he became in a manner craz'd To conclude I must now let the Reader know that there was no Writer of his time nor ever before except Bale that was given more to calumny and railing in his Writings than he especially against the Bishops true Churchmen of England Episcoparians and Papists while in the mean time his Brethren that deserved justly to be chastised by his pen were omitted As for his railing at the Episcoparians all readers of his books pen'd against Dr. Laud and the Bishops may in a plentiful manner behold and what he says against the Papists let it be truth or not truth may also in them be easily discern'd But for these last the Papists let one of their number who is a grave Writer characterize our Author Prynne for an egregious lye that he hath committed against a red-letter'd-man and against the English Papists when he would have them all massacred in 1666. Yet of late this poysonous humour of calumniating Gods Saints is become the principal character of the new reformed Gospel I will add one example more of a Calumniator at least parallel to these viz. Mr. Will. Prynne a late stigmatized Presbyterian who in his not long since published censure of Archb. Whitgift charges S. Anselme that he induced Sir Walt. Tyrrell to murder K. Will. Rufus Now by the consent of all Historians Tyrrell himself was no murderer for it was by the unhappy casual glancing of an arrow that the King was slain However it hapned yet certain it is that at that time S. Anselme was an exil'd person in France and whereas at the Kings burial many noble men met but few mourn'd for his death yet saith a late Protestant Historian of all mourners Anselme expressed most cordial sorrow at the news That blasphemous tongue therefore must expect that such envenomed darts as these shot against heaven it self will if he repent not one day descend upon his own head and the wounds made by them never be cured But alas what repentance can be expected in such a person who is inveteratus dierum malorum when we see in his decrepit age his rancorous tongue against innocent Catholicks yet more violently set on fire of hell so far as to sollicite a general Massacre of them by publishing himself and tempting others to damn their souls also by publishing through the whole Kingdom that in the last fatal calamity by fire hapning to London 1666 they were the only Incendiaries This he did tho himself at the same time confessed that not the least proof could be produced against them But said he it concerns us that this report should be believed Complaints of this most execrable Attentate were made and several Oaths to confirm this were offer'd but in vain However surely there is a reward for the innocent oppressed And whatsoever Mr. Prynne may think doubtless there is a God who judges the World Let him therefore remember what the spirit of God says Quid detur What must be given to thee and what must be assigned to thee for thy portion O deceitful Tongue Sharp darts cast by an almighty arm with devouring coals of Juniper c. The books and pamphlets that this unwearied Writer hath published are these The perpetuity of a regenerate mans estate against the Saints total and final Apostacy Lond. 1627. qu. Healths sickness Or a compendious and brief discourse proving the drinking and pledging of healths to be sinful and utterly unlawful unto Christians c. Lond. 1628. qu. The un-loveliness of Love-locks and long womanish hair Ibid. 1628. qu. Brief survey and censure of Mr. Cozens his couzening devotions Ibid. 1628. qu. This was written against the Private devotions that were published by John Cosin afterwards Bishop of Durham as containing Arminianisme in them as Prynne says who adds that it was one of the reasons why Laud Archb. of Cant. did malign him and caused his Histrio-mastix to be called into question Anti-Arminianisme or the Church of Englands old antithesis to new Arminianisme c. Lond. 1630. It was twice pr. that year in qu. Appendix concerning bowing at the name of Jesus See more in Giles Widdowes under the year 1645 who by the strangeness of his parts was fitted as 't were on purpose to duell with Prynne as Don Quixot with the Wind-mill which no man else was Knight errant enough to encounter about the said matter God no impostor or deluder or an answer to a Popish and Arminian cavil in defence of free will and universal Grace wherein Gods tender of Grace c. Lond. 1629. 30. qu. Lame Giles his haultings together with an appendix concerning the popish original and progress of bowing at the name of Jesus Ibid. 1631. qu. Written against Giles Widdowes before mention'd Histrio-mastix The playes scourge c. against the intollerable mischief and abuses of common playes and play-houses Ibid. 1633. qu. Books written during his imprisonment in the Tower of Lond. Appendix supplementum Epilogus ad Flagellum Pontificis touching the parity of Bishops and Presbyters jure divino An. 1635. This Flagellum was written by Joh. Bastwick Dr. of Phys of Padua sometimes of Emanuel Coll. in Cambridge afterwards a Practitioner at Colchester in Essex in which County he was born A breviate of the Bishops intollerable usurpations and encroachments upon the Kings prerogative and Subjects liberties with an appendix to it An. 1635. Certain Queries propounded to the bowers at the name of Jesus and the Patrons thereof An. 1636. The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus proving them no diocesan Bishops of Ephesus and Crete and that Presbyters have a divine right to ordain Ministers as well as Bishops with a Postscript Print 1636 reprinted with additions at Lond. 1660. qu. the Bishops then being about to be restored by K. Ch. 2. Lookingâ—glass for all Lordly Prelates An. 1636. Certain Queries propounded to Bishops c. An. 1636. Instructions for Church Wardens concerning visitatation articles fees oathes c. An. 1636. News from Ipswich discovering certain late detestable practices of some domineering Lordly Prelates to undermine the established doctrine and discipline of our Church c. Printed as 't is said at Ipswich but false an 1636 in one sh in qu. Published under the name of Matthew White three times in that year and another time in 1641. He the said Prynne had also a special hand in the writing of a book intit A divine Tragedy lately acted or a collection of sundry memorable examples of Gods judgment upon Sabbath breakers c Printed by stealth an 1636. qu. At the end of which is an Appendix pr. in another character containing the sufferings of Prynne for his Histrio-mastix and the miserable end as 't is there said that befel Will. Noy the chief instrument of his sufferings Catalogue of such testimonies in all ages as plainly evidence Bishops and Presbyters to be both one equal and the same in jurisdiction office c. by divine law and institution c.
