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Memorials examples of memorable men, to awaken this age to greater care of good learning and true religion.
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Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.
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two years before his death that none should be a looser by it make his last Will. Concerning which a doubt still remains whether it discovered more holy wit or conscionable policie but there is no doubt but that his chief design was a Christian endeavour that his debts might be satisfied as appeareth by this part of it To my Lords Grace of Cant now being I leave my picture of divine love rarely copied from one in the Kings Galleries of my presentation to his Majestie beseeching him to recieve it as a pledge of my humble reverence to his great wisdom And to the most worthy L. B. of London Lord high Treasurer of England in true admiration of his Christian simplicitie â—nd contempt of earthly pomp I leave a Picture of Heraclitus bewailing and Democritus laughing at the world most humbly beseeching the said Lo. Archb. his Grace and the â—o B. of London of both whose favours I have tasted in my life time to intercede with our most Gracious Soveraign after my death in the bowels of Jesus Christ that out of compassionate memory of my long services wherein I more studyed the publick Honour than mine own Utility some order may be taken out of my Arrears due in the Exchequer for satisfâ—ction of my Creditors c. Accordingly conscionable satisfaction was given for his just debts 26. He went usually once a year if not oftner to the beloved Bocton-hall where he would say he found both cure for all cares by the company which he called the living furniture of that place and a restorative of his health by the connaturalnesse of that which he called his genial air He yearly went also to Oxford but the Summer before his death he changed that for a jorney to Winchester College And as he returned said to his companion How useful was that advice of a holy Monk who perswaded his friend to perform his customarie devotions in a constant place because in that place we usually meet with those thoughts which possessed us at our last being there And I find it thus far experimentally true that at my now being at that School seeing that verie place where I sate when I was a boy occasioned me to remember those thoughts of my Youth which then possessed me c. 27. After his return from Winchester he fell into a dangerous fever which weakned him much he was then also much troubled with a continual short spitting but that infirmity he seemed to overcome in a good degree by leaving Tobacco which he had taken somewhat immoderately And about two months before his death Oct. 1639. he again fell into a fever which though he seemed to recover yet these still left him so weak that those common infirmities which were wont like civil friends to visit him and after some short time to depart came both oftner and at last took up their constant habitations with him still weakning his body In the beginning of a December following he fell again into a Quartane fever and in the tenth fit his better part that part of Sir Henrie Wotton which could not dy put off mortality with as much content and cheerfulnesse as humane frailty is capable of being in perfect peace with God and man His Epitaph by himself Hic jacet hujus sententiae primus Author Disputandi pruritus Ecclesiarum scabies Nomen alià s quaere Another sentence wherein he delighted Animas fieri sapientiores quiescendo Another Amor unit omnia Ob. Etonae Anno Sal. 1639. Aetat 72. VIII Mr WILLIAM BEDEL Bishop of Kilmore Out of Mr Iz Walton and Bish Hall D. Thomae Carles Rect. de Barnesley 1. WHen King James sent Sr Henrie Wotton Embassador to the State of Venice he sent also an Embassador to the King of France and another to the King of Spain With the Embassador of France went Joseph Hall late B. of N. whose many and useful Works speak his great merit with the Embassador of Spain Ju. Wadsworth and with Sir Henrie Wotton William Bedel 2. These three Chaplains to these three Embassadors were all bred in one Vniversitie all of one College all Beneficed in one Diocese and all most dear and entire friends But in Spain Mr Wadsworth met with temptations or reasons such as were so powerful as to perswade him who of the three was formerly observed to be the most averse to that Religion that calls it self Catholick to disdain himself a Member of the Church of England and declare himself for the Church of Rome discharging himself of his Attendance on the Embassador and betaking himself to a Monasterial life in which he lived very regularly and so dyed 3. When Mr Hall came into England he wrote to Mr Wadsworth t is the first Epistle in his Decads to perswade his return or the reason of his Apostacie The Letter seemed to have many expressions of love and yet there was something in it that was so unpleasant to Mr Wadsworth that he chose rather to acquaint his old friend Mr Bedel with his Motives 4. By which means there past between Mr Bedel and Mr Wadsworth very many Letters which be extant in print and did well deserve it for in them there seems to be a controversie not of Religion only but who should answer each other with most love and meeknesse Which I mention the rather because it seldome falls out so in a Book-war 5. Mr Hall in an Epistle to Mr Bedel at Venice having lamented the death of our late Divines addeth What should this work in us but an imitation yea that word is not too big for you an emulation of their worthinesse The Church our Mother looks for much at your hands She knows how rich our common Father hath left you She notes your graces your oportunities your imployments She thinks you are gone so far like a good Merchant for no small gain and looks you shall come home well laded Let me perswade you to gratifie us at home with the publication of that your exquisite Polemical Discourse whereto our conference with Mr Alablaster gave so happy an occasion You shall hereby clear many truths and satisfie all Readers yea I doubt not but an Adversarie not too perverse shall acknowledge the truths victory and Yours 6. In a Letter of Sir Henrie Wotton's to the King is mentioned a Petition to his Majestie from persons directed hither by the good wishes of the Arch-bishop of Armagh to make Mr Bedel then Resident upon a small Benefice in Suffolk Governour of Dublin College for the good of that Society And Sir Henrie himself being required to render some testimonie of Mr Bedel long his Chaplain at Venice in the time of his first employment there goeth on thus I am bound in all conscience of truth so far as your Majestie will vouchsafe to accept my poor judgment to affirm of him that I think hardly a fitter man for that charge could have been propounded unto your Majestie in your whole Kingdom for singular erudition and pietie