done by Sir Tho. Clarges whose sister the said Duke had married and put into the hands of the said Philipps but therein Mr. Philipps attributing more to the Dukes glory than was true he got the ill will of him Therein are also added to the Reign of K. Jam. 1. and K. Ch. 1. the names of the Noble-men that they created and other matters But so it was that the Author Baker and his Continuator Philipps having committed very many Errors Thom. Blount of the Inner Temple Esq published Animadversions on that edit of 1671 and were printed in oct at Oxon 1672. Which book containing only a specimen of the errors may easily be discerned what the whole Chronicle containeth But notwithstanding these Animadversions the Chronicle when afterwards it was several times reprinted had none of the said errors therein corrected but came out full of faults as before and was greedily bought up by illiterate and inconsiderable persons By the way it must be known that the said Tho. Blount son of Myles Blount of Orleton in Herefordshire the fifth son of Rog. Blount of Monkland in the same County was born at Bordesley in Worcestershire being of a younger house of an antient and noble family of his name but never advantaged in Learning by the help of an University only his own genie and industry together with the helps of his scholastical acquaintance during his continuance in the Temple before and after he was Barrister His Writings are many and some perhaps not fit here to be put down among which are 1 The Academy of Eloquence containing a compleat English Rhetorick Printed at Lond. in the time of the Rebellion and several times after 2 Glossographia or a Dictionary interpreting such hard words whether Hebr. Gr. Lat. Ital. c. that are now used in our refined Engl. Tongue c. Lond. 1656. oct Published several times after with additions and amendments 3 The lamps of the law and lights of the gospel or the Titles of some late spiritual polemical and metaphysical new books Lond. 1658. in oct Written in imitation of J. Birkenheads Pauls Churchyard and published under the name of Grass and Hay Withers 4 Boscobel or the history of his Majesties Escape after the battel of Worcester 3 Sept. 1651. Lond. 1660 in oct there again 1680. in oct third edit Translated into French and Portuguese the last of which was done by Pet. Gifford of White Ladies in Staffordshire a R. Catholic 5 The Catholic Almanack for 1661. 62. 63. c. which selling not so well as Joh. Booker's Almanack did he therefore wrot 6 Booker rebuked or Animadversions on Bookers Alm. which made much sport among people having had the assistance therein of Jo. Sargeant and Jo Austen 7 A law Dictionary interpreting such difficult and obscure words and terms as are found either in our common or statute antient or modern laws c. Lond. 1671. fol. There again in 1691 with some corrections and the addition of above 600 words 8 Animadversions upon Sir Rich. Bakers Chron. and its Continuation c. Oxon. 1672. oct 9 A world of errors discovered in The new world of words c. Lond. 1673. fol. Written against Edw. Philipps his book intit A new world of Engl. words c. 10 Fragmenta Antiquitatis Antient tenures of land and jocular customs of some Mannours Lond. 1679. oct 11 Boscobel c. the second part Lond. 1681. oct To which is added Claustrum regale reseratum Or the Kings Concealment at Trent in Somersetshire published by Mrs. Anne Windham of Trent Our Author Blount also wrot Animadversions upon Britannia written by R. Blome but whether printed I cannot tell and translated from French into English The Art of making Devises Lond. 1646. and 50. in qu. Written originally by Hen. Estiâ—nne Lord of Fossez To which Blount added A catalogue of Coronet-Devises both on the Kings and Parliaments side in the late Wars At length upon the breaking out of the Popish Plot being much affrighted by the violent current of that time he himself being a zealous Rom. Cath. he contracted the Palsie as by his last letter sent to me dated 28 Apr. 1679 I was informed adding therein that he had then quitted all books except those of devotion On the 26 of Dec. following being S. Stephens day he died at Orleton in Herefordshire where he had a fair and plentiful estate in the year of his age 61 and was buried in the Church there and soon after had a comely monument put over his grave by Anne his relict daugh of Edm. Church of Maldon in Essex Esq He then left behind him an imperfect Chronicle of England which he and J. B. that 's all I know of him for Mr. Blount would never tell me his name had for several years been compiling but what became of it afterwards I cannot tell As for our Author Sir Rich. Baker he hath written besides what I have already mention'd Theatrum redivivum or the Theatre vindicated in answer to Mr. Prynns Histrio mastix c. Lond. 1662. octavo Theatrum triumphans or a discourse of Plays Lond. 1670 oct He also translated from Ital. into Engl. Discourses upon Corn. Tacitus Lond. 1642. fol. They are in number 53 and were written by Marquess Virgilio Malvezzi and from French into English Letters of Monsieur Balsac in 4 parts Lond. 1638. oct and 54 c. with additions in qu. He also wrot his own life which he left in Ms behind him burnt or made wast paper by one Smith of Pater noster row who married one of his daughters At length after he had undergone many cares and troubles in this world departed this mortal life in the Prison call'd the Fleet in Lond. on the 18 day of Febr. in sixteen hundred forty and four and was the day following buried about the middle of the south isle joyning to S. Bridgets commonly called S. Brides Church near Fleetstreet in London By his wife Margaret dau of Sir Geor. Manwaring of Ightfield in Shropshire Kt. for whose family this our Author was engaged for the payment of debts he had issue Thomas Arthur Cecilia Anne Margaret c. But whereas he saith in his Chronicle that K. Hen. 1. had by his Concubine Anne Corbet a natural daughter married to Fitzherbert his Lord Chamberlain from whom as he adds is his family lineally descended through females viz. thro Cummin Chenduit Brimpton Stokes Foxcote and Dyneley is a great mistake for all or most Chronicles nay the Pedigree it self of Corbet which I have several times seen say that the Concubine named in the said Pedegree Sybill and not the daughter was married to the said Fitzherbert whom some call Henry the son of Herbert WILLIAM STRODE the only son of Philip Strode sometimes living near Plimpton and he a younger son of Sir Rich. Strode of Newneham or Newinham in Devonshire was born in that County elected Student of Ch. Ch. from the Coll. School at Westm about the
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
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
these Several Sermons as 1 Sermon of Confirmation preached at the first Visitation of John Lord Bish of Oxon 27 Sept. 1619 on Acts 8.17 Lond. 1620. qu. 2 Serm. concerning decency and order on 1 Cor. 14.40 Lond. 1638. qu. and two or more other Sermons which I have not yet seen viz. one on 1 Cor. 1.10 and another on 1 Joh. 4.1.2.3 Both printed at Lond. in qu. 1635. Treatise shewing the nullity and invalidity of the Presbyterians Ordination of Ministers according to the Parliaments Ordinance an 1644. This book I have not yet seen and therefore can say no more of it only that it stood unanswer'd by the Presbyterians either Scots or English Principles of Religion or a short exposition of the Catechism of the Church of England Oxon. 1646. and several times after at London oct One of which Editions bears this Title A short Exposition of the Catechism of the Church of Eng. with the Church Catechism it self and order of Confirmation in English and Lat. for the use of Scholars Mr. Geree's Case of Conscience sifted wherein is enquired whether the King can with a safe Conscience consent to the abrogation of Episcopacy Lond. 1648. qu. See in Joh. Geree p. 65. who made a Reply to this Two Letters to Mr. T. B. giving an account of the Church Catholique where it was before the Reformation and whether Rome were or be the Ch. Catholick Lond. 1653. Answer'd by R. T. Esq printed as 't is said at Paris 1654 in a little oct By which R. T. is meant as I have been informed by some Rom. Catholicks Thomas Read LL. D. sometimes Fellow of New Coll. in Oxon. This Dr. Boughen as I have been informed lived to see his Majesty restored and what before he had lost he did obtain ISAAC COLF a Kentish man born of gentile Extraction was educated in Ch. Ch. and as a Member thereof took the Degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated an 1611. Afterwards entring into the sacred function he became at length Rector of S. Leonards Church in Eastcheap within the City of London where he was much reverenced by the Orthodox Party for his Religion and Learning In the beginning of the Civil Wars commenc'd by the Presb. he was forced by them to give up his rectory to one H. Roborough scribe to the Ass of Divines Whereupon retiring to Chaldwell in Essex the liberal man devised liberal things viz. an Almeshouse for poor People at Lewsham in Kent with a considerable maintenance He hath written Commentary on the eleven first verses of the fourth Chapt. of S. Mathew Lond. 1654 oct and other things which I have not seen When or where he died I cannot tell or where his reliques were lodg'd ALEXANDER GRIFFITH a Welsh man born was educated in Hart Hall took one degree in Arts an 1618 retired to his Country and there had a School or a small cure or both conferred upon him In 1631 he proceeded in his faculty being then or after beneficed in South Wales but after the Rebellion broke out he suffered for his Loyalty and at length was sequestred from his Spiritualities He hath written Strena Vavasoriensis or a New-years gift for the Welsh Itinerants Or an hue and crie after Mr. Vavasor Powell Metrapolitan of the Itinerants and one of the Executioners of the Gospel by colour of the late Act for the propagation thereof in Wales c. Lond. 1654. in 4 sh in qu. Therein is a true relation of the birth course of life and doctrine of the said Vav Powell A true and perfect relation of the whole transaction concerning the petition of the six Counties of South Wales and the County of Monmouth formerly presented to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England for a supply of Godly Ministers and an account of Ecclesiastical revenues therein c. Lond. 1654. in 7. sh and half in qu. He is supposed also to be Author of or at least to have had a hand in a Pamphlet entit Mercurius Cambro-Britannicus or News from Wales touching the miraculous propagation of the Gospel in those parts c. Lond. 1652. in 3 sh in qu. Of what other things he is the Author or promoter I know not nor whether he lived to be restored to his Spiritualities ROBERT GENTILIS Son of Aubrey Gentilis mention'd among these Writers under the year 1611. p. 314 was born in London matriculated as a member of Ch. Ch. 19. of Apr. 1599 in the ninth year of his age took the degree of Bach. of Arts as a member of Jesus Coll. in the beginning of July 1603 was translated to S. Johns Coll. soon after and became Collector in the Lent following for Proctor W. Laud of that House Thence he was elected Probationer Fellow of All 's Coll. in 1607 by the endeavours of his Father who got him sped into that house by an argument in Law as being under the statutable years In the said Coll. he continued for some time took a degree in the Civil Law but turned a Rake-hell became King of the beggars for a time and so much given up to sordid liberty if not downright wickedness that he not only spent all that he could get from his Father whom he would often abuse but also afterwards what he could get from his Mother to whom also he was very disobedient as she in her last will confesseth Afterwards he travelled beyond the Seas took up and became a sober man and at his return was a retainer to the Royal Court and received a Pension from the King He hath translated from Ital. into English 1 The history of the inquisition Lond. 1639. qu. written by Paul Servita 2 Of the success and chief events of the Monarchy of Spayne and of the revolt of the Catalonians Lond 1639. in tw written by Marquess Virgilio Malvezzi 3 Considerations on the lives of Alcibiades and Coriolanus Lond. 1650. in tw written by the same Author Also from French into English Le Chemia abrege or a compendious method for the attaining of sciences in a short time together with the Statutes of the Academie founded by the Cardinal of Richelieu Lond. 1654. oct And lastly from Spanish as it seems into English The antipathy between the French and the Spaniard Lond. 1641. in tw Ded. by the translator to Sir Paul Pindar Kt to whom in his Epist he promiseth something that shall be his own invention that is to publish something of his own writing but whether he was as good as his word I know not One Robert Gentilis a Monk of the Order of S. Benedict in the Monastery of Pontfract in Yorkshire wrot a book of Homelies and therefore is numbred among our English Writers but Quaere whether he was not an Outlander HUGH ROBINSON born in S. Maries Parish in the County of Anglesie educated in Grammatical learning in Wykehams School near Winchester admitted perpetual Fellow of New Coll after he had served two years of Probation an 1605 took the