which was shortly after as I shall tell you anon So that whereas he was first a Presbyterian and afterwards a true Son of the Church of England he was then esteemed by the generallity especially when his Reasons for abrogating the Test were published very popishly enclined It was about that time said that he seemed very much to favour the Cath. Cause that he proposed in Council whether it was not expedient that at least one College in Oxford should be allowed Catholicks that they might not be forced to be at so much charges by going beyond the Seas to study The same Bishop inviting two Noblemen R. Cath. to a banquet drank the Kings health to an heretical Baron there wishing a happy success to all his affairs and he added that the Faith of the Protestants in England seemed to him but to be little better than that of Buda was before it was taken and that they were for the most part meer Atheists that defended it c. Thus a certain Jesuit of Liege to another at Friburg in a letter dat 2. Feb. 1687. And father Edm. Petre another Jesuit one of the Privy Council to K. Jam. 2. tells us in the same month that the Bishop of Oxon has not yet declared himself openly the great obstacle is his wife whom he cannot rid himself of his design being to continue Bishop and only change Communion as it is not doubted but the King will permit and our holy father confirm tho I do not see how he can be further useful to us in the Religion in which he is because he is suspected and of no esteem among the Hereticks of the English Church nor do I see that the example of his Conversion is like to draw many others after him because he declared himself so suddenly If he had believ'd my counsel which was to temporize for some longer time he would have done better but it is his temper or rather zeal that hurried him on c. But to let pass these and other matters which are related of him by that party the Roman Catholicks I shall proceed to give you an account of his published writings which are these Tentamina Physico-Theologica de Deo sive Theologia Scholastica c. lib. 2. Lond. 1665. qu. This book an account of which is in the Philosoph Transactions numb 18. is answer'd by N. Fairfax M. D. in his book entit Of the bulk and selvedge of the world These Tentamina are much enlarged in a book in a large quarto entit Disputationes de Deo c. as I shall tell you by and by A free and impartial censure of the Platonick Philosophy Lond. 1666. qu. Ox. 1667. oct At which time as his Adversary tells us he was proclaimed under the hand of another mascarade Divine The wonder of his age An account of the nature and extent of the divine dominion and goodness as they refer to the origenian hypothesis concerning the preexistence of soules c. This book which is printed with the Free and impartial censure is briefly reflected on by Anon. in a book entit Deus justificatus or the divine Goodness vindicated c. Ox. 1667. Lond. 1668. oct A discourse of Ecclesiastical Polity wherein the authority of the Civil Magistrate over the Consciences of subjects in matters of external Religion is asserted c. Lond. 1669. 79. oct Of which book hear what Mr. Baxter says I can shew you a Manuscript of one both impartial and truly judicious even the late Judge Hale expressing so great dislike of that Debate The Friendly Debate and Ecclesiastical Policy as tending to the injury of Religion it self that he wisheth the authors would openly profess that they would write for themselves and no more so abusively pretend it is for Religion c. A defence and continuation of the Eccles Politie c. against Dr. Owen Together with a Letter from the author of The Friendly Debate Lond. 1671. oct On the said book Ecclesiast Politie and Reproof to the Rehearsal a certain Scotchman named Rohert Ferguson a Divine of some note hath written reflections in a book entit A sober enquiry into the nature measure and principle of moral virtue c. Lond. 1673 oct A discourse in vindication of Bishop John Bramhall and the Clergy of the Church of England from the Fanatick charge of Popery together with some reflections upon the present state of affairs c. This discourse was published by way of Preface to a Treatise of the said Bishop Lond. 1672. and by it self in oct Lond. 1673. In the said Discourse or book is a great deal of rallery against Dr. Joh. Owen his doctrine and writings but more especially against some passages of his book of Evangelical Love Church peace c. and much said in defence of that sharper way which he took in his former answer to the Doctor and somewhat against Baxter's Grotian religion discovered Whereupon our author Parker being esteemed by the Nonconformists a forward proud ambitious and scornful person was taken to task purposely to clip his wings or take him shorter by their buffooning Champion Andr. Marvell somtimes one of John Miltons companions in a book which he published entit The Rehearsal transpros'd or animadversions upon a late book entit A Preface shewing c. Lond. 1672. oct Which title The Rehearsal c. was taken from a Comedy then lately published by George Duke of Buckingham called The Rehearsal wherein one Mr. Bayes acteth a part Afterwards our author Parker wrot an answer to Marvell who stiles him throughout his book Mr. Bayes entit A reproof to the Rehearsall transpros'd in a discourse to its author Lond. 1673 oct Besides which answer came out five more against Marvell viz. 1. Rosemary and Bayes or Animadversions upon a treatise called The Rehearsall transpros'd c. Lond. 1672 in 3. sh in qu. 2 The Transproser rehears'd or the fifth act of Mr. Bayes Play c. Oxon 1673 oct Written by Rich. Leigh somtimes Commoner of Qu. Coll. 3 Gregory Father-Greybeard