County of Middlesex c. RICHARD RHODES a Gentlemans Son of London was educated in Westminster School transplanted thence to Ch. Ch. and soon after was made Student thereof being then well grounded in Grammar and in the practical part of Musick He wrot and compos'd Flora's Vagaries a Comedy Which after it had been publickly acted by the Students of Ch. Ch. in their common Refectory on the 8. of Januar. 1663 and at the Theatre-Royal by his Majesties Servants was made publick at Lond. 1670 and afterwards in 1677. qu. This Person who only took one degree in Arts at which time he made certain compositions in Musick of two or more parts but not as I conceive extant went afterwards into France and took as I have heard a degree in Physick at Mountpelior But being troubled with a rambling head must needs take a journey into Spain where at Madrid he died and was buried in sixteen hundred sixty and eight In which year also George More M. of A. and Fellow of Oriel Coll died there also being then in attendance on the English Embassador JOSEPH ALLEIN son of Tobie Alleine was born in a Market Town in Wilts called The Vies or Devises an 1633 and being when a Child forward to learn was educated in Grammar there which faculty he in a short time conquering was instructed by a Minister of that or a neighbouring place in the art of Logick At 16 years of age he was sent to Linc. Coll. being then well skill'd in the Lat. and Gr. tongue where continuing till 8. of Nov. 1651. was then admitted Scholar of that of Corp. Chr. and in short time after if the Wilts Fellowship should happen to be void as it did he would consequently have been Fellow But he esteeming himself as most admirably well gifted for extempore prayer as indeed he was by those of his party who took him to be a pretious young man for he and his friend could hardly ever walk or discourse together but before they parted they must at his request go and pray together he humbly desired the President of the said Coll. that upon the next vacancy of a Chaplainship he would confer that office upon him purposely as was conceived by some that he might shew his excellencies in publick twice in a day I say that he being sollicitous for that place his acquaintance would often disswade him from taking it as being much inferior to a Fellowship yet take it he did prised it and looked upon it as his honour and happiness to enjoy it This was I presume in the beginning of the year 1653 for in July that year he as Chaplain of Corp. Ch. Coll. was admitted Bach. of Arts. But before he could stay to take the degree of Master he received a Call to assist George Newton Minister of Taunton S. Magdalen in Somersetshire an 1655 where being ordained in a publick association meeting of the Brethren he administred all ordinances jointly with Mr. Newton Soon after our author Joseph received another Call to take to Wife a fair and holy Sister which being effected he would as in jest complain to his intimate friend of C. C. C. of the inconveniences of marriage viz. that whereas he used to rise at four of the clock in the morn or before his loving spouse would keep him in bed till about six Also whereas he used to study 14 hours in a day she would bring him to eight or nine And lastly that whereas he used to forbear one meal a day at least for his studies she would bring him to his meat c. At Taunton in this employment under Mr. Newton he continued till Barthelmewtide called by his party The black day an 1662 at which time being deprived of it for non-conformity sate silent for a time to his great regret At length receiving a third Call for the propagation of the Gospel he would by all means forsooth go into China to do it but being disswaded by the Brethren he fed the flock of Gods people in private At length he being snap'd for a Conventicler was committed to prison at Ilchester where he continued some years not without teaching and preaching and writing letters to the chosen of God in Taunton Several pieces of his practical divinity he hath written of which these are published A most familiar explanation of the Assemblies shorter Catechisme Wherein their larger answers are broken into lesser parcels thereby to let the light by degrees into the minds of the learners When this was first printed I cannot find Sure I am the last edition came out at Lond. 1674. in oct A most brief help for the necessary but much neglected duty of self examination to be dayly perused Printed with the former book Letter of Christian councell to a destitute flock Printed with the former also Christian letters full of spiritual instructions c. Lond. 1672. oct They are about 40 in number and were all written in prison to persons of his Church Five more were added to the second edit Lond. 1677. oct Cases of Conscience c. Lond. 1672. oct This goes under his name and without doubt he was the Author of it Remains being a collection of sundry directions sermons sacrament speeches and letters not heretofore published Lond. 1674 oct The true way to happiness in a serious treatise shewing 1 What conversion is not c. 2 What conversion is c. This book commended in two Epistles one by Mr. Rich. Baxter the other by Rich. Alleine was printed at Lond. 1675. oct It is the same book with that of the same author which was publ in 8o. an 1672 entit An alarum to the unconverted c. The other part of the title is altogether the same with this before mention'd and at the end of this new impression if they be different in more than their titles is a copy of English verses said to be made on the reading of Mr. Jos Alleine's book entit An alarum to the unconverted which plainly shews that they are the same Mr. Baxter tells us that he was also author of The Synopsis of the Covenant Or God speaking from mount Gerizim c. Printed in Mr. Rich. Alleine's book entit Heaven opened c. being the third part of his Vindiciae poetatis In which book is also printed another shorter piece entit A Sololoquie representing a believers trial in Gods Covenant c. Also another shorter than that called A form of words expressing mans covenanting with God Besides these he hath also written Prayers for his peoples use And a little thing entit A call to Archippus to perswade the silent Nonconformists to pity Souls And left behind him at his death several Theological MSS written and composed by him but all or most are imperfect except this Theologiae Philosophicae sive Philosophiae Theologicae specimen In quo aeterni dei providentia solius naturâ— lumine comprobatur c. Written an 1661 and licensed for the Press but being