by divine right upon the Church is sacriledge This he confessed he did but he was put upon it suddenly by the H. of Commons in May 1641 and had no time given him but one hour However afterwards he was so zealous in that point that he before he had purchased such was a forward Preacher for it and after he had made purchases he wrot and published a book intit No sacrileege nor sin to aliene or purchase the Lands of Bishops or others whose offices are abolished Lond. 1659. 2 edit Also A Case concerning the lawfulness of buying Bishops Lands This last I have not yet seen nor another paper reported to be his wherein the Kings Majesty is attempted by the offer of five hundred thousand pounds to make good by an Act of Parliament the purchases of Bishops Deans and Chapters Lands for 99 years Printed 1660. See more in Joh. Gauden among these Writers an 1662. num 206. Apologie for purchases of Lands late of Bishops Deans and Chapters This is a sheet in fol. and therein is shewed a great deal of reading but whether it was all pen'd by Burges tho no doubt but he had a hand in it I know not Reasons shewing the necessity of Reformation of the publick 1 Doctrine 2 Worship c. Lond. 1660. qu. Which tho in the title it is said that divers Ministers of sundry Counties in England wrot yet Mr. Baxter saith that our Author Burges pen'd them They were answer'd by Dr. Joh. Pearson and Dr. Hen. Savage the former of which was replied upon by our Author Burges in a Postscript to a piece of his which I have not yet seen Answer'd or rejoyn'd by the said Pearson in a little thing intit Answer to Dr. Burges his word by way of Postscript in vindication of No necessity c. Antidote against Antisobrius Printed about 1660. Some of the differences and alterations in the present Common-prayer book from the book established by the Act in the fifth and sixth of Ed. 6. and first of Q. Eliz. Printed in one sh in qu. 1660. The book of Common-Prayer c. compared with the old Editions and all the Alterations noted down Lond. 1663. oct I shall make mention of this work more anon and in the mean time tell you that after the Kings Restauration our Author Burges being deprived of all the Church-lands that he had purchased at very easie rates and of his pension from S. Pauls Cathedral notwithstanding he tugged hard to keep some he retired to his house at Watford before mention'd where exercising himself much in penitence and in observing the duties of the Church was at length reduced to such poverty that he was forced to sell all or most part of his Library to buy bread But that was not all for about that time he was so much troubled with a cancer in his neck and cheek that all he could get could not in the least cure it or satisfie that hunger which it caused Insomuch that being brought very low in body and purse he sent to Sir Rich. Browne who was elected Lord Mayor of Lond. in 1660. for relief and in his letter told him that he was brought to great want and poverty and that he was eaten up with a cancer in his neck and cheek I am saith he reduced to want a piece of bread as this bearer my son may better inform you but Sir mistake me not I do not beg I only acquaint you with my condition and do you what is fit c. To which Sir Richard made return and told the Doctor that Tho he was the prime cause and motive of his Rebellion against the late King by his preaching and violent persuasions yet if he would preach a Recantation sermon in S. Pauls Cathedral he would take care that he should never want so long as he lived But the reply made to it being this that he was not then in a capacity to do it Sir Richard rewarded him with 3 l. only Afterwards dying obscurely and in want was obscurely buried in the middle of the body of the Church at Watford before mentioned on the ninth day of June in sixteen hundred sixty and five About three weeks before his death he sent certain Common-prayer books to the publick Library at Oxon and in a spare leaf before the title of one of them he wrot this note following with his own hand dated at Watford 16 May 1665. I Cornelius Burges being an 1627 by my dear and much honoured mother the renowned University of Oxford made Doctor in Divinity am much grieved that I am able to do nothing worthy of her yet I humbly offer that I have viz. the first book of the first of Edw. 6 as also the second book of Common-prayer 5 and 6 of Ed. 6. wherein this hath several Alterations upon the censure of Bucer extant in his book Scripta Anglicana I also add a third book of Common-prayer renewed and established in 1 Elizab. which book is very hard to be had that was then printed I could never see any other of that edition I also add a fourth book of Common-prayer in 12 o wherein I have noted all the differences between that book established by this great Parliament an 1663 and the former book established before All these I most humbly and thankfully give to my said honorable mother of Oxford I being ready to dye beseeching her to account of these four small mites as our Lord and blessed Saviour did of the poor Widows two mites that by casting in that cast in all she had Cornelius Burges The Common-prayer book wherein this note was written was printed in fol. at Lond. 1549 in the month of May. At the bottom of the title of which is this written by Dr. Burges This is one of the very first books of Common Prayer in the beginning of Edw. 6. which book at the Request of Archb. Cranmar was reviewed and censured by Martin Bucer and then reformed accordingly in the 5 of Ed. 6. which latter is the book still in force by the statute of 1 Eliz. and this meaning the Common-Prayer-book printed 1549 is repealed KENELME DIGBY the magazine of all Arts or as one stiles him The ornament of this Nation son and heir of Sir Everard Digby of Dry-stoke in Rutlandshire Kt. by Mary his wife daughter and sole heir to Will. Mulsho of Gothurst commonly called Gadhurst in Buckinghamshire was born at Gothurst on the eleventh day of July 1603 1 Jac. 1. yet Ben. Johnson for rhyme-sake will have it June thus Witness thy action done at Scanderoon Upon thy birth day the eleventh of June About the year 1618 he was sent to Glocester Hall after he had been trained up in the Protestant Religion which afterwards he left for that of Rome and committed to the care of Tho. Allen who used to say that he was the Mirandula of his age but to the tuition of another where continuing
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
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
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
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
Bishoprick of Chester to which he was consecrated in the Chappel at Ely house in Holborn on the 15 of Nov. 1668 by Dr. Cosin Bishop of Durham Dr. Laney B. of Ely and Dr. Ward Bishop of Salisbury at which time Dr. Jo. Tillotson Preacher of Lincolns Inn delivered an excellent sermon upon that occasion This Dr. Wilkins was a person endowed with rare gifts he was a noted Theologist and Preacher a curious Critick in several matters an excellent Mathematician and Experimentist and one as well seen in Mechanecismes and new Philosophy of which he was a great Promoteâ— as any of his time He also highly advanced the study and perfecting of Astronomy both at Oxford whilst he was Warden of Wadh. Coll and at London whilst he was of the Royal Society and I cannot say to the contrary that there was any thing deficient in him but a constant mind and setled principles Dr. Gilb. Burnet tells us that this Dr. Wilkins who was for a Comprehension and a limited indulgence for Dissenters in Religion was a man of as great a mind as true a judgment as eminent virtues and of as good a soul as any he ever knew c. And one or more of the Royal Soc. say that all that knew Bishop Wilkins must needs acknowledge him for his universal insight into all parts of learning solid judgment rare prudence and dexterity in the management of worldly affairs and transactions universal charity ingenuity temper and moderation of spirit to have left behind him but few equals c. To pass by the Characters given of him in discourse by the great men of the Church of England as by Archb. Sheldon B. Fell Archb. Dolben c. who did malign him for his wavering and unconstant mind in Religion which I know will be displeasing to many I shall give you a cat of his works The discovery of a new world or a discourse tending to prove that 't is probable there may be another habitable world in the Moon Lind. 1638. 40. oct and there again in 1684. which is the fourth edit Discourse concerning the possibility of a passage to the world in the Moon Printed with the Discovery Discourse concerning a new Planet tending to prove that 't is probable our Earth is one of the Planets Lond. 1640. in oct The Authors name is not put to any one of these three things but they are so well known to be his that Langrenus in his Map of the Moon dedicated to the King of Spain names one of the spots of his Selenographick Map after his name Mercury or the secret Messenger shewing how a man may with privacy and speed communicate his thoughts to a friend at any distance Lond. 1641. The publication of which was occasion'd by the writing of a little thing called Nuncius inanimatus by Fr. Godwin Mathematical Magick or the wonders that may be performed by mechanical Geometry in two books Lond. 1648. 1680. oct The last edit hath the Authors picture before it in his Lawn sleeves Ecclesiastes or a discourse of the gift of preaching as it falls under the rules of art Lond. 1646. 47. 51. 53. 56. and 1675. oct Discourse concerning the beauty of Providence in all the rugged passages of it Lond. 1649. in tw Lond. 1677 fifth edit in oct Discourse concerning the gift of Prayer shewing what it is wherein it consists and how far it is attainable by industry c. Lond. 1653 and 1674 oct Essay towards a real Character and a philosophical Language Lond. 1668. fol. An account of which is in the Philosophical Transactions num 35. The Reader may be pleased now to know that one George Dolgarno a Scot wrot a book intit Ars signorum vulgo character universalis lingua philosophica Lond. 1660 61. oct This book before it went to the Press the Author communicated to Dr. Wilkins who from thence taking an hint of a greater matter carried it on and brought it up to that which you see extant This Dolgarno was born at Old Aberdene and bred in the University at New Aberdene taught a private Grammar School with good success for about thirty years together in the Parishes of S. Michael and S. Mary Magd. in Oxford wrot also Didascalocophus or the deaf and dumb mans Tutor Oxon. in oct and dying of a fever on the 28 of Aug. 1687 aged 60 or more was buried in the north body of the Church of S. Mary Magd. in the Suburbs of Oxon. Dr. Wilkins hath also written An alphabetical Dictionary wherein all English words according to their various significations are either referred to their places in the philosophical Tables or explained by such words as are in those Tables This is printed with the Essay Of the principles and duties of natural Religion two books Lond. 1675. oct Published by Jo. Tillotson D. D. Sermons preached upon several occasions Lond. 1682. oct They are in number 15 and were published by the said Dr. Tillotson Our learned and critical Author Dr. Wilkins died of the terrible disease of the Stone in the house of the said Dr. Tillotson then in Chancery-lane in London on the 19 of Nov. in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried on the 12 of Dec. following under the north wall of the Chancel of the Church of St. Lawrence in the Jewry before mention'd At which time Dr. Will. Lloyd then Dean of Bangor preached his funeral Sermon which having been since twice printed you may see his full character therein as also in the Epist dedic of Dr. Seth Ward made to Dr. Jonath Goddard put before the Inquisitio in Bullialdi Astronomiae fundamenta JASPER MAYNE made his first entry on the stage of this transitory world in a Market Town in Devonsh called Hatherlagh an 1604 entred into Ch. Ch. in the condition of a Servitor 1623 being then encouraged in his studies by Dr. Duppa Afterwards he was chosen into the number of Students took the degr in Arts holy Ord. and became a quaint Preacher and noted Poet. At length by the favour of the Dean and Canons of the said house he was made Vicar of Cassington near Woodstock and of Pyrton near Watlington in Oxfordshire In the beginning of the Rebellion when the King took up his abode in Oxon he was one of those many Divines that were appointed to preach before him the Court and Parliament and for his reward was actually created Doct. of Div. 1646. Two years after he was deprived of all right he had to his Students place and soon after of the Vicaridge of Pyrton and at length of Cassington So that being in a manner put to his shifts he was prefer'd to be Chaplain to the Earl of Devonshire and so consequently to be a Companion with Th. Hobbes of Malmsbury between whom there never was a right understanding After the Kings return he was made Canon of Ch. Ch. in Jul. 1660 and about that time was not only restored to his Vicaridges but was made
there-molested by the loyal party at Ashover and near it he went to London where he became preacher to the Congregation in S. Sepulchres Church and was much admired by the Brethren In the raign of Oliver about 1656 he by the favour of those then in authority became Rector of Waltham in Leycestershire conformed at his Majesties restauration and on the 12. of March 1669 was instituted and inducted into the Rectory of Ailston in the said County This person who was well read in the Fathers and Schoolmen hath written and published these things following Several Sermons as 1 The Rainbow Sermon at Paules Cross 10. June 1617 on Gen. 9.13 Lond. 1617. qu. 2 The Godly mans guide on Jam. 5.13 Lond. 1620. qu. 3 The true way of a Christian to the new Jerusalem or a threefold demonstration c. on 1 Cor. 5.17 Ibid. 1622 qu. 4. Anatomy of Conscience c. Assize Serm. at Derby on Rev. 20.11 Ibid. 1623. qu. c. A light from Christ leading unto Christ by the starr of his word Or a divine directory for self examination and preparation for the Lords Supper c. Lond. 1645. oct In another edition or another title Pr. there in a thick oct the said book hath this title A light c. Or the rich Jewel of Christian Divinity c. by way of Catechism or dialogue Defence of Scriptures and the holy Spirit speaking in them as the chief Judge of Controversies of faith c. Lond. 1656. qu. Vindication of the honor done to the Magistrates Ministeâ—s and others Printed with the Defence c. and both contained in a relation of a disputation at Chesterfield in Derbyshire between some Ministers and James Nayler an erring Quaker The said Defence and Vindication were both answer'd by George Fox a ringleader of Quakers in his book entit The great mysterie of the great whore unfolded c. Lond. 1659. fol. p. 127. c. Defence and justification of Ministers maintenance by tithes and of Infant-baptisme humane learning and the Sword of the Magistrate c. in a reply to a paper sent by some Anabaptists to the said Im. Bourne Lond. 1659. qu. Animadversions upon Anth. Perisons Parsons Great case of tithes Printed with the Defence and justification c. A Gold chaine of directions with 20 gold linkes of love to preserve love firme between husband and wife c. Lond. 1669. in tw dedicated to his Patron John Lord Roos What other matters he hath written I know not nor any thing else of him only that he dying on the 27. of Decemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and two was buried in the Chancel of the Church at Ailston before mentioned and that soon after was a little inscription put over his grave wherein 't is said that he died in the eighty second year of his age JOSEPH CARYL was born of