with his vizard off or news from the Cabal in some reflections c. in a letter to our old friend R.L. from E.H. Lond. 1673. oct subscribed Edm. Hickeringhill 4 A common place book out of The Rehearsall transpros'd digested under these several heads c. Lond. 1673. oct 5 Stoo him Bayes or some animadversions upon the humour of writing Rehearsals transpros'd Oxon. 1673. oct All or most of which answers which were to the first part of The Rehearsall transpros'd were wrot in a buffooning burlesquing and ridiculing way and stile in which fashion of writing Marvell himself had led the way Besides Marvell's answer to the said Preface of Dr. Parker I find another small piece wrot against it partly entit The authority of the Magistrate about Religion discussed in a rebuke to the prefacer of the late book of Bish Bramhalls c. Lond. 1672. oct by J. H supposed to be Joh. Humphrey
in that of his age 77. His Father also had been educated in C. C. Coll. under the tuition of Will. Cole and his Grandfather Sir John Higford under Joh. Jewell both whom were afterwards zealous puritans as the Son was JAMES CRANFORD Son of Jam. Cranford Master of the Free-school at Coventry was born in that City became either Commoner or Batler of Ball. Coll. in Lent term 1617 aged 15 years or thereabouts took the Degrees in Arts entred into the sacred function became Rector of Brookhall or Brockold in Northamptonshire and at length of S. Christopher Le Stocks near to the Old Exchange in London which if I mistake not he obtained upon the ejection of a Loyalist in the beginning of the grand Rebellion He was a painful Preacher as to the Doctrine he professed being a zealous Presbyterian an exact Linguist well acquainted with the Fathers not unknown to the Schoolmen and familiar with the modern Divines He hath written Confutation of the Anabaptists Lond. in qu. Exposition on the Prophesies of Daniel Lond. 1644. qu. Haereseo-Machia or the mischief which heresies do and the means to prevent them Serm. in Pauls before the Lord Mayor 1 Febr. 1645 on 2. Tim. 2.17 Lond. 1646. qu. What other books he hath published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he concluding his last day on the 27. of Apr. in sixteen hundred fifty and seven was buried in the Church of S. Christopher beforemention'd In the beginning of the Rebellion he was appointed by the Presbyterians a Licenser of the Press in London which gave him occasion to write several Epistles before Books that were to be published one of which was set before a Book intituled The tears of Ireland wherein is represented a list of the unheard off cruelties of blood thirsty Jesuits and the Popish faction Lond. 1642. oct Which Book as I have been informed by one of his perswasion was also collected by him Quaere THOMAS BLAKE a Staffordshire man born was entred into Ch. Church in the year 1616 and in that of his age 19 but whether in the condition of a Student or Servitour I know not took the degrees in Arts Holy Orders and had some petite employment in the Church bestowed on him At length when the Presbyterian began to be dominant he adhered to that Party took the Covenant and soon after shewing himself a zealous Brother while he was Pastor of S. Alkmonds in Shrewsbury where I find him in 1647 he received a Call and was made Minister of Tamworth in Staffordshire and Warwickshire where also being a constant Preacher up of the cause was thought fit by Oliver and his Council to be nominated one of the Assistants to the Commissioners of Staffordshire for the ejecting of such whom they then called ignorant and scandalous Ministers and Schoolmasters His works are these Births priviledg or right of Infants Baptisme Lond. 1644. qu. In which year one Charles Blackwood having published a Book intit The storming of Antichrist in his two strong garrisons of compulsion of conscience and Infants baptisme c. Our Author came out with another book intit Infants Baptisme freed from Antichristianisme against Mr. Blackwood c. Lond. 1645. qu. Afterwards our Author published An answer to Mr. Tombes his Letter in vindication of the birth priviledge or covenant holyness of believers and their issue in the time of the Gospel together with the right of Infants to Baptisme c Lond 1646. See more in Jo. Tombes Vindiciae Foederis A treatise of the Covenant of God with mankind in the several kinds and degrees of it wherein the condition of the Covenant of grace on mans part is asserted c. several corollaries containing many controverted heads of Divinity c. Infant Baptisme maintained in its Latitude c. Lond 1653. qu. The Covenant sealed or a treatise of the Sacrament of both Covenants polemical and practical especially of the Sacrament of the Covenant of grace c. Lond. 1655. qu. Commended to the Reader by the Epistles of Rich. Vines of S. Laurence Jewry in Lond. and Christop Cartwright of York Postscript to the rev and learned Mr. Rich. Baxter in which these following questions are friendly debated c. With an enquiry into the judgment of antiquity about several things in reference to justification This Postscript is added to The Covenant sealed c. Mr. Joh. Humphreys second Vindication of a disciplinary anti-erastian orthodox free admission to the Lords Supper taken into consideration Lond. 1656. qu. This is written by way of Letter Several Sermons as 1 Serm. on Gal. 2.15 Printed 1644. qu. 2 Serm. on Acts 20.36 c. printed 1658. qu. and others which I have not yeâ— seen nor his answer to B. Cox about Free admission to the Sacrament and his meditations called Living truths in dying times Printed 1665. in tw He was buâ—ied in the Church at Tamworth beforementioned on the eleventh day of June in sixteen