. 1677. fol. An account of which is in the Philosophical Transactions nu 136. p. 917. Londons liberty or a learned argument of law and reason an 1650 This came out afterwards with this title Londons liberties or the opinions of those great Lawyers Lord Ch. Justice Hale Mr. Justice will Wild and Mr. Serjeant Maynard about the election of Mayor Sherriffs Aldermen and Common council men of London and concerning their charter c. Lond. 1682. fol. At which time the press was at liberty without control Discourse touching provision for the poor Lond. 1683. in tw Short treatise touching Sherriffs accompts Lond. 1683. oct To which is joyned his Tryal of witches at the Assizes held at Bury S. Edmonds on the 10. of March 1664 which was published by its self in oct in 4. sh an 1682. Pleas of the Crown or a methodical summary of the principal matters relating to the subject Lond. 1685. sec edit in oct The first edit came out in 1678. oct His judgment of the nature of true religion the causes of its corruption and the Churches calamity by mens additions and violences with the desired cure Lond. 1684. qu. Written in three discourses at several times published by his great friend and admirer Mr. Rich. Baxter and by him dedicated to the honourable Judges To this book is annex'd The judgment of Sir Franc. Bacon
sacris liberarum Windsorensis Wolverhamptonensis capellarum à restitutione sereniss Caroli 2. Regis Decanus primus nobilissimi ordinis à Periscelide Scriba Fide in rebus Regis promovendis Zelo in rebus Ecclesiae promovendis Affectu in rebus Regni promovendis Toto nuperae rebellionis tempore nemini secundus celeberrimis hujus seculi concionatoribus à primo juventutis flore ad extremam usque senectam annumeratus hic sepultus jacet beatam expectans resurrectionem Obiit Julii 13. an dom 1677. aetatis suae 81. Some are pleased to say that this Dr. Ryves hath written An exposition on the Church Catechisme printed in qu. but mistaken as I conceive because it seems to have been written by one Edm. Reeves Quaere WILLIAM BERKLEY a Knights son was born of an ancient and honorable family near to and in the Diocess of London elected probationer Fellow of Merton Coll. in 1625 and four years after was admitted Master of Arts. In 1630 he travelled into various Countries and at his return he was much valued for his experience and knowledge in many matters In 1646 he was sent to Virginia about publick concerns and in 1660 when Colonel Mathews the then Governour of that Country died this our Author being then a Knight was in consideration of the service he had done there in defending the people thereof from being kill'd by the Natives and destroying the great number of the Indians without the loss of three men of his own made Governour thereof by the unanimous Votes of all that Country and there continued in that honorable Office till 1676 in which year he was sent for into England where he soon finished his course He hath written The lost Lady a Trag. Com. Lond. 1639. fol. Description of Virginia Printed in fol. and said in the title to be performed by an eye-witness The Laws of Virginia now in force collected out of the Assembly records and digested into one vol. Revised and confirmed by the grand Assembly 23 Mar. 1661. c. Lond. 1662. fol. Published by Franc. Moryson and by him dedicated to Sir Will. Berkley in whose Epistle 't is said that Sir William was Author of the most and best of the said Laws and that little addition had been made to what he himself had done during the time of his Government only what vitious excrescencies had grown in the body of them by the corrupt humour of the times This Sir Will. Berkley was buried in the middle Chancel of the Par. Church of Twittenham or Twickenham near Hampton Court in Middlesex on the 13 of July in sixteen hundred seventy and seven Afterwards a Vault being made for the Lord J. Berkley in the south Chancel of the said Church Sir William's body was removed to it and there deposited 4 Septemb. 1678. TIMOTHY WOODROFFE son of Rich. Woodr sometimes Vicar of Sherton and afterwards Rector of Garsdon near Malmsbury in Wilts was born in that County at Sherston as it seems educated in Grammar learning at Malmsbury under Rob. Latymer who taught school there 40 years and was Master to Tho. Hobbes the famous Philosopher In 1610 T. Woodr being then 16 years of age he was sent to Balliol Coll. in Lent term and â—hen matriculated as a Ministers son After he had taken the degrees in Arts he translated himself to S. Albans Hall and as a member thereof he was admitted and proceeded Master of that faculty About that time he entred into holy orders and became Chaplain in the family of the St. Johns of Lidyard St. Johns in his own Country but before he had continued long there he by the favour of Dr. Williams B. of Linc. and L. Keeper of the Great Seal of England was prefer'd to the Vicaridge of Inglesham near Highworth in Wilts which being about 14 or more miles from Oxon gave him the opportunity of spending much of his time in Ball. College where he set up a Divinity Lecture and himself read it for several years he being then Bach. of Divinity In the beginning of the Civil War he suffered much by both Armies and was plundered of a very good library whereupon he left his Living and removed to London and thence without his seeking he was invited to Great Dunmow in Essex where he was recieved as an Angel and became a frequent Preacher Not long after he was invited by Sir Rob. Harley Knight of the Bath to be one of the Preachers in the Minster or Cath. at Hereford from whence by his favour he was again in the year 1649 removed to the Parsonage of Kingsland in the same County where after many years painful preaching and much good done in the Neighbourhood by the practice of Physick wherein he always gave his advice and remedies gratis he finished his course He hath written and published Heavens Alarum c. Serm. on Hosea 4.3.4 Lond. in tw A religious Treatise upon Simeons song or instructions advertising how to live holily and dye happily Lond. 1659. oct Built on Luke 2.29.30 and composed for the use of Sir Rob. Harley before mentioned when weakness and old age confin'd him to his chamber Before this book is a commendatory Epistle subscribed by Joh. Row and S. Wood who stile the said book a sound and savoury discourse and such that wanteth not a pleasant quickness to hold on the Readers appetite c. He died in the month of August in sixteen hundred seventy and seven and was buried in the Church of Kingsland before mentioned Among several Children that he left behind him at the time of his death were Tim. Woodroffe sometimes of Magd. Coll now a Physitian at S. Albans in Hertfordshire and Benj. Woodr D. of D. and Canon of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. JOHN WAGSTAFFE son of John Wags Citizen of London descended from those of his name of Hasland Hall in Derbyshire was born in Cheapside within the City of London became a Commoner of Oriel Coll. in the latter end of 1649 took the degrees in Arts and applied himself to the study of Politicks and other learning At length being call'd from an academical life to the inheritance of Hasland by the death of an Uncle who died without male-issue he spent his life afterwards in a single estate But before he left Oxon he wrot and published Historical reflections on the Bishop of Rome chiefly discovering those events of humane affairs which most advance the Papal Usurpation Oxon. 1660. qu. This book tho much commended at its first appearance yet the author was laughed at because that he being a little crooked man and of a despicable presence should adventure to encounter with so great person as the Pope After he had left the University he wrot and published The question of Witchcraft debated or a discourse against their opinion that affirm Witches Lond. 1669. oct To which is added Lucians dialogue called Lovers of lyes translated by another hand But an answer coming out against the said book intit The opinion of
the late Wars to satisfie Sir Franc. Nethersole by what reasons he was moved to engage himself in the Parliaments War contains very many most pernicious Principles and dangerous Tenets and therefore were afterwards retracted by the Author as having been unseasonably printed Many Principles are taken out thence by many of his Adversaries and thrown in his dish and objected against him And in 1683 Jul. 21 the book was publickly burnt in the School-Quadrangle at Oxon by a decree then passed in the Convocation-house as containing several matters therein destructive to the sacred persons of Princes their State and Government and of all humane society Our Author Harrington hath also written these things following The use and manner of the Ballot Pr. on one side of a sheet of paper In the middle of which is a fair cut representing the Session of Magistrates belonging to a Commonwealth The prerogative of popular Government A political discourse in two books the former containing the first preliminary of Oceana enlarged interpreted and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against under the notion of Objections The second concerning Ordination against Dr. Hen. Hammond Dr. Lazarus Seaman and the Authors they follow Lond 1658. qu. The said Lazarus Seaman had been one of the Ass of Divines was Master of Peterhouse in Cambridge and Minister of Allhallowes Breadstreet in London Which two last places he lost after his Majesties return lived afterwards a Nonconformist mostly in Warwick-Court near Warwick-Lane in London where he died about the 9 of Sept. 1675 much lamented by the Brethren in regard he was a learned man He hath two or more Sermons extant preached before the Long Parliament and A vindication of the judgment of the reformed Churches concerning Ordination and laying on of hands c. Lond. 1647. qu. and other things Aphorismes political Lond. 1659. sec edit in two sh and an half They are in number 120. Politicaster or a comical discourse in answer to Mr. Wrenns book intit Monarchy asserted against Mr. Harringtons Oceana Lond. 1659. Brief direction shewing how a fit and perfect model of popular Government may be made found or understood Lond. 1659. in two parts The first contains 10 models the second part proposeth a model of a Commonwealth fitted unto the present state of this nation under five propositions or heads Printed in 3 sh and a half The Art of Law-giving Lond. 1659 in a little oct Pour Enclouer le canon Ibid. 1659. in one sh in qu. Discourse upon this saying The Spirit of the nation is not yet to be trusted with liberty lest it introduce monarchy or invade the libertie of Conscience Ibid. 1659. in two sh in qu. A proposition in order to the proposing of a Common-wealth or Democracie Pr. on one side of a sh of paper Discourse shewing that the spirit of Parliaments with a Councill in the intervals is not be trusted for a settlement lest it introduce monarchy and persecution for conscience Lond. 1659 in one sh and an half At the end are Certain maxims calculated unto the present state of England by the same hand A parallel of the Spirit of the people with the Spirit of Mr. Rogers And an appeal thereupon unto the reader whether the Spirit of the people or the Spirit of men like Mr. Rogers be the fitter to be trusted with the Government Lond. 1659 in one sh in qu. Of this Mr. Rogers who was a noted Anabaptist of his time I shall speak more at large in the conclusion of our author Harrington Valerius and Publicola or the true forme of a popular Commonwealth extracted è puris naturalibus Lond. 1659. in 5. sh in qu. written by way of dialogue At the end of which is A sufficient answer to Mr. Stubbe his Letter to an officer concerning a select Senate These last seven things with his Aphorismes Politicall I have seen bound all together with this general title put to them Political discourses tending to the introduction of a free and equal Commonwealth in England Lond. 1660. qu. Before which is the authors picture which shews him to be an handsome man and of a delicate curl'd head of hair Letters between him and Dr. Pet. Heylyn containing a decertation about forms of Government the power of the Spartan Ephori and the Jewish Sanhedrim Lond. 1659 in oct These letters are printed in the third part of The Letter Combate published by the said Dr. Heylyn The Rota or a model of a free state or Equal Commonwealth once proposed and debated in brief and to be again more at large proposed to and debated by a free and open Societie of ingenious Gentlemen Lond. 1660 in 4. sh in qu. Published in the beginning of Feb. 1659. About which time John Milton published a Pamphlet called The readie and easie way to Establish a Free Commonwealth Lond. 1659 60 in two sh and an half In answer to which came out a waggish censure pretended to be made by the Rota Printed in two sh in the latter end of March 1660. And a little before was a sh in qu. printed intit Decrees and Orders of the Committee of Safety of the Commonwealth of Oceana purposely to make the Junto of the Commonwealths men ridiculous it being then newly dispers'd upon Monks restitution of the Secluded Members of Parliament The Stumbling-block of disobedience cunningly imputed by P. H. unto Calvin removed in a Letter to the said P. H. Pet. Heylyn This Letter which hath J.H. set to it was printed in two sheets in qu. about 1659. The wayes and meanes whereby an equall and lasting Commonwealth may be suddenly introduced and perfectly founded c. Lond. 1660. in one sh in qu. published in the beginning of Feb. 1659. He also translated from Lat. into English two of Virgils Eclogues and Aeneis which he thus entituled An Essay upon two of Virgils Eclogues and two of his Aeneis towards the translation of the whole Lond 1657. 58. oct and in 1659 was printed in 8o. his translation of the third fourth fifth and sixth books of the said Virgil's Aeneis This eminent author died within the City of Westminster in sixteen hundred seventy and seven and was buried in the Chancel of S. Margarets Church there next to the grave of Sir Walt. Raleigh under the south side of the Altar where the Priest stands Over his grave was this inscription soon after put Hic jacet Jacobus Harrington Armiger filius maximus natu Sapcoti Harrington de Rand in Com. Linc. Equitis Aurati Janae uxoris ejus filiae Gulielmi Samuel de Upton in Com. Northampton Militis qui obiit Septimo die Septembris aetatis suae sexagessimo sexto an Dom 1677. Nec Virtutes nec animi dotes Arrha licet aeterni in animam amoris dei coruptione eximere queant corpus c. The said Sir Sapcote Harrington was younger brother to Sir Jam. Harrington of Ridlington in Rutlandshire Baronet sons of Sir Edw. Harrington Baronet
born at Husboorne as 't is said in Hampshire became a Commoner of and was entred as a Knights son in Trin. Coll. an 1610 took one degree in Arts and then went to Lincols Inn and studied the Municipal Laws for some time Afterwards upon second thoughts and perhaps a desire of a sedate and Academical life he went to Caies College in Cambridge lived several years there on his Estate and at length took the degree of Bach. of Divinity About which time being made Chaplain to George Duke of Bucks by his Majesties special recommendations who then told the Duke that he should have an eye on him as occasion served he was admitted Dr. of Div. at which time some scruples being made the K. by his letters to the Univ. of Cambridge approved of what was done Much about the same time he became Rector of Burgh-cleere and High-cleere in Hampshire where continuing in a quiet repose till the grand Rebellion broke out was often disturb'd for his Loyalty and at length sequestred After his Majesties restauration he became Bishop of S. David by his nomination to which being Consecrated in S. Peters Church in Westminster on the second day of Decemb. 1660 sate there till the time of his death He was a person of signal Candor and vertues requisite in a Church man which in the worst of times gained him great esteem from the very enemies of his Order and Function He hath written and published Observations censures and confutations of notorious errors in Mr. Hobbes his Leviathan and other his books Lond. 1663. qu. put out under the name of Theophilus Pyke Lucius Occasional animadversions on some writings of the Socinians and such Hereticks of the same opinion with Mr. Hobbes Printed with the Observations c. Treatise of the nature of a Minister in all its Offices Lond. 1670. qu. Answer to Dr. Patr. Forbes concerning the necessity of Bishops to Ordaine in answer to a question proposed in these late unhappy times by the author what is a Minister Pr. with the Treatise of c. besides one or more Sermons which are extant He died on the fourth day of Octob. in sixteen hundred seventy and seven and was buried in the Collegiat Church of Brecknock in Wales Over his grave is the Effigies of the Defunct to the middle part in a Gown and Lawn Sleves curiously fram'd from Alabaster with the right hand holding a book and the left resting on a deaths head All set up in the wall near his grave with this inscription in golden letters on a black Marble M.S. Vigilantissimi Praesulis Gulielmi Lucy qui veterum natalium prosapiâ morum candore miro ingenii acumine perspicaci literaturae reconditioris claritate integritate vitae spectabili virtutis emnigenae praesidio ad amussim ornatus ad gradus episcopalis apicem faeliciter evectus voce praesidebat exemplo meritis pietate sacrâ infulâ dignissimus Aequum servavit in utraque sorte mentem adversis fulvi probatus instar auri non fractus unquam fuit nec epatus rebus prosperis Ecclesiae Anglicanoe fulgebat sidus lucidum verbi divini dum res tulit concionator assiduus veritatis orthodoxae vindex acerrimus ordinis hierarchi decus propugnaculum sedis Menevensis per annos octodecim ingens ornamentum Satur dierum maturus coelo huic mundo placidè nec invitus valedixit Octobris die quarto anno aetatis 86 Dom. MDCLXXVII JOHN ROWE son of Joh. Rowe of Crediton in Devonshire was born there or at least in that County entred a Batler in New Inn in the beginning of 1642 aged 15 years but being soon after taken thence because the City of Oxon was garrison'd for his Majesties use and the said Inn made a Mint-house his friends sent him to Cambridge where taking the degree of Bach. of Arts retired to Oxon in 1648 to get preferment by the Visitation then and there made by order of Parliament So that setling himself in that Inn againe was incorporated in the same degree in the beginning of Dec. and on the 12 of the said month was admitted M. of Arts as a Member of the said Inn or Hall and much about the same time was put in Fellow of Corp. Ch. Coll. in a Lincolnshire place by the Visitors then sitting in Oxon. Afterwards he was Lecturer at Witney in Oxfordshire where his Sermons were much frequented by persons of the Presbyterian persuasion but leaving his fellowship soon after he became preacher at Tiverton in his own Country for a time and as a Minister of Devonshire he was appointed an Assistant to the Commissioners thereof for the ejection of such that were then called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and School Masters Thence upon the death of Will. Strong an 1654 he was called to succeed him as preacher in St. Peters commonly called the Abbey Church within the City of Westminster At which place his Sermons being constant and much taking with the men of those times he was frequented by the chiefest of the Quakers to the conversion as t is said of some On the 14 of March 1659 he was appointed by Act of Parl. one of the Approvers of Ministers according to the Presbyterian way but the vigour of that Act soon after ceasing and he after his Majesties restauration being deprived for want of Conformity he set up a privat meeting in the parish I think of S. Andrew in Holborn near London where he was assisted by Theoph. Gale His works are these Tragi-Comoedia A relation of the strange and wonderful hand of God discovered at Witney in the Comedy acted on the 3. Feb. 1652. Oxon. 1653. qu. The said Comedy was acted by young men of the Country in an old upper room in a public Inn there but the floor falling under them in the middle of Play some were slain and many hurt Three Sermons preached on that occasion on Rom. 1. 18. Printed with the Relation In which Sermons the author takes great liberty in speaking against Plays and the Actors of them Several other Sermons as 1 Mans duty in magnifying Gods work Sermon on a public day of Thanksgiving before the Parliament 8. oct 1656 on Job 36.24.25 Lond. 1657. qu. The said Thanksgiving was celebrated for the great victory obtained against the Spanish West-India Fleet. 2 The Saints temptations wherein the nature kinds occasion of temptation and the duty of the Saints under temptation are laid forth As also the Saints fence c. in Sermons Lond. 1674 oct 3 Emanuel or the Love of Christ explicated and applied in his incarnation being made under the Law and his satisfaction in 30 Sermons Lond. 1680. Published by Sam. Lee somtimes Fellow of Wadham Coll. He also preached a Sermon at the interment of Joh. Bradshaw President of the H. Court of Justice that condemned K. Ch. 1. to die in the Abbey Ch. at West 22. of Nov. 1659 on Isay 57.1 but whether it was ever printed I cannot tell Sure
