in the Archives of Bodlies Library also Britannia Scholastica vel de Britanniae rebus scholasticis lib. 10. 'T is a Lat. Poem in qu. dedicated to Sir Tho. Bodley and is reserved as a rarity for 't is a MS. in the Archives of his Library The said ten books are thus entit 1. Heroicus 2. Provincia 3. Heptarchia 4. Alfredus 5. Neotus 6. Elfleda 7. Parallismus 8. Itinerarium 9. Benemeriti 10. Foxus meaning Fox Founder of C. C. Coll. He also published a Sermon of Dr. Miles Smith B. of Gloc. preached at an Assize in Cirencester on Jer. 9. ver 23 24. At length upon the approach of the Civil War in England our Author Burhill retired for quietness sake to his Rectory of Northwold near to Thetford in Norfolk where dying in the month of Octob. or thereabouts in sixteen hundred forty and one was buried in the Chancel of the Church there on the south side near to the entrance thereof from the Church as I have been informed by the Letters of Mr. Joh. Burrell Minister of Thetford dated 3 May 1673 who also tells me therein that Dr. Burhill was had in general esteem of a very great Scholar and a right worthy Churchman That the memory of him is pleasant to those that knew him c. JOHN EATON a Kentish man born became the first receiver of the exhibition which Rich. Blount gave to Trinity College an 1590 aged 15 years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1603. Afterwards he became a Curat for several years in divers places and at length in 1625 or thereabouts he was made Minister and Preacher at Wickham Market in Suffolk where he continued to the time of his death being accounted by all the neighbouring Ministers a grand Antinomian if not one of the Founders of the Sect so called His Works are The discovery of a most dangerous dead faith Lond. 1641. in tw Abrahams steps of faith printed with the former The Honey-comb of free Justification by Christ alone collected out of the meer authorities of Scripture c. Lond. 1642. in a thick quarto published by Rob. Lancaster who in his Epistle before it tells us that the Authors Faith Zeal and Diligence in doing his calling and his faith patience and cheerfulness in suffering for the same were so exemplary that they are worthy to be set forth as a pattern not only to all good People and Ministers now but even all succeeding Generations c. Thus he who was one of his admirers and sect by which we are given to understand that he suffered much from his Diocesan and others for his heterodox opinions At length dying at Wickham Market before mention'd in sixteen hundred forty and one was there buried In his pastoral charge succeeded one Zeph. Smith who afterwards published Directions for Seekers and Expectants or a guide for weak Christians in these discontented times c. on Psal 119. ver 102. Lond. 1646. qu. and perhaps other things BARNABAS POTTER received his first being in this world within the Barony of Kendall in the County of Westmorland became a Student in Queens Coll. in the beginning of the year 1594 aged 15 years Where after he had undergone with some hardship the place of a poor serving Child and Tabarder he was when M. of Arts made Fellow of the said College Afterwards entring into holy orders he became not only a puritanical Preacher in these parts but at Totness in Devonshire where he was much followed by the precise party In 1615 he proceeded in Divinity and in the year following was elected Provost of his College which place he holding about 10 years resign'd it being then one of the Kings Chaplains and by his interest got his Nephew Christopher Potter to succeed him In 1628 he tho a thorough pac'd Calvinist was made Bishop of Carlile to which being consecrated in the Chappel of Ely house in Holbourn near London on the 15 of March had the temporalities thereof given to him by the King on the 23 of the same month in the year before mention'd He hath written and published Lectures on the sixteenth Chapt. of Genesis When or where printed I know not Lect. on the 12.13.14.15.17.18 Chapters of Genesis Whether printed I cannot tell He had also written Lectures on the Plagues of Egypt from Exodus and on the Beatitudes from part of S. Luke but are not as I conceive extant Several Sermons as 1 The Baronets burial Or a funeral sermon at the solemnities of that honorable Baronet Sir Edw. Seymours burial on Deut. 34. ver 5. Oxon. 1613. qu. 2 Sermon on Easter Tuesday at the Spittle c. This learned and godly Bishop gave way to fate in his Lodgings within the Parish of S. Paul in Covent Garden near London in the beginning of January in sixteen hundred forty and one whereupon his body was buried in the Church belonging to that Parish on the sixth day of the same month At which time he left behind him a widow named Elizabeth but whether any Children I cannot tell BARTHELMEW PARSONS a most laborious and frequent Preacher was a Somersetshire man born and of the same Family with Fath. Parsons the Jesuit applied his mind to Academical studies in Oriel Coll. in the year 1590 aged 16 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts holy orders and preached constantly for a time in these parts In 1611 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences being about that time Vicar of Collingbourne-Kingston and Rector of Ludgarshall in Wiltshire at which places he was much followed and admired for his hospitality and preaching He hath written and published Sermons as 1 The barren tree's doome on Math. 3.10 Lond. 1616. qu. 2 Sermon on Psal 82.6 printed 1616. qu. 3 First fruit of the Gentiles three Sermons on Math. 2. ver 1.2 c. Lond. 1618. qu. 4 Dorcas or a perfect pattern of true discipline on Acts 9.36 Oxon. 1631. qu. 5 Boaz and Ruth blessed or a sacred contract c. on Ruth 4.11 Oxon 1633. qu. 6 Four Sermons on Acts 10.1.2 Lond. 1635. qu. 7 Sermon on Ephes 6.12.13 Oxon. 1637. qu. 8 History of Tithes or Tithes vindicated to the Presbyters of the Gospell on Deut. 33.11 Oxon 1637. qu. This Sermon hath also this lat title Honos est onus Levitarum 9 Sermon at the funeral of Sir Franc. Pile Bt. at Collingbourne Kingston in the County of Wilts 8 Dec. 1635 on Isay 57.1.2 Oxon. 1636. qu. and others which I have not yet seen This venerable and frequent Preacher Mr. Barth Parsons died in the latter end of February in sixteen hundred forty and one and was buried under the south wall of the Chancel of the Church of Ludgarshall before mention'd on the 27 day of the same month as the Register of that Church inform'd my sometimes acquaintance Tho. Gore of Alderton in Wilts Esq GEORGE WEB or Webbe a Ministers Son was born at Bromham in Wilts began
act he was much blamed by his antient friends and acquaintance of the Orthodox Clergy yet commended by some for making provision for a second Wife that he a little before in his elderly years had taken and the Children to be had by her After the Kings restauration he left that Living to make room for the true owner returned to Eifley near Oxon. to live on his Archdeaconry and might had he not acted the vain man been made a Bishop or at least a Dean of a rich Church His poetry and sublime fancy were such that fam'd him second to none in his time in the University witness in some manner his smooth translation of rough Persius which he made before he was 20 years of age tho in these times much undervalued by Juniors As Scaliger said of Claudian and his works solo argumento ignobiliore oppressus addit de ingenio quantum deest materiae so may it be of Holyday and his Poem viz. whatsoever is mean in Persius is so choicely adorned by his Genie that if it stand out of the presence of ignorant and desperate emulation it may be graceful His Philosophy also expressed in his book De Anima and well languag'd Sermons speak him eminent in his generation and do enough shew him to have traced the rough as well as the pleasant pathes of Poetry His works are these Several Sermons viz. 1 Three Sermons upon the passion resurrection and ascension of our Saviour Lond. 1626. qu. The first at Ch. Ch. on Goodfriday 1621. on 1. Cor. 2.8 The second at S. Maries on Easter Tuesday 1623 on 1. Cor. 15.20 and the third at Ch. Ch. on Ascension day 1625 on 1. Pet. 3.22 2 Two Sermons at Pauls Cross the first preached 24. of Mar. 1624 on Ezech. 37.22 Lond. 1626. qu. The other preached the 5 of Aug. 1623 on Psal 18.48.49 Printed there the same year 3 Nature of Faith on Heb. 11.4 Lond. 1654. qu. 4 Motives to a godly life in 10. Sermons Oxon. 1657. qu. 5 Four Sermons against disloyalty preached in the times of the late troubles Oxon. 1661. oct The first of which is Of Obedience on Exod. 20.12 c. Technogamia or the marriage of Arts a Comedy Lond. 1630. qu. acted publickly in Ch. Ch. Hall with no great applause 13. Febr. 1617. But the wits of those times being minded to shew themselves before the King were resolved with leave to act the said Comedy at Woodstock whereupon the Author making some foolish alterations in it it was accordingly acted on a Sunday night 26. Aug. 1621. But it being too grave for the King and too Scholastick for the auditory or as some have said that the Actors had taken too much wine before they began his Majesty Jam. 1. after two Acts offer'd several times to withdraw At length being perswaded by some of those that were near to him to have patience till it was ended least the young men should be discouraged sate down tho much against his will Whereupon these verses were made by a certain Scholar At Christ Church Marriage done before the King Least that those Mates should want an offering The King himself did offer what I pray He offer'd twice or thrice to go away Several witty copies of verses were made on the said Comedy among which was that of Pet. Heylyn of Magd. Coll. called Whoop Holyday Which giving occasion for the making other Copies pro and con Corbert Dean of Ch. Ch. who had that day preached as it seems before the King with his band starch't clean did put in for one for which he was reproved by the graver sort but those that knew him well took no notice of it for they have several times said that he loved to the last boys-play very well Philosophiae polito-barbarae specimen in quo de animâ ejus habitibus intellectualibus quaestiones aliquot libris 2. illustrantur Oxon. 1633. qu. Survey of the World in 10 books a Poem Oxon. 1661. oct Which passing the censure of Scholars it was judged by them to be an inconsiderable piece and by some not to be his But so it was that it being published just before his death it was taken for a posthumus work which had been by him composed in his younger days 'T is said by some that he was Author of a Com. called The Gentile Craft but whether true I doubt it Sure I am he translated from Lat. into English 1 Satyrs of Persius Oxon. 1616. sec edit There again 1635. Reviewed and amended and also augmented with illustrations by the translator Oxon. 1673. fol. In this translation he consulted above a dozen Expositors yet in his preface to the translation he hath these words I may without ambition say it is a new thing Persius understood To have committed no faults in my translation saith he according to his elegant way of writing had been to translate my self and put off man 2 Satyrs of Juvenal illustrated with notes and sculptures Oxon. 1673. fol. At the end of which is the fourth Edit of Persius before mention'd both which were published by Will. Dewey of Tortdeane in Glocestershire Gent. whose Mother Dr. Holyday had taken to his second Wife 3 Odes of Horace Lond. 1652. oct Whether printed before that time I know not This translation is so near that of Sir Tho. Hawkins printed 1638. in oct or that of Hawkins so near this that whether of the two is the Author remains to me as yet undiscovered This Dr. Holyday who was highly conceited of his own worth especially in his younger days died in the house belonging to the Archdeacon of Oxon. situated and being in a village called Eisley near to that City on the second day of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and one and was three days after buried at the foot of Bishop Kings monument under the South wall of the Isle joyning on the South side to the choire of Christ Church Cathedral At which time his bones being laid close on the right side to those of W. Cartwright and Jo. Gregory what had it been for an admirer of those learned and pious men to have put a memorial over their graves As for Sir Thom. Hawkins Kt. before mention'd he was an ingenious man was as excellent in the fac of Musick as in Poetry and translated from the original Unhappy prosperitie expressed in the history of Ael Sejanus and Philippa the Catanian with observations on the fall of Sejanus Lond. 1639 in oct or tw sec edit What other translations he hath made or what books he hath written I know not nor any thing else of him only that he was of Nash Court in the Parish of Boughton under the Bleane in Kent where dying in the latter end of 1640 as it seems was buried in the Parish Church of Boughton near to the graves of his Father Sir Tho. Hawkins Kt and of Anne his Mother He had an ingenious Brother named John Hawkins Doctor of Physick of London and a
Mounteyne Bishop of Lincolne and not long after Prebendary of the Collegiate Church of Southwell in the Dioc. of York and Preb. of Lincolne Dr. Laud Bish of Lond. got him to be Chaplain to K. Ch. 1. by commending him to be excellent in all casuistical learning and accordingly in Nov. 1631 he was sworn Chaplain in Ordinary So that having occasion to be somtimes near to him the said King took great content in conversing with him whereby our Author gained great credit from the Nobility and greater from the Clergy as being esteemed the most known casuist that this Nation ever produced In 1636 he was actually created D. of D on the very day that the K. and Court left Oxon after they had been some days entertained there In 1641 he with two more of the Convocation of the Clergy for he had been usually elected for all Convocations for about 20 years before that time did draw up some safe alterations in the Service Book and abated some of the Ceremonies that were least material for the satisfaction of the Covenanteers and Presbyterian Party in the Long Parliament In July 1642 he was nominated by his Majesty the Regius Professor of Divinity of this University and the same year he was proposed by both Houses of Parliament to the King then at Oxon. to be one of the Trustees for the setling of Church affairs as Prideaux Bishop of Worcester was and was allowed of by the King to be so but that treaty came to nothing In 1643 he was nominated one of the Assemb of Divines but sate not among them In 1647 he had the most considerable hand in drawing up the University Reasons against the Covenant and negative Oath and the same year he was sent for by the King then at a more large imprisonment with Dr. Hammond Dr. Sheldon and Dr. Morley to attend him in order to advise with them how far he might with a good conscience comply with the proposals of the Parliament for a Peace in Church and State which was allowed by the Independents but denied by the Presbyterians Afterwards he attended on his Maj. in the Isle of Wight preached before him and had many both publick and private conferences with him to his Majesties great satisfaction About that time his Maj. translated into English our Authors Book De Juramento which being done Dr. Juxon Dr. Hammond and Mr. Tho. Herbert did compare what he had done with the original as I shall anon tell you The same year 1648 he was turned out of his Professorship of Divinity by the Parl. Visitors and so consequently from his Canonry of Ch. Ch. and soon after he retired to his cure at Bothby where living obscurely took upon him to put the Kings Meditations in his solitude into Latine which being half done Dr. Earle prevented him from finishing it by doing that work himself While he remained there he was plunder'd imprisoned wounded and tho brought into a low and obscure condition yet many receded to him for the resolution of cases of conscience Which being also resolved by Letters many of them have been preserved and printed for the benefit of posterity In Aug. 1660 he was restored to his Professorship and Canonry by his Majesties Commissioners and by the commendations of Dr. Sheldon to his Majesty K. Ch. 2 he was soon after made Bishop of Lincolne receiving consecration thereunto in the Abbey Church at Westminster 28. Oct. the same year After which retiring to his Mannour of Bugden in Huntingdonshire belonging to his See he bestowed much money in repairing his House or Pallace there All Authors especially those that are famous do speak honorably of him The learned Usher of Armagh stiles him judicious Sanderson upon the return of a case he proposed to him and Hammond that stayed and well weighed man Dr. Sanderson c. who receiveth things deliberately and dwells upon them discreetly Besides also his great knowledge in the Fathers and Schoolmen and profoundness in controversial Divinity he was exactly vers'd in the Histories of our Nation whether antient or modern was a most curious Antiquary and an indefatigable searcher into antient records as his labors in Mss which he left behind him do evidently shew One of them which is a large thick folio I have seen and perused containing all under his own hand collections from registers leiger books rolls evidences in the hands of private Gentlemen c. evidences belonging to Cathedral and other Churches c. This Book is endorsed with Cartae X shewing that there were other Volumes as indeed there are in number about twenty as I have been told by Hen. Symmons his somtimes Secretary which are as I conceive dispersed in several hands He was also a compleat Herald and Genealogist made several collections of English Genealogies and also of monumental inscriptions and Arms in Churches and Windows wheresoever he went His care also was so great for the preservation of them from ruin that when he published Articles of Enquiry in order to the visiting of his Diocess in 1661 he in the conclusion of them desired the Ministers to make a return of all such monumental Inscriptions and Arms in Windows that were in their respective Churches But many of them being ignorant of such matters made very imperfect and halt returns However he carefully preserved them so long as he lived and what became of them after his death I cannot tell His published works are these Logicae Artis Compendium Oxon 1615. 18. 40. c. oct there again 1680 the ninth Edit in oct Several Sermons as 1 Two Sermons on Rom. 14.3 and on Rom. 3.8 Lond. 1622. qu. 2 Twenty Sermons Lond. 1626. fol among which are the two former 3 Two Serm. on 1. Tim. 4.4 and Gen. 20.6 Lond. 1628. qu. 4 Twelve Serm. viz three ad Clorum three ad Magistratum and six ad Populum Lond. 1626. and 32. fol. 5 Two Serm. on 2. Pet. 2.16 and Rom. 14 23. Lond. 1635. qu. 6 Twenty Serm. formerly preached viz. sixteen ad Aulam three ad Magistratum and one ad Populum Lond. 1656. fol. The next year were fourteen of his Sermons reprinted to joyn with the aforesaid twenty together with a large Preface by the same Author Which fourteen were thus divided viz. Four ad Clerum three ad Magistratum and seven ad Populum It was the fourth time that they were then printed In 1660 they were all in number 34 reprinted in folio and again in 1681 with another ad Aulam and another ad Clerum added which make up the number of 36. 7th edit with the Authors life before them written by Is Walton c. As most books of later composure so more especially Sermons within the compass of a few years undergo very different characters and meet with a quite contrary entertainment in the World And this I conceive comes to pass because the way and manner of preaching is in a short time much altered from what it was but a little
72 persons Members of the House of Commons Officers of the Army and Citizens of London sate upon benches some degrees above one another as Judges Hacker I say by order of the Court which was erected in the same place where the Judges of the Kings-bench use to hear causes brought his Majesty to a velvet chair opposite to the President at which time John Cook the Sollicitor General was placed on the Kings right hand I shall pretermit the Judges names the formality of the Court and the proceedings there by way of charge as also his Majesties replies in regard all those particulars have been published at large by several writers Nor indeed was much to be observed seeing his Majesty having heard the allegations against him would sometimes smile but not acknowledge their jurisdiction or that by any known law they had any authority to proceed in that manner against the King it being without example also whereupon the Court made no farther proceedings on that day Afterwards his Majesty was conveyed to Cotton house where Sir Tho. Cotton the Master thereof and Mr. Kinnerslie of the Wardrobe did make the best accommodation they could in so short a time in the Kings Chamber The Soldiers that were upon the Guard were in the very next Chamber to that of the King which his Majesty perceiving he commanded Mr. Herbert to bring his pallet and place it on one side of the Kings bed which he did and there slept Sunday the 21. of Jan. Dr. Will. Juxon the good Bishop of London had as his Majesty desired the Liberty to attend the King which was much to his comfort and as he said no small refreshing to his spirit especially in that his uncomfortable condition The most part of that day was spent in prayer and preaching to the King Munday 22. Jan. Col. Hacker brought his Majesty the second time before the Court then sitting as formerly in Westminster Hall Now the more noble the person is the more heavy is the spectacle and inclines generous hearts to a sympathy in his sufferings Here it was otherwise for assoon as his Majesty came into the Hall some Soldiers made a hideous cry for justice justice some of the Officers joyning with them At which noise the King seemed somewhat abashed but overcame it with patience Sure to persecute a distressed soul and to vex him that is already wounded at the heart is the very pitch of wickedness yea the utmost extremity malice can do or affliction suffer as the learned Bishop of Winchester Bilson saith in one of his Sermons preached before Qu. Elizabeth upon Good Friday which was here very applicable As his Majesty returned from the Hall to Cotton house a Soldier that was upon the Guard said aloud as the King passed by God bless you Sir The King thank'd him but an uncivil Officer struck him with his cane upon the head which his Majesty observing said The punishment exceeded the offence Being come to his apartment in Cotton house he immediatly fell upon his knees and went to prayer which being done he asked Mr. Herbert if he heard the cry of the Soldiers in Westminster hall for justice he answer'd he did and marvell'd much at it So did not I said the King for I am well assur'd the Soldiers bare no malice towards me the cry was no doubt given by their Officers for whom the Soldiers would do the like if there were occasion His Majesty likewise demanded of him how many there were that sate in the Court and who they were he replied there were upward of threescore some of them members of the House of Commons others Commanders in the Army and others Citizens of London some of whom he knew but not all The King then said he viewed all of them but knew not the faces of above eight and those he named The names tho Mr. Herbert told me not yet they were generally supposed to be Thomas Lord Grey of Grobie William L. Monson Sir Henry Mildmay Sir John Danvers Oliver Cromwell who had shew'd seeming civility to him at Childerlie Newmarket and Hampton Court Major Harrison Lieut. Gen. Tho. Hammond c. Tuesday 23. Jan. The King was the third time summoned and as formerly guarded to the Court where as at other times he persisted in his judgment that they had no legal jurisdiction or authority to proceed against him Upon which Cook the Solicitor began to offer some things to the President of the Court but was gently interrupted by the King laying his staff upon the Solicitors arme the head of which being silver hapned to fall off which Mr. Herbert who as his Majesty appointed waited near his Chair stoop'd to take it up but falling on the contrary side to which he could not reach the King took it up himself This was by some looked upon as a bad Omen But whereas Mr. Herbert puts this passage under the 22 of Jan. is a mistake for it hapned on the first day of the Trial when the charge was read against the King The Court sate but a little time that day the K. not varying from his principle At his going back to Cotton house there were many men and women crouded into the passage behind the Soldiers who as his Majesty pass'd said aloud God almighty preserve your Majesty for which the King returned them thanks Saturday 27. Jan. The President came into the Hall and seated himself in his Scarlet Gown whereupon the K. having quick notice of it he forthwith went seated himself in his chair and observing the President in his red Gown did imagine by that sign that it would be the last day of their sitting and therefore he earnestly press'd the Court that altho he would not acknowledge their jurisdiction for those reasons he had given yet nevertheless he desired that he might have a conference in the Painted Chamber with a Committee of Lords and Commons before the Court proceeded any farther whereupon the President and Court arose and withdrew In which interval the K. likewise retired to Cotton house where he and Dr. Juxon were private near an hour and then Colonel Hunks gave notice that the Court was sate The King therefore going away he seated himself in the Chair The President told his Majesty that his motion for a conference with a Committee of Lords and Commons had been taken into consideration but would not be granted by the Court in regard he would not own their jurisdiction nor acknowledge them for a lawful assembly Whereupon the King with vehemency insisted that his reasonable request might be granted that what he had to offer to a Committee of either House might be considered before they pronounced sentence His Majesty had the former day mov'd the President that the grounds and reasons he had put in writing for his disavowing their authority might be publickly read by the Clerk but neither would that desire be granted The President then gave judgment against the King who at the Presidents pronouncing it
Gent. belonging to the Bed-chamber of the Prince of Wales came by Col. Hacker's permission who commanded the Guards at S. James's to his Majesties chamber door desiring to speak with the King from the said Prince and being admitted he presented to the King a letter from him dated at the Hague 23 Jan. 1648 old stile At Mr. Seymour's entrance he fell into a passion having seen his Majesty in a glorious and now in a dolorous state and having kist the Kings hand he clasp'd about his legs and mourned in a most lamentable condition Hacker came in with this Gentleman and beholding these things was very much abash'd But so soon as his Maj. had read his sorrowing letter and heard what his servant had to say and he imparted to him what his Maj. thought fit to return the Prince's servant took his leave and was no sooner gone but the King went to his devotion Dr. Juxon praying with him and reading some select Chapters out of the sacred Scripture The same evening also the K. took a ring from his finger having an emrold set therein between two diamonds and gave it to Mr. Herbert and commanded him as late as 't was to go with it from S. James's to a Lady living then in Canon row on the back-side of Kingstreet in Westminster and to give it to her without saying any thing The night was exceeding dark and Guards were set in several places as at the Houses in the Gardens Park at the gates near Whitehall in Kingstreet and elsewhere nevertheless getting the Word from Col. Math. Tomlinson then there and in all places wheresoever he was about the K. so civil both towards his Majesty and such as attended him as gained him the Kings good opinion and as an evidence thereof gave him his gold pick tooth case as he was one time walking in the Presence Chamber Mr. Herbert pass'd currently tho in all places where Sentinels were he was bid stand till the Corporal had the Word from him Being come to the Lady's house he delivered her the Ring Sir said she give me leave to shew you the way into the parlour where being seated she desired him to stay till she returned In a little time after she came and put into his hands a little Cabinet closed with 3 seals two of which were the Kings Arms and the third was the figure of a Roman which done she desired him to deliver it to the same hand that sent the ring which ring was left with her and afterwards Mr. Herbert taking his leave the Word served him in his return to the King at which time he found that Dr. Juxon was newly gone to his Lodging in Sir Hen. Henns house near S. James's gate Mr. Herbert gave the Cabinet into the hands of his Majesty who told him that he should see it opened next morning Morning being come the Bishop was early with the King and after Prayers his Majesty broke the seals and shew'd them what was contained in the Cabinet There were Diamonds and Jewels most part broken Georges and Garters You see said he all the wealth now in my power to give to my Children That day the Bishop preached before the King on Rom. 2.16 In the day when God shall judge c. inferring from thence that Altho Gods judgments be for some time deferred he will nevertheless proceed to a strict examination of what is both said and done by every man Yea the most hidden things and imaginations of men will most certainly be made to appear at the day of judgment when the L. Jes Ch. shall be upon his high tribunal c. It may not be forgotten that Sir Hen. Herbert Master of the Revells and Gent in ord of his Maj. Privy Chamber one that cordially loved and honour'd the King and during the War had suffer'd considerably in his estate by sequestration and otherwise meeting Mr. Tho. Herbert his kinsman in S. James's Park first enquired how his Majesty did and afterwards presenting his duty to him with assurance that himself with many others of his Majesties Servants did frequently pray for him desir'd that his Maj. would be pleased to read the second Chapter of Ecclesiasticus for he should find comfort in it aptly suting his present condition Accordingly Mr. Herbert acquainted the King therewith who thanked Sir Harry and commended him for his excellent parts being a good Scholar Soldier and an accomplish'd Courtier and for his many years faithful service much valued by the King who presently turned to that Chapter and read it with much satisfaction Munday Jan. 29. the Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Glocester her brother came to take their sad farewell of the K. their father and to ask his blessing The Princess being the elder was the most sensible of her royal fathers condition as appeared by her sorrowful look and excessive weeping Her little brother the Duke seeing his sister weep he took the like impression tho by reason of his tender age he could not have the like apprehension The K. raised them both from off their knees he kist them gave them his blessing and setting them on his knees admonish'd them concerning their duty and loyal observance to the Queen their mother the Prince that was his successor Love to the D. of York and his other relations The K. then gave them all his Jewels save the George he wore which was cut in an Onix with great curiosity and set about with 21 fair Diamonds and the reverse set with the like number and then again kissing his children had such pretty and pertinent answers from them both as drew tears of joy and love from his eyes And then praying God almighty to bless them he turned about expressing a tender and fatherly affection Most sorrowful was this parting and the young Prince shedding tears and crying most lamentable moved others to pity that formerly were hard-hearted And at the opening the chamber door the K. returned hastily from the window kissed them blessed them and so parted This demonstration of a pious affection exceedingly comforted the K. in this his affliction so that in a grateful return he went immediately to Prayer the good Bishop and Mr. Herbert being only present That day the K. eat and drank very sparingly most of it being spent in Prayer and Meditation It was some hours after night ere Dr. Juxon took leave of the King who willed him to be early with him the next morning After Dr. Juxon was gone to his Lodgings the King continued reading and praying more than two hours after The K. commanded Mr. Herbert to lye by his bed-side upon a Pallat where he took small rest that being the last night his gracious Soveraign and Master enjoyed But nevertheless the King for four hours or thereabouts slept soundly and awaking about two hours before day he opened his curtain to call Mr. Herbert there being a great cake of wax set in a silver bason that then as at all other times burnt all
leading into Whitehall he passed along thro the Galleries to his Bed-chamber where after a little repose the Bishop went to Prayer which being done his Maj. bid Mr. Herbert bring him some bread and wine which being brought the K. broke the manchet and eat a mouthful of it and drank a small glass full of Claret and then was sometime in private with the Bishop expecting when Hacker would the third and last time give warning In the mean time his Maj. told Mr. Herbert what sattin cap he would use which being provided Mr. Herbert after prayer addrest himself to the Bishop and told him the K. had ordered him to have a white sattin night-cap ready but he being not able to endure the sight of the violence that they would offer to the K. on the Scaffold he could not be there to give it to the K. when he should call for it The good Bishop bid him then give him the cap and that he should wait at the end of the Banquetting house near to the Scaffold to take care of the Kings body for said he that and his interment will be our last office Colonel Hacker came soon after to the Bed-chamber door and gave his last signal The Bishop and Mr. Herbert weeping they both fell upon their knees The K. thereupon gave them his hand to kiss and help'd the Bishop up for he was aged Col. Hacker attending still at the chamber door the K. took notice of it and said Open the door and bid Hacker go he would follow him A Guard was made all along the Galleries and the Banquetting house but behind the Soldiers abundance of men and women crowded in tho with some peril to their persons to behold the saddest sight that England ever saw And as his Maj. passed by with a cheerful look he heard them pray for him The Soldiers did not rebuke any of them for by their silence and dejected faces they seemed rather afflicted than insulting There was a passage broke thro the wall of the Banquetting house by which the K. passed unto the Scaffold where after his Maj. had spoken and declared publickly that he died a Christian according to the profession of the Church of England the Contents of which have been several times printed the fatal stroke was given by a disguised person Mr. Herbert during this time was at the door leading to the Scaffold much lamenting and the Bishop coming from the Scaffold with the royal corps which was immediately coffin'd and covered with a velvet Pall he and Mr. Herbert went with it to the Back-stairs to have it embalm'd and Mr. Herbert after the body had been deposited meeting with the Lord Fairfax the General that person asked him how the King did whereupon Herbert being something astonished at that question told him the King was beheaded at which he seemed much surpriz'd See more in the said Gen. Fairfax in the Fasti following among the Creations of Doctors of Civil Law under the year 1649. The royal Corps being embalmed and well coffin'd and all afterwards wrapt up in lead and covered with a new velvet Pall it was removed to S. James's where was great pressing by all sorts of people to see the King a doleful spectacle but few had leave to enter or behold it Where to bury the K. was the last duty remaining By some Historians 't is said the K. spoke something to the Bishop concerning his burial Mr. Herbert both before and after the Kings death was frequently in the company with the Bishop and affirmed that he never mentioned any thing to him of the Kings naming any place where he would be buried Nor did Mr. Herbert who constantly attended his Maj. and after his coming from Hurst Castle was the only person in his Bed-chamber hear him at any time declare his mind concerning it Nor was it in his life time a proper question for either of them to ask notwithstanding they had oftentimes the opportunity especially when his Maj. was bequeathing to his royal children and friends what is formerly related Nor did the Bishop declare any thing concerning the place to Mr. Herbert which doubtless he would upon Mr. Herbert's pious care about it which being duly considered they thought no place more fit to interr the Corps than in the Chappel of K. Hen. 7. at the end of the Church of Westm Abbey out of whose Loyns K. Ch. 1. was lineally extracted c. Whereupon Mr. Herbert made his application to such as were then in power for leave to bury the Kings body in the said Chap. among his Ancestors but his request was denied for this reason that his burying there would attract infinite numbers of all sorts thither to see where the K. was buried which as the times then were was judged unsafe and inconvenient Mr. Herbert acquainting the Bishop with this they then resolved to bury the Kings body in the royal Chap. of S. George within the Castle of Windsore both in regard that his Maj. was Soveraign of the most noble Order of the Garter and that several Kings had been there inter'd namely King Hen. 6. K. Ed. 4. and K. Hen. 8. c. Upon which consideration Mr. Herbert made his second address to the Committee of Parliament who after some deliberation gave him an Order bearing date 6 Feb. 1648 authorizing him and Mr. Anth. Mildmay to bury the Kings body there which the Governour was to observe Accordingly the Corps was carried thither from S. James Feb. 7. in a Hearse covered with black Velvet drawn by six Horses covered with black cloth in which were about a dozen Gentlemen most of them being such that had waited upon his Maj. at Carisbrook Castle and other places since his Majesties going from Newcastle Mr. Herbert shew'd the Governour Col. Witchcot the Committees Order for permitting Mr. Herbert and Mr. Mildmay to bury him the late King in any place within Windsore Castle that they should think fit and meet In the first place in order thereunto they carried the Kings body into the Deans House which was hung with black and after to his usual Bed-chamber within the Pallace After which they went to S. George's Chap. to take a view thereof and of the most fit and honorable place for the royal Corps to rest in Having taken a view they at first thought that the Tomb-house built by Card. Wolsey would be a fit place for his interment but that place tho adjoyning yet being not within the royal Chappel they waved it For if K. Hen. 8. was buried there albeit to that day the particular place of his burial was unknown to any yet in regard his Maj. K. Ch. 1. who was a real Defender of the Faith and as far from censuring any that might be would upon occasional discourse express some dislike in K. Henry's proceedings in misemploying those vast Revenews the suppressed Abbeys Monasteries and other religious Houses were endowed with and by demolishing those many beautiful and stately Structures which
Athenae Oxonienses An Exact HISTORY OF ALL THE Writers and Bishops Who have had their EDUCATION in The most ancient and famous Vniversity OF OXFORD FROM The Fifteenth Year of King Henry the Seventh Dom. 1500 to the End of the Year 1690. REPRESENTING The Birth Fortune Preferment and Death of all those AUTHORS and PRELATES the great Accidents of their LIVES and the Fate and Character of their WRITINGS To which are added The FASTI or Annals of the said University For the same time The SECOND VOLUME Compleating the Whole WORK Antiquam exquirite Matrem Virgil. LONDON Printed for THO. BENNET at the Half-Moon in S. Pauls Churchyard MDCXCII THE INTRODUCTION A General and perfect History of the Learning of the English Nation is a Work of that Vse and Fame that every advance towards that design hath so much the greater share and proportion of Glory as it tends nearer in to the accomplishment of so vast an Vndertaking And therefore it will naturally be the subject of wonder why our Author should not rather chuse to carry the date of those Memoires as high as the first Original of Learning in Britain and to extend enquiries as far as to the Schools and Societies of this Island than to confine himself within the bounds of two Centuries only and of one single Vniversity It is to be own'd indeed that even this so great a Work with a little alteration of the Model might have been almost wholly compos'd of the Materials which our Author had here prepar'd if it had been his design to affect rather the Shew and Grandeur of the Frontispiece than the Beauty and Strength of the Fabrick But when the Reader shall consider what is here offer'd he will have no reason to blame the modesty of our Author That his Performance has exceeded his Promise and that his Title only is below his Work For first As in Civil History four great and remarkable Periods have usually been taken from the rise and fall of Monarchies so upon a general view of the best Authors and their Writings it is easie for us to observe four signal Epocha's in the Increase and Decay of Learning The three first of those from the Nations which were successively the Seats of Empire and of Learning may be nam'd the Chaldean the Grecian and the Roman and the last in honor of those that were the chief Favorers and Promoters of the restoration of Letters the Alfonsine or Medicean When the Empire was first settled in the East whether among the Assyrians first or afterwards among the Medes or lastly among the Persians Learning still continued within the Confines of Asia their Philosophy as well as their Monarchy was confin'd to that great Continent as being alike rather desirous of establishing its Power than of inlarging its Dominions The Native Riches of the Country made them despise Commerce with the West and the in-born Wit of the Eastern Inhabitants seem'd to promise it self no improvement from the Society of those who were at a greater distance from the Sun Hence very improbable it is that during this Epocha of Learning so distant an Island as this of Britain should be sought out and cultivated by those who had but a late and that no great Intercourse even with the nearest Europeans Especially since the People it self was so wealthy and so sensible of its own sufficiency that even the greatest Advantages which we either conceive or find in this Island could hardly tempt them to so long and so unnecessary a Voyage However since I have no mind to contradict Etymologists because I have no inclination to dispute with them It may be own'd that some part of our Tongue especially of the Cornish and Welsh Dialects seems to retain some appearance of conformity with the Eastern Originals Whether this Agreement of Words and at least of some Letters in them can be wholly ascrib'd to Chance or whether in all derivative Tongues there still remains some footsteps and traces of the common Language or whether as in some words the sense naturally directs different Nations to the same sound or whether lastly there was an antient correspondence between Asia and Britain and the Phenicians a Nation born for Trade being tempted by the value of our Tin and other Metals brought from the Coast of Syria not only the Native Commodities of that Soil but the Language Customs and Religion of those Countries Certain it is that our Correspondence if any was not with Scholars but Seamen and consequently that whatever alterations our Tongue our Vsages and Religion might receive from them our Learning could have no Advance or Improvement In the second Period of Learning when the Grecians had first made themselves Masters of the Arts and Sciences and afterwards of the Treasure of Asia 'T is not wholly improbable that a vain-glorious People fruitful of Colonies and successful in Navigation should carry their Trade beyond the Mediterranean and place even in this remote Island the monuments of their Learning and of their Power For tho it would not be easie for our Antiquaries to find out the Altar which Ulysses erected in this Island and the search after the College of Athenian Philosophers which the Learned King Bladud happily founded in this his Kingdom might as successfully be made in Utopia as Britain yet it is not hard even in that age to descry not only some remains of their Language but some footsteps too of their Philosophy For as it appears from Cesar that the Druids the antient Philosophers of this Island us'd the Language of the Grecians or at least their Characters so are the Notions of the Druids and Bards such as seem to confess the same Original Whether the Neighbouring Colony of the Grecians at Marseils contributed to the cultivating this Nation or whether the Scythians that with a more than ordinary shew of probability have been prov'd to have Peopled this Island having had formerly the advantages of a nearer Correspondence with the Greeks brought hither the small stock of their borrow'd Knowledge and not only subdu'd but informed us However the matter is our Author hath with prudence begun this History of Learning below the date of those remote and doubtful inquiries as being Topicks already exhausted by the most fanciful Antiquaries and which as dark and barren Islands can at best yield no praise to any other than their first Diseâ—verers Afterwards Learning like the Sun having first enlightned the Eastern Countries and then gradually proceeded to the Neighbouring Nations at last took its progress to the West and so far dispers'd its Beams that even the most remote Islands were made Sharers in its influence For when the Romans had subdu'd Greece and brought from thence not only the Riches of the Country but their Arts and Learning too as the noblest spoils and marks of their Conquest Then began in Italy the third Period of Learning which was so much greater than the former as the Empire under which it