hundred fifty and seven at which time being many of the Ministers and others of the neighbourhood present Mr. Anth. Burgess of Sutton Colfield stept up into the Pulpit and preached his Funeral Sermon wherein in the conclusion he said many things of the Defunct relating to his learning and godliness The Sermon is scarce and I could never see a copie of it otherwise I might have been more large of our learned Author GILBERT WATS of kin to Rotherham the second Founder of Linc. Coll. became either a Batler or Servitor of that house in the year 1607 took the degrees in Arts and in 1616. Nov. 9. was elected Fellow thereof for the County of York Afterwards he became a very florid Preacher tho seldom appear'd in publick and in 1642 when the K. and his Court were in Oxon he was actually created Doct. of Divinity He was a Person that understood several Languages well was esteem'd an excellent wit and a Master of so smooth a Pen whether in Lat. or English that no man of his time exceeded him He hath translated from Lat. into English the Lord Bacons Book intituled De augmentis scientiarum Lond. 1633. Oxon. 1640. qu. c. In which work he hath come so near that English part which was originally written by the said Lord that it is a hard matter to discover any difference in their stiles as was the general vogue of Scholars living when the translation first came out Since that time but many years after have been some who have wished that a translation had been set forth in which the genie and spirit of the Lord Bacon had more appeared And in a letter written and subscribed by certain Gentlemen to Dr. Will. Rawley his sometimes Chaplain it appears that they were importunate for another version It is our humble sute to you say they and we do earnestly sollicite you to give your self the trouble to correct the too much defective translations of the book De aug Scientiarum which Dr. Wats hath
of the superlative worth of that eminent servant of Christ Rowl Wilson beforementioned a member of the Parl. of England and of the honorable Counsell of state and one of the Aldermen and Sherriffs of the City of London by George Cokayne teacher of the Gospel at S. Pancras in Soper-lane in London This Rowl Wilson was Son of Rowl Wilson a Merchant of London was a Collonel in the Parliament Army was nominated one of the Kings Judges but refused to sit among them and dyed much lamented by the Citizens of London and those that were Lovers of the Parliaments cause in the beginning of March 1649 as having been a Gent. of excellent parts and great piety of a solid sober temper and judgment and very honest and just in all his actions 4 The fountain opened and the water of life flowing forth for the refreshing of thirsty sinners c. in several Sermons on Isay 55.1.2.3 Lond. 1657. qu. 5 The riches of grace displayed in the offer and tender of Salvation to poor Sinners c. in several Sermons on Rev. 3.20 Lond. 1658. in tw second edit 6 Elisha's Lamentation upon the suddain translation of Elijah preached at the funeral of Mr. Will. Strong Preacher of the Gospel at Westminster Abbey on 2. Kings 2.12 Lond. 1654. qu. This Will. Strong had been Fellow of Catherine Hall in Cambridge was afterwards Rector of More Chrichel in Dorsetshire which place he leaving in the time of the Rebellion upon pretence of being disturbâ—d by the Cavaliers he retired to London became Minister of S. Dunstans in the West one of the Assemb of Divines a holder forth before the Parliament and at length preacher of the Gospel at Westminst Abbey as before 't is said in which Church he was buried on the fourth day of July 1654. but removed to St. Margarets Church yard adjoining after the Restauration of K. Ch. 2. as I have elsewhere told you He hath several Theological Treatises and many Sermons extant as also The Parabole of the Prodigal which I have not yet seen Parliamentarie Sermons as 1 Englands Preservation c. preached before the H. of Commons on Jer. 4 3. Lond. 1642. qu. 2 Hamane Vanity on Esther 9.3 Lond. 1643. qu. 3 Thanksgiving Sermon 9. Apr. 1644. on Psal 3.8 Lond. 1644. qu. 4 An Arke against a deluge c. Fast Sermon on Heb. 11.7 Lond. 1645. qu. 'T was preached 22. of Oct. 1644. for the uniting of the Army together 5 Nature and danger of Heresies fast Serm. on Rev. 12.15.16 Lond. 1647. qu. He also preached three more which I conceive were printed Speech in Guildhall in Lond. 6. oct 1643. to obtain money to carry on the warr and for the Scots assistance Lond. in qu. The best and worst malignant Printed 1648. qu. This I have not yet seen The doubting Christian resolv'd A treatise of the nature kinds springs and remedies of doubtings Lond. 1653. oct The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved or faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way for sensible sinners discovering the quality objects acts c. of justifying faith c. Lond. 1656. qu. The Shepherd of Israel or an exposition of the 23 Psalme together with the Doctrine of providence practically handled Lond. 1658. Published by Humph. Chambers Simeon Ash Edm. Calamy and R. Byfield Presbyterian Ministers Synopsis of Christianity in a clear exposition of the Creed ten Commandements and the Lords Prayer Lond. in oct Anatomy of secret sins c. wherein divers weighty cases are resolved c. together with the remissibleness of all sin and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost Lond. 1660. qu. The bowells of tender mercy sealed in the everlasting Covenant c. Lond. 1661. fol. A short Catechisme What other things he hath written I know not nor any matter else of him only that he died very wealthy at Marlborough beforemention'd being Lord of the mannour of Ashmansworth