mark and number of the name of the beast c. Lond. 1656. qu. grounded on Rev. 13.18 Which book is much commended by Matth. Poole in his fifth vol. of Synopsis Criticorum on the Rev. and doth acknowledge that he had some MS. notes from our Author concerning that matter which he had made use of in that volume Vindiciae fundamenti Or a threefold defence of the doctrine of original sin Together with some other fundamentals of Salvation The first against the exceptions of Mr. Rob. Everard in his book intit The Creation and the Fall of man The second against the Examiners of the late Assemblies Confession of Faith The third against the Allegations of Dr. Jer. Taylor in his Unum necessarium and two lesser Treatises of his Lond. 1658. qu. After his Majesties restauration he the said Mr. Stephens kept his Rectory of Fenny-Drayton because the owner of it had been some years before dead but upon the publication of the Act of Uniformity in 1662 he left it because he would not conform resided for some time in the said town and preached thereabouts as a Nonconformist At length after several disturbances he removed to Stoke-Golding two miles distant from Fenny-Drayton and preached there in Conventicles till he was disabled by lameness some years before his death which hapning in sixteen hundred seventy and seven was buried in the Church-yard of Stoke-Golding on the 24 of Feb. the same year One of both his names an Esquire was appointed one of the Commissioners of Glocestershire 1654 for the ejection of such whom they then called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters who had before been educated in this University THEOPHILUS GALE son of Theoph. Gale D. D. and sometimes Prebend of Exeter was born in Devonshire became a Commoner of Magd. Hall after the surrender of the Garrison of Oxon made Demy of Magd. Coll. by the Visitors appointed by Parliament an 1648 and afterwards Fellow In the year 1652 he proceeded in Arts became a frequent Preacher in the University and a great resorter to the Presbyterian and Indep meetings especially that of Tho. Googwin in the Presidents Lodgings of his College At the Kings return he lost all the right he had to his Fellowship to make room for the true owner and being then wholly addicted to nonconformity travelled beyond the seas as a Tutor to the sons of Philip Lord Wharton After his return he lived in London was for some time an Assistant to Joh. Rowe in carrying on the work of preaching in his private congregation in Holbourne and published these books following which shew him to have been a person of great reading an exact Philologist and Philosopher The court of the Gentiles Or a discourse touching the original of humane literature both of Philology and Philosophy from the Scriptures and Jewish Church c. part 1. of Philology Oxon. 1669 and there again 1672 both in qu. The second part which is Of Philosophy was printed at Oxon. 1671 and at Lond. 1676 both in qu. Of these two parts there is a laudable account in the Philosophical Transactions num 74. p. 2231. an 1671. The third part Of the vanity of Pagan Philosophy was pr. at Lond. 1677 and the fourth Of Reformed Philosophy was pr. there the same year and both in qu. These four books or parts shew the Author to have been well read in and conversant with the Writings of the Fathers the old Philosophers and those that have given any account of them or their works As also to have been a good Metaphysician and School-Divine The true Idea of Jansenisme both historick and dogmatick Lond. 1669. oct The large preface to it was written by Dr. Joh. Owen Theophilie or a discourse of the Saints amity with God in Christ c. Lond 1671. oct The Anatomie of Infidelity or an explication of the nature causes aggravations and punishment of unbelief Lond. 1672. oct Discourse of Christs coming and the influence with the expectation thereof c. Lond. 1673. oct Idea Theologiae tam contemplativae quam activae ad formam S. Scripturae delineata Lond. 1673. in tw Wherein the love of the World is inconsistent with the love of God Sermon on 1 Jo. 2.15 Lond. 1674. and 76 in The Supplement to the morning exercise at Cripplegate Philosophia generalis in duas partes disterminata una de ortu progressu philosophiae c. Altera 1. De minorum gentium philosophia 2. De novem habitibus intellectualibus 3. De philosophiae objecto c. Lond. 1676. oct Ars sciendi sive Logica novâ methodo disposita novis praeceptis aucta Lond. 1682. oct This is Joh. Clauberg's Logick and Ars cogitandi called the Jansenists Logick digested into one volume with some alterations and enlargments A summary of the two Covenants This is set before a book by him published intit A discourse of the two Covenants c. Lond. 1678. fol. Written by Will. Strong sometimes Preacher in the Abbey Church at Westminster This learned and industrious person Mr. Gale did design to have published other matters but was cut off in the prime of his years aged 49 or thereabouts at Newington Green near London in Middlesex where then his habitation was in the latter end of Feb. or beginning of March in sixteen hundred seventy and seven and was buried in the burial place of Dissenters joyning to the New Artillery Garden and Bunhill Fields in Cripplegate Parish near London He left all his real and personal estate for the education and benefit of poor Presbyterian and Independent Scholars to be managed by certain Nonconformists for their use All his Library also he gave to the Coll. in New England except such philosophical books which are needful for Students of his opinion in Old England JOHN GODOLPHIN the third son of Joh. Godolphin Esquire of the ancient and gentile family of Godolphin in Cornwall was born in the Island of Scilly beyond the lands end in the said County in the Castle there which belonged to his name on S. Andrews Eve an 1617 became a Commoner of Glocester Hall in Mich. term 1632 where profiting much in Logick and Philosophy as afterwards in the Civil Law under the tuition of Will. Sandbrooke was four years after admitted to the reading of any book of the Institutions that is to the degree of Bach. of the said Law In the beginning of 1643 he was actually created Doctor of his faculty being then puritannically inclined and going afterwards to London he sided so much with the men there in power that after he had taken the wicked oath called the Engagement he was by Act of Parl. 30 Jul. 1653 constituted and appointed with Will. Clerke Doct. of the Civ Law and Charles George Cock Esq Judges of the Admiralty and in the middle of Jul. 1659 Clerke being then dead he and Cock were constituted again yet to hold and exercise the said office but till 10 of Dec. following
Teresa was born 28. Mar. 1515 died 4. Oct. 1582 and was buried first at Alva and afterwards in the Monastery of S. Joseph of Avila in Spain 4 Her Treatise of the manner of visiting the Monasteries of discalced Nunns These three last were printed with her Life 5 The second part of the works of S. Teresa of Jesus containing 1 The way of perfection 2. The Castle interior or the seven mansions c. Printed 1669. qu. 6 The holy life of Gregory Lopez a Spanish Hermit in the West Indies Printed 1675. in oct 2d edit This Greg. Lopez was born at Madrid 4. Jul. 1542 died at Sanctoâ—fe near Mexico 20. Jul. 1596 and had his life afterwards written by Franc. Loza and translated into several Langages Mr. Woodhead also changed the stile of a book called The Scale or Ladder of perfection written by Walt. Hilton a Carthusian in the time of K. Hen. 6. Which book having been printed an 1494 he I say changed many antiquated words therein and rendred them more intelligible for ordinary capacities Lond. 1679. oct He also changed the stile of another treatise of the same author written to a devout man of secular Estate teaching him how to lead a spiritual life therein Printed with The Scale c. At length after this most pious learned and retired person Mr. Woodhead had lived to the age of man surrendred up his most devout soul to God in his little Cell at Hogsden before mentioned in sixteen hundred seventy and eight whereupon his body was conveyed to S. Pancras Church near Holbourn in Middlesex distant about half a mile from the back part of Greys Inn and was buried in the yard there about 22 paces distant from the Chancel of that Church on the south side Afterwards was a raised altar-monument built of brick covered with a thick planke of blew Marble put over his grave and on the said planke was this ingraven A. W. obiit Maii 4. A.D. 1678 aetatis suae LXX Elegi abjectus esse in domo Dei mansi in solitudine non quaerens quod mihi utilis est sed quod multis This monument being built 2 or 3 years after his death those that put it up caus'd his grave to be opened to view the coffin and body that they might be sure that it was the person for whom the said monument was erected And had K. Jam. 2. continued in his throne two years longer his body would have been removed to the Chappel in Univ. Coll. and there had a monument erected over him equal to his great merits and worth WILLIAM WHITE who writes himself Guliel Phalerius was born of plebeian parents in a market town called Witney in Oxfordshire in the month of June 1604 was entred a Student in Wadham Coll. in Act term 1620 took the degrees in Arts holy orders and preached for a time near Oxon. At length the Mastership of the Free-School joyning to Madg. Coll. falling void it was confer'd upon him some years before the Civil War began where being setled several persons by his care and industry proved afterwards eminent But being ejected thence in the fatal year of 1648 he did about that time privately obtain of Dr. Duppa Bishop of Salisbury the Rectory of Pusey near Faringdon in Berks situated within his Diocess and kept it during the interval by the favour of friends and the smalness of its profits After the Kings return Dr. Th. Pierce President of Magd. Coll. who had sometimes been his Scholar procured the Rectory of Appleton near Abendon in the same County of the Society of that house to be confer'd upon him both which Livings he kept to his dying day and built houses on them having been always accounted a noted Philologist and a loyal and pious Divine He hath published several small tracts of which these only have come to my sight Ad Grammaticam ordinarium Supplementa paedagogica alia c. Lond. 1648 and 52. oct Via ad pacem ecclesiasticam Lond. 1660. qu. Paraphrasis cum annotatis ad difficiliora loca catechismi Anglicani Printed 1674 in Lat. and Engl. He died at Pusey before mention'd on the first day of June about the first hour of the morn in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there as I have been enformed by letters written from one of his quondam Scholars living in those parts HENRY GREISLEY son of Joh Gr. of Shrewsbury Gent. became a Student of Ch. Ch. from Westm School an 1634 took the degrees in Arts adheer'd to his Majesties cause in the time of the rebellion for which he suffer'd by ejection from his house and expulsion from the University by the impetuous Visitors an 1648. He hath translated from French into English 1 The Prince Lond. 1648. oct Written by Sieur de Balsac 2 The Christian man or the reparation of nature by grace Lond. 1650. in a large qu. Written originally by Jo. Franc. Senault Besides which translations he hath certain Specimens of Poetry extant which have obtained him a place among those of that faculty After his Majesties restauration he became beneficed in the Church and on the 19 of Apr. 1672 he was installed Prebendary of Worcester in the place of Will. Owen M. A. deceased This Mr. Greisley died about the beginning of June in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was succeeded in his prebendship by Mr. Joseph Glanvill I find R. G. sometimes M. of A. of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. to be the translator of A discourse of Constancy Lond. 1654. oct Written in Lat. by Just Lipsius but who he was unless Rob. Gomershall I know not Quaere NATHANIEL HOLMES commonly called Homes Son of George Hol. Minister of Kingswood in Glocestershire was born in Wilts became a Communer of Magd. Hall in the latter end of 1616 aged 17 years whence after he had continued there for a little while he was translated to Exeter Coll. for the sake of John Prideaux whom he much admired and as a member thereof took the degree of Bach. of Arts. Afterwards returning to Magd. Hall he took the degree of Master and became a frequent preacher for a time in these parts What his preferments were in the Church afterwards I find not unless it was a cure in Glocestershire Sure I am that he took the degrees in Divinity as a member of Exeter Coll. that of Bach. in 1633 and that of Doctor four years after and also that being a severe Calvinist he did upon the defection of the members of the Long Parliament close with the Presbyterians and when the rout of Orthodox Ministers in and near London was made in 1642 and 43 he obtained one or more cures of which the Church of S. Mary Stayning was one But being soon after delivered from the Presbyterian contagion as he call'd it he with Hen. Burton B. D. and Minister of Friday-street in London became great advancers of the faction set up their Independent
congregations in the beginning of the year 1643 and would admit no man to the sacrament but such as were members of the same or baptize any children tho born within the Parish for which they were supposed to serve but of such that should enter into their New Covenant and that they challenged to themselves a power of examining the lives and conversations of the members of their said congregation casting out whom they please and for what they list and not admitting any to the Eucharist nor the children of any to baptisme till they had satisfied the Church that is themselves in the sincerity of their repentance and be again restored by them Also that neither of them would permit the Sacrament of the Lords Supper to be administred in their parishes at Easter in 1643. Besides a congregation or more in London our author Holmes had several in the Country particularly at Dover and like a Bishop of a diocess he would go twice or thrice in a year to visit purposely to pray and preach to them and in one of his Sermons to the members there he prayed God to bless and remember them who had but a bit once in a quarter or half a year He was accounted by many especially those of his perswasion a profound Divine and to be well skill'd in the Tongues particularly in the Hebrew and by others a mutable and fantastical person When the Act of conformity was published he left his cure or cures and spent most of his time in the parish of S. Giles without Cripplegate London where he kept or at least frequented Conventicles He hath written Usury is injury cleared in an examination of its best apology alledged by a Country Minister out of Dr. Ames in his cases of conscience Lond. 1640. qu. The new world or the new reformed Church discovered out of the 2. Epist of Pet. ch 3.13 first briefly opened before some of the Nobility and others in the Country Afterwards more fully delineated and prosecuted before the honorable House of Commons 30 May 1641. Lond. 1641. qu. Besides this he hath other Sermons extant as 1 Gods gracious thoughts towards great sinners in two Sermons on Isaiah 55.8.9 2 Thanksgiving Sermon before the H. of Com. in Ch. Ch. Lond. 6. Oct. 1659. on Psal 33.1 Lond. 1659. qu. c. Vindication of baptizing believers In some animadversions upon Mr. Tombes his exercitations about infant baptisme as also upon his examen c. Lond. 1646. qu. Daemonology and Theology the first the malady demonstrating the diabolical arts and devillish hearts of men The second the remedy demonstrating God a rich supply of all good Lond. 1650. oct This was answer'd by Anon. Character of the crying evils of the times Lond. 1650. octavo Church cases cleared Wherein are held forth some things to reclaim professors that are slack-principled Antichurchians Nonchurch-seekers Church levellers with a pacificatory preface The resurrection revealed or the dawning of the day-star about to rise and radiate a visible incomparable glory far beyond any since the creation upon the universal Church on earth for a thousand years yet to come before the ultimate day of the general judgment to the raising of the Jews c. Lond. 1654. c. fol. in 7. books This piece is looked upon by some to be learnedly written who take the author to be a perfect Chiliast or Millinarian as Mr. Jos Mede Dr. Hen. More and many other Orthodox as well as Hetrodox Divines Peter Sterry that high flown Blasphemer and Joseph Caryl perused this book and gave their judgments thereof and the last of them an Imprimatur in the title Whence 't is very easie and proper to observe how ready and extreamly forward the last pretended Reformers were not only to countenance but patronize the many generally exploded opinions in matter of religion of their Brethren however hetrodox erroneous and groundless insomuch that Divines by publick appointment were ordered to peruse their books and after a transient cursory view of to represent them to the world in extravagant lavish characters of their extraordinary worth and excellency As for the author Holmes tho he was accounted a Millinarian yet he doth not contend for a carnal sensual and gross liberty and worldly to be enjoyed before the general resurrection by the Saints but spiritual purified and refin'd freedom from the dominion and enslaving vassalage of sin and corruption to be exercised in holiness and sanctity Open door for mans approach to God Lond. 1650 qu. Of Gospel musick Printed in qu. This and the next going before I have not yet seen In the year 1652 was published by him the said Dr. Holmes a folio book containing 16 several treatises as 1 Christs offering himself to all sinners as concerning all objections on John 6.37 2 Mistakes about prayer 3 Faith in abstract in its high acting above outward sense inward sensation and natural reason 4 Antidote against Antinomianisme 5 Gods gracious thoughts This is mention'd before 6 Gods gracious expressions engaging to comfort them that accept of his grace on 1. Cor. 1.3.4 7 Moderation of spirit for quietation of mind in trying times on Phil. 4.5 8 Necessaria Or the Body of Div. necessary to salvation on Rom. 8.29.30.31 9 Soul-cordials against sore discomforts in a Com. or explications and applications of the whole 43. Psal 10 The gracious heart is not to seek great things in grievous times on Jer. 45. ver 5. former part 11 Gods saving a people with a notwithstanding their sins on Psalm 106.8 12 The Christian Hammerers against the Antichristian horns on Zech. 1.21 latter part 13 The Churches glory and defence from Isay 4. ver 5. 14 The only happy people described out of Psal 144.15 15 The malady of a mixt Communion 16 Commentary literal or historical and mystical or spiritual on the whole book of Canticles These 16 things I say were printed for the author in one vol. at Lond. 1652. fol. with the general title to them of The works of Nathaniel Holmes But they laying dead on the Booksellers hands they printed a new title to them with the year of our Lord 1669 which hath made them move among some of the Brethren Ten Exercitations in vindication of The resurrection revealed Lond. 1661. fol. An essay concerning the Sabbath or the Sabbath day rest from controversie c. Lond. 1673. oct The brazen serpent or Gods grand design c. Lond. 1673. qu. Besides several other things which I have not yet seen as The peasants peace c. At length this Dr. having lived till he was almost blind departed this mortal life in the Parish of S. Giles without Cripplegate before mention'd in the month of June as I conceive in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried as I suppose according to his will in the Chancel of the Church of S. Mary Aldermanbury in London close to the worthy Ministers there interred He died rich left behind him a Widow called Sarah a