gentile Parents in London became a Commoner or Sojournour of Exeter Coll in the beginning of 1621 aged 17 years where by the benefit of a good Tutor and discipline he became in short time a noted Disputant In 1627 he proceeded in Arts and entring into holy Orders exercised his Function in and near Oxon for some time At length being puritanically affected he became preacher to the honorable Society of Lincolns Inn where he continued several years with good liking and applause In 1642 and after he became a frequent Preacher before the Long Parliament and a Licenser of books for the Cause And in the year following being a zealous Covenantier and a pretender to reformation he was elected one of the Ass of Divines among whom he frequently sate and controverted matters of Religion In 1645 he was made Minister of the Church of S. Magnus near London bridge by the factious party there because he was an enemy to the Bishops and a zealous preacher up of rebellion where for many years he carried on the cause without interruption In January 1646 he with Steph. Marshall both by that time notorious Independents and great siders with the Army raised by the said Parliament to pluck down the K. and his party were appointed Chaplains to the Commissioners sent by the said Parliament to the King then at New-castle in order for an accommodation of peace Thence by easie journeys they accompanied the K. and Commissioners to Holdenly in Northamptonshire where his Maj. making some continuance without any of his Chaplains in Ordinary to wait upon him because they disrelish'd the Covenant they the said Ministers upon the desire of the Commissioners did offer their service to preach before the K. and say Grace at Meales but they were both by him denied the K. alwaies saying Grace himself with an audible voice standing under the State So that our author Caryl and Marshall to whom the King nevertheless was civil did take so great disgust at his Majesties refusals that they did ever after mightily promote the Independent slander of the Kings obstinacy T is said that Marshall did on a time put himself more forward than was meet to say Grace and while he was long in forming his Chaps as the manner was among the Saints and making ugly faces his Maj. said Grace himself and was fallen to his meat and had eaten up some part of his dinner before Marshall had ended the blessing but Caryl was not so impudent yet notwithstanding tho they then fully saw the great civilities moderation sweet temper humility prudence and unexpressible devotion in his Majesty yet there was no reluctancy in them as there were in some of the Commissioners especially in Maj. Gen. Rich. Browne In Sept. 1648 our author Caryl was one of those five Ministers that went with other Commissioners appointed by Parliament to treat of peace at Newport in the Isle of Wight where tho he preached before them yet his Maj. would not accept of him or of any of the rest among his Chaplains then with him to pray or preach before him which did again enlarge his disgust The same year January 30 some hours before the K. suffer'd death the Committee of parl ordered that he Phil. Nye and other Ministers should attend the said King to administer to him those spiritual helps as should be sutable to his then present condition but the K. being acquainted with it he would not be troubled with them so that all the desires that our author had to serve or rather impertenize his Maj. were frustrated In Apr. the next year he with Marshall and Nye were employed by the Grandees of the Army to invite and cajole the secured and secluded Members to sit in the Parliament House among the Independents but they effected nothing In Sept. 1650 he and Joh. Owen an Independent Minister were by order of Parliament sent to Scotland to attend Ol. Cromwell who desired their company at that place to receive comfort by their prayers and preachings In the latter end of 1653 he was appointed one of the Triers for the approbation of public Ministers in which
home to the house of his Patron the Earl of Devon he published two books one De Corpore and another De Homine The first was oppugned by two Theologists who were afterwards ashamed as 't is said of what they had done the other rested untouched Soon after he published others the titles of which I shall give you anon and only now say that tho he hath an ill name from some and good from others yet he was a person endowed with an excellent Philosophical soul was a contemner of riches mony envy the world c. He was charitable and beneficial to his Relations and others He was a severe lover of Justice and endowed with great Morals Among those that he lived with and was conversant he was cheerful open and free of his discourse yet without offence to any which he endeavoured always to avoid Many writers do speak honorably of him in their respective works and Dr. Sam. Sorbiere his great acquaintance doth mention him with venerable respect in the Relation of his voyage into England and tells us also that his picture which was drawn by the hand of Sam. Cooper the Prince of Limners of the age he lived in hangs in his Majesties Closet at Whitehall His Picture also hath been in great esteem in France insomuch that the Vertuosi thereof have come as 't were in Pilgrimage to the house of Sorbiere to see it Outlandish Gentlemen also when they came to London during the life time of the author did make it one of their employes to visit him and Cosmo Prince since the Great Duke of Tuscany went to him more than once in the month of May 1669 and discoursed and was pleasant with him He also expressed so great veneration for him that he and some of his Genltemen carried with them all his published works His Majesty also K. Ch. 2. delighted in his company when he learned Mathematicks of him and express'd his esteem so much of him after his restauration that he allowed him a pension of an 100 l. per an out of his Exchecquer He was most excellently well skill'd in the Lat. and Gr. tongues was a great Critick and Poet and above all a Philosopher and Mathematician yet in his last dayes after he had been exasperated by certain Academians especially of Oxon he express'd himself in his writings an enemy to the Universities Scholastical Divinity Metaphysicks Aristotle Duns Scotus c. To conclude A man he was of excellent parts as a noted author tells us of great wit some reading and somewhat more thinking One who had spent many years in foreign parts and observation understood the learned as well as the modern languages had long the reputation of a great Philosopher and Mathematician and in his age had conversation with very many worthy and extraordinary men to which it may be if he had been more indulgent in the more vigorous part of his life it might have had an influence upon the temper of his mind whereas age seldom submits to those questions enquiries and contradictions which the laws and liberties of conversation require And it hath been always a lamentation amongst Mr. Hobbes his friends that he spent too much time in thinking and too little in exercising those thoughts in the company of other men of the same or of as good faculties for want whereof his natural constitution with age contracted such a morosity that doubting and contradicting men were never grateful to him In a word besides his eminent parts of learning and knowledg he was always looked upon as a man of probity and a life free from scandal c. The books and other things that he hath written are these De Mirabilibus Pecci This is a lat poem and was printed at Lond about 1636 and the second time there in 1666 in qu. Translated into English by a person of quality and printed with the Latin at Lond. 1678. oct It treates of the wonders of the Devills arse in peak near Chatsworth in Derbyshire Such a book also entit The wonders of the peake was written by Charles Cotton Esq Lond. 1681. qu. a poem Elementa Philosophica de Cive Par. 1642. c. Answer to Sir Will. D'avenants Epist or pref to Gondibert Par. 1650. in tw afterwards printed with Gondibert in qu. Humane nature or the fundamentall Elements of policie being a discoverie of the faculties acts and passions of the soul of man Lond. 1650 in tw c. De Corpore Politico or of the Elements of the Law Lond. 1650 in tw c. Leviathan or the matter forme and power of a Commonwealth Lond. 1651 fol. Reprinted there again with its old date an 1680 fol. Turned into lat by another hand and printed at Amsterd 1668. qu. c. Review of the Leviathan Print only with the English editions and in the place of that in those of the Lat. is an Appendix consisting barely of three chapters As for the Review and the writing thereof an eminent author will give you a better account than I can therefore I pray go to him It is said by one who was no friend to K. Ch. 2. or Monarchy that the author Mr. Hobbes being at Paris when his book was published he sent one of them as a present to the King of Scots which he accepted in regard he had been his Tutor in the Mathematicks but being afterwards informed by some of his Priests that that book did not only contain many Principles of Atheism and gross impiety for so they call every thing that squares not with the Clergy interest but also such that were prejudicial to the Church and reflected dangerously upon the Majesty of Soveraign Princes therefore when Mr. Hobbes came to make a tender of his service to him in person he was rejected and word brought him by the Marquess of Ormonde that the King would not admit him and withal told him the reason By which means Mr. Hobbes declines in credit with his friends there of the Royal Stamp c. Many have been the authors that have written against this Leviathan as may be seen in Auctarium Vitae Hobbianae and partly in the body of this work But more by far have been the censures of it and those severe too as having no true Divinity or true Philosophy or true policy in it The author several times saith that the law of nature is the law of God and yet all wickedness is lawful by the law of nature That no Homicide or Selfcide or Fratricide or Patricide is against the law of nature If so 't is a wise law that forbids nothing Also that there must be a law of God winking at most unnatural impieties That which forbids nothing is no law As for policy he lays the foundation of the government in the populace which overthrows all government and that might is right But if he had consulted the Scripture the word of God would have shewed that the foundation of government was not laid in
the people Read the Assyrian monarchy and the rest and you 'll find that the beginning of government was not in the people See the story of Romulus and there is the contrary 'T is true people are causa sine qua non but no finite The power of the key is not given by God out of the commune of the people nor the power of the sword As for Philosophy 't is enough that he kicks off Aristotle a man admired by all ages and all persons as a wise secretary of nature There are some things or scales of the Leviathan which the Reader cannot conceive to be impregnable as yet till he see farther and plainer proofs of them as 1 That the Soveraign hath no power but from the people and that it is only the mutual consent of the major part transferring their natural right upon him that makes it so cap. 18. 2 That the Parent hath no right or power of dominion over the Child by generation as his Parent or because he begat him but only by the Childs consent either express or by other sufficient arguments declared cap. 20. 3 That the Victor can have no right or dominion over the vanquished but only by the vanquisheds consent c. ibid. And as for those matters which are looked upon as blasphemous by some Scholars and others I shall refer the reader to a little pamphlet entit A Beacon set on fire c. Lond. 1652. qu. p. 14.15 This book of the Leviathan which hath a great name among and is much celebrated by many contains in it notwithstanding some very odd principles good learning of all kinds politely extracted and very wittingly and cunningly disgested in a very commendable method and in a vigorous and pleasant stile which hath prevailed over too many to swallow many new tenets as maxims without chewing which manner of diet for the indisgestion Mr. Hobbes himself did much dislike c. At length after the Parliament had censur'd it as also the book of Purgatory written by Tho. de Albiis in the month of Oct. 1666 in which month a Bill was brought into the House against Atheisme and Profaneness and some of the principal Heads of this University had found therein as in that De Cive several positions destructive to the sacred persons of Princes their state and government and of all humane society the venerable Convocation did by their judgment and decree past among them on the 21. of July 1683 condemn them as pernitious and damnable and thereupon caused the said two books to be publickly burnt with others of the like nature in their School court or quadrangle just after the dissolution of that Convocation Our author Hobbes also hath written Compendium of Aristotles Rhetorick and Ramus his Logick Letter about liberty and necessity Lond. 1654. in tw There again 1684. oct 3d. edit On this letter were observations made and written by Dr. Ben. Laney as I have told you in the Fasti an 1617. Elementorum Philosophiae sectio prima de corpore part 4. Lond. 1655. oct There again in English 1656. qu. c. Six Lessons to the professors of Mathematicks of the institution of Sir Hen. Savile viz. Ward and Wallis Lond. 1656. qu. The marks of the absurd Geometry rural Language c. of Dr. Wallis Lond. 1657. oct De Homine sect 2. Lond. 1657. qu. Amstel 1668. qu. The questions concerning liberty and necessity and chance stated and debated between him and Dr. Bramhall Bishop of London-Derry Lond. 1656. qu. Examinatio emendatio Mathematicae hodiernae c. in sex dialogis Lond. 1660. Amstel 1668. qu. Dialogus Physicus seu de natura aeris Lond. 1661. oct Amstel 1668. qu. Considerations upon the reputation loyalty manners and religion of Tho. Hobbes by way of a letter to a learned person Lond. 1662. and 1680. oct De duplicatione cubi Lond. 1661. Amst 1668. qu. Problemata physica una cum magnitudine circuli Lond. 1662. Amst 1668. qu. De principiis ratiocinatione Geometrarum contra fastuosum professorem Geometriae Amst 1668. qu. Quadratura circuli cubatio sphaerae duplicatio cubi una cum responsione ad objectiones Geometriae professoris Saviliani Oxoniae editas an 1669. Lond. 1669. qu. Responsio ad objectiones Wallisii Oxoniae editas an 1669. ad quadraturam circuli c. Lond. 1671. Rosetum Geometricum sive propositiones aliquot frustra antehac tentatae cum censura brevi doctrinae Wallisianae de motu Lond. 1671. qu. There is some account given of this book in the Philosophical Transactions nu 72. an 1671. Three papers presented to the Royal society against Dr. Wallis with considerations on Dr. Wallis his answer to them Lond. 1671. qu. Lux Mathematica c Lond. 1672. qu. Censura doctrinae Wallisianae de libra Lond. 1672. qu. Rosetum Hobbesit Lond. 1672. qu. Principia problemata aliquot Geometrica ante desperata nunc breviter explicata demonstrata Lond. 1674. qu. Epistola ad Dâ—m Ant. Ã Wood authorem Historiae Antiq. Univ. Oxon. Dated 20. Apr. 1674 printed in half a sheet on one side It was written to the said Mr. Wood upon his complaint made to Mr Hobbes of several deletions and additions made in and to his life and character which he had written of him in that book by the publisher Dr. Jo. Fell of the said Hist Antiq. to the great dishonor and disparagement of the said Mr. Hobbes Whereupon when that History was finished came out a scurrilous answer to the said Epistle written by Dr. Fell which is at the end of that History Letter to William Duke of Newcastle concerning the controversie had with Dr. Laney Bishop of Ely about liberty and necessity Lond. 1676 in tw Decameron Physiologicum or ten dialogues of natural philosophy c. Lond. 1678 oct To which is added the Proportion of a straight line to hold the arche of a Quadrant An account of this book is in the Philos Transact nu 138. p. 965. His last words and dying Legacy Printed on one side of a sheet of paper in Dec. 1679 published by Charles Blount Son of Sir Hen. Blount from the Leviathan purposely to weaken and expose Hobbâ—s's doctrine Much about the same time was published His memorable sayings in his books and at the Table Printed on one side of a broad sheet of paper with his picture before them Behemoth The History of the Civil Wars of England from 1640 to 1660. Lond. 1679. 