in Hampshire about the beginning of January in sixteen hundred fifty and seven and was buried near to the body of his Father in the Chancel of Ogbourne S. Andrew near to the said Town of Marlborough in Wiltshire not with his feet towards the East but towards the South because there wanted room to lay his body otherways GERARD LANGBAINE a great ornament of his time to this University was born at Barton kirke in Westmorland educated in the Free-school at Blencow in Cumberland became a Student in Queens Coll. under the tuition of Mr. Tho. Wetherall in the beginning of 1626 aged 18 years where he was successively a poor serving Child Tabarder and at length Fellow being then Master of Arts. In 1644 he was unanimously elected Keeper of the Archives or Records of the University and in the latter end of the year following Provost of his College In June 1646 he was admitted D. of D. being then in general esteem for his great learning and honesty skill in satisfying doubts and discretion in the composure of controversies especially those between the two Bodies the University and City He was also an excellent Linguist able Philosopher and Divine a good common Lawyer a publick spirited man a lover of learning and learned men beloved of us Usher Selden and the great Goliahs of Literature He was also an excellent Antiquary and as judicious in his writings so indefatigable in his studies and of immense undertakings as by those rapsodies of collections that he left behind him appear As for those things that he hath written and published they are these Notae in librum Dionisii Longini de grandi eloquentiâ sive sublimi dicendi genere c. Oxon. 1636. and 38. oct The said Longinus is translated into Latin and hath the Greek on one side and the Lat. on the other and the notes which are in Lat. are at the end of the book These things I note because the same work being done by other hands this may be distinguished from it Brief discourse relating to the times of K. Ed. 6. Or the state of the times as they stood in the raigne of K. E. 6. by way of preface to a book entit The true Subject to the Rebell or the hurt of sedition c. written by Sir Joh. Cheek Knight Oxon. 1641. qu. Life of Sir Joh. Cheek Kt. Set also before the said book which Langbaine reviewed corrected and published upon a foresight that a Rebellion would break out as shortly after it did against K. Ch. 1. of ever blessed memory Episcopal inheritance or a Reply to the humble examination of a printed Abstract or the Answers to nine Reasons of the House of Commons against the Votes of Bishops in Parliament Oxon. 1641. qu. To which is added A Determination of the late learned Bishop of Salisbury Davenant englished These two were reprinted at Lond. 1680. Review of the Covenant wherein the original grounds means matter and ends of it are examined c. printed 1644 and at Lond. 1661. qu. Answer of the
H. N. O. J. Oxon. which whether meant by Henry HickmaN I know not as yet Cyprianus Anglicus or the History of the life and death of Will Laud Archb. of Canterbury c. Lond. 1668. and 71. fol. Aërius redivivus or the Hist of the Presbyterians c. Oxon. 1670. Lond. 1672. fol. Historical and miscellaneous Tracts Lond. 1681. fol. Several of these are mention'd before as 1 Eccl. Vindicata 2 Hist of the Sabbath in 2 parts 3 Hist Quinqu articularis 4 Stumbling block c. 5 Tract de jure paritatis c. with Dr. Heylyn's life before them written by George Vernon Rector of Bourton on the Water in Glocestershire sometimes one of the Chaplains of All 's Coll. Which life being alter'd and mangled before it went to the Press by the B. of Linc. T. Barlow and the Bookseller that printed it Hen. Heylyn son of Dr. Heylyn made a protestation against it and Dr. Joh. Barnard who married Dr. Heylyn's daughter wrot his life to rectifie that of Vernon which was alter'd and Vernon wrot another published in oct Our Author Heylyn also composed A discourse of the African Schisme and in 1637 did upon Dr. Laud's desire draw up The judgment of Writers on those texts of Scripture on which the Jesuits found the Popedome and the Authority of the Rom. Church Both which things the said Dr. Laud intended as materials towards his large Answer to Fisher the Jesuit which came out the year following He also I mean Heylyn did translate from Lat. into Engl. Dr. Prideaux his Lecture upon the Sabbath as I have before told you and put the Scotch Liturgy into Latine an 1639 partly that all the world might more clearly see upon what grounds the tumults in Scotland that then before brake out had been raised At length after our Author Heylyn had spent his time partly in prosperity and partly in adversity paid his last debt to nature on Ascension day May 8. in sixteen hundred sixty and two Whereupon his body being buried before the Sub-deans stall within the choire of S. Peters Church within the City of Westminster had a monument soon after set up for him on the north wall of the Alley joyning on the north side of the said choire a copy of the inscription on which you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. pag. 205. JOHN LEY was born in the antient Borough of Warwick on the 4 of Feb. an 1583 but descended from the Leys of Cheshire educated in Grammar learning in the Free-school in the said Borough became a Student of Ch. Ch. in 1601 where continuing for some time after he was Master of Arts was presented by the Dean and Canons to the Vicaridge of Great Budworth in Cheshire and there continued several years a constant Preacher Afterwards he was made Prebendary of the Cath. Ch. at Chester Sub-dean thereof 1605 a weekly Lecturer on Friday in S. Peters Church in the said City and Clerk of