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Laughton Church Langton 863 15 from bot Simoudsbry Simondsbury 864 8 from bot 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 871 12 from bot excolando excolendo 891 35 from bot Joh. Smith of Magd. Coll. Joh. Smyth of Magd. Hall 892 25 from top Tho. Beale Joh. Beale The two last lines in pag. 850 running thus He hath written Philosophia generalis in duas partes disterminata c. must be taken out for that book was written by Theophilus and not Thomas Gale Books Printed for and Sold by Tho. Bennet at the Half-Moon in St. Paul's Church yard THE Works of Mr. Abraham Cowley fol. Sir William Davenant's Works fol. Comedies and Tragedies by Tho. Killigrew fol. Beaumont and Fletcher's Plays fol. Shakespear's Works fol. Sir Robert Howards 5 Plays fol. Voyages and Adventures of Ferdinand Pinto a Portugal who was five times Shipwrackt sixteen times Sold and thirteen times made a Slave in Aethiopia China c. Written by Himself fol. Dr. Pocock on the Minor Prophets fol. A Critical History of the Text and Versions of the New Testament wherein is firmly Establish'd the Truth of those Acts on which the Foundation of Christian Religion is laid By Father Simon of the Oratory Together with a Refutation of such Passages as seem contrary to the Doctrin and Practice of the Church of England Some Motives and Incentives to the Love of God Pathetically discoursed of in a Letter to a Friend by the Honourable Robert Boyle The Seventh Edition much Corrected Memoirs of the Court of Spain Writ by the Ingenious French Lady and Englished by Mr. Thomas Brown Octavo Memoirs of the Court of France by the same Author Octavo The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the Roman Emperor Translated out of Greek into English with Notes by Dr. Causabon To this Edition is added the Life of the said Emperor with an Account of Stoick Philosophy As also Remarks on the Meditations All newly written by the famous Monsieur and Madam Dacier Waller's Poems compleat in Two Parts Sir John Denham's Poems Aristeae Historia LXXII Interpretum accessere Veterum Testimonia de eorum Versione è Theatro Sheldoniano The Works of the Learned or an Historical Account and Impartial Judgment of the Books newly Printed both Foreign and Domestick together with the State of Learning in the World Published Monthly by J. de la Crose a late Author of the Universal Bibliotheque This first Volume beginning in August last is compleated this present April with Indexes to the whole The Bishop of Chester's Charge to his Clergy at his Primary Visitation May 5. 1691. Five Sermons before the King and Queen by Dr. Meggot Dean of Winchester A Sermon before the King and Queen by the L. Bishop of Worcester A Sermon before the House of Commons on the Thanksgiving-day by Dr. Jane Dean of Gloucester Sermons and Discourses upon several occasions by G. Stradling D. D. late Dean of Chichester never before printed together with an account of the Author octavo A Voyage to the World of Cartesius Written originally in French and now Translated into English by T. Taylor of Magd. Coll. Oxon. octavo A Sermon before the Queen May 29. 1692. by F. Atterbury Student of Ch. Ch. Oxon. ATHENAE OXONIENSES THE HISTORY OF THE Writers of the University OF OXFORD FROM THE Beginning of the Year of Our Lord 1641 to the End of 1690. VOLUME II. GERVASE WARMSTREY the eldest Son of Will. Warmstrey principal Registrary of the Diocess of Worcester by Cecelie his Wife Daug. of Tho. Smith of Cuâ—rdsley in Lanc. an Inhabitant of S. Aldates Parish in Oxford was born and educated in Grammar Learning within the City of Worcester became a Student of Ch. Ch. in 1621 aged 17 years or thereabouts took the degrees in Arts and afterwards retiring to his native place succeeded his Father in the before mentionâ—d Office While he continued in the University he was numbred among the eminent Poets especially upon his writing and publication of Virescit vulnere virtus Englands wound and cure printed 1628. qu. Which being by many persons of known worth esteem'd an excellent piece was by the Author dedicated to that great Patron of all ingenious men especially of Poets Endimion Porter Esquire whose native place Aston under Hill commonly called Hanging Aston near to Campden in Glocestershire tho obscure yet he was a great man and beloved by two Kings James 1. for his admirable wit and Ch. 1. to whom as to his Father he was a servant for his general learning brave stile sweet
it seems at Llanymodyfri in Caermarthenshire and being educated in those parts he was sent to Jesus Coll. in 1597 aged 18 years or thereabouts ordained Priest at Wittham or Wytham in Essex by John Suffragan Bishop of Colchester on Sunday 25. Apr. 1602 took the degree of Bach. of Arts in June following and on the sixth of Aug. the same year had the Vicaridge of Llanymodyfri before mentioned commonly called Landovery collated on him by Anthony Bishop of S. David On the 19. of Nov. 1613 he was instituted Rector of Llamedy in the dioc of S. David presented thereunto by the King which he held with the other Living by dispensation from the Archb. 28. Oct. 1613 confirmed by the great Seal on the 29 of the same month and qualified by being Chaplain to Robert Earl of Essex In 1614. May 17. he was made Prebendary of the Collegiat Church of Brecknock by the aforesaid Anthony Bishop of S. David and by the Title of Master of Arts which degree he was persuaded to take by Dr. Laud his diocesan he was made Chancellour of S. David to which the Prebend of Llowhadden is annex'd on the 14. of Sept. 1626 upon the resignation of Rich. Baylie Bach. of Div. of S. Johns Coll. In Wales is a book of his composition that is common among the people there and bears this Title Gwaith Mr Rees Prichard Gynt Ficcer c. The works of Mr. Rees Prichard sometimes Vicar of Landovery in Caermarthenshire printed before in 3 Books but now printed together in one book c. with an addition in many things out of Mss not seen before by the publisher besides a fourth part now the first time imprinted Lond. 1672 in a thick 8â— It contains four parts and the whole consist of several Poems and pious Carols in Welsh which some of the Authors Countrymen commit to memory and are wont to sing He also translated divers Books into Welsh and wrot somthing upon the 39 Artiticles which whether printed I know not some of it I have seen in Ms He dyed at Llanymodifri about the month of Nov. in sixteen hundred forty and four and was as I presume buried in the Church there In his life time he gave Lands worth 20 l. per ann for the setling a Free School at Llanymodifri together with an House to keep it in Afterwards the House was possessed by four School-Masters successively and the mony paid to them At length Tho. Manwaring Son of Roger sometimes Bishop of St. David who married Elizab. the only daugh of Samuel Son of the said Rees Prichard did retain as I have been informed by letters thence and seise upon the said Lands under pretence of paying the School-Master in mony which accordingly was done for an year or two But not long after as my informer tells me the River Towry breaking into the House carried it away and the Lands belonging thereunto are occupied at this time 1682 by Rog. Manwaring Son and Heir of Thomas before mentined so that the School is in a manner quite forgotten WILLIAM LAUD Son of Will. Laud by Lucia his Wife widdow of Joh. Robinson of Reading in Berks and daugh of Joh. Webbe of the same place was born in S. Laurence Parish in the said borough of Reading on the 7. of Octob. 1573 educated in the Free-School there elected Scholar of S. Johns Coll. in 1590 where going thro with great diligence the usual forms of Logic and Philosophy under the tuition of Dr. John Buckeridge was made Fellow in 1594 and four years after Mast of Arts at which time he was esteemed by all those that knew him a very forward and zealous person About that time entring into the Sacred Function he read the Divinity Lecture newly set up in the Coll and maintained by one Mrs. ... May. In 1â—03 he was elected one of the Proctors of the University and became Chaplain to the Earl of Devonshire which proved his happiness and gave him hopes of greater preferment In 1604 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and in 1607 he became Vicar of Stanford in Northamptonshire In the year following he proceeded D. of Div. and was made Chaplain to Dr. Neile Bishop of Rochester In 1609 he became Rector of West-Tilbury in Essex for which he exchanged his Advowson of North-Kilworth in Leicestershire The next year his Patron the Bishop of Rochester gave him the Rectory of Kuckstone in Kent but that place proving unhealthful to him he left it and was inducted into Norton by proxy The same year viz. 1610 he resign'd his Fellowship and the year following he was elected President of his College In 1614 his Patron then Bishop of Lincoln gave him a Prebendship in that Church and after that the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon an 1615 on the death of Matthew Gifford Master of Arts. In the year 1616 the King gave him the Deanery of Glocester after the death of Dr. Rich. Field and in the year following he became Rector of Ibstock in Leicestershire In 1620 Jan. 22. he was installed Canon or Prebendary of the eighth stall in the Church of Westminster in the place of Edw. Buckley D. D. who had succeeded Will. Latymer in that dignity 1582. and the next year after his Majesty who upon his own confession had given to him nothing but the Deanery of Glocester which he well knew was a shell without a kernel gave him the grant of the Bishoprick of S. David and withal leave to hold his Presidentship of S. Jo. Coll. in commendam with it as also the Rectory of Ibstock before mentionâ—d and Creek in Northamptonshire In Sept. 1626 he was translated to B. and Wells and about that time made Dean of the Royal Chappel In 1627 Apr. 29. he was sworn privy Counsellor with Dr. Neile then B. of Durham and on the 15 of Jul. 1628 he was translated to London Much about which time his antient acquaintance Sir Jam. Whitlock a Judge used to say of our Author Dr. Laud that he was too full of fire though a just and a good man and that his want of experience in state matters and his too much zeal for the Church and heat if he proceeded in the way he was then in would set this Nation on fire In 1630 he was elected Chancellour of the Univ. of Oxon and in 1633 Sept. 19. he was translated to Canterbury which high preferment drew upon him such envy that by the puritan party he was afterwards in the beginning of the Long Parliament impeached of high Treason He was a person of an heroick spirit pious life and exemplary conversation He was an encourager of Learning a stiff maintainer of the rights of the Church and Clergy and one that lived to do honour to his Mother the University and his Country Such a liberal benefactor also he was towards the advancement of learning that he left himself little or nothing for his own use and by what his intentions were we may guess that if
say that he was natione Teutonicus fortunâ Batavus religione Calvinista c. His Father who was a sufficient Clothier of Newbury perceiving this his Son to have pregnant parts sent him to the College at Winchester where being elected a Child and soon made ripe for the University in the School there founded by Will of Wykeham was elected Probationer-Fellow of New Coll. in the year 1596 and two years after having by that time shaken off his wild extravagancies was admitted Verus Socius after which he diligently applied himself to the Theological Faculty for 16 years together In 1604 he proceeded in Arts and about that time taking Holy Orders became a frequent and diligent Preacher in these parts noted to the Academians for his subtile wit exact judgment exemplary life and conversation and for the endowment of such qualities that were befitting men of his Function In 1614 he proceeded Doct. of Divinity and about that time went into Germany as Chaplain to Princess Elizabeth Daughter of King James I. and Consort of the Prince Palatine where continuing for some time did improve himself much by the conversation he had with German Divines After his return he exchanged the Rectory of Newton Longvill in Bucks which the Society of New Coll. gave him before his departure beyond the Sea for Newbury near to the place of his Nativity with Dr. Nathan Giles Canon of Windsor where being setled he laid a foundation of his doctrine and the seeds of his zealous opinion tho not improved by his Auditors according to his wish His plain preaching was good his solid disputations were accounted by some better and his pious way of living by others especially the Puritans best of all yet some of New Coll. who knew the Man well have often said in my hearing that he was always hot-headed and restless The most learned men even those of his adverse party did confess that there was nothing extant more accurate exact and full touching the Arminian controversies than what was written by this our Author Twisse He also if any one as those of his persuasion say hath so cleared and vindicated the cause from the objected absurdities and calumnies of his Adversaries as that out of his labours not only the learned but also those that are best vers'd in Controversies may find enough whereby to disintangle themselves from the snares of Opposites The truth is there 's none almost that have written against Arminianism since the publishing any thing of our Author but have made very honourable mention of him and have acknowledged him to be the mightiest man in those Controversies that his age hath produced Besides Newbury he was offer'd several preferments as the Rectory of Benefield in Northamptonshire a Prebendship in the Church of Winchester the Wardenship of Wykehams Coll. there and a Professors place at Franeker in Frisland But the three last were absolutely refused and the first he would not accept unless he could obtain liberty of his Majesty in whose gift Newbury was and is to have had an able man to succeed him there Besides also upon conference with Dr. Davenant Bishop of Salisbury Ordinary of that place the King was well satisfied concerning Twisse that he was unwilling to let him go from Newbury In the beginning of the Civil War began by the Presbyterians an 1641. -2. he sided with them was chose one of the Assembly of Divines and at length Prolocutor of them Among whom speaking but little some interpreted it to his modesty as those of his persuasion say as always preferring penning before speaking and others to the decay of his intellectuals But polemical Divinity was his Faculty and in that he was accounted excellent While he was Prolocutor he was one of the three Lecturers in S. Andrews Church in Holborn near London which was given to him for his losses he sustained at Newbury being forced thence as his brethren said by the Royal Party He hath written Vindiciae gratiae potestatis ac providentiae dei Hoc est ad examen libelli Perkinsiani Gul. Perkins de praedestinationis modo ordine institutum à Jacobo Arminio responsio Sholastica tribus libris absoluta Una cum digressionibus ad singulas partes accommodatis c. Amstel 1632. 1648. fol. A discovery of Dr. Jacksons vanities c. Printed beyond the Sea 1631. qu. This was written against Dr. Tho. Jackson's Treatise of divine Essence and attributes but the Doctor made no reply Dissertatio de Scientiâ mediâ tribus libris absolutâ c. Arnhem 1639. fol. Wherein Gabr. Penots book intit Libertatis humanae propugnaculum and that of Franc. Suarez De Scientia dei are answer'd Digressiones Printed with the Dissertatio Of the morality of the fourth commandment as still in force to bind Christians delivered by way of answer to the Translator of Dr. Prideaux his Lecture concerning the doctrine of the Sabbath Divided into two parts 1 An answer to the preface 2 A consideration of Dr. Prideaux his Lecture Lond. 1641. qu. Treatise of Reprobation in answer to Mr. Jo. Cotton Lond. 1646. qu. Animadversiones ad Jacobi Arminii Collat. cum Franc. Junio Joh. Arnold Corvin Amstel 1649. fol. published by Andr. Rivet The doubting conscience resolved in answer to a pretended perplexing question c. Wherein is evidently proved that the Holy Scriptures not the Pope is the foundation whereon the Church is built c. Lond. 1652. oct published by Sam. Hartlib The riches of Gods love unto the Vessels of Mercy consistent with his absolute hatred or reprobation of the Vessels of Wrath Or an answer to a book intit Gods love to mankind manifested by disproving his absolute decree for their damnation in two books One against Mr. Sam. Hoard and the other against Mr. Hen. Mason Rector of S. Andrews Undershaft London Oxon. 1653. fol. Two tracts in answer Dr. to H. Hammond the one concerning Gods decree definite or indefinite the other about the object of predestination Printed with the former book The Synod of Dort and Ales reduced to practice with an answer thereunto The Scriptures sufficiency to determine all matters of Faith made good against the Papists Lond. in tw Christian Sabbath defended against the crying evil in these times of the Antisabitarians of our age shewing that the morality of the Fourth Commandment is still in force to bind Christians unto the sanctification of the Sabbath day Lond. 165. qu. Fiveteen Letters to Mr. Joseph Mede See in the 4 book of the said Mr. Medes works Besides these and something upon the Commandments that are printed he left behind him many Manuscripts mostly compleat of his own composition which were carefully kept in the hands of his Son Rob. Twisse a Minister in Westminster but what became of them after his death which hapned in the latter end of the year 1674 I know not Among them are 1 Examen Historiae Pelag written by Ger. Jo. Vossius put after the Authors death into the
perfect man a Sermon at the burial of Sir Robert Spencer Knight Baron of Wormleighton 6 Nov. 1627 in Braynton Church in Northamptonshire on Psal 37. ver 37. Oxon 1628. qu. and one or two more which I have not yet seen This person who was a Sufferer for the Royal Cause during the time of the Rebellion was living in Lancastire as I have been informed thence in the time of Usurpation but when he died I cannot yet tell One Rich. Parr was of Exeter Coll and afterwards a Writer and is now an 1690. living One Elnathan Parr also was an eminent Divine in the Raign of K. Jam. 1. as his Works shew but he was not of Oxon but of Kings Coll. in Cambridge was Bach. of Divinity and Rector of Palgrave in Suffolk WILLIAM LYFORD son of Will. Lyf Rector of Peysmere near to Newbury in Berks. was born there to the poor of which place he was an especial benefactor at the time of his death became a Commoner of Magd. Hall in Lent term 1614 aged 16 or thereabouts Demie of Magd. Coll. 1617 and perpetual Fellow five years after he being then Master of Arts. Afterwards he took holy Orders and exercised his Function for some time in and near Oxford In 1631 he was admitted to the reading of the Sentences and about that time became Minister of Shirebourne in Dorsetshire by the favour of John Earl of Bristow where he was much resorted to for his edifying and practical way of preaching At length the Civil War breaking forth and the Presbyterians carrying all before he sided with them was made one of the Assembly of Divines but sate not among them He hath written and published several theological Tracts which savour much of great Piety Zeal and sincerity to Religion but withal they shew him to have been a zealous Calvinist The Titles are these Principles of Faith and good Conscience digested into a catechistical form Lond. 1642. Oxon. 1652. in oct c. An Apology for our publick Ministry and Infant-baptism Lond. 1652. 53. c. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The translation of a Sinner from death to life by the free grace of God Serm. at S. Maries in Oxon on Tit. 3.5 Oxon. 1648. qu. 2 Serm. on Dan. 3. from ver 14. to 18. Lond. 1654. qu. 3 Serm. on 2 Cor. 2.15.16 Lond. 1654. qu. 4 Serm. on Heb. 5.13.14 Lond. 1655. qu. One of these last two if I am not mistaken is intit The matching of the Magistrates Authority and the Christians true liberty in matters of Religion Plain mans Senses exercised to discern both good or evil or a discovery of the Errors Heresies and Blasphemies of these times c. Lond. 1655. qu. His Legacy or an help for young people to prepare them for the Sacrament Lond. 1656. 58 oct Cases of Conscience propounded in the time of Rebellion resolved Lond. 1661. oct Conscience informed touching our late Thanksgivings in a plain and modest discourse Lond. 1661. This I have not yet seen and therefore cannot tell you in what Vol. 't was printed At length this person who was of great Modesty and Vertues being tormented with a painful and sharp disease by the Witchcraft as 't is said of certain Quakers surrendred up his pious soul to God on the third day of Octob. in sixteen hundred fifty and three and was buried under the Communion Table in the Chancel of the Church at Shirebourne before mention'd By his last Will and Test he bequeathed to Magd. Coll. 120 l. towards the maintenance of a godly poor Scholar thereof in way of restitution for a sum of money which according to a corrupt custom of his time he did receive for the resignation of his Fellowship of that College You may see more of him his holy life and conversation in some Memorials of him delivered after his funeral sermon by W. H. D. of D. prefixed to The plain mans senses exercised c. before mention'd FRANCIS HOLYOKE who writes himself de sacrâ Quercu was born at Nether Whitacre in Warwickshire applied his mind to Academical Learning in this University in the year 1582 or thereabouts particularly in Queens Coll. as his son Thomas hath informed me but whether he took a degree it appears not Sure I am that after he had taught School partly here but mostly in his own Country was made Rector of Southam there in Feb. 1604. And being esteemed a grave and learned person was elected a Member of the Convocation of the Clergy 1 Car. 1. He hath written and published Sermon of Obedience especially unto Authority Ecclesiastical c. on Heb. 13.17 preached at a Visitation of Dr. Will. Hinton Archd. of Coventry Oxon. 1610. quart Dictionarium Etymologicum part 2. Riders Dictionary corrected and augmented Wherein Riders Index is translated into a Dictionary Etymological deriving every word from his native fountain c. Lond. 1606. c. in a thick quarto See more in John Rider under the year 1632. p. 495. This Dictionary was afterwards published several times with the addition of many hundred words out of the Law and out of the Latine French and other Languages c. This our Author concluded his last day on the 13 of Nov. in sixteen hundred fifty and three and in that of his age 87 and was buried in S. Maries Church in Warwick having suffer'd much for the Kings Cause during the time of the grand Rebellion which began in 1642. He left behind him a son named Thomas whom I shall mention in his proper place GEORGE SINGE son of Rich. Singe alias Millington was born of gentile Parents at Bridgnorth in Shropshire became a Commoner of Ball. Coll. in Mich. term 1609 aged 15 years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated in 1616 and afterwards became Chaplain as it seems to Dr. Christop Hampton Archb. of Armagh who not only made him his Vicar general but Dean of Dromore In 1638 Nov. 11. he was consecrated at Tredagh Bishop of Cloyne and soon after was made one of the Kings Privy Council in Ireland but upon the breaking out of the Rebellion there in 1641 he was forced to fly to Dublin for a time for his own security At length upon the death of Dr. Joh. Maxwell in Feb. 1646 he was as 't is said nominated to succeed him in the Archbishoprick of Tuam The next year he went into England and setling at his native place died in few years after as I shall anon tell you He was a learned man especially in Polemical Divinity the Civil and Canon Law and hath written A Rejoynder to the Reply of Will Malone Jesuit against Dr. Usher Primate of Ireland Dubl 1632. qu. and other things which I have not yet seen He concluded his last day at Bridgnorth before mention'd in Winter time before the month of Jan. in sixteen hundred fifty and three and was buried in the Church of S. Mary Magdalen there He had a younger Brother named Edward born
I know not Sure I am that when the Presbyterians began to be dominant in 1641 he closed with them took the Covenant succeeded Joh. Owen in the Ministry of that factious Town in Essex called Coggeshall whence after he had exercised his parts there for a time he was translated to Winbourne-Minster in Dorsetshire of which County he was an Assistant to the Commissioners for the ejection of such whom they then 1654 called scandalous and ignorant Ministers and Schoolmasters Afterwards he became Rector of Fyfield in Essex where I find him in 1660 which is all I yet know of him only that he is reported by a Brother to be a learned faithful and suffering Servant and Minister of Jesus Christ and that he wrot these things following the last of which shews him to have been inclined to Arminianism The Angell of the Church of Ephesus no Bishop of Ephesus on Rev. 2.1 Lond. 1644. and 1660. qu. Concerning the nature of the Covenant of Grace wherein is a discovery of the judgment of Dr. Twysse in the point of Justification clearing him from Antinomianism therein Lond. 1655. qu. Written by way of Preface to Joh. Grayles book intit A modest Vindication c. and contains 49 pages in a small character being more in matter than Grayles book that follows it He left behind him at his death a son of both his names and a true son of the Church of England who being importun'd when he proceeded D. of D. in this University 1685 to give the Author information concerning his Father and his Writings he seemed not to care to have the memory of him perpetuated otherwise the Author would have spoken more fully of him and his end JOSEPH BROOKBANK son of Georg. Br. of Halyfax in Yorkshire was entred a Batler in Bras Coll. in Mich. term 1632 aged 20 years took one degree in Arts entred into the sacred Function and had some petite Cure bestowed on him At length retiring to London he taught School in Fleetstreet and exercised the Ministry there He hath written and published Breviate of our Kings whole Latine Grammar vulgarly called Lillies or a brief grammatical table thereof c. Lond. 1660. oct Well-tuned Organ or whether Musick be lawful in holy and public Assemblies Lond. 1660. qu. Rebells tried and cast in three Sermons on Rom. 13.2 c. Lond. 1661. in tw How long afterwards he continued among the living I know not nor any thing else of him BRIAN DUPPA or de Uphaugh was born at Greenwich in Kent on the tenth day of March an 1588 educated in Grammar learning in the condition of a Kings Scholar in the College School at Westminster while Dr. Lanc. Andrews was Dean of that Church of whom he learned Hebrew From thence he was elected Student of Ch. Ch. in the month of May 1605 and thence to be Fellow of All 's Coll. in 1612 being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards proceeding in that Faculty he took holy Orders travelled beyond the seas and in the year 1619 he was unanimously elected one of the Proctors of the University In 1625 he took the degrees in Divinity being then Chaplain to the Prince Palatine and in the year after he was made Dean of Ch. Ch. In 1632 and 33 he did execute the Office of Vicechanc. of the University with great moderation and prudence and in June 1634 he was made Chancellor of the Church of Salisbury in the place of Dr. Franc. d ee promoted to the See of Peterborough Soon after he was made Tutour to Prince Charles afterwards K. Ch. 2. which proved his future happiness being then accounted by all a most excellent man On the 19 of May 1638 he was presented to the rich Rectory of Petworth in Sussex and being elected to the See of Chichester upon the translation of Dr. Rich. Mountague to Norwych had restitution made to him of the Temporalities of that See on the 12 of June the same year which Church of Petworth he kept I presume for some time in commendam with his See In 1641 he was translated to Salisbury in the place of Dr. Jo. Davenant who died on the 20 of Apr. the same year but soon after Episcopacy being silenced by the Long Parliament which the Presbyterians called The blessed Parliam when a prevalent party therein turned the Nation topsie turvey he retired to Oxon for a time to wait on his Majesty and the Prince and left not the former till his last days After his Maj. was beheaded this our worthy Author and Bishop retired to Richmond in Surrey where spending most of his time in great devotion and solitude till the happy Restauration of King Ch. 2. an 1660 was translated to Winchester on the 24 of Sept. the same year to the great joy and comfort of many Lords and Gentlemen as well as the reverend Clergy who all had a deep sense and memory of his Prudence and Piety owing then a lasting tribute not only for his great example of vertue and godliness but for those excellent seeds and principles so happily laid in the youth of the then Sovereign Lord the King About that time he was made Lord Almoner and began that conspicuous monument of his charity an Almshouse at the said place of Richmond He was a man of excellent parts and every way qualified for his Function especially as to the comeliness of his person and gracefulness of his deportment which rendred him worthy the service of a Court and every way fit to stand before Princes He was beloved of K. Ch. 1. of happy memory who made use of his pious Conversation during his imprisonment in the Isle of Wight and so much respected by his son K. Ch. 2. that when this worthy Prelate laid on his death-bed at Richmond he craved his blessing on his bended knees by his bed-side He hath written and published Several Sermons as 1 The Souls soliloquie c. preached before the King at Newport in the Isle of Wight 25 Oct. 1648 being the monthly Fast during the Treaty there on Psal 42.5 Lond. 1648. qu. 2 Angells rejoycing for Sinners repenting on Luke 15.10 Lond. 1648. qu. c. A Guide for the penitent or a modell drawn up for the help of a devout Soul wounded with sin Lond. 1660. Holy rules and helps to devotion both in prayer and practice in 2 parts Lond. 1674 in tw with the Authors picture before them which book was published by Ben. Parry of C. C. Coll. 'T is said by some particularly the Bookseller that printed The Church Hist of Scotland pen'd by Dr. Joh. Spotswood Archb. of S. Andrews and printed at Lond. 1654. fol. c. that he Dr. Duppa did write The life of the said Archbishop which stands and is put before the said History But the Reader is to know that the person who wrot the Preface to the said History saith that the said life was pen'd by a reverend person of that Nation meaning Scotland So that if it be
all of them with great respect save only by Archb. Abbot and William Earl of Exeter the first of which disliked the argument and the other snapped him up for a begging Scholar which he was after much asham'd of when it came to be known Soon after the said History was much impugned by a discourse of Dr. G. Hakewill which was as Heylyn saith full of most base and malicious calumniations both against the Person and Religion of the Author Whereupon his Maj. having received notice of it from Laud who had a copy of it sent to him from Oxon by Dr. W. Smith the Vicechancellour of that place and he from Hakewill to be approved before it was to go to the press commanded Heylyn to consider of the matter and withal sent him to Windsore to search into the records of the Order of the Garter there Which command he accordingly obeying occasioned a second edition of the said History an 1633 as I have before told you wherein he answer'd all Hakewills allegations letting pass his slanders Upon the coming out of which Heylyn heard no more of Hakewill till a second edition of his book of the supposed decay of nature entit An Apol. or Declaration of the Power c. wherein Heylyn found a retraction of the passages which concerned S. George About the same time Hakewill thinking better to sit silent than to come out with a reply yet he thought it fit to acquaint his friends what sentiments he had of the said second edition of The Hist of S. George in several letters sent abroad one of which speaketh thus In the second impression of his book The Hist of S. George where he hath occasion to speak of the Roman writers especially the Legendaries he magnifies them more and when he mentions our men he villifies them more than he did in his first edition But the matter is not much what he saith of the one or of the other the condition of the man being such as his word hardly passeth either for commendation or slander c. From the said Hist of S. George written by Heylyn is a little Pamphlet taken and stoln entit The Hist of that most famous Saint and Soldier S. George of Capadocia c. Lond. 1661 in 7. sheets in qu. Also another for the most part intit The Hist of the life and Martyrdome of S. George the titular Patron of England c. Lond. 1664. in 8 sh in qu. written in verse by Tho. Lowick Gent. And many things are taken thence also with due acknowledgment by E. Ashmole in his book of The Institutions Laws and Ceremonies of the most noble Order of the Garter Lond. 1672. fol. An Essay called Augustus Printed 1632 since inserted into Heylyns Cosmography History of the Sabbath in two books Lond. 1636. qu. twice printed in that year Written to satisfie the scrupulous minds of some misguided zealots who turned the observation of the Lords day into a Jewish Sabbath not allowing themselves or others the ordinary liberties nor works of absolute necessity which the Jews themselves never scrupled at About that time was published A letter to the Vicar of Grantham by Dr. Jo. Williams Bishop of Linc. against the Communion Table standing Altar-ways whereupon Heylyn made a sudden and sharp reply entit A coal from the Altar or an answer to the Bishop of Lincolns letter to the Vicar of Grantham Lond. 1636. qu. To which the Bishop in a year after return'd an answer under this title The holy table name and thing c. pretending withal that it was written long ago by a Minister in Lincolnshire against Dr. Cole a Divine in Qu. Maries raign whereupon Heylyn made a reply as I shall anon tell you Brief discourse in way of Letter touching the form of prayer appointed to be used by preachers before their Sermons Can. 55. Written at the request of the Bishop of Winchester in the year 1636 and afterwards printed in the first part of Ecclesia Vindicata Brief and moderate answer to the seditious and scandalous challenges of Hen. Burton late of Friday-street in two Sermons preached by him on the 5 of Nov. 1636 and in the Apologie set before them Lond. 1637. qu. Antidotum Lincolniense or an answer to a book entit The holy table name and thing c. Lond. 1637. 38. qu. Another answer came out against the said Holy Table c. entit Two looks over Lincolne or a view of his holy table name and thing c. Lond. 1641. in 4. sh and an half written by Rich. Day who stiles himself Minister of the Gospel yet seems rather to be an enemy to the Ceremonies of the Church In which book also Heylyns Coal from the Altar is sometimes animadverted upon An uniform book of articles to be used by all Bishops and Archdeacons in their Visitations Lond. 1640 qu. De jure paritatis Episcoporum MS. written 1640 upon a proposition in the Lords house whether Bishops should be of the Committee for the preparatory examinations in the cause of Tho. Earl of Strafford Printed afterwards and involved in his Historical and Miscellaneous Tracts Reply to Dr. Hakewills dissertation touching the sacrifice of the Eucharist Lond. 1641. qu. See more in George Hakewill under the year 1649. An help to English history containing a succession of all the Kings of England and the English Saxons the Kings and Princes of Wales c. As also of all the Archbishops Bishops Dukes Marquesses and Earles within the said dominions In three tables Lond. 1641 c. in oct Published under the name of Rob. Hall Gent. Several additions to this book were made by Christop Wilkinson a Bookseller living against S. Dunstans Church in Fleet-street London the first edition of which additions with the book it self came out in 1670. in oct with the name put to the book of Pet. Heylyn who made use of Dr. Franc. Godwins Commentarie of the Bishops of England in his succession of Archb. and Bishops and of Ralph Brook and August Vincent their respective Catalogues of the succession of Kings Dukes Marquesses Earls c. 'T is said also that in the same year 1641. our Author Heylyn wrot and published a book intit Persecutio Undecima c. Lond. 1641. 48. quarto 1681. fol. but finding no such thing in his Diary which I have several times perused I cannot be so bold to affirm that he was the Author History of Episcopacy in two parts Lond. 1642. qu. Published under the name of Theophilus Churchman This makes the second part of Ecclesia Vindicata c. Lond. 1657. qu. Historical narration of Liturgies c. written 1642. Afterwards printed in the first part of Eccles Vindicata c. Relation of Lord Ralph Hoptons victory near to Bodmin in Cornwall on the 19 of Jan. 1642. Oxon. 1642 3. in one sh in qu. Brief relation of the remarkable occurrences in the northern parts viz. The landing of the Queens Majesty in the Bay of Burlington from Holland
his good service by Philip Earl of Pembroke as I have been informed for from thence a loyal person had been ejected In 1648 he was actually created Doctor of Div. in the Pembrochian Creation and had several boones bestowed on him by that Convention called by the Presbyterian the Blessed Parliament After the Kings Restoration he was suffer'd to keep his Parsonage because no body laid claim to it he being then accounted the prime leader of the Faction in those parts but when the Act of Conformity was published he quitted it and his life together He hath written and published Several Sermons as 1 Divine ballance to weigh religious Fasts in Fast-sermon before the H. of Com. 27 Sept. 1643 on Zach. 7.5.6.7 Lond. 1643. qu. He was also one of three that preached before the House of Lords on the 22 of Oct. 1644 being a Fast sermon upon the uniting of the Army together but whether 't was printed I find not 2 Pauls sad farewell to the Ephesians preached at the funeral of Mr. Joh. Grayle Minister of Tidworth in Wilts on Acts 20.37.38 Lond. 1655. quart and others which I have not yet seen Motive to peace and love Printed 1649. qu. Animadversions on Mr. W. Dells book intit The crucified and quickned Christian Lond. 1653. qu. Apology for the Ministers of the County of Wilts in their meetings at the election of Members for the approaching Parliament In answer to a letter sent out of the said County pretending to lay open the dangerous designs of the Clergy in reference to the approaching Parliament by some of the defam'd Ministers of the Gospel of the same County Lond. 1654 in 4 sh in qu. In the writing of which Apol. Dr. Chambers was assisted by Joh. Strickland Adoniram Byfield and Pet. Ince Presb. Ministers Answer to the charge of Walt. Bushnel Vicar of Box in Wilts published in a book of his intit A narrative of the proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by Oliver Cromwell for ejecting scandalous and ignorant Ministers c. Lond. 1660. quar Vindication of the said Commissioners Printed the former He was one of the number of Assistants belonging to the said Commissioners and carried himself very severe against the Ministers What other books he hath published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he was buried in the Church of Pewsey before mention'd on the eighth day of Septemb. in sixteen hundred sixty and two with no other ceremony than that we would use to a dog and about the same time was his wife buried there also In the said Rectory succeeded Rich. Watson D. D. sometimes Fellow of Gonvill and Caies Coll. in Cambridge Chaplain to James Duke of York and afterwards Prebendary of Wells and Salisbury as I shall elsewhere at large tell you JOHN GAUDEN Son of the Minister of Mayland in Essex was born there or at least in that County educated in Grammar learning at S. Edmunds Bury in Suffolk and afterwards at about 16 years of age was admitted a Student of S. Johns College in Cambridge under one Mr. Wright where making great proficiency in academical learning took the degrees in Arts. In 1630 or thereabouts he removed to Wadham Coll. in this University where he became Tutor to Francis and Will Russell sons of Sir Will Russell Baronet into whose family he about that time had matched and after their departure to other Gentlemen of quality While he continued there the greatness of his parts were much improved by the greatness of industry bestowing the most part of the day and night too in the study of divine matters In 1635 he took the degree of Bach. of Div was afterwards Chaplain to Robert Earl of Warwick Rector of Brightwell near Wallingford in Berks beneficed in Cambridgeshire D. of D. and when the Assembly of Divines was to be setled in 1643 he was nominated one of them to the Parliament by Sir Dudley North and Sir Thom. Chichley Knights for Cambridgeshire to serve in the Long Parliament to sit among them but by what trick Mr. Tho. Goodwin was substituted in his place as a person more fit for the great designs then carrying on you may see in our Author Dr. Gaudens book intit Anti-Baal-Berith c. printed at Lond. 1661. p. 89 90. At that time 1643. he being a Covenantier as the Presbyterians and fanatical people generally affirm tho positively denied by himself he had the Rectory and Deanery of Bocking in his own Country confer'd upon him which he kept during the time of Usurpation and was as before at Brightwell and elsewhere much resorted to for his most admirable and edifying way of preaching After the death of Dr. Brownrig Bishop of Exeter which was in Decemb. 1659 he became Preacher of the Temple at London and after the Restoration of K. Ch. 2. Chaplain in ordinary to him who taking notice that he upon all occasions had taken worthy pains in the pulpit and at the press to rescue his Majesty and the Church of England from all the mistakes and heterodox opinions of several and different Factions as also from the sacrilegious hands of those false brethren whose scandalous conversation was consummate in devouring Church-lands and then with impudence to make sacrilege lawful I say for these his services his Majesty confer'd upon him the Bishoprick of Exeter to which being consecrated in S. Peters Church at Westminster on the second day of Decemb. being the first Sunday in Advent in the year 1660 sate there but little more than an year and a quarter Afterwards he was translated thence to Worcester on Dr. Morleys Translation to Winchester in the beginning of the year in the month of May I think 1662 where he soon after ended his course having been esteemed by all that knew him a very comely person a man of vast parts and one that had been strangely improved by unwearied labour His works are these Several Sermons as 1 The love of truth and peace on Zach. 8.19 Lond. 1641. qu. 2 Three Sermons preached upon several publick occasions Lond. 1642. qu. The first of which preached before his Maj. is on Heb. 12.14 The second before the Judges at Chelmsford in Essex is on Zach. 8.16 and the third at S. Maries in Oxon on Act Sunday 11 July 1641 is on Ephes 4.23 3 Funeralls made cordials Sermon prepared and in part preached at the solemn interment of the corps of Rob. Rich heir apparent to the Earldom of Warwick who died at Whitehall 16 of Feb. an 1657 aged 23 years and was honorably buried on the 5 of March following at Felsted in Essex Lond. 1658. qu. 4 Sermon preached at the Funeral of Dr. Ralph Brownrig Bishop of Exeter 17 Dec. 1659 on 2 Kings 2.12 Lond. 1660. oct 5 Slight healing of publick hearts c. Serm. in S. Pauls Cathedral before the Lord Mayor Lord General Aldermen c. 26 Feb. 1659 being a day of solemn thanksgiving unto God for restoring of the secluded Members of
Westminster near to the grave of his great Uncle Dr. Barnab Potter sometimes Bishop of Carlile While the said Ch. Potter was an Undergraduat of Ch. Ch Tho. Severne M. A. and Student thereof Son of Joh. Severne of Broadway afterwards of Powick in Woocestershire was his Tutor and wrot and composed the said Theses Quadragesimales and therefore he who is now living at Worcester is to be taken for the Author of that book much commended when it was first published JOHN HULETT Son of Silvester Hul. Gent. was born in London entred a Commoner in New Inn in the beginning of 1627 aged 20 took the degrees in Arts afterwards travelled into several parts of the World particularly into Russia and Muscovia and improved himself in several sorts of Learning especially in Geography and Mathematicks After his return he setled in Oxon taught Scholars those Arts and became a useful person in his generation He hath written and published Several Ephemerides Description and use of the Quadrant Quadrat Nocturnal Printed several times in octav He died in his Lodgings in Catstreet on the 21 day of December in sixteen hundred sixty and three and was buried in the Church of S. Peter in the East within the City of Oxford leaving then behind several written Specimens of his profession which without doubt might be useful if made extant JOHN TOY Son of Joh. Toy was born and bred in Grammar Learning within the City of Worcester became either a Servitor or Batler of Pembroke Coll. in 1627 aged 16 years took one degree in Arts entred into Orders and became Chaplain to the Bishop of Hereford under which title he took the degree of Master of Arts in 1634. Afterwards he was made Master of the Free then of the Kings School within the place of his nativity which last he kept for 20 years space and furnished the Universities with several hopeful youths He hath written and published Worcesters Elegie and Eulogie Lond. 1638. quar a Poem Before which Will. Rowland the Poet mentioned among these Writers under the year 1659. hath two Lat. Copies of Verses Quisquiliae poeticae tyrunculis in re metrica non inutilis Lond. 1662. oct Fun. Serm. on Mrs. .... Tomkyns on Job 14.14 Printed 1642. qu. And whether he was Author of Grammatices Graecae Enchiridion in usum scholae Collegialis Wigooniae Lond. 1650. oct I know not yet to the contrary He gave up the ghost on the 28 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred sixty and three and was buried in the Cath. Ch. at Worcester Over his grave was a Mon. soon after put with an Inscription thereon wherein he is stiled Vir ingenii perpoliti industriae indefessae eruditionis singularis eximiae morum sanctitatis vitae integer pubis constituendae scientissimus pietate fide modestia gravitate nullâque non virtute spectabilis c. WILLIAM PAGE received his first breath in the Parish of Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex applied his mind to Academical Studies in Ball. Coll. in Mich. term 1606 aged 16 took the degrees in Arts and in the year 1619 was elected Fellow of All 's Coll. Afterwards by the favour of Dr. Laud Bishop of London he succeeded Dr. Joh. Denison in the Rectory of the Free-school at Reading and about the same time was presented by the Society of the said Coll. to the Rectory of East Lockyng near to Wantage in Berks which he kept to the time of his death but his School not for he was sequestred of it by the Committee of Parliament in 1644. In the year 1â—34 he proceeded Doctor of Divinity at which time and after he was esteemed well vers'd in the Greek Fathers a good Preacher and Disputant He hath written A Treatise of justification of bowing at the name of Jesus by way of answer to an Appendix against it Oxon. 1631. qu. An examination of such considerable reasons as are made by Mr. Prynne in a reply to Mr. Widdowes concerning the same Argument Printed with the former Of which Treatise or Treatises I find in a letter written by Will. Baker Secretary to Dr. Abbot Archb. of Canterbury directed to the Author Page these passages following Good Mr. Page my Lord of Canterbury is informed that you are publishing a Treatise touching the question of Bowing at the name of Jesus an Argument wherein Mr. Giles Widdowes foolishly and Mr. W. Prynne scurrilously have already to the scandal and disquiet of the Church exercised their pens His Grace hath formerly shewed his dislike of them both and hearing that you take up the bucklers in a theam of so small necessity and of so great heat and distemper which will draw a new Reply for Prynne will not sit down as an idle spectator and beget bitterness and intestine Contestations at home among our selves he is much offended that you do stickle and keep on foot such questions which may be better sopited and silenced than maintained and drawn into sidings and partakings And therefore I am wished to advise you to withdraw your self from these or the like domestick broyles and if your Treatise be at the press to gve it a stop and by no means suffer it to be divulged c. This Letter being written at Lambeth 31 May 1632 the Contents thereof flew to Fulham where finding Dr. Laud B. of London he wrot this following Letter to the Vicechanc. of the Univ. of Oxon dated 22 June following Sir these are to pray and require you in his Majesties name that a book lately printed at Oxon and made by Mr. Page of Allsoules College be presently set to sale and published It is as I am informed in defence of the Canon of the Church about bowing at the name of Jesus and modestly and well written And his Majesty likes not that a Book boldly and ignorantly written by Mr. Prynne against the Church should take place as the Churches opinion against her self or as unable to be answer'd by the Church c. What else our Author Page hath written are Certain Animadversions upon some passages in a Tract concerning Schisme and Schismatiques c. Oxon 1642. qu. Which Tract was written by J. Hales of Eaton The Peace-maker or a brief motive to Unity and Charity in Religion Lond. 1652. in 16o. He hath also published a Serm. on 1 Tim. 5.3.4.5 Printed in qu. which I have not yet seen and also translated from Lat. into Engl. Tho. à Kempis his Treatise De imitatione Christi in 4 books Oxon. 1639. in tw Before which Translation by him amended and corrected he hath set a large Epistle to the Reader This Dr. Page departed this mortal life in the Parsonoge-house of Lockyng before mentioned on the 24 of Febr. being then Ashwednesday in sixteen hundred sixty and three and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there as I have been informed by Mr. George Ashwell who had the care of his Library and Interment committed to him See more in Dr. Sam. Page under the year 1630.