80. 82. oct In which book containing many faults are several things against religion antient learning Universities c. Vita Thomae Hobbes Written by himself in a lat poem It was printed at Lond. in qu. about 3. weeks after the authors death viz. in the latter end of Dec. 1679 and a fortnight after that about the 10 of Jan. it was published in English verse by another hand Lond. 1680. in 5. sh in fol. The said lat copy was reprinted and put at the end
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
night and perceiving him to be disturb'd in his sleep called again and bid him rise for said his Maj. I will get up having a great work to do this day and then asking Herbert what troubled him he told his Majesty he was dreaming I would know your dream said the King which being told his Majesty said it was remarkable Jan. 30. Tuesday Herbert saith the K. this is my second marriage day I will be as trim to day as may be for before night I hope to be espoused to my blessed Jesus He then appointed what cloaths he would wear Let me have a shirt more than ordinary said the K. by reason the season is so sharp as probably may make me shake which some observers will imagine proceeds from fear I would have no such imputation I fear not death death is not terrible to me I bless God I am prepared Death indeed only sets men free from the misery of this world and breaks asunder the chains of bondage c. These or words to the same effect his Maj. spake to Mr. Herbert as he was making ready Soon after came Dr. Juxon B. of London precisely at the time his Maj. the night before had appointed him Mr. Herbert then falling upon his knees he humbly beg'd his Majesties pardon if he had at any time been negligent in his duty while he had the honour to serve him The King then gave him his hand to kiss having the day before been graciously pleased under his royal hand to give him a certificate expressing that the said Mr. Herbert was not imposed upon him but by his Maj. made choice of to attend him in his Bed-chamber and had served him with faithfulness and loyal affection At the same time his Maj. delivered to him his Bible in the margin whereof he had with his own hand wrot many annotations and quotations and charged him to give it to the Prince of Wales so soon as he returned repeating what he had enjoyned the Princess Elizabeth his daughter and that He the Prince would be dutiful and indulgent to the Queen his mother to whom his Maj. wrot two days before by Mr. Seymour affectionate to his brothers and sisters who also were to be observant and dutiful to him their Soveraigne And forasmuch as from his heart he had forgiven his enemies and in perfect charity with all men would leave this world he advised the Prince his son to exceed in mercy not in rigour c. And as to Episcopacy it was still his opinion that it is of apostolic institution and in his Kingdom exercised from the primitive times and therein as in all other his affairs he prayed God to vouchsafe both in reference to the Church and State a pious and discerning Spirit c. and that it was his last and earnest request that the Prince would read the Bible which in all the time of his affliction had been his best instructor and delight and to meditate upon what he read as also such other books as might improve his knowledge c. He likewise commanded Mr. Herbert to give his son the Duke of York his large Ring Sundial of silver a Jewel his Maj. much valued it was invented and made by Rich. Delamaine a very able Mathematician who projected it and in a little printed book did shew its excellent use in resolving many questions in Arithmetick and other rare operations to be wrought by it in the Mathematicks To the Princess Elizabeth he gave the Sermons of Dr. Lanc. Andrews sometimes B. of Winchester and Prelate of the Garter Archb. Laud's Conference between him and Joh. Fisher the Jesuit which book the K. said would ground her against Popery and Mr. Hooker's Ecclesiastical Politie He also gave him a paper to be delivered to the said Princ. Elizabeth to be printed in which his Maj. asserted Regal Government to have a divine right with proofs out of sundry authors civil and sacred To the Duke of Gloc. he gave K. James's Works and Dr. Hammonds Practical Catechisme He gave also to Mountague E. of Lindsey L. High Chamberlain Cassandra and his gold Watch to Mary Duchess of Richmond All which as opportunity served Mr. Herbert delivered His Maj. then bid him withdraw which being done his Maj. with the Bishop were in private together about an hour and then Mr. Herbert being call'd in the Bishop went to Prayer and reading the 27 chapt of the Gospel of S. Mathew which relates to the passion of our blessed Saviour the K. after the Service was done asked the Bishop If he had made choice of that Chapter being so applicable to his present condition the B. answered May it please your Maj. it is the proper lesson for the day as appears by the Kalendar Whereupon his Maj. was much affected with it as so aptly serving a seasonable preparation for his death that day His Maj. abandoned all thoughts of earthly concerns continued in prayer and meditation and concluded with a cheerful submission to the will and pleasure of the Almighty saying he was ready to resign himself into the hands of Christ Jesus and with the Kingly Prophet as 't is expressed in the 31 Psal ver 5. Into thy hands c. Col. Franc. Hacker then knocked easily at the Kings door but Mr. Herbert being within would not stir to ask who it was that knock'd At length the Col. knocking the second time a little louder the K. bade him go to the door he guess'd the business So Mr. Herbert demanding wherefore he knock'd the Col. said he would speak with the King the K. said Let him come in The Col. in a trembling manner came near and told his Majesty Sir it is time to go to Whitehall where you may have some further time to rest The K. bade him go forth and told him I will come presently Some time his Maj. was private and afterwards taking the good Bishop by the hand looking upon him with a cheerful countenance said Come let us go and bidding Mr. Herbert take with him the silver clock that hung by his bed-side said Open the door Hacker has given us a second warning The K. passed thro the Garden into the Park where making a stand asked Mr. Herbert the hour of the day and taking the clock into his hand and looking upon it gave it to him and said Keep this in memory of me which Mr. Herbert kept to his dying day The Park had several Companies of Foot drawn up who made a guard on each side as the K. passed and a guard of Halbertiers in company went some before and others followed the King The drums beat and the noise was so great as one could hardly hear what another spoke Upon the Kings right hand went the Bishop and on the left Col. Mathew Tomlinson with whom his Maj. had some discourse by the way Mr. Herbert was next behind the K and after him the Guards In this manner went the K. thro the Park and coming to the stairs
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
This book which got him great credit with his Diocesan Dr. Jo. Cosin is commended by Dr. Durell in his S. Eccles Anglicanae Vindiciae Afterwards at the request of the said Hesenthalerus our author Ritschel sent to Wertemberg his Ethica Christiana in 2 vol. qu. with another Latin quarto called Exercitationes sacrae which Hesenthalerus desired and promised to take care of the printing them and engaged his son to take the like care if he should die before they were began Whether they were printed is not yet certain He also at his death left with his son two MSS. ready for the press one De fide catholica and the other against the English Quakers both in qu. and in Latine This learned author who for a time had been Tutor in his travels to the sons of the Prince of Transylvania died on the 28 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred eighty and three and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Hexham before mentioned sometimes a Cathedral dedicated to St. Andrew in the Vicaridge of which his son named George Ritschel lately of S. Edm. Hall succeeded him Soon after was a monument put over his grave with this inscription thereon Sub hoc marmore sacrae reconduntur reliquiae Georgii Ritschel Patria Bohemi religione reformati qui saeviente in Protestantes Ferdinando secundo omnibus gentilitiis haereditatibus exutus sed Argentorati Lugduni Batavorum aliarumque Academiarum exterarum spoliis onustus quicquid eruditionis in istis florentissimis Musarum Emporiis viguit secum detulit Oxonium an Dom. 1644 qua celeberrima Academia consummatis studiis aliorum commodo studere coepit contemplationibus Metaphysicis vindiciisque ceremoniarum Eccles Anglicanae aliisque scriptis eruditissimis editis toto orbe statim inclaruit Tanta fame auctus Ecclesiam Augustaldensem ad quam electus erat cui praefuit annos plus minus 27 magis Augustam tantum non cathedralem qualis olim fuerit reliquit c. You may read more of the Encomiums of this worthy person in the sermon preached at his funeral by one Major Algood Rector of Simonbourne in Northumberland and in an Elegy on his death at the end of it Printed at Lond. 1684. quart FRANCIS BAMPFIELD third son of John Bampf of Portimon in Devons Esq was born in that County became a Commoner of VVadham Coll. in 1631 aged 16 years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1638 and afterwards holy Orders from a Bishop But being puritannically inclined he sided with the rebellious party in 1642 took the Covenant preached up the Cause in several places and was all things to all men except those of the royal party At length on the death of VVilliam Lyford he became Minister of Shirebourne in Dorsetshire having before taken the Engagement an 1653 where he continued carrying on the trade among the factious people not without great disturbance from Quakering Witches as he pretended till the Act of Uniformity cast him out an 1662. Afterwards he lived in the said Town for some time kept Conventicles was imprisoned for so doing several times and forced to remove his quarters At length retiring to London the common refuge of such people he preached in Conventicles there was several times committed upon that account and continued a Prisoner for about the ten last years of his life at several times He was always a person so strangely fickle and unsteady in his judgment that he was first a Church man then a Presbyterian afterwards an Independent or at least a fider with them an Anabaptist and at length almost a compleat Jew and what not He was also so enthusiastical and canting that he did almost craze and distract many of his disciples by his amazing and frightful discourses He hath written His judgment for the observation of the Jewish or seventh day Sabboth with his Reasons and Scriptures for the same Sent in a Letter to Mr. Will. Ben of Dorchester c. Lond. 1672 and 1677. oct See more in VVill. Ben under the year 1680 p. 507. who by one of his perswasion is commended for a pious man for his holiness of life and for his dexterous preaching All in one All useful Sciences and profitable Arts in one book of Jehovah Aelokim copied out and commented upon in created Beings comprehended and discovered in the fulness and perfection of Scripture-knowledges The first part Printed 1677 in 45 sh in fol. The design of which fantastical and unintelligible book is for the advancement and augment of useful Arts and of profitable Sciences in a scripture way and that all Philosophy be taught out of the Scripture and not from Heathen Authors The Author shews himself dissatisfied with his Academical education and is clearly against that way and would if he could have his own Idea take place and vainly endeavours to represent the many pretended inconveniencies of those methods which have been so long established in our Universities saying that Enthusiastick Phantasmes humane Magistralities self-weaved Ratiocinations forc'd Extractions indulg'd Sensuations and unsetling Scepticismes have laid some of the most claim to the highest advance of humane learning that hath been hitherto made 'T is full of bombast great swelling and forc'd language and oftentimes unintelligible The house of wisdome The house of the sons of the Prophets An house of exquisite enquiry and of deep research where the mind of Jehovah Aeloim in the holy Scripture of truth in the original words and phrases and their proper significancy is diligently studied faithfully compared and aptly put together for the farther promoting and higher advancing of Scripture knowledge of all useful Arts and profitable Sciences in the one book of books the word of Christ copied out and commented upon in created Beings Lond. 1681. in 7 sh in fol. In which fantastical book the Author would have the Hebrew Tongue and Language to be the universal character over all the inhabited earth to be taught in all Schools and Children to be taught it as their mother language He proposes a way for the erection of Academies to have it taught and all Philosophy to proceed from Scripture to have all books translated into that language and I know not what What other things he hath written and published I cannot tell nor any thing else of him only 1 That he having been convicted and committed for preaching at Pinmakers-Hall in London was brought on the 24 of Feb. 1682 to the Sessions held at the Old Bayly where being tendred the Oaths he said that the King of Kings forbad him to take them and thereupon was re-committed to Newgate Prison 2 That he was brought thither again about the 18 of Apr. 1683 and refusing them was sent to Newgate from whence he came 3 That he and one Griffith Reynolds and Warner who had laid a long time in Newgate for refusing the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy were on the 18 of Jan. 1683 indicted for the same and