seemed much to be satisfied with those things that he had delivered After his Majesties return he was actually created Doctor of Divinity as a member formerly of Hart Hall was made Vicar of S. Martins Ch. in the Fields within the liberty of Westminster Archdeacon of Lewis and Dean of Rochester in which last Dignity he was installed upon the promotion of Dr. Ben. Laney to the See of Peterborough on the 10. of Dec. 1660 being about that time Rector of Henley in Oxfordshire and a frequent preacher before his Majesty He hath published Several Sermons preached upon solemn occasions as 1 Justice triumphing or the spoilers spoiled at Pauls for the miraculous discovery of the Powder Plot on the 5. of Nov. 1646 on Psal 9.16 Lond. 1656 sec edit qu. 2 Faiths victory over nature or the unparallel'd president of an unnaturally religious father at the funeral of Joh. Rushout son and heir of Joh. Rushout Merch. and Citizen of Lond on Heb. 11.17 Lond. 1648. qu. 3 The arraignment of licentious liberty and oppressing tyranny Fast serm before the House of Peers in the Abbey Church of Westm 24. Feb. 1646 on Hosea 5.10.11.12 Lond. 1647. qu. 4 The safest convoy or the strongest helper before Sir Thom. Bendish Bt. his Maj. Embassador now resident with the Grand Signior at Constantinople on Isa 43 former part of the 2. vers Lond. 1653. qu. 5 Love and fear the inseparable twins of a blest matrimony charactarized in a serm at the nuptials between Mr. Will. Christmas and Mrs. Elizab. Adams Daughter of Tho. Adams sometimes Ald. and L. Mayor of Lond. on Ephes 5.31 Lond. 1653. qu. 6 Divinity in mortality or the Gospels excellency and the preachers frailty at the funerals of Mr. Rich. Goddard late Minister of the Parish of S. Gregories near Pauls who died 12. May 1653 and and was buried 16. of the same month on 2. Cor. 4. former part of the 7. verse Lond. 1653. qu. 7 A divine prospective representing the just mans peaceful end at Catherine Creechurch 14. Aug. 1649 at the interment of the remains of Sir Joh. Gayer Kt deceased 20. July 1649 on Psal 37. ver 37. Lond. 1654 qu. 8 Mercy in her beauty or the heighth of a deliverance from the depth of danger on Phil. 2. former part of the 27 vers Lond. 1653. qu. It was preached upon his late unexpected recovery of a desperate sickness 9 Thankfulness in grain or a good life the best return on the same occasions on Psal 116.9 Lond. 1654. qu. 10 Deaths alarum or securities warning-piece at the funeral of Mrs. Mary Smith Daughter of Mr. Isaac Colf formerly Minister of Gods word at Chadwell in Essex and late Wife of Mr. Rich. Smith of Lond. Draper who died 9. Nov. 1653 on Matth. 24.44 Lond. 1654. qu. 11 The epitaph of a godly man or the happiness by death of holiness in life at the funeral of Mr. Adam Pemberton of the parish of St. Forsters Vedastus Foster-lane who died 8. Apr. 1655 on Phil. 1.21 Lond. 1655. qu. 12 Safety in the midst of danger in the Ch. of Allhall Barkin 4. Jan. 1655 upon the anniversary commemoration of that dismal fire which hapned in the said parish 4. Jan. 1649 on Exod. 3. ver 2. latter part Lond. 1656. qu. 13 The pious Votary and prudent Traveller characterized in a fun sermon occasion'd by the voyage of Nath. Wych Esq President to the East Indies on Gen. 28.20.21 Lond. 1658. qu. Preached at S. Dion Backchurch 14. Mar. 1657. 14 Mourning lamentation and woe Pr. after the great fire in London Lond. 1666. qu. This I have not yet seen nor certain funeral sermons as 1 On Rob. E. of Warw. 2 On Mr. Tho. Bowyer 3 On Mrs. Anne Dudson 4 On Sir Th. Adams 5 On Mrs. A. Colquit c. He hath also written and published The first general epistle of S Joh. the Apostle unfolded and applied In two parts The first printed at Lond. 1656. in qu. was delivered in 22 Lectures on the first chapt and two verses of the second in S. Dionyse Backchurch The second part printed at Lond. in 1659. in qu. was delivered in 37 Lectures on the second chapt from the third to the last verse in the said Church At length this active and forward man who had little or no character among the true Loyalists especially that part of the Clergy who had suffered in the times of usurpation giving way to fate in his house at Croydon in Surrey on the first day of June in sixteen hundred and seventy was buried on the 9 day of the same month in the Chancel of S. Martins Church in the Fields before mention'd Soon after his Widow erected a mon. on the north wall of the said Chancel to his memory with an inscription thereon which being printed in Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 375. Col. 2. shall be now omitted His funeral Sermon on 2. Cor. 5.1 preached by Dr. Sim. Patrick is extant wherein you may see his character at large In the Vicaridge of S. Martin succeeded Dr. Tho. Lamplugh and in the Deanery of Rochester Dr. Peter Mew the former was afterwards B. of Exon. and Archb. of York and the other B. of B. and Wells and Winchester WILLIAM NEILE the eldest Son of Sir Paul Neile Knight one of the Ushers of the Privy Chamber to King Ch. 2 eldest Son of Dr. Rich. Neile Archb. of York was born in the Archb. Pallace at Bishops Thorp in Yorkshire 7. Dec. 1637 became a Gent. Com. of Wadham Coll. for the sake of Dr. Wilkins the Warden thereof an 1652 where by the instruction of him and Dr. Ward he improved his nat genius very much in the Mathematicks In July or Aug. 1657 he divulged his invention of the equating of a streight line to a crooked or parabole The demonstration of which is at large set down in a book entit De Cycloide Corporibus inde genitis c. Ox. 1659. qu. p. 91.92 Written by John Wallis D. D. one of the Savilian Professors of the University of Oxon. to which place I refer the reader where he may see also what benefit hath been made of it by Dr. Christop Wrenn and Will Viscount Brounker Mr. Neile hath written De motu lib. 1. Of Morality in one book Whether these two are printed I cannot tell He died in his Fathers house at White Waltham in Berks. 24. of Aug. in sixteen hundred and seventy and was buried in the Church there to the great grief of his Father and resentment of all Virtuosi and good men that were acquainted with his admirable parts See more of him and his invention in the Philosophical Transactions an 1673. nu 98. p. 6146. One Sir Will. Neale Knight who had been Scout-master General to K. Ch. 1 and a stout proper man and a good Soldier against his enemies in the grand rebellion died in Greys-inn-lane in Holbourne on the 24 of March the last day of the year 1690 aged 81