Marshall Edm. Calamy Calybute Downing c. did first whisper in their Conventicles then openly preach that for the cause of religion it was lawful for the Subjects to take up Arms against their lawful Soveraign Which doctrine being also followed by the rest of the Elders the People of London did violently rush into rebellion and were found pliable by the faction in Parliament to raise tumults make out-cries for justice call for innocent blood subscribe and prefer petitions against the holy Liturgy and the Hierarchy and to strike at root and branch especially if our Author Burges did but hold up his finger to his Mirmidons or Capt. afterwards Colonel John Venn sent his summons by his Wife to assemble the zealots of the City In the beginning of the Long Parliament he was appointed by the Lords one of the Sub-committee to settle Religion who meeting in Jerusalem Chamber at Westminster our Author Burges became speaker for his party the Presbyterians In which office he made a vehement invective against Deans and Chapters and the unprofitableness of such Corporations and did aggravate to debauchedness the lives of singing men and they not only useless but hurtful by their vitious conversation At the same time also being looked upon as a doughty Champion for the holy cause and a zealous Covenantier 't was usual with him and the said Venn to lead up the tumults of the City to the Parliament doors to see that the godly party for so their faction was call'd in the House might not be out-voted and then turning back and beholding the rabble would say These are my band-dogs I can set them on and I can take them off again c. by which means above four parts in five of the Lords and two parts in three of the Commons were frighted out of the house to leave the Faction absolute Masters thereof These things also he did when the most noble Earl of Strafford was tried for his life So that being the Ring-leader of the rout and the only scandal to his profession in all London was thought fit by the blessed Parliament as by the faction it was called to be one of those Godly Divines that were to hold forth before them to be one of the Sub-committee for the advancement of moneys to carry on the War against the King and to be with John White the Centurist Assessors to the Ass of Divines But before that time Essex the General finding him a zealous instrument to carry on the cause made him his Chaplain to that Regiment of Horse which was next under him In Dec. 1643 the Londoners sent Will. Gibbes and John Fowke Aldermen and others of the common Council to the House of Commons to desire that the Cath. Church of S. Paul might be set open again and that there might be a Lecture every Sunday night as was formerly used after the afternoons Sermon and another on the week day and that Dr. Corn. Burges might be the man who having been several times put to his compurgators in that consistory was the ablest and fittest for that Sunday-nights Lecture desiring their honors to allow the Doctor a pension of 400 l. per an out of the revenues of the Cathedral for his encouragement in that service Which being a poor pittance God wot they not only confirmed that pension but gave him the Deans house thereof for his habitation both setled soon after by Act of Parliament The first motion of this did proceed from the Militia of London among whom the Doctor used to ride with his case of pistols was called Colonel and shew'd himself very officious to assist plundering at the Globe Tavern in Holbourne Afterwards growing very rich he purchased several Lands as the mannour of Wells belonging to the Bishop thereof and the habitation of the Dean there which he mostly plucked down and rebuilt And being so done he wrot a book to shew that there was no sacriledge or sin to alien or purchase the Lands of Bishops and Chapters which being taken into the hands of many curious readers had the licentiousness of a second impression an 1659. But upon the Kings restauration he lost all having about an year before been offer'd twelve thousand and odd pounds for his House and Lands at and near Wells whereupon retiring to Watford in Hartfordshire before mentioned lived obscurely there and died in a mean condition as I shall anon tell you He hath written and published these matters following A chain of Graces drawn out at length for reformation of Manners Lond. 1622. in tw New discovery of personal Tithes or the tenth part of mens clear gains proved due both in conscience and by the laws of this Kingdom Lond. 1625. oct The fire of the Sanctuary newly discovered or a compleat Tract of Zeal Lond. 1625. in oct Which book upon its Authors grand defect was answer'd by Anon. in a Pamphlet intit A whip c. printed 1643. Whereupon an old puritannical Poet named Francis Quarles the sometimes Darling of our plebeian judgments who seemed to have a great respect for our Author came out with a Reply intit The Whipper whip'd c. printed 1644 wherein in the first page he stiles Dr. Burges a man of singular parts c. Baptismal Regeneration of elect Infants professed by the Church of England according to Scriptures the primitive Church the present reformed Churches and many particular Divines apart Oxon 1629. qu. Vindication of the Reasons against Bishops Votes in Parliament Lond. 1641. qu. Whether he was Author of the Reasons I know not Several sermons as 1 Sermon at a publick Fast before the House of Commons 17 Nov. 1640 on Jer. 50.5 Lond. 1641. qu. 2 Sermon before the H. of Com. 5 Nov. 1641. on Psal 76.10 Lond. 1641. qu. Wherein are many things of and against the Papists and Jesuits 3 Serm. before the H. of Com. 30 March 1642 on Jer. 4.14 Lond. 1642. qu. 4 Vanity and mischief of the thoughts of an heart unwashed Serm. before the H. of Com. on their day of humiliation 30 of Apr. 1645. on Jer. 4.14 as before Lond. 1645. qu. 5 Necessity of agreement with God Fast-serm before the H. of Lords 29 Oct. 1645 on Amos 3.3 Lond. 1645. qu. besides others which I have not yet seen as Serm. on 2 Chron. 15.2 another on Ezra 10.2.3 a third called Prudent silence preached 12 Jan. 1648 whether the same with that against the destroying of Kings preached about the same time I cannot tell and lastly another on Amos 5.13 printed 1660. in octavo Sion Coll. what it is and doth A vindication of that Society against two Pamphlets c. Lond. 1648. qu. His case as Lecturer in Pauls This is a little Pamphlet By the way the Reader is now to know that it hath been confidently affirmed that our Author before he was engaged in buying Bishops Lands did concur with Dr. Joh. Hacket in his Answer to Dr. Hacket's Speech in 1641. that the alienating of any thing setled
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
world within the City of York was admitted Probationer fellow of Merton Coll. in 1620 aged 19 years or thereabouts and proceeded in Arts four years after His younger years were adorned with Oratory Poetry and witty fancies and his elder with quaint preaching and subtile disputes In 1631 he was one of the Proctors of the University and about that time Chaplain to Philip Earl of Pembroke who for his service and merits bestowed upon him the Rectory of Byshopston in Wilts Afterwards he was constituted Chaplain and Tutor to Charles Prince of Wales after Dr. Duppa was made Bishop of Salisbury was actually created Doct. of Div. in 1642 elected one of the Ass of Divines in the year following but refused to sit among them and Chancellour of the Cath. Ch. at Salisbury in the place of Will. Chillingworth deceased in the latter end of the same year 1643. Afterwards he suffered and was deprived of all he had for adhering to his Majesty K. Ch. 1 suffered in exile with his Son K. Ch. 2 whom after his defeat at Worcester he saluted at Roan upon his arrival in Normandy and thereupon was made his Chaplain and Clerk of the Closet After the Kings return he was made Dean of Westminster keeping his Clerkship still was consecrated Bishop of Worcester after the death of Dr. Gauden on the last of Novemb. S. Andrews day 1662 and at length was translated to the See of Salisbury 28. Sept. 1663 void by the translation thence to London of Dr. Humph. Henchman This Dr. Earl was a very gentile Man a contemner of the world religious and most worthy of the office of a Bishop He was a Person also of the sweetest and most obliging nature as one that knew him well tho of another perswasion saith that lived in our age and since Mr. Rich. Hooker died none have lived whom God had blest with more innocent wisdom more sanctified learning or a more pious peaceable primitive temper than he so that this excellent Person seem'd to be only like himself and venerable Mr. Hooker and only the fit man to make the learned of all nations happy in knowing what hath been too long confin'd to the language of our little Island I mean by his translation of the said Mr. Hooker's book called Eccles Politie as I shall tell you anon He hath written An Elegy upon Mr. Franc. Beaumont the Poet. Afterwards printed at the end of Beaumonts Poems Lond. 1640. qu. Put out with a poetical Epistle before them subscribed by Laur. Blaikâ—lock a Bookseller near Temple-bar afterwards an informer to the Committees of sequestration at Haberdashers and Goldsmiths-hall and a beggar defunct in Prison Micro-cosmography or a piece of the world characteriz'd in essays and characters Lond. 1628. c. in tw Published under the name of Edw. Blount He also translated from English into Lat. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which he entituled Imago Regis Caroli primi in aerâ—â—mnis solitudine Hag. com 1649 in tw and also The Laws of Eccles Polity in 8. books written by Rich. Hooker of C. C. Coll. This is in Ms and not yet printed Dr. Earl being esteemed a witty man while he continued in the University several copies of his ingenuity and poetry were greedily gathered up some of which I have seen particularly that Lat. Poem entit Hortus Mertonensis The beginning of which is Hortus delitiae domus politae c. He had also a hand in some of the Figures of which about 10 were published but which Figure or Figures claim him as Author I know not The Figure of six I have bearing this title The figure of six containing these six things wit mirth pleasure pretty observations new conceits and merry jests These Figures were not published all at once but at several times At length this worthy Bishop retiring to Oxon when the King Queen and their respective Courts setled there for a time to avoid the plague then raging in London and Westminster took up his quarters in University Coll. where dying on the 17. of Novemb. in sixteen hundred sixty and five was buried near the high altar in Mert. Coll. Church on the 25 day of the said month being then accompanied to his grave from the publick Schools by an Herald at Arms and the principal persons of the Court and University In the See of Salisbury succeeded Dr. Alexander Hyde sometimes Fellow of New Coll. of whom will be large mention made in his proper place GEORGE WILDE son of Hen. Wilde a Citizen of London was born in the County of Middlesex elected Scholar of S. Johns Coll. from Merchant Taylors School in 1628 aged 19 years entred on the Civ Law line took one degree in that fac 1634 became one of the Chaplains to Dr. Laud Archb. of Cant who had an especial respect for him and would have prefer'd him above the Vicaridge of S. Giles Church in Reading had not the Civil distempers broke forth In the heat of the rebellion he adhered to the cause of his Majesty was an appointed Preacher before him and the Parliament in Oxon being then in great esteem for his eloquent preaching and therefore had the degree of Doctor of the Civil Law confer'd upon him Afterwards being turned out of his Fellowship by the Parliamentarian Visitors in 1648 he suffer'd much yet kept up a religious meeting for the Loyalists in Fleetstreet London After his Majesties restauration he was in requital for his loyalty made Bishop of London-Derry in Ireland where he was highly valued for his publick spirit religious conversation and exemplary piety In his younger years he was accounted a Person of great ingenuity and in his elder a man of singular prudence a grace to the pulpit and when in Ireland as worthy of his function as any there He hath written The Hospital of Lovers or Loves Hospital a Comedy Acted in S. Johns Coll. publick refectory before the K. and Qu. 30. Aug. 1636 but 't was not as I conceive printed Hermophus a Com. written in Lat. and several times acted but not printed Sermon preached upon the 3. of March in S. Maries Ch. in Oxon. before the House of Commons on Psal 122.8.9 Oxon. 1643. qu. and other things as 't is said but such I have not yet seen He departed this mortal life at Dublin on Friday 29. of Decemb. in sixteen hundred sixty and five and was buried in Christ Church there at which time Mr. George Seignior his Chaplain sometimes Fellow of Trin. Coll. in Cambridge preached his funeral Sermon to which I refer the Reader for his farther character being as 't is said made publick In London-Derry succeeded Dr. Rob. Mossom Dean of Ch. Ch. in Dublin THOMAS VAUGHAN who stiles himself in all or most of his writings which he published Eugenius Philalethes was the Son of Tho. Vaughan of Llansomfreid but born at Newton in the Parish of S. Bridget near Brecknock in Brecknockshire an 1621 educated in Grammar learning under one Matthew Herbert
became a Batler of Magd. Hall in Mich. term 1628 aged 19 years took the degrees in Arts and afterwards was made Vicar of Box near Malmsbury in his own Country where continuing in good esteem in the greatest part of the interrupted times was at length ejected from his living in the Reign of Oliver whereupon he wrot A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Commissioners appointed by Oliver Cromwell for ejecting scandalous and ignorant Ministers in the case of Walt. Bushnell Clerk Vicar of Box in the County of Wilts Which book being not permitted to be published after he had made it fit for the Press was at his Majesties return printed at Lond. in oct an 1660. About which time the Author being restored to his living continued there to the time of his death which hapning in the beginning of the year sixteen hundred sixty and seven was buried in the Church at Box having then laying by him one or more things fit to be printed as I have been informed by some of the neighbourhood GEORGE WITHER Son of George Wither the first Son by a second venter of the house of Wither of Manydowne near to Wotton S. Laurence in Hampshire was born at Bentworth near Alton in the said County on the eleventh day of June 1588 30 Eliz. educated in Gram. learning under the noted School-master of those parts called Joh. Greaves of Colemore sent to Magd. Coll. in the year 1604 or thereabouts where being put under the tuition of Joh. Warner afterwards B. of Roch. whom if I mistake not he serv'd made some proficiency with much ado in academical learning but his genie being addicted to things more trivial was taken home after he had spent about three years in the said house and thence sent to one of the Inns of Chancery in London and afterwards to Lincolns Inn to obtain knowledge in the municipal Law But still his genie hanging after things more smooth and delightful he did at length make himself known to the world after he had taken several rambles therein by certain Specimens of Poetry which being dispersed in several hands became shortly after a publick Author and much admired by some in that age for his quick advancement in that faculty But so it was that he shewing himself too busie and satyrical in his Abuses stript and whipt was committed Prisoner to the Marshalsea where continuing several months was then more cried up especially by the puritanical Party for his profuse powring forth of English rime and more afterwards by the vulgar sort of people for his prophetical Poetry in regard that many things were fancied by them to come to pass which he pretended to predict In 1639 he was a Captain of Horse in the Expedition against the Scots and Quarter-master Gen. of the Regiment wherein he was Captain viz. of that Regiment of oâ— next under the Earl of Arundel General of the Forces in the said expedition But this our Author who was always from his youth puritannically affected sufficiently evidenced in his Satyrs sided with the Presb. in the beginning of the Civil Wars rais'd by them an 1642 became an enemy to the King and Regality sold the estate he had and with the moneys received for it rais'd a Troop of Horse for the Parliament was made a Captain and soon after a Major having this motto on his Colours Pro Rege Lege Grege but being taken prisoner by the Cavaliers Sir Jo. Denham the Poet some of whose land at Egham in Surry Wither had got into his clutches desired his Majesty not to hang him because that so long as Wither lived Denham would not be accounted the worst Poet in England About that time he was constituted by the said Long Parliament a Justice of Peace in Quorum for Hampshire Surrey and Essex which office he kept 16 years and afterwards was made by Oliver Major Gen. of all the Horse and Foot in the County of Surrey in which employment he licked his fingers sufficiently gaining thereby a great Odium from the generous Royalist After the Kings Restauration in 1660 he lost all the lands that had belonged to Royalists and Bishops which he before had either bought or had confer'd upon him for the love and zeal he had to the blessed Cause And being then look'd upon as a dangerous person to the King and State especially for a scandalous and seditious libel that he had then dispersed was committed Prisoner to Newgate and afterwards upon his own confession and the oaths of two persons that he was the Author of it he by order of the H. of Commons was sent in custody and committed close prisoner to the Tower of London to be debarr'd Pen Ink and Paper and about the same time 24 of March 1661 2 an Impeachment was ordered to be drawn up against him In both which Prisons he continued three years and more wrot several things by the connivance of the Keeper of which some were afterwards made publick yet could never refrain from shewing himself a Presbyterian Satyrist He began very early being precisely educated from his childhood to express and publish those conceptions which the affections and inclinations to youth had awakened in him endeavouring to season them with morality and piety as subjects of that nature are capable of suiting them to the capacities of young-men who delight to see their own natural passions represented as 't were in a glass wherein they not only meet with some better things than they looked for but with such notions also therewith mixed as insinuated into their hearts that seasoning which made them much delighted with his Poems and rendred him so generally known that thousands especially such youths that were puritannically educated were desirous to peruse his future writings and to take better heed of that whereof else perhaps they had taken little or no notice while others of generous education and of more solid parts looked upon them as the effects of a crazed brain and esteemed Taylor the Water-Poet a fit match for him with his wild and rambling rimes The things that he hath written and published are very many accounted by the generality of Scholars meer scribbles and the fancies of a conceited and confident if not enthusiastical mind The titles of them follow Iter Hibernicum or an Irish Voyage Written in verse Iter Bor. or a northern Journey Written in verse Patricks Purgatory Written in verse Philaretes Complaint Written in verse These four were called his Juvenilia and tho the original MS. of them was lost yet they were recovered and printed more than once Prince Henries obsequies or mournful elegies upon his death Lond. 1612. and 1622. oct A supposed interlocution betw the ghost of Pr. Hen. and Great Britaine Printed with the former Abuses stript and whipt or satyrical essays in two books Lond. 1613. 14.15 and 22. in oct Satyr written to the King Jam. 1. when he was prisoner in the Marshalsea for his first book Lond. 1614. 15. 22. in
have mention'd in the first vol. of this work under the year 1621 by Joan his wife daughter of Hen. Freeman of Staffordshire was born in the same house and chamber at Wornal in Bucks wherein his father had received his first breath in the month of January 1591. and was baptized there on the 16 of the said month educated partly in Grammar learning in the Free-school at Thame in Oxfordsh and partly in the College School at Westminster from which last he was elected a Student of Ch. Ch. in 1608 being then put under the tuition of a noted Tutor Afterwards he took the degrees in Arts entred into holy Orders became a most florid preacher and successively Chapl. in ord to K. Jam. 1. of pious memory Archdeacon of Colchester Residentiary of S. Pauls Cathedral Canon of Ch. Ch Chapl. in Ord. to K. Ch. 1 D. of D. and Dean of Rochester in which Dignity he was installed 6. Febr. 1638 but whether in the room of Dr. John Richardson who occurs Dean of that Church in Apr. 1636 in which month and year he died or in that of Dr. Walt. Balcanquall who had the grant of the Deanery of Durham made to him in 1638 but not installed therein till May 1639 I cannot justly tell In 1641 he was made Bishop of Chichester being one of those persons of unblemished reputation that his Majesty tho late promoted to that honorable office to which being consecrated at Westminster as it seems on the 19. of Decemb. the same year sate there without any removal saving only that by the members of the Long Parliament to the time of his death When he was young he delighted much in the studies of Musick and Poetry which with his wit and fancy made his conversation much accepted When he was elder he applied himself to Oratory and Philosophy and in his reduced age fixed on Divinity in which faculty he became eminent as his Sermons partly shew which remain'd fresh in the minds of his Auditors many years after his death His works are Several Sermons as 1 Sermon preached at Pauls cross 25. Nov. 1621. upon occasion of that false and scandalous report lately printed touching the supposed apostacy of Dr. John King late B. of Lond. on Joh. 15.20 Lond. 1621. qu. To which is added The examination of Tho. Preston taken before the Archb. of Cant. at Lambeth 20. Dec. 1621 concerning his being the author of the scandalous report of Bishop Kings apostacy 2 Davids enlargement the morning Sermon on Act Sunday on Psalm 32.5 Oxon. 1625. qu. See more in John King in the first vol. an 1638. p. 526. 3 Sermon of deliverance at the Spittle on Easter Munday on Psal 91.3 Printed 1626. qu. 4 Two Sermons at Whitehall in Lent on Eccles 12.1 and on Psal 55.6 Printed 1627. in qu. 5 Serm. at Pauls on his Maj. inauguration on Jer. 1.10 Printed 1640. in qu. 6 Sermon at Whitehall 29. May being the happy day of his Maj. inauguration and birth on Ezek. 21.27 Lond. 1661. qu. 7 Serm. at the funeral of Brian Bishop of Winchester in the Abbey Ch. of Westm 24. Apr. 1662 on Psal 116.15 Lond. 1662. qu. 8 Visitation Serm. at Lewis 8. Oct. 1662 on Titus 2.1 Lond. 1663. qu. 9 Sermon preached 30. Jan. 1664 at Whitehall being the day of the Kings Martyrdome on 2 Chron. 35.24.25 Lond. 1665. qu. Exposition on the Lords Prayer delivered in certain Sermons on Matth. 6.9 c. Lond. 1628. qu. It must be now observed that this worthy Bishop being at divine Service on Sunday in a certain Church at Langley I think in Bucks and hearing there a Psalm sung whose wretched expression quite marr'd the Pen-mans matter and his devotion he did at his return home that evening try whether from the version of our Bible he could not easily and with plainess suiting the lowest understanding deliver it from that garb which indeed made it ridiculous From one to another he passed on until the whole book was run through Which done he could not resist the advice and importunity of better judgments than his own to put it to the press He was as he confess'd discouraged knowing that Mr. George Sandys and then lately one of our pretended Reformers had failed in two different extremes The first too elegant for the vulgar use changing both meter and tunes wherewith they had been long acquainted the other as flat and poor as lamely worded and unhandsomly rimed as the old which with much confidence he undertook to amend He therefore ventur'd in a middle way as he himself said aiming without affectation of words and endeavouring to leave them not disfigur'd in the sense This version soon after came out with this title The Psalmes of David from the new translation of the Bible turn'd into meter to be sung after the old tunes used in Churches Lond. 1651. 54. in tw c. He hath also written Poems Elegies Paradoxes and Sonnets Lond. 1657. oct When these poems were first published all the report was that Dr. Philip King Brother to the said Hen. King was the author and thereupon it was put into the Bodleian Catalogue under the said Philips name Several letters Among which are extant one or more to the famous Dr. Usher Primat of Ireland and another to Isaac Walton concerning the three imperfect books of Rich. Hooker's Ecclesiastical Politie dat 13. Nov. 1664. Pr. at Lond. 1665. oct Divers Lat. and Gr. poems Many of which are extant in several books What remains to be observ'd of this Prelate is that he was always puritannically affected and therefore to please the Puritan he was promoted to the See of Chichester That after Episcopacy was silenced by the Long Parliament he mostly lived in the house of Sir Rich. Hobart who had married his Sister at Langley near to Colebrook in Bucks That being restored to his See at the return of K. Ch. 2. became esteemed by many persons of his neighbourhood and diocess the Epitome of all honors virtues and generous nobleness and a person never to be forgotten by his Tenants and by the Poor That also being not removed to a better See became discontented as I have heard and a favourer thereupon of the Presbyterians in his Diocess And lastly that dying on the first day of Octob. in sixteen hundred sixty and nine was buried on the South side of the Choir near the Communion Table belonging to the Cathedral Church of Chichester Soon after was a comly monument put over his grave with an inscription thereon wherein 't is said that he was antiquâ eâque regiâ Saxonium apud Danmonios in agro Devoniensi prosapiâ oriundus that he was natalium splendore illustris pietate doctrinâ virtutibus illustrior c. Near to his body was in short time after buried his eldest Son named John to whose as also to the memory of the said Bishop King did his Widow Anne Daughter of Sir Will. Russell of Strensham in Worcestersh
to some Women actors mentioned in his book as he affirmeth It hapned that about six weeks after this the Queen acted a part in a Pastoral at Somerset-house and then the Archbishop Laud and other Prelates whom Prynne had angered by some books of his against Arminianism and against the jurisdiction of the Bishops and by some prohibitions which he had moved and got to the High Commission Court These Prelates and their instruments the next day after the Queen had acted her Pastoral shewed Prynne's book against Plays to the King and that place of it Women actors notorious Whores and they informed the King and Queen that Prynne had purposely written this book against the Queen and her Pastoral whereas it was published six weeks before that Pastoral was acted Yet the King and Queen though thus exasperated did direct nothing against him till Laud set Dr. Heylyn who bare a great malice to Prynne for confuting some of his doctrines to peruse Prynne's books and to collect the scandalous points out of them which Heylyn did though as Prynne affirms not at all warranted by the text of his book but these two Gentlemen were well matched and alike in other things though so much different in Divinity or shew of it c. Thus our Author here quoted of whom I shall hereafter make large mention Upon the said Complaints concerning that book Heylyn being appointed to collect such passages out of it that were esteemed scandalous to the King Queen State and Government of the Realm did after some time deliver them in writing to Sir John Coke or Cook Secretary of State and to Dr. Laud Bishop of London the last of which did soon after on a Sabbath-day morning go to Will. Noy Attorney Gen. and charged him to prosecute Prynne for the said book which Noy did rigorously enough Afterwards Prynne was sent for before the Lords in the Inner Star Chamber where being examined about the said matters was committed Prisoner to the Tower of London on the first day of Febr. 1632 where remaining without permission of Bayle till the month of Feb. 1633 was at last brought to a Trial in the Court of Star Chamber having been first pre-condemned by the Gentlemen of his own profession and afterwards sentenced by that Court on the 17 day of the said month thro the eager prosecution of the said Noy to be fined 5000 l. to the King expelled the University of Oxford and Lincolns Inn degraded and disinabled from his profession in the laws to stand in the Pillory first in the Pallace-yard in Westminster and three days after in Cheapside in each place to loose an ear tho this last part of his censure was much moderated in the execution to have his book called Histriomastix publickly burnt before his face by the hand of the Hangman and remain prisoner during life After this sentence was executed which was in May an 1634. he was remitted to his prison But all this was so far from working any remorse in him that it rather hardned him in his ways for on the 11 of June following as soon as he could provide himself of pen ink and paper he wrot a most sharp and libellous Letter to Dr. Laud then Archb. of Cant. touching his censure in the said Court and that which the Archb. in particular had declared against him With this letter the Archb. acquainted his Majesty who thereupon commanded him to refer it to Attorney Noy Noy sent for Prynne from his prison and demanded of him whether the letter was of his own hand-writing or not to which Prynne cunningly replied that he could make no answer to that demand unless he could see the letter and might read the same No sooner was the letter put into his hands and Noy's back turn'd a little towards him but presently he tore it to pieces and flung the pieces out of the window to the end that the said letter might not rise in judgment against him if the Attorney should proceed to an Ore-tenus as he meant to do For this affront and the principal passages of the letter the Attorney acquaints their Lordships in open Court but there was no remedy for being there was no proof of the misdemeanour but the letter it self and that the letter could not be brought in evidence as it should have been the Archb. thought it a more noble act to remit the Crime than trouble the Court or any of his Majesties Ministers in the prosecution of it But herein Prynne sped better than some others who had before been snarling at him and laboured to expose him to scorn and danger In Apr. the same year which is a step back in this discourse he was solemnly degraded in the Univ. of Oxon and his name dashed out of the Matricula In 1636 he published two books at once or immediately after each other One of them was called The Quench Coal in answer to that called A coal from the Altar against placing the Communion-table altarwise The other named The unbishoping of Timothy and Titus against the Apostolical institution of Diocesan Bishops But that which was entituled to him by the name of a Libel was his Pamphlet called News from Ipswich intended chiefly against Dr. Wrenn then Bishop of Norwych who had taken up his dwelling in that Town and fell as scandalously foul on the Archb. himself and some of the other Bishops also and such as acted under them in the present Service For therein he descants very trimly as he conceived on the Archb. himself with his Arch-piety Arch charity Arch-agent for the devil c. With like reproach he fell on the Bishops generally calling them Luciferian Lord Bishops execrable Traytors devouring Wolves c. with many other odious names not fit to be used by a Christian and more particularly on Wrenn c. In Midsummer term he was brought to his Trial in the Star Chamber for what he had done but his Answer was so libellous and full of scandal that no Counsellor could be found to put his hand to it according to the course of that Court. So that instead thereof he exhibited a cross bill against the Archb. and his Confederates as he called them charging them with the greatest part of those Reproaches which had been made the subject matter of his former libels which being signed by no hands but by his own and tendred so to the Lord Keeper was by him rejected and himself taken pro confesso his obstinacy in not answering in due form of Law being generally looked upon by the Court as a self conviction On the 14 of June an 1637 he received his sentence which briefly was to this effect that he be fined 5000 l. to the King to loose the remainder of his ears in the Pillory to be branded on both cheeks with the letters S. L. for a schismatical libeller and to be perpetually imprison'd in Caernarvan Castle At the pronouncing of which sentence the Archb. made a long and elaborate
was that he extracting thence several books did in some of them particularly in his two tomes of An exact chronological Vindication c. endeavour to bring an odium upon the Bishops and their function by giving an history in them of the Popes Usurpations upon the King and Subjects of England and Ireland In Aug. the same year he was appointed one of the six Commissioners for appeals and regulating the Excise and in the month of Apr. 1661 he was again elected a Burgess for Bathe to sit in that Parl. that began at Westm 8. of May the same year But in July following being discontented at some proceedings in the House he published a seditious paper against them intit Sundry reasons tendred to the most honorable House of Peers c. against the new intended bill for governing and reforming Corporations This Pamphlet coming into the hands of several Members of Parliament who much complained against it the House appointed a Committee to examine and enquire after the Author the Printer and Publisher thereof The Committee met and soon found that Prynne was the Author of it And accordingly on the 15 of the said month of July the whole matter was reported to the House who thereupon being highly provok'd Prynne unable to conceal it any longer for 't was proved that he had sent that paper to the Printing-house and that he had corrected the Proof sheet and revise with his own hand he flew to the Printing-house and commanded the Compositors to distribute the form for they would be searched Which being done Prynne desired to be heard and unable to evade the evidence confessed himself to be the unhappy Author Then speaking largely setting forth what service he had done for the King formerly how kind and civil the King had been to him c. alledging that he had no mischievous intent but was sorry for what he had done and humbly craved their pardon the House then unanimously called upon him to withdraw and afterwards proceeded to debate it and resolved upon the question That the said printed paper intit Sundry reasons c. is an illegal false scandalous and seditious Pamphlet Prynne afterwards was called in again to receive the sense of the House which was as aforesaid Then Mr. Speaker Sir Edw. Turner worthily told him how sorry he was that a person of his years and experience should commit so foul an offence and one that had formerly much and yet now deserved to suffer all his punishments over again as imprisonment pillory c. But the House had considered his late services and hazards for his Majesty and in contemplation of them and his expressions of his sorrow which truly seemed very great the House shewed mercy unto him Prynne then did thankfully acknowledge the justice of the H. in their judgment of his great offence that the said paper was an illegal false scandalous and seditious pamphlet that he did humbly submit thereunto and did render most humble thanks to the H. and every Member thereof for their mercy and favour to him which words he spake with great sense of his own offence and the Houses goodness not offering to justifie the least line of his paper which his conscience told him he could not Whereupon the H. being satisfied with his confession and recantation they did remit his offence and Prynne sate down in his place From which time to the day of his death we heard of no more libels published by him The books and little pamphlets that he wrot were theological historical political controversial c. but very few of his own profession all which are in number near 200 as the titles following shew bound up in about 40 volumes in fol. and qu. in Linc. Inn Library To which an eminent Sage of the Law who had little respect for those published in his time promised to give the Works of John Taylor the Water-poet to accompany them 'T was not only he but many others afterwards especially Royalists that judged his books to be worth little or nothing his proofs for no arguments and affirmations for no testimonies having several forgeries made in them for his and the ends of his brethren They are all in the English Tongue and by the generality of Scholars are looked upon to be rather rapsodical and confus'd than any way polite or concise yet for Antiquaries Criticks and sometimes for Divines they are useful In most of them he shews great industry but little of judgment especially in his large folio's against the Popes Usurpations He may be well intituled Voluminous Prynne as Tostatus Abulensis was 200 years before his time called Voluminous Tostatus for I verily believe that if it rightly computed he wrot a sheet for every day of his life reckoning from the time when he came to the use of reason and the state of Man His custom when he studied was to put on a long quilted cap which came an inch over his eyes serving as an Umbrella to defend them from too much light and seldom eating a dinner would every 3 hours or more be maunching a roll of bread and now and then refresh his exhausted Spirits with Ale brought to him by his servant Thou that with Ale or viler liquors Did'st inspire Wythers Prynne and Vicars And teach though it were in despight Of nature and the stars to write c. Thus Hudibras part 1. He was a right sturdy and doughty Champion for the Cause a Puritan Beutifew an inveterate enemy against the hierarchy of Bishops especially upon his imprisonment and sufferings for his Hâ—strio mastix a busie pragmatical and medling man without end and one that had brought his body into an ill habit and so consequently had shortned his days by too much action and concernment day and night M. Nedham the Weather-cock tells us that he was one of the greatest paper worms that ever crept into a closet or library c. and others that he never intended an end in writing books and that his study or reading was not only a wearisomness to the flesh but to the ears Nay a printed Petition whereby some Wags under the name of the peaceable and well affected people of the three Nations did shew that whereas Will Prynne Bencher of Linc. Inn had for many years last past reckoning backward from 1659 in which year the said Petition was published been an indefatigable and impertinent Scribler and had almost nauseated the sober part of the said Nations with the stench of his carion pasquills and pamphlets for some whereof he had suffered under the hierarchy in the time of the late King c. that he might have an act of amnesty and pardon for all his Treasons Seditions Jesuitismes Contempts of Government misunderstanding of the Scripture Law and Reason Misquotations and misapplications of Authorities to his pasquills c. Which Petition I say being published and cried in Westm Hall and about London streets did so extreamly perplex Prynne for a time that
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.