Spelling-book or reading and spelling English made easse wherein all the words of our English Bible are set down in an alphabetical order and divided into their distinct Syllables Together with the grounds of the English Tongue laid in verse wherein are couch'd many moral Precepts Lond. 1674. oct c. What other Sermons or books are published under his name I know not nor any thing else of him only that he dying at Bednal green near London on the seventh day of June in sixteen hundred eighty and four was buried in the Ch. of Clapham in Surrey in which Town he had usually held forth in Conventicles with Dr. Hen. Wilkinson commonly called Long Harry and Will. Bridge sometimes Minister of Yarmouth He also for a better livelyhood instructed the sons of Nonconformists JOSHUA SPRIGGE son of Will. Sprigge sometimes servant to Will Lord Say afterwards Steward of New Coll was born at Banbury in Oxfordshire became a Commoner of New Inn in Midsummer term an 1634 aged 16 years left it without a degree journied into Scotland and became Master of Arts at Edinburgh and a Preacher A little before the Rebellion began he retired to London was a Preacher at S. Mary Alderm afterwards took the Covenant was made Minister of S. Pancras Ch. in Soperlane and at length a retainer to Sir Tho. Fairfax General of the Parliament Army In 1648 he was constituted one of the Fellows of All 's Coll. by the Committee and Visitors appointed by Parliament to reform the University and in the year following he was incorporated M. of A. as he had stood at Edinburgh While he continued in All 's Coll he was of civil conversation but far gone in Enthusiasme and blamed much by some of the Fellows then there for his zeal of having the history of our Saviours Ascension curiously carved from stone over that Coll. gate to be defaced after it had remained there since the foundation of that House About that time he was esteemed also a noted Independent and afterwards very well known to be a great favourer of factious and blasphemous persons particularly that grand Impostor James Naylor Quaker in whose behalf he did in the head of an 100 men deliver a Petition in favour of him to Oliver L. Protector After the Kings return he retired to an Estate which he had purchased at Crayford in Kent lived privately there and frequented Conventicles At length upon the death of James Lord Say which was in the latter end of 1673 he married his widow named Frances daughter of Edward Viscount Wimbledon with whom he had great familiarity during the time of her first Husband But she being a holy Sister and kept or caused to be kept Conventicles in her house they upon trouble ensuing removed to Highgate near London where our Author Sprigge died as I shall tell you anon He hath extant these things following viz. Several Sermons viz. 1 God a Christians all himself nothing on Gen. 5.24 Printed 1640. 2 A Testimony to approaching glory in five Sermons delivered at S. Pancrass Church in Soperlane Lond. 1649 sec edit In which Sermons are contained several blasphemies as certain Pamphlets inform us See more in Joh. Owen 3 A farther Testimony c. Printed in oct This I have not yet seen 4 The dying and living Christian c. on Rom. 14.8 Lond. 1648. oct and others as 't is probable but such I have not yet seen Anglia rediviva Fnglands recovery Being the History of the motions actions and successes of the Army under the conduct of Sir Tho. Fairfax Knight Capt. General of all the Parliament forces in England Lond. 1647. fol. Characterized falsly by an outlandish author to be opus rude moles indigesta c. This book goes under the name of J. Sprigge but if a knowing author saies true Nath. Fiennes second son to Will Lord Say had a chief hand in compiling the said book Certaine weighty considerations humbly tendred and submitted to the consideration of such of the Members of the High Court of Justice for the trial of the King as they shall be presented unto Lond. 1648. in two sh in qu. Solace for Saints in the saddest times Printed in oct This I have not yet seen News of a new world from the word and works of God compared together evidencing that the times of the man of sin are legally determined and by the same right the days of the son of man are already commenced with an account of the times of Gog and Magog and of the three last Viols Lond. 1676. oct Besides these he hath other things without doubt extant but I cannot yet in all my searches find them out He died at Highgate before mention'd in the month of June in sixteen hundred eighty and four whereupon his body being carried to Crayford aforesaid was buried in the Church there About a fortnight after his beloved wife Frances dying was I presume buried near him So that the Estate of him the said J Sprigge went to his younger brother William who hereafter is to be mention'd as a writer RICHARD HAYTER son of Will. Hayt of the City of Salisbury was born in Wilts became a Commoner of Madg. Hall in 1628 aged 17 years took the degrees in Arts retired to Salisbury lived three as a Lay-man and wrote The meaning of the Revelation or a paraphrase with questions on the Rev. of the holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Divine c. wherein the Synchronismes of Mr. Joseph Mede c. are called into question c. Lond. 1675. qu. Errata Mori The errours of Henry More Doct. of Div. contained in his Epilogue annex'd to his exposition of the Revelation of S. John in which these questions are debated c. This was made ready for the Press in Apr. 1683 and another book but whether yet printed I cannot tell He died on the 30. of June in sixteen hundred eighty and four and was buried in the Parish Church of S. Thomas in Salisbury which is all I yet know of him only that he and Joh. Warner are by the Printers mistake put among the Masters of Arts in the Fasti an 1634. as Masters of Magd. College instead of Madg. Hall and that by another mistake in this vol. p. 254 he hath set down the death of Dr. H. More before mentioned to be on the 3. of Apr. instead of the first of Sept. 1687. PETER GUNNING son of Pet. Gunn Minister of How in Kent by Elianor Trest his wife a Kentish woman of a good family was born at How on the eleventh and baptized on the 16 of Janu. 1613 bred up in the Free-School at Canterbury where being found remarkably ripe for the University he was at 15 years of age sent to Clare Hall in Cambridge of which House he was soon after made Fellow having been from his first admittance very much in the Eye of all that University as having and never wanting in any kind of exercise either
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
liv'd to a fair age spent all in celebacy and had done much good he surrendred up his soul to God in Farnham Castle about three of the clock in the morn of the 29. of Octob. in sixteen hundred eighty and four whereupon his body was conveyed to Winchester and buried in a little vault in the body of the Cathedral there betwixt two pillars just opposite to those between which Bishop Will. Edendon was buried at the foot of the steps ascending to the Choire on the north side Soon after was an altar-tombe erected over his body and the inscription put thereon which he the said Dr. Morley had made for himself in the eightieth year of his age The contents of which being too large for this place shall be now omitted and especially for this reason because there is nothing in it but what is mention'd before in his life BENJAMIN WOODBRIDGE the Son of a Minister of Gods word by his Wife the Daughter of that noted Puritan called Rob. Parker author of the four books De descensu Christi ad inferos was born near Highworth in Wilts became either Batler or Commoner of Magd. Hall in Mich. term 1638 aged 16 years where he continued for some time under the tuition of Will. Eyre But before the time came that he could be adorned with a degree the times changed and the Civil War thereupon began So that he removing to New England he answer'd in the University of Cambridge there several positions which were about that time printed for the taking the degree of Master of Arts. After his return thence he retired to Oxon and as a member of Magd. Hall he was admitted to the same degree an 1648 being about that time a Minister in Salisbury Afterwards setling at Newbury in Berks. where he was much resorted to by those of the Presbyterian perswasion he was constituted one of the Assistants to the Commissioners of that County for the ejection of such whom that party and the Independents then 1654 called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters After the restauration of his Majesty K. Ch. 2. he became one of his Chaplains and a Canonry of Windsore was offer'd to him but he bogling long with himself whether he should take that Dignity or not it was at length bestowed on a Son of the Ch. of England Soon after he being silenc'd by vertue of the act of conformity for he seemed then to hate a surplice and the Common-prayer he preached in private to the Brethren but being often disturbed and imprison'd once or twice he at length by the perswasion of some of his friends took holy Orders from the hands of Dr. Earl Bishop of Salisbury in the Church of S. Peter in the East in Oxon in Octob. 1665 with a resolution to be conformable to the Church of England But finding not preferment sutable to his desire to be confer'd upon him and a grand neglect and scorn of the Brethren he return'd to his former opinion which some then call'd his rags and preached several times in Conventicles to the great disturbance of the government the peace of Newbury and the neighbourhood When the Proclamation for toleration or indulgence of Religion was issued out 15 of March 1671 he became so audacious that he did not only preach publickly in the Market place there to the Brethren but disturbed or caused to be disturbed the good people in their going to Church Upon the breaking out of the Popish Plot an 1678 when then the Fanaticks took all advantages to promote their respective interests he did then appear more publick again to the disturbance of the peace preached every Sunday in a Conventicle at Highcleere in Hampshire and generally once in a week at Newbury before mention'd which is not far off that place At length upon the breaking out of the Presbyterian Plot in June 1683 he sculk'd and retired to Inglefield in Berks where as I have been informed he constantly if his health permitted him frequented the publick service of the Church of England and Sermons in the Church there to the time of his death He hath written Justification by faith or a confutation of that Antinomian errour that justification is before faith c. Lond. 1652. qu. 'T is the sum of a Sermon preached at Salisbury and is contained in 3. or 4. sh of paper It must be now known that one Tho. Warren Parson of Houghton in Hampshire preached at a Wednesdays Lecture in Salisbury in April 1651 and therein letting fall several passages which Will. Eyre a Minister in that City then present conceived to be very wide from the Orthodox faith did desire a conference with him after its conclusion Which being accordingly held with him they parted without any satisfaction to each other The next day Eyre preached in the same place and maintained what he had disputed upon the day before Whereupon our author Woodbridge being much concern'd at the matter for he was present at all these transactions took Warrens part preached the next Wednesday following on the same Subject that Warren had done before Afterwards he and Eyre at a conference about the matter in the publick meeting place after Sermon made it a publick quarrel and defied each other So that Woodbridge being much concern'd at it he published the aforesaid Sermon and entituled it Justification by faith c. in the body of which is contained the contents of the disputation with him by VV. Eyre before mention'd The famous Rich. Baxter saith that the sight of the said Sermon of Mr. VVoodbridge of so much worth in so narrow room did cause him to bless God that the Church had such a man and especially Newbury who had so excellently learned a pastor before meaning Dr. Twysse who had mistaken so much in this very point Also that the said Sermon is one of the best easiest and cheapest preservatives against the contagion of this part of Antinomianisme as any c. But by the way I must tell the Reader that as the said Mr. Baxter was enclining to Arminianisme so our author VVoodbridge was in some points who hath farther written The method of grace in the justification of sinners against Mr. Eyre his Vindiciae Justificationis gratuitae c. Lond. 1656. qu. The Apostolick Protestant doctrine of justification by faith asserted Printed with The method of Grace c. Church members set in joynt or a discovery of the unwarrantable and disorderly practice of private Christians in usurping the peculiar office and work of Christs own Pastors viz. publick preaching c. Lond. 1656. 57. qu. He also preached an excellent Sermon before K. Ch. 2. while he was his Chapl. on Acts 17.11 but whether printed I cannot yet tell sure I am that he published Moses and Aaron or the rights of the Church and State containing two disputations c. pen'd by James Noyes somtimes of Newbury in New England Lond. 1661. At length this Mr. VVoodbridge who was
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.