1663 and for which several suffered death at York and elsewhere But what became of Tho. Palmer I know not as yet Sure I am that his name was in his Majesties Proclamation for his apprehension and was therein described to be a tall man flaxen haired and to be between 40 and 50 years of age JOSEPH HENSHAW son of Thomas son of Will. Henshaw of Sussex descended from those of his name in Cheshire was born in the Parish of S. Giles Cripplegate Lond educated in Merchant-Taylors School became a Communer of Madg. Hall in 1621 aged 18 years or thereabouts took one degree in Arts holy orders and became Chaplain to Sir Jo. Digby Earl of Bristow In 1634 I find him Parson of Stedham with Hayshot in Sussex and about that time Preacher at the Charterhouse and Vicar of little S. Bartholomew in London In 1639 he proceeded Doctor of Div. being then Prebendary of Chichester and much in renown for his admirable way of preaching but when the nation was turn'd topsie turvey by the iniquity of the Presbyterians and other discontented people he was dispoyl'd of all suffered much for the royal cause was a brand snatch'd out of the fire and lived for sometime at Chiswick in the house of the Lady Paulet At length after his Majesties restauration he was made Dean of Chichester in Sept. 1660 upon the promotion of Dr. Ryves to the Deanery of Windsore and by vertue of the Kings Conge d' eslire being elected to thee see of Peterborough 15. Apr. 1663 upon the removal of Dr. Laney to Lincoln was soon after consecrated and on the 28. of May Ascension day installed He hath written and published Horae Succissivae or spare houres of meditations upon our duty to God others and our selves Lond. 1631. There again 1640. in tw being the fifth edit In the year 1620 was published in â—â— a book entit Horae Subsecivae Observations and discourses but this book was written by Gilbert Lord Cavendish who died before his father Will. Earl of Devonshire which William departed this life in 1625. Our author Henshaw hath also written Dayly thoughts or a Miscellany of Meditations holy and humane Lond. 1651. oct the third edit with enlargements He departed this mortal life in his house or lodgings in S. James street Coventâ—Garden with the liberties of Westminster on Sunday the ninth day of March in sixteen hundred seventy and eight whereupon his body being conveyed into Sussex was buried in the Church of Eastâ—Lavant near Chichester close by the body of his only wife Jane somtimes daughter of Thomas May of that place and near to a son that he had buried there JOHN BISCOE son of Rob. Biscoe was born at Great Wycombe commonly called Hyghâ—Wycombe in Bucks became a Commoner of New Inn in the latter end of the year 1622 aged 16 years took one degree in Arts left the University about two years after entred into the sacred function and became a preacher at Abendon in Berks. When the puritan began to be dominant he put in for one having alwaies been precisely educated closed with the Presbyterians in the time of their rebellion and took the Covenant and being found very ready to carry on and propagate the cause he was made Minister of S. Thomas in Southwark took the Engagement was made an Assistant to the Commissioners of Surrey for ejecting of such who were called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters and about the same time had the charge of the Church of S. George in the said Borough confer'd on him as I have been informed by those that knew the man where or else at S. Thomas continuing till after his Majesties restauration was ejected for Nonconformity He hath written and published The glorious mystery of Gods mercy or a pretious cordial for fainting soules c. Lond. 1647. oct This book is the effect of certain Sermons The grand trial of true conversion or sanctifying grace appearing and acting first and chiefly in the thoughts wherein is opened the mystery of iniquity in mans thoughts c. Lond. 1655. oct This also as it seems is the effect of certain Sermons The Mystery of free grace in the Gospel and mystery of the Gospel in the Law Printed in oct Whether he hath any other things extant I cannot tell sure I am that after his ejection he removed to several places and preached in Conventicles and that in his last days removing to the place of his nativity High Wicombe concluded his last there to the great lamentation of the brethren in sixteen hundred seventy and nine whereupon his body being conveyed to the Church at that place was buried on thâ— ninth day of June the same year in the north isle joyning thereunto JEREMIAS WELLS a Londoner born bred in Merchant Taylors School became Scholar of S. Johns Coll. in 1665 junior Collector of the University when Bach. of Arts and one of the first persons that spoke in verse in the first Encaenia at the dedication of Sheldons Theater an 1669. Afterwards being Master of Arts and Fellow of his House he was made Lecturer of St. Michaels Cornhill and Curat to Dr. Edward Layfield of Allhallows Barkin in London He hath written Poems upon several occasions Lond. 1667. oct Character of a London Scrivener Printed with the Poems He was buried in the Church of Allhallows Barkin before mention'd 24 of August in sixteen hundred seventy and nine having before taken to wife the daughter of Dr. Layfield before mention'd widdow of Sir John Mennes and alwaies accounted an ingenious man JOHN MAYOW descended from a gentile family of his name living at Bree in Cornwall was born in the parish of S. Dunstan in the West in Fleetstreet London admitted Scholar of Wadham Coll. 27. Sept. 1661 aged 16 years choâ—e probationerâ—fellow of All 's Coll. soon after upon the recommendations of Hen. Coventrie Esq one of the Secretaries of State where tho he had a Legists place and took the degrees in the Civil Law yet he studied Physick and became noted for his practice therein especially in the Summer time in the City of Bathe but better known by these books which shew the pregnancy of his parts De Respiratione tractatus unus Oxon. 1668. 69. c. oct De Rachitide tract un Oxon. 1668. 69. c. oct Of both which tracts is a large account given in the Philosophical Transactions nu 41. p. 833. an 1668. De Sal-nitro spiritu nitro-acerbo Ox. 1674. in a large oct De Respiratione Faetûs in utero ovo Ox. 1674. in a large oct De motu musculari spiritibus ani malibus Ox. 1674. in a large oct Of these three last with which were printed again the two first is a large account given in the Philosophical Transact nu 105. p. 101. c. And all five were printed together at the Hague 1681. oct He paid his last debt to nature in an Apothecaries house bearing the sign of the Anker in Yorkstreet
respected by the Queen that he was a person of excellent parts civil behaviour and of great complisance This acquaintance I presume had its original from our authors desire of having a book of his composition to be licensed for the Press through the means of Dr. Aug. Lindsell Chaplain to the said Archbishop who soon finding him to be a person of learning and great moderation did acquaint his grace of the man and his work Howsoever it was sure I am that when articles of impeachment were drawn up against Archb. Laud in the beginning of the Long Parliament 't is said in the seventh article that for the advancement of Popery and Superstition within this Realm the said Archb. hath wittingly and willingly received harboured and relieved divers popish Priests and Jesuits namely one called Sancta Clara alias Davenport a dangerous person and Franciscan Frier who hath written a popish and seditious book entituled Deus natura gratia c. wherein the thirty nine articles of the Church of England established by Act of Parliament are much traduced and scandalized The said Archbishop had divers conferences with him while he was in writing the said book and did also provide maintenance and entertainment for one Monsieur St. Giles a popish Priest at Oxon c. To which article the Archbishop made this answer I never saw that Franciscan Frier Sancta Clara in my life to the utmost of my memory above four times or five at most He was first brought to me by Dr. Lindsell I did fear he would never expound them the Articles so as the Ch. of England might have cause to thank him for it He never came to me after till he was almost ready to print another book to prove that Episcopacy was authorized in the Church by divine right and this was after these unhappy stirs began His desire was to have this book printed here but at his several addresses to me for this I still gave him this answer That I did not like the way which the Church of Rome went concerning Episcopacy And howsoever I would never give way that any such book from the pen of any Romanist should be printed here And the Bishops of England are very well able to defend their own cause and calling without calling in any aid from Rome and would so do when they saw cause and this is all the conference I ever had with him Our author S. Clara did at that time abscond and spend most of those years of trouble in obscurity sometimes beyond the Seas sometimes at London other times in the Country and now and then in Oxon at the publick Library where he was with great humanity received by Mr. Tho. Barlow Head keeper thereof as our author doth very gratefully acknowledge in one of his works At length after the restauration of K. Ch. 2 when a marriage was celebrated between him and Catherina of Portugal he became her Theologist or one of the chief Chaplains about her and was the third time chose Provincial Minister of his Order for the Province of England After the expiration of which for it lasts if I am not mistaken but for three years he was once or twice chosen again to that office before his death being accounted the greatest and chiefest pillar of his order and the onliest person to be consulted about the affairs thereof He was excellently well vers'd in School divinity the Fathers and Counsels Philosophers and in Ecclesiastical and Profane Histories He was a Person of very free discourse but Cressy was reserv'd of a vivacious and quick countenance the other clouded and melancholy and quick of apprehension but the other not or at least would not All which accomplishments made his company acceptable to great and worthy Persons As for the books which this noted author hath published mostly written in Latine are these Tract adversus judiciariam Astrologiam Duac 1626. oct This I have not yet seen nor is it printed among his Works Paraphrastica Expositio articulorum confessionis Anglicae This was printed first by it self and afterwards at the end of Tract de Praedest following This book was much talk'd against by the Jesuits who by all means would have it burnt but being soon after licensed in Rome gave a stop to any farther rumour of it However in Spain it was censur'd and how and why let the author tell you in his own words sent to me thus You told me that Mr. Leiburne shew'd you the Index Expurgatorius of Spain wherein was named the book of articles published by me There was here in London a Spanish Embassador under the Rebels named Alonso who had great malice to the last King and being informed by a knave that the book was dedicated to and accepted by the King whom he esteemed his enemy he surreptitiously procured in Spain to have it censured He endeavoured to have it so done at Rome but they answered as Pilate Non invenio causam and therefore it passed safe This man Alonso had been a Jesuit and was esteemed not only to have left them rudely but to have given himself over to get money c. In a letter also from Mr. Middleton to Archb. Laud dated at Venice in Dec. 1635 I find these passages that the book of S. Clara rellished not well with the Catholicks and that there was a consultation about it and some did extrema suadere and cried ad ignem Father Tho. Talbot a Jesuit of Paris told him so by letter who talking with the Popes Nuntio at Paris about it he told him 't was the best course to let it dye of it self to which the Nuntio a moderate man was inclinable Tractatus de praedestinatione de meritis peccatorum remissione c. Ludg. Bat. 1634. qu. In the year following the said book came out with this title Deus natura gratia sive tractatus de praedestinatione de meritis c. This book was dedicated to K. Ch. 1. to seduce him if you 'll believe Prynne to his religion and induce him to establish the Romish religion amongst us by his royal authority as he pretends to prove it from the dedicatory Epistle also that the whole scope of the book it self with the paraphrastical exposition of the articles at the end of it was to reconcile reduce both our King Church and the articles of our Religion which he comments upon to the Church of Rome He also endeavours to prove that St. Giles before mention'd living in the Venetian Embassadors house in London an 1635 was the author of that book and that it was printed at London but he is much mistaken and makes a confused story of the said two books which is needless now to tell you Systema fidei sive tractatus de concilio universali c. Leod. 1648. qu. Opusculum de definibilitate controversiae immaculatae conceptionis dei genetricis Tractatus de schismate speciatim Anglicano Fragmenta seu Historia minor
way as they call it of promoting learning now for some years carried on and professed tho not at this time 1690 and several years since with that active vigour as at first by the Royal Society The institution of which its religious tendency towards the advancement of true substantial and solid improvements and great benefit which hath and may accrue thence to humane life by that real and useful knowledge there aimed at and in part obtained he hath with some shew and appearance at least of reason defended against H. Stubbe and all this against the old way which he calls a bare formal Scheme of empty airy notions sensless terms and insignificant words fit only to make a noise and furnish men with matter of wrangling and contention c. His reflecting on his University education with such regret and disatisfaction declaring often in common discourse that his being trained up in that trite and beaten road was one of his greatest unhappinesses that had ever befalen him as it savoured plainly of too much arrogance thus rashly to condemn the statutable continued practice of such a learned body which doth not as is by our modern Virtuosi falsly pretended so slavishly tye up its youth to the magisterial dictates of Aristole as not to be permitted in any cases to depart from his somtimes erroneous sentiments but gives them free and boundless liberty of ranging and conversing with the many and different writers who set up with the specious name of new Philosophy referring still to the authority of Aristotle as unquestionable in the performance of public exercise So neither did it seem to consist with those grateful returns which his more benign mother the University might here reasonably looked for from him as some slender requital for her so frankly bestowing on him the ground-work or foundation at least of all that learning which afterwards rendred him so mightily known and famous to and among some people Mr. R. Baxter to whom our author wrote a large courting Letter dat 3. Sept. 1661 wherein it appears that he admired his preaching and writings saith that he was a man of more than ordinary ingeny that he was one of themselves here tho an Originist a most triumphant Conformist and not the greatest contemner of Nonconformists and famous for his great wit c. which last commendation is given of him by the most famous Th. de Albiis an eminent writer of another persuasion As for the books that this our author Glanvill hath written the titles of which follow some of them are new vamp'd have fresh titles and somtimes new dedications put to them which whether it was so contrived to make the world believe that he was not lazy but put out a book every year I leave to others to judge The vany of Dogmatizing or confidence in opinions manifested in a discourse of the shortness and uncertainty of our knowledg and its causes with some reflections on Peripateticisme and an apologie for philosophy Lond. 1661. oct All or most of this book is contained in Scepsis scientifica c. as I shall tell you by and by It was answered by Thom. Anglus ex Albiis East-Saxonum in his book entit Sciri sive Sceptices Scepticorum a jure disputationis exâ—lusio Lond. 1663. in tw By this Tho. Anglus we are to understand to be the same with Tho. White second son of Rich. White of Hutton in Essex Esq by Mary his wife daughter of Edm. Plowden the great Lawyer in the raign of Qu. Elizabeth which Th. White having been alwaies from his childhood a Rom. Catholick became at length a Secular Priest and a most noted Philosopher of his time as his published writings much sought after and admired by many shew Hobbes of Malmsbury had a great respect for him and when he lived in Westminster he would often visit him and he Hobbes but seldom parted in cool blood for they would wrangle squabble and scold about philosophical matters like young Sophisters tho either of them was 80 years of age yet Hobbes being obstinate and not able to endure contradiction tho well he might seeing White was his Senior yet those Scholars who were somtimes present at their wrangling disputes held that the Laurel was carried away by White who dying in his lodging in Drury lane between the hours of two and three in the afternoon of the sixth day of July an 1676 aged 94 years was buried almost under the Pulpit in the Church of S. Martin in the fields within the liberty of Westminster on the ninth day of the same month By his death the R. Catholicks lost an eminent ornament from among them and it hath been a question among some of them whether ever any Secular Priest of England went beyond him in philosophical matters Our author Glanvill hath also written Lux Orientalis or an Enquiry into the opinion of the Easterne Sages concerning the pre-existence of Soules being a key to unlock the grand mysteries of Providence c. Lond. 1662. oct There again 1683. See at the end of this Cat. of our authors works Scepsis Scientifica or confest ignorance the way to Schisme in an Essay to the vanity of Dogmatizing and confident opinion Lond. 1665. qu. A reply to the exceptions of the learned Tho. Albius c. Or thus Scire i tuum nihil est or the authors defence of the vanity of Dogmatizing c. Printed with Scep Scient A Letter to a friend concerning Aristotle Printed also with Scep Scient Some philosophical considerations touching the Being of Witches and Witchcraft In a letter to Rob. Hunt Esq Lond. 1666. qu. But all or most of the impression of this book being burnt in the great fier at Lond. in the beginning of Sept. the same year it was reprinted there again 1667. qu. The said Phil. consid were answer'd by John Webster practicioner in physick and chirurgery in the W. Riding of Yorshire in a book which I shall anon mention A blow at moderne Saducisme in some philosophical considerations about Witchcraft Lond. 1668 c. qu. See more towards the latter end of this Cat. of books Relation of the famed disturbance at the house of Mr. Mumpesson Printed with the Blow at Mod. Sad. This disturbance in the house of Tho. Mompesson of Tidworth in Wilts Esq was occasion'd by its being haunted with evil Spirits and the beating of a drum invisibly every night from Febr. 1662 to the beginning of the year following and after Reflections on drollery and Atheisme Pr. also with A Blow at Mod. Sad. Palpable evidence of Spirits and Witchcraft in an account of the famed disturbance by a Drummer in the house of Mr. Mumpesson c. Lond. 1668. This is most if not all the same with the former only the title alter'd A Whip for the Droll Fidler to the Atheist being reflections on Drollery and Atheisme Lond. 1668. This is also mostly the same with Rest on droll and Ath. before-mention'd 'T
of Boston 9 Oct. 1663 at the Archd. Visitation on Isa 16.13 Lond. 1664. qu. 2 Elohim or God and the Magistrate on Psal 82.6 Ibid. 1663. qu. c. In 1674 our author Howe accumulated the degrees in Divinity became much respected for his learning in Lincolnsh and dying in the winter time in sixteen hundred eighty and two was buried in his Church at Boston before mentiond I find one Will. Howe to have been Minister of Gedney in Linc. a grand Presbyterian and Independent in the time of Oliver but what he hath written I know not Since I wrot this I find one O. H. Minister of the Gospel to have written Meetness for heaven promoted in some brief meditations on Col. 1.12 c. Lond. 1690. in tw Designed for a funeral Legacy by the said O. H. but whether the same with Ob. Howe I know not Qu. HENEAGE FINCH the eldest Son of Sir Heneage Finch of Kensington in Midd. Kt Serjeant at Law and Recorder of London by Frances his Wife Dau. of Sir Edm. Bell of Beaupre in Norfolk Kt was born in Kent particularly I presume at Eastwell on the 23. of Dec. 1621 educated in Westminster School became a Gent. Communer of Ch. Ch. in Lent term 1635 continued there two or three years went to the Inner Temple where by his sedulity and good parts he became a noted proficient in the municipal Laws was successively Barrester Bencher Treasurer Reader c. In 1660 on the 6 of June he was made Sollicitor general to his Majesty and on the day after being then a Knight he was advanced to the dignity of a Baronet by the name of Sir Heneage Finch of Raunston in Buckinghamshire The next year he was Autumn or Summer Reader of the Inner Temple choosing then to read upon the Statute of 39. Elizab. concerning The payment and recovery of the debts of the Crown which Statute tho ever seasonable and then most necessary was never before read upon as 't was then reported by any but himself The reading and entertainment lasted from the 4th to the 17 of Aug. The former was with great strength of reason depth of Law and admirable sense and the other with as great variety as could be imagined carried on The first days entertainment was of divers Peers of the Realm and Privy Counsellors with many others of his noble friends The second of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and chief Citizens of London The third which was two days after the former of the whole College of Physitians who all came in their caps and gowns The fourth was of another long robe for all the Judges and Advocates Doctors of the Civil Law and all the Society of Doctors Commons The fifth was of the Archbishops Bishops and chief of the Clergy and the last which was on the 15 of Aug. was of the King Duke of York Lord Chancellour most of the Peers and great Officers or Court the Lords Commissioners of Scotland and Ireland c. In Apr. the same year 1661 he was chosen Parliament man for this University but did us no good when we wanted his assistance for the taking off the tribute belonging to Hearths In 1665 after the Parliament then sitting at Oxon had been prorogued he was created in a full Convocation Doctor of the Civil Law he being then one of the four members of Parliament that had communicated the thanks of the honorable H. of Commons lately sitting in the said Convocation House to the members of the University for their Reasons concerning the solemn League and Covenant negative Oath c. made 1647. Which creation being concluded in the presence of several Parliament Men besides the said four the Vicechancellour stood up and spoke to the publick Orator to do his office Whereupon he making a most admirable harangue said among other things to this effect that the University wished they had more Colleges to entertain the Parliament men and more Chambers but by no means no more Chymneys c. at which Sir Heneage changed his countenance and drew a little back In 1670 he was constituted the Kings Attorney General and upon the removal of Shaftesbury from being Lord Chancellor he was made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 9. Nov. 1673. Shortly after which he was advanced to the degree of a Baron of this realm by the title of Lord Finch of Daventre in Northamptonshire and upon his surrender of the Great Seal to his Majesty on the 19. of Dec. 1675 he received it immediatly back again with the title of Lord high Chancellor of England In the most boisterous and ticklish times when the swoln waves beat highest occasion'd by the Popish Plot he behaved himself with so regular exactly pois'd and with such even steadiness whilst others whose actions not being so justly ballanced either were discharged from their Offices or else they themselves by an ungenerous cowardise voluntarily resign'd them up as unwilling manfully to encounter approaching difficulties of which they pretended to have prospects that he still stood firm in the good opinion of his Prince and which is more to be admired at that time when many worthy Ministers of State were by the malice of designing men branded with the old infamous character of Evil Counsellours in order to have them to be run down and worried by the violent outrages of the unthinking giddy and head-strong multitude During all which time and clamour against persons which continued from Oct. 1678. to the beginning of the year 1681 after the Oxford Parl. was dissolved he was neither bandied against or censur'd in the more private seditious Cabals nor was his Master publickly addressed to for his removal In 1681. May 14 or thereabouts he was created Earl of Nottingham as a mark of the great satisfaction his Majesty had in the many faithful services which his Lordship had rendred the Crown being then a person of so eloquent and fluent speech and of so great sapience that he was usually stiled the English Roscius and the English Cicero A noted author tells us that his great parts and greater vertues are so conspicuous that it were a high presumption in him to say any thing in his commendation being in nothing more eminent than in his zeal for and care of this Church of England See his character most excellently described under the name of Amri in the second part of a poem entit Absalom and Achitophel Lond. 1682. first edit p. 30. Under the name of this worthy person are published Several speeches and discourses in the trial of the Judges of K. Ch. 1. He being then Sollicitor General See in the book entit An exact and most impartial accompt of the indictment arraignment trial and judgment according to Law of 29 Regicides c. Lond. 1660. qu. 1679. oct Speeches to both Houses of Parliament 7. Jan. 1673 13. of Apr. and 13. Oct. 1675. 15. Feb. 1676. 6. March 1678 and 30. of Apr. 1679. These were spoken while he was Lord