on the â—â— of Sept. in the same year had then leave given to him to keep his Deanery and Archdeaconry in commendam In the beginning of the Rebellion he adhered to the Cause 〈◊〉 his Majesty and the first book that he wrot in his 〈◊〉 against the Rebels was his Vindiciae Regum c. for which he was fetch'd away from his house at Apethorpe in Northamptonshire by a Troop of Soldiers and carried Prisoner to Northampton where the Committee that were appointed by the Parliament to meet and sit there had the said book in their hands Afterwards he retired to Oxon and printed his Discovery of Mysteries and on that very day he was preaching at S. Maries before the House of Commons the Soldiers from Northampton went and plunder'd his House and all his Houshold-stuff at Apethorp where his Wife and Children then resided and sequestred his Lands for the use of the Parliament The next winter following he wrot his Jura Majestatis and according to his poor abilities out of the means he had in Wales he gave unto his Majestys own hands every winter for three years together the testimony of his loyalty and affection to the utmost of his power Upon the the declining of the Kings cause this our author being then brought very low the said Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery offered to procure him a Benefice in Lancashire worth 400 l. per ann conditionally that he would submit himself to the Parliament but he refused it as he did also the importunat invitation of his singular good friend Dr. Williams Archb. of York for the same purpose Soon after he retired into Wales where for 12 years together as he saith having not one penny of Ecclesiastical means nor 20 l. per an in all the world to maintain himself and servants of any temporal estate he was forced to live upon a little Tenement for which he paid 2 l. 10 s. per ann to Sir Gr. Williams and 4 l. Land per ann besides of his own So that he lived worse than a poor Curat with oaten-bread barley-bread buttermilk and somtimes water being not able to keep any drop of ale or beer for two lusters of years He went attir'd in very mean cloaths as he farther adds and was forced to do many servile works himself about his House Garden and Cattel And all this he did as he said rather than accept of means benevolence or maintenance from the Usurpers Rebels and the Robbers of Christ's Church He then also perswaded as he had done before some of the Earl of Pembrokes children who had been his Scholars to adheer to his Majesty altho their Father was misled to adheer to the Parliament but they refused Hen. Cromwell also Lord Lieutenant of Ireland while his Father was Protector of England offer'd him as he did other Irish Bishops an 100 l. per ann if he or they would submit to the then Government and conform in their Ministry but he scorn'd that motion also as he farther tells us After the Kings return in 1660 he was restored to his Bishoprick Deanery and Archdeaconry but rose no higher or was translated to any other place because the King was informed that he had kept pace with the Parliamenteers particularly with Philip Earl of Pembroke and that also he enjoyed his Deanery even in the times of Usurpation paying a small Rent to the Usurpers and not only suffered the Deanery House to go to ruine but helped it forward by selling some of the Wainscot of it which last is yet frequently reported by the Neighbours at Bangor Afterwards he retired into Ireland lived as privately as might be obtained what he could from the Revenues of his Bishoprick to make Reparations on the Cath. Church belonging thereunto The Works that he hath written and published are these The delights of the Saints A most comfortable Treatise of grace and peace c. Lond. 1622. oct Seven Gold Candlesticks or 7 Lights of Christian Religion Lond. 1627. qu. The true Church shewed to all men that desire to be members of the same in 6. books Lond. 1629. fol. The best religion wherein is largely explained the sum and principal heads of the Gospel Ibid. 1636. fol. This book contains 24 Sermons at least which he had formerly preached and mostly published besides some treatises among which is The delights of the Saints before mention'd Vindiciae Regum or the grand rebellion that is a looking glass for Rebels whereby they may see how by ten several degrees they shall ascend to the heighth of their design c. Oxon. 1643. qu. The discovery of Mysteries or the plots and practices of a private faction in this present Parliament to overthrow the established religion c. Printed 1643. qu. Jura Majestatis the rights of Kings both in Church and State granted 1. By God 2. Violated by rebels and 3. Vindicated by the truth Oxon. 1644. qu. The only way to preserve peace Sermon at the publick fast 8. March at S. Maries in Oxon before the H. of Commons on Amos 5.6 Oxon. 1644. qu. The great Antichrist revealed before this time never discovered And proved to be neither Pope nor Turk nor any single Person nor the succession of any one Monarch or Tyrant in any policy but a collected path or multitude of hypocritical blasphemous and most scandalous wicked men that have fulfilled all the prophecies of the Scripture c. Lond. 1660. fol. Seven treatises very necessary to be observed in these bad days to prevent the seven last vials of Gods wrath that the seven Angels are to pour down upon the earth Revel 16. c. Lond. 1661. fol. The declaration of the just judgment of God 1. Upon our late Kings friends 2. Upon the Kings enemies that rebell'd and warr'd against him c. This is printed at the end of the Seven Treatises c. Four Treatises suffering of the Saints burning of Sodom c. Lond. 1667. qu. Several Sermons as 1 The happiness of Saints on Joh. 20.26 Printed 1657. qu. 2 Gods war with the wicked Rebels and Murtherers on Isa 57.21 3 The property and prerogative of true Saints on Joh. 10.27.28 4 The monstrous murther of the most holy Jesus parallel'd to the murther of Kings on Acts 7.32 5 The four chief duties of every Christian man on 1. Pet. 2.17 6 The chiefest cause why we should love God on 1. John 4.19 7 The lively picture of these hard times on Jer. 14.10 8 The grand rebellion c. Psal 106.16 9 The tragedy of Zimri that slew his King that was his Master on 2. Kings 9.31 All these Sermons except the first with others were printed in folio an 1662. Other Sermons as 1 Description of the four Beasts explained in 4 Sermons on Rev. 4.8 Lond. 1663. qu. 2 The ejection of four devils on Matth. 17.21 Lond. 1664. qu. 3 The saving Serpent on John 3.14 Ibid. 1664. qu. 4 The monstrous murther of two mighty Kings on 2. Cor. 24.23 Ibid. 1665. qu. 5
Archdeacon of Chichester in the place of Dr. Hammond deceased and Chaplain in ord to his Majesty All which he kept to his dying day and was ever accounted a witty and a facetious Companion He hath written and published The City match a Comedy Oxon. 1639 c. fol. The amorous War Tr. Com. Oxon. 1658. 59. qu. Several Sermons as 1 Sermon concerning Unity and Agreement in Carfax Church in Oxon. 9 Aug. 1646. on 1 Cor. 1.10 Printed 1646. qu. 2 Serm. against false Prophets on Ezek. 22.28 Pr. 1647. qu. 3 Serm. against Schisme or the separations of these times on Heb. 10.24.25 Preached in the Church of Watlington in Oxfordshire with some interruption 11 Sept. 1652 at a publick dispute held there betw Jasp Mayne D. D. and one Joh. Pendarves an Anabaptist Lond. 1652. qu. See more in J. Pendarves p. 127. A late Sermon against false Prophets vindicated by letter from the causeless Aspersions of Mr. Franc. Cheynell Printed 1647. qu. See more in Fr. Cheynell pag. 246. The Peoples Warr examined according to the Principles of Scripture and Reason c. In answer to a letter sent by a person of quality who desired satisfaction Pr. 1647. qu. These two last things with the three Sermons before mention'd were commonly bound together and sold with this general title to them Certain sermons and letters of defence and resolution c. Lond. 1653. qu. One J. M. D. D. wrot a book intit Difference about Church Government c. Lond. 1646. qu. Whether written by our Author Jasp Mayne I cannot justly tell neither whether J. M. of Oxon Author of Policy unveiled or maxims and reasons of State Printed in qu. in the times of Usurpation be the same with Jasp Mayne or another Qu. Concio ad Acad. Oxon. pro more habita inchoante Termino 27 Maii 1662 in Gal. 5.1 Sermon at the consecration of Herbert Lord Bishop of Hereford on 1 Tim. 4.14 Lond. 1662. qu. He also did render into English from the original part of Lucian's Dialogues an 1638 To which afterwards he adjoyned the other Dialogues as they were formerly translated by Franc. Hicks Lond. 1663. 64. fol And translated from Lat. into Engl. Dr. John Donn's Epigrams which our Author Mayne intit A sheaf of miscellany Epigrams Lond. 1652. oct He made his Exit on the 6 of Decemb. in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried in the second isle joyning on the north side to the Choire of the Cathedral of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. Over his grave was laid soon after a marble stone at the charge of his Executors Dr. Rob. South and Dr. Jo. Lamphire the short Epitaph on which you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Ox. lib. 2. p. 282. b. The said Dr. Mayne by his will gave 500 l. towards the rebuilding of S. Pauls Cathedral and a 100 l. a piece to his Vicaridges of Cassington and Pyrton but nothing to the place of his Education because he as Dr. Jo. Wall had done had taken some distaste for affronts received from the Dean of his Coll and certain Students encouraged by him in their grinning and sauciness towards him JOHN DOUGHTIE was born of gentile Parents at Martley near Worcester in Worcestershire educated in Grammar learning in Worcester under Mr. Hen. Bright as it seems and at 16 years of age or more became a Student in this Univ. in Lent Term 1613. After he had taken the degree of Bach. of Arts he was one of those many prime Scholars that were Candidates for a Fellowship in Merton Coll. an 1619 and being throughly sifted by Sir Hen. Savile the Warden was forthwith chosen and made senior of the Election After he had compleated the degree of M. of Arts he entred into Orders and became much frequented for his edifying Sermons In 1631 he was admitted to the procuratorial Office but before he had served four months of that year he was deprived of it and the reason why is told you elsewhere About that time he became Chaplain to the Earl of Northumberland and on the 11 of Jan. 1633 he was presented by the Warden and Society of Merton Coll. to the Rectory of Lapworth in Warwickshire where continuing till the beginning of the Civil War he left all there purposely to avoid sequestration and imprisonment and forthwith retired to the King at Oxon. Soon after meeting with Dr. Duppa Bishop of Salisbury he preferred him to be Lecturer of S. Edmunds Church within that City where continuing about two years at which time the Kings Forces were routed in the West he retired to London and for some time found relief in the house of Sir Nath. Brent then living in Little Britaine After his Majesties Restauration he became one of the Prebendaries of Westminster Rector of Cheame in Surrey and was actually created Doct. of Divinity His works are these Discourse concerning the abstruseness of divine Mysteries together with our knowledge of them on Rom. 12.16 Oxon. 1628. qu. Disc touching Church schismes on Rom. 16.17 Printed with the former Discourse The Kings cause rationally briefly and plainly debated as it stands de facto against the irrational misprision of a deceived people Oxon. 1644 in 6 sh in qu. Phil-Iren-Alethius Velitationes polemicae Or polemical short discussions of certain particular and select Questions Lond. 1652. oct The two letters J. D. are only set to it and it was then and is taken to be of Doughties composition There is a great deal of good reading and skill in the Gr. tongue shew'd in the book Analecta sacra sive excursus philologici super diversis sacrae scripturae locis c. part 2. Lond. 1658. and 1660. in a thick oct He died at Westminster after he had lived to be twice a child on the day of the Nativity of our Saviour in sixteen hundred seventy and two and was buried in the Abbey Ch. of S. Peter there near to the body of Dr. Brian Duppa sometimes Bishop of Winchester in the Area on the north side of the Chappel of S. Edward Over his grave was soon after a stone laid with this inscription thereon Johannes Doughtie S. T. D. hujus Ecclesiae Prebendarius obiit xxv Decemb. MDCLXXII aetatis suae lxxv IMMANUEL BOURNE a Ministers son was born in Northamptonshire 27. Dec. 1590 entred in Ch. Ch. an 1607 but whether in the condition of a Student Commoner or Servitour I know not and took the degrees in Arts that of Master being compleated not till 1616. About that time he by the favour of Dr. Will. Piers Canon of Ch. Ch. and Rector of S. Christophers Church near the Exchange in London became preacher there and was patronized in his studies and calling by Sir Sam. Tryon Kt. an Inhabitant in that parish In 1622 he was made Parson of Ashhover in Derbyshire which he kept several years and was resorted to much by the puritanical party At length when the rebellion broke forth in 1642 he sided with the Presbyterians and being
he bound himself by oath to observe the four vows Afterwards he taught Humanity for some years at S. Omers or was as a certain author tells us Reader of Poetry and Master of the Syntax an 1622. About that time being sent on the mission into England he setled in the City of Oxon. where and in the Neighbourhood he administred to the R. C. till towards the latter end of his life He lived many years in a poor cottage without the east gate of that City standing on the site of the habitation sometimes belonging to the brethren of the Holy Trinity In the said cottage did then live two Ro. Cath. Virgins of mean condition named Mary and Joan Meakyns who from their Childhood had dedicated themselves to piety and good works always lived singly and arrived both of them beyond the age of man These two antiquated Virgins were owners of the cottage and did very carefully attend this Father and took as much care of him as if he had been their own Father or Brother His fare was course his drink of a penny a gawn or gallon his bed was under thatching and the way to it was up a ladder With these two I say he lived in a most retir'd and devout condition till God was pleased to translate them to a better place and then the Father was removed to the Dolphin Inn in Magd. Parish in the suburb of Oxon the Hostes of which was one of his perswasion where he ended his days He was esteemed by all especially by those of his opinion a learned Man well vers'd in the Poets of a quiet disposition and gentile behaviour which made him therefore respected and his company to be desired by certain Scholars of the University especially by Tho. Masters and other ingenious men of New Coll. But this their civility to and esteem of him was not while the Presbyterians governed who made it a most dreadful and damnable thing to be seen in the company of Papists especially of Romish Priests but before the rebellion broke forth upon their account when then the Men of the Church of England had a respect for Papists as they now have for Presbyterians The things that this Father hath written are The judgment of an University man concerning Mr. Will. Chillingworth his late Pamphlet in answer to charity maintained Printed 1639. qu. Reprinted at Camb. in 1653 in oct in a preface to a book then and there published The character that Edw. Knot the Jesuit gives of this book is that it is a witty erudite and solid work Heantomachia Mr. Chillingworth against himself The total sum These two are printed at the end of The Judgment c. At length this Father Lacey who had lived to be twice a child died in the Dolphin Inn before mention'd on the seventeenth day of July in sixteen hundred seventy and three aged 89 years and two days after his body being carried to Somerton near Dedington in Oxfordshire to which place he usually retired was buried in the Church there noted for the splendid monuments of the Fermours Lords of that Town and Roman Catholicks From the same family of this Will. Lacey was descended John Lacey the Comedian born near Doncaster in Yorks originally an apprentice to John Ogilby a Dancing master afterwards one of the best and most applauded of our English actors belonging to the Kings Play-house and from an Actor to be Author of these Comedies 1 The Old Troop or Monsieur Raggou Lond. 1672. qu. 2 The dumb Lady or the Farrier made Physitian Lond. 1672. qu. 3 Sir Hercules Buffoon or the poetical Squire Lond. 1684. qu. This Person who was of a rare shape of body and good complexion and had served his Majesty in the time of the rebellion in the quality of a Lieutenant and Quarter-master under Coll. Charles Gerard afterwards Earl of Macclesfield died on the 17. of Sept. 1681 and was two days after buried in the farther Church-yard of S. Martin in the Fields I mean in that yard on the other side of S. Martins-lane within the liberty of Westminster His Maj. Ch. 2. who had a great respect for caused several pictures of him to be drawn according to several postures which he acted in several parts and do now or else did lately remain at Windsore and Hampton Court JOHN THEYER was born of gentile Parents at Cowpers-hill in the Parish of Brockworth near to and in the County of Glocester began to be conversant with the Muses in Magd. Coll. an 1613 aged 16 years or thereabouts where continuing about three years partly under the tuition of John Harmur retired to an Inn of Chancery in London called New Inn where spending as many years in obtaining knowledge in the Common Law he receeded to his patrimony and as years grew on gave himself up mostly to the study of venerable antiquity and to the obtaining of the antient monuments thereof Manuscripts in which he did so much abound that no private Gentleman of his rank and quality did ever I think exceed him He was a bookish and studious Man a lover of learning and the adorers thereof a zealous Royallist and one that had suffer'd much in the rebellion that began 1642 for the Kings and Churches cause He hath written Aerio-Mastix or a vindication of the Apostolical and generally received government of the Church of Christ by Bishops against the scismatical Aerians of our time Wherein is evidently demonstrated that Bishops are jure divino c. Oxon. 1643. qu. Dedicated to King Ch. 1. who afterwards made use of it in his Writings to Alexander Henderson a Presbyterian Scot who died at Edenburg 31. Aug. 1646 of grief as some then said because he could not perswade the said King to sign the propositions for peace which the members of Parliament sent to him at Newcastle by their Commissioners to treat with him for that purpose In the same year 1643 our author Theyer was adorned with the degree of Master of Arts Ob merita sua in Rempub. literariam ecclesiam by virtue of the Kings Letters sent to the Vicechanc and Convocation dat 6. July the same year About which time he the said Theyer being discovered to be a man of parts was perswaded to embrace the Rom. Catholick Religion by Father Philipps a Scot confessor to Henrietta Maria the Queen Consort He hath also written A friendly debate between the Protestants and the Papists MS. But before it was quite fitted for the Press the author died and what became of it afterwards I know not His death hapned at Cowpers hill on the 25 of Aug. in sixteen hundred seventy and three and two days after was buried among his Ancestors in the Church yard at Brockworth before mention'd particularly near to the grave of his Grandfather ... Theyer who had married the Sister of one Hart the last Prior of Langthony near Glocester He then left behind him a Library of antient Manuscripts consisting of the number
Teresa was born 28. Mar. 1515 died 4. Oct. 1582 and was buried first at Alva and afterwards in the Monastery of S. Joseph of Avila in Spain 4 Her Treatise of the manner of visiting the Monasteries of discalced Nunns These three last were printed with her Life 5 The second part of the works of S. Teresa of Jesus containing 1 The way of perfection 2. The Castle interior or the seven mansions c. Printed 1669. qu. 6 The holy life of Gregory Lopez a Spanish Hermit in the West Indies Printed 1675. in oct 2d edit This Greg. Lopez was born at Madrid 4. Jul. 1542 died at Sanctoâ—fe near Mexico 20. Jul. 1596 and had his life afterwards written by Franc. Loza and translated into several Langages Mr. Woodhead also changed the stile of a book called The Scale or Ladder of perfection written by Walt. Hilton a Carthusian in the time of K. Hen. 6. Which book having been printed an 1494 he I say changed many antiquated words therein and rendred them more intelligible for ordinary capacities Lond. 1679. oct He also changed the stile of another treatise of the same author written to a devout man of secular Estate teaching him how to lead a spiritual life therein Printed with The Scale c. At length after this most pious learned and retired person Mr. Woodhead had lived to the age of man surrendred up his most devout soul to God in his little Cell at Hogsden before mentioned in sixteen hundred seventy and eight whereupon his body was conveyed to S. Pancras Church near Holbourn in Middlesex distant about half a mile from the back part of Greys Inn and was buried in the yard there about 22 paces distant from the Chancel of that Church on the south side Afterwards was a raised altar-monument built of brick covered with a thick planke of blew Marble put over his grave and on the said planke was this ingraven A. W. obiit Maii 4. A.D. 1678 aetatis suae LXX Elegi abjectus esse in domo Dei mansi in solitudine non quaerens quod mihi utilis est sed quod multis This monument being built 2 or 3 years after his death those that put it up caus'd his grave to be opened to view the coffin and body that they might be sure that it was the person for whom the said monument was erected And had K. Jam. 2. continued in his throne two years longer his body would have been removed to the Chappel in Univ. Coll. and there had a monument erected over him equal to his great merits and worth WILLIAM WHITE who writes himself Guliel Phalerius was born of plebeian parents in a market town called Witney in Oxfordshire in the month of June 1604 was entred a Student in Wadham Coll. in Act term 1620 took the degrees in Arts holy orders and preached for a time near Oxon. At length the Mastership of the Free-School joyning to Madg. Coll. falling void it was confer'd upon him some years before the Civil War began where being setled several persons by his care and industry proved afterwards eminent But being ejected thence in the fatal year of 1648 he did about that time privately obtain of Dr. Duppa Bishop of Salisbury the Rectory of Pusey near Faringdon in Berks situated within his Diocess and kept it during the interval by the favour of friends and the smalness of its profits After the Kings return Dr. Th. Pierce President of Magd. Coll. who had sometimes been his Scholar procured the Rectory of Appleton near Abendon in the same County of the Society of that house to be confer'd upon him both which Livings he kept to his dying day and built houses on them having been always accounted a noted Philologist and a loyal and pious Divine He hath published several small tracts of which these only have come to my sight Ad Grammaticam ordinarium Supplementa paedagogica alia c. Lond. 1648 and 52. oct Via ad pacem ecclesiasticam Lond. 1660. qu. Paraphrasis cum annotatis ad difficiliora loca catechismi Anglicani Printed 1674 in Lat. and Engl. He died at Pusey before mention'd on the first day of June about the first hour of the morn in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was buried in the Chancel of the Church there as I have been enformed by letters written from one of his quondam Scholars living in those parts HENRY GREISLEY son of Joh Gr. of Shrewsbury Gent. became a Student of Ch. Ch. from Westm School an 1634 took the degrees in Arts adheer'd to his Majesties cause in the time of the rebellion for which he suffer'd by ejection from his house and expulsion from the University by the impetuous Visitors an 1648. He hath translated from French into English 1 The Prince Lond. 1648. oct Written by Sieur de Balsac 2 The Christian man or the reparation of nature by grace Lond. 1650. in a large qu. Written originally by Jo. Franc. Senault Besides which translations he hath certain Specimens of Poetry extant which have obtained him a place among those of that faculty After his Majesties restauration he became beneficed in the Church and on the 19 of Apr. 1672 he was installed Prebendary of Worcester in the place of Will. Owen M. A. deceased This Mr. Greisley died about the beginning of June in sixteen hundred seventy and eight and was succeeded in his prebendship by Mr. Joseph Glanvill I find R. G. sometimes M. of A. of Ch. Ch. in Oxon. to be the translator of A discourse of Constancy Lond. 1654. oct Written in Lat. by Just Lipsius but who he was unless Rob. Gomershall I know not Quaere NATHANIEL HOLMES commonly called Homes Son of George Hol. Minister of Kingswood in Glocestershire was born in Wilts became a Communer of Magd. Hall in the latter end of 1616 aged 17 years whence after he had continued there for a little while he was translated to Exeter Coll. for the sake of John Prideaux whom he much admired and as a member thereof took the degree of Bach. of Arts. Afterwards returning to Magd. Hall he took the degree of Master and became a frequent preacher for a time in these parts What his preferments were in the Church afterwards I find not unless it was a cure in Glocestershire Sure I am that he took the degrees in Divinity as a member of Exeter Coll. that of Bach. in 1633 and that of Doctor four years after and also that being a severe Calvinist he did upon the defection of the members of the Long Parliament close with the Presbyterians and when the rout of Orthodox Ministers in and near London was made in 1642 and 43 he obtained one or more cures of which the Church of S. Mary Stayning was one But being soon after delivered from the Presbyterian contagion as he call'd it he with Hen. Burton B. D. and Minister of Friday-street in London became great advancers of the faction set up their Independent
that t was no character of an Assembly but of themselves At length after it had slept several years the author publish'd it to avoid false copies It is also reprinted in a book entit Wit and Loyaltie revived in a collection of some smart Satyres in verse and prose on the late times Lond. 1682. qu. said to be written by Abr. Cowley Sir Joh. Birkenhend and Hudibras alias Sam Butler He hath also several scatter'd copies of verses and translations extant to which are vocal compositions set by Hen. Lawes as 1 Anacreons Ode called The Lute Englished from Greek and to be sung by a Bass alone 2 An anniversary on the nuptials of John Earl of Bridgwater 22. Jul. 1652. He hath also extant A Poem on his staying in London after the Act of banishment for Cavaliers and another called The Jolt made upon the Protectors Cromwell being thrown out of the Coach seat or box of his own Coach at what time for recreation sake who would needs forsooth drive the Coach himself in Hyde Park drawn by six great German horses sent him as a present by the Count of Oldenburgh while his Secretary John Thurloe sate in the Coach in July 1654 He the said Sir Jo. Birkenhead died within the Precincts of Whitehall on the 4. of Dec. or thereabouts in sixteen hundred seventy and nine and was buried on the sixth day of the same month near to the School door in the Church-yard of S. Martin in the fields within the City of Westminster leaving then behind him a choice Collection of Pamphlets which came into the hands of his Executors Sir Rich. Mason and Sir Muddiford Bramston See more of him in Rob. Waring among these writers an 1658. p. 143. Besides this Joh. Birkenhead was another of both his names a Divine who published a Sermon in 1644. on Rom. 13.5 in qu. THOMAS HOBBES son of Tho. Hobbes Vicar of Westport within the liberty of Malmsbury and of Charlton in Wilts was born at Westport on the 5. of Apr. 1588 which day was then Goodfriday by a memorable token that such whom the world call Hobbists have several times said that as our Saviour Christ went out of the world on that day to save the men of the world so another Saviour came into the world on that day to save them or to that effect After he had been educated in Grammar learning at Malmsbury under one Rob. Latymer he was sent to Madg. Hall in 1602 where being puritanically educated took the degree of Bach. of Arts an 1607 which being compleated by Determination was upon the recommendations of the then Principal taken into the service of Will. Cavendish Baron of Hardwick afterwards Earl of Devonshire with whom being in great estimation for his sedulity temperate and jocund humour was by him appointed to wait on his eldest son the Lord Will. Cavendish several years younger than Hobbes Soon after he travelled with him into France and Italy where he not only improved himself much by learning the languages belonging to those Countries but also as to men and manners In the mean time he finding the foundation of that learning which he had laid in the University to decay and in some manner to be forgotten made use of all the spare houres that he could obtain to retrieve it first and then to build upon it afterwards minding more the Gr. and Lat tongue than Logick and Philosophy because these two last seemed to be neglected as vain matters by prudent men After his return into England he diligently applied himself to the perusal of Histories and the Poets and somtimes to the Commentaries of the most eminent Grammarians not that he might write floridly but in a good latine stile and with more consideration find out the congruity of words and so to dispose of them that his reading might be perspicuous and easie Amongst the Greek Historians he had Thucidides in more esteem than the rest which at spare hours he translating into English was after it had been approved by several persons published about the year 1628 to the end that the follies of the Democratic Athenians might be laid open to the men of our Country The same year William Earl of Devonshire before mention'd dying after this our author had served him 20 years partly in the office of Secretary he travelled the next into France with the son of Sir Gervas Clifton in which peregrination he began to make an inspection into the elements of Euclid and to be delighted in his method not only for the Theorems therein but for the art of reasoning In 1631 he was recalled home by the Earl of Devonshire to the end that he might instruct his eldest son of 13 years of age in several sorts of juvenile Literature After he had served in that office three years he travelled with him as his governour into France and Italy While he remained at Paris he began to make diligent search into the fundamentals of natural science which when he perceived to be contained in the nature and variety of motion he first of all sought after what motion that might be which causes sense understanding representations and other proprieties of Animals And what he did in this he once or twice in a week communicated to Marinus Marsennus a Minim conversant in all kind of Philosophy and a good man as to life and conversation In 1637 he returned into England with his Pupil since his benevolent Patron and remained with him in great respect in his family from whence he continued Commerce by letters concerning natural knowledg with Marsennus In the mean time the Scots after they had ejected there Bishops took up arms against their King being encouraged thereunto and favoured by the Presbyterian Ministers and others of the Laâ—-party of England To stop their careere a Parliament was called in England began at Westm 3. Nov. 1640 from the proceedings of which Convention our author Hobbes perceiving in the beginning that a Civil war would suddenly follow he retired forthwith to Paris that he might with peace and quietness follow his studies there and converse with Marsennus Gassendus and other eminent persons for learning and reasoning While he remained at Paris he wrote his book De cive which afterwards he reviewed and added many things thereunto Soon after the Parliamenteers prevailing many Royallists of great note particularly the Prince of Wales retired to Paris About which time a Nobleman of the Province Languedoc invited our author to go with him there to live and to be maintained with necessaries by him but being commended to the Prince that he might teach him the Elements of Mathematicks he continued of Paris followed that employment very diligently and all the spare time that he could obtain he spent in writing a book entit Leviathan not only most known in England 〈◊〉 also in neighbouring Nations which he procured to 〈…〉 at London while he remained at Paris in the 63 year of his age Soon after being recalled
of Vitae Hobbianae auctarium Historical narration of heresie and the punishment thereof Lond. 1680 in 4. sh and an half in fol. There again in 1682 oct It is mostly taken out of the second chapter De Haeresi of his Appendix to the Leviathan in latine and seems to have been wrot purposely to vindicate its author from all default in the publication of the Leviathan For after he hath deduced from our Saviours time the different punishments by way of History by laws enacted and inflicted on those who were declared Hereticks throughout the several ages of the Church having told what was done in other parts of the world relating to this point he proceeds to reckon up the many laws here in force against Hereticks from the first profession of Christianity down to the â—ate Civil Wars and saith that the Court of High Commission had the sole power of declaring what was heresie according to the mind of the first four general Councils that is according to the faith declared in the Nicene Creed as is manifest from the Councils themselves invested in them in all Qu. Elizabeths Raign that after this Court was taken away at the beginning of the late troubles thereby to satisfie the restless clamours of the Presbyterian party against it no body stood then empowered by lawful authority either to declare what was heresie or to punish any one proved to be this way obnoxious At this time he saith his Leviathan came forth for the writing of which he could not be deemed heretical And the reasons which moved him to compose and publish that book so much justly excepted against he there gives and then concludes So that 't is manifest he aimes and levels at this as his end in this narration viz. to vindicial himself from the imputation of disturbing the peace contrary to the known laws of the realm by his setting forth such monstrous and dangerous tenets and principles in his Leviathan He addeth also that at the first Parliament after the Kings restauration the Episcoparians and Presbyterians accused it of heresie and yet there was no law then which declared what it was The falsity of the said Historical narration of Heresie is shewn in a small treatise entit The Leviathan heretical or the charge exhibited in Parliament against Mr. Hobbes justified c. written by John Dowell Vicar of Melton-Mowbray in Leycestershire Oxon. 1683. in tw In which book p. 137 the author saith that Oliver gaining ths Protectorship was so pleased with many of his principles laid down in the Leviathan which tended to justifie and support his usurpation that the great place of being Secretary was profer'd to him Vita Thomae Hobbes Written by himself in prose and printed at Caropolis alias London before Vitae Hobbianae auctarium an 1681. oct There again 1682. qu. A brief of the art of Rhetorick containing in substance all that Aristotle hath written in his three books of that subject Printed in tw but not said when Afterwards it was published in two books Lond. 1681. oct The first bearing the title of The Art of Rhetorick and the other of The Art of Rhetorick plainly set forth with pertinent examples for the more easie understanding and practice of the same To which is added A dialogue between a Philosopher and a Student of the Common Laws of England He hath also written An answer to Archb. Bramhalls book called The catching of the Leviathan Lond. 1682. oct Seven philosophical problems and two propositions of Geometry Lond. 1682. oct Dedicated to the King in the year 1662. An apology for himself and his writings In which he sets forth that those things he delivered in the Leviathan were not his own opinions but submitted to the judgment of the Ecclesiastical power and that he never maintained any of them afterwards either in writing or discourse Adding also that what is in it of Theology contrary to the general warrant of Divines was not put in as his own opinion but propounded with submission to those who had the Ecclesiastical power Historia Ecclesiastica carmine Elegiaco concinnata Aug. Trinob i. e. Lond. 1688. oct Besides all these he hath other things in Ms not yet printed among which is His defence in the matter relating to Dan. Scargil Bach. of Arts of C. C. Coll. in Cambridge written in one sheet a copy of which Sir John Birkenhead had in his possession which after his death came into the hands of Hen. Birkenhead See in Vitae Hobbianae auctarium p. 108.109 Mr. Hobbes hath also translated into English 1 The History of the Greecian War in eight books Printed in 1628. and afterwards at Lond. in 1676. fol. Written originally by Thucidides 2 The Voyage of Ulysses or Homers Odysses book 9.10.11.12 Lond. 1674. oct in English verse 3 Homers Iliads and Odysses Lond. 1675. and 77. c. in tw in Engl. vers Before which is a preface concerning the virtues of heroick Poesie What other things go under his name I know not as yet sure it is if several persons of credit may be believed that a certain Scholar who was made a Bishop sometime after the restauration of K. Ch. 2 did say it openly in the time of Oliver he having been bred under Presbyterians and Independents that he had rather be author of one of Mr. Hobbes his books than to be King of England To conclude about two months before the death of this noted author he was seized with an acute pain in making water caused by a strangury or ulcer in the bladder which continuing for a considerable time he made use of some medicines by the advice of a Chirurgion yet the Physitian judged it incurable by reason of his great age and natural decay But he finding little benefit of the said medicines he asked the Chirurgion whether he thought his distemper curable to which being answered it would be very difficult to make a perfect cure and the best that could be expected was ease for the present he thereupon made this expression I shall be glad then to find a hole to creep out of the world at seeming then to be more afraid of the pains he thought he should endure before he died than of death About the 20. of Nov. his Patron the Earl of Devons being to remove from Chatsworth to Hardwyke in Derbyshire Mr. Hobbes would not be left behind and therefore with a feather-bed laid in a coach upon which he lay warm clad he was safely conveyed to Hardwyke and was in appearance as well after that little journey being but 10. miles as before it But within few days after he was suddenly stricken with a dead Palsie which stupified his right side from head to foot and took away his speech and 't is thought his reason and sense too which continued about 7 days before he died So that being so suddenly seized he did not take the Sacrament nor seem to desire the company of any Minister which in charity may be imputed to his