the Convocation of the Clergy once or twice But he having always been puritanically inclined he sided with the Presbyterians upon the defection of the Members of the Long Parliament an 1641 took the Covenant was made one of the Assembly of Divines Examiner in Latine to the said Assembly Rector of Ashfield in Cheshire and for a time Rector of Astbury or Estbury in the said County Chairman of the Committee for the examination of Ministers and of the Committee for Printing one of the Ordainers of Ministers according to the Presbyterian way c. President of Sion Coll. about 1645 and afterwards when Dr. Ed. Hyde was ejected from his rich Parsonage of Brightwell near Wallingford in Berks he was appointed to succeed him by the Committee which if I mistake not he kept with other Benefices for a time In 1653 he was appointed one of the Tryers for the approbation of publick Ministers and in the year following an Assistant to the Commissioners of Berks. for the ejecting of such whom they then called scandalous ignorant and insufficient Ministers and Schoolmasters Soon after upon pretence that he could enjoy but little peace or hope of settlement for after times at Brightwell for the truth is he was much hated while he lived there he obtained the rich Rectory of Solyhull in Warwickshire from the Patron thereof Sir Sim. Archer of Umberslade near Tamworth Knight before the year 1656 where he continued for some time At length breaking a vein within him by overstraining himself in speaking became very weak thereupon So that being not able to go on in the Ministry he resigned Solyhull upon some consideration given and went to Sutton Colfield in the said County where after he had lived privately for a short time gave up the ghost in a fair age He was esteemed in his time a man of note especially by those of the Presbyterian perswasion well vers'd in various Authors and a ready Preacher His works are these An Apology in defence of the Geneva Notes on the Bible which were in S. Maries Ch. in Oxon publickly and severely reflected on by Dr. Joh. Howson When printed I know not 'T was written about 1612 and submitted to the judgment of Bish Usher who did well approve of it Pattern of piety or the religious life and death of Mrs. Jane Ratcliff widow and Citizen of Chester Lond. 1640. oct Several sermons as 1 Serm. on Ruth 3.11 Lond. 1640. oct 2 A monitor of mortality in two funeral sermons occasion'd by the death of Joh. Archer son and heir of Sir Sim. Archer of Warwicksh Knight and of Mrs. Harper of Chester and her daughter Phebe of 12 years old The first on Jam. 4.14 and the other on Gen. 44.3 Lond. 1643. qu. 3 Fury of war and folly of sin Fast serm before the H. of Com. on Jer. 4.21.22 Lond. 1643. qu. c. Sunday a sabbath or a preparative discourse for discussion of sabbatarie doubts Lond. 1641. qu. Assisted in this work by the MSS. and advice of Archb. Usher The Christian Sabbath maintained in answer to a book of Dr. Pocklington stiled Sunday no Sabbath Defensive doubts hopes and reasons for refusal of the Oath imposed by the sixth Canon of the Synod Lond. 1641. qu. Letter against the erection of an Altar written 29 June 1635 to John Bishop of Chester Case of conscience concerning the Sacrament of the Lords Supper These two last things were printed and go with Defensive doubts Comparison of the parliamentary protestation with the late canonical Oath and the difference between them as also the opposition between the doctrine of the Ch. of England and that of Rome c. Lond. 1641. quar Further discussion of the case of conscience touching receiving of the Sacrament Printed with the Comparison Examination of John Saltmarsh's new Query and determination upon it published to retard the establishment of the Presbyterial Government c. Lond. 1646. qu. Censure of what Mr. Saltmarsh hath produced to the same purpose in his other and
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
and near Oxon. Afterwards he was Lecturer of Allhallows Church in Breadstreet within the City of London took the degree of Bach. of Div. in the year 1633 and about that time became Vicar of S. Andrews Church in the then factious town of Plymouth in Devon where continuing in great liking among the godly party did for benefit and interest sake side with the Presbyterians in the beginning of the most wicked rebellion raised by them was a zealous and forward man against the King his Party and Bishops took all oaths that followed was an enemy to the Orthodox Clergy and in 1654 was one of the Assistants to the Commissioners of Devon to eject such who were then called scandalous and ignorant Ministers and Schoolmasters In 1662 when the Act of conformity took place he left his cure in Plymouth lived there and exercising his function in private that is in Conventicles among the Brethren contrary to the Act was with Tho. Martin the late Lecturer of that Church a Conventicler also conveyed into S. Nicholas Island near Plymouth an 1665 where they remained about 9 Months In which time our author Hughes wrot an answer to Joh. Serjeants book entit Sure-footing At length his health being much impaired as the Brethren reported and his legs black and swoln he was offer'd his liberty upon condition of giving security of a 1000 l not to live within 20 miles of Plymouth Which being accordingly effected by the Brethren without his knowledge he retired to Kingsbridge in Devonsh found entertainment in the house of one Daniel Elley a Brother and was much frequented to the last by the fanatical party He was the most noted Presbyterian if not Independent of his time in Devonshire and a most eager defender of his against the prelatical party and ceremonies of the Church of England His works are these Several Sermons as 1 Fun Sermon on 2. Kings 13.14 Printed 1632. qu. 3 Fun. Sermon on Psal 16.10 Pr. 1642. qu. 4 Drie rod blossoming printed 1644. qu. 5 Vae-eugae-tuba or the Wo-joy-trumpet c. Fast serm before the H. of Commons 26. May 1647. on Rev. 11.15 Lond. 1647. qu. c. Exposition on the small prophets Lond. 1657. fol. Sure footing in Christianity examined Lond. 1668. oct Exposition on the book of Job Lond. 1669. fol. Aphorismes or select propositions of the Scripture truly determining the doctrine of the Sabbath Printed 1670. 