Church of Rome Together with a short postill upon his text Print 1672. in oct The title of which in the first page of this book is ΤΩ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΩ Stillingfleeton He also wrot A Dialogue between a Knight and a Lady about Popery and Letters under the name of Diaphanta in tw Besides this Jo. Vinc. Cane was one John Keynes a Jesuit born as I have heard his acquaintance say at Compton Painsford in Somersetshire author of Doctor Stillingfleet against Dr. Stillingfleet which being answer'd he came out with a reply entit Dr. Stillingfleet still against Stillingfleet or a reply to Dr. Stillingfleets answer to a book called Dr. Stillingfleet against Dr. Stillingfleet c. But all this being spoken by the by let 's now go forward with Owen who hath also written Vindication of the animadversions on Fiat Lux. Lond. 1664. oct A peace-offering in an Apology and humble plea for indulgence and liberty of conscience Lond. 1667. qu. Indulgence and toleration considered in a Letter to a person of honour Printed with the Peace offering Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews Also concerning the Messiah c. with an Exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said Epist to the Hebrews Lond. 1668. fol. Truth and innocence vindicated in a survey of a discourse concerning Ecclesiastical Polity Lond. 1669. oct By the publishing of which book written against Samuel Parker he thought as 't is said to have put a stop to the whole proceedings of Parliament and to have involved the nation in confusion and blood A brief declaration and vindication of the doctrine of the Trinity As also of the person and satisfaction of Christ c. Lond. 1669 in tw c. He the said Dr. Owen was also supposed to be the author of A sober answer to A friendly debate between a Conformist and Nonconformist written by way of Letter to the author thereof Lond. 1669. oct Published under the name of Philagathus but the true author as it since appears was Sam. Rolle a Nonconformist before mention'd Practical exposition on the 130. Psalm wherein the nature of the forgiveness of sin is declared and the truth and reality of it asserted c. Lond. 1669. 1680 qu. Exercitations concerning the name original nature use and continuance of a day of sacred rest wherein the original of the Sabbath from the foundation of the World the morality of the fourth commandment c. are inquired into c. Lond. 1671. oct Discourse concerning evangelical Love Church peace and unity c. written in vindication of the principles and practice of some Ministers and others Lond. 1672. oct Plea for Nonconformists tending to justifie them against the clamorous charge of Schisme Lond. 1674. oct wherein are two printed sheets on the same subject by John Humphrey Discourse concerning the holy spirit wherein an account is given of its name nature personality dispensation operations and effects c. Lond. 1674. fol. Answered by Will. Clagett of Cambridge in a book entit A discourse concerning the operations of the holy spirit with a confutation of some part of Dr. Owens book on that subject Lond. 1680. c. oct It consists of three parts in the last of which the author proveth that the Antients make not for Dr. Owens turn as Dr. Owen insinuats by adorning his margin with quotations out of the Fathers Vindication of some passages in a discourse concerning Communion with God from the exceptions of Will Sherlock Lond. 1674. oct Soon after came out a book against this entit A discourse concerning the imputation of Christs righteousness to us and our sins to him with many questions thereunto pertaining resolved Together with reflections more at large upon what hath been published concerning that subject by Mr. Rob. Ferguson in his Interest of Religion and Dr. Owen in his book stiled Communion with God Lond. 1675. oct Written by Tho. Hotchkis Rector of Staunton near Highworth in Wilts sometimes M. of A. of Corp. Ch. Coll. in Cambridge Exercitations and an exposition on the third fourth and fifth Chapters of the Ep. of S. Paul the Ap. to the Hebrews Lond. 1674. fol. This is the second Vol. of the exercitations before mention'd The first vol. is an exposition on the first and second Chapters and the exposition on all five is contracted by Matth. Pole who stiles it Lucubratio non vulgari doctrina conscripta and put into the fifth vol. of Synopsis The nature power deceit and prevalency of the remainder of indwelling sin in Believers together with the ways of its working and means of prevention Lond. 1675. oct It was also printed in 1668. in oct The nature of Apostasie from the profession of the Gospel and the punishment of Apostates in an exposition o◠Hebrews chap. 6. ver 4.5.6 Lond. 1676. oct The reason of faith or an answer unto the enquiry whether we believe the Scripture to be the word of God with the causes and nature of that faith wherewith we do so Lond. 1677. oct The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ explained confirmed and vindicated Lond. 1677. qu. Briefly answered by the aforesaid Tho. Hotchkis in a Postscript at the end of the second part of his Discourse concerning imputed righteousness Lond. 1678. oct The causes ways and means of understanding the mind of God as revealed in his word with assurance therein And a declaration of the perspicuity of the Scriptures with the external means of the interpretation of them Lond. 1678. oct The Church of Rome no safe guide or reasons to prove that no rational man who takes due care of his eternal salvation can give himself up to the conduct of that Church in matters of religion Lond. 1679. qu. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or a declaration of the glorious mystery of the person of Christ God and Man with the infinite wisdome love and power of God in the contrivance and constitution thereof As also of the grounds and reasons of his incarnation c. Lond. 1680. qu. A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews viz. on the 6.7.8.9 and tenth chapters Wherein together with the explication of the text and context the Priesthood of Christ as typed by those of Melchisedeck and Aaron with an account of their distinct Offices c. are declared explained and confirmed Lond. 1680. fol. This is the third vol. of exposition on Hebrews A brief vindication of the Nonconformists from the charge of Schisme as it was managed against them in a Sermon preached before the L. Mayor by Dr. Stillingfleet Dean of S. Pauls Lond. 1680. qu. A character first of this Answer 2. of Mr. Baxters which is in qu. 3. Of the Letter written out of the Country to a person of quality in the City 4. Of B. Alsops book call'd Mischief of imposition 5. Of The Rector of Sutton committed with the Dean of Pauls or a defence of Dr.
talking about these Papers that I find him not a little angry with Dr. Joh. Hinckley barely for being so bold and daring as to pretend to write somthing relating to them for he himself saying that he believed no man then viz. 1671. living could give an account of them besides himself he judged questionless that the Doctor herein had too rudely invaded his sole Province Yet notwithstanding this together with a great deal of talk about their Sentiments and reception of his Majesties Declaration about Ecclesiastical affairs the reduction and model of Episcopacy made by the learned Usher Primate of Ireland and that other of Dr. Hall Bishop of Norwych subscribed to by Dr. Rich. Holdesworth either of which they would as he saith have willingly allowed of he with a great deal of confidence repeated in the preliminary introductions to most of his very many late most bitter pieces against the Church as if he could not otherwise by any means begin a treatise unless these hughly beloved relations did kindly usher the following very uneven unconcocted roving often repeated and medley stuff will hardly perswade us to believe that he hath been so little conversant with books especially such as have been wrot against his own party and himself as not to have very well known that Roger L'estrange in a book of his entit The relapsed Apostate c. published not long after those three Papers above mention'd had fully and at large answered his Petition for peace animadverted on many parts of the reformed Liturgy and that moreover he had in a Supplement to his Relapsed Apost refuted the Two papers of proposals concerning the Discipline and Ceremonies of the Church together with a single sheet in form of petition to his Majesty and that the Papers compriz'd in The great debate c. were briefly also touched and reflected on in the same Supplement c. Mr. L'estrang taketh notice also of this unwarrantable boast and vaunt of Mr. Baxter concerning these Papers in a late preface to the third edit of The relapsed Apostate c. Lond. 1681. qu therein citing Baxters words to that purpose out of the Preface to his answer to Dr. Stillingfleets Charge of Separation c. Mr. Baxter indeed altho in some of his books he saith expresly that none of the above named Papers were ever answer'd by any confesseth that two small treatises one entit Pulpit conceptions popular deceptions or the grand debate resum'd in the point of Prayer viz in defence of prescribed forms c. Lond. 1662. qu. and the other Concerning Lent-Fast had been wrot against some single parts occurring in those three Papers above mention'd as also that L'estrange had said somthing against their Liturgy and that he had no more to say this last in his answer to a Letter of Dr. Hinckley yet mentions nothing even there of L'estranges answers to any of their other Papers But all this being spoken by the way lets now return to our author Morley and his other writings Epistola apologetica paraenetica ad Theologum quendam Belgam scripta Lond. 1663. in two sh and an half in qu written at Breda 7. Jun. 1659. This came out again with several of our authors treatises which I shall anon mention under this title Epistola ad virum clariss D. Cornelium Triglandium unum ex Pastoribus Hagiensibus Principi Auriaco à studiis conscripta in quâ agitur de sereniss regis Car. 2. erga reformatam religionem affectu c. Lond. 1683. qu. The author of this as writing to a Protestant who was a favourer of his Masters interest and with whom he had before held some correspondence by Letters fully clears K. Ch. 2. from all the least ground of suspicion of his enclining to Popery throughout his whole time of exile contrary to what some English men had reported either thro ignorance or hatred and which was by an easie credulity too greedily entertain'd by some foreigners After this he vehemently presseth the Dutch as desiring that this his Epistle might be communicated to other Dutchmen of the like perswasion with the person to whom it was immediatly directed with strong reasons drawn from the several perswasive heads vigorously to employ their speedy and utmost endeavours to restore his Majesty to his lawful throne and just rights The Summe of a short conference betwixt Fath. Darcey a Jesuit and Dr. Morley at Bruxells 23 June 1649. Stil Nov. Lond. 1683. qu. An argument drawne from the evidence and certainty of sense against the doctrine of Transubstantiation Vindication of the argument drawne from sense against Transubstantiation from a pretended answer to it by the author of a pamphlet called A treatise of the nature of Catholick faith and heresie Answer to Father Cressy's Letter This which is about religion and the Clergy of England was written in 1662. Sermon before the King at Whitehall 5. Nov. 1667 on 1. Cor. 14.33 Answer to a Letter written by a Rom. Priest 1676. Letter to Anne Duchess of York some few months before her death written 24 Jan. 1670. This Duchess who was dau of Sir Edw. Hyde Lord Chanc. of England afterwards E. of Clarendon was carefully principled in the doctrine of the Protestant faith by our author Morley while he continued at Antwerp in the family of her father yet died in the faith of the Rom. Church Ad clarissimum virum Janum Ulitium Epistolae duae de invocatione Sanctorum Written on the first of July 1659. The aforesaid Summe of a short conference c. with all the things that follow to these two Epistles were with the Epistle to Corn. Trigland c. printed together in one vol. in qu. an 1683. Soon after was published by L. W. a book entit A revision of Dr. Morley's Judgment in matters of religion or an answer to several treatises of his written on several occasions concerning the Church of Rome Which book was answer'd by another called The revision revised or a vindication of the right rev father in God George L. Bish of Winton against c. Lond. 1685. qu. Letter to the Earl of Anglesey of the meanes to keep out Popery and the only effectual expedient to hinder the growth thereof Lond. 1683 At the end of A true account of the whole proceedings betwixt James Duke of Ormonde and Arthur Earl of Anglesey Printed in fol. Vindication of himself from divers false scandalous and injurious reflections made upon him by Mr. Rich. Baxter in several of his writings Lond. 1683. qu. What else he hath published I know not unless A character of K. Ch. 2. Lond. 1660. in one sheet in qu. then vulgarly reported to be by him written much about which time other Characters were published as that by Dr. Wall Charlton c. He made also an Epitaph on K. Jam. 1. an 1625 which was afterwards printed at the end of Dr. John Spotswood's Church Hist of Scotland At length after this most worthy and pious Bishop had
party He also left behind him at his death unfinished 1 Canonis Chronici liber quintus sive Imperium Persicum 2 De Provinciis Legionibus Romanis 3 De re nummaria c. At length departing this mortal life at Bushy hall in Hertfordshire on the 25. of May in sixteen hundred eighty and five his body was thereupon conveyed to Cuxton near Rochester in Kent where he had an Estate and buried in the Church there He left issue behind him begotten on the body of Elizabeth Daughter of Sir Will. Hammond of S. Albans in East Kent two Sons viz. Sir John Marsham now of Cuxton Baronet who is writing The History of England much more exact as 't is said than any yet extant and Sir Robert of Bushy hall Knight who succeeded his Father in the place of Six Clerk In the possession of the first of these two is Sir Johns Library which tho diminished by the fire that hapned in London 1666 yet it is considerable and highly to be valued for the exquisite remarks in the margin of most of the books and in the possession of the other is his Cabinet of Greek Medals as curious as any private collection whatsoever ANDREW ALLAM the son of a sufficient Plebeian of both his names by Bridget Derling his Wife was born at Garsingdon near to and in the County of Oxon in Apr. 1655 and baptized there on the 23 of the same month educated in Grammar learning in a private School at Denton in the Parish of Cudesdon near to his native place under a noted Master named Will. Wildgoose M. of Arts of Brasn Coll. much fam'd for his dexterity in Pedagogy became a Batler of S. Edmunds Hall in Easter term 1671 where had it not been his misfortune to fall under the tuition of a careless and crazed person he might have prov'd a prodigy in several sorts of learning After he had taken the degrees in Arts he became a Tutor Moderator a Lecturer in the Chappel and at length Vice-principal of his House In all which offices he behaved himself much to the credit honor and flourishing thereof In 1680 at Whitsontide he entred into holy Orders and in 83 he was one of the Masters of the Schools which last place he executed with very great judgment and prudence He was a person of eminent virtues was sober temperate moderate and modest even to example He understood the controversial writings between Conformâ—sts and Nonconformists Protestants and Papists far beyond his years which was advanc'd by a great and happy memory And I am perswaded had he not been taken off by the said Offices he would have gone beyond all of his time and age in those matters and might have proved an useful and signal member to the Church of England for which he had most zealous respect He understood the world of men well authors better and nothing but years and experience were wanting in to make him a compleat walking Library His works that are extant are 1 The learned Preface or Epistle to the Reader with a dedicatory Epist in the Printers name set before The Epistle Congratulatory of Lysimachus Nicanor c. to the Covenanters of Scotland c. Oxon. 1684. 2 The Epistle with the account therein of Dr. Rich. Cosins's life set before the said Cosins's book entit Ecclesiae Anglicanae Politeia in tabulas digesta Oxon 1684. in a thin fol. The ded Epist to Sir Leolin Jenkins in the Printers name was written by Christoph Wase superior Beadle of Law in the Univ. of Oxon. 3 The Epistle before with a review and correction of the book entit Some plain discourses on the Lords Supper c. Written by Dr. George Griffith B. of S. Asaph Oxon. 1684. oct 4 Five or six sheets of his own hand writing and composure containing corrections in and addit to a book entit Angliae Notitia or the present state of England c. written by one who had been also of S. Edm. Hall They were made by Mr. Allam in the edit of that book printed at Lond. 1684. and were all as I presume inserted in that edition which came out at that place in 1687 but without any acknowledgment with shame be it spoken from the author of that Notitia who neither returned those thanks that he ought out of common civility to have done or granted him his company or acquaintance when he went to Lond to desire it purposely to communicate such things by word of mouth which he could not without great trouble by his Pen concerning various matters in that book 5 He also began and made divers additions in Helvicus his Historical and Chronological Theatre as occasion required and would have quite finished the supplement at the end from 1660 to 1685 had he not been cut off by cruel death These things were printed with that author at Lond. 1687 fol But the Reader is to understand that whereas there was a colom in that book of the said editi-of 1687 made to contain the names of the famous Jesuits from the first foundation of their order to the year 1685 which was not in any of the Latine editions 't was not done by Allam but by a busie body nor that passage under the year 1678 which runs thus Titus Oates discovers a pretended Popish Plot. 6 He had laid the foundation of a Notitia Ecclesiae Anglicanae wherein he would have spoken of the foundation of all Cathedrals with a touch of their Statutes and Customs Which done to set down the names of the present Bishop Dean Archdeacon Cannons and Officers of each Cathedral but death also prevented the finishing this He also many times lent his assisting hand to the author of this present work especially as to the Notitia of certain modern writers of our Nation while the said author was day and night drudging after those more antient For the truth is which hath been a wonder to him since his death he understood well what he wanted and what would be fit for him to be brought into this work which none else in the University could as he and the author knew full well to their great reluctancy or would give any assistance or encouragement Further it must not be forgotten that he translated into English The Life of Iphicrates written in Lat. by Corn. Nepos and remitted into the book of Lives of that author translated by several Oxford hands Oxon. 1684. oct p. 99 c. At length after a great deal of fear of and avoidance from the disease called the Small pox he was in unseasonable weather overtaken by it so that being not able to overcome its encounters he did surrender up his spotless soul being too worthy for this world and the people he lived with and was wedded to his Saviour Jesus Ch. on the 17. of June about noon in sixteen hundred eighty and five whereupon his body was buried the same day late at night at the west end of the Church of S.