was observed to smile and lift up his Eyes to Heaven as appealing to the Divine Majesty the most supreme Judge The King at the rising of the Court was with a guard of Halberdiers returned to Whitehall in a close chair through King-street Both sides whereof had a guard of Foot soldiers who were silent as his Majesty passed but shop-stalls and windows were full of People many of which shed tears and some of them with audible voices prayed for the King till he was carried through the Privy garden door to his Bedchamber whence after two hours space he was removed to S. James's Nothing of the fear of death or indignities offer'd seem'd a terrour or provok'd him to impatience nor uttered he a reproachful word reflecting upon any of his Judges albeit he well knew that some of them were or had been his domestick servants nor against any member of the House or Officer of the Army so wonderful was his patience tho his spirit was great and might otherwise have express'd his resentment upon several occasions It was a true Christian fortitude to have the mastry of his passion and submission to the will of God under such temptations The same night after which sentence was pronounced Coll. Hacker who then commanded the Guards at S. James's about the King would have placed two Musquetiers in the Kings Bedchamber with which his Majesty being acquainted he made no reply only gave a sigh Howbeit the good Bishop Dr. Juxon and Mr. Herbert apprehending the horrour of it and disturbance it would give to the King in his meditations and preparation for his departure out of this uncomfortable world they never left the Col. till he had reversed his order by withdrawing those men representing it as the most barbarous thing in nature The King now bidding a farewel to the World his whole business was a serious preparation for death which opens the door unto eternity In order thereunto he laid aside all other thoughts and spent the remainder of his time in prayer and other pious ejaculations and exercises of devotion and in conference with that meek and learned Bishop before mentioned who under God was a great support and comfort to him in that his afflicted condition And resolving to sequester himself so as he might have no disturbance to his mind nor interruption to his meditations he ordered Mr. Herbert to excuse it to any that might have the desire to visit him I know said the K. my Nephew the Prince Elector will endeavour it and some other Lords that love me which I would take in good part but my time is short and precious and I am desirous to improve it the best I may in preparation I hope they will not take it ill that they or any have not access unto me only my Children The best office they can do now is to pray for me What he had said it fell out accordingly for his Electoral Highness accompanied with James D. of Richmond William Marq. of Hertford Thomas Earl of Southampton and Mountague E. of Lindsey with some others having go leave came to the Bedchamber door where Mr. Herbert persuant to the Kings command acquainted his Highness and the said Noblemen with what the King gave him in charge and thereupon they acquiesced and presented their humble duty to his Majesty with their prayers which done they return'd with hearts full of sorrow as appeared by their faces The Prince of Wales also then in Holland did by the States Embassadors interceed to the Parliament and used all possible means to prevent or at least to defer his Majesties execution and applyed themselves likewise to the Army At this time Jan. 30. Mr. Herbert should have said came to S. James's Edm. Calamy Rich. Vines Jos Caryl Will. Dell and some other London Ministers who presented their duty to the King with their humble desires to pray with him and perform other offices of service if his Majesty would please to accept of them The King returned them thanks for their love to his Soul hoping they and all other good Subjects would in their addresses to God be mindful of him but in regard he had made choice of Dr. Juxon whom for many years he had known to be a pious and learned Divine and able to administer ghostly comfort to his Soul sutable to his present condition he would have none other The Ministers were no sooner gone but John Goodwin Minister in Coleman street came likewise upon the same account to tender his service whom the King also thanked and dismist with the like friendly answer Mr. Herbert about this time going to the Cockpit near Whitehall where the Lodgings of Philip Earl of Pembroke were he then as at sundry times enquired how his Majesty did and gave his humble duty to him and withal asked if his Majesty had the gold Watch he sent for and how he liked it Mr. Herbert assured his Lordship the K. had not yet received it The Earl fell presently into a passion marvell'd thereat and was much troubled least his Majesty should think him careless in observing his commands and told Mr. Herbert that at the Kings coming to S. James's he as he was sitting under the great elm tree near Sir Ben. Rudyerds Lodge in the Park seeing a considerable military Officer of the Army going towards S. James's he went to meet him and demanding of him if he knew his Cosin Tom Herbert that waited on the King the Officer said he did and was going to S. James's The Earl then delivered to him the gold watch that had the Larme desiring him to give it to Mr. Herbert to present it to the King The Officer promised the Earl he would immediately do it My Lord said Mr. Herbert I have sundry times seen and past by that Officer since and do assure your Lordship he hath not delivered it to me according to your order and his promise nor said any thing concerning it nor has the King it I am certain The Earl was very angry and gave the Officer his due character and threatned to question him But such was the severity of the times that it was judged dangerous to reflect upon such a person so as no notice was taken of it Nevertheless Mr. Herbert at the Earls desire did acquaint his Majesty therewith who gave the Earl thanks and said had he not told the Officer it was for me he would probably have delivered it he well knew how short a time I should enjoy it This relation is in prosecution of what is formerly mentioned concerning the Clock or Larm-watch which his Majesty would have to lay by Mr. Herbert's Pallet to awaken him at the hour in the morning which his Majesty should appoint when he was at Windsore The name of this Officer Mr. Herbert told me not only that he was executed after the restauration of K. Ch. 2 and therefore I take him to be either Major Harrison or Col. Hacker That evening Mr. Hen. Seymour a
of Boston 9 Oct. 1663 at the Archd. Visitation on Isa 16.13 Lond. 1664. qu. 2 Elohim or God and the Magistrate on Psal 82.6 Ibid. 1663. qu. c. In 1674 our author Howe accumulated the degrees in Divinity became much respected for his learning in Lincolnsh and dying in the winter time in sixteen hundred eighty and two was buried in his Church at Boston before mentiond I find one Will. Howe to have been Minister of Gedney in Linc. a grand Presbyterian and Independent in the time of Oliver but what he hath written I know not Since I wrot this I find one O. H. Minister of the Gospel to have written Meetness for heaven promoted in some brief meditations on Col. 1.12 c. Lond. 1690. in tw Designed for a funeral Legacy by the said O. H. but whether the same with Ob. Howe I know not Qu. HENEAGE FINCH the eldest Son of Sir Heneage Finch of Kensington in Midd. Kt Serjeant at Law and Recorder of London by Frances his Wife Dau. of Sir Edm. Bell of Beaupre in Norfolk Kt was born in Kent particularly I presume at Eastwell on the 23. of Dec. 1621 educated in Westminster School became a Gent. Communer of Ch. Ch. in Lent term 1635 continued there two or three years went to the Inner Temple where by his sedulity and good parts he became a noted proficient in the municipal Laws was successively Barrester Bencher Treasurer Reader c. In 1660 on the 6 of June he was made Sollicitor general to his Majesty and on the day after being then a Knight he was advanced to the dignity of a Baronet by the name of Sir Heneage Finch of Raunston in Buckinghamshire The next year he was Autumn or Summer Reader of the Inner Temple choosing then to read upon the Statute of 39. Elizab. concerning The payment and recovery of the debts of the Crown which Statute tho ever seasonable and then most necessary was never before read upon as 't was then reported by any but himself The reading and entertainment lasted from the 4th to the 17 of Aug. The former was with great strength of reason depth of Law and admirable sense and the other with as great variety as could be imagined carried on The first days entertainment was of divers Peers of the Realm and Privy Counsellors with many others of his noble friends The second of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and chief Citizens of London The third which was two days after the former of the whole College of Physitians who all came in their caps and gowns The fourth was of another long robe for all the Judges and Advocates Doctors of the Civil Law and all the Society of Doctors Commons The fifth was of the Archbishops Bishops and chief of the Clergy and the last which was on the 15 of Aug. was of the King Duke of York Lord Chancellour most of the Peers and great Officers or Court the Lords Commissioners of Scotland and Ireland c. In Apr. the same year 1661 he was chosen Parliament man for this University but did us no good when we wanted his assistance for the taking off the tribute belonging to Hearths In 1665 after the Parliament then sitting at Oxon had been prorogued he was created in a full Convocation Doctor of the Civil Law he being then one of the four members of Parliament that had communicated the thanks of the honorable H. of Commons lately sitting in the said Convocation House to the members of the University for their Reasons concerning the solemn League and Covenant negative Oath c. made 1647. Which creation being concluded in the presence of several Parliament Men besides the said four the Vicechancellour stood up and spoke to the publick Orator to do his office Whereupon he making a most admirable harangue said among other things to this effect that the University wished they had more Colleges to entertain the Parliament men and more Chambers but by no means no more Chymneys c. at which Sir Heneage changed his countenance and drew a little back In 1670 he was constituted the Kings Attorney General and upon the removal of Shaftesbury from being Lord Chancellor he was made Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 9. Nov. 1673. Shortly after which he was advanced to the degree of a Baron of this realm by the title of Lord Finch of Daventre in Northamptonshire and upon his surrender of the Great Seal to his Majesty on the 19. of Dec. 1675 he received it immediatly back again with the title of Lord high Chancellor of England In the most boisterous and ticklish times when the swoln waves beat highest occasion'd by the Popish Plot he behaved himself with so regular exactly pois'd and with such even steadiness whilst others whose actions not being so justly ballanced either were discharged from their Offices or else they themselves by an ungenerous cowardise voluntarily resign'd them up as unwilling manfully to encounter approaching difficulties of which they pretended to have prospects that he still stood firm in the good opinion of his Prince and which is more to be admired at that time when many worthy Ministers of State were by the malice of designing men branded with the old infamous character of Evil Counsellours in order to have them to be run down and worried by the violent outrages of the unthinking giddy and head-strong multitude During all which time and clamour against persons which continued from Oct. 1678. to the beginning of the year 1681 after the Oxford Parl. was dissolved he was neither bandied against or censur'd in the more private seditious Cabals nor was his Master publickly addressed to for his removal In 1681. May 14 or thereabouts he was created Earl of Nottingham as a mark of the great satisfaction his Majesty had in the many faithful services which his Lordship had rendred the Crown being then a person of so eloquent and fluent speech and of so great sapience that he was usually stiled the English Roscius and the English Cicero A noted author tells us that his great parts and greater vertues are so conspicuous that it were a high presumption in him to say any thing in his commendation being in nothing more eminent than in his zeal for and care of this Church of England See his character most excellently described under the name of Amri in the second part of a poem entit Absalom and Achitophel Lond. 1682. first edit p. 30. Under the name of this worthy person are published Several speeches and discourses in the trial of the Judges of K. Ch. 1. He being then Sollicitor General See in the book entit An exact and most impartial accompt of the indictment arraignment trial and judgment according to Law of 29 Regicides c. Lond. 1660. qu. 1679. oct Speeches to both Houses of Parliament 7. Jan. 1673 13. of Apr. and 13. Oct. 1675. 15. Feb. 1676. 6. March 1678 and 30. of Apr. 1679. These were spoken while he was Lord
1667 at which time William Albert Count of Dona Embassador from Sweedland was here in England was broken and thereupon an alliance was made with France In which act we are to thank Henry Coventry Secretary of State for his pains if his own affirmation may be credited when he went into Sweedland 1671. In the same Session of Parliament Shaftesbury had a principal hand in promoting and establishing the Test to render Papists uncapable of publick employments And this he did as 't is thought because he perceiving the Court to be sick of him provided himself by having a hand therein with a retreat to the favour and applause of the populacy On the 9. of Nov. 1673 he being then President of his Majesties Council for trade and plantations the Great Seal was taken from him by the endeavours of James Duke of York who found him untractable and not fit according to moderation for that high place or as another tells us for his zeal and activity in promoting the Bill for the aforesaid Test and thereupon he grew much discontented and endeavoured several times to make a disturbance On the 16. of Feb. 1676 he with George Duke of Buckingham James Earl of Salisbury and Philip Lord Wharton were sentenced by the H. of Lords to be committed Prisoners to the Tower under the notion of contempt for that they refused a recantation for what the day before was spoken by them viz. that Buckingham just after the King had ended his Speech to both Houses at their then meeting endeavouring to argue from Law and reason that the long prorogation was null'd and that the Parliament was consequently dissolved was seconded by Salisbury Shaftesbury and Wharton For which reason I say and for endeavouring to raise sedition they were sent to the Tower Buckingham Salisbury and Wharton were by petition to his Majesty freed thence in the beginning of May following but Shaftesbury remained there till the beginning of Dec. next ensuing notwithstanding he before Jun. 22. an 1677 had moved for a Habeas Corpus to the Kings Bench which was granted yet the Judges declared they could not release him In Sept. 1678 upon the breaking out of the Popish Plot he became head of the factious party who making it more terrible than 't was endeavoured all ways imaginable to promote their interest thereby To stop Shaftesbury's mouth therefore and so consequently please his party his Majesty vouchsafed to constitute him Lord President of his Privy Council consisting then but of 30 21. Apr. 1679 but he shewing himself too busie and forward and little or not at all to keep pace with the Kings moderate humour he was laid aside on the 5 of Octob. following and was succeeded in that honorable office by John Lord Roberts who behaving himself much like a Gentleman was soon after created Earl of Radnor After this Shaftesbury plays his old game by recurring to the People remov'd into the City and to vent his spleen became the most bitter enemy in the H. of Lords against the Duke of York especially at that time 15. of Nov. 1680 when William Lord Russell eldest Son of William Earl of Bedford did in the head of more than 200 of the House of Commons carry up a Bill to the House of Lords for the disinheriting the said Duke of the Imperial Crown of Britaine Then and there I say he was so heated with passion being excellently well opposed in what he then said by George Earl of Halyfax that he talked almost all the time being ten of the Clock at night before they gave over But all that he then and afterwards said effecting nothing he wrot or caused to be written abusive Pamphlets and endeavoured with others by an Association to depose the King in case he and his Parliament held at Oxon in Mar. 168â— should disagree which he fully expected But his trayterous designs being discovered he was seized on in his House in London by one of his Majesties Serjeants at armes on the 2. Jul. 1681 examined by the Council the K. being then present and forthwith was committed close Prisoner to the Tower for High Treason in compassing and imagining the death of the King and endeavouring to depose him from his Crown and Dignity and to raise armes to that purpose On the 24. of Nov. following there was a Bill of indictment of High Treason against him read before his Majesties Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer in the Sessions-house in the Old Baylie London and afterwards proved by several sufficient Witnesses but the fanatical Jury pack'd on purpose by the then fanatical Sheriffs Tho. Pilkington and Sam. Shute they returned the Bill Ignoramus and so forthwith Shaftesbury was set at liberty Upon which deliverance the seditious party made Bonefires and caused a medal to be cast of which medal Dryden the Poet Laureat made a witty Poem In Octob. 1682 when Dudley North and Pet. Rich the loyal Sheriffs of London were sworn a Warrant was issued out against to apprehend him Whereupon he sculk'd for a time till an opportunity wafted him over the Seas to Holland where he remained to the time of his death He hath written divers things of which these are some The fundamental constitutions of Carolina Lond. in 7. sh in fol. These constitutions are in number 120 and at the end are eleven rules of precedence to be observed in Carolina When these constitutions were printed it appears not either in the title or at the end of the book They are dated on the first of March 1669 and so I presume they were soon after printed Several Speeches as 1 Speech at the Lord Treasurers Clifford taking his Oath in the Exchecquer 5. Dec. 1672. Printed in one sh in fol. 1672. 2 Several Speeches to both Houses at the opening of the Parliament 4 and 5. of Feb. 1672. Printed in fol. papers 1672. 3 Speech to Serj. Edw. Thurland in the Exchecquer Chamber when he was made one of the Barons of the Exchecquer 24. January 1672. Pr. in one sh in fol. Reprinted afterwards in half a sheet in fol. at Lond. 1681 because it was much for the Kings Prerogative and contained therein as 't is said a good character of the Duke of York shewing thereby the great mutability in opinion of this our author who then 1681 was a severe enemy against both 4 Speech to both Houses of Parliament 27. oct 1673. pr. in a fol. sheet 5 Speech in the House of Lords 20. Octob. 1675. upon the debate of appointing a day for the hearing Dr. Thom. Sherley's ease Lond. 1675. qu. This case of Dr. Sherley was against Sir John Fagge who detained a large Estate from him in Sussex With the said Speech was printed that of George Duke of Bucks spoken in the House of Lords on the 16. of Nov. the same year for leave to bring in a Bill for Indulgence to all Protestant Dissenters together with the protestation and reasons of several Lords for the dissolution of that Parliament
should be performed in French according to the book of Common Prayer by Law established his Majesty providing for one Minister and they themselves allowed to add to him as many as by them should be thought convenient provided that the said Ministers be presented to the Bishop of London and by him instituted By vertue of the said Grant the Liturgie of the Church of England was first read in French in the Fr. Ch. at VVestm assembled by the Kings special favour in the Chappel of the Savoy in the Strand on Sunday 14 July 1661 and the same day in the morning our author Durell who had the chief hand in setting up this Church according to this new model did preach and in the afternoon Le Couteur then Dean of Jersey from which time he with others were constant Preachers for several years following and much resorted to and admired by all In the beginning of Apr. 1663 he Durell was made Preb. of North Aulton in the Church of Salisbury being then Chapl. in ord to his Maj. and in Feb. following he succeeded Dr. A. Hawles in his Prebendship of VVindsore and about that time was made Prebendary of Durham and had a rich Donative confer'd on him In the latter end of 1669 he was actually created Doctor of Divinity as a member of Merton Coll by vertue of the Chancellours Letters read in a full Convocation held on the 13 of Octob. going before whereby we are informed that his fame was so well known to them the Academians especially for the great pains he had taken in the Church that he could hardly propose any thing to them in his behalf in which they would not be willing to prevent him The most noble Chancellour farther adds that of his parts and learning they were better Judges than himself but had not so much experience of his Loyalty Fidelity and Service to his Majesty as himself c. In July 1677 he became Dean of Windsore in the place of Dr. Br. Ryves deceased and so consequently Dean of VVolverhampton and had he lived some years longer there is no doubt but he would have been promoted to a Bishoprick He was a person of unbyassed and fixed Principles untainted and steady Loyalty as constantly adhering to the sinking cause and interest of his Soveraign in the worst of times who dar'd with an unshaken and undaunted resolution to stand up and maintain the honour and dignity of the English Church when she was in her lowest and deplorable condition He was very well vers'd also in all the Controversies on foot between the Church and the disciplinarian Party the justness and reasonableness of the established Constitutions of the former no one of late years hath more plainly manifested or with greater learning more successfully defended against its most zealous modern oppugners than he hath done as by his Works following is manifest Several of his professed Adversaries do give him great commendations particularly Lewis du Moulin who saith that he is in familiari progressu vir civilis ingenio ore probo pectore niveo oratione profluente lenocinante c. And one of another perswasion named Father Simon Priest of the Congregation of the Oratory calls him a learned English Protestant But now let 's proceed to the Works of Learning by him published which are these Theoremata Philosophiae rationaâ—is moralis naturalis supernaturalis quorum veritatem tueri conabitur in Coll. Sylvano Acad. Cadomensis c. 8 Jul. 1644. Cadom 1644. quart The Liturgy of the Church of England asserted in a Serm. on 1 Cor. 11.16 Lond. 1661. 62. qu. ded to Jam. Duke of Ormonde It was preached in French at the first opening of the Savoy Chap. for the French 14 Jul. 1661. Translated into English by G. B. Doctor of Phys A view of the Government and public Worship of God in the reformed Churches beyond the Seas wherein is shewed their conformity and agreement with the Church of England as it is by Law established Lond. 1662. qu. Tho this book wherein the author speaks several things of himself was wrot in English yet the adverse party thought fit to rally up their scatter'd forces and appear against it in different languages One is in French intit An Apologie for English Puritans The Writer of which neither mentions Dr. Durell or any body else in the title and tho an Independent yet he pleads the cause of the Presbyterians The other Answer which is an Apologie also is said by a certain person to have been written by Hen. Hickman bearing this title Apologia pro Ministris in Anglia vulgo Nonconformists an 1662 Aug. 24 die Bartholomaeo dicto ejectis c. And tho this and others are stiled Apologies yet our author Durell saith they are Satyrs and no other but famosi adversus Ecclesiam Anglicanam libelli Dr. Lew. du Moulin designed once to translate the said View of the Government c. which is often quoted by many eminent Writers and highly commended into Latine for the sake and use of Foreigners but VVill. Jenkyns the noted Presbyterian Minister deter'd him from his purpose threatning him with no lesser punishment than that of eternal damnation if so pernicious a book as he was pleased to call it in which the concord of the Church of England with all the reformed Churches as to Church Government and divine Worship should be by his means communicated to Foreigners The Doctor himself hath told us this saying that for this reason he let fall the work after he had began it having proceeded no farther in it than the translation of the Preface which Dr. Durell had by him as wrot with Moulins own hand This and more concerning the whole matter may be seen in our Authors Responsio ad Apologistae prefationem going next before his Vindiciâ— c. As for Jenkins before mention'd a most rigid Presbyterian he had been Pastor of the Black Fryers and afterwards of Ch. Ch. in London had been engaged with the Presbyterian Ministers in their Plot to bring in K. Ch. 2. from Scotland 1651 for which he had like to have gone to the pot with his dear brother Love was ejected from Ch. Ch. for Nonconformity an 1662 and carrying on afterwards the trade of Conventicling was several times imprison'd and otherwise troubled He hath written many things not now to be mentioned among which is The busie Bishop or the Visitor visited c. Lond. 1648 written in answer to a Pamphlet published by J. G. called Sion Coll. visited He hath also several Sermons extant two or more were preached before the Long Parliament and a fun sermon also on 2 Pet. 1.15 was preached 12 Sept. 1675 by the occasion of the much lamented death of the learned Dr. Laz. Seaman But several passages therein giving offence came out soon after an Answer to some part of it intit A vindication of the conforming Clergy from the unjust aspersions of heresie c. in a letter
resolved not to submit to their new Masters Soon after he was one of the first that was deprived of all that he had in Oxon or elsewhere for not submitting to them tho he was offer'd by one of the Grandees of the H. of Commons to keep all that he had without being put to say or do or subscribe any thing against his Conscience if he would but then give his word only that he would not actually appear against them or their proceedings See in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 1. 391. a. b. 393. a. 394. a. 395. a. 396. a. c. After this he was one of the Divines that was sent for by the King to assist at the Treaty in the Isle of Wight which proving ineffectual he resolved having first assisted the gallant Arthur Lord Capell as his confessor before his execution in the beginning of Mar. 1648 to quit his Country and find out the young King and never to return till he and the Crown and the Church were restored With this resolution he left England in the 51. year of his age and found him at the Hague where he was graciously received by him From thence he went first with him into France and from thence with him to the Scotch Treaty at Breda and there preach'd the last Sermon that the K. heard before he went into Scotland whither being not suffer'd to carry any of his own Divines with him he the said Dr. Morley went thereupon to the Hague and after some short stay there he went with his dearest friend Dr. Jo. Earle to live at Antwerp where they continued together in the house of Sir Charles Cottrel Master of the Ceremonies for the space of one year or thereabouts At which time Sir Charles being called thence to be Steward to the Queen of Bohemia and Dr. Earle to attend on his Higness James Duke of York then in France Dr. Morley continued still in Antwerp with the Lady Frances Hyde her Husband Sir Edw. Hyde being then Embassador for the King in Spain and all the time he was there which was about 3. or 4 years he read the Service of the Church of England twice every day catechiz'd once a week and administred the Communion once a month to all the English in the Town who would come to it as he did afterwards at Breda for 4 years together in the same Family But betwixt his going from Antwerp and his comming to Breda he was invited by the Queen of Bohemia to the Hague to be her Chaplain And he thereupon knowing her condition to be necessitous thought himself so much the rather oblig'd both in Conscience towards God and in duty to the Royal Family for she was Sister to K. Charles 1. to wait on her and accordingly he did and readily officiated both in her family and in the English Church there about two years and an half without expecting or receiving any Salary or gratuity at all for so doing There as in all other places where he lived especially at Breda he was blest with a retirement full of satisfaction to himself and with many opportunities of doing much good to others also For besides the constant reading of the Prayers of the Church his Catechizing of young persons his administring the holy Sacraments and his devoutest supplications for the K. and the Church in private he visited the sick and buried the dead and relieved many whom their Loyalty had impoverished His learned acquaintance abroad were Andr. Rivet Dan. Heinsius and Claud. Salmasius whom he often visited to the last of which then abiding at Leyden the King sent our author Morley to give him thanks in his name for the Apology he had published for his martyr'd Father but not with a purse of Gold as Joh. Milton the impudent lyer reported But his acquaintance was more intimate with the famous Sam. Bochart to whom he wrote a Latine Letter from Paris declaring his reasons of not coming to the French Congregation To which Mr. Bochart printed an answer in Latine the year following And as he was zealous for the Church so he was also for his Royal Master wâ—tness the large Epistle he wrote in Latine to Triglandius to vindicate his Master from the false aspersion of Popery For his friends at home of whom he never lost any but by death only were eminent both for parts and quality the chiefest of which were Lucius L. Falkland and Sir Francis Wenman of Oxfordshire both long since dead and Edward Earl of Clarendon who died long after them Among the Clergy were Dr. Rob. Payne Dr. H. Hammond and Dr. Rob. Sanderson late B. of Linc. who were all Canons of Ch. Ch. at the same time with him To these may be added many more as Mr. W. Chillingworth Dr. Gilb. Sheldon Archb. of Cant Dr. Earl of Salisbury c. with the two last of which he kept a constant friendship for above 40 years and enjoyed the company of Dr. Earl very often abroad which made his banishment less tedious to him After his Majesties return this most worthy person Dr. Morley was first made Dean of Ch. Ch being then Chapl. to the Duchess of York whence after he had restored those that had been illegaly ejected in 1648 c. and had filled up the vacant places he was called to be Bishop of Worcester to which See he was Consecrated in the Abbey Church at Westm on the 28. of Octob. 1660 and in the beginning of the next year had the honour to preach the Kings Coronation-Sermon and soon after made Dean of the Chappel Royal in the place of Dr. Sheldon In 1662 he was upon the death of Dr. Duppa translated to the See of Winchester confirmed therein 14. May the same year where he hath truly verified the saying that the King gave when he bestowed the said Bishoprick on him that he would never be the richer for it For besides his expences in building and repairing his Palace at Winchester he hath laid out much more than the supplies the Parliament gave him in the Act which impowred him to lease out Waltham Park and his Tenements which were built out of Winchester House in Southwark He spent 8000 l. in repairing the Castle at Farnham before the year 1672 and afterwards spent more and above 4000 l. in purchasing Winchester House at Chelsey to annex it to the See which when he came to he found not an house to dwell in yet afterwards left two fair ones to his successors At that time also he had not purchased one foot of Land or Lease as if he had taken more care to enrich the poor than his Relations and what his benefaction was to the Coll. that gave him education you may see in Hist Antiq. Univ. Oxon. lib. 2. p. 285. a. In the first year of his Translation he visited his Diocese in person and went into the Isle of Wight where had not been a Bishop before in the memory of man In July 1664 he came to Oxon
ordered that a copy of it should be sent to Anglesey and that he return an answer thereunto on the 20 of the said month at Hampton Court But no Council being then held notwithstanding Anglesey had made answer to Ormond's particular charges against him the next day the matter was defer'd till the 27 of the same month Another Council being therefore there held on that day the charges and answers were debated Which done and the Lords concerned being withdrawn this resolution passed by the Council on Anglesey's letter to the Earl of Castlehaven viz. That it was a scandalous libel against his late Majesty against his now Majesty and against the Government When the Parties or Lords concern'd were called in again the Lord Chancellour only told Anglesey that the King conceived him faulty in the clause pag. 32. of the said Letter to the Earl of Castlehaven wherein the Committees of the Parliament of Ireland were mention'd as having been in at the intrigues of the Popish Faction at Court. After which a farther hearing was appointed to be on the 3 of Aug. following but Anglesey continuing extream ill of the Gout and finding himself prejudg'd by the Lords of the Council on the 27 of July he wrot a Letter on the 2 of Aug. to his Majesty which being openly read in Council the next day he did in some manner as 't was said resent it for some passages therein yet nothing appear'd entred to be done thereupon Afterwards the Earl of Castlehaven James Touchet was called in several times and question'd about his Memoires which he acknowledging to be his the said book in conclusion was by his Majesty and Council judged to be a scandalous Libel against the Government On the 9 of the said month of Aug. 1682 the Privy Seal by command from his Majesty was taken away from Anglesey by Sir Leolin Jenkins Principal Secretary of State without any farther hearing and was given to George Marquess of Halyfax Besides the aforesaid Letter of the E. of Anglesey written to the Earl of Castlehaven containing Observations c. was another book published intit Brief reflections on the Earl of Castlehavens Memoires c. written by Dr. Edm. Borlase Author of The Hist of the execrable Irish Rebellion c. and printed at London 1682. oct But the said Author who commends Anglesey's Letter was not regarded Afterwards our Author Anglesey wrot A true account of the whole Proceedings betwixt James Duke of Ormonde and Arthur Earl of Anglesie before the King and his Council c. Lond. 1682 in 18 sh in fol. and A Letter of Remarks upon Jovian Lond. 1683. in two sh in qu which Jovian was wrot by Dr. George Hicks Dean of Worcester In the beginning of the year 1686 he began to be admitted into the favour of King James 2 but being about that time seized with a Quinsey in his throat died soon after as I shall anon tell you leaving behind him The History of Ireland MS. and The Kings right of indulgence in spiritual matters with the equity thereof asserted Which book being put into the hands of Hen. Care he caused it to be published at Lond. in Nov. 1687. in 10 sh and an half in qu. with the date of 16S8 put at the bottom of the title So that that person who in the time of the Popish Plot had shew'd himself the most bitter enemy in the Nation against the Papists and Duke of York by publishing The weekly Pacquet of Advice from Rome and other things was when the said Duke came to the Crown taken so much into favour as to be made a Tool to print matters for the abolishing of the Test and Penal Laws the publishing of which book was one At length after our Author Arthur Earl of Anglesey had acted the part of a Polititian for more than 45 years he gave way to fate in his house in Drury-lane within the Liberty of Westminster on Easter Tuesday the 6 of Apr. in sixteen hundred eighty and six whereupon his body being conveyed to Farnborough in Hampshire where he had an Estate was buried in the Church there He left behind him a choice Library of Books which were exposed to sale by way of Auction in Oct. Nov. c. following JOHN DOLBEN son of Will. Dolb. D. D. was born at Stanwick in Northamptonshire of which his father was Rector elected a Student of Ch. Ch. from Westm. school an 1640 aged 15 years bore arms for a time in Oxon when made a Garrison for his Majesty and having made proof of his Courage in that service he was appointed an Ensign and at length a Major in one of the Armies belonging to his Majesty but after the surrender of Oxford the declension of the Kings Cause and his Army disbanded he returned to Christ Church again and took the degree of Master of Arts in 1647 and the next year was ejected from his Students place by the Visitors appointed by Parliament Soon after he took to wife Catherine daughter of Ralph Sheldon elder brother to Dr. Gilb. Sheldon then lately Warden of All 's Coll. with whom he lived during the time of Usurpation in S. Aldates Parish in Oxon and assisted Mr. Joh. Fell in keeping up the Orders and Ceremonies of the Church of England in a private house opposite to Mert. Coll. Church After the Kings restauration he was installed Canon of Ch. Ch. 27 Jul. 1660 in the place of John Pointer then ejected and soon after was created Doctor of Divinity At which time the Uncle of his Wife being Bishop of London and in great favour with the King he was upon his recommendation deservedly made not only Archdeacon of London in the place of Dr. Thom. Paske deceased but afterwards Clerk of the Closet and Dean of Westminster upon the promotion of Dr. Earle to the See of Worcester in which last dignity he was installed 5 Dec. 1662. In 1666 he was made Bishop of Rochester in the place of Dr. Warner deceased to which See being consecrated in the Archb. Chappel at Lambeth on the 25 of Nov. the same year he had then liberty allowed him by his Majesty to keep his Deanery in commendam Afterwards he became Almoner to his Majesty and at that time and before that place was manag'd to the benefit of the Poor with great justice and integrity At length upon the death of Dr. Sterne Archb. of York he was by vertue of the Kings Conge d'eslire elected to that See 28 Jul. 1683 and soon after viz. Aug. 16. being translated thereunto in the Archb. Chap. at Lambeth was on the 23 of the same month enthronized He was a man of a free generous and noble disposition and withall of a natural bold and happy Eloquence As he imitated his Uncle Bishop Williams in the greatness of his parts and abilities so he by a certain hereditary right succeeded him in his Honours both in his Deanery of Westminster and his Archbishoprick of York He was not very careful