Before I go any farther the Reader is to note that this Pen-combat exercised between our author and Marvell was briskly managed with as much smart cutting and satyrical wit on both sides as any other perhaps of late hath been they endeavouring by all the methods imaginable and the utmost forces they could by any means rally up to blacken each others cause and to set each other out in the most ugly dress their pieces in the mean while wherein was represented a perfect trial of each others skill and parts in a jerking flirting way of writing entertaining the Reader with a great variety of sport and mirth in seeing two such right Cocks of the Game so keenly engaging with sharp and dangerous weapons And it was generally thought nay even by many of those who were otherwise favourers of Parkers cause that he Parker thro a too loose and unwary handling of the debate tho in a brave flourishing and lofty stile laid himself too open to the severe strokes of his snearing Adversary and that the odds and victory laid on Marvell's side Howsoever it was it wrought this good effect upon our author that for ever after it took down somewhat of his high spirit insomuch that tho Marvell in a second part replyed upon our authors reproof yet he judged it more prudent rather to lay down the Cudgels than to enter the Lists again with an untowardly Combatant so hughly well vers'd and experienc'd in the then but newly refin'd art tho much in mode and fashion almost ever since of sportive and jeering buffoonry And moreover it put him upon a more serious sober and moderate way of writing in other good treatises which he since did set forth and which have proved very useful and beneficial to the publick The Reader may be pleased now to know by the way for here I think it very proper to be brought in and no where else that the said Andr. Marvell was son of Andr. Marv. the facetious yet Calvinistical Minister of Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire that being very well educated in Grammar learning was sent to Cambridge particularly as I conceive to Trin. Coll where obtaining the Mastership of the Lat. tongue became Assistant to Joh. Milton when he was Lat. Secretary to Oliver and very intimate and conversant with that person A little before his Majesties restauration the Burghers of his native place of Kingston before mention'd did choose him their Representative to sit in that Parliament that began at Westm 25. of Apr. 1660 and again after his Maj. rest for that which began at the same place 8. May 1661 and they loved him so well that they gave him an honorable pension to maintain them From which time to his death he was esteemed tho in his conversation very modest and of few words a very celebrated wit among the Fanaticks and the only one truly so for many years after He hath written besides the two parts of The Rehearsal transpros'd 1 A book entit Mr. Smirk or the Divine in mode being certain annotations upon the Animadversions on Naked truth together with a short historical Essay concerning general Councils Creeds and impositions in matters of Religion Lond. 1676. qu. Which Historical Essay was afterwards printed by it self in fol. The person whom he calls Mr. Smirk author of Anim. on Naked truth was Dr. Franc. Turner Head or Master of S. Johns Coll. in Cambridg conceiv'd and taken by Marvell to be a neat starcht formal and forward Divine 2 The rise and growth of Popery c. Lond. 1678. fol. The second part of which from the year 1677 to 1682 was pen'd by Rob. Ferguson before mentioned said to be printed at Cologne but really at Lond. 1682. qu. This Andr. Marvell who is supposed to have written other things as I have told you in Joh. Denham p. 303. died on the 18. of Aug. 1678. and was buried under the Pewes in the South side of the Church of S. Giles in the fields near London Afterwards his Widow published of his Composition Miscellaneous Poems Lond. 1681. fol which were then taken into the hands of many persons of his perswassion and by them cried up as excellent Soon after his death one Benj. Alsop then a Conventicling Minister about Westminster did put in very eagerly to succeed Marvell in Buffoonry partly expressed in his Antisozzo written against Dr. Will. Sherlock in his Melius inquirendum against Dr. Joh. Goodman Chapl. in ord to K. Ch. 2. and Rector of Hadham his Serious and compassionate enquiry c. and in his Mischief of impositions against Dr. Stillingfleets Sermon entit The mischief of Separation c. In all which pieces upon little or no ground pretending to wit he took more than ordinary pains to appear smart but the ill natur'd jokes did still commonly hang off and when he violently sometimes drag'd them into a sentence they did not in the least become their place but were a disgrace to rather than an ornament of his seemingly elaborate and accurate periods This person took upon him to act a part for the due and laudable performance of which neither the natural bent of his own genius nor any acquired improvements this way have in any measure tolerably qualified him notwithstanding the poor well wisher to punning laboured under all these discouraging disadvantages that he did still couragiously go on in a way of pleasing and at the same time exposing himself and furnisht his Readers with matter only of laughter at him and not at those whom he endeavoured to vilifie and was in 1682 and after cried up as the main witmonger surviving to the fanatical party which argued a great scarcity of those kind of creatures among them when such little things as this person were deemed by them fit for that title As for the other books which our author Parker hath written the titles are these Disputationes de Deo providentia divina Disp 1. An Philosophorum ulli quinam Athei fuerunt c. Lond. 1678. qu. In which is much of his Tentamina de Deo involved See a character of this book and its author in Dr. Hen. More 's Praefatio generalissima set before the translation of the first tome of his Philosophical volume Lond. 1679. fol. One Antonius le Grand a french man born and a Cartesian Philosopher of great note now or lately living in London author of 1. Institutio Philosophiae secundum principia D. Renati Descartes c. much read in Cambr. and said in the title to be wrot in usum juventutis Academicae 2. Historia Naturae and thirdly of a small piece in tw maintaining a great paradox called De carentia sensus cognitionis in Brutis c. published a book against some passages in the said Disp de Deo in which our author hath impartially examined and deservedly censur'd certain principles of the Cartesian Philosophy as grosly atheistical and destructive of Religion This piece of Le Grand
all the Shires Cities Burrough-Towns Cinque ports in England specifying the number of the Knights of the Shires Citizens Burgesses and Barons of the Cinque-ports they do respectively elect to serve as their Representatives in Parliaments c. collected and written by Charles Hatton Esq Son of Christopher L. Hatton Secondly A true and perfect Cat. of the Nobility of Scotland with a list of the Royal Burroughs therein c. collected and written by the same hand and thirdly A true and pâ—rf Cat. of the Nobility of Ireland with a list of all the Shires Cities and Burroughs of Ireland which make returns of Parliament c. collected and written also by the same hand 15 A perfect copy of all the summons of the Nobility to the great Councils and Parliaments of this Realm from the 49 of Hen. 3 to this present with Catalogues of such Noblemen as have been summoned to Parliament in right of their Wives c. Lond. 1686. fol. Further also our author Sir W. Dugdale took a great deal of pains in publishing the second vol. of Councils and Glossary of Sir Hen. Spelman as I have before told you At length this most industrious Person contracting a great cold at Blythe Hall by attending too much his worldly concerns died thereof in his Chair about one of the Clock in the afternoon of the tenth day of February S. Scholastica's day an 1685. Whereupon his body being conveyed to the parochial Church of Shustock in Warwickshire before mention'd was on the 12 of the same month deposited in a stone-coffin laying in a little vault which he before had caused to be made under the north side of the Chancel of the Church there It was laid near another stone-coffin in the said vault containing the remains of his then late Wife named Margery Daughter of John Huntbache of Seawell in Staffordshire Gent who died 18 Decemb. 1681 after she had continued his Wife from the 17 of March 1622. Sir Will. Dugdale did also in his life time erect over the said vault a strong tomb of Free-stone in form of an altar joyning to the North wall with his Armes and those of his Wife carved on the South side thereof And above it he caused to be fixed on the wall a tablet of white marble bordered with the like Free-stone on which was engraven his epitaph made by himself By his last Will and Testament he bequeathed all his Manuscripts and Collections of Antiquities to the Musaeum of Elias Ashmole in Oxon who divers years before had married one of his Daughters where they remain and are of great use to curious and critical persons To conclude had this indefatigable person sequestred himself from worldly troubles and totally addicted himself to his studies and had minded the publick more than his private concerns the world might have justly enjoyed more of his lucubrations and those more true and accurate than such that are already published especially those in his latter days Yet however what he hath done is prodigious considering the great troubles that he had endured for his loyalty and the cumbrances of this world that he had run through and therefore his memory ought to be venerated and had in everlasting remembrance for those things which he hath already published which otherwise might have perished and been eternally buried in oblivion Le ts now go on with the Creations Nov. 1. Sir Rich. Byron Knight a most valiant Colonel in the Kings Army and Brother to John Lord Byron Joh. Newton of S. Edm. Hall He was afterwards a noted Mathematician Thom. Smith of Queens Coll. Thom. Lamplugh of Queens Coll. Thom. Tully of Queens Coll. The two first of these three were afterwards Bishops Edw. Walker Herald of Armes by the title of Chester This Person who was second Son of Edw. Walker of Roobers in the Parish of Nether Stowey in Somersetsh by Barbara his Wife Daughter of Edw. Salkeld of Corby Castle in Cumberland was born at Roobers bred a servant in the family of Thomas Earl of Arundell Earl Marshall of England to whom afterwards being Secretary he gave him the Pursevants place called Rogue-Croix in the Coll. of Armes In 1639 when that noble Count was made General of the English Forces in the Scotch expedition this Mr. Walker was by him made Secretary of War and executed that Office till the return of the said Army to London Afterwards when his Majesty and the Royal Family were by the endeavours of that unhappy Parl. that began 3. Nov. 1640 forced from London in Jan. 1641 Mr. Walker followed him into the North parts of England and was with him at Edghâ—ll fight and afterwards at Oxon where he was actually created Master of Arts being then Chester Herald as I have before told you In the latter end of 1643 he was made Norrâ—y King of Armes in the place of Sir Henry St. George promoted to the office of Garter and in the year following upon the death of the said Sir Henry he was made Garter and on the 2. of Feb. the same year 1644 he received the honor of Knighthood This Person who with great diligence and observation had committed to writing in a paper book the several occurrences that passed in the K. Army and the victories obtained by his Majesty over his rebellious Subjects the book was seized on at the fatal battle at Naseby by some of the forces belonging to the Parliament then Victors Afterwards it was presented to their General called Sir Thomas Fairfax who perusing it found one passage therein which was very observable to him viz. that whereas he Walker had taken occasion to speak of the Irish and call'd them Rebells his Majesty who before that time had perused the book did among several alterations made therein with his own hand put out the word Rebells with his pen and over it wrot Irish This book was after his Majesties restauration regain'd and is now or at least was lately in the hands of Sir Joh. Clopton who married the Daughter and Heir of Sir E. Walker who also hath written The order of the Ceremonies at S. Georges feast at Windsore which is printed in quarto After his Majesties return he was confirmed in his Gartership and made one of the Clerks of the Privy Council and dying suddenly in Whitehall 19. Febr. 1676 his body was conveyed to Stratford upon Avon in Warwickshire and buried in the Church there among the graves of the Cloptons of Clopton in that Parish In his office of Garter K. of Armes succeeded Will. Dugdale Norroy as I have before told you and in his Clerkship of the Privy Council Sir Tho Dolman of Shaw near Newbury in Berks. Nov. 1. Matthew Smalwood of Brasn Coll. He was afterwards Dean of Lichfield Ferdinando Marsham Esq He was Brother to Sir Joh. Marshaw the Critick Jervais Hollis a Parliament man for Great Grimesby in Lincolnshire He had lately retired to his Majesty because of the violent proceedings against him his said Maj.