Peter in the East in Oxon under the South wall joyning on the S. side of the tomb-stone of Silv. Wood. ROBERT WHITEHALL son of Rich. Whiteh somtimes Bach. of Div. of Ch. Church afterwards Rector of Agmundesham commonly called Amersham and of Addington in Bucks was born at Amersham educated mostly in Westminster School under Mr. Rich. Busby became Student of Ch. Ch. in 1644. or thereabouts ejected thence by the Parliamentarian Visitors in 1648 for giving this answer to when required of them whither he would submit to their authority My name 's Whitehall God bless the Poet If I submit the King shall know it But he cringing afterwards to his Countrymen and Neighbours the Ingoldesbies especially to Rich. Ingoldesbie the Regicide before whom he often acted the part of a Mimick and Buffoon purposely to make him merry he was upon submission made to the Committee for regulating the Univ. of Oxon put in by them Bachelaur-fellow of Merton Coll an 1650. Afterwards he proceeded in Arts was Terrae Filius with Joh. Glendall of Brasn Coll. 1655 entred on the Physick line and by vertue of the Letters of Rich. Cromwell Chancellour of this Univ. of Oxon he was actually created Bach. of Phys in 1657. Since which time he made divers sallies into the practice of Physick but thereby obtained but little reputation and lesser by his Poetry to which he much pretended having been esteemed no better than a meer Poetaster and time-serving-Poet as these things following partly shew The Marriage of Arms and Arts 12. Jul. 1651 being an accompt of the Act at Oxon to a friend Lond. 1651. 'T is a Poem in one sh in qu. and hath in the title the two Letters of R.W. set down being then as since generally reported to be his and he would never positively deny it The occasion of the writing of it was this viz. that an Act having not been solemnized for several years before it became such a novelty to the then Students of the University most of which had been put into places by the Visitors that there was great rudeness committed by them and the concours of people in getting into places and thrusting out strangers during all the time of that solemnity in S. Maries Church Whereupon the Vicechancellour Dr. Greenwood of Brasenose a severe and cholerick Governour was forced to get several Guards of Musquetiers out of the Parliament Garrison then in Oxon to keep all the doors and avenews and to let no body in only such whom the Vicech or his Deputies appointed There was then great quarrelling between the Scholars and Soldiers and thereupon blowes and bloody Noses followed Carmen gratulatorium Olivero Cromwell in Protectorem Angliae inaugurato 1653. Printed in half a sheet on one side Carmen Onomasticon Gratulatorium Richardo Cromwell in Cancellarii officium dignitatem faeliciter electo an 1657 Pr. in half a sh on one side The Coronation a Poem Lond. 1661. in one sh in qu. Carmen gratulatorium Edvardo Hide equiti aurato summo Angliae optato Oxoniae Cancellario c. Printed on one side of a sh in Lat. and English an 1660. Urania or a description of the painting of the top of the Theater at Oxon as the Artist lay'd his design Lond. 1669 in 3. sh in fol. c. Verses on Mris. Mary More upon her sending Sir Tho. Mores Picture of her own drawing to the Long Gallery at the public Schools in Oxon. Oxon. 1674. on one side of a large half sheet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iconicum quarundam extranearum numero 258 explicatio breviuscula clara apprimè Epheborum aliquot proenobilium in usum exculta quâ ad SS Scripturas alliciantur Quibus singulis accessit symbolum cum sententiolâ concinnâ ex autoribus Graecis Latinis depromptâ Being an Epigrammatical explanation of the most remarkable stories throughout the Old and New Testament after each Sculpture or cut Oxon. 1677 in a large and thick quarto It must be noted that the author had bought from Holland as many Cuts of the Old and New Test that cost him 14 l. Each Cut he caused to be neatly pasted in the middle of a large quarto paper on which before was printed a running title at the top and six English verses at the bottom to explain the Cut or Picture Which being so done in twelve copies only he caused each to be richly bound and afterwards presented a very fair copy to the King and the rest mostly to persons of quality of which number was Charles son and heir of Joh. Wilmot Earl of Rochester for whom he pretended 't was chiefly compos'd Gratulamini mecum Or a congratulatory Essay upon his Majesties recovery Lond. 1679. in one sh in fol. Written upon his Majesties being freed from an Ague at Windsore in Sept. 1679. The English Recabite or a defyance to Bacchus and all his Works A Poem in 67 Hexasticks c. Lond. 1681. in four sheets in fol. See more of him in his old friend Edm. Gayton p. 271 a Poet of the like stamp This Mr. Whitehall died on the eighth day of July in sixteen hundred eighty and five and was buried the next day in the south part or Isle of Merton College Church having for several years before hang'd on that house as an useless member JOHN ROBERTS son and heir of Richard Lord Roberts of Truro in Cornwall was born in that County entred a Fellow Commoner of Exeter Coll. under the tuition of Dr. John Prideaux an 1625 where he continued two years or more and after his fathers death he succeeded him in his honour In the beginning of the grand rebellion raised by a prevalent party of Presbyterians in that unhappy Convention afterwards called the Long Parliament he adhered to the cause that was then by them carried on was made a Colonel in the Army of Robert Earl of Essex and Governour for a time of the Garrison of Plymouth in Devonshire against his Majesties forces but when he afterwards beheld how things would terminate he withdrew and acted little or nothing during the times of Usurpation After his Majesties restauration he retired to the Court and in 1662 he was made Lord Privy Seal in the place of William Lord Say deceased but giving not that content which was expected he was sent into Ireland to be Lord Lieutenant there in Sept. 1669 and his Government being disliked he was recalled in May following In Octob. 1679 he was made Lord President of his Majesties Council upon the removal of Anthony Earl of Shatfsbury and soon after he was made Earl of Radnor He hath written A discourse of the vanity of the creature grounded on Ecclesiast 1.2 Lond. 1673. oct and one or more books as I have been enform'd fit for the Press He died at Chelsey near London on the 17 day of July in sixteen hundred eighty and five whereupon about 8 days after his body was conveyed to Lanhedriock near Bodmin in Cornwall and buried
great effects if ever it shall be retrieved upon the publick stock of the Nation c. A model of it tho lost was given by the inventor thereof to the Royal Society made with his own hand and it is at this day kept in the repository at Gresham College To conclude he was a person of an admirable inventive head of a prodigious working wit and of so great worth and learning that he was both fit for and an honour to the highest preferment He hath written Advice concerning the education of youth c. Lond. 1647. qu. Written to Mr. Sam. Hartlib under the two letters of W. P. Advice for the advancement of some particular parts of learning Lond 1648. written to Sam. Hartlib This title which I have received from a second hand may be for I have not yet seen it the same with the Advice before mentioned A brief of proceedings between Sir Hierom Zanchy and him with the state of the controversie between them Lond. 1659. in 2 or 3. sh in fol. The articles then put up against him relating to his actions in Ireland were 1 That he the said Doctor Petty had received great bribes 2 That he had made a trade of buying debenters in vast numbers against the statute 3 That he had gotten vast summs of money and scopes of land by fraud 4 That he had used many foul practices as Surveyor and Commissioner for setting out lands 5 That he and his fellow Commissioners had placed some debenters in better places than they could claim denying right to others 6 That he and his fellow Commissioners had totally disposed of the Armies security the debt still remaining chargeable on the state All which were according to the said Brief of proceedings cleared by Petty what the event of the matter was I cannot have Reflections upon some persons and things in Ireland by letters to and from him Doct. Petty with Sir Hierom Zanchy's speech in Parliament Lond. 1660. oct written mostly against his busie and envious Antagonist Zanchy of whom I shall speak elsewhere A treatise of taxes and contributions shewing the nature and measures of Crown-lands assessments customs poll-moneys lotteries benevolence c. Lond. 1662 and 67. in about 10. sh in qu. Discourse made before the Royal society 26. Nov. 1674 concerning the use of duplicate proportion in sundry important particulars Lond. 1674 in tw See in the Philosoph Transact nu 109. p. 209. A new Hypothesis of springing or elastique motions Printed at the end of the said Discourse An apparatus to the history of the common practices of Dying See in The Hist of the Royal Society written by Tho. Sprat Lond. 1667. qu. part 2. p. 284. c. Treatise or discourse about the building of Ships It was presented by the author in MS to the R. Society about 1665 contained in about a quire of paper of his own writing but William Lord Brounker President of the Council pertaining to that Society took it away and kept it in his possession till 1682 and after perhaps to the time of his death saying it was too great an Arcanum of state to be commonly perused The author tho he had no copy of it by him yet Dr. Rob. Wood who lived in Ireland had one Colloquium Davidis cum anima sua accinente paraphrasim in 104 psalmum de magnalibus dei Lond. 1679 in two sh in fol. This thing which is in latin Hexameter was composed by the author 25 of March 1678 under the name of Cassid Aureus Minutius Political Arithmetick or a discourse concerning the extent and value of land people buildings husbandry manufacture commerce fishery artizans seamen soldiers publick revenues c. as the same relates to every County in general and more particularly to the territories of his Majesty of Great Britain and his neighbours of Holland and France This was presented in MS by the author to his Majesty Ch. 2 and Sir Joseph Williamson had a copy of it but was not printed till Mich. term 1690 'T is in oct as the other volumes of Pol. Arithm. are Another Essay in political Arithmetick concerning the growth of the City of London with the measures periods causes and consequences thereof an 1682. Lond. 1683. 86 in 3 sh in oct Observations upon the Dublin-bills of mortality 1681. and the state of that City Lond. 1683 in 3. sh in oct He had also long before assisted or put into a way John Graunt in his writing of Nat. and Pol. Observations of the bills of mortality of Lond. Maps of Ireland being his actual survey of that whole kingdom These were printed in fol. 1685. and were then valued at 2 l. 10 s. in quires Essay concerning the multiplication of mankind Lond. 1686. oct With this was printed the second edit of Another Essay in Pol. Arith. c. Further observations upon the Dublin bills or accompts of the houses hearths baptismes and burials of the City Lond. 1686. oct Two Essays in Political Arithmetick concerning the people housing hospitals of London and Paris with observations on the Cities of London and Rome Lond. 1686. 7. oct Five Essays in political Arithmetick viz. 1. Objections from the City of Rey in Persia and from Monsieur Aurout against two former Essays answer'd and that London hath as many people as Paris Rome and Rouen put together 2. A comparison between London and Paris in 14 particulars 3. Proofs that in London within its 134. Parishes in the bills of mortality there live about six hundred ninety six thousand People 4. An estimate of the people c. Lond. 1687. oct A treatise of taxes and contributions particularly fitted for the state of Ireland Lond. 1691. qu. Printed in a book entit A Collection of three state Tracts c. Treatise of naval philosophy c. Lond. 1691 oct Qu. whether the same with the Treatise or disc about building of Ships before mention'd The Political Anatomy of Ireland c. Lond. 1691. oct Verbum Sapienti or an account of the wealth and expence of England c. Ibid. 1691. oct This is animadverted upon in a pamph intit A letter from a Gent. in the Country to his friend in the City c. Lond. 1692. qu. This learned Vertuoso Sir Will. Petty died in his house in Piccadilly-street almost opposite to S. James's Church within the liberty of Westminster of a Gangreen in his foot occasion'd by the swelling of the Gout on the sixteenth day of Decemb. in sixteen hundred eighty and seven whereupon his body was carried to Rumsey the place of his nativity and buried in the Church there near the bodies of his father and mother By his wife Elizabeth daughter of Sir Hardress Waller Kt and Relict of Sir Maurice Fenton he had issue two sons viz. Charles created Baron of Shelborne in Ireland soon after his fathers death and Henry and a daughter named Anne He had also a natural daughter more like to him than any other of his children who was an
then admitted because he was esteemed by the faction a zealous Royallist Afterwards with much ado he obtained the Church of Bolton in Craven in Yorkshire which being worth but 50 l. per an supposed then enough to maintain a malignant Minister he was permitted to keep it during the sad affliction of the Church of England In 1661 his Maj. K. Ch. 2. being then setled in the regal Throne he was admitted to the Church of Whalton by John L. Bishop of Durham was about the same time made Preacher of the Parochial Chappel of S. John in the Town and County of Newcastle upon Tyne and chosen a member of the Convocation for Yorkshire as he was again in 1679 and Procurator Cleri for the Archdeaconry of Northumberland He hath written The Pourtraicture of the Primitive Saints in their actings and sufferings according to S. Paul's canon Heb. 11. One part whereof to verse 23 was preached at Newcastle 1652. The other from verse 22 to the end was preached at the same place an 1659. Both which were afterwards published in qu. Origo Protestantium or an answer to a popish manuscript of N. N's that would fain make the Protestant Catholick Religion bear date at the very time when the Roman popish commenced in the world wherein Protestancy is demonstrated to be elder than Popery Lond. 1677. and 79. qu. Answer to the Jesuits letter Printed with the former book and the Jesuits letter with it No reformation of the established religion Lond 1685. oct This loyal religious and learned person died on the 22 of May in sixteen hundred eighty and nine and was buried in the Chap. or Church of S. John in Newcastle before mention'd just before the altar Soon after his ingenious Son Joh. Shaw belonging to the Cath. Church of Norwich bestowed an epitaph on his Fathers marble part of which runs thus Hic quod remanet Johannis Shaw hujus Ecclesiae Pastoris Deo Ecclesiae Patriae Regi pie fidelis c. Besides this John Shaw was another of both his names and time Minister of Hull in Yorkshire author of several Sermons among which are 1 Britannia rediviva or a soveraign remedy to cure a sick commonwealth preached in the Minster at York before the Judges at the Assize 9. Aug. 1649 2 The Princess Royal preached at the same place before the Judges 24 Mar. 1650. c. And among other things he hath published a book entit Mistriss Shawes tomb stone or the Saints remains being a brief narrative of some few remarkable passages in the holy life and happy death of Mrs. Dorothy Shaw the Wife of Mr. John Shaw who died oh the 10. Dec. 1657. Lond. 1657. oct WILLIAM ANNAND son of Will. Annand Parson of Air the Head-Burgh royal of the Shire of Air in the Dioc. of Glasgow in Scotland was born in the said Burgh an 1633 and being 5. years of age was conveyed by his Father with his family into England in the time of the great rebellion and Presbyterian tyranny an 1638 they being forced to make their escape thither on account of their loyalty to their Prince and their adherence to the Episcopal government then established by law in that Kingdom He was descended of the Annands of Auchterellon an antient family in the Shire of Aberdene and Parish of Ellon but now their estate there is out of their hands In 1651 our author W. Annand became a Scholar of Univ. Coll and tho then put under a Presbyterian Tutor and Discipline yet he took all occasions to frequent Sermons preached by loyal persons in and near Oxon. In 1656 he being then Bach. of Arts he took holy Orders according to the Church of England from the hands of Dr. Thomas Fulwar Bishop of Ardfert or Kirrie in Ireland in the beginning of Aug and the same year we find him preacher of Gods word at Weston on the Green near Bister in Oxfordshire where he found great encouragement from Sir Fr. Norris Lord of that Town After he had proceeded in Arts he became Vicar of Leighton Budezard in Bedfordshire where continuing in good repute for his ready and edifying way of preaching till 1662 he then went in the quality of a Chaplain with his Grace John Earl of Middleton Lord high Commissioner of Scotland when he left the Court at Whitehall to go to that Kingdom In the latter end of 1663 he was instituted to the Tolbooth Church at Edinburg where continuing several years was transplauded to the Trone Church of that City which is also a Prebendship In Apr. 1676 he was by the presentation of his Majesty under his royal hand with the Privy Seal of his Kingdom of Scotland appended thereto made Dean of Edinburgh and on Oct. 1. an 1685 he commenced Doctor of Div. in the University of S. Andrew His works as to learning are these Fides Catholica Or the doctrine of the Cath. Church in eighteen grand ordinances referring to the Word Sacraments and Prayer in purity number and nature catholickly maintained and publickly taught against hereticks of all sorts Lond. 1661. 62. in a pretty thick qu. Solutions of many proper and profitable questions sutable to the nature of each ordinance c. Print with Fides Catholica c. Panem quotidianum or a short discourse tending to prove the legality decency and expediency of set forms of prayer in the Churches of Christ with a particular defence of the book of Common prayer of the Church of England Lond. 1661. qu. Pater noster Our Father or the Lords Prayer explained the sense thereof and duties therein from Scripture History and Fathers methodically cleared and succinctly opened Lond. 1670. oct Mysterium Pietatis or the mystery of godliness c. Lond. 1671. oct Doxologia or glory to the Father the Churches Hymn reduced to glorifying the Trinity Lond. 1672. oct Dualitas or a twofold subject displayed and opened conduceable to godliness and peace in order first Lex loquens the honor and dignity of Magistracy with the duties thereupon c. secondly Duorum unitas or the agreement of Magistracy and Ministry at the election of the honorable Magistrates of Edinburgh and opening of the diocesan synod of the rev Clergy there Edinburg 1674. qu. He died at about one of the Clock in the Morn of the 13 of June in sixteen hundred eighty and nine whereupon his body was conveyed in the evening of that day to the vestry of that part of S. Giles's Church which is called the High Church of Edinburgh in which Church as Dean he did ordinarily preach at the very same time that Duke Gordon surrendred up the Castle there to the Convention On the 15 of the said month he was honorably interr'd in the Grey Friers Church but without a funeral Sermon because not permitted by the Presbyterians in whose hands the Magistracy then was As his life was pious and devout so was his sickness and death to the great comfort of those then present with him He received his