and their better understanding they interrupted him and told him in plain terms they could not suffer his attendance any longer about the King With which proceedings and dismiss without acquainting him with the occasion 't was ill resented by the King who had Harrington in good esteem looking upon him as a Gentleman qualified with special parts and having found him trusty his service was the more acceptable yet blamed him nevertheless for not being more wary amongst men that were at such a time full of jealousies and very little obliging to his Majesty Being thus dismist and Herbert only left to attend the K. in his chamber I think he was never admitted again when the King was afterwards conveyed to Windsore and so to St. James's However he was with him on the Scaffold when he suffered death where or else a little before he received a pledge of his Majesties affection From that time always even when Oliver raigned he would speak of the said King with the greatest zeal and passion imaginable and would often say to his Companions that his death gave him so great grief that he contracted a disease by it and that never any thing went more near to him than the death of that most wise and pious Prince Before I go any farther with Harrington I will here make a little digression concerning the condition then of his Majesty Herbert was only then left to wait upon the K. in his Bed-chamber for the other two were before dismist who tho sickly and in an aguish condition yet he held out by his careful observing his Majesty's instructions without which as the times then were it had been impossible for him to have kept his station To this deplorable condition his Maj. being thus reduced he could not choose but have some melancholy apprehensions as indeed he had for accordingly about midnight there was an unusual noise in the said Hurst Castle that awakened him out of his sleep and was in some marvel to hear the Draw-bridg let down at that unseasonable hour and some Horsemen enter who being alighted the rest of the night was in a deep silence The King being desirous to know the matter he rung his silver bell long before break of day which with both his watches he usually laid upon a stool near the wax Lamp that was set near them in a large silver bason upon which call Herbert opened the Bed chamber door to know his Maj. pleasure The K. told him he would rise and as he was making ready he ask'd him if he heard the noise that was made about midnight Herbert answer'd he did as also the falling of the Draw-bridg but he being shut up in the back-stair room next to the Bed chamber and the door by the Governours order being bolted without he neither could nor would without his Maj. order adventure out at such a time of night The K. then bid him go and learn what the matter was which he did accordingly and knocking at the back-stair door the Soldiers unbolted it without so that entring into the next room he happily found Capt. Joh. Reynolds there alone by a fire and after some discourse he enquired of him who they were that came so very late into the Castle last night and their errand The Captain in a joking way bad him be wary in carrying news to the K. for he was among supercilious superintendants and his Comrade was served for an example Herbert thanked him for his friendly caution and at length got out of him who the Commander was that came so late into the Castle but would not discover what his business was Whereupon he returned to his Majesty and told him it was Major Tho. Harrison that came so late into the Castle Are you sure it was Major Harrison said the King May it please your Majesty said Herbert Captain Reynolds told me so the K. then making a little pause said then I believe it but did you see Major Harrison No Sir said Herb. Then the K. said Would not Capt. Reynolds tell you what the Major's business is Herbert then replied that he did what he could to be informed but all that he could then learn from the Captain was that the occasion of Harrisons coming would be known suddenly The King said no more but bad him attend in the next room and forthwith his Maj. went to his prayers In less than an hour the K. opened the Bed-chamber door and beckoned to Herbert to come in and make him ready Herbert was in some consternation to see his Maj. so much discomposed and wept which the K. observing asked him the meaning of it Herbert replied because I perceive your Maj. so much concerned at the news I brought said the K. thereupon I am not afraid but do you not know that this is the man Harrison who intendeth to assasianate me as by letter I was informed during the late Treaty To my knowledge I never saw the Major tho I have often heard of him nor ever did him injury The Commissioners indeed hearing of it represented it from Newport to the House of Lords what satisfaction he gave them I cannot tell this I can that I trust in God who is my helper I would not be surprised but this is a place fit for such a purpose Herbert I trust to your care go again and make farther enquiry into this business Immediately after Herbert went out and finding an opportunity to speak in private with Capt. Reynolds who being a Gent. well educated and at all essays ready to express civility towards the King with whom he most times walked upon a long narrow passage of stony ground joyning to the Castle and was always courteous to his servants he told him that the Major's business was to remove the King thenee to Windsore Castle within three days at farthest Herbert believing the King would be well pleased with the exchange by leaving the worst to enjoy the best Castle in England returned to his Majesty with a mirthful countenance little imagining God knows the sad consequence but as soon as the King heard Windsore named he seemed to rejoyce at it The Major tarried two nights at Hurst Castle and when it was dark having given orders for the Kings removal he departed to the place from whence he came and what passed between the King and him in his Majesties going from Hurst Castle to Windsore you shall have an account hereafter Now let 's return to our Author Harrington who when he thought that after the death of his Master Monarchy would never be restor'd he followed his own genie which chiefly laid towards the Politicks and Democratical Government He made several Essays in Poetry as in writing of Love verses and translating of Virgils Eclogues but his muse was rough and Harry Nevill an ingenious and well-bred Gentleman and a good but conceited Poet being his familiar and confident friend disswaded him from tampring with Poetry and to apply himself to the improvement of