71. oct Exposition on Genesis and on 23 Chapters of Exodus Amsterd 1672. fol. and other things which I have not yet seen He paid his last debt to nature in the house of D. Elley of Kingsbridge before mention'd in the beginning of July in sixteen hundred sixty and seven and was buried in the Church there near to the Pulpit Over his grave is this inscription fastned to a pillar just opposite to the Pulpit In memoriam suaveolentem aeternùm colendam viri desideratissimi Georgii Hughes SS Th. B. Plymudensium nuper pastoris vigilantissimi sacrae sensus paginae penitiores eruere homines concione flectere precibus Deum mirè edocti Qui solis aemulum ab oriente auspicatus cursum ortu Londinâs occidentale dehinc sidus diu claruit lucem in vitâ spargens undique moriens luctum Vitaeque verè vitalis curriculo in an lxiv perducto optima perfunctus perpessus mala requiem tandem invenit animo quidem in caelis corpori verò in subjacente tumulo ipsis Julii nonis an salutis MDCLXVII Symmistae longè charissimi Georgii Geofridi A. M. cujus exuviae ante ter-novem annos ibidem sitae nunc primum in cineres solvuntur novis miscendos Nacta sacros cineres servata fideliter urna Haec uterum satio tibi foecundabit inertem O faelix tumuli matrix de morte renatos Olim tam claros hosce enixura Gemellos Posuit honoris amoris ergô Thomas Crispinus Exoniensis The said Tho. Crispin a rich Fuller of Exeter and founder of a Free-school in Kingsbridge about the year 1670. was at the charge of setting up the said marble monument and Mr. Joh. Howe who married Hughes his daughter drew up the inscription as I have been informed by a neighbouring Minister of that place RICHARD HEYRICK a younger Son of Sir Will. Heyrick of Beaumannour in Leycestershire Kt who fined for Alderman of London and died about 1653 was born in London educated in Merchant Taylors School became Commoner of S. Johns Coll. in the beginning of the year 1617 aged 17 took the degrees in Arts was elected Fellow of All 's Coll. in 1624 and about that time entred into holy Orders Afterwards he was beneficed in Norfolk made Warden of Christs Coll. in Manchester in Lancashire sided with the Presbyterians in the beginning of the rebellion took the Covenant was made one of the Ass of Divines carried on the cause with great zeal was in the plot for which Christop Love suffered and afterwards became an Assistant to the Commissioners of Lancashire for the ejection of such whom they then 1654 called scandalous and ignorant Ministers and Schoolmasters Upon the approach of his Majesties restauration he seemed to be zealous for it and turning about as many of his party did kept his Wardenship to his dying day He hath extant Several Sermons as 1 Three sermons preached in the collegiat Church of Manchester the first on Psal 122.6 the second 2. Thes 2.15 and the third on Gen. 49.5.6.7 Lond. 1641. in oct 2 Qu. Esthers resolve or a Christian pattern for heaven born resolution Fast Sermon before the House of Com. on Esther 4.16 Lond. 1646. qu. Besides others which I have not yet seen among which is A Sermon on 2. of Kings 11. ver 12. Lond. 1661. qu. He departed this mortal life on the sixth day of Aug. in sixteen hundred sixty and seven aged 67 and was buried in the Collegiat Church of Manchester Soon after was a comely monument put over his grave at the charge of Anna-Maria his Relict with a large inscription thereon made by his antient and entire friend Mr. Tho. Case a London Minister who had been intimately acquainted with him while he was a student in the University of Oxon part of it runs thus Siste viator morae pretium est sub eodem cippo cum venerabili Huntingdono primo hujus collegii Custode jacet decimus quartus ab eo successor Ricardus Heyrick Gulielmi Heyrick equitis Aurati filius Collegii Om. Animarum apud Oxonienses socius olim studiosissimus ecclesiae de North-Reps in agro Norfolciensi deinde pastor fidissimus hujusce denique collegii per triginta duos annos multa alia ultro sibi oblata Beneficia aversatus hâc solâ dignitate contentus Custos sive Guardianus vigilantissimus Qui judicium solidum cum ingenio acutissimo singularem zelum cum prudentia eximia gravitatem summam cum egregia morum suavitate generis nobilitatem nominis celebritatem quaecunque minores animas inflare solent cum humilitate