differ See the titles of some of his works in Bodlies Catalogue and elsewhere in others Now I am got into the name of Collins I cannot but let the Reader know something of John Collins the Accomptant who having been a person of extraordinary worth considering his education you may be pleased therefore to know that he was born at Wood-Eaton near to and in the County of Oxon on Saturday 5 March 1624. His father was a Nonconformist Divine and tho not suffer'd to preach in Churches yet in Prisons to Malefactors which with the correcting of the Press obtain'd him a subsistence At 16 years of age Joh. Collins was put an Apprentice to a Bookseller one Tho. Allam living without the Turl-gate of Oxon but Troubles soon after following he left that Trade and was employed in Clerkship under and received some mathematical knowledge from Mr. Joh. Marr one of the Clerks of the Kitchin to Pr. Charles afterwards K. Ch. 2 I mean the same Mr. Marr who was eminent for his mathematical knowledge and noted for those his excellent Dyals wherewith the Gardens of his Maj. K. Ch. 1. were adorned But the intestine Wars and Troubles increasing Collins lost that employment and went seven years to sea most part of it in an English Merchant-man that became a Man of War in the Venetian Service against the Turks In which having leisure he applied part of his studies to Mathematicks and Merchant-Accompts and upon his return he fell to the practice thereof and afterwards profess'd Writing Merchant-Accompts and some parts of Mathematicks And having drawn up some books of Accompts and divers loose questions for the instructions of his Scholars in the year 1652 he committed them to the press under the title of An introduction to Merchants Accompts They were reprinted in 1665 without alteration and in 1666 the fire consumed the greatest part of the impression At length it was reprinted with the addition of two more Accompts than were formerly extant On the 12. of Oct. 1667 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society upon the publication in the Philos Transact of his Solution of a Problem concerning time to wit about the Julian Period with divers Perpetual Almanacks in single verses a Chorographical Problem and other things afterwards in the said Transact concerning Merchants Accompts Compound Interest and Annuities c. While Anthony Earl of Shaftesbury was L. Chanc. he nominated him in divers references concerning suits depending in Chancery about intricate Accompts to assist in the stating thereof which was some emolument to him and to the shortning of the charge of the parties concern'd From which time especially his assistance was often used in other places and by other persons whereby he not only obtained some wealth but a great name and became accounted in matters of that nature the most useful and necessary person of his time and thereupon towards his latter end he was made Accomptant to the Royal Fishery Company His works besides those before mentioned are among others 1 The Sector on a Quadrant or a treatise containing the description and use of four several Quadrants c. Lond. 1658. qu in which there are very curious prints of two great Quadrants and of two small Quadrants with particular projections on them serving for the Latitude of London See in the Astronomical Appendix to The Sphere of Marc. Manilius made an English Poem Lond. 1675. fol. pag. 116 written by Edw. Sherburne Esq afterwards a Knight 2 Mariners plain Scale new plained This is a treatise of Navigation and was print in 1659. In which besides projections of the Sphere there are constructions for many Astronomical Problems and Spherical propositions This book hath found good acceptance and is now become a common Theme to the Scholars of Christ Ch. Hospital in London whereof forty by his Majesties bounty and the establishing a Lecturer to instruct them are constantly taught Navigation 3 Treatise of Geometrical dyalling printed 1659. 'T is of good esteem both for the newness and easiness of method in situating the Requisites and drawing the Hour-lines 4 The doctrine of Decimal Arithmetick simple interest c. As also of compound Interest and Annuities generally performed for any time of payment c. Lond. 1664 in a quarter of a sheet for portability in a Letter-case It was published again by J. D. Lond. 1685. 5 An introduction to Merchants accompts containing seven distinct questions or Accompts 1. An easie question to enter beginners c. Lond. 1674. fol. 6 A plea for bringing in of Irish Cattle and keeping out of fish caught by Forreigners c. Lond. 1680. qu. 7 Address to the members of Parl. of the Counties of Cornwall and Devon about the advancement of Tin Fishery and other Manufactures Ibid. 8 Salt and Fishery A discourse thereof insisting on the following heads 1. The several ways of making salt in England c. Lond. 1682. qu. 9 Arithmetick in whole numbers and fractions both vulgar and decimal with Tables for the forbearance and rebate of money c. Lond. 1688. in tw published by Tho. Plant Accomptant What other things Mr. Collins hath written I know not and therefore I shall only say that if we did not further enlarge by telling the World how much it is obliged for his pains in exciting the learned to publish their Works and in acting the part of an ingenious Obstetrix at the Press in correcting and in drawing of Schemes we should be much injurious to his memory After the Act at Oxon was finished 1682 he rode thence to Malmsbury in Wilts in order to view the ground to be cut for a river between Isis and Avon which journey being performed between twelve at noon and eleven at night in a hot day he did at his arrival in his Inn drink more than he should at that time being very hot and his blood not setled of Red streak Cider which giving him an Astma and that a consumption he died thereof in his Lodging on Garlick-hill in London on Saturday 10. of Nov. 1683 whereupon his body was buried on Tuesday following in the Church of S. James Garlick-hythe in the South Isle just behind the Pulpit June ... Tho. Margetson Doct. of Phys of Aurange or Orange This Physitian who was Son of Jam. Margetson of Yorkshire was admitted a Student of Trin. Coll. near Dublin 5. May 1647 retired to Oxon in the latter of 1650 entred himself a Student of S. Maries Hall and as a member thereof he took the degrees in Arts Afterwards applying his mind to the study of Phys had the degree of Doctor of that faculty confer'd on him at Aurange before mention'd in the middle of March 1656. These Cambridge men following were incorporated after the solemnity of the Act on the 14 of July John Stillingfleet M. A. and Fellow of S. Johns Coll. in Cambr. He became soon after Rector of Beckingham in Lincolnshire and at length D. of Div. He hath published one or more books Edw.
in the busie and inquisitive age he lived in the Hist of the Animals alone to have been in a great measure neglected by English men he made the study thereof his province applying himself with all diligence to the cultivating and illustrating of it Which that he might the more effectually do he not only read what had been written by others but did himself accurately describe all the Animals he could find and procure either in England or beyond the Seas making a voyage into foreign Countries chiefly for that purpose to search out view and describe the several species of nature and tho he was not long abroad yet travelled he over a great part of France Spain Italy Germany and the Low Countries In all which places he was so inquisitive and successful that not many sorts of Animals described by others escaped his diligence He drew them out or describ'd them with a pencil which are with great curiosity engraven on copper plates at the charge of his Relict Emm and are printed in the Lat. and Engl. edition of the said Ornithologia He hath also written 2 Historiae piscium libri quatuor c. Oxon. 1686. fol. Which work was with great pains view'd review'd made fit for use and the two first books entirely compleated by the said most eminent Virtuoso Mr. Ray. It is adorned with very many cuts of several sorts of Fishies that were not ever before known in England 3 Letter containing some considerable observations about that kind of wasps called Ichneumones c. dat 24. Aug. 1671. See in the Philos Transact num 76. p. 2279. 4 Letter about the hatching a kind of Bee lodged in old Willows dat 10. July 1671. See in the said Transact num 74. p. 2221. At length this most worthy and learned person Mr. Willoughby dying to the great reluctancy of all curious and inquisitive persons especially those of the Royal Society of which he was an eminent member and ornament to his friends and all good men that knew him and the great loss of the Commonwealth of learning on the third day or July 1672 aged 37 years was buried as I presume at Middleton among the graves of his Ancestors An. Dom. 1661. An. 13. Car. 2. Chanc. Sir Edw. Hyde now Earl of Clarendon Viscount Cornbury and Baron of Hindon Vicechanc. Rich. Baylie D. D. President of S. Johns Coll. and Dean of Salisbury 9. August He had been Vicechancellour in 1636 and 37. Proct. Nich. Meese of Trin. Coll. Apr. 24. Henr. Hawley of Oriel Coll. Apr. 24. Bach. of Arts. May 3. Tho. Ken of New Coll. He was afterwards Bishop of B. and Wells and is now living a Nonjurer and a sequestred person He hath also published several things and therefore he is hereafter to be remembred in a double respect June 14. Joh. March of S. Edm. Hall He hath published several things and therefore he ought to be hereafter remembred among the Writers 21. Henry Dolling of Wadham Coll. See among the Masters 1664. Oct. 15. Rob. Plot of Magd. Hall He is an eminent Virtuoso hath published several books and being living he is to be hereafter remembred among Oxford Writers Matthew Hole of Exet. Coll. was admitted the same day See more of him among the Bach. of Div. an 1674. Nov. 14. Will. Clark of Or Coll. Mar. 22. Rich. Rhodes of Ch. Ch. Adm. 164. Bach. of Law Four were admitted and several created but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop Mast of Arts. Apr. 30. Joh. Cave lately of Magd. now of Linc. Coll. Apr. 30. Sam Jemmat of Vniv Coll. The last of these two who was Son of John Son of William Jemmat mention'd among the Writers in this Vol. p. 449 was at this time Fellow of the said Coll and soon after taking holy Orders he became a florid preacher in these parts In 1665 he was the Repeater or Repetitioner in S. Maries Church on Low Sunday of the four Easter Sermons which being admirably well performed all to a word memoriter without any hesitation he obtained a great esteem among the Academians and in the same year he became Rector of Somerton in the Dioc. of Oxon and not long after Vicar of S. Nicholas Church in the Borough of Warwick where he now lives He hath published A Sermon preached at the Assizes held in Warwick 19 March 1682 on 2. Cor. 19.6 Oxon. 1683. qu. and may hereafter other things May 14. Tho. Trapham of Magd. Hall lately of Magd. Coll. This person who was Son of Tho. Trapham sometimes a Chirurgion living in Oxon and afterwards Bach. of Phys by Creation as I have told you under the year 1649 in these Fasti was afterwards a Traveller and Doctorated in Phys in another University and after his return became one of the Fellows of the Coll. of Physitians and author of A dâ—scourse of the state of health in the island of Jamaica with a provision therefore calculated from the Air the place and the water The customs and manner of living c. Lond. 1679. oct An account of which book is in the Philos Transact numb 141. p. 1030. May 28 Joh. Whitehall sometimes of Merton now of Oriel Coll. He was afterwards Preb. of Peterborough and Dean of Oundle in Northamptonshire He died in January 1685. July 2. Edmund Thorne of Oriel Coll. He hath published A funeral Sermon upon the much lamented death of Col. Edward Cook who died at London January 29 and was buried in the Chappel at Highnam or Higham near Glocester on the second of Feb. 1683 on Rev. 14.13 Lond 1684. qu. He is now living in those parts and may publish other things hereafter July 4. Thomas Marsden of Brasn Coll. He was afterwards Chaplain to the English Merchants trading at Lisbone in Portugal and after his return became Vicar of Walton in his native Country of Lancashire He hath written Roman Catholicks uncertain whether there be any true Priests or Sacraments in the Church of Rome evinced by an argument urg'd and maintain'd upon their own Principles against Mr. Edw. Goodal of Prescot in Lancashire printed in the reign of K. Jam. 2. He is now living and able to publish other matters July 10. Edward Wetenhall of Linc. Coll. He was afterwards a Writer and Bishop of Cork and Ross in Ireland and therefore he is hereafter to be numbred among the Writers and Bishops of this Univ. of Oxon. Oct. 15. Joh. Ellis Chaplain of New Coll lately a Student of Wadh. He was afterwards D. D. elsewhere and in 1678 was made Chantor of S. David in the place of Dr. Will. Thomas promoted to the See thereof He is also now a Dignitary in the Church of S. Asaph Adm. 68. Bach. of Phys There was only one that was admitted this year of whom I have made mention elsewhere Bach. of Div. July 3. Joh. Good M. A. of Ball. Coll. This person who is mention'd in the â—asti of the first Vol. p. 833.834 died early in the morning of the
the Gregories dwelling in and about the City of London and assembled in the Church of S. Mich. Cornhill 19 June 1673 on Mark 13.37 Lond. 1673. qu. 3 Three Sermons the first on Deut. 23.9 the second on Mark 13.37 and the third on 1 Tim. 4.16 Lond. 1673. qu. 4 Serm. on Jude 12 preached at the Oxfordshire Feast Lond. 1676. qu. 5 The religious Villain preached before Sir Rob. Clayton L. Mayor of London and the Court of Aldermen 5 Nov. 1679 at S. Mary le Bow on 2 Sam. 19.3 Lond. 1680. qu. This Dr. Gregory who is now living at Hambleton free from the noise of a School had a younger brother named John Gregory born at Wodstâ—ck educated in Cambr afterwards Master of the Coll. School in Glocester Rector of Hemsted in Glocestershire by the favour of the Lord Scudamore and at length Archdeacon of Glocester on the death of Edward Pope in the latter end of 1671. He hath written A discourse of the morality of the Sabbath being an exposition of Exod. 20.8.9.10.11 with prayers relating thereunto Lond. 1681. oct In which book the author shews a great deal of antient Learning especially as to Criticism and the Languages It is dedicated by his son Joh. Greg. M. A. of Magd. Hall to John Lord Visc Scudamore his Patron by whose grant he succeeded his father in the Rectory of Hemsted before mention'd The said John the father hath also written Greek Scholia on the New Test but whether yet printed I know not He died in the beginning of Dec. 1678 whereupon his Archdeaconry was bestowed on Thom. Hyde M. A. of Queens Coll. in Ox. There is another younger brother named Abrah Gregory who is D. D. and Preb. of Glocester Sept. 12. Joh. Newton of S. Edm. Hall Sept. 12. Henry Eve of Cambr. Sept. 12. Tho. Cartwright of Qu. Coll. Oct. 10. Andr. Dominick of Pemb. Coll. Oct. 10. Tho. Greaves of Co. Chr. Coll. The first of these two who was originally of Trin. Coll where he had in a manner been drawn off from his Religion to that of Rome but reclaimed by the endeavours of Dr. Christoph Wren Minister of Bishopsknoyle or Knahill in Wilts afterwards Dean of Windsore was now beneficed in that County and afterwards published Dies nefastus on Psal 22.12 printed 1662. qu. and perhaps other things Oct. 17. Joh. Gandy of Oriel Coll. Oct. 17. Joh. Whitmore of Wadh. Coll. Nov. 6. George Stradling of All 's Coll. In the Fasti of 1640 I have made a reference to this last person with intentions when I wrot that part to mention one Sermon that he had published in this place but since that time several of his Sermons and Discourses being made extant I have put him among the Writers under the year 1688. p. 622. Nov. 16. Will. Piers of Ch. Ch. He was son of Dr. W. Piers Bishop of Bathe and Wells who confer'd on him tho of little merit the Archdeaconry of Bathe with the Preb. or Rectory of Cudworth and the Chappel of Knowle annexed on the death of Dr. Tim. Revett in the beginning of Apr. 1638 and in Dec. following had the Rectory of Buckland S. Mary given to him In the latter end of March 1639 he was collated to the Preb. of Whitchurch in the said Ch. of Wells and in the latter end of June following