by the small pox to the great reluctancy of all those who were acquainted with his pregnant parts After his death Dr. Edw. Bernard Savilian professor of Astronomy published a book which Mr. Guise turn'd into Lat. and illustrated with a Commentary entit Misnae pars ordinis primi Zeraim tituli septem Ox. 1690. qu. Before which is put the translation into Latine by Dr. Edw. Pocock of Mosis Maimonides praefatio in Misnam Mr. Guise died in his House in S. Michaels Parish in Oxford on the third of Sept. in sixteen hundred eighty and three and was buried in that Chancel called the College Chancel in St. Michaels Church within the said City Soon after was set up a monument over his grave at the charge of his Widow named Frances Daughter of George Southcote of Devonshire Esq with an inscription thereon beginning thus MS. Gulielmi Guise Equestri apud Glocestrenses familia orti è Coll. Oriel in Coll. Omn. Anim. asciti Linguar praecipue Orientalium peritissimi Critici Rhetoris Mathemat Theologi in omnibus adeò eximii ut raro quisquam in singulis in juventute ut raro quisquam in senio quem ne perfectionis humanae apices transiret c. HENRY BOLD fourth Son of Will. Bold of Newstead in the Parish of Buriton in Hampshire sometimes Capt. of a Foot company descended from the antient and gentile family of the Bolds of Bold-hall in Lancashire was born in Hampshire elected Probationer-fellow of New Coll. from Winchester School 1645 or thereabouts ejected thence by the Parliamentarian Visitors in 1648 and afterwards going to the great City became a member of the Examiners office in Chancery and excellent at translating the most difficult and crabbed english into latine verse He hath written Poems Lyrique Macaronique Heroique c. Lond. 1664. oct Ded. to Col. Hen. Wallop of Farley-Wallop in the County of Southampton and to The ingenious he saith thus If thou wilt read so if not so it is so so and so farewell Thine upon liking H. B. Among these Poems is Scarronides or Virgil Travestie c. He hath also written Latine Songs with their English and Poems Lond. 1685. oct Collected and perfected by Capt. Will. Bold his Brother This Hen. Bold died in Chancery-lane near Lincolns inn on the 23. of Oct. being the first day of the Term in sixteen hundred eighty and three aged 56 or thereabouts and was buried in the Church at Twyford West Twyford near Acton in the County of Middlesex I shall make mention of another H. Bold in the Fasti an 1657. WILLIAM SCROGGS son of Will. Scroggs was born in a Market Town in Oxfordshire called Dedington became a Communer of Oriel Coll. in the beginning of the year 1639 aged 16 years but soon after was translated to that called Pembroke where being put under the tuition of a noted Tutor became Master of a good Latine stile and a considerable Disputant Soon after tho the Civil War broke forth and the University emptied thereupon of the greatest part of its Scholars yet he continued there bore arms for his Majesty and had so much time allowed him that he proceed Master of Arts in 1643. About that time he being designed for a Divine his Father procured for him the reversion of a good Parsonage but so it was that he being engaged in that honorable tho unfortunate expedition of Kent Essex and Colchester an 1648 wherein as I have been credibly informed he was a Captain of a Foot Company he was thereby disingaged from enjoying it So that entring himself into Greys inn studied the municipal Law went through the usual Degrees belonging to it was made Serjeant at Law 25. June 1669 and Knighted and the same year on the 2 of Nov. he was sworn his Majesties Serjeant In 1678 May 31. he was made L. Chief Justice of the Kings Bench upon the resignation of Sir Richard Rainsford but not long after his advancement the Popish conspiracy was discovered So that his place obliging him to have the chiefest hand in bringing some of the principal conspirators concern'd therein to publick justice he in several trials of them behaved himself with so undaunted a courage and greatness of spirit giving such ample testimony of his true zeal for the Protestant cause that he gained thereby for a while an universal applause throughout the whole Nation being generally esteemed as a main Patriot and support of his Country whose all seem'd then especially to the fanatical party to lay at stake and to be threatned with apparently impendent ruin But at length the implacable and giddy headed rabble being possess'd with an opinion that he had not dealt uprightly in the trials of some of the conspirators he mitigating his zeal when he saw the Popish Plot to be made a shooing-horn to draw on others which caused articles of impeachment to be drawn up against him read in the H. of Commons and ingrossed and on the 17 of Jan. 1680 sent up to the H. of Lords he was removed from his high office about the eleventh of April 1681 meerly to stop their mouthes and so obtain quietness Whereupon Sir Francis Pemberton Kt. was sworn to the said office on the next day as it seems and the day following that he paid his duty to his Majesty Soon after Sir William retired to his Estate at Weald hall near Burntwood in Essex where he enjoyed himself for a time in a sedate repose He was a person of very excellent and nimble parts a good Orator and a fluent Speaker but his utterance being accompanied with some stops and hesitancy his Speeches effected more in the reading than they did when heard with the disadvantage of his delivery Under his name were printed Several Speeches as 1 Speech before the L. Chancellor when he was made L. Ch. Justice of the Kings Bench Printed in half a sh in fol. 2 Sp. in the Kings Bench in Westm hall on the first day of Mich. term 1679. Lond. 1679 in 3 sheets in fol. Answer'd by an idle fellow and remarks made on it in one sh in fol. entit A New years gift for Justice Scroggs c. He hath other Speeches extant as I shall tell you by and by Notes on the writing found in the pocket of Laur. Hill when he and R. Green were executed 21. Feb. 1678. Pr. in one sh in fol. Answer to the Articles against him given in by Titus Oates and Will Bedlow in Jan. 1679. Lond. 1680 in two sh and an half in fol. He hath also several discourses arguings and speeches printed in divers Tryals and Condemnations while he was Lord Chief Justice as in 1 The Tryal of William Staley Goldsmith for speaking treasonable words against his Majesty c. 21. Novemb. 1678. Lond. 1678. fol. 2 Tryal of Edw. Coleman Gent. for conspiring the death of the King subversion of the government c. 28. Nov. 1678. Lond. 1678. fol. This Coleman was as I have heard a Ministers Son had been