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
his books p. 234 and in Will. Erbury an 1654. p. 104. In Thomae Hobbii philosophiam exercitatio Epistolica ad D. Joh. Wilkinsium Guardianum Coll. Wadhami Ox. 1656. octav Appendicula ad calumnias ab eodem Hobbio in sex documentis nuperrimè editis in authorem congestas responsoria Printed with the Exercitatio epistolica Astronomia Geometrica ubi methodus proponitur qua primariorum Planetarum Astronomia sive Elliptica sive circularis possit Geometricè absolvi Lond. 1656. oct Several Sermons as 1 Against resistance of lawful powers preached 5 Nov. 1661. on Rom. 13.2 2 Against the Antiscripturists pr. 20 Feb. 1669 on 2 Tim. 3.16 3 Concerning sinfulness danger and remedies of infidelity pr. 16 Feb. 1667 on Heb. 3.12 4 Sermon before the H. of Peers at Westm 10 Oct. 1666 on Eceles 11.9 5 Serm. concerning the strangeness frequency and desperate consequence of impenitency preached 1 Apr. 1666 soon after the great Plague on Rev. 9.20 6 Serm. against Ingratitude on Deut. 32.6 7 An Apologie for the mysteries of the Gospel preached 16. Feb. 1671 on Rom. 1.16 Some of which Sermons having been severally printed at several times were all printed in one vol. at Lond. 1673 74. oct and then said to have been all preached at Whitehall except the fourth 8 The Christians victory over death preached at the funeral of George Duke of Albemarle c. in the collegiat Church of S. Pet. Westm 30 Apr. 1670 on 1. Cor. 15.57 Lond. 1670. qu. 9 The Case of Joram preached before the House of Peers 30. Jan. 1673 on 2. Kings 6 last vers Lond. 1674. qu. He also collected viewed and reviewed the Determinationes Theologicae Tractatus de justificatione and Praelectiones de peccato originali of Dr. Samuel Ward before mentioned which he caused to be printed and published at London In the beginning of the year 1683 arose a controversie between him the said Dr. Ward Bishop of Salisbury and Dr. Tho. Pierce Dean of the Cathedral Church there occasion'd by the denial upon the first asking of Pierce for a Prebendship in the said Church for his Son Robert which denial being much resented by Pierce notwithstanding the reversion of it had been before promised by the Bishop he studied revenge and forthwith rais'd a controversie by maintaining that the King had right of giving and bestowing of the Dignities in the Church of Salisbury and not the Bishop Which controversie being laid before his Majesties Commissioners for Ecclesiastical affairs they ordered Dr. Pierce to write a Narrative of that matter which being done Dr. Ward answered it but 't was not printed Whereupon Pierce wrot A Vindication of the Kings Soveraign rights c. which was printed at Lond. 1683 in 12. sh in fol. Afterwards the controversie being carried on by the black and dismal malice of Pierce it did so much discompose the Bishop especially by the several journies to London in unseasonable time and weather that by degrees his spirits were exhausted his memory gone and totally unfit for business About a month before he died he took very little sustenance and lived only on the stock and died a Skeleton which hapning in his house at Knightbridge near London on Sunday morn the sixth of January being the day of Epiphany in sixteen hundred eighty and eight his body was afterwards conveyed to Salisbury and buried in the Cathedral there What epitaph he hath over his grave I know not notwithstanding I have more than once sent for it and therefore take this character of him given by Mr. Oughtred in his pref to Clavis mathem running thus Vir prudens pius ingenuâ—s nec mathesi solum sed omni politioris literaturae genere cultissimus c. He tells us there that he was the first in Cambr. that expounded his Clav. Math. and that he had taken a large journey to see him in his hidden and retired condition at which time by his importunate desire he did correct add many things to and republish his said book of Clav. Math. There had been formerly several learned Letters passed between him and Ballialdus and Hevelius which are yet kept private THOMAS CARTWRIGHT son of Tho. Cartwright sometimes Schoolmaster of Brentwood in Essex was born in the antient Borough of Northampton on the first of Sept. 1634 educated in the School there and being puritanically educated under Presbyterian Parents was sent to Magd. Hall where spending two terms in the study of Logick was forcibly put into Queens Coll. by the Visitors appointed by Parliament an 1649 and at that time was put under the tuition of Mr. Tho. Tully Afterwards he was made Tabarder and Chapl. of the Coll. for a time but before he was elected Fellow he left the House having before been ordained Priest by Dr. Robert Skinner B. of Oxon. and became Vicar of Walthamstow in Essex and a very forward and confident preacher for the cause then in being In 1659 I find him Chaplain to Joh. Robinson Esq Alderman and then Sherriff of London and a Preacher at S. Mary Magd. in Milkstreet but whether he did then enjoy the Vicaridge of Barking in Essex which he did after his Majesties restauration I cannot tell After the Kings return he shew'd himself very forward to express his loyalty was made domestick Chaplain to Henry Duke of Glocester procured himself to be actually created D. of D tho not of full standing for it was made Preb. of Twyford in the Cathedral Church of S. Paul Minister of S. Thomas Apostle in London Preb. of Shalford in the Church of Wells and Chaplain in Ord. to his Majesty In Nov. 1672 he was installed Prebend of Durham struck in on the death of Dr. Tully his quondam Tutor and was made Dean of Rippon in the latter end of 1675. Afterwards putting in with great boldness before his Seniors for a Bishoprick particularly for that of S. David but put aside by Dr. L. Womack was at length made Bishop of Chester on the death of the most learned and religious Dr. John Pearson to which See being consecrated with Dr. Lloyd to S. David and Dr. Parker to Oxon at Lambeth on the 17. of Octob. 1686 had liberty then allowed to him to keep the Vicaridge of Barking and the Rectory of Wigan in Lanc. which he before had obtained in commendam with his Bishoprick In the next year he being then in favour with K. James 2 and ready upon all occasions to run with his humour purposely to obtain a translation to a better Bishoprick he was by him not only added to the number of Ecclesiastical Commissioners but also appointed one of the three Delegates or Commissioners Sir Rob. Wright Ch. Just of the Kings-Bench and Sir Thomas Jenner one of the Barons of the Exchecquer being the other two to go to Oxon to examine and determine the affairs relating to Magd. Coll and what they did there in ejecting the President and Fellows thereof a book entit An impartial relation of the
illegal proceedings against S. Mary Magd. Coll. in Oxon c. Lond. 1689. qu. sec edit collected by a Fellow of that Coll will at large tell you At that time this Bishop making it his sole endeavours to be gracious with the then great and leading men and to shew himself in all publick assemblies particularly in those wherein the Rom. Cath. Bishops were consecrated he gained the ill will so much of the Sons of the Church of that when the Pr. of Aurange made his expedition into England he out of fear of suffering for what he had acted and of the insults of the rabble then committing great disorders in London and most parts of the Nation did withdraw himself in private sculk and in a disguise fled into France where repairing to his royal Master K. Jam. 2 then lately come thither to avoid imminent danger in England had by him upon the news of Dr. Wards death the Bishoprick of Salisbury confer'd on him and while he abode at S. Germains he did usually read the Liturgy of the Church of England in his Lodgings to such Protestants that came thither to him Afterwards he went with his said Master towards Ireland landed there on Tuesday the 12 of Mar. 1688 and on Sunday following being at Cork he received the Sacrament from the hands of the Bishop of that place On Palm Sunday Mar. 24 he went to Dublin with the King and on Easter-day and the Octaves of Easter 1689 he again received the Sacrament at Ch. Ch. there from the B. of Meath to which Ch. B. Cartwr went dayly to prayers Afterwards being overtaken with the Country disease called the Flux or Disentery he finished his course there as I shall anon tell you He hath extant Several Sermons as 1 Gods arraignment of Adam on Gen. 3.9 Lond. 1659. qu. 2 Serm. before the King at Whitehall on Jude 22.23 Lond. 1676. qu. 3 Sermon in the Cath. Ch. of S. Pet. in York before the Judges of Assize on Judges 17.6 Lond. 1677. qu. 4 Sermon preached at Holy-Rood house 30. Janu. 1681 before her highness the Lady Anne on Acts 7.60 Edinb and Lond. 1682 qu. The author was then with James Duke of York who with his Royal Consort and the Lady Anne his Daughter were retired to that place upon the command of his Majesty to put a stop to the fury of the Faction then driving on their designs upon prosecution of the Popish Plot. 5 Sermon preached to the Gentlemen of Yorkshire at Bow Church Lond 24 June 1684 on Prov. 24.21.22 Lond. 1684. qu. 6 Sermon preached upon the anniversary solemnity of the happy inauguration of K. Jam. 2 in the Collegiat Church of Rippon 6. Feb. 1685 on 1. Kings 8.66 Lond. 1686. qu. He hath also extant a Serm. on 2. Chron. 7.9.10 and another on Rev. 14.13 which I have not yet seen And there is also extant under his name A Sp. spoken to the Society of Magd. Coll 16. Nov. 1687 which much commended with several of his Discourses you may see in An impartial relation c. before mentioned At length after he had declared himself to be a member of the Communion of the Church of England in which he had always lived had taken the blessed Sacrament and the Churches absolution he surrendred up his Soul to God at Dublin on Munday morning 15 of April in sixteen hundred eighty and nine On the day before in the afternoon while the ven Minister that usually attended him was at Church the titular Bishop of Clogher and Dean of Ch. Ch. made his Lordship a visit and after the first civilities were past one of them in latine desired him to be mindful of eternity and to prepare for death His servant being present answer'd them that his Lordship had prepared himself already They afterwards told him in latine there was but one God one Faith one Church To which the Bishop replyed I believe so and hope that I have made my peace with God They again repeated There is but one God one Church intending as was supposed to enlarge upon that subject whereupon the Bishop answer'd somewhat short I know all this as well as you but I am not able to answer you for the failing of my spirits and therefore I desire you to forbear talking with me any more about this for I have done already what I hope is necessary for my salvation Hereupon they seeing they could not effect any thing with him nor engage him in a discourse took their leaves and they themselves gave out that the Bishop of Chester was dying and that he would dye a Protestant As soon as he was dead the said Bishops servant acquainted Will. Earl of Powis and Dr. Anth. Dopping Bishop of Meath with his death who with the Earl of Longford took care for his funeral after this manner On Tuesday Apr. 16 the body was carried early in ths morning from the house where he died to that of the B. of Meath which was near where several rooms were hung with black and that where the body lay was furnished with many Lights in sconces and eight large Tapers on stands about the Body which was covered with a fair Velvet Pall. In the afternoon all the Nobility Clergy Judges and Gentry of both Religions that were in Town among whom were the E. of Powis and the L. Chancellour came thither And about six in the evening his body was carried in a velvet Herse drawn with 6 horses cloathed in black and attended by the King at Armes the aforesaid company in near 30 Coaches and a multitude of common people to Christ Church in Dublin where the Sub-Dean and Choire met the Body at the Church door and sung it into the Choir which was very much crowded The Service was solemnly performed with several Anthems and the Body afterwards inter'd in the North-east end of the Choir by the Bishop of Meath in his Episcopal habit It was then commonly reported that K. Jam. 2. did nominate Dr. Jam. Arderne Dean of Chester to succeed Dr. Cartwright in his Bishoprick but how true I cannot tell Sure it is that K. Will. 3. being then in the Throne he nominated to that See Dr. Nich. Stratford Dean of S. Asaph who thereupon was consecrated thereunto in the Bishop of Londons Chappel at Fulham near London on the 15 of Sept. 1689. JOHN SHAW a Ministers Son was born at Bedlington in the County Pal. of Durham educated in Grammar learning for the most part under Tho. Ingmethorp Rector of Great Stainton in the said County was at his first coming to the University entred a Student in Qu. Coll. but making little stay there he became a Batler of that of Brasnose 2. Apr. 1629 aged 15 years or thereabouts took one degree in Arts and retiring soon after to his native Country took holy Orders and exercised the Ministry for some years in the northern parts of England In 1645 he was instituted and inducted Rector of Whalton in Northumberland but not
were Joh. Goad Humph. Brook now one of the Coll. of Physitians Edm. Gayton Joh. Hyfield c. On the 24. of Sept. 1637. our author Wright took holy Orders from Dr. Franc. White Bishop of Ely in the Chappel at Ely House in Holbourn near London and on the 22. of Dec. 1639 he was ordained Priest by Dr. Bancroft B. of Oxon in Ch. Ch. Cathedral at which time he preached the Sermon which was afterwards printed with 4 more And it being then well approved and thereupon he accounted an elegant preacher was the reason why he did frequently appear in S. Maries Pulpit in Oxon before the City of Lond. at S. Pauls and before K. Ch. 1. when he resided in Oxon in the time of the grand Rebellion In 1643 he took to him a wife from Yarnton near Oxon and in Aug. 1645 he became Vicar of Okeham in Rutlandshire by the favour of Dr. Juxon B. of London and thereupon received Institution from Dr. Towers B. of Peterborough but as for Induction he altogether refused because he was then to have taken the Covenant so one Benj. King a Parliamenteer was put into that Vicaridge Afterwards Mr. Wright went to London and resided there in a retired condition till after the decollation of K. Ch. 1. About that time Sir Geo. Grime or Graham of Peckham near Camberwell in Surrey gave him entertainment in his House and because he would not be idle he instructed Sir George's son in Lat. and Gr. learning read the Common Prayer on all Sundays and Holydays and on principal Feasts he preached and administred the Sacraments About 1655 he was prevailed with to leave Peckham and to live in London where he was chosen by the Parishoners of S. Olave in Silverstreet to be their Minister and to receive the profits of that little Parish of which he was in effect the Relator tho formally to take actual possession of the Living he would not as his nearest Relation hath told me because he would avoid Oaths and Obligations This employment he kept 4 years and preached constantly twice every Sunday once there and once in some other Church baptized and buried according to the Common Prayer as the Relator adds and gave the Sacrament according to the Liturgy of the Church of England whereupon being esteemed one of the Cavalier Ministers of London as Dr. J. Hewit Dr. J. Pearson c. were had his share in troubles and was once or more examined for keeping intelligence with the Loyal party About our Lady day in 1659 he left S. Olaves Ch. to prevent new impositions and engagements then offer'd to such as were in any public Ministry and applyed himself to his private studies After his Majesties restauration Benj. King before mention'd did by his Hand and Seal 2. Aug. 1660 resign up all his title and pretensions to Okeham whereupon he returned in Oct. following and had peaceable possession delivered to him of the Church there A little before he had left London to go to Okeham he was offerd to be Chaplain to the Queen of Bohemia only sister to K. Ch. 1. but he waved that honor and went to Okeham He was a person of open and profess'd affections for Conformity and no favourer of Sectaries and their Conventicles and therefore not belov'd by the Dissenters of his Parish which was always full of them His Life and Conversation was sober and reserv'd was a man very charitable to widdowes and fatherless children and gave money to them and others amounting to the twentieth part of the true value of his Living His works as to learning are these Delitiae delitiarum sive Epigrammatum ex optimis quibusque hujus novissimi seculi Poetis in amplissima illa Bib. Bodleiana pene omnino alibi extantibus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in unum corollum connexa Oxon. 1637. in tw Five Sermons in five several stiles or waies of preaching The first in Bishop Andrews way before the late King upon the first day of Lent The second in B. Halls way before the Clergy at the authors own Ordination in Ch. Ch. in Oxon. The third in Dr. Maynes and Mr. Cartwrights way before the University at S. Maries in Oxford The fourth in the Presbyterian way before the City at S. Paules in Lond. and the fifth in the Independed way never preacht Lond. 1656. oct The first is on Matth. 9.15 2 On Deut. 33.8 3 On Cant. 2.2 4 On Luke 16.9 5 Luke 9.23 The chief end in printing these Sermons was first to shew the difference between the University and City breeding up of preachers and to let the people know that any one that hath been bred a Scholar is able to preach any way to the capacity and content of any auditory And secondly that none can do this but they only that have had such education yet notwithstanding ordinary capacities are more taken with Cloak and Lay mens preaching than that of the Gown A practical Commentary or Exposition upon the book of Psalmes wherein the text of every Psalme is practically expounded according to the doctrine of the Cath. Church in a way not usually trod by Commentators and wholly applyed to the life and salvation of Christians Lond. 1661. fol. c. Practical Commentary upon the Pentateuch or five books of Moses Lond. fol. He also made a collection of Poems which he intituled Pernassus biceps Or several choice pieces of Poetry composed by the best wits that were in both the Universities before their dissolution Lond. 1656 oct The Epistle before them in the behalf those then doubly secluded and sequestred members was written by the Collector Wright and those verses of his composition in the said book are in p. 1.54.121.122.126 and 128. He hath also compleated other books which are not yet printed as 1 A comical entertainment called The Reformation presented before the University at S. Johns Coll. Written while he was an Undergraduate 2 Novissima Straffordii sive quaestio Straffordiana prout à Parliamento exercebatur 'T is a Narrative of Tho. Earl of Strafford's tryal written in pure Latine and stile of Tacitus 3 Several Sermons besides an imperfect collection towards the compleating A practical Commentary on the other parts of the Bible besides what he had already done some books whereof are finished This Mr. Wright who refused for quietness and solitude sake several preferments in the Church after his Majesties restauration departed this mortal life in a good old age on Friday the ninth of May in sixteen hundred and ninety and was on the Sunday following buried in the Church at Okeham before mentioned He left behind him a son named James Wright born at Yarnton near to and in the County of Oxon in the house of James Stone father to his mother Jane entred in 1666 without being educated in any Univ into the Society of New Inn near London from whence he removed three years after to the Middle Temple where at the end of the usual time of study he was
15 years of age an 1574 he was elected Scholar of Trin. Coll and in 1581 Fellow being then Bach. of Arts. Afterwards proceeding in that faculty he took holy Orders was made Rector of Sonning in Berks of Hayes in Middlesex Chaplain to Qu. Elizabeth Doctor of Divinity Rector of Borton on the water in Glocestershire Canon Resid and Treasurer of Wells Chaplain in ord to K. Jam. 1 and in 1613 the first Warden of Wadham Coll but resigned that office soon after because he was not permitted to take to him a wife by Dame Dorothy the Foundress thereof In 1622 he became Bishop of Bristow was consecrated thereunto at Lambeth on the 23 of March the same year Dr. Jo. Featley then preaching the Consecration sermon on Joh. 20.22 but had not restitution made to him of the Temporalities of that See till the 4 of Apr. following In 1632 he was translated to Lichf and Coventry the Temporalities of which he received on the 3 of Dec. the same year at which time he gave up the Treasurership of Wells which he kept in commendam with Bristow In Dec. 1641 when then he saw what mad work the Members of the Long Parliament made and what farther they would do concerning the Hierarchy he did with eleven more Bishops draw up a Protestation in behalf of themselves against their unreasonable actions which being first presented to the King who refused to have any thing to do with it it was transmitted to the H. of Commons who thereupon impeaching the said Bishops of High Treason they were all committed to custody viz. ten of them of which Lichfield was one to the Tower and two Durham and Norwich to the Black Rod but before Lichfield was conveyed thither he spoke an eloquent Speech at the bar of the H. of Commons in answer for himself which was afterwards printed in one sh in qu. After he had continued Prisoner about 18 weeks to his great charge he was released Whereupon retiring to Eccleshal Hall in Staffordshire the Seat belonging to his Bishoprick which about that time was fortified for his Majesty and kept for his service by Dr. Bird a Civilian died therein in Jul. or Aug. in sixteen hundred forty and three at which time the said place was besieged by Sir Will. Brereton and his Forces under the command of the Parliament but where his body was buried unless in the Cath. Ch. at Lichfield which he desired in his last Will. and Test dat 3 May 1643 I know not On the 17 day of the said month of Aug. his Maj. nominated Dr. Accepted Frewen Dean of Glocester and President of Magd. Coll. to succeed the said Dr. Wright in the See of Lich. and Coventry Dr. Will. Brough to be Dean of Glocester and Dr. Joh. Oliver to be Pres of Magd. Coll. The Reader may be pleased now to know that the said Dr. Wright having been much given up to the affairs of the world he did in short time gather up so much wealth from the Church as not only to purchase the rich Mannour of Newnham Courtney in Oxfordshire of Hugh Audley of the Inner Temple Esq and Tho. Audley his brother for the sum of 18000 l. which mannour they some years before had bought of the Pollards but Lands also in other places All which he leaving to his only son Calvert Wright sometimes Gent. Com. of Wadh. Coll he proved so ill a husband as to sell the said Mannour some years before the restauration of K. Ch. 2 to John Robinson of London Esq afterwards a Knight and Baronet and Lieutenant of the Tower in the Church of which place he was afterwards buried As for Calv. Wright he died in a mean condition in the Prison called the Kings Bench in Southwark in the Winter time 1666. WILLIAM LAUD sometimes Fellow afterwards President of S. Johns Coll was consecrated Bish of S. David in the Chappel belonging to the house of the Bishop of London with Joh. Davenant to Sarum and Dr. Val. Cary to Exeter by the Bishops of London Worcester Chichester Ely Landaff and Oxon on the 18 of Nov. 1621 the Archbishop Abbot being then thought irregular for casual Homicide Thence he was translated to Bathe and Wells in Aug. 1626 thence to London in Jul. 1628 and at length to Cant. in Sept. 1633. He was beheaded on Tower-hill near London on the tenth of January in sixteen hundred forty and four under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 30.31 c. The See of Cant. lying void till 1660 was then supplied by Dr. Juxon B. of London as I shall elsewhere tell you MORGAN OWEN a Ministers son received his first breath in Caermerthenshire was admitted a Student in Jesus Coll. in the beginning of 1608 aged 23 years and being afterwards made one of the Chaplains of New Coll. did as a member thereof take the degree of Bach. of Arts by the name of Owen Morgan an 1613 he being then a Preacher In 1616 he was admitted M. of A as a Member of Hart Hall was afterwards well beneficed in his own Country of Wales and a useful man in the Church there When Dr. Laud became B. of S. David he then knew the man and his zeal for the Church and therefore when he became Chanc. of the University he was by his endeavours actually created Doctor of Divinity as a Member of Jesus Coll. an 1636. Soon after that he might shew himself grateful to his Mother the Univ. of Oxon he at his own charge being a rich man enclos'd the south yard belonging to S. Maries Church with a fair free stone wall and built also of the same stone most curiously carved and engraven the beautiful Porch leading from the high street into the said Church with the image of our Lady and a babe in her arm at the top of it Which being finished about two or three years after 't was not only disgusted by the Puritan and defaced by the Parliament Soldiers in the beginning of the Troubles an 1642 but laid in Laud's dish as an article against him at his Tryal that he did oblige the said Dr. M. Owen to build it permitted him as Chancellour of the University and connived at all when 't was finished About the beginning of March 1638 he was elected Bishop of Landaff in the place of Dr. VVill. Murrey deceased who before had been B. of Kilfenore in Ireland which election being consented to by the King on the 19 of the same month he was soon after consecrated but the day when I know not and on the 9 of Apr. following the Temporalities of the said See were restored to him In Dec. 1641 he was one of the Bishops that were impeached of High Treason for subscribing the Protestation mention'd before in Dr. R. VVright and thereupon being committed Prisoner to the Tower remained there till about VVhitsontide following Afterwards he retired to his own Country suffered there for his Loyalty and for being
Smerne about the year 1651. While he was in Oxon he had a book of Musick laying by him which as he said was of his own composition And being well skill'd in that faculty his Countryâ—men in their Letters sent to stil'd him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but the notes were such as are not in use with or understood by any of the Western Churches When he died or what he wrot after he had left England I know not It was observed that while he continued in Ball. Coll. he made the drink for his own use called Coffey and usually drank it every morning being the first as the Antients of that House have informed me that was ever drank in Oxon. You may see more of this Conopius in the Epistles of Ger. Joh. Vossius written to learned men lately published part 2. p. 145. RICHARD PARR sometimes Fellow of Brasnose College was made Bishop of Sodor or the Isle of Man about the year of the Lord 1635 and dyed in the times of Usurpation but the year when I cannot tell tho several times I have sent Letters to know it See more of him among the Writers p. 96. The See of Man laid void till 1662 and then in June Dr. Isaac Barrow being elected to govern it was consecrated thereunto in K. H. 7. Chap. at Westm on the 5. of July 1663 and not before at which time his Nephew Son of his Brother Thomas called Dr. Isaac Barrow Master of Trin. Coll. in Cambr. preached the Consecration Sermon This worthy and godly Bishop who was Son of Isaac Barrow of Spiney-Abbey in the County of Cambridgeshire Esq was educated in S. Peters Coll. commonly called Peter House in Cambridge of which he became Fellow but turn'd out thence by the Presbyterians an 1643 or thereabouts whereupon going to Oxon and his eminency being known there he was made one of the Chaplains of New Coll by the most loyal and generous Warden thereof Dr. Pink where continuing till after the garrison of Oxon was surrendred for the use of the Parliament shifted afterwards from place to place and suffered with the rest of the loyal and orthodox Clergy till the most blessed return of K. Ch. 2. At which time he was not only restored to his Fellowship but also made one of the Fellows of Eaton Coll. near Windsore which he held in Commendam with the Bishoprick of Man In Apr. 1664 he was made Governour of the Isle of Man by Charles Earl of Derby governed it piously and prudently held that office all the time he was Bishop of Man and sometime after his translation to S. Asaph He was a great benefactor to the Island especially to the Clergy did collect by his great care and pains from pious persons one thousand eighty one pounds eight shillings and four pence with which he bought all the impropriations in the Island from the Earl of Derby and setled them upon the Clergy as every one had need He ordered them all to teach School in their respective Parishes and allowed 30 l. per an for a Free-school and 50 l. per an for Academical learning He got also one hundred pounds a year setled which was like to have been lost upon the Clergy which was given by K. Ch. 2 and gave 135 l. of his own money for a lease upon lands of twenty pounds a year which is setled towards the maintenance of three poor Manks Scholars in the College at Dublin that in time there might be a more learned Clergy in the Island He gave likewise 10 l. towards the making a bridge over a dangerous water and did many other good works there Afterwards going into England for healths sake and continuing in a house of the Countess of Derby in Lancashire called Cross-hall he received the news of his Majesties conferring on him the Bishoprick of S. Asaph See more of him in Hen. Glemham among these Bishops under the year 1667. p. 670. ROGER MANWARING was born at Stretton in Shropshire educated in Grammar learning in the Kings School at Worcester under Hen. Bright entred a Student in this University in the beginning of the year 1604 and soon after was made one of the Clerks of All 's Coll. After he had run through the usual courses of Logick and Philosophy he took the degrees in Arts being about that time as I conceive one of the Chaplains of that House At length being made Vicar of S. Giles in the fields near London he took the degrees in Divinity and was made Chaplain in Ordinary to K. Ch. 1 before whom while he was in his attendance at Oatlands he preached two Sermons in July 1627 entit Religion and Allegiance on Eccles 8.2 Lond. 1627. qu. and about the same time preached them at his Country cure In the year following on the fourth of May he preached on the same subject in his Church of S. Giles before mention'd for which as also for his former Sermons he was the same year June 14 censur'd in Parliament to be imprisoned fined 1000 l to make submission and to be disinabled to have or enjoy any preferment or office At that time John Pym a busie Man in the House of Commons brought into the House a charge against him that he endeavoured to destroy the King and Kingdom by his Divinity c. On the 21 of the said month he made his submission and in the next month following he was presented by the King to the rich rectory of Stanford Rivers in Essex void by the promotion of Dr. Richard Mountague to the See of Chichester with license to hold it and his other Living with it On the 9. of Jan. following he procured his pardon which in the next month made some stir in the Session of Parliament that then was In the month of May 1633 he was made Dean of VVorcester in the place of Dr. VVill. Juxon promoted to the See of Hereford where he made some alterations for the better in that Church and in Dec. 1635 he was nominated Bishop of S. David on the translation of Dr. Theoph. Field to Hereford On the 28 of February following he was consecrated thereunto by Dr. Laud Archb. of Canterbury and his Assistants in the Chap. at Lambeth where he sate till his function was silenced On the 22. Feb. 1640 were several complaints made against him in the Long Parliament but not for the present prosecuted because the members thereof were employed on greater matters Afterwards the rebellion breaking out he was imprison'd violently persecuted from place to place lost all his Spiritualities and had only some small temporal Estate left to maintain him and his Family He was a person that had some curiosity in learning but greater zeal for the Church of England He was of a pious life and conversation charitable and tho with Sibthorpe accounted a Sycophant by the Puritans yet by the Royallists he was esteemed worthy of the function of a Bishop He finished his course at Caermerthen after he had
use of him he having then an eye upon his Brother George in Scotland whom his family had obliged likewise I say that this good benefice being bestowed on him he was by his Brothers interest fix'd therein and ready to perform what laid in his power to serve the interest of the Royal Family In 1659 he agitated with his said Brother by Letters to and soon after in Person in Scotland in order to influence him for the restauration of K. Ch. 2. to his Kingdoms being put upon it chiefly by the said Sir Jo Greenvill and some of the Gentry in the West who were of kin to Monke So happy it was for his Maj. to employ the said Sir John and so lucky for him to send his Clerk Mr. Monke thither where he omitted nothing of his instructions but prudently managed them as may reasonably be inferred from the good effect they had Thus did the sense of allegiance and the love of his Country prevail with his Brother against all hazards And if I should speak right the revenge of slights was some part of grain in the Scales In the year following 1660 his endeavours and desires being effected he was by the interest of the said Sir John minded thereunto by Gen. Monke made Provost of Eaton Coll in the month of June then or lately enjoyed by Nich. Lockyer sometimes Chaplain to Oliver Cromwell lately Protect In the beginning of Aug. following he was actually created Doctor of Divinity by vertue of the Kings Letters sent to the University for that purpose and soon after being nominated by his Majesty to the See of Hereford which had laid void for 14 years by the death of George Cook he was consecrated thereunto on the sixth day of January Epiphany day in the Abbey Church of S. Peter at Westminster by the Archb. of York Bishops of Durham Chichester Lincolne and Peterborough But before he had enjoyed that See a full year he concluded his last day in his Lodgings in the Old Pallace-yard in Westminster on the seventeenth of December in sixteen hundred sixty and one whereupon his body was buried on the twentieth of the said month in S. Edmunds Chappel within the Precincts of the said Church of S. Peter In the See of Hereford succeeded Dr. Herbert Croft of whom may future mention be made and of his works as to learning BRIAN DUPPA sometimes Fellow of Allsouls Coll afterwards Dean of Christ Church was consecrated Bishop of Chichester an 1638 translated to Salisbury in 1641 and thence to Winchester in 1660. He concluded his last day in sixteen hundred sixty and two under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 176. He was so bountiful in his Legacies to Ch. Church that the money might serve to found a new and not to compleat an old College He left Legacies to Allsouls Coll to the Cath. Churches of Chichester Salisbury and Winchester and erected an Hospital at his own charge in the place of his nativity as I have elsewhere told you Over the door of which may this be engraven That a poor Bishop vowed this House but a great and wealthy one built it In the See of Winchester succeeded Dr. George Morley of whom I have made large mention among the Writers under the year 1684. p. 581. JOHN GAUDEN sometimes of Wadham College was consecrated Bishop of Exeter in the Abbey Church of S. Peter in Westminster on the 2. of Decemb. being the first Sunday in Advent an 1660 and translated thence to Worcester on Morleys going to Winchester in the beginning of 1662 in which year in Septemb. he died See more of him among the Writers under the same year p. 207. In the said See of Worcester succeeded Dr. John Earle and him Dr. Rob. Skinner as I shall tell you anon under the year 1670. ROBERT SANDERSON sometimes Fellow of Lincolne College was consecrated Bishop of Lincolne on the 28 of Octob. 1660 and died in the latter end of the year sixteen hundred sixty and two under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 213. He was succeeded in the said Bishoprick by Dr. Benj. Laney Bishop of Peterborough who after he had sate there four years was translated to Ely WILLIAM JUXON son of Rich. Juxon of Chichester son of John Juxon of London was born as 't is said within the City of Chichester in Sussex educated in Merchant Taylors School became Fellow of S. Johns Coll. in 1598 and Bach. of the Civil Law in 1603 being about that time a Student in Greys Inn in Holbourne near London Soon after he took holy Orders and in the latter end of the year 1609 he was made Vicar of the Church of S. Giles in the north suburb of Oxon where continuing about six years he was much frequented for his edifying way of preaching In 1621 he was elected President of his College and in the next year he proceeded in the Civil Law In 1626 and after he did execute the office of Vicechancellour of this University and in January 1627 he being then one of his Majesties Chaplains in Ordinary he was made Dean of Worcester in the place of Dr. Jos Hall promoted to the See of Exeter On the 10. of July 1632 he was at Dr. Lauds suit then Bishop of London sworn Clerk of his Majesties Closet which office was by that great person procured for him to the end that he might have one that he might trust near his Majesty if he grew weak or infirm In the beginning of the year 1633 he was elected Bishop of Hereford in the place of Dr. Franc. Godwin deceased was about that time made Dean of the Kings Chappel and on the translation of Dr. Laud to the See of Cant. which was on the 19 of Sept. the same year he was translated to London that City being then in its height of giddiness and faction About that time he was called to be one of his Majesties Privy Council who finding him to be a person of uprightness and justice did confer upon him the great office of Lord Treasurer on Sunday the sixth of Mar. 1635. Which office no Churchman had since Hen. 7 time as Doct. Laud observes who adds this I pray God bless him to carry it so that the Church may have honour and the King and the state service and contentment by it And now if the Church will not hold up themselves under God I can do no more In this office which he enjoyed till 1641 he kept the Kings Purse when necessities were deepest and clamours loudest to the great content of all that had to do with him In the time of the rebellion began and carried on by the restless Presbyterians he suffer'd as other Bishops did was outed of the House of Lords with his Brethren and lost the Lands belonging to his Bishoprick as the rest did In 1648 he had the honour and happiness if it may be so called to attend K. Ch. 1.