he resigning Cudworth with Knowle was succeeded therein by Rich. Busby M. A. of Ch. Ch. In 1643 he resign'd the Archdeaconry of Bathe to Will. Davis having other preferments bestowed on him and after his Majesties restauration he had setled on him the Archdeaconry of Taunton with a Prebendship in the Ch. of Wells of 10 l. per an annex'd to it the rich Rectory of Christian Malford in Wilts and a resid Canonship in the said Ch. of Wells All which he enjoyed many years gaining from them a good estate in Lands and Money He died on the 4 of Apr. 1682 and thereupon Dr. Mews Bish of Bathe and Wells bestowed his Archdeaconry of Taunton on Edw. Waple B. D. of S. Joh. Coll his Canonship on Dr. Will. Levinz President of that Coll and Christ Malford on Dr. Baptista Levinz of Magd. Coll. afterwards B. of the Isle of Man Nov. 16. Will. Hodges of Exet. Coll. In 1645 May 30 he was admitted Archdeacon of Worcester in the place of Dr. Edward Thornborough deceased by the favour of Dr. Prideaux Bish of Worc. whose dau he before had married Dr. Hodges was about that time if not before one of the Vicars of Bampton in Oxfordshire and Rector of Ripple in Worcestersh which last he kept in the times of Usurpation and dying about the latter end of Aug. 1676 within few days after the death of his beloved son Thomas M. A. lately of Ball. Coll. esteemed a florid Preacher during his stay in the University his Archdeaconry was confer'd by Dr. Fleetwood B. of Worcester on his son John Fleetwood M. A. of Kings Coll. in Cambridge and was admitted thereunto on the 4 of Sept. following Dec. 7. Rich. Heylyn B. D. of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards made Canon of Ch. Ch. in the place of Dr. Wall deceased 17. Henr. Sutton of Brasn Coll. I have made mention of this person in Dr. Prideaux p. 70. Feb. 27. Dan. Brevint M. A. of Jes Coll. and a Student in Div. 20 years This person is now Dean of Lincoln hath written several things and therefore he is to be numbred hereafter among the Oxford Writers An. Dom. 1662. An. 14 Car. 2. Chanc. the same viz. Edw. Earl of Clarendon Vicechanc. Walt. Blandford D. D. Warden of Wadham Coll 18 Septemb. The Caroline Cycle being still kept back a year Merton and Magd. Colleges did choose Proctors this year according as the said Cycle was kept back viz. Mr. Rob. Crippes for the first and Mr. Joh. Hook for the other But the Vicechanc. and Heads of Houses being then and before inclined to reform it and set it right Ch. Ch. and Brasnose chose also according to the true tenor of the Cycle So that from thence a Controversie arising it was on the 22 of March last year decided at Westminster in the Chancellours house by him the said Chancellour and the Bishops of London and Worcester viz. Sheldon and Morley who ordered that the Proctors chosen by Ch. Ch. and Brasnose should stand and be admitted Which being the result of the matter pronounced before certain members of the Unversity then present of which the President of Magd. Coll. was one and the Warden of Mert. should have been another but withdrawn when he saw how the business was carried these persons following were admitted Proctors in Convocation Proct. Tho. Frankland of Brasn Coll. Apr. 9. Henry Bold of Ch. Church Apr. 9. Bach. of Arts. Apr. 11. Will. Asshton of Brasn Coll. May 5. George Howell of All 's Coll. Of the last of these two you may see more among the Masters an 1666. Jun. 28. Nich. Adee of Magd. Hall This person who took no higher degree in
oct Dedic to Sir Joh. Micklethwait President of the Coll. of Physitians a Yorkshire man born and bred in the same School with Dr. Wittie 4 Pyrologia Mimica or an answer to Hydrologia Chymica of Will Sympson in defence of Scarborough Spaw Wherein the five mineral principles of the said Spaw are defended against all his objections c. Lond. 1669. oct with which is printed 5 A vindication of the rational method and practice of Physick called Galenical and a reconciliation between that and Chimical As also 6 A further discourse about the original of Springs Besides the answer of Dr. Will. Sympson made to the aforesaid book called Scarborough Spaw came out another answer entit Scarborough Spaw spagirically anatomized together with a New years-gift for Dr. Wittie Lond. 1672. oct written by George Tonstall Doct. of Phys sometimes Bach. of Phys of Magd. Hall in Oxon as I have told you in these Fasti p. 741. Dr. Wittie hath also written 7 Gout raptures or an historical fiction of a War among the stars wherein are mention'd the 7 planets the 12 signs of the Zodiack and the 50 constellations of Heaven mention'd by the Antients c. Lond. 1677 oct written in vers 8 A survey of the Heavens a plain description of the admirable fabrick and motions of heavenly bodies as they are discovered to the eye by the Telescope and several eminent consequences illustrated thereby 1. The infinite wisdom c. of God in the Creation 2. The verifying c. Lond. 1680. 81. oct To which is added the Gout raptures in English Latine and Greek Lyrick verse by the author Dr. Wittie who hath also done another work mention'd in the first vol. of this book in the Fasti an 1628. p. 864. This Dr. Wittie who was always esteemed an ingenious and learned man was Fellow of the Coll. of Phys at London had practised Physick for 18 years together with Dr. James Primerose at Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire and after the said Primerose's death carried on his practice there and in the neighbourhood for several years after with good success At length retiring to Londâ—n in his old age died in Basingshaw-street about the latter end of Nov. 1684. The before mention'd Cambridge men viz. Steph. Kay N. Shute H. Hitch and R. Wittie were incorporated on the 13. of July Oct. 2. Adam Samuel Hartman Doct. of Div. of the University of Francfurt upon Oder Bishop of the reformed Churches through Great Poland and Prussia Oct. 19. Joh. Price Doct. of Div. of Cambr. This worthy Doctor was born in the Isle of Wight in Hampshire educated in Eaton School elected thence into Kings Coll. in Cambr. 1645 of which he was afterwards Fellow left it when he was Master of Arts and became Chaplain to George Monk when he was chief Governour or General of Scotland and afterwards was privy to all the secret passages and particularities in order to the restauration of K. Ch. 2 made by the said most noble and generous Monk At which time he came with him into England when he effected that matter and as a reward for his services done in that affair he had first confer'd upon him by the intercession of James Earl of Northampton a Fellowship in Eaton Coll. in the place of the learned Joh. Hales some years before dead a Prebendship in the Church of Salisbury and the rich Rectory of Petworth in Sussex He hath published 1 A Serm. preached before the H. of Com. at S. Margarets in Westm 10. May 1660 on 1. Sam. 2. ver 9. Lond. 1660. qu. 2 The mystery and method of his Majesties happy restauration c Lond. 1680. oct and died in the beginning of the year in the month of May as it seems 1691. CREATIONS The Creations this year were in all faculties occasion'd mostly by the coming to the University of certain noble Forreigners Bach. of Arts. May 21. Rich. Bulkley of Ch. Ch. Son of Sir Rich. Bulkley of the Kingdom of Ireland four years standing in the condition of Fellow Com. of Trin. Coll. near Dublin c. was actually created Bach. of Arts. Mast of Arts. Sept. 6. James Boteler Earl of Ossory of Ch. Ch. Son of Thom. late Earl of Ossory and Grandson to James Duke of Ormonde was presented by the Orator with a little speech to the Vicechancellour which done he was created M. A. He became after the death of his Grandfather Duke of Ormonde and Chancellour of this University Bach. of Div. June 14. Rich. Bravell of Exet. Coll Chaplain to the Garrison of Tangier within the Kingdom of Fezz in Africa where he had shew'd himself so useful to the publick that upon his desire of return the Bishop of Lond. and other eminent persons required his continuance there was diplomated Bach. of Div. Doct. of Law Charles the Electoral Prince Palatine being entertained at Oxon in Septemb. this year some of his retinue were created Doctors of Law viz. Sept. 9. Johan Philippus ab Adelsheim France-Germanus Master of the Horse to the Electoral Prince Fredericus Adolphus Hansen Lord in Grumbuy and Beulshubygard Gustavus Georgius D' Haleke of Brandeberg in Germany Paulus Hackenbergh of Westphalia in Germany Professor of Eloquence and Histories in the Univ. of Heidelberg The said four persons were created on the 9. of Sept. Feb. 25. George Lewes Duke of Brunswick and Lunenberg was then created with solemnity This person who was now commonly called Prince of Hannover and had come to Whitehall on the 16 of Decemb. going before purposely to pay his respects to the Lady Anne Daughter of James Duke of York was the day before he was created received in the University with solemnity at his coming thereunto and being lodg'd in Ch. Ch he with his retinue were conducted the next day by the Bishop Dr. Fell to the publick Schools and being habited in scarlet in the Apodyterium was thence conducted by three of the Beadles with the Kings professor of Law to the Theater where the Convocation was then held and coming near to the Vicechancellours seat the Professor presented him the Prince being then bare which done the Vicechancellour then standing bare as the Doctors and Masters did he created him Doctor of Law That also being done he went up to his chair of state provided for him on the right hand of the Vicechancellours seat and when three of his retinue were created Doctors as I am now about to tell you the Orator complemented him in a speech in the name of the University The next day he left the University at which time was presented to him in the name thereof Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon with the cuts belonging thereto The noble John free Baron of Reek of the retinue of the said Pr. of Hannover was created at the same time Doct. of Phys Sept. 9. The Electoral Prince Charles Count Palatine of the Rhine was with solemnity created Doctor of Phys This most noble person who was Son of Charles Lovys Count Pal. of the
resignation of Mr. Steph. Penton 15 Mar. 1683 and admitted thereunto on the 4 of Apr. following but he being outed thence for several reasons notwithstanding he had been re-elected by the majority of the Fellows of his Coll Dr. John Mill of the said Coll. was elected and adm in his place 5 May 1685. These things I set down purposely to carry on the succession of the Principals of S. Edm. Hall a printed Cat. of which to Dr. Thom. Tully you may see in Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon. lib. 2. Feb. 6. Rob. Harsnett of Ch. Ch. Feb. 6. Charl. Hickman of Ch. Ch. 23. John Willes of Trin. Coll. Incorporations Thirteen Masters of the University of Cambridge were incorporated after the Act time but not one of them is a Writer as I can yet find Jun. 9. Joh. Chrysostom du Charoll M. A. of Avignion who had taken that degree there in 1669 was incorporated by vertue of the Chancellours Letters which say that he had served in his Maj. Chap. royal as one of the daily Chaplains for 7 or eight years past c. Jul. 9. Bartholdus Holtzfus a Native of Pomerania and a Master of Arts of Frankfurt upon the Order in the Marquisate of Brandeburg was incorporated also by vertue of the said Letters which tell us that he was sent to the Vniversity of Oxon to study by his Electoral Highness the Duke of Brandeburg c. 14. Thom. Fryer Doct. of Phys of Pemb. Hall in Cambr. was incorporated as he had stood there after the Act time He was as it seems honorary Fellow of the Coll. of Phys Creations Sept. 1. Henry Howard Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal of Engl. c. was with solemnity created Doctor of the Civil Law after he had been presented with an encomiastical Speech by Dr. Rob. Plot Professor of Nat. History and Chymistry This person who was afterwards Knight of the most honorable Order of the Garter and L. Lieutenant of Berks Norfolk Surrey and the City of Norwich I have mentioned among the Creations under the year 1668. An. Dom. 1685. An. 1 Jac. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde Vicechanc. Dr. Timothy Halton Provost of Queens Coll. Oct. 6. Proct. Will. Breach of Ch. Ch. Apr. 29. Tho. Smith of Brasn Coll. Apr. 29. Bach. of Arts. Jun. 17. Francis Willis of New Coll. Jul. 9. Franc. Hickman of Ch. Ch. a Compounder Oct. 27. Philip Bertie of Trin. Coll. Oct. 27. Dav. Jones of Ch. Ch. The first of these two last is a younger son to Robert E. of Lindsey L. High Chamberlaine of England c. The other is a frequent Preacher in London and a Publisher of several Sermons Dec. 8. Will. King of Ch. Ch. a Comp. Adm. 167. Bach. of Law Five were admitted of whom Matthew Bryan of Magd. Hall was one Jul. 10. See among the Doctors of Law following Mast of Arts. Novemb. 24. John Glanvill of Trin. Coll. Dec. 17. Leop. William Finch of All 's Coll. The last of these two was elected Warden of his Coll. in the place of Dr. Tho. James deceased by vertue of a Mandamus from King Jam. 2 on the 21 of January 1686. Adm. 90. Bach. of Phys Six were admitted of whom Wilhelm Musgrave of New Coll. was one Dec. 8. lately admitted Bach. of the Civil Law Bach. of Div. July 7. Luke Beaulieu of Ch. Ch. This Divine was born in France educated for a time in the Univ. of Samur there came into England upon account of Religion 18 years or more before this time exercised his ministerial function was naturaliz'd made Divinity Reader in the Chappel of S. George at Windsore was a Student in this University for the sake of the public Library 1680 and after became Chaplain to Sir George Jeffreys L. Ch. Justice of England Rector of Whitchurch in the dioc of Oxon an 1685 and by his published Writings did usefully assert the Rights of his Majesty and Church of England This person who is called by some Dean Beaulieu who hath written several things in French and English chiefly against Popery is hereafter to be numbred among the Oxford Writers July 9. John Scot of New Inn. This learned Divine who is not yet mentioned in these Fasti because he took no degree in Arts or in any other faculty hath published divers books of Divinity some of which were against Popery in the Reign of K. Jam. 2. and therefore he is hereafter to crave a place among the Oxford Writers 11. Will. Beach of Ball. Coll. a Comp. Adm. 12. Doct. of Law May 5. John Rudston of S. Joh. Coll. a Comp. Jul. 7. Rob. Woodward of New Coll. Jul. 7. Rich. Traffles of New Coll. The first of these two who was a Compounder became Archdeacon of Wilts upon the resignation of Mr. Seth Ward in Nov. 1681 Chanc. of the Dioc. of Salisbury upon the death of Sir Edw. Low in June 1684 Rector of Pewsie in Wilts on the death of Dr. Rich. Watson in Jan. the same year Chancellour of the Church of Salisbury on the resignation of the said Mr. S. Ward in Jan. 1686 Dean of Salisbury on the death of Dr. Tho. Pierce in Apr. 1691. c. July 7. Joh. Gibbs of All 's Coll. July 7. Steph. Waller of New Coll. July 7. Matth. Tindall of All 's Coll. July 7. Matth. Morgan of S. Joh. Coll. 10 Edm. Evans of Jes Coll. 10 Matth. Bryan of Magd. Hall The last of these two is a Divine and Non-Juror hath one or more Sermons and A perswasive to the stricter observance of the Lords day c. extant See in the first vol. of Athenae Oxon. p. 513. July 11. Ralph Bohun of New Coll. He hath written A discourse concerning the origine and properties of wind c. and may hereafter publish other books Doct. of Phys July 7. Steph. Fry of Trin. Coll. 9. Robert Conny of Magd. Coll. 10. Sam. Kimberley of Pemb. Coll. The last accumulated the degrees in Phys Doct. of Div. Jun. 26. Joh. Venn of Ball. Coll. Jun. 26. Thom. Dixon of Qu. Coll. The first of these two had been elected Master of his Coll on the death of Dr. Tho. Good 24 Apr. 1678. July 3. Fitzherbert Adams of Linc. Coll. July 3. Will. Johnson of Queens Coll. The first of these two was elected Rector of his Coll. in the place of Dr. Thom. Marshall deceased May 2. this year and was afterwards Prebendary of Durham July 4. Constant Jessop of Magd. Coll. a Comp. 9. Joh. Scott of New Inn He accumulated the degrees in Div. 11 Will. Beach of Ball. Coll. Comp. 11 Henry Godolphin of All 's Coll. Comp. The first of these two who hath published one or more books is now a Non-Juror The other Fell. of Eaton and can resid of S. Pauls c. Nov. 3. Will. Bernard of Merton Coll. Incorporations The Act being put off this year no Cambridge Masters or others were incorporated only one in the degree of Master July 9. Creations Apr. 29. Michael Morstin a Polonian Son of John Andr. Morstin