found guilty at the Old Bayly and lastly that our Author Bampfield dying in the said Prison of Newgate on Saturday the sixteenth day of Febr. in sixteen hundred eighty and three his body was two or three days after followed with a very great company of factious and schismatical people to his grave in the new burying place bought by the Anabaptists in Glass-house Yard joyning to Aldersgate street in London THOMAS GAWEN son of a Minister of the City of Bristow of both his names was born in a market Town in Glocestershire called Marifield educated in Wykehams School near VVinchester made perpetual Fellow of New Coll an 1632 aged 22 years took the degrees in Arts holy Orders travelled was at Rome and accidently sometimes fell into the company of John Milton the Antimonarchist After his return he became Chaplain to Dr. Curl Bishop of VVinchester who gave him a Prebendship in that Church and the Rectory as I conceive of Exton in Hampshire he being then much valued for his Learning Greek and Latin Poetry About the latter end of 1642 he having the year before left his Fellowship he was appointed by the said Bishop to be Tutor to his son then a Commoner of Magd. Coll where being esteemed a person of admirable breeding his company was much desired and courted by reason of his travels and discourse which savoured at that time nothing of Popery but rather an aversion from it of which great notice was taken among those with whom he commun'd Afterwards upon the delivery up of his charge and a foresight of the ruine of the Ch. of England he travelled again to Rome with the heir of the Dorcestrian Pier ponts spent some time there and in other parts of Italy and returning thro France met with an intimate friend of his then lately of Magd. Coll. at Paris with whom having several conferences that person found his discourse changed and some tincture therein of the Romish dye Whereupon he acquainting Dr. Steph. Goffe of the person he desired his company but could not by any means perswade him to come within the verge of the Court of the Queen Mother of England then there and the reason of it was as they conceived because he would keep his opinion undiscovered to the end that he might afterwards gain some profit from the Ch. of England After his Majesties return he was restored to what he had lost became Rector of Bishops-stoke in Hampshire and of Fawley but the last he never enjoyed because not inducted thereunto About that time he being discovered to be what he was a Rom. Catholick he willingly left all he had and to prevent danger that might ensue from his clerical brethren he procured himself by the endeavours of Dr. Goffe and L. Abbat Mountague to be sworn a Servant to Henrietta Maria the Qu. Mother before mentioned Afterwards he went a third time to Rome married an Italian woman well born and had a child by her but because he had nothing with left her and the child and returned to his native Country his wealth being kept for the children of his brother who was then P. of the P. P. at London About that time he took up his quarters in the City of VVestminster lived a retired life a perpetual Student in religionary Controversies and wrot many things of which some are extant as A brief explanation of the several mysteries of the holy Mass and of the actions of the Priest celebrating very necessary for all Roman Catholicks for the better understanding thereof Lond. 1686. oct Certain Reflections upon the Apostles Creed touching the Sacrament Divers Meditations and Prayers both before and after the Communion These two last go and are bound with the Brief Explanation c. Other things also which he left behind him that are not as yet I suppose extant are 1 A treatise of mental prayer 2 How to gain a Jubilee or Indulgence 3 Of the name of God Jehovah 4 Meditations belonging to spiritual exercise 5 Treatise touching the reading of Saints lives c. And among the Translations into Latine which he made was Joh. Cleavelands Poem called The Rebel Scot and among those from Spanish into English The life of S. Vincent of Caraffa the General of the society of Jesus He died in his house situated in the Pall-Mall within the Liberty of the City of VVestminster on the 8 day of March in sixteen hundred eighty and three and was buried in the Church of S. Martin in the Fields within the said City leaving then behind him the character among men especially those of his perswasion of a learned and religious person THOMAS GORE was born of an antient and gentile family living at Aldrington alias Alderton in VVilts an 1631 at which place his Ancestors who originally came from Whitlegh near Melkesham in the said County have lived about 300 years In the time of the Rebellion he was educated in Grammar learning at Tetbury in Glocestershire under Mr. Tho. Tully where being rip'ned for the University became a Commoner of Magd. Coll. in the month of May 1647 under the tuition first of Joh. King Fellow of that House and afterwards with leave from the President under the said Mr. Tully Fellow of Qu. Coll. After he had continued in Magd. Coll. more than three years and had perform'd his exercise for the degree of Bach. of Arts he retir'd to Lincolns Inn whence after he had spent some time in the municipal Laws he receeded to his Patrimony at Alderton where prosecuting his natural Genius which he had to Heraldry and Antiquities wrot and published these things following A Table shewing how to blazon a coat of Arms ten several ways Printed 1655 on one side of a single sheet and taken verbatim as it seems from Joh. Fern's book called The blazon of Nobility c. Nomenclator Geographicus Latino Anglicus Anglico-Latinus alphabeticè digestus complectens plerorumque omnium M. Britanniae Hiberniae regionum Comitatum Episcopatuum Oppidorum Fluviorum c. nomina appellationes c. Oxon. 1667. oct To which the Author did afterwards add many other things with an intention to come out with another edition Series alphabetica Latino-Anglica nomina gentilitiorum sive cognominum plurimarum familiarum quae multos per annos in Angliâ floruere è libris quà manuscriptis quà typis excusis aliisque antiquioris aevi monumentis latinis collecta Oxon. 1667. oct This book was afterwards crept into a thick quarto by the additions of the etymologies of the words and many little annotations concerning the Arms of the said Families but before the Author could put it into the press he was snatch'd away by death Catalogus in certa capita seu classes alphabetico ordine concinnatus plerorúmque omnium authorum tam antiquorum quà m recentiorum qui de re heraldica Latinè Gallicè Ital. Hispan Germ. Anglicè scripserunt Oxon. 1668. in 4 sh and an half To which the Author making many