Coll. in Oxon and Trin. Coll. in Cambr besides great and large sums of money annually bestowed some to publick and some to private charities His Legacies at his death for charitable uses came to 1500 l which afterwards were paid part to All 's Coll part to the Church of Canterbury part to the Hospital of Harbledowne in Kent and the rest to indigent persons I have heard Sir Joseph Sheldon before mentioned say who was afterwards buried near to the body of his Uncle that from the time of Dr. Sheldon's being made Bishop of London to the time of his death it did appear in the book of his Accompts that he had bestowed upon publick pious and charitable uses about threescore and six thousand pounds In his Archbishoprick succeeded Will. Sancroft D. D. Dean of S. Pauls Cath. Ch. in Lond. and sometimes Fellow of Eman. Coll. in Cambridge who after he had been nominated by the King thro the endeavours of James Duke of York was consecrated in the Abbey Ch. of S Peter at Westm on Sunday the 27 of Jan. 1677. What he hath written and published except 1 Modern policies taken from Machiavel Borgia and other choice authors by an eye witness Lond. 1652 in tw 2 Serm. on the first Sunday in Advent 1660 at the consecration of John Bishop of Durham William Bishop of S. Dav. c. Lond. 166â— qu. and 3 Serm. preached to the H. of Peers 13 Nov. 1678 being the Fast day appointed by the King c. Lond 1679. qu. I say what he hath published besides these things let others speak while I tell you that after he had sate in the said See without the exception of any and had behaved himself with great prudence and moderation was after K. Will. 3. came to the Crown deprived with five other Bishops for not swearing Allegiance and Supremacy to that Prince and his Queen JOHN PARRY sometimes of Trin. Coll. near Dublin afterwards Fell. of Jesus Coll. in this Univ was consecrated Bish of Ossory in Ireland on the death of Griff. Williams in the beginning of the year 1672 and died a little before the Nativity in sixteen hundred seventy and seven under which year you may see more among the Writers p. 448. In the said See succeeded his brother Ben. Parry as I am now about to tell you BENJAMIN PARRY sometimes of Trin. Coll. near Dublin afterwards of Jesus in this Univ and at length Fellow of Corp. Ch. was consecrated Bish of Ossory in Jan. 1677 and died in the beginning of Octob. in sixteen hundred seventy and eight under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 462. In the said See succeeded Dr. Michael Ward as I have elsewhere told you RALPH BRIDEOAKE son of Rich. Brid by Cicely his wife dau of John Booth of Lancashire and he the son of another Richard of Adbaston was born as I have been informed at Chitham Hill near Manchester in the said County was admitted a Student in Brasn Coll. 15 Jul. 1630 aged 16 years took one degree in Arts and determining soon after his Disputations did so much please Dr. Pink Warden of New Coll then Vicechancellour of the Univ that he forthwith upon enquiry that his condition was mean made him a Pro-Chaplain of the said New Coll. In 1636 he among many others was actually created Mast of Arts by vertue of his Maj. Letters dated at Oxon he being then accounted a good Greecian and Poet But having nothing to keep up the degr of Master only his employment in the said Coll he became Curat of Wytham near Oxon for Dr. Joh. Brikenden sometimes of Magd. Coll and Corrector of the Press in Oxon. In which last employment hapning to correct a book of Dr. Tho Jackson President of C. C. Coll to whom he had often recess that Doctor had such an affection for him that upon the vacancy of the Free-school at Manchester founded by Bishop Hugh Oldham of which the President of the said Coll. for the time being is Patron he forthwith gave the government of it to him So that being soon after setled there he by his interest and great forwardness became Chaplain to the Earl of Derby whom and his family he much pleased And when Latham House in Lanc. belonging to the said Count was besieged by the Forces belonging to Parliament he was all the time in it and did good service When the Kings Cause declined he stuck close to the said family and managed as 't is said most of the Estate belonging to it In 1651 his Lord James Earl of Derby being engaged for K. Ch. 2. at Worcester fight and before he was after the loss of the day taken by the Parliamenteers in Cheshire Whereupon he being like to lose his life this his Chaplain Mr. Brideoake with others were desired to sollicit the Grandees at Westminster to save him and Will. Lenthall the Speaker of the House of Com. being much plyed by the said Chaplain with more than ordinary reason and application Lenthall thereupon when he saw nothing could save his Lords life finding him to be a man of parts and business made him his own proper Chaplain and soon after Preacher of the Rolls in Chancery lane Which act of his tho noble and generous yet he was clamour'd at and gained the ill will of divers members of Parliament for his entertaining openly and afterwards preferring a Malignant as they term'd him Soon after by Lenthall's endeavours he became Vicar of a Market Town in Oxfordshire called Witney where being setled he preached twice every Lords day and in the Evening catechised the Youth in his own house outvying in labour and vigilancy any of the godly Brethren in those parts He also by his Patron 's means got the Rectory of the said place which had been leased out to be annexed to the Vicaridge whereby it became one of the richest Rectories in Oxford Diocess and not long after he was made Minister of S. Bartholmew near the Royal Exchange in London where in holding forth preaching and laying about him in the Pulpit he equalled any of the holy Brethren of that City On the 14 of March 1659 he was appointed one of the Commissioners by Act of Parliament for the approbation and admission of Ministers of the Gospel after the Presbyterian mode but that Act soon after vanishing upon the approach of his Majesties restauration he by his unwearied diligence and application was made Chaplain to his Majesty installed Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. Thom. Howell B. of Bristow several years before dead on the 11 day of July and actually created Doct. of Div. in the beginning of Aug. following an 1660. About that time he became Rector of the rich Church of Standish in his native Country given formerly to him by the Earl of Derby but hindred from enjoying it by the Triers in Oliver's Reign between whom and him followed some controversie concerning that matter but how terminated I cannot tell
named Dr. George Carleton This Dr. Guy Carleton died in the City of Westminster during his attendance in Parliament on the sixth day of July in sixteen hundred eighty and five whereupon his body was conveyed as I have been informed to Chichester and buried in the Cath. Ch. there In the Bishoprick of Bristow succeeded Dr. Will. Goulson a Leicestershire man born educated in S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge and afterwards was Chaplaine to the Duchess of Sommerset He was consecrated at Lambeth on the ninth day of Febr. 1678 and dying at his Rectory of Symondsbury in Dorsetshire to which he had been presented by the said Duchess on the fourth day of Apr. an 1684 was buried on the 18. day of the same month in the Chancel of the Church of that towne In the See of Chichester succeeded Dr. Carleton the Bishop of Bristol viz. Dr. Joh. Lake in Aug. or Sept. 1685 who was one of the seven Bishops that were committed Prisoners to the Tower on the 8. of June 1688 for contriving making and publishing a Seditious Libel against his Majesty K. Jam. 2. and his Government that is for subscribing a petition to his Majesty wherein he and the rest shewed the great aversness they found in themselves to the distributing and publishing in all their Churches his Majesties then late Declaration for Liberty of Conscience c. After K. Will. 3. came to the Crown he was one of the Bishops that denied the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy to him and on his death bed in the latter end of Aug. 1689. he did publickly declare against them In the said See succeeded Dr. Sim Patrick Dean of Peterborough who was consecrated thereunto on the 13. of Octob following This Bishop Lake who had been Rector of S. Botolphs Ch. without Bishopgate London hath written 1 A Serm. preached at Whitehall 29. of May 1670 being the day of his Majesties birth and restaurat Lond. 1671. qu. 2 The Character of a true Christian preached in the Parish Church of S. Botolph Bishopsgate at the funeral of Will Cade Deputy of the Ward Lond. 1690. qu and other things as I conceive but such I have not yet seen JOHN DOLBEN son of Dr. Will. Dolben by Elizabeth his wife daugh of Hugh Williams of Cyctiwillair in Caernarvanshire a Captain somtiemes in Holland son of Joh. Dolben of Haverford West in Pembrokshire descended from those of his name in Denbighshire by his wife Alice sister to Sir Tho. Middleton of Chirk Castle in the said County of Denbigh became Bishop of Rochester in the place of Dr. Warner an 1666 and in 1683 was Translated to the Archiepiscopal See of York He died in the beginning of the yeer sixteen hundred eighty and six under which year you may see more of him among the writers p. 600. In the said See after it had laid void till Nov. 1688 did succeed Dr. Tho. Lamplugh Bishop of Exeter who upon the Prince of Aurang's arrival in the West left Exeter and retired to London to pay his respects to King Jam. 2 which being taken very kindly by that King he translated him to York on the 15 of the said month The said Dr. Joh. Dolben was great Nephew to Dr. Joh. Williams Archb. of York and had much of his boldness and confidence in him but little of his learning And whereas I have told you that the said Archb. Williams was upon supposal buried at Aberconway where he had built an House in the place of that wherein he was born which he caused to be called Lincolns Inn is false for he was buried in the Church of Llandegay which signifies the Church of S. Gay in the British language near Bangor in Caernarvanshire in which parish Penhryn the Seat somtimes of Archb Williams is situated He died at Glodded of a Quinsey in his throat which being sudden he told his attendants then by him that nothing troubled him more than that he should dye like a beast that had alwaies liv'd like a Gentleman c. Afterwards his body being conveyed to Penhryn was thence carried to the Church at Llandegay and there buried in a little Vault at the upper end of the Chancel Some years after his Nephew and heir called Sir Griffith Williams erected on the north wall of the said Chancel a very fair monument containing the Effigies of the Archbishop kneeling carved and wrought from white marble with a large inscription under it made by Dr. Joh. Hacket his sometimes Chaplain the contents of which being large I shall now for brevity sake pass by But whereas the said Doctor saith that he died 25 March 1650 is false for he died on that day in 1649 aged 68 years or more JOHN FELL D. of D. and Dean of Christ Church in Oxon became Bishop of Oxford on the translation of Dr. Henry Compton to London in the latter end of the year 1675 and dying in July in sixteen hundred eighty and six under which year you may see more of him among the Writers p. 602. was succeeded in the said See by Dr. Samuel Parker as I have among the Writers told you and shall among these Bishops He the said Dr. Fell left behind him the character among some men of a Valde vult person who by his grasping at and undertaking too many affairs relating to the public few of which he throly effected brought him untimely to his end to the loss of learning c. JOHN LLOYD son of Morgan Lloyd was born of an antient family at Pentaine in Caermerthenshire became a Student in Merton Coll. in Lent term 1655 aged 15 years or thereabouts and took one degree in Arts as a member of that house Afterwards he became Fellow of that of Jesus Principal thereof on the resignation of Sir Leolin Jenkyns D. of D. and Treasurer of Landaff In 1682. 83. and 84 he did execute the Office of Vicechancellour of this University and on the death of Dr. Laur. Womack being nominated by K. Jam. 2. to succeed him in the See of S. David was consecrated thereunto at Lambeth on the 17 of Oct. 1686. Afterwards retiring to Oxon in a dropsical condition died in Jesus Coll. on the thirteenth day of Febr. following being then the first Sunday in Lent Whereupon his body was buried at the upper end of the Chappel belonging to that Coll near to the grave of Sir Leol Jenkyns before mention'd To the said See was nominated by the said King Dr. Tho. Watson of S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge consecrated thereunto at Lambeth 26 June 1687 and afterwards upon dislike of his person and for that he had been recommended by the L. Dover to the said King he did suffer and endure many affronts and intolerable abuses from the Rabble in Dec. 1688 just after the said King had left England for France JAMES ETKINS or Atkins son of Henr. Atkins Sheriff and Commissary of Orknay was born in the Town of Kirkwall in the Stewartry of Orknay in Scotland educated in
advanced to the See of Hereford See his Epitaph in Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon. lib. 2. pag. 185. b. The third Dr. Taylor was after his Maj. return made Bishop of Downe and Conner in Ireland Nov. 1. .... Mason of Cambridge Nov. 1. .... Sherwood of Cambridge The first of these two was perhaps Charles Mason of Kings Coll. who was afterwards Rector of the Church of S. Peter le Poore in London author of 1 Concio ad Clerum Londinensem in Eccles S. Alphagi Lond. 1676. qu. 2 Miles Christianus preached to the Artillery Company 16 Octob. 1673 at S. Mich. in Cornhill on 2 Tim. 2.3 and of other things He died in the time of Winter 1677. Peter Hausted M. A. of Cambridge was also actually created D. of D. the same day This noted person was born at Oundle in Northamptonshire educated in Queens Coll. in the same University entred into holy Orders when M. of A became Curat of Vppingham in Rutlandshire and at length Rector as 't is said of Hadham in Hertfordshire Upon the breaking out of the Rebellion or thereabouts he became Chaplain to the noble and loyal Spencer Earl of Northampton stuck close to him in all Engagements was with him in the Castle of Banbury in Oxfordshire when stoutly defended against them where concluding his last day in the year 1645 was either buried in the precincts of that Castle or else in the Church belonging to Banbury This person who was always accounted an ingenious man and an excellent Poet hath written and published several things as 1 The Rival Friends a Comedy Lond. 1632. qu. Acted before the K. and Qu. at Cambridge 19 Mar. 1631. 2 Senile odium Comedia Cantabrigiae publicè Academicis recitata in Coll. Reginali ab ejusdem Collegii juventute Cantab. 1633. in tw 3 Ten Sermons preached upon several Sundays and Saints-days Lond. 1636. qu. To which is added An Assize Sermon 4 Ad populum A lecture to the people with a Satyr against Separatists Oxon. 1644 c. in three sh in qu. 'T is a Poem and the title of it was given by K. Ch. 1 who seeing it in Manuscript with the title of A Sermon to the People he alter'd it and caused it to be called A Lecture c. being then much pleased with it He also translated into English Hymnus Tobaci c. Lond. 1651. oct See in the first vol. p. 422 at the bottom Nov. 1. George Roberts sometimes Fellow of Trin. Coll. in this University now Rector of Hambledon in Bucks This person who was a general Scholar and a most accurate Preacher was afterwards thrown out of his Living by the Usurpers and suffered much for his Loyalty After his Majesties return he was restored to his Living and on the 9 of August 1660 he was install'd Archdeacon of Winchester in the place of Dr. Edw. Burby some years before dead Dr. Roberts died at Istleworth in Middlesex about the middle of March an 1660 and was buried in the chancel of his Church at Hambledon before mention'd on the 17 of the same month Over his grave was soon after erected a comely Monument with an inscription thereon made by Dr. Ralph Bathurst In his Archdeaconry was installed on the 19 of the said month of March Dr. Thom. Gorges sometimes Fellow of All 's Coll. Gilb. Wats Bach. of Div. of Linc. Coll. was actually created D. D. the same day James Fleetwood of Cambridge was also then created He was the seventh son of Sir George Fleetwood of the Vache in the Parish of Chalfont S. Giles in Bucks Knight by his wife Catherine daugh of Henry Denny of Waltham in Essex and Sister to Sir Edw. Denny Earl of Norwich And being when a child very forward to learn he was sent to Eaton School where being rip'ned for the University was admitted Scholar of Kings Coll. in Cambridge an 1622. After he was four years standing in the degree of Mast of Arts he became Chaplain to Dr. Wright Bishop of Lichfield by whom he was presented to the Vicaridge of Prees or Priss in Shropshire and soon after collated to the Prebendship of Eccleshall belonging to the said Church of Lichfield but before he was admitted or installed the rebellion broke out Afterwards being forced for his Loyalty to forsake his preferment he betook himself to the Wars and became Chaplain to the Regiment of John Earl of Rivers and in the quality of a Chaplain he continued to the end of the said Wars In 1642 he was by the Kings special command honored with the degree of Doct. of Div. for the service he did for him at Edghill fight and soon after he was made Chaplain to Charles Prince of Wales and Rector of Sutton-Colfield in Warwickshire After the Wars were ceased and he ejected thence he became Tutor to three Earls viz. to the Earl of Lichfield E. of Kildare and the E. of Sterling Afterwards to two Dukes namely to Esme Duke of Richmond and Lenox with whom he travelled into France where he died and to Charles who succeeded him in his Dukedoms After the restauration of K Ch. 2. he was the first that was sworn Chaplain in ord to him was made Provost of Kings Coll. in Cambridge in June 1660 and about that time Rector of Anstey in Hertfordshire and of Denham in Bucks On the 29 of Aug. 1675 the Archbishop of Cant. being then at Croydon and the B. of London Henchman languishing and near his end he the said Dr. Fleetwood was consecrated Bishop of Worcester not in the Chap. at Lambeth or in that at Fulham nor in Bow Church because unfinished but in the Church of S. Peter le Poore in Broadstreet in London in the place of Dr. Walt. Blandford deceased at which time his old friend and acquaintance Dr. Charles Mason sometimes of Kings Coll. was Rector of the said Church and procured for him a neighboring Hall to keep his Consecration Feast in He died on the 17 of July 1683 aged 81 years and was buried near the body of Bishop Gauden in our Ladies Chappel within the Precincts of the Cath. Ch. at Worcester In his Provostship of Kings Coll. succeeded Sir Tho. Page Knight about Michaelmas 1675 a person of great experience learning and infinite accomplishments who died 8 Aug. 1681 and in his Bishoprick Dr. Will. Thomas as I have elsewhere told you After Easter in 1687 was erected over the grave of the said B. Fleetwood a large marble Monument with an Epitaph of his own making which being too large for this place shall be now omitted Tho this Bishop was a very loyal person yet several of his Family of the Vache were great Parliamentiers and Cromwellians among whom was George Fleetwood one of the Judges of K. Ch. 1 for which he lost the Vache and his other Estate Nov. 1. John Watkins of All 's Coll. Nov. 1. Hen. Kelligrew of Ch. Ch. Will. Chillingworth of Trin. Coll. was put into the same roll with the former persons by his Majesty to
dignified with the Deanery of Durham which he held a few months and afterwards of S. Pauls which he enjoyed three years tho either of them too short a season yet discharged both with singular care and fidelity living and dying a Batchellour and strictly chast and sanctimonious both in soul and body And being much debilirated by a long and lingring consumption here he rests in the Lord and deposits his last remains among those ruinous ones of S. Pauls Church being confident of the resurrection both of the one and other He died in the 53 year of his age and of our Lord 1664. Reader if thou desirest to know more of this reverend Church-man go home and learn by the conspicuous copy of his sincere devotion what it is to be a true Christian indeed After his death succeeded in the Deanery of S. Pauls Dr. Will. Sancroft Dean of York in Oct. or thereabouts in 1664. Doct. of Law Apr. 16. Colonel Will. Legge Governour of the Garrison of Oxford He was afterwards one of the Grooms of the Bedchamber to K. Ch. 1. and 2. Apr. 16. Colonel George L'isle Governour of the Garrison of Faringdon in Berkshire On the 21. of Dec. following he had the honour of Knighthood confer'd upon him being then as 't is said Master of the Kingsâ—Houshold and highly valued for his great valour and prudent conduct in martial affairs This person I take to be the same with the most magnanimous Sir George L'isle who was afterwards deeply engaged in that as honorable as unfortunate expedition of Kent Essex and Colchester an 1648 in which last place he with the Forces under him for his Majesty being besieged by Fairfax the Parliament General and those under his conduct he was after the surrender thereof shot to death in cold blood with the most renowned Sir Charles Lucas on the 28 of Aug. the same year At which time they being both obscurely buried their funeral was afterwards viz. on June the 7 an 1661 with great solemnity celebrated at Colchester by the loyal Inhabitants thereof and Gentry adjoyning The particulars being too many for this place must for brevity sake be now omitted Apr. 22. Colonel Will. Leighton who hath this character given of him in the publick register fide fortitudine pro Principe pro Patria insignis was actually created with due solemnity on that day in Convocation He was descended from or at least near of kin to Sir Will. Leighton Kt an excellent Musitian author of a Poetical piece entit Vertue triumphant or a lively description of the four Cardinal vertues Published in 1603 and dedic to K. Jam. 1. See more of him in the first vol. p. 342. Nov. 28. Sir Thomas Gemham Kt sometimes a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll. in this University now Governour of the Garrison of Oxford was actually created in the House of Convocation with very great solemnity At which time the Vicechancellour spoke a short and pithy speech to the assembly before he was presented shewing to them the holiness of his life and conversation the invincibleness of him and his party at York and Carlile of which Cities he was successively Governour and tho brought to famine and pestilence yet yielded neither but upon honourable conditions c. This right valiant and prudent commander was the Son of Sir Hen. Glemham of Little Glemham in Suffolk Kt by Anne his Wife eldest Daugh of Sir Thomas Sackvile Knight Earl of Dorset and after he had thrown off his gown betook himself to the German Wars then the great nursery for English Gentlemen where gaining much experience was made fit for the service in the Wars at home In 1639 he was a Lieutenant Col. in the regiment of the Earl of Arundell in the Scotch expedition then undertaken as also in the next if I am not mistaken that was took in the year following Afterwards taking part with his Majesty against his rebellious Subjects in England did him admirable service in the Garrisons before mention'd and was highly venerated by all military Men. When he died I cannot justly say sure I am that by his last Will and Test dated 22. Jan. 1647 and proved 13 Mar. 1649 he appointed his younger Brother Dr. Hen. Glemham his Executor who caused his body to be buried at Little Glemham before mention'd as I have been enformed by some of his relations Doct. of Phys May 6. Adrian Metcalfe Bach. of Phys was then created Doct. of that faculty In 1642 Nov. 1. he was actually created M. of Arts and perhaps is the same but mistaken by the Registrary with Franc. Metcalf created Bach. of Phys an 1643 as before 't is told you Aug. 12. the most noble ... Seymour was then actually created and admitted to give his suffrage in the house of Congregation and Convocation Whether this person be the same with Henry Lord Seymour who was created M. of A. an 1642 as I have before told you I know not nor yet to the contrary but that he may be Robert Seymour another Son of William Marquess of Hertford who became a Noble man of Christ Church an 1635. aged eleven years Oct. 30. Edward Buckoake Bach. of Phys was created Doctor by vertue of the Chancellours letters which say that his Majesty hath thought him worthy to serve his Highness Prince Charles in the place of Physitian and therefore that he might be the more capable of that honour he desires that the Convocation would confer on him the honour of Doctor of Physick c. He was afterwards a Physitian of some note in Yorkshire Doct. of Div. July 10. Edward Aylmer or Elmer M. A. of Queens Coll. in Cambridge was created D. D. by vertue of the Letters from the Chanc. of the University and Prince Rupert This person who was Grandson to John Aylmer or Elmer sometimes Bishop of London being forced from his station by the barbarities of the Presbyterians took refuge in Oxon and under the said Prince He had a kinsman named Joh. Aylmer Rector of Bletneso and Melchbourne in Bedfordshire before the Civil Wars broke out who was Son of Tobell the fifth Son of the said Bishop Aylmer Dec. 17. Philip King was then actually created D. of D. This person who was a younger Son of Dr. John King sometimes Bishop of London was originally a Student of Ch. Ch. afterwards Orator of the University Rector of S. Botolphs Church near Billingsgate in London Prebend of S. Pauls Cathedral Church and Archdeacon of Lewes But being sequestred of S. Botolphs and forced to fly by the faction he took sanctuary at Oxon lived afterwards in a retired condition till his Majesties return at which time being restored to what he had lost lived for some time in a quiet and sedate repose At length paying his last debt to nature on the 4 of March 1666 was buried at Langley in Bucks where he had a Sister married to Sir Rich. Hobart Besides this Ph. King I find another of Cambr. who was incorporated M.
been admitted Bach. of Arts an 1638 was actually created Bach. of the Civil Law by vertue of the Chancellours letters directed formerly to the Convocation This person who should have been mention'd among the Writers could I have obtained full information of him was a Ministers Son of or near to the City of Glocester and nearly related to Dr. Miles Smith sometimes Bishop of that City was at his first coming to Magd. Coll. a Servitour as his contemporaries have informed me was now a sufferer for his Majesties cause and after his restauration a retainer and secretary to the Archb. of Canterbury He hath published The Psalmes of K. David paraphrased into English Meeter Lond. 1668. oct and perhaps other things He had a Son of both his names sometimes a Gent. Com. of Trin. Coll who dying in the Parish of S. Peter in the East 17. Oct. 1682 aged 18 his body was conveyed thence to Lambeth near London I think and there buried The said Dr. Smith Bishop of Glocester had a Son called Miles as I have elsewhere told you which is all I know of him Mast of Arts. June 17. James Aston of S. Johns Coll a Captain in the Kings Army Afterwards he was a suffererer for his Majesties cause but after his restauration he became well beneficed and in Ap. 1682 Canon of Wells July 1. Nathaniel Reading of Mert. Coll. 20. Giles Oldisworth Bach. of Arts of Cambridge was then actually created Master by vertue of the Chancellours Letters written in his behalf and read in a Convocation held on the 21. of Feb. going before This loyal Divine who was the son of Robert Oldisworth Esq by Miriel his Wife Daughter of Nich. Overbury and Sister to Sir Thomas who was poyson'd in the Tower of London was born at Coln-Rogers in Glocestershire an 1619 educated in the College School at Westminster elected Scholar of Trinity Coll. in Cambridge 1639 forced thence for his allegiance to the King retired to Oxon and was there created Master as before I have told you he being then Rector of the Church of Bourton on the Hill near to Morton in the Marsh cammonly called Morton Henmarsh in Glocestershire He hath written and published 1 The stone roll'd away and life more abundant viz. The holy Royallist or secret discontents of Church and Kingdom reduced unto self-denial moderation and thankfulness Lond. 1663. 64. qu. Before it is his Majesties picture as being dedicated to him from whom he had received as it seems some kind of preferment after his restauration Into the body of this discourse p. 370 is haled in 2 A Sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Dorothie Rutter Wife of Mich. Rutter Esq who died in Child-bearing 'T is without a text and dedicated to Sir Joh. Hales of Warwick Bt Nephew to the said Dorothy In this volume the author inserts many trivial impertinent and weak passages yet seems to shew some considerable reading in the Fathers and other old authors to have been honest loyal and a zealous stickler to his capacity for the establishment of the Church of England in its whole constitution 3 The race set before us shewing the necessity laid upon Gospel believers to run with diligence thorow all Gospel duties Sermon preached at Mercers Chap. in Lond. on the 11 of May 1665 on 1. Cor. 9.24 Oxon. 1666. qu. He hath also other things extant which I have not yet seen viz. 4 Visitation Sermon preached at Camden in Glocestershire on 2. Cor. 7.1 printed as it seems in 1662. qu. 5 The Father of the faithful tempted c. a funeral Sermon c. Oxon 1677. 6 Sir Tho. Overburies Wife unvail'd c. printed in tw 'T is a Poem and call'd by some The illustrious Wife c. This author Giles Oldisworth died 24. Nov. 1678 and was buried in the Chancel of the Church of Bourton on the Hill before mention'd Aug. 5. Tho. Vincent of Ch. Ch. lately in service for his Majesty in remote parts was then created by vertue of his Majesties Letters formerly sent to the University He was a Dorsetshire man born and afterwards a sufferer for the royal cause Dec. 17. Thom. Willis formerly of S. Johns Coll. in this University had then the degree of Master confer'd on him by vertue of the Letters of Sir Thomas Fairfax General of the Parliament Army which partly say that Of his approved ability and integrity for learning and life he had been sufficiently informed c. He was presented to his degree by Mr. Joh. Goad of the same Coll. See more of him among the created Doct. of Div. an 1670. Mar. 11. Rich. Mansell of Ball. Coll. who had been adm Bach. of Arts in 1643 was then created Master of that faculty by vertue of the Letters of the said Sir Tho. Fairfax wherein 't is said that he was then a Parliamentarian Officer He was one of the Guard belonging to the said Fairfax as a senior Fellow of Ball. Coll. hath informed me Bach. of Div. June 6. In a Convocation then held the Vicechancellour signified to the members thereof that several Preachers of this and the University of Cambridge had preached several laudable Sermons before the King Court and Parliament at Oxon For which their pains the Delegates appointed by the University could think of no other way to requite them but by conferring on them Degrees which matter being at length decreed by them and approved by the Chancellours Letters their names then were publickly read with liberty given to the said persons to be created when they pleased Among those that were created this year are these following Jun. 17. Rich. Sherlock Chapl. of New Coll. Jun. 17. James Masters of S. Alb. Hall Jun. 17. Joh. Castilion of Ch. Ch. Jun. 17. Will. Towers of Ch. Ch. Jun. 17. Tho. Joyce of Hart Hall Jun. 27. Rowland Nicolls of Magd. Coll. Jun. 27. Thom. Norgate of Ch. Ch. The first of these two last became Chancellour of the Diocess of lile in the room of one Hen. Marshall M. A an 1667 and the other was now Chaplain to Sir Thom. Glemham Governour of the Garrison of Oxon. June 22. Rich. Harwood of Magd. Hall 23 Pet. Gunning Chaplain of New Coll. 23 George Ashwell of Wadh. Coll. 23 Will. Creed of S. Johns Coll. 23 Geor. Gisbie of S. Johns Coll. The last being afterwards ejected was restored to his Coll. in 1660 and dying 13. May 1664 was buried in the Chappel of S. Johns Coll. 'T is said that on the same day Isaac Barrow Chaplain of New Coll. afterwards B. of Man and S. Asaph was actually created also Bach. of Div yet he occurs not registred July 1. Joshua Mynne of Ch. Ch lately of Peter House in Cambridge 10. Josias How of Trin. Coll. This person who was now in good esteem for his ingenuity hath published A sermon before the King at Ch. Ch on Psal 4.7 Printed as 't is said in red letters an 1644 or thereabouts in qu but this I have not yet seen He hath also
authority do when he is possest by knaves Miserable man His foolery did so long wait upon Cromwells and Iretons knavery that it was not safe for him then to see his folly and throw by his cap with a bell and his bable Elsewhere he speaks of his ill breeding and churlishness of his being a Cypher or Prepositor in the Free-school called the Army while Cromwell was Head-master and Ireton Vsher c. that he was a stalking horse a Brute c. and indeed his Majesty K. Ch. 1. doth once at least in his works stile him the brutish General as being a person not fit to hearken to reason When the War was terminated and no enemy either in Field or Garrison left he went to London in Nov. 1646 where he was in a most high manner joyed and caressed by the Citizens of London and Parliament for the great service he had done for the Commonwealth and nothing was thought too good or great for him After his Majesty was taken away from Holdenby and conveyed to Childerley Newmarket c. he expressed himself civil to him as he did afterwards at Hampton-court but then having no pious frauds in him or dissimulation for a good end he did not or could not endeavour as being no politician to countermand the diabolical designs of Cromwell and the hellish crew He did not endeavour to repell or hinder the Remonstrance of the Army the purging of the House of Commons of its chief members the Agreement of the People c. but was lull'd on in a kind of stupidity 'T is true that before the King was beheaded in order to whose trial he was nominated the chief Judge but did not sit he did use his power and interest to have the execution defer'd for some days forbearing his coming among the Officers and did fully resolve with his own Regiment to prevent the execution or have it defer'd till he could make a party in the Army to second his design But behold his policy all the morning of that day on which the King was beheaded and the time when he was beheaded he was with certain Officers of the Army at Prayer or in discourse or both in Maj. Tho. Harrisons apartment in Whitehall being a room at the hither end of that Gallery looking towards the Privy-garden and knew nothing of it as it doth appear by this passage When his Majesty was beheaded on a Scaffold joyning to the Banquetting-house at Whitehall and his Corps thereupon immediatly coffin'd and covered with a black velvet Pall Bishop Juxon who attended him on the Scaffold and Thomas Herbert the only Groom of his Bedchamber that was then left did go with the said Corps to the Back-stairs to have it embalm'd and Mr. Herbert after the body had been deposited meeting with Fairfax the General Fairfax asked him how the King did whereupon Herbert looking very strangely upon him he told him that the King was beheaded at which he seem'd much surpriz'd Afterwards Herbert walking farther in the Gallery with the said Bishop they were met by another great Commander named Ol. Cromwell who knew what had lately past for he told them unasked that they should have orders for the Kings burial speedily as I have been informed by the Letters of the said Thomas Herbert In little more than a fortnight after viz. Feb. 14. an 1648. General Fairfax was elected one of the Council of State consisting of 30 persons and soon after when K. Ch. 2. ship'd himself near the Hague in Holland to go to Scotland there to be invested in his right he laid down his Commission as General being influenc'd thereunto by certain Presbyterian Ministers because he would not engage against him whereupon Cromwell was made General in his place and how he afterwards acted against that King especially when he went into England to obtain his right all Histories will tell you Afterwards the Lord Fairfax retired to his Seat in Yorkshire lived there mostly during the Reign of Oliver was ready to rise with the people of his County to assist Sir George Booth in Cheshire if any ways successful and soon after did not only appear in the head of a great party when the forces belonging to Col. Jo. Lambert began to desert him when they were about to fight Gen. Monke at what time he was coming into Engl. from Scot. to restore the Rump but declared with his party in Decemb. 1659 against illegal taxes and free-quarter as also for the freedom of a Parliament as it was in the year 1648. On the 2. Jan. 1659 the Rump Parliament then sitting he was by them appointed one of the Council of State and in Apr. following being elected the first Knight for the County of York to serve in that Parliament which began at Westminster on the 25 of the said month he was by the members thereof appointed one of those 12 Commons to go with those persons appointed by the House of Lords to attend on his Majesty in Holland for the greater solemnity and luster of his Court there On the 16 of May following they were there with his Majesty at the Hague where Fairfax drew upon him the curiosity and eyeâ— of all men as known to them by name to have been Captain General of the Parliament Army And when the first ceremony was past he desired as 't is said to see the King in private and to ask him pardon for the past offences which accordingly he did with all submission After the said Parliament was dissolv'd he retired to his seat lived retiredly and dying there was buried in an Isle joyning on the south side to the Chancel of Bilborough or Bilburgh near York Over his grave was soon after pur this Epitaph Here lye the bodies of the right honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax of Denton Baron of Camerone who died Novemb. the 12 an 1671 in the sixtieth year of his age And of Anne his Wife Daughter and Coheir of Horatio Lord Vere Baron of Tilbury He had Issue Mary Duchess of Buckingham and Elizabeth Under this Lord Fairfax his name were published while he bore armes for the Parliament especially when General Many Letters of which most were to the Speaker of the House of Commons some Relations concerning skirmishes battles taking of Castles Towns c. As also Remonstrances Declarations Speeches Messages c. He was a great lover of learning religious in the way he professed and when Oxford Garrison was surrendred for the use of the Parliament he took great care for the preservation of the publick Library which in several respects did suffer while the Garrison was possest by the Royal Party And what he did for it at the time of his death I have elsewhere told you May 19. Oliver Cromwell Lieutenant General of the Parliament Army was then also created Dr. of the Civ Law He was conducted with Fairfax by the Beadles towards the upper end of the Convocation the members thereof then standing bare and was presented by