his Gangraena (b) Ibid. in Gangr edit 1646. p. 78. (c) Vide Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon. lib. 1. sub an 1646. 1654. 1654. (a) Reg. Matric Univ. Ox. PP fol. 22. b. (b) Memorials of Engl. Affaires under the 1648. p. 359. a. 1654 1654. (a) Sir Joh. Suckling in his Fragmenta aurea or Poems Lond. 1648. in oct p. 7. (b) See in Pet. Heylyns book intit The History of the life and death of Dr. Will. Laud Archb. of Canterbury lib. 4. sub an 1636. (c) Ibid. (d) In Aist Antiq. Vniv Oxon. lib. 1. p. 30.31 1654. (a) See Mr. R. Baxter's book intit Additional notes on the life and death of Sir Math. Hale Lond. 1682. in oct p. 40. 1654. 1654. (*) Edw. Knott Jesuit went sometimes by the name of Nich-Smith Quaere Clar. 1654 Clar. 1654. Clar. 1654. Clar. 1654. (*) Vide in Append. illustrium Angliae scriptorum per Jo. Pitseum cent 4. nu 9. (*) The Wife of Sir Will. Bourman Clerk of the Greencloth to K. Ch. 2. 1655. 1655. 1655. (a) T. B. in the pref to The right Government of the thoughts c. (b) Tho. Case in his pref to The morning exercise or some short notes c. 1655. 1655. 1655. 1655. (a) Camd. in Annal. Reg. Jac. 1. MS. sub an 1622. (b) See in Romes Master-peece c. publish'd by W. Prynne 1643. p. 19.20 (c) 'T was the word that he often used in company (d) 'T was his custome always to be whispering in company (e) Joh. Gee in a Cat. of Popish Books at the end of his Book called The foot out of the snare 1655. (f) Pastor vigilantiss doctrina pietate insignis c. So Fred. Lossius a Physician of Dorchester in his Observationes Medicinales Lond. 1672. oct lib. 2. observat 7. p. 121. 1655. 1655. Clar 1655. Clar. 1655. (a) See in the Rehearsal transpros'd written by Andr. Marvell pr. 1672. p. 175. (b) Dr. Jo. Pearson B. of Chester in his Preface to Jo. Hales his Remaines (c) Pet. Heylyn in his Life and death of Dr. W. Laud Archb. of Cant. under the year 1638. (d) Sir Joh. Suckling in his Fragm aurea or Poems Lond. 1648. p. 10. (e) Lucius Lord Falkland (f) Sam. Parker in his Reproof to the Rehearsal transpros'd p. 135. (g) Pet. Heylyn as before an 1638. (h) Printed at Lond. 1677. oct 1656 1656. 1656. 1656. 1656. (*) This Rule of Proportion in Arithm. and Geometry was rectified by Mr ..... Browne and Mr. Jam. Atkinson Teachers of the Mathematicks pr. at Lond. 1683. in tw 1656. 1656. Clar. 1656. Clar. 1656. 1657. 1657. 1657. (*) See Baconica or the Lord Bacons Remaines Lond. 1679. in oct p. 26.27 1657. (†) In Canterburies Doome p. 75. c. 1657. 1657. 1657. (*) Reg. Visit p. 182.194 1657. (*) Appollonia the Wife of one Calverley of Pewter-street in Westminster 1657. 1657. (*) Br. Ryves in his Merc. Rusticus printed 1647. p. 212. 1657 8. 1657 8. (a) Th. Fuller in his Worthies of England in Cumberland followed without acknowledgment by his Plagiary David Lloyd in his Memoires c. p. 518. (b) See his Divine purity defended chap. 6. p. 53. (c) ibid p. 54. 1657 8. Clar. 1657. Clar. 1657. (*) Reg. Matric P. P. fol. 24. b. 1658. 1658. 1658. 1658. 1658. (*) Second Narrative of the late Parliament so called c. printed 1658. p. 17. 1658 9. (a) In lib. 2. Asfaniarum (b) Vide Hist antiq Vniv Oxon. lib. 2. p. 334. 1658 9. 1659. 1659. 1659. 1659. 1659. (*) Rome is a piece of Land so called near to the end of the walk called Non ultra on the north side of Oxon. 1659. 1659. 1659. 1659 60. 1659 60. 1659 60. Clar. 1659. 1660. 1660. 1660. 1660. 1660. 1660. 1660. 1660 1661. 1661. 1661. 1661. 1661. (*) Serenus Cressy in his Fanaticism fanatically imputed to the Cath. Ch. by Dr. Stillingfleet printed 1672 p. 13. 1661. 1661. (*) Reg. Matric P. pag. 436. 1661. 1661 2. Clar. 1661. (*) Ben. Woodbridge in his Pref. to his Justification by Faith Clar. 1661. Clar. 1661. (†) Pat. 14. Car. 1. p. 19. 1662. 1662. (†) Persecutio undecima Printed 1648. p. 103. (*) Bulstr Whitlock in his Memorials of English Affairs an 1642. p. 60. b. (a) Arth. Wilson in his Hist of Great Britain c. an 1621. p. 162. 1662. (b) Andr. Marvell in his Rehearsal transpros'd c. Lond. 1672. pag. 299. (c) Will. Prynne in Canterburies Doom p. 245. 1662. (d) In lib. 3. sub an 1627. (e) See more in Canterburies Doom written by Will. Prynne p. 386. Also in Dr. Heylyns Life of Archb. Laud. lib. 3. p. 210. (*) See a book intit Several conferences between a Rom. Priest a Fanatick Chaplain and a Divine of the Church of England c. in answer to Th. Goddens Dialogues Lond. 1679. oct written by Dr. Edw. Stillingfleet (†) See in Will. Sandersons book entit Post-hast A reply to Peters Dr. Heylyns appendix to his treatise entit Respondet Petrus c. Lond. 1658 qu p. 13. (a) See Dr. Pet. Heylyns Life written by Joh. Barnard D. D. Lond. 1683. p. 224.225 (b) See in the pref to the reader before a book entit A justification of the Fathers and Schoolmen c. written by Hen. Hickman also in the said life written by Dr. Barnard p. 237. (c) The Author here means the Appendix to Resp Petrus (d) This hath no Appendix and therefore the Author Sanderson is mistaken being it self an Append. to Examen Historicum or advertisements on three Histories 1660. (a) Rich. Moore a Nonconformist Minister living at Wetherock hill in Worcestershire (b) Tho. Fuller in his Worthies of England in Yorksh. 1662. 1662. 1662. 1662. 1662. (*) Printed at Gronning an 1651. qu. (*) Tho. Tany Goldsmith who by the Lords voice that he heard changed his name from Thomas to Theauraw John Tany on the 23. of Nov. 1649 living then at the Three Golden Keys without Temple-bar London He was then and before a blasphemous Jew (a) Edit Groning an 1654. in qu. (b) Edit Amstel 1654 in qu. 1662. (c) Joannis Biddelli Angli Acad. Oxoniensis quondam Artium Magistri celeberrimi vita Lond. 1682. in 3. sh and an half in oct The Author of which was as I have been informed for there is no name set to it one Joh. Farrington J C T. of the Inner Temple (d) Jam. Heath in his Brief Chron. of the late intestine war c. in the latter end of the year 1654. (e) The said Will. Lenthall died on the 28. June 1497. 12. Hen. 7. and was buried in the South Isle joyning to the body of the Church of Great Haseley in Com. Oxon. (f) So John Leland in his Second Vol. of Itineraries p. 8. but in a Visitation book of Oxfordshire made by one of the Heralds I find that Will. Lenthall of Lachford married Catherine Dau. of John Badby by Jane his Wife Daugh. and Heir of Rich. Pyperd (g) Ibid. in 2. Vol.
studies had brought his body into great indisposition did some weeks before his end retire with the advice of friends to the City of Canterbury in the month of Sept. an 1652 where being kindly entertained by Dr. Will. Jacob a noted Physician of that place but of no kin to did from him receive a cure of a gangreen in his foot But soon after a tumour breaking out from one of his Legs his radical moisture did as from a flood-gate violently run forth and so ended his life on the 5 of Nov. following about the year of his age 44. The next day the said Doctor buried him answerable to his quality in the midst of the Parish Church of Allsaints in that City Soon after in a bright Moon-shining night the resemblance of Hon. Jacob came into the bed-chamber of the Doctor who being asleep the resemblance laid his cold hand upon his face Whereupon the Doctor awaking looked up and saw H. Jacob staring upon him with his beard turned up as he used to wear it living whereat being strangely surprised stirred himself thinking that it might be a dream but still the resemblance stood still so that the Doctor having not courage to speak to it turned on the other side and laid in a cold sweat After some time he looked again and saw him sitting on a little table near to his bed but before morning he vanished Another night the Maid going out of the house saw the said resemblance standing on a Wood-pile and was thereupon much affrighted These stories the Doctor did confidently aver to be true not only to Dr. Pet. Moulin Preb. of Canterbury but to others of note among whom if I am not mistaken Dr. Meric Casaubon was one They were sent to me by a second hand from Dr. Jacob and whether true or not you may judge I shall not NATHANIEL BRENT Son of Anchor Brent of Little Wolford in Warwickshire a younger Son of Rich. Brent Gentleman eldest Son of John Brent of the House of Brent of Cosington in Sommersetshire was born at Little Wolford beforemention'd became Portionist commonly called Postmaster of Merton Coll in 1589 admitted Probationer-Fellow of the said Coll. in 94. being then Bach. of Arts proceeded in that faculty four years after entred himself on the Law Line became Proctor of the University in 1607 travelled into several parts of the learned World in 1613. 14. c. and underwent dangerous adventures in Italy to procure the History of the Council of Trent which he translated into English as I shall anon tell you and therefore to be remembred by posterity with an honorable mention After his return he married Martha Dau. and Heir of Dr. Rob. Abbot Bish of Salisbury and neice to Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury by the favour of which last he had the Wardenship of Merton Coll. conferr'd on him was made Commissary to him Vicar general of England being then Doctor of the Civ Law and at length judge of the Prerogative on the death of Sir Henry Marten by another hand In 1629 Aug. 23 he received the honour of Knighthood from his Majesty at Woodstock he being then and after accounted a zealous man for the Church and Prelacy But when he saw the Presbyterians begin to be dominant he sided with them and because of a Pique that had been between the Abbots and Bishop Laud he therefore became a frequent witness against the last at his trial deserted Oxon and his College when K. Ch. 1. garrisoned that place for his use took the Covenant and ran altogether with the rebellious rout About the same time he was ejected his Wardenship of Mert. Coll. by his Majesties command but restored again when Oxford Garison was surrendred for the Parliaments use an 1646. In the years 1647. and 48. he was appointed Arch-visitor of this University and what he did there to promote the Presbyterian cause the Hist and Antiq. of the Univ. of Oxon. will tell you under those years When an order was made against pluralities he was forced to leave Mert. Coll. in 1650 at which time if I mistake not he refused also the oath called the Engagement He translated into English as I have intimated before The History of the Council of Trent containing eight books In which besides the ordinary Acts of Council are declared many notable occurrences which hapned in Christendom during the space of 40 years and more c. Lond. 1616. there again 1619. 1677. fol. Sir Nath. Brent did also review Vindiciae Ecclesiae Anglicanae examine the quotations and compare them with the originals as I have told you before in Fr. Mason under the year 1621 And what else he hath translated and written is yet if any in Ms At length after he had lived 79 years he gave way to fate in his house in Little Britaine in the City of London on the sixth day of November in sixteen hundred fifty and two Whereupon his body was buried with great solemnity on the 17. of the same month in the Church of Little S. Barthelmew within the said City I have seen a printed Epitaph made on him by John Sictor a Bohemian Exile who if I mistake not had for some time before been exhibited to by Brent The contents of which being large I shall now for brevity sake pass by I find one William Brent a writer whose Great Grandfather William Brent of Stoke-lark in Glocestershire was younger Brother to Richard Brent Grandfather to Sir Nathaniel Of which William Brent the Writer I shall make some mention in Hen. Carey Earl of Monmouth under the year 1661. CHRISTOPHER ELDERFIELD son of Will. Elderf by Margaret his Wife was born at Harwell near to Wantage in Berks baptized there on the eleventh of Apr. 1607 educated in School learning under Hugh Lloyd M. A. of Oxon Vicar of Harwell and sometimes Chaplain to the Bishop of Bangor which Hugh built a considerable part of the Vicaridge-house standing near the Churchyard and was buried in the Chancel of Harwell on the 17 of May 1654. As for our Author Elderfield he was entred a Batler in S. Maries Hall in Mich. term 1621 and being naturally inclin'd to good letters made great proficiency in them took the degrees in Arts entred into Orders and through several petit Employments became Chaplain to Sir Will. Goring Baronet and Rector of a depopulated Town near to Petworth in Sussex called Burton having then only the House of the said Goring standing there In the said House he spent his time in great retiredness and wrot these books following which shew him to have been well read in the Civil Canon and Common Law in School Divinity and other profound matters The civil right of Tithes c. Lond. 1650. qu. Of Regeneration and Baptism Lond. 1654. qu. The Author of these was a man of a single life only wedded to his book and so had only a spiritual issue to keep up his name He was left both Father and Mother to the two
said elaborate Treatises and some conceive that the pains and travels of bringing forth the younger tho more spiritual manchild did cost him his life They are and have been both taken into the hands of learned men and by them often quoted The Author is stiled by the head of the Presbyterian Party A very learned and great Conformist and by others of moderate perswasion a most profound Clerk He died at Burton commonly called Burton place before mention'd on the second day of December in sixteen hundred fifty and two and was not buried according to his Will in the Chancel of the said Chap. or Church which Sir Will Goring denied because he left him not those Legacies he expected but in the body under the Readers seat Over his grave tho there be no monument with inscription on it which the Testator desir'd yet on the south Wall of the Chancel of Harwell Church before mention'd is fastned a Tablet of Free-stone with this written on it which shall now go for his Epitaph for want of a better Christopher Elderfield Clerk born in this Parish gave by his last will and testament three hundred and fifty pounds with two hundred fourscore and four pounds whereof was bought so much land in the Parish of South Moreton as is worth twenty pounds per an And the other sixty and six pounds thereof residue according to a Decree in his Majesties Court of Chancery remain in the hands of the Church-wardens and other Officers of Hagborne the benefit whereof he willed to be employed yearly in works of charity bounty or piety for the good of this Parish But he expresly forbid that it should be added to the making up of taxes or any other way perverted to the easing of able men upon any pretence particularly he willed every Spring two good milch Cows to be bought and given to two the poorest men or widdows burdned with many children toward their sustentation He died Decemb. 2. an dom 1652. Thus far the inscription He also beside several Legacies which he left to several people bequeathed to the University of Oxon his Manuscripts of Lyra on the Psalmes the History of Tobit in Hebrew with Rodolphus his Postills bound up with Lyra Clemens Romanus with the Tract of Purgatory bound up with it He left also six and thirty pounds to be bestowed upon godly poor Ministers cast down by these times meaning loyal Ministers ejected from their Livings JOHN DIGBY was born of an antient and gentile family living in the Parish of Coleshill in Warwickshire in the month of Febr. 1580 became a Commoner of Magd. Coll. in 1595 and the next year I find him to be one of the Poets of the University to bewail the death of Sir Hen. Unton of Wadley in Berks. Knight Afterwards he travelled into France and Italy and returned a well-qualified Gentleman So that his Abilities and Fidelity being occasionally discerned by K. James he was admitted Gentleman of the Privy Chamber and one of his Majesties Carvers in the year 1605 being then newly created Master of Arts of this University On the 16 of Feb. following he received the honor of Knighthood and in Apr. 1611 he was sent Ambassador into Spain as he was afterwards again in 1614. In the beginning of January about the third day 1615 Sir Franc. Cottington was sent into Spain to call him home and about the middle of March following he returned into England On the 3 of Apr. 1616 he was admitted one of the Kings Privy Council and Vicechamberlain of his Majesties Houshold in the place of Philip Lord Stanhope who was persuaded by the Kings Letters to give up that Office In July 1617 he was sent again into Spain and the next year upon his return he was advanced to the dignity of a Baron of this Realm 25 of Nov. by the Title of the Lord Digby of Shirebourne in Dorsetshire In 1620 he was sent Ambassador to the Archduke Albert and the next year following to Ferdinand the Emperor as also to the Duke of Bavaria Whence returning in Octob. 1621 he was again in 1622 employed Ambassador extraordinary to the Spaniard touching a Marriage between Prince Charles who followed him in few months after and Princess Maria Daughter to Philip 3. King of that Realm and on the 15 of Sept. the same year he was created Earl of Bristow After his return he shew'd himself right able to appear before the English Parliament where he worsted the greatest Minion Buckingham the Folly Love or Wisdom of any King since the Conquest ever bred in this Nation As thro a prodigious dexterity he became the Confident of K. James so likewise of his son K. Ch. 1. for a time tho they drove on if not contrary divers designs From that time till the beginning of the Long Parliament we find no great matter of him when then he being found guilty of concealing some say of promoting a Petition of the Gentry and Ministers of Kent which was to be delivered to the Parliament he with Thomas Mallet were committed for a time to the Tower 28 March 1642. Afterwards perceiving full well what destructive Courses the Members of that Parliament took he left them and became a zealous Adherer to the King and his Cause for which at length he suffer'd Exile and the loss of his Estate He hath extant these things following Several Speeches as 1 Speech in the High Court of Parliament 7 Dec. 1640. About which time he spake another upon the delivery of the Scottish Remonstrance and Schedule of their Charges 2 Sp. in the High Court of Parl. 20 May 1642. concerning an accommodation of Peace and Union to be had between the K. and his two Houses of Parliament Lond. 1642. qu. in one sh Reprinted at Caen in Normandy 1647. in fol. and qu. The speaking of which Speech giving displeasure to the H. of Lords he thereupon spake 3 Another Speech 11 June 1642 in vindication of the former and of accommodation Lond. 1642. in 1 sh in qu. Repr at Caen in 1647. in fol. and qu. 4 Sp. at the Council Table in favour of the continuation of the present War Oxon 1642. qu. It was spoken after Edghill Fight and was reprinted at Lond. the same year Other Speeches of his I have seen in MS. which for brevity sake I now pass by A Tract wherein is set down those motives and ties of Religion Oaths Laws Loyalty and Gratitude which obliged him to adhere unto the King in the late unhappy Wars in England Tract wherein he vindicateth his honor and innocency from having in any kind deserved that injurious and merciless censure of being excepted from pardon or mercy either in life or fortunes These two Tracts have the general Title of His Apologie Appendix containing many particulars specified in his first Tract meaning his Motives and tyes of Religion with the citations of the Chapters and Pages wherein they are cited The said two Tracts with the Appendix