the Coll. of Edinburgh where he commenced Master of Arts afterwards he retired to Oxon to compleat his Learning especially his Divinity by the advice instruction and lectures of Dr. Prideaux an 1637. 38. c. Soon after he upon recommendations became one of the Chaplains to James Marquess of Hamilton at that time his Majesties High Commissioner for Scotland In which station he did acquit himself so well to the satisfaction of his noble Patron that upon his return to England he procured a Presentation for him from his Majesty to the Church of Birsa in the Stewartry of Orknay where Continuing some years his prudence diligence and faithfulness in the discharge of his Office did procure him much of veneration and respect from all persons especially from his Ordinary who confer'd upon him the dignity of Moderator to the Presbytery In the beginning of the year 1650 when the noble James Marq. of Montross landed in Orknay this Dr. Atkins was nominated by the unanimous Votes of the said Presbytery to draw up a Declaration in their names and his own which with their approbation and consent was published containing very great expressions of Loyalty and constant resolution firmly to adhere to their dutiful Allegiance For this the whole Presbytery being deposed by the general Assembly of the Kirk at that time sitting at Edinburgh the said Doctor was likewise excommunicated as one that conversed with the said Marquess against whom they had emitted the like Brutum Fulmen At that time the Scottish Council past an Act to apprehend him the said Doctor to the end that he might be tried for his life but upon private notice from his Kinsman Sir Archibald Primerose at that time Clerk to the said Council he fled into Holland where he sculked till 1653 and then returning into Scotland he transfer'd his family to Edinburgh where he resided quietly and obscurely till the year 1660. Upon the return then of his Majesty K. Ch. 2 he attended Dr. Tho. Sydserf Bishop of Galloway the only Scottish Bishop who had the good fortune to survive the calamities of the Usurper's Government to London where the Bishop of Winchester presented him to the Rectory of Winfrith in Dorsetshire and continuing there till the year 1677 he was elected and consecrated Bish of Murray in Scotland to the great rejoycing of the Episcopal Party In 1680 he was translated to the See of Galloway with dispensation to reside at Edinburgh because it was thought unreasonable to oblige a reverend Prelate of his years to live among such a rebellious and turbulent People as those of that Diocess were the effects of whose fiery zeal hath too frequently appeared in affronting beating robbing wounding and sometimes murthering the Curates He had the oversight of the said Diocess for 7 years which he so carefully governed partly by his pastoral Letters to the Synod Presbyteries and Ministers and partly by his great pains in undertaking a very great journey for a man of his age and infirmities to visit his Diocess that had he resided on the place better order and discipline could scarce be expected He died at Edinburgh of an Apoplexy on the 28 of Octob. in sixteen hundred eighty and seven aged 74 years Whereupon his body was decently inter'd in the Church of the Grey Friers there at which time John then Bish of Dunkeld since deceased preached his funeral Sermon His death was sadly regretted by all good and pious men who knew him to be a man of great reputation for his sincere piety constant Loyalty singular learning and true zeal for the Protestant Religion according to the Constitutions of the Church of England of which he lived and died a worthy Member Upon his Coffin was fastned this Epitaph Maximus Atkinsi pietate maximus annis Ante diem invitâ religione cadis Ni caderes nostris inferret forsitan oris Haud impune suos Roma superba Deos. He was very zealous and vigorous in opposing the taking off the Penal Laws in Scotland at which time notwithstanding he was so infirm by age and sickness that he could not walk yet he was daily conveyed to the Parliament where he declared publickly his aversion to the abolishing the said Penal Laws and to use his interest with the Nobility and Gentry of the Parl. in perswading them to a firm and constant adherence to the Protestant Religion and to oppose all the designs that might be prejudicial to the same SAMUEL PARKER sometimes of Wadh afterwards of Trin. Coll and Archd. of Canterbury became B. of Oxford on the death of Dr. Fell an 1686 and dying in the latter end of sixteen hundred eighty and seven under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 616 was succeeded in the same See by Timothy Hall as I shall tell by and by SETH WARD sometimes of Sidney Coll. in Cambridge and afterwards of that of Wadh. in Oxon c. was first made B. of Exeter and afterwards of Salisbury who dying in the beginning of Jan. in sixteen hundred eighty and eight was succeeded in that See by Gilb. Burnet D. D. sometimes Preacher of the Rolls in Chancery lane in London consecrated thereunto according to the form prescribed in the book of Common Prayer in the Chappel belonging to the B. of London's house at Fulham by the B. of London Winchester Lincoln Landaff S. Asaph and Carlile on Easter-day 31 of March 1689. The said Dr. Ward did about his Majesties restauration 1660 endeavour to make his Loyalty known by being imprison'd at Cambr by his ejection his writing against the Covenant and I know not what but not a word of his cowardly wavering for lucre and honour sake of his putting in and out and occupying other mens places for several years c. See among the Writers p. 627. HUMPHREY LLOYD the third son of Rich. Lloyd D. D. and Vicar of Ruabon in Denbighshire by Jane his wife the daughter of Rudderch Hughes Clerk of the family of Maesâ—y Pandy was born at Bodâ—y Fudden in the Parish of Trawsfynydd in the County of Merioneth in Jul. or Aug. an 1610 became a Com. of Oriel Coll. for a time afterwards of Jesus where he was Scholar and thence again to Oriel Coll of which he became Fellow in 1631 and a great Tutor for many years When the K. and Court were setled in Oxon he became known to Dr. Joh. Williams Archb. of York then there who made him his Chapl. and gave him the Prebendship of Ampleford in the Church of York which he kept to his death After the decease of his father which was in the time of the Troubles he succeeded him in the Vicaridge of Ruabon but was soon deprived of it and his Prebendship by the Usurpers till restored again to both by the happy Revolution in 1660. On the 13 of Aug. 1661 he was made Canon of S Asaph and in the month following he was actually created D. of D. On the 14 of Dec. 1663