be created D. D. but he came not to take it nor was he diplomated Nov. 10. John Earle sometimes Fellow of Mert. Coll. now Chaplain to Charles Pr. of Wales Dec. 20. John Arnway of S. Edm. Hall Dec. 20. Thom. Bradley of Exet. Coll. Dec. 20. Thom. Warmstry of Ch. Ch. ..... Staunton of Ch. Ch. ..... Hodges of Ch. Ch. These two last were created the same day or at least were allowed their degrees when they would please to call for them but whether they were educated in Ch. Ch. it appears not and therefore I presume they were Strangers that came with and attended the Kings Court lodging now in that house I find one Thom. Hodges to be Rector of Kensington near London before the rebellion broke out a Preacher sometimes before the Long Parliament one of the Ass of Divines and a Covenantier After his Majesties restauration he became Rector of S. Peter's Church in Cornhill London and Dean of Hereford in the place of Dr. H. Croft made Bishop thereof an 1661 which Deanery he holding to the time of his death was succeeded therein by Dr. George Benson about Midsummer an 1672. This Tho. Hodges hath extant 1 A Glimps of Gods glory Sermon before the H. of Com. at a solemn Fast 28 Sept. 1642 on Psal 113.5.6 Lond. 1642. qu. 2 The growth and spreading of Heresie Fast-serm before the H. of Com. 10 Mar. 1646. on 2 Pet. 2.1 Lond. 1647. qu 3 Inaccessible glory or the impossibility of seeing Gods face whilst we are in the body Serm. at the funeral of Sir Theod. de Mayerne in the Church of S. Martin in the Fields on Friday 30 of Mar. 1655. on Exod. 33.20 Lond. 1655. qu. and perhaps other things but such I have not yet seen nor can I believe him to be the same with Hodges before mentioned who was created D. of D because I cannot find him written or called Doctor till after his Majesties return Another Thom. Hodges I find who was Rector of Soulderne near Deddington in Oxfordshire and Bach. of Divinity not of this University but of that of Cambridge and afterwards one of the Chaplains of Allsouls Coll in the time of Oliver which he kept with his Rectory This person who was also a zealous Presbyterian was born at Oundle in Northamptonshire first admitted into Emanuel Coll and thence taken and made Fellow of that of S. John the Evangelist the Master and Society of which presented him to the Rectory of Soulderne before mention'd When the Act of Uniformity came out he prevailed so much with the said Society that they nominated his friend to be his Successor viz. one Will. Twyne Fellow of the said Coll and then Hodges leaving the place he retired to Okingham in Berks and became Chaplain to the Hospital there where he died and was buried about the month of January 1688 as I have been informed from Soulderne The said Mr. Hodges hath written 1 A Treatise concerning Prayer containing particularly an Apology for the Lords Supper Lond. 1656. in tw 2 A Scripture Catechisme towards the confutation of sundry errours of the present times Lond. 1658. oct Besides which two things he hath also several Sermons extant as 1 The hoary head crowned a fun serm on Prov. 16.31 2 The creatures goodness as they came out of Gods hands and the good mans mercy to the brute creatures c in two sermons printed twice at least 3 A cordial against the fear of death preached before the University of Oxon on Heb. 2.15 Oxon. 1659. qu. and one two or more which I have not yet seen This Thomas Hodges tho he lived in Oxon several years yet he was neither incorporated or took any degree in Divinity Dec. 20. Edw. Wolley M. of A. or Bach. of Div. of Cambridge and at this time one of the Chapl. to his Majesty was actually created Doct. of Div. He was born in the antient borough of Shrewsbury educated in the Kings School there transplanted thence to St. Johns Coll. in the said University where he took the degrees in Arts and afterwards adhering to the cause of his Majesty retired to Oxon to attend and preached sometimes before him there When his Majesties cause declined he suffered as other Royallists did attended his Son in his adverse fortune while he himself endured great misery After the return of K. Ch. 2. he became Rector of a Church in Essex Finchingfield I think to settle the inhabitants thereof in loyal principles and to undo and invalidate the doctrine which that most notorious Independent Steph. Marshall had instil'd into them In 1665 he was promoted to the Episcopal See of Clonfort and Kilmacogh in Ireland to which being consecrated at Titam on the 16. of Apr. the same year sate there for some time and was held in great veneration for his admirable way Of preaching and exemplary life and conversation Among several things that he hath extant are these 1 Eulogia The Parents blessing their Children and the Children begging on their knees their Parents blessings are pious actions warrantable by the word of God and practiced by Gods saints and servants Lond. 1661. c. oct 2 Eudoxia A module of private prayers or occasional helps in retired devotions Printed with the former book 3 Loyalty amongst Rebels the true Royallist c. Lond. 1662. oct ... Edmonds M. A. of S. Johns Coll. in Cambr. ... Earskin B. D. of Magd. Coll. in Cambr. Both which were actually created the same day Jan. 16. Christoph Prior M. A. of Ball. Coll. On the 24 of Dec. 1641 he was collated to the Prebendship of Slape in the Church of Salisbury in Sept. 1643 he became Prebend of Barton Davy in the Church of Wells and in the latter end of the same year Principal of New Inn in the place of Christoph Rogers who some time before had fled from Oxon to the Parliament This person who was always esteem'd a good Greecian and well furnish'd with other parts of learning dyed about half a year before his Majesties return and thereby prevented not only his restauration to what he had lost for the Kings cause but his promotion to higher Dignities Will. O' dis of New Coll. sometimes Proctor of the University was actually created the same day He was afterwards slain by the Parliament Soldiers without any provocation given on his part between Adderbury in Oxfordshire of which place he was Vicar and the Garrison of Oxon about 1644. Jan. 16. Henry Ancketyll of Wadh. Coll. Jan. 16. Hugh Halswell of All 's Coll. Jan. 16. Joh. Metelfer or Meltalfer of Cambr. Jan. 16. Edw. Hyde of Cambr. The last of these four I take to be the same Edward Hyde who is mention'd in Alexander Hyde among the Bishops nu 34. ... Fowler of Ch. Ch. was created the same day On Matthew Fowler of Ch. Ch. took the degree of Bach. of Arts an 1637 as I have in the Fasti of that year told you So that if the said Fowler be the
Presbyterian was now 1648 a forward Preacher up of the cause in the Church of S. Martin and in that of Allsaints within the City of Oxon. His usual form of prayer for the King before his Sermons was that if God took any pleasure in him he would do so and so c. When he was created Bach. of Div. he took the oath of Allegiance but with this salvo I take this Oath so far forth as it doth not contradict the national Covenant Feb. 9. George Marshall M. of A. of S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge a Student in Divinity for twenty years at least Chaplain to the Garrison of Oxon belonging to the Parliament and the designed and nominated Warden of New Coll was then also created Johan Progulbicki born in the Province or Dukedome of Samogitie in Poland was created the same day He was now or at least lately Deacon or Catechist of the Church of Keidun in the said Dukedome and one of the Scholars of the illustrious Prince Janusius Radzevill the chief Fautor and Patron of the reformed Church in those part This Progulbicki had spent before this time four years in several Universities in Germany and Holland Mar. 8. Isaac Knight Chaplain to Fairfax the Generalissimo of the Parliament Army Doct. of Law April 14. Samuel Aneley of Qu Coll. This person who wrot himself afterwards and was called by the name of Annesley because it is the same with a noble name hath written and published several things and therefore he is to be remembred hereafter among the Oxford Writers He is now or at least was lately living a Nonconformist Divine either in or near London See in Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon. lib. 1. p. 404. b. Jan. 5. John Miils LL. Bach. one of the Visitors and Canon of Ch. Ch. He had been lately Judge Advocate of the Parliament Army and was this year put into possession of his Canonry but in 1651 being turned out thence for denying the Oath called the Engagement Ambr. Vpton succeeded as I have before told you On the 13. of March 1659 he was restored to his Canonry by the Rump Parliament with the secluded members added to them but soon after upon his Majesties restauration he was forced to leave it to make room for Dr. Edw. Pococke See Hist Antiq. Vniv Ox lib. 2. p. 259. a. 261. a. Soon after by the favour of Dr. Edward Reynolds he became Chancellour of Norwich and died in or near Doctors Commons in London about the beginning of the year 1676. Doct. of Phys April 12. Joh. Palmer alias Vaulx Bach. of Phys of Queens Coll now a Recruiter of the Long Parliament was actually created Doct. in the presence of the Chancellour The next day he was put into possession of the Lodgings belonging to the Warden of All 's Coll. by the said Chancellour and Visitors Dr. Sheldon the Warden being then dismist by them and imprison'd See Hist Antiq. Vniv Ox. lib. 1. p. 402. b. 403. a. Apr. 14. Tobie Garbrand alias Herks Bach. of Phys and Principal of Gloc. Hall was also actually created In 1660 he being turn'd out from his Principality he retired to Abendon in Berks practised his faculty there and dying 7. Apr. 1689 was buried in S. Helens Church in that Town Samuel Thompson of Magd. Hall This person who was Son of Will. Thomp of Westbury in Wilts Minister of Gods word wrot Exercitations and Meditations on some texts of holy Scripture and most in Scripture phrase and expression Lond. 1676. oct In the title of this book he writes himself Master of Arts and Doct. of Physick but whether he was Mast of Arts of this University it appears not in the publick register April 14. John French of New Inn. I have spoken of him at large among the Writers Apr. 15. Peter Dormer of Magd. Hall He was the fifth Son of Fleetwood Dormer of Grange in Bucks and a Neighbour and Relation to the Earl of Caernarvan Feb. 9. Humphrey Whitmore of S. Maries Hall was then created by vertue of the Letters sent to the Convocation from Fairfax the General now Lord Fairfax which say that he is a Physitian of note and eminency in those Cities and Towns where he hath lived and that he hath been a member of both Vniversities c. Mar. 8. Abraham Huard alias Lomprè sometimes of the University of Caen in Normandy was then created by vertue of the Chancellours Letters which say that his affections to the cause of the Parliament have exposed him to sufferings That he is a Protestant of France and his quality and sufferings have been made known to me by persons of honour Gentlemen of quality and Physitians of this Kingdom as also by one Mr. Joh. Despaigne one of the French Ministers of London c. Doct. of Div. Apr. 12. Edward Reynolds M. A. Dean of Ch. Church by order of Parliament and actually put into possession of it by the breaking open the doors belonging to the Dean in the morn of this day by the Chancellour Visitors and a band of the Soldiers of the Garrison of Oxon was declared Doct. of Div in a Convocation held in the afternoon by order of Parliament He was not presented Doctor according to the usual manner and custome only stood near the Chancellours Chair while the order of the said Parliament was reading And the reason for this unusual way was because there was no Vicechancellour to whom he should be presented and if he had been presented to the Chancellour he could not have returned any Latine for he understood it not After the said order was read and he seated among the Doctors another was produced by vertue of which he was to be Vicechancellour which being read he was admitted by Sir Nathan Brent as I have before told you in the beginning of this year and thereupon he took his place Apr. 12. Rob. Harris Bach. of Div. of Magd. Hall The next day he was put into possession of the Presidents lodings of Trinity Coll by the breaking open the doors thereof a little before which time the old and loyal President had withdrawn himself to avoid imprisonment Afterwards he removed his family to the said Lodgings but before they were setled there three quarters of a year the new President employed a Painter to do some work there for him in the week before that of the Act if one had been solemnized an 1649. Which Painter pulling down some old boards and shelves found two bags sealed and a paper in the mouth of each which signified that there was an 100 l. in each bag And tho they were covered with dust about half an inch thick yet Dr. Harris and his Wife solely addicted to money and reformation presently own'd them and said confidently that they were theirs but oportet mendacem esse memorem For first he had not been setled in his Lodgings scarce 3 quarters of a year and the baggs were so old and overcovered with dust as if they had laid there 40 years
authors Son Doct. of Phys July 14. Lewis du Moulin Doct. of Physick of the University of Leyden incorporated in the same degree at Cambridge 10. Oct. 1634 was incorporated in the same degree at Oxon This person who was a French man born and Son of the famous Peter du Moulin a French Protestant was lately establish'd Camdens Professor of History in this University by the Committee of Parliament for the reformation thereof After the restauration of his Majesty he was turned out of his Professorship by his Majesties Commissioners for the regulating of the University Whereupon retiring to the City of Westminster lived there a most violent Nonconformist The books that he hath written are these 1 Epistola ad Renatum Veridaeum i. e. Andream Rivetum in qua aperitur Mysterium iniquitatis novissimè in Angliâ redivivum excutitur liber Josephi Hall quo asseritur episcopatum esse juris divini Eleutheropoli alias Lond. 1641. qu. Published under the name of Irenaeus Philadelphus An answer to this book written by the said Joseph Hall Bishop of Exeter came out soon after entit Theophili Iscani ad calumniosam Ir. Philadelphi Epistolam responsio Quâ Anglicanae Ecclesiae sana fides pietasque episcopalis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 institutio Apostolico-divina à D. Jos Hallo Exon. Episcopo pridem defensa asseritur Lond. 1641. qu. 2 Apologia pro Epistola ad Renat Veridaeum Lond. 1641. qu. 3 The power of the Christian Magistrate in sacred things c. Lond. 1650. oct 4 Oratio auspicalis cui subjuncta est Laudatio Clariss Viri Guil. Camdeni Oxon. 1652. qu. Dedicated to Joh. Owen Dean of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. 5 Paraenesis ad Aedificatores imperii in imperio in qua defenduntur jura Magistratus adversus Moseum Amyraldum caeteros Vindices potestatis ecclesiasticae Presbyterianae In praefatione excurritur in Joh. Dallaei Apologiam pro duabus Synodis Lond. 1656. Dedicated to Oliver Cromwell It was the opinion then of some eminent and judicious persons that the said book did give a notable blow to those severe ones of the Presbyterian way who build a jurisdiction within a jurisdiction And also that it did conduce to the uniting of all interests rendring the Magistrate his due and stating the right of Churches 6 Corollarium ad Paraenesim suam ad Aedificatores imp in imp c. Lond 1657. oct 7 Epistola ad Amicum in qua gratiam divinam seque defendit adversus objecta clariss Viri Johan Dallaei in prefatione libri in Epicritam Ibid. 1658. in tw 8 Of the right of Churches and of the Magistrates Power over them Wherein it further made out first the nullity and vanity of ecclesiastical power c. secondly the absurdity of the distinctions of power and laws in ecclesiastical and civil c. Ibid. 1658. oct Dedicated to the Parliament of England 9 Proposals and reasons whereon some of them are grounded humbly presented to the Parliament towards the setling of a religious and godly government in a Commonwealth with a short account of the compatibility of the congregational way with the Magistrates ordering all-matters of religion in a national publick way c. Lond. 1659. qu. 10 Morum exemplar seu characteres c. Hag. Com. 1662 in tw 11 Patronus bonae fidei in causa Puritanorum contra Hierarchos Anglos ut disceptatur in specimine confutationis vindiciarum clariss Viri Joh. Durelli c. Lond. 1672 oct See in Joh. Durell among the Writers under the year 1683. p. 553. That this book Patronus c. might escape the searchers of the Press as the author saith in his Admonitio he was forced five times to change the running title of the book and the number of pages each new title beginning with a new number The titles are after two Admonitions to the Reader 1. Praefatio sive epistola ad rev Pastores Ecclesiarum reformat in Gallia c. 2. Specimen confutationis Vindiciarum Durellianarum 3. Prodromus 4. Defensor Veritatis and then Patronus bonae fidei For the writing and publishing of this book he was committed to Custody 12 Jugulum causae seu nova unica compendiaria unâ propemodum periodo comprehensa ratio per quam totus doctrinarum Romanensium complexus de quibus lis est inter protestantes Pontificios c. Lond. 1671. oct To this are prefix'd about 60 Epistles to several persons 13 Papa Vltrajectinus 14 Fascieulus 15 A short and true account of the several Advances the Church of England hath made towards Rome or a model of the grounds upon which the Papists for these 100 years have built their hopes and expectations that England would ere long return to Popery Lond. 1680. qu. Soon after came out an answer to this book entit A lively picture of Lewis du Moulin drawn by the incomparable hand of Monsieur D'aille late Minister of Charenton c. Lond. 1680. qu. 16 The conformity of the discipline and government of those who are commonly called Independents to that of the antient Primitive Christians Ibid. 1680. qu. 17 Moral reflections upon the number of the Elect proving plainly from Scripture evidence c. that not one in a hundred thousand nay probably not one in a Million from Adam down to our times shall be saved Ibid. 1680. qu. To this one Edw. Lane mention'd in the Fâ—sti 1639 made a quick answer entit Mercy triumphant c. 18 His last words being his retraction of all the personal reflections he had made on the Divines of the Church of England in several of his signed by himself on the 5 and 17 of Oct. 1680. Lond. 1680. in 2 sh and an half in qu. Published after his death by Dr. Gilb. Burnet as it seems The chief Divines that he had abused were Dr. Edward Stillingfleet Dean of S. Pauls now Bishop of Worcester Dr. Joh. Durell Dean of Windsor and Dr. Simon Patrick Dean of Peterborough now Bishop of Ely 19 An additional account of the Church of Englands advances towards Porery This was published by a Fanatick after the authors death without the knowledge of his Wife or other Relations See His last words p. 15.16 20 An Appeal to all the Nonconformists in England to God and all the Protestants in order to manifest their sincerity in point of obedience to God and the King Lond. 1681. qu. 21 A sober and unpassionate Reply to the Author of The lively picture of Lewis du Moulin Printed with the Appeal 22 An Ecclesiastical History The design of this being known to several of his perswasion before his death the book it self came afterwards into the hands of a Nonconformist which whether published I know not See more in His last words p. 17. He also fil'd smooth'd and polished a book entit Celeusma c. written mostly by Will. Jenkins of whom I have made mention in John Durell among the Writers an 1683. What other books this Lew. du Moulin hath written I know not nor
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.