A. of Ch. Ch. and Preb. of Winchester Nov. 9. Tho. Lamplugh B. D. of Qu. Coll. Nov. 9. Tho. Tully B. D. of Qu. Coll. The first of these three became Archdeacon of Winchester in the place of Dr. Tho. Gorges deceased and dying on the 29 of March 1684 aged 74 years his Archdeaconry was bestowed on Dr. Rob. Sharrock 19. Thom. Manton of Wadh. Coll. the noted Presbyterian 29. Thom. Lockey B. D. and Student of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Canon of that House and dying on the 29 of June 1679 aged 78 years was buried in the second isle joyning on the north side to the Choire of Ch. Ch. where there is a neat monument over his grave He was a retired and studious person had been a great Tutor in his house in the time of Usurpation a Collector of pictures coines medals c. All or most of which with his choice Library came into the hands of Dr. Hen. Killigrew Preb. of Westminster Tho. Hacket M. A. of Trin. Coll. near Dublin was actually created the same day He was Dean of Cork in Ireland afterwards Vicar of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire Chaplain in Ord. to his Majesty and at length Bishop of Downe He hath extant A Convocation Sermon at Dublin on 1. Cor. 14.16 printed 1662 in qu. and A Sermon preached at the Spittle upon Tuesday in Easter week 1672 printed the same year at Lond. in qu and perhaps other things Dec. 1. Nich. Cordel of All 's Fellow of Eaton Coll. Dec. 1. Joh. Gough commonly called Goffe M. A. of Magd. Coll. Dec. 1. Rich. West M. of A. of Ch. Ch. The last of these three who was Son of Thomas West of the antient Borough of Northampton Priest was elected Student of Ch. Ch. from Westm School an 1632 aged 18 years took the degrees in Arts that of Master being completed in 1639 and afterwards suffer'd for the Royal cause Much about the time of the restauration of K. Ch. 2. he became Rector of Shillingston in Dorsetshire and afterwards Preb. of Wells He hath published The profitableness of piety opened in an Assize Sermon preached at Dorchester 24 of March 167 0 1 before Sir Rich. Rainsford Kt one of the Judges of the Kings Bench on 1. Tim. 4. latter part of the 7. and 8 verses Lond. 1671. qu. Dec. 1. Edw. Clerke M. A. of Hart Hall Dec. 1. Edm. Morgan M. A. of Magd. Hall Dec. 1. Edw. Hicks of Oriel Coll. The last of these three who was Son of Joh. Hicks Minister of Barrington in Glocestershire became a Student in the said Coll. of Oriel in 1639 aged 15 years left it when the War began without taking the degree of B. of A sided with the predominant party return'd to his house after the War was ended submitted to the Visitors and then took the degree of Master Afterwards he became Rector of Hartingfordbury in Hertfordshire procured by his interest as certain other Presbyterians did to be created D. D. among the Royallists and afterwards being ejected from his living for Nonconformity as a printed Catalogue of the generality of Nonconformists in England informs me did afterwards conform and became Rector of S. Margaret Patens in the City of London He hath published The righteous Judge Sermon preached at Hertford Assize 10. March 1681 2 on Gen. 18.25 last part Lond. 1682. qu. It is dedicated by the author to Sir Nich. Miller Kt High Sherriff of Hertfordshire by his Epist dated at Buckland in the same County 29 of March 1682 of which place he was then as I suppose Rector What other things he hath published I know not nor any thing else of him only that he died in the latter end of the said year 1682. Dec. 1. Gilb. Ironside the designed B. of Bristow B. of D. of Trin. Coll. Diplomated D. of D. Dec. 1. Will. Nicolson the desig B. of Gloc. B. of D. of Magd. Coll. Diplomated D. of D. 11. Tho. Smith afterwards Bishop of Carlile B. of D. of Queens Coll. Diplomated D. of D. 15. Joh. Gurgany of Mert. Coll. was created for his several laudable Sermons preached before the King and Parliament while Oxon was a Garrison for his Majesty This person who had been outed of his Chaplainship of Merton Coll. by the Visitors in 1648 suffered afterwards as other Loyallists did but after his Majesties restauration he became Preb. of Winterbourne Earles in the Church of Salisbury Preb. of Chichester and Rector of Clapham in Surrey at which place he died in Aug. or thereabouts an 1675. See more of him in Joh. Gregory among the Writers p. 50. John Castillion M. A. of Ch. Ch. and Preb. of Canterbury was created the same day On the 15 of Nov. 1676 he was installed Dean of Rochester in the place of Dr. Thom. Lamplugh promoted to the See of Exeter and dying about the latter end of Octob. 1688 his Majesty K. Jam. 2. nominated Mr. Sim. Lowth to succeed him but he being not then D. D and not in a possibility to obtain that degree before the said K. left the Nation K. Will. 3. gave it to one Dr. ... Vllock January 16. Sam. Brunsell of Magd. Hall This person who was Son of Oliver Brunsell of Wroughton in Dorsetshire became a Com. of the said Hall 1636 aged 16 years took one degree in Arts 1641 and then left the University because the rebellion soon after broke out After his Majesties restauration if not before he became Rector of Bingham in Nottinghamshire and at length Preb. of Southwell c. He hath published Solomons blessed Land Sermon before an extraordinary assembly at Newark upon Trent on the 29 May 1660 on Ecclesiast 10.17 Lond. 1660. qu. and perhaps other things Quaere Jan. 24. Joshua Childrey of Magd. Coll. Mar. 1. Edw. Cotton M. A. of Ch. Ch. now Archdeacon of Cornwall in the place of Dr. Rob. Hall I have made mention of his Father of both his names in the Fasti of the first Vol. p. 813. James Stermont a Dutch Divine was diplomated the same day by vertue of the Chancellours Letters which partly run thus While his Majesty was in the parts beyond the Sea he had evidence of the affections of this Mr. James Stermont Minister of the Hague in Holland who has a great repute for piety and learning with those among whom he lives And by the affections he has declared to the Church and Crown of England deserves the acknowledgment of all who wish well to either c. This person being a high Royalist for the cause of the King of England 't was frequent with him to have several passages in his Sermons at the Hague esteemed by those that were not lovers of his Majesty to be extravagancies invectives and strange digressions which being looked upon as much tending to the prejudice of peace and the intended treaties between England and Holland he was forced to recant before the high and mighty States general an 1651. Mar. 12. William Holder of Cambridge This worthy person who
the said Ch. in the place of Tho. Hill in Dec. 1671. c. He hath published 1 Historical Collections of ecclesiastick Affairs in Scotland and politick related to them Lond. 1657. oct ded to Dr. Warner B. of Roch. 2 The Royal Votary laying down sword and shield to take up prayer and patience the devout practice of his sacred Majesty K. Ch. 1. in his solitudes and sufferings in part metrically paraphrased Lond. 1661. 3 Effata regalia Aphorismes divine moral politick scattered in the bâ—oks speeches letters c. of K. Ch. 1 King of Great Britaine 4 Three Treatises concerning the Scotch discipline 1. A fair warning to take heed of the same by Dr. Bramhall c. 2. A review of Dr. Bramhall his fair warning c. 3. A second fair warning in vindication of the first against the seditious reviewer printed at Lond. 5 The right rev Dr. Joh. Cosin late Lord Bish of Durham his opinion when Dean of Peterb and in exile for communicating rather with Geneva than Rome Also what slender authority if any the English Psalmes in rhyme and metre have ever had for the public use they have obtained in our Churches c. in two letters with annotations on them c. Lond. 1684. 85. oct He hath also written Epistolaris Diatribe c. which I have mention'd before in these Fasti among the Incorporations an 1642 p. 692. See in the first vol. in the Fasti p. 902.903 and in Thom. Jones in this vol. among the Writers p. 534. This person who was a good scholar but vain and conceited died on the 13 Jan. 1684 whereupon his Prebend of Bitton was bestowed on Benj. Johnson and his Rectory on Dr. Rob. Woodward Chanc. of the Dioc. of Salisbury Apr. 19. Henry Carpenter sometimes of Exeter Coll now Chapl. to the honorable the H. of Commons assembled in Parl was declared D. D. by a Diploma then dated upon the earnest request of his Nephew Sir Edw. Turnour Speaker of the said House of Com. made to the Chancellour of the University The Masters then murmured that they should be imposed upon to confer degrees on those they never saw and great grumbling there was with which the Chanc. being acquainted he by his letters dated 30 of the said month doth in a manner excuse himself for what he had done for several reasons the contents of which being large I shall now for brevity sake omit them This Hen. Carpenter who was son of Rich. Carpenter Minister of Culleton in Devonsh became Preb. of Yatminster prima in the Church of Sarum in Aug. 1660 and on the 20 of May this year 1662 Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. George Hall promoted to the See of Chester he being then Rector of S. Dionise Back-church in Lond. He hath written The Deputy-Divinity or inferior Deity and subordinate God in the world Conscience in two Sermons Lond. 1657. in tw He died on the 14 of Oct. 1662 after a short enjoyment of Windsore Whereupon Dr. Pet. Mews of S. Johns Coll. succeeded him in the Canonry there Apr. 22. Edw. Baynes of Exet. Coll was created by the favour of the Chancellour and decree of Convocation May 7. Charles Gibbes of Mert. Coll. This year June 23 the venerable Convocation did confirm the degree of D. of D. which John Wallis the Sav. Prof. of Geometry took in the time of Oliver Cromwell viz. an 1654 Whereupon a Diploma being drawn up for that purpose it was sealed on the 25 of the said month An. Dom. 1663. An. 15 Car. 2. Chanc. the same viz. Edw. Earl of Clarendon Vicechanc. Dr. Blandford again Sept. 11. Proct. Nathan Crew of Linc. Coll. Apr. 29. Thom. Tomkins of All 's Coll. Apr. 29. Bach. of Arts. May 5. Jam. Fen of Ch. Ch. See among the Masters anno 1666. 7. Steph. Penton of New Coll. 7. Joh. Rainstropp of S. Joh. Coll. Of the last of these two you may see more among the Mast an 1667. May 19. Tho. Staynoe of Trin. Coll. June 19. Jonas Proast of Qu. Coll. Of the first of these two you may see more among the Bachelaurs of Divinity an 1677 and of the other among the Masters of Arts an 1666. June 19. Josias Pleydell of New Inn lately of Brasn Coll. This person who was a Glocestershire man born and a Ministers son was afterwards Minister of S. Peters Church in Bristow where being a great stickler against the Presbyterians and a constant Adherer to Dr. Carlton Bishop of that place in his contentions with them and other factious people of that City his Lordship soon after his Translation to Chichester bestowed on him the Archdeaconry of that place in which he was installed 3 Oct. 1679 and afterwards a minor Prebendary He hath published 1 Loyalty and Conformity asserted in two Sermons the first on Rom. 13.4 and the second on Eclesiast 5.1 Lond. 1681. qu. 2 Sermon at S. Peters Church in Bathe 9 Nov. 1680 at the funeral of Mr. Jos Glanvill lately Rector thereof Lond. 1681. qu. Printed and bound with Some discourses Sermons and Remains of the said Mr. Glanvill Oct. 13. Thom. Pargiter of Linc. Coll. 17. Baptista Levinz of Magd. Coll. Of the first of these two you may see more among the Doct. of Div. an 1677. The other was afterwards Bishop of Sodor or of the Isle of Man Feb. 19. Will. Moreton of Ch. Ch. He was afterwards Bishop of Kildare in Ireland Admitted 146. or thereabouts Doct. of Mus July 8. Will. Child Bach. of Musick stiled in our publick reg Chantor of the Kings Chappel was then licensed to proceed Doct. of Musick which degree he compleated in an Act celebrated in S. Maries Church on the 13 of the same month This person who was born in the City of Bâ—istow was educated in the Musical Praxis under one Elway Bevan the famous Composer and Organist of the Cathedral Church there Afterwards he succeeded Dr. Joh. Mundy in one of the Organists places belonging to his Majesties Chappel of S. George at Windsore and at length became one of the Organists of his Majesties Chappel at Whitehall Ch. 1. and 2. c. and at length of the private Musick to K. Ch. 2. He hath composed and published 1 The first set of Psalmes of three voices c. with a continual Bass either for the Organ or Theorbo composed after the Italian way Lond. 1639. oct engraven on copper plates 2 Catches Rounds and Canons Some of which were published by Joh. Hilton Bach. of Mus 3 Divine Anthems and vocal compositions to several pieces of poetry Some of these Compositions I have seen which were made to some of the Poetry of Dr. Tho. Pierce This Dr. Child is now living at Windsore aged 83 or more Bach. of Law Four were admitted but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or a Bishop Mast of Arts. July 9. Sam. Parker of Trin. Coll. a Compounder Oct. 13. Tho. Smith of Qu. Coll. afterwards of that of Magd. Jan. 14 Will. Morehead of
of the Univ. to whom he was Chaplain Incorporations From the 5 of May to the 26 of Feb. was one Bach. of Laws and 19 Masters of Arts of Cambridge incorporated The Bach. of Laws was Jul. 14. George Oxinden of Trin. Hall in the said Univ. He was afterwards Doct. of his Faculty Dean of the Arches Vicar-General to the Archb. of Canterbury and Chanc. to the Bishop of London Among the Masters that were incorporated were these following May 5. Matthew Smallwood of Qu. Coll senior Proctor of the Univ. of Cambridge Jul. 15. Nathan Resbury of Eman. Coll. He was afterwards Minister of Wandsworth and Putney in Surrey Chaplain to Arthur Earl of Anglesey and after his death to James his son and at length Chapl. in ord to their Majesties K. Will. 3. and Qu. Mary c. He hath published 4 or more Sermons and two little things against Popery in the Reign of K. Jam. 2. Jul. 15. Rich. Pearson of Eman. Coll. He was afterwards Rector of S. Michaels Crooked-lane in Lond. and author of three or more Sermons Steph. Vpman of Kings Coll was incorporated the same day He was afterwards Secretary to Rob. Earl of Aylesbury Fellow of Eaton Coll. an 1677 Preb. of Westminster c. Joh. Moore of Catherine Hall was incorporated also the same day He was afterwards Chaplain to Heneage E. of Nottingham Lord Chanc. of England D. D Minister of S. Ann's Church built in and taken from the Parish of S. Giles in the Fields near Lond afterwards Rector of S. Andrews Church in Holbourne and Chapl. in ord to their Majesties K. Will. 3. and Q. Mary He hath 4 or more Sermons extant and perhaps other things Quaere On the 5 of Jul. 1691 he was consecrated Bishop of Norwich in the Church of S. Mary le Bow in Lond with other-Bishops in the place of Dr. Will. Lloyd deprived for not taking the Oaths to King Will. 3. and Qu. Mary Besides the said Masters were two Bach. of Div. of the said Univ. of Cambr. incorporated of which one was Richard Richardson of Eman. Coll Jul. 15. I have made mention of him and his Translation of A Treatise of Bees which he intit Caroli Butleri foeminia Monarchia sive Apum Historia c. in Ch. Butler among the Writers of this vol. p. 51. The other Bach. of Div. who was incorp was John Balderston of the said Coll. of Eman. There were also two Doctors of the Laws of the said Univ. incorporated viz. May 5. Jonas Docwra of Christs Coll and July 15. Rob. Thompson of Trin. Hall This last who was if I mistake not Secretary to the Archb. of Canterb wrot and published Sponsa nondum uxor Or the marriage between the Lady Kath. Fitz-Gerald and Edw. Villiers Esq asserted Being an answer to Dr. Dudl Loftus his book intit ΔΙΓΑΜΙΑΣ ΑΔΙΚΙΑ c. Lond. 1678. in 5 sh and half in qu. July 15. Henr. Atherton Doct. of Phys of Cambridge He was of Christs Coll. in that Univ. and afterwards Author of The christian Physitian Lond. 1683. oct and perhaps of other books Qu. July 15. James Arderne D. D. of Cambr. This person who was a Cheshire man born was educated in Christs Coll. in that University and this year 1673 and in the year after he was Fellow Commoner of Brasn Coll partly for the sake of the public Library and partly for the conversation of the Divines and others in this University He was also about that time Minister of S. Botolph Aldgate in Lond afterwards Chapl. in ord to his Maj. K. Ch. 2 who bestowing on him the Deanery of Chester upon the death of Dr. Hen. Bridgman B. of the Isle of Man who had kept it in commendam with his Bishoprick was installed therein in July 1682. He hath written 1 Directions concerning matter and stile of Sermons Printed 1671. in tw 2 Conjectura circa 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 D. Clementis Romani Cui subjiciuntur castigationes in Epiphantum Petavium de Eucharistia de Coelibatu Clericorum de orationibus pro vitâ functis Lond. 1683. in 4 sh in qu. In the title of this book he writes himself Jacobus de Ardenna He hath also published two or more Sermons as The true Christians character and crown c. on Rev. 1.10 Lond. 1671. qu. As also A Sermon at the Visitation of John Bishop of Chester at Chester on 2 Tim. 4. ver 5. latter part Lond. 1677. qu. c. At length after this Doctor had run with the humour of K. Jam. 2 and therefore did suffer several Indignities and Affronts from the Vulgar of and near Chester when that King withdrew himself into France in Decemb. 1688 he gave way to fate on the 18 of Sept. 1691 whereupon his body was buried in the Cath. Church of Chester on the 22 of the said month By his Will he bequeathed his books and chief part of his estate to provide and maintain a publick Library in the Cath. Church of Chester for the use of the City and Clergy Creations Aug. 10. James Alban Ghibbes or Gibbes or as he writes himself in his books Ghibbesius Poet Laureat to the Emperor was diplomated Doct. of Physick This most celebrated Poet who was too well known in Rome had to his Father Will. Gibbes a Native of the City of Bristow sometimes educated in Brasn Coll and afterwards taking to wife a zealous Catholick named Mary Stoner of the Family of Stoner near Watlington in Oxfordsh was by her endeavours as I have heard drawn over to her Religion Soon after they setled in London but finding not that quiet enjoyment relating to their opinion which they expected they went to the City of Roan in Normandy where this our Poet Laureat was born an 1616 or thereabouts and had the Christian name at the Font given him of James Alban in memory of the great Protomartyr of Engl. S. Alban Thence at 9 years of age he was conveyed into Engl and spent some time in trivial Literature there his Father being then Physitian to Hen. Maria Queen of Engl. Afterwards he was sent to the English Coll. at S. Omer where he spent some years with great advantage in Academical Learning And after he had laid a good Foundation there he travelled thro several parts of the Low Countries Germany Spain Italy c. and spent some time at Padua under the famous Anatomist Joh. Veslingius In the latter end of 1644 he setled in Rome in which year Pope Vrban 8. died and was there received especially among the English with great humanity Soon after upon the discovery of the worth of the person he was entertained by Franc. Atestinus Duke of Modena to be Tutor to Almeric his son with whom continuing about two years in which time he was mostly at Modena he was taken into the Patronage and Family of Bernardin Cardinal Spada Bishop of Fraschatie called by some Tusculan with whom living in the quality of Physitian till that Cardinal died he was taken
of Magd. Hall The first of these two who was the celebrated Poet of his time I have mention'd among the Writers the other who was afterwards of All 's Coll. I shall mention among the Masters an 1677. 25. Joh. Kettlewell of S. Edm. Hall afterwards of Linc. Coll. Nov. 3. Charles Allestree of Ch. Ch. Nov. 3. Joh. Caswell of Wadh. Coll. afterwards of Hart Hall Of these two you may see more among the Masters 1677. Jan. 19. Andr. Allam of S. Edm. Hall Feb. 6. George Tully of Qu. Coll. 13. Humph. Smith of Qu. Coll. Mar. 1. George Royse of S. Edm. Hall afterwards of Oriel Coll. These three last Bachelaurs with J. Parkinson J. Kettlewell c. having since published several things ought therefore to be remembred at large hereafter Adm. 244. or thereabouts Bach. of Law Six were admitted but not one of them is yet a Writer or Bishop Mast of Arts. Apr. 7. Charles Hickman of Ch. Ch. May 16. Joh. Barrow of S. Edm. Hall He was admitted Master two terms sooner than he ought to have been by vertue of the Chancellours Letters because he was to go Chaplain to Sir Will. Temple of Shene in Surrey Bt his Maj. Embassador to Holland After his return he became Lecturer of S. Mich. Cornhill in Lond. and Curat to Dr. George Hooper at Lambeth during the said Dottors attendance on Mary Princess of Orange in Holland Afterwards he became Vicar of New Windsore in Berks and on the 26. of Aug. 1682 he was installed Canon of Windsore in the place of Dr. Joh. Butler deceased He hath published A Sermon preached at the triennial Visitation of Seth L. Bish of Sarum held at Reading 6. Sept. 1683 on Philip 1.15.16.17.18 Lond. 1683 qu. This person who was a Northamptonshire man born was esteemed while he continued in the University a man of polite parts a good Poet and Orator He died in 1684 or thereabouts June 26. Aaron Baker of Wadh. Coll. He was afterwards a Preacher at or near Putney in Surrey and at length beneficed in his own Country of Devonshire He hath published Achitophel befool'd Sermon preached 5. Nov. 1678 at S. Sepulchres in Lond. on 2. Sam. 15.31 Lond. 1678-79 qu. July 4. Francis Lloyd of Oriel Coll. 9. Matthew Morgan of S. Joh. Coll. The first of these two was afterwards Archdeacon of Merioneth July 9. Jonath Blagrave of Magd. Hall He was afterwards Sub-Almoner to Qu. Mary Preb. of Worcester c. Oct. 24. Joh. Bennion of Hart lately of S. Edmunds Hall He was afterwards Vicar of Malmsbury in Wilts and author of Moses's charge to Israels Judges opened in an Assize Sermon at Salisbury 27. Feb. 1680 on Deut. 1.16 and part of the 17 vers Oxon. 1681. qu. Adm. 129. Bach. of Phys June 27. Joh. Floyer of Qu. Coll. Feb. 6. Joh. Locke of Ch. Ch. Adm. 5. Bach. of Div. July 9. Obad. Howe of Magd. Hall Oct. 13. Matthew Hole of Exet. Coll. This Divine who is now Vicar of Stogursey in Somersetshire hath two Sermons extant viz. 1 Our Saviours passion in a Serm. on Good Friday 1. Apr. 1670 in S. Peters Cath. Ch. Exon on Acts 2.23 Lond. 1670. qu. 2 Sermon preached at Taunton on the Feast of Epiphany before the Forces of the Militia of the County of Somerset met there for the preservation of the peace of the town on Luke 2.17 Lond. 1689. qu. Oct. 29. Thom. Smith of Magd. Coll. Nov. 3. Will. Moreton of Ch. Ch. 11 William Jane of Ch. Ch. 11 Joh. Morton of Linc. Coll. The last who was afterwards Preb. of Durham was collated to the Archdeaconry of Northumberland on the death of Dr. William Turner sometimes of Trin. Coll on the 5 of Octob. 1685. The degree of Doct. of Div. was granted to him on the 6. of Apr. 1692. Mar. 24. Nathan Sterry of Mert. Coll. In the month of Sept. going before he was made Dean and Rector of Bocking in Essex Adm. 19. Doct. of Law May 30. Thom. Taylor of Magd. Hall Doct. of Phys June 25. Joh. Jacobeus a Dane Accumulators July 4. Franc. Eedes of Ch. Ch. Accumulators The first of these two had spent 14 years in study in several Universities and more than the last five in Oxon where he wholly addicted himself to the study of Physick He did not stand in the Act to compleat his degree neither was he licensed to practice his faculty tho sometimes he did it privately in these parts whereupon he returned to his Country of Denmark and practised there c. Doct. of Div. Apr. 6. Thomas Ryves of New Coll. June 4. Joh. Lloyd of Jesus Coll. 17. Henry Smith of Ch. Ch. a Compounder In the month of Feb. 1675 he was installed Canon of Ch. Ch. upon the translation of Dr. Henry Compton from the See of Oxon to that of London who while he was B. of Oxon held his Canonry in Commendam with it 17. Timothy Halton of Queens Coll. a Comp. Archdeacon of Brecknock and Canon of S. David In 1675 he became Archdeacon of Oxford on the promotion of Dr. Thom. Barlow to the See of Linc and on the 7 of Apr. 1677 he was elected Provost of Queens Coll which place Dr. Barlow had kept in Commendam with his Bishoprick two years July 9. Obad. Howe of Magd. Hall He accumulated the degrees â—n Div. Incorporations From the 5. of May to the 14. of July were 12 Cambridge Masters of Arts incorporated whereof 9 of them were received into the bosom of this University on the said 14. of July being the next day after Act Munday but not one of them was afterwards a Writer or Bishop July 18. Michael Ward Doct. of Div. of Dublin and Cambridge was incorp in the said degree with liberty given him to suffragate in Congreg and Convoc He was afterwards Provost of Trinity Coll. near to and the Kings Professor of the Univ. of Dublin afterwards B. of Ossory and at length of London-Derry in which last he was succeeded by Ezek. Hopkins an 1681. CREATIONS In the month of June the Sweedish Embassador with other Forreigners accompanied by some English men coming to the University were Creations made in the two faculties of Arts and Civil Law Mast of Arts. June 27. David Macklier Captain of a prefectorian company belonging to the King of Sweedland Sam. Monsson Agriconius Secretary to the extraordinary Embassie from the K. of Sweedland was created the same day Christianus Fredericus Secretary to the Embassador or Envoy extraord from the Elector of Brandeburg was also created at the same time Doct. of Law June 27. The most illustrious and excellent Lord Peter Sparre free Baron in Croneberge Lord of Nynas Peuteberg and Tulgarne General of the Army of Foot belonging to the King of Sweedland Governour of Elfborglhen and Daal and extraordinary Embassador to the King of Gr. Britaine from the said King of Sweedland was with solemnity actually created Doct. of the Civil Law The illustrious Lord Otto free Baron of Schwerin Counsellour of the State of
oct Dedic to Sir Joh. Micklethwait President of the Coll. of Physitians a Yorkshire man born and bred in the same School with Dr. Wittie 4 Pyrologia Mimica or an answer to Hydrologia Chymica of Will Sympson in defence of Scarborough Spaw Wherein the five mineral principles of the said Spaw are defended against all his objections c. Lond. 1669. oct with which is printed 5 A vindication of the rational method and practice of Physick called Galenical and a reconciliation between that and Chimical As also 6 A further discourse about the original of Springs Besides the answer of Dr. Will. Sympson made to the aforesaid book called Scarborough Spaw came out another answer entit Scarborough Spaw spagirically anatomized together with a New years-gift for Dr. Wittie Lond. 1672. oct written by George Tonstall Doct. of Phys sometimes Bach. of Phys of Magd. Hall in Oxon as I have told you in these Fasti p. 741. Dr. Wittie hath also written 7 Gout raptures or an historical fiction of a War among the stars wherein are mention'd the 7 planets the 12 signs of the Zodiack and the 50 constellations of Heaven mention'd by the Antients c. Lond. 1677 oct written in vers 8 A survey of the Heavens a plain description of the admirable fabrick and motions of heavenly bodies as they are discovered to the eye by the Telescope and several eminent consequences illustrated thereby 1. The infinite wisdom c. of God in the Creation 2. The verifying c. Lond. 1680. 81. oct To which is added the Gout raptures in English Latine and Greek Lyrick verse by the author Dr. Wittie who hath also done another work mention'd in the first vol. of this book in the Fasti an 1628. p. 864. This Dr. Wittie who was always esteemed an ingenious and learned man was Fellow of the Coll. of Phys at London had practised Physick for 18 years together with Dr. James Primerose at Kingston upon Hull in Yorkshire and after the said Primerose's death carried on his practice there and in the neighbourhood for several years after with good success At length retiring to Londâ—n in his old age died in Basingshaw-street about the latter end of Nov. 1684. The before mention'd Cambridge men viz. Steph. Kay N. Shute H. Hitch and R. Wittie were incorporated on the 13. of July Oct. 2. Adam Samuel Hartman Doct. of Div. of the University of Francfurt upon Oder Bishop of the reformed Churches through Great Poland and Prussia Oct. 19. Joh. Price Doct. of Div. of Cambr. This worthy Doctor was born in the Isle of Wight in Hampshire educated in Eaton School elected thence into Kings Coll. in Cambr. 1645 of which he was afterwards Fellow left it when he was Master of Arts and became Chaplain to George Monk when he was chief Governour or General of Scotland and afterwards was privy to all the secret passages and particularities in order to the restauration of K. Ch. 2 made by the said most noble and generous Monk At which time he came with him into England when he effected that matter and as a reward for his services done in that affair he had first confer'd upon him by the intercession of James Earl of Northampton a Fellowship in Eaton Coll. in the place of the learned Joh. Hales some years before dead a Prebendship in the Church of Salisbury and the rich Rectory of Petworth in Sussex He hath published 1 A Serm. preached before the H. of Com. at S. Margarets in Westm 10. May 1660 on 1. Sam. 2. ver 9. Lond. 1660. qu. 2 The mystery and method of his Majesties happy restauration c Lond. 1680. oct and died in the beginning of the year in the month of May as it seems 1691. CREATIONS The Creations this year were in all faculties occasion'd mostly by the coming to the University of certain noble Forreigners Bach. of Arts. May 21. Rich. Bulkley of Ch. Ch. Son of Sir Rich. Bulkley of the Kingdom of Ireland four years standing in the condition of Fellow Com. of Trin. Coll. near Dublin c. was actually created Bach. of Arts. Mast of Arts. Sept. 6. James Boteler Earl of Ossory of Ch. Ch. Son of Thom. late Earl of Ossory and Grandson to James Duke of Ormonde was presented by the Orator with a little speech to the Vicechancellour which done he was created M. A. He became after the death of his Grandfather Duke of Ormonde and Chancellour of this University Bach. of Div. June 14. Rich. Bravell of Exet. Coll Chaplain to the Garrison of Tangier within the Kingdom of Fezz in Africa where he had shew'd himself so useful to the publick that upon his desire of return the Bishop of Lond. and other eminent persons required his continuance there was diplomated Bach. of Div. Doct. of Law Charles the Electoral Prince Palatine being entertained at Oxon in Septemb. this year some of his retinue were created Doctors of Law viz. Sept. 9. Johan Philippus ab Adelsheim France-Germanus Master of the Horse to the Electoral Prince Fredericus Adolphus Hansen Lord in Grumbuy and Beulshubygard Gustavus Georgius D' Haleke of Brandeberg in Germany Paulus Hackenbergh of Westphalia in Germany Professor of Eloquence and Histories in the Univ. of Heidelberg The said four persons were created on the 9. of Sept. Feb. 25. George Lewes Duke of Brunswick and Lunenberg was then created with solemnity This person who was now commonly called Prince of Hannover and had come to Whitehall on the 16 of Decemb. going before purposely to pay his respects to the Lady Anne Daughter of James Duke of York was the day before he was created received in the University with solemnity at his coming thereunto and being lodg'd in Ch. Ch he with his retinue were conducted the next day by the Bishop Dr. Fell to the publick Schools and being habited in scarlet in the Apodyterium was thence conducted by three of the Beadles with the Kings professor of Law to the Theater where the Convocation was then held and coming near to the Vicechancellours seat the Professor presented him the Prince being then bare which done the Vicechancellour then standing bare as the Doctors and Masters did he created him Doctor of Law That also being done he went up to his chair of state provided for him on the right hand of the Vicechancellours seat and when three of his retinue were created Doctors as I am now about to tell you the Orator complemented him in a speech in the name of the University The next day he left the University at which time was presented to him in the name thereof Hist Antiq. Vniv Oxon with the cuts belonging thereto The noble John free Baron of Reek of the retinue of the said Pr. of Hannover was created at the same time Doct. of Phys Sept. 9. The Electoral Prince Charles Count Palatine of the Rhine was with solemnity created Doctor of Phys This most noble person who was Son of Charles Lovys Count Pal. of the
Rhine and Prince Elector of the Empire elder Brother to Pr. Rupert and he the Son of Frederick Co. Pal. of the Rhine Pr. Elect. of the Empire and King of Bohemia by Princess Elizabeth his Wife Daughter of King Jam. 1. of England was received with solemnity the day before in the University and took up his Lodgings in the Deans apartment in Ch. Ch. The next day being conducted to the publick Schools by the Bishop and others and thence to the Apodyterium he was there habited in scarlet with some of his retinue Thence he was conducted by the Beadles and Dr. Morison the Botanick Professor who at that time executed the office of the Kings Professor of Phys then absent to the Theater where the Convocation was solemnized And coming near to the Vicech Seat the said Doctor presented him with a little Speech which being done the Vicech created him with another and then was conducted to his seat of state on the right hand of the Vicechancellour All which with the Creation of some of his retinue being finish'd the Orator complemented him with another Speech in the name of the University The next day his Highness left Oxon went to Hampton Court and just at his arrival there Sept. 12 news was brought him that his Father died suddenly at Edingen between Manheim and Frankendale on the 7 of the said month according to the account there followed Philip Christopher de Koningsmarck Count or Earl of Westerwick and Stegholme Lord in Rotenburg and New-house was created Doct. of Physick the same day Sept. 9. as one of the retinue of the aforesaid Electoral Pr. He was Brother if I mistake not to Charles John Count of Koningsmarck who in the latter end of 1681 was committed to Newgate and brought to a publick trial of his life for a deep suspicion of having a signal hand in the murder of Tho. Thynne of Longleat in Wilts Esq in revenge as 't was then said for depriving him of his Mistress called Elizabeth Countess of Ogle dau and heir of the antient and illustrious family of Piercy Earl of Northumberland William Dutton Colt an Engl. man Master of the Horse to Prince Rupert Uncle to the Elect. Pr. He is now or else was lately his Majesties Resident at Lunenberg and Brunswick Eberhardus Frederic à Venningen of Alsatia in Germany Master of the Game or Hunting to the Elect. Prince Abraham Dorr a German of Hanaw Joh. Bernhardus Ferber a Saxon. These four last were of the retinue of his Electoral Highness Feb. 25. Andr. de Mellevil a Knight and Colonel Feb. 25. Anton. de Saictot These last two who were of the retinue of the Prince of Hannover were created Doct. of Phys after the said Prince had been created Doct. of the Civil Law Doct. of Div. Sept. 9. Fred. Christian Wincherus Professor of Medicine in Heidelberg as in the pub reg 't is said was created in the same Convocation wherein the Electoral Prince was created being one of his retinue Oct. 21. Thom. Hinde Bach. of Div. of Brasn Coll. and Chaplain to James Duke of Ormonde He succeeded in the Deanery of Limerick in Ireland one Dr. Will. Smith promoted to the See of Killala and died in his house in Limerick in the month of Nov. 1689. An. Dom. 1681. An. 33. Car. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde who being as yet in Ireland did on the 2 of June this year upon notice received that some of the delegated power were dead appoint new Delegates to manage and execute in his absence all powers and jurisdiction belonging to him in the University Vicechanc. Dr. Tim. Halton again nominated by the Chanc. Letters dat at Kilkenny 27. Sept. confirmed by Convocation 2. Oct. Proct. Joh. Halton of Qu. Coll. Apr. 13. Rich. Oliver of S. Jo. Coll. Apr. 13. Bach. of Arts. July 4. Joh. Hudson of Qu. Coll. See among the Masters 1684. 5. Will. Digby of Magd. Coll. He succeeded his Brother Simon sometimes of Magd. Coll. in the honour of Baron of Geashill in Ireland which Simon who had succeeded in the said Barony his elder Brother Robert mention'd in these Fasti an 1676 died on the 19 of January 1685 and was buried in the Church of Coleshull in Warwickshire among the graves of his Ancestors Oct. 27. Rich. Stafford of Magd. Hall Soon after he went to one of the Temples to study the Law and is now a frequent Writer See in the Fasti of the first Vol. p. 829. Dec. 1. Joh. Jones of Trin. Coll lately of New Inn. 17. Leopold William Finch of Ch. Ch. a younger Son of Heneage Earl of Winchelsey Adm. 177. Bach. of Law June 6. Joh. Northleigh of Exet. Coll. He was afterwards Fellow of Magd. Coll. in Cambr. and a publisher of certain books Adm. 7. Mast of Arts. June 10. Tho. Bent of Linc. Coll. This Gentleman who was Son of a Father of both his names was born in or near Friday-street in London bred in the quality of a Com. in the said Coll and afterwards travelled but died before he had consummated his intended journey He hath translated from French into English An historical defence of the Reformation in answer to a book entit Just prejudices against the Calvinists Lond. 1683 in a pretty large qu originally written by Monsieur Claud Minister of the reformed Church at Charenton The Translator hath a preface to this book wherein he saith that the Romanists caused the said book of Claud to be burned in France This Mr. Bent died at Geneva 21. of May 1683 aged 23 years and was buried in the Cemitery or Yard on the south side of the Church of S. Gervaice there Soon after was a monument fixed on the wall of that Church near his grave with an Epitaph thereon made by Richard Blackmore M. A. of S. Edm. Hal◠which being too large for this place shall be now omitted Adm. 95. Bach. of Phys Feb. 9. Samuel Derham of Magd. Hall Adm. 4. Bach. of Div. June 10. Edw. Fowler of Corp. Ch. Coll. Oct. 27. Hugh Barrow of Corp. Ch. Coll. Oct. 27. Will. Cade of Ch. Ch. March 2. Hen. Aldrich of Ch. Ch. Mr. Barrow who is now Rector of Heyford Purcells or Heyford ad Pontem near Bister in Oxfordshire hath written A brief account of the Nullity of K. James's title and of the obligation of the present Oathes of Allegiance Lond. 1689. qu. He is a learned man and able to write other things which would without doubt be more pleasing to the sober part of Scholars As for Mr. Cade who was now or about this time Rector of Allington and Vicar of Smeeth in Kent hath published The foundation of Popery shaken or the Bishop of Romes Supremacy opposed in a Sermon on Matth. 16.18.19 Lond. 1678. qu. Mar. 2. Sam. Barton of C. C. Coll. He was afterwards Chaplain of S. Saviours in Southwark and author of A Sermon preached before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Lond. in Guild-hall Chappel on Sunday 20.
of what he farther intends c. On the eleventh of the said month of March the Diploma for his Creation was sealed c. This learned Doctor who is a Yorkshire man born and had been bred up under Sir Matthew Lister mentioned in the Fasti of the first vol. of this Work p. 793. was educated in S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge was afterwards of the Royal Society and after when Doctor Fellow of the Coll. of Phys Among several things that he hath written are 1 Historiae Animalium Angliae tres tractatus c. Lond. 1678. qu. An account of which is in the Philos Transactions numb 139. pag. 2 De Fontibus medicatis Angliae exercitat nov prior Ebor. 1682. c. oct An account of which is also in the said Phil. Trans nu 144. This was reprinted at Lond. with additions 1684 oct and to it was added De Fontibus medicatis Angliae exercitatio altera dedicated to the Univ. of Oxon 3 Historiae Conchyliorum liber primus qui est de cochleis terrestibus Lond. 1685. fol. All represented in cuts c. There be also several of his Letters Enquiries c. in the said Transactions nu 70.72.73.75.76.77.79.83 c. 87.89.95.105.117.144.145.147.149 c. Also in Philosophical Collections numb 4. c. Doct. of Div. June 4. Thom. White Mast of Arts and Chapl. to James Duke of York or rather to the Lady Anne was declared Doct. of Div. and two days after was diplomated On the 13 of Aug. following he was installed Archdeacon of Nottingham in the place of Vere Harcourt deceased who had succeeded in that Dignity Dr. Will. Robinson in Sept. 1660 and being nominated Bishop of Peterborough upon the promotion of Dr. Will. Lloyd to the See of Norwych in the latter end of July 1685 was consecrated thereunto in the Archb. Chappel at Lambeth on the 25 of Oct. following at which time Rich. Blechynden Bach. of Div. of S. Johns Coll. in Oxon preached the Consecration Sermon This worthy person who was born in Kent and educated in S. Johns Coll. in Cambridge was one of the six Bishops that were with the most religious and conscientious William Archb. of Canterbury committed Prisoners to the Tower of London on the 8 of June 1688 for subscribing and delivering a Petition to his Maj. King James 2 wherein they shewed their great aversness they found in themselves to the distributing and publishing in all their Churches his Majesties then late Declaration for Liberty of Conscience c. which was then esteemed libellous and seditious Afterwards coming to their Trial in Westminster Hall on the 25 of the same month they were quitted to the great rejoycing of the generality of people After the Prince of Orange came to the Crown and setled he was one of those Bishops together with the said Archb that were deprived of their respective Sees for not taking the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy to him and the Qu Whereupon Dr. Rich. Cumberland of Cambridge being nominated to the said See of Peterborough by their Majesties he was consecrated thereunto in the Church of S. Mary le Bow in London on the 5 of July 1691. An. Dom. 1684. An. 36 Car. 2. Chanc. James Duke of Ormonde Vicechanc. Dr. Joh. Lloyd again Sept. 1. Proct. Joh. Massey of Mert. Coll. Apr. 9. Philip Clerk of Magd. Coll. Apr. 9. Bach. of Arts. May 15. Peter Lancaster of Ball. Coll. See among the Masters an 1686. Jun. 13. Francis Atterbury of Ch. Ch. Jun. 13. Joh. Cave of Linc. Coll. See more of the last of these two among the Masters 1687. Adm. 153. Bach. of Law Five were admitted but not one yet is a Writer Mast of Arts. Apr. 22. Joh. Norris of All 's Coll. Jun. 13. Rob. Boothe of Ch. Ch. a younger son of George Lord Delamere and brother to the Earl of Warrington Feb. 12. Joh. Hudson of Qu. afterwards of Vniv Coll. The last of these three is Author of Introductio ad Chronologiam sive Art Chronologica in Epitome redacta Oxon. 1691. oct c. Adm. 100. Bach. of Phys Only three were admitted but not one of them is yet a Writer Bach. of Div. Jul. 3. Charles Hickman of Ch. Ch. Nov. 17. Joh. Hughes of Ball. Coll. While he was Master of Arts he published A Sermon on Psal 107.23.24 preached before George Earl of Berkley Governour and the company of Merchants of England trading in the Levant Seas c. It was preached in S. Peters Ch. in Broadstreet 18 Nov. 1683 the author being then Fellow of Ball. Coll. and Chapl. to James Lord Chandois Ambassador at Constantinople Dec. 17. Joh. Cudworth of Trin. Coll. This Divine who is now Rector of Kiddington near Wodstock in Oxfordshire hath published Fides Ecclesiae Anglicanae vindicata ab incertitudine Sive concio coram Academia Oxoniensi habita ineunte Termino Octob. 9. an 1688 in S. Matth. 6.23 Oxon. 1688. quart Adm. 17. Doct. of Phys Jul. 1â— Rob. Smith of Wadh. Coll. 9. Richard Adams of All 's Coll. The first of these two was a Compounder Doct. of Div. May 6. Barnab Long of Magd. Coll. a Compounder On the 6 of Feb. 1681 he was installed Prebend of Boterant in the Church of York and on the 24 of May 1682 of Stillington in the said Church on the death of Dr. Hen. Bridgman who had kept it in commendam with the See of Man On the 10 of Jan. 1682 he was installed Archdeacon of Clievland in the place of Dr. Joh. Lake and dying in the house of Dr. Will. Beaw B. of Landaff at Adderbury in Oxfordshire he being then dignified in the Church of Landaff about the eleventh of Apr. 1685 was buried in the Church there In his Archdeaconry was installed Joh. Burton M. A. 29 Jul. 1685. Jul. 3. Charles James of Ch. Ch. He accumulated the degrees in Divinity 9. Thom. Bayley of Magd. Coll. Oct. 21. Joh. Meare of Brasn Coll. This person who accumulated the degrees in Div was elected Principal of his Coll. on the death of Dr. Thom. Yate 7 May 1681. 30. Edw. Bernard of S. Johns Coll. On the ninth of Apr. 1673 he was admitted Savilian Professor of Astronomy on the resignation of Sir Christoph Wren which place he leaving for the Rectory of Brightwell near Wallingford in Berks David Gregory M. A. of the Univ. of Edenburgh was admitted to it after he had been incorporated in the same degree 6 Feb. 1691. On the 18 of the said month and in the same year he accumulated the degrees in Physick and is now a Master Com. of Ball. Coll. This Gent who was born at Aberdene and mostly educated there hath extant Exercitatio Geometrica de dimensione Figurarum Sive specimen methodi generalis dimetiendi quasdam figuras Edenb 1684. qu at which time he was Mathematick Professor there Dec. 2. Thom. Crosthwait of Qu. Coll. Dec. 2. Beaumont Percival of New Coll. The first of these two was elected Principal of S. Edm. Hall on the
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