Prideaux said after his joking way that all the Election besides him was not worth a Button Afterwards he became a noted Tutor in the House and several of his Pupils became some of them famous and some infamous When the Rebellion began he left Oxon being puritannically affected and especially because he would not bear Arms for his Majesty while Oxford was a Garrison or be any way contributary thereunto When the War was ceased he returned took Pupils again became one of the Proctors tho out of course in 1648 as I have before told you and while he bore that office he was upon the refusal of Dr. E. Corbet made Canon of Ch. Ch. and Orator of the University in the place of the learned and religious Dr. H. Hammond After his Majesties restauration he was discharg'd of his Canonry and Oratorship and when he was in removing his goods from his lodgings in the Cloister at Ch. Ch to make room for Mr. Joh. Fell he would usually say when he heard the two little bells ring to canonical Prayers There now go the Mass-bells and let those that are affected that way go to the Church for be sure I shall not or words to that effect Afterwards retiring with his family to London he setled at Islington near to that City where he preached in Conventicles and taught youths to the time of his death which hapning in the latter end of Octob. 1680 was buried in the Church there with his son who died at or near the same time of a Consumption An. Dom. 1650. An. 2 Car. 2. Chanc. The place of Chancellour being void by the death of Philip E. of Pembroke the Visitors assumed the power thereof into their hands till the first of January this year On which day a Convocation being assembled the then members of the University did unanimously choose leave being first granted by the Committee to make choice of a fit person Oliver Cromwell Generalissimo of the Parliament Forces now on foot in England Which office after he had been acquainted what the Convocation had done by certain Doctors and Masters sent to him then at Edinburgh in Scotland he kindly accepted and forthwith promised to be a friend to the University by his canting Letter sent thereunto dated at that place on the 4 of Feb. following part of which runs thus But if these prevail not meaning some Exceptions for the refusal of the Office and that I must continue this honour until I can personally serve you you shall not want my prayers that that seed and stock of Piety and Learning so marvelously springing up among you may be useful to that great and glorious Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ of the approach of which so plentiful an effusion of the spirit upon those hopeful plants is one of the best presages And in all other things I shall by the divine assistance improve my poor abilities and interests in manifesting my self to the University and your selves c. Which Letter being read in Convocation the members thereof made the House resound with their cheerful Acclamations Vicechanc. Daniel Greenwod D. D. Principal of Brasn Coll. 12. Oct having been on the 12 of Sept. going before nominated and designed to that Office by the Committee for the reformation of the University the Chancellourship being then void Proct. Thankful Owen of Linc. Coll. Apr. 24. Philip Stephens of New Coll. Apr. 24. These Proctors were elected contrary to the Carolyne Cicle which appointed Trin. and Wadh. Colleges to elect this year So that the Cicle being interrupted for those Colleges did not choose till the year following it continued so till 1662 as I shall tell you when I come to that year Bach. of Arts. May 23. Hamlet Puleston of Jes Coll. Nov. 17. Will. Masters of Mert. Coll. Dec. 16. Rob. Lovel of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards an excellent Botanist wrot Enchiridion Botanicum c. and other things and therefore he is hereafter to be numbred among the Writers being as I conceive now living Feb. 7. Thom. Ashton of Brasn Coll. Feb. 7. Joh. Smith of Brasn Coll. Of the first of these two you may see more among the Masters 1653. 18. Will. Cole of Mert. Coll. Mar. 11. Joh. Hall of Pemb. Coll. The last of these two was afterwards Bishop of Bristow 18. Christopher Wren of Wadh. Coll. He was afterwards Fellow of All 's Coll. and an eminent Mathematician Adm. 96. This year Thom. Clifford of Exeter Coll. did supplicate for the degree of Bach. of Arts but whether he was admitted it appears not This person who was son of Hugh Clifford of Vgbrook in the Parish of Chudleigh in Devonsh Col. of a Regiment of Foot in the first Expedition against the Scots by Mary his wife dau of George Chudleigh of Ashton in the said County Baronet was born there at Vgbrook on the first of Aug. 1630 became Commoner of Ex. Coll. 25 May 1647 and afterwards went to one of the Inns of Court or to travel or both being then accounted by his Contemporaries a young man of a very unsetled head or of a roving shatter'd brain In the beginning of Apr. 1660 he was elected one of the Burgesses for Totness in his own Country to serve in that Parl. which began at Westm on the 25 of the same month and after his Majesties restauration he was chose Burgess again for the same place to serve in that Parl. which began 8 May 1661 Wherein shewing himself a frequent and forward Speaker especially in behalf of the Kings Prerogative he was taken notice of by the great men at Court and thereupon taken into favour and had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him Afterwards he attended James D. of York at sea an 1665 in the battel fought against the Dutch in the beginning of June continued at sea also the same year when the Fleet was commanded by Edward E. of Sandwich and was in person at the Expedition at Bergen in Norway Which attempt upon the Dutch in that Port was made on the 2 of Aug. the same year He was also in that year sent Envoy to the two northern Kings of Sweden and Denmark with full power to conclude new Treaties and Alliances with them In 1666 he attended his Highness Pr. Rupert and the Duke of Albemarle at sea against the Dutch and was in that fight which continued on the 1.2.3 and 4. days of June being with the same Generals also upon the 25 of July following in another great fight with the Dutch On the 8 Nov. following his Maj. gave him the White staff of Comptroller of his Houshold in the place of Sir Hugh Pollard Kt. and Bt who died the day before and on the 5 of Decemb. following that he was sworn one of his Maj. Privy Council for his singular zeal wherein he had on all occasions merited in his Maj. service and more eminently in the honorable dangers in the then late War against the Dutch and French where he had been all along