Oliver the Protector which with the Academy there being soon after dissolved he retired to Westbury and continued at that place till 1662 at which time being ejected for Nonconformity held notwithstanding afterwards Conventicles in the places where he lived He hath written A treatise of Monarchy containing two parts 1. Concerning Monarchy in general 2. Concerning this particular Monarchy c. Lond. 1643 qu. Answer'd by Dr. Hen. Ferne in his Reply to several Treatises c. and by Sir Rob. Filmer in a piece of his called The Anarchy of a limited and mixed monarchy Lond. 1646 qu. Reprinted at Lond. 1652 and 1679. oct This Sir Robert by the way must be known was son of Edward Filmer of East Sutton in Kent by Elizabeth his wife daugh of Rich. Argall of the same place Esq and was as I conceive educated in Trin. Coll. in Cambridge Our author Hunton hath also written A Vindication of the treatise of Monarchy Lond. 1644. qu. As for the said Treatise of Monarchy which hath been and is still in great vogue among many persons of Commonwealth and Levelling Principles was reprinted when the Press was open in 1680 when then the factious party endeavoured to carry on their designs upon account of the Popish Plot. But forasmuch as 't is said therein that the Soveraignity of England is in the three Estates viz. King Lords and Commons that proposition was condemned by the judgment and decree of the University of Oxon in their Convocation held 21. July 1683 and the book it self wherein it is was then publickly burnt in the School-quadrangle Afterwards as soon as the Prince of Orange was come into England at which time the Nation was in a hurry it was again printed at Lond. in January 1688 qu. with the date of 1689 put to it Under our authors name goes also a book entit Jus Regum c. Lond. 1645. qu. But this I have not yet seen and therefore I can say nothing of it Nor no more of the author who was a man of parts only that he dying in the month of July in sixteen hundred eighty and two was buried in the Church of Westbury in Wilts before mentioned having some years before married a widdow with a good joynture which maintained him and kept up his port THOMAS JONES son of John Williams was born and brought up in juvenile learning at Oswestrie in Shropshire entred into Jesus Coll. in the beginning of the grand rebellion left it soon after returned when Oxford garrison was surrendred for the use of the Parl an 1646 became fellow of Univ. Coll. by the authority of the Visitors appointed by the said Parliament in 1648 to whom he then submitted and acknowledg'd the use of the Covenant and in the year following he took a degree in Arts being at that time and after a zealous person for carrying on the righteous cause In 1652 he being then Master of his faculty he wrot Vita Edwardi Simsoni S. T. D. ex ipsius autographo excerpta which is set before the said Simsons Chronicon Catholicum printed at Oxon. 1652. fol. and in 1654 he took holy orders as 't is said from a Bishop About that time he became Rector of Castle in Montgomerieshire in the dioc of S. Asaph and learned the Welsh tongue purposely to serve those parts when the Orthodox Clergy were miserably consumed by an act of propagation From that place being ejected upon one Wynns's discovery of a dormant title he removed to the service of the Lord President and Council of Wales at Ludlow Castle an 1661 and thence to be domestick and naval Chaplain to James Duke of York in 1663 In whose service continuing till 1666 or after was then by the means of Dr. Morley B. of Winchester for some words spoken against him derogatory to his person and function dismiss'd thence So that soon after retiring to his rectory of Landurnog in the dioc of Bangor which he some time before had obtained found there but little quiet also from Dr. Morgan his Diocesan being as our author saith set on by the B. of Winchester In 1670 Winchester call'd him to an account for an action of slander at the Kings-bench for saying that he was a promoter of Popery and a subverter of the Church of England attested upon oath by Bangor and two of his Chaplains whereupon our author was fined 300 l. or mor and the Rectory of Landurnog was sequestred for the payment of it Which fine Winchester offer'd to remit wholly if he would confess he had spoken those words against him and ask forgiveness But when he would not the sequestration continued and 20 l. of it was sent to our author and some given for the repairing of the Cathedral of Bangor and the rest for other pious uses About the same time he was condemn'd and censur'd ab officio beneficio by his Diocesan occasioned by some controversie that hapned between them about a reading Pew in the Church at Landurnog the particulars of which you may read at large elsewhere So that being in a manner undone did much about the time of the breaking out of the Popish Plot publish Of the heart and its right Soveraigne and Rome no Mother-Church to England Or an historical account of the title of an English Church and by what Ministry the Gospel was first planted in every County Lond. 1678 oct A remembrance of the rights of Jerusalem above in the great question where is the true Mother Church of Christians Printed with the former book At that time the author taking part with Tit. Oates his old acquaintance Ez. Tongue Steph. Colledge c. and other factious people to gain their ends by making a disturbance in the nation by be Popish Plot he wrote and published Elymas the Sorcerer or a Memorial towards the discovery of the bottome of this Popish Plot c. Published upon occasion of a passage in the late Dutchess of Yorks declaration for changing her religion Lond. 1682 in 8. sh in fol. This book was written and published in Spleen against the Bishop of Winchester grounded upon a passage in The Historie of Calvinisme written by Monsieur Lewes Maimburgh a French Jesuit wherein he resolves the Dutchess of Yorks declaration for Popery into the seeming encouragement of two of the most learned Bishops in England One of these our author Jones doth endeavour to make the Reader to understand tho he nameth him not to be Winchester Notice of this book therefore comming to the said B. of Wint. he would have prosecuted the matter so far in his own vindication as to have the said Elymas the Sorcerer to be publickly burnt and the author to the further punished But before he could compass his design the author died However Winchester that he might not sit silent published his own vindication as to M. Maimburghs words in his preface to certain treatises that he published in 1683. Rich. Watson also D. D. of this
University and Chaplain to his Royal Highness the Duke of York did answer it in a book entit A fuller answer to Elymas the Sorcerer or to the most material part of a feigned memorial towards the discovery of the Popish Plot c. in a letter addressed to Mr. Thom. Jones Published at Lond. in Feb. 1682 in 8. sh in fol. with the date in the title of 1683 set to it Our author Jones also published his Sermon preached at the funeral of Ez. Tongue D. D. which I have not yet seen At length this person who was troubled with a rambling and somtimes craz'd pate dying at Totteridge in Hertfordshire on Sunday the eight of Octob. in sixteen hundred eighty and two was buried in the Chappel or Church of that place He had a little before been received into the house there belonging to Franc. Charlton Esq the same who was suspected to be in Monmouths rebellion an 1685 and the same whose Sister Magaret had been married to Mr. Rich. Baxter HENRY BLOUNT third son of Sir Tho. Pope Blount of Tittenhanger in Hertfordshire Knight son of Will. Blount of Blounts hall in Staffordshire was born at Tittenhanger before mention'd which is in the parish of Ridge on the 15. of Decemb. 1602 educated in the Free-School at S. Alban where by the help of his pregnant parts he made such large steps in learning that before he was 14 years of age he was transplanted to Trinity Coll of which he became a Gent. Commoner and there not so much upon his relation to Sir Tho. Pope the Founder thereof as upon account of his own intrinseck worth and the facetiousness of wit so peculiar to him he had in a particular manner the deference and respect of the said Coll. After he had taken one degree in Arts he retired to Greys Inn studied the municipal Law and at length upon his retreat thence sold his Chamber to Tho. Bonham of Essex the Poet. In 1634. May 7 he embarked at Venice for Constantinople in order to his voyage into the Levant returned about two years after became one of the Gentlemen Pensioners to K. Ch. 1 and by him Knighted 21. Mar. 1639. Afterwards he attended him at York Edghill Battle and at Oxford for a time and then leaving him he retired to London where being esteemed a Cavalier was called before the House of Commons and question'd by them for his adherence to his Majesty But he remonstrating to them that he did no more than what his place required that is his duty to wait he was acquitted So that closing with that party he was appointed one of the Committee of 21 persons in Jan. 1651 to consult about the reformation of the Law to consider of the inconveniences in it and mischiefs which frequently arised from the delays and other irregularities in the administration thereof and about that time he shewed himself active against the payment of Tythes and endeavoured that every Minister should not have above an 100 l. per an for his pains in administring the Gospel In 1654. Jul. 5. he with Dr. Rich. Zouch Dr. W. Clerk Dr. Will. Turner Civilians Mr. Lucy c. sate in the Upper Bench in Westm Hall for the trial of Pontalion Sa brother to the Portugues Embassador three more Portugueses and an English boy for a murther and a riot committed by them in the New Exchange and on the 1. of Nov. 1655 he was appointed one of the Committee to take into consideration the Trade and Navigation of the Common wealth c. He was esteemed by those that knew him a Gentleman of a very clear judgment great experience much contemplation tho not of much reading and of great foresight into Government He was also a person of admirable conversation and in his yonger years was a great Banterer which in his elder he disused He hath written and published A relation of a voyage into the Levant Lond. 1636. 37 qu c. In other editions in tw it hath this title A voyage into the Levant being a brief relation of a journey performed from England by way of Venice through the Turkish Empire and Egypt unto Grand Cairo c. It was so well esteemed abroad that as I have been enformed it hath been translated into French and Dutch In the first of which Languages I have seen a book entit Voyage de Levant Par. 1632 qu. written by D. C. He also wrot as I have been enformed by some of his relations tho his sons know nothing of it a pamphlet entit The Exchange Walke printed much about the time that Hen. Nevill published his pamph called The Parliament of Ladies c. 1647. This Sir Hen. Blount whom I have mentioned in Joh. Lylie in the first vol. p. 257. and in Walt. Ramsey in this p. 166. died on the ninth day of Octob. in sixteen hundred eighty and two and was buried privatly on the eleventh day in a vault joyning to the Church of Ridge leaving then behind him two ingenious sons one named Tho. Pope Blount a Baronet author of Censura celeberiorum authorum sive tractatus in quo varia virorum doctorum de clarissimis cujusque seculi Scriptoribus judicia traduntur c. Lond. 1690. fol as also of Essayes on several subjects and another called Charles who published Anima Mundi or an historical narration of the opinions of the Antients concerning mans soul after this life Lond. 1679. oct The Manuscript copie of this book in which the father was suppos'd to have a considerable hand went about the City of London with many gross passages in it Afterwards being printed it was taken for granted that the said book was published according to that copy But those errors were all decryed and exploded in the impression and with those corrections Rog. L' estrange the Licenser was prevail'd upon at the instance of a particular friend to license it Afterwards L' estrange hearing the clamours that were raised about this book and the fate to which it was doom'd he waited upon Dr. Compton Bishop of London laid the matter before him and his Lordship thinking the book however inconvenient to be published was pleased to rest satisfied with the bare suppression of it But advantage was taken in the Bishops absence of burning it contrary to his Lordships promise and as 't was believ'd to his order The said Mr. Ch. Blount also published Great is Diana of the Ephesians or the original of Idolatry together with the politick institution of the Gentiles Sacrifices Lond. 1680 oct Also Janua Scientiarum or a compendious introduction to Geography Chronology Government History Phylosophy and all gentile sorts of literature Lond. 1684 oct and a little pamphlet for the Liberty of the Press besides his publication in English with philological notes on each chapter of The two first books of Philostratus concerning the life of Apollonius Tyaneus written Originally in Greek Lond. 1680 in a thin fol. Soon after suppressed and only a few copies