as yet Bach. of Div. May 22. Humph. Humphreys of Jes Coll. Jul. 9. Joh. Hinckley of S. Alb. Hall Nov. 29. Henr. Maurice of Jes Coll. Adm. 12. Doct. of Law July 2. Rich. Jones of Jes Coll. Dec. 17. Hen. Davies of S. Joh. Coll. Both these were Compounders Doct. of Phys July 10. Edw. Wrigglesworth of S. Joh. Coll. Dec. 17. Joshua Lasher of S. Joh. Coll. Doct. of Div. June 30. Thom. Ken of New Coll. July 4. Will. Jane Can. of Ch. Ch. Compounder On the 19 of May 1680 he was admitted in Convocation the Kings Professor of Div. upon the resignation of Dr. Allestree 9. Joh. Hinckley of S. Albans Hall He accumulated the degrees in Divinity Incorporations After the conclusion of the Act were 17 Mast of Arts of Cambr. incorporated among whom were Rich. Holland of Eman. College mentioned as a Writer of both his names among the Writers in this vol. p. 433. and Tho. Wright another one of both whose names of S. Peters Coll. in Cambr. hath published The glory of Gods revenge against the bloody and detestable sin of murder and adultery c. print in 1685 and other things Creations Dec. 17. George Hickes Bach. of Div. of Linc. Coll. was created Doct. of Div. by vertue of the Letters of the delegated power of the Chanc which say that he hath been several years attendant upon the Duke of Lauderdale in his Majesties service in the Kingdom of Scotland as well as in England that he hath done remarkable service to the Church of England during his abode in that other Kingdom and hath received several marks of honour from the late Archb. of S. Andrew and the Clergy of Scotland c. Joh. Snell born at Comonell in Carrick in the Sherriffdome of Ayre in Scotland bred in the University of Glascow under Jam. Darumpley Prof. of Philosophy of which he was afterwards diplomated Mast of Arts died in the house of Mr. Benj. Cooper in Halywell in the suburb of Oxon on the sixth day of Aug. this year aged 50 years after he had spent some time there and was buried at the upper end of the Chancel under the north wall of the Chap. or Church of S. Cross of Halywell This I mention because that in his last Will and Testament he bequeathed the Mannour of Vffeton alias Olufeton alias Vlveton in the County of Warwick worth about 450 l. per an to be employed after certain years spent and moneys rais'd and paid thence for the maintenance of certain Scotch Scholars in such Coll. or Hall in Oxon that the Vicechancellour of the Univ. of Oxon Provost of Qu. Coll Master of Ball. Coll. and President of S. Johns Coll for the time being shall think fit Their number is not to be above twelve or under five to be chosen from Glascow Coll. from the number of such that had spent 3 years or two at the least there or one or two in some other Coll. in Scotland c. They are to enjoy the said exhibition about ten or eleven years and then they are to return into their own Country to get preferment there c. This estate Mr. Snell got by being first a Clerk under Sir Orlando Bridgman while he had Chamber-practice in the time of Usurpation Secondly by being Cryer of the Court of Exchecquer while the said Sir Orl. was L. Chief Baron thereof and of the Common-pleas when Sir Orl. was Ch. Justice of that Court and lastly by being Seal-bearer when he was Lord Keeper Afterwards being much esteemed for his great diligence and understanding he was employed sometimes into Scotland for James Duke of Monmouth and bore the Seal again when Anth. E. of Shaftesbury was L. Chancellour of England c. An. Dom. 1680. An. 32. Car. 2. Chanc. James D. of Ormonde Vicechanc. Dr. Tim. Halton nominated by the Chancellours Letters dat at Kilkenny 19. Aug confirmed by Convoc 2. Oct. Proct. Charles Hawles of Magd. Coll. Apr. 21. Robert Balche of Wadh. Coll. Apr. 21. Bach. of Arts. May 12. Thomas Hoy of S. Joh. Coll. 12. Henry Hellier of C. C. Coll. June 15. Joh. Norris of Exeter Coll. The last of these three was afterwards of All 's Coll. Joh. Barnard or Bernard of Linc afterwards of Brasn Coll. He hath published several things but such is his modesty that he 'll acknowledge none June 15. Joh. Bennet of Ch. Ch. Oct. 27. Thom. Creech of Wadh. afterwards of All 's Coll. c. Adm. 224. Bach. of Law Four were admitted whereof one was a Compounder Mast of Arts. June 23. Will. Talbot of Oriel Coll. This Divine who is Son of Will. Talbot of the City of Lichfield Gent became Dean of Worcester in the place of the most worthy and learned Dr. G. Hickes deprived for not taking the Oathes of Alleg. and Supremacy to King W. 3. and Qu. Mary in Apr. 1691. and was afterwards author of 1 A Serm. in the Cathedral Ch. of Worcester upon the monthly fast day 16. Sept. 1691 on Amos 4.21 Lond. 1691. qu. 2 A Serm. pr. before the Qu. at Whitehall 26. Feb. 1691. on Haback 1.13 Lond. 1692. qu. c. June 23. Will. Hayley or Healey of All 's Coll. He was afterward Chaplain to Sir Will. Trumbull Embass to Constantinople or to the Ottoman Port and author of A Serm. preached before the right hon George E. of Berkley Governour of the Company of Merchants trading to the Levant Seas at S. Peters Ch. in Bâ—oadstreet Lond. Jan. 30. 1686. on Prov. 8.18 Lond. 1687. qu. June 25. Joh. Gilbert of Hart Hall He was afterwards Minister of Peterborough and author of An answer to the Bishop of Condom now of Meaux his Exposition of the Cath. Faith c. Wherein the doctrine of the Church of Rome is detected and that of the Church of England expressed c. Lond. 1686. qu. To which are added Reflections on his pastoral Letter Both these are contained in 17. printed sheets July 5. Will. Davenant of Magd. Hall This Gent. was the fourth Son of Sir Will. D'avenant the Poet and taking holy Orders about the time he was Master was presented to a Living in Surrey by Rob. Wymondsold of Putney Esq with whom travelling into France in the quality of a Tutor was drown'd in the Summer time in the presence of his Pupil as he was recreating himself by swimming in a River near the City of Paris an 1681. He translated from French into English with some additions Notitia Historicorum selectorum Or animadversions upon the famous Greek and Latine Historians c. Oxon. 1678. oct Written by Franc. La Mothe Le Vayer Counsellour of State to the present King of France The eldest Brother of this Will. Davenant is Charles who became a Gent. Com. of Ball. Coll. in 1671 but receding without the taking a degree here had the degree of Doct. of the Civ Law confer'd upon him elsewhere He is author of Circe a Tragedy Lond. 1677. qu. The Prologue to it was written by Mr. Jo. Dryden