D. of D. and Bish of Cloyne in Irel. 1679 on the death of Dr. Edw. Singe who being Bish of Cloyne Cork and Ross the two last Sees were then the same year confer'd on Dr. Edw. Wâ—tenhall sometimes of Linc. Coll. Aug. 4. Nich. Stanley Doct. of Phys of Leyden 7. Nich. Davies Doct. of Phys of Leyden The first of these two who was son of Dr. Edw. Stanley mention'd among the Writers p. 195 was Fellow of New Coll and afterwards honorary Fellow of the Coll. of Phys at London Edmund Borlase Doct. of Phys of Leyden was incorporated the same day Aug. 7. This person who was son of Sir Joh. Borlaso Kt Master of the Ordnance and one of the Lords Justices of Irel. 1643 Sir Hen. Tichborne being the other was educated in the Coll. near Dubl and going afterwards to Leyden had the said degr of Doct. of Phys confer'd on him there 1650. Afterwards he setled in the City of Chester where he practised his faculty with good success to his dying day Among the several books which he hath written and published I find these 1 Latham Spaw in Lancashire with some remarkable Cases and Cures effected by it Lond. 1670. oct dedicated to Charles Earl of Derby 2 The reduction of Ireland to the Crown of England With the Governours since the Conquest by K. Hen. 2 an 1172 with some passages in their Government A brief account of the Rebellion an Dom. 1641. Also the original of the Vniv of Dublin and the Coll. of Physitians Lond. 1675. in a large oct 3 The History of the execrable Irish Rebellion traced from many preceeding Acts to the grand eruption 23 Oct. 1641. And thence pursued to the Act of Settlement 1672. Lond. 1680. fol. Much of this book is taken from another intit The Irish Rebellion or the History of the beginnings and first progress of the general Rebellion raised within the Kingdom of Ireland 23 Oct. 1641 c. Lond. 1646. qu. Written by Sir Joh. Temple Kt Master of the Rolls and one of his Majesties honorable privy Council in Irel. 4 Brief reflections on the Earl of Castlehavens Memoires of his engagement and carriage in the War of Ireland By which the Government at that time and the Justice of the Crown since are vindicated from aspersions cast on both Lond. 1682. oct In the third p. of the Epist to the Reader before the book is a pretty severe reflection made on the design of the eighth Chapt. of Sir Will. Dugdale's book intit A short view of the late Troubles in England as was a little before by another person in A Letter in answer to a friend upon notice of a book entit A short view c. Wherein in the eigth Chapter the occasion of the execrable Irish Rebellion in 1641 is egregiously mistaken This Letter which is dated on the last of Apr. 1681 was printed at Lond. in 1 sh in fol. the same year What other things Dr. Borlase hath written I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died and was buried at Chester after the year 1682. Sept. 20. Joh. Bidgood Doct. of Phys of Padua was â—hen incorporated This person who had been Fellow of Exeter Coll was ejected thence in 1648 by the then Visitors appointed by Parl first for Non-submission and secondly for drinking of healths to the confusion of Reformers This last reason was mention'd in Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon. lib. 1. p. 397. a. under the tenth head next following the matter of Nich. Braine there mention'd which is under the ninth But the author communicating the copy of that book before it went to the Press to a certain Doctor in Oxon of Bidgood's faculty he upon the perusal of that passage did falsly unknowing to the author acquaint by another hand the said Bidgood then living at Exeter of it Whereupon Bidgood a covetous person fearing that such a passage as that might when made public hinder his practice among the godly party at Exeter and near it he made application by letters to the said Doctor of Oxon and to Dr. Fell the publisher of the History to have it taken out Whereupon Dr. Fell wondring that he should scruple at such a passage which made much for his Loyalty the sheet wherein it was was reprinted and the eleventh head in the said p. 397. a was made the tenth in its place This Health tho said by his Contemporaries in Exeter Coll to be a Cup of Devils to Reformers yet the author of the aforesaid History finding it not so in the Visitors Register of their actions but as it is word by word before mention'd therefore did he set it so down without any invention of his own as some did surmise This Dr. Bidgood who was honorary Fellow of the Coll. of Physitians at Lond died very rich at Exeter on the 13 of Jan. 1690 after he had cashier'd and disinherited his nat son call'd Joh. Sommers sometimes M. A. of Trin. Coll. His Estate was computed to be worth between 25 and 30000 l the main bulk of which he left to one Humph. Bidgood his Kinsman and some to pious uses And having been a person of a surley and proud nature and offensive in word and action he did a little before his death desire pardon and forgiveness of all the world especially of several persons with whom he had any animosities Oct. 17. Robert Henchman Doct. of Phys of Padua Oct. 17. Christop Bathurst Doct. of Phys of Padua The first of these two who was son of Onuphrius Henchman had the degree of Doct. confer'd on him at Pad an 1654 the other in 1659 and afterwards practised his fac in Lincolnshire Nov. 19. Franc. Giffard M. A. of Cambr One of both his names and Mast of Arts hath written and published The wicked Petition or Israels sinfulness in asking a King explained in a Serm. at the Assizes held at Northampton first of March 1680. Lond. 1681. qu. Whether the same I cannot tell Sure I am that the Sermon was seasonably delivered the K. being then tired our by factious people with Petitions relating to Parliaments CREATIONS After the restauration of his Majesty K. Ch. 2 it was his and the pleasure of the Marquess of Hertford Chanc. of the Univ. of Ox and of Sir E. Hyde who succeeded him in that Office this year that there should be a Creation in all faculties of such that had suffer'd for his Majesties Cause and had been ejected from the University by the Visitors appointed by Parl. an 1648. 49. c. Mast of Arts. Seventy and one Masters of Arts at least were actually created among whom some that had not been Sufferers thrust themselves into the crowd for their money Others yet few were Gentlemen and were created by the favour of the Chancellours Letters only Among the 70 and odd Masters which were created I shall mention these following Aug. 2. Charles Wren Sons of Matth. B. of Ely Aug. 2. Will. Wren Sons of